Xiang Jiujie has never been the one anyone favored.
She was born to save her older brother, who had leukemia.
She wasn't as good-looking as he was.
When their parents divorced, both fought over their frail, sickly son.
The person she thought was her best friend had someone else as her own best friend.
The boys who approached her were actually interested in her friend.
When she worked hard to get good grades, her teacher said she was too bookish and inflexible.
When she worked overtime to create a new proposal, it was much like her colleague's.
Her boss said her colleague's idea was more original.
From childhood to adulthood, no matter how hard she tried,
she could never get the recognition and attention she wanted.
Whether in other people's stories or her own,
she was always a side character, a foil, someone who didn't matter.
Guo Haiyang is five years younger than Xiang Jiujie.
The first time they met, he didn't even notice her.
The second time, he thought she lived a pathetic life.
The third time, he felt sorry for her.
As they met more often, he slowly began to see the stubbornness deep within her.
Like a weed, she grew wildly in silence.
He went from pitying her to admiring her, and then to falling in love with her.
Sadly, in Xiang Jiujie's world, he had never mattered.
Theme: How can a woman who isn't particularly strong forge herself into someone powerful in this world?
