Hearing the Summer

[Cool and gentle x a little dark]

The day she unexpectedly runs into Liang Yu while he's out on a date.

The air outside the window shimmers with heat.

Lin Tingxia comes home, furious that even though he knows she's crossed the line, he still pretends nothing is wrong. Wearing a cool, revealing nightdress, she sits on his bed, then leans close to his ear under his angry gaze.

Softly, she tears away the last nearly transparent layer between them: "You already figured it out. I like you."

"...Big brother."

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Liang Yu prides himself on being rational and dislikes anyone, man or woman, who loses themselves in love and acts on a whim.

Many years later, Lin Tingxia earns her doctorate and stays on at the university. In class, she's surrounded by a group of restless male students. He remains impassive, but when he gets home and puts their daughter to bed, he holds her and complains that she doesn't love him enough.

#Love roiling beneath a calm sea#

△ The leads are unrelated by blood | 10-year age gap | She pursues him

△ The heroine falls first, and the hero resists. He falls later, but once he does, there's no turning back

△ The romance takes place when they're both adults, and the guardianship has ended

Theme: Cherish the beautiful moments right in front of you.