Liu Xiaodong's mother, Tian Fang, is a dedicated and self-motivated woman. Through her own efforts, she struggled from an ordinary textile worker to a factory leader and won numerous honors. Liu Dawei, her husband, has a flexible mind, but refuses to work hard. He likes drinking and playing with friends, so he has always been an ordinary worker. The great contrast between husband and wife laid the groundwork for the later marriage breakdown. Liu Xiaodong was brought up by her grandmother, with high IQ and low EQ. Although he has always been a leader in his studies, he is very disgusted with the educational method that parents only look at scores and stifle individuality. He once secretly wrote a novel to vent his depression, but his mother found out and stopped him. Zhong Kemin, the girl next door who grew up together, became the only object he poured out. Zhong Kemin appreciated Liu Xiaodong's talent, and they slowly developed a hazy feeling.

After the planned economic system was broken, the benefits of textile mills declined, and Liu Dawei was laid off. In spite of Tian Fang's opposition, he started an advertising company. In the wave of enterprise restructuring, the textile factory was auctioned by the municipal government, and a coastal real estate company was willing to buy it. Molly, the boss of the company, is worth hundreds of millions. She is over 40 years old and still very attractive. She has been single since she divorced her ex-husband, and her daughter Wang Qi is under her ex-husband's guardianship. Liu Dawei participated in the bidding for the real estate project of Molly Textile Factory, and was appreciated by Molly at the bidding meeting.

After that, Tian Fang and Molly had an argument about the placement of textile workers, and Liu Dawei mediated. Out of love for Liu Dawei, Molly gave in to Tian Fang, but offered to let Liu Dawei work beside her. Liu Dawei, with her extraordinary interpersonal skills, helped Molly get rich returns and rose to the top, while Tian Fang was fired and unemployed. The status of two people is reversed. At this point, Tian Fang had to pin all his hopes on his son, and Liu Xiaodong was under great pressure. Although she has made a leap in her studies, she is more introverted and sensitive inside.

Molly and Liu Dawei became more and more intimate and had sex, while Liu Dawei refused to divorce out of love for her son. Molly seized a mistake in Liu Dawei's business and threatened Liu Dawei with imprisonment. Liu Dawei had to compromise, divorce Hotan and move to B city with Molly. Tian Fang reluctantly raised Xiaodong Liu alone, hiding the fact of divorce. As the college entrance examination approaches, Tian Fang is more and more strict with Liu Xiaodong. Liu Xiaodong could only talk about Zhong Kemin's depression, and Zhong Kemin took the initiative to show his love, so they started their first love. Tian Fang was very angry when he found out. Liu Xiaodong was disgusted and planted the seeds of revenge in his heart.

Liu Xiaodong made a wrong answer on purpose in the college entrance examination, and got poor grades, in order to get back at his mother. Tian Fang found that his son was abnormal, so he sent him to the hospital for examination, and the doctor diagnosed him as depression. After that, Liu Xiaodong left home and committed suicide. Zhong Kemin took Tian Fang and Liu Dawei to stop him. Liu Dawei thought that Tian Fang had misbehaved and took back the custody of his son. Molly is very supportive of me. Liu Xiaodong moved to B City to live with his father and Molly. Molly tried to win Liu Xiaodong's love with a silver bullet attack, and paid a high price to let Liu Xiaodong go to a preparatory class abroad. Wang Qi is also in this class, which is exactly what Zhong Kemin was admitted to.

Wang Qi pursued Liu Xiaodong, and his drunken lifestyle touched Liu Xiaodong's nerve of pursuing freedom and rebellion. Although he still loves Zhong Kemin, he has more resonance with Wang Qi. After discovering the relationship between Liu Xiaodong and Wang Qi, Zhong Kemin was very painful. Tian Fang didn't want to lose her son's love, so she learned a lesson from her painful experience and began to earn money by herself. With some savings, she devoted herself to her son. Compared with Molly's spending money like water, this is tantamount to shaking trees, which makes Liu Xiaodong even more disgusted. Tian Fang contracted the cleaning project of Liu Xiaodong school and wanted to take care of his son. However, Liu Xiaodong and Wang Qi were infatuated with each other, and their grades went from bad to worse. Tian Fang warned Liu Dawei and Molly to control their children's expenses. When Liu Xiaodong and Wang Qi knew this, they hated Tian Fang more and more. Under the influence of rebellious psychology, Liu Xiaodong and Wang Qi began to indulge in online games. Tian Fang tried every means to dissuade them, but they became more and more involved in drugs. After being discovered, they were sent to a drug rehabilitation center.

Tian Fang didn't give up her son, but influenced him with her true feelings under the guidance of the doctor. How powerful the drug is. Liu Xiaodong's repeated detoxification and relapse exhausted Tian Fang's career, but Tian Fang still didn't give up. Zhong Kemin also holds a glimmer of hope, hoping to help Liu Xiaodong get rid of drugs. Under the influence of maternal love and Zhong Kemin, Liu Xiaodong finally gave up drug addiction, miraculously recovered his health, and published his own novel according to his own experience.