[Older woman/younger man romance + human-ghost romance + healing + profound love + both leads are sexually inexperienced]
[Sweet, sweet, sweet, then angst, then sweetness + lighthearted, romantic everyday moments]
[Tough older woman, occasionally sharp-tongued] x [Younger man who acts obedient but is actually a drama king]
She was the only daughter of the Jia family, yet the public didn’t learn of her existence until she was eighteen.
Her mother blamed her for her younger brother’s death, her father ignored her, and the servants could beat and scold her as they pleased...
She was a seed brimming with life, buried beneath a brick where she couldn’t see a ray of sunshine or feel a drop of rain.
Time dragged on, and the future was so far away.
It seemed she would never make it.
Until one day, someone came to the space beneath the brick.
He chose to stand by her side.
At fourteen, Jiang Fengzhi became an orphan. To protect himself, he hid behind the mask of a well-behaved child and became an adopted son of the Jia family.
To him, the Jia matriarch’s affection, Jia father’s concern, and everyone’s respectful deference were nothing but hypocrisy.
The screams and sobs in his ears never stopped. His bloody nightmares grew more vicious by the day. Jiang Fengzhi had no idea how much longer someone as rotten as him could stay alive.
Until one day, a glimmer of life appeared.
“Jiang Shi, you seem to have the makings of a hopeless romantic.”
He murmured, “I just want to love you a little more.”
What he left unsaid was: I just want to love you a little more, because my heart aches for all the suffering you’ve endured.
Time began to run out. In the end, life would fade into nothingness.
I thought the gaps in time would eventually be made whole, but a person’s life is like traveling through a range of towering, beautiful mountains:
For every mountain crossed, another stands in the way.
Theme: Believe in the power of love
P.S. They save each other. This is not a one-sided, mindless rescue.
