Yan Shu & Ruan Lunyue
They met as strangers in childhood and became each other's only salvation in desolate years.
They reunite in the height of summer, close enough to touch yet worlds apart.
At last, they fall in love and make up for years of regret, believing they have all the time in the world.
But Ruan Lunyue is afflicted with an incurable illness.
He has spent half his life in the mire, covered in scars. In the end, his only act of tenderness is to push the person he loves away with his own hands.
He hides his illness, severs their bond, and alone endures the darkness of approaching death.
When the proud, spirited Yan Shu finally sees through every lie and learns the truth behind their parting,
the mountains and rivers remain unchanged, and summer is as it always was.
His salvation has long since been left behind, forever, at the far end of a winter no one knew about.
He concealed a terminal illness and cut short their life together, leaving the pride of heaven with nothing but endless waiting and regret for the rest of his life.
Theme: A story of two lonely boys saving each other, and the regrets they leave behind: the different forms of "love and letting go"
