When 23-year-old Yang Heying came to Vancouver, he only planned to stay for twelve months. She wants to finish a master's degree, find a better job, see which city she is suitable for, and also try another life. Jing Zhiyao is thirty-four years old and has just received tenure as a professor. He has a laboratory, a house, a cat, and a stable enough life. He had thought that stability meant finally not having to change anything. They are just landlord and tenant. Later, we ate together, walked through the rainy season together, and became less and less like ordinary roommates during the first snow. But her year is always counting down. She gets to decide where she goes. He also began to think for the first time: Why must she stay and not me leave?
Purpose: Amidst the differences in life stages and real choices, explore respect, growth and shared responsibility in intimate relationships, and find your own answers between career, family and love.