Jiangnan's Cherished Deer

Wu Xilu, a girl from a small town in the waterways of Jiangnan, crashes into the lonely, joyless life of Du Haoting, heir to one of the country's most powerful families. Years of insomnia have tormented him, and only with her by his side can he sleep. Using responsibility as an excuse, he keeps her in his private villa and forcefully begins a life together. The insecure yet resilient small-town girl tries to escape again and again, but as they spend their days together, she glimpses the loneliness hidden beneath his icy exterior, a loneliness no one else knows. The decisive head of a powerful family willingly bridges the gap between their worlds for her and clears every obstacle from her path. She pours her homesickness for her hometown into the words she writes at her desk; he commits every resource to helping her pursue her dream of retaking the exams and getting into a top university. They bare their hearts to each other in a desperate situation deep inside a mine. A one-point difference in their college entrance exam scores sends them to opposite ends of the country, followed by family pressure, social prejudice, and the ache of being apart. They cross the divide between city and country, stand against opposition from his powerful family, and spend years learning how to make a long-distance relationship work. With the gentle strength of a girl from the waterways, she heals his seemingly endless nights of loneliness; he shields her from every storm the world can bring, ensuring she can pursue her dreams with words and live in peace for the rest of her life.