A Night of Terrifying Snow

On the night a blizzard struck, the He family of the capital threw a lavish birthday banquet. It was meant to be a celebration, but rumors had been circulating that a certain young heiress would be brought home.

The heiress everyone was talking about stood them all up that very night.

Quite the nerve.

At the airport, Gu Xiling was being firmly blocked by He Zhilan's people.

A young man in a crisp black coat walked toward her through the crowd. His smile was carefree and insolent, his manner lazy and defiant. "Miss Gu, long time no see."

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Gu Xiling hated every member of the He family, including He Zhilan.

But no one expected two people with such clashing temperaments, headed in opposite directions, to end up together.

To outsiders, He Zhilan was vicious and unruly, using the He family's influence to act with such reckless abandon that nobody dared rein him in. He was the most spoiled rich kid in the capital's elite circles.

But later, standing beside the Gu family's heiress, He Zhilan was gentle, courteous, and perfectly proper, as if he had become a different person.

Everyone figured the young master of the He family had fallen hard.

They never expected He Zhilan to be the one who called it quits first. Afterward, he carried on as carefree as ever, spending money without restraint.

When asked about it, he gave a scornful laugh. "Do I need her that badly?"

But the more nonchalant he acted, the more wretched he looked.

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Years later, as an adult, He Zhilan successfully took control of the corporation. He was cold-blooded, aloof, and overbearing, yet seemed to take revenge by flaunting himself in the pleasure quarters, pursuing nothing but profit and never speaking of love again.

Just when everyone thought no one could shake He Zhilan, Gu Xiling came back.

He Zhilan, always so composed and self-controlled, did exactly what one might expect when he ran into her: he pretended to be indifferent, but still held on until his emotions finally broke through.

In the chaos of their confrontation, He Zhilan held the woman in his trembling arms. His voice shook as he gritted out the question, hoarse and low: "Gu Xiling, who taught you to be so heartless?"

The woman closed her eyes, and tears fell.

Then she felt the dampness on her shoulder, hot enough to sear its way into her heart.

At last, he choked back a sob and gave in. "Lingling, I don't like it."

I don't like being punished like this.

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Another love story was destined to unfold, hidden in a blizzard on a night of startling revelations.

Spring Light in a Snowy Night

A cool-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside female director x a hard-hearted, steel-willed boxer

Two years ago, a piece of news rocked the film industry:

Renowned female director Li Sheng had fallen in love with an unknown boxer, L. For love, she fled her arranged marriage to the eldest son of the Lu family, one of the capital's elite, causing relations between the Li and Lu families to collapse.

Li Sheng was then forced to leave the country and never returned.

Meanwhile, L continued to appear in a mask, with sharp, cold eyes and increasingly ruthless blows. Eventually, he shed his anonymity and became an international athlete who won the Grand Slam year after year.

But he never had anything to do with Li Sheng again.

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Netizens speculated that perhaps theirs was simply a romance without an ending.

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Then, one day, the news was everywhere: after his final match, L had announced his retirement.

The next time he appeared in public, L's social media account had suddenly been verified with a new identity, along with an official endorsement from the Lu Group.

L had been the eldest son of the Lu family all along: Lu Tingxi.

Hold fast to your dreams amid reality. If the world doesn't love you, I will.

Theme: On the road to finding true love, we become better versions of ourselves.