Time Sequence

(Two male leads + stand-in trope + mutual devotion + healing story)

In the tenth year of his unrequited love for Zhao Xu, Cheng Shu decides to cast off the chains that have bound him for years and start a new life. He ends his contract with his company and follows his therapist's advice, heading to a small town in the south to take a vacation and clear his mind.

He believes the beauty of the journey will eventually fill the emptiness in his heart, leaving him with no energy to think about Zhao Xu. Then Zhao Xu will slowly disappear from his thoughts.

But one day, a middle-aged man knocks on the courtyard gate, and Cheng Shu comes face-to-face with Zhao Xu again, completely unprepared.

Cheng Shu thinks he'll have to cut his trip short, but Zhao Xu's casual displays of tenderness tug at his heart every time.

Little by little, he lets down his guard, gradually takes the initiative to get closer to Zhao Xu, and eventually becomes part of Zhao Xu's life.

Zhao Xu is the one who gives him the confidence to do all this.

For Zhao Xu, he returns from Nanyao to Jiangbei.

For Zhao Xu, he decides to resume his studies.

And for Zhao Xu, Cheng Shu summons the courage to be with him.

As the past between them is gradually revealed, Zhao Xu finally learns why Cheng Shu fell in love with him. Heartbroken and remorseful, what will become of them now?