The Proust Effect

Blurb:

As long as you smell a scent you've smelled before, it can unlock the memories from that time. This is the Proust effect.

Whenever Zhou Jing returns to the country, she visits a cemetery. This time is no exception.

Only, she meets a woman there.

The woman stands quietly with her back to Zhou Jing, without an umbrella. Zhou Jing feels that the sadness radiating from her is even more oppressive than the gloomy rainy day.

She does the only unconventional thing she's done in her twenty-seven years: she offers the woman her umbrella.

As she draws near, Zhou Jing catches a hint of fragrance.

A clear, bracing fragrance.

It has the faint bitterness of citrus and a trace of tea's austere aroma.

Though Zhou Jing has blended and smelled countless fragrances, none has lingered in her memory like this one.

Zhou Jing looks at the man talking with her father and scoffs inwardly.

Her good upbringing keeps her from making a scene. Once outside, she makes it clear that she has no interest in dating.

The man says he has a younger sister her age, too, so he won't cross any boundaries.

At a certain banquet, Zhou Jing sees the Shen siblings at a distance and realizes who he meant by his sister.

When they meet again, Zhou Jing looks wordlessly at the woman in a white coat before her.

Sometimes fate works in the strangest ways.

"Hello, I'm Shen Yunxi."

#The odds of running into the same woman three times in one week are as good as winning the lottery#

At a medical conference, a reporter asks Shen Yunxi a question, then can't help asking something personal.

"Director Shen, may I ask you a personal question? I personally like collecting perfume. May I ask what brand you're wearing?"

Hearing the question, Shen Yunxi smiles faintly. Under the lights in the conference hall, her amber eyes look clear and bright, full of boundless tenderness.

"I'm sorry, my spouse blended it for me."

It is a fragrance Zhou Jing made for her, infused with all of Zhou Jing's love for her. Zhou Jing gave its creation a special meaning.

Reader's note:

1. A quiet, loyal wolf who's sweet on the inside and dark on the inside x a clingy kitten who's mature and composed on the surface.

Perfumers x doctors.

2. One-on-one, both are virgins, switch couple, Zhou Jing is more often the gong.

3. A story of mutual healing.

4. All professional knowledge in this story comes from Baidu. Corrections are welcome.

5. Happy ending, happy ending, happy ending.

Theme: Even if the world goes mad and humanity is lost, you can still be gentle, calm, and clear-headed.