Resumen del episodio 2 de Never-Ending Summer
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Years ago, a young Zhou Wan stood on the street, desperately pleading with her mother, Guo Yan, not to leave for Guangzhou. Despite her tears and heartbreaking questions about whether her parents abandoned her because she was not a good girl, Guo Yan chose a life of comfort elsewhere.
Offering empty promises of pretty dresses and delicious treats, she left Zhou Wan to be raised by her grandmother, leaving a deep emotional scar that would fuel Zhou Wan’s current desperation to secure expensive imported medicine for her ailing grandmother. In the present day, Zhou Wan's search for tutoring work took a shocking turn when she witnessed her mother, now living a luxurious lifestyle under the name Guo Xiangling, eagerly trying to get close to Lu Xixiao.
After Guo Xiangling left, Zhou Wan questioned Lu Xixiao about their connection. Although he quickly denied that they were mother and son, his defensive reaction confirmed her suspicions. Filled with resentment, Zhou Wan snuck into the teacher's office late at night and found Lu Xixiao's emergency contact form, which officially listed Guo Xiangling as his guardian.
Realizing her mother had abandoned her for a wealthy family, Zhou Wan stood before the memory of her late father, whispering a plea for forgiveness for the dark plan of revenge she was about to set in motion. Posing as Lu Xixiao's English teacher and vice homeroom teacher, Zhou Wan made a phone call to Guo Xiangling. She politely questioned why neither parent had RSVP'd for the upcoming parent-teacher meeting.
When Guo Xiangling expressed surprise at how the school obtained her number, Zhou Wan smoothly lied, claiming it was retrieved from the emergency contact files. She successfully convinced Guo Xiangling to attend the meeting on the 25th of the month to discuss Lu Xixiao's college plans, promising that she would personally ensure Lu Xixiao agreed to her attendance. Meanwhile, Lu Xixiao found himself distracted by a situation at the local market.
A fish vendor named Yu was transferring his shop because the smoke from a neighboring grilled fish stall was ruining his business. Seeing that the goldfishes would be abandoned to their fate, Lu Xixiao decided to intervene. He asked his friend Ping to borrow a pet house belonging to Doggie to temporarily hold them, ignoring Ping's jokes about Doggie defending his property rights. Lu Xixiao then bought the fish along with their aquatic plants.
During a sweltering morning gate check at school, Lu Xixiao reminded Zhou Wan of their scheduled meeting at the swimming pool that night. When they met by the big tree near the pool, Zhou Wan proposed a deal. Having noticed him studying advanced English books, she offered to be his study partner to help him prepare for his plans to go abroad in exchange for tutoring fees. However, Lu Xixiao scoffed at the idea and refused.
When he later failed to show up for tutoring, Zhou Wan tracked him down at a local motorcycle repair shop, where he had skipped evening study to play arcade games. She challenged him to a best-of-five arcade match, declaring that if she won even a single round, he would have to accept her tutoring. Confident in his local high-score record, Lu Xixiao agreed, only to lose the final round after Zhou Wan strategically adjusted her setup with lighter accessories.
Bound by his pride, he had no choice but to comply. Back at home, Zhou Wan's grandmother expressed concern over her high stress levels, having caught her staring at an old photo and muttering about Guo Yan. Zhou Wan brushed it off as a recurring dream and made sure her grandmother took her medicine before leaving. With their agreement secured, Zhou Wan waited at the abandoned swimming pool one evening with study guides and a small fan.
Lu Xixiao arrived on time, running all the way. She walked him through his weaknesses in reading comprehension and cloze tests, and when she asked why he wanted to go abroad, Lu Xixiao admitted he simply wanted to escape his family's overbearing control. They agreed to continue their tutoring sessions until the day of the parent-teacher meeting. One afternoon, Zhou Wan noticed the goldfishes at Yu's aquarium shop, now isolated in individual plastic bags to make them sell better.
Feeling a deep empathy for their trapped state, she bought them all. That evening, she arrived late to her tutoring session with a water-logged backpack because the plastic bags had sprung leaks. Worried the fish would suffocate, Lu Xixiao led her to the school's broken chemistry lab to find proper glass containers. They happily began transferring the fish into beakers, only to be interrupted by the sudden shouting of the school security guard. Panicked, they bolted out of the lab.
As they ran from the guard through the dark school grounds, they reached a high ledge. Paralyzed by her fear of heights, Zhou Wan hesitated to jump. Lu Xixiao stood below, urging her to trust him and promising to catch her. Taking a leap of faith, she fell into his arms, and the two quickly escaped into the night, leaving the frustrated guard behind.
