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Twenty years later, Tang Yun enters the northwest as a member of an archaeological team and meets the renowned Professor Mu.
She imagines him as someone untouched by worldly concerns, as unattainable as the moon in the sky.
To reassure her parents about her posting in the northwest, she accidentally claims that she's dating Professor Mu.
And so begins her life of stealing his photos and posting them to a restricted social-media feed.
Until one day, Mu Qingming crooks a finger to summon her beneath the city wall at the ruins.
Blocking the only way she can escape, he asks, "I hear I'm your boyfriend?"
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There is a place called Tali, a lonely city hidden in the wasteland.
Mu Qingming has guarded it for more than twenty years.
Someone asks him, "Professor Mu, is it worth it?"
The sun sets. His shadow stretches long, and his feelings are impossible to read.
He looks up at the wild grass swaying on the city wall, sand stinging his eyes. "Civilization must not be allowed to vanish in the long river of history. It needs people to carry on its legacy and prove it existed. I'm just one of countless people doing that. It's not a question of whether it's worth it, only whether you're willing."
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A bright, passionate young woman & a refined, rakish professor
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She manages to win over the abstinent big shot who found her twenty years ago. What an achievement!
▲ Reading guide
[Sweet / happy ending / one-on-one / both inexperienced / 10-year age gap / personal growth and healing / faith and ideals / mutual giving]
[The male lead protects cultural relics in the northwestern wilderness. The female lead is a newly minted archaeologist.]
[Fictional story with no real-life inspiration]
Author's Weibo: @Jia Mangguo Gan
>>>>>>> Next up: An Elephant in the South <<<<<<<<
Please add it to your reading list!! Let's go! Charge ahead!
Blurb:
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Word has it that Zhao Yuting, heir to a top-tier wealthy family, is lovesick and devastated after his fiancée runs away from their wedding, so he gives up the family business.
To escape a multibillion-yuan arranged marriage that would cost her freedom, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family hides her identity and flees to a border town to sell mushrooms.
When a herd of elephants makes an unusual migration north, she gets the chance to stay in the reserve and becomes a full-time employee.
Then the man she sees every day accidentally spots the cinnabar mole on her chest.
He is usually silent and never gets close to Jiang Ye. But on that stormy night, he suddenly traps her in his arms.
Lightning and thunder crash around them. His profile is sharply defined, and his strong right arm circles her waist, bringing them far too close.
He says, "Long time no see, my fiancée."
Jiang Ye remembers the first time she met Zhao Yuting.
Rain poured down as he stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, his figure blurred by the downpour.
Through the glass, Zhao Yuting sent her an address to help her run away from the wedding.
Even though she could only make out his vague silhouette, she could clearly sense how reserved and unapproachable he was.
At the time, Jiang Ye thought that a powerful man who wouldn't even meet her, used her as a decoy, and even helped her escape her wedding was someone who never wanted anything to do with her.
Later, her father arranged another marriage for Jiang Ye.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yuting appeared in a suit and tie at a corporate banquet, making his first public appearance as the eldest son of the Zhao family, all to announce to everyone:
"Jiang Ye is my fiancée."
[A powerful, influential master at taming wolves × a seemingly wild, actually obedient little wolf girl]
[Mutual healing / older man / adult love / arranged marriage / a classic case of falling for each other]
[Double secret identities; they hadn't met before she ran away. See the story for details.]
Theme: Passing down China's cultural heritage is a responsibility.
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Hahahahahahaha, beautiful
Oops, I'm married, and there's also a side story about Little Baozi. The scene where Teacher Mu takes care of the baby must be really nice.
Although I can't understand the professional content, I can feel the value of their work
In this cold snowy night, someone's blood is rushing and working hard for the future. Goals and results are not important anymore. The process will be another history, naturally integrated into the rich cultural inheritance in the background of the story... Watching documentaries will never allow you to appreciate the magnificence of the scene - the air, colors, temperature... Nor will you be able to appreciate the passion of the professional skills and personnel behind the conservation culture. Although the background of the ancient city is fictional, it is meaningful. I really want to be involved in the work, and I also want to fall in love like this... How romantic! P. S. I don't use Chinese often. After several months of reading and writing comments, I hope I can express my personal feelings clearly. Please don't mind if you don't understand...
When your girlfriend's time to shine comes, how can you sit back and watch? Yunyun also works harder and shows her true colors!
Hey hey hey, sweet married life
I feel so reluctant to part with it. This article is quite meaningful. I hope more people can see the author's intentions, distinctive characters, background, and spirit of protecting cultural relics... Also looking forward to the extras!
There is something very charming about riding a horse together in the cold, dark night and white snow. Two romantic people are not drunk together, but they make others cry...
I was initially panicked when I saw the collapse, but when I saw soldiers coming to help, I felt less panicky.
I don't know why I cried when I read this chapter... I don't know whether it's because the white horse doesn't run or because Teacher Mu is trapped in the tomb, which makes me feel a little upset. P. S. The extraction, restoration and protection of archaeological excavations and cultural relics can be a physically challenging occupation, and it also has environmental hazards...