I Once Loved This World So Dearly

Dear girl, if you are kind, then be clever, worldly, sharp-edged, and selfish. Remember, you are not a hothouse flower or a doll in someone else's arms. Be a rose blooming in the storm, an icicle clinging to a cliff, flourishing as you please, no matter which way the wind blows. If Ye Hansu has any fault, perhaps it is that she is too beautiful. When someone lacks the ability to protect herself, beauty becomes her original sin. A beautiful face and a lovely nature, combined with the talent to stand head and shoulders above everyone else, only make matters worse. She once thought that having someone who understood her soul by her side in ordinary companionship would be enough to leave her with no regrets in this life. But now it seems that was just wishful thinking…