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University professor She Ziyan maintained intensive email and phone conversations with his wife, writer Long Yuwen, when she left Hong Kong for a year in England. From foreign life and anecdotes to literary criticism and philosophical speculation, the two talked about everything and cherished each other. But on the other hand, She Ziyan was alone in Hong Kong, and her body began to send warning signals. In the process of interacting with young female students, former romantic partners, and mysterious researchers, various unexplained "betrayals" occurred, which plunged him into deep self-doubt...

The first part, "Son of Destiny: Fruit," records the growth of his son in the form of prose, as well as the pain and joy of being a father... Compared to the first part, which is in the form of a memoir or life essay, the completely fictional second part, "Descartes' Daughter," is a reflection. I deliberately added many annotations and wrote it as if it were a biography translated from a foreign language, but the perspective is subjective, that is, a father's perspective. After constructing an imaginary daughter, I thought I might as well construct an imaginary son, so I came up with the idea for the third part. This non-existent son flower is the contrast of the real son fruit. As a "younger brother," I wonder what the possibilities are for a "completely different other son." Maybe he was just the adult me ​​trying to regain my youthful pretense. --Dong Qizhang