Contemplating the Splendor

"This realm is no more than a trinket in my hands. To me, the world is nothing at all." He had long regarded all things in the world as toys. To him, she was merely a diversion for when he was bored, and he found her shy, coy manner quite amusing. He never expected her to become the greatest surprise of his life.

On nights when the moonlight lay like gauze, she would always think of that jade-like young gentleman. Those words he spoke in the bamboo grove had long been branded on her heart, impossible to erase or forget.