Due to his parents' debts, Paobei, who lost his home, is taken in by Peng, a wealthy heir 12 years his senior, and goes to live in his house. Paobei, who gradually begins to develop romantic feelings for Peng, is suddenly ordered by him to become independent and leave the house, just before his university graduation. Carrying with him the feelings he kept secret for so long, Paobei begins a new phase of his life.