short series

A Plump Gardenia By Her Temples

share time: 2026-01-05 12:34:14

Ah Zhi is the prettiest young dan actress in the Yuchuntang Opera Troupe, always wearing a plump gardenia beside her temples. Her teardrop mole shines brighter than stage jewels when she sings *The Startling Dream*. When returned military doctor Shen Yanqing saw her surrounded by ruffians, he smashed through the crowd with his medical kit—and their fates tangled forever. He’d hand her a warm handkerchief during卸妆; she’d bring osmanthus sweet congee for his night shifts. But Shen’s elders forced him to marry warlord’s daughter Lin Yanqiu, using their failing pharmaceutical factory as leverage. Worse, Ah Zhi discovered the arsonists who killed her parents were Lin’s father’s men. The day the gardenia turned black with blood, Shen pointed a gun at his chest: *“I’ll pay you back.”* But Ah Zhi smiled and knocked it away: *“I never wanted your life—I wanted your courage to live with me, to turn this rotten life into the love story we sang.”*

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