Chasing Light in the Dark

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Wen Yuhan first met Lin Zhenli in the summer when she was eighteen. To escape her family, she'd gone to the small town where her grandmother lived.

Rumor had it he was a troublemaker expelled from the police academy. He ran the town's only cafe and always wore a cold expression that warned strangers to keep their distance. The cafe was just as deserted.

Only after she entered the cafe did Wen Yuhan gradually realize that Lin Zhenli wasn't anything like the rumors said.

He would quietly wait at the end of the alley to chase away anyone following her, and when she was feeling down, he would bring her desserts he'd made by hand.

Two souls with no one to rely on seemed to have found support in each other.

Just as Wen Yuhan decided to get closer to him, she realized that Lin Zhenli seemed to have a lot of secrets.

Before she could uncover them, Lin Zhenli vanished from her life without a trace.

Wen Yuhan thought of it as a love she could never speak of. She never imagined that five years later, she'd meet a police officer who looked exactly like Lin Zhenli.

This time, she didn't want to let him disappear from her life again.

But in the end, just as he had five years ago, he resolutely chose to carry out the mission he'd left unfinished.

Many years later, workers renovating the town cafe found a diary wedged into a gap in the wall and handed it to its owner, Wen Yuhan.

Only then did she finally understand that besides those unforgettable memories, Lin Zhenli had left her with the police badge number that had been sealed away forever.

Reader's Guide

1. The main story has a bad ending; the extras have a happy ending.

2. At first: Police academy dropout x rebellious girl

After their reunion: Undercover cop x photographer

3. This story is told from the female lead's point of view. The early chapters contain many hints and mysteries, which will gradually be revealed later.

4. The setting and plot are entirely fictional. Please don't confuse them with reality.

Blurb for Clear Skies After Winter Snow

Aloof senior girl x loyal puppy

Two-year age gap / first time for both / secret crush becomes mutual, one is slow to realize it / sweet, no angst / height difference: 188 cm x 166 cm / artisan x rising business magnate

Yu Yaxuan booked a rideshare home for the New Year, never expecting the driver to be Lu Wenyan, the brat from the neighboring family she'd known years ago.

When she'd “found” Lu Wenyan by the wall back then, he looked like a wounded, filthy little stray dog.

Who could have guessed that years later he'd become a tall, handsome, wealthy business magnate?

Yu Yaxuan makes up a boyfriend to her family to avoid being set up on dates, but now the New Year holiday is coming and she has no way to explain herself.

Lu Wenyan volunteers. “Senior, how about I give it a try?”

She decides to give it a try.

Yu Yaxuan, on impulse, agrees.

After all, the New Year holiday only lasts seven days. When it ends, their relationship will end naturally, too.

But who could have expected that in just seven days, they'd hold hands, kiss, and even share a room?!

When the holiday ends, Yu Yaxuan blocks Lu Wenyan. But before long, he shows up in front of her again.

Lu Wenyan: “Senior, why did you block me?”

Yu Yaxuan: “Didn't we agree to end things after seven days? You have to keep your promise.”

Lu Wenyan: “You said seven days, but not how many sets of seven days. I want to selfishly have many more seven-day stretches with you in the future. Can I?”

Theme: In the darkness, there will always be someone who shoulders the burden and keeps moving forward.