The young talented writer Cecile Wu closed in on herself after the death of her beloved husband. It seemed to her that her active life, despite her youth and attractiveness, was over. A crisis of feelings and creativity has arrived. During this difficult time for the widow, a friend of her and her husband was next to her, who took upon himself all everyday worries. This man, who has become so familiar and irreplaceable, turns out to have been in love with the woman he selflessly serves for a long time.