Old Snow Is Hard to Melt

It's a real honor to open this book. The author is a very sincere, warm, emotional and delicate person. From every chapter the author has something to say, he doesn't write it casually, to the long farewell essay at the finale, which makes people get closer to Qiu Yiran and Li Chunfeng, and can also feel the author's care and love for crafting this book. The beginning of the story is absurd - stones were thrown into Qiu Yiran's car window. But in such a funny opening, the author quickly clarified the situation of the two heroines: Qiu Yiran, a great photographer who became famous at a young age, and Li Chunfeng, a broken and decadent model in Paris, who met and fell into each other like fate. On the seventeenth hour after they met, they registered their marriage and became legally married. At first, I thought this encounter was just a superficial love at first sight, and true love should slowly grow in the subsequent day-to-day interactions. It wasn't until I saw the finale, the proposal and kiss on the Bridge of Annecy, that I suddenly understood that their souls might have already begun to get closer to each other when they first met. Qiu Qiu said that she is a bit superficial, but not that superficial. The first time she saw Xiao Li, she couldn't contain her heartbeat and saw the fire in his eyes. That is the vitality that belongs to Xiao Li, as fiery as magma, beautiful, proud, and endless. Although the first meeting between the two people was not as romantic as an idol drama, those coincidental views, similar preferences, and even the tacit understanding that made Qiu Yiran think that he had finally met someone who understood him were all Xiao Li's echo and coaxing, and it was a perfect script carefully crafted for her. That's weird. Xiao Li, you hide it really well. You've known Ian for a long, long time. Your subconscious attention is hidden under your own pride. But the heartbeat doesn't lie. You would hear "I'm sorry" on the street and turn around to observe. You would recognize Ian at a glance and discover that this person who was rumored to be dazzling, proud, and unattainable is actually cute, a little stupid, not proud, and even too peaceful. Everything is different from the Ian that others know. This is yours, the one and only Ian who was first discovered by you. Xiao Li, when you were 22 years old when you were most confused and embarrassed, you finally admitted that Paris did not belong to you, and finally decided to let go of your unwilling courage and initial arrogance, and prepare to return to China. Ian was not like an angel, but more like a parent who suddenly came to you. She tells you that her house is expensive and can make you live more comfortably. Can you stay and conquer Paris? Most importantly, she believes in you. At this moment, will you feel that although you are always overly pessimistic, you are so lucky to bet your only optimism on such a wonderful person? Paris doesn't seem so fuzzy anymore. The process of falling in love is actually very short and does not require anything unforgettable. This kind of love happens between two people who are already attracted to each other, and everything falls into place. Li Chunfeng still adheres to his principles and integrity, and avoids using Ian's resources and connections out of pure love for Ian; while Ian is considerate of his lover and carefully maintains the balance between the two, trusting her unconditionally and trying his best to help her. You young lovers really shouldn't love each other too much… Everything at that time seemed like a sea surface covered with melting sunshine, with sparkling waves and happiness refracted in every point of light. Then, the blue sea turned into waves and a storm suddenly arose. An inexplicable phone call, an advance appointment with Aurora, Qiu Yiran's beautiful twenty-sixth birthday gift, Li Chunfeng who had just received an olive branch from the company, and a car accident that caught him off guard and took away everything. Qiu Yiran suddenly fell into the dust. Not only the mutilated body, but also the pride of being despised and belittled, the insurmountable psychological barrier, and the huge guilt and pressure caused by the pain of the lover. Li Chunfeng also lost many opportunities. The overwhelming regret weighed on her, causing her to grow up quickly after the car accident and began to take care of Ian like a parent. Her strong desire for possession and protection, as well as her hatred and anger towards herself, made her hold on to this love tighter and tighter. The author spends a lot of space writing about the changes and struggles of the two people, and it is precisely because of this that their separation later seemed so inevitable. Because they both love each other so much. Qiu Qiu left not only because she lost confidence in the future, but also because she didn't know whether she could continue to believe in their love. She was even more afraid of seeing Xiao Li feeling guilty and in pain because of herself. And Xiao Liming, who has no time to take care of himself, still wants to sacrifice himself to catch Qiu Qiu and the love that seems to be slowly wearing away. They separated not because they didn't love each other, but because they loved each other too much. Qiu Qiu seems selfish and proud; Xiao Li is too addicted and stubborn. They are both protecting each other in their own way, and they both hope that the other can live a good life, but they are also deciding what is good for the other. So, separation seemed to be the only option. And this is probably the saddest part of this love. After the separation, it was the most painful three years. Xiaoqiu fell to the bottom. Her pain is often written lightly in the text, but it penetrates into people's hearts little by little. Loneliness, helplessness, confusion, despair. She seemed to be sinking at the bottom of the sea. She was used to the darkness there, but she had to surface again and again to take a big breath. In three years, one person survived. I lost my aunt, my lover, and my favorite photography. One person does surgery, another does rehabilitation and physical therapy, and the other goes to a remote city and becomes a taxi driver. Just to prevent myself from feeling sorry for myself, just to force myself to continue living. But she didn't really get better. She put on a thicker and thicker mask for herself, working as an ordinary driver in a small town day after day, living a numb and cold life, and her soul seemed to fade little by little. Here I completely sympathize with Xiao Li's anger and pain. I feel so heartbroken. Even more unable to accept such a life than Qiu Qiu himself. Such a beautiful and warm person, like a tough plant, kind, sincere, proud and determined. How could such a good person end up with only such a life? So I kind of blame the author for why he gave Qiu Qiu such an arrangement, why she lost everything, and why she was still tortured to survive. In my opinion, no happy ending is worthy of her wandering life. In the past three years, did Qiu Qiu really have no depression and regret? Did he really not think about the end? But I understand Qiu Qiu a little bit. I have also experienced serious physical injuries, and I know that pain and the impact of reality are sometimes not things that can be overcome by just "buck up". And Qiu Qiu still accepted the incomplete self. Because she still has her own pride, and she still has a light that will not be completely extinguished. I think it is precisely because of this that I feel sad for her and understand her choice at the same time. Until the first stone hit the window. She welcomes her most precious passenger. At this point, we can start the real text. At first, I thought Xiao Li really had a mixture of love and hate, and even hate was greater than love. It took 9,267 kilometers, two transfers, and then a high-speed train to get to the fake Paris. Whether it is expectation or fear, hatred or love along the way, I am afraid that even Li Wuhui himself cannot tell clearly. After she found Qiu Yiran, she made time to visit her almost every month. The stones she threw into the car seemed not just to break Qiu Qiu's life. In every stone there is yearning, unwillingness to be left behind, heartache for Qiu Yiran's current life, and love that she dare not admit. In fact, it is love. She didn't want Qiu Qiu to turn back into the old Ian. She wanted to pull Qiu Qiu out of the past, break the cover she had put on herself, and let her face the world again. Then, the real highlight of the story begins. A road trip from Mangshi to Paris in preparation for a divorce started without warning on New Year's Day under Li Wuhui's coercion and inducement. Qiu Qiu has always been such a good person. Even though she had no hope for herself, even though she didn't want to leave the dark lair on her own initiative, and even though she knew why Li Wuhui did all this, she still agreed. Because she also hoped that Li Wuhui could get out of the car accident. She hoped that Li Wuhui would stop punishing herself and stop blaming herself. As for herself, she never cared about it, as if it was rotten and decayed, it didn't matter. I couldn't help but wonder, did she really not give up on herself and be depressed at this time? Did this kind of devotion that was close to sacrificing herself really not have the slightest thought of making her life end more wonderfully? I am in so much pain, Qiu Qiu is in so much pain, and I feel so desperate and unwilling for Qiu Qiu. But these two little pitiful people. We obviously love each other so much that we only hope for the best for the other person, but yet we are both stuck in the obsession of only doing the best for the other person. A lot has happened and a lot has been experienced on this trip. They said a lot of things that were against their will and a lot of things that were true to their hearts; they met wonderful people and experienced unexpected accidents and irreversible regrets; they had their share of embarrassments and also their moments of beauty. But no matter what happens, they are together. Solve things together and face accidents together; even if we give up, we continue to move forward with each other's persistence. The author writes really well! The mentality of the two people keeps changing during the journey, and the roles are exchanged again and again. The person who used to lift up the other person begins to need to be lifted up; the person who was once protected also begins to have the ability to protect another person. Their truest and most vulnerable sides are slowly revealed along the way. It was here that I began to realize that what they didn't really solve three years ago actually still exists three years later. The pain hasn't gone away, the guilt hasn't gone away, the fear hasn't gone away. So can they really reconcile? Every time I take advantage of the author's invisible knife, I will silently exit the novel, click on the copy, and see the bright HE, then I can breathe a sigh of relief and continue reading. I originally thought that the author would let them untie their knots bit by bit during this journey between Asia and Europe, fall in love with each other again, and finally arrive in Paris and have a happy ending. However! The author told me that this is not a story where love can solve everything. Love is not a magic spell that erases past pain with one click. It's not like they fall in love with each other again and can immediately go back to three years ago. They are two scarred people who have relearned how to love, how to receive love, and how to allow themselves to be loved on a long journey. This is what moved me the most after seeing it. It's not that love suddenly healed them, but that they finally had the courage to love again. Love is really a great thing. A love that ended hastily without a formal opening, three years of unspeakable hardship and suffering, a love that sacrificed oneself, and a hatred that did not allow one to love oneself. But in the end, they were able to trust and support each other unconditionally, and were more willing to support each other. I really can't sum up the changes in this journey in a few understatements. Because that is a kind of courage. A kind of courage to break the boat, a kind of courage to stop escaping, a kind of courage to love more maturely and tolerantly. Finally, they can love each other honestly and without reservation. So this is not a story about discovering that you are still in love and getting back together regardless of everything. But Qiu Yiran was willing to muster up the courage, unwilling to disappoint his lover, and decided to give it another try. It was also Li Wuhui who was willing to compromise, learn to let go, and learn to trust his lover's own choices. There is no story about picking up a camera because of love and immediately returning to the top. Qiu Yiran was just willing to give it a try. Just like that time outside the bar, that sincere, panic-stricken, but urgent and firm confession. In the face of love, give it a try. And the love that Xiao Li has always been able to show has also changed in the past three years. When we parted ways in the beginning, we put down all our pride to stay with you, as long as you are alive. Later, after going through twists and turns, we finally talked to each other honestly. Even if we were separated for a short time, we were still reluctant and painful. From "as long as you are alive" to "as long as you are safe". I want you to be safe, I want you to be free, I want you to be yourself. The author used a lot of metaphors and foreshadowing along the way, and also interspersed many god-level call backs. It was completely a show of skill. Although the abuse made me heartbroken, and Qiu Qiu made me feel unhappy for a long time, it was my luck to eat such a delicious meal!! Starting from the title of the book "Old Snow Difficult to Melt", snow is like an independent image that has always existed between Qiu Qiu and Xiao Li. It was the snow in Paris when we first met, and it was also the snow that would cover all traces when we parted; it was Qiu Qiu's eyes, and it was also the relationship between them that never really melted. From Xiao Li's perspective, Qiu Qiu also has all kinds of weird metaphors: hermit crabs, mushrooms, spring bamboo shoots, witches, bears, and that idiot Qiu Yiran. Xiao Li is wildfire, kelp, dragonfly, and the bad guy Li Chunfeng. These images do not simply appear once and end, but echo again and again in subsequent stories, and finally regain their original meaning. So every call back is very touching. A hug can be shorter than parting and longer than falling in love. It can also be longer than in the past and shorter than now. It was a dragonfly with half of its wings damaged, and a dragonfly that was confused and couldn't find its direction. He is a parent who dotes on his lover and gives her all the confidence. He is also a child who temporarily ran away from home because of uncertainty and fear. They once loved each other in their own way, and finally learned to love each other in the way that the other person really needed. The wounds left three years ago still exist, the physical disabilities still exist, and the guilt, fear, and loss will not disappear out of thin air, but they can finally move forward with these things. At the end of the story, Li Chunfeng and Qiu Yiran lived happily together. This is the ending that will never change. The author's writing style is superb, and although the book is quite long, it doesn't feel protracted at all. Every emotion has its own landing point. As the story develops, people will inevitably be moved by this relationship and fall in love with these two lovely, sincere people who always have warmth and light in their bodies. In Paris, it is the romance and fantasy of the City of Lights, the Paris of 22-year-old Li Chunfeng, and the Paris of 24-year-old Qiu Yiran. In Mangcheng, it was Qiu Yiran who reacted slowly and closed himself off, and Li Wuhui who gritted his teeth and loved to talk sarcastically. Traveling in Asia and Europe is about the unimaginable bet in Xi'an, meeting the warm and happy Wangwang snow cake in Kazakhstan, Li Wuhui driving desperately to the hospital under the heavy snow in Russia, Qiu Yiran creating the exclusive aurora for his wife in the dark night, the journey finally becoming smoother but not so happy for them, and the insincere words and unspoken reluctance on the day before the divorce in Paris. These scenes become part of their love in the end. And this trip is not only meaningful to them. As a reader, I also want to start a self-driving taxi trip immediately after reading it, hahaha. I'm always at a loss for words. This book is so good that without reading it yourself, it is difficult to truly understand the detailed emotions in it. As a reader who can't stand the slow pace and doesn't like entanglement, I couldn't bear to end it. This is also the first time I've read a Lily road novel, but I think it will probably become my TOP 1 road novel. Thank you to the author for his delicate writing style and rich and full emotions, thank you for working hard day and night, thank you for the existence of this book, and thank you for meeting Qiu Yiran and Li Chunfeng. After the story ended, I seemed to have a little more hope and encouragement for the future, and I was ready to study hard! Qiu Qiu, it's okay! Xiao Li, amazing!

In a word, amazing. I think it will be difficult for me to encounter such an article again in my life. Even if I read it three times, I will still cry from the first chapter to the last chapter. I have also seen other sour or more "sadistic" works, and there have been moments when my heart was so painful that my heart twitched. But I still feel that this is the T0 level work I have encountered in my life. The following are all from my personal perspective. (Warm reminder: Contains personal over-interpretation) In my opinion, this is really a realistic piece of work. This is not a simple story of getting back together after finding out that you still love each other after meeting again. Qiu Yiran has extremely low self-esteem, is extremely sensitive and proud, and now it seems that the saddest thing is that she had her own pride. From a strong person respected and admired by thousands of people, overnight she became a weak person who was recognized by society as needing sympathy. At the same time, she was deprived of her ability to love the world and life. She became disabled as a human being and lost her value as a powerful photographer. Li Chunfeng, on the other hand, has changed from a weak person who needs help to stay in Paris to a strong person who takes care of others on his own. Of course, this does not mean that accidents are good for Li Chunfeng, nor does it mean that Li Chunfeng is very relaxed. No one who has read the work can say this. But from an objective point of view, the relationship between the two people has changed from Qiu Yiran's downwardly compatible character to Li Chunfeng's downwardly compatible character. From top to bottom and from bottom to top, they are two lines destined to go in opposite directions, so their difference is inevitable. Does it mean that Qiu Yiran has to go from top to bottom? Doesn't Qiu Yiran have the ability to work from bottom to top? Of course, whether it was undergoing surgery, getting a disabled driver's license, or even finally working as a bookstore clerk in Paris, for Qiu Yiran who experienced the accident, it was actually a process from bottom to top, which showed that she had this ability. But not to mention Qiu Yiran's own pride, in my opinion the more important issue is that this is not an ordinary accident. In Li Chunfeng's eyes, this is an accident caused by her, and Qiu Yiran also knows that Li Chunfeng will think so. So, no matter whether Qiu Yiran picks up the camera again or not, there will be no good results. In Qiu Yiran's eyes, becoming disabled because of this accident was enough to make Li Chunfeng feel guilty. What if he told her that I didn't want to do it or that I could no longer be a photographer? It was obvious that Li Chunfeng would only fall into greater guilt. And Qiu Yiran will feel guilty when she sees Li Chunfeng like this, because she doesn't think that Li Chunfeng caused the accident at all. She said that they are all victims, which shows that Qiu Yiran has always thought so, so she will also feel guilty and powerless because Li Chunfeng feels guilty. Similarly, if Qiu Yiran follows the advice of the meeting and uses his identity as an "inspirational disabled photographer" to become a "traffic" photographer, wouldn't that remind Li Chunfeng of this accident all the time? Therefore, a vicious cycle of "guilt" will inevitably form between them. This is like a concept I heard before, "antipodal point." The antipodal point means taking your current position as the origin and drawing a straight line deep into the ground through the center of the earth to the other end of the earth. That position is called the "antipodal point", which is the place on the earth that is farthest from your current position. At that time, Qiu Yiran and Li Chunfeng seemed to be standing at the point of "love", and "separation" was their opposite point. And this accident was like a force majeure, making it impossible for them to continue to stay at the point of "love", but no matter how they struggled, whether they took a step forward, a step back, a step to the left or a step to the right, they would only be closer to separation and further away from falling in love. Next is the biggest main line and focus of this work-the journey of divorce. In my opinion, this is really the greatest breakthrough point. According to the conventional and common-sense formula of reunion novels, it will only be a road to resurgence that is stalked and carefully planned by one party wearing the cover of a divorce journey. But in this work, even though the starting point of this journey is love, even though Qiu Yiran and Li Chunfeng still love each other and hope that the other can be freed from the painful past after the journey, they really hope to be "separated" from the beginning of this journey. This is the goal they want to achieve most. This can be seen from the three chapters of the agreement before the journey, Li Chunfeng's request for help from a psychiatrist, Qiu Yiran's regular emails, etc. And the reason why I think this is great is because I mentioned the antipodal point just now. This journey of divorce seems to me like they will no longer struggle with how to maintain the "love" point in the painful force majeure, but will join hands in the opposite direction to reach the "separation" point, which is the antipodal point of "love." From the moment of divorce, it is also the beginning of their "separation". No matter which direction they go, they will be further away from separation and closer to love. As for who is the first to set his sights forward and decide to start over. In fact, in my eyes, it is Qiu Yiran. Everyone felt that it was Li Chunfeng who took the lead and led Qiu Yiran out, so Li Chunfeng was the first to start over. "Li Wuhui" I think Qiu Yiran decided to start over when he took down this name. It's just that she needs time and space to heal, so there will be regular emails from Qiu Yiran "Please use all your strength to return to her.". But Qiu Yiran couldn't do this with Li Chunfeng at the time, whether in Paris or not. At that time, as long as she stayed with Li Chunfeng, her tolerance, concession, caution and guilt would become a vicious cycle, not to mention that she would have to keep looking at her pride that was shattered on the ground. So I actually like the name Li Wuhui very much. There is no spring breeze, don't look back, look forward and start over.

I cried many times while reading this article. Thank you.

In my own diary, I actually write about each other, and with the perfect tacit understanding, this is how much I love [Orange Candy].

It's so beautiful and awesome. The child of God is writing. The author's writing is beautiful and exciting. It's pure brilliance. I brought Jinjiang back and registered an account again to buy a supplementary ticket. I was wrong. I shouldn't have watched it on Quark first. Good kids, don't learn from me. My previous account thought I would never watch Jinjiang again, so I canceled it. While I was reading it, I kept switching songs in my mind. It was also when I read this article that I discovered that I could play songs (?) In my head. The songs were very suitable for each chapter. The songs could only repeat the tunes that I particularly liked, such as "Flow Flush", "Going to Paris Alone" and "al". Ive", "A Million Possibilities" and "Excuse me, where is the time now?", I recommend listening to these songs (I don't know how I managed to play the songs in my head, the suggestion here is to use music software to listen), a perfect sour article, great writing!

I am very grateful to the author for writing this book. I am very grateful to me for meeting them.

Mysteries This is my favorite lily.

😭 😭 The teacher's writing is so good. I still haven't recovered. Every time I think about the memories in the middle part and the chapters where Chunfeng re-grips the steering wheel and takes Xiaoqiu to the hospital, I want to cry 😭 The ending is so happy.

😭 😭 The teacher's writing is so good. I still haven't recovered. Every time I think about the memories in the middle part and the chapters where Chunfeng re-grips the steering wheel and takes Xiaoqiu to the hospital, I want to cry 😭 The ending is so happy.

😭 😭 The teacher's writing is so good. I still haven't recovered. Every time I think about the memories in the middle part and the chapters where Chunfeng re-grips the steering wheel and takes Xiaoqiu to the hospital, I want to cry 😭 The ending is so happy.