Cicadas Return in the Evening Rain

Childhood friends Chen Yifeng and Su Wan have secretly liked each other for years, but neither has dared to break through the invisible barrier between them. Su Wan's diagnosis of terminal stomach cancer is a secret she keeps buried deep in her heart. She deliberately distances herself and pretends to be cold, unwilling to drag the boy she loves into her own bleak, lightless life.

One stormy night after a bout of drunkenness, a speeding car knocks Chen Yifeng into the air. When he opens his eyes again, he has returned to his noisy second year of high school, with cicadas buzzing all around. This time, he doesn't hesitate. He stops Su Wan, dressed in a white dress, at the school gate and solemnly confesses his love. They walk through their youth hand in hand, and Chen Yifeng stands by her as she fights the illness that came too soon. He believes they can change fate, but the shadow of cancer never truly lifts. Su Wan still dies in his arms, leaving him with regrets.

Outside the funeral home, rain pours down. Chen Yifeng stares at the unsent confession on his phone, an overwhelming longing rising in his heart: If only he could have another chance. Just then, the words in the chat window vanish, and a sudden wave of pain sends him crashing to the ground.

When he opens his eyes again, the familiar classroom, the noisy cicadas, and the girl in a white dress smiling by the window are all before him. The third cycle begins. Is this a gift from the gods, or an endless punishment called regret?