Winter Lies in My Heart

A mother who died young, a broken father, a brainless brother, and a boy who can't get out of his own way.

A boy who can't get out of his own way reads a book about another boy just like him.

To fulfill his mother's dying wish, Duo Jingwen comes alone to Wenling, a thousand miles away, to look for Qingshi Town.

When his brother threatens him, he fires right back without hesitation:

“If you dare tell my dad, I'll find a river and jump in. Then none of you will get me.”

Chen Shuang is completely floored by how unhinged he is.

She has lived with her grandfather ever since she was little, and thought she could go on living peacefully like that forever.

Until he showed up.

Sleeping anywhere by the roadside is one thing, but every time he either gives her the cold shoulder or snaps, “What does it have to do with you?”

One night, Duo Jingwen angrily slams the door and storms off. When Chen Shuang follows him, she finds him standing by the river, covered in blood.

But this world is one giant lesson in child psychology, and Chen Shuang manages to soothe him with nothing more than a silver bracelet.

Later, after Duo Jingwen returns to Qiancheng, he watches the white magnolia he brought back from Wenling grow more and more withered, and makes his intentions clear.

“The climate in Qiancheng isn't suitable for growing white magnolias.”

“I promised someone I wouldn't let it die.”

“I'm going back to Wenling.”

The trope may be old, but it's sweet.

A sharp-tongued boy with bipolar disorder VS a naturally dazed girl with a steady temperament

Blurb: “People are loved because they have weaknesses. It was only after I saw your vulnerable side that I truly came closer to you.”