Worried after losing contact with her brother, Meng Wanyi returns to China to investigate. While looking into the inheritance her mother left behind, she begins to sense that something is off about the bank president, Jiang Yunchu. Meanwhile, a flood breaks out, and the two reach an understanding, each seeking what they need. When Meng Wanyi returns to the old house for the New Year, she learns that there was more to her parents' deaths than she knew...
I thought I was seeing one of a few isolated tragedies, so I looked away. But now I am right in the midst of it. The cries of those around me tear at my ears, and the hollowness in their eyes pierces mine.
I cannot believe I live in a society like this, that my country has fallen into such a desperate state.
How can you expect me to leave again, to stand apart, to remain unmoved?
Theme: The elegy is both the heroine's lament, as a witness, for those who sacrificed themselves for the revolution, and a way of passing on their spirit. Through reflecting on the emotions surrounding death, it speaks to the existence of life.
