Shadows Smile, Waters Hold Fragrance

I, Qiu Menghan, grew up in an ordinary merchant family. From childhood, my personality was just like my name: gloomy and aloof. My parents wanted me to be more cheerful, so when I was thirteen, they transferred me to a private school affiliated with a military family program, where we were subject to military-style discipline. A few years later, in other people's eyes, my appearance had gone from an "ugly duckling" to a "white swan," but inside I hadn't changed, and I had also developed depression.

After entering society, I met several people, including Wansheng, an aromatherapist; Chenxing, a fisher; and Ge Lanxin, a woman as graceful as an orchid. Their character and way of life deeply influenced me, helping me face and understand myself again and gradually emerge from the fog in my heart.