Never-Ending Summer

Details

Title: 炽夏 / Chi Xia
English title: Never-Ending Summer
Also known as: 西风向晚 / Xi Feng Xiang Wan
Genre: Romance, Youth
Episodes: 29
Broadcast network: Mango TV, Hunan TV
Broadcast period: 2026-Jun-16
Original soundtrack: Never-Ending Summer OST

Synopsis

The tenacious honor student Zhou Wan wants to save her severely-ill grandmother. Failing to get help from her mother who abandoned her, she approaches her mother's step-son, the unruly Lu Xixiao, in an attempt to raise money from her mother. After graduation, romance brews between the two who become each other's rock, but the cruel reality shatters their glorious summer of youth, as misunderstandings drive them apart.

Ten years later, they reunite in the workplace. Unable to forget his past heartbreak, Lu repeatedly lashes out at Zhou, only to find that his love for her has never changed. A factory accident brings them together, and their brave and sincere hearts ensure they never part again.

User/Viewer Ratings

4.00

(5 votes)

Cast

Main Cast

Bao Shang En as Zhou Wan
- Du Sun Yu Yu as Zhou Wan (young)
Zhou Ke Yu as Lu Xixiao
- Cui Yi Xin as Lu Xixiao (young)

Supporting Cast

Zhao Ying Bo as Jiang Yan, Zhou Wan's neighbour and childhood friend
- Ruan Yun Ji as Jiang Yan (young)
Huang Yi as Guo Xiangling (Guo Yan), Zhou Wan's mother and Lu Xixiao's stepmother
Xu Yuan Yi Na as Gu Meng, Zhou Wan's classmate
Ke Chun as Luo He, hooligan
Fu Wei Lun as Jiang Fan, Lu Xixiao's close friend
Huang Ting Ting as Shen Lan, Lu Xixiao's deceased mother
Li Yuan as Lu Qilan
Wang Ce as Lu Zhongyue, Lu Xixiao's father
Fang Fang as Huang Xuefen, Zhou Wan's grandmother
Yuan Ran as Jiang Wensheng, Jiang Yan's mother
Yang Qi Yuan as He Wenhui

Extended Cast

Ge Si as Uncle Kang
Sui Yuan as Lin Na
Zeng Qiu Sheng as Old Grandpa Lu
Yang Sen Huan as Huang Pin
Tang Yi Nuo as Discipline Master
Ma Yan as Boss Fang
Zhang Jing Dong as Huang Hui
Cheng Yi Ting as Li Xin
Huang Er Chun as Xue Qin
Shao Jie as Chen Mei
Li Meng as Zhou Jun
Chen Chao as Teacher Zhang
Sun Jian as Teacher Zhou
Zhu Guo Yu as Doctor Chen
Mao Min Zhuo as Aunt Chen
Liu Xiao Di as Lu Dongyue's secretary
Ma Yue Ye as Zhao Lei
Wu Jin Xin as Cheng Feng
Zhu Ke Xin as Secretary Sun
Zhao Yue Chun (赵悦淳) as Wang Lili
Ding Hong as Wang Yongli
Gao Li Li (高丽莉) as Granny Wang
Zhang Wen Jun as Third Brother
More Feel as Liu Sheng Ji band
Feng Wei (冯伟) as Father He
Gao Feng as Professor Qin
Zou Gang as Uncle Li
Fu Xiao Ming as Xue Qin's mother
Wei Cheng Bo (魏成博) as CEO Chang
Zhuang Wei (庄薇) as lady boss
Su Meng (苏萌) as Manager Niu
Wang Zhi Min as old CEO Zhang
Song Nan (宋楠) as young CEO Zhang
Antonov Dmitry as Eddie
Ren Zhong as CEO Wu
Liang Xiao Ling as Huang Pin's wife
Xu Cui Cui as Huang Hui's wife
Yi Chen Yi (易陈奕) as Xiao Huan
Liu Xiao Hui as Xiao Huan's mother
Peng Hao (彭昊) as Xiao Huan's father
He Yi Lin (何奕霖) as Du Du
Hu Xiao Long as Lu Xixiao's doctor
Diao Ling (刁玲) as Zhou Wan's doctor
Stokes Andrew Charles as psychologist

Production Credits

Original Writing: Zhui Luo (坠落) by Tian Cu Yu (甜醋鱼)
Director: Xu Zhao Ren, Huang Chang Zuo
Screenwriter: Tong Shuang Shuang, Gao Jia Qi, Cui Xiao Tong (崔晓彤)
Company: Mango TV, Hunan TV, Mango Excellent Media, Xiron

Notes

Filming Period: 2025-Aug-02 to 2025-Oct-30

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