An unforgettable love for eight years, a regrettable marriage, the heroine "I" is a female lawyer floating in Beijing, and her boyfriend Guo Ying. The two have gone through the hard times together, and they have welcomed the longing for a happy life with hardships and joys. However, ruthless external factors shattered the original vows. When love can no longer come back, when love has become a thing of the past, what is left to the characters is the past with the wind.
The love, family affection, and friendship of the characters in the novel are intertwined together, painting a picture of life in Beipiao.