December Day

[Brilliant, sharp female lawyer & chairwoman of the AURORA Mechanical Technology Group]

[Devoted puppy + older woman/younger man + personal growth]

Fictional setting

In the winter of 2019, a fatal assault committed while drunk took place in Xiluo County, Dongxiao City. The local authorities arranged legal aid for Bai Yuzhou, a family member of the victim in this major criminal case. Ji Ning, a junior lawyer on the legal aid team, also worked on the case. The team did everything they could to protect the victim’s family, and Ji Ning in particular tried her utmost to open a window in Bai Yuzhou’s darkened heart. Her presence let him glimpse the light of day and gave him hope of being reborn. Justice was on his side, and so was luck. That December, the cold was bitter enough to numb fingers and freeze toes, but the warm sun shone down, lighting hearts and giving comfort to those weighed down by longing.

Winter 2025, Australia

After her company betrayed her and people in the industry set her up, Ji Ning was suspended from practicing law. She resigned without hesitation and went to Australia at the invitation of a close friend, never expecting to run into someone she “knew, but wasn’t close to.” She thought their meeting was a coincidence, but his probing questions soon gave him away. First: “I don’t really want you to be my older sister.” Second: “I missed you so much in the Northern Hemisphere that I came to see you in the Southern Hemisphere.” Third: “I worked as hard as I could to become better, so I could stand beside you as your equal. I did it, and I never once gave up.” Later, she joined AURORA as a top lawyer and won one impressive comeback after another.

They crossed the equator and told the story of winter to the warm sun. “The wind may change direction, but my longing will always point toward you.”