Love, how sweet and yet how bitter, how intoxicating and yet how heartbreaking.
Liu Gang, a handsome male teacher who loves writing poetry, meets a woman who edits the journal Poetry, and falls deeply in love with the editor who has been so kind in helping him. While they are still in the throes of passion, his former girlfriend, with whom he once shared a sincere love, suddenly appears before him. She is now the county poverty alleviation office's First Secretary, a powerful official, and still deeply devoted to him. Unable to resist, he falls back into her arms and rekindles their relationship. Just as they are preparing for their wedding, he sees his ex-girlfriend for who she really is and realizes she is no longer worthy of his love. Heartbroken and furious, he leaves her to search for the editor, who has already slipped quietly out of his life...
