Frost

Author: Gao Yuning
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: The male protagonist Zhiyu meets the female protagonist Qingjing by the sea. Zhiyu is very poor, and Qingjing is very rich, so he wants to pursue her. He almost catches up but has to part ways. Later, Zhiyu returns to his hometown, gets a job at the court through relatives, and gets married. However, his new wife has an accident soon after. He cannot bear this blow, and with misfortunes in other aspects of his life, he finally commits suicide by drowning. The story may be simple, but it is extremely captivating. In the writing style of the author Gao Yuning, there is always a strong sense of melancholy, making it so heart-wrenching and even heartbreaking to read.