Shen Zhiheng was staying with his older sister Shen Zhiyao and her husband Jiang Yu for the summer when he unexpectedly ran into Lu Tingzhou, the childhood friend he often talked about, at a family dinner hosted by his brother-in-law. Lu Tingzhou wore a simple white T-shirt, but his calm presence was impossible to miss. During dinner, he took the brunt of the drinking for Shen Zhiheng and picked out the foods he didn’t like. Those small, thoughtful gestures struck just the right chord with Shen Zhiheng’s reserved, sensitive heart.
As they spent more time together, Lu Tingzhou’s warmth became increasingly apparent: the easy companionship of their evening walks, warm milk when Shen Zhiheng stayed up late working, and obscure films Lu Tingzhou sought out especially because he knew Shen Zhiheng might feel awkward. Shen Zhiheng gradually fell for him. Lu Tingzhou had fallen for him long ago, too, and soon the two became a couple. After graduation, they rented a sunny little apartment together and began their sweet life as roommates.
But their peaceful days didn’t last long. A rift began to form. Lu Tingzhou’s work suddenly hit a snag. He came home late more and more often, canceled dates at the last minute, and sometimes went out of touch, making Shen Zhiheng’s unease grow. When Shen Zhiheng pressed him for an explanation, Lu Tingzhou only said, “I don’t want you to worry,” and kept the truth from him. His distance felt like a thorn lodged in Shen Zhiheng’s sensitive heart.
On their anniversary, Shen Zhiheng prepared dinner with care, only for Lu Tingzhou not to show up and to text, “I forgot.” All the pent-up hurt finally burst out. His conviction that “you don’t care about me at all” drove him to break up with Lu Tingzhou and move out of the apartment.
After their breakup, both of them suffered in silence. Their brother-in-law Jiang Yu secretly tried to bring them back together, and the truth behind the misunderstanding gradually emerged: Lu Tingzhou had kept things from Shen Zhiheng only to protect him. Once the misunderstanding was cleared up, Lu Tingzhou came to him with all the sincerity in his heart. Shen Zhiheng finally understood that true love isn’t about being a perfect match. It’s about remaining steadfast in choosing each other even after weathering hardships. After all their twists and turns, the two returned to where they began and were as loving as ever.
