short series

The Night Deepens, the Love Grows

share time: 2026-01-22 02:31:16

Lin Xiaoman, a socially anxious illustrator, stays up late to meet deadlines and never skips her nightly ginger candy run to the "Late-Night Candy Shop" at the alley. The owner, Zhou Mingyu, is quiet but attentive—always handing her a warm piece of candy. Until Xiaoman notices the shop’s hours perfectly align with her sleep schedule, and the scar on Zhou’s hand matches the patch on her childhood lost doll. Ten years ago, little Mingyu sent lost Xiaoman home on a rainy night but missed his grandma’s last moments due to a fever from the rain. Now he’s guarding the candy shop his grandma left behind, waiting for the little girl who "feared the dark but always wandered out at night"—turning the unsaid "I’ll stay with you" into every warm piece of candy.

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