Shen Tinglan lived for sixteen years and was just a substitute from beginning to end.
After their eldest daughter disappeared, her parents adopted her and paranoidly wanted to mold her into the look of their missing daughter.
Endless harsh criticism, sudden disputes, and standards that could never be reached trapped her in a dull and depressing cage.
Everyone marveled at her top-notch report card, but no one noticed the scars she hid alone late at night.
She is like an orchid growing on a cold tidal flat, isolated and helpless, unable to see the light of day.
Until her aunt Lin Yansui reached out to her and led her away from the suffocating old home.
Go to a strange city, transfer to another school and start a new life.
Here, she has sincere friends and meets the quiet and delicate young man Ji Xun'an.
He saw through the tight defense under her calm appearance, and never forced her to uncover the scars. He only used long-term and gentle companionship to slowly melt the ice in her heart.
Orchids grow on the waterside, and the wind brings warm sunshine.
Lin Yansui is the harbor that takes her out of the abyss;
Ji Xun'an is the lover who walks side by side with her on the long road ahead.
She doesn't have to live in anyone's shadow or cater to anyone's expectations.
After washing away the haze of the past, Shen Tinglan will finally bloom freely and just be herself.
Intention: The pain of the past cannot be completely dissipated, but in the long years to come, someone will accompany her to withstand all wind and rain.