Summer Blossoms, Autumn Butterflies

Jade Bracelet in Summer

Yao Ye could not understand why his sister had let him go.

Yu Huan said, “His heart is no longer steadfast. Keeping him here against his will would be pointless, so I might as well let him have what he wants.”

If they are meant to be together, they will surely find their way back to each other.

But Yu Huan knew the truth: that man was the tribulation of her life. Fire was in his fate, and he would always bring her misfortune. Sooner or later, she would lose her life because of him.

“No, that’s not true,” Yao Ye said, shaking his head. Brother Hua Chun once told me that people in love should be together. Don’t give them up for someone else. Don’t back down. Don’t make others weep over sacrifices made for your sake.

Butterflies Sway in Autumn

Every time she ran ahead, he chased after her. She was like a nimble butterfly, always out of his reach, impossible to catch.

He said, “You look so beautiful when you smile.”

She said, “Miss looks even more beautiful when she smiles.”

He said, “But you won’t take me to meet her.”

She said, “Because you can never catch up with me.”

He laughed. “That’s because you’re like a butterfly. You can fly, and I can’t catch you.”

She laughed too, but there was sadness in her smile. “Do you know that a butterfly’s lifespan is at most a year? Once it emerges from its chrysalis, it has only seven days to live. Such a beautiful creature, yet it can stay in this world for only seven brief days.”

[The Four Great Families series]

The story of Gao Xueyi and Ye Ling →

The story of Xia Pengyu and Tang Zhi →

A few things to note

1. The two stories can be read separately or together.

2. This is a romance with very little love, but it is connected to the other two stories in the series.

3. ~~o(>_