The Monsoon in the Second-to-Last Row

At the start of their second year of high school, the science honors class is reshuffled. Ye Xin, a top student with a solitary personality, is used to keeping to himself, while Jing Zhu, the cheerful captain of the school basketball team, is the center of everyone's attention. When Jing Zhu chooses to sit next to Ye Xin, no one could have guessed that these two very different boys would become the most important people in each other's lives over the next two years.

Ye Xin is calm and rational, used to protecting himself with silence. He cares for his bedridden grandmother alone, and his life is filled with studying and part-time work. Jing Zhu seems carefree, but he bears the burden of his father's harsh expectations and has never truly been himself. A chance act of mutual help brings them closer: Ye Xin helps Jing Zhu catch up on his studies, while Jing Zhu teaches Ye Xin how to run on the basketball court without falling...