Past midnight, the breeze brushes the pond, and dew lightly touches the memories of days gone by.
Shen Qing and Qi Yan have a complicated relationship, sometimes loving each other, sometimes at each other's throats.
But their love is only a dream woven from lies.
Qi Yan uncovers the truth about his mother's death: Shen Qing's parents ran her over while fleeing their debts. That's why he hates him.
Shen Qing resents his parents for abandoning him and his sister. As an adult, he learns they left them to escape their debts. He also finds out that Qi Yan's parents pursued his sister for repayment, forcing her to marry a landlord's son to clear the debt. The landlord's son was violent, and in the end his sister couldn't take it anymore and died by suicide. That's why he hates him.
So they stake their lives on a scheme, weaving a dream out of lies, then slowly destroying it piece by piece.
They met in a cemetery, but in the end, Shen Qing dies there of bone cancer.
Qi Yan buries him... and their connection ends there.
"I'm so tired... A Yan."
"It's snowing... and my heart stops with it.", Shen Qing
"Was everything I did worth it...?"
"Was it worth it...?", Qi Yan
"We met in the autumn of that year..."
"And my heart began to beat in autumn, too.", Shen Qing
"The weather this autumn... is much colder than before."
"My heart... gave a sudden twinge.", Qi Yan
"A dream woven from nothing but lies."
"You were part of it, too... My heart gave a sudden twinge.", Shen Qing
"...A web woven from lies and dreams... It was all a trap."
"Why is my heart... aching?", Qi Yan
Theme: They stake their lives on a dream woven from lies, and their hatred never fades.
