Su Zhining hid away in Wenxiang Lane and opened a 24-hour convenience store, hoping only to avoid the hassles of a marriage arranged by a wealthy family and live a quiet life.
Then the man who came by every night at the same time to buy a hot drink appeared, and she discovered that even a quiet, understated attraction could take root amid the bustle of everyday life.
She had no idea that this ordinary office worker in a suit, looking tired, was Lu Shiyan, the very man her family had arranged for her to marry and whom she was so desperate to avoid.
He, meanwhile, had recognized her from the start and was perfectly happy to play the part of a “stranger” with her.
The lights in Wenxiang Lane shine for her, and he came here for her, too.
Mutual pretense, mutual crush: the romance of adults, hidden in the small, tender details of their restrained affection.
