[The male lead's secret crush comes true; the female lead's story is a marriage-first, love-later romance]
Blurb:
Cen Qin and Xu Chiyan were brought together in a marriage arranged by their families.
At first, they kept out of each other's way.
Later, whenever Cen Qin ran into trouble, Xu Chiyan was always there in time.
Then, at a party one day, Xu Chiyan got drunk.
At someone's request, Cen Qin helped him get home.
After a great deal of effort, she managed to get him onto the bed. Cen Qin was about to go to the kitchen and make him some hangover soup when Xu Chiyan caught her by the wrist, half-conscious.
It sounded like a murmur, like a plea: "Don't leave me."
After a pause, he continued, "Cen Qin, the moonlight is beautiful tonight."
But a violent storm was raging, and there was no moon to be seen.
Cen Qin smiled and played along. "Yes, and the wind is so gentle."
* "The moonlight is beautiful tonight" - The Complete Works of Natsume Soseki
Theme: Loving and being loved
