Xiao Yu and Shang Shui were classmates at the same university. After an accidental acquaintance, Shang Shui launched a passionate pursuit of Xiao Yu. After many hardships and tests, the two finally established a romantic relationship. After graduating and entering the society, Shang Shui's utilitarian thinking was too heavy and he forgot the three-year agreement with Xiaoyu, forcing Xiaoyu to run away in anger and study in the United States. In Seattle, Xiaoyu unexpectedly met Jiangnan, the son of Jiangshan, his father's comrade in Vietnam. At the same time, Xiaoyu's fate was uncertain, and he was entangled and hurt by Dazui and Dayan, the sons of Xiong Si, another comrade of his father's Vietnam battlefield, both in Wuhan at home and in Seattle abroad. The grievances of the previous generation and the love and hatred of the next generation are intertwined. Through the ups and downs of the plot, the novel expresses the truth, goodness and beauty of the world and the big dreams and love of an ordinary female Xiaoyu. Introducing scenes and plots such as military barracks, Vietnam battlefield, university campus, religious fate test, Seattle campus, Shanghai workplace, violent crime, and official anti-corruption.