Nie Xiangyi, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Yongyi, is renowned for her reckless and unbridled nature.
This very same beauty, who possesses little talent and even less inclination for scholarly pursuits, loudly proclaims that she will marry none other than the Third Prince, Xie Zhi—a man celebrated for his virtue and impeccable reputation.
The matter becomes the talk of the capital,with everyone laughing at Nie Xiangyi's delusions of grandeur.
All know that Xie Zhi is like an elegant orchid or a noble jade tree—aloof, refined, and as unattainable as the cold, distant moon.
However, through a twist of fate, Nie Xiangyi falls victim to a potent drug and has no choice but to seek help from Xie Zhi.
The usually willful and spoiled young mistress,her voice now soft and pleading, can only cling weakly to his neck, her eyes brimming with tears, her voice choked with sobs.
"Xie Zhi,you have to help me..."
Later, by the Emperor's decree, their marriage is settled.
After their wedding, despite his cold and distant demeanor, Nie Xiangyi continues to shower him with unwavering passion.
—All because of a single,fleeting glimpse of him during the Lantern Festival in her youth that captured her heart.
By chance, however, she overhears him speaking of her to another.
Xie Zhi's voice is icy and impatient."I have long been weary of her."
It feels like a bucket of cold water has been dumped over her head.
She had always thought him naturally reserved,never realizing his coldness was simply disdain for her alone.
Blinded by angry, tear-filled eyes, Nie Xiangyi sends a letter of divorce to Xie Zhi.
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Since childhood,Xie Zhi had been taught how to be a proper prince.
To follow the rules,to be composed and self-restrained.
Then Nie Xiangyi violently crashed into his world. An annoyance.
He detested her willful,spoiled nature, loathed her reckless disregard for propriety.
Despised her fickleness.
Hated how she fancied the Young Master Wang one day,and set her sights on the Pei family's son the next.
And he hated even more... how she, under the influence of the drug, had made him lose his composure.
Shattering his facade of detached indifference.
When the letter of divorce finally lands before him, everyone sighs with relief on his behalf,庆幸 he is finally free from this spoiled, clinging nuisance.
Yet no one expects the ever-composed and cold Xie Zhi to block Nie Xiangyi's path as she tries to leave the capital, his eyes dark and unreadable, his voice piercingly cold.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Since you were the one who provoked me first,how could I possibly allow you to escape so easily?
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Content Tags: Imperial Nobility, Second Chance Romance, Sweet Story, Dogblood Drama, The Unattainable Ice Prince, Tracking Down Love in the Crematorium
Lead Characters: Nie Xiangyi, Xie Zhi
Others: Tracking Down Love in the Crematorium, Spoiled & Willful Young Mistress
One-sentence Intro: The spoiled young mistress vs. the cold, unattainable ice prince.
Central Theme: Love shatters all barriers.