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

Wen Changling admitted it was indeed the case, "And you, what sort of impression did you have of me?" Before Xie Shang could answer, she threatened a bit cruelly, "If you say you have no impression, I will bite you."


Xie Shang still remembered when he was lighting incense for the guests at the Gu Family's home, she watched from upstairs for a long time but he didn't know what she was looking at.


At that time, he didn't understand her, but strangely thought of a type of incense, suitable for her, very much like her. The fragrance was faint, yet it lingered for a long time, hard to remove, and just before it dissipated, that was when the scent was at its strongest. It had a name with a not-so-positive meaning—jiu mu, the jiu mu that implied imminent decay and death.


288: At night, outdoors, inside a car (second watch)