Burning Desire [Faked Death]

▪️ Rekindled love | Faked death | Older man

▪️ A bold, radiant rose x a steady, restrained executive

I hate you because I hate myself for giving up my life for you.

London, England

Gu Mingzhu clutched the payment bill, her thoughts in knots.

Her mother had been diagnosed with cancer, but Gu Mingzhu couldn't afford the treatment.

When she looked up again, she saw a tall, straight-backed figure amid the crowd.

She summoned her courage and walked over.

"Could I ask you for some help?"

Faced with her unreasonable request, Lu Tiannan found it amusing and kindly reminded her, "Miss, I'm not a charity."

The next time Lu Tiannan saw her was in the central square, where she listened despondently to Chinese people singing.

He'd been drinking and felt the air in his car was too dry, so he got out and walked over to her.

Gu Mingzhu was delighted to see him again and deeply grateful for the help he'd given her.

Lu Tiannan found her interesting. No one had ever treated him with such innocent sincerity, so he thought he could help her with a few things as an older man.

He took her on trips and taught her practical life skills in all sorts of areas...

A kiss after drinking made him finally recognize his own feelings. Lu Tiannan was fully aware that he was falling for her, so he smiled and spoke to her. "I don't have a girlfriend either. How about we give us a try?"

Gu Mingzhu hesitated, but agreed.

From London, England, to Jingyang, China, their relationship eventually took root.

Everything seemed to be heading toward a perfect ending...

In the first year of their marriage, Gu Mingzhu gave birth to a daughter.

In the first year of their marriage, Gu Mingzhu died by suicide.

When he saw her again five years later, it was at his cousin's wedding.

Gu Mingzhu, who had long been dead, was the bride at his cousin's wedding.

He sat among the elders, while she stood nervously before him.

"Bow to the elders," the emcee announced.

Gu Mingzhu gritted her teeth and lowered her head. Her only thought was that not lifting the bright red veil had been the wisest choice.

Before she could bend at the waist, a man's hoarse voice came from above her.

The voice struck deep, reaching from the past into the present.

"You really dare to bow?"

The name comes from the line "The Cang Mountains bear snow, the bright candle shines southward," from A Record of Climbing Mount Tai by Yao Nai, a Qing dynasty writer.

Reader's Notes

1. The heroine and the male supporting character are only partners. The wedding is merely a public facade and never takes place; nothing develops between them.

2. Both leads are sexually inexperienced and each other's first love.

3. Happy ending.

4. The heroine feels little guilt about the child in the early part of the story. Please don't morally condemn her over it.

5. There will be lots of romantic tension and angst...

6. The heroine's teasing of her friends is just friendly banter.

7. Do not criticize the heroine in any way. If you dislike her, don't read.

8. No second child!!!

Core theme: Life comes first!