[The aloof beauty x the resilient beauty]
An old, illustrious Chinese family | It's a bad ending, but also the best ending
The sound of flutes drifts away from the courtyard in the evening breeze. You head for Xiaoxiang, while I go to Qin.
Zheng Gu, Tang dynasty, "Parting on the Huai with a Friend"
1.
Fang Mi first met Shang Kai on a terrace. At the time, they were worlds apart.
She thought she would never have anything to do with this man, but unexpectedly, they not only crossed paths again, they became deeply involved in each other's lives.
He lent her money for surgery, got her the lecture tickets she'd been longing for, helped her find a new place to live, and immediately called his older sister to treat her when she felt unwell.
And.
He even wrote her a marriage contract by hand.
2.
One day after they started dating, Fang Mi suddenly realized that Shang Kai's family didn't seem to welcome her.
What Shang Kai feared most was Fang Mi suddenly pulling away. He promised her, "As long as you still love me, I'll never let go."
But when Fang Mi learned that Shang Kai's bar had been investigated for no apparent reason, she immediately chose to break up with him.
It felt like the final straw. She decided there was no point in continuing this relationship.
"Why can't you face this the way I do?" Shang Kai asked helplessly.
"Because only someone like you would spend time worrying about whether you're loved."
3.
On the day she left to study abroad, Fang Mi received a text from an unknown number.
It contained just four words: "Good luck with your studies."
Looking at the message on her screen, Fang Mi suddenly felt hollow inside, and tears slipped down her cheeks.
She knew the sender was the man she'd prayed for at the prayer wheels in Shangri-La, asking that he stay safe and that his career flourish.
P.S. 1. This story has a secondary couple, the heiress x the office worker. Up to 100,000 words, it's almost entirely about the main couple. After that, the focus is split evenly between the main and secondary couples.
2. The male lead and the second female lead are biological siblings. They're Shang Ci's younger brother and sister from Marriage Before Love. While we're at it, please check out my earlier completed novel, Marriage Before Love. Please, please give it a read!
Revised the blurb on April 16, 2025. Screenshot saved.
Theme: Become the best version of yourself
In any case, it's great that you managed to finish writing it.