When I Meet You on the Isle

They first meet among thorns, then a glimmer appears. Beneath an everlasting river of stars, they grow together and meet each other as equals.

Su Yu is a passionate newcomer to brand planning, just starting out in her career, when she runs into Lu Shiyan, a tech mogul known in the industry as an “iceberg.” A data mistake sets them at odds. She thinks he is “harsh and overly critical,” but when he brings her lychee soda late at night and quietly stands up for her, she discovers the warmth beneath his cold exterior.

She is clear-eyed and resilient, with a dream of becoming a designer. He is rational and fiercely protective, attentive to every detail. At work, they are superior and subordinate, and project partners. Chance encounters in the break room, support in a crisis, and a confession beneath the streetlights slowly kindle an attraction between them.

But love and growth are no smooth road. Jealousy, business rivalries, family misunderstandings, and schemes of betrayal repeatedly push them to the brink of trust and tough choices. When a storm hits and the evidence points to her, he believes her: “I trust you.” When she doubts herself, he promises, “Let me make the money and pay you back. I’ll spend my whole life doing it, if I have to.”

From their thorny first meeting and tentative flirtation to the sweetness of a secret office romance and the understanding they build together, then to their unwavering trust in the face of career crises, Su Yu grows under Lu Shiyan’s protection and encouragement from an invisible newcomer at work into an entrepreneur who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him. Su Yu brings warmth, dreams, and the bustle of everyday life to Lu Shiyan’s cold world of code.

This is a battle of love between equals, a bond in which two independent souls help each other thrive. They weather the thorns and stand beneath the stars. Looking back, the misunderstandings, perseverance, challenges, and triumphs become a promise: “Yu and you for life, and every moment of the rest of our lives in time.”