Winter's Mist Fades

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The first time Shen Qingyu met Duan Yujing was on a stormy night at the foot of a mountain.

Clutching the broken handle of her umbrella, Shen Qingyu walked alone through the mountains, looking utterly miserable.

Dark clouds loomed overhead, and the branches shook and howled as if wild beasts were hiding in the mountains.

Just as she was at a loss, a black luxury car stopped in front of her. The window slowly lowered, and the man's deep eyes settled on her through the curtain of rain, as if sizing her up.

The rain was heavy, and the man's voice gave nothing away.

Duan Yujing: "Your umbrella's broken. Get in, I'll give you a ride."

-

The Duan family had been powerful for generations. Duan Yujing was strikingly handsome and held a position of great stature. Everyone in their circle addressed him respectfully as Second Uncle.

While she was entangled with Duan Yujing, her friends warned her that men from old-money families were never simple. Yet Shen Qingyu was bewitched, falling deeper into the relationship.

Whenever people in their circle mentioned her, they always added a label: Second Uncle Duan's kept canary, a spineless woman.

Shen Qingyu knew there was no crossing the class divide between them, and that their feelings were only skin-deep.

She thought things with Duan Yujing would stay that way, until one day she overheard a conversation.

A friend brought up the latest news and asked curiously, "Second Uncle is getting engaged. What about the woman he keeps at home?"

The light and shadow were dim. The man's calm eyes remained unreadable as he scoffed. "A pet canary can't cause trouble. Keep her around."

Heartbroken, Shen Qingyu came to her senses, ended things with Duan Yujing, and escaped her cage.

-

Everyone in their circle thought the relationship had ended just like that. But while people were chatting about Shen Qingyu's life lately, they saw Duan Yujing, normally so composed and controlled, lose his composure.

After an auction, everyone began to leave.

In the empty backstage area, Duan Yujing, usually so proud and dignified, bent over and clutched the woman in his arms almost feverishly. His voice was hoarse. "I was wrong before. Don't leave me..."

Shen Qingyu's expression was indifferent. "Mr. Duan, we're over."

The man's eyes were bloodshot as he humbled himself. "Qingyu, please look back at me, all right?"

Shen Qingyu and Duan Yujing were like an unsolvable Mobius strip.

No matter where she ran, it would never end.

* A cool, elegant beauty from Jiangnan, an antique appraiser x a powerful man from Beijing's elite circles, six-year age gap

* The heroine has a boyfriend at the beginning, but they break up soon. The hero is somewhat forceful in pursuing her.

* The heroine and her ex-boyfriend never sleep together.

* Both leads are each other's first and only. Happy ending. A melodramatic rich-family romance.

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----Coming Soon----

No Moon, Huai Xu, a second-chance romance

Sunny girl x silent, brooding man

Years after their breakup, Song Yuxia ran into Qin Heng again on the day she was laid off.

It was raining hard that day. Song Yuxia walked down the street dejectedly, feeling that maybe this was all there was to life, when she unexpectedly met her ex-boyfriend Qin Heng at a corner.

They hadn't seen each other in years. The man was now a famous rising star in their circle, looking striking in a shirt and slacks as he stood tall in the rain.

His demeanor was the same as before, but more mature. The only difference was that the woman beneath his umbrella was someone else.

The misty rain blurred her view of everything around her. As if sensing something, the man in the distance suddenly turned his deep eyes in her direction.

A second later, he looked away. Qin Heng lowered his gaze and left with the elegant woman beneath his umbrella.

Song Yuxia gritted her teeth and pulled out her phone to complain to a friend: [Getting laid off was bad enough, but running into Qin Heng in the rain is even more humiliating!]

Friend: [Are you getting back together!? What are you waiting for? Go for it!]

Song Yuxia chickened out: [Things ended so badly back then. He'll kill me...]

-

Everyone at Jing University knew Qin Heng: handsome, taciturn, and top of his class, with a scholarship every year.

The boldest thing Song Yuxia had ever done was relentlessly pursue Qin Heng, then corner him in an empty place and kiss him by force.

The surroundings were dim, and their quickened breathing echoed beside their ears.

Qin Heng gazed at the girl's bright eyes, his Adam's apple bobbing. "Song Yuxia, don't mess with me."

Everyone believed Song Yuxia loved Qin Heng more. Then one day, Song Yuxia suddenly disappeared without a trace, leaving only a letter before leaving the country.

In the crowd, Qin Heng opened the envelope with an indifferent expression. After one glance, he casually tossed it into the trash.

Years later, at a gathering, Qin Heng cornered Song Yuxia in an empty place.

The cold wind stirred the bare branches outside the window. Behind the wall, their friends chatted and laughed.

He moved closer. The man rubbed his thumb against the edge of her ear and looked at the familiar clothes she wore beneath her own. His voice was low and hoarse. "You wore my clothes and left without even telling me."

"What did you take me for?"

Both leads are each other's first and only. One-on-one romance. Happy ending.

Neither of them dated anyone after the breakup. The heroine and the male lead are not involved with anyone in the blurb.

Core theme: Ignore society's judgment and become yourself.