Older man + mutual healing + a guiding light + both leads are devoted to each other, happy ending
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At her most desperate, Song Tingxi once thought about taking her whole family down with her.
The scholarship Shen Juan awarded her at an office meeting gave her new hope.
He was her benefactor and mentor. He taught her and guided her.
But she gradually began to harbor an impossible desire: she fell in love with him and pursued him.
Shen Juan told her she was mistaking the “suspension bridge effect” for romantic feelings.
Song Tingxi knew her love was real. True love isn't afraid of rejection.
Just as she was picking herself back up, she learned that Shen Juan and his mentor's wife were getting engaged.
Shen Juan handed her a letter of recommendation. With red-rimmed eyes, Song Tingxi wished them a lifetime of happiness. She said she was only grateful to him and wouldn't come back to bother him after she went abroad.
When they met again, Shen Juan kissed her as he asked, “Can you tell gratitude from love?”
Song Tingxi said, “I can't.”
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For years, Song Tingxi believed Shen Juan's kindness to her was a debt she could never repay. But Shen Juan knew the truth: his love for her ran as deep as the sea.
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P.S. They have an eight-year age gap.
The heroine has a tendency to cry uncontrollably, but it will gradually improve.
