Gu Nanxi

The Xie Family all studied law, possessing the fine qualities expected of a scholarly family. Xie Shang too had them: elegance, deep learning, a Fragrance Connoisseur versed in classics, also skilled in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
But he was mad, capable of reciting the scriptures while holding a Buddha statue, as well as breaking people's hand and foot bones, very gentle, yet very cruel.
Xie Shang didn't become a lawyer but opened a pawnshop instead, where you could pawn anything as long as the story was compelling.
One day, someone came to the pawnshop and told a story:
In Fragrant City, there was a family with the surname Wen, where daughters took their mother's surname. The daughters of that family could cast spells, the kind that bewitched men, leaving their lovers either buried with them or taking vows of celibacy; in short, either dead or destined for a lonely life.
Xie Shang's uncle had died in Fragrant City, which is why he accepted this particular pawning business.
Bewitched, confused, thrilled, deeply in love, but love unattained, and a pain so intense it made life unbearable. — This was the script Xie Shang had prepared for the deaf boy Wen Changling.
In the end, it was Xie Shang who ended up with this romance-addled script.
Wen Changling: Are you surprised, Mr. Xie Shang?
(This isn't a book transmigration story, it's a contemporary sweet romance. The 'script' in the book title implies deliberate plotting.)

He is Lovestruck in the Revenge

On Xiao Nian Ye, Xie Shang was going to spend it at the Su Family, but Wen Changling didn't go with him. Su Nanzhi had a show in the evening, and by the time she got home, dinner was already over.


In the yard of the Su Residence stood a tall Chinese Toon Tree. Its trunk was very high, and because it wasn't deliberately pruned, its branches grew wildly. Chinese toon wasn't particularly ornamental and seemed somewhat out of place with the landscaping inside and outside the villa.


This tree was planted the year Xie Shang was born. Chinese toon symbolizes longevity and is said to protect the household and bring blessings.


Xie Shang had been standing under the tree for a while.


Su Nanzhi approached, "Have you been drinking?"


Xie Shang didn't turn red when he drank, but his tolerance was really quite low; even a little alcohol made his eyes look moist and slightly inebriated.


Xie Shang looked at Su Nanzhi, "Happy New Year."


279: The ultimate hunt, evil gets its just deserts