The Strongest New Girl at the White Tower

[Blurb]

Jiang Li doesn’t awaken as a sentinel until she’s twenty-one.

She’s the first, and the only person to awaken after the age of eighteen.

Jiang Li had already given up, buried her resentment and hidden her obsession, planning to live out the rest of her life quietly.

But hope is rekindled in the most unexpected way.

As an awakened one, Jiang Li is required to attend White Tower Academy.

As soon as she enrolls, a thread discussing her “late awakening” becomes one of the hottest topics on the school forum.

Everyone gradually gets to see what Jiang Li can do. She’s always full of surprises, and far too strong for someone who has just enrolled.

The nickname “Freshman Sister” soon spreads across campus.

Even more astonishing, Yin Chi, the aloof and picky “campus flower,” comes down from his pedestal and chooses her as his partner.

Soon, a large number of “Freshman Sister” and “Campus Flower” shippers spring up at school.

Then, just as everyone is dreaming happily, those dreams suddenly shatter.

For reasons unknown, the two go their separate ways at graduation, leaving their shippers in tears.

Jiang Li sees Yin Chi again a year after they part.

She goes to him of her own accord.

By then, her mental landscape is already in chaos. If things go on like this, she won’t survive much longer.

Ordinary guides’ treatments are useless to her. Only Yin Chi, whose compatibility with her is the highest, can save her.

Jiang Li pushes open the clinic door. Yin Chi, sitting behind the desk, looks up at her.

Jiang Li stops in her tracks. She hadn’t expected that after a year, Yin Chi would still look at her so coldly.

Jiang Li hesitates, unsure whether to go in.

Suddenly, an adorable panda cub appears by her feet. Its round little head rubs against her pant leg, like a cute little ball of rice cake.

Jiang Li slowly looks down and sees the little one clinging to her leg as if its life depended on it.

She looks up at Yin Chi. “Can I... come in?”

Yin Chi’s eyes redden. Through gritted teeth, he forces out a few words: “If you don’t want to die, get in here!”

Reader’s guide:

Female sentinel, male guide. Sentinel-and-guide setting, two equally strong leads, character growth, and rekindled love.

A top-tier sentinel carrying a secret and striving to grow stronger VS a top-tier guide who refuses to be outdone and never gives up.

A “pitiful” kitty who only wants her ex to treat her mental instability after their breakup VS a “greedy” panda who wants both her body and her heart after they reunite.

Theme: Work hard so you have no regrets.