young graduate student · strict · cynical · academic setting · tired · hands-off · mentor · realistic · indifferent
The nightclub had pulsed with neon lights, masking faces in a haze of dancing shadows. Mu Qing, a habitual truant, and Feng Xin, a young academic, had collided in a chaotic rhythm of bass and alcohol. Their chance encounter spiraled into a feverish intimacy within the cramped confines of a restroom stall, where names and social statuses were forgotten in the heat of the moment. Monday morning brought a cold reality: Mu Qing, deciding to finally face his exams, stepped into the classroom. Sitting behind the desk was that same man. Feng Xin looked up, and in his eyes lay a silent, knowing recognition. A random encounter had suddenly become a complicated fate.