The story moves between the mountainous southwest in 2003 and an international metropolis in 2023, spanning twenty years of intertwined timelines. Lin Yanzhi, the male lead, enters Su Wantang's world bearing the imprint of the mountains. Their fates were set in motion seventeen years earlier by a poverty alleviation program: Su Wantang's father, Su Mingshan, was once the village cadre stationed in Lin Yanzhi's hometown, but an unexpected rainstorm cut short his efforts, leaving behind unresolved misunderstandings and bonds.
