A Pear Blossom Overpowers the Begonia, and You Won’t Escape Even If You Grow Wings

At thirty, Yu Ning had just been dumped by her ex and rejected by a panel of judges. Trying to drown her sorrows, she got led back to a room by a young woman.

The next morning, she fled in a panic, only to see the woman sitting below the stage, silently mouthing words at her.

Worse yet, the girl was her best friend's cousin, a twenty-one-year-old cousin.

Yu Ning wanted to hide, but Shi Qi insisted on pursuing her. She passed Yu Ning a note that read, “Last night, the rain was light and the wind fierce.”

Her ex, Lin Qinghe, used a rare, out-of-print classic to set a trap, hoping to take back the woman she'd bullied for six years and make her a “good old thing who knew her place.” Shi Qi threw a glass of ice water at her and settled the six years of grievances in front of everyone.

For the first time, Yu Ning realized someone could truly get angry and feel for her when she was wronged.

Just when Yu Ning thought it was only a fling, she discovered that nothing about this encounter had been accidental, from the moment their eyes met at the bar…