At nineteen, Li Zhirong tried to commit suicide by jumping into a river. In the bone-chilling cold, she regretted it and no longer wanted to die.

Fortunately, a kind-hearted person jumped in after her.

He pulled her out and saved her.

From then on, she latched onto the great unfortunate soul, Xie Wei.

The young lady refused to live in a golden or silver nest in a grand villa, preferring to stay in his “dog kennel.”

Xie Wei told her he had killed someone, been to prison, and had criminal genes in his body, telling her to get lost.

Li Zhirong just smiled and said, “I have suicidal genes, you have homicidal genes. Doesn’t that make us a perfect match?”

Xie Wei often felt that Li Zhirong was born asking for a lesson.

For instance, she had been entangled with him for seven years since she was nineteen. Every time he thought he had said the most final, cutting words, she would somehow reappear

Like a blockhead who wouldn’t turn back until she hit a wall, she forcefully crashed her way into his life.

Most of the time, Xie Wei would bluntly tell her that life wasn’t a fairy tale and they weren’t a match.

But the girl’s replies were often completely off-topic. She would say, “Xie Wei, you’re really like the detestable winter.”

Li Zhirong hated winter the most. He was like the coldest layer of frost on a white night in late winter… but she liked it.

In the entire world, only you are the most compatible with me.

Indifferent, cool guy x Rich and beautiful young lady
Redemption-themed, 7-year age gap
Both are virgins.

A companion novel to the “Ringing the Bell” series; the main characters will make an appearance.

Disclaimers

The female lead is a developing character, and the male lead is slow to catch on. If you cannot accept the character settings after reading the first three chapters, please drop this novel.

It’s a slow-burn, full of trivial, everyday details. It’s more like the story of two families than a romance between two people.

The male lead has been to prison. The female lead is very proactive and a grade-ten “love brain.” Do not read if you dislike this.

The male lead is extremely cold and heartless. Proceed with caution!

Both the male and female leads have had exes. This is not a “first love for both” story, but they are physically pure.

Please do not read past the disclaimers only to curse the main characters and the author. You have been warned. There are thousands of novels on Jinjiang Literature City; if this one isn’t for you, please pick another. Thank you, thank you.

Preview for “The Climb” – Find it in my column

[Two powerful families / Marriage before love / Male lead’s pursuit / Male lead’s secret crush / Stealing the girl]

Black-hearted female CEO x Devoted foxy man

Xie Congzhou didn’t consider himself a bad person, but on the day Ning Yang and Li Zhicheng called off their engagement, he was too excited to sleep.

Even though Li Zhicheng was his good brother.

But seeing Ning Yang so lost and dejected, he was just thrilled. He even casually accompanied her for a drink.

It wasn’t until the woman dazedly opened her eyes, saw him, and cursed “Get lost,” that things changed.

Ning Yang hated everything associated with Li Zhicheng, and that included him, Li Zhicheng’s good brother.

Xie Congzhou also didn’t consider himself a “love brain,” but for the sake of Ning Yang’s words, he went and broke off his friendship with Li Zhicheng, becoming strangers from then on.

Then he scurried back to Ning Yang’s side, grinning.

“If you want to get revenge on Li Zhicheng, why don’t you just marry me?”

“The Xie family is no worse than the Li family, and I can help you too.”

It was much later that Ning Yang learned something.

Every year on the first snow, her husband would secretly come to see her, following behind her for a stretch of the road.

Silently trailing, never to be discovered.

It wasn’t until the third year of their marriage that he finally ran ahead of her, his sparkling eyes like those of an excited puppy. “You looked back at me.”

“Baby, give me a kiss.”

“Once you’ve seen the vast ocean, no other water is worth seeing; except for the clouds over Mount Wu, none are true clouds.”

Disclaimers

The male lead is an extreme “love brain.” In the beginning, the female lead likes her ex-fiancé and is purely using the male lead.

Content Tags: Powerful Families, Broken Mirror Mended, Child of Heaven, Redemption

Characters: Li Zhirong, Xie Wei

One-sentence Summary: Life isn’t a fairy tale, and he is not worthy.

Theme: Abide by the law and strive for daily improvement.