With nothing but an old marriage contract, Su Qingyuan leaves her thatched cottage in the countryside and marries into the powerful Jing'an Marquis Estate, becoming the wife that heir Xiao Jingheng can hardly bear to face.
He is the aloof, noble heir of the marquis, with cold eyes and no regard for those beneath him. He sees her as a country girl bent on climbing the social ladder. For three years, he treats her coldly, begrudging even a single kind word. She anxiously studies etiquette and hides her sharp edges, exhausting her heart for his sake, only to hear him say, "Know your place, and don't make a fool of yourself."
When Xiao Jingheng decides to take the prime minister's legitimate daughter as a secondary wife, Su Qingyuan looks at the impatience in his eyes and finally lets go of her attachment. She writes a divorce agreement and slips away from the grand red-gated estate that has confined her for three years.
When Xiao Jingheng receives the divorce agreement, he feels nothing but relief. He never imagines that the woman he discarded like trash will become a light he can never catch up to for the rest of his life.
Three years later, Xiao Jingheng is framed and demoted to a border town. Dispirited and frustrated, he bumps into a familiar figure at a street-corner clinic.
The once timid and lowly Su Qingyuan has become a beloved physician in town. Dressed in plain clothes, she carries herself with calm composure as she treats patients with her needles. Not a trace of her former infatuation with him remains in her eyes.
He finally sees the truth and approaches her like a man possessed. "Qingyuan, I was wrong. Please, come back to me."
But she only looks up calmly. "Whatever was between us ended the moment you stood by and watched with cold eyes."
Once, she looked up and chased the light until she was battered and bruised. Now he bends and begs for warmth, suffering the agony of wanting what he cannot have.
Theme: With flowers in your heart, every step along the way blooms
