“The night is long and the road stretches on, but peace lies ahead.”
At sixteen, Qian Fangning fled her home covered in bruises and met Lu Yiming, who had run away from home. They came from completely different worlds, and by chance, Qian Fangning became the rebellious young heir’s “first love,” born of a passing whim. Lu Yiming’s ardor brought a little warmth and hope to Qian Fangning’s life of hardship, but it also plunged her into a storm of public condemnation as a “gold-digging woman who sells herself.” Bullied relentlessly, she was eventually forced to leave.
Years later, they met again.
At twenty-six, Qian Fangning constantly reminded herself to stay clearheaded, yet she still couldn’t resist the “sincerity” Lu Yiming deliberately put on display, and chose to forgive him. She thought he was no longer the playboy who toyed with people’s feelings. But then Lu Yiming’s engagement to his fiancée was secretly photographed. Watching the trending news, Qian Fangning finally understood that he was just like every other member of the upper class. Sincerity had never been their intention, and love from someone beneath them was nothing but a cheap bargaining chip, not worth a second thought.
Qian Fangning laughed at herself for falling for it again. She briskly gathered her emotions and vanished from Lu Yiming’s life once more.
Lu Yiming didn’t take it seriously at first. He thought Qian Fangning was just throwing another little tantrum, as she often did. But the empty wardrobe and disconnected phone number sent him into a panic. He began searching for her like a madman.
“Qian Fangning, I won’t let you disappear from my life!”
