Gentle Snow Mountain [He Has a Secret Crush]

Refined Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor x Russian interpreter

The man has a secret crush; there's also an age and generation gap.

Ruan Lingzhen first met Jin Yuheng at the Jin family estate. He had lost a poetry contest and was being made to drink tea as punishment.

Amid the laughter and banter, he raised his cup and said, "A bet's a bet."

Later, when someone brought up their health, her boyfriend Liang Ke nudged her to talk about how long she'd been suffering from insomnia.

The Jin family of Nanlin were a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, but only the second branch had inherited the old master's skills.

Surrounded by the crowd, a gentle-looking man glanced over at her. He had bright, starry eyes and a handsome, dignified air.

Amid the bustle, he took the pulse pillow someone handed him and examined her wrist at the table.

Later, amid the floating world of orchids, she broke up with Liang Ke.

To spare the elders any worry, she decided to wait for a good opportunity before telling them the truth.

That day, the weather was just like the heavy snowfall at the end of that year. Outside, the world was frozen beneath a blanket of snow.

The younger members of the Jin family gathered in the west wing of the Winter Garden, jokingly asking Liang Ke when they could finally call Ruan Lingzhen their nephew's wife.

Liang Ke answered vaguely, distracted.

A few steps away, in a small pavilion in the east wing, Ruan Lingzhen sat at the table as the man in front of her gently kissed the breath from her lips.

She asked him what he'd talked about with Liang Ke before dinner.

Smiling, he answered softly, "I asked him if he still liked you."

"And then?"

"Whether he does or not, I'm going to make you mine."

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Love is a contest where you have to accept the outcome of your own bet.

A slow, understated romance / sexual content

Theme: Promote the culture of traditional Chinese medicine