A Letter Home on a Snowy Night

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#ForciblyClaimingHerPlace / MarriageFirstLoveLater / LongLaidPlans

Blurb 1:

Shen Mi and Zhou Yiheng grew up together and had been engaged for years.

But on the day of their engagement, an unexpected turn of events changed her betrothed to his older brother.

He held a high position and was the true head of the Zhou family: noble and carefree, yet utterly beyond reach.

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At first, Shen Mi thought he was upright and proper, restrained and courteous.

Even after buying their wedding rings, he went out of his way to return the old ring she had left behind. "Keep it safe."

Whenever her former fiancé accused him, she would defend him, disapprovingly saying, "He's a good man."

Unbeknownst to her, he was standing right behind her, silently witnessing it all. He only curled his lips into a smile.

Until he clasped her hand, stroking her wedding ring again and again, his palm hot and damp with sweat, and coaxed her by her ear: "Forget him. Just have me."

Blurb 2:

No one took their marriage seriously. Not long after the wedding, Zhou Yiheng came to see her, too.

She threw on a coat and went out to meet him.

The spirited young man she once knew looked utterly dejected. He tugged at his lips, his eyes bloodshot. "Can we start over?"

But the memory of how she had just coaxed Zhou Shulin in every possible way so she could come out to see him was still vivid and hot...

It seemed too late.

Blurb 3:

Shen Mi had been lost for many years and had never received much affection.

But when the fake heiress pushed her into a corner, leaving her nearly speechless, he stood by her side and declared each word with unwavering force: "Shen Mi will certainly live a better life than you."

He taught her, step by step, how to love and be loved.

No one knew

that when he returned to the country at that pivotal moment, he had already intended to steal her away from her wedding.

/Their marriage certificate fulfilled a wish he had cherished for half his life.

[Bonus Scene]

After his true nature was exposed, Zhou Shulin sent her message after message, but got no reply. Their marriage was on the verge of collapse.

He returned to the country overnight and waited outside for her response, letting the snow pile up on his shoulders.

Then, in the blink of an eye, he bent over beside the car, tucked a freshly made snow rose into the snow, then turned and strode inside, his clothes fluttering.

It was time to make it up to her.

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Later, while they were living apart,

Shen Mi received one letter after another from Beicheng.

The powerful, vigorous handwriting on each one read:

For Mrs. Zhou.

[Reading Tips]

1. One-on-one romance / Sweet and Clean / Happy Ending / Marriage first, love later; 5-year age gap

2. Reunion after a long separation, a long-planned bid to steal her away, a little romantic rivalry

3. An emotionally oblivious little prey × a serious-faced big bad wolf who sweet-talks her

2022.12.15, revised 2024.2.25

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The Rose in Her Hand

#AgeGap / PowerfulManBowsHisHead / ChasingHisWifeToTheCrematorium

Blurb:

Shu Qingwan and Rong Yin once had a relationship.

But she knew their differences were too great, and they could never have a future.

When rumors spread through their circle that his first love was returning to the country, she let go and left.

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After returning to the country, she became a hugely popular inheritor of traditional Chinese crafts. Then people discovered that she was the woman in the cheongsam video that had gone viral years ago.

With her graceful figure, jade-like bones and slender waist, Shu Qingwan's popularity soared overnight.

In an interview, when asked about her past romance, she didn't dodge the question. She simply smiled and said, "He taught me to let go of anger and obsession, and to recognize the beauty of our fated bond early."

He was there that day, hearing every word she said.

She had been by his side for many years.

But what he had taught her was to indulge in anger and obsession, to give in to deep desire.

Blurb 2:

After returning to the Lin family, her parents felt they owed her so much that they cherished her like a precious treasure.

They watched their son go from one relationship to another while their daughter stayed single, so they specially arranged a blind date for her.

Anyone who passed her parents' scrutiny was sure to be an outstanding match.

She thought there was no harm in giving a relationship a try.

But just as she made up her mind, Rong Yin suddenly appeared and said, "Long time no see."

The man was noble and aloof, yet his presence was overwhelming. He interrupted their date, revealing all his forceful possessiveness and desire to claim her.

*The rose he had tended with his own hands could only bloom for him.

[Bonus Scene]

Rong Yin was famous for his icy restraint and celibate ways. He had a villa deep in the mountains where he would often stay for months at a time. All his friends knew about it.

But then rumors suddenly started that there was more to that mountain villa than met the eye.

He wasn't going there to cultivate himself at all. He was hiding the woman he loved there!

The rumors grew more and more widespread, and his friends grew increasingly curious. At last, they decided to investigate while he was unprepared.

Their plan went smoothly, and they all managed to sneak in.

But they never expected their nighttime raid to uncover not some first love, but someone who had disappeared for days for reasons unknown

Seeing a woman gather up her skirt and run barefoot downstairs, someone exclaimed in shock, "Qingwan?!"

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Rong Yin had seen her when she loved him most.

He had also heard her say, when she no longer loved him, "Mr. Rong, I will have to get married someday."

"I saw a blaze rising from a lonely mountain."

Later,

she became the one who loved him unconditionally.

[Reading Guide]

1. One-on-one romance / Sweet and Clean / Happy Ending / 5-year age gap / Mild coercion

2. Powerful man from the capital × alluring cheongsam beauty; fake celibate × temptress

3. Includes a real-versus-fake heiress plot

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The Green Tea Childhood Friend Makes Her Move

#ChildhoodFriendsAndArchRivals / MarriageFirstLoveLater

Blurb 1:

When Li Si'er announced she was going to marry Shen Shiyan, everyone was stunned.

Everyone knew they had been at odds since childhood. What on earth were they getting married for?

And after the wedding, they were exactly as everyone had expected

Their arguments were earth-shattering.

Li Si'er: "Keep arguing and I'll tear up our marriage certificate!"

Shen Shiyan: "Go ahead. Let's see how you'll get divorced after you tear it up."

Li Si'er: ...

She silently put the marriage certificate away.

Shen Shiyan: ?

Blurb 2:

Every book has a childhood friend who, for one reason or another, never ends up with the heroine and becomes the second male lead readers love so much it drives them crazy.

Shen Shiyan felt his story was starting to look a lot like that.

But he realized in time that with someone like her, he needed to use green tea tactics and take a gentle approach.

When Li Si'er was pursuing Ji Shuli, the words he always said changed from "Did you get your head caught in a door?"

to

"I'll always be your fallback."

"If he treats you badly, I can take you away at any time."

"I don't need anything in return. I just want you to be happy."

Tsk, he slipped into green tea mode without even realizing it.

Li Si'er was so touched that she got all confused and ended up marrying him.

After the marriage certificate was theirs,

ha,

someone showed his true colors :)

Blurb 3:

After they married, Li Si'er kept feeling that she had rushed into it. Her brows furrowed delicately as all kinds of thoughts crowded into her mind.

Li Si'er propped her chin on her hand and looked at him. "Shen Shiyan, I don't think we're right for each other."

He studied the contract in his hands without looking up. "The couture outfit you liked yesterday, the diamond at the auction, and what else? Oh, that shortfall in your funds, I'll cover it."

Her eyes lit up again and again, bright as the stars.

His long fingers tapped the documents at an unhurried pace. "So, what do you say now?"

Li Si'er twisted awkwardly, reluctantly changing her mind. "We're truly a match made in heaven."

/

Li Si'er thought the best thing she had ever done in her life was to suddenly feel the urge to look back one day.

And then

she saw Shen Shiyan.

[I've watched you from behind for years. At last, you turned around and looked at me.]

Reading Guide:

Sweet and Clean, Happy Ending

Theme: Growing step by step, gradually blossoming