Bitter Brew, Sweet Love!
After being dumped by his boyfriend of five years, Lin Yiran thought he was used to the bitterness.
The words still echo in his ears: clingy, childish, stingy.
And just like that, Xu Yelin walked out of his life — leaving Yiran with unanswered texts, a half-empty closet, and a heart steeped in self-doubt.
Six months later, Yiran still finds himself staring at his phone, replaying every mistake, every moment. Until his best friend drags him out of his haze and into a small, quiet café.
There, he meets Shen Zhiyu — the café's calm, unreadable owner. He doesn’t say much, but offers Yiran a warm cup of osmanthus coffee on his first day, and that’s somehow enough.
As days pass, and coffee brews between glances, Yiran begins to unravel the warmth buried in silence.
Still, healing isn’t simple. Memories of Yelin linger like cold mornings, and Yiran struggles to believe he’s worthy of anything more than leftover affection.
But love, like coffee, can start bitter —
And still end sweet.
