[Both leads are each other's only partners × Rekindled love × Push and pull × False replacement]
A vibrant, lively princess × An insecure, reserved up-and-comer with a passionate side
The waiter who came in had Pei Yan'an's face.
Though Yu Dongning was the one who had ended things, just seeing that face brought tears to her eyes first.
His name, scars, and eyes were all different.
Yu Dongning's voice was cool. “Spend two days with me every weekend. I'll pay you fifty thousand a month. When the six months are up, I'll give you another sum.”
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When she saw Pei Yan'an again, he was cold and aloof, walking at the head of a group. As he passed Yu Dongning, he didn't even glance her way.
Yu Dongning touched the matching ring in her bag and fled in a panic.
Word had it that Pei Yan'an had a cherished first love. At a turn in the banquet hall, Yu Dongning heard his voice, tender and affectionate: “Yes, she's adorable. I love her very much.”
His words were so gentle, as if he had found something he'd lost.
When the final design for the ring was delivered, Yu Dongning gathered her courage one last time. “Is it for me?”
Pei Yan'an shook his head, and Yu Dongning managed a strained smile.
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He had every scar opened up and healed again, except for the scar in the web of his thumb and forefinger, which Pei Yan'an chose to keep.
One thousand four hundred and forty emails from abroad, kept in an inbox only one person could access, never sent.
One floor displayed jewelry designs from all around the world, as well as every memory Pei Yan'an had of Yu Dongning, from his boyhood to his young adulthood.
When Yu Dongning learned that he was the replacement, she slapped him and deleted every last one of his contact details.
He was so insecure, so full of self-loathing, yet still wanted to hold on to that soft ray of sunshine. He had decided to let go, but when he heard of Yu Dongning's engagement, he rushed out the door.
On a winter's night, the child born in winter finally embraced the summer that had always belonged to him alone.