[Crime Investigation]
Couple: Upright, composed criminal investigation captain and gentle, mysterious gallery owner
(Xu Enqin and Cheng Baoyi)
Blurb:
The spring her father died in custody, Xu Enqin met Cheng Baoyi at an art gallery called "Eden."
Outside, the rain dampened the air. Inside, Bach's piano music played. Though she was a suspect, Cheng Baoyi showed no sign of panic. She even began explaining Christian doctrine to the police.
Complicated, dangerous, and hard to read.
That was Xu Enqin's first impression of Cheng Baoyi.
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As they came into contact more often, Xu Enqin discovered that Cheng Baoyi was indeed dangerous, just as she'd suspected. She had concealed the truth from the police and told an enormous lie.
What Xu Enqin hadn't expected was that the truth hidden behind that lie had something to do with her.
One day, Xu Enqin asked her to paint a portrait of a suspect for the police.
Cheng Baoyi smiled, handed the photo back, and shook her head. "I never paint portraits."
Much later, Xu Enqin returned to the gallery and unexpectedly found a picture of herself from nine years ago beneath a black canvas.
Delicate, tender brushstrokes captured the most vivid and radiant years of her life. At last, Xu Enqin remembered the memories she'd left forgotten in a corner...
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During the most helpless and agonizing rainy season of Cheng Baoyi's life, she met two people who would change everything: a police officer who saved her life, and Xu Enqin.
Then came another rainy season.
The rainy night was damp, the rain lingering.
The two of them nestled together on the narrow bed in Eden's attic.
Xu Enqin asked, "Was he the first person you trusted?"
Tenderness glimmered in Cheng Baoyi's eyes. She couldn't tear her gaze away from Xu Enqin. After a long silence, she said, "No. You were."
"Sometimes a moment comes along that changes the course of your life, like a light suddenly switching on in a city at night.
To me, you are the first ray of dawn in this city of dusk."
One-on-one romance, both leads have no past lovers, happy ending.
[Blurb posted on 2024.8.31]
Theme: Sometimes it takes a lie to tell the truth.
