She didn't know how it had all happened. Years later, when Li Zhao finally found the courage to open those news reports about school bullying, she realized that victims of bullying shared certain traits, and she fit every one of them perfectly.
She was beautiful, beautiful enough to inspire jealousy. She was a good student, so good that people banded together to ostracize her. She was poor, so poor that her father's identity was unknown and her deaf-mute mother and she had only each other. On top of that, she was stubborn and hard to like. Being a "good student" didn't earn her any special protection from her teachers. Perhaps all of this together was what made Li Zhao's school years so bleak.
Li Zhao had tried her hardest to forget that time. Unfortunately, because of Yuan Ao, those memories she'd meant to leave behind came bubbling up from the filthy depths, bringing their stench with them...
She still remembered the first time she met Yuan Ao, in the teachers' office. He stood beside one of the bullies, introducing himself as their maternal uncle. His youthful face seemed at odds with his role. He looked down at her, speaking words of apology while failing to conceal his sharp, appraising gaze...
Note: The male and female leads are eight years apart. During her school years, the heroine had no romantic relationships with anyone.
Theme: After the winter snow comes, live with hope and grow toward the light.
