Yu Yu, Dawn and Dusk

"Do you know what's at the end of a rainbow?" "Gold?" The sunset mingled with the lingering smell of cigarettes. The girl laughed freely. "Elves!" . Ji Jiulan was one of the few gray people she had ever met. When she was sixteen and naive, she told him she liked him. Knowing it was bound to end in failure, she got just one response from him: "What a waste of time." Three years later, he appeared in her world again. At first, Yu Yu thought Ji Jiulan was a fierce man. But after her father went to prison, she learned that his kindness went deeper than the surface. He could turn a blind eye to Yu Yu's tears, but he would take ruthless revenge on whoever made her cry. [One] After three years apart, Ji Jiulan met Yu Yu again. He finally managed to invite her out for dessert. Yu Yu took a deep breath across the table. "Brother Ji, do you remember the love letter I gave you when I was sixteen?" "I remember." "Back then, I liked you so, so much." The fingers wrapped around Ji Jiulan's cutlery suddenly stiffened. Yu Yu had beautiful eyes. Her face was bare of makeup, and the light cast shadows from her long lashes, drawing people in without them realizing it. He didn't look at her. Turning his gaze elsewhere, he asked in a low voice, "Did you?" Yu Yu hurriedly added, "Brother Ji, don't worry. I don't like you at all anymore, so you don't have to be annoyed by me." [Two] "We're not the same?" Duan Ming snapped. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing mottled burn marks and whip scars on his arm. "How are we different? Your skin might be smooth, but inside you're just as rotten as I am." Those shocking scars could not have been made in a single day. "You're even more disgusting than me!" Duan Ming lowered his arm. "I've been at Ji Hong's side since I was eleven. That means I'm bound to you, yet you want to hand all the power over to someone else?" "Ji Jiulan, you're just going to give up? Have you forgotten those wounds, those humiliations, and what Ji Hong did to you?" He had gone from calling him "Young Master Ji" to "Mr. Ji." This was the first time he had called Ji Jiulan by his full name. "You're a man, yet they treated you like, " Ji Jiulan cut him off. "Have you ever seen the scenery?" He ignored Duan Ming's deliberate provocation and calmly continued: "I saw it, and after I did, I longed for it." [Three] The man smiled ingratiatingly and pointed at Yu Yu. "Brother Qin, this is the sworn sister I took in last time, hahaha." Qin Yue Zhe gave him a strange look. "You actually had the nerve to take her in as your sworn sister?" "What do you mean, Brother Qin?" "She's my sister-in-law. Show her some respect." A cool, calculating man carefully lays his plans, only to wind up in the rabbit's den, with every move swayed by the girl. ★ Six-year age gap, but they seem close in age ★ They gradually grow closer. The heroine saves the hero. She's a sunny, strong, and stubborn type. The hero wants to force her to love him, but can't bring himself to do it. ★ A slightly slow start, but things move quickly after a dozen or so chapters ★ Sweet, sweet, sweet Theme: Stay positive