He Came from the Depths of Winter [Redemption]

(Complete || Exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City) Nine years ago, Tong Yan had a childhood sweetheart who lived next door. He was gentle and handsome, came from a wealthy family, and was the perfect "other people's child" her parents always talked about. Nine years later, Tong Yan has a gloomy deskmate. He's cold and distant, violent and eccentric, the kind of "problem student" everyone finds hard to approach. As it happens, they're the same person. At seventeen, Shen Si falls from the pinnacle of being a "martial arts prodigy" into an abyss. No one looks after him, and he has no friends. He thinks he'll keep sinking into the abyss of fate, but an audacious girl opens a crack of light for him. "I once hated this world, but as long as you're in it, I can keep loving it forever." He returns to the arena for her. After two years away, he makes a legendary comeback! A strong, beautiful, tragic boy alone on an island × a gentle little fairy Reader's Guide: 1. Childhood sweethearts and mostly set at school, with a little martial arts competition. At heart, this is a sweet story about healing. 2. Some competition rules and details are made up for the story. Please don't overanalyze them. 3. The characters aren't based on real people. Please don't associate them with anyone in real life. 4. Romance is the main focus! Romance is the main focus! Romance is the main focus! Original title: Thorn. Thanks to world wushu champion Zhao Shi Dada for providing martial arts guidance for this story. Please add my upcoming stories to your collection: Modern Romance, The Little Mute (Old-School Style): At first, Huo Zheng treats Lin Zhiyan as a bargaining chip in a bet and a way to amuse himself while taking revenge. After all, a deaf-mute girl can't hear cutting remarks or speak up when she's wronged. She's quiet and easy to deal with. Until one day, Huo Zheng takes things too far. When he rushes back from a party in his suit, he sees his home collapsing in a raging fire. Someone beside him tells him nervously, "I'm sorry, Young Master Huo. The fire department got several emergency calls, but there was no sound on the line, so they thought someone was playing a prank..." Huo Zheng laughs, tears streaming down his face, then turns and rushes into the flames. For the first time in his life, he regrets so deeply that Lin Zhiyan is a little mute! Classic angsty romance with a groveling chase! Mad-dog illegitimate son × gentle little mute. The heroine is deaf. She'll regain her hearing with the help of technology later on, and learn to speak. (2021/8/28 Synopsis to be added.) Historical Romance, Saving the Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Boy: In her previous life, Yu Lingshu, the daughter of a convicted official, was forced to marry the frail and ruthless Seventh Prince, who had only recently been acknowledged by the imperial family, in order to save her relatives. The Seventh Prince, Ning Yin, is the illegitimate child of the old emperor's one-night fling. His childhood was difficult, and he is frail and sickly, yet born with a twisted mind, cold and ruthless. During the time they were married in name only, what Yu Lingshu feared most was seeing him wipe the fresh blood from his hands and say, "Lingshu, come here." Yu Lingshu thinks she probably died young because he brought her bad luck. When she is reborn at thirteen, her father has not yet been convicted, and Ning Yin is not yet the lofty Seventh Prince. He's just a poor boy whose mother has recently died. Yu Lingshu can hardly stop herself from laughing with her hands on her hips. She gathers a group of guards, finds Ning Yin living on the streets, and plans to beat him up anonymously to get revenge on her hated spouse from her past life. But when she rushes to the scene, she sees the frail boy curled up as a group of people beat him. His clothes are ragged, muddy water mingles with blood and trickles down, and one of his legs has been broken... In a flash of impulse, she goes from planning to beat him up to rescuing him. From then on, a silent, handsome boy follows her around and refuses to leave. Yu Lingshu has no choice but to ask her father to adopt the poor boy, and she works hard to raise him into a healthy, upright young man. But as she teaches him, things start to take a strange turn. Years ago, the refined, frail, destitute boy stood beneath a pear tree and said to Yu Lingshu, "I have nothing now, so all I can offer is myself." Years later, the tall, handsome, elegant young man stands beneath the same pear tree and says to Yu Lingshu, "I have everything now, but I still want to offer myself to you." A healing little sweetheart × a dangerously beautiful man (Screenshot saved on 2020.8.9; revised on 2021.5.16.) Theme: Martial arts competition, love, and dreams