Too Beautiful
Lu Yue spent four years restoring murals in Dunhuang. She had grown accustomed to a thousand years of wind and sand, but never expected to encounter a face so beautiful it was almost unfair.
Song Lingyu was a top-tier star, famed in showbiz for being an icy mountain. Yet somehow, he lost his composure around her. She was sharp-tongued and blunt; he carefully advanced one step at a time. From Dunhuang to Shanghai, from a bowl of hot congee to the words, "I'll leave once you're far enough away."
She had seen the glitz of the entertainment industry, and the loneliness of watching him struggle with himself in front of a mirror at three in the morning. He had seen how clear-eyed she was, and the nights she tore herself apart over her family. The two people who should have had the easiest paths chose the hardest ones instead.
When he kissed her, she thought, Love is such a hassle. But later, she admitted that she had tucked away, one glimmer at a time, all the light he gave her, deep in the innermost drawer of her heart.
"You don't have to believe in forever. Just believe in today."
This is a journey from caves to skyscrapers, from sandstorms to spotlights. Two clever people take the most foolish route, moving step by step toward each other.
Theme: Two people used to walking alone learn to catch each other when they fall.
