When Snow Falls

A laid-back noblewoman who loves gossip vs. a cold, aloof general who keeps imagining things

#When Your Gossip Notebook Gets Mistaken for a Diary of Secret Love#

Yao Zhixue, daughter of Grand Tutor Yao, was elegant and refined, with unmatched beauty. She was widely known as the most beautiful woman in the capital.

Suitors flocked to her door, but her heart was as unyielding as stone, and nothing could move her.

Grand Tutor Yao watched her act as though she had seen through the world and could only sigh with worry.

At twenty-two, Wei Chi was handsome and composed, cool and dignified, a young general everyone admired.

Half the women in the capital were smitten with him, but he kept his distance from women and had no interest in romance.

One day, Yao Zhixue accidentally dropped the notebook she used for gossip.

Everyone saw the title page, which read "Notes on Wei Chi," and fell into thought. Then they suddenly understood.

Yao Zhixue: "No, wait, let me explain... argue my case... whatever."

Rumors soon spread throughout the capital: Yao Zhixue was madly in love with Wei Chi, would marry no one but him, and had wept herself into a near-death wish for his sake.

Yao Zhixue: "..."

Had the story gotten a little too ridiculous?

Her friend was beside himself with worry and urged Wei Chi to put an end to this troublesome romantic entanglement as soon as possible.

By the Bi Shui Lake, he said coldly, "You should give up on me."

Yao Zhixue nodded furiously. "I'll give up right away. Right away."

But why was he looking at her more and more strangely?

Later, Song Tingyuan returned to the capital to report for duty, hoping to rekindle his old romance with Yao Zhixue.

Before Yao Zhixue could refuse, Wei Chi appeared out of nowhere. "The world changes, and people change with it. Miss Yao is now devoted to me and will marry no one else. I advise you to give up as soon as possible."

Yao Zhixue: "?"

She awkwardly tried to escape, but at a corridor corner she ran straight into his arms. The man who was always so cold looked at her mournfully, accusing her with wounded eyes of leading him on and abandoning him.

Yao Zhixue protested her innocence. How could she have led him on when nothing had ever started?

But the man before her wouldn't let it go. His gaze was tender and clingy as he pleaded, "Then give me a chance, all right?"

[Bonus scene:]

Everyone noticed that General Wei, who had always disliked socializing, had become more personable after getting married. He even joined his colleagues for drinks after court.

After several rounds, everyone took turns pouring out their troubles.

Wei Chi listened silently to every word.

When it was over, he galloped home, bathed, and hurried straight to the bedroom.

Yao Zhixue lay on her side on the bed, her eyes sparkling with anticipation. "Husband, what gossip did you find out for me?"

With such a beautiful sight before him, Wei Chi was already losing control. He pounced on her like a hungry tiger.

"I'll tell you while we do it. The longer I talk, the longer we do it."

Her defenses fell, and the passion went on without end. Yao Zhixue regretted everything.

She decided she would never gossip again!

Content warnings:

1. Both leads have had no previous partners. The heroine had a brief, unrequited crush on the second male lead, and the hero will be extremely jealous. Don't read if that bothers you.

2. This is a fictional setting with many original details and no real-life models. Please don't scrutinize it for historical accuracy.

3. Please don't leave hateful comments. If it's not for you, see you in another book. Muah, muah, muah.

Next book: Becoming Siblings with My Ex-Husband

[An aloof beauty who goes mad for love vs. a parkour expert]

Lu Yi survived a devastating fire but lost her memory. In a daze, she was brought back to the imperial palace.

At the ceremony where she was named a princess, she met Chu Yue for the first time.

He was breathtakingly beautiful, standing tall and straight like a pine, as if he were an immortal from a painting.

But she couldn't shake the feeling that he looked at her with disgust.

When she was punished for failing to learn the rules, he sneered and mocked her.

When someone framed her and made her look foolish, he took the other person's side instead.

Even the birthday gift he gave her was nothing but an ugly stone worth not a single coin!

She couldn't understand why this brother, praised by everyone for his gentlemanly conduct, was always picking on her.

At the Flower Banquet, the empress chose a husband for Lu Yi, and the young noblemen all vied for her favor.

She stared at the top-ranked candidate and said shyly, "I will leave it to Mother to decide."

Beside her, Chu Yue's face grew terrifyingly cold.

In a dimly lit room, he pressed her step by step, his eyes dark with gloom. "Dear little sister, with me here, who else do you think you can marry?"

Lu Yi was stunned. "W-We are siblings!"

Chu Yue suddenly clamped a hand around her chin, his gaze sinister.

"Lu Yi, do you really remember nothing? We used to be husband and wife."

Her head throbbed painfully. As she watched him act like a madman, a memory came back to her in a daze:

She really had been married before.

And it seemed she was the one who had divorced him.

Content warnings:

1. Both leads have had no previous partners, physically and emotionally.

2. This is a fictional setting with no real-life models and many original details. Please don't scrutinize it for historical accuracy.

3. Of course, they aren't actually biological siblings. The heroine is a fake princess who was mistaken for someone else.

Theme: Love is fate