A Gentleman on the Roof Dreams of the Tathagata

When Meng Rulai and Liang Shangjun first met, they both thought they were dead, while each suspected that the other might still be alive.

(When they thought they were dead, this is what they were like.)

"Why are ghosts still able to cry?" Meng Rulai wiped her tears, looking thoroughly miserable.

"So what? Ghosts can bleed, too." Beside her, Liang Shangjun casually held up his blood-soaked arm for Meng Rulai to see.

"You had a really gruesome death." Meng Rulai shivered, feeling rather sorry for him.

(When they suspected they might still be alive, this is what they were like.)

Meng Rulai: "Do you remember how you died?"

Liang Shangjun: "I forgot."

Meng Rulai wondered, "Can ghosts get amnesia, too?"

Liang Shangjun asked, puzzled, "Are ghosts supposed to have memories?"

They both fell silent, then answered at the same time.

"This is my first time dying. How would I know!"

The silly-versus-literary dividing line

She is Lai Ruzi, a fortune-teller who lives in seclusion in the mountains, following the creed, "Heaven helps those who help themselves, and Buddha saves those with a bond to him." She is also the ordinary young woman Meng Rulai, who can read people's memories.

He is Liang Shangjun, a mysterious creditor who lives by the saying, "Do no wrong, for the gods are watching from three feet above your head." He is also Liang Ziyu, a young CEO who has lost his memory and is focused on making money.

He says she's a fraud who only cares about money. She thinks he's exaggerating, and that it's not good.

She says he's miserly and vindictive. He thinks she's absolutely right, and that this is just fine.

One is a renowned fortune-telling master, said to know the past and predict the future. The other is an acclaimed business prodigy, said to turn stone into gold and make a fortune.

Though they seem to live in different worlds and have completely different personalities, the two meet in a curious way. From that moment on, they embark on a journey to recover their memories, full of love and hate, and a battle of wits and wills.