Shen Qingci, 28 years old, is a restorer of cultural relics returned from overseas. Professionally rational and rigorous, in life he is a "romantic loser". After returning to China, he joined the top auction house "Jiahe". He was marginalized because of his excessive insistence on professional principles and was transferred to handle the most unpopular ancient books and letters department.
Zhou Xu, 32 years old, is the youngest partner of Jiahe Auction House. On the surface, he appears to be a Confucian businessman who is as gentle as jade and extremely emotionally stable, but in fact, he is a respected operator behind the scenes of the industry. Appreciate all the beautiful things that have stood the test of time—including people.
Shen Qingci carefully took out "First Pass". Letter paper is a common eight-line paper with red vertical lines during the Republic of China. The paper is crisp and stiff. The first line of the opening chapter jumps into view:
"Seeing words is like meeting each other. When I read the letter, the sycamore trees on the banks of the Suzhou River had lost their last leaves. You said that the road ahead was as chaotic as fog. I read "Tao An's Dream Memories" this morning and suddenly felt something: Although it is difficult to tell the direction when walking in the fog, the sound of steady steps is itself the path..."
