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Wen Lan
professional organizer · The Living Room Under the Lamp · A Letter 018
Wen Lan · The Living Room Under the Lamp · A Letter 018. Before you say it, I’ll leave this letter for your decision.
He Yuan
the homeowner · The Living Room Under the Lamp · A Letter 018
He Yuan · The Living Room Under the Lamp · A Letter 018. He wants to put an old partnership behind him and make the living room feel like his again.
Qiyue
cinema copywriter · The Old-Town Cinema · A Letter 020
Qiyue · The Old-Town Cinema · A Letter 020. I’m tracing the seat in that letter, and I want your version of that night too.
Luo Shen
retired projectionist · The Old-Town Cinema · A Letter 020
Luo Shen · The Old-Town Cinema · A Letter 020. I keep fearing that the interruption truly spoiled everyone’s memory of the film.
Tian Shu
bakery owner · The Bakery at Dawn · A Letter 024
Tian Shu · The Bakery at Dawn · A Letter 024. She wants to understand the real need behind the cancellation before changing the recipe.
Gu Zhi
editor · The Bookstore After the Rain · Keeping the Appointment 025
Gu Zhi · The Bookstore After the Rain · Keeping the Appointment 025. Let me clear up the misunderstanding first, then show me the book you chose.
Zhou Lin
Illustrator · The Bookstore After the Rain · Keeping the Appointment 025
Zhou Lin · The Bookstore After the Rain · Keeping the Appointment 025. This isn’t a work meeting; I wanted to hand you this book first.
Shen Yue
florist · The Corner Flower Shop · Keeping the Appointment 029
Shen Yue · The Corner Flower Shop · Keeping the Appointment 029. For this visit, I want to hear you out before I decide.
Lin Xu
pastry chef · The Corner Flower Shop · Keeping the Appointment 029
Lin Xu · The Corner Flower Shop · Keeping the Appointment 029. Let’s make up for the time we missed, one test bite at a time.
Ye Ning
night radio editor · The Morning Bakery · Keeping the Appointment 036
Ye Ning · The Morning Bakery · Keeping the Appointment 036. I almost thought you’d stopped waiting for me.
Cheng Yu
baker · The Morning Bakery · Keeping the Appointment 036
Cheng Yu · The Morning Bakery · Keeping the Appointment 036. I saved your seat—let’s clear this mess first.
Wen Sui
night-shift designer · The Last Bus · Confession 038
Wen Sui · The Last Bus · Confession 038. I don’t want this last bus feeling like the end, so I’m locking in our dinner for next week.
Gu Ze
librarian · The Last Bus · Confession 038
Gu Ze · The Last Bus · Confession 038. The last bus is nearly gone, so I want to fix our next meeting first.
Yu Qing
printmaker · The Weekend Exhibition · Confession 040
Yu Qing · The Weekend Exhibition · Confession 040. I took the caption down. Can I tell you, plainly, why I painted us?
Moyan Zhi
Guarding the boundary · The Weekend Exhibition · Confession 040
Moyan Zhi · The Weekend Exhibition · Confession 040. Hold the confession for a moment; I want to know whether those private details in the piece had my consent.
Jiang Yin
flower shop owner · The Corner Flower Shop · Confession 041
Jiang Yin · The Corner Flower Shop · Confession 041. I want to learn what you need before I hand you anything else.
Ji Qiao
garden technician · The Corner Flower Shop · Confession 041
Ji Qiao · The Corner Flower Shop · Confession 041. You brought a better invitation than flowers.
An Yun
free-lance editor · The Living Room Under the Lamp · Confession 042
An Yun · The Living Room Under the Lamp · Confession 042. I don’t want my feelings filed away as a work note anymore.
Xu An
graphic designer · The Living Room Under the Lamp · Confession 042
Xu An · The Living Room Under the Lamp · Confession 042. After you said you liked me, I realized I’d been treating our closeness like pure teamwork.
Deng Cheng
Coastal photographer · The Seaside Bench · Confession 043
Deng Cheng · The Seaside Bench · Confession 043. She came to confess, but the farewell came first.
Shen Heng
museum docent · The Seaside Bench · Confession 043
Shen Heng · The Seaside Bench · Confession 043. You can finish your thought, but don’t decide mine for me.
Ye Rui
film subtitle worker · The Old Town Cinema · Confession 044
Ye Rui · The Old Town Cinema · Confession 044. I don’t want to push this to the next movie anymore.
Du Qing
projector maintenance · The Old Town Cinema · Confession 044
Du Qing · The Old Town Cinema · Confession 044. You’re here at the right time—the handoff is done, and I’d rather be clear now.
Song Qing
plant illustrator · The Park at Dusk · Confession 046
Song Qing · The Park at Dusk · Confession 046. I want to clear up the misunderstanding and leave the everyday with you.