The sky is covered with mist and rain as embers sink into the stars. The lights are bright for ten miles in the foreign market, but there are endless undercurrents hidden inside.
Xiao Yu, an upstart industrialist who returned from studying abroad, single-handedly created the business legend of Yuxing Foreign Company. He acts sharply and calmly, but in his heart, the old shadow of Bai Yueguang Zhuman sleeps, and he cannot escape the persistent entanglement of Qingmei Miyiyi. Jun Xi, a poor student at St. John's University, uses his pen as a blade and relies on translation and tutoring to support his shaky family. Underneath his elegant and gentle appearance, there is unyielding tenacity and character.
An early summer rain, a chance encounter under the eaves, made two parallel lines unexpectedly intersect. He gave her a handkerchief, and she promised her a cup of coffee. In the troubled times, love quietly grew. However, the prosperity of Shanghai has never been a hotbed of love - the swords and swords of commercial competition, the secret game between military and political forces, the ties of reunion with old love, and the turmoil of childhood obstacles, all wrapped up in the two of them.
Xiao Yu struggles between Bai Yueguang's regret and Jun Xi's sincerity, while Jun Xi wanders between the identity gap, secular prejudice and unknown risks. Han Rui's jokes and secret help, Mi Yiyi's paranoia and unwillingness, and Zhu Man's return and hidden secrets all add a twist and depth to this love story in the Republic of China.
As the war rages on, the righteousness of family and country is intertwined with the love of children. They stand side by side in the torrent of the times, but are separated several times due to misunderstandings, suspicions, and the tricks of fate. From the Wutong Rain Lane in the French Concession to the war-torn homeland, from the negotiation table of a foreign company to the streets where they are trying to save themselves from the nation, Xiao Yu and Jun Xi fight against the troubled times with their affection and resist the wind and rain with their perseverance.
When the embers burned away the haze, and the falling stars shone again in the night sky, the two people who had gone through hundreds of twists and turns...
