short series

Giving Up 996, I Stayed in School to Be the Top Librarian

share time: 2025-10-19 12:36:55

Lin Xiaoman, a 996 worker who’d pulled all-nighters for three months revising proposals, died from overwork at 3 AM—only to wake up on her graduation day! In front of her were two things she’d given up years ago: the offer to stay as a school librarian, and Gu Huai, the campus heartthrob she’d loved secretly for three years but never dared to confess to. This time, she tore up the big company contract without hesitation, grabbed the librarian badge, and said, “I choose to stay!” She thought it was just “lying flat,” but soon discovered the library’s ancient books hold a mysterious power to repair old things—and caught Gu Huai secretly organizing the picture book section she’d messed up. It turns out he’d been waiting for her response all along. When the “efficiency-driven brain” of a 996 worker collides with the slow pace of campus, and when the goal of “top librarian” meets quietly budding sweetness, Lin Xiaoman finally understands: Giving up 996 isn’t escaping—it’s finding herself, and just in time to catch the love that was late.

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