Caught in His Secret Admiration

Caught in His Secret Admiration Plot:

Su Xiaoman, a socially anxious picture book author, frequents the café next door due to writer’s block, unaware that the owner Lin Chuan has secretly admired her for three years—saving her favorite hot cocoa until closing, smoothing the creases of her sketchbook, even tucking his own little drawings into her picture books. Until she accidentally takes Lin Chuan’s notebook, filled with trivial thoughts like “Today she wore a cream sweater like a snow rabbit” and “Watched her feed the cat for half an hour”. Lin Chuan is too insecure to confess, but Su Xiaoman has long grown used to his presence—waking up first thinking “How long will I stay at the café today”, unconsciously drawing his profile in her picture books. When her editor presses for a manuscript on “unspoken love”, she finally draws a picture of the café in snow, leaving the words “I’m waiting for you to say it”. When Lin Chuan sees the drawing, the admiration he’s hidden for three years is finally ready to be spoken…