i recommend you to read the novel first, its really good also there's a donghua, it will be soon available on netflix but you can watch the first episode on yt
Some of us hesitate to read novels because they don't contain smut I was the same. Let me tell you even if there no smut you will love it, there is so much love between them. I would recommend anyone to read tgcf novel it's that beautiful and amazing.
do i have to read the novel before reading the manhua