In the first half of his life, Lu Chen was an official wielding great power. He resigned and withdrew to Tianquan Lake, hoping to find his lost pen again amid the mist.
Then a woman carrying the rich, savory scent of lobster crashed into the stillness of his middle age.
Jiang Lan tends her own shrimp pond, holding on amid the bustle of daily life. Her marriage is frozen, and no one understands her fixation on raising shrimp in clean water.
When they crossed paths as strangers, her resilience and decisiveness became the only light in his hollow world.
A spark by the lakeside, turmoil lurking in the shadows.
The judgment of society, the chains of old marriages, trials of life and death, the edge of a moral cliff...
Two wounded souls grow ever more deeply entangled as they are drawn together.
He writes for her, and risks his reputation for her;
she stands by him, and bears every rumor for his sake.
But loving deeply does not mean losing oneself. It means finding redemption, each in their own way.
The lake and mountains are silent, but their feelings burn hot.
This is a meeting in middle age that asks not how it will end, only where the heart will find its way home.
The writing is delicate, the plot is smooth and fascinating. 👍👍👍