A journey that must be made, a secret that must be told
On the eve of college graduation, Lin Xi said to Azhe for the seventh time: "I want to go to Hengshan to see the rime." This sentence was like a mantra and became the most sudden obsession in the four-year relationship.
Rime occurs every year, why must we see it this year? Why do you have to go with him?
Azhe vaguely felt that this trip was not just about seeing the scenery. The twinkling eyes of his girlfriend, the strange diary in the suitcase, and the deliberate stop on the way to the mountain all point to a truth that has been carefully buried.
They set foot on the land of Nanyue, and the fog was thicker than expected. Slippery stone steps lead to the depths of memory, railings covered with prayer locks are tied with unfinished wishes, and "December 2015" is faintly visible on the wall of an abandoned stone house...
The rime in Hengshan Mountain has not yet formed, but the ice and snow in people's hearts have been accumulating for four years.
Intent: People cannot avoid the severe cold and trauma in life (the cold of rime), but through the courage to face the truth, the acceptance of love and the passage of time, they can complete inner redemption, let the ice and snow melt, and regain the strength to move forward in the sun. It is both a suspenseful love story and a profound psychological exploration, ultimately settling on a warm writing about the resilience of life and the complexity of human nature.