Snow in the Tenth Year

1. When Jiang Yexue was fourteen, both her parents died, and Mr. Huo, head of the Huo Group, took her into his home. At the time, the girl was as beautiful as the moon. The boys at school filled her desk with so many love letters they hoped to build a ladder to their moonlight, yet not one of them could even brush the hem of her clothes. But Huo Jixing dared to climb onto the second floor using Mr. Huo’s million-yuan luxury car as a step, then perch on Jiang Yexue’s windowsill just to ask her, “Will you come with me?” Jiang Yexue replied coolly, “You know I already have a fiancé.” 2. Ten years later, Jiang Yexue saw the news of her fiancé’s wedding on Weibo. Naturally, the bride wasn’t her. On that snowy night, she sent a message to the man who had been driven out by the Huo family and whom she hadn’t seen in ten years: Huo Jixing, will you marry me? On a clear morning after the snow had stopped, Huo Jixing took a red-eye flight from thousands of miles away and returned to Jiang Yexue’s side. The man hadn’t slept all night, and the redness in his eyes spoke of his deep longing. “This time, you’re not leaving.” 3. Jiang Yexue, once mocked as “nothing but a pretty face,” became a sensation. Paparazzi caught her going to dinner with her married ex-boyfriend, and vicious rumors and criticism erupted overnight. Not long after, Huo Jixing, now the most talked-about new power player among the wealthy, reposted the paparazzi’s Weibo post: “Someone acted up and got on my bad side. They invited me to dinner to apologize. I drank too much and called my wife to come pick me up. Is there a problem with that?” The gossip-loving public was stunned! Huo Jixing was the powerful man behind Jiang Yexue! They were secretly married! And the rumors that Huo Jixing was cleaning house within the Huo Group were true! In their mansion, Jiang Yexue frowned at Huo Jixing’s post. “How did he get on your bad side this time?” Huo Jixing wrapped his arms around her from behind and kissed her neck, feigning a sulk. “He looked at you for a couple of seconds too long today.” Back then, I gave up everything I had just to look at you a little longer. A female star and a rising power among the wealthy. A beauty tames a vicious dog, who willingly submits. Marriage first, love later / the second male lead takes the lead / he’s been secretly in love with her for years / entertainment industry setting / school-days flashbacks / mostly sweet, everyday moments between the leads Neither lead is exactly a good person. The male lead has no romantic past and is an exemplary graduate of the School of Proper Conduct. Theme: Love