The young girl Greye is the daughter of a painter. Because her father is blind and has a poor family, her mother had to let her carry simple luggage to help the rich. Thus, Greet came to the home of the painter Vermeer. In this seemingly wealthy family, Vermeer leads a stable and decent life with his wife, mother-in-law and six children. But in fact, this is just a prosperous appearance. Vermeer's pregnant wife was jealous, completely ignorant of her husband's art, and was not even allowed to step into his studio; while the mother-in-law, who was in charge of housework, was majestic and difficult. In this matriarchal family, Vermeer is like a stranger. However, the entire source of the family's life depends on his works in exchange, so Vermeer, who is in the prime of his creative years, had to succumb to the domination of a patron and paint some popular works. In this way, the mother-in-law can continue to be arrogant at home, and the wife can give birth to children one by one.
Greer started to work day and night, but she was still being scolded constantly, and even the children could bully her anytime and anywhere. Greer endured everything silently, until one day, she walked into the world of Vermeer's oil paint. She cleans his studio carefully every day; she stares at each of his works quietly, affectionately and intently. In order to avoid the jealousy of the acrimonious hostess, she did not hesitate to mix paint for Vermeer in the early morning.
With the passage of time, Greet was deeply attracted by Vermeer’s work, and Vermeer also discovered the extremely high artistic talent that Greet possessed. Greet could understand that his paintings wanted to express The connotation of art, rather than being ignorant of art like his wife. Greet began to assist Vermeer with paintings, provided him with advice and inspired many of Vermeer's creative inspirations. Slowly, the feelings between the two have undergone subtle changes. Vermeer has been in a relationship with his wife due to cheating in the past. His wife's increasingly hysterical and suspicious state made him extremely cautious and depressed in his actions, and he dared not cross the thunder pond half a step. He had the same attitude towards Greye, forbearing, afraid of resistance, and overwhelmed, so that he finally chose to remain silent. At the request of the patron, Vermeer was finally able to paint Greet with integrity. Greet knew that she would never have a chance to really get close to the man she liked, so she agreed
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