Name: The Damp Moon
Author: Yang He

Synopsis

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/I won't be a prince or a princess. I'll only be the wild, untamed fire of this world./

[Truly clear-eyed, jaded, beautiful, strong, and tragic x Falsely cheerful, ambitious little ray of sunshine]

A muddy night of torrential rain.

The moment He Man stepped out of the teaching building, she saw a tall figure holding a black umbrella.

She stopped in her tracks and told her roommate to go on ahead. In the chaos, she heard her own name: "He Man."

The voice was as clear and cool as ever, with an almost imperceptible warmth and longing.

"Qin Dang, long time no see." He Man did her best to keep her voice from trembling, but she still couldn't stop her eyes from reddening in an instant.

Qin Dang tilted the umbrella toward her. "Let's go."

He Man didn't ask where they were going, and Qin Dang didn't say.

They walked in silence all the way out of school, and He Man followed Qin Dang into a one-bedroom apartment.

In the room full of night, Qin Dang didn't turn on the lights. She held He Man and buried her face in the crook of her neck, her voice a little hoarse. "He Man, I missed you."

In that moment, He Man felt as if she had returned to Qingji Town at seventeen.

-

The first time He Man met Qin Dang, it was a bright, sunny day. Qin Dang was dressed in black from head to toe, pushing He Man's suitcase.

Not long after, on her first day in her new class, He Man finished introducing herself, pointed without a second thought, and told the teacher, "I'll sit there."

The other students followed her finger and felt their hearts seize up.

Of all the people she could choose, how had she picked Qin Dang as her deskmate?

Under everyone's watchful eyes, He Man walked over to the seat beside Qin Dang and greeted her new deskmate with a bright smile. "Hello, Qin Dang."

Qin Dang calmly gathered up her things, then thoughtfully wiped the desk with a tissue. "Go ahead."

-

To He Man, life in Qingji Town at seventeen was like a dream, everything too wonderful to feel real.

Young people running wild beneath the blazing sun, bright red jerseys making a splash on the sports field, laughter that rose above the cicadas' cries.

Her grandmother's reminders, her friends' concern, and Qin Dang's flashlight every night.

After waking from that long dream and returning to the capital, no one noticed that anything was wrong with He Man. Only she knew there was a Qingji Town in her heart that could never be recreated.

-

Another midsummer came. Qin Dang, now the girl she had been at seventeen, traveled thousands of miles to the capital and told her, "He Man, I'll dream a new dream with you."

--Upcoming: This Feeling Sent to Zhaozhao--

/Above the clouds, the moon shines bright. This feeling is sent to Zhaozhao./

[Gentle, aloof beauty x Alluring family darling]

Ning Zhao had lived with the Fu family since she was little.

The Fu family was large, with six children of her generation alone. As the youngest, pretty and lovable, Ning Zhao was spoiled rotten by the Fu family.

She was the little princess cherished by both the Ning and Fu families.

-

The most prominent of the Fu family's fourth young masters was famous for keeping people at a distance. Though he wore a mild expression, he never let any woman get close.

By seniority, Ning Zhao and her older siblings called Fu Yaoli "Little Uncle."

Everyone else was a little afraid of him, but Ning Zhao was the one closest to him.

Because this Little Uncle, who others called aloof, noble, and uninterested in women, always asked her gently what she wanted and brought everything she desired right to her.

-

On Ning Zhao's sixteenth birthday, Fu Yaoli was expected to give her a gift, and let her choose whatever she wanted.

"What would Zhaozhao like? Little Uncle will get it for you."

Ning Zhao blinked her captivating, fox-like eyes and said, "Little Uncle, I like you."

The gentle smile on Fu Yaoli's face faded a little, and his eyes darkened. "Zhaozhao, you're still too young."

The next day, Fu Yaoli went abroad.

-

When Ning Zhao turned twenty, she left the Fu family and returned to the Ning family. The Ning and Fu families threw a lavish banquet for her, inviting the capital's elite.

At the banquet, Ning Zhao wore a wine-red satin mermaid gown, looking even more radiant and captivating. Many society ladies rushed to ask what kind of man she liked.

Ning Zhao glanced at Fu Yaoli, who had just returned from abroad, and smiled. "I like someone around my age."

Amid the clinking of glasses, Fu Yaoli watched the young woman who had blossomed into an elegant beauty, and all the men who passed by her. He seemed to think of something, and lowered his head with a soft laugh. "Zhaozhao has grown up."

Ning Zhao held a glass of champagne, her eyes shimmering. "Does Little Uncle still want to tell me what to do?"

Fu Yaoli wrapped an arm around Ning Zhao's slender waist, his gaze tender.

He leaned closer to her, his voice almost hypnotic. "Zhaozhao, you've got it wrong. How about you tell me what to do from now on?"

-

Only later did Ning Zhao learn that someone had loved her, day after day, for the past twenty years.

[Reader's Guide]

1. They heal each other. Neither A Dang nor A Man is perfect. A Dang falls for A Man first.

2. A rekindled romance. They are forced to spend some time apart later on.

3. The new college entrance exam system. A Dang and A Man are both exceptionally gifted students.

4. "Parting the veil to look back at my hometown, I see only the damp moon." -- Zhao Lei, Cheng Aiying

5. No arguing for the sake of it. If you don't like it, stop reading in time. Please leave, thank you.

6. Let's keep things friendly. Feel free to share your opinions.