At a dinner arranged by their fathers (which is actually a blind date), Jiang Mian meets Qin Lingyi for the first time and makes it clear that he is committed to being single. Qin Lingyi, who has fallen for him, can only say, "Then let's be friends."
At a gathering with friends, Qin Lingyi brings her cousin, Qin Wan. Jiang Mian is surprised to find that Qin Wan looks a lot like his wife from his previous life. Still, he decides to get to know her as a completely new person...
Qin Lingyi's persistence, Jiang Mian's past, Qin Wan's courage, and the arrival of Xu Wenhan entangle their fates. Family members and friends, each with a different relationship to them, push events forward, deliberately or not. In this tangle of emotions, there is no right or wrong, only different points of view.
[Reading Guide]
1. Sunny, steady male university lecturer x gentle, quiet female illustrator
2. Slow-burn, cautious, restrained, and rational
3. The past-life element plays a negligible role and is simply a catalyst. There are no first-love-that-got-away or replacement tropes, nor any lingering ties to an ex, so read without worry.
4. The leads have traditional, conservative views on marriage. Both are virgins, but each has had exes.
Theme: Core Socialist Values
