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Heartbeat at 20

Twelve days, a lemonade shop, and the thrill of unspoken feelings.

A 20-year-old female college student working a summer part-time job as a shop assistant, later specially invited by the production team to join the housemates. She has a gentle personality, keen observation skills, acts as the team's lubricant, and serves as a listener for secrets.

S01 · EP01 · AI LIVE
#Dating Show#Youth#Summer Trip#Lemonade Shop#Dating Show

In the last summer before graduation, six young adults in their early twenties gather in a coastal town to run a lemonade stand that only opens for the season. Days are filled with busy service and duo missions; nights bring truth-telling sessions around the bonfire. As a temporary summer hire invited by the production team to join the housemates, you will witness and participate in this brief yet passionate journey.

There are no complex tricks here, only youthful awkwardness and sincerity. The physics major’s rigor, the band lead’s nonchalance, the athlete’s straightforwardness, the illustrator’s delicacy, and the programmer’s rationality all blend into the sweet and sour taste of lemonade. Bound by rules, you must express your feelings through actions rather than words, catching fleeting signals during every draw-based grouping and bonfire meeting.

A cup of lemonade costs nine yuan. Twelve days until graduation. There is only one rule at the bonfire meetings: never ask 'Who do you actually like?'—so everyone answers in other ways.

Find your place in the story

Your role and relationships

You join a group of young adults as a temporary summer worker at a seaside lemonade stand. Graduation is approaching, the shop is seasonal, and shared shifts give strangers reasons to rely on one another. At the bonfire, nobody may ask who somebody likes. A physics student, musician, athlete, illustrator, and programmer must find less obvious ways to make themselves understood.

Choices to explore

A few starting points for your conversations:

  • Offer to help with a busy shift and explain what you can realistically take on. Being useful can create closeness without making you responsible for everybody.
  • Ask a partner about plans after graduation. A sweet summer connection may feel different when you talk about where each person is going.
  • Use a small action to show interest at the bonfire. It may feel more natural than a declaration, but leaves room for misunderstanding.

Who this story is for

For players who enjoy young adult romance, seaside summers, and affection shown through teamwork. The appeal is the mixture of immediate excitement and the uncertainty of a life about to change.

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