It tells the story of a college graduate who was expected to graduate. After the death of his father and grandmother who expected him to become a talented person, he changed from being obedient to rebelling against everything and finally came to his senses and returned. He hated everything he saw, and felt that everything had nothing to do with him. He felt that everything he had was obtained by complying with requirements. Looking at roommates and classmates who were not in line with him, he chose to deal with them by pretending to be his own. He hated his major and school. In the end, he regarded graduation as a kind of freedom and liberation, and even refused to participate in student gatherings. He rejected the love of the neighbor girl Xiaoling and fled alone quietly, but what followed was a setback in his career and an escape from love. After several years of hard work, he gradually understood the true nature of society and life, and was even willing to commit himself to a 45-year-old cosmetics boss for the sake of business... Finally, he reunited with the girl Xiaoling in his hometown town, but he learned the truth about Ling's divorce. The two sat on the pier at dusk, with the flaming clouds filling half the sky. He told his true thoughts and admitted everything. He finally regretted his original paranoia and cowardice and expressed his love for the heroine Xiaoling. Finally, the two opened a shop making peanut candies and cake snacks in the town, truly realizing the meaning of life and living as ordinary people...