One House, Two People, Three Parts Sweet

[Reunion After a Long Separation + Marriage First, Love Later] [Protective, Fatherly Hero + Sweet Romance + Supporting Each Other + Helping Each Other Flourish] “…Life is like tea. Be calm when you sink, serene when you rise. You must be able to take things up, and let them go.” As Xia Xinyu listened, her camera remained steady, but her heart gave a faint flutter. Those words seemed to speak directly to the path she had taken over the years: born into privilege, brought low by sudden upheaval in her family, struggling under debt, and ultimately choosing to return to the roots of her culture. Amid all those ups and downs, she never expected to reunite with Ruan Shaowen. Time had turned and twisted until it brought them back to where they started. But the years had given them depth, and their feelings had grown richer. -- “Shaowen, I’m here.” “I won’t leave you like Mom and Dad did. I never will.” Ruan Shaowen squeezed his eyes shut. When he opened them again, the sheen of tears finally cleared, revealing the fear and pain buried deep within him, from that rainy night when he was ten. He pressed his forehead against hers and whispered: “Thank you for being all right.” Outside the window, the rescue operation continued in full swing. But in that tiny space, their hearts held close, they made it through the most terrifying rainy night of their lives together. And at last, his birthday was no longer just an anniversary of loss. -- Time healed every wound, and every long wait was finally answered. Xia Xinyu gazed at the rainbow that had not yet faded from the horizon and said softly: “Shaowen, our future will be as colorful as a rainbow.” “It will.” Ruan Shaowen clasped her hand tightly. “Because you’re here, my world has color.” -- Marriage is like jade: neither person exists to set off the other. They nourish each other, and slowly, their light shines through.