In the late spring of 1927, a warm breeze gently caressed Shanghai, yet it could not soothe the sorrow in people's hearts. Lin Wanqing, once a wealthy heiress, had fallen on hard times and was forced into working as a dancer at the Paramount Ballroom. On her debut night, in this place of extravagance and decadence, she danced with a cold and sorrowful air, like a white lotus in the wind. Gu Nancheng, a returned student with a commanding presence, was instantly captivated by her. From then on, their fates were swept up by the turbulent currents of the world, beginning a tumultuous love and hate saga… 1 In 1927, the warm breeze of late spring gently caressed Shanghai, yet it could not dispel the restlessness and sorrow permeating this oriental metropolis. Rickshaw pullers
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