At 5:50 a.m., 52-year-old Qin Yu clicked into a livestream with only around thirty viewers, right on time.
The streamer, Su Xu, was divorced and raising a daughter. Every night, she quietly painted a tree.
He never said a word. He only watched and sent the cheapest little flower gifts, silently keeping her company for six months.
She thought it was nothing more than a brief encounter with a stranger.
Until her ex-husband came after her, sending trolls, spreading rumors, and trying to take her child. Her life lay shattered around her.
The man who had never spoken sent her a private message for the first time:
"I've prepared the evidence. The lawyer is on the way. Don't be afraid."
A thousand kilometers away, separated by a screen, he stayed by her side through every storm.
With reddened eyes, she asked, "Who are you, really?"
He said:
"I'm not here to watch a livestream.
I'm here to help you bear it all."
[Everyday Urban Life · Midlife Healing · Slow-Burning Romance]
