Chapter Summaries

Jimo discovered that Jiang Wangshu had been made to dress as a bunny girl at the banquet, and rushed downstairs to stop a man from harassing him. The chapter ended with Jimo beating the man as the stunned crowd watched.

• Ke Yueyi stopped Jimo from leaving the private room, and they struggled until He Zhenglin entered.
• He Zhenglin told Jimo that Jiang Wangshu was popular downstairs, prompting Jimo to open the curtains and spot him in a bunny-girl outfit.
• Jimo shouted Jiang Wangshu’s name, drawing the hall’s attention, then realized Ke Yueyi had known what was happening and left the room.
• Jiang Wangshu tried to leave the banquet, but two men restrained him and one tore part of his stocking while touching his thigh.
• Jimo kicked the man away and beat him until he begged for mercy, leaving the crowd staring in silence.

Jimo tried to take Jiang Wangshu away from the banquet, but He Zhenglin and the security guards blocked them. As Ke Yueyi came downstairs, Song Wenxi arrived and drew everyone’s attention.

• Jimo helped Jiang Wangshu up, covered his revealing outfit with his jacket, and asked if his leg was hurt.
• Huang Zhenghao blocked Jimo and Jiang Wangshu from leaving, while He Zhenglin came downstairs and challenged Jimo’s attempt to take away his invited guest.
• Jimo grabbed He Zhenglin by the collar and demanded that he clear the entrance, but He Zhenglin freed himself and called for Ke Yueyi to intervene.
• Ke Yueyi started downstairs, but Song Wenxi arrived at the entrance and greeted He Zhenglin.

Song Wenxi returned to He Zhenglin’s birthday banquet and eased the tension, but He Zhenglin still tried to keep Jimo and Jiang Wangshu from leaving. Jimo agreed to stay for a game in exchange for their release if they won, and the group gathered upstairs to learn the rules of a truth-or-dare card game.

• Song Wenxi returned, greeted He Zhenglin and Ke Yueyi, and helped the special-class student cut and serve the birthday cake.
• Jimo tried to leave with Jiang Wangshu, but He Zhenglin stopped them and insisted they remain at the banquet.
• Song Wenxi proposed that they play a game, and Jimo agreed on the condition that they could leave immediately if they won and that he received comfortable new clothes.
• Ke Yueyi pulled Jimo upstairs after telling him not to put Ke Yueyi’s clothes on another man, while Jiang Wangshu changed into the new outfit and followed later.
• Jimo drew a card labeled “Truth or dare,” and the staff member began explaining that it was a card game.

The host explained Fool's Game, in which the players had to identify the person with the highest card total, and the group formed teams before beginning. Jimo examined the cards he could see and made his swap, and the chapter ended as the host called for the first player to reveal what had happened during the swapping round.

• The host explained the card values, special cards, card-swapping round, and voting rules for Fool's Game.
• Jimo and Jiang Wangshu teamed up, Ke Yueyi and He Zhenglin formed the opposing team, and Song Wenxi remained neutral.
• The players rolled the dice, and Jimo rolled the highest number, so he was assigned to swap first.
• Jimo saw that his middle card was a one, Jiang Wangshu's visible card was a joker, and his other visible card was a five.
• Jimo made his swap, and the other players took their turns until Jiang Wangshu finished.
• The host told the players to open their eyes and invited the first player to reveal a card.

The players debated their cards and voted He Zhenglin as the fool, but the reveal showed Jimo had the highest total and had concealed the joker. He Zhenglin realized Jiang Wangshu had secretly returned his weakening card, and Jimo asked the host about the losing player's punishment.

• Jimo said he had swapped cards with He Zhenglin and claimed Ke Yueyi could confirm his starting cards.
• Ke Yueyi and He Zhenglin described their cards, while Song Wenxi and Jiang Wangshu revealed what they knew about each other's hands.
• During discussion, Jiang Wangshu accused He Zhenglin of lying about his weakening card, and Jimo and He Zhenglin each suspected the other of having the joker.
• Jimo and Jiang Wangshu voted for He Zhenglin, Song Wenxi abstained, and Ke Yueyi also voted for He Zhenglin.
• The host revealed He Zhenglin's cards were a 3, a 5, and a weakening card, while Jimo held a 5, a 1, and the joker.
• Jiang Wangshu admitted he had returned He Zhenglin's weakening card, and Jimo asked the host about the losing player's punishment.

He Zhenglin drew a mild punishment requiring him to interlace fingers with another player and hold eye contact, then chose Jiang Wangshu. Jimo objected and quickly volunteered to take Jiang Wangshu’s place, leaving He Zhenglin and the others surprised.

• The host announced He Zhenglin’s punishment: he had to choose a player, interlace fingers with him, and maintain eye contact until someone looked away.
• Jimo suspected the punishment box had been tampered with, but checked several slips and found that it contained a range of punishments.
• Ke Yueyi reminded He Zhenglin of his promise not to become interested in Jimo and urged him to choose someone else.
• He Zhenglin declined Song Wenxi’s offer and chose Jiang Wangshu instead.
• Jimo objected and agreed to take Jiang Wangshu’s place, while Jiang Wangshu tried to intervene and He Zhenglin ignored Ke Yueyi’s dark expression.

Jimo and He Zhenglin competed in a staring contest, which ended when Ke Yueyi pulled them apart after half a minute. Jimo left with Jiang Wangshu, while He Zhenglin stayed behind brooding over Jimo’s remarks about his sweaty, overly forceful hands.

• He Zhenglin challenged Jimo to a staring contest and tightly clasped his hands during the game.
• Jimo held He Zhenglin’s gaze and blinked at him, unsettling He Zhenglin before Ke Yueyi ended the contest at thirty seconds.
• Jimo asked who had won, then left with Jiang Wangshu after Song Wenxi gave them permission to go.
• Before leaving, Jimo told He Zhenglin that he had used too much force and that their sweaty hands had felt uncomfortable.
• Song Wenxi and Ke Yueyi left, while He Zhenglin wondered aloud whether sweaty hands were strange and blamed Jimo for getting under his skin.

After the birthday party, Jimo noticed that photos of Jiang Wangshu dressed as a bunny girl had disappeared from the forum and confronted his system about missing Song Wenxi’s appearance. Jimo then took the medical school transfer exam and finished early.

• A black-suited man asked Jiang Wangshu to go with him, but Jimo and Jiang Wangshu refused and walked away.
• Jiang Wangshu rubbed the nail marks He Zhenglin had left on Jimo’s hand as they left the party.
• Jimo read forum posts about the party, saved photos of himself fighting, and realized that photos of Jiang Wangshu dressed as a bunny girl had been removed.
• Jimo questioned system 009 about its late alert and learned that it had left to help goddess 005 meet 001; he told 009 not to abandon its post again.
• Jimo took the medical school department transfer exam, recognized questions based on Jiang Wangshu’s study notes, and finished early.

After his exam, Jimo invited Jiang Wangshu to visit his home, then confronted the man who had groped Jiang Wangshu at the banquet and fought off his three companions. Song Wenxi joined the fight, and Jimo walked with him to the academic affairs office when he asked for directions.

• Jimo finished his exam, and Jiang Wangshu asked to spend more time with him; Jimo invited him to visit his home during the break.
• Jimo sent Jiang Wangshu away and confronted the groper, who had brought three fighters to take revenge for being beaten at the banquet.
• Song Wenxi arrived, but the groper's men attacked Jimo and Song Wenxi before they could talk; Jimo knocked down all three fighters.
• The groper retreated with his men, and Jimo helped Song Wenxi up before leaving with him.
• Song Wenxi asked Jimo to show him the way to the academic affairs office, and Jimo agreed.

Jimo left Song Wenxi after advising him to ice his injured mouth, then returned to the dorm and ate food Zhuang Zhe had brought from home. Jiang Wangshu arranged to delay his riding-stable job so he could go home with his older brother, but his father’s message asking when he would return soured his mood.

• Jimo told Song Wenxi to put ice on his cut, then left as a teacher escorted Song Wenxi into the academic affairs office.
• Jimo returned to the dorm and found Zhuang Zhe back with food made by his mother.
• Jimo ate one piece of fried vinegar pork and refused more because he was controlling his diet and training to face Ke Yueyi.
• Jiang Wangshu asked the riding-stable coach to let him start work a few days later so he could go home with his older brother.
• Jiang Wangshu received a message from his father asking when he would return and deleted it without replying.