[The shadow of domestic violence + a woman’s growth + realistic romance + self-redemption]
A girl who grew up amid domestic violence fights her way through every obstacle, eventually becoming the person she wants to be.
Her love stories with three men are also full of twists and turns.
At eighteen, Lin Jianwei runs into Zhou Cheng'an beside a trash can. She gives him a bag of steamed buns, and he tutors her for a whole semester. Both grew up in abusive homes, and for a time they find their only comfort in each other. The year they take the college entrance exams, Zhou Cheng'an leaves without a word.
At university, she meets Zhang Zhao, mature and dependable, who brings her warmth and helps her grow. In the end, though, they break up because their ambitions differ. There is no right or wrong in this love, only gratitude and well wishes.
Her husband, Song Yuzhou, is witty and charming. They meet at just the right age and marry without a hitch, only for her to discover his true nature. She puts up with him for three years, until the first time he raises a hand to their two-year-old daughter. She picks up her daughter, flees their home, calls the police, and gets a divorce.
This time, she meets Zhou Cheng'an again. He tells her she is the only light he ever saw in the darkness. But she says she doesn't want to be anyone's light. She only wants to be herself…