When she was fifteen, Jiang Li lost her hearing in both ears while saving Shen Zhizhou. From then on, Shen Zhizhou became her ears.
She thought she was in love with him, and they shared the long years of youth together. Then one day, she learned of Shen Zhizhou's suppressed anguish and how he didn't dare openly love the person he wanted to love.
Only then did Jiang Li realize that her presence was a shackle.
The arrival of He Zhiyan gave Jiang Li a ray of hope amid her confusion.
The taciturn man who rarely smiled knew all her secrets.
At the theater that year, in a private box high above the stage, He Zhiyan watched Jiang Li listening with rapt attention. Everyone saw her as a sweet, well-behaved girl with hearing loss, but He Zhiyan saw through to the “bad” in her bones.
When they met again years later, He Zhiyan was distant and indifferent. One sentence, “You don't actually have to pretend in front of me,” stripped away the disguise Jiang Li had worn for years.
Jiang Li felt firsthand how unattainable He Zhiyan was, yet she couldn't stop herself from falling for him.
