Rush to the Dead Summer Episode 12 Recap
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Fu Xiaosi couldn't let go of Li Xia in his heart. In his dream, he dreamt that Li Xia had no connection with him. When he tried hard to get closer to Li Xia, Li Xia couldn't hear his shouts. Cars came and went, isolating the two, making them distant and unfamiliar. Fu Xiaosi woke up from his dream in a fright. He was afraid that the real world would also make him as despairing as in his dream.
Fu Xiaosi, filled with fear, picked up his paintbrush and poured his pain into a portrait. The masked subject of the portrait was like himself, caring for Li Xia, yet only able to hide this concern and affection behind a safe mask. Late at night, Li Xia freely confided his thoughts to Yu Jian. Deep down in Li Xia's heart, he didn't care about others' misunderstandings of him.
What he cared about was that in Fu Xiaosi's heart, he felt he wasn't even as good as a piece of clothing. He swore he would definitely return Li Yanran's clothes. Yu Jian and Li Xia drew closer. Yu Jian understood for the first time what a friend meant to her. Lu Zhiang accused Fu Xiaosi of hurting Li Xia with his actions yesterday. Fu Xiaosi was too lazy to explain to Li Xia.
The two waited downstairs for Li Xia, wanting to apologize to him. Li Xia, from a distance, pulled Yu Jian away, avoiding them. Fu Xiaosi was unwilling to give up, looking for various opportunities to explain to Li Xia, but Li Xia gave him no chance at all. Fu Xiaosi's good intentions were met with a cold shoulder. The school's first-year senior high students were to hold an outdoor survival training.
The teacher specifically strengthened the physical training for the students. Fu Xiaosi and Li Xia were paired in a group. Li Xia completely refused to look Fu Xiaosi in the eye. Li Yanran saw Fu Xiaosi's affectionate gaze towards Li Xia, and the fire of jealousy quickly ignited in her heart. Fu Xiaosi stopped Li Xia in the gym, took his hand, and told him that he would wait for him at the bus stop on Friday.
Li Xia remained silent and did not answer. Lu Zhiang bribed Li Xia's roommate Yingying with snacks. Li Xia was in the dorm, looking at the scattered loose change, troubled about how to return Li Yanran's clothes. However, the roommates came back carrying bags full of snacks. Yingying, who had taken Lu Zhiang's favors, pleaded with Li Xia on behalf of Lu Zhiang and Fu Xiaosi. Li Xia had long seen through his roommate's intentions.
Li Xia stood on the street, looking at the lavish dresses in the display window. Li Xia's hope of returning Li Yanran's clothes became even slimmer. Li Xia looked at the flyers on the street and then went to apply for a job with full anticipation. Li Xia found a job at a record store as he wished.
He was busy studying at school every day, and the ample part-time work after class caused Li Xia's frail body to be somewhat overdrawn. In class, Teacher Wenren was lecturing, but Li Xia was in a deep sleep. Teacher Wenren discovered Li Xia sleeping in class and deliberately picked him to answer a question. Li Xia, unable to answer, looked embarrassed. Teacher Wenren severely criticized Li Xia, and the air seemed to stand still.
Seeing Li Xia working so hard, the record store owner kindly sympathized with him and gave him a day off. Li Xia enjoyed his leisurely afternoon alone, taking out the food his classmates had prepared for him. Lu Zhiang prepared plenty of snacks for him to replenish energy. Fu Xiaosi also lent his notes to Li Xia, reminding him not to neglect his studies when busy, and added a note for Li Xia to remember the agreed-upon date today.
Waves of melodious singing drifted from a small bar near the school. Li Xia was drawn by the singing and unconsciously walked closer to the bar to listen to the beautiful melody. After listening to the song, Li Xia intended to leave, but happened to run into a group of thugs looking for trouble with the resident singer Qing Tian. The thugs acted aggressively, throwing punches at Qing Tian and collectively ganging up on him.
Qing Tian had no power to fight back. Li Xia, frightened by the chaotic scene, hid under a table. Yu Jian, however, disguised herself and entered the bar. Seeing Qing Tian being beaten, Yu Jian impulsively smashed a wine bottle, pointed it at the thugs, and threatened them to leave. Yu Jian told Li Xia that she and Qing Tian had been friends for many years, and both of them were resident singers at the bar.
Yu Jian, who truly loved music, had always had a dream: she longed to stand on a bigger stage in the future and let more people hear her songs. Fu Xiaosi was forcibly dragged out on a date by Li Yanran, but Fu Xiaosi was absent-minded. He was worried about Li Xia and rushed to the agreed-upon location. In the dark night, people came and went, but there was no sign of Li Xia.
Fu Xiaosi kept encouraging himself; he firmly believed that Li Xia would come to the appointment. Perhaps one cannot step into the same river twice. In the prime of youth, what is most feared is not regret, but missing out.
