Xia Zhi, a once bright and lively girl, was bullied by her former friend Luo Han in order to cling to the powerful. She lived in hiding for her studies and her sick brother, and because of fear, she alienated the seemingly aloof Chen Jingye, but she didn't know that he had been secretly guarding her.
She fell in love with the gentle Yang Yanci, and only later did she realize that he was the one who acquiesced to the bullying. Chen Jingye went overseas due to family changes and returned home only to reunite with Xia Zhi.
The truth was revealed and misunderstandings were cleared. Under the protection of Chen Jingye, Xia Zhi got out of her pain, regained herself, and finally faced the feelings she had been waiting for for many years.
