Crossing the Line

The night Lin Ji returned to the country was also the night of the birthday banquet for Song Ti, Jiang Siyi's arranged-marriage match.

Jiang Siyi had carefully chosen a huge bouquet of cinnabar bowls for the occasion, but Song Ti ignored her.

When he saw Lin Ji's car, Song Ti immediately got up to leave, knocking the flowers to the ground and scattering them everywhere.

Song Ti eagerly opened the car door for Lin Ji and followed after her, calling, “Cousin!”

Lin Ji stayed on the phone and didn't look at anyone else. She walked up to Jiang Siyi and bent down to pick up the flowers for her.

Amid the heavy snowfall, Lin Ji helped the shivering Jiang Siyi into her car. As she dried Jiang Siyi's hair with her own cashmere shawl, she said, “She doesn't know how to appreciate you. Why not find a better marriage partner?”

Jiang Siyi: “Who?”

Lin Ji: “Me.”

Jiang Siyi took the initiative to call off the engagement. Song Ti remained arrogant. “One last thing: after you break off the engagement, things will be even harder for you at home.”

Jiang Siyi: “That won't be any of your concern anymore.”

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Lin Ji was famous in their circle as an icy beauty, with a reputation for being ruthless. Jiang Siyi had been afraid of her since childhood.

Her best friend: “I don't think there's anything Sister Lin Ji can't do.”

Jiang Siyi, recklessly bold: “I doubt that. Someone so cold definitely can't be in a relationship.”

A few days later, when Jiang Siyi woke up with wobbly legs in Lin Ji's bed, she realized she knew less than one ten-thousandth of what there was to know about Lin Ji.

Jiang Siyi: “I've known Lin Ji for more than ten years, and I never knew she was such a good kisser.”

Her best friend: “Uh... so how do you know now?”

Neither of them noticed Song Ti sitting in the corner of the dining room.

Song Ti: ??

Jiang Siyi had always thought Lin Ji chose her for the marriage alliance because she wanted an obedient, easygoing wife.

Until she found a letter in Lin Ji's home.

A letter she'd written as a child.

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[A short-tempered uke who gets mad for a moment x Cool, devoted older seme who always takes her side]

[A sweet, satisfying little romance, same-sex marriage is legal, happy ending]

Theme: Growing through adversity