Reporter Jian Ning is tired of city life and yearns for a pure love. Instead, he falls for a star closest to the moon and names it "Tear." To get closer to Tear, he drives to Phoenix Mountain to search for the star and chase after it. Along the way, Jian Ning stops at the inn called "Fate Brought Us Here" on Phoenix Mountain, where he meets people of all ages searching for love. Their stories help his heart grow and enrich his journey.
In the 1970s, educated youth Qiu was sent to the countryside in Phoenix Village, where he fell deeply in love with Shan, a village girl. By the time he was due to return to the city, Shan was already pregnant. After Qiu left Phoenix Village, he never came back. Shan guarded their love alone, raising their twins. Through half a century of hardship, she remained true to their love and waited for her beloved to return.
In Phoenix Village, Jian Ning meets Shan, now elderly, who has spent her whole life waiting. Moved by her story, he helps her search for Qiu. Many things happen along the way, and in the end Jian Ning completes his own journey of growing through love.
