Black Locust

Name: Black Locust
ISBN: 9787553507965

野榈Shanghai Culture Publishing House · ChinaMar 2026

3.5

Word count: 125K words
Chapters: 46
ISBN: 9787553507965

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Summary

Fifteen years ago, during a rescue operation for trafficked children, Jian Hua first met Ji Chengnan. He was a police officer who served the people—and served her too—while she kept a trapped beast inside, letting no one near. As guardian and ward, he cared for and looked after the girl with the last goodness left in his heart. She endured separations and deaths as painful as losing family, and he faced them with her; she suffered relentless bullying in school life, and he pushed her to the front so she could learn to fight back; she began to develop feelings for him, but he mistook them for feelings for someone else and pushed her toward another person. She wanted to find her birth parents, and though reluctant, he did his utmost to help. Ji Chengnan, in this life of mine, from bad to good, from death to life, all of it was given by you. Just thinking of your name, even if mountains, deep seas, or thousands of miles of thorns lie ahead, I will run to you without hesitation.

Editor's review

The novel begins with an anti-trafficking rescue operation fifteen years earlier and takes the guardianship between police officer Ji Chengnan and the girl Jian Hua as its narrative spine; the long time span allows the emotional layers to accumulate. The story does not rush into romance; it first shows how she faces the parting and death of those close to her like family and how she learns to fight back against school bullying, while he continues to watch over her growth with the little kindness he has left. This 'growth first, heartflutter later' structure gives the romance a solid grounding in life. A misunderstanding pushes her love toward someone else; this is the key emotional turning point of the book and makes the male lead's restraint and hesitation credible. The later search for her biological parents interweaves personal feeling with the pursuit of her origins and closes with her confession that she went 'from bad to good, from death to life.' Suitable for readers who like growth-oriented heroines, companionate romance, and a police/crime backdrop; while reading, pay attention to the sense of measure behind every time the male lead 'pushes her forward.'

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who like growth-oriented heroines and watching characters gradually grow stronger
Romance readers who prefer companionate relationships and slow-burn emotional buildup
Those interested in anti-trafficking rescue and police-themed backgrounds
Readers who can accept a long emotional span and a thread about searching for one's origins

Not a good fit for

Readers who want the romance mainline to start immediately and prefer a brisk pace
People sensitive to content such as school bullying and parting or death
Casual readers who prefer light, humorous stories with few heavy backgrounds

Reading tips

Read in chronological order and note the turning points in the heroine's change from being bullied to learning to fight back.
Keep track of how the male lead helps her each time; it makes the foreshadowing of the romance clearer.
Pause a little at the misunderstanding section to understand their mismatched emotional perceptions before reading on.
Read the search-for-origins section alongside the first half to better appreciate the weight of the ending confession.

About the publisher

Shanghai Culture Publishing House China · Founded in 1955

Shanghai Culture Publishing House focuses on practical living and popular culture, while also building a concentrated list in adjacent knowledge areas such as foreign literature, Western philosophy, military studies, and politics. Representative titles in the library include Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and The World as Will and Representation; Goethe's Faust; the Homeric epics (8 volumes); and Carl von Clausewitz's On War, along with Flatland. In terms of translators and authors, Chen Zhongmei, Tian Linian, Qi Jiafu, and Ruan Huishan have contributed to related titles. The press is characterized by connecting classic texts with the reading needs of a general audience, balancing cultural accumulation with knowledge popularization. Given limited public information, this description emphasizes the publishing directions reflected in the library's books.

版权信息
作者前言年年岁岁，且慢且长
小花阅读【爱不嫌迟】系列
与《刺槐》有关的那些事
楔子
第一章同一个屋檐
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第二章日久深情
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第三章朝夕相对
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第四章两地相隔
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第五章针锋相对
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第六章大学生活
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第七章周家的人
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第八章塌陷的真相
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第九章幸而得你
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徐行番外
方纶番外

FAQ

What is the relationship between the male and female leads at the start?

They meet because of a rescue operation fifteen years earlier to save trafficked children, and afterward form a guardian–ward relationship. The male lead, as a police officer, cares for her and accompanies her through family upheaval and school difficulties; the feeling develops gradually through long companionship rather than love at first sight.

Is the misunderstanding plot in the book dragged out?

The misunderstanding mainly centers on the period when she begins to have feelings for him while he mistakenly believes her heart belongs to someone else; its function is to push them into mismatched emotional positions. It is a key link in the emotional turning point rather than a long, repetitive tug-of-war, and it can be read as a window into the male lead's restrained character.

Is the ending a happy one?

From the available information, the ending lands on the heroine's confession: she states that she went from bad to good and from death to life because of him, and expresses her determination to run toward him no matter how hard the road ahead. The overall emotional direction leans toward certainty and devotion; for the specific way it concludes, it is best to read the main text to confirm.

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About the author

野榈 Author · Chinese

Ye Lü is a Chinese author of youth literature and romance. Public information about her is limited: her birth and death years and real name are unknown. She goes by the nickname Li Luo, comes from Nanchong, Sichuan, and is a signed author with Xiaohua Reading. Her published works include The Light of Flower Arrangement, Black Locust, Mulberry Branch, Has the Snow on Your Heart Melted?, and Picking Stars for You, as well as the five-volume Love Is Never Too Late series, Love in the Human World, Plums Have Fallen All Over the Southern Hills, Spring Sunshine with Him, and Spring Breeze Bends the Little Crescent Moon, nine titles in total. Her writing is usually classified as youth literature, modern romance, and otherworld fantasy, yet it focuses less on grand settings than on ordinary people's growth, emotional ups and downs, and self-healing, in a gentle, restrained style with a sense of everyday life and regional flavor.