Deceiving the Moon

Cool and stubborn & sickly, obsessive, and possessive

Shen Tingsi first met Jiang Yuejian when he was in his early twenties, while visiting his parents' hometown to pay respects to their ancestors.

It was a clear summer night. The moon hung high, casting a bright, frosty sheen over the ground.

She stood beneath a pear tree, wearing a long, watery-blue dress. Her glossy black hair, like satin, fell to her waist. She reached up to break off a branch of pear blossoms, their petals falling like snow onto her shoulders and hair...

Shen Tingsi froze, momentarily thinking he had stumbled upon a celestial maiden who had descended to earth.

Then the maiden turned back with a radiant smile and handed the pear blossoms to a young man of about her age behind her.

The young man wore a detached expression, a trace of impatience in his eyes, yet he still took the branch.

The two disappeared together beneath the hazy moonlight.

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The second time they met was at his home.

She wore a dress washed pale with age and sat in a corner of the sofa, her unease barely concealed by an attempt to stay calm.

His mother introduced them. "A Si, this is your uncle's daughter, Yuejian."

She looked up at him with wide, round eyes, meeting his burning gaze.

Shen Tingsi held back the stirring in his heart and gave her a very, very gentle smile.

The moon he had once glimpsed in passing had finally fallen into his hands.

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Shen Tingsi used the ruthless, decisive tactics he employed in business against Yuejian.

Unable to fight back, Yuejian begged him to let her go. "Shen Tingsi, I'm in love with someone else."

She always called him by his full name, but she always called the young man from beneath the pear tree A Nian.

Shen Tingsi gritted his teeth. "Then I'll cut him out of your heart."

Reader's guide: 1. One-on-one romance. The female lead has a first love.

2. HE. The male lead is strong and the female lead is weak. The male lead is deeply in love and extremely unhinged.

Theme: Love yourself before loving someone else