The Spring Tide Stirs

[Gentle, honest younger woman vs. gentle, sunny older man / lovesick, obsessive younger man / aloof, cool, cocky guy]~

1.

After graduating from high school, Yin Xingni's confession was accepted, and she finally got together with the boy she liked. She also got into the same university as him.

Qi Sinan came from a wealthy family, was handsome, and had a sunny, gentle personality. Even in high school, everyone knew him and he was adored by all. He was every bit the golden boy. While dating her, he always respected her wishes and knew exactly how far to go.

In their third year together, Yin Xingni felt that Qi Sinan had changed a little.

He was no longer as restrained and proper as before, nor did he respect her boundaries. He often checked her phone, questioned her about where she'd been, interrogated everyone who came near her, tried to control every aspect of her life, and wanted to cling to her, kissing and cuddling her anytime, anywhere.

Though she liked this change, sometimes the intimacy felt suffocating.

Whenever she gently told him he was too clingy, he would hold her and coax her, rubbing his face against hers with an aggrieved look as he whispered, "Baby, do you not like me anymore?"

Yin Xingni gazed back into his beautiful eyes. "...I do."

How could she not like him?

2.

Qi Xiunian was frail from birth and was sent abroad for treatment. He only returned to the country a few years ago. Outsiders didn't know Qi Sinan had an identical younger brother, and even Yin Xingni, his girlfriend, had no idea.

Qi Xiunian had known for a long time that his older brother had a beautiful, gentle girlfriend.

It wasn't the first time he'd seen her. In the years since he'd returned home, he'd hardly ever shown himself in front of guests, but in secret, he'd watched her and his brother being intimate countless times.

At some point, his curious watching turned into a heart-stirring desire to possess her.

After years of accumulating, his restless yearning became impossible to suppress.

Then his brother was in a car accident and fell into a coma. To stabilize the company's shares, the family decided to have him step in and impersonate his brother.

From that moment on, Qi Xiunian knew his chance had come.

*

Once again, they were tangled together late into the night when the door suddenly swung open. The newcomer called out in a delighted voice, so familiar it brought back countless memories:

"Xingxing, I'm awake, now...?!"

The voice abruptly stopped. Yin Xingni shoved away the hand blocking her view and looked up. She met a handsome face, and her pupils trembled as all the blood drained from her body.

The person standing across from her was Qi Sinan. So who was the man lying beside her, who looked exactly like him?

3.

Qi Sinan had never imagined things would end up like this. His usually mild, harmless younger brother had taken advantage of his coma after the car accident.

The company and the family fortune meant nothing to him. When he woke up, he had been overjoyed and hurried home to see his girlfriend. He never imagined that opening the door would reveal a scene that set his blood boiling and broke his heart.

Reader's Guide: A dramatic, angsty romance, with one-on-one pairings at different stages. The female lead has no previous partners; all the men are virgins. The twins are labeled older and younger simply to make them easier to tell apart~

Theme: Life passes in a flash. Don't fail to savor tea, soup, and a beautiful day.