In a secret vote where five out of six would be chosen, Gu Yuan was collectively sacrificed by his closest friends and his girlfriend. Without arguing, he resolutely gave up his planned place at Huaqing University and enrolled at Nanshan University of Science and Technology, which was admitting its first class of students. Through hard work, he established himself in real-world industrial projects. When his former friends finally came to regret what they had done, he chose to let go of the hurt, but refused to turn back, taking back control of his own life choices with his own hands.