A Decade Later, the Embers Still Glow

They fell for each other at first sight when they were young, becoming the golden couple whose romance lit up their school days. But the gulf between their families and the elders’ cruel obstruction tore them apart in a bitter summer farewell. He went abroad to study, and mountains and rivers came between them. She locked away her feelings and endured a long wait with no promise of reunion. Ten years passed. The once-innocent girl shed her childishness and became a decisive vice president at a major corporation, as well as the reclusive writer Gui Fan. She seemed cold as ice, always shielded by an air of distance, yet her heart remained soft, with a place always reserved for the love she had felt as a girl. Ten years later, Gu Ci returned beneath the moon, breaking free of his family’s restraints. He wanted no marriage for status or profit, only to fulfill the promise they had made to grow old together. Reunited after so long, they faced old grievances and misunderstandings at every turn. The barriers of their wealthy families, the elders’ forceful opposition, a rival’s deliberate interference, the undercurrents of office politics, and the child they lost before ever meeting all became chasms between them that seemed impossible to cross. She masked her vulnerability with pride; he guarded his first love with unwavering devotion. They weathered repeated breakups and reunions, and endured the rumors of the world, overcoming the regrets left by time. Ten years turned to ashes, the fireworks faded, but the warmth in their hearts never died. After countless twists and turns, when all was said and done, it was still her he would spend the rest of his life with.