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Never-Ending Summer
炽夏 · Chì Xià
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Never-Ending Summer 《炽夏》 Chì Xià
Based on the novel "Zhui Luo" by Tian Cu Yu. To pay for her ill grandmother’s medicine, top student Zhou Wan approaches the unruly Lu Xixiao — her estranged mother’s stepson. What starts as a deal slowly turns real, until a misunderstanding tears them apart. Ten years later they meet again at work, and old feelings reignite.
Characters
人物8 in the cast
Female lead. A top student who gets close to Lu Xixiao to raise money for her gravely ill grandmother.
Male lead. Rich, unruly and ignored by his family — tough mouth, soft heart.
Lu Xixiao’s half-brother.
A neighborhood tough from Xixiao’s world.
Zhou Wan’s estranged mother, who remarried into wealth.
Lu Xixiao’s mother.
Lu Xixiao’s friend.
Zhou Wan’s gravely ill grandmother — the reason the whole story starts.
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Is Never-Ending Summer good for learning Chinese?
Never-Ending Summer is a useful choice if you like modern romance and want Mandarin grounded in school, work, friendship and family relationships. Its contemporary setting is more approachable than a historical drama, although the changing timeline and emotional subtext can still be difficult. Fluentide’s leveled recaps help you follow those relationships before returning to the original dialogue.
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