After a devastating blow to her family, once well-behaved Xue Xiaotang tears up her sweet-and-innocent persona and heads for the very back row of the classroom. She gives up on studying, but unexpectedly finds a group of passionate, loyal friends among the class's "bad students," and her youth suddenly becomes a whole lot livelier.
An accident brings her into the world of Qi Shengyu, a scheming college guy who knows how to put on an act.
Sunny senior in public, unstable and fragile in private, covered in injuries and full of secrets, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, and ridiculously dramatic.
The two of them have nothing in common, but kidnappings, crises, and old grudges keep tying them together.
Xue Xiaotang complains that he's a pain while being unable to stop seeing through his act and digging into his painful past;
Qi Shengyu tells her to get lost, but every time, he risks his life for her, gently pulling her out of the shadow of her family with the care of an older man.
He pretends to be cold, and she calls him out;
he hides his scars, and she heals them.
From getting on each other's nerves to saving each other and always having each other's backs, two people covered in cracks become each other's most steadfast light through their bickering and devotion.
Theme: Both the male and female leads carry confusion and uncertainty about growing up. Through a series of unexpected encounters and experiences, the male lead resolves his inner turmoil, sheds his disguise, and begins living again. The female lead leaves behind her rebellious teenage ways, learns that everyone has the right to choose, and comes to understand the importance of cherishing the life she has now.
