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When spirited defense attorney Tang Xiang Xi receives a letter informing him that he's been named the joint guardian of a five-year-old girl-Tang Wen Di-his carefully controlled world begins to fray at the edges. The bigger surprise: her other guardian is Wen Zhen Hua, a gentle, unassuming florist whose life revolves around hydrangeas, herbal tea, and a quiet shop on Jinshan Road.
At first, co-parenting Wen Di feels like a legal battle in slow motion. Xiang Xi approaches everything with precision, intensity, and argument prep; Zhen Hua counters with empathy, patience, and poetry scribbled on seed packets. Their differences clash in the early days, especially when parenting philosophies collide over bedtime routines and snack policies.
But as late-night feedings blur into shared morning coffees and forgotten wounds begin to bloom in unexpected ways, the two men begin to see each other beyond the roles they've always played. Zhen Hua discovers the vulnerability beneath Xiang Xi's fire, and Xiang Xi finds peace in the quiet rituals Zhen Hua nurtures.
Their journey, complicated by visits from the past and societal expectations, is held together by one constant-Tang Wen Di, the little girl who slowly becomes the mirror of their hearts.
Through bickering over laundry, accidental hand touches, sleepless nights, and a love that takes root like a resilient seedling, Xiang Xi and Zhen Hua realize they're not just guardians of a child... but each other's missing piece.