A Female Detective's Daily Life [Period]

Lin Wei is twenty-seven this year. She is the deputy captain of the criminal investigation team at the Chengdong District Police Station, and a famously tough, no-nonsense woman.

She has a fierce temper and a stubborn streak. Once she sets her mind on something, nothing can change it.

Chen Jinghe is twenty-nine this year, the youngest expert in the province at restoring ancient books in the provincial library.

He is gentle, refined, and looks like an easy target.

In the autumn of 1988, two people with completely opposite personalities got married in a hurry.

Their feelings gradually grew warmer after the wedding, but Lin Wei had no idea that what she thought was a marriage that blossomed into love had actually been part of Chen Jinghe's long-laid plan.

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Chen Jinghe was frail as a child. He came close to dying several times, but survived each one. His mother had someone tell his fortune, then adopted a big willow tree as his godfather. After that, he really did enjoy good health and avoid calamity.

Lin Wei is a staunch materialist. She says this is feudal superstition and cannot be believed.

Later, Chen Jinghe nearly died saving Lin Wei. Desperate and at her wits' end, Lin Wei knelt beneath the big willow tree and kowtowed three times.

She begged the tree to protect Chen Jinghe one more time and save the person she loved.

P.S.:

1. The romance and career storylines each make up 50 percent. This is not a serious crime-investigation novel.

2. The leads both look completely serious. One is eccentric, the other is quietly devious.

3. A slow burn, with plenty of domestic details and a touch of an ensemble cast.

Theme: Justice and fairness are more important than anything.