《南京的那个夏天》从老百姓的视角讲述了南京人民对美好生活的执着与热爱。有着十五年安全驾驶记录的普通大巴司机贺南京,因与妻子卫莉婚后长期不孕,面临来自各方面的压力,两人的感情和婚姻遭遇危机。在卫莉离开贺南京的那段日子里,贺南京偶然邂逅单亲男孩童童。在照顾童童并与他一起生活的日子里,贺南京、卫莉相继重新领悟并找回了爱情与生活的真谛。
Ji-yeon and Do-jin are exhausted from years of IVF treatment. They don't remember what life was like before. She continues to experience the pain of separation from a child she has never met. Do-jin is worried about her health and wants her to quit, but she can't. "Why can't I be a mother?" She won't give up.
四个残破不堪的灵魂遇上彼此,在亲密接触下尝试给出自己的真心。