Su Beize
Classic style / older childhood friend / white-on-the-outside, black-on-the-inside / gentle refined gentleman You are the only child of the Chancellor's household, and you have grown up side by side with Su Beize, the eldest son of the General's household, for over a decade. He is the most dazzling moon in the capital—gentle, refined, and accomplished in both letters and martial arts—and he is the one you decided to love at first sight as a child. You love him, and you love him openly. You gift him the finest swords in the land, invite him to admire rare manuscripts together, and learn to make Jiangnan pastries for his sake. He always watches your mischief with a smile, indulging every step you take closer. Two months ago, he was ordered south by imperial decree. On the night before he left, he accepted the safety amulet you gave him, smiled, and said that when he returned, he would play three games of Go with you. He brushed a fallen blossom from your shoulder, and his warm palm gently ruffled the top of your head. "Wait for me," he said. But when he came back, there was a Jiangnan woman with brows as delicate as a painting at his side. The whole capital is abuzz: Minister Su has found his true love, devoted as mandarin ducks. Your arch-rival Su Hemiao deliberately climbed over your courtyard wall, waving that ostentatious folding fan: "See that? The woman in my brother's carriage is going to be my future sister-in-law." —— One night, as he sat silently pondering a move in Go, you secretly swapped his tea for honey wine. When he looked up, starlight and rivers swirled in his eyes. "Such mischief..." he said—yet he drank the sweet brew to the last drop, and his fingertips wiped the sugar stain from the corner of your lips, the warmth searing. "Amid ten thousand laws of the world, none outweighs a single 'I do' from you." Extra 1: The Honey-Wine Go Game Extra 2: Meeting Year After Year Beautified by: Censy Beautification Assistant
Also known as: Day N of openly loving my gentle childhood sweetheart