Blazing Summer, Frostbound: Fu's Exclusive Redemption

To raise three million yuan for her mother's surgery, provincial top scorer Xia Chuning gives up the glory of Peking University and transfers to University A, where she becomes the “watcher” of Fu Jinzhi, heir to the Fu family. When they first meet, the rebellious, arrogant Fu Jinzhi wants nothing to do with her. But Xia Chuning meets his hostility with quiet resolve, gradually melting his coldness with small gestures of sincerity, like stomach-warming porridge and study notes. They go from clashing at every turn to falling in love, and a confession beneath the plane trees lends sweetness to a relationship that began as a transaction.

However, for the sake of the family, the Fus force Fu Jinzhi into an arranged marriage with Lin Weiwei. His father even uses Xia's mother's illness to threaten him. Left with no choice, Fu Jinzhi breaks up with Xia Chuning, who leaves for Shanghai heartbroken. Over the next five years, Fu Jinzhi sheds his playboy ways, devotes himself to his career, takes charge of the Fu Group, and calls off his engagement, all so he can become worthy of winning back the woman he loves. Xia Chuning also rises anew, growing into a finance professional who can stand on her own.

Years later, when they meet again, Fu Jinzhi honestly explains the circumstances behind their breakup and makes amends through actions like paying her mother's medical bills upfront and standing up to his family's doubts. When the Fu family puts her through one final test, Xia Chuning wins his father's approval with her professional abilities. After five years of separation and obstacles, their love finally finds its happy ending at their wedding. From their tentative student days to the rest of their lives together, Xia Chuning and Fu Jinzhi save each other, proving that true love can withstand the weight of reality and shine warmly with time.