This story tells that the heroine was born during the season when the lotus was in full bloom. Her parents named their daughter Xia He because they liked the spirit of the lotus that emerged from the mud and remained unstained. When Xia He's mother Lin Qiu gave birth to her younger sister Xinya, her father Xinran died suddenly in a car accident. Xia He's mother was so distraught that she fell ill and stayed with her husband in June of the following year. Young Xia He and Xinya, who has not yet weaned off breast milk, grew up with the help of Grandma Liu. Their story slowly unfolds...
