Born with the sequelae of spina bifida, Shen Dongdong is destined to be in a wheelchair throughout his life. When his mother passed away, at the age of 20, he wanted to die, but was interrupted by An Anjing, a ten-year-old girl from his neighbor.
Two people who had also suffered the same fate comforted each other on an abandoned rooftop at sunset. Shen Dongdong struggles to survive by writing. Quietness is the only warmth in his gloomy life.
Time flies, and companionship grows into love. But the shackles of his body prevented Shen Dongdong from accepting this feeling. Quarrels, separations, reunions, and the ensuing sufferings drag An Qing into the abyss.
When Shen Dongdong finally plucked up the courage to pursue love, what awaited him was an irreversible tragedy.
Decades passed by in a flash, and the twilight Shen Dongdong took up the pen and sealed their story forever in the pages of the book.