☆Older man | Foster family trope | Mutual secret crush
"As frost flowers trace old dreams on the glass, as snow falls in a flurry from the sky, all I want is to live in your eyes."
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For twenty-three years, Song Zhi believed the craziest thing she'd ever done was run through a blizzard with Shen Qingye on her coming-of-age day.
In the end, she stole a kiss while the swirling snow hid her from view.
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After a fire, thirteen-year-old orphan Song Zhi was adopted by the Shen family. As the wooden door of her new home swung open, a refined, elegant young man stepped into her world.
He told her he was her older brother.
His name was Shen Qingye.
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On the night of her eighteenth birthday, snow weighed down the spring garden outside the window.
Shen Qingye asked what else she wished for.
She said she wanted to build a snowman.
Shen Qingye smiled and asked why she wanted to build one. Song Zhi said nothing.
The next day, the snowman melted, and Shen Qingye flew to America.
No one noticed the three letters drawn on the snowman's back.
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One night three years later, the snow had finally stopped.
Shen Qingye braced himself against the car door and gently lifted her, half-drunk. He admitted helplessly, "Zhizhi, I have a high tolerance. I wasn't drunk that night."
Later, a ceramic snowman appeared on Song Zhi's desk, with a message printed beneath it: Zhizhi's Snowman.
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☆Both leads have only had eyes for each other | Four-year age gap | Everyday romance | Happy ending
☆The leads are not blood-related
☆From a secret crush to mutual love
☆The story is set in a partially fictional world with some original worldbuilding
(Blurb noted on January 10, 2025 / revised for the third time on April 11, 2025)
Theme: Looking back at where we came from, looking forward to spring with you
