ness ▁with ▁which ▁her ▁father ▁and ▁ste pm other ▁treat ▁her ▁has ▁made ▁her ▁res ent ful ▁of ▁the ▁Lu ▁family , ▁which ▁she ▁refers ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" other ▁side ." ▁At ▁first , ▁she ▁is ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁her ▁half - bro ther ▁Er ha o ▁and ▁half - s ister ▁R up ing ▁for ▁this ▁reason , ▁but ▁she ▁eventually ▁lear ns ▁to ▁love ▁and ▁accept ▁them ▁as ▁her ▁sib lings . ▁She ▁has ▁one ▁elder ▁full ▁sister ▁called ▁X in ping ▁( <0xE9> <0x99> <0xB8> 心 <0xE8> <0x90> <0x8D> / <0xE9> <0x99> <0x86> 心 <0xE8> <0x90> <0x8D> ) ▁who ▁died ▁ 7 ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁plot ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁at ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁After ▁an ▁earlier ▁encounter , ▁she ▁meets ▁a ▁rep orter ▁named ▁He ▁Sh u hu an ▁at ▁a ▁Shang hai ▁night club . ▁Sh u hu an ▁is ▁soon ▁capt iv ated ▁by ▁Y ip ing ' s ▁singing ▁talent , ▁em otion , ▁and ▁mystery . ▁After ▁discover ing ▁her ▁half - s ister ▁R up ing ' s ▁love ▁for ▁Sh u hu an , ▁she ▁see ks ▁Sh u hu an ' s ▁love , ▁partly ▁as ▁reven ge , ▁after ▁knowing ▁by ▁He ▁Sh u hu an ▁for ▁reading ▁her ▁di ary ▁discover ▁she ▁used ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁pa wn ▁for ▁reven ge ▁her ▁father , ▁but ▁in ▁her ▁heart , ▁she ▁really ▁lov es ▁him ▁and ▁so ▁for ▁He ▁Sh u hu an , ▁her ▁reven