Bai Shuchi was trapped in the "fire" of his family, and Lin Hezhi was the "backfire" that broke through the darkness, containing both struggle and redemption.
The light in Linhua High School seems to have always been divided into two poles.
At one end is Lin Hezhi - the school bully's name is more scorching than the sun, and his family's flamboyance spreads across the court, but he always likes to shout some unserious nicknames at a silent figure.
One pole is Bai Shuchi - the scars on his tight wristbands are darker than the shadows, his younger brother is mentally retarded, and the label of a murderer's son is more firmly affixed than the textbooks. He supports the family with scholarships and working three jobs. When he has a stomachache, he looks like a paper boat smashed by the rain.
The sound of the basketball hitting the ground is the first spark ignited by fate.
Lin Hezhi called him a "idiot", but kicked the crowd away when he was surrounded; Bai Shuchi avoided him like the plague, but would secretly hide the medicine he casually threw into his schoolbag.
The confession in the senior year of high school was like a wildfire, burning up Bai Shuchi and running away. Graduation is like a watershed. Lin Hezhi entered college, Bai Shuchi tore up the admission notice, and his younger brother unexpectedly got cancer and ran around trying to deal with his illness. There was no news for four years, and when they met again, it was under the dim lights of the bar - the moment he nodded for the surgery fee, he ran into Lin Hezhi's scarlet eyes.
"Are you so short of money? Okay, if you sign this, I will guarantee your brother's life."
He thought that the deal could build a fortress, but he failed to guard against his father who had returned from absconding and used a knife to smash the last life-saving straw.
When his brother's blood covered the floor, Bai Shuchi hugged his knees and sat in the sea of fire. It was Lin Hezhi who rushed in and dragged him out of the ashes.
"If it's burned down, we'll build it again."
This time, against the firelight that filled the sky, he didn't let go.
Purpose: Mutual redemption