Heartbeats in an Embrace

[Ensemble cast, passionate and uplifting, love grows over time, slow-burn character growth]

Xue Yun had to juggle both school and work from a young age.

While other children were still playing, she had to learn how to secure more benefits for her father and his company.

It wasn't that she was born so mature.

It was just that, when she was very young, she witnessed one tragedy after another, as her closest loved ones died one by one.

Xue Yun had no choice but to grow up fast.

…

But her friends were always there to remind her:

You're just as young as we are. You don't have to bear everything alone.

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Using a friend's birthday party as cover, Xue Yun sneaks into their home to take back something that belongs to her.

But to her surprise, she runs into a boy.

He has snuck in just like she has.

With a knife pressed to her neck, Xue Yun raises her hands. “Let's talk this out. I'm just passing through.”

His voice is icy. “Quiet. Turn around and get back in the cabinet.”

Of course, Xue Yun refuses. She takes the chance to punch him in the chest.

“Get back in there yourself!”

-

Later, the boy transfers into her class.

The two of them often end up together because the same criminal gang is after them, and they become good friends.

But as they spend more time together, she starts to feel that this friendship

might be turning into something else?

Xue Yun pokes his arm and asks, “Jiang Xu, do you like me?”

Jiang Xu goes rigid, no longer as composed as before.

He doesn't dare look into the girl's clear eyes, and can only lower his head.

“I don't know if I'm worthy of liking you.”

…

The story mainly follows the various characters.

The synopsis focuses on the male and female leads.

Both leads have contrasting sides to their personalities, with a wealthy-family school setting and intense romantic tension.