After a case involving the framing of someone with spices, Ji Chenyuan realizes that her childhood friend, with whom she has spent every day, seems to have changed his nature.
Faced with his cold words, she calls off their childhood engagement and leaves the bustling capital for Jiangnan.
Her childhood friend follows, and she brushes him off. He tries to charm his way back into her good graces, and she kicks him instead.
Not for any particular reason. The point is to enjoy the satisfaction of it.
Ji Chenyuan has always had a natural knack for numbers. With an abacus in her mind, she can plan everything with ease.
She knows she shouldn't be lost in the tide of history.
Wu Bixing knows that the exceptional talents of the Ji family's young lady, who has spent every day by his side, shouldn't go to waste.
He knows that joining the imperial court would be the best path for her, but he doesn't dare take that risk.
The corruption in the court grows worse by the day, and the collusion between officials and merchants threatens to drag him down as well.
All he can do is protect the woman he loves as best he can.
Careful-minded abacus prodigy x devoted, lovesick protector
(Fantasy setting. Please be understanding if the logic doesn't always hold up.)
1. One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins
2. The story follows its outline and won't go off track. Updates follow the rankings.
3. A little angst makes the romance sweeter~
Theme: Leaping through the Dragon Gate
