Love 'til the End of Summer (Rush to the Dead Summer / Xia Zhi Wei Zhi / 夏至未至)

Qi Qi, Qi Qi!

Qi Qi...

Excuse me, can you help me call Cheng Qi Qi?

Cheng Qi Qi, Lu Zhi Ang is looking for you.

Qi Qi!

- Isn't that Lu Zhi Ang? - Oh my gosh, he's so good looking!

He looks better than I do.

- Qi Qi! I need to see you! - So handsome!

He's our school's hottie!

How can he look so good?

He left already? No patience at all.

Qi Qi, look.

Milk for you.

I don't want it.

You're still mad?

I'm not just mad.

I could blow up at any time.

Although I don't know why you're angry

I can't stand seeing you like this either.

Tell me. What will make you happy? I'll do anything.

Really?

Of course. I'm a good friend.

Buy that?

You said it yourself.

You'd do anything to make me happy.

So do it. If you do it, I'll be happy.

All right. It's not a big deal.

Look at what he has in his pocket.

Sorry, let me borrow this.

Let me use this.

Report!

What do you have in your hand?

Cotton candy.

Get out. Stand outside and finish eating it before coming in.

My image has been completely destroyed.

No, no. You're a hero, a real hero.

From now on, you're even more of a man in my eyes.

This is too hilarious.

I got what you want. You're no longer mad now, right?

I'm not.

Even a critically-ill patient would be completely cured.

You'd better not tell this to Fu Xiao Si and Li Xia.

I promise I won't.

Thanks. I'll treat you to dinner tonight.

I can't tonight. I'm busy.

What is it that you're even skipping dinner?

I'll have to judge your performance before considering whether to tell you.

Fu Xiao Si, help me take a look.

I drew this last night. Give me your opinion.

I have things to do. I don't have time to look.

Just take a look. It won't take long--

I said you don't have the talent for drawing.

Li Xia, it's a good drawing.

- Don't listen to him. - Thanks.

Fu Xiao Si, she just wants your opinion. Would it kill you to say a few words?

It's my business whether I want to. It's none of your business.

If not for Li Xia, I wouldn't bother with you.

If you like to help so much, then you can help her.

Fine. Li Xia, I'll help you.

Have I angered you?

No.

- Then why-- - I don't need to help you.

Do you think you will win an award?

Why can't I?

If you know there won't be a good outcome

why keep stubbornly clinging on?

You said it yourself.

There are no geniuses, just lazy fools.

If I put in the hard work but still fail, then I have no talent.

If I have no talent, I can keep drawing.

If one drawing doesn't work, then I'll keep drawing until it is satisfactory.

Fu Xiao Si, I'll definitely win an award and get to perform.

That's practically unimaginable.

Let's make a bet!

Bet what?

Make it a week's worth of breakfast.

If you lose, you buy breakfast for Li Xia for a week.

And for me. I want pan-fried beef buns and cola.

Immature.

I'll put in the hard work! You just wait and see!

Did I say something that's unimaginable?

No, you were very brave.

He doesn't mean to offend.

He probably hasn't been in a good mood lately. Don't mind him.

Don't worry, I'll help you.

- I don't have it! - Give it back to me!

Give it back! Give it back!

Until one day

I saw your mom talking with another male classmate.

I realized I minded.

That's how you knew you liked her?

Of course.

Caring is the beginning of liking.

Perhaps many years later we will understand

the first time our heart pounds in our youth

is often mistaken for a dreadful experience.

At some point, there was someone in my heart.

All my nerves were on high alert

but I pretended to be calm.

Li Xia, for color drawings, you need to pay attention to the pairing of colors.

The blending of colors needs to look natural.

Look here. It seems a bit abrupt. Let me change that for you.

Lu Zhi Ang.

I noticed you look quite good when you're being serious.

Do I not look good when I'm not serious?

Yes.

I'm your teacher right now. Would you say that to a teacher?

Seriously.

You look good all the time.

That's more like it.

By the way, which category did you sign up for in the Arts Festival?

That's a secret. I can't tell you.

Just tell me.

I just can't get the eyes right. What should I do?

What I just covered was the technique.

Many paintings need to have emotion and soul.

Especially with eyes.

If eyes have soul

then the whole painting will seem to express emotion.

How about this? Look into my eyes.

Do you feel it?

What?

Emotion.

And a man's charm.

That's... too complex.

I need time to digest this.

True. With painting, you can't get results overnight.

When I was learning how to draw eyes

it also took Fu Xiao Si a long time to teach me.

Keep drawing.

Sitting too long isn't good for the body.

Let's end here for today. Get some rest.

There are still many areas I haven't finished yet.

Don't fret too much. Your health is more important.

Don't worry. I'll make sure you rise above all others in the Arts Festival.

Come on, let's go.

All right. Let me gather my things first.

Just leave it.

Don't worry. I'll make sure you rise above all others in the Arts Festival.

Thank you, Lu Zhi Ang.

The Arts Festival finally began.

Qianchuan First High was bustling with excitement like it was hit by magic.

The festival lasted for two whole weeks.

Every day, there were all sorts of competitions underway.

Students in the arts category didn't need to be present.

We just needed to submit our work.

Lu Zhi Ang continued to remain mysterious about his competition category.

As for Qi Qi, I heard she coasted through all the stages

and made it into the finals of the singing category.

The winter that was immersed in silence

was like ice and snow melting away cleanly

leaving behind a few thin and transparent ice pieces.

They float on the surface of the river of youth

reflecting clear and bright rays of light.

You're Qi Qi's dorm roommate, right?

Is Qi Qi upstairs?

You mean Cheng Qi Qi?

She's renting off campus. She moved out already.

She moved? When was this?

It's been over a week. You didn't know?

Qi Qi is bound to be at the dining hall at this hour.

Qi Qi, you'll definitely win an award in the Arts Festival.

You sing so well.

Getting an award is just for now.

My ultimate goal isn't just to get an award

but to win first place.

Qi Qi, look over there.

You two can talk. We'll be back later.

Why didn't you tell me you were moving?

Because you've been too busy lately so we haven't had time to hang out.

Are you unhappy?

Yes.

I'm unhappy.

I've been unhappy since school started.

Is it still because of what happened during New Year?

That's only a part of it.

You don't care about me as a friend.

Don't say that.

Do you know when I participated in the Arts Festival preliminaries?

Have you asked me what song I'm singing?

Have you cared about what place I'm ranked?

I've moved out for so long already. You're just finding out now.

In the past, we were inseparable.

Other than when we were in class

we were always together, even when we went to the restroom.

What about now?

One Leaf?

Skincare masks?

This is awesome!

Li Xia, Li Xia!

- There's wonderful news. - What is it?

Guess what it is.

I don't know. Just tell me.

Chen Wen Jing wrote us a letter from Shenzhen!

She even sent us a big box of masks.

Li Xia, you were right. She didn't forget about us.

We've been looking through these masks all day.

These are supposed to be especially moisturizing.

All right, enough. Let's read what Chen Wen Jing wrote.

Right, right.