Chu Ling, the young master of the Chu family, was given a grim prediction as a child: he would live no longer than twenty. His life flame was weak, and he was blind and frail, living every day on the brink of death.
He thought his birthday would mark the end of his time in this world. But on the eve of his twentieth birthday, he met the one person who could change his fate: Yan Zhao.
From the moment he met her, his failing body gradually warmed, and his eyes, clouded for years, could once again see the light.
Though every step ahead was fraught with danger, like walking on the edge of a blade, he had never asked for much. He only wished to stay by the side of the woman he loved, year after year, for a little longer, and then a little longer still.
But the undercurrents never stopped, and one assassination attempt followed another. He was merely the son of a merchant, so why had he been swept into such a deadly plot?
It all began with an old case from ten years ago, when two young ladies had their identities switched.
Yan Zhao was dragged into the disaster for no apparent reason. Fortunately, she had a portable space filled with countless books. She secretly built her strength, recruited allies, and unraveled the plot.
She masterminded the Seven Star Tower's affairs, and calmly crushed the Lin family's schemes as well.
When the turmoil finally subsided, she hoped to enjoy a peaceful life at Butterfly Dance Cliff. But then she heard the once-blind young master softly call out to her:
"Zhaozhao, I still want to see a sea of pink flowers."
