The second daughter of a wealthy family in Shencheng refuses to accept the marriage arranged by her parents before she was born, and resolutely elopes to the countryside with the man she loves. The Xiang family sends people to pursue her, ordering them to bring her back alive or dead.
The beautiful Xiang Meimei is despised by her in-laws, who call her ill-mannered, unfaithful, and a shameless wretch. Then the man she loves misunderstands her, and all she can do is swallow her tears.
When the clouds finally part, Liu Chunsheng holds her close and says, “As long as I can hold your hand in this life, I’ll have everything I could ever want!”
A Republican-era romance of single-minded devotion, deep and painful love, and tender affection. On a rainy street at night, orange blossoms give off a faint fragrance, as if softly humming a sorrowful song…
