Want to Be Truly Seen? Just Being Alive Is Good Enough!

Her husband, Xiao Yan, died of sudden cardiac arrest in the early hours of the morning! The screen was still lit, showing 99 readers on Tomato Novel. The latest comment read: “AI-generated filler!” Their daughter, Xiao Yun, was taking a leave from school due to depression. How could the protagonist, Xiao Li, break free from this family crisis? On the seventh day after her husband's death, Xiao Li posted an obituary using his account. Then it went viral. The video, with 999 views, was shared over ten million times, and the comments filled with “I'm sorry.” An MCN agency offered to build her image as an inspirational single mother. She refused. Her husband's death wasn't material for content! But medication only treated the symptoms of her daughter's illness, not the cause, and she finally changed her mind and signed with the agency. A short drama adapted from her husband's posthumous work brought in 30,000 yuan in rights fees. Public opinion at school began to turn around, and her daughter returned to class! It seemed like life was getting better again,, Then the backlash from all that attention came. Her excessive publicity was exposed. What should she do this time? “Want to be truly seen? It's enough just to be alive” takes on a different meaning at every stage: at first, the absurdity of being seen after her husband's death; midway through, the conflict of Xiao Li using public attention to be seen; later, the healing of Xiao Yun being seen through her paintings; and finally, everyone seeing one another in their everyday lives. After everything they have been through, “It's enough just to be alive” affirms that life itself has value! Tags: Realistic fiction | Healing | Family | Women's growth