She also saw that Han Chengchi, for the sake of wealth and the admiration of the city, did not hesitate to push her out as a stepping stone. Her birth mother, for the sake of her current family's happiness, sold her to another as an adopted daughter.
These various things truly made her realize that all the beauty could possibly be an illusion.
With so many painful lessons, she still, upon hearing Sheng Shi say to her, "For a lifetime," actually believed, was moved, and even wept.
Sheng Shi said, "Chu Chu, I swear by my life, I love you, unchanging for a lifetime. Should I betray you in the slightest in this life, may I be struck by lightning and meet a terrible end."
People do have hearts, after all. Sheng Shi, in the depths of her heart, was like a spark on a lonely wasteland, burning little by little. At first, it was negligible, yet in the end, it turned into a roaring fire, burning even her own being to ashes.
