Seventeen-year-old Lin Shutong, as sensitive as a mimosa and with low self-esteem as dust, walks alone amidst the heavy workload of high school and the confusion of youth. On the other side of the network, Zhou Xubai, who is ten years older than her, an "uncle" who is drowned in the crowds of the city and considers himself ordinary or even bleak, quietly entered her world with words and voices.
The words being typed on the keyboard and the sound of electricity in the phone line became the bridge of resonance between their souls. Share the excitement of an unpopular poem, explore the epiphany of a small philosophical book, talk about the trivial troubles and tiny joys in their respective lives... The distance that they have never met brings two lonely hearts closer. In each other's words and voices, they found a profound resonance that others could not understand, and discovered a sparkle that they had ignored. This emotion that transcends age and space is like a warm and firm light, illuminating Shutong's sensitive and fragile youth, and giving Zhou Xubai the courage to break through his own shackles. They supported each other and drew strength in the virtual harbor, and together they went through the anxiety of high school sprint, the confusion of college choice, and the pain of entering society for the first time.
Four years are the deepest companionship and nourishment of the soul. However, when the virtual warmth finally faced the harshness of reality - the age gap, the difference in social status, the inevitable bifurcation of life trajectories - they tacitly chose to say goodbye "insincerely". There were no fierce arguments, just a tacit letting go. One is separated and the other is wide, each at the end of the world.
Time is the best healer and the most impartial witness.
