In Shenzhen and Shanghai at the turn of the century, the vigorous vitality of institutional innovation attracted global attention. Investors, dream seekers, gold diggers and workers from home and abroad came in droves to work hard there, bringing magnificent changes to the city. However, it was not all smooth sailing there: Ye Xiaoqian, a novice who entered the workplace after graduating from university, was deceived into having a child in her relationship. When the man suddenly disappeared, she fell into trouble under the pressure of mortgage loan and childbirth. Lu Yao, a woman who was divorced in her early years and successfully started a business in Shenzhen, is bright and beautiful on the outside, but she is struggling in the whirlpool of loneliness and pain in her heart. When she reaches middle age, there is a huge crisis of emotional belonging. Ma Lihong, an elegant and steady corporate executive, has been mired in unforgettable past events after his beloved wife died in an air crash. Countless old years have traces of time. The novel will describe how they get out of the haze and find their final emotional destination as time and space gradually intersect.