Watching the Sunset [Cross-Cultural Romance]

· [Gentle, sweet piano virtuoso x her devoted, celibate Daddy]

· [International romance | mature adults | children, both divorced | composed older man goes mad for love]

· [1]

At thirty-five, Zhou Mian ended her marriage.

They parted amicably, and their thirteen-year-old daughter stayed with her ex-husband.

After the divorce, she returned to the dream she'd had as a young woman, traveling alone to Germany to study piano again at a music conservatory.

Full of energy and exceptionally talented, Zhou Mian stood out among foreign classmates who were, on average, a decade younger than her.

Her classmate and friend Karl asked her to help him out by pretending to be his girlfriend over the holidays to deal with his old-fashioned father.

There would be food, drink, and fun at a grand estate. Most importantly, she could play the Steinway piano for as long as she wanted. Karl kept whispering in Zhou Mian's ear like a devil.

In the end, Zhou Mian couldn't resist and agreed.

“Ludwig, I have a performance coming up, and I'll need to shut myself away to practice. I'm sorry, but we have to postpone our date during the holiday.”

Then Zhou Mian turned around and met the silver-haired man named Ludwig at the grand estate.

“Let me introduce you properly. This is my dad,” Karl said with a beaming smile. “And this is my girlfriend, Zhou Mian.”

Ludwig smiled politely. “It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Zhou. Aren't you supposed to be shut away practicing today?”

· [2]

The extremely awkward atmosphere between Zhou Mian and Ludwig caught Karl's attention.

He went full detective. “Bro, the hot, romantic ‘Daddy’ you said made your heart flutter... he wouldn't happen to be the same person as my dad, would he?”

Zhou Mian hadn't expected things to turn out this way, but she readily admitted the truth when Karl confronted her.

Karl, who loved watching a good drama, hit her with a fatal blow. “I thought we were brothers who'd die for each other! You actually want to become my stepmother!”

Then, with a sudden change of heart, he decided to go along with it. A much more brilliant plan had already begun to take shape in Karl's mind...

· [3]

Ludwig has been divorced and single for many years. He's a respected university professor.

Not long ago, he met someone who made him willing to fall in love: Zhou Mian.

They were drawn to each other, and he and Zhou Mian soon began dating officially.

However, their date, originally planned for the holiday, was postponed because she needed to shut herself away and practice before a performance.

He had been thinking of taking her to his estate to relax, and was also preparing to confess his feelings and make their relationship official.

Then his son Karl appeared before him, beaming with pride and holding the hand of the woman he was planning to confess to.

After years of shutting himself off from love, Ludwig had been betrayed all over again. He felt as though he was about to grind his back teeth to dust.

The woman he likes has become his son's girlfriend. What should he do?

Why, steal her away, of course!

Reader's guide:

1. One-on-one romance with a happy ending | a small ensemble cast

2. The male lead is 44 and the female lead is 35. They have a nine-year age gap, and both are divorced with children.

Theme: Dress up and walk the flower-strewn road.