From high school to their thirties and middle age, five girls weather the bittersweet trials of youth and witness one another’s growth.
Ke Ying was considered a good girl growing up, but she was rebellious at heart and would do anything for love. Both her career and relationships were full of ups and downs. She started out working at the municipal finance bureau, then quit and headed south for love. After earning her master’s degree, she settled in Guangzhou. She and her boyfriend, Zhou Fan, were together for more than ten years, breaking up and getting back together along the way…
Yang Yi came from a poor family, but she had big ambitions and was fiercely loyal to her friends. She was bold and hardworking, and she and Ke Ying were closest. After graduating from university, she built a successful career. Even after enduring all kinds of hardships, she remained strong. Then she met someone who brought warmth into her life…
Xu Sijing came from an ordinary family and was levelheaded, but her parents were skilled at using guilt to manipulate her. After university, she became a high school teacher in her hometown. Following dozens of blind dates, she finally married at thirty. Her husband was ordinary, and they had a whirlwind wedding after just six months. It wasn’t love, but they were a good match. Her life always seemed one step removed from what she wanted. Should she make a change…
Jiang Fanfan came from a well-off family and was down-to-earth. At twenty-five, the right age for her, she married the right person and had two sons. Optimistic and cheerful, she was also a bit of a blabbermouth who often let secrets slip without meaning to. In her thirties, in the prime of her life, she discovered she had cancer. Could time slow down…
Bai Qingling didn’t go to university after high school because of a family upheaval. She went to seek her fortune in a big city and grew wealthy during the real estate boom. She didn’t keep in close touch with the other four, but she helped Ke Ying through her hardest times. She settled in a water town in Jiangnan and had a daughter, eventually becoming the most affluent of the five…
