Rising to Fame in One Battle

Not only did the shop owner open up, but even the woman getting her hair permed joined in. It seemed they were both very familiar with the family.

It turned out that Paul Potter's eccentricity had its reasons. Born into a scholarly family, Paul Potter was originally a chemistry teacher at an industrial university in J City.

He was so dedicated to his career that he married late and had a child in middle age, adding to his family's happiness. However, his bliss lasted only five years. At the peak of his career, when he was the youngest PhD advisor and had just been allocated a new house, tragedy struck.

What should have been a source of envy and joy became the beginning of his nightmare. The three-bedroom apartment they moved into turned out to be a death trap. A year after moving in, his beloved son was diagnosed with leukemia, shattering Paul Potter's dreams.