"Light Summer" tells the story of Lin Yan, a cool and reserved art student, and Jiang Chi, the bright and enthusiastic captain of the basketball team, from an unexpected encounter on the high school campus to a deepening bond with each other.
The wet paint in the studio, the flying jerseys on the basketball court, and the moonlight path they walked side by side after evening study hall became the first intersection between the two. Lin Yan was used to being alone, but under Jiang Chi's straightforward care and clumsy tenderness, he slowly opened his heart. Jiang Chi seemed careless, but he secretly kept Lin Yan's preferences in mind and guarded this cautious approach in his own way. The sweetness of orange candies, the light in the studio, and the umbrella they held together on a rainy night gave rise to a secret and passionate heartbeat between two completely different teenagers in the chirping of cicadas and the evening breeze.
However, growth is never easy. The pressure from the family, the growth of misunderstandings, and the fork in the future, like a sudden rainstorm, plunged the two into a whirlpool of tension and temptation. Those thoughts hidden on the back of the drawing paper, the unspoken apologies, and the silence when turning around have become the most astringent strokes in youth.
But the starlight never goes out, and the evening wind always blows towards each other. Reunited many years later, in the light and shadow of the art exhibition, and in the cheers of the basketball court, they finally understood the tenderness hidden in the details. It turns out that those years of separation were just to make each other become better people, and then rush towards a belated consummation with a more determined attitude.
This is a story about companionship and redemption, with the sweetness of a young man's heart and the astringency of growing pains. Ultimately, the gentlest answer is precipitated over time - love cannot be hidden, just like the stars falling all over the night and the evening breeze blowing, it will naturally leave traces.
Intention: sweet