In her previous life, Meng Xiao had an unhappy home. Her father was abusive, and being beaten and scolded was a regular occurrence.
She did poorly in school. Her teacher thought she was a problem child, and her classmates thought she was weird. Unable to fit into their school lives, she often hid alone in a corner at the back of the room.
Then she happened to meet someone. She didn't know his name, only that he worked at a coffee shop. As she passed the shop and looked inside, he smiled at her.
From then on, she would go out of her way just to catch a glimpse of that smile.
But the happiness didn't last. One day, as she passed the coffee shop again, her parents saw her. They blamed her poor grades on her making the wrong friends.
The little light that had finally appeared in her life was snuffed out by her parents.
Unable to bear it, she ran up to the rooftop. He hurried after her. He had meant to save her, but the two of them ended up jumping to their deaths.
At the Hall of Reincarnation, he saw how downcast she was and tried his best to cheer her up by finding things to talk about.
In this life, he remembers nothing, yet still quietly stays by her side. She becomes the heir to Dayou's wealthiest estate, loved by her parents and doted on by her older brother.
The road to inheritance is full of thorns and setbacks. He protects her every step of the way, becoming her master and teaching her martial arts so she can defend herself.
He is framed and forced to leave the capital, and his mother is murdered. She accompanies him through it all, and together they weather every hardship.
She often sees his shadow in her dreams, though she doesn't realize it.
They save each other, becoming the light in one another's eyes. They never say a word about love, yet love is everywhere.
