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Lin Xiaoman, a corporate slave crushed by workplace PUA and best friend betrayal, returns to her hometown in despair and rents an attic in an old alley. Next door is Xu Zhao, owner of a secondhand bookstore, who silently leaves hot congee at her door, fixes her leaky pipe, and even retrieves her stolen laptop. But Xiaoman dare not get close—she once gave her all, only to be left broken. Until one late night, she finds Xu Zhao reading to orphanage kids in his store, walls covered in their drawings—of her in an apron. His warmth wasn’t random; he saw the softness under her tough shell. When Xiaoman finally reaches for that light, she realizes: “guiding” means lighting each other’s way.
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