Merging Boats

A strategic, devoted lover x a kind, resilient woman who follows the righteous path

Designer x psychotherapist

(His secret love comes true | Reunion after a long separation | Romantic push and pull, with him pursuing her)

The whole story is already written, with reliable daily updates at 9 p.m. (except in special circumstances), and occasional surprise double updates.

See the author's note in Chapter One for detailed content warnings.

*Blurb

1.

Xing Zhou was both talented and handsome, with no scandals to his name. Everyone in the design world knew it. A flawless, pure white jewel like him was naturally something everyone wanted to claim for themselves.

At a business banquet, Shen, the only daughter of the Shen family, who had been cherished and protected as she grew up, confessed her feelings to him after drinking.

His response was a polite refusal, followed by a photograph held up for everyone to see.

The moment the guests saw the photo, they were all dumbstruck:

Xing Ziye, the second son of the Xing family, usually a carefree playboy, had a schoolbag slung over his shoulder and looked as if he had just left school. He was dutifully following a woman.

Even from behind, it was clear that the woman had extraordinary bearing.

"I'm sorry, Miss Shen. My heart already belongs to someone."

"My younger brother also really likes his future sister-in-law."

The guests at the banquet heard Xing Zhou's rare, gentle tone. They smiled politely, but in their hearts they were all scornful to varying degrees. According to the rumors, Xing Zhou's career was flourishing, but his love life was a mess. He had secretly loved a girl in college, but never confessed before she got into a relationship.

Later, at a grand wedding, a letter of confession from him thoroughly proved everyone wrong:

It turned out that the cool, gorgeous bride was the very person Xing Zhou had secretly loved all those years ago.

2.

After being hurt in love, Qu Yirong built a very high wall around her heart.

She craved lively company, yet enjoyed solitude.

Until one day, someone crossed mountains and rivers just to come for her.

He knew her likes, her habits, and even the pain she kept buried in the depths of her heart, afraid to tell anyone.

Only later, when she noticed the many signs, did she realize that none of it had been a coincidence.

To her, Xing Zhou's arrival was like a ray of light, illuminating the corner of her heart that had been buried beneath dust.

That light shattered her emotional defenses, and she gradually fell for him.

She longed to chase the light. On the night she tried to reach out and grasp it herself,

the man leaned in and covered her mouth with his.

"What kind of girl takes the initiative to confess?"

"I should be the one to confess. It's also my belated way of making up for having secretly loved you all these years."

- [I worked hard to improve my cooking because you aren't a good cook. My WeChat profile picture is a cute dog because you like animals. The reason my kitten is called 'Ninety-Six' is that September sixteenth was the first day I met you. All right, let me put it another way: Qu Yirong, I'm in love with you.]

*Reader's guide:

1. Both leads have no prior sexual experience; happy ending.

2. The heroine's career storyline has several arcs, treating various psychological patients.

3. The psychological information in the story may contain inaccuracies. This is fiction, not reality, so don't take it too seriously. Some of the professional details in the arcs are based on information found online.

4. All place names in this story are fictional. Please keep the novel separate from reality.

Theme: Care for people with mental illnesses