The Last Embers of Warmth

After a sudden upheaval in her family, Su Ximan moves to the capital for graduate school and later joins the Jiang Group. She rises from intern to the group's chief analytical engineer and head of a research project.

Before coming to the capital, she never imagined she would meet Jiang Jin again: the woman she fell in love with when she first discovered her feelings, back when they lived in a small town.

Jiang Jin comes from a distinguished family and leads one of the capital's most powerful conglomerates. Decisive and aloof, she is elegant and aristocratic, with little regard for others. Now in her thirties, she has never been linked to anyone romantically and is as cold as ice that will never melt.

But an accident shatters every boundary between them.

That night of surrender is reckless and burning hot.

Afterward, Su Ximan wakes with an unexpected bout of amnesia, unable to remember anything about what happened.

Yet the once aloof and icy Jiang Jin is completely changed.

She offers a million yuan, claiming it's compensation, to help Su Ximan through the financial hardships of graduate school.

She slips her slender, tender fingers into Su Ximan's mouth as she teeters on the edge of a breakdown. Even when Su Ximan bites them until they bleed, she doesn't so much as furrow her brow.

She cleans up Su Ximan's messes, brings the villains to justice, and even takes the opportunity to bankrupt their company.

On a tipsy evening, she gently pinches Su Ximan's chin and tempts her in her signature cool voice: "Do you want to kiss me, big sister?"

Quiet, reserved, and innocent small-town girl VS elegant, aloof heiress and powerful executive

One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first and only, five-year age gap

A few things to know:

The opening chapters are mainly narrated from the younger lead's perspective. This story is entirely fictional, so please don't take it as a reflection of real life.

The female lead is slow to warm up, sensitive, inexperienced in love, and timid and insecure early on.

They heal and save each other.

The small-town daily-life section is brief. The main plot begins in earnest after the two reunite.

An alternate setting where same-sex marriage is legal.

The author's abilities and writing are limited, so please be kind and gentle with your feedback.

Happy ending

Theme: An ordinary person can turn her life around. Once a woman excels, nothing can stand in her way.