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I've braved the storms, walked through the rain

Seen the highs and lows along the way

But you stay quiet, never change

Like a child who dreams beneath the stars

I've read the story in your eyes

And finally, nothing's left to hide

You won't give in to a world so cold

So you wander through it on your own

Maybe fate has drawn us near

Just to help you learn to believe

Everything you've questioned deep inside

I'll be the proof you need

I've made my choice

For you, I'll be brave and break the rules

What's there to fear even if the world is right and I am wrong?

One day, all of this will turn into memories

Every storm we faced will turn into our life's scenery

For you, I'll be brave and break the rules

What's there to fear even if the world is right and I am wrong?

Even if, in the end, the whole world turns against me

I won't regret having loved you

With all my heart

I've held you close

Walked by your side

And loved the fire that burned inside you

[The First Frost]

[Adapted from the novel of the same name by Zhu Yi on www.jjwxc.net]

[Episode 31] [Back to the first day we met]

[Nanwu No.1 High School] - Excuse me! - Watch out!

[Nanwu No. 1 High School, September 1st] - Sorry! - Thank you!

Be careful!

- Watch out! - Sorry!

I'm leaving, Dad.

If you don't understand something, just ask!

Got it!

That was the first time I saw her.

How do I

get her to notice me?

Lend me your ball for a sec.

I'll give it right back.

I didn't even agree yet!

I'll buy you a drink!

That was...

the first time I saw him.

Senior,

can you tell me how to get to Class 17?

Sorry,

I'm a freshman.

Go down the stairs, turn left, and enter the building.

Then?

Then...

then look at the room numbers yourself.

What, you want me

to read them all out for you,

Junior?

Thanks, Senior.

Hey, my basketball!

So this is your house?

I've never seen you put so much effort into makeup.

What's the occasion?

Uh...

I'm just a little nervous.

You already look amazing.

Really.

You even prepared lines to meet my parents?

I just don't want to say something wrong.

Alright, relax.

You've got me to distract them.

Let me see what you wrote.

Not just lines, there's even an act.

What act?

Look.

Keep smiling.

No fake smiles.

No big grins either.

Show me.

Yifan!

- Zhi. - Please come in.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

This is a New Year's gift for you.

Thank you!

Mom!

Is Yifan here?

Auntie, Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Mom,

Yifan brought gifts for you.

Next time, just come over.

No need to bring anything.

Come sit.

Dinner's almost ready.

Let me help.

No need.

It'll be done in a bit.

Come, have a seat.

Oh, Yifan's here!

Welcome!

Uncle, Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

You can watch TV with Zhi.

Alright.

Where are you going?

Watching TV.

Go watch at your own house.

Mom, he's kicking me out!

You're really going to tattle?

Ping,

our son wants to watch TV.

Shouldn't we say something?

Watch TV?

You're a grown man.

Go help out in the kitchen!

Take your time.

You guys chat.

I'll go make tea.

Did your brother upset your parents?

Before you arrived,

they'd been nagging him for almost four hours.

They started as soon as they began cooking,

complaining that he never comes home,

never texts,

never calls,

and never gives them an update on his life.

They practically had to beg

just to get him back for a meal.

If it weren't for bringing you home,

he probably

wouldn't even be back.

He's too caught up in his romance.

My brother must really like you.

Otherwise,

he wouldn't put up with their nagging.

Come on,

have some tea.

Thank you, Uncle.

You're so polite!

Just make yourself at home.

Are you sick?

Let me see.

Do you have a fever?

Oh, you got a fever?

What's wrong?

Just feeling a little cold inside.

You don't have a fever?

This kid...

But you really don't look well.

Have you been staying up late again?

Skipping meals too?

I tried to help you rebuild your health,

but you wouldn't come home.

I'm this young,

- and I already need to rebuild my health? - Sorry.

Hey,

if you wait until my age, it'll be too late!

You know that?

Alright, enough.

Look how upset you're making your mom.

Look at you,

lost weight again.

Such a loving family!

Did you lose weight?

No.

Look at you, so stubborn.

If he hadn't met me,

Sang Yan could have lived a peaceful life.

That wouldn't have been good.

Back then,

my brother suddenly started studying like crazy.

A failing student like him finally got into Nanwu University.

You encouraged him, didn't you?

We had agreed

to go to the same university.

But in the end, you chose Yihe University.

Was it because of your grades?

No, I deliberately didn't apply to Nanwu University.

So you fell for someone else?

I never liked anyone else.

Not in the past.

Not in the future.

He was really devastated.

That was the first time

I thought he was like a lump of clay,

with no charm whatsoever.

That whole summer,

he locked himself in his room.

He had no motivation to do anything.

Sang Yan, drink some porridge.

Sang Yan, take your medicine.

Sang Yan, have a jelly.

Get some sugar in you.

Actually, this was a good thing.

Why?

He's always been smart,

good at everything since childhood,

always so arrogant,

full of himself.

Even with family, he kept his distance.

Then he decided school was useless

and only did what he liked.

Everyone indulged him,

but the more they spoiled him,

the harder he was to deal with.

I couldn't get close to him either.

Until later,

when he experienced

a failure as big as losing you.

That's when he finally understood

the world

doesn't revolve around him.

Sang Yan,

what's wrong with you?

The family has been so happy

that you got into Nanwu University.

They even told me to learn from you.

What's there to learn from me?

I'm terrible.

Who said you're terrible?

Tell me.

I want to be friends with him!

Sang Yan,

you're heartbroken, aren't you?

What does a little kid like you know?

Why wouldn't I know?

In fairy tales,

when the prince can't find the princess,

he looks just like you!

And then?

Then the prince endured countless trials,

mastered all kinds of skills,

and crossed snowy mountains,

deserts,

and forests full of monsters.

In the end,

he saved the princess,

and they lived happily ever after.

Kid,

you sure know a lot.

I'm not a kid anymore.

You don't even know how good cartoons are!

Here, have a jelly.

Get some sugar in you.

What food do we have?

Weren't you skipping dinner?

Mom!

Put away the chicken drumsticks and steak!

Here.

That's when I realized

he was someone I could be close to.

He was no longer just that serious older brother,

but someone I could actually connect with.

We changed each other,

and became better versions of ourselves.

Come on,

drink up.

- Here. - Yifan,

it's all home-cooked food today.

We don't see you as an outsider.

Thank you, Uncle, Auntie.

No need to be polite.

- Here. - No need to be so formal.

Try my cooking.

Eat more.

This is her specialty dish.

Is my makeup smudged?

No.

Yifan,

you're really beautiful!

Ping,

you're staring too much.

You're making her embarrassed.

But Yifan,

ever since we met you in high school,

she has been saying the same thing.

- Right. - She even said,

"Look at our Yan,

how is he even worthy of a girl like her?"

- Right? - Exactly. She's stunning.

What are you laughing at?

How do you talk to your sister like that?

This kid...

Come on, eat.

- Eat up. - Dig in.

Let me try this dumpling filling.

Honestly, back in high school,

we weren't dating.

We only...

When I was on a business trip in Beiyu,

he came to find me.

That's when we actually got together.

Either way, he liked you from the start.

That never changed.

He's so stubborn.

He really thought we didn't know?

It's true.

He's been out of college for years,

and still didn't date anyone.

We were so worried.

We even thought that conversation back then

scared him off.

Yeah.

We even tried setting him up on blind dates.

You even introduced me to a foreigner.

Now comes the important part!

Here.

Thank you, Mom.

You're welcome.

Here.

Thank you.

Here.

I get one too?

Of course.

From now on,

you're family.

Take it.

Take it.

Take it.

Thank you, Auntie.

No need to be so polite.

Come on, eat up.

Come on.

Don't drink too much.

Take it easy on the drinks.

Alright.

Let Yifan eat more.

Here,

some shrimp.

Finally,

I feel like I have a family.

Come on, eat up.

Being part of their family,

feeling their love,

completely wrapped in warmth...

It's such a good feeling.

Yifan,

this is my room.

Have a seat.

Stay with me tonight.

I'll tell you my secret.

Let me take this call first.

Okay.

Hello? Jiaxu?

Zhi,

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

We had dumplings.

And...

my mom made ribs.

Yeah, I read it.

What?

No, I didn't.

I didn't get to that part.

The door wasn't locked.

We're home!

You can't sleep?

I'll sleep later.

Want to sleep with me?

No.

Then go.

The door's still open.

Sit down.

Why are you still awake?

Waiting for someone.

Tomorrow,

are you staying here?

I really like your home.

What's so great about my place?

It's just

such a happy

and warm family.

Only a home like this could raise someone like you.

Someone like me?

What kind of person am I?

Proud.

Confident.

Passionate.

Like the sun.

Sang Yan,

your sister's nickname is Zhī.

Do you have one?

Should it be a first-tone sound too?

Yān?

Wen Yifan,

are you sleepwalking?

What nonsense are you talking about?

Or should it be a second-tone?

Yán?

Enough, I don't have one.

Then...

I'll just call you Yán.

I'm going to bed.

Wait.

What did you just call me?

Yán.

Then from now on,

always call me that.

Alright, time to sleep.

Good night.

Good night.

[Uptown Flower City]

How's the packing going,

my fairy?

Are you tired?

No, I'm good.

Do you need help with anything else?

Help me pack my books.

Okay.

The moving company is almost here.

We need to hurry.

[Mu Chengyun]

[Mu Chengyun]

Mu Chengyun.

Wen Shuangjiang,

you've got some nerve.

What?

Why are you still keeping a signature

from a colleague who had a crush on you?

What nonsense.

It's been there so long. I forgot about it.

Who does he think he is?

Why did he leave you a signature?

Does he owe you money?

He was the creepy kid

in that movie "Waking up to Ghosts."

Don't you remember?

We watched it together so many times.

I remember.

That kid...

He was a pretty good actor.

Then why do I recall

someone covering his eyes

the whole time while watching?

No way.

You must be mistaken.

I watched it seriously.

That kid's face was completely pale.

Not bad, though.

Keep it.

Do you have any empty boxes left?

I can't fit all my stuff.

I think

there's an unpacked box in my room.

Check it out.

Okay.

I'll take out the records!

Alright.

Do you still need this tin box?

[Happy Graduation]

The dust of lies and your wounds

[Nanwu to Yihe] All hide in your eyes

Jot down the wishes you've made before

[Destination: Yihe] Will you cherish my heart

Which belongs only to you?

[Destination: Yihe] Don't wander off in your dreams...

Last city you flew to?

What kind of dumb question is that?

Who cares?

Yihe.

If I kiss you through light

Can you hold me in your freezing night?

Don't you ever hide

This time?...

[Intern reporter: Wen Yifan]

This was my first published article

as an intern.

[Yihe Daily (reporter: Wen Yifan)]

And this is the one I wrote the day I became a full-time reporter.

Returning to that frost-covered past...

How's it going?

Can it all fit?

I made you

a cup of brown sugar water.

Drink it while it's hot.

From now on, when you're lost, don't forget the one beside you

Someone's there to protect your pride...

All these years,

you've gone to Yihe so many times.

Didn't I

tell you before?

No matter what happens,

I'll always be here for you.

Don't you ever hide...

What's wrong?

If there are still nightmares, keep me by your side...

Wen Shuangjiang,

no crying.

Before you were with me,

you never cried no matter what happened.

But after we got together,

do you know how many times you've cried?

Actually,

I saw you at my graduation.

But I thought I was mistaken.

I'll love you in your freezing night

Please just hold me tight

This time...

Mistaking me for someone else

might have been a good thing.

If you had recognized me,

wouldn't I have lost all my pride?

I even secretly ran off to find you.

Back then, I should have

gone straight to you.

Why did I ever

treat you so badly?

What's up?

Didn't we

already make up?

Or...

is there something else you feel guilty about?

I...

I took advantage of you once.

You took advantage of me?

Isn't that something you do every day?

Before we were together...

Before we were together?

I once pretended to sleepwalk and hugged you.

Wen Shuangjiang,

you actually did that?

Consider it exercising my rights in advance.

Back then,

didn't you act all proper?

Turns out you had other thoughts.

Stop crying.

Weren't you packing?

All done?

Yan,

I want to live six years longer than you.

Why?

That way, I can love you for six more years

to make up

for the days

I left you behind.

Then we'll be even.

I think I get

what you're saying.

But...

I still want to live a few more years this lifetime.

Repay me in the next life.

In the next one,

you'll have to love me for six years first.

And then,

I'll make sure

you get what you wished for,

just like I do now.

What does this password imply?

Guess it.

It's not your birthday,

not mine either.

It's the date we first met.

This table...

Yeah, and more.

And the cabinets too,

and the sofa... all the same!

Look.

Doesn't it feel like our old place?

You really put in the effort.

I was afraid you wouldn't feel at home,

so I kept it just like before.

Then which room am I sleeping in?

Whichever one you want.

The kitchen.

The bathroom.

I'm not picky.

Wherever you sleep, I'll be there too.

Sounds like you just want to share a room.

Wouldn't this count as living together before marriage?

Isn't that bound to happen anyway?

Can't I just exercise my rights a little earlier?

Haven't you already?

When did you finish all this?

Two years ago.

But to make it feel like our home,

I remodeled it again.

You brought all our memories back with it.

It's perfect.

[Episode 31] [Loving you, from the first day to forever]

[The story is not over yet...] It really is a paradise for overworked employees.

Could it be

that waiter from earlier?

No way.

The owner here

is basically the star of this whole street.

I'm not sure

So I carefully, cautiously

Test the waters

Your every move plays in slow motion

Hesitant yet completely lost

I can't ignore the signs of falling for you...

Wen Shuangjiang,

I've finally waited long enough for you.

Drawing me out of the chaos

Does your fire burns

For me alone?

Even if the rain pours hard

Even if the world goes dark...

Last night,

we lost a bracelet here.

Filling the emptiness with love

[Lost & Found Counter]

Even the strongest heart

Can waver

And doubt its fire

But you never lost faith in me

In every battle, every dream I chased

There is meaning in every step I made

Through the storm, through the endless night

You were there, shining like a light

Warm and bright

Standing right by my side

It was you, striding toward me through the storm

It was you, always cheering me on

The road is rough

The rain won't stop

But with you here

I fear no dark

Every thought, every memory is filled with you

Marking our youth with every step we took

When the downpour falls from the sky

You're the one holding out an umbrella for me

When the white dove brings the news

You're the first I want to tell

I won't give up. I'll stay right here with you

It was you, striding toward me through the storm

It was you, always cheering me on

The road is rough

The rain won't stop

But with you here

I will never give up

You are my courage, my hope for the sky beyond

You are my light, shining through every night

Even if I have to walk alone someday

I'll never truly be on my own

'Cause knowing you're here

I can brave the dark ahead

[Huge thanks to everyone involved and to all the fans of The First Frost!]

[Treat yourself well, and the world will hold more love for you!]