What Could an Air-Conditioning Boy Possibly Be Up To?

One-sentence summary: Everyone loves her wherever she goes. She must have a few tricks up her sleeve.

During graduation season, before Yu Xia had even joined the civil service exam crowd, she... transmigrated!

She became a female constable in the Great Xi Dynasty.

Yu Xia: This is amazing! A stable government job came looking for me all on its own.

As a constable, Yu Xia was cheerful and sunny, perceptive beneath her rough-and-ready exterior, and maxed out in combat ability. She quickly fit in with the constables at the county office. Everyone liked her, and the work atmosphere was great. It was just that the new county magistrate...

Well... the new county magistrate was a bit difficult to deal with, but every time he got promoted, he brought her along!

Yu Xia: Great, great, you're the kind of colleague who won't forget me when you get rich!

Good person points +1

Pei Du was born into a noble family and achieved the highest honors in all three imperial examinations, making him the talk of the town. Unfortunately, his father, the prime minister, sent him away to serve as a county magistrate, claiming it would temper his character.

The fall from pampered young master of the capital to a lone county magistrate in a remote place was steep indeed.

Pei Du suppressed his frustration and went about his work as county magistrate. When he returned from an inspection tour, he found the small courtyard he had rented completely transformed. The garden was in full bloom, and the furnishings inside and out had acquired an elegant charm that soothed the soul.

Pei Du's eyes lit up, though he kept his expression stiff. He asked around and, sure enough, it had been the female constable's idea.

Pei Du: This woman will stop at nothing to win me over!

When the weather turned cold, she reminded him to dress warmly.

Every night he couldn't sleep, she was there with a calming soup.

She even remembered his birthday down to the day and started preparing a surprise more than half a year in advance.

There were plenty more little things like that.

But her ever-present concern was giving Pei Du a headache. He knew how she felt, but... he would never marry a constable.

Several years passed. His outstanding achievements earned him promotion after promotion. He had thought that after seeing more of the world by following him, the woman would gradually let go of her fixation. But things didn't go as he hoped. Her concern for him hadn't lessened in the slightest over the years!

Pei Du was terribly troubled. That woman seemed to have set her heart on him. What was he supposed to do?

Pei Du sighed helplessly. "We've worked together for years, and now she's twenty-three and still unmarried. I..."

His friend cut in: "Easy. I've been thinking of marrying her myself."

Pei Du froze, then flew into a rage. "She doesn't even like you!"

But his friend sounded absolutely certain. "What makes you think she doesn't like me? Last time the weather turned cold, she went out of her way to remind me to dress warmly so I wouldn't catch a chill. When she noticed the dark circles under my eyes, she even gave me the calming brain-tonic pills she takes herself. And on my birthday..."

Pei Du: "???"

That approach... he'd seen it somewhere before...

After looking into it, Pei Du was astonished to discover that everyone around him had fallen for Yu Xia's caring concern.

This wasn't just two-timing. It was a whole fleet tied together with chains!

How dare she!

Pei Du lost his composure and cornered Yu Xia to demand an explanation.

Yu Xia: "Well... we're all friends. I can't treat some better than others."

Pei Du ground his teeth. "Who said we're friends? Can't you tell I'm in love with you?"

Yu Xia: "Huh?"

A heroine who spreads warmth to everyone VS a tsundere hero who loses it when he discovers she's everyone's sweetheart

[This blurb was written on 2024.12.11 and has been archived as proof.]

Meaning: If everyone gives a little love, the world will become a wonderful place.