Ten years ago, Xinran, a second-year college student, went online while feeling dejected and discouraged. There she met Le Xiaofan, who had graduated two years earlier. At the time, Le Xiaofan had just lost his job and come from Gezhouba to City N in search of work. Two lonely hearts found comfort in each other. Xinran took a risk and traveled thousands of miles to see Le Xiaofan, but when she finally met him, all her beautiful hopes vanished.
The hardships of life bound these two young people, both struggling to make their way in the city, tightly together. In time, deep feelings grew between them, but those feelings were different from romantic love...
Year after year, they struggled and stumbled in a city that wasn't their own, suffered setbacks and found new beginnings, started businesses and worked hard. They weathered society's coldness and warmth, parted and reunited. Amid their laughter and banter, in the civil affairs bureau, they said to each other, "I do." But life made everything go wrong, and they went their separate ways.
When they parted, they both believed neither of them could ever begin a new life again. Time flew by, washing everything away. When they met once more, he was already married.
Ten Years of Xinran, One Dream of Ease.
