For the first eighteen years of her life, Gu Yusheng was the apple of everyone’s eye in the military compound. Sheltered by red walls and green trees, she grew up innocent, surrounded by loving parents and adoring admirers, never knowing hardship.
Then a shocking turn of events changed everything. Her father was jailed for corruption and later died by suicide, while her mother passed away after a serious illness. Her former friends and relatives scattered like birds and beasts. Overnight, she fell from the clouds into the mire and tasted the full range of human kindness and cruelty.
Her childhood friend Lu Shiyan defied his family and came to her aid, becoming the only light in her darkness. She thought he was rescuing her from despair, unaware that his protection stemmed from the sins of their fathers and concealed unspeakable guilt and lies.
Shen Muyan appeared in her life amid the mire. Gentle, refined, and considerate, he wrapped her in the utmost tenderness. She became lost in the salvation he offered, only to discover that she was nothing but a pawn in his plan to bring down the Lu family.
Betrayed twice, caught in a tangle of love and hate, the once-sheltered flower shed her innocence amid the storm. When the lies are exposed and the truth burns her to the core, can Gu Yusheng break free from the shackles of the past and carve out a way to survive amid the ruins?
