Idealist vs. old-fashioned gentleman
This winter in Beicheng seemed colder than in previous years.
Xu Qiuyin was being urged to go on another blind date. Since she'd used too many excuses before, this time she could only agree to go.
Fortunately, after they met, the conversation fell silent, and they had nothing to say to each other.
They probably weren't interested in each other, and parted ways as soon as dinner was over.
On the way back, Gu Linyan politely invited her to see a movie the next day.
Xu Qiuyin pulled out her frozen hands and brushed him off with a few words. "Sorry, I'm busy."
Gu Linyan didn't reply.
Xu Qiuyin soon forgot about the blind date, too.
A few days later, while Xu Qiuyin was having dinner with friends, a message suddenly came in.
Gu Linyan: "It's been three days. Are you done with your work?"
Xu Qiuyin: ?
Gu Linyan: "We agreed to see a movie."
Xu Qiuyin: ??
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After getting married, they were both busy with work and rarely spoke in their daily lives.
It wasn't until work arrangements forced her to move into the apartment where he lived that they shared a home. To avoid trouble, they kept their belongings strictly separate, behaving with such polite formality that they hardly seemed like a married couple.
Xu Qiuyin hadn't expected much from the marriage, but she hadn't thought about getting divorced, either.
She carefully kept her distance, treating him with polite courtesy. Yet he repeatedly crossed the line, acting without the slightest reserve.
On their wedding anniversary, it was another snowy night.
Xu Qiuyin couldn't help asking him, "Why were you standing so close to me during the day?"
The mist of the winter night wrapped around them, gentle as his voice.
"I'm pursuing you. Isn't it obvious?"
"..."
Xu Qiuyin had always been puzzled by one thing.
He had seemed rather cold when they first met, so when did he start liking her?
When she cautiously asked him, she expected the answer to be dinner on her birthday or a rainy night spent working overtime.
After a long pause, he said softly, "The first time I saw you."
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Theme: His tender love fills the emptiness in her life
