【Male Lead】Xie Yanli, courtesy name Mingzhao
【Female Lead】Su Wan, courtesy name Zhaoxue
A slow-burn romance + mutual healing
A scheming wolf cub + a master of coy sweetness + a scholar who pretends to be frail + sweet romance + a long-laid plan
Her friend: “You really believe Young Master Xie can’t even lift a chicken? I saw him carry three crates of books with one hand!”
Su Wan, freezing as she turns over a bloodstained handkerchief: “But whenever he coughs up blood, he grabs my sleeve and says, ‘A Wan, don’t be afraid’...”
Her friend: “That’s cinnabar mixed with medicinal juice! And don’t you remember how, every time he ‘fell into the pool,’ your favorite steamed milk custard was waiting on the bank?”
Su Wan, crushing the jade piece from her ‘lucky lock’: “So even the ‘token from our childhood’ was something he bought at a pawnshop...”
Xie Yanli suddenly appears from behind a pillar, the corners of his eyes red: “But the hot porridge at the ruined temple ten years ago was real. And the ache in my heart now is real too. It hurts when I see you making medicine for someone else.”
Su Wan grabs a medicine spoon: “Liar! Who was swinging a blade like a wolf at the practice grounds last night?”
Xie Yanli wraps his arms around her waist and gives her a little shake: “I only pretended to be the frail scholar you like because I was afraid you’d find me too bloodthirsty...”
