Wintering

Chen Diandian went back to her hometown for the New Year. With heavy snow blanketing the roads, she ran into her childhood sweetheart, whom she hadn't seen in years.

At the time, he was a postgraduate student at Yida University, and his family's business was thriving. People who wanted to curry favor with him had even come asking her for help.

She was a mess, had just lost her job, and had no one here but herself. She didn't even know why she'd come back, so naturally she didn't want to go over and make a fool of herself.

But then, of all times, they crossed paths.

Her uncle happened to be passing by and invited Chen Diandian into his luxury car, offering her a ride.

Sitting in the back, she heard her enthusiastic uncle joke from the front passenger seat: "Diandian, why aren't you two talking? I remember you used to play together all the time as kids. After you went to different high schools, you stopped coming around."

Chen Diandian was stunned for a moment, then smiled shyly. "We met different people in high school. Ang had lots of friends and didn't really pay attention to me anymore."

A cool, crisp voice came from the driver's seat. He turned his head slightly. "No. You were the one who stopped paying attention to me."

Chen Diandian looked up and, through the rearview mirror, unexpectedly met his dark eyes.

-

Chen Diandian never expected to cross paths again with someone as dazzling as him. After all these years, they were no longer part of the same world.

Later, on one occasion, Chen Diandian couldn't refuse the offer and took Qi Ang's car home.

The car pulled over to the side of the road. She opened the door and discovered it was locked.

The car fell silent.

Qi Ang lifted his eyes and looked her way, his voice cool and distant. "What do you think of me?"

Chen Diandian didn't understand. "What?"

"You want to get married, don't you? What about me?"

The next day, they got married on a whim.

After the wedding, Chen Diandian didn't think her life would change much.

It was a marriage of convenience, each getting what they wanted. To avoid being mistaken for someone after his money, she kept a meticulous account of everything between them, so there'd be no property disputes if they divorced later.

That was, until Qi Ang gave her a De Beers blue diamond worth tens of millions as an anniversary gift, and she had no way to give him anything of comparable value.

As soon as she opened her phone, she saw a WeChat message Qi Ang had sent two minutes earlier.

[Chat with me first thing in the morning, at noon, and in the evening. Add this to the marriage agreement. Thanks.]

Chen Diandian: "..."

She began to realize that something wasn't quite right.

-

Breathing Makes the Decision

The year Ku Ling turned twenty-five, his mother introduced him to a potential date.

She started a WeChat group and said the other person had a steady job and was sweet and quiet, then told them to arrange a meeting when they had time.

During a break from a meeting, Ku Ling opened her profile picture.

Then he stared at her name and finally remembered who she was.

They'd been in the same class for all three years of high school, and even went to the same university. Their advisors had offices in the same building.

She kept to herself and barely spoke. When someone pursued her, she was so scared she nearly cried. He'd offered her a tissue.

Two or three years had passed, and he was genuinely curious to see what she was like now.

-

The blind date went nowhere, but by a stroke of coincidence, Ren Shu and Ku Ling maintained a secret relationship for a whole year.

The difference was that this relationship was out of harmony in every respect from the very beginning.

Ku Ling stood by the bed, his tall shadow looming over her, his voice softening.

"Ren Shu, how about one turn each?"

Ren Shu's eyes were still red, and her voice was low and muffled. "What?"

He said, "Positions."

She and Ku

Investment bank asset manager x pastry chef

Cool, dominant type x honest and inflexible

#Folks from the countryside call this dating x

That's all for now.

The female lead has a tendency to cry uncontrollably.

Other content warnings will be added when the story opens.

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