Readers who dislike women-loving-women stories, please enter with caution.
Note: Stream of consciousness!
Both leads are sexually inexperienced + a little sweetness early on + melodramatic childbirth in the latter half + a long road to winning her back + mutual healing
Cool-headed, brilliant lawyer VS sweet, obedient working girl
A slow-burn romance at first, so don't rush, darlings. Be patient with the story ˃ʍ˂
After Xu Zheng is cruelly cheated on, she is heartbroken and meets the young Li Zhaodi. But the girl, who bears a striking resemblance to Su Di, is trapped in the swamp of her family of origin.
Later, she runs away from her arranged marriage and says, "Take me away."
Xu Zheng really does take her to Beijing and hide her there.
Zhaodi does the laundry and cooking, and cares for Xu Zheng attentively. She gives Xu Zheng the warmth of a home, and slowly helps her forget the pain Su Di caused her.
But a major blow to Xu Zheng's career and the return of her first love shatter the peaceful life the two had built.
As misunderstandings deepen and their relationship falls apart, both gradually realize what they feel for each other.
She is consumed with guilt over Yaozu's death, while the other knows that, in this life, the only person she may be able to rely on is the woman standing before her.
Years later, Xu Zheng's long-estranged mother develops blood cancer. To prolong her life, she sets a trap that nearly costs Xu Zheng her life.
After enduring countless hardships, when the two meet again, she says only:
Let the sun, moon, and stars, the mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas do as they please. You are the one I will love faithfully, to the very end.
Can Zhao Di please stop with this internal strife... I'm speechless.