When He Arrived, Frost Blanketed the Ground

# This is my first novel, and my writing may be lacking. It may have some cringeworthy parts, so read at your own risk.

[Arrogant, scheming man] vs. [Beautiful on the outside, rough-and-tumble on the inside]

Just back in Nanjia City after finishing an outdoor photography job, Gu Wan immediately clashed with Chen Fengmian, the top restoration expert who had just joined her uncle's research institute.

He had a face that, even by the most exacting standards, was flawless, the finest she'd ever seen.

But the eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses seemed to see right through everything.

His skin was as cold as ice, and even the way he looked at her was strange.

Hoping to turn hostility into friendship, Gu Wan showed up at his door late at night with a bottle of liquor. Drunk and making a scene, she treated him like a walking refrigerator.

"Mmm, he's cold-tempered, and his body is even colder. Who says he's not a cold-blooded animal!"

The man could only laugh helplessly as he looked down at the reckless woman in his arms in the moonlight.

If she knew who he was, would she still dare to throw herself at him like this?

Later, when she offered him her whole heart and stumbled after him, all she got in return was a casual apology.

That summer night, the wind was as cold as midwinter.

It wasn't until she unexpectedly saw him revert to his true form after falling ill that she discovered something straight out of a fairy tale: he wasn't human.

Long-sealed memories burst open in an instant.

It turned out their so-called first meeting was a reunion after a long separation.

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Long afterward, she learned why he had come and why he had left.

But she didn't know that after six hundred years of gazing toward the light, she was the one true light in his heart.

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Theme: Born in the dark depths of the abyss, yet yearning for a handful of bright, blazing fire.