[Blurb written on September 18, 2023, at 9:58; screenshot saved]
In late autumn, at the start of winter, Li Jia decided on her 22nd birthday to secretly marry Song Wenyu, whom she had met only twice.
They first met in London, England, where she was an exchange student for a year. At her graduation ceremony, she caught a fleeting glimpse of Song Wenyu seated on the stage.
The second time they met was to register their marriage. He didn't know her and had only seen her in videos and photos.
“Are you Miss Li? I'm Song Wenyu.”
It was only an arrangement between their families. There was responsibility, but no feelings. They were just putting on an act.
After the wedding came nearly half a year of no contact.
Li Jia only heard from others that he had no ties keeping him in China, and that his overseas assignment had been extended at his own request.
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One time, Li Jia was drinking with friends at a bar. As the alcohol went to her head, a friend patted her on the shoulder and exclaimed, “Hey, isn't that Song Wenyu? Young Master Song really is one of a kind.”
Li Jia turned to look. “I don't know him.”
Later, after the gathering broke up, someone started trouble at the bar and the whole group was blocked in. Then they saw Young Master Song, the cool and distant gentleman who always sat high above them, reach out to Li Jia in front of everyone. “Miss Li, shall we get acquainted?”
“...”
The next time she came home, Song Wenyu was sitting on the sofa. He looked up at Li Jia and asked in a rather plaintive tone, “Lili, aren't you going to say a word to me?”
[If love has two seasons, then for you, winter was my beginning, and spring was when I fell.]
Marriage first, love later / strangers to each other / the hero falls first
Scheming and cool-hearted x cultural relic restorer
Theme: Happiness comes from working hard.
