The Forecast Calls for Snow

Bittersweet push and pull | Rekindled love | Slow burn | Years of unspoken attraction | 10-year age gap | Whiskey sour flavor

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At twenty, Zhou Xunxue fell in love with a man from a world completely different from hers.

They first met when he stepped in to help a stranger like her out of a tight spot. He draped an expensive coat over her shoulders and said politely, "It's yours. Make sure you stay warm."

The next time she saw him was at a friend's birthday party.

That day, Zhou Xunxue learned his name was Zhou Jin, and that he was ten years older than her.

Back then, she was just a quiet college student in her own little world, while Zhou Jin had long since learned to move with ease through the world of wealth and power. To him, everyone around him was just passing through.

And yet, she chose to love a man like that without hesitation.

At twenty, she was a complete novice at love, with nothing but a heart full of passion. She rushed in headfirst, throwing caution to the wind.

She ran into the same wall again and again, until she was battered and bleeding and finally came to her senses.

Their breakup was ugly. They had a huge fight.

For the first time, she said something truly cruel to Zhou Jin.

"I was such an idiot, really... I'm disgusted with myself for ever loving someone like you."

When they met again,

she already had someone new by her side.

This time, he was the one who couldn't leave her alone. He was the one begging her to love him again.

Zhou Xunxue only looked down at him calmly. "Zhou Jin, it's been four years. Have you still not moved on?"

He said, "It's not that easy."

Much later, Zhou Xunxue found a collection of keepsakes tucked away in the depths of his safe.

There were gifts she'd given him over the years, memories they'd shared, and a ring he'd never managed to give her.

There were also several letters, scattered and never sent.

The pen strokes had nearly torn through the paper.

[The luckiest thing in my life was having loved you.]

[I envy them. I envy everyone who can love you, everyone you've ever loved, including the person I used to be.]

"I'll think of you whenever it snows, and today's forecast says snow."

[Whiskey Sour]: A refreshing classic cocktail, tart and crisp, served over a large ice cube =v=

[Baking Notes]

1. This is very clearly a bittersweet story. The characters will be emotionally tangled and refuse to speak plainly, using every hurtful thing they can think of instead. Readers who have high standards for their characters' morals, or who don't enjoy this kind of messy, bittersweet angst, should proceed with caution.

2. Happy ending. Not a wish-fulfillment story, not a sweet romance, and not a typical second-chance romance with a groveling arc. The focus is on the emotional push and pull, and the story is a slow burn. The characters aren't perfect, so please read only if you can accept their flaws.

3. 10-year age gap | Both leads are virgins | Readers who insist on spotless characters, beware | The male lead has an ex he briefly dated but never did anything with; after breaking up with the male lead, the female lead has another partner. (In my personal interpretation, the leads are only intimate with each other.) The male lead has a slightly roguish air, but he is not written as a playboy!

4. There are some light BDSM elements. The male lead has a strong disciplinarian, dom-like side, so please proceed with caution if that's not your thing!

5. The volume titles are different names for "snow," each referring to a different kind of snow. ^ ^

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Green Tangerine Americano | Marriage Before Love | Rekindled Love | Divorced, Then Chasing His Wife | Bittersweet Romance

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Wen Qingjiu married Xu Chang at her family's arrangement.

Everyone thought they were just going through the motions, and even Xu Chang believed that.

Only Wen Qingjiu knew that he'd looked out for her when they were students.

She remembered that unintentional kindness for a long time.

She'd quietly loved him for years, and only after marrying him did she dare show even a little of her true feelings and affection.

After they married, they lived like an ordinary couple, with tender moments and arguments alike. The difference was that without much love between them, their arguments always hurt.

In the third year of their marriage, Wen Qingjiu asked for a divorce.

Xu Chang readily agreed.

One day after the divorce, Xu Chang received Wen Qingjiu's resignation letter. He thought she was letting her emotions get the better of her.

He said coolly and matter-of-factly, "You should know perfectly well that our relationship has never affected our work."

Wen Qingjiu nodded. "Please approve it."

Xu Chang hesitated, but approved it in the end. Their marriage had been loveless, and after they'd both gotten what they needed and brought it to an end, he had no right to control her.

They crossed paths less and less, and the red thread of fate between them grew fainter.

One day, when their relationship had settled into something calm and distant, Xu Chang prepared to move and hired someone to pack up his belongings.

The organizer found a notebook hidden in a secret corner of the closet.

It said: The 2,000th day of loving Xu Chang. I've decided to divorce him.

"Do you still love me?"

"I did."

Love or no love, kindness or no kindness, she'd repaid it all.

[You are my glass moonlight.]

Theme: After all the twists and turns, it's still you.