Yixiaxia and Xue Qi fell in love on campus, but they were separated by disparate family backgrounds and hidden traumas.
He was afraid of separation because of the loss of his loved ones in childhood, and she was used to suffering alone because of poverty and low self-esteem. His father's serious illness, the pressure of a wealthy marriage, and the trap set by his love rival pushed the already fragile relationship into the abyss.
In order to protect Xue Qi's future, Yixiaxia took the initiative to "please plead guilty" and go away. Many years later, Xue Qi found her in a small town. He had cleared all obstacles for her, only to find that the girl who had timidly accepted his beef had grown into a woman who could support a whole world on her own.
She said with tears in her eyes: "I believe you love me, but I no longer have the strength to love again." In the ending of the story, there is no reunion, only the relief of mutual fulfillment.
He opened the art gallery across the street, and the sunflowers on her window sill, together with the sketchbook filled with the boy's profile, jointly commemorated an unsolvable old dream of youth.
