An Encounter at Sunshine Bookstore

I, Lin Xiaoman, work as an ordinary editor at a children's publishing house, living a quiet, routine life. I've had a crush on Lu Yuan, a colleague in the company's planning department, for two years, but I've never confessed. During a company team-building event, I unexpectedly ended up on the same team as Lu Yuan. We worked together seamlessly in an escape room, and when we were forced to share a cramped space, my heart raced. After the event, Lu Yuan took the initiative to add me on WeChat. I was over the moon, thinking love was finally within reach. Lu Yuan began chatting with me frequently on WeChat, and we occasionally had lunch together. I was swept up in the joy of thinking my secret crush was about to become something real. A beautiful, capable planning director named Su Yuan joined the company and made her interest in Lu Yuan obvious. I was secretly jealous, but didn't dare show it. My best friend Chen Yue encouraged me to make a move and helped me analyze the "evidence" that Lu Yuan might like me too. I decided to confess on his birthday. On the day of Lu Yuan's birthday, I carefully prepared a handmade gift and a card confessing my feelings, but outside the office, I overheard him talking to Su Yuan. Lu Yuan admitted to Su Yuan that he had approached me to get access to the bestselling authors I managed. Su Yuan was his ex-girlfriend, and the two of them were planning to get back together. Heartbroken, I hid in the restroom and cried. I decided to quit and leave this painful place behind, returning to my hometown. Back in town, I took over my mother's little bookstore, Sunshine Bookshop. I tried to pull myself together, but I was still downcast. At a high school reunion, I ran into Zhou Jun, the most popular boy in our class. Now a successful entrepreneur, Zhou Jun showed a special interest in me. He said he wanted to purchase something for his company's employees...