Countryside | Slow-paced | Secret crush
1) At twenty-five, Chen Man grows tired of life in the big city and returns to her hometown of Xichuan, where she makes a living as a full-time writer.
Her old house is in terrible disrepair, and a friend in the same line of work exclaims in astonishment, "Can anyone even live in this house?!"
Chen Man quirks her lips, barely lifting her eyelids. "What else is there in this little dump?"
She is convinced she's right, until a young carpenter arrives after being recommended to her.
On a midsummer evening, sweat beads on the man's dark skin.
His damp T-shirt shows the firm lines of his muscles. His deep profile against the sunset is like a range of rolling distant mountains, and Chen Man finds herself feeling a little distracted.
After a while, she leans against the porch, teasing him with an easygoing air. "You're pretty good at this, handsome."
When she finishes, the man's gaze lingers meaningfully on her face. His eyes crease with a smile. "Chen Man, you're still the same as ever."
2) Shen Hansheng looks at the wall of Chen Man's old house that faces the mountain and says he wants to put in a window for her.
Chen Man lies sideways on the sofa, reading, her long, slender pale legs dangling and swinging over the edge. Without looking up, she says, "What's the point of a window? Are you bored?"
Shen Hansheng looks at her and smiles. "So we can look at the mountain."
Chen Man doesn't know what's so great about mountains. The man beside her is much better to look at.
But that day, sitting beside Shen Hansheng and looking at the mountain with him, time suddenly feels long and romantic.
She turns to look at him and meets his deep, dark eyes.
The man instantly panics and looks away. His thick, raven-feather eyelashes flutter like a startled bird, and a blush creeps up behind his ears.
◆ A slow-paced, heartwarming romance in a countryside setting
◆ A bad-tempered horror novelist x a gentle, easygoing carpenter. Sweet everyday life.
Theme: Live life with care.
