The neon lights in Lincheng are always bright, but they cannot illuminate the loneliness and regret hidden in the sea of people every night.
Wen Zhiyu was born docile and sensible. He was trapped in a family of origin that valued boys over girls. He was used to abusing himself and fulfilling everyone else's needs. When she was young, she met Lu Shiyan, a cold and unruly young man from a rich family, in the studio. Their love affair was the only light in the gloomy youth.
But the most annoying thing in the world is never lack of love, but deep love, only to be defeated by family prejudice, family obstruction, others' instigation, self-esteem, and lifelong misunderstandings that cannot be solved and are unclear.
Her best friend pretends to be with her, but is secretly jealous and causes trouble; her family uses her as a bargaining chip to withdraw money, squeezing out their youth and savings; the gentle senior student has been silently guarding her for half her life, but after all, she cannot enter her closed heart.
They met at the best age, but separated at the most helpless moment.
He was forced into a loveless marriage and was trapped in the cage of a wealthy family for the rest of his life, feeling guilty and sinking;
She was crushed by layers of reality, tied up by her family all her life, her heart locked away in love, and she wandered alone in such a big city.
Later, we met again in the sea of people and passed each other, leaving only the sourness in our eyes that could not be hidden.
When all the truth finally comes to light, time has passed, things and people have changed, and there is no way back.
Some people die with regret, some die with regret, some feel guilty for half their lives, and some live alone all their lives.
This city is filled with their youthful heartbeats, broken tenderness, missed separations and lifelong debts.
In the end, the mountains and rivers remained the same, and the neon lights remained the same,
Wen Zhiyu is left alone with a heart full of memories. There is no perfection, no reconciliation, no redemption, and it is cruel to the core in the whole book.
