Skip to content

Original story concept · 18+

After-Hours Restaurant: Invitation 345

Original title: 下班后的餐厅·邀请 345

After-Hours Restaurant: Invitation 345 — Story character concept art
Story character concept art · AI-created artwork, not an official cover of the original work.

Lin Yue invites Wen Zhou to an after-hours gathering for regular patrons at the restaurant; Wen Zhou requests not to be put on the spot to share hardship stories, wishing only to dine comfortably like the other guests.

An original story concept created for this site. Its fictional characters and plot are not the plot of a namesake work. Summary only; no full novel.

Edited by: Huangguo Drama · Updated:

Story summary

Lin Yue invites Wen Zhou to the restaurant after hours for a gathering of regular patrons, and Wen Zhou asks not to be made to tell hardship stories, hoping simply to enjoy the meal comfortably like everyone else. She drops the planned introductory segment, switching instead to having each person bring a side dish they wish to share. During the meal, people chat about flavors and hometowns while others listen quietly; the invitation leads Lin Yue to realize that being seen does not require becoming the narrative focus of the entire table.

Characters

  • Lin YueOriginal Concept · Restaurant Operator

    Fictional adult character; the restaurant operator in the story.

  • Wen ZhouOriginal Concept · Food Delivery Courier

    Fictional adult character; the food delivery courier in the story.

One more story

  1. The Quiet Café: Promise 351 — Story character concept art
    Original story concept

    The Quiet Café: Promise 351

    Chen Ning and Wen Zhou agree to return to the café one year later to open the goals they wrote down; when the date arrives, neither letter's plans have played out in the original direction.

  2. The Station Before Parting: Choice 251 — Story character concept art
    Original story concept

    The Station Before Parting: Choice 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.

  3. The Weekend Exhibition · Choice 508 — Story character concept art
    Original story concept

    The Weekend Exhibition · Choice 508

    Wen Ning's work is selected for a weekend exhibition, but she is asked to exaggerate an overseas experience in her artist biography. The organizer, Song Ce, believes this will only make promotion smoother, but she still feels uneasy.

  4. Living Room Under the Light · Echo 366 — Story character concept art
    Original story concept

    Living Room Under the Light · Echo 366

    Wen He listens to ambient recordings made before moving in the lamplit living room and notices the neighboring clock chimes always lag a beat behind her memory; sound engineer Song Xu helps her locate the source of the acoustic reflections.

  5. The Park at Dusk: Choice 382 — Story character concept art
    Original story concept

    The Park at Dusk: Choice 382

    Lin Ning examines a tree transplant plan in the park at dusk; Gu Yuan cautions that the chances of survival are limited, while the new walkway must open on schedule, forcing the two to weigh several imperfect options.

  6. The Morning Bakery: Good Night 396 — Story character concept art
    Original story concept

    The Morning Bakery: Good Night 396

    Just as the bakery opens in the morning, Gu Lin finishes an all-night shift and comes in to buy breakfast; Xu He offers her customary morning greeting, but from his fatigue realizes that his day is actually coming to an end.

  7. Weekend Exhibition · Distance 460 — Story character concept art
    Original story concept

    Weekend Exhibition · Distance 460

    Fang Ling takes Xu Heng to a weekend community exhibition, hoping he will understand her low-budget creative work, but he keeps offering commercially minded revision advice, causing both to grow increasingly silent as they walk.

  8. The Last Bus · Choice 506 — Story character concept art
    Original story concept

    The Last Bus · Choice 506

    He Rui boards the last bus before realizing she forgot an important hard drive. Xu Xu suggests turning back immediately, but she knows the drive contains only a downloadable backup copy, and going back would mean losing an entire night's rest.

Feedback & wishes

What should we make next?