Rush to the Dead Summer (Chinese: 夏至未至) is a novel written by Guo Jingming.
The story revolves around several young students, and is among Guo's most popular romance books.
The events described in the story happen during a ten-year period, and express the doubts of young people who are in secondary school and just entering society.
Li Xia goes to Beijing for further study with Fu, Lu Zhiang goes to Japan and Cheng Qiqi goes to Shanghai.
[2] In 2017, a television adaptation of the novel was released over the summer, starring idol-actors Zheng Shuang, Chen Xuedong and Bai Jingting as Li Xia, Fu Xiaosi, and Lu Zhiang respectively.