Before the Sea Turned Blue

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Cui Can had studied plenty of economic models and knew how to find the optimal solution. So when a friend suggested she marry a well-off man who could help her get by, she thought it over and decided it might not be a bad idea.

But she believed she still had a conscience and hadn't let her current troubles cloud her judgment. So when her friend tried to set her up with Zhou Xu, Cui Can firmly said no.

But after she got drunk and took the initiative to invite him to a hotel, everything spiraled out of control.

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Zhou Xu was the son of a wealthy businessman in Yichuan. Back in school, he had been the untouchable crush of everyone around him. Even after his father died and his family suddenly fell on hard times, he remained a celebrated young prodigy.

At twenty-four, he met Cui Can again. They had been classmates for a year, and she was even more beautiful now, though a layer of sorrow hung over her. When she nearly got cheated in a deal, Zhou Xu took care of the problem for her. All he got in return was a polite, distant thank-you.

Ordinary days had to go on. In moments when he was forced to grow up amid clinking glasses and social niceties, he realized with a quiet sense of helplessness that he still seemed to like her.

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"Cui Can loves the sea because entering the ocean means she can reach any continent.

After all their twists and turns, the moon of her youth can still light her way."

Premise: Love can make the endless day pass with idle conversation.