Early Spring Haze

Huo Yuwen, the young master of the Huo family, is exceptionally graceful, reserved, and aloof, a man at the very top of Jiangcheng's social pyramid. Rumor has it he has a childhood friend he loves but cannot have. The day she went abroad, the young master was heartbroken, and before long he casually picked someone up and married her. On the day they registered their marriage, Qu Ying looked at Huo Yuwen's face, cold enough to freeze someone to death, and thought that just having a handsome man like him around the house would be a joy. She asked, “How far do we take this act?” Huo Yuwen glanced at her, his expression unreadable, but said nothing. That night, Qu Ying moved into his private estate. Unexpectedly, she moved out just a few days later. They met again at the launch meeting for a joint project. Qu Ying stood onstage speaking with confidence, her gray suit barely containing her striking beauty. She had cut her long hair to shoulder length, and her hands were bare of jewelry. After the meeting, he waited where she would have to pass on her way out. He watched her approach, give him a faint smile and nod, then leave alongside a colleague. The colleague asked curiously, “You know him?” She replied, “Mr. Huo from Wenyuan.” As distant as could be. Later, he heard she was giving a public lecture at T University. He set his work aside and arrived early. When he saw someone who had come to meet her confess his feelings, he could no longer hold back. He stepped forward, took her along, and didn't stop until he had her cornered in his car, his gaze dark and the corners of his eyes faintly red. “Don't say yes to him, okay?” - They lived apart after getting married. Huo Yuwen was deeply resentful about it but didn't dare complain too much, so he played up his misery until he persuaded her to keep living as a married couple who barely saw each other for a little longer. Once they returned from their business trips, they would move in together. Qu Ying returned from her trip first. The man who had promised to come back the following day rolled his suitcase up to her door and rang the bell at 11:59 p.m. Suppressing a laugh, she opened the door and held out a hand to stop him. “It's the middle of the night, and we're alone together. Mr. Huo, don't you think it's inappropriate to knock on my door at this hour?” He raised his arm. The hands of his watch had just reached midnight. “It's the next day now.” Qu Ying: “...For a woman living alone, the next day starts at dawn. I'm not accepting visitors today.” Before she had finished speaking, he pulled her inside. A dim ceiling light cast a warm glow over the entrance and her neckline. He looked down at her with a smile, ready to argue. “Do you usually open the door for other people dressed like that?” Qu Ying hurriedly covered herself with one hand, the corners of her eyes lifting with irresistible charm. “Haven't you heard that a gentleman shouldn't look at what he shouldn't see, Mr. Huo?” The man who had been called Mr. Huo time and again wasn't offended. He moved closer and lowered his voice. “Mrs. Huo, we're not in the kind of relationship where I have to look away.” - A landslide marked a turning point in Qu Ying's life. She saw with her own eyes how fragile and insignificant humanity was in the face of nature, and changed her field of study. But as the years passed, she forgot that she had also saved a boy that day. Time went by, and the gears of fate quietly fell into place. She was lucky. That boy became her husband years later. When they needed a hint, he said to her, “Guess why I founded Wenyuan.” So their first encounter didn't just change her. It changed him, too. She later forgot all about it, but thankfully, he didn't. He kept this most precious memory locked in a safe, and gave it to her as a gift. Flirtatious temptress x clingy, jealous heir Reading Guide: 1. A sweet post-marriage romance. Both are each other's first and only partner. The male lead has no feelings for his childhood friend. 2. A touch of groveling after chasing the wife. 3. Fun identity reveals. 4. The male lead is slow to understand his feelings. At first he's proper and innocent; later he learns to banter, flirt, dote, and read the room. 5. 80% anti-theft. Next book: The Winter Prelude Second-chance romance | Opens in the city | Chasing his wife while raising a child The eldest Huo son, Huo Yuheng, comes from a powerful family and is cold and indifferent. He's turned down countless heiresses, but unexpectedly, he ends up raising someone else's child. The child belongs to the ex-girlfriend who abruptly dumped him four years ago. At a kindergarten family sports day, little Li You takes Huo Yuheng and earnestly introduces him to his best friend. “This is my number three dad. He can do fifty push-ups with Mommy on his back!” His friend cries, “Wow!” then asks in confusion, “Why is he your number three dad?” Li You replies, “My biological dad and my number two dad couldn't come, so I brought number three!” His friend nods admiringly. “You're amazing. You have three dads!” Then he turns to Li Dong. “And you're amazing too, Auntie!” Finally, he sighs. “I only have one dad.” “My mommy is the best!” Li You says proudly, puffing out his little chest. He pats his friend's shoulder to comfort him. “Having one dad is great too!” He doesn't need to be like Li You, learning at such a young age how to treat everyone equally. Nearby, Huo Yuheng glances down at the mark on the side of Li Dong's neck that she hasn't covered. Leaning close to her ear, he asks, “Do those two know we're living together?” Huo Yuheng's life has two colors: the pale gray of winter after Li Dong left, and the vivid, dazzling colors of Li Dong herself. Wildlife conservationist x head of a research institute Theme: Walking forward hand in hand