[A youth epic spanning ten years, a majestic narrative of female self-awakening]
2007, small town in Yunnan. Five-year-old Mu Zhaoyao met Lu Chenxing for the first time in a studio filled with the aroma of turpentine. He was like a dazzling light, shining unexpectedly into her gloomy childhood.
However, this light exists in the form of "bullying". From kindergarten to junior high school, Lu Chenxing, who had excellent grades, became Mu Zhaoyao's unattainable dream. However, she became the target of bullying because of her poor grades. She grew up hard amid the pushing on the stairs, stains on the chairs, and the prejudice of teachers. When she finally mustered up the courage to touch that light, a drastic change in her family caused Lu Chenxing to leave without saying goodbye, leaving only endless misunderstandings and regrets.
Frustrated, Mu Zhaoyao went to Sichuan to study medicine, and met Lin Shihao, a mature and steady business elite on the Internet. This relationship gave her a taste of sweetness, and made her realize the cruelty of reality - in the face of his family crisis, she had no choice but to take back the hand she extended. "I can't do anything" became the deepest pain in her heart.
The frustration of two relationships made her hit rock bottom, but she also awakened from it. She strayed into the maze of a media company, struggled to survive amid conspiracy and betrayal, and finally saw clearly the complexity of human nature. When she pieced together all the truth - Lu Chenxing's difficulties back then, Lin Shihao's silent protection - she finally understood:
The real counterattack is not about how high you stand, but from kneeling to straightening your spine; the real love is not about clinging to someone, but about looking at the scenery of the world side by side with him.
"I used to think that the perfect ending was to get back together again, but later I found out that after a thousand mountains were passed, my heart became clear.
