Back Me Up

Complete | Next book: the age-gap romance Through the Begonias Blurb: Childhood friends | The second male lead gets the girl | Marriage before love Gentle, warm-hearted childhood friend and idealized first love x a carefree young master from Beijing's elite circle Synopsis: Su Mi's band tours across the country, but Han Zhou always uses his busy schedule as an excuse to break his promises. Their final date was set in Yancheng. Han Zhou did show up, but he was at an upscale restaurant across the street from the concert hall. A beautiful woman kept him company. They chatted and laughed, their manner unmistakably intimate. The snow fell heavily that day. Su Mi pulled off the necklace he'd given her. "Let's end this." Han Zhou assumed she was throwing a tantrum. "Calm down and think it over." But she never looked back. Her unrequited love, which had begun in middle school, ended just like that. Her youth was finally over. At the end of the road, a loose-fitting man's coat settled over her lightly clad shoulders. Su Mi looked up in surprise. A man leaned casually against a car door, his flirtatious eyes gazing at her nonchalantly. "Put it on. Don't catch a chill." - A few days later, Han Zhou called Su Mi and bluntly asked, "Have you come around?" But the voice that answered was a lazy, deep male voice, its tone tinged with amusement. "Come around to what?" Han Zhou immediately recognized the voice of that spoiled young heir. "Xie Xiaoyan?!" The man smiled faintly. "My wife is resting. Do not disturb her." Click. The call ended. - Ever since she was little, Su Mi had felt that she and Xie Xiaoyan were incompatible. A year into their marriage, he smiled and argued meaningfully, "Incompatible? Somehow, I think we fit together perfectly." At first, Su Mi thought their marriage was a mutually beneficial business arrangement. Until one day, she discovered his secret in the family photo album. Through all those years of wind and rain, every move had been made without regret. There had always been signs of love. "If our paths in life are destined to diverge, then I'll send you somewhere filled with light. Without hesitation, I'll love you until death do us part." I love you. Let the years bear witness. Coming soon: Through the Begonias Ji Zhentang first met Zhong Yubai at her boyfriend's birthday party. Everyone raised their glasses and drank together, while the man sat amid curling wisps of smoke, a cigarette between his lips and a faint smile on his face, quietly listening to the conversation. Her boyfriend leaned over to whisper a warning. "That's my third uncle. Don't mess with him. I can't afford to deal with the fallout." At that same birthday party, her boyfriend got drunk and humiliated her in front of everyone. After leaving the Zhong family home, she walked through the rain, looking utterly forlorn. Before long, an umbrella appeared over her head. Ji Zhentang looked back. The person who had followed her was the third uncle from earlier. The man smiled gently, his expression comforting. "Let me give you a ride." - By the time she saw her boyfriend again at a friend's gathering, he was her ex. Ji Zhentang heard him speak with unconcealed envy about his third uncle, Zhong Yubai, who had given his sweetheart a tea estate in Xishan, where every inch of land was worth a fortune. Everyone murmured, "Which woman could be so lucky?" Before the words had even left their mouths, someone walked in from outside. The room fell silent at once. Zhong Yubai didn't take issue with anyone. He simply walked straight over to Ji Zhentang and took her hand, explaining gently, "Xishan's feng shui is perfect for growing begonias. Since A-Zhen likes it, of course we can make it happen." "The flowers of Qingcheng, the misty rain of Nanyang. I've sailed a thousand seas for you, to tell you how deeply I love you." Theme: Building a healthy view of love