Overtime work exhausts companionship, marriage is reduced to silence, and Chen Bin is left with an imbalance between work and family. The cocoon on the pen grip has faded into laundry marks. Zhao Xiaoyan, a former design girl, is trapped in housework, and her drawings are covered in dust.
This couple, who were roommates in elementary school, had been together through the glimmer of childhood, but lost each other in the fireworks.
The old pencil case awakens memories, and Chen Bin's daughter's high fever wakes her up.
He gave up his promotion to build a studio for her, and she drew picture books from her childhood to gather warmth in the dim light. They walked together through the years, and their companionship was holding each other's hands tightly after the storm.