At ten, Shen Mingzhu lost her mother and was cast aside by her father to live with her maternal grandmother. Thankfully, her aunt, once close to her mother, took her to the capital to live with the prestigious Xie family. There, Mingzhu met her elegant and brilliant cousin, Xie Qinglin, and was instantly captivated. For five years, she devoted herself to becoming his ideal—learning his preferences, mimicking his tastes, and cherishing every moment near him.

But Xie Qinglin found her admiration bothersome. He saw her efforts as shallow imitation, and when she was mocked as his “child bride” by peers, he cruelly humiliated her. Though their aunt treated her well, she eventually suggested Mingzhu could be Qinglin’s concubine—never his equal.

Heartbroken, Shen Mingzhu left with dignity, returning everything, even a broken jade bracelet he once gave her. Years later, when she was about to marry someone else, the ever-composed Qinglin—now a revered scholar and nobleman—finally broke down. On the eve of her wedding, eyes red with desperation, he begged her not to go. But by then, the girl he scorned had already learned how to walk away.

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