The years pass in a haze, the brocade fades, and the old mulberry and catalpa trees remain. A fleeting glance, a chance encounter beneath the lanterns. So many romances begin with such beauty, yet the world is ever-changing, and some people are destined never to meet again in this life. Better to forget each other in this mortal world. Only after watching the flowers fall beneath the sky of parting does one understand that life has not yet come to an end.
They meet at one of the country's top law schools, determined to become a pair of heroic lawyers who punish evil and uphold justice. But a painful family secret casts her into the dust. Her past makes her too insecure to face this love, and her pride leads her to leave alone in tears. See how she saves herself from the mire of threats, violence, and darkness that threatens to engulf her. When will the lofty ambitions she once shared with her lover finally be fulfilled? After falling into darkness and fighting to hold on to her true self, she appears once more in the hallowed courtroom. Watch her remain calm and composed, speak with righteous conviction, and argue her case with effortless grace and airtight reasoning, charging straight into the fray and proving unstoppable.
When he appears in her world again, he is the plaintiff's lawyer, and she is the defendant's. As love and rivalry intertwine, a case emerges that will decide the fate of their romance. Will it be a way out, or a dead end...
