Sniper Butterfly

When their paths cross at work, Cen Jin sees past Li Wu's aloof demeanor and recognizes him as the teen whose education her family once helped support.

After their unorthodox first meeting, Jin pays off Wu's family and brings him to the city so he can repeat his final year of school.

Amid a fraught new project, Jin tries to distance herself from Wu in the workplace — but her reticence only draws him closer.

A health scare lands a young Wu in the hospital, prompting Jin to learn his quirks and boundaries as they adjust to living under one roof.

Back in the present, Wu pays a surprise visit to Jin's apartment late at night — and makes a drunken confession.

In 2016, Jin confides in her parents that she's planning to leave her husband, Wu Fu. Meanwhile, Wu bonds with his school roommate Cheng Rui.

Wu rushes to visit his aunt after getting a worrying call about her health, but Jin insists on accompanying him to the remote village.

Rui teaches Wu how to use social media, but his first post causes Jin to worry that peer pressure may be clouding his studies.

When Wu takes the fall for a friend's poor behavior at school, Jin intervenes to smooth things over with his professors — and his angry aunt and uncle.

Wu stands up to a group of bullies who mock his humble background. In 2024, Jin goes on a dinner date with Lu Weiyan.