Safe Through the Bitter Winter

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Devoted, obsessive internist × cool-headed, resilient female judge

One-on-one romance / Reunited after a long separation / Getting back together / Flashbacks

1.

Six years later, Lin Qinghan met Zhou Mushen again.

She was now the presiding judge in a courtroom, while he had become her "defendant."

When he deliberately tried to get close, Lin Qinghan chose to keep her distance and handle things by the book.

Zhou Mushen was angered by the coldness in her eyes. His deep, dark gaze was filled with disappointment. "Qinghan, you're fair and impartial to everyone, but cruel to me."

Lin Qinghan only smiled. "There are too many things I want to hold on to. If I want to have them, I have to learn to let go first."

2.

Later, after a huge argument, Zhou Mushen stepped close to her, his tone cruel. "Judge Lin, when your heart is cold, of course everything looks cold."

Emotion churned in Lin Qinghan's eyes, but her voice remained perfectly calm. "When you've been in the dark too long, you start to think you'll never see the light again."

Zhou Mushen turned away in disappointment, only to hear the rest of her words and freeze in shock. "Doctor Zhou, I'm cold. Come warm me up."

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Content warning: Slow burn. The heroine comes from an unhappy family and has a stubborn, conflicted personality. This was part of her original characterization, so I'm not changing it. Overall, the hero is the one who keeps comforting and healing her. She doesn't show much in return at first, and only gradually grows later on.

Blurb screenshot dated 2024.01.29

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