Su Yanzhou has a cruel ability: when someone stands at a crossroads in life, on the verge of making a major decision, he can see every price that choice will exact.
This ability has never been a blessing. It is a torment.
It reveals only pain, loss, and hardship, while completely hiding the rewards, hope, and opportunities the choice may bring.
An even heavier burden lies ahead: if Su Yanzhou intervenes and persuades someone to change their decision, part of the price that person would have paid is transferred to him.
One autumn day in the library, he finds Ji Xingyao wavering on the edge of a decision.
He sees the price of that path: Lu Ming will fabricate an anonymous report, rumors will spread across campus, and she will spend countless days and nights proving her innocence.
Su Yanzhou instinctively wants to warn her away from this malicious scheme. But he cannot see the other side: the scholarship is the only thing allowing her to withstand her family’s debts and continue her education.
To urge her to avoid the danger would be to urge her to give up her only lifeline. To stand by would mean watching her walk straight into the trap her opponent has set.
A scholarship investigation scandal and malicious frame-ups follow one after another, leaving Su Yanzhou trapped between two impossible choices. Every time he wants to step in and protect her, he must weigh the price that will follow.
He harbors a secret longing he does not dare confess, but every choice carries a burden someone must bear.
