Name: The Sick Man
Author: Loves Gold, Loves Water

Synopsis

Completed. I recommend buying one chapter at a time.

My next book, Deeply Immersed, is now underway. Same kind of obsessive, deranged male ghost as in Surging with Desire.

[Pure and Gentle Sweetheart x Dark, Unwell Young Master] [Bad Dog, Vicious Hound, Refined Scoundrel]

Chen Xu's parents wanted to climb the social ladder so badly that they shamelessly arranged a one-sided betrothal with the Jing family.

So when Chen Xu turned eighteen, her family kicked her out, saying she already belonged to the Jing family.

At every gathering, Chen Xu became the subject of everyone's jokes.

"Poor thing, she's going to marry a cripple and waste the rest of her life."

"I wonder if it'll affect him in that department."

Chen Xu clenched her fists and silently wept in the shadows, too afraid to argue back.

The Jing family's refined, aloof young master sat far away in his wheelchair, his eyes lowered and his expression unreadable, seemingly unconcerned.

Who could have guessed that night, he would knock on Chen Xu's door?

The boy, usually so cold and never one to make things difficult for anyone, broke character for the first time and dragged Chen Xu onto the bed.

"Do you think I'm a disappointment because I'm a cripple, too?"

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To escape her family, Chen Xu moved into a rented apartment without a word.

The refined, solitary young man went mad for the first time.

Chen Xu was his medicine, his stabilizer. Jing Shenyu felt that without her, he would die.

He searched the entire city, looking for that familiar figure.

In just over a month, Jing Shenyu had grown so thin he was barely recognizable.

He dragged his frail body to the foot of her apartment building and stared up at the light in one window. The dim, flickering glow made his face as pale as paper.

An unwelcome guest appeared in Chen Xu's rented apartment. His face was gloomy, and none of his former warmth remained.

He tore her nightgown apart with his bare hands, and her plaintive cries lasted through the night.

The indifference he once wore had vanished. The burning look in his eyes was unmistakable as he smiled at her cruelly.

"Still want to run?"

PS:

The volume title comes from the song Lock.

The male lead has psychogenic paralysis. He isn't actually disabled, and he will be able to stand again.

The male lead may behave immorally in this story. He's very crazy and deeply unwell. If that's not your thing, feel free to click away, but please don't make personal attacks.

Synopsis archived on February 13, 2026.

Next book: Deeply Immersed

[Soft Beauty Who Uses Her Looks to Get Her Way x Refined Scoundrel Male Ghost]

Jialan's husband died at work, and she received a large payout. She didn't want to marry again, only to have a child to rely on.

So she posted online asking for advice.

People told her that the cheapest and fastest way for a single woman to have a beautiful, smart baby was to date a male college student.

Jialan went to a good university and picked out a tall, handsome young man.

She clung to him and tried everything she could until she finally lured him to a hotel.

Twenty-four-year-old Pu Yingli was in excellent health. A few months later, Jialan got the pregnancy she wanted, immediately said goodbye to her boyfriend, and even left him a breakup payment.

But on the day she went to a private hospital for a prenatal checkup, she ran into Pu Yingli's cool, amused gaze.

His sharp black-and-white eyes fixed on Jialan, but he spoke to the hospital director beside him. "Get her a different specialist, and arrange an express appointment."

The director looked surprised. "Is she a relative of Young Master Pu?"

Pu Yingli chuckled. "My fiancee. We've had a little quarrel."

Bonus scene:

Pu Yingli invited himself into Jialan's home and moved in.

He saw a photograph of Jialan's late husband.

That night, Pu Yingli pinned her in front of her late husband's portrait and lifted her face with his cold knuckles.

"Who's better, your late husband or me?"

Jialan trembled beneath him, her voice broken and her words incoherent.

The young man, radiant as the moon, leisurely traced a fingertip over her most delicate skin.

"It's a shame that the one reaching this place now is Brother Yingli..."

Note:

The female lead is an ordinary woman from the countryside who suddenly became rich.