Tonight, Rain Spreads Through the Winter Mist

Coming soon: Spring Night, Cool Wind [Pregnant First, Love Later] Brooding, calculating, obsessive man x sweet, gentle girl with a clever streak Blurb: ★ Height difference | Foster-family trope | Fake siblings | Brothers competing ★ Bright, sweet-voiced, well-behaved girl X proud, calculating young master Yu Yuan was sent to the Duan family. Watching her mother leave without even looking back, she felt less like she was being fostered and more like she was being abandoned. She didn't know much about the Duan family. She only knew that anyone with the surname Duan could rule the roost in Luocheng. She knew two men like that. She desperately wanted to escape that home and get close to someone surnamed Duan. She thought Duan Qiran might become her protector. - Duan Qiran didn't like her, so she schemed to get close to him, catering to his preferences and pretending to be obedient and sweet. She would lift her face and call him "Big Brother," her eyes sparkling. She was clever, with a sweet, gentle voice, and Duan Qiran seemed to like that sort of thing. Before long, he let her accompany him to all kinds of events, so his friends grew familiar with her too. His friends often teased him about this woman who had suddenly appeared at his side: "Your little sister's really something. She does whatever you say." Duan Qiran would only give a cold sneer, his manner nonchalant, and say quietly, "I don't have a sister." She was used to Duan Qiran acting this way. She would lower her eyes, smile, and sensibly take her leave. - She thought she could keep up this cordial brother-and-sister act until she made it through this period of her life and safely started college. One evening at a family dinner, she happened to overhear an argument as she passed Duan Qiran's room. Through the half-open door, she saw two men inside. One called her "little sister," and the other called her "big sister." The ashtray before them was full of cigarette butts. White smoke swirled in front of his face, almost obscuring it. Duan Yan's eyes were full of gloom and mockery. Looking at Duan Qiran, he asked with a cold laugh: "Ever since we were kids, you've had to fight me for everything." "Don't tell me you like Yu Yuan too, Second Brother?" Half of Duan Qiran's body was hidden in the shadows, away from the light. She couldn't make out his expression. All she heard was the tremendous crash as Duan Yan angrily smashed the porcelain on the table. Yu Yuan's heart jumped. Duan Yan's words sent a chill down her spine. She covered her mouth, not even daring to breathe aloud. She didn't want Duan Qiran to fall in love with her. - Five years later, Yu Yuan returned to the city for work. She thought the world was vast and that she would never see that man again. But things did not go as she hoped: Duan Qiran became her direct superior. That night, she had left without a word. When they met again, Duan Qiran's eyes held nothing but indifference. He acted as though he had never known her, not even sparing her a glance as he walked right past. Yu Yuan thought it was just as well. They could pretend not to know each other and preserve her dignity. - Until the day Duan Yan appeared. Beneath a streetlamp, he brushed the snow from her shoulder with an intimate gesture. They looked just like a loving couple. That night, Duan Qiran suddenly broke into Yu Yuan's home, pinned her against the door, restrained her hands, and kissed her without restraint. Unable to suppress the longing he had kept hidden for so long, he hurt her with his grip. Yu Yuan's eyes welled with tears, and she called out in a trembling voice, "Big Brother." His breath caught. He rested his head on her shoulder, pinning her in the corner with their immense height difference. The pressure around them was utterly dominant. He reached out to caress her cheek and lightly touched her lips. His voice was low and restrained: "Yu Yuan, you said you liked Big Brother best." ■"Spring fog and sunlight, summer fog and rain, autumn fog and cool wind, winter fog and snow." ■As long as the seasons keep changing, I will always find you. Content notes before reading: SC, HE 160 cm x 190 cm, four-year age gap The leads are not blood-related. They were both adults when they met. The male lead is the son of the protagonists of The One and Only Moonlit Night. Duan Yan and Duan Qiran are cousins. Blurb saved on September 18, 2024, revised on November 22, 2024, with a screenshot Coming soon: Spring Night, Cool Wind [Pregnant First, Love Later] To gain a permanent foothold with the Pei family, her father forced Qiao Jialing into an engagement with Pei Mingchuan, the Pei family's eldest son. But Pei Mingchuan was an irresponsible playboy. Qiao Jialing knew that if she married him, the Qiao and Pei families would have her under their control, with no chance of ever turning things around. So she investigated in secret and discovered that the Pei family's real power lay with Pei Mingchuan's uncle. Pei Qichen was a brooding, ruthless man with a deeply calculating nature, someone the Qiao family hardly dared to provoke. To get out of the engagement as quickly as possible, she deliberately approached him with an ulterior motive, hoping to form some connection with Pei Qichen and scare the Pei family off the match. At a family banquet, she waited until everyone was drunk, then sneaked into Pei Qichen's room. She only meant to secretly take a few "intimate photos" and get the job done quickly. But alcohol went to her head, and she was seduced by Pei Qichen's good looks as he lay drunk in bed too. A perfect face, eight-pack abs. Qiao Jialing thought, Since I'm already here... - After one wild night, Qiao Jialing flung the photos at her father. He flew into a rage when he saw them, cursing her for having no morals. Just as she waited confidently for her engagement to be called off, Pei Mingchuan came to see her. He paid no heed to the photos and insisted he didn't mind. A hint of amusement flashed in his eyes as he said, "I love taking things from my uncle." Qiao Jialing lowered her eyes and took a deep breath. What a lunatic. At the engagement party, Qiao Jialing stunned everyone in a rhinestone-studded mermaid gown, but the guest of honor herself was miserable. Especially when she met the gaze of the man from that wild night in the hallway. She instinctively tried to avoid him, but he suddenly grabbed her wrist and pinned her against the wall. Pei Qichen narrowed his eyes, wrapped an arm around her waist, and pulled her into his arms. His warm breath brushed her ear as he murmured, "We had too much fun that night. When I woke up, I found the condom had broken." Qiao Jialing stared up at him in horror, her heart suddenly constricting. - Holding a pregnancy test report outside the hospital, Qiao Jialing felt as if the sky were falling. A rare accident like a broken condom had happened to her. She didn't know whether to blame him for being too rough or herself for being so unlucky. But just as she stood at the entrance, determined to make an appointment for an abortion, Pei Qichen suddenly appeared. He snatched the report from her hand and looked down at her. "Is it mine?" Qiao Jialing gritted her teeth and snapped, "It's the dog's." But Pei Qichen only laughed softly. He suddenly caught her wrist and said in a deep voice, "I'll take responsibility. Bring your ID. We're going to the marriage registry." - One day after their wedding, Qiao Jialing learned from a friend that Pei Qichen had a secret crush, someone he had loved for years. Unable to accept it, she booked a ticket and fled the city, then quickly had a lawyer draw up a divorce agreement and send it home. That night, a sudden downpour soaked Pei Qichen, who was usually calm and controlled. He burst into the room like a madman and pulled her into his arms. Qiao Jialing angrily shoved him away, but he forcefully pinned her against the wall and covered all those hurtful words with kisses. At last, Qiao Jialing's eyes filled with tears. She looked up at him and said in a choked, trembling voice, "You lied to me." The sight of her tears pained Pei Qichen. He kissed her tear-streaked cheek and gently soothed her: "There's no one else, Lingling. I've only ever had you." The room she had never been allowed to enter was filled with photographs of her. His wish for her when she was twelve had become a promise for a lifetime. [What you thought were coincidences were all part of my long-laid plan.] Message: Face life with optimism and a positive attitude