Hard to Coax

难哄 · 竹已

by Zhu Yi

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⏱ ≈ 78h read 👥 198.5M

She turns down her high-school classmate years ago — then they end up flatmates. The truce breaks the night she sleepwalks into his arms, and he's very happy to mention it.

A top-selling modern romance (adapted as the drama 'The First Frost'). Cool, closed-off Wen Yifan and mouthy, devoted Sang Yan circle each other from roommates back to something more, one accidentally honest night at a time. Flirty, tender, low-jargon comfort read.

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