A Love Letter Hidden in Time

My next modern romance: An Oil Painting Buried in Dust (Gloomy Girl X Sunny Boy with Depression). Please add it to your reading list, give this poor child a look QAQ

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Many years later, on a day of light snowfall, Wen Man saw Pu Dong again.

Because of a game penalty she'd sent to a group chat saying "I like you," this man had flown overnight from City A to City T. Pu Dong had just gotten off the plane, still wearing the suit he'd had no time to change out of. He was clearly a mature and composed man, but at that moment, standing before her, he was completely flustered.

He asked her, "Was it true when you said you liked me, Wen Man?"

Perhaps it was the cold snow, or perhaps it was something else, but the man's lips were still trembling as he asked, "Do you really still like me?"

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Mostly set on campus.

Mutual pining, with both of them making their way toward each other.

A character-driven romance.

Please add my other character-driven romance, A Rose Blooming in Midsummer, to your reading list too. Heart~

Xu Xianmei had forgotten that the first time she met Sheng Chiyun wasn't actually at A University Affiliated Hospital, but by an unknown river in City A.

Back then,

Xu Xianmei had been forced to give up her studies and come alone to City A to work.

At her lowest point,

she rescued Sheng Chiyun, who was even worse off than she was.

Just as he was about to take one step after another toward death, she had reached out without hesitation and pulled him from the icy water.

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Years later, when they met again, the two of them were caught up in an online storm.

Sheng Chiyun woke from a dream and followed a red light through the darkness. There he saw the woman who had always been humble and gentle in front of everyone, like a pet cat, standing alone on the balcony, lighting a cigarette.

This was a side of Xu Xianmei he had never seen before.

Cold and lonely, elegant.

Every inch of her radiated sharpness.

"Give it to me."

"Does Mr. Sheng want a smoke too?"

"I'm confiscating it."

Xu Xianmei smiled and took a lighter from her pocket, teasing him. "Do you want me to confiscate the lighter too?"

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When talking with friends about dating and marriage, Xu Xianmei had never considered Sheng Chiyun. The gap between them was beyond vast, after all. Even if Cinderella's story were real, it had nothing to do with her. She was far too old to dream of being Cinderella.

Xu Xianmei believed more in the things she could hold onto herself.

Like work.

Like grades.

Like ability.

What Xu Xianmei never imagined was that, right where she could see if she only turned around, Sheng Chiyun had planted a beautiful garden for her.

Theme: A good relationship should help both people improve and grow together.