Five years ago, A Li was taken in by Fu Tingwang.
Through all those days when they depended on each other, he sheltered her and gave her the wealth and status every woman envied.
He told her, “As long as I'm here, no one will dare bully you.”
Then one day, a woman appeared. “Hello, I'm Li Wei, Ah Wang's... lover.”
Only then did she realize that all three years had been a lie, even her name. She was nothing but a stand-in.
She was determined to leave, but he wouldn't let her. In the end, she left in the most devastating and resolute way possible.
Years later, they met again at a banquet in the imperial capital. He pushed through the crowd, heedless of the astonished looks around him, his eyes red as he held her tightly. “A Li, I've finally found you.”
But she merely smiled, cool and courteous. “I'm sorry, sir, but you've mistaken me for someone else.”
