Snow on the Mountain, Roses in the Moonlight

Foster care / Sickly beauty / Marriage before love / Second male lead's regret and redemption / Jealous male lead

After her family fell on hard times, Wen Xueyi was sent to live with the Chen family at the age of sixteen.

She had been sickly since childhood, but she was sweet-natured and very much adored by the Chen elders. The second young master, Chen Shisheng, was her age and looked after her attentively at school. All their friends knew that Miss Wen was the person he cared about most.

That was until Wen Xueyi ran into him in an alley outside a bar.

Chen Shisheng sat casually on the steps, his long, well-proportioned legs stretched out and his elegant fingers holding a cigarette, its ember flickering. Through the pale haze, one of his friends asked, "Sheng, when are you going to make things clear with Wen Xueyi? Lin Wei is still pursuing you. Are you going to accept her or not?"

"She's in poor health." Chen Shisheng stubbed out his cigarette and looked up with lazy, flippant eyes. "Every time the old man sees me, he tells me to take care of her. I'm afraid she'd take it badly if she found out."

"She's always sick. She's such a dull person, too. You must have a hard time of it."

The snow dampened Wen Xueyi's eyelashes, and she fell seriously ill after she went home.

When she woke, Chen Shisheng sat beside her bed with a bowl of medicine.

Wen Xueyi was still burning with fever. When Chen Shisheng leaned in to kiss the tip of her nose, she raised a hand and slapped him.

She was ill, and her voice was soft and sweet. Even the hand that struck him was weak, leaving only a faint red mark on Chen Shisheng's face.

"I don't need you to take care of me anymore. Brother Shisheng, you can get lost."

Chen Shisheng thought Wen Xueyi was joking. For the past two years, they had been closer than anyone. He hadn't even made a move, and he still hadn't accepted the campus beauty's advances. How could Xueyi treat him like this?

It wasn't until the two families officially arranged their marriage that Chen Shisheng saw Wen Xueyi ignore him completely and turn to accept flowers from the man beside her. Her eyes curved into a bright, sparkling smile.

The refined, dignified man brushed the snow from her hair. As if sensing something, he cast Chen Shisheng a warning glance.

Chen Shisheng recognized him: his younger uncle, Chen Linsheng, who had returned from abroad not long ago.

The man's smile faded. He lifted his eyes slightly, revealing the calm, oppressive authority of someone used to being in charge.

At the banquet, Chen Shisheng also carried a bouquet as he hurriedly searched for Wen Xueyi.

Behind a closed door, Wen Xueyi was pressed into a corner, straddling the man.

Her flushed eyes blinked repeatedly, dampness misting her dark lashes.

Chen Linsheng wiped away the moisture at the corner of her eye and asked hoarsely, "Our Xueyi doesn't like him anymore, does she? He's still holding a bouquet."

Wen Xueyi shook her head slightly, her rosy lips parting to whisper, "I don't like him. I don't like him."

"I only want flowers grown by Uncle."

They don't share a household registration, and her romance with the male lead begins after she comes of age.

The idea is to dote on Xueyi, absolutely spoil her.

Theme: Be careful when raising a dog