Webnovel Review: My Husband With Scholar Syndrome by Grumpy Crab

Title: My Husband With Scholar Syndrome

Author: Grumpy Crab

Chapters: 77 chapters + 5 extras

Publication: 2019

Summary from Novel Updates:

Mu Xiaoya lived for twenty-six years before she knew that she had a sudden genetic disease. There was no medicine for it, and there was only death waiting for her.

Before she died, many people came to see her, but she was most impressed by Bai Chuan.

Bai Chuan was her neighbor, an autistic child with scholar’s syndrome. At that time, his face full of scars was desperate: “I – I studied all your medical records, but I have no way to save you.”

Mu Xiaoya was stunned: “You are a doctor?”

Bai Chuan: “I am not… …”

Mu Xiaoya’s disease was a genetic disease. Unless the gene was changed, there was no possibility of cure. However, Bai Chuan was the only person who tried to cure her after she fell ill.

Mu Xiaoya: “Why are you going to cure me?”

Bai Chuan: “I want to marry you.”

Mu Xiaoya laughed: “If you marry me, you will soon become a widower.”

Bai Chuan insisted: “I – I want to marry you.”

Bai Chuan, who has cognitive impairments, can’t express his meaning very well, and can only repeat it over and over again.

Later, Mu Xiaoya still died. When she woke up, she returned to the summer of her college graduation.

Bai Chuan: “I… I want to marry you.”

Mu Xiaoya: “Good.”

The starlight in the eyes of Bai Chuan was the most beautiful scenery that Mu Xiaoya had ever seen in her life.

4.5 STARS - I REALLY LIKED IT

MY REVIEW:

I decided to read this after finding out that it was the same author as Rebirth on the Doors to the Civil Affairs Bureau, since I really enjoyed that book (here's my review if you're interested). Plus, this book's summary sounded pretty interesting, too.

This was an incredibly soft and warm novel that's like hugging your best friend after not seeing them for so long (cuz you know, quarantine). You get the warm fuzzies and lingering happiness of seeing a familiar face that's like family. That's how I feel about Mu Xiaoya and Bai Chuan and their families.

After Mu Xiaoya dies, she gets taken back to a few years ago to the day that Bai Chuan, her autistic childhood friend, first proposed marriage to her. Originally, she rejected him, but now coupled with her knowledge of both of their futures, she recklessly agrees. What started as a marriage of convenience eventually leads to a heartwarming marriage full of love and support.

Mu Xiaoya was an awesome main character. She knows that she'll die in a couple of years again and doesn't hesitate to change her priorities. She wants to spend more time with her family while she still can, and she wants Bai Chuan, who left her an impression on her before she previously died, to have a better ending as well. 

Bai Chaun has scholar's syndrome, which makes him incredibly smart but only focused on a few things or people. Out of his family, only his grandma was able to get through him. Other than her, Mu Xiaoya was the only other person who could reach out to him. So after she agrees to the marriage, he tries his best to become better so that Mu Xiaoya won't leave him. 

There's a lot of misunderstandings and incidents that happen as they start to understand each other. Watching both of them grow together and support each other every step of the way was so sweet and hilarious. Both of their families also play big roles in the novel, and seeing them slowly accept and adjust to their marriage was also very realistic and heartfelt. Only... poor Bai Chuan's big bro always gets the short end of the stick lol. He always ends up getting the blame for Bai Chuan. Luckily, this guy is a tsundere bro-con and everyone (even his company employees) knows it lol.