Original Title: Bìn biān bùshì hǎitáng hóng
Author: Shuǐ rú tiān er
Beiping in 1933 was the busiest city in China. The crowd in this city is different from other places. Not only is it full of flamboyant people and foreigner, but this place is also full of entertainment. Opera Kunqu, Beiping Opera, Qin Drum Player, all the traditional arts you can imagine are on a magnificent stage.
Here is also the place where the opera group leader "Shui Yun Tower" and also the actor who is famous for rumors, Shang Xirui, meets with Cheng Fengtai, the Cheng family's second young master from Shanghai.
Cheng Fengtai removed the red plum flowers on Shang Xirui's hair and placed them in his own clothes. He smiled, like in a dream, with his eyes half closed, as if he were already inside the Eternal Palace.
Shang Xirui sang, "Come here, I will walk with the Second Master."
Cheng Fengtai replied, "I will always be with you as long as you want."
This is the story of two people who met because the play on stage, the words they express like two lines of poetry.
This is the story of "Winter Begonia"
When Chef Margot loses her beloved restaurant to her cheating ex-fiance, her best friend, single dad Nathan, steps in with an unexpected offer to help her start over. As they collaborate, sparks fly-but can they overcome their complicated pasts for a chance at real love?
Season 4 of The Mechanic
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Margot Taylor thought she had it all: a thriving restaurant and a fiance she adored. But her world crumbled when her fiance abruptly cancelled their wedding and claimed ownership of her cherished restaurant. With her career in tatters and her heart broken, Margot is forced to start over.
Enter Nathan Davis, her loyal best friend and a single dad chasing big dreams of his own. As a partner in the multibillion-pound auto business, Nathan offers her a lifeline-a chance to open a new eatery on the grounds of his new mechanic shop.
As Margot pours her heartbreak into a new dream, her friendship with Nathan deepens into something much more electric. But their growing happiness is threatened when Nathan's ex-wife returns, determined to take their daughter away and upend the new couple's relationship. Caught in chaos, Margot must decide if she has the strength to fight for the life she's building...or let the wounds of her past ruin her future.
Content warning: This story contains depictions of eating disorders that may be upsetting for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
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