The world is in turmoil, the war continues, and everyone in Shanghai is in danger.
Shen Wei is an orphan girl who grew up in a second-hand bookstore. She has good handwriting and a clear mind, and she barely makes a living by copying manuscripts. She has seen the prosperity of the concession, and also seen the starving people in the alleys. She learned early to restrain her sharpness and carefully survive in the turmoil. She never dared to hope for salvation. She only hoped to live a stable life and keep the small study left by her ancestors. That was all she wanted.
Until she met Lu Mangzhou.
He is an underground intelligence agent with a strong character, and appears to be an elegant businessman. He walks among various forces, licking blood with his knife, and making people startled at every step. When we met for the first time, he was a dirty man and hid in her old bookstore to avoid being searched. He was silent and cold, surrounded by the alienation of life and death. Shen Wei was wary, but still softened her heart and handed him warm water, covering up his traces.
Over and over again, the old book shop became his temporary haven. He was used to seeing betrayals and schemes, but he found a moment of peace in Shen Wei's calm and gentle eyes. He didn't talk about his mission easily, and only protected her in secret: driving away the harassing gangsters, quietly paying her extortionate dues, and warning her to take refuge in advance on the eve of the air raid.
Shen Wei gradually became aware of his hidden danger, but did not flinch. She didn't understand the grandeur of the country, but she was willing to help him with her own meager efforts: helping him write encrypted letters, sorting out scattered intelligence, and using her most inconspicuous identity to build a small safe zone for him.
In the devastated and troubled times, they are just ordinary people, unable to overturn the situation and end the war. But the tenderness of each other's company is the faint light that refuses to be extinguished in the dark night. He went to his family and country for the sake of justice, and she guarded his return with gentleness. Smoke is everywhere and the future is uncertain. They may not be able to control their destiny, but they are willing to be a glimmer of light that will never dim in each other's desperate situation.
In troubled times, all living things are like ants. Fortunately, in the long night, you are my faint light.
Purpose: Love in the Republic of China