Lu Tingyuan kept Su Wan trapped in a gilded cage, treating her coldly as he cavorted among women and kept a mistress, all while flirting relentlessly with his beloved, Wen Zhiyi. When Wen Zhiyi discovered the truth, she was furious, and her heart ached for Su Wan, whose talent had been buried and who had been made to live without any sense of self. Thus began their decisive escape. Wen Zhiyi took Su Wan to Paris, where the two women broke free from control and constraints. By the romantic banks of the Seine, they encountered tenderness and beauty, and found a passionate love that belonged only to them.
