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Bookstore After the Rain · Agreement 217

Original title: 雨后的书店·约定 217

Bookstore After the Rain · Agreement 217 — Story character concept art
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Lin Rui promised to finish restoring a volume of local gazetteers collected by Yu Heng before the rainy season, but continuous dampness slows the drying process; she decides to visit the bookstore in person to explain that she cannot deliver it by the original date.

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Story summary

Lin Rui promised to finish restoring a volume of local gazetteers collected by Yu Heng before the rainy season, but continuous dampness slows the drying process; she decides to visit the bookstore in person to explain that she cannot deliver it by the original date. Yu Heng had already arranged a display, but after listening, he changes the exhibition to introduce the restoration process, turning both the damage and the waiting into part of the content. The two agree anew to accept the delivery based on its actual state; the book ultimately arrives several weeks late, but it does not lose page corners that could have been preserved due to rushing.

Characters

  • Lin RuiOriginal Concept · Antiquarian Book Restorer

    Fictional adult character; the antiquarian book restorer in the story.

  • Yu HengOriginal Concept · Bookstore Operator

    Fictional adult character; the bookstore operator in the story.

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