Sun Zhen is an author whose life hasn't been going so smoothly. Her novel, which she has spent many years writing, didn't get approved by the publication office, and she also got dismissed from her part-time job as a private tutor. That led her to not having any money to pay for her rent. Sun Zhen is someone who doesn't like following the trend, as she thinks it is very superficial. She has a younger brother Sun Ping that she has to take care of, so although she dislikes the work by author X, she still forged the identity of X. She later got unconsciously attracted by Xiao An, who works at the publication office. Sun Zhen has a boyfriend of 2 years, Wei You Liang, who is a news reporter. They were planning to get engaged, and to him, his girlfriend is his driving power in life. After Sun Zhen started to use X's identity, their relationship went downhill. He didn't understand why Sun Zhen wanted to follow the shadows/footsteps of X, but despite that, he still couldn't let go of the relationship and start another.