【Older man | arranged marriage | business tycoon vs. reserved writer】
Xie Cheng'an, eldest son of the Xie family, returned home injured. At his very first matchmaking meeting, he was rejected to his face by Miss Zhou. Her sharp, cutting mockery happened to reach Song Qingwan, the only daughter of the Song family.
Days later, the two unexpectedly crossed paths at a family banquet, yet acted like strangers throughout the evening. It wasn’t until the dinner was over and Xie Cheng'an drove her back to school that he spoke in a low, hoarse voice:
“Miss Song, it’s been a while.”
Song Qingwan’s heart tightened, and her back stiffened instantly, but she forced herself to stay calm.
“Mr. Xie, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
With their marriage settled, their elders deliberately arranged for them to spend time together. They tested each other to the limit as they grew closer day by day, and in the end Song Qingwan fell helplessly in love with Xie Cheng'an.
But their happiness didn’t last. Song Qingwan’s first love returned from overseas, and old feelings got in the way, sending their relationship into a deep freeze.
Xie Cheng'an had once promised her absolute freedom, but on a night of torrential rain, the usually disciplined and proper eldest son of the Xie family lost control:
“He’s not right for you! If you have to marry someone, then choose me!”
After the engagement was broken off and she learned the truth, Song Qingwan’s nose stung and her eyes reddened.
“If none of that counts, then… what about the ticket stubs I could never trace, the regular transfers, the unfinished contract, the charity donation at the auction, the pages and pages of detailed donor lists, and the works you cut from the evening breeze and the wilderness and collected into volumes? Surely those count as being disobedient, don’t they?”
“In my difficult, desolate life, it was you all along, quietly giving and supporting me, asking for no response and expecting nothing in return.”
I was really touched by this book and couldn't help but write this review.
First of all, the most surprising thing to me is my writing style. It is delicate and gentle, with no exaggerated rhetoric or embarrassing lines. The words are clean and soothing, and the atmosphere is full. Especially the description of Lin Cheng's rainy day and the male protagonist's forbearing and restrained psychological portrayal, the atmosphere is just right, cold and affectionate, making it very comfortable to read, and the more you read, the more you get addicted.
Speaking of the storyline, I really like the two-way pull + fateful crush setting.
The beginning of the chapter is very graphic. Xie Chengan, a returned man, is rejected on a blind date. He is caught by the heroine in an awkward moment. An accidental encounter is full of foreshadowing; a marriage contract forcibly binds the two people. On the surface, they are respectful and distant, but behind the scenes, there is a heartbeat that cannot be hidden.
The character design is the biggest highlight of the book. Xie Chengan restrains his abstinence, is gentle and distant, and is a flower on the high mountain that others cannot reach. He abides by propriety, dignity and self-control, and hides his love year after year. Loveliness can never be hidden. The scene of breaking the defense on a rainy night directly enshrines the gods, breaks all reason, and exposes selfishness. This kind of loss of control under extreme restraint is really refreshing and poignant.
The heroine Song Qingwan is sober and transparent, gentle and independent-minded, not love-minded, not humble, calm and decent, the ambiguous tug and test between the two has just the right rhythm, not procrastinating, not forcibly abusing the heart, the mature and restrained love of adults, advanced and touching.
What struck me the most was the sense of fate that runs through the entire text. It turns out that all love at first sight is a reunion after a long separation.
A casual engagement made at a young age, an ignorant and innocent confession, and after many years of going around and around, the two people finally reunited, fell in love, and stayed together. It turns out that it is not someone who is tempted by chance, but year after year, from beginning to end, I have to be you.
There is no cliché plot, no forced misunderstandings, the writing is healing, the plot is delicate, and the characters are vivid. Every paragraph of the text can make people sympathize with the patient and hot love of the male and female protagonists.
Okay, it's good, I like your book
The writing is beautiful, good luck to the author✊
When will it be updated? ．
Unconventional, exquisite writing style, worth following
The writing is good and the story is eloquent. I like it very much.
I was really touched by this book and couldn't help but write this review. First of all, the most surprising thing to me is my writing style. It is delicate and gentle, with no exaggerated rhetoric or embarrassing lines. The words are clean and soothing, and the atmosphere is full. Especially the description of Lin Cheng's rainy day and the male protagonist's forbearing and restrained psychological portrayal, the atmosphere is just right, cold and affectionate, making it very comfortable to read, and the more you read, the more you get addicted. Speaking of the storyline, I really like the two-way pull + fateful crush setting. The beginning of the chapter is very graphic. Xie Chengan, a returned man, is rejected on a blind date. He is caught by the heroine in an awkward moment. An accidental encounter is full of foreshadowing; a marriage contract forcibly binds the two people. On the surface, they are respectful and distant, but behind the scenes, there is a heartbeat that cannot be hidden. The character design is the biggest highlight of the book. Xie Chengan restrains his abstinence, is gentle and distant, and is a flower on the high mountain that others cannot reach. He abides by propriety, dignity and self-control, and hides his love year after year. Loveliness can never be hidden. The scene of breaking the defense on a rainy night directly enshrines the gods, breaks all reason, and exposes selfishness. This kind of loss of control under extreme restraint is really refreshing and poignant. The heroine Song Qingwan is sober and transparent, gentle and independent-minded, not love-minded, not humble, calm and decent, the ambiguous tug and test between the two has just the right rhythm, not procrastinating, not forcibly abusing the heart, the mature and restrained love of adults, advanced and touching. What struck me the most was the sense of fate that runs through the entire text. It turns out that all love at first sight is a reunion after a long separation. A casual engagement made at a young age, an ignorant and innocent confession, and after many years of going around and around, the two people finally reunited, fell in love, and stayed together. It turns out that it is not someone who is tempted by chance, but year after year, from beginning to end, I have to be you. There is no cliché plot, no forced misunderstandings, the writing is healing, the plot is delicate, and the characters are vivid. Every paragraph of the text can make people sympathize with the patient and hot love of the male and female protagonists.
Okay, it's good, I like your book
The writing is beautiful, good luck to the author✊
When will it be updated? ．
Unconventional, exquisite writing style, worth following
The writing is good and the story is eloquent. I like it very much.