1977 was a spring full of vitality and youth. 19-year-old Zhu Lingling is in her best years, with hot blonde hair and a pure and sweet smile, no one can stop her determination to participate in the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant. The pre-match preparation and nervousness came to naught the moment she won the championship, and Zhu Lingling became the center of attention.
However, she didn't know that fate was about to arrange an unexpected encounter for her - Huo Zhenting, the young ruler of Huo's Enterprise, was also watching this winner as brilliant as the goddess of sunshine in the audience. He couldn't help but hand over the bouquet he had carefully prepared and extended his heartfelt congratulations to Zhu Lingling. After going back and forth, the two quickly got acquainted, and frequent dating made Zhu Lingling, who was only 20 years old, fall into Huo Zhenting's delicate and gentle pursuit. A year later, 20-year-old Zhu Lingling happily married her lover. After a simple and solemn wedding, she began a new life. In the face of the unknowns that will be encountered in life, Zhu Lingling is not afraid, she accompanies her lover, and welcomes every warm and bright morning after marriage, she can't help but smile. Returning to real life is not as good as she imagined, and Zhu Lingling soon realized this. The strict house rules of her mother-in-law bound her to the house, making her energetic face imprison every day without a smile.
The boring chores and endless waiting became the whole of her life. Her husband, who was once gentle and considerate and would accompany her after work, became cold and distant, and Zhu Lingling often faced the empty mansion alone, and the object of waiting never returned on time. She tried to liven up her spirit with hobbies such as words and painting, but the blindness and disregard of her family soon dampened her fragile enthusiasm. Gradually, Zhu Lingling could no longer laugh, and she was shocked to realize that she was rapidly losing her former vitality. There was only politeness and silence left between the two, and that youthful love became dim and withered under the weight of life, and she seemed to have returned to before she met Huo Zhenting - only this time, there was more unspeakable bitterness in her heart.
The sweetness of the past has evaporated imperceptibly with the passage of time, and the charismatic Huo Zhenting has long been a human being. In 2000, a scandal ruthlessly uncovered the knots in Zhu Lingling's heart - she has been vaguely aware of her husband's change of heart for many years, but has been unwilling to face this fact. Now that the truth is unreservedly placed in front of her, Zhu Lingling finally collapsed, she cried bitterly, and was obsessed with unrequited love for her childishness. Zhu Lingling ruthlessly moved out of the house where the two once lived, and she didn't want to face this hypocritical environment anymore. After the divorce, she waived all property claims. The decision seemed crazy and took families and friends on both sides by surprise. However, they didn't know that Zhu Lingling had already calculated a perfect blueprint in her heart - for the sake of her son and Huo Qigang, she would rather have nothing.
The foundation of the Huo family from generation to generation will be passed down by the eldest grandson**, which is an immutable rule. Zhu Lingling understands that only when the child controls the family business, can her status and old age be guaranteed. It is precisely because she sees the long-term benefits that she will give up the near and far, and give up the current short-term stability. And this decisive decision to let go also won her son a lot of reuse in Huo's business years later, and the first step, she went right. Zhu Lingling re-entered the single state, but found that it was difficult to extricate herself from the pain of her feelings on her own. She lives alone in her former house, feeling cold and desolate. During the day, she barely allowed herself to devote herself to work and think about other things, but in the dead of night, looking at the empty scene on the other side of the bed, Zhu Lingling still couldn't help but burst into tears.
Old friend Luo Kangrui often visited her and gave her a lot of enlightenment and encouragement during long conversations. Gradually, there is also a trace of ambiguity between them. Until one day, Luo Kangrui finally mustered up the courage to confess to her. Only then did Zhu Lingling realize that Luo Kangrui had always been the only person who gave her sincere companionship in her most difficult moments. So, in 2008, the two officially entered the palace of marriage. Zhu Lingling allowed herself to regain her confidence in life. She gradually stopped indulging in the emotional regrets of the past, and devoted herself to getting along with Luo Kangrui, trying to give herself and the other party a new start. In her married life with Luo Kangrui, Zhu Lingling regained the joy of life. It's just that the two relationships she has experienced have made her no longer have too good hopes for the so-called true love.
She knows very well that it is difficult to find a confidant in the true sense, and the love she has experienced may be just her wishful thinking. Luo Kangrui wanted to give half of his 10 billion family property to his wife many times, but he was politely refused. Zhu Lingling doesn't want to be entangled for property and interests anymore, she just wants the two of them to spend their lives happily and happily. In terms of financial gains and losses, she has long been very open-minded. This year, there was a sudden news of the divorce of the two, but a closer look will reveal that this is nothing more than rumors. Zhu Lingling and Luo Kangrui are still very affectionate, and they accompany each other on any occasion.
The 65-year-old Zhu Lingling is no longer as eager and blind as she was when she was young, all she longs for is the peace of the last leg of her life. When Zhu Lingling made up her mind to divorce many years ago, the world didn't understand why she chose to leave the house. Time has passed, and now his son Huo Qigang has been reused in the Huo Group, replacing his father as the actual head of the company. Zhu Lingling's abandonment is now in exchange for her and her son's lofty status in this huge family. On important occasions, she will still appear as the hostess of the Huo family. Even in the face of the reporter's camera, Zhu Lingling's calm and outstanding temperament is still awe-inspiring.
She is proud of the decisive choice she made for her son in the most difficult time of her life. Today's Zhu Lingling is already a kind old man. She likes to drink tea, listen to **, read books quietly at home alone, and enjoy her hard-won leisure time. At the age of 65, she is no longer as fanatical and persistent as she was back then, she tastes the beauty of life and waits for the end of life.