Dead Wood Blooms Again [Reborn]

[Reborn in a bygone era | Bittersweet romance | Sweet little ray of sunshine x scheming, bitter-as-ice man]

Next up: the short story "A Tale Beneath the Bodhi Tree"

After a car accident, Lin Yanshu unexpectedly returned to twelve years earlier.

But she hadn't expected to run into her husband from twelve years in the future, Lu Yinghuai, as soon as she arrived.

Lin Yanshu mistakenly thought the company was trying to swindle him, and gallantly stepped in to help.

Yu Shan asked her, "Yanshu, do you know that handsome guy?"

Her eyes glistening with tears, she slowly walked up to him. "I do. I've known him for a long time."

But Lu Yinghuai didn't know her yet!

After learning how successful Lu Yinghuai would be in the future, Lin Yanshu threw herself into her career while eagerly sticking close to him.

When she saw him feeling down, she would comfort him. She casually asked around about what he was up to, and whenever someone handed him a love letter, she promptly refused it for him.

When Lu Yinghuai caught on, she put on a righteous air and pretended to be kindhearted. "They're no good. I'm helping you fend off your admirers."

She made no secret of her affection.

But Lin Yanshu's enthusiasm was firmly and elegantly rejected by his cold, haughty face.

Until one day at noon, Lu Yinghuai saw a fairly good-looking guy walking beside her.

Lin Yanshu was happily chatting with him, then brazenly brushed past Lu Yinghuai.

Lu Yinghuai lost his composure completely.

He grabbed her and kissed her forcefully, then glared at the other man. "Why are you still here? Get lost!"

For the first time since being reborn, Lin Yanshu felt that Lu Yinghuai was no longer under her control.

She said nothing, and Lu Yinghuai smugly replied, "He's no good. I'm helping you fend off your admirers."

"..."

Later, at a celebratory dinner after Lin Yanshu won an award, she drank until she was completely wasted.

She clung tightly to Lu Yinghuai and slurred, "Honey, I missed you so much. Please don't be mad anymore, okay?"

Lu Yinghuai's eyes widened slightly as he pulled her head against his chest.

Lin Yanshu couldn't quite hear him and thought she was imagining things.

But Lu Yinghuai really did murmur, "Mm," then whispered in her ear, "Lin Yanshu, tell me you love me. I'd give you my life."

In the end, the two of them reached the top together.

Lu Yinghuai couldn't help thinking of a line Lin Yanshu had written to her twelve years earlier:

"Of course you must learn to grow, and learn to carry yourself with grace. You must bloom again after winter, and live up to everyone's hopes."

Reader's guide:

* The heroine is cheerful, positive, and full of life. The hero is solitary, pitiful, and easy to coax.

* Both leads have only ever been with each other.

* Unrequited love

Theme: Never look down on the poor young