A Gentle Thaw

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When asked what kind of man she'd accept, Dai Yueguang always replied, "As long as I like him." But over the years, she had rejected every man who wasn't Qin Youjian.

Six years ago, Dai Yueguang confessed to Qin Youjian, but he turned her down, saying, "Forget it. Dating is too much trouble."

Six years later, they met again. Displaced from home, Qin Youjian moved in with Dai Yueguang, and only then realized that she could give him the sense of security he'd been searching for all along.

Qin Youjian rejected marriage and kept his distance from women. The closer he got to Dai Yueguang, the more he realized that he was willing to change his habits and principles for her.

Later, he asked her, "Miss Dai, do you still like me?"

"I don't anymore. Dating is too much trouble," she replied, saying one thing and meaning another, because he'd said he didn't believe in marriage.

After waiting so long, they had finally met again.

He opened his heart and asked her to accept him, but she began to waver and retreat instead, because she realized that there was too great a divide between their worlds.

In the end,

for Dai Yueguang, liking someone meant that the only person she could ever like was still Qin Youjian;

for Qin Youjian, liking someone meant feeling at home with her and wanting to be by her side.

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Blurb:

Jiang Chishan, the Film Academy's campus beauty, had countless admirers, but in two years, no one had ever seen her accept anyone.

One weekend, not long after the start of her third year, many people saw her get into a luxury car outside the school gates.

The following week, rumors spread around campus that she was being kept as someone's mistress.

She said nothing. She posted a photo of her marriage certificate, blacking out the other person's photo and name,

with the caption, "I got into my dear darling's car."

Soon, her spouse was revealed,

and everyone was shocked to learn that the campus beauty had married the rumored number-one golden bachelor who never went near women.

Rumors soon went wild, and everyone said she had entered a fake marriage for career opportunities.

Jiang Chishan still said nothing. She posted a photo of herself and Qin Jiu swimming,

with the caption, "Everyday married life."

To set the record straight, they decided to hold a press conference.

At the conference, a reporter asked, "Why did you marry an unknown like Jiang Chishan?"

Qin Jiu replied, "Charity."

Later, at graduation, Qin Jiu sat in the audience while her classmates teased Jiang Chishan, now a rising star,

asking, "Why did you get married so early?"

The female lead replied, "Charity."

By graduation, their three-year contract marriage was about to expire.

Qin Jiu: "How about making charity a lifelong commitment?"

Female lead: "Well... I'll think about it and get back to you."

"What is there to think about? Do you know how many people want me?"

"Lots of people want me, too."

"I'm giving you one chance to take that back."

"..."

"One more chance..."

Theme: The right person won't pass you by.