Previous life.
Amid Shanghai’s raging fires of war, she was a gentle, refined student wielding her pen to save her country, while he was a soldier shedding blood to defend its borders.
A farewell written in the chaos of war, and a parting on separate paths between life and death.
She gave her life on the battlefield to protect him; he spent the rest of his life fighting, and died searching for her.
Only the white jade bracelet on her wrist and the vermilion mark over his heart remained, gazing at one another from afar as they parted with regrets for a lifetime.
This life.
In 1927, beneath the cold rain falling on the plane trees, the fallen young talent Su Wanqing stood in the street, soaked through. One glance brought her face-to-face with Lu Zeyan, the military governor of Shanghai.
Love at first sight, a destiny burning bright.
He was a ruthless, cold-blooded warlord of a chaotic age, yet with her alone he was obsessively devoted and endlessly indulgent.
Everyone said Marshal Lu was cold-hearted and unfeeling. Only he knew the truth:
His all-consuming love in this life was repayment for the debts he had left unpaid across two lifetimes.
When her family tries to force her into marriage, he intervenes and takes her away, binding her to him with a marriage contract.
When rumors spread, he shields her from every storm and protects her peace, year after year.
When their country is on the brink of collapse, he dons his armor to defend the city and promises her a lifetime of peace.
From that fleeting first glimpse on a rainy night at a Western-style mansion to a lifetime spent together through the flames of war.
The white jade bracelet echoes with dreams of the past, while the vermilion mark bears the weight of their love.
Crossing lifetimes and walking through the flames of war, I will finally find fulfillment amid this troubled age, making up for every missed heartbeat.
