Tenacious Illness

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Voltaire once said that the differences between human minds are far greater than those in their appearances. Disabilities of the mind cannot be seen.

Chu Jianglai never shied away from this: “That’s right, I’m indeed crippled in the mind. Chu Qiubai, you can be my prosthetic.”

He could lie without the faintest ripple of guilt. He could “kill” without spilling a single drop of blood.

He told him, “Chu Qiubai, you don’t worship the Buddha — you worship your own desire. And that desire of yours lies with me. Praying to Buddha is useless; it’s better to pray to me instead.”

A car accident, the death of a father, a kidnapping……

Chu Jianglai was a genius, a bad seed, a monster sent by Heaven itself to upend Chu Qiubai’s entire life.

He seized away all of Chu Qiubai’s love and hate, and possessed every ounce of his leniency.

Loved in a way that defies norms, hated in a way that rends flesh and blood.

The cure for this illness had long existed, but he himself was unwilling to heal, dragging it out until it became a hidden, unspoken incurable malady.

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chronic disease
顽疾
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Seuwan
Seuwan rated it
October 19, 2025
Status: Completed
I just completed the whole novel from somewhere else and I've felt all kind of emotions a human life is supposed to feel in just a day.

Though I've actually liked the story and the characters, I must say that Chu Jianglai is whole different kind of red flag (or should I say a black flag) but as this is a novel I'm writing the review as a reader and the novel is actually good but for future reader just be sure to read the tags carefully because nongjian really doesn't... more>> joke about it.

Soft hearted readers kindly stay away or read with caution, it ain't anything like desire. It's on a whole different level. And my rating is based on the novel, no matter how much this made feel numb, devasted but at the same time I liked it. I don't why I liked it but I did, even though I'm not into dark romance but I guess I just really like Nongjian's writing style.

[PS: I'll change my review after the novel is translated completely here coz I don't wanna give any spoilers for the readers who are reading from here and I might come back here with a summary written by me of the whole novel] <<less
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