Yin Du, the third young master of the Yin family in Nancheng, is aloof and noble, and has no interest in either men or women.
Ji Ci is a young man given to someone as a gift. Pale, frail, and sickly, he is like a piece of thin porcelain, liable to shatter at the slightest touch.
When they first meet, Yin Du kicks Ji Ci away as he kneels at his feet, begging to be taken in. The kick triggers Ji Ci's heart condition, and he collapses onto the cold floor, convulsing. Yin Du intends to throw him out, but changes his mind at the last moment. "Find somewhere to treat him first. We'll talk once he's better."
He has no idea that this decision will draw him in, step by step.
Like a kitten drenched by the rain, Ji Ci cautiously tests Yin Du's limits. He secretly pulls out his oxygen tube just to see whether Yin Du will come back. When Yin Du goes out, he works himself into an asthma attack just to hear him say, "I'm not leaving." When he hears Yin Du is going to the welcome banquet for the Gu family's young lady, he makes himself cough up mouthfuls of blood and gets sent to the emergency room.
Yin Du knows he is playing little tricks. He indulges him anyway.
When Ji Ci has a fever, Yin Du stays up all night, wiping him down over and over with warm water. When Ji Ci cannot eat, Yin Du feeds him spoonful by spoonful. When Ji Ci trembles with pain during a dressing change, Yin Du gathers him into his arms and gently pats his back.
One uses his frail health as a weapon, desperately trying to hold on to a little warmth.
The other calls him a nuisance, yet keeps giving way until he has no limits left.
This is a story about possessiveness and indulgence, and about a piece of thin porcelain being carefully cradled in someone's palm.
Yin Du x Ji Ci | Frail, obsessive troublemaker x powerful tycoon | Angsty at first, sweet later, HEA
I quite like the sickly/frail trope. The author writes very well. 👍🏻 Especially the descriptions of the illness and the rescue, which are very detailed. The early chapters were also very engaging, and the protagonist's personality is quite adorable. However, I think the sentences and paragraphs could be broken up a bit; the long blocks of text are a little tiring to read.
This book is so good! My child with depression stopped cutting pig's trotters after reading it. I just spun around on the bed without any blind spots.
It's super good-looking and the character is very suitable for the main character.
Little Porcelain will surely live to be a hundred years old.
I personally really enjoy this type of story. The author writes very well and I hope they continue to do well.