Wormwood

When Chen Jianwei was a boy, he used a long bamboo pole to help the little girl perched on the wall pick star fruit. He never imagined that one day he would spend the rest of his life following her orders.

Zheng Yinchen once thought she and Chen Jianwei were alike, both forgotten by their parents.

As adults, she realized they were different.

He was modest and gentle, like the clear moon shining high in the sky.

She was someone who admired the moon from the ground. A distant glimpse of it was enough to make her happy.

Until one day, the moon fell willingly into the mortal world.

“Do you know how it felt when you found out I liked you?”

“I remembered the way you used to look at the star fruit tree as a child. I couldn't bear to leave you empty-handed.”

But the truth was, he hated the two people who had given him his flesh and blood as much as he hated anyone. How fortunate he was to have her wholehearted love to heal him.

Yinchen survives the winter, and Zheng Yinchen's love endures through the years.

※ Yinchen is the name of a medicinal herb in the chrysanthemum family. It has a clear fragrance, a bitter and pungent taste, and slightly cold properties. It enters the spleen, stomach, liver, and gallbladder meridians, clearing damp-heat and soothing the liver to relieve depression. Tao Hongjing wrote: “It grows everywhere. It resembles mugwort, but its leaves are dense and fine. Its stems wither after autumn, yet it survives the winter and sprouts again in spring.”

※ Reunited after a long separation. They aren't childhood sweethearts, and this isn't a second-chance romance.

※ A secret crush comes true from the heroine's perspective; redemption from the hero's perspective.

※ A cardiologist × a cardiologist: this one's all about keeping things in the family.

※ Jotted down on November 26, 2022, after a nap brought back memories of the past. The school's star fruit tree was laden with colorful fruit, but it tasted incredibly sour, and so this blurb came to be. It may be revised.

Reader's note:

1. This story is entirely fictional. Please don't apply any real-life details to it. It has a mountain of original worldbuilding, and all the settings are there to serve the plot. If it isn't to your taste, feel free to leave. There are countless great novels on Jinjiang, and there's bound to be one that's right for you!

2. I referred to books such as Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Medicine and Practical Internal Medicine, along with relevant websites. Please point out any errors politely. You don't need to tell me if you're dropping the story, and please don't make personal attacks or insult the characters =_=

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Title: Southwest Wind

Blurb:

The Li family has a rebellious streak passed down through the generations. Li Zhi's siblings are all unruly troublemakers, while she has been well-behaved and sensible since childhood, the darling of the family elders.

They worry that she'll have a hard time, so they arrange everything for her. They chose her school when she was little, and her career when she grew up. They not only arranged her job, but also the husband she would spend her life with.

The chosen man is Song Junhuai, the favorite student of her second granduncle. He's her social equal, has a temperament much like hers, and has achieved a great deal in his field. He's considered a brilliant young talent.

Supposedly, his only flaw is that he's a little clueless about romance.

Three months later, two strangers, three parts familiar and seven parts not, are married in front of both their families.

The next morning, they wake up and stare at each other in confusion, asking in unison, “Why are you in my house?”

Then they realize at the same time: Oh, right. I'm married. This is my husband/wife.

Their married life begins, and Li Zhi gradually discovers that her husband actually knows how to say all the right things.

Li Zhi: Second Granduncle, you call this clueless about romance?

After observing her for a while, Song Junhuai concludes that his wife isn't nearly as well-behaved as the rumors claim.

Song Junhuai: I knew spontaneous genetic mutations weren't that easy!

“Which wind do you like best? How about the northwest wind?”

“No, I like the southwest wind best. After all, ‘I would become the southwest wind, and fly straight into your embrace.’”

“Sweet talk won't work, you know. It won't lessen your punishment.”

“I'm not trying to get out of trouble. It just came to mind.”

A supposedly gentle, well-behaved wife × a husband rumored to be clueless about romance

Theme: If you never forget, your feelings will be answered.