She was the internet’s universally acclaimed “chosen An Yu,” a top student in the computer science department at Q University who had taken a leave of absence. To earn enough for her best friend’s medical bills, she was forced to enter the entertainment industry.
He was a fallen top-tier star returning after two years in hiding, branded a “good heart in a rotten man.” To make a comeback, he put this production together himself, determined to make it a hit.
On screen, she played An Yu, the unattainable love dragged into the abyss by a deranged school bully, capturing the despair and love-hate turmoil of “falling while fully aware.”
Off screen, he was Li Ran, a gentle and patient senior, trying with all his heart to melt the defenses she had built after a painful upbringing and school bullying.
Then she discovered that the person pushing her to get into character, both on and off screen, could no longer tell whether he was Cheng Yuan or Li Ran.
Then he saw the girl curled up in a corner, tending her wounds alone. She was covered in thorns, yet longed so desperately to be loved.
This is a story of a “rotten man” and an “island” tearing at each other, then finding salvation together.
As the tragic romance on screen reaches its climax, their off-screen relationship teeters on the brink. Will they keep sinking into the roles assigned to them, or break free of the script and embrace who they truly are?
