Hua Xunwei is the daughter of a prominent family. To escape an arranged marriage, she runs away in the middle of the night, disguises herself as a young cook, and opens her own restaurant, The Flowering Kitchen. Just as business starts to take off, she picks up a hot potato on a beautiful evening.
Huai Qian is an intruder who collapses, covered in blood, in the back courtyard of The Flowering Kitchen. Looking at his stunningly handsome face and his frail, barely breathing state, Hua Xunwei can't tell whether she's acting out of lust or compassion, but she takes the beauty home.
After he wakes, his health keeps deteriorating. A breeze makes him cough, a few steps leave him panting, and a single rainstorm gives him a fever that lasts three days and nights. His body is as fragile as glassware, a beauty's lamp, a precious antique that could shatter at a touch.
From then on, Hua Xunwei's daily life becomes this: When he coughs up blood, she makes him fritillaria and pear soup; when he faints, she brews pills to bring him back from the brink; when his enemies come after him, she grabs a spatula and valiantly fights them off. Huai Qian becomes more and more convinced that collapsing in her back courtyard, even with his last breath, was the right choice.
If you ask Hua Xunwei whether the beauty is hard to care for, she'll answer, “Of course not!” He's not a waste of effort at all; he always brings her unexpected surprises. Rivals sabotage her? She turns the tables! Customers give her a hard time? She wins them over!
Trouble in the martial world and rivals scheming against her are only appetizers.
Later, a powerful figure from the capital bows deeply before Huai Qian.
Now the entire martial world knows that the young Miss Hua isn't just a great cook, she also has impeccable taste in men!
* Clever, beautiful, all-around capable young cook x gentle, sickly nobleman fallen on hard times
* Food and ensemble cast, a warm and cheerful daily life full of laughter. Happy ending.
* Includes scenes of the male lead suffering: poisoning, illness, battle injuries, and blindness. Please mind the content warnings.
Theme: Have the courage to break free of your constraints
