"The Mark on the Inkstone" revolves around two girls from Qingteng Middle School in a small southern town: Lu Jingxian, who has a scar on his left hand, is deeply guilty for failing to protect his neighbor's sister in childhood, and is used to pretending to be fragile with sharpness; Wen Shiyan, the adopted daughter who lives in the Wen family, grew up in a decent but alienated environment. Her identity as "non-biological" is like a thorn, hiding her confusion about who she belongs to.
The trajectories of the two intertwined in the second year of high school, from the initial trial and avoidance to the gradual glimpse of the pain under each other's scars - Lu Jingxian bumped into Wen Shiyan's awkwardness during a dinner party at the Wen family, and Wen Shiyan noticed the moment when Lu Jingxian was stung by the scar. They got closer while pulling: Lu Jingxian took Wen Shiyan to escape from depression and go to the old city to eat hot wontons; Wen Shiyan held the scar that Lu Jingxian did not dare to show, and said softly, "You have worked very hard."
In the subplot, Lin Weicheng's tolerance for illness and Su Wanhe's panic of "fear of loss" reflect each other, and their fragile bond becomes another footnote to the pain of youth. With the appearance of Chen Wang, the truth about Lu Jingxian's scar gradually emerged; Wen Shiyan accidentally found a letter about her life experience, and the information that "both parents were dead" made her even more confused about her origins.
In the end, Lu Jingxian faced up to his guilt and reconciled with the past; Wen Shiyan left the Wen family and redefined "belonging." Two girls with scars sat side by side under the camphor tree. The pain was still there, but they were able to move forward to the next period of youth with the scars calmly, letting each other's presence become a mark of healing.
