There Are Only Two Ways to Deal with Nervousness

A 300,000-word novel blending romance, sweet indulgence, suspense, mystery, and humor. The story opens with Xu Feifei, a rookie romance novelist, witnessing a series of bizarre deaths. Forced to team up with the stone-faced detective Mo Yuetian, nicknamed Lele, she helps him investigate. They discover that all the victims were connected to the Ark of the Soul clinic, which claims to offer “relief from anxiety.” Behind the scenes, a mastermind is using a poisonous plant recorded in ancient texts, the “Forget Worry Herb,” to create a neurotoxin and conduct human experiments under the guise of “eliminating anxiety completely.” Under Mo Yuetian's “brutal exposure therapy,” which involves looking at crime-scene photos while eating red bean paste, Xu Feifei gradually grows braver. Her novelist's keen eye and empathy help her uncover crucial clues time and again. The brilliant Liu Chaofan joins as a technical consultant, and the trio follows the threads of the case: tracing pollen to its source, cracking a sonic code, and fighting their way out of a life-or-death situation in a cold-storage facility. In the end, they expose the false face of the refined psychology professor Lin Yuanzhe, and uncover a shocking conspiracy behind Mo Yuetian's father Mo Feng's “mental breakdown.” He is the “Mister” controlling everything, using an abandoned chemical plant as his base and his son's suffering to prove his fanatical faith in science. The case reaches its conclusion amid the sweet aroma of red bean paste in the cafeteria. Mo Yuetian seeks to atone for his father's sins, while Xu Feifei solves the final riddle through “literary-style deduction.” As they confront the darkness, the two realize their feelings for each other. The case is closed, but the question of how to “deal with anxiety” takes on a new meaning: facing your fears takes courage, and true healing comes from love and a bowl of red bean paste made just for you.