该片主要讲述的是富家子高原（邓光荣 饰）与大学生李锦文（林青霞 饰）的恋情受到高父极力阻止，因高父知道李母曾开酒馆，认为双方家世悬殊，不能婚配。高原与锦文不顾一切，私奔到乡间结婚。二人勤劳工作，高原且半工读完成大学课程，但好景不常，高原患上脑瘤，变成失明，锦文多方奔走筹钱给他动手术。

Alan Tang plays an engineering student in Taipei, Taiwan who meets and falls in love with another college student played by Brigitte Lin. Tang is the rich spoiled playboy son of a wealthy builder. When he meets Brigitte, Tang's life changes and he becomes very serious about her. There are many wonderful romantic scenes between the two on the beach and in the country under a maple tree.