Ji Shangyu is the most envied young man in the village, all because he's got a wonderful match. His fiance is handsome and a licentiate.
But life as a bride-to-be is no easy thing. His stepmother beats and scolds him at every turn. She even plots to switch the bride, hoping to keep the match for her own son and sell Ji Shangyu off.
On the day of the wedding, Ji Shangyu fails to run away. Just as he despairs, he hears a voice that shakes the heavens:
"That's not my Yu-ge! I know my Yu-ge's silhouette. Give my Yu-ge back!"
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Rescued from the brink of despair, Ji Shangyu meets the one bright moon of his life.
He marries into the Jiang family, full of insecurity, and Jiang Yuansong cherishes him with all his heart.
Someone protects him, someone loves him, and someone patiently helps him make up for the education he never got, as if teaching a young child.
Later, in the classroom, Jiang Yuansong puts an arm around Ji Shangyu and gestures at the students below.
"What a bunch of blockheads. They're not even as clever as..."
"They're not as clever as my husband. He can learn ten characters in a single day."
"Be quiet."
The students cover their mouths and snicker.
Ji Shangyu blushes bright red with embarrassment.
Jiang Yuansong wisely shuts up and looks down at the students, thinking to himself:
My Yu-ge is the cleverest!
P.S. A sweet, slice-of-life story. Slow burn, with pregnancy.
Upcoming novel: I've Wanted Your Boyfriend for Ages
Tao Modong is mute, and he realizes his good luck seems to have run out.
His boyfriend of five years cheated on him.
The new job he'd just found fell through.
Even the landlord backed out of the lease.
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Tao Modong becomes a young man with nothing, homeless on the streets.
He thinks he'll have to go home and live off his parents, but then he runs into his childhood friend, Yu Yan.
Yu Yan gives him food and a place to stay, and helps him find work.
In the face of Yu Yan's kindness, Tao Modong's dormant heart begins to beat again, and his youthful affection comes rushing back.
But he remembers that Yu Yan has someone he's been thinking about for a long time.
He can't get in the way of Yu Yan and that person.
Tao Modong clutches the hem of his clothes, eyes red as he packs his things and leaves his bank card behind... As he's about to go, he sees the keyboard on the table, and his heart aches.
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The most selfish thing Yu Yan has ever done is bring his little mute home and keep him in his own territory, trapping him by his side under the pretense of work.
Just as the little mute is about to fall into a life of comfort, one night Yu Yan discovers him packing to run away.
Yu Yan's eyes turn bloodshot. The usually gentle man can no longer hold himself back. He pulls him into his arms, nearly frantic. You're mine. You'll always be mine.
P.S. A healing story with a new love interest.
Theme: Create a happy life with your own hands.
I hope Ji Ning can also live a good life,