Hold Back the Falling Snow-Like Blossoms

Blurb 1, After He Xiuyuan dies, she is reincarnated as the sixth young lady of the Yu Residence... One day, she hopes her mother, Madam Yu, will stand her ground and continue opposing the marriage alliance between the Yu family and the Shao family, because she would rather be with the “He Xiuyuan” who is now deeply in love with her than marry the object of the former Sixth Miss Yu's infatuation... However, Madam Yu seems to be wavering a little... A partially fictionalized Republican-era novel [Republican-Era Series: Putting on an Act] A companion novel to The Shimmer of Hairpins and Inlaid Ornaments. Shao Yuguang is reborn. His eyes hold no desire; he is like a fish that will not take the bait. He really is a man with far more charm than she had imagined. Smiling, she studied his eyes: monolid, long and narrow, the kind said to attract admirers. Supposedly, men with this sort of eyes are composed and thoughtful, arrogant and decisive, yet their fastidious, aloof nature makes them the most resistant to temptation... She pounded his chest gingerly, keeping up the pretense to the very end. “Do all men like sneaking around?” He caught her hand. “Not all of them. I never sneak around...” [An author's friend's novel: If You Come Any Closer, I'll Hold You Tight] A sweet entertainment-industry livestream romance about childhood friends who become lovers Tang Mianmian is gorgeous and domineering, while Xu Yiren is cold and abstinent. They are two bitter rivals who have not spoken in ten years. Then one day “Oh my gosh, you want me to use my acting skills to seduce her, so she'll chase after me and fall in love with me?” Tang Mianmian shrieked, covering her face. “That's absolutely terrifying!” Not long afterward “What are you plotting? Stop trying to get handsy with me all the time.” Xu Yiren smiled, calm and unruffled. “Come any closer and I'll call the police.” View the cover Main Characters and Family Relationships The heroine's family, the Yu Residence Grandmother: Old Madam Yu (the illegitimate daughter of Aisin-Gioro Zhang) Father: Yu Zhiyuan; Madam Yu (the Yin family, from the Yin Residence) Second Concubine: Madam Liao Third Concubine: Madam Wang Fourth Concubine: Madam Shao (from the Shao Residence, the male lead's grandaunt) Eldest Sister: Yu Jingxian (her mother is Madam Yu, of the Yin family), married far away to Beiping Second Brother: Yu Weixing (his mother is Madam Liao) Second Sister-in-Law: Shao Yufang (the third young lady of the Shao Residence, the male lead's older sister by the same mother) Third Brother: Yu Weikun (his mother is Madam Yu) Third Sister-in-Law: Liu Meiwan (likes Shao Zhenpeng); later divorces the Third Young Master Yu Fourth Brother: Yu Weifang (his mother is Madam Wang); later marries Yin Xia'en (the eldest young lady of the Yin Residence) Fifth Sister: Yu Jingsi (her mother is Madam Wang); later marries Lin Gan Heroine: Yu Jingshu (her mother is Madam Yu); in her previous life, she married Gu Ziming, but in this life she marries the male lead, Shao Yutang Seventh Younger Brother: Yu Weixuan (studying in Japan and has not returned) Eighth Younger Sister: Yu Jingqiu (her mother is Madam Shao) Ninth Younger Brother: Yu Weilun (his mother is Madam Yu) The male lead's family, the Shao Residence Father: Shao Limin (deceased); Madam Shao Eldest Brother: Shao Zhenju (his mother is Madam Shao), died young Second Brother: Shao Zhenpeng (likes Liu Meiwan, has divorced twice, and marries Shen Ying for the third time) Third Sister: Shao Yufang (the Second Madam of the Yu family, the heroine's second sister-in-law, and the male lead's older sister by the same mother) Male Lead: Shao Yutang, who marries Yu Jingshu in this life Fifth Younger Brother: Shao Yuguang (the male lead's twin brother and the male lead of Putting on an Act) Sixth Younger Brother: Shao Zhenkang (likes the heroine's cousin, Yin Dong'en) Seventh Younger Sister: Shao Yu'ning (the heroine's classmate and friend at St. Maria's Girls' School) Theme: