In the misty rain of Changmen, Suzhou, there is an antique restoration shop called "Zhihuanzhai".
The owner of the shop, Jiang Zhongwen, is recognized as a master of gold repair in Jiangnan. Porcelain that has been broken into pieces, jade that has been broken into several pieces, and wood that has been rotted into pieces can all be rejuvenated in his hands.
No one knows that he also has a pair of eyes that can see obsession.
Hidden in the twisted silver hairpin is the half-life-delayed confession of a revolutionary young man; in the broken-stringed pipa is the lifelong nostalgia of a famous Kunqu opera singer; in the gapped military kettle is the promise made by veterans who have kept it for half a century.
He repaired the cracks in the artifacts with gold repairs, and also saved countless dead souls and regrets trapped in time.
Everyone respects him and thanks him, but they don't know that this restorer who saved countless lives has been trapped in the same place for more than ten years.
He hid half a Hetian jade pendant that was broken into three pieces close to his body. He tried his best to repair it, but he still couldn't repair it.
It was the token of love between him and Su Wanqing, the guilt he had felt for half his life, the obsession he dared not touch, and the only disaster he could not survive.
He could repair all the broken objects in the world, but he could not repair the crack in his own heart.
It wasn't until the two halves of broken jade reunited and the truth was revealed more than ten years later that he finally understood the true meaning of Jin Zhi——
The best repair is never to erase the cracks, but to accept regrets and let thoughts and time bloom in the cracks.
