"Once bitten by a snake, you fear the rope for ten years."
Zhu Xiaowei has said plenty of unpleasant things to Lin Zhi, but that line struck closest to her heart.
After being hurt once, she was left with a shadow in her heart and began to shy away from love.
Her instinct for self-protection is so strong that whenever love comes her way, again and again, she chooses to run from it and doubt it.