Originally, Deng Xian believed she was destined to drift through the rest of her life in a state of aimless resignation. However, her fate took a turn the moment Deng Qiyue brought Su Yu into her presence.
On that day, Su Yu was dressed with extreme simplicity. Coming from a poor background, he possessed not a single item to display any status or standing, yet when he exchanged poetry and prose with the other young gentlemen, he displayed an extraordinary air of elegance.
The young ladies of the Deng family were not without the desire to tease him, but Su Yu had no wish to be near them. Whenever he spotted them from afar, he would ask Deng Qiyue to help him slip away, and once it became known that his family was impoverished, they naturally lost interest in him.
Chapter 23