When the Winter Snow Melts

The male lead's older brother has a related story, She Once Envied the Wind. Feel free to check it out and add it to your favorites~

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Tang Xin first met Shen Yuan in a Jinbei van with a shabby interior. She caught a fleeting glimpse of his hands, never knowing at the time that those hands would one day rest on the small of her back.

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On the day the second son of the Shen family of Jinbei was supposed to get engaged, he disappeared. No one knew that he had assumed a false identity in a small town and fallen for the girl next door.

They celebrated their happiness with nighttime strolls, sharing the sweetest part of a watermelon and watching the sunrise from a mountaintop together.

At the Mid-Autumn lantern festival, they gazed tenderly at each other amid a sea of lights.

They both pretended not to notice the turbulent feelings behind that paper-thin barrier between them.

Until one night, when the person Tang Xin used to have a crush on confessed to her in public. Later, during a game, Shen Yuan laid down his cards. In the dim, uncertain light, he looked straight at Tang Xin and said he would accept the consequences of losing the bet. Then he kissed her without hesitation. The girl fumbled and knocked over the fruit wine in her glass, soaking her skirt. The wine made her feel a little light-headed.

The noise in the private room was deafening. He leaned close and asked in a low voice,

"I don't want to wait anymore. I want it to be today."

"Choose one of us: him or me."

Tang Xin fled in a panic.

Bonus Scene:

Back then, Shen Yuan had made up a story about having weak lungs and coming to the town to recuperate. Little did he know that it would later become Tang Xin's favorite thing to tease him about.

On a quiet, rainy night far from the bustle, rain pattered outside the gondola as the two sat inside a giant Ferris wheel. Shen Yuan looked at the girl's flushed face and teased, "So, which one of us has weak lungs?"

* One-on-one, happy ending, slow burn, younger man, mutual healing

* The female lead has her own storyline, with a little angst

* The male lead had gender identity disorder as a child.

* The story mostly takes place in a small town at first, so you could also call it a small-town romance

Coming Soon:

After being reborn, Zhu Sui has two priorities:

First, stay away from her deadbeat gambler of a father.

Second, find the murderer who killed Chen Ji.

She had been in love with Chen Ji for nearly ten years, but his body was found in an abandoned factory, and his killer had never been caught.

But getting close to the top student in her grade is no easy task. To spend time with him, Zhu Sui fusses over him and takes care of his every need. Just as she finally gets the brilliant student wavering, a friend asks her during a casual chat, "If you like Chen Ji, why not just tell him?"

Zhu Sui earnestly denies it. "Don't be ridiculous. I don't like him."

Chen Ji, who accidentally overhears them around the corner: Hah, woman. You've really mastered the art of playing hard to get.

One day later, Chen Ji gets drunk. In the dim light, he pulls Zhu Sui into his arms and buries his face against her neck, asking pitifully, "You don't like me?"

In a dimly lit bar, Zhu Sui gently strokes the boy's soft hair and quietly replies, "I want to protect you."

Fate gave me another chance. I'll spend the rest of my life protecting you.

Bonus Scene

Chen Ji confessed after graduation. The moment the lights went out, he quickly leaned over and kissed the person beside him. Then he grabbed the girl's hand and stammered, "That was my first kiss... You have to take responsibility."

Zhu Sui grinned mischievously in the dark. "A kiss on the cheek doesn't count as a first kiss. Why not kiss me somewhere else?"

That night, Chen Ji's ears turned bright red. Beneath the rustling shadows of the trees, he asked her, "Does this count?"

Zhu Sui licked her bitten lip and smiled. "It does. I'll take responsibility."

They spent several years together, but the year Chen Ji was about to make it big, they broke up.

The day they parted, Chen Ji watched her pack and said with difficulty, "You don't have to move out. I'll go."

The dog they had raised together waited at the door all night after Chen Ji moved out.

Later, amid flowers, applause, and bright lights, Chen Ji performed before a sold-out crowd of a hundred thousand. After singing his final song, he said to the audience, "I met someone in 2014. Back then I had nothing. Now I want to give her everything I have. Zhu Sui, will you marry me?"

# Chen Ji doesn't know that there's no next life waiting for him after this one. He only knows how lucky he is to have met someone who holds him close to her heart.

# Without her, how could I have made it through those years of obscurity?

* One-on-one, happy ending, top student puppy boyfriend x reborn girl who boldly pursues him

* The entertainment industry isn't a major focus

* If flirting doesn't work, just keep at it. He'll come around eventually

Theme: There is no absolute darkness in this world. The sky will always brighten.