[Both are chaste + one-on-one romance + unconventional marriage before love + slow burn + just the two leads + no secondary couples + character-driven romance]
Avoidant vs. anxious
Good girl vs. devoted, affectionate husband
Difficult, aloof female forensic doctor vs. sunny, sensitive male teacher
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At thirty, forensic doctor Jiang Sui is pressured by her mother into taking part in a trial marriage program, where she reunites with Cheng Rang, a high school classmate she thought she was completely incompatible with.
Their unexpectedly harmonious life together soon draws them both in.
Six months fly by. Just as Cheng Rang thinks everything is falling into place, Jiang Sui abruptly rejects him, leaving him completely at a loss.
As Cheng Rang keeps pursuing her, he discovers Jiang Sui’s joys and her past.
Jiang Sui thinks fate’s red thread has bound them tightly together. Only Cheng Rang knows that it was his repeated insistence that kept the two of them balanced, and then unbalanced, at opposite ends of the scale.
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At eighteen, Cheng Rang tells Jiang Sui, “You’re so heartless.”
At thirty, Cheng Rang tells Jiang Sui, “I hate you.”
At eighteen, Jiang Sui thinks Cheng Rang is the person she’s least compatible with.
At thirty, Jiang Sui finds it easier to believe Cheng Rang hates her than loves her.
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Love is a fleeting moment beyond the bounds of order.
