A Breeze Carries Him Across the River

The first time Yu Qinghan saw He Yanxi, the young man looked like a celestial being. His clothes were plainly dressed, yet his features were far more breathtaking than the blooming crabapple blossoms behind him. In the years that followed, he became the cinnabar mark etched permanently in her heart. He was the heir to a top-tier wealthy family, pampered and exalted, as unreachable as snow on a mountain. She was an orphan adopted by the He family, cautious and submissive, living a docile life. Yu Qinghan knew the gulf between them and had never dreamed of marrying above her station. All she wanted was to live out her days peacefully in the He family home. Yet she overlooked the eyes watching her from the shadows, and the madness they could no longer conceal. Everyone knew that the current head of the He family was rebellious, cold, and heartless. It was not that he avoided women, but in all these years, no one had ever seen him take an interest in anyone. His close friends, however, knew that someone existed in his heart whom no one could touch. In the ninth year of Yu Qinghan's life with the He family, she secured an exchange-student placement and did everything she could to leave without a trace. She never expected that, just as she privately pledged her life to her lover and stepped through the doors of the church, she would see He Yanxi, who should have been far away on the other side of the ocean. Her groom was removed from the scene, while the handsome man standing beside the priest slowly extended a hand toward her. "Nuan Nuan... come here..." Yu Qinghan trembled and took a step back. The man advanced, apocalyptic madness filling his eyes. "In life, we'll share a bed; in death, we'll share a grave..." Later, fireworks bloomed brilliantly across the sky while she remained trapped in a cage from which she could not escape. The man behind her lowered his eyes and kissed her hair, tenderness filling his features. "Welcome to our tenth year together..." Utterly unhinged hero versus powerful and clever heroine