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The Pei Family took in a little girl with clear, fawn-like eyes, quiet and silent, who would only tug at Eldest Miss Pei's sleeve, tilt her head up, and call out softly, "Auntie Pei."

Eldest Miss Pei was cold of heart and temperament, and paid her no mind.

Through countless late nights afterward...

Pei Songxi held her in her arms, listening to her call "Auntie Pei" timidly, in a hushed, suppressed voice — that was what she loved most.

...

At nineteen, Yu Mian said to her: "Auntie Pei, I love you."

Pei Songxi ruffled her hair. "Don't say silly things."

Later...

Yu Mian truly loved her for a lifetime.

The person you met in your youth — the roses you planted have already bloomed;

I still want to wait for you, to walk with you from the story's opening to life's final curtain.

You are the unopened gift I have waited half a lifetime for.

— *The Unopened Gift*, lyrics by Lin Xi

1. Age-gap romance. The romance begins in adulthood. 2. Cold, aloof, ascetic mature beauty × warm, sunny little sun. HE (Happy Ending).

Tags: Younger Love Interest / Wealthy Family Dynasties / Devoted Love