A Long, Long Dream

A love story in turbulent times, shaped by a twist of fate. With delicate strokes and subtle shades, it paints a tale of chivalrous courage and tender souls, a fresh, gentle work about "a heartbroken wanderer at the edge of the world."

In the 1930s, Du Xiaoyu, the young lady of the Du family, and her cousin Yu Wenze, who had been entrusted to their care, fell deeply in love. When the Du family ran into trouble, her father sought help by arranging a marriage alliance with the wealthy Liang family. Du Xiaoyu refused, but Mrs. Du could not bear to see her suffer, so she secretly planned for the two young lovers to leave for Japan on the day of the Liang family wedding. Only when they reached the pier did Du Xiaoyu learn the truth about her family. Resolving to sacrifice herself to save them, she had no choice but to send her maid Chunxian to Japan with Yu Wenze. Little did she know, the young master of the Liang family had run away from his own wedding.

During Japan's invasion of China, the entire Du family fled to Shanghai. Du Bangye was arrested for supplying provisions to □. While trying to save her father, Du Xiaoyu found no one willing to help and fainted in the street. She was rescued by Wang Yuanzhi, a Nationalist army general. In the course of her efforts, she unexpectedly ran into Yu Wenze, now an interpreter at the Japanese consulate and married to Chunxian. After many twists and turns, she still failed to free her father. Du Xiaoyu took over his work and joined forces with Wang Yuanzhi, using a variety of identities to outmaneuver the Japanese.

After Japan surrendered, Yu Wenze was arrested. While doing everything she could to save him, Du Xiaoyu encountered Liang Xuan, a People's Liberation Army officer. He turned out to be the Liang family's runaway bridegroom. Liang Xuan fell in love with Du Xiaoyu at first sight, but her heart already belonged to Wang Yuanzhi, who had a wife and family. Once freed, Yu Wenze took his wife and left for England.

When civil war broke out, Wang Yuanzhi retired from public life, and Liang Xuan disappeared without a trace. Just as Du Xiaoyu was about to tell Wang Yuanzhi she was pregnant, Mrs. Wang sent her a photograph of herself holding her five-year-old son. Du Xiaoyu quietly walked away alone.