Can Doctors Heal Themselves?

[Two Male Leads + Ancient Setting + Cakefork Worldbuilding]

Fake-gentle, unhinged emperor and genuinely devoted, loyal puppy of a county magistrate

Xuan Yuan Li and Mo Lin Yi

Jiang Ze Rui was an utterly ordinary palace servant who caught the emperor's eye.

From then on, he was supposed to rise from obscurity to become a phoenix, enjoy the emperor's favor above all the others, and live a life of comfort.

Yeah, right!

Why did nobody tell him the emperor was an unhinged, lovesick tyrant who forced people into relationships?

He was chained to the bedpost as the emperor lifted his chin with a barbed whip, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"Want to date? The kind where your whole family dies."

No way was he dating that guy. Thanks, but no thanks. Jiang Ze Rui decided to make a run for it.

Then, in one fell swoop, he went blind and got a terminal diagnosis.

There was almost no cure for this poison, so Jiang Ze Rui decided to take matters into his own hands and learn medicine.

It turned out he was a natural at it! It would be a shame not to study medicine.

To treat his illness, he traveled over mountains and rivers to distant lands, passing through countless towns along the way and, as a bonus, meeting his true love.

More handsome than the emperor! More gentle than the emperor! More devoted than the emperor! Better-built than the emperor!

If he had the chance, he would gladly go back and poke out his own eyes. He must have been out of his mind to fall for the emperor.

Their relationship grew more passionate and tender, and they grew closer by the day.

Then they told him...

You two can't bond!?

Jiang Ze Rui smashed a cup! His life was one giant bad ending.

Content notes: The main story and blurb have different styles. It's a fake medical story and a real romance. Don't take the medical treatment too seriously. Many liberties have been taken. Champion typo-maker.