When they were young and inexperienced, Shen Nianyi secretly fell for Xu Zikai, her classmate who sat behind her in middle school. From then on, she quietly kept track of everything in his life. The two shared a brief, fleeting romance in college, but Shen Nianyi treasured that short-lived first love and could never forget it. Afterward, she had no desire to accept anyone else's affection.
Five years later, through a twist of fate, they meet again at a blind date event. Shen Nianyi loses her way all over again and accepts Xu Zikai's sudden proposal without hesitation.
From old acquaintances to former lovers to a whirlwind marriage, she gives him all the love and energy of her life. But theirs is a marriage of separate dreams, close in appearance yet distant at heart. Shen Nianyi navigates married life cautiously, struggling at every step, while Xu Zikai always manages to remain detached.
Love or not, marriage or romance, dependence or freedom, holding on or letting go: can Shen Nianyi finally move Xu Zikai and make him change his mind about their marriage and love?
Perhaps time is the greatest judge. It will tell everyone how love ends and what marriage means.
