When Lin Zhiyao was twelve years old, she discovered that her father had been painting the moon all his life, and it was not her mother who was waiting for her, but another woman. She burned the evidence, stole the pencil, and swore not to draw circles.
Twelve years later, she grabbed a man who was about to jump off the building on the rooftop of the library. His name is Shen Que, and he is her "nominal brother", the phantom she has hated for half her life. They fought for a red and blue pencil, and kissed at the moment when the drawing was torn apart - bloody, violent, and unmistakable.
They investigated the truth: the father was waiting for the missing crew member, the mother was waiting for the wrong lover, and the four people missed each other at the dock in 2000. And she and Shen Que are two products of "waiting for mistakes", trapped in the same posture-drawing a circle, counterclockwise, three strokes, waiting for someone who will not come.
On the night of the typhoon, they were forced to live together. When the thunder exploded, she appeared soaked and said, "I'm afraid of thunder, but I don't want to be afraid alone." This was the first time they chose to get closer instead of waiting.
Finally, they drew "four hands" before their father died. Not a perfect circle, but juxtaposed hands. It's not "this is how it should be", it's "this is how it is".
Those who cannot wait for the moon will eventually be caught by each other.
Concept: "The moon is a metaphor for obsession, and dawn is a ceremony of acceptance. We will eventually understand that some perfections do not need to happen, and some companionships do not need to be named."