The original meaning of the word “shang” is to die before reaching adulthood.
It is a faint sorrow,
like a wisp of smoke
rising into the sky,
settling over everything, impossible to dispel.
She should be a young girl enjoying the best years of her life, yet she hates her biological father so deeply.
When her only friend suddenly dies, she shuts herself away even more.
Can she untangle the knot she’s carried in her heart for ten years, as she faces the younger sister she has never wanted to acknowledge as her own and the ambiguous concern of two male friends? Can she open her heart?
In this world, some things can be gained through hard work and dedication, while others remain out of reach even after a lifetime of trying, like that girl who will never learn how to love...
