In the 10th year of the Republic of China, the city of Suzhou in late spring was hazy with mist and rain. The heroine Lin Qinghe comes to Suzhou with her father, the former elite scholar Lin Wenxuan, to visit old friends. The father wants to find a suitable marriage for her. Lin Qinghe was influenced by his father since he was a child. He is proficient in poetry, calligraphy and painting. He has a gentle but independent personality and does not like feudal arranged marriages. One day, she went to the Humble Administrator's Garden alone to enjoy the scenery. While copying paintings by the lotus pond, she accidentally dropped her paintbrush into the pond. At this time, the male protagonist Lu Zhiyuan passed by. He is the son of the Lu family, a prominent family in Suzhou. He has returned from studying abroad. He is open-minded and loves literature and the cause of national salvation. He returned to Suzhou this time to deal with family affairs. Seeing this, Lu Zhiyuan took the initiative to help Lin Qinghe pick up the paintbrush. The two got connected through poetry and painting, had a great conversation, and left a deep impression on each other.
