Shen Lingyin opened a coffee shop called "Rolling Cloud" on the old street that was about to disappear.
She put all the warmth into coffee - a latte with an extra sugar, hot cocoa for no extra charge in winter, pure milk left at the door for stray cats. But her fingers are always cold, her scarf is only half-circled, and she often stares at the snow in a daze.
Lu Yechen is here to demolish this street.
The first time they met, he stood in front of her shop, with snow falling on his shoulders. He entered the shop and ordered a latte with a sugar, and it was the same every time after that.
During this meeting, at the door of the store he read out the sentence from the assessment report: "The commercial value of this area is zero, and it is recommended to be demolished as a whole."
Shen Lingyin didn't cry or argue. She just handed him a latte and said, "Today's latte, I added an extra sugar."
He came every week throughout the winter. Not to evaluate, but to sit until the last guest leaves. He drinks nothing but the latte with an extra sugar.
He thought he was doing research. She thought he was just another guest who would leave.
Until the night when the demolition order was officially issued, she closed the shop and sat alone in the empty shop. The snow fell outside the window and the night light illuminated the cold cup of coffee in her hand.
He pushed the door open and came in with snow falling on his shoulders. There was no assessment report and no reason.
He only said: "This winter, you don't have to carry it alone."
Purpose: Learn to love
