Nineteen-year-old country girl Lin Chunyan nearly lost her virginity to her boyfriend, Chen Jianguo, the night before he left for university. Later, desperate to escape her parents’ attempts to force her into marriage, Chunyan arrived in Jiangcheng full of hope, intending to join her boyfriend. But after coming to the city, she discovered that Jianguo was currying favor with the powerful, and that he was hypocritical, selfish, and merciless in trampling on her feelings. He broke her heart. Finally seeing clearly, she resolutely cut off this humble, hopeless infatuation.
When she was at her wits’ end, Huo Zheng, a pork seller at the farmers’ market with knife scars covering his arms, entered Chunyan’s life, bringing a rough warmth with him. Two resilient souls, both marked by countless wounds, slowly fell in love as they helped each other heal.
