A long-awaited reunion from the hero’s perspective, and a marriage-first, love-later story from the heroine’s.
Zhou Ji’an is a famous figure in Kyoto’s elite circles, a marriage prospect whom the upper crust all scramble to curry favor with. Yet he sets his sights on Shuning, the daughter of a powerful family in Quancheng.
Shuning looks at the stranger before her and refuses him. “I’m not in good health.”
“I can’t do it.”
Her bluntness breaks his heart. He hides the ache of her not recognizing him and, using the lie that he “can’t” and the pain of their shared memories, carefully maneuvers his way into her life.
This time, he will use love as the medicine to help her regain her health and heal her body and soul.
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After they marry, he is gentle and considerate, emotionally steady, devoted to his family, and faithful. Nothing about him matches the rumors that Zhou Ji’an is cold-hearted, indifferent, and bad-tempered.
Even more surprising: “It’s not that he can’t, he’s just too good at it.”
When drunk, he pulls her into his arms and kisses her until she can barely catch her breath, whispering hoarsely into her ear again and again, “Baby...”
“Who’s Baby?”
“My ancestor, Shuning.”
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Shuning always thought that fate had smiled upon her by bringing them together, until one day she saw two fierce, desolate lines of well-wishes on the back of a photo: “May all things be renewed, may old ailments heal, may joy and peace endure.”
“Baby, the past hurt too much. Never remember it. Let me be the only one who bears the pain.”
It turns out that there really are people in this world who never forget, who cross mountains and rivers to come to you and give you their love.
Seeing now, Zhou Ji'an is really doing well! Healing and affectionate male protagonist! The outside world said that he was dark-hearted and violent, but in front of Shu Ning, he was the exclusive haven for the Gu family to be considerate, clean, emotionally stable, and considerate of everything. He gave all his tenderness to Shu Ning. From the beginning, he endured the pain and pain step by step, to his subversive thoughtfulness after marriage, and then to carrying all the pain of the past alone. He only hoped that Shu Ning would always live in the purity of being loved. Use love as medicine + silent protection + gentle healing + contrast to love your wife. The details are evident, and good works are worth looking at and appreciating!!! The book review was swallowed 😢