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The Alley Star-Picking Diary

2026-02-09 • Category: 0

The Alley Star-Picking Diary Plot:

Office drone Lin Xiaoman hides in an old alley to escape debt collectors and picks up a glowing vintage star pendant—only to be bound to the sarcastic "Star-Picking System," where elf Xiaoxing orders her to complete "goodwill restoration tasks" for the alley to unlock cultivation powers. Once an invisible nobody at work, she becomes an "alley helper": she breaks into cold dentist Gu Yan’s clinic while finding Granny’s cat, using his white coat as a cat bed; she uses mind-reading to hear the shoemaker’s apprentice complain "old crafts are obsolete," then wins him over with ancient skills; she even exposes a colleague stealing credit, becoming the department’s "lucky charm." But strange things happen: old building lights flicker at night, osmanthus fragrance hides a spirit’s sobs, and Gu Yan—actually a reclusive cultivator—is chasing his "lost half-heart." When Xiaoxing’s energy runs out, Lin Xiaoman realizes: the star is Gu Yan’s fragmented soul, split years ago to save the alley, and her kindness is healing him. As the sarcastic system turns into a sweet matchmaker, career growth meets immortal fate—they guard the alley’s warmth while "picking stars" and finding love in each other.

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