Snow Falling on the Mountain Pines

◎ Beijing social circle big shot X minor celebrity / college student / architect | 10-year age gap | The powerful one lowers his head | Spans many years, with a growing heroine ◎ Wolf and rabbit / raising her / rekindled romance When Zhong Li first got together with Rong Ling, she only knew that he came from an illustrious family. She had no idea just how illustrious. Until one day at his place, she was looking through a Spring Festival Gala guest list and said excitedly, "These people, these are all my idols." They were all either award-winning actors or top-tier stars. He casually scrolled through the page on his iPad, glanced over the list, and said offhandedly, "Pick a few. I'll have them come act alongside you." The celebrities who shone so brightly in the public eye were nothing special to him. One phone call was all it took to summon them, and they'd come whenever he called. Before she got together with Rong Ling, Zhong Li was a minor celebrity, abandoned by her ex-boyfriend and belittled and suppressed by others. After she got together with him, her career went smoothly. There was no opportunity she couldn't get, and whenever she attended an event, people in the know and industry bigwigs made way for her. But she wasn't happy at all. She had always known the gulf between them, even though he doted on her, protected her, and said he liked her. He was a renowned entrepreneur with deep connections in Beijing's elite circles. To people in his world, she was just an actress. One cold winter night, she cupped her cheeks and jokingly asked if he would marry her. It was only a joke. She had always known it was impossible. But he hesitated, his handsome face indistinct in the shadows. She was grateful for his hesitation in that moment. At least he had never intended to deceive her. Later, he was to enter a marriage arranged for family interests. She told him, "Let's leave it at this. We can part on good terms and stay friends." He gave a cold laugh. "I don't stay friends with ex-girlfriends." Then he drove away. That day, heavy snow fell over Beijing. Zhong Li gave a self-mocking smile, her heart desolate. - They met again four years later. She had completed her studies and was about to marry. He was wealthy and powerful, rising ever higher, no longer subject to anyone else's control. She had finally learned to let go, but he simply wouldn't leave her alone. One stormy night not long after, She huddled trembling in a dark corner. "What will it take for you to leave me alone? Mr. Rong, someone like you and someone like me... I'm not worthy. Please, have mercy." On the sofa nearby, Rong Ling sat quietly with his eyes lowered. For a long time, he said nothing. He could vaguely recall that when they were together, she would wait at the courtyard gate whenever he returned from a business trip, watching eagerly for him. The moment she saw him, she would rush over like a little koala and throw her arms around him, holding him tight. Back then, he was her faith. She worshipped and loved him without reservation. Now she had left him behind, leaving him alone in the past. [Young lovers, strangers when they meet again] ★ The aloof and powerful one X the white moonlight: no misunderstanding. They broke up under family pressure. Years later, the heroine decides to move on, and the hero loses control and goes mad ★ Not a sweet romance. Love and hate intertwined, with equal parts sweetness and angst. A wolfish hero and a painfully intense push and pull ★ Both leads are each other's first and only, happy ending, with occasional melodramatic twists ★ This story has many plot points foreshadowed across chapters. Don't read a few chapters and take things out of context to distort the plot. Neither lead is perfect, so don't insist on reading it only to come in and rant. Any insults will rebound on you ★ See the author's note in Chapter One for specific content warnings. Please don't read if you can't accept this setup Theme: Discovering the beauty of human kindness.