From ancient times to the present (Republican-era China to modern times)
A sunny, proud modern-day extra x a gentle yet flirtatious dance queen from the Republican era
Chen Nianzhen x Jiang Wanyi
In her fourth year working as an extra,
Chen Nianzhen met a woman in the old house her grandmother had left behind.
Sheer curtains, the faint glow of candlelight,
a deserted street in the dead of night, a lonely two-story house,
the woman wore a fitted qipao with double piping and a single-button front, its curves alluring. Through its undone silver floral buttons, a pale pink slip showed against the lush green dampness by the wall.
They spent a tender, wine-soaked night together.
The next day, the woman vanished.
Chen Nianzhen thought she had had a sensual spring dream.
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A few days later, the woman in the qipao actually came looking for her.
It happened to be midsummer, and a downpour soaked her to the skin. Chen Nianzhen's heart softened, and she really did let her into the house.
"Jiang Wanyi. Born in the eleventh year of the Republic of China," the woman said in the room.
Chen Nianzhen didn't believe in transmigration,
but as their life together grew chaotic and hilarious,
she scrambled to keep up and had no choice but to believe it. "You really came from the Republican era?"
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Her life ended in summer, and began because of her in summer.
Moonlight poured down, turning the ground silver-white.
A delicate silk flower fell quietly beside the wooden bed.
She held her close, a touch of tenderness in her eyes,
then kissed the corner of her eye, breathing softly. "Your eyes are the ones I saw in my dream."
"You are the dream I have had for ten years, and the only thing I will cherish in this life.
Even if time turns upside down and the world plays cruel tricks, I still want to hold your hand and walk with you to the end of our lives."
One-on-one, happy ending, both leads have no prior partners
Blurb published on: [2023.10.11]
Theme: People can never be defeated by time
