In the quiet night, the young man sat by the river with his hands and knees, his head buried between his knees and his body. There was nothing unusual about him.
The sound of the river water lapping against the embankment with the rhythm of the wind covered up the young man's murmurings and cries.
The young man stood up, and under the moonlight, he could clearly see that his face was pale, his eyes were dull, his clothes were disheveled, and he was scarred.
The young man dragged his mutilated body step by step towards the river, reaching his knees, waist, shoulders, and finally the calm surface of the river.
A few years later, at the airport, a young man wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans stood out. His gentle, clean, energetic and sunny smile made those around him dote on him...
Intention: Suppression of Mu Zilin's emotions through the conservative rural environment ("In this closed small village, such emotions are pathological and will be spurned")
- The self-defense mechanism reflected in the safe zone constructed by Mu Ziye using the title "brother"
- Behind Li Yan's morbid confession is the transfer of self-loathing towards same-sex love