Kotoko Kyōmigāru is an 18 year old boy who has an infatuation with girls clothes and lives an odd, but normal, life. Except for one thing. He coughs up flowers. Hanahaki Disease is where a person, who experiences one sided love, begins to throw up and Cough flowers. It was just a silly myth when he first heard about it. But he is experiencing it, firsthand now. His parents have taken him to every medical office in Japan, but nothing. It is very deadly, and the doctors said that he probably wouldn't live past 20 years old. That is, until he met Reiketsu "Rei" Kira.
Reiketsu is a normal girl, for the most part. Her family is normal, she has perfect grades, and she is the most popular girl in school. Except for the fact that she was trained, brutally, to fight others. She is an expert at all things combat. And she has taken a very strong liking towards Kotoko.
When Rei finds out that Kotoko has Hanahaki, she swears on her life that she will help him find a cure, and she knows where to get it.
Blossom in Adversity (TV Drama Title)
Cherishing Hua Zhi (Original Novel Title)
Synopsis:
After hiding her skills for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could live a peaceful life as a proper daughter of a prestigious family. However, when the Hua family's fortune began to decline, she had to reveal her true abilities to support the crumbling household.
It became common for her to step forward and take charge, to gallop on horseback, and even to carry a coffin with her siblings to face desperate situations. Her reputation as someone not to be crossed spread throughout the city of Beijing.
She was prepared for the possibility of her family turning against her, and she was prepared to grow old alone. What she didn't expect was for someone to don armor and pledge a lifetime to her before heading off to battle!
It was quite rare for someone to dare marry her in this world!