1./
When Sheng Wan was twenty-five, she went into the field for an in-depth study.
From the first moment she saw Qi Lian, she gave him a hard time at every turn. He never got annoyed. He would just cockily curl his lips into a roguish smile and give an ambiguous "Tsk."
At first, everyone thought they simply couldn't stand each other.
The capital's rich young lady couldn't stand the rough man's rascal ways.
The rough man couldn't stand the rich young lady's dainty airs.
Until one night a week later, when some members of their team came back late and accidentally stumbled upon their secret
Who could have guessed? The two who always seemed at odds were now kissing passionately beneath a haze of lamplight.
Qi Lian pinned her against the wall, lowered his head to her neck, and chuckled. "Miss, how was my acting today? Did I pass?"
2./
I, Sheng Wan, have never believed in gods or Buddhas. Yet all these years, I've burned incense for him countless times. And now you're telling me he died in the line of duty, wrapped in his battle robes?
I refuse to accept this ending.
3./
The day Sheng Wan saw Zhao Yunshu's coffin, she didn't shed a single tear.
She stood in the misty drizzle, watching the countless people who had come to pay their respects to Zhao Yunshu.
They struggled to hold back their tears. Countless chrysanthemums were piled up in the mourning hall.
Amid muffled sobs, Sheng Wan turned away with a black umbrella in her hand. Through the curtain of rain, she stared absently toward Yunshui Village.
That was the first place Zhao Yunshu had gone, the beginning of the great path on which she pursued her ideals.
Over the years, Sheng Wan had witnessed every change in her.
How hard was it for a person to grow up?
How hard was it for someone to uphold the sky for the people of an entire region?
Yet she had never once complained of hardship or said she was tired.
Under the crushing pressure, Zhao Yunshu gritted her teeth and persevered year after year, until her life came to an end.
Zhao Yunshu's smiling portrait hung in the mourning hall. Sheng Wan turned back, her eyes slowly reddening.
Her family had named her Yunshu, hoping she would live out her days in peace and ease, watching the clouds drift across the sky. Yet she had insisted on changing her name to Yunshu with a different character.
Yunshu, Yunshu.
To ease the hardship of the common people and solve the problems of this great nation.
Giving everything for the people was her lifelong duty, and the pursuit she never abandoned.
Sheng Wan x Qi Lian
Quiet resistance beneath the weight of power; a life that refuses to surrender beneath love and hate.
Sharp-tongued, radiant beauty and researcher x untamed, unruly roughneck
On this barren land, you are all the courage and resolve I need to keep living.
Side couple
Zhao Yunshu x Shen Hegui
Sad ending. Proceed with caution.
[Synopsis finalized on January 2, 2024]
Theme: Only you can enter the desolate place within my heart.
