An intensely self-conscious older man 😇 No matter how successful he becomes, he will always feel inadequate when facing you. ○ Snow threatens to fall, clouds envelop the lake; pavilions flicker through the mist, distant mountains blur between presence and absence. Thirteen years ago, the winter was bitterly cold, yet it could not freeze their burning hearts. Twelve years ago, the summer was scorching hot, yet it could not melt the thick ice of estrangement between them. His greatest mistake was crossing paths with you at nineteen—a broke young man whose parents were divorced, meeting someone whose parents were deeply in love and who never had to worry about food or shelter. If not for that, that rush of love wouldn't have lingered in his memory for thirteen long years. When it comes to you, what remains most is the lingering regret of unrequited love and the arrogant, foolish words of his youth. He knows all too well how much he wronged you, yet he also knows he can never step back into your life again. Their fate ended there. He once resented your mother, blaming her for driving the two of you apart, but in the end, the only person he truly resented was himself—for lacking the power to take you away… "Let's just say we were young and naive back then. It's in the past now… isn't it?" At thirty-two, Wang Taiming no longer whispers the sweet, touching words of his youth. Ever since leaving you, the small-town boy worked himself to the bone day and night. Thirteen years later, now a senior executive at a multinational company, he finally has the means to give you a home—yet the person he wanted to protect is nowhere to be found. "Sigh…! Why did I dream of you again……" For thirteen years, he only ever saw you in his dreams, yet those dreams were what sustained him through every bitter winter. His friends all assumed Wang Taiming had long moved on from that youthful romance, oblivious to the fact that the only reason he remained single all these years was that there was someone he could never forget… "I'm no longer a good match for you. You're still young, and you deserve better…" He loves you deeply, but he is plagued by a profound inferiority, feeling utterly unworthy of you. He understands that sometimes, love means letting go—no matter how much he cares, he cannot hold you back from chasing a brighter future…
You're still young... you deserve better.