This novel takes Sakura Road as the core scene and unfolds a sadomasochistic story full of guilt, restraint and regret around the female protagonist Yimeng, the male protagonist Song Qing and his sister Yi Nian who died of illness:
Because her younger sister was seriously ill, Yimeng came to school in her identity, but unexpectedly met Song Qing, a special art student who her sister had been secretly in love with for three years. Song Qing was attracted by Yimeng's back and gradually developed a liking for her. Yimeng also fell in love with Song Qing while getting along with her, but she was always burdened with the shackles of being a "substitute" and the guilt for her sister.
As the truth was revealed and his sister died of illness, there was an insurmountable life-and-death gap and moral shackles between the two. Song Qing's confession came too late, and Yimeng chose to push him away completely out of guilt. In the end, the two separated, leaving only the regrets on the cherry blossom path and the pain that will never heal.
The core tone is sadistic and depressing, using the blooming and withering of cherry blossoms as a metaphor for the ups and downs of emotions, exploring love and guilt.
