Slowly Becoming a Painting [The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead]

♪ Main story complete | Healing, sweet romance | The revised version has many changes; only the official edition is supported

♪ Sensitive, quiet good girl | Cocky, handsome, devoted researcher

"1"

Jiang Hua’s long, unrequited love ended in failure.

Her relationship with her idealized first love had been more than friendship but less than romance. In the end, all she got was one remark from him: “It’s pretty annoying having her like me.”

The gentle filter she had placed over him shattered completely.

That night, her bad luck doubled when she rear-ended a Hongqi state limousine.

The “driver” was tall and long-legged, wearing a simple, short black down jacket.

Her eyes, red from crying, widened slightly. Had times really gotten so tough that even officials’ subordinates were wearing down jackets?

She didn’t expect that the man’s chiseled, handsome face would look so dejected as he leaned down and snapped, “Volkswagen driver Jiang Xiaohua, I just got this car!”

"2"

Xu Zhaolin had been back from Antarctica for just three days when someone rear-ended him.

He paused as the window rolled down, then improvised, deciding to dive into this particular line of work too.

“My wrist hurts, and I’m dizzy. I can’t drive. Take me home.”

“Am I your creditor now? Let’s discuss paying emotional damages in installments.”

Xu Zhaolin’s plan was to be her creditor before the New Year and her husband after it.

But plans couldn’t keep up with change, and Jiang Hua’s long-gone idealized first love had gone crazy.

"3"

That winter, heavy snowstorms battered the route from Beijing to the mountain city. Flights, high-speed trains, and highways were all shut down.

An off-road vehicle took the national highway, cut through side roads, and headed into the mountain valley.

Xu Zhaolin’s eyelashes were crusted with frost as he came toward her against the light.

He was going to take her home.

❉ Grown-up fairy tale | The second male lead rises to become the new male lead, Xu Zhaolin

❉ Both virgins | Happy ending | Male lead is pure in body and mind

❉ The author’s note in Chapter One contains brief content warnings

❉ — Coming soon: Healing — ❉

♪ A nontraditional rekindled romance | Reunion after years apart | Mutual pining | Angsty melodrama | He pursues her

♪ Cold on the outside, warm within, a little stubborn | Sharp-tongued, soft-hearted young master

"1"

The year Li Fengmu first discovered love, she had a naive crush on a bad boy senior who had “turned over a new leaf.”

He got into fights and was cold and vicious, yet admirers flocked to him one after another.

She thought that she and He Ranjin lived in two different worlds and would never cross paths.

Years later, when they met again, Li Fengmu was at the lowest point in her life.

Her first boyfriend had cheated on her with a friend, and she was unemployed and strapped for cash.

She ducked into a quiet bar to avoid the rain. When she reached her third glass of hard liquor, someone unexpectedly stopped her.

He listened quietly as she told him what had happened.

“Then drink up. You really have had it rough.”

Li Fengmu: “…”

“Throw up on me and it’s five hundred.”

Li Fengmu: “…”

"2"

By sheer chance, Li Fengmu ended up with an employer who was also her roommate.

Following the workplace rule against getting involved with the boss, she treated He Ranjin like a walking God of Wealth: friendly and respectful, but distant.

Until one night, when the breeze ran wild.

Li Fengmu’s warm breath brushed the man’s chin.

Just as she was about to stagger to her feet, she suddenly fell into someone’s arms. He Ranjin, seated on the sofa, caught her firmly by the waist and slowly opened his eyes.

“...Are you sober?” he asked.

Li Fengmu nodded slowly, looking not the least bit drunk.

The next moment, as if possessed, she kissed him.

Theme: There’s always time ahead