Mint in the Rain

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Second chance romance / older woman-younger man / cohabitation

Lyricist x coffee shop owner

When Jing Yi saw Shu He again after two years, he sat in his wheelchair with an expressionless face. Before he could force himself to say a single cold word, she walked past him, perfectly calm.

No pity, no hatred, no disappointment. She simply ignored him, as if he were a stranger.

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The person who brought Shu He home today was a stranger, not the refined, sophisticated man, nor the pretentious, two-faced doctor.

The young man was tall and boyish, in a clean white shirt, with familiar, roguishly handsome curls and the silver-rimmed glasses she loved most.

That night, Jing Yi's eyes glistened with tears. “Shu He, are you looking for a new boyfriend?”

She used to love running her fingers through his curls and kissing his eyes.

Now she only looked at his hands gripping the wheelchair. She didn't soothe him as she once had. “Who are you to ask me that? My ex?”

But what right did an ex have to ask?

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*The male lead is manipulative, pretentious, dramatic, gloomy, and difficult. He's not normal. And he really, really, really cries. If you can't stand a pathetic, weepy male lead, do not read!

*Gloomy, broken puppy x clearheaded, independent older woman, two-year age gap

Archived on 2024.7.4; the core story remains unchanged.

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Blurb for the upcoming novel Glass Tail:

Chen Yunian isn't in great health. His family's only hope for him is that he stays alive and keeps breathing.

Who would have thought that the first time he met Qin Yao, the little girl would beat him up until he cried?

Both families had the same thought: Oh no!

They thought the two were destined for a disastrous relationship. Instead, from that day on, a clingy tail followed Qin Yao everywhere.

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Chen Yunian is an optimist, with a bright, sunny smile. Only Qin Yao knows how childish he is. He always pleads with her in a pitiful voice:

“Qin Yao, please.”

Then one day, a tall young man waited outside her house like a drenched puppy. When he looked up at her, his eyes were lost and shattered; she couldn't tell whether the water on his face was rain or tears. He looked so pitiful it hurt.

After he showered, Qin Yao was about to say something when she saw him staring at her with bright black eyes, the tips of his ears seeming especially red. “Your new body wash smells so good.”

It smells just as good as you do.

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*Flirtatious without realizing it, cold-faced cutie x pure-hearted, love-struck guy who can't help chasing after her

*Childhood friends / height difference / he has a secret crush

*He's not a brooding creep. Though he calls himself the female lead's dream guy, he's actually quite innocent.

*The male lead isn't always in poor health. He's doing quite well when it counts.

Blurb archived 2025.10.9

Theme: Love yourself before loving someone else