A thornbird sings only once in its life. Only when it pierces its breast does it produce its most heartbreaking song.
The meeting between Shen Zhiyi and Lu Zeyan was a calamity destined to scorch them both. He was a business magnate who could turn the tides with a wave of his hand, his possessive obsession concealing a past no one knew. She was an orphan burdened by her family's shackles, with a gentle face that hid the stubbornness of a moth flying into a flame.
A battle for power and old family grudges bound two people who should never have been entangled. In the name of love, he laid a vast web and imprisoned her by his side. Yet with every test and tug-of-war, the brokenness and resilience in her eyes burned him until he fell apart. She struggled as she sank deeper, believing hatred was the only thing keeping her going, until his willingness to do anything to protect her let her glimpse the burning sincerity beneath his icy exterior.
The pain of thorns piercing flesh became the foundation of their love. As the truth was revealed piece by piece and fate's blade hung over their heads, they finally understood that the love which began with conquest had long since become their destiny:
Like a thornbird, knowing it will fall, it still flies without hesitation toward the sharpest thorn.
Will its final song bring destruction, or salvation?
