Hanrong, inspired by Xianhong's powerful speech back in high school becomes his personal assistant; Hanrong secretly harbors a long-term affection for Xianhong and is a quiet witness of Xianhong's romantic entanglements, including Xiaowen.

Xianhong meets Lilian, a young woman who has just returned to Taipei after living in New York City; Xianhong sets up a social media account he used to despise to impress Lilian; Hanrong grows suspicious of Lilian's intentions.

Lilian reunites with college friends at a welcome party; as friends reminisce about the old days, she thinks about Jay, her college crush who quit school to pursue a deep-sea fishing career.

A heated debate between Xianhong and Ax at Lilian's college reunion goes viral online; backlash erupts over an edited interview of Xianhong, dragging him into a major PR crisis, which becomes a broader public discussion on the generational conflict.

Xianhong is hit by several setbacks, in his professional and personal life; Lilian stands by him, even guiding him about steering public opinion through social media; Xianhong seizes the student movement as an opportunity to connect to the youth.

As the generational debate fades, Xianhong is hailed as a youth advocate; he later makes a drastic decision and asks Lilian to start over with him in Shanghai; Hanrong travels to China in search of answers but returns even more confused.