38-year-old architect Zhou Zhou is stuck in a traffic jam after a tough day of work. The sight of a schoolgirl passing by revives memories from her past: her dreams and ideals, her college years, and her friendship with a boy who was completely different from her.
Freshman Qiu Fei fell in love with architecture student Zhou Zhou at first sight. But as with many young relationships, the couple met at a point in their lives when they didn’t truly understand love. Following a series of incidents, Qiu Fei was forced to drop out of school and the short-term romance quickly came to an end. More than ten years later, Zhou Zhou stumbles across Qiu Fei’s photograph and decides to seek him out…
Adapted from the novel "Our Generation" (草样年华) by Sun Rui (孙睿).