Liu Qinghuan, a 26-year-old interior designer, and Lu Wanru, a 23-year-old book editor, are, in the eyes of others, sisters who are closer than anyone. After their parents died unexpectedly, Liu Qinghuan raised the young Lu Wanru, and over the years, the older sister's protection and the younger sister's dependence quietly blossomed into feelings that went beyond sisterly love.
Beneath the neon lights of the modern city, they carefully hid this "improper" relationship. Liu Qinghuan was always afraid that their feelings would hurt the sensitive Lu Wanru, but Lu Wanru had already found the courage to slip her a note filled with her feelings one night while they were working overtime. Once the two of them broke through the barrier between them, they first had to face gossip from relatives and the strange looks of their colleagues. Their aunt scolded them for "violating ethics," while Lu Wanru's supervisor even hinted that she should "be mindful of appearances."
But they didn't back down. Liu Qinghuan used the bonus from a design project to buy a small apartment, then painted the living room mint green, Lu Wanru's favorite color. When Liu Qinghuan stayed up late working on designs, Lu Wanru made her warm tremella soup and drew cute little suns along the edges of the plans. They quietly exchanged rings as a symbol of their commitment, and called each other "my love" in the home they shared. When they decided to have a child, they faced the hardships of ovulation induction and doubts from others, but ultimately welcomed their daughter, Niannian, through IVF.
Now, Liu Qinghuan hides silhouettes of the mother and daughter in her design sketches, while Lu Wanru turns their family stories into short fiction and publishes them in niche magazines. One weekend afternoon, Niannian sat on the carpet hugging a teddy bear. Liu Qinghuan wrapped her arms around Lu Wanru's waist from behind, as sunlight streamed through the gauze curtains onto the three of them. There were no earth-shattering events, just the quiet fulfillment of a love that grew steadily over time.
Theme: Break the conventional belief that family love and romantic love must be mutually exclusive, explore the courage and commitment of modern women in making emotional choices, and show that love has nothing to do with labels, but is rooted in the warmth of supporting each other.
