A confession signed in writing shattered the seemingly peaceful marriage between Gu Tingchen and Su Wan. Branded with a crime she never committed, Su Wan signed her name and fingerprint in front of everyone, then vanished from Gu Tingchen’s world without a trace, leaving behind a city full of rumors and an ache in his heart he could not put into words.
Gu Tingchen was a ruthless business tycoon accustomed to controlling everything, yet he was helpless to stop Su Wan from leaving. He refused to believe his gentle wife could have committed such a crime, but the evidence and the gossip around him made him doubt himself time and again. Through a long search and investigation, Gu Tingchen gradually lifted the veil of confusion, only to discover that behind this farce of a “confession and disappearance” lay a carefully orchestrated conspiracy, as well as Su Wan’s hidden suffering and deep devotion. She had willingly walked into the trap and borne every storm alone to protect the foundations of the Gu family.
In a small courtyard far away in the south, Su Wan tended a gardenia tree she had brought back to life with her own hands, trying to bury the past in a life of peace and quiet. But when Gu Tingchen came looking for her with the truth, the past, long sealed away by misunderstanding and restraint, finally came into the light.
With a wife-winning redemption arc and the unraveling of a conspiracy as its twin storylines, this novel explores the helplessness and mutual devotion of adult love amid a tangle of love and hate. The fragrance of gardenias runs throughout, becoming a tender witness to the couple finding their way back to each other after breaking apart.
