That was not the first snow, it was the beginning of everything being frozen.
The relationship between them was never about redemption, but about two people disabled in love trying to use each other's bones to connect the cracks in their own lives.
He had been observing him for five years, but he never knew that he was the only prey in his eyes.
Zhao Shuang, 28, lives in Muile every winter for a period of time, using art and distance to carefully place his soul from a broken family. He thought that he was a bystander in life, especially the fixed pair of young boys by the window every New Year's Eve, an insignificant footnote in his "rules".
In the sixth year, one of the boys did not come. The one left behind is called Chen Chi, 23 years old, a top student, his eyes are like sunshine when he smiles. With the scar of "being broken up", he naturally broke into Zhao Shuang's gentle and lonely world. Zhao Shuang's care was based on straight man's generosity and curiosity. He taught him wine tasting, talked about art, and even took him in when he was stuck in the rain at night.
Everything is as beautiful as the rare first snowfall in Muile.
Until Zhao Shuang saw the shadow of his father's coldness and calculation in Chen Chi; until he discovered that he was unconsciously replicating the forbearing attitude of his most hated mother. What he fell in love with was the person he swore he would never be, and the same mistake he swore he would never make again.
And Chen Chi's secret is far deeper than a simple "broken love". His approach is a carefully planned imitation game, and his "innocence" is the best disguise. When the lies peeled off like a wall, revealing the cold truth underneath, Zhao Shuang understood:
Purpose: Atypical sadomasochism, exploring the blurred boundaries of love, control, imitation and self-salvation.