Some people can see red strings that connect soulmates. I'm one of those people. The problem? I'm asexual and sex-repulsed, which makes the whole 'mate' thing terrifying. Even worse? I can't see my own string. Until I stumble into a secret auction and find not one, but TWO mates, one of whom is literally on the auction block.

In the bustling Lan Si Restaurant, an auction for ancient ruin excavation rights draws powerful figures. Amidst the high-stakes bidding, a mysterious figure, Long Hua, crosses paths with an equally enigmatic woman, Mo-laoban. A shared history, hidden identities, and a volatile rivalry ignite, hinting at deeper secrets tied to their past and this strange new world. What lies beneath the surface of this tense encounter?

Under the oppressive heat and dust of a late spring day, a storage auction becomes the unlikely stage for a family's simmering tensions and the unsettling discovery of a taxidermied dog. As past and present collide, a wife's attempt at a new beginning unearths more than just forgotten belongings.

In the oppressive stillness of a late spring morning, where the air hangs thick with heat and dust, a young woman named Nat navigates the tense silence of a family road trip. What begins as a routine search for antique treasures at a storage auction quickly unravels, exposing the fragile facade of her new life, the unresolved tensions with her wife, and the unnerving presence of her wife's child. As the heat intensifies and the dust settles, Nat finds herself trapped in a moment out of time, where the past she tried to escape begins to intrude upon the present, hinting at secrets and unsettling truths lurking beneath the surface of the mundane.