How's the Snow Today? [Broken Up, Then Back Together]

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★ A wealthy young lady who specializes in taming stray dogs x a rough, obsessive man who clawed his way up from the bottom

★ An inferiority complex and a little grit are a rough man's best dowry

When they first met, Qin Feng was scraping by at an auto shop. He was a poor young man receiving financial support from Xu Qinghe, the heiress of the Xu family.

Everyone said he was stubborn and proud. Only he knew how deeply he had taken every one of her orders, demands, and even her games to heart.

"President Xu, do you need me to come over now?"

"Miss Xu, it's so late. Why are you looking for me?"

"...Qingqing, I'm here."

That last sentence always came mixed with the damp night breeze and a breathless note he couldn't quite hide.

Then one day, Xu Qinghe left without a word.

Qin Feng began climbing to the top of snow-covered mountains, risking his life to gamble on one chance after another to turn his fortunes around and meet her again.

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In the fifth year after they parted, Xu Qinghe saw news about Qin Feng again on a flight to Switzerland.

A world-class extreme sports club had made an exception to sign an Asian athlete.

He was wild, ruthless, and utterly fearless. As long as the money was right, he would try anything, from backcountry skiing to cliff jumps on skis.

But what drew even more attention than his reputation was his face.

His goggles hid his eyes for most of the year, leaving only the jawline weathered by the cold wind. On the rare occasions when he took off his gear, a pair of dark eyes would be caught on camera.

Someone asked Qin Feng about his love life.

The man yanked open the zipper of his ski suit, zipped all the way to the top. His prominent Adam's apple bobbed as he answered without a flicker of emotion, "I've never been in love."

The dark screen reflected Xu Qinghe's stunned face. The poor boy who had been willing to give her his whole heart five years ago was no longer someone she could manipulate at will just because she paid him.

For the sake of her family's business, Xu Qinghe headed straight for the mountains as soon as she landed.

Deep in the woods, with snow piled high, a figure radiating cold suddenly approached when she got lost. She instinctively stepped back and hit the tree behind her. Snow fell in a flurry, scattering through the air.

Through the pale mist, Xu Qinghe watched Qin Feng slowly take off his goggles. His face was more striking than she remembered, and even more captivating than it looked on camera.

His gaze fell on her fingertips, red with cold. They were clutching a sponsorship proposal with his picture printed on it.

"Miss Xu," the man's smile was inscrutable. "Are you here because you need something from me?"

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# What should the former owner do when the stray dog she abandoned makes it big?

# How can she take the reins back?

# Ignore him, put him on hold, wait until he panics and starts making blunders, and the leash will naturally end up back in her hands.

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Reader's Note:

[Both leads have only ever been with each other, one-on-one. The hero is pure in body and soul.] [The heroine has never fallen on hard times.]

[The second male lead is no good! Think of him as a villain and don't expect anything from him. The heroine has no feelings for him either.]

[The setting is entirely fictional. All locations, competitions, and dates are made up, with no real-life figures as models. The sports are somewhat exaggerated, so please don't scrutinize the details.]

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Next up is "Amassing Gold and Desire." If you're interested, please visit the author's page or click the link below!

A tough, wealthy, rough-around-the-edges man x a gorgeous art student who's bold on the attack but easily flustered

Xia Xintong pushed open the door full of anticipation, only to see a tall, burly man standing in the living room, looking fierce and defiant.

She swallowed instinctively and took a step back.

She reassured herself: It's fine. Living alone as a woman does come with some risks. Sharing a place with someone like him is... pretty safe.

Sure enough, in the days that followed, if she came home late from work, needed to move a delivery, or heard someone knocking, Xia Xintong's first reaction was always to call, "Yan Tingshan, come here for a second."

Step one of living together: seduce him.

Then one day, Xia Xintong suddenly found out that Yan Tingshan had become a famous property demolition millionaire in the city.

He was sitting at home, and tens of millions had just fallen from the sky.

Since she needed a large sum of money to pay a shameless company for breach of contract, she suddenly didn't dare order Yan Tingshan around anymore.

She began looking at him with a sweet smile and a gentle expression.

Step two of living together: "seduce" his money.

Later, Yan Tingshan was about to move out of their cozy, comfortable home.

Xia Xintong, who had long since been thoroughly spoiled by the man in every way, suddenly felt a strange emotion.

What was it called? She didn't know how to describe it. She didn't want to say that she didn't want him to leave.

Step three: Maybe she should seduce his heart?

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Besides his intimidatingly muscular body, Yan Tingshan was most proud of his good luck with money.

He won whenever he bought a lottery ticket, made money whenever he invested, and even became rich from a piece of land he happened to buy that got slated for demolition.

What would a man like him need to spend money on? Besides, nobody would dare try to swindle him.

Until one day, he heard the sweet-voiced Xia Xintong in the house saying to some unknown bastard on her screen:

"Brother, I only need one more sale to finish today's quota."

Yan Tingshan scoffed from outside the door. What did she mean? Was his money no good anymore? Had she dared to go call someone else "Brother"? Who was he?"

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Theme: A tribute to the brave people in snow and ice sports