Rebellious girl x older man who's sweet on the surface but secretly dark, then sweet again
On the winter solstice, snow falls heavily.
As usual, Shan Buyi stays in the classroom until last. She leaves school at an unhurried pace just before they lock up.
There are few people outside. She looks up and sees nothing but a vast expanse of white.
A man stands beneath a streetlight, leaning casually against a snow-covered motorcycle, his head slightly lowered as he looks at something.
Shan Buyi recognizes the motorcycle, but not him.
As she passes in front of him, he calls out to her.
He has just brushed the unmelted snow from his shoulder, but fresh flakes are already settling on his eyelashes.
The snow seems endless.
In the confused silence, she hears his voice.
"You're Shan Buyi, right? Your mom asked me to take you home."
Only later does she learn that she is supposed to call this man Uncle.
How ridiculous. Her father has been dead for more than a decade.
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Years later, on New Year's Eve, Shan Buyi wraps up her final case and rushes to catch a flight home.
At the New Year's Eve dinner table, Shan Qin is there, and so is Li Fang.
After a few rounds of drinks, Shan Qin asks Li Fang when he'll bring his girlfriend home.
Li Fang looks up on reflex, meeting Shan Buyi's faintly amused gaze.
Under the table, he ingratiatingly hooks a finger around her ankle and says, "Next winter."
That night, they secretly squeeze together by the window to watch fireworks scatter across the sky.
He brushes her pinky. She understands, threads her fingers through his, and kisses his eyes.
"It's a promise," she whispers. "Next winter."
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A youthful, angst-filled story written with wild abandon, around 150,000 characters in total. Updates every other day for now.
The female and male leads have an eight-year age gap and are not related by blood. Their romance begins after the female lead is an adult.
The setting is entirely fictional and follows its own internal logic. Do not apply it to real life.
Theme: Flying toward a distant place where spring awaits.
Eye-catching article!!! Very rare, serious writing style, but not boring.
Wow, I suddenly found an update! ❤️
Will this article be updated? Love this!! I feel that my mother is both reliable and unreliable. Looking at this awkward mother-daughter relationship, there is still a lack of communication between the two.