Lin Xue has lived within the framework of others for more than twenty years of her life.
Her parents hoped that she would be able to successfully take the public exam and start a family as soon as possible. Her relatives advised her to restrain her temper and learn to compromise. Everyone around her was telling her what kind of person she should be. So she put away her love, suppressed her emotions, used to please others, took into account the feelings of others in everything, and tried her best to play the role of a sensible and gentle daughter and a considerate lover.
It looks smooth and perfect on the outside, but it's riddled with holes on the inside. She wore a mask and lived a tired and empty life, as if she had been imitating others her whole life, but could not find her true self.
She and Gu Bai have been in love for several years.
Gu Bai was reserved and calm, rational and restrained, and used to restrain his emotions. He had loved the submissive and gentle Lin Xue, but he had never seen the struggle behind her mask. In the past, Lin Xue, in order to match the "suitable" lover in everyone's eyes, constantly smoothed the edges, accommodated each other, and repeatedly gave in to her own needs.
But blind compromise cannot bring long-term stability. Career setbacks, family pressure, conflicts accumulated in relationships erupted, and the long-lasting illusion was shattered. A separation pushed her into a low point in life.
Without all the established support, Lin Xue was forced to stop running wildly.
She began to face the shackles brought by her original family, learned to reject the expectations imposed by the world, and accepted her own sensitivity, stubbornness and imperfection. No longer live in the judgment of others, dare to choose the path that is not favored, and dare to reveal your true emotions.
The road to transformation is never easy. Self-doubt struck repeatedly, criticism followed, and she was often alone and helpless.
After Gu Bai separated, he slowly saw his past relationship clearly. He saw Lin Xue's suppressed soul, and saw her struggle and rebirth after being broken. He was no longer obsessed with the illusion of being blindly accommodating, and slowly fell in love with this lively, magnanimous, and true to her heart.
It wasn't that she changed back to what others expected her to be, nor was it that Gu Bai saved her from deep confusion.
It was Lin Xue who shattered the old self, rebuilt it bit by bit, and reborn from the ashes. Finally, I became myself.
Gu Bai, on the other hand, chose to stand next to her as a newborn, looking at each other as equals and moving forward side by side.
Purpose: Inspiring stories