Gentle, accepting older sister type vs. wild, untamable tough guy
Sensitive, delicate ceramicist vs. rational, determined student
* They save each other. Together, they have only one good leg between them. A bittersweet older-woman/younger-man romance, where every ounce of restraint is for the sake of finally getting what they want.
* From the first moment I saw her, I knew she was trouble. But that very light was what illuminated my dispirited life.
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The girl who escaped from the mountains sold her braid just to afford a ticket on a green train. Wearing a pair of worn-out sneakers with broken soles and carrying a tattered backpack with a gaping hole, she limped thousands of miles to find someone who could save her life.
Her benefactor was gone.
His daughter took her in.
At last, she had a home.
But she wanted more.
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On New Year's Eve, Hua Xi stood by the doorway without turning around and asked in a low voice,
