They meet again after five years apart, and are suddenly client and contractor! Lu Chen hides his feelings behind a strictly businesslike attitude, while Tong Yao remains open and professional. He uses his business acumen to help her plan copyright deals and break into new markets, bringing her talent to a wider audience. She breathes life into his charitable projects, creating heartwarming IPs. He introduces her to the rules of the business world and protects her innocence; when he’s exhausted, she heals him with her paintbrush and stories. He gives her expensive art supplies, and she gives him a tie clip decorated with a cartoon version of himself. In the end, the project succeeds. He is no longer “Little Bear,” but the eternal leading man in her picture book. At the project’s opening ceremony, he announces to everyone, “My childhood dream was to grow up alongside the girl who drew this story. Now my dream as an adult is to marry her and take her home.”
