Shen Nian has been Fu Siheng's shadow lover for three years.
She thought he was her salvation - when her family was ruined and she was desperate, he gave her a job, a place to live, and even paid off all her debts. She obeyed his orders, moved into his villa, and became his most obedient secretary and the most shady woman.
It wasn't until Bai Yueguang returned to China that she realized that she was just a similar face.
Bai Yueguang said that Shen Nian used hot water to scald her - she had to stand in the sun for six hours, still pregnant with Fu Siheng's child.
Bai Yueguang exposed the private video of her and Fu Siheng at the banquet - he picked up a bucket of ice water and poured it on her head in front of everyone.
The child is gone. She was lying on the operating table alone, with no family members, no company, and no one waiting for her.
Shen Nian finally understood that she was not the one who was loved, she was just the one who was used.
She's gone. I went to Zurich, on the other side of the world, to study, work, and live my life again.
This time, she is no longer someone's substitute, no longer someone's shadow.
And the man who had been looking for her for twelve years stood in front of her with a faded camellia flower and said——
"I'm here to give you flowers. You said you would be happy when you see flowers."
Purpose: This article explores Shen Nian's growth process from a substitute to self-awakening, and explores how women should maintain their independent personality and self-esteem in love, and not be attached or compromised. True love is not possession and control, but respect, trust and equal protection. Only self-love can get out of the haze and embrace the happiness that truly belongs to you.