This novel begins with heartbreak, but all the sweetness comes later. It follows a group of people through love, youth, growing up, and the everyday ups and downs of family life. Good girl Shu Yue is changed by love and learns to stand on her own, but stops believing in romance. He Ting grew up in a family that favored sons over daughters. She hopes love will save her, but in the end gives her own life to save the person she loves. He Zhi, Li Lei, Jiang Shenghan, Wu Xiu, Qi Yu, and the others all love them in their own ways, but also hurt them.
He Zhi was getting anxious. “Auntie Wu, do you know where Shu Yue is?”
Auntie Wu looked startled, then glanced around and lowered her voice. “You don’t know? That can’t be right.”
He Zhi began to panic. He looked at Auntie Wu in confusion, and she quietly said, “Shu Yue’s been missing for years. No one could find her. They said she… was dead.”
“No. No, that can’t be. Auntie Wu, don’t joke with me.” He Zhi was beside himself with panic. …
