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Muzhu Fairy Paradise
On Blue Star, where modern life and immortal cultivation coexist, the Muzhu Sect long ago lost its former splendor and relies mainly on Gu Xueyuan to hold up its public face. To ease the sect's financial difficulties, Xi
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Green Love: A Lawyer Wife's Ordeal
After withdrawing the suit, the Zheng father and daughter move away quickly, and their phone can no longer be reached. This abnormal turn leaves Wanning, who works at a law firm, unable to let it go: the father who once
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The Morning Bakery · Keeping the Appointment 036
Ye Ning arrives at the bakery for their date after finishing her night shift, but because the program runs long without warning she misses the first batch coming out of the oven, and the seat Cheng Yu saved for her is pi
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The Last Bus · Confession 038
Wen Sui has ridden the last bus with Gu Ze for weeks on end, and only on the night she prepares to confess does she learn he is about to switch shifts—the familiar stretch of riding side by side is about to end. She does
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The Weekend Exhibition · Confession 040
Yu Qing hopes to confess to Mo Zhiyan by way of a two-person portrait at the weekend exhibition, only to find that he is more concerned about the private details painted into the work without his consent. She first takes
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The Corner Flower Shop · Confession 041
Jiang Yin prepares a bouquet for Ji Qiao, but before confessing she discovers he is allergic to pollen, and an elaborately planned surprise becomes a reminder of how little she knows about him. She switches to a card wit
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The Living Room Under the Lamp · Confession 042
While sorting the magazine proofs she completed with Xu An in the living room, An Yun says she likes him, only to find he has always understood their closeness as the rapport of a long-term working partnership. Xu An doe
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The Seaside Bench · Confession 043
Deng Cheng invites Shen Heng to a seaside bench to watch the tide, intending to confess, but he first hears her decision to move to another city for further training, and his prepared words suddenly become hard to say. H
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The Old Town Cinema · Confession 044
Ye Rui plans to confess to Du Qing at the end of a screening at the old cinema, but a test screening goes wrong and keeps the two busy until the theater empties, and she no longer wants to put this off to the next film.
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Livestream
After receiving viewer suggestions about a series of livestreams, A Hui begins looking for new subjects to film. He turns his attention to Old Zhao, a sanitation worker who works near the urban village every day, observi
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The Park at Dusk · Confession 046
Song Qing confesses to Gu Song in the park at dusk, only to find he thought she was merely thanking him for training with her; the two have long been interpreting care in different ways. She names the everyday moments sh
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The Bookstore After the Rain · Reconciliation 049
After the rain, a batch of water-damaged books is cleared out of the bookstore early; Cheng Qing accuses Mo Xu of not waiting for the inventory check, but going through the handover form she discovers she herself omitted
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The Last Bus · Reconciliation 050
Song Ran has repeatedly complained that the last bus leaves the stop early, and her relationship with driver Xu Lin is strained, until one day she discovers the timetable on her phone is still the pre-adjustment version.
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Living Room Under the Light · Reconciliation 054
Under the living room light, Xu Yao discovers that the shared electricity bill has been rising for consecutive months and suspects roommate Lin Jue of using unauthorized appliances, only to find after an argument that th
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Restaurant After Hours · Reconciliation 057
After the restaurant closes, Cen Yue and Jiang Che check a set of menu photos that led to customer returns, finally realizing the dispute stemmed from a discrepancy between the plated samples and the actual portion sizes
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Park at Dusk · Reconciliation 058
In the park at dusk, Fang Ning and Zhao Chuan argue because a running group blocks an easel, only to discover the next day that temporary construction had squeezed both sides into the same narrow path. Fang Ning adjusts
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Bookstore After Rain · Distance 061
After the rain, the bookstore resumes business; Jiang He sends photos of new bookshelves to Wen Che far away, only to find that he did not even know the bookstore had relocated, their contact reduced to sporadic greeting
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Cinema in the Old District · Distance 068
Lin Zhi and He Chuan maintain their relationship by watching a monthly film at an old cinema, but after the cinema temporarily suspends operations, their fixed routine is disrupted by a series of schedule changes. She re
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Park at Dusk · Distance 070
Yu Zhi finishes work every evening just as Gu An heads to the night shift; despite living in the same neighborhood, they only ever exchange hurried words at the park entrance. A schedule adjustment eliminates even this b
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Encountering a Charming Wife on the Road
Having spent long periods traveling across various regions, a medical device sales representative has grown accustomed to the routine cycle of cities, hotels, and clients. A last-minute change leads him to purchase a lat
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Early Morning Bakery · Distance 072
As Su He takes freshly baked bread out of the oven in the early morning, Zhong Yan finishes a day of shooting in another location; they share breakfast over video, gradually discovering that the liveliness on screen mask
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The Last Bus · Invitation 074
Lu Qing wants to invite Xu Yuan, a familiar passenger on the last bus, to participate in an interview about night-shift life, but Xu Yuan is only willing to talk about the bus route and does not want their occupation or
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The Quiet Café · Invitation 075
Wen Ning invites Zhou Yan, who often sits alone, to host a book restoration sharing session; Zhou Yan declines to take the stage, but is willing to bring out botched restoration samples for discussion. She modifies the e
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The Weekend Exhibition · Invitation 076
Qi He invites Gu Lin to take part in a weekend exhibition, but the proposed exhibits are not his award-winning works, but the tools used on his workbench for years, making him suspect he is being treated as nostalgic dec
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The Corner Florist · Invitation 077
Ye Rui invites Lin Zhou to hold an evening gathering at the corner flower shop in hopes of enlivening the quiet neighborhood, but Lin Zhou points out that the cramped space cannot accommodate the crowd she envisions. Aft
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My Aloof CEO Mom Has Actually Fallen Into...
During his time at university, Lin Xiaojin is constantly harassed by Wang Tianba, with the threats escalating from verbal abuse and physical confrontations to repeated demands for money. Although he knows his family is w
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The Old Quarter Cinema · Invitation 080
Xu Yun invites Song Heng to give an orientation on accessible film screenings for an old-quarter cinema, but Song Heng proposes letting users trial sample clips first rather than directly announcing a full event. Initial
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The Park at Dusk · Invitation 082
Mo Qing invites Jiang Ning to join a park relay run hoping to spend more time together, but Jiang Ning dislikes racing and is only willing to record the plants along the path. Mo Qing initially felt that declining to com
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The Early Morning Bakery · Invitation 084
Qin He invites Ye Cheng, who frequently comes to pick up orders, to a morning tasting of new products; Ye Cheng suggests only wanting to see whether an older bread style could be made into a more portable breakfast. This
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The Bookstore After Rain · Promise 085
He Ning and Song Chuan once promised to take a photo of the same street in front of the bookstore after every rainy season; this year, an old building was demolished, and the familiar vantage point has been replaced by c
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The Quiet Café: Promise 087
After losing her job, An He agrees with Lin Du to complete one set of job application materials at the café each week; after several rejections, she begins faking her progress out of fear of letting down his expectations
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The Weekend Exhibition: Promise 088
Wen Qing and Jiang Yao agree to take turns showing unfinished works at a weekend exhibition; as opening day approaches, her ceramic piece unexpectedly cracks, leaving only a pile of fragments that cannot be reassembled.
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The Corner Florist: Promise 089
Xu Ling promises to hold a regular bouquet of fresh flowers for Zhou Yu every week; after weeks go by with no one picking them up, she assumes he has forgotten the promise, until she receives his new work address followi
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The Living Room Under the Lamp: Promise 090
Song Yi and Gu Yuan agree to sort through old hard drives in the living room before moving; upon coming across a failed project from years past, both want to skip it first, bringing the checklist to a halt for the entire
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The Daily Life of a Female Mayor
"The Daily Life of a Female Mayor" takes the marriage of fictional characters Yang Bing and Li Qiang as its narrative thread. Yang Bing carries heavy official duties, often beginning work very early and returning home la
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Across Mountains and Seas, I Found You Again
"Across Mountains and Seas, I Found You Again" is listed in archive notes as the second installment of the "Mountains and Seas Trilogy." Continuing from Lin Wan's previous experiences, it focuses on the process of her gr
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