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novel · enYe Ting invites Cheng An to paint a promotional illustration for a seaside guesthouse on a bench by the shore, but Cheng An suggests they first walk the entire route guests would a
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Ye Ting invites Cheng An to paint a promotional illustration for a seaside guesthouse on a bench by the shore, but Cheng An suggests they first walk the entire route guests would a
Gu Qing invites Xu Xu to select a favorite film for an old cinema, but he instead chooses to screen a work he has never managed to understand, hoping to discuss it together without
Lin Yue invites Wen Zhou to the restaurant after hours for a gathering of regular patrons, and Wen Zhou asks not to be made to tell hardship stories, hoping simply to enjoy the mea
The narrator originally thought Ding Wei would no longer contact his wife, yet he watches him unlock the door and enter on his own. The key was never returned, the old slippers are
Li Ming recognizes Lin Jia at a night venue: he had just attended her wedding during the day, yet at night he sees her drinking alone to drown her sorrows. A strange man approaches
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Zhao Xiue has done manual labor and worked as a caregiver, yet on her first time helping Shen Henian up, she nearly makes a mistake from using too much force. Shen Henian does not
Chen Ning and Wen Zhou agree to return to the café one year later to open the goals they each wrote down; when the date arrives, the plans in neither letter have unfolded as origin
Yu Qing and Lin Yuan agree to display four-season photographs of the same location at a weekend exhibition, but the final season faces an extended road closure, leaving them unable
Xu Yao promised Duan Chuan to screen an old film on the cinema's anniversary, but during the source check, they discover that the existing copy cannot be used for public events, ev
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Su Yue records an old-style stop announcement on the last bus, and Cheng Chuan tells her that this vehicle is about to be transferred off the route, with familiar stop names soon t
While replaying promotional footage shot by Gu Yu at the corner flower shop, Ye Zhi hears an offhand complaint in the background that makes her realize what was edited out back the
Wen He listens to ambient recordings made before moving in the lamplit living room and notices the neighboring clock chimes always lag a beat behind her memory; sound engineer Song
Chen Wei discovers that a seaside bench makes a harsh noise when sat upon; after disassembling and inspecting it, Xu Qing finds a loose joint and retrieves a numbered tag left behi
The protagonist once saw Su Wan outside Lin Yuanfan's door when she was still his friend's girlfriend. A simple greeting left a deep impression on him; even after the two broke up,
After work, He Rui listens again to the interview Gu Yuan recorded for the restaurant years ago, astonished that none of the dishes she had been so certain of making back then rema
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The husband receives an anonymous email containing video footage involving his wife and another man. He does not know the sender's identity, nor is he clear about what the party ho
Shen He is choosing the final film for the old cinema; independent director Gu Chuan hopes to screen his new work, but long-time patrons look forward more to a classic that has acc
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In a bookstore after the rain, busy efforts are underway to rescue damp books; Chen Ning wants to stay up all night monitoring the dehumidification equipment, but book restorer Ye
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Wen He and Gu Yuan talk on the phone each day before the café closes, but recently only weary replies remain, and a "good night" is misheard by both as an eagerness to end the rela
With the opening of Lin Qing's weekend exhibition approaching, she and Xu Heng are still repeatedly adjusting a tiny label late into the night, neither willing to be the first to s
Yu Zhi always receives voice messages from Song Yuan after closing the flower shop detailing daily trivialities; she initially replies attentively, but later starts avoiding her ph
The head eunuch escorts Su Lingxi up to the Huanhai Pavilion, where Zhao Yi is already waiting in the tea room. With the attendants left downstairs, the meeting becomes a private c
Gu Wei accompanies Xu Zhou on a seaside bench waiting for the clouds to part; the planned starry sky fails to appear, and while he keeps suggesting they wait a bit longer, she alre
Before the morning mist has cleared, Xiaoyao travels up the Ming River by boat, arriving in Jingzhou, a place renowned for medicinal herbs. He chats with the boatman about the herb
Shen Bingru rises early for costume fittings, making preparations for her styling photos and promotional shoot. Her state appears to have recovered, and her demeanor is more confid
Ye Qing accompanies Mo Xu along an old path in the park at dusk; as the other person repeatedly asks whether she regrets leaving back then, what began as a peaceful walk gradually
Lu Xing has already left behind his past professional life and formed new relationships. His former master, Fu Chenyun, pays an unexpected visit to ask him to train a newcomer, Zha
Just as the bakery opens in the morning, Gu Lin finishes an all-night shift and comes in to buy breakfast; Xu He offers her customary morning greeting, but from his fatigue realize
After the rain, the bookstore receives a box of old local gazetteers; discovering that the missing pages belong precisely to the chapter Liu Yuan was once responsible for, Yuan Che
Fang Ran finds an expired backstage pass on the last bus and, following the name on it, recognizes Zheng Xing, the stage crew colleague who once cleaned up the aftermath of a perfo
The surviving continuation chapter of "Yude Immortal Workshop: Jinling Branch" describes Madam Xiao returning to the inner courtyard, where Xiao Siwei informs her that several prin
Chu Qingyun hails from the relatively well-known Jade Rabbit Sect. Following his master's death, his master's wife He Shulan serves as acting sect leader; relying on his martial pr
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Xie Wanqing and Lin Yuchen met in high school and were separated into different provinces for higher education. What began as regular video calls and visits was gradually interrupt
While preparing an accessible screening at an old cinema, Ye Qing gets back in touch with He Nan; during their last collaboration, the two broke off contact over how a single line
Troubled in mind, Qin Keqing leaves her room to clear her head in the rear garden, only to be stopped by Jia Zhen and Jia Rong. Using invitations to gatherings and kinship interact
Unpacking a batch of old packaging early one morning, Yin He finds the small motifs left by Shu Yuan still printed on them, and the designer happens to have returned to town in sea
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Li Yong and Zhang Xue already share a family life, yet have never fully discussed their respective expectations regarding intimacy. After Zhang Xue's thirtieth birthday, Li Yong be
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At a weekend exhibition, a letter addressed to the creator Duan Qing is tucked into a gallery guide; as soon as Yu Bai reads the opening, she discovers the letter involves the real
The corner florist repeatedly receives letters returned from the same address. Lu Jin decides to check with gardening editor Xie Chuan, only to learn that the column she submitted
A beam of light brings the narrator and his wife Xinxin to the unfamiliar Jian'an City. While searching for a way back, the two inquire about the locale from an elder in a tavern,
Jiang Ting travels to the seaside to organize creative materials and encounters Yu Heng beside the bench where she usually sits, carrying an apology letter that she once returned a
Mu Xiaobai and Lin Yurou share a one-bedroom apartment in City A, with rent already taking up a significant portion of their income. Lin Yurou carefully attends to her makeup and o
In the park at dusk, Tang Yue reads a correction letter sent by Cheng Ye, which points out that her published essay mistakenly described a temporary road closure as staff negligenc
At the station before parting ways, Shu Ning receives a letter from An Ce; instead of trying to make her stay, the letter simply lists several items in their shared storage that ha