After a bizarre dream in which a fire consumed a library, Su Yue realizes something is wrong with the world.
Everyone around her is pretending, carefully hiding their true selves. Even her own body is quietly changing.
The tofu pudding from the street stall gives off a tempting aroma. Her mother’s cooking is unusually alluring. Her neighbor chases after her to offer her food.
Every bite tastes exactly the way she likes it best.
She doesn’t know why everyone is urging her to eat.
An old woman stares at her intently and leaves her with a warning:
“Don’t eat food from street stalls.”
Is this just an aftereffect of the nightmare, or has she fallen into a carefully woven illusion?
If she eats, she’ll be lost forever.
If she refuses, she’ll have to investigate the fire and uncover the truth that has been buried for years behind this illusion.
