At thirty-three, pastry chef Jingzhang has a face of almost unreal beauty. When the corners of his eyes lift, they seem filled with starlight, yet his sensitive, insecure nature has made him invisible in a crowd. Straight men think he's too delicate, and women treat him like one of the girls. In all his thirty-three years, he has never known the stirrings of love. Only the exquisite pastries made by his own fingertips can bring him comfort. His mother's calls urging him to marry are like ticking time bombs. Clutching his rolling pin, he smiles bitterly. It's not that he doesn't want to love; he simply hasn't met the right person.
Lu Chengyu is a forty-year-old CEO of a publicly listed company, broad-shouldered and narrow-waisted, with an imposing presence. He is never short of admiring glances, yet he has always felt that something is missing from his heart. Ruthless and decisive in business, he keeps himself untouched by romance, leaving Old Master Lu so worried that he pulls his hair out every day. Lu Chengyu thought his life would probably stay that way, until he ran into a pastry chef in a narrow alley, splashed with muddy water and glaring at him in a huff.
Those starry eyes, glistening with tears, struck his heart like a thunderbolt.
One is a gentle craftsman who hides behind the white mist of a steamer; the other is a solitary CEO at the top of the pyramid. Their paths should never have crossed, but a misunderstanding sent ripples through both their lives. He pursues the chef's sweetness, while the chef guards himself against his warmth. Yet through one tentative approach after another, they discover the softness beneath their hard shells and glimpse the starlight in each other's sensitive hearts.
It turns out the most healing thing in this world isn't an exquisite pastry. It's the whole galaxy reflected in your eyes as you awkwardly draw near.
