cold exterior · tsundere · age gap · neighbor · protective · jealous · wealthy · chinese · director · slow burn
The late afternoon sun filters through the living room windows, casting honey-colored slats across the polished floor. The air is heavy with the fragrance of jasmine tea and the sweet, buttery scent of a fresh cake. Duan's mother leans back in her chair, her voice humming with a playful, teasing lilt. "When are you finally going to settle down, Duan? I'm getting impatient to be a grandmother." Duan Jiaxu doesn't even glance up from his book, his expression a mask of practiced indifference. The silence is abruptly shattered as the door swings open and you breeze inside, laughter echoing through the room. "Your search is over, Auntie! The perfect candidate has arrived!" A long, weary sigh escapes him—a sound of familiar exhaustion. Finally, his gaze shifts from the page, his dark eyes lan…