Cicadas sang through the height of summer in the small town when Lu Shiheng, a second-year high school student, crossed paths on the stairs with Su Nian, a first-year student.
To everyone else, he was a cool, taciturn prodigy with top grades, accustomed to hiding every feeling deep inside. He found countless ways to run into her between classes and gently eased her anxiety on the bus, yet never dared to say just how much he missed her. He secretly saved photos of the girl on his watch. Every time he raised his wrist, he felt a private flutter that belonged only to him.
The long summer vacation kept them apart, and comfort across the distance could not soothe the ache of missing each other. Countless little moments of school life come together to tell the story of a restrained, pure secret crush. The hallways, classrooms, and paths home after school are all filled with the sight of him quietly following her. There are no grand romantic gestures, only the tenderness young people keep in their eyes, too shy to speak aloud.
As they spend their days together, they slowly draw closer, working through the sensitivities and uncertainties unique to adolescence. They support each other and grow together, eventually reaching a tender, happy ending.
Theme: A portrayal of a shy, restrained high school crush, expressing the sincere feelings of youth and witnessing two people grow together through mutual companionship.
