As Xu He prepares to hand over the corner flower shop, an order comes in to restore an old flower stand, and the person delivering the blueprints turns out to be Lu Chuan, the startup partner with whom Xu He had lost con

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The Restaurant After Hours · Reunion 009STORY PREVIEW

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The Restaurant After Hours · Reunion 009

Before the restaurant closes for the night, a customer orders a dish long since removed from the menu, and head server Cheng Lan recognizes him as Meng Qiao, an old friend from the days when the two of them prepared to o

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The Park at Dusk · Reunion 010STORY PREVIEW

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The Park at Dusk · Reunion 010

In a park at dusk, Jiang Yao searches for records of migratory birds that have vanished, encounters Gu Ning, who once argued with them over observation results, and discovers that the old birdwatching spot has been close

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The Station Before Parting · Reunion 011STORY PREVIEW

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The Station Before Parting · Reunion 011

While changing trains with her theater troupe, Su Li recognizes the maintenance worker Han Qiu; two people who once promised to leave their hometown together now have only the time of one train to revisit the past. She h

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Shimmering WaterSTORY PREVIEW

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Shimmering Water

Twenty-three-year-old Lin Shen alone accompanies his mother through long-term dialysis; medical expenses have already weighed on him to the point of being hard to bear, and rent reminders and the news of his fresh unempl

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The Bookstore After Rain · A Letter 013

Among old books left out to dry after the rain, Su He finds a letter addressed to the bookstore; the reading event it mentions is the very one Xu Yan canceled at the last minute back then. The letter's send date is a wee

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