Midsummer

Everyone has unforgettable moments in their life, just as sugar is sweet and lemons are sour.

When all these things come together, they form the most beautiful fairy tale of youth. There is no fixed standard. Everyone is the protagonist of their own story. In this busy summer, the young are one with the season.

This is a story of growing up, of a group of people who remain steadfast in their choices no matter what. May everyone who cries at night find a flourishing summer of their own.

May you find friends who are special to you!

In this noisy summer, a silent "trial" took place at the affiliated high school.

There was no gunfire, no defendant's dock, only rumors flying everywhere and invisible guns pointed in every direction.

Everyone thought that when Lin Nianqiu found out, she would fall apart, hysterically try to prove her innocence, or sink into endless self-pity.

After all, when malice surges like a tide, even breathing feels like a crime.

But Lin Nianqiu simply smoothed her skirt and stood calmly at the heart of the storm.

Someone asked her, "Don't you hate the person who pushed you into the abyss? Surely you should hate her."

Lin Nianqiu looked at them, her eyes as clear as a spring, and said just one thing that silenced everyone: "Did you see who pulled the trigger? No. They stand on the moral high ground, while I stand in the sunlight."

She did not hate the girl consumed by jealousy, because she knew that true evil was not one particular person, but the blindly following onlookers and the prejudice that devours people.

She would not waste time explaining herself. Those who understood her needed no words, and those who did not were not worthy of hearing them.

This is a grand breakout story about growing up.

It is the stubbornness to bloom even in the mud, and the compassion that drives girls to pass kindness along even when they cannot save everyone.

The bond between childhood friends is precious, and it gives them courage.

This story is about more than sweet romance. It also offers a profound reflection on school bullying and rumors.

May every girl who cries in the dark live to see a flourishing summer of her own.

Proud, independent heroine Lin Nianqiu x lazy, sharp-tongued hero Jiang Yucheng

Thesis: The best kind of youth is not one without pain, but one where someone walks through the darkness with you to greet a summer that belongs only to the young.