Ji Yunli lost her parents in an accident when she was five and was adopted by the Li family, becoming Qin Huaijin’s aunt in name.
Qin Huaijin grew up following her around, willing to hide in the shadow that belonged to Ji Yunli and be her most obedient puppy.
“Qin Huaijin, be good.”
“If I’m good, will you love me?”
“Believing that I’ll love you is like believing it’ll snow in Fancheng.”
A secret crush sealed away for years swelled like a balloon, impossible to hide but too frightening to pop.
The puppy who had always been so docile finally bared her teeth. Her passionate love came rushing at Ji Yunli, leaving her stunned and running away.
The day Ji Yunli vanished from Qin Huaijin’s life for good, snow fell in Fancheng, where it never snowed.
The little tree had long since taken root and sprouted. It had weathered blazing summers and bitter winters, waiting only for a snowfall.
Notes:
1. Seven-year age gap. Aunt and niece by adoption, with no blood relation.
2. Mutual pining, rekindled love, bittersweet romance.
3. Gentle older woman × quiet, tsundere younger woman. Older woman is more dominant. Happy ending.
4. Secondary couple: Gu Yao, a senior, old-fashioned associate professor at Yuncheng University × Meng Qihua, a singer with a short haircut and an outwardly “unconventional” image. Four-year age gap, younger partner is more dominant.
5. There will be all kinds of women helping one another heal. Romance isn’t all there is to life, but love is an eternal subject.
Theme: A secret crush is like a shell that gets heavier the longer you carry it.
So let’s all make things a little easier on ourselves.
