One and a Half Summer ( 一又二分之一的夏天 )

You come over

With a smile on your face

The corner of your mouth lifts up

Can’t hide the distance

The hearts of two people

Once pasted together

Now left behind

And half-familiar

At the crossroads

You held me, told me not to cry

Expression lingering on hesitation

I know it doesn’t matter

We bless each other to hide carefully come tomorrow

I lost you

Smashing apart the memory of warm fingertips in that instant

When I leave

I don’t want to bring along memories of you

After I turn around

I hope this sorrow stops

Even if you’ve forgotten

We already said we want to be together

I have no way of blaming you

Because I love you

The Chinese parsol tree blowing in the wind

Can’t forget even a second

Standing in this lost place

Half of me has already let you go

Episode 1 Subtitled by 粉絲字幕~Fensi Subs~

I’m finally in China. Luo Man, I’m here.

She must be here.

She has to be.

That’s way too expensive.

This is how we’ve always collected fees.

I didn’t make the rules.

I didn’t bring that much money.

Can’t you make it a bit cheaper?

You want to haggle prices when you hadn’t even looked?

This isn’t the supermarket.

Besides,

our exchange student dorms

are already much cheaper than other schools’.

Professor, I’m here to pay for my dorm.

Okay, ¥900.

*Approx. $145

How come he only has to pay ¥900?

Because he’s a citizen of China.

This is the normal cost of the dorms.

I’ll do that too. I want to live in the normal dorms.

Foreigners aren’t allowed to live in the normal dorms.

No, no. I am Chinese.

Both of my parents are Chinese.

You said you were born in America.

No, I can speak Chinese.

Look, I even have a Chinese face.

Since I’m Chinese, why do I still have to live with the foreigners?

I don’t like this.

Even though I was born in America, I never thought of it as my home.

I found the answer why

when I got off the plane today.

Even though this is my first time in China,

it was at once totally familiar.

I felt like I belonged here.

But who would’ve thought you’d treat me like a foreigner?

Every morning when I wake up,

I could say “Good morning” (English)

to my roommates,

but I really want to say, “Zao Shang Hao!” (Chinese)

I’m so disappointed.

Jiejie.

*jiejie - literally means "older sister." In this context, he's flattering her by calling her a name usually reserved for younger woman

Do you understand how I feel?

I know you’re not to blame.

I just feel disappointed,

sad, lonely, and cold.

Hand over ¥900.

¥900?

Okay.

Thanks, jiejie!

Just a second.

You know, jiejie,

this is my first time in China.

I’ve just now found out how cute jiejies in China are.

Thank you.

What’s up, Jun Cai?

Who’s this?

Me.

You?

You must be joking.

I registered on a social website.

They wanted me to upload a profile pic.

This one suits me, I thought.

It would be strange if you weren’t reported.

Jun Cai,

don’t you have a lot of interest in pop music?

Do you want to join the music club?

Music club? Our school has a music club?

It does. Luo Man has one.

Luo-shixiong again?

Shi Xiong - means upperclassman (xiong is the male form of this word, indicating how Jun Cai doesn't see Luo Man as particularly feminine)

I say, Xiu Qi.

You're already the student body president

with a pretty strict study schedule.

You don't even have much time to sleep, and you want to help her clean up her mess.

Yeah, you get me, you understand.

So help me out.

I really want to help you.

But you know me.

I go to nightclubs.

I meet friends through alcohol.

I honestly have no time to waste doing some lame rehearsal.

That... being in a club is great.

You can alleviate the stress of classes.

I don’t have any stress.

I want to break out of classes early.

Hello, everybody!

You two must be my roommates.

You know him?

Nope.

Did the administrator say someone new was coming?

I never heard anything.

Classmate, sorry, but I think you’re mistaken.

I’m not. My name’s Zhang Hao.

Starting today, I’m your roommate.

What’s going on?

I’ll ask.

Hey. Bro.

What’s your major?

Chinese language. I’m in the language classes.

What are you studying Chinese for?

Language communication major...

It’s not the School of International Relations, right?

You’re an exchange student?

Right.

I’m from New York.

America! America!

Don’t exchange students have to stay in the international dorms?

Why is he with us?

That’s right.

Yeah... because I’m poor.

I begged the teacher for half a day.

She finally let me stay here.

Poor? You can study abroad with no money?

Don’t you need to prove your financial stability or something?

That’s exactly why I’m poor.

My family has money.

That’s still money.

Okay, okay.

Don’t stare, it’s not polite.

Do you think he looks familiar?

I feel like I’ve seen him before.

Especially those eyes.

First time I’ve gotten an American friend.

It’s the thought that counts.

Here, Xiu Qi.

No thanks.

So, you used all of your savings

just to find her?

This is the American spirit.

I have no idea how you get yourself

to go halfway across the world.

1/3 of the world.

I think she’s my destiny.

The first time I saw her,

I just knew

I’d never be able to forget her.

Whenever I think of her face, my heart goes

thump-thump, thump-thump, thump-thump.

It’s that intense?

That girl must be pretty.

Not only pretty,

she’s the kind of girl no man can ever refuse.

I think she's in the philosophy department.

Philosophy?

I know a lot of people in that department.

What’s her name?

Luo Man.

What?

Luo Man?

What? You know her?

You’re sure it’s Luo Man?

Luo Man? Luo Man? Luo Man!?

Nan Yang University, third year philosophy major, that Luo Man?

Yeah, yeah. That’s her.

She left without saying a word after we met in Santorini

some months ago.

I want to ask her

the reason for that in person.

What’s Santo-whatever? Is it a toy?

One of Greece’s islands.

Luo Man never said anything about this to me, though.

She hasn’t even been to Jiuzhaigou Valley in Sichuan,

not to mention a trip abroad.

There must be some mistake.

Not necessarily.

You don’t understand woman. I really understand them.

They’re illogical.

Who says everything?

Can I see Luo Man? The sooner the better.

Sure, sure, sure.

Sure. I’ll take you right now.