{"product_id":"vodka-and-mandheling-vol-1","title":"Vodka and Mandheling","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlease note this is a Pre-Order expected to ship in June 2027. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInitial Pre-Order Period: 09.26.2026 to 10.19.2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #fbacbb;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"p\"\u003ePlease note; pre-orders will temporarily close from Feb 15th and will open for sale after the release. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFreebies (bookmark \u0026amp; postcard) are only guaranteed for orders placed within the initial pre-order period.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA simple yet complicated romance between two men whose worlds could not be more different.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZhu Jingru, the charismatic owner of a bohemian bar, lives like a wandering spirit—bold, restless, here one second and gone the next. Bai Qinglin, the reserved barista of the elegant café across the street, is his opposite in every way: disciplined, distant, and content within the quiet walls he’s built around himself.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheir paths cross on an ordinary morning over coffee, but something in Bai’s careful stillness sparks a fascination Zhu can’t shake. What begins as curiosity turns into deliberate courtship: calculated encounters disguised as coincidence, small gestures that accumulate like falling snow. Zhu coaxes warmth from a man who seems untouched by desire, one whose acknowledgments come only in glances held a moment too long, in silences that say everything.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYet Bai is not unmoved. Beneath the ice lies a hunger he’s spent years suppressing, a longing sharpened by Zhu’s persistence. The more Zhu pushes, the harder Bai tries to hold his ground—until resistance becomes impossible.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA story of patient pursuit and the slow unraveling of emotional defences, Vodka and Mandheling shows how love arrives where it’s least expected—and transforms everything.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop-b24ce1da57f643b5f45af2da645ab4c4.myallvalue.com\/pages\/preview-vodka-mandheling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePreview\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosmei","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47864947343414,"sku":"VODKA1","price":30.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/1882\/3734\/files\/VODKAP2.jpg?v=1790284651","url":"https:\/\/yiggybean.com\/products\/vodka-and-mandheling-vol-1","provider":"Yiggybean Books + Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}