During the sultry summer of the art exam, Jiang Yi and Lin Ye were just strangers looking at each other from a distance in the studio.
They come from different middle schools and have their own life circles. They can only piece together each other's appearance from other people's chats. Jiang Yi was pushed to mature early by life, carrying the burden of the family on his shoulders for a long time, and acted restrained and cautious; Lin Ye, who was rumored to be unruly, took off all disguises after reuniting in the repeat class, and his love was straightforward and hot.
Taking the punishment for his disciplinary violation, taking a long way back to the dormitory side by side after school, sharing all the trivial things, not shying away from physical intimacy, and testing intentionally or unintentionally. As a series of small things that crossed the line kept piling up, Jiang Yi felt the courage to make a desperate move in his heart. He was ready to break through the world's eyes and wanted to catch this preference.
The college entrance examination ended, and the two were admitted to two universities in the province more than 100 kilometers apart.
But after entering a new environment, the once open and lively forest slowly receded.
Invisible shackles trapped him. He put away all his goodwill, gradually distanced himself, and quietly faded out of Jiang Yi's life.
The empty dialog box on the night of his birthday became the last straw for Jiang Yi. For countless late nights, he struggled repeatedly between memories and reality, constantly asking whether those blatant tenderness were his own liking, or whether they were just a sentimental dream.
The lingering sound of midsummer lingers for a long time, and only one person remains in the cold winter on the road we once promised to go.
One strives to move forward, while the other is stuck in place. In the end, no one comes to the appointment for this bond that started in midsummer.
Intention: Two teenagers have delivered sincerity and enthusiasm during the years of accompanying each other, but due to their inner cowardice and the shackles of reality, they have gone astray step by step. The story depicts the secret and unspeakable emotions of young people, as well as the confusion and withdrawal unique to adolescence. Meeting each other may not lead to staying together, and some companions can only stop at one journey. Use a regretful past event to explore parting and growth, accept the fetters in life that end without a cure, and carry the marks of the past with each other on the long road ahead.
