Set around the story of Apartment 1207 at Guanhu Residences, the novel follows the changing relationship between Ning Fan and Wan Qing, from strangers to familiar faces, from client and landlord to people who rely on each other. Apartment 1207 is always a refuge for Wan Qing when she is tired and hurt, while its owner, Ning Fan, is warmer than his distant exterior suggests. The image of lamplight evokes the isolation of the city at night, while also concealing the ties that quietly grow between people, much like a relationship that begins by chance and ends in restrained tenderness.
