At eighteen, Shen Zhiyao bears the weight of her family’s troubles. When she interns at Lu Jingheng’s company, he feels like a glimmer of light she can hold on to. He is nine years older, an unreachable superior, yet whenever she is at her most vulnerable, he quietly protects and guides her. Her dependence on him slowly changes into a long, hopeless unrequited love.
On graduation day, she gathers all her courage to confess, only to receive a rational rejection based on their age gap and the realities of life.
Three years later, she has shed her youthful awkwardness and returns to Shanghai as the lead for a collaborative project. Calm and professional, she is nothing like the person she used to be. Only when Lu Jingheng sees Shen Zhiyao shining before him does he realize what a treasure he let slip away. This time, their positions have reversed. He draws closer step by step, but she is no longer the girl who would lose her composure around him.
This is a rekindling of love across nine years. Through her remarkable transformation, she wins his affection and respect.
