Stitching Together the Heartbeat

In my senior year of college, I was still a nobody medical student practicing sutures on pigskin. Zhang Ze was already a legendary senior at the First Affiliated Hospital.

After more than a decade together, I became the youngest chief of cardiac surgery. He started over in a new field and made a name for himself in voice acting.

I thought everything was as perfect as it could be, until an accident involving a building collapse left Zhang Ze with a high-level amputation.

Returning from the hospital to everyday life, he found that living without his left leg was far harder than either of us had imagined.

I gave up the administrative burden of being head of cardiac surgery and stitched up tangerine peels in the kitchen;

he took off his prosthesis and learned to accept the parts of himself that were missing.

The most dangerous moments were behind us. All that remained was a slow, painstaking recovery.

Cool, sharp cardiac surgeon who specializes in handling stubborn patients x stubborn former pediatric surgeon and voice acting star

A few notes:

Both leads have only been with each other

Slow burn

A love story between adults

Medical details lean realistic

The full novel is complete

Theme: Some heartbeats are destined to resonate amid the ruins.