When the dream of being an exchange student ran into the shackles of tradition, Chinese girl Xu Nian (Flora) set foot on Italian soil with hesitation and determination. In a strange country, Stella, a warm and cheerful host girl, became her only support. Warm feelings quietly grew, blurring the boundaries of friendship. Xu Nian's ignorance and slowness caused Stella, who was keenly aware of everything, to suffer. Foreseeing Flora's possible future struggles, she chose to actively distance herself. This deliberately created "indifference" was like a catalyst, allowing Flora to finally see clearly in her heart amidst confusion and loss: Stella is that unique existence.
An "escape" in Venice became the starting point for a two-way journey. The missed train at the train station and the unexpected embrace ignited their short but passionate summer love song. However, reality is like cold water on the head - the different future plans (Flora insists on returning to China) suddenly cool down the nascent love. In three years, under the pressure of her parents to get married, Flora almost gave in to a "suitable" marriage. It wasn't until Stella said "You're not happy" that penetrated her soul that she felt like she was struck by lightning, broke free from the shackles, and bravely broke up.
But the cruelty of fate is far beyond imagination. When there was no reply to her holiday greetings, Flora was shocked to realize that behind the silent farewell was the despair of Stella who was seriously ill and left. With the belated courage, she desperately confessed to her parents and flew to Italy, only to encounter an irreversible farewell. The person who once illuminated her and guided her to know her true self remained in the snowy night in a foreign country forever. She finally understood love and missed the opportunity to embrace her forever. A foreign love that begins with hesitation and ends with regret is frozen in the waves of Venice and the unopened Christmas greetings.
Purpose: To explore the awakening and struggle of self-identity under cultural differences, to show how the courage of love sprouts and is frustrated amidst the constraints of tradition and the barrier of reality, and finally confronts the heart with a belated awakening, but it is difficult to resist the deep regret of the impermanence of fate.