A beautiful volunteer in Hoh Xil x a former soldier who became a wealthy CEO
A high-quality runaway bride x a thousand-mile pursuit x sweet romance
Blurb:
To escape a business marriage, Jin Xia ran away, all the way to Hoh Xil, 2,600 kilometers from the capital.
The place had scarce supplies and poor transportation, and the altitude sickness gave her splitting headaches. She was a bona fide rich heiress, a pampered princess who had never endured hardship like this.
Everyone thought Jin Xia wouldn't last long before packing her bags and sneaking back to the capital in the middle of the night. But when they checked the trending topics, they found her instead.
#Most Beautiful Volunteer A Healing Beauty Spotted in Hoh Xil Trending
No one knew that Jin Xia had originally planned to pack up and leave. But when she saw how the rescue station had once raised its own funds to fight poachers, she made up her mind to stay and become a volunteer.
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Gu Shiyu was a well-known rising star in the capital's business world. Ruthless and decisive, he had claimed half the capital's market in just a few years. Even the old hands treated him with respect.
The only drawback was his aloof temperament. No woman had ever been seen at his side, and rumors even claimed that Gu Shiyu was attracted to men. Then a business marriage put those rumors to rest, only for the bride to run away.
The day Gu Shiyu found Jin Xia, everyone held their breath for her.
“The good life of the Jin heiress is over, isn't it?”
“She's in the hands of that living King of Hell. How could this end well?”
Some people had another story to tell.
“That's not what happened...”
“President Gu went a thousand miles to pursue his wife. He's already joined his fiancée as a volunteer!”
While everyone was arguing, Gu Shiyu posted a photo of Jin Xia's left hand. The diamond on her ring finger sparkled brilliantly.
“She protects the animals. I protect her.”
Snow-covered mountains stretch endlessly, and vast deserts lie barren.
Gu Shiyu had served in the army in Golmud for five years. After retiring due to an injury, he went into business. When he was seventeen and unconscious in the vast Kunlun Mountains, an off-road jeep passing by had saved his life.
Ten years ago, the driver's young daughter had asked him innocently, “Big Brother Soldier, can I marry you when I grow up?”
Ten years later, he drove all the way west to the rescue station, rolled down his window, and said, “Hello, fiancée.”
“Even a bonfire can burn beneath the Pacific, someone at the edge of the world can hear you sing. My gaze flows like a river, keeping you company as we go to Hoh Xil to see the sea.”
“On my barren land, you are the last rose.”
The male lead is seven years older than the female lead.
Weibo archive: June 8, 2022
The last two lines:
The first is adapted from Da Bing's Accompany Me to Hoh Xil to See the Sea.
The second is from poet Pablo Neruda's Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair.
A story close to my heart. I've been lucky enough to visit Hoh Xil, and I'll write it with care.
Theme: Respect nature.
