Seven years ago, Chen Cuo, proud and ambitious, and Qi Shi, a gentle, resilient extra, were lovers who kept each other warm through the bitter winter.
An argument over "ideals versus bread" drove them apart.
Seven years later, Chen Cuo has sunk to the bottom of the production crew, working as an uncredited ghostwriter with no right even to a screen credit, while Qi Shi has become a rising actress with a reputation for her acting. When Qi Shi unexpectedly joins a project Chen Cuo is working on as the second female lead, and Chen Cuo repeatedly stands up for Qi Shi's script amid the industry's ugly practices, Chen Cuo finally realizes:
It turns out that their "wrong turns," after all their twists and turns, were all leading them back to each other.
Seven years.
The old building by the water has been demolished.
Some things are gone.
Some things remain.
Bottom-tier ghostwriter × actress on the rise
Chen Cuo × Qi Shi (stage name) / Qi Shi
One-on-one, each other's first love, happy ending
Angst in the early part; plenty of romantic push and pull after the reunion, and lots of sweetness later on
A realistic entertainment-industry story, featuring workplace exploitation and industry malpractice
Flashbacks run throughout the story. If frequent shifts into the past bother you, read with caution.
Theme: Let those who are earnest be rewarded
