Let My Heart Be Still

In the turbulent decades following China's Reform and Opening Up, Liang Haixing—a rural university graduate—discovers that integrity has a price. When he exposes his superior's corruption, he's nearly killed for it. Torn between career ambitions and moral convictions, he walks away from power just as it's within his grasp. Beautiful colleagues pursue him relentlessly, yet his devotion to his wife never wavers. Around him, lives intertwine and unravel: Gao Yan, the idealistic cadre whose love turns to bitter hatred; Zhou Siguo, the principled official rising through party ranks while drowning i…