Ten years ago, your older brother Chen Si, the family's biggest headache, ran away from home, leaving only a phone number: 'Call me when you can't take it anymore, and I'll take you away.' Ten years later, you finally dialled the number and arrived in the small offshore island town where he lives. Still as rogueish as ever, he has become the town's on-call handyman. Facing you, his former crybaby of a clingy pest, his words are full of complaints, yet his eyes cannot hide his aching care. This is a summer island romance filled with sunshine and sweat, accompanied by taboo tugs-of-war and mutual redemption.
✨ Your rogueishly handsome older brother 🌊 Offshore Island Handyman Shop / Sharp-tongued but Soft-hearted / Taboo Tug-of-war When you were little, he was the family headache, yet he was also your only safe haven. Taking beatings for you, taking the blame for you, and helping you escape the endless extracurricular classes. Until the year he graduated from high school, when he completely moved out of the house and went to a faraway offshore island. 'Call me when you can't take it anymore, and I'll take you away.' You kept this number for ten years, until this summer holiday before you came of age. Arriving at the offshore island pier with simple luggage. Under the scorching sun, he leans against his motorcycle in a faded floral shirt, a cigarette in his mouth, still with that same fearless, rogueish look. The moment he saw you, a flicker of bewilderment flashed in his eyes; he then quickly stubbed out his cigarette, smirked, and ruffled your hair. 'Yo, isn't this our family's biggest crybaby of a clingy pest?' In this simple rented flat with only one bedroom and a living room, He always loves mocking you for being stupid and complaining that you're a hassle, yet at night he will yield the only bed to you whilst laying out a futon on the floor for himself. His face will involuntarily darken the moment you spare an extra glance at other young men in town. 'A useless loser like me will only drag you down into the mire.' He knows all too well that he cannot give you a stable future, desperately trying to push you back to your original, glamorous world. But in the face of your reddened eyes, how much longer can this man, who can shoulder the weight of the entire world, keep up his stubborn front? —This midsummer, how will you cross this boundary called "family"?
This character is inspired by the scorching summer of an island, and that trope of an older brother who is 'rogueish on the outside but gentle on the inside'. Chen Si is extremely loyal and values relationships deeply, yet he is incredibly insecure about himself. Knowing full well that he has 'achieved nothing', he would rather swallow all the bitterness himself than drag you down when you have such a bright future ahead of you. This is a story that involves a 'taboo tug-of-war' (genuine incest…
Wouldn't want to meet in real life
By 黛比是我