A Pretty, Delicate Girl Deserves a Gentle, Nurturing Man

【Delicate, lovable, often-ill young lady Pei Jenny × Gentle, refined older man and doting “mom” Cheng Zhen】 Pei Jenny has been frail and sickly since childhood, raised on a steady diet of medicine. The Pei family searched high and low for doctors to nurse little Jenny back to health, until one day they finally found Cheng Zhen. The Cheng family has practiced medicine for generations, living in seclusion in the mountains, though the greatest hermits are hidden in plain sight. As the sole heir, Cheng Zhen is clear-minded and compassionate, helping the poor, and that naturally includes her. Except Pei Jenny is hardly poor. In fact, she's frighteningly rich. The Pei family is H Country's top financial conglomerate, with tremendous power and influence. Their only weakness is their small family: Pei Jenny is their one and only precious daughter, and she's sickly to boot. The key point: she's a very pretty sickly girl. The first time they meet, the young woman is only nineteen. With her pretty little face, she's curious about everything in his home. Her voice is soft and sweet, with an accent, and she's absolutely adorable. “O bba, do you really have to run every morning?” Cheng Zhen: “Yes.” Pei Jenny: sob~ She's terribly spoiled, afraid of both cold and heat. After running just a little, she complains she's tired, and she keeps putting on a show of having low blood sugar. At night, she's afraid to sleep alone, so she clutches her pillow and goes to find him, looking utterly pitiful. What can he do? He can't exactly kick such a pretty girl out. If he so much as speaks sternly to her, she'll probably cry for ages. Cheng Zhen feels like he's raising a daughter, and truly does treat her like one. Until one day, little Jenny says she likes him. He thinks it's just an excuse to get out of running, but then she burns with fever, her whole body fever-hot, and gently kisses him. Cheng Zhen's eyes go wide. He's practically dead on his feet. He's not delighted. All he feels is deep self-doubt: Which part of his parenting went wrong? And how is he supposed to explain this to her parents...