By the time Meldei accepts her friend’s irreversible heartbreak, her own feelings and reputation are already on the brink of ruin. ———— When Phum Meldei acts out in an attempt to fix her friend’s relationship with the Japanese transfer, Fujiwara Youhei, the last thing she expects is for a scandal to sweep her head underwater. Fueled by public humiliation, her doubts on appearances and inner values begin to clash against the guilt of an attraction taking root. Youhei is a stranger, but one whose drifting melodies make him even harder to forget. Will Meldei abandon all she’s taught about values, or sacrifice the possibility of what she’s seeking all along—a reality of her own direction—knowing that both share the same cost of inevitable heartbreak?

Amidst a war, love will not conquer it all. A sense of freedom and to be with the one she truly loves, those are all Meiyue has to fight for. Until a tyrant sets foot into the peaceful kingdom with demands and deadly plots in mind. The fate of the court unexpectedly falls into the hands of a particular commoner, Li Yuzhe, as he strives to protect his home and family. But what if the truth he discovers along the way threatens to break him and all he's known? Can Yuzhe still be himself? And can Meiyue stay true to her heart when a sinister general shows her his true colors? In the shadows, a lowly maid will stop at nothing to undo her curse.