Lin Zhenghao and Lu Chenyi were childhood sweethearts at the same table. He was a stubborn scumbag, and she was a cold-blooded academic. Their ignorant friendship hid an unspoken throb. During a class team building, Lin Zhenghao drank too much to "pretend to be cool" and had a relationship with Lu Chenyi after drinking. The two of them were ignorant and shy and never mentioned it.
Suddenly, Lu Chenyi's father was assassinated and her mother passed away. She became an orphan. She dropped out of school to work with her secret, but was tricked into moving to a northern city. While struggling at the bottom, she was bullied and struggled to give birth to Lin Zhenghao's son. However, the child was born with a heart disease. She tried her best but was still unable to treat him, and eventually lost her youngest son. Despaired, Lu Chenyi threw himself into the river.
On the other side, Lin Zhenghao mistakenly thought that Lu Chenyi's leaving without saying goodbye was out of anger, but he was young and frivolous and never looked into it further. Later, he joined the army and went into business, worked hard to build a bright future, and started a family. Many years later, he accidentally learned of Lu Chenyi's death and found out about her suffering, their children who died young, and the tragedy caused by his own negligence back then.
Lin Zhenghao was consumed by endless regret. He indulged in gambling and destroyed his career and family with his own hands. In his old age, he was lonely, and in the midst of endless self-blame and longing, he looked back over and over again to the time when his childhood sweetheart was crushed by fate, leaving only irreparable regrets.
Intention: sadness