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Original Chinese title: 雨后的书店·回声 229
After the rain, the bookstore plays an old reading recording. Ye Ning recognizes Gu Yan's voice, only to discover that the passage she frequently cited was actually an on-the-spot improvisation rather than the book's original text.
Original Chinese title: 海边的长椅·回声 235
While listening to old recordings on a bench by the sea, Shen Wei hears a short horn blast that has now vanished; Cheng Yue recognizes it as coming from a small ferry decommissioned many years ago.
Original Chinese title: 旧城区的电影院·回声 236
After equipment upgrades at the old-town cinema, Wen Qing keeps feeling that a familiar sound is missing from the end of the films; an inspection by Xu Zhou reveals that it was the mechanical residue sound when the old projector shut down.
Original Chinese title: 清晨的面包店·回声 240
While test-baking early in the morning at the bakery, Chen He hears Mo Yuan humming a tune they often sang back when they ran a street stall, and only then realizes she has not made that very first savory bread in years.
Original Chinese title: 雨后的书店·选择 241
While organizing a batch of donated books at a bookstore after the rain, Yu Ning discovers private letters tucked inside; book collection consultant Mo Yan believes the background story would add value, but she worries this exceeds the donor's original intent.
Original Chinese title: 末班公交车·选择 242
On the last bus, Lin Rui receives an impromptu gathering invitation from old friend Xu Ye; on one hand is a rare reunion, on the other is an important recording that must be completed the next morning.
Original Chinese title: 周末的展览·选择 244
Gu Qing gains a sponsorship opportunity for a weekend exhibition on the condition that a series of photographs about ordinary labor be altered into a more readily shareable inspirational narrative; she and Cheng Yuan discuss the matter repeatedly.
Original Chinese title: 旧城区的电影院·选择 248
The old cinema's projector breaks down again, forcing Xu Qing to decide between an expensive repair and replacing the equipment, while Jiang Xu explains after an inspection that neither option can fully preserve the original experience.
Original Chinese title: 下班后的餐厅·选择 249
After hours, the restaurant receives a large-scale buyout offer; Song Ning wants to accept the order, but Gu He discovers that the delivery time would inevitably take up the staff's already confirmed joint holiday.
Original Chinese title: 离别前的车站·选择 251
At the station before parting, Ye Cheng receives an urgent revision request from Xu Lin; the task would turn her planned personal trip almost entirely into remote work, and she must decide whether to accept the expanded scope.
Original Chinese title: 街角的花店·晚安 257
Before closing the flower shop, Lin Zhi receives a nighttime photo from Xu Yuan and realizes her shop is often the last to turn off its lights on the entire street; while the scene looks romantic, the reality is a prolonged routine of closing up alone.
Original Chinese title: 灯下的客厅·晚安 258
In the living room, An Qing tries to explain her day-long low mood to Song Xu, who keeps looking for solutions while she simply wants to finish speaking, bringing them close to another argument before bed.
Original Chinese title: 海边的长椅·晚安 259
Shen Wei is accustomed to waiting on a seaside bench for a long-distance letter, but after several nights without a reply, night-shift attendant Cheng Yue reminds her that nearby paths will soon close on schedule.
Original Chinese title: 旧城区的电影院·晚安 260
As the cinema is cleared late at night, Song Ning receives a request from Xu Yan hoping to screen a short film again for late-arriving audience members, even though the staff have already completed shutdown procedures and are preparing to head home.
Original Chinese title: 下班后的餐厅·晚安 261
As the restaurant is closing, Ye He prepares to welcome Gu Yuan, who has just finished a night shift and only wants a simple dinner, but she has already promised her staff they could finish work on time today.
Original Chinese title: 傍晚的公园·晚安 262
Xu Qing keeps adding laps in the evening park, wanting to exhaust the frustration from a career setback, only realizing it has turned completely dark when park attendant Mo Zhou reminds her of the closing time.
Original Chinese title: 灯下的客厅·重逢 270
Before moving, An He plays an old cassette tape and unexpectedly hears a deleted audition clip, subsequently inviting her longtime-unseen sound collaborator, Ji Chen, to the living room to check it.
Original Chinese title: 旧城区的电影院·重逢 272
While searching for a lost seat-numbering chart for a cinema in the old district, Wen Yin finds that the surveyor who arrives, Shao Lin, is someone who once worked part-time here alongside her.
Original Chinese title: 清晨的面包店·重逢 276
During an early morning oven test, He Xia receives a bag of wheat flour discontinued years ago; the delivery person, Du Heng, once ran a street stall with her and had left over accounting issues.
Original Chinese title: 雨后的书店·来信 277
Following continuous rain, Xu Zhi finds a decade-old suggestion in the bookstore's feedback box; the writer, Tao Yue, happens to visit the shop to restore an old planner.
Original Chinese title: 末班公交车·来信 278
On the last bus, Mo Yun receives a letter folded into the size of a ticket; the sender, Li Yuan, hopes she can help confirm the time a regular passenger lost an item.
Original Chinese title: 安静的咖啡馆·来信 279
Xu Feng receives a letter requesting the removal of background music; the sender, Xia Zhi, always sits at the seat closest to the window and was originally the guest least likely to make complaints.
Original Chinese title: 街角的花店·来信 281
While practicing flower arrangement at the flower shop, Meng Ling receives a returned thank-you letter; the recipient, Zhou Yu, admits to having moved, but had not expected her to still remember an instance of design assistance.
Original Chinese title: 海边的长椅·来信 283
On a seaside bench, Fang Lan receives a forwarded letter from Wen Yan, in which a traveler requests the removal of travelogue photos that reveal a private home address, having received no response for some time.