Growing up taught her the habit of restraining all her expectations, locking up her thoughts, and not even daring to ask for favoritism.
The past forced her to cling to every fetter, believing that there was an arrangement in the world, and she was unwilling to accept separation.
A meeting brings about countless secret coincidences, and an undercurrent surges beneath the tenderness.
After meeting again after a long separation, the obsessions that had been hidden for several years burst out, pulling each other and hurting each other.
Only when the layers of illusion were peeled away did they understand: fate only gives them encounters, and the outcome is ultimately in their own hands.
Purpose: The story describes two episodes of paranoia shaped by native experiences: Xu Qingwan learned the implicit obsession of sealing inward emotions in a strict and repressive family; Shen Nianying developed the explicit obsession of clinging to the fetters outwards while growing up wandering and separated. The two met by a fateful coincidence, and fell apart due to their different understandings of "destiny". The full text deconstructs the myth of "fate", explores the contradiction between tolerance and possession in intimate relationships, and proves that coincidence can only be the beginning, and reconciliation and long-term staying together of souls rely on honest communication and independent choices.