Upontheirgraduation,XiaoLong,LeLeandMeiMeimadeapromisetogetintothekeymiddleschoolofthecitytogether.LeLediditwithhisperformance,andMeiMeiwasadmittedbecauseherfatherpulledstrings.However,XiaoLong’sfatheraskedXiaoLongtocomebacktoShanghaitostudy.XiaoLongdidn’twanttoleave,andhealsofeltbetrayedbyLeLeandMeiMei.Heranawayfromhomewithhiscat,livedonanabandonedrooftopandsupportedhimselfbysellingcables.Finally,MeiMeiandLeLefoundhim,andtheypromisedtogotoShanghaitogetherinthefuture.