Lin Pei is a world-class translational medicine scientist. Rationality is his language, and efficiency is his guiding principle.
Su Yunshu researches food science and is also an admirer of traditional aesthetics. She can cultivate microbial strains with one hand and blend classical incense with the other. She wants to express scientific research through traditional aesthetics.
They first meet in the rain. He casually holds an umbrella over her, and she politely thanks him.
Their impressions of each other amount to little more than a beautifully written paper and a pair of earnest, stubborn eyes.
A fated attraction draws them closer. They gradually find their rhythm as colleagues, and in one late-night discussion after another, catch glimpses of the sincerity hidden beneath each other's restrained words.
But problems soon pile up. He is used to paving the way with resources and solving problems with reason, expressing love through actions, yet this leaves her feeling uncertain. Haunted by the knots of her past, she never dares to place her trust in him completely.
When his silence in the face of her heartfelt confession makes him pull away, and her breakdown brings their conflict to a head, can the research and collaboration that once formed the bond between them show them a path to reconciliation?
This is a story about the collision and blending of two worldviews, and about how two imperfect people find the true formula for understanding and love at the intersection of science and aesthetics.
The writing style is fresh and delicate, the characters' psychology is described in detail, and the professional terminology is strong. It describes the state of contemporary college students with doctoral degrees. It is worth reading.