A cicada’s cry startles a hidden story, as a storm quietly approaches.

The film focuses on the friction between choices and principles, and the contradictory collision between reality and morality. In the midst of a gift-giving controversy, teacher Shen Zhiguo and his wife Yu Man face their respective hesitations and decisions. Their son’s illness, and the inescapable facts before them. The outcome of their choices becomes something they cannot accept.

The scorching heat of summer turns hearts anxious and restless, and in the midst of this hot and anxious moment, a touch of coolness quietly arrives.

In this collision and friction, the three members of the Shen family find completion and salvation in love and being loved.

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