Listen! That’s My Heartbeat

[Medical romance + mutual devotion + love that grows over time + contrasting charms + one-on-one romance + both leads are each other’s first and only + irresistibly sweet pampering romance]

Cold-faced hospital director × spirited illustrator

Gu Yunzhou, director of the central city hospital, is the legendary “Gu the One-Cut” of cardiology. He is cool and decisive in the operating room, but in private he is a fastidious sharp-tongued man who secretly keeps sugar-free hawthorn cakes. Ruan Tiaotiao is a freelance illustrator with a delicate heart, yet she loves staying up late to meet deadlines and keeping herself going with coffee. She’s an impulsive, bold daredevil who’s always asking for trouble. A sudden fainting spell brings the two of them together as sworn enemies, followed by a mortifying encounter and a flurry of bickering over rules to protect her heart. Gu Yunzhou uses free follow-up appointments to get her to draw health-education comics: atrial fibrillation becomes a disco dance, and stent surgery turns into pipe repairs. He claims to dislike her work, yet secretly sets one of her drawings as his wallpaper. She puts up a tough front but has a soft heart, and when her heart starts acting up, he’s the first person she thinks of. When her hidden cardiomyopathy strikes without warning, he makes a promise at the operating table during a high-risk surgery. In the garden, he awkwardly confesses, “Your heart is under my care.” The bickering pair keep getting the better of each other, and their relationship grows from chaotic antics into tender devotion. Listen closely: that’s the sound of a heartbeat, and of a heart falling in love.