She Is Beyond Reach

Brash, straightforward younger woman vs. gentle, levelheaded older woman Eight-year age gap, rekindled love, both leads are each other's one and only. - Coming Soon: Echoes of a Coward Uptight, chaste doctor vs. alluring bar owner One-on-one romance, happy ending - Blurb: At the start of senior year, the new teacher, Song Wanqiu, made a stunning entrance. Jiang Nuan recognized her immediately as the annoying woman from the bar, but Song Wanqiu didn't remember her at all. So Jiang Nuan provoked her every chance she got, just to get her attention. Song Wanqiu didn't put up with Jiang Nuan's arrogance. She made her stand outside, copy exam papers, and even appointed her class representative. Jiang Nuan had thought Song Wanqiu couldn't stand her. But... When she was sad, Song Wanqiu would hug her. When everyone doubted her, Song Wanqiu trusted her without hesitation. When she was sick, Song Wanqiu would tend to her devotedly, never leaving her side. Jiang Nuan: "Why are you so good to me?" Song Wanqiu: "Because you're going to be your teacher's pride and joy someday." To become Song Wanqiu's "pride and joy," Jiang Nuan, who had long been stuck at the very bottom of the class, threw herself into studying. - The days passed, and time moved on. Jiang Nuan realized she had fallen for Song Wanqiu. A young person's love is all reckless courage, unafraid of morality or distance. Jiang Nuan confessed to Song Wanqiu, who promised to give her an answer after the college entrance exams. After that, Jiang Nuan gave everything she had to prepare for the exams. On the day of the exams, Song Wanqiu came especially to see her off. Jiang Nuan hugged her. "Remember to give me your answer tomorrow afternoon!" Song Wanqiu hugged her back. "Good luck." The next afternoon, Jiang Nuan was the first to rush out of the exam hall, hoping to give her youth a perfect ending. But youth is the hardest thing to bring to a perfect ending. From the day the exams ended, Song Wanqiu vanished without a trace. - They met again seven years later. At their high school reunion, the superstar Jiang Nuan watched coldly as Professor Song chatted and laughed with a group of former students at the next table. That night, Song Wanqiu stood in front of Jiang Nuan's door, eyes red, and asked, "Is it too late to give you my answer now?" - Bonus Scene 1: After they got together, Jiang Nuan looked through Song Wanqiu's diary. "So you recognized me on the first day of school?" Song Wanqiu tugged Jiang Nuan's ear. "Why else do you think I paid special attention to you?" Jiang Nuan: "If you liked me too, why didn't you come find me?" Song Wanqiu: "I did come looking for you, but you'd already gotten together with someone else." Jiang Nuan: "When did I ever get together with someone else?" - Bonus Scene 2: Jiang Nuan discovered that Song Wanqiu's home was full of her magazines, posters, and all kinds of fan merchandise. She stared in disbelief. "You're my fan?" Song Wanqiu smiled mysteriously. "I'm also the moderator of your fan supertopic, the head of your fan club, and the big boss working behind the scenes." Jiang Nuan: "Do you know why I became an actress?" Song Wanqiu thought of how much Jiang Nuan loved money. "Because it pays well?" Jiang Nuan shook her head. "Because I couldn't find you anywhere, so I had to stand in the most visible place and wait for you to come find me." - Secondary couple: Leng Xingran and Yu Bing (happy ending) The two had loved each other since high school, but complicated, painful events from the past kept them from embracing. One graduated from police academy and became a police officer. The other dropped out of high school and became the owner of an internet cafe. They were like two stars hurled by fate into different orbits, guarding the insurmountable boundary forged by their tangled past, able only to gaze at each other from afar, in silence... - Coming Soon: Echoes of a Coward, Xu Yi'an and Chu Huaixi Uptight, chaste doctor vs. alluring bar owner, one-on-one romance, happy ending Blurb: 1. Xu Yi'an is a doctor in the cardiac surgery department of a top-tier city hospital, a woman everyone sees as destined for greatness. Calm and self-possessed, she keeps every part of her life in perfect order. Chu Huaixi is a bar owner, a wild, carefree butterfly in everyone's eyes. She lives boldly and freely, never letting any rules hold her back. One is noisy; the other is quiet. One is naturally attracted to women; the other insists she's straight. Their worlds should never have crossed. Their only connection was a friend they shared. Chu Huaixi had heard countless stories about Xu Yi'an from their friend, and scoffed at Xu Yi'an for living like a precision instrument. Xu Yi'an had also heard countless stories about Chu Huaixi from their friend. She couldn't understand Chu Huaixi's chaotic lifestyle, and even found her somewhat repellent. Neither had ever imagined having anything to do with the other, until they met at a gathering organized by their mutual friend. - 2. Chu Huaixi never thought she'd fall in love with Xu Yi'an. She loved her so much that she had Xu Yi'an's name tattooed over her heart, as if that could keep her there forever. She loved her so much that she knelt on the ground and begged, "Xu Yi'an, don't leave me... Please..." She loved her so much that she prayed to heaven not to let her meet Xu Yi'an again in her next life. - 3. Xu Yi'an never thought she'd fall in love with Chu Huaixi. She loved her so much that she had to leave her. She loved her so much that she set aside all her pride and pleaded in a quiet, humble voice, "Chu Huaixi, could you love me one more time?" She loved her so much that she abandoned her materialist beliefs and prayed to heaven to let them be together for three lifetimes, forever and ever. - Theme: Love can overcome any distance.