Aphotic Layer

A painting that must be restored, a truth that must be buried, a forbidden love that quietly grows in the cracks of history. Shen Xunzhen, a talented oil painting restorer, received a demanding commission: to restore a portrait of a woman from the Republic of China. The reward was generous, but he was prohibited from delving into the secrets behind the painting. The client's representative, Lu Zhiyao, is elegant and distant, like a walking iceberg, always reminding her to "only care about the surface and don't ask about the past." However, under the cracks in the paint, Shen Xunzhen came into contact with another world that was carefully concealed - another painting, another woman, and another deep love that cannot be tolerated in the world. When she tried to uncover the truth, Lu Zhiyao became more decisive in stopping her, but the cracks under the cold shell became increasingly obvious. A painting traps two lovers separated by time, and also binds two souls living in the present. When the tip of the repair knife peels off the last layer of cover, what is revealed is not only the attachment and sacrifice of a hundred years ago, but also the choice they must face together: let history continue to be silent, or sign the name of this era for the erased love? "They are repairing a painting, and they are also repairing a piece of history that has been deleted by the world. They are also repairing each other's lives that were broken by the truth and made complete by the truth."