Biting Osmanthus

The osmanthus blossoms she couldn't give you when she was young now bloom for you through every season.

Qiao Zhi once thought her youthful crush would fade with time. In high school, she sat beside Lin Fuchen, a cool, reserved boy who was always making her laugh. But while they were still in school, he went abroad and vanished without a trace. Years later, she became the owner of a mountain B&B and settled into a peaceful, simple life, until one rainy night...

Lin Fuchen came back. Now a celebrated tech mogul, he was mired in grief after his parents died in an accidental car crash and his grandmother passed away. His assistant booked him a stay at this secluded B&B to help him recover, and when he opened the door, he found Qiao Zhi pruning osmanthus branches.

"Qiao Zhi." His voice was hoarse, his eyes filled with feelings she couldn't understand.

After their reunion, he kept finding excuses to stay at the B&B, complaining that the coffee was too bitter while secretly fixing the leaky eaves. She called him a brooding tsundere to his face, but quietly made him sweet osmanthus soup to cure his hangover. Then he discovered the hidden hacking programs on her computer, and she stumbled upon the surveillance footage he was using to investigate his parents' car crash late at night...

It turned out she was more than a gentle B&B owner: she was a mysterious force behind the scenes of the online world. And he, outwardly calm and self-possessed, had long since hidden every sharp edge for her sake.

When the conspiracy came to light, he grasped her hand. "This time, let me take that risk with you."

She smiled. "Mr. Lin, my appearance fee is very steep... Say, a lifetime?"

A scheming, reserved CEO x a gentle hacker and B&B owner. Dual secret identities, rekindled love, and healing.

You are the dawn I finally found after a long, long night.