Chapter Summaries

Wuling carried Cartethyia to Star Torch Academy’s infirmary after she sprained both ankles, where Doctor Lu examined and treated her. Cartethyia stayed behind to rest and eat while Wuling left for his plans, after she thanked him for helping her.

• Wuling carried the embarrassed Cartethyia from the classroom to the infirmary while Abu photographed them.
• N.A.N.A brought Wuling and Cartethyia inside, where Doctor Lu introduced himself and examined her ankles.
• Cartethyia asked Wuling to help remove her shoes and socks, and Doctor Lu confirmed she had only mild sprains.
• Doctor Lu instructed Cartethyia to ice her ankles, avoid walking, and ask N.A.N.A to replace the ice packs as needed.
• Cartethyia accepted a free nutritional meal after her stomach growled, and Wuling left after she thanked him.

Wuling met Aimisi’s roommate Jinhsi and joined his friends for a meal. The group reached a crowded restaurant and sat down, with plans to visit a market and get drinks afterward.

• Wuling arrived at the school gate, where Aimisi introduced him to Jinhsi and the others.
• Wuling greeted Jinhsi and complimented her, while Calcharo teased him about his sweet talk.
• Jinhsi asked whether Wuling had helped someone on his way, and he kept the details vague.
• The group discussed visiting the arts and crafts market and getting drinks after their meal.
• Wuling and his friends reached the restaurant, found seats near a corner, and sat down.

Wuling and his friends shared a large meal at a restaurant, then set off for the creative market. The group left the restaurant with their afternoon plans underway.

• Wuling ordered dishes to suit everyone's preferences while ignoring Abu's requests for fried chicken.
• The friends discussed their plans after visiting the market, with Lingyang planning to sleep and Aimisi, Chisaki, and Jinhsi planning to shop.
• The group ate the restaurant's dishes, and Calcharo made Lingyang eat vegetables.
• After the meal, Jinhsi suggested browsing the creative market, and Wuling paid the bill.
• Calcharo led the group toward the market, with Aimisi walking ahead and Wuling alongside Jinhsi and Chisaki.

Wuling and his companions explored a student market, bought animal-themed hair clips, and shared ice cream. As they ate, Wuling sensed an object flying toward the group.

• Aimisi chose a white seal hair clip, and Wuling put it in her hair after teasing her.
• Wuling bought clips for Abu and Aimisi, then picked a free fries clip and saw Chisaki and Jinhsi choose their own.
• Aimisi questioned who Wuling intended to give the fries clip to and seemed relieved when he said it was not for a person.
• The group found Calcharo and Lingyang eating ice cream, and Wuling treated everyone to their chosen flavors.
• Wuling sensed an object flying toward the group and warned everyone to look out.

Wuling saved Chisaki from a falling ice cream at the market, and the two grew closer as they browsed and walked back together. They arrived at the coffee shop at 4:20, ten minutes before work.

• Wuling pulled Chisaki out of the ice cream’s path and caught the child who had fallen, while the child’s mother apologized and led him away.
• Chisaki thanked Wuling, and Aimisi watched their interaction with jealous frustration.
• The group browsed the market, with Calcharo and Lingyang buying snacks while Aimisi, Chisaki, and Jinhsi picked out accessories.
• Aimisi showed disappointment when Wuling and Chisaki prepared to leave, and Calcharo asked Wuling to bring him a coconut latte.
• Wuling and Chisaki walked back together, talked about enjoying the outing, and reached the coffee shop at 4:20.

During a busy shift, Chisaki dropped a cup, cut her leg, and spilled coffee on a customer. After Wuling treated her wound and reassured her, Chisaki asked to call him “senior,” and he agreed; they then prepared to return to the shop.

• Wuling noticed Chisaki tiring during the rush and offered to handle the tables.
• Chisaki dropped a cup while carrying an order, cutting her leg and splashing coffee on a customer.
• Wuling apologized to the customer, and Auntie Bo recognized her as Bu Ling and told Wuling to tend to Chisaki's wound.
• Wuling took Chisaki to the storeroom, treated her cut, and reassured her that the accident was not her fault.
• Chisaki asked Wuling if she could call him senior, and he happily agreed.
• Chisaki felt better, and she and Wuling got ready to return to the front of the shop.

After Chisaki’s accident at the café, Auntie Bo and Bu Ling reassured her and Wuling, explaining the café’s welcoming history and their own ties to Star Torch Academy. While resting together, Chisaki told Wuling she would practice until she could do the job without holding everyone back, and he encouraged her.

• Auntie Bo and Bu Ling welcomed Chisaki and Wuling back after the café was cleaned, and Bu Ling introduced herself as their senior.
• Bu Ling and Auntie Bo discussed Lynae’s reported demotion, while Auntie Bo recalled her fondly and wondered why the academy had punished her.
• Auntie Bo told Chisaki and Wuling that she had attended Star Torch Academy and opened the café to support students working their way through school.
• Wuling made Chisaki orange juice and prepared himself a green grape yogurt drink while they rested in the café.
• Chisaki told Wuling she would practice hard and stop holding everyone back, and Wuling said he believed in her.

Wuling joined the Star Society group chat after learning that its entry question praised the club’s founder, Lady Phoebe, rather than Nabomo. He accepted Nabomo’s invitation to a two o’clock welcome activity, while the other members warned him about her reckless adventures.

• Calcharo complained about being woken for breakfast, and Wuling and Lingyang teased him for being weak after he stayed up late playing games.
• Wuling, Wuling, and Lingyang ate breakfast in the cafeteria, where Wuling received Nabomo’s invitation to the Star Society group chat.
• Wuling failed the group’s entry question until Nabomo explained that its answer was Lady Phoebe, the Star Society’s founder and first president.
• Wuling entered the chat, introduced himself, and saw members warn him not to trust Nabomo’s promises or join her midnight and back-mountain adventures.
• Nabomo invited Wuling to the club’s welcome activity at two that afternoon, and he agreed to attend.

Wuling arrived at the Star Society activity room and discovered that Danya was also a new member. Nabomo introduced Wuling to the club, and the gathering awaited the arrival of the second new member.

• Wuling met Danya on the stairs, and they realized they had both joined the Star Society.
• Danya told Wuling that Nabomo had recruited two new members but was keeping the other member's identity secret.
• Wuling and Danya entered the activity room, where Nabomo introduced Wuling to the gathered club members.
• The club members enthusiastically flirted with Wuling, and Nabomo scolded them before Wuling asked about the other new member.
• Nabomo said the other new member would arrive soon, and the activity room door opened again.

Wuling and Phrolova joined the Star Society after bonding over their chuunibyou antics, and Nabomo welcomed them with a chaotic ceremony. The chapter ended as Wuling tasted Nabomo’s cooking and the narration revealed his bitter thoughts about working unpaid at the hospital.

• Wuling and Phrolova recognized each other at the Star Society’s activity room, then exchanged dramatic poses and declarations that sparked the club members into a frenzy.
• Phrolova introduced herself by her codename, Hecate, and Wuling gave his name as the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King; their handshake left Phrolova’s palm aching and inspired her to compete with him.
• Nabomo introduced Wuling and Phrolova as new members, assigning Wuling the codenames Rover and Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King.
• The Star Society members celebrated Nabomo as their president, and she ushered the newcomers to try her cookies.
• Wuling tasted a warm cranberry cookie while thinking bitterly about being made to work weekends without pay at the hospital.

Nabomo showed Wuling and Phrolova the club’s illicit baking setup and claimed that influence and connections helped her get ahead. Her connection turned out to be Principal Luosela, who arrived and greeted the newcomers.

• Nabomo teased Wuling after he called her a mascot, then invited him and Phrolova to see where she baked cookies.
• Nabomo revealed a baking oven and a stove she had built in a small room inside the teaching building, admitting the setup violated regulations.
• Nabomo explained that getting ahead required influence and connections and said someone was due to arrive.
• Principal Luosela entered the club activity room, and Nabomo greeted her familiarly.
• Luosela asked whether Wuling and Phrolova were the new club members, and they nervously confirmed it.

Wuling charmed Principal Luosela with compliments during her visit to the Star Society, and she explained why she allowed the club its exceptions. After Luosela left, the members resumed their welcoming celebration, with Nabomo declaring that the president would pay for everything.

• Wuling praised Luosela's beauty and kindness until she smiled and became more indulgent toward him.
• Luosela said she wanted students to live freely and passionately, while promising to have the Star Society inspected for safety.
• Luosela encouraged Wuling and Phrolova to enjoy being themselves, then accepted a bag of Nabomo's cookies and left.
• The club members resumed their lively celebration and praised Wuling for making Luosela happy.
• Nabomo restarted the party and announced that the president would cover all the festivities.

Wuling and Phrolova met Scar and Christopher, who recruited them to collaborate on a novel with agreed roles and revenue shares. Nabomo caught Christopher making the deal and warned him to honor his promise to let them review the drafts.

• Scar introduced himself and Christopher to Wuling and Phrolova, and explained that Nabomo had punished Christopher for making her a novel villain by banning him from gathering snacks for three months.
• Christopher invited Wuling and Phrolova to join his novel, offering them first access to drafts and sixty percent of the revenue, and suggested Wuling as a savior and Phrolova as a tragic villain.
• Wuling agreed to be a savior on the condition that he had no harem or excessive chuunibyou traits, while Phrolova agreed to play a villain who was not too evil.
• Scar warned Wuling that Christopher's plots could become outrageous despite his promises, and Christopher wrote down their restrictions in a notebook.
• Nabomo arrived, questioned Christopher about recruiting the newcomers, and ordered him to keep his promise to let them review the drafts.

Wuling waited at Kuainiang Restaurant for Camellya and met Encore, the young relative she was bringing along. He bonded with Encore while they waited, just before Camellya arrived.

• Wuling arrived early at Kuainiang Restaurant and ordered food and juice for his meeting with Camellya.
• Encore tugged Wuling's clothes, introduced herself, and explained that Camellya had brought her along while she went to buy something.
• Wuling confirmed Encore was Camellya's young companion and gently patted her head as they talked.
• Encore asked Wuling for a hug, and he lifted her onto his lap.
• Wuling was about to tease Encore when unhurried footsteps came from the restaurant entrance.

Camellya, Wuling, and Encore finished their meal, and Camellya felt a little disappointed when Wuling called them friends. Xiaokuai joined them, teased Camellya about Wuling, and decided to help encourage their romance.

• Encore listened to Camellya and Wuling talk and privately concluded that Camellya was flirting with an oblivious Wuling.
• Camellya thanked Wuling for the meal, and he said he enjoyed eating with her and Encore because they were friends.
• Xiaokuai covered Camellya's eyes as a greeting, then met Wuling and Encore at the table.
• Xiaokuai teased Camellya by calling Wuling a male friend she liked, but Wuling did not notice the implication.
• Xiaokuai silently encouraged Camellya to pursue Wuling and decided to write fanfiction to drum up interest in them.

Wuling shared a meal with Camellya and Encore, who clung to him and charmed him into ordering her favorite treats. Camellya and Wuling discovered they both frequented the restaurant, where she had befriended the owner, while Encore revealed she had visited many times with Camellya.

• Camellya arrived with desserts and gently scolded Encore for leaving her to visit Wuling alone.
• Encore stayed on Wuling's lap, and Camellya remarked that she was unusually comfortable with him for a first meeting.
• Wuling praised Encore and offered to order her food, and Camellya allowed her to have a small portion of fried shrimp and chocolate pudding.
• Wuling insisted on paying for Encore's snacks, and Encore praised him as the best person in the world.
• Camellya told Wuling she had eaten at the restaurant for three years and was friends with its owner, while Encore said Camellya had brought her there many times.

Wuling, Camellya, and Encore shared dorayaki and dinner while growing more comfortable with one another. Camellya suggested a future outing with just Wuling, but he agreed to bring Encore along too.

• Wuling shared dorayaki with Camellya and Encore, and Camellya teased Encore about never finishing the two she bought.
• Camellya asked Wuling to call her by her name, and Encore joined in by calling him Big Brother Wuling.
• Camellya told Wuling she had felt a sense of closeness to him since they first met, as if they had known each other in a past life.
• Camellya proposed that she and Wuling go out alone sometime, leaving Encore at home, and Wuling agreed.
• During dinner, Encore asked whether Wuling and Camellya were close, and Wuling said they were good friends and promised to bring Encore along on a future outing.

Wuling walked Camellya and Encore home after dinner, while Camellya and Xiaokuai tried to nudge him and Camellya toward a date. Camellya revealed that she and Encore lived at Tipping Bucket Garden and invited Wuling to visit.

• Xiaokuai paid for dinner and suggested that Wuling and Camellya come back alone next time.
• Encore took Wuling's and Camellya's hands as they left, and Xiaokuai secretly photographed them together.
• Xiaokuai encouraged Camellya to ask Wuling out, and Camellya signaled that she understood.
• Wuling walked with Camellya and Encore while thinking about breakfast, then realized they had taken a wrong turn.
• Camellya told Wuling that she and Encore lived at Tipping Bucket Garden and invited him to visit their home.

Camellya invited Wuling to visit her apartment, but he declined because it was late, leaving her embarrassed. Encore persuaded him to walk them home, and as he prepared to leave at their building, Camellya stopped him and struggled to find the courage to ask him to stay.

• Camellya invited Wuling to visit her apartment, but he focused on how expensive it was and declined for the night.
• Camellya walked silently with Wuling and Encore to the residential complex after her invitation was rejected.
• Encore pretended to fear the dark and persuaded Wuling to walk her and Camellya to their building.
• Wuling walked the short distance to their building entrance and began to leave after ruffling Encore's hair.
• Encore urged Camellya to take one last chance, and Camellya stopped Wuling but hesitated to speak.

Camellya and Encore invited Wuling upstairs, and Encore won his attention by asking him to carry her. After they reached Camellya’s apartment, Encore left Camellya and Wuling alone in the living room.

• Camellya thanked Wuling for dinner and invited him upstairs, using Encore’s wish for him to stay as an excuse.
• Encore urged Wuling to come inside, and he agreed before lifting her into his arms.
• Camellya watched Wuling and Encore’s affectionate exchange, then led them to the seventeenth floor.
• Encore opened the apartment door, welcomed Wuling and Camellya inside, and went to boil water in the kitchen.
• Encore left the kitchen door slightly ajar, leaving Camellya and Wuling alone in the living room.