Cool, gentle young woman VS mature, steady male professor
Married first, fell in love later / sweet romance
When Wen Xier was twenty, she followed her family's wishes and married Chen Zhili.
Chen Zhili was a renowned philosophy professor at Nanda, with broad shoulders and a slim waist. Cool and dignified, he was rarely seen without his gold-rimmed glasses, a walking embodiment of sex appeal. Even online, he was extremely popular.
But she didn't like him.
She thought he was too proper and old-fashioned, and she resented that he was nine years older.
After they married, she made three rules with him: at school, they had to pretend they didn't know each other.
Chen Zhili agreed without a word.
The next day, during an elective philosophy class, Wen Xier fainted from low blood sugar.
In front of everyone, the aloof and distinguished Professor Chen hurried over, leaving a classroom full of students behind as he bent down and carried her out.
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Chen Zhili's friends also believed their marriage wouldn't last long.
One was cold, and the other was too quiet.
Until one day, while they were visiting, the study door opened.
The delicate young woman stood barefoot amid the play of light and shadow, rubbing her reddened eyes. In a soft, sweet voice, she said, "Chen Zhili, I had a nightmare."
The man sprang up at once and pulled her into his arms. He knelt on one knee, supporting her cold ankle in his palm. His voice was gentler than anyone had ever heard it: "There, there. The floor is cold. Put your shoes on first, hmm?"
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Wen Xier once thought Chen Zhili was snow that never melted.
Only later did she realize he was a breeze that warmed no one but her.
Note: I left the old fantasy-romance blurb's trope sitting too long, and now I've run out of inspiration. Apologies to everyone who bookmarked it. If you don't like this new trope, feel free to remove your bookmark.
Theme: Love can heal.
