Gu Ming, a programmer who died from overwork at a 996 job, transmigrates into the body of a sickly live-in son-in-law in a Ming Dynasty minister's residence. The first thing he sees when he wakes is his “wife,” Shen Zhiyi. Her face is as pale as paper, and a bloodstained phoenix hairpin is tucked into her hair. She asks coldly, “Who are you?”
Gu Ming blurts out, “I'm Gu Ming, a programmer. I write code.”
Shen Zhiyi: “...Are you sick?”
Only later does Gu Ming learn that this sharp-tongued, aloof young lady of the minister's household is a “serial faker of her own death.” Across seven cycles of reincarnation, she has been widowed six times on her wedding day. She remembers every life clearly, and in each one, she has borne the pain of loss alone. So in this life, she fakes her death on her wedding day to escape, never expecting that he would come.
But when the memories of her first life awaken, Qingming, guardian of fate, appears with a warning: “After seven lives, you will never meet again. Your existence is tearing apart causality.”
She has waited through seven cycles of reincarnation for far too long. This time, it's his turn to chase after her.
“Wifey, do you know why I like you? Because you're my ‘seven,’ my ‘wife,’ and my ‘hope.’”
“...Are you sick?”
“Yes, I'm sick. Terminally ill. You're the only one who can cure me.”
This is a story about waiting and searching: funny yet heartwarming, heartwarming yet heartbreaking, and after all the heartbreak, a love that endures across seven lifetimes.
It's a very interesting novel. The author should work hard and don't stop writing! I have read the author's works before, which tend to be suspenseful. I was a little afraid to enter after seeing this cover, but the content is still very good. Thank you for taking that brave step.