A story of female growth, drawing on a decade of life in Shanghai from 2009 to 2018.
The story follows the protagonist from her student years to working as a white-collar professional in Shanghai and eventually leaving her job. Through her experiences and everyday life in this cosmopolitan city where cultures converge, it portrays the friendships of a new generation of young people, their changing views on love, marriage, family, and careers, and their growing acceptance of people on the margins of society and other minority groups. It also offers a glimpse into a decade of social change and commercial development in Shanghai.