A Faint Spark

[Female photographer and director x rescue team captain]

She's beautiful, alluring, and independent, and she's always been single.

Every time Li Zelin looks at her, he can already picture their future children.

Bie Yang reads his expression. "Are you really into me?"

Li Zelin takes hold of her wrist. "I like you. I'll put it out there: I expect you to return the favor."

Bie Yang smiles faintly. "Is demanding a relationship the usual way to do things now?"

Li Zelin kisses the back of her hand. "Hiding your feelings isn't very manly."

After they've been together for a while, she starts working late all the time.

One day, a friend invites Li Zelin to a club, where he finds her having a great time, even though she said she had to work late.

Trying to keep his temper in check, he messages her: [Finished up?]

She seems annoyed: [I told you I was working late.]

Li Zelin gets mad: [Then come over to the booth across from me and have a drink first!]

Bie Yang turns around. Not far away, the man stands with his hands on his hips, glaring like a leopard.

"..." She never saw that coming.

He types out each word: [Girlfriend, you sure know how to whistle for a guy!]

Back home, he stares at her, clearly ready to settle the score. "Explain yourself."

She smiles calmly. "We agreed to do our own thing. If you caught feelings, that's on you."

He gets so mad he says whatever comes to mind. "Then let's break up. I'm done playing."

Not long after, he shows up at her door asking to get back together. "You forgot something when you left."

Bie Yang looks at his empty hands. "What?"

Li Zelin walks right in. "You forgot to take me with you."

[Through life's trials, we weather the storms together. We bear the burden together, understand each other, and stand side by side.]

[I voluntarily take part in this rescue operation and accept all consequences.]

During a road trip, Xinghuo receives a call for help: someone is trapped in the uninhabited region of northern Tibet. There's no one for dozens of miles, and another rainstorm is on the way.

Li Zelin takes out the map, confirms the caller's location, then turns to Bie Yang.

When they're together, there's never a shortage of surprises.

Bie Yang raises an eyebrow. "I'm ready to set off with you at a moment's notice."

Li Zelin puts away the map and calls to his deputy captain. "Break camp."

[Small sparks make a torch that lights the sun. We shine on each other, and may we be safe and sound year after year.]

Theme: Public volunteer rescue efforts: many grains of sand build a tower, and a spark can start a prairie fire.