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Blurb:

Another winter arrived, and snow fell in torrents.

A new photographer joined the team, Lin Xuqing. She was beautiful, tall and slender, with an ethereal style to her photos and a serious, devoted attitude toward work.

Her only flaw was that she could be a little stubborn, and she and the team leader, Jiang Min, didn't get along.

At the team's year-end dinner, Jiang Min had had a low fever for most of the day and was still dizzy. She waved Lin Xuqing over. "Sit here."

Lin Xuqing glanced at her and didn't move.

A colleague had to usher Lin Xuqing over, laughing as they tried to smooth things over. "Xiao Lin must have had too much to drink."

"Her?" Jiang Min shook her head with a smile, leaning against her shoulder. "She's my creditor."

The colleagues tensed, afraid Lin Xuqing might lose her temper and shove Jiang Min away.

Lin Xuqing lowered her eyes and pressed her lips together.

No one knew about the hot sweat in her palm or her racing heartbeat.

No one knew that Jiang Min had once been her benefactor.

They had only one photograph together.

Its edges had yellowed, and the resolution was so low their faces were blurry.

On the back, someone had written: How wonderful it is to be alive in a world with you.

"So many sleepless nights. Emotions rising and falling, longing too difficult to confess, heartache too bitter to put into words.

Deep in my heart, I felt the storm and tidal wave unleashed by a butterfly. Every breaking wave carried her name."

Note:

1. Strong, tsundere older woman x sharp-tongued, restrained younger woman. 36 x 29.

2. The blurb is from the younger woman's perspective, while most of the main story is from the older woman's perspective. Older woman is the bottom.

3. Over 300,000 characters in total. I'll post a notice if updates stop.

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A sharp-tongued young lady and her frail, helpless wife

Blurb One:

At twenty-six, Yun Jiashi was assigned a marriage alliance by her family.

She went to break off the engagement alone, without telling her parents.

When she arrived at the agreed meeting place, a woman sat in a wheelchair, looking worn and pale. She said gently, "Miss Yun, I'm sorry. I know I'm not good enough for you."

Looking at her haggard face, Yun Jiashi sighed. "Forget it. We'll each live our own lives."

Unexpectedly, on the first night they lived together,

Xie Shuyin tugged at her sleeve. "I'm sorry. My legs don't work well. Could you carry me to bed?"

"You're such a handful," Yun Jiashi said, scooping the gentle, slender woman into her arms.

Xie Shuyin looped her arms around her neck and looked at her reddening ears, her breath sweet as an orchid. "Thank you, Jiashi."

Blurb Two:

It had taken Yun Jiashi a long time to get used to her new wife's clinginess.

She wanted company at meals, hand-holding on walks, and a hug to sleep. What a pain...

Then one day,

Xie Shuyin wasn't home, and Yun Jiashi was preparing a birthday present for her when she uncovered a stack of postcards.

"I said my head hurt, and she stayed up all night. Her eyes were red from exhaustion. Poor thing."

"I ignored her messages, and she sulked all day. I smiled at her and she cheered right up."

"A handy knife. Just the thing for getting rid of those annoying people."

Yun Jiashi didn't sleep a wink that night.

When Xie Shuyin came home, she saw Yun Jiashi sitting in the living room, her expression icy. She panicked for no apparent reason. "Jiashi?"

Yun Jiashi looked at her coldly. "Divorce."

Theme: You, too, are shining.