He is Lovestruck in

TheXieFamilyallstudiedlaw,possessingthefinequalitiesexpectedofascholarlyfamily.XieShangtoohadthem:elegance,deeplearning,aFragranceConnoisseurversedinclassics,alsoskilledinzither,chess,calligraphy,andpainting.

Buthewasmad,capableofrecitingthescriptureswhileholdingaBuddhastatue,aswellasbreakingpeople’shandandfootbones,verygentle,yetverycruel.

XieShangdidn’tbecomealawyerbutopenedapawnshopinstead,whereyoucouldpawnanythingaslongasthestorywascompelling.

Oneday,someonecametothepawnshopandtoldastory:

InFragrantCity,therewasafamilywiththesurnameWen,wheredaughterstooktheirmother’ssurname.Thedaughtersofthatfamilycouldcastspells,thekindthatbewitchedmen,leavingtheirloverseitherburiedwiththemortakingvowsofcelibacy;inshort,eitherdeadordestinedforalonelylife.

XieShang’sunclehaddiedinFragrantCity,whichiswhyheacceptedthisparticularpawningbusiness.

Bewitched,confused,thrilled,deeplyinlove,butloveunattained,andapainsointenseitmadelifeunbearable.—ThiswasthescriptXieShanghadpreparedforthedeafboyWenChangling.

Intheend,itwasXieShangwhoendedupwiththisromance-addledscript.

WenChangling:Areyousurprised,Mr.XieShang?

(Thisisn’tabooktransmigrationstory,it’sacontemporarysweetromance.The‘script’inthebooktitleimpliesdeliberateplotting.)

Source:Webnovel.com,updatedonNovlove.com

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