Amid the bustle of a seaside town, Lin Weixi and Jiang Yi grow up side by side as childhood friends. He is the sunny boy who keeps her safe; she is the cheerful girl who hides her worries. Their mutual crush quietly blossoms during their teenage years, but a confession gone awry and the insecurity buried in her heart drive them apart.
Years later, they meet again. Misunderstandings pile up, obstacles in the present and shadows of the past come one after another, and even a desperate crisis strikes. But the bond engraved in their bones has never faded. The time they lost and the love they kept hidden finally reveal the truth through all the heart-wrenching turmoil.
This is a bittersweet romance spanning youth and the years beyond, about missed chances, protection, and redemption. It holds the most honest struggles and persistence found in ordinary people's love: after all the twists and turns, you are still the one I cannot bear to let go.