Second Chance Romance | They reunite at the start
Clever and decisive x Single-minded and deeply devoted
Synopsis:
Chi Yu goes to clean up after his heartbroken best friend.
But just as he nears his destination, a tearful foreign child grabs him by the trouser leg and asks if he can help find his mother.
The boy's beautiful amber eyes look so much like hers, from the depths of his memory.
That moment of pity makes Chi Yu take the child to find her, just before a blizzard hits.
The woman is dressed lightly, but her outfit is still elegant. As the wind and snow rage, her shiny, straight black hair blows in the gusts.
At the sound of someone calling out, she raises her umbrella and reveals a bright, beautiful face.
Chi Yu freezes for a moment.
He never imagined that the person beneath the umbrella would be the woman he'd longed for all these years.
Looking at the snow on her shoulders, he remembers that nine years ago, the season when Luo Shu left without a word was winter too.
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When Luo Shu was eleven, her parents divorced.
Her father, who drank every day, sent her to live with her childhood friend. She and Chi Yu shared a roof for years.
Because she'd called him "big brother" since childhood, Chi Yu became known to everyone as an "overprotective brother."
He'd always been the good student praised by parents and teachers for his excellent grades and behavior. Yet he started getting into fights over a girl who wasn't even related to him, defying authority and even falling out with his family for her sake.
Then, in the depths of winter one year, Luo Shu broke up with him unilaterally, left the country with her mother, and cut off all contact with Chi Yu.
They meet again.
Luo Shu thinks she's done a good job of pretending, as if she'd long ago put the past and their young love behind her.
A friend asks her, "Are you really just going to let things end with Chi Yu?"
She keeps her feelings hidden, showing no hint of regret. Her smile is light.
"Of course. I can't spend my whole life hung up on him."
But then she turns and runs into the very person they've been talking about. Chi Yu's burning presence closes in as he wraps his arms around Luo Shu's waist. His hoarse voice falls by her ear. "You think you can just end things because you say so?"
"You left me once. Don't think you can leave me a second time."
"Luo Shu, that's not how this works."
*
"How many winters must come before I see you again?"
"The answer is clear: I finally met you in the ninth winter."
I'd fall for you a million times over and repeat the same mistakes without hesitation, because it's what I want.
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Reading guide:
The child is part of a misunderstanding and helps bring them together.
Includes flashbacks to their school years; mostly set in the city.
★ Coming soon: Cat's Teeth
Girl's best friend | Childhood sweethearts | He has a secret crush | Relentless pursuit
Synopsis:
Other childhood sweethearts grow up as inseparable friends, secretly fall for each other, or end up together.
Li Zhi and Xiang Yue, on the other hand, can't stand each other and are always at war.
Because she can't speak, Xiang Yue calls her "Little Mute."
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The Li and Xiang families have been friends for generations.
Xiang Yue was taught from a young age to look after his little sister Zhizhi and never bully her.
As a child, Li Zhi was pretty and well-behaved, like a little princess carved from pink jade. To get her attention, Xiang Yue cruelly called her "Little Mute."
As a result, she bit him and left a scar between his thumb and forefinger.
She also warned him in sign language: Can you act like a decent person?
That's how their feud began.
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Later, a suitor asks Li Zhi if she'll go out with him.
Dreaming of a love that would leave a lasting mark, Li Zhi shyly signs: Yes.
Xiang Yue appears out of nowhere and helpfully translates for him: "She told you to get lost."
Li Zhi: ?
She punches Xiang Yue hard in the chest and angrily signs, her hands moving fast: You think I can't hear you?!
But Xiang Yue pulls her into his arms and turns to the suitor with a triumphant expression. "See? She says she likes me."
"She likes me so much she can't wait to jump me."
Theme: Have boundless courage and the determination to overcome anything.
