[Clear-headed, determined heroine pursuing her ambitions, an ex who must win her back, one-on-one romance, both are each other's first]
Xu Lai used to work in chemical engineering, spending every day shuttling between the lab and her dorm.
But an unexpected car accident made her transmigrate. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the daughter of a salt peddler in ancient times. Her family was dirt poor, but at least the profession suited her expertise.
Xu Lai threw herself into the world of salt making. She was going to return to ancient times and become the "Salt Queen."
Despite her extraordinary skills, the people of this era always looked down on her. Xu Lai couldn't understand why she couldn't meet a single normal person.
Then she met a young salt worker. He was gentle and refined, and treated people with kindness and consideration.
He listened seriously to all her ideas, trusted her every experiment, and was very clever.
Xu Lai thought he was an exceptionally good coworker.
Later, the young salt worker taught her to write, cooked delicious food, and was extraordinarily handsome.
He even got jealous over the original owner's past romances.
Xu Lai thought it would be lovely to live with him. She was willing to earn money to support a handsome man.
But why had this handsome man disappeared during the endless spring rains, only to transform into a noble young master in the White Jade Capital?
It turned out he'd only wanted her professional expertise. He had been using her all along.
Xu Lai felt betrayed. She turned and walked away. He was just a man. Making money was what mattered.
But the young salt worker stood in the rain, blinking as he said, "You said you'd earn money and marry me. Are you taking that back?"
*
Huo Qing was trapped in the Scripture Pavilion for fifteen years. People said he was the son of the Grand Commandant, gifted and intelligent, yet responsible for his mother's death.
The Grand Commandant was said to be a wise man. He shut Huo Qing away in a secluded courtyard, forbidding anyone from contacting him and leaving him to live or die on his own.
But how could Huo Qing die? His mother's death was shrouded in mystery, his birth father cared only for power and had abandoned him like a worn-out shoe.
All he could do was endure. By the dim light of a candle in the dark, he read the Scripture Pavilion's countless ancient books, and spent fifteen years doing so.
The bird in the cage finally flew free, only to find that all it received was pretense, never true affection.
Then he met a very interesting woman.
He meant only to use her, but couldn't help being drawn to her. Why was every word she spoke a view he had never encountered in a book?
He taught her to write, ate with her, and drank tea with her.
When a man came looking for her, he wanted nothing more than to make him disappear. He despised his own possessiveness, yet still couldn't help falling deeper.
"Would you be willing to live with me, A Qing?"
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She gave him flesh and blood again. Love is both a weakness and a suit of armor.
The seasons all look the same. He only wants to gaze into her eyes.
Theme: Love makes people brave
