Carved in Moonlight

Once the nation’s most beloved actress, Shen Xifan vanishes from the public eye after a devastating scandal orchestrated by a jealous rival. Framed as a homewrecker and abandoned by the very industry that once praised her, Xifan retreats to Water Moon Town —a fog-veiled water town lost in time.



She rents a crumbling courtyard beside a quiet jade workshop, hoping to disappear without a trace.



But fate has other plans.



Living next door is Xu Songzhuo, heir to the Xu Family Jade Studio, one of China’s oldest and most revered carving lineages. Though born into legacy and wealth, Songzhuo lives simply, surrounded by silence and stone. He recognizes Xifan the moment he sees her but says nothing. Instead, he speaks in gestures: a carved blossom left on her doorstep, a thermos of tea after a storm.



As their paths quietly intertwine, Xifan begins learning the ancient art of jade carving, discovering that like jade, she must be broken before she can be remade.



But when the paparazzi find her again, and Songzhuo’s family demands he sever ties to “the scandalous actress,” both must face impossible choices:



Uphold a legacy, or choose love.

Protect their reputations, or carve a new future from stone and moonlight.







---Slow Burn Romance