Nothing But Medicine 1

老李不开车Nov 2021

3.4

Word count: 182K words
Chapters: 71

Summary

A girl who studies Chinese medicine meets a boy who is well versed in Western medicine, and a love story begins by a happy accident.

They meet through a blind date but take an instant dislike to each other. Fate seems to play a dramatic joke on them: they meet again at the same workplace. To prove their own excellence, they keep demonstrating their professional competence to each other. Yet as time passes, they come to appreciate each other and develop feelings, drawing slowly closer. In the end, love arrives at the corner where they meet.

Editor's review

This is the opening volume of the series. It starts with a blind date gone delightfully awry, placing a girl who studies Chinese medicine and a boy well versed in Western medicine at odds with each other, then brings them together again at the same workplace. The author does not rush them into romance; instead, the relationship advances through repeated demonstrations of professional competence. Their rivalry carries a comic touch, and the fading of their prejudices feels convincing. The contrast between Chinese and Western medicine serves as a point of collision in personality and outlook, adding a layer of professional observation to the love story. The pace is brisk and light, suited to readers who enjoy urban romantic comedy and like workplace rivals turning into lovers. As the first volume, it lays a solid foundation for the characters' relationship; reading the second volume afterward gives a fuller sense of how they move from confrontation to standing side by side.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Urban romance readers who enjoy the workplace-rivals-to-lovers setup
Light readers curious about the clash of Chinese and Western medicine backgrounds
Those looking for a brisk, comic love story to relax with
Readers planning to start the series and wanting to begin with volume one

Not a good fit for

Readers expecting serious medical-industry depiction or professional depth
Readers averse to common romance tropes such as blind dates and petty rivalry
Readers who only want short fiction and would rather not follow a series' character relationships

Reading tips

Start with the blind-date and reunion scenes and notice how the ways they compete with each other change.
Treat the contrast between Chinese and Western medicine as a clue to understanding the characters' positions rather than as professional popular science.
After finishing this volume, continue with the second to see the romance progress from proving competence to mutual trust.
Suited to reading in spare moments, one or two chapters at a time, following the relationship's changes with ease.

版权信息
1．果然“救世主”出现了
2．养生小达人
3．走上相亲之路
4．孙医生的追求
5．吴大夫的药膳
6．不愉快的相亲
7．一点良心也没有
8．邻居竟然是他
9．这世界太小了
10．我同意林医生的看法
11．一朵坚强的白莲花
12．你耽误我吃午饭了
13．富婆的追求
14．吴大夫有什么看法
15．在大神面前献丑
16．美滋滋的一顿饭
17．优秀的同事
18．高调的炫耀
19．掩盖自己的心虚
20．你是我的爱心便当
21．狂躁症患者
22．都是我应该做的
23．大型社死现场
24．保持着一贯的微笑
25．这个大夫真厉害
26．论文是头等大事
27．女孩子要学会保护自己
28．爱是没办法隐藏的事情
29．不是我男朋友
30．我们之间隔着一条银河
31．我以为你被欺负了
32．我今天吃的是西北风
33．林医生的魅力实在是太强了
34．你是大渣男
35．各怀心思的情侣
36．我不想和他分开
37．你在等我么
38．情敌相见
39．我对你事情了如指掌
40．残忍的画面
41．把这当食堂了
42．骗你这个傻子干什么
43．幸亏一切都还来得及
44．你的品味真独特
45．为病人，为世界
46．你这是在撒娇么
47．你吃饭，我买单
48．我不喜欢三心二意的男人
49．保证病人的生命安全是医生的责任
50．医者不自医
51．我妈就是我妈
52．你要求可真低
53．去接小林子
54．你还是个裁缝呢
55．我做饭，你刷碗
56．估计是吃醋了
57．有点心疼了
58．你还年轻，慢慢来
59．还没有在一起呢
60．你把我看成什么人了
61．太阳从西边出来了
62．真的怀孕了
63．最后一根稻草
64．我知道了又能怎么样
65．不想再闹下去了
66．医疗事故不是小事
67．我会帮你解决的
68．中医不是万能的
69．重新回到岗位上
70．欠你一顿饭

FAQ

Is this a standalone story or the first in a series?

It is the first volume of a series, mainly telling the starting point of how the two meet, dislike each other, and then develop feelings. The story reaches a temporary conclusion, but the relationship continues to develop in the second volume; reading in order gives a fuller experience.

How heavy is the Chinese-versus-Western-medicine setup?

The setup mainly shapes the characters' outlooks and collisions; it is not hardcore medical description. The girl who studies Chinese medicine and the boy well versed in Western medicine compete over their professional standpoints, and this difference serves the romance's development. It reads lightly and accessibly.

Is it suitable for readers who like light, sweet romance?

Fairly suitable. It opens with a blind date and mutual dislike, then moves to a reunion at the same workplace and mutual demonstrations of competence, with a comic touch in the rivalry and a brisk romantic progression. Readers averse to bickering or blind-date tropes may find it less to their taste.

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About the author

老李不开车 Author

Lao Li Bu Kaiche is a Chinese author who publishes under a pen name. Public information is limited, and details such as real name, nationality, and dates of birth and death remain undisclosed. Seventeen of the author's works are currently held in the collection, spanning modern romance, youth literature, and social fiction. Representative titles include From First Meeting to the Rest of Our Lives and its sequel and two-volume edition, the Fei Yi Bu Ke series (including parts one and two and the three-volume edition), as well as I Turned the Second Male Lead into the Male Lead and When Love Meets a Science Guy. Judging from these titles and categories, the author excels at portraying the emotional entanglements and youthful growth of urban men and women, often handling romantic relationships in a light, humorous tone and weaving in medical, scientific, and other professional or knowledge-based elements to create a narrative style that appeals to contemporary readers.