Feelings Hard to Restore 2

Name: Feelings Hard to Restore 2
ISBN: 9787558517211

问鱼Northern China Women & Children Publishing House · ChinaJan 2024

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Word count: 148K words
Chapters: 18
ISBN: 9787558517211

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Summary

[Urban Fantasy + Romance + Happy Enemies + Match Made in Heaven] At the moment she turned around, she suddenly felt a little dazed. She had indeed seen him on this romantic New Year's Eve, hadn't she? Yet she was somehow uncertain. He was clearly so close—why did he still feel so far? She walked on with the crowd, and as she walked, she heard a young girl behind her ask her boyfriend: "Have you heard the saying? 'Frost and snow falling on our heads, that too counts as growing old together.' With this snow, we count as having grown old together." Hearing the girl, Xinya instinctively glanced back. She saw only a sea of people. This crowded mortal world only added to a sense of desolation. (Original title: Painting All the Time, Hard to Paint You 2)

Editor's review

As the sequel to Love Hard to Rekindle, this book continues the happy-enemy emotional push-and-pull between Yu Xinya and Jing Yan, weaving urban fantasy elements into everyday scenes such as the New Year's Eve snow, creating an atmosphere both close to life and slightly dazed. Author Wen Yu excels at using delicate psychological description to capture characters' loneliness and longing amid crowds; the opening line "Frost and snow falling on our heads, that too counts as growing old together" uses a light folk lovers' saying to set off the protagonist's inner uncertainty and sense of distance. The book is short and briskly paced, suitable for reading in fragmented time while commuting or before bed. For readers who enjoy watching the leads move from misunderstanding and bickering to gradually drawing close, the sequel maintains the coherent progression of the emotional line while using the fantasy setup to add a romantic filter to ordinary urban life. Note that this book is closely tied to the first volume's relationships; skipping straight in may impair grasp of the emotional backstory.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Young readers who like urban romance and happy-enemy setups
Readers who followed the first volume of Love Hard to Rekindle and want to continue the emotional line
Casual readers who prefer light fantasy elements woven into a realistic setting
Office workers who read light love stories in fragmented time

Not a good fit for

Readers who haven't read the first volume and don't know the relationship backstory
Readers who prefer weighty realistic subjects or serious literary depth
Those weary of romance formulas and bickering-style interaction

Reading tips

Read the first volume of Love Hard to Rekindle before this book, to avoid a break in the emotional thread.
Read the opening chapters around New Year's Eve or a snowy night to better feel the "frost and snow falling on our heads" atmosphere.
Note the contrast in tone in the leads' dialogue; it is key to understanding the relationship's progression.
After finishing, revisit corresponding passages in the first volume to compare shifts in the characters' states of mind.

About the publisher

Northern China Women & Children Publishing House China · Founded in 1984

Northern China Women & Children Publishing House focuses on books for women and children. Its current catalogue contains 488 titles, with common categories including foreign literature, classic works, examination books, Eastern philosophy, and essays and miscellaneous writings. Representative books include The Old Man and the Sea, The Short Stories of Hemingway, The Little Prince, The Diary of Anne Frank: A Must-Read for Growing, Lost Girls, Master-Recommended World Classics: Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Complete Sherlock Holmes, and Selected Prose of Lu Xun. Authors represented include Ernest Hemingway, Anne Frank, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and Hans Christian Andersen, as well as Ren Xiaohong, He Zong, Zhou Lixia, and Liu Xixian. Judging from the catalogue, the press combines translations of foreign literary classics with reading for young people, and also covers examination books, Eastern philosophy, and essays. Public information is limited, and its publishing characteristics require further confirmation.

版权信息
序章悬崖
第一章流沙之上
第二章路的尽头
第三章太平盛世
第四章我不能喜欢你
第五章故人
第六章那片海
第七章王子的姑娘
第八章整个春天的温柔
第九章隔山海重关
第十章那是他的光
第十一章如果记忆说谎
第十二章时光轮
第十三章这世间温柔的离别
第十四章愿用一生
第十五章多等我几分钟
第十六章风雪夜白头

FAQ

Can I read this sequel without having read the first volume?

You can, but you'll miss key groundwork for Yu Xinya and Jing Yan's emotional foundation. The book opens by carrying over the existing tension between them; skipping in may make psychological passages like "He was clearly so close—why did he still feel so far?" resonate less. It's advisable to at least read the first volume's main line before entering the sequel for a fuller experience.

Where do the urban fantasy elements appear?

The material lists urban fantasy among the tags; in the text, the dazed feel of the New Year's Eve snow and the sense of distance amid the crowd carry a light fantasy atmosphere. The fantasy elements don't build a vast world but serve to heighten characters' emotions, giving everyday scenes a layer of romantic uncertainty without straying far from reality.

Is this the same book as the original title Painting All the Time, Hard to Paint You 2?

Yes, it's the same book. The material clearly notes the original title Painting All the Time, Hard to Paint You 2; it is now published as Love Hard to Rekindle 2. If you followed the original-title version, the main content is the same, so there's no need to buy it again; treat it as a renamed reissue of the same work.

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About the author

问鱼 Author

Wen Yu is an author whose main creative focus is modern romance. Public information about the author's personal background is limited: nationality, dates of birth and death, and an English name are not clearly recorded. The library holds three of the author's works, namely You Qing Nan Fu, Hua Qing, and You Qing Nan Fu 2. Judging from the titles and categorization, the writing centers on emotional relationships and shows a tendency toward continuity and serialization; the naming of You Qing Nan Fu and You Qing Nan Fu 2 indicates a continuing exploration of the same emotional theme, while Hua Qing, as its title suggests, also takes "qing," or emotion, as its core concern. Overall, Wen Yu's works fall within the field of modern romance, focusing on the emotional entanglements and psychological shifts of urban men and women, with an emphasis on emotional rendering and the development of character relationships. Because public information is limited, a full picture of the author's work, the specific features of the writing style, and the influence of the works await further material; readers may approach the three titles above to understand the basic thematic orientation.