Cultivating the Self

This story is complete. My new project for September 2023 is My Grandma and I Share One Body. Please add it to your collection! At twenty, Tang Shi was proud and headstrong. She had heard there was a professor in the Chinese Department whom everyone respectfully called "Professor Qi," and scoffed to herself: When heroes are scarce, even a nobody can become famous. Before leaving school, she accidentally wandered into one of his classes. His talent, eloquence, and manner of speaking were the finest she had ever encountered in a teacher. During the Song dynasty, Guo Maoqian compiled an anthology called Collection of Yuefu Poems. It includes eighteen songs dedicated to the gods, among them "Song of the White-Stone Gentleman," which reads: "Stones piled like jade, pines lined up like emeralds. His beauty is peerless; there is no one like him in the world." She could think of no one but him. A few years later, she was hired as a teacher at C University. On her way there, she ran into the dean and his entourage. Beside the portly dean stood someone both familiar and strange. Dressed in deep navy, refined and elegant, with brows like silver peaks. A colleague introduced him: "This is the head of our Philosophy Department, Qi Baiyan." "Hello, Director Qi." A long, slender hand, dry to the touch, reached out and gently took hers. It lingered for two seconds, then let go. "Hello, Teacher Tang." Tang Shi's face grew hot. For the first time in her life, she knelt before the Buddha, thinking: From this day on, I am your devotee. A few reading tips: 1. This is a one-on-one romance with a happy ending, and both leads are each other's first. 2. The male lead is an untouchable idol, revered by everyone, while the heroine is gentle, sweet, and exceptionally well-behaved. 3. The story touches on some basic Buddhist teachings. The author doesn't understand them either, so don't worry if you don't. And all this knowledge is just there to give the leads an excuse to tease each other, hehe. 4. Serious face: Please support the official release. No reposting. Wen Chang's author page, Heaven and Earth: more stories by the author. Click the image above! I'm always on Weibo. Come tease me! Theme: