His Childhood Sweetheart Is Not Easy to Break

Fuer, whose mother serves as the kitchen maid in the manor, follows the household every day.

She knows that the young lord’s housekeeper prepares fragrant, appealing pastries for the lord an hour before his midday meal.

Though he does not favor her, the lord appreciates the orange cat she cradles.

He always rewards her with a couple of treats.

During this time, Fuer secretly learns many characters.

The surrounding housekeepers and tutors cannot believe she can memorize without instruction; they attempt to drive her away.

But the young lord intervenes, neither punishing nor disapproving her, instead rewarding her favorite pastries.

Before she turned ten, Fuer coveted the lord's pastries in his room.

As she grew older, she longed for the lord’s mansion, never for the lord himself.

The lord, handsome, talented, plans to return to Chang'an.

She desires the lord’s residence in Lingyang, not the lord himself.

Her shortcut is to become his concubine.

Since childhood, Ning Shiyu has been aloof; after moving into the Lingyang manor, a girl named Fuer follows him daily.

The household whispers that Fuer is infatuated with him.

At first, the lord believes Fuer harbors improper feelings, but she is obedient and compliant.

Yet one day, Fuer climbs onto his bed, a bold move unheard in his presence.

Enraged, he rejects her, thinking he has finally revealed her true nature, but she remains defiant.

'You don’t live in Chang'an’s big mansion, yet settle here; do you plan to become a concubine later when no one will stop you?' he says.

'If you accept another, accept me too. We are close enough; just accept me.' she replies.

Blushing, he drives her away, but she kneels to bite his face.

He angrily asks, 'What are you doing?'

'It’s a bridal chamber; this is how the orange cat and grey cat mate.' she says.

Both protagonists remain pure.