This is a novel that combines elements of history, emotion and suspense. The story takes place in Shanghai during the rainy season. The protagonist Su Nian accidentally returns to the Republic of China period and is involved in an era full of conspiracies and dangers.
In the wet rainy alley, she not only had to face the threat of Japanese bombing, but also had to unravel the emotional entanglement between herself and the mysterious man Shen Yanshen. As the memory fragments are gradually pieced together, Su Nian discovers that her fate and Shen Yanshen's have long been intertwined, and every choice she makes will affect the direction of history.
The novel depicts the glory and darkness of human nature in troubled times through delicate writing, and explores the helplessness and struggle of individual destiny in turbulent times.