Little Mountain

Seeking early interest for Purehearted Tales, a chaotic yet heartwarming story set in the 1980s

Shen Qianhe × Zhou Bihan

In the late 1980s, Shen Qianhe and Zhou Bihan crossed paths in a narrow alley.

The day they first met, Shen Qianhe was carrying his sister out to her wedding, while Zhou Bihan was bringing a truckload of luggage into the alley. The lane was so narrow that only one group could pass at a time. Neither of them was the accommodating sort, so they set the happy occasion aside and made quite an impression on each other first.

Everyone said Shen Qianhe was a hooligan and a good-for-nothing, while Zhou Bihan was destined to become a phoenix soaring to the treetops.

But no one knew that aboard the green trains traveling north and south, the hooligan and the phoenix had kissed.

Blurb: A genius painter who's a little mentally unwell (but will recover), a dazed, sweet bottom × a tough buzz-cut explorer top who's cold on the outside but warm inside

Plot-focused blurb:

Abused by his parents and nearly killed after being kidnapped, Ruan Xian grew up isolated from the world. Going mad and painting were the only diversions in his dull life.

Then the man who seemed like his savior returned. The first time they met again, the two somehow ended up in bed together.

Ruan Xian's affection and love for Huo Zhengxing made no sense at all, and Huo Zhengxing accepted it in silence.

Just as everything seemed to be going well, Ruan Xian was told that everything Huo Zhengxing had done for him was because of his late brother, Ruan Yu.

Ruan Xian tried to end his life to escape it all, but in a twist of fate, the misunderstanding was cleared up. This time, Huo Zhengxing was the one who became devoted to Ruan Xian.

Ruan Xian pushed him away. "Huo Zhengxing, let's take a break for now."

They both knew that "for now" was only one possibility. The more likely one was that it would be forever.

Literary blurb:

Before meeting Huo Zhengxing again, Ruan Xian's life was a scattered mess. Mentally unstable, at the mercy of others, he simply drifted wherever life took him.

With a pair of strong hands, Huo Zhengxing tried to mold him into a person.

Once molded, Ruan Xian became a mountain in Huo Zhengxing's heart.

A small mountain, a tall mountain, a distant mountain... The little mountain he longed for, was ashamed to face, and had lost only to find again: his beloved.

[Reading Guide]

1. Before recovering, the bottom is physically and emotionally fragile, almost completely isolated from the world, and has the intelligence and emotional maturity of a little kid.

2. There is a mistaken-identity plot. Both members of the couple make mistakes, but it shouldn't be too melodramatic.

3. There is a little mystery woven into the story. In the end, good is rewarded and evil punished, but the romance is the main plot.

4. The advanced medical technology in this story is all made up by the author. Don't take it seriously. It's all in service of the protagonists' happy lives.

Coming soon from the author's page: Purehearted Tales [1980s], a heartwarming ensemble story set in the 1980s

He Comes and Goes, the north-and-south romance of a gentle, handsome taxi driver with a story full of twists and a finicky but not unreasonable domineering CEO

Little Ghost, Long Live, a century-spanning bond of life and death, from the Republican era to modern times, tracing the love and hatred between a young opera performer and a descendant of the imperial family

Theme: Whether climbing or crawling, every step is a step forward