In his sophomore year of high school, Fang Xia's entire world revolved around Jiao Xuzuo. He is the most outstanding top student in the class and even the grade. He is the name that Fang Xia copied repeatedly on the title page of his exercise book. And Chen Xiaopei is Fang Xia's closest "shadow".
On that high school campus where cicadas were noisy and electric fans were squeaking, they secretly ran early simulation games in the computer class and listened to a tape of house music with a strong rhythm on the rooftop late at night. Fang Xia was busy confessing to Jiao Xu, while Chen Xiaopei was busy sharpening Fang Xia's pencils, correcting tense errors in English compositions, and opening the umbrella that kept tilting towards Fang Xia every rainy afternoon. Fang Xia thought that this tacit understanding was an eternal friendship, but she didn't know that all Chen Xiaopei's restraint was tearing himself apart in another way, silently feeding Fang Xia's happiness.
On the day of graduation, Jiao Xuzuo traveled far away and Fang Xia chased him away. But Chen Xiaopei chose the opposite city and disappeared into the vast sea of people with a secret she had never revealed.
Many years later, while sorting out old manuscripts, Fang Xia accidentally opened the dictionary left by Chen Xiaopei. Only then did she realize that during those moments when she was chasing Jiao Xuzuo crazily, Chen Xiaopei behind her was looking at her with the same, or even deeper, gaze. At that moment, the truth of Midsummer emerged from the ashes of the years - Fang Xia lost her boy and the only person who understood all her clumsiness and loneliness.
Purpose: Those obscure emotions in adolescence and the cost of growth that comes with hindsight.