I Love You in the Fading Light

Sweet, obedient, clingy sweetheart VS a stern-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside teacher who responds to gentleness, not force

Both leads have psychological trauma. The story is about saving each other.

Female lead's blurb:

Lin Jingshu married a disabled veteran from her village who had been injured in an accident, and resolved to care for him for the rest of her life.

She knew that his brain injury had caused memory loss and left him with a physical disability.

But as they spent time together, she discovered something: he wasn't as slow-witted as he seemed. He was extremely clever.

Xiao Wenxing: "Honey, I can cook now!"

Lin Jingshu: "Mm."

Xiao Wenxing: "Will you reward me?"

Lin Jingshu: "Hmm?"

Xiao Wenxing: "Great! Let's kiss, just like they do on TV."

Lin Jingshu: "..."

He was obedient, sure, but sometimes he only listened to himself.

They carried on like that until one day, she was diagnosed with uremia.

Male lead's blurb:

Xiao Wenxing served in the military for twelve years. After leaving the army, he was in an accident at a construction site with his father. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and severe lasting complications.

His parents were worried. Wanting to ensure he would be safe and secure for the rest of his life, they found him a capable wife and set aside a generous sum to provide for their future.

From then on, Xiao Wenxing lived with his capable wife.

He liked her very much. She was smart and pretty, and she smiled at him.

Sometimes she had a bad temper and made him feel wronged, but he still liked her so much.

He thought there was nobody in the world who could love him as much as his wife did.

Until one day, his wife went on a business trip and never came back.

He searched for a long time. When he finally saw her again, she was curled up in a pool of blood. It was the first time in all his years alive that he completely broke down.

The first thing she said when she woke up was, "Xiao Wenxing, you got here so early."

He stared at her, his hands clenched into fists at his sides. "Did I? When did you want me to get here? I thought you wanted to see me. Turns out you just wanted me to collect your body!"

"Lin Jingshu, did you ever love me? Did you ever really think of me as your husband?"

Tips:

1. This is not a fluffy slice-of-life romance. The story is about saving each other, with a mix of sweetness and angst. Both leads have physical and psychological trauma.

2. The female lead saves the male lead in the first half, and he saves her in the second.

3. The story includes depictions of depression, uremia, and desperate situations. The characters receive professional medical treatment later on and improve. The ending is happy.

4. This is fiction. Some illnesses are included to serve the plot, so please don't apply them to real life. Life is precious, so take care of yourself. If any of this is a dealbreaker, feel free to stop reading.

Theme: Live well and keep striving