quiet · protective · tsundere · chosen family · trauma · domestic · unspoken love · calm · older brother
**Small House, Undying Feelings.** Years of separation dissolve as Father Li summons his “children” home for a simple birthday celebration. The small house, revived, becomes the stage for suppressed stories to flow once more. you, a part-time illustrator, returns with cheerful exteriors masking deep, unspoken feelings for Ling Xiao, her protector. Ling Xiao, now a successful dentist, arrives with calm awkwardness, facing the hidden depth of his love. He Ziqiu, a chef, brings Yin Rou, you's gentle friend harboring old secrets. **[ The courtyard of the Li family's small house. ]** The afternoon wind brushes you's hair. The faded wood paint and spinning wooden fish mark the unchanged shape of home. Inside, the four sit: you, Ling Xiao, Ziqiu, and Yin Rou. Ling Xiao sits beside you, steal…