The Forecast Calls for Snow

Old Flames | A Second Chance | Bright and Brave x Flirtatious Jerk | Ten-Year Age Gap | Whiskey Sour Flavor - When Zhou Xunxue was twenty, she fell for someone. They first met when he came to the rescue of a stranger, draping an expensive coat over her shoulders and gallantly saying, “It’s yours. Put on something warmer.” The next time she saw him was at a friend’s birthday party. That was when Zhou Xunxue learned his name was Zhou Jin. He was ten years older than her, and a frivolous, nasty man. In those years, Zhou Jin moved effortlessly through the worlds of wealth and power. To him, everyone around him was just passing through. But she chose, without hesitation, to love someone like him. At twenty, she was a complete novice at love, armed with nothing but a heart full of passion. She charged ahead recklessly, without a second thought. And got herself hurt badly. After all their entanglements, she eventually chose to leave. Their breakup was anything but civil: they had a terrible fight. For the first time, she said something truly cruel to Zhou Jin. “I was so stupid. I really was. I disgust myself… I regret ever loving someone like you.” When they met again, she already had someone new by her side. This time, he was the one who wouldn’t leave her alone. He was the one begging her to love him again. Zhou Xunxue simply looked down at him coolly. “Zhou Jin, it’s been four years. You still haven’t moved on?” He said, “It’s not that easy.” Much later, Zhou Xunxue found a trove of keepsakes hidden deep inside his safe. There were gifts she had given him over the years, memories they had shared, and a ring he had never managed to give her. There were also a few messy, unsent letters. 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 gets to love you, and everyone you have loved, including the person I used to be.】 “I’ll think of you on every snowy day, and today’s forecast calls for snow.” 【Whiskey Sour】: A refreshing, classic cocktail, tart and crisp, served over a large ice cube =v= 【Baking Notes】 1. This is very obviously a bittersweet story. The characters are stubborn and won’t speak their minds, choosing instead to hurt each other with their words. Readers who have high moral standards and can’t stomach this kind of frustrating, angsty dynamic, please proceed with caution! 2. Happy ending. Not a wish-fulfillment story, nor a typical groveling-for-forgiveness story. It focuses on emotional tension, and the characters aren’t perfect. Please read only if you can accept their flaws! 3. Ten-year age gap | Both are virgins | Readers who insist on chaste characters, please proceed with caution | The male lead has an ex he only briefly dated and never slept with; the female lead has a new partner after breaking up with the male lead. (Personally, I prefer both leads to have been intimate only with each other.) Theme: After all the twists and turns, it’s still you