A Mistaken Climb

[Next book: Stealing Someone's Lover, Dark Moss]

[This story is entering its final stretch. The main text will be completed this month.]

Rich Young Master x Nanny's Daughter | Reunited After Years | Please don't wait until it's finished to read :D

Zhong Youyi comes from a poor family. Orphaned and forced to wander from a young age, she learned to use any means necessary to climb her way up.

During a kidnapping, she loses the use of one leg while saving the heir to the Chu family, an event that changes the course of her life.

The Chu family sponsors her, and a nanny adopts her. She no longer has to worry about making ends meet and even receives a good education and access to all kinds of resources.

Zhong Youyi is delighted.

The only problem is Chu Xiangyuan, the only son of the Chu family's second branch. He's terribly difficult to deal with, always fixing her with a sharp gaze as if trying to dissect her and see whether she's good or bad inside.

Zhong Youyi greets him with a smile every time and treats the young master like royalty. It's not for any other reason than to make her life at the Chu residence more comfortable.

As time passes, everyone around them knows that Chu Xiangyuan has acquired a pretty little sidekick.

A heaven-blessed young man like Chu Xiangyuan naturally has no shortage of admirers. Zhong Youyi becomes their thorn in the side, and they don't like her one bit.

One day, after school, she's locked in the art room overnight. When Chu Xiangyuan finds her the next day, he wears an awful scowl.

Zhong Youyi is exhausted, but she placates him as usual. "I'm the one who got locked in. Why are you scowling? Don't be mad, Young Master."

Chu Xiangyuan gets even angrier and doesn't speak to her for a long time.

But Zhong Youyi hears that all the students who locked her in have withdrawn from school.

It suddenly dawns on her that maybe Chu Xiangyuan doesn't hate her as much as she thought.

But she never imagined Chu Xiangyuan might actually like her.

When she sees a drawer full of love letters to her in his room, Zhong Youyi stands there, at a loss.

Looking at Chu Xiangyuan, who has just showered and is leaning lazily against the doorframe, Zhong Youyi asks, "These are all for me?"

Chu Xiangyuan sneers, refusing to admit it. "They're for a ghost."

Zhong Youyi is beautiful and has a lovely personality. She has plenty of admirers, but no one actually dares to pursue her.

If anyone's gaze lingers on her for too long, it draws an even more menacing stare.

Over time, everyone learns that Zhong Youyi belongs to Chu Xiangyuan, and she's off-limits.

Chu Xiangyuan has been in a bad mood lately. Zhong Youyi keeps talking about which celebrities are good-looking and who is going on tour, but she has completely forgotten that his birthday is in a few days.

After his birthday, he'll be an adult and able to date.

So why hasn't Zhong Youyi confessed? Doesn't she like him?

The young master is too embarrassed to ask her directly, so he awkwardly tries to hint at it. "Christmas is coming up soon."

Zhong Youyi's eyes light up. "I know. The forecast says it's going to snow the most that day. I've made plans to go see the snow with my friends."

Chu Xiangyuan scowls, holds back for a moment, then says, "Have you never seen snow before?"

Zhong Youyi says, "I have. You took me to Chuandao to see it."

For some reason, the anger in Chu Xiangyuan's heart instantly melts away. He gives a huff. "At least you remember."

Fine. He won't hold it against her.

As for confessing, he'll have to do it himself.

So the pampered young master spends several nights laboring away, writing hundreds of love letters in a week, never satisfied with any of them.

When Zhong Youyi finally discovers them, he's both embarrassed that his secret has been exposed and regretful that he can't ever say the right thing.

Reading Guide:

1. The heroine has a penetrating injury to her leg. She works hard to recover and rehabilitate, and is basically fine.

2. The story proceeds in chronological order, from their youth to their separation and reunion.

3. Shares a world with Whale Swallows All, but takes place at a different time.

Upcoming Book: Dark Moss

[Stealing Someone's Lover]

Female College Student x Free-Spirited Rich Young Master

Before meeting Lin Shuanghong, Xu Miantai always thought she was unlikeable.

Even her own parents treated her with particular indifference. No matter how hard she tried to be obedient and sensible, she could never be as cherished as her much younger brother.

Classmates and relatives from the village would walk away in disgust when they encountered her, saying she was nothing but a huge nuisance.

Her boyfriend, Guan Xianqing, had once pursued her desperately and promised never to change his heart. But after they got together, his attitude gradually shifted. He called her boring, dull, cold, and selfish, like a block of wood.

Boring, cold, a weirdo...

Xu Miantai has heard those words all her life. She stopped caring long ago and sometimes even finds them funny.

See? She really is unlikeable.

It isn't until she meets Lin Shuanghong, a carefree young master, that Xu Miantai realizes even a single tear at the corner of her eye can be precious to someone who cares about her.

Xu Miantai's first impression of Lin Shuanghong is terrible.

He's leaning lazily against a pool table, mocking and belittling her current boyfriend, Guan Xianqing, and humiliating him without restraint.

Of course, her impression of him the second time they meet isn't any better.

He's wearing a black shirt that reveals plenty of skin, a careless smile on his lips. He blocks her way without the slightest courtesy, takes her hand and toys with it, saying, "Break up with him and be with me."

Xu Miantai snatches her hand back, calls him a lunatic, and walks away.

But the third time they meet, her feelings shift a little.

During a winter blizzard, Xu Miantai comes down with a high fever. In a haze, she messages Guan Xianqing, only to get a perfunctory reply and be told not to be so dramatic.

She thinks that this brief romance has probably reached its end.

Weak and sick, she takes a taxi to the hospital for an IV drip. As she crouches alone by the cold wall, staring blankly, she hears a voice above her that sounds like it's mocking her. "Where's that useless guy? Why isn't he here with you?"

Xu Miantai looks up and sees Lin Shuanghong, tall and slender. As he speaks, he takes off his well-tailored black coat and expensive scarf, then kneels in front of her to drape them around her.

He bustles around taking care of her and stays by her side all night.

For the first time, Xu Miantai notices how beautiful his long, narrow eyes are.

After that day, she can no longer look at him coldly.

Once she recovers, she sends Guan Xianqing a breakup message.

Of course, he refuses to accept it. He floods her already glitchy phone with a barrage of questions and calls, then corners her at home when he can't reach her.

Her cheap rental is neither warm nor soundproof. Xu Miantai is grabbed by the sleeve and forced to listen to his apologies, with a crowd of onlookers watching for entertainment.

Guan Xianqing's pride gets the better of him, and he says whatever comes to mind, accusing her of making a fuss over nothing.

Xu Miantai is as cold-hearted as he says, and doesn't care as she turns to shut the door.

Guan Xianqing reaches out to grab her, but a hand from behind stops him.

Lin Shuanghong's lips curl into a slight smile, but his eyes are astonishingly cold. "Didn't you hear her say it's over?"

Guan Xianqing flies into a rage and demands to know what this has to do with him.

Before Lin Shuanghong can answer, Xu Miantai pulls him inside. Outside, Guan Xianqing's face turns red as he angrily shouts at them.

But Xu Miantai has no time to care. Lin Shuanghong has her backed against the door, demanding an answer. "That's right. What are we to each other?"

Xu Miantai is a little dazed too. Not long ago, she and Lin Shuanghong accidentally shared a searing kiss.

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