Winter Is Coming

The Lu family, one of the top families in Beicheng, had some happy news recently: their eldest son, Lu Chengyu, was about to get married.

It was said that his wife-to-be, Zhuang Yumian, was a classic rags-to-riches Cinderella. She had won Lu Chengyu's heart in college, and he had even fought bitterly with his parents to marry her.

Yet no one expected the wedding day to turn from a celebration into a funeral. Zhuang Yumian died the night before the wedding.

Everyone was curious to see whether Lu Chengyu's next bride would meet his parents' approval and be a young lady from a family of equal standing.

But a year later, the Lu family received the devastating news that their son had died. Lu Chengyu passed away on the anniversary of Zhuang Yumian's death.

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A short story.

A memoir of a dead wife, a widower's tale.

The female lead dies at the very beginning. The story is told from the male lead's perspective.

The main story has a tragic ending; the bonus chapter's alternate timeline has a happy ending.

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Blurb:

Jiang Lanyue's life was practically perfect. She was beautiful, intelligent, and had a great job. Her husband, Jiang Yichuan, was not only her first love, but also the heir to a top elite family, and their child was sweet and adorable.

The only imperfection was that she and Jiang Yichuan had not married for love. He had broken up with her, saying they were not right for each other, and then she discovered she was pregnant. He took responsibility for it.

Though Jiang Yichuan felt no love for her, only a sense of duty, she was still content. She thought she could live like that forever. But good times did not last. In their fourth year of marriage, Jiang Yichuan asked for a divorce. He did not want to live with her anymore.

She fought and struggled, but could not save her marriage. She lost her husband, and their child went to live with Jiang Yichuan because he could provide a better life.

But she could not understand why, after she was forced to accept reality and start a new life, getting a boyfriend of her own, Jiang Yichuan seemed to go mad when he discovered her boyfriend had spent the night at her home. He was nothing like his usual calm, rational self.

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Theme: Life is precious. Cherish it!