Resumen del episodio 1 de Never-Ending Summer
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In 2026, Zhou Wan returned to her beloved high school, her mind drifting back to the memories of Lu Xixiao that she had tried so hard to forget. Standing on the familiar grounds, she could almost hear his voice reminding her that if she ever looked back, he would always return to her side.
Zhou Wan wondered if he would have still let her get close to him ten years ago had he known how deeply she would eventually hurt him. Her thoughts settled on the hot summer of 2016, when their turbulent story first began during a school morning assembly. That morning, Zhou Wan was leading the student body in a solemn pledge for the upcoming exams. Suddenly, Lu Xixiao dashed across the campus to evade security guards.
In his wild sprint, he accidentally kicked a water valve, sending a spectacular spray of water raining down over the students and creating a shimmering rainbow. Amidst the chaos and the excited cheers, their homeroom teacher, Mr. Zhao, barked orders to shut off the water. Unfazed, Lu Xixiao boldly grabbed the microphone from Zhou Wan's hands and casually offered a cheeky apology to the entire school.
Following the stunt, Lu Xixiao and his friend Jiang Fan were hauled into the teacher's office. Mr. Zhao reprimanded Lu Xixiao and confiscated his motorcycle keys, declaring they would only be returned if Lu Xixiao secured a spot in the Top 1,000 in the upcoming citywide mock exams. Zhou Wan was also in the office submitting her college application.
Though Mr. Zhao urged her to apply to a prestigious out-of-town university, she insisted on staying local to care for her aging grandmother. Before dismissing her, Mr. Zhao warned her to stay away from private tutoring to protect her financial aid. While Zhou Wan maintained the facade of a well-off student with a happy family, her reality was far more painful.
Her father had passed away when she was young, her mother had abandoned her, and she was left entirely alone to care for her sick grandmother. To pay for the mounting medical bills, she secretly worked part-time jobs and sold highly effective study notes under the alias "Mr. Bow." On her grandmother's birthday, Zhou Wan celebrated at home with her and her childhood friend, Jiang Yan, quietly hoping her desperate lies would never be exposed.
Desperate to get his motorcycle back, Lu Xixiao sought a way to rapidly improve his grades. Jiang Fan revealed that he had scored exceptionally well on a math test by using notes bought from "Mr. Bow" through a secret transaction involving the "English Corner" magazine at a local stationery store.
When Lu Xixiao sent a WeChat friend request to the seller, Zhou Wan recognized his reckless reputation and promptly rejected it, messaging him that she would not sell to Lu Xixiao. Lu Xixiao went to the stationery store to purchase the notes himself, only to find that the magazine had suspended publication and the store owner angrily chased him away. Left with no other options, Lu Xixiao analyzed the seller's WeChat profile picture, which featured a distinct tree on campus.
He and Jiang Fan searched the area after evening self-study. Tracking the clues, Lu Xixiao found Zhou Wan asleep in an abandoned school storage room. Awakened by his presence, Zhou Wan was startled to find Lu Xixiao holding her notebook. Playing on her name's meaning of a fully drawn bow, Lu Xixiao quickly pieced together her identity as "Mr. Bow." When she demanded her notebook back, Lu Xixiao threatened to expose her unless she agreed to sell him her notes.
Their argument was cut short when the school director approached, forcing them to squeeze into a tight hiding spot together until the director and Jiang Fan left. Zhou Wan then made it clear she would not do business with a troublemaker. The next day, Mr. Zhao re-tested Lu Xixiao on his high math scores and confronted him about rumors of selling materials. Lu Xixiao smoothly claimed his family had hired a brilliant private tutor.
Afterward, Lu Xixiao cornered Zhou Wan in the hallway. Since the stationery store route was compromised, he pointed out that only he could buy from her now. Zhou Wan eventually gave in, agreeing to a one-time transaction at double the price. Later that evening, Zhou Wan was confronted by Luo He, a ruthless debt collector, and his sidekick Xu Feng.
Her late father had left behind massive debts, and Luo He blackmailed her by threatening to reveal her secret part-time jobs to her grandmother, knowing the shock could be fatal. Terrified, Zhou Wan managed to keep him away from her home by promising to get the money soon. When she returned inside, Grandma Huang asked about her late return.
Zhou Wan lied that she was returning study materials to Jiang Yan, while her grandmother affectionately boasted about her youthful martial arts skills. With the help of Zhou Wan's exam notes, Lu Xixiao studied intensely and successfully placed in the Top 1,000 list during the citywide mock exam, earning his keys back from Mr. Zhao. Meanwhile, Zhou Wan accompanied her grandmother to the hospital, where Dr. Chen warned that Grandma Huang's blood sugar was dangerously high.
He recommended switching to expensive, imported medication costing 3,000 yuan a month. Determined to find the money, Zhou Wan agreed to the change. Zhou Wan's financial situation grew even worse when one of her tutoring clients discovered she was actually a high schooler who had lied about being a university student. The parent politely let Zhou Wan go, advising her to focus on her own exams. Later, Lu Xixiao spotted Zhou Wan's mother, Guo Yan, with another man.
When he ran into Zhou Wan shortly after, he asked if the woman was her mother, but Zhou Wan denied it. Noticing she was holding a TOEFL vocabulary book, he asked if she was planning to go abroad. Zhou Wan did not answer directly, but instead asked him to meet her on Monday at the school's abandoned swimming pool.
