Beijing social circle | Foster care | Age gap | Rekindled love | Old flames reignited | Forbidden tension | Uncle romance
- Both leads are virgins + happy ending
- Gentle, cunning older daddy x gentle, adorable schoolgirl
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When Yu Wanqiu was sixteen, a fire broke out and the house collapsed. Her mother, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, was dead, and her father was unconscious.
Out of consideration for his professional ties with Yu's father, Shen Zhibai paid a fortune to ensure the older man received the best medical care.
That same year, Mrs. Shen took Wanqiu in, letting her move into the family home and providing for her meals, lodging, and schooling.
She was quiet and reserved, and after everything that happened, she became a "mute." It wasn't until she met Shen Zhibai that she spoke, calling him "Mr. Shen."
Uncle Shen merely nodded, but a seed was planted in Yu Wanqiu's heart, quietly taking root and beginning to sprout.
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Mrs. Shen planned to arrange a marriage for Wanqiu four years later, when she turned eighteen.
One rainy day, Shen Zhibai came home for once. Seeing the young girl crying beneath the eaves, he walked over as if it were none of his business and asked softly, "What's wrong? Crying along with the heavens?"
She looked up and met Shen Zhibai's amused gaze. "If I continue my studies, does that mean I won't have to marry someone else?"
Shen Zhibai saw that his mother had been matchmaking again. The girl wasn't happy about it, but didn't dare say so. "Yes."
"Then please help me."
He agreed.
That day, curious, Shen Zhibai asked one last question: "Then who wouldn't count as someone else to Miss Yu? I might as well decide for you while I'm at it."
Yu Wanqiu didn't even dare raise her head. She uttered the most audacious word of her life: "You."
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Five years after breaking up with Shen Zhibai, Yu Wanqiu lives in a Shanghai alley, quietly working, eating, sleeping, and taking care of her father.
When people with ulterior motives use her relationship with Mr. Shen as a joke to gossip about over dinner, she just smiles and lets it pass. "Yes, he was someone I could never hope to reach."
It wasn't until word spread in Beijing's social circles that Yu Wanqiu was going to marry just anyone that Shen Zhibai learned she was in Shanghai.
When the two meet again, a curtain hangs between them.
Shen Zhibai gazes at the hazy shadow, at Yu Wanqiu's silhouette. "I know you don't want to see me."
"But, Qiuqiu, you can't marry someone else."
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Tips:
1. The blurb is misleading and only reflects the surface plot. Read the story itself for the full tale and the events leading up to it.
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Theme: Love your country and your family.
