Reader's note: All-female world, small-town story, slow and steady, with a touch of ensemble cast.
Yu Ling rose to fame at a young age and became a well-known postcard designer in the industry. But after being framed, she fell from grace.
Seeing how dejected she was, a friend suggested she go to Bailu Town to clear her head.
Bailu Town is a remote, riverside town with abundant fish and rice. It got its name from the broad swathes of white reeds growing along the water.
Yu Ling expected to lose herself in nature and find peace, but instead she met a strange woman.
Yu Ling's perspective:
The first time she met An Huaisu, she accidentally tore the woman's clothes. It was terribly improper.
The second time she met An Huaisu, she found out the woman was a charlatan and got dragged into a fortune-telling session. What bad luck.
The third time she met An Huaisu, she was being chased by a dog when the woman happened to ride by on a motorcycle and rescued her. How embarrassing.
The nth time she met An Huaisu, the woman took her to a hillside covered in bellflowers and boldly declared her love.
Yu Ling thought that meeting An Huaisu was the greatest stroke of luck.
An Huaisu's perspective:
You think we fell in love over time, but really, I'd been plotting this for a long time.
The dream I cherished through my lonely, uncertain years has finally come true in my arms.
A genius designer who seems abstinent and aloof but is actually socially anxious and avoidant, the bottom.
An heir to an antiques family who seems like an irreverent charlatan but is actually passionate and sincere, the top.
Six-year age gap, older top.
Theme: Believe in love
