In the midsummer of 2023, cicadas were chirping noisily, and the sunlight filtered through the classroom windows and fell on the corner of Lin Xuyu's desk. At that time, he was still a young man with a sickly temperament, clear eyebrows and sensitive mind, and the haze of severe depression quietly enveloped him. The opportunity of being divided into classes made him sit at the same table with the dazzling Shen Yubai - like the blazing sun in midsummer, Shen Yubai's unsolicited snacks, soft comfort, and companionship between classes became the only light in Lin Xuyu's gloomy world.
The two birthdays are only half a month apart, Shen Yubai on June 2, and Lin Xuyu on June 20. The playful birthday agreement made the ignorant feelings between the teenagers quietly ferment. From secret heartbeats to cautious confessions, they hid each other's secrets and tasted the purest sweetness on the campus in midsummer. Lin Xuyu regarded Shen Yubai as the salvation of his life. His heart was filled with eyes for this young man, thinking that this warmth could withstand all darkness.
But the dazzling youth is never eternal stability. Shen Yubai's outgoing and casual nature hides his selfishness. As campus life progresses, his borderless interactions with others and his impatience with Lin Xuyu's sensitivity gradually open a rift between the two. His perfunctory and cold war eventually turned into betrayal without warning - a seamless new love affair and a straightforward breakup, like an ice-hardened knife, severely piercing all Lin Xueu's expectations.
That midsummer breakup became a turning point in Lin Xuyu's life. The endless harassment and repeated injuries made his depression completely worsen, and thoughts of self-harm and suicide followed one after another. In order to protect him, his parents took him to a remote town and cut off all past contacts. But the hurt engraved in his bones and blood never dissipated. In the closed life of a small town, he repeatedly experienced collapse, self-rescue, and sinking again. His love and hate gradually turned into numbness, and his soul was forever trapped in that midsummer.
Many years later, Shen Yubai lived a smooth life in the prosperous city and forgot the mistakes of his youth; Lin Xuyu guarded the small town and his parents, with scars that would never heal, looking back at the wind that stayed in midsummer for the rest of his desolate life. Not all youth has a happy ending. Some heartbeats begin in midsummer and are finally betrayed. After that, no wind blows or flowers bloom. This is an irreparable destruction, and it is also an eternal tragedy belonging to a young man filled with regret and pain.
Intention: The wind stayed in that midsummer, and also fixed the young man's heartbeat and hope in that summer forever. Once some injuries are left, they will be scars that will never heal; the appearance of some people is both light and catastrophic. The story describes the irreversible destruction caused by youthful recklessness, and also tells the truth about life under depression and trauma, which cannot be redeemed and cannot be repeated. Not all partings can be let go, and not all mistakes can be forgiven. Some people are trapped in the years from now on, with no peace in their lives.
