Qian Guoli and Zhou Xiaoqi were their first lovers in college. The smart, beautiful, lively and cheerful Zhou Xiaoqi was the dream lover of many boys in the class. Qian Guoli, leader of the party group, was also popular with girls in his class, and the two fell in love on the eve of graduation. After graduation, Xiaoqi returned to his hometown, and Qian Guoli was assigned to the frontier. In that closed era, Xiao Qi had the courage to tell her parents about herself and Guoli. Unexpectedly, she encountered strong opposition from her father. Under the high pressure of her father, Xiaoqi was forced to break up with Guoli and marry the one her family found. Guoli also got married a few years later after returning to his hometown from the border. The two of them had their own family and children.
Thirty years later, Qian Guoli and Zhou Xiaoqi met at a class reunion. Whether the two will rekindle their old relationship or stick to the bottom line for responsibility will be explained one by one in the wonderful plot book.