We learn that the protagonist is a student at a music school in Chengdu, China. He has been playing the piano since he was a child, but he has not been able to keep up with his friends and family. One day, while waiting outside, the protagonist asks the professor to tell him a story about him. He tells the professor that he gave up the piano at an early age because he was talented, but when he met a senior at school who was playing well, he revived his desire to play the piano, and the two of them have not heard from each other for some time. The professor tells the protagonist that he is doing the piano for his friend because he is afraid he is hopeless, but in reality, what he has done is not for someone else, but for himself. He says that he has overcome many obstacles along the way, but that what has gotten him to this point is not the other way around, but the fact that he wants to share his story with his friend. He asks if the professor has to beat him up to vent his anger, and he says he does not. He then plays a piece for the protagonist, which he has composed. The protagonist sits in the professor's chair and listens to the professor tell his story. He thinks that the professor would be the perfect man for her, and she is overwhelmed by the warmth of his words