The most memorable words Gu Qingcang heard in his life were those said by Cheng Jiayan to him.
"I would rather be alone, I would rather have no family, I would rather I be an orphan. At least then I can be clean, have dreams, and do whatever I want. But I can't. If I want to live comfortably, I have to listen to them. If I want to live freely, not to be restrained, to get rid of them, who I can still call family, I have to be like this, I have to be like this..."