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At twenty-seven, Chen Mu grew tired of being a corporate slave at a tech giant. She packed up and went back to her hometown to set up a night stall.
Relying on her family’s secret spicy fermented black bean sauce, her signature fried rice noodles took the city by storm, drawing massive crowds of foodies eager to try them.
When an internet celebrity tried to use her for clout, she ignored them. When her neighbors advised her to add more dishes to the menu, she turned a deaf ear. But when she crossed paths with a drunkard harrassing a young girl, she swung her spatula right at him—and accidentally summoned Officer Gu.
From then on, things started getting weird… When she walked her dog, she ran into Officer Gu out for a morning jog. When she set up her stall, she happened to catch Officer Gu on patrol. When she headed home, it was just in time to see Officer Gu clocking off after working the night shift.
Chen Mu was utterly baffled. Why was this woman everywhere?
Gu Xiyan never dared to dream that she would ever run into her crush from ten years ago again.
But during a late-night emergency call, she locked eyes once more with Chen Mu’s deep, tranquil gaze.
And just like that… the dying embers in Gu Xiyan’s heart flared back to life.
Ten years ago, they weren’t even on a first-name basis. Ten years later, she suddenly felt the urge to strut around like a peacock showing off its feathers.
The moment she learned Chen Mu liked dogs, she immediately changed her profile picture to a cute Samoyed. When Chen Mu’s business was sabotaged by rivals, she lurked in the local merchant chat groups and dragged out three or four suspects in one go. When Chen Mu finished work and headed home, Gu Xiyan would intentionally stand at her doorstep with dark circles under her eyes from pulling an all-nighter, whining, “Boss Chen, I want some late-night snacks.”
Trading wits and courage with her competitors through various ups and downs, Chen Mu gradually grew her tiny six-square-meter night stall into the most highly-rated, affordable restaurant chain in Lan City.
She had achieved everything she wanted through hard work. Yet, those clear, innocent, deer-like eyes kept floating into her mind from time to time.
Until one late, rainy night, a drenched Chen Mu showed up at the police station. She stopped the other woman and asked nonchalantly, “Officer Gu, my ‘Good Samaritan Medal’ has already upgraded to a ‘Top Taxpayer Plaque.’ May I ask when you plan to confess?”
