Like most low-level civil servants, protagonist Qiu Heng dreams of transferring from a remote border town to a city government office. A chance meeting at a conference lets her catch a glimpse of Xu Lingchuan, the distinguished city official on stage, and plants in her a fixation on “leaving Wuzhen.” Driven by a stubborn refusal to settle for an ordinary life, she volunteers to leave the technical department and break into the male-dominated, high-pressure Third Secretary Division, all to get a little closer to that “light.” But she never reaches Xu Lingchuan’s cold, crescent moon. Instead, she finds herself spending more time with Li Jinnan, the chairman of a commercial bank.
A high-ranking official and a junior employee engage in an intense push and pull. She goes from looking up to the light to becoming the light. There is hesitation, confusion, and struggle, but also the sweetness and beauty of two people choosing each other.
A government-world version of Du Lala’s Promotion: no workplace quid pro quo, just two strong people joining forces, evenly matched, meeting their match, and helping each other succeed.
