Professor Shen, Are You Looking for a Girlfriend?

Wu Yanshi, a sophomore at the Renmin University of China School of Law, never imagined that an ordinary after-dinner walk would completely change her life. When she spotted a woman passed out drunk by the roadside, instinct drove her to help. After settling the stranger in a hotel, she left quietly, with a note that read: “There are no obstacles in life that you can't get past. If you can't get over one, then all that's left is to say goodbye.”

Three months later, while interning at a legal aid center, Wu Yanshi was stunned to find the woman from that night sitting across from her at the consultation desk. Shen Youli was a high school Chinese teacher beloved by her students. As it turned out, Ms. Shen was seeking legal help for a student who had been bullied at school.

As the case progressed, the two women with very different personalities were forced to see each other often. Shen Youli, meticulous and old-fashioned, was gradually moved by Wu Yanshi's warmth and sense of justice. Meanwhile, the younger Wu Yanshi found herself drawn to Ms. Shen's gentle yet resilient charm. When the case finally came to a close, they both realized that something had grown between them, something beyond the bond between teacher and student, beyond friendship.

But their eight-year age gap, their vastly different social positions, and Shen Youli's still-healing heartbreak all stood like chasms between them. When Wu Yanshi finally worked up the courage to confess, what would Shen Yanli choose? And what role would the note that changed both their lives play in a love that crossed the boundaries of age and status?