Flying Parasol 23

In a small town in Jiangnan, the autumn rain fell on a tragic evening. Meng Shuqin was laid off by her company and returned home with low spirits, waiting for her husband to come home from work and comfort her. Instead, she learned that her husband, Liu Cheng, had died in a car accident, with the perpetrator having fled the scene. Meng Shuqin felt as if struck by five thunderbolts. As she stood before her husband's body in sorrow, she suddenly realized whether or not she should tell her daughter, Liu Di, who is about to take the national college entrance exam (Gaokao), about this devastating news. Liu Di shared a deep bond with her father and was an excellent student, set to be recommended to a prestigious university. For the sake of the young girl’s promising future, Meng Shuqin decided, along with her relatives and friends, to conceal the truth and together weave a well-intentioned lie.