*The first part is finished, the second part is in progress, but it can be read as an extra
She is a "perfect product" that has been carefully crafted.
Before she was ten years old, her mother's smile was the whole meaning of her world - until a scar on the mountain revealed the cold transaction under the illusion of warmth: her value only lies in how much she can sell for in the future.
So she learned to let go. Memory is a fog, emotion is a wasteland. The admission notices from Cambridge also failed to stir up ripples, and the blind dates became silent pantomimes. She was labeled: beautiful, outstanding, but..."Disgusting".
He is the emperor who sees everything. Atobe Keigo.
A thin piece of blind date information allowed him to see the futile struggle of a caged bird. During the fifteen-minute meeting, he laughed at her embarrassment, but when she turned to leave, she grabbed his sleeve——
"If you want to change it... Not just the last name, please change the first name as well."
Atobe Keigo laughed out loud for the first time at "Proposal". He gave her the name of new life:
"Canary. Perfect for you."
From then on, the cage door opened.
She was taken into Atobe's house, lived in an empty room, and faced unprecedented "freedom" at a loss. She doesn't know "like" or "want", and she even needs to learn how to use a mobile phone from scratch. Atobe only left one sentence: "As you like." But he invaded her daily life forcefully: having breakfast together every day, taking walks that she couldn't refuse, and... Unexpected hand-holding and hugging.
He saw through the fog of her soul, but never gave cheap sympathy.
He exposes her self-deceit and forces her to face her inner desires and fears.
He said: "Don't have anything you like? But I have countless things to be proud of."
He said: "Hey, Kanalia." - Every call was a rope anchoring her to reality.
In a garden full of roses and secrets, in a glass room filled with sunlight, in countless small but real moments, he taught her to feel the temperature of the wind, the aroma of tea, and even... The throbbing of a kiss.
"Mr. Keigo... When I think of meeting you, my heart is so happy that it almost collapses. What should I do?"
He stroked the ends of her hair, his imperial smile shining brightly in the sunset:
"At times like this, just show off proudly——"
"'This is the thing I'm most proud of in the world.'"
Not a canary waiting for a savior.
Instead, the emperor smashed the cage with his own hands, just to hear her sing the first song of freedom for himself.
Purpose: People can live happily if they are confident
