Stealing a Secret Crush

In 2029, Lin Wanxia, a jade-carving artisan from the Lin family, and her wife, Lu Zhaoyin, have spent six harmonious years together and raised an adorable five-year-old daughter.

Just as Lin Wanxia thinks her family will go on loving one another forever, her wife suddenly vanishes.

Lin Wanxia immediately reports her missing, but never expects someone from the Comprehensive Public Services Office to come to her door in person and tell her that her wife isn't missing: she has transmigrated to the past.

"What year did she go back to?"

"Ms. Lin, your wife went back six years, to 2023."

"...Will she come back?"

"Ms. Lin, here's the situation. Your partner has traveled to the past, and our readings indicate that her emotions may undergo significant changes. This could affect her marriage to you."

"To protect your legal marriage, we're offering you the chance to accompany her on her journey to the past. Whether you can preserve your marriage as it is now will be up to you."

Lin Wanxia thinks of Lu Zhaoyin's secret crush, and her heart sinks.

Lu Zhaoyin, regarded as a goddess by countless people, comes from a scholarly family. She is refined and learned, as bright as the moon in the heavens. If Lin Wanxia hadn't resorted to underhanded tactics back then, Lu Zhaoyin would never have chosen her.

"What if I fail?"

"Then, unfortunately... we'll provide you with a certain amount of financial compensation."

"..."

To find the wife who should be hers, Lin Wanxia embarks on a journey through time and returns to six years ago.

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Afraid her wife will change her mind, Lin Wanxia once again resorts to dishonest tactics to steal her wife's crush away.

As she agonizes over her decision, she suddenly realizes that her wife seemed to treat her differently even six years ago.

Was that love letter really written by Lu Zhaoyin to her crush?

If love means stumbling through thorns in the dark and climbing over brambles to earn a rose, she'd gladly do it all over again.

[Reader's Guide]

1. Jade-carving artisan X refined, learned young lady from a scholarly family

2. Both leads are each other's only partners

3. Sweet romance

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