The Last Warmth of a Winter Night [Rekindled Romance]

★ Rekindled love | An unconventional marriage-first romance | Two powerful families | Bittersweet and sweet

★ Cool, independent doctor x distinguished, devoted CEO

Four years after breaking up with Fu Ciyun, Shi Sui decides to go along with her family's plans for an arranged marriage.

At the banquet between their families, she sees her intended match. The man wears a black suit, his sharp features touched with distinction and indifference.

When he sees her, he merely lifts his eyes slightly and greets her in a distant, polite tone. "Nice to meet you, Ms. Shi."

Shi Sui pauses, then takes his cold hand. "Mr. Fu."

But she remembers how hot those hands had been four years ago, boldly gripping her waist and taking whatever they wanted.

-

After the marriage, in front of their parents, the two are newlyweds deeply in love.

In private, once they've fulfilled their marital duties, they're sex partners who barely exchange a word.

Shi Sui knows Fu Ciyun hates her.

All she wants is to work diligently and build up enough confidence to ask for a divorce.

But one night, after returning from a night shift at the hospital, she finds the man waiting for her in the living room beneath a dim floor lamp. He has waited all night.

Burning with fever, he opens his hazy eyes and pulls her into his arms. His scorching breath brushes her ear.

She has never seen him so broken and obsessive.

"Sui Sui, can I hold you like this for a while?"

-

Everyone knows Fu Ciyun is a tycoon in Beijing's investment world, born into a powerful family and wielding enormous influence. In business, he is decisive and ruthless.

For years, the wealthy young women of Beijing have pursued him, yet no woman has ever been seen at his side.

There are vague rumors that he once dated a woman for three years while studying abroad.

So when news spreads that the Fu and Shi families are arranging a marriage, nobody in Beijing thinks it will work out.

And when asked about his relationship with his arranged wife, the man merely exhales a puff of smoke and says indifferently, "It's all right."

But no one could have imagined that such a proud, high-and-mighty man would kneel in public at a banquet to change Shi Sui's high heels.

Or that late at night, after the banquet, he would lose control and crush his lips against hers.

"So why did you leave without saying goodbye back then?"

-Later, everyone knows that Shi Sui is Fu Ciyun's first love, the one he could never forget, and the other half he wants to cherish for the rest of his life.

Reading guide

* One-on-one romance, both leads' firsts, happy ending, and neither dates anyone during their breakup.

* Mainly urban life, with a few occasional flashbacks.

* The male lead only agrees to meet his arranged match after learning she is the heroine. He is pure in both body and heart.

* Blurb written on January 21, 2026; screenshot saved as proof.

* The heroine's older brother's story is Spring Night Overture.

Theme: Pride often holds people back and makes love more complicated.