Five years of secret love, like a poisonous thorn, was buried deep in Mingchuan's heart. He silently stared at Chen Yang, the straight friend who had occupied his entire youth, watching him fall in love, watching him move towards a fulfilling life recognized by the world. When the wedding invitation from Lijiang arrived, Mingchuan stepped on the plane knowing full well that he was going to a heartbreaking Lingchi. He longed for a complete farewell, even if this farewell required using up his last strength to smile and bless.
Under the cold moonlight of Lijiang, long-suppressed emotions and desires suddenly burst out. Mingchuan indulged in this stolen short-lived dream, knowing that he was drinking poison to quench his thirst, but he enjoyed it as much as it did. He thought that this secret night would be the only and final sacrifice of his long secret love. After dawn, he would bury everything and watch Chen Yang walk to the bride on the other side of the aisle.
Intention: This is how a same-sex love buried deep in the heart evolves into a taboo sinking full of despair and destruction under the fire of desire, the heavy shackles of morality, the pain of tearing apart identity and the ruthless crushing of the reality of marriage. It reveals that in the face of strong social norms and established life trajectories, an individual's secret and intense emotions may cause tremendous pain, self-destructive explosions, and the inevitable ending of disillusionment. The core is to explore the irreconcilable and fierce conflict between desire and morality, true self and social role deep in human nature and its tragic consequences.