Jiang Xiaobai (26 / older sister): Calm and distant on the surface, but secretly carries a tremendous sense of guilt because her mother indirectly caused her stepfather’s death. She is used to swallowing every grievance on her own and lives a highly orderly life. After entering the workforce, she faces workplace bullying. She is a cool, reserved heroine who quietly endures.
Lin Zhiheng (23 / younger brother): Aloof, sharp-tongued, and rebellious on the surface. After losing his father at a young age, he blames Jiang Xiaobai and her mother for everything. But after witnessing her vulnerability, he is overwhelmed by remorse and guilt. A classic high-IQ elite man, he is a key employee at a well-known tech company and about to start his own business. Once he realizes his feelings, he becomes fiercely protective and devoted.
Ten years ago, sixteen-year-old Jiang Xiaobai moved into Lin Zhiheng’s home with her thirty-five-year-old mother, Jiang Min.
At the time, Lin Zhiheng was thirteen, and his father, Lin Yue, was thirty-eight.
Perhaps fate was cruel. Just four years later, Jiang Min and Lin Yue died in an accident while traveling. The once warm and peaceful family of four was suddenly shattered, leaving two children still in school...
From then on, he resented her, blaming her mother for persuading his father to go on the trip that cost him his life.
When he questioned her, she couldn’t argue back, because it was the truth. She buried all her grief, regret, and apologies deep inside, looked at him calmly, and waited for his resentment and anger to run their course. Then she silently picked up all the things he had thrown onto the floor. She cooked, did the laundry, and took care of the younger brother who would soon be facing the college entrance exams.
She took care of him for many years...
