Ten Years Drinking Ice, Yet Love Still Burns

Ten years of secret love, rewarded with a marriage contract. Summoning every ounce of courage she had, Si Nian finally married Shi Mubai, the man who had been etched in her heart since she was fifteen.

On their wedding night, a cold, impersonal agreement shut her out of his world. She kept her feelings hidden, wielding tenderness like a blade. Every day, she warmed his stomach with medicinal meals, and at every business dinner, she stepped in to drink in his place, chipping away at his icy defenses bit by bit.

Just as Shi Mubai finally succumbed to her warmth and learned how to love, he discovered that behind all the years of devotion, Si Nian's life was quietly slipping away. Her heart condition had worsened after she took the drinks meant for him, leaving her unable to bear the strain of pregnancy.

“Save the baby, I beg you.” That was her final wish. He tried everything, but in the end, he could not keep the light that had warmed his life. He gained the whole world, but lost forever the woman who had silently loved him for ten years.