The Fragrance of Midyear

[Complete] At the latest academic conference, a set of photos went viral. Among all the balding, kindly mathematicians, the cool and stunning young mathematician Sang Mian unexpectedly became an online sensation. They say she comes from a poor family, has no connections, and made it through her own hard work. She's still single, too. Netizens were smitten, while the guys were in tears: If I'd had a classmate like her, I could've gotten into a top university too. That night, someone posted Sang Mian's photos in a private group chat. "Wow, even a female mathematician wants to marry into a rich family. My dad wants me to go on a blind date with her, but I don't want to. Who's in?" The young heirs in the group gritted their teeth. Look at this guy showing off! "Do you think she looks this beautiful in real life? This is obviously some influencer's marketing stunt." Si Jin, the heir to the Si family, who had been lurking for eight hundred years, sneered. "Are you blind? What's beautiful about her?" The whole group exploded. "Young Master Si is right. She's ugly. Makes me cry." "She's just some little influencer, probably had plastic surgery, too." "A blind date? Not even a dog would go!" Si Jin: "?" A handful of people in the group who knew the truth trembled. You're all doomed. Sang Mian is Brother Si's unforgettable ex-girlfriend, the girl he never got over all these years. And you called her ugly? She looks ten times more beautiful in person than in the photos! And she's a genius. Sang Mian had Brother Si completely wrapped around her finger throughout his youth. You really are blind. The next day, after smoking an entire pack and staying up all night, the heir to the Si family went to the blind date banquet with a dark expression. * Some people are like fine liquor, growing more fragrant with time. They are buried desires, a wisp of agarwood fragrance lingering through the years. Sang Mian was one such person. Si Jin. [Cool, emotionally distant beauty of a mathematician x younger, scheming black-hearted puppy] * Reading guide: 1. Reconciliation after a breakup + possessive pursuit + groveling to win her back. Happy ending. Please click X if this isn't for you, thanks. 2. The heroine isn't soft and delicate. She occasionally gives the hero a hard time, but the story is actually very sweet. 3. The professional details come from search engines and documentaries, and there's not much of them. This puppy is in tears. 4. They reunite at the beginning. I'll take a break if needed. 5. One controversial point in the story, with spoilers: The hero mistakenly believes that the heroine and his stepmother plotted against him. It also involves his mother's death. Just as the heroine is about to break up with him, he slaps her in despair. That's what leads to his later groveling. If you can't accept this, please don't force yourself to read it. The story contains a lot of history and grievances, but in real life, if a man lays a hand on you, don't hesitate. Leave immediately. I'm mentioning this here as a content warning. Coming soon: After I Died, I Became the Immortal Lords' Beloved Only as Jiao Jiao lay dying did she learn that she was the replacement female character in a cultivation novel, a vessel carrying the soul of the original heroine. The moment the heroine's soul awoke would be the moment Jiao Jiao died. The senior disciples who had once cared for her so tenderly said: You're nothing but a vessel for Junior Sister's soul, low as dust and unworthy of our love. Her fiancé, who adored her and was the most promising candidate to ascend and become a god in ten thousand years, was handsome and cold as a blade. "Have her immortal bones removed, cast her into the Boundless Abyss, and exile her for all eternity." The immortal realm's place of exile had held the condemned for a million years: criminals from the immortal realm, evil spirits from the three realms, and the pitch-black void left behind when the gods fell. After her bones were removed and her heart torn out, Jiao Jiao was reborn as a little cub. As she lay on the verge of death, two young immortal criminals found her and took her home. Young criminal one: "A puppy! So fluffy and cute!" Young criminal two: "A little fox! Its tail is so short. I want to tug on it!" The two boys looked at each other. "Then let's eat her." Jiao Jiao: "???" She raised one adorable little paw and gave a weak squeak. "Squeak!" The immortal criminals, utterly charmed: "Aww, she's so cute! We can't eat her. We'll raise her, even if it costs us everything." As the only little cub in the place of exile, Jiao Jiao began her everyday life as the criminals' darling. The place of exile was short on spiritual energy, full of danger, and barren of all vegetation. The descendants of the immortal criminals were so hungry they even ate dirt. Jiao Jiao, who had been able to grow spiritual flowers and herbs from a young age, timidly raised her little paw. She could grow a little lotus flower~~ A hundred years passed, and three major events shook the immortal realm. First, the most beautiful immortal in the realm, the beloved Fairy Liuguang, tragically died. Second, after losing his wife, Lord Xiguang, the most promising candidate to ascend and become a god in ten thousand years, became engaged to someone else. Female immortals across the three realms wept bitterly. Third, a divine ruin unseen for ages appeared in the world. Evil spirits from the three realms, descendants of the immortal criminals, and immortal lords who had lived in seclusion for ten thousand years all emerged. Among them was a cute, rosy-cheeked, soft and bouncy young girl. The little girl looked exactly like the late Fairy Liuguang. Whenever she appeared, she was followed by immortal criminals with outrageous combat skills and heavenly good looks. The immortal criminals: "The sky's darkening. Let's storm the immortal realm today." The immortals trembled. "Aww, the immortal realm is doomed!" Lord Xiguang dreamed that he was destined for an opportunity to become a god. The last goddess in the world had suffered damage to her soul and fallen into a ten-thousand-year slumber. He and the goddess were fated lovers. He found the sleeping goddess's soul and found a substitute vessel for her. For a hundred years, he cared for and doted on the vessel, nourishing the goddess's soul. After the goddess awoke, he had the vessel's heart torn out and bones removed, then cast her into the Boundless Abyss. A hundred years later, that substitute returned to the immortal realm as a goddess, radiant with golden light and peerlessly beautiful! Theme: Knowledge changes your destiny.