My Antique Shop Owner Is a Master Flirt

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Also titled Rising Higher and Higher

White Rose x Red Rose | Genius archaeology professor x mysterious antique shop owner

1.

Xi Zhenzhen is the best in the archaeology department at Jing University.

With refined features and an air of bookish restraint, she has pored over ancient texts for a thousand years, yet cannot unravel the love tribulation named Xing Baishang.

Xing Baishang is the "witch" from deep in the hutongs.

Her dazzling beauty outshines the dust of antiquity, and her skill at identifying and appraising antiques is unmatched.

Then she leaves with the firm declaration that "academia and romance must remain separate."

2.

On a snowy, freezing night during a study trip to Pizhen,

Xi Zhenzhen runs into a dazzling woman leaning beneath the corridor. Snow gathers in her hair; she is alluring and uncanny. Xi Zhenzhen absurdly imagines she is a spirit who has stepped out of an ancient tomb mural.

Afterward come warm ginger tea in the morning light, flirtation in the jargon of the antique trade, and playful nibbles that leave her tingling...

The "witch" follows her like a shadow, dismantling every last wall of reason.

She knows the woman has a mysterious past, yet is still willing to take off her long robe and give in. But when morning comes, only lingering warmth remains, and there is no promise of return.

3.

Until the sign for Baishang Studio is hung up again. A woman in a wine-red qipao leans against the doorway and smiles. "Professor Xi, are you here to hunt for antiques, or to find me?"

The flirtation of the past was sincere. Her departure was a pretense.

They test each other and become bound to each other, saving one another in turn. From an old house in Pizhen to the bustle of Jing City, their journey toward each other across time is destined to burn fiercely and flourish.

1. The first book in the series is The Actress's Scandalous Scene. It can be read on its own, and you don't need to read it before this one.

2. Xing Baishang is a good person! She has never committed any crime! Some scenes are necessary for the story, so please don't imitate them!

3. This is fiction. Please don't scrutinize the professional details. If it's not for you, just leave.

Theme: Every "firm departure" is only for the sake of a later "reunion"