Some leave so they can meet again under better circumstances; some meet so they can be together for good. Song Nanchu and Shen Zhengnan grew up together as childhood friends and never imagined they would be separated. But reality was cruel: they were parted for four years in their third year of middle school. Missing each other and doing everything they could to draw closer, they overcame separation, misunderstandings, and other hardships, until they were finally by each other’s side, offering one another the most reassuring, steadfast companionship.