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Shi Yuan vs. Su Xuhan
Sharp-tongued, dark-skinned, shameless childhood friend vs. Refined, proper boy-next-door
Post-production editor vs. horticultural breeding researcher
Silly version:
Shi Yuan and Su Xuhan live in the same neighborhood, the same building, and even right across the hall from each other.
Shi Yuan never imagined that the short little boy from her childhood would come back from overseas looking so handsome.
The good news, though, is that he still hasn't made it to six feet tall.
Su Xuhan scoffs. "You haven't even made it to five foot three, and you're still a little charcoal briquette."
Dark-skinned, five-foot-two Shi Yuan: You little jerk!
She's going to chop that melon-headed idiot to pieces!
Serious version:
In the residential compound for the staff of Fengcheng High School, the Su family in Building 3, Unit 3, and the Shi family are neighbors across the hall.
Shi Yuan and Su Xuhan have been the biggest headaches for the adults since they were little.
These two bona fide troublemakers ran around the compound chasing cats and dogs, wrecking everything they could get their hands on.
And because one was dark-skinned and the other fair,
they were also known as the "Black-and-White Fiends."
Romantic version:
Su Xuhan has had a crush on Shi Yuan, the girl who lives across from him, for fifteen years.
Unfortunately, Shi Yuan is about as combustible as a rock and only sees him as a good buddy.
How can he turn his good buddy into his wife?
Also known as How to Cook a Melon in Every Imaginable Way
Before You Read / Content Notes:
1. The heroine is dark-skinned and 158 cm tall. The hero is 179 cm tall.
2. The heroine is wild, a master of provocative banter, and equally bold and uninhibited in her actions. The hero is comparatively innocent.
3. They have a mutual crush. The hero knows exactly how he feels, while the heroine is in love without realizing it.
4. They are each other's first and only partners, and each other's first love. This is really just a light, sweet (maybe?) story, though there's a little bittersweetness. It isn't angsty at all.
5. The heroine feels out her feelings by touching the hapless second male lead (a genuine magnet for bad luck).
6. The story starts with their reunion, with flashbacks to the past throughout.
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Snow Melts, Spring Returns [Marriage Before Love]
Qiu Xuan vs. Shi Hang
Disgraced award-winning actress vs. Gentle, perceptive director
Blurb:
1.
Qiu Xuan was once the actress most likely to win the grand slam of acting awards. But after trusting the wrong people, her reputation plummeted, and she was nearly ruined.
At her lowest point, she ran into him again.
Shi Hang, the second young master of the Shi family, is a film director who has won more awards than he can count.
He's also her benefactor, and the director of the first film she ever starred in.
"How come you're always such a mess whenever I see you?"
"Help me, please. I'm begging you."
"Sure, but there's one condition." Shi Hang lifted her chin with a long, slender finger, smiling brightly. "Marry me."
2.
After tasting the world's bitter cold and nearly freezing to death in a blizzard, Qiu Xuan met the kind-hearted god who was meant for her.
He held out his hand, not caring that she was covered in mud, and carefully pieced her shattered self back together, bit by bit.
3.
Many years later, after winning the grand slam of acting awards, Qiu Xuan was being interviewed by the media when a reporter asked her:
"From being surrounded by praise to being reviled by everyone and having your reputation dragged through the mud, then rising from rock bottom to start over, is there anyone in particular you'd like to thank?"
Qiu Xuan answered without hesitation: "My husband, Shi Hang. Thank you for never giving up on me."
"And my past self. I'm glad I didn't give up, and that I waited for someone willing to reach out and hold on to me."
"I've made it through the snow and ice and found my own spring."
Content Notes / Before You Read:
1. The heroine is 25, the hero is 34. They have a nine-year age gap.
2. The heroine has a terrible reputation from the start, and many people will vilify her. She is deeply insecure because of it, and even develops mental health issues. She won't remain depressed forever, but it takes a long time for her to recover.
3. The heroine's recovery is full of ups and downs. Her personality and outlook will fluctuate, too.
4. All the online accusations against the heroine are rumors and completely made up. She is somewhat depressed and insecure, and also has some trauma responses. At first, she internalizes everything and believes she doesn't deserve anyone's kindness or goodwill.
5. They both enter the marriage before falling in love, and gradually grow to love each other. From the start, they have a certain fondness for each other, but it's neither a crush nor love.
6. The hero has an ex-girlfriend, but he never loved her. It wasn't a real relationship. They had no physical contact or intimate moments, and broke up in less than a week. They only had the title of a couple, and there was a very special reason they got together, which will be explained in the story.
7. They are each other's first and only partners, and each other's first love. They have no children, and won't adopt or take in any later. The reason will be explained in the story.
8. The story contains a great many descriptions of the heroine's poor mental state, especially in the early and middle sections.
9. The characters aren't based on real people. Please don't project real people onto them.
One last reminder: This story is entirely fictional! Fictional! Fictional! Please don't connect it to real life.
Theme: Childhood friends who are mutually devoted to each other
So that's what the title of the book means?