A Glimmer in the Ashes

She spent ten years following He Anqing around.

She did his homework, brought him breakfast, and made him a cake by hand for every birthday. All she got in return was a breezy "Not bad."

When the girl he cherished, his white moonlight, returned from abroad, he ran straight to the airport without hesitation, completely forgetting his promise to her.

At that moment, she finally understood. Ten years of looking up to him had been a one-woman show, and once the flames burned out, all that remained was a pitiful pile of ashes.

At He Anqing's birthday party,

his family mocked her in front of everyone, leaving her nowhere to hide from the humiliation.

It was he, that always silent and aloof "uncle" of noble status, who calmly stepped in front of her and shut out every malicious stare.

He was a faint light that unexpectedly shone into her dark world.

P.S. The male and female leads are not related by blood. The female lead is an adult when she falls for the male lead. They have a ten-year age gap.

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