Yang Yi, an art student who was burdened with the label of "depending on others", dropped out of school to make a living by illustrating because he refused to live according to the life planned by the Guo family's elders. While working part-time as an illustration for an ancient book studio, he met Long Shuwei, a restorer who lived in seclusion on the outskirts of the city.
Long Shuwei's world originally consisted of ancient books and paintbrushes, but Yang Yi's intrusion caused ripples in her dusty heart. The two started a bond by getting along like a "master and apprentice", but due to age differences, social status differences, and rumors about the Long family's past, the world cast a strange light on them: Guo Jingyuan was worried that Yang Yi would "delay his future," Huang Rong suspected that Long Shuwei had "ulterior motives," and Guo Xiaofu bluntly said that the two of them were "inappropriate."
Just as the relationship between the two gradually strengthened, crises ensued: Yang Yi's core design was plagiarized, Long Shuwei's old family grudges were uncovered by Jin Zhenhuan and used to attack Guo Jingyuan's company, and the two were forced to briefly separate.
When "Jingyuan Technology" encountered a hostile takeover by Jin Zhenhuan, Yang Yi used his design talent to solve the core technology crisis, while Long Shuwei provided key clues with the help of unpopular knowledge in ancient books. In the end, the two not only protected the people they loved and the career they cherished, but in this confrontation, they redefined "modern chivalry" - it has nothing to do with martial arts, but in an impetuous city, holding on to the glimmer of light in one's heart, standing up for those who are worthy, and doing one's best for responsibility. At the end of the story, Yang Yi and Long Shuwei restarted their ancient book studio in the suburbs of the city, becoming each other's most stable haven, finding tranquility amidst the hustle and bustle, just like the "extinct rivers and lakes".
