After She Rejected the Aloof Older Woman, She Lost Control

When Lu Yuqing was twenty-six, she sponsored a student from a poor mountain village.

The girl was old enough to be a teenager but couldn't even afford a schoolbag. Wearing ragged clothes and holding a grimy stack of books, she looked at Lu Yuqing with bright eyes and said, "Thank you."

From that day on, Zhou Yin moved into Lu Yuqing's home and lived under the same roof as her.

From fourteen to eighteen.

From strangers to feelings she could no longer suppress.

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On the night her coming-of-age ceremony ended, Zhou Yin worked up her courage, pretended to be drunk, and secretly tried to kiss Lu Yuqing, but Lu Yuqing pushed her away.

After graduating from high school, Zhou Yin was sent abroad to study by Lu Yuqing. Before she left, Lu Yuqing didn't say a word about when she might return.

Three years later, Zhou Yin came back with her arm around a new girlfriend and smiled as she introduced her to Lu Yuqing. "Aunt Lu, this is the girlfriend I met abroad."

Beneath the dim lights, Lu Yuqing appeared calm.

What Zhou Yin didn't know was that her Aunt Lu was so jealous she was nearly going mad.

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Lu Yuqing had a secret.

She had fallen for the girl she sponsored.

Side story:

One night, truly drunk, Zhou Yin was dragged home from a bar by an enraged Lu Yuqing.

In a hazy daze, Zhou Yin lay in Lu Yuqing's arms, thinking her eyes were playing tricks on her.

She grabbed Lu Yuqing and asked through her tears, "Aunt Lu, will the rose bloom for me?"

She was a wild rose, passionate as fire. Even if touching her left Zhou Yin covered in blood, Zhou Yin would still willingly embrace her.

|An older woman who couldn't help falling in love

|Younger fox x older schemer, twelve-year age gap

|Mainly told from the older woman's perspective, they switch roles, with the older woman taking the lead more often

|Ordinary modern setting, no intimacy before adulthood

Coming next: Losing Her Warmth

Zhu Shuyao hated Shen Xu most of all. She hated her for not being dead.

From the moment Shen Xu moved into her home, Zhu Shuyao hated her every day.

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When Zhu Shuyao was sixteen, her mother brought Shen Xu home.

Wearing a cheap T-shirt, she looked up at Zhu Shuyao and gave her a shy, ingratiating smile.

The air of poverty about her made Zhu Shuyao cover her nose in disgust.

"Mom, who is she?"

"She's your father's illegitimate daughter. No one is looking after her."

From that day on, Zhu Shuyao never once gave Shen Xu a kind look.

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When Zhu Shuyao was eighteen, her mother died in a car accident. Shen Xu, who was away at university, rushed back and took care of the funeral.

Debt collectors came and took everything, leaving only an empty house, the two of them, and debts of over a million.

Zhu Shuyao told Shen Xu, "You were the one who brought about my mother's death."

Shen Xu said nothing and withdrew from university.

Zhu Shuyao still hated her.

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When Zhu Shuyao was twenty-six, Shen Xu was so sick she was close to death.

Zhu Shuyao knelt beside her bed and told her she loved her.

Theme: The clouds will eventually part, and the light will always remain