Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting were neighbors from childhood, growing up together in the No. 37 Cotton Mill Compound as childhood sweethearts. In the second semester of their sophomore year of high school, Lin Dongzhe’s father was falsely accused and reported by someone at the Compressor Factory, forcing him to quit his job and head south to Guangzhou. Lin Dongzhe and his mother went with him. They were separated for nearly ten years, and during that time, all they knew about each other came from passing remarks by their parents. The afternoon before they parted became the only time they ever saw each other...
