[Retired soldier VS yoga instructor] [Gentle schemer VS clear-eyed wild spirit] [Old flames rekindled + unrequited love from the hero's perspective turns mutual + marriage before love from the heroine's perspective + travel fling + one-night stand + marriage before love + guiding partner + one-on-one romance]
On her twenty-ninth birthday, Yu Chu bailed her boyfriend out of the police station after he was arrested for soliciting prostitution.
Then she quit her job and flew to Xinjiang.
On the eight-day, seven-night trip, her tour leader and driver turned out to be Qin Yanxiu, the boy who had lived next door when they were children.
He traveled with her across grasslands and deserts, showed her galaxies and sunsets, and gave her the sense of security she had been missing for a long time.
One sultry night, the two of them crossed the line.
Back in Wuhan, Qin Yanxiu showed up at her door. “How about we get married?”
With alcohol going to her head, Yu Chu said, “Fine, let's get married. Who's afraid?”
Months into the marriage, they shared a roof but not a bed.
Yu Chu secretly complained to her best friend, “Qin Yanxiu... might not be able to.”
That night, the man pinned her behind the door, his breath scorching:
“Still spreading rumors, Xiao Chu?”
Her legs went weak, and she surrendered. “I won't do it again... Honey.”
Yu Chu had always thought their marriage was just a compromise with reality. There was a spark, but it wasn't love.
Until Qin Yanxiu held her chin, his gaze deep and intent:
“I want all of your love.”
Living by the rules your whole life is actually pretty dull.
Either break the deadlock or accept your fate.
It feels like it ended so hastily
Nice. . . . . . .