Agreed Not to Cry

2012 1 SeasonSeries

A story about rebirth and redemption follows the life of a grassroots family. After 14 years in prison, Jian Leng tries to rebuild his life and in the process, finds love in an art gallery owner who bears scars from her previous marriage. Fourteen years ago, Leng Jian's wife became a victim of rape. Enraged, Leng Jian hurts the man who violated his wife which results in the man being paralized for life. Leng Jian is sentenced to 18 years in prison for intentional assault. He is released 4 years early yet finds that neither his younger sister Leng Shan nor his son Leng Tianyou whom he's never met have come to welcome him. Leng Shan's good friend Yuan Shan owns an art gallery. Married to her fuerdai husband Cai Yonghao, their relationship is respectful yet never passionate and the marriage ultimately crumbles because of a third party. In helping Yuan Shan find love again, Leng Jian starts to fall for her and two broken souls begin a healing process through each other's company.