Deep in the woods, his embrace is my only way hom…

These days, no one dares to walk alone into the fog-laden woods behind the Gu family’s old manor. The elders say that deep in the forest dwells a being that has lived for centuries, preying on trespassers with impure intentions. But Ye Lingsheng doesn’t believe in such superstitions. A PhD student in paleobiology, she ventured into the forbidden grounds in search of a rumored glowing fungus. She encountered no monster, but instead ran into a man named Gu Tingsheng. Strikingly handsome—too perfect to feel quite alive—he carried a constant aura of a cool, woody fragrance. He claimed to be a forest keeper, yet Lingsheng couldn’t shake the feeling that the way he looked at her was like a man beholding a long-lost, unutterably fragile, and deeply cherished treasure.