Gentle, frail singer × earnest, refined doctor
Entertainment industry | Secret crush | Older woman-younger man romance | Female lead is not a virgin, male lead is | Sweet and angsty
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The first time Ye Guan heard about Dr. Zhou was in a hospital corridor.
Wearing a mask, she heard the nurses whispering, "Young and handsome, still unmarried. Everyone at the hospital, from the director to the patients, has a chance with him."
Her eyes curved with a smile hidden beneath her mask.
"Then I should keep an eye on him."
No one could have guessed that just a few weeks later, the man everyone in the department had their eye on would be registering his marriage to her.
Ye Guan sat outside the Civil Affairs Bureau, laughing as she covered her forehead. Even she thought it was absurd.
She had actually accepted his proposal.
That day, he stood before her and spoke as calmly as if he were writing a medical chart. "Miss Ye needs a reason to leave the entertainment industry, and my family happens to be pressuring me to get married. Why don't we each get what we need?"
She said nothing.
He added, "You're beautiful, and I'm more than good enough. I don't think us getting married would be an impulsive decision."
His confidence bordered on arrogance, yet Ye Guan wasn't put off.
It was just like when they first met, when he wore his white coat and said to her with quiet composure, "Miss Ye, I'm your attending physician. You can trust me completely."
She turned and left the hospital that day, but before she had gone even a hundred meters, she turned back.
"I agree."
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After registering their marriage, Ye Guan prepared for their wedding while also planning her farewell concert before leaving the industry.
Life was as bland as a cup of warm water.
Until one day, a package arrived at their home, addressed to Dr. Zhou.
The housekeeper was about to take it into the study. Ye Guan happened to be free, so she took it herself.
The moment she opened the study door, she froze.
The entire bookcase was neatly lined with photos of her. Every album she'd released since her debut had its own place.
Some were limited collector's editions she hadn't even managed to get for herself.
Unless... unless he'd liked her all along.
Ever since moving into the villa, Ye Guan had always maintained a certain distance.
The room was cool and spare, just like its owner. She had never crossed the line and disturbed him there.
He had done the same. He cooked on time, checked her condition regularly, and joined her for meals and walks. At night, they each went back to their own rooms.
They were like roommates, or a doctor and his patient, but nothing like a married couple.
For a while, she thought her attending physician had merely found a more romantic excuse to observe her up close as a terminal cancer patient.
Until one day, a shaft of light suddenly fell into the dim study.
The man walked in, raised a hand to adjust his gold-rimmed glasses, and smiled faintly. "A Guan, you finally found out."
Theme: If you know the ending will be bad, should you still be together?
