Chapter Summaries

Lin Li entered the last exam room for the Chinese exam and encountered a chaotic group of students, though he eventually focused on his paper. A new system task then appeared, requiring him to gain the recognition of twenty Sect Disciple disciples during the Grand Competition.

• Lin Li visited Chen Yuying in the Lecture Hall, where they joked about his deliberately leaving his umbrella for her to retrieve.
• Lin Li arrived late at Class Twenty and met Lin Yifeng, who had left his seat to check how to write his own name.
• A student played TIMI during the exam, and the invigilator silenced the room while allowing students to sleep and eat.
• Lin Li exchanged notes with Wu Xuan and a girl before Du Hansi intervened and helped him get back to his exam.
• While writing his essay, Lin Li triggered a task to earn recognition from at least twenty Sect Disciple disciples during the Grand Competition.

During the Sect Competition exams, Lin Li tried to earn the recognition of students in the last examination room and raised his quest progress from 3/20 to 6/20. He made friends with Du Hansi and Wang Ze, then found that performing tricks could win over classmates and began planning another way to reach the remaining students.

• Lin Li reasoned that he needed recognition from the students in his examination room and memorized the seating chart so he could learn who they were.
• Lin Li, Du Hansi, and Wang Ze headed to the cafeteria under one umbrella, where Du Hansi explained the last examination room's relaxed rules and Wang Ze accused Lin Li of trying to steal his friends.
• With Du Hansi and Wang Ze's introductions, Lin Li met several Sports Students, but only one showed enough admiration for the system's progress to rise to 4/20.
• During the next exam, Lin Li caught Wu Xuan's tossed QQ candy in his mouth, then juggled candy for Wu Xuan and another student, raising his progress to 6/20.
• Lin Li decided to test a plan involving food during the next exam, then mistook the cigarette and lighter Wu Xuan tossed him for spicy strips.

During the English exam, Lin Li used self-heating hotpot to entertain his classmates and earn their approval, but the stunt ended with a disciplinary notice. Xue Jian read the notice and was so stunned that his vision went black.

• Lin Li finished the English exam early, then used Wind Control to keep the hotpot’s smell from reaching invigilator Guo Zhun while he ate.
• Lin Li shared hotpot with his classmates, raising his approval-task count as students eagerly passed the food around.
• After a sudden burst of steam drew Guo Zhun’s attention, Lin Li offered him another hotpot and argued that they could all eat together.
• Guo Zhun ordered the students to take the hotpot outside, but Lin Li’s exam-room stunt was reported to the school.
• Xue Jian opened the Academic Affairs Office notice announcing Lin Li’s punishment and fainted after reading it.

Lin Li admired his light disciplinary notice after organizing a hot-pot meal in the exam room, then prepared a quieter afternoon feast with Class Twenty. He feared Xue Jian’s arrival as a proctor would ruin his plans, but the sudden approval from his classmates completed Task Three.

• Lin Li showed Bai Bufan and Zhou Baowei the disciplinary notice and recalled how he had taken the blame for the morning’s hot-pot gathering, despite the patrol teacher suspecting the other students had coerced him.
• The school settled on an ordinary warning, and Lin Li celebrated the light punishment while noting Task Three still needed two more approvals.
• Lin Li stocked up on supplies and brought cold noodles, cake, and a remote-controlled car for the afternoon exam, assigning Fang Tianyou to organize the food and Pan Yuwen to watch for patrolling teachers.
• As the exam began, Pan Yuwen asked to use the restroom, but Xue Jian entered carrying a chair and announced he would proctor beside Lin Li through the end of the week.
• Lin Li despaired that Xue Jian’s presence would prevent him from completing Task Three, then the task counter rose to 21/20 and declared the task complete.

Lin Li completed Task Three after Xue Jian’s intense exam supervision earned him the approval of enough classmates, and he received improved martial arts talent, a magic treasure, and system currency. He shared leftover food with classmates during the break, then rejected an invitation to join the Chinese checkers club after learning the girl had approached him because of his jumping ability.

• Lin Li completed Task Three while Xue Jian watched him closely during the exam, earning a Two Forms Dust Barrier, improved martial arts talent, and system currency.
• Lin Li and Du Hansi realized they could not discreetly eat their food during the exam, so they shared it with students in Class Twenty during the break.
• Xue Jian spotted the food, confirmed that Lin Li had brought it to school, and warned him that he would supervise the next exam too.
• Lin Li gave leftover cold noodles and cake to Zhou Baowei, who confirmed that Lin Li would still bring him self-heating hot pot that night.
• A girl invited Lin Li to join the Chinese checkers club because she had seen him jump, but she quickly left after he said he had a girlfriend.

Lin Li completed the final day of the Monthly Exam, tested his newly acquired Two Forms Dust Barrier, and deliberately manipulated his math score to avoid taking First in Grade while preserving his reputation. The chapter ended with him thwarting Xue Jian’s chance to secretly correct his answer sheet by placing it directly into Guo Zhun’s hands.

• Lin Li teased Qin Zeyu about his lack of romantic success until Qin left muttering about his future dating plans.
• Lin Li refined and tested the Two Forms Dust Barrier, learning how it spread, changed form, and retracted.
• During the math exam, Lin Li urged Xue Jian to check his work, then pointed out that Xue Jian had forgotten to write his identifying information.
• Lin Li filled every multiple-choice answer with the incorrect options, and Xue Jian confronted him after noticing the pattern.
• Lin Li claimed he had deliberately thrown away points to retaliate against Xue Jian, then ran back to submit his answer sheet to Guo Zhun before Xue Jian could alter it.

Lin Li and Chen Yuying planned their first date for the next day after Lin Li used the Heavenly Secret Mirror to confirm the weather would stay cloudy and dry. The chapter ended with Lin Li getting a haircut and joking with the barber about their outing.

• Lin Li told Chen Yuying he had deliberately missed a section of the math exam to help her regain first place and ease Wu Min’s concerns about their relationship.
• Lin Li confirmed through the Heavenly Secret Mirror that Nansang would stay cloudy without rain, and Chen Yuying set their departure for eight thirty the next morning.
• Lin Li and Chen Yuying reviewed for the afternoon exam together in the open-air corridor.
• After finishing the exams, Lin Li left school and went to a barbershop for a haircut before their date.
• Lin Li told the barber he was going out to “sell silver,” then explained that he meant “striding silver” as a joke about going out in winter.

Lin Li prepared for a date with Chen Yuying, teasing her through a mistaken message and a failed attempt to surprise her. They met outside his apartment, where Lin Li straightened the scarf Chen Yuying had made for him, and they confessed that they liked each other.

• Lin Li got a careful trim and returned the next morning for a wash and blow-dry before meeting Chen Yuying.
• Chen Yuying arrived early, and Lin Li accidentally sent her a suggestive message before inviting her to wait at his apartment.
• Lin Li tried to sneak up on Chen Yuying at the security booth, but she had already entered his empty apartment with her key.
• Lin Li and Chen Yuying met near his building, where he teased her about going to his apartment and held her hand.
• Chen Yuying straightened the scarf she had made for Lin Li, and they told each other they liked each other.

Lin Li and Chen Yuying headed out together for Puchun Town, where Chen Yuying planned their outing, after introducing themselves as a couple to Lin Li’s neighbors. Their ride was interrupted by Chen Yuying’s family driver, Zhuang Qiang, who admitted he had been sent to check on her, and the couple continued in a real ride-hailing car, where Lin Li relaxed on Chen Yuying’s lap.

• Lin Li introduced Chen Yuying as his girlfriend to Zhang Fang and several neighbors, while Chen Yuying happily held his hand.
• Chen Yuying booked a car, but Zhuang Qiang arrived in her family’s vehicle and pretended to be their ride-hailing driver.
• Zhuang Qiang confessed that Chen Yuying’s mother had asked him to make sure she reached Puchun safely, and Chen Yuying called another car instead.
• Lin Li and Chen Yuying rode toward Puchun Town, and Lin Li rested his head on her lap while they teased each other.
• Lin Li found the driver’s sign claiming he was mute, and the driver explained that he used it to avoid chatty passengers until one passenger’s tip and his response earned him a fine.

Lin Li and Chen Yuying shared an affectionate ride to Puchun, exchanged phone fingerprints, and teased each other over their chat histories. After arriving, they planned to walk the forest trail to Moonlight Lake, but Chen Yuying suggested they first go to the women’s restroom together.

• Lin Li advised the driver to pretend his throat was hoarse instead of claiming to be mute, then offered Chen Yuying his shoulder to rest on.
• Chen Yuying added Lin Li’s fingerprint to her phone, and Lin Li added hers to his; they exchanged phones and discovered their chat-history rankings for affectionate messages.
• Chen Yuying jokingly increased Lin Li’s message counts until she ranked first, while Lin Li sent photos from her album to himself.
• The pair reached Puchun after spending the ride leaning together, and Chen Yuying massaged Lin Li’s shoulder after he complained it was sore.
• Lin Li and Chen Yuying decided to take Rime Path through the forest to Moonlight Lake, but Chen Yuying proposed going to the women’s restroom together first.

Lin Li and Chen Yuying explored Rime Path together, sharing playful, affectionate moments until Lin Li shouted that he liked her and a stranger shouted the same from elsewhere in the woods. Lin Li ran off to confront the unexpected rival, while Chen Yuying laughed at their escalating argument.

• Lin Li accompanied Chen Yuying to Rime Path after they bought supplies, and they took photos to send to her mother.
• Lin Li and Chen Yuying walked hand in hand through the damp woodland, joked together, and encountered a Shiba Inu whose owner had lost its leash.
• The two rested beside a stream, where Chen Yuying leaned against Lin Li and they watched a squirrel flee before she could feed it.
• Lin Li shouted that he liked Chen Yuying, and an unfamiliar young man elsewhere in the woods shouted that he liked her too.
• Lin Li ran toward the stranger to challenge him, while Chen Yuying stayed behind laughing as the two argued over whether the stranger liked her.

Lin Li and Chen Yuying spent the morning strolling along Rime Path, joking with Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu, and reaching Moonlight Lake. They stopped for lunch, where Lin Li promised to earn money and support Chen Yuying before revealing his plan to open a laundromat and a restaurant.

• Lin Li returned from confronting a boy who had been coveting Chen Yuying and bragged that he had beaten him until he gave up.
• Lin Li and Chen Yuying teased Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu in their group chat and on a voice call while walking through Rime Path.
• Lin Li and Chen Yuying reached Moonlight Lake, admired the scenery, and decided to eat after Chen Yuying said she was hungry.
• Chen Yuying had reserved a table at a lakeside barbecue restaurant and paid for the meal, while Lin Li promised to support her in the future.
• Chen Yuying asked what job Lin Li planned to do, and Lin Li said he would open a laundromat and a restaurant.

Lin Li and Chen Yuying spent a playful date eating barbecue and cycling together around a lake. They ended the chapter riding onward, teasing each other as Chen Yuying held him close.

• Chen Yuying realized Lin Li had been joking about their future businesses, and they teased each other about how they would earn a living.
• Lin Li grilled barbecue for Chen Yuying, who fed him while he kept his own tableware untouched.
• Lin Li exchanged money for coins, and he and Chen Yuying planned to toss them into a wishing fountain before renting bicycles.
• Chen Yuying rode on the rear seat of Lin Li's bicycle as they traveled slowly around the lake and shared an affectionate moment.
• Lin Li repeatedly braked to make Chen Yuying bump into him, and she caught on and held him tightly while they joked along the lakeside.

Lin Li and Chen Yuying rode around Moonlight Lake, teasing Xiang Zhicheng at a wishing pool before feeding the birds and taking photos. The outing continued at a viewing platform, where Lin Li accidentally took a bizarre photo of an aunt that made her look like an ape.

• Lin Li and Chen Yuying stopped at the wishing pool, where Xiang Zhicheng prayed to stop being single and missed the carp's mouth.
• Lin Li teased Xiang Zhicheng by wishing he would stay single, then secretly made another wish that he would find someone soon; Xiang Zhicheng fled after Lin Li joked that saying the wish aloud had ruined it.
• Chen Yuying wished for something involving the two of them and tossed her coin into the carp's mouth before she and Lin Li resumed cycling.
• Lin Li and Chen Yuying stopped at a viewing platform, bought feed, and fed the ducks and pigeons while Lin Li photographed Chen Yuying.
• Lin Li offered to photograph a nearby aunt, but his shots made her appear as a comical Homo sapiens, leaving her confused.

Lin Li and Chen Yuying spent an affectionate afternoon at Moonlight Lake, teasing each other as they fed the fish and rowed across the water. The chapter ended with them quietly embracing in the boat as Chen Yuying began to say, “Next time...”

• Chen Yuying took photos for an aunt after Lin Li's attempts made her look like an ape, then helped two twin girls feed the fish.
• One twin called Lin Li an idiot when he asked which girl was the younger sister, and Chen Yuying laughed as Lin Li hurried away with her.
• Lin Li and Chen Yuying rented a rowboat, joked about fish heads and childhood, and set off across Moonlight Lake.
• Chen Yuying splashed cold water into Lin Li's collar, and Lin Li retaliated by startling her and tickling her neck until she fell into his arms.
• Lin Li and Chen Yuying removed their life jackets and settled into a quiet embrace in the boat, where Chen Yuying began, “Next time...”

Lin Li and Chen Yuying spent a full day together in Puchun, boating, shopping, and sharing playful jokes. At the end of the date, Chen Yuying kissed Lin Li and promised that seeing each other again would not be hard.

• Lin Li and Chen Yuying drifted across the lake, joked about geese and crows, and took turns rowing before returning to shore at dusk.
• Lin Li and Chen Yuying ate at a Spanish-style restaurant, where Lin Li left a neutral review despite the server asking for a positive one, and their banter lifted Chen Yuying's disappointment.
• Lin Li and Chen Yuying explored Puchun's shopping district, then Chen Yuying bought Lin Li lip tint as a gift for his supposed future girlfriend.
• After Lin Li accompanied Chen Yuying home, they called separate cars so they could spend a little longer together before parting.
• Chen Yuying returned the lip tint by kissing Lin Li, and she promised that seeing each other again would not be hard.

Lin Li learned that his planned school speech had been canceled because of his English exam misconduct, though his power-distribution-room service mission remained approved. He attended competition tutoring with Chen Yuying, then received a Foundation Establishment Pill offer from the system after midnight.

• Lin Li reflected on Chen Yuying promptly repaying what she borrowed and hoped she would borrow from him again.
• Lin Li returned to Nansang Middle School, joked with Bai Bufan, and learned that Bai Bufan had moved his desk back into the classroom.
• Xue Jian told Lin Li that Principal Wang had canceled his planned school speech because of his English exam conduct, but his on-campus labor in the power distribution room would still count toward his mission.
• Lin Li joined Chen Yuying at competition tutoring, where Hua Ming announced that the Xue Zhi Cup preliminary round would take place at Nansang Middle School that Sunday.
• Lin Li used his weekly system refresh and received an offer to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill, which frustrated him because he had wanted one earlier.

Lin Li’s class discussed plans for the New Year’s Eve Gala and Garden Party, while he and his classmates joked around at school. The chapter ended with Ding Sihan boasting that Chen Yuying had agreed to take her along this weekend, prompting Lin Li to tease her as their clingy child.

• Xue Jian told Class 4 about the upcoming Math Competition, New Year’s Eve Gala, and Garden Party, then assigned Chen Yuying, Zhuo Yongfei, and other class officers to organize the class’s activity.
• Class 4 students proposed a range of Garden Party ideas, while Wang Ze asked to change seats and Xue Jian offered him the podium instead.
• Chen Tianming returned Qin Zeyu’s lost meal card, and Lin Li planned a story about a pretty girl returning it to make Qin Zeyu jealous.
• Ding Sihan arrived to discuss the Garden Party, and Chen Yuying said she had agreed to take Ding Sihan along when she went out this weekend.
• Lin Li joked that Ding Sihan was like their child who clung to her parents, leaving Chen Yuying confused and annoyed by the thought.

Lin Li agreed to observe electrical maintenance at school, alarming the electricians with his casual preparations for a high-voltage accident. The chapter left him at the distribution room with Zheng Hong and Liu Feng after Xue Jian fled, while Zheng Hong reluctantly praised Lin Li as a natural electrician.

• Ding Sihan asked Lin Li to help her find someone to date, but Lin Li proposed that she join him and Chen Yuying on an outing instead.
• Lin Li teased Ding Sihan and his classmates, leaving Qin Zeyu heartbroken over the girl Lin Li claimed he had met.
• Xue Jian told Lin Li that electricians would perform maintenance at school and agreed to take him along to observe and help.
• On Wednesday, Lin Li met electrician Zheng Hong and apprentice Liu Feng at the distribution room, where Xue Jian warned him to follow every safety instruction.
• Lin Li brought out blood pressure medication in case someone was electrocuted, prompting Xue Jian to run away and Zheng Hong to jokingly call Lin Li a natural electrician.

Lin Li joined Zheng Hong and Liu Feng to inspect and clean the school’s distribution room, while the system tasked him with preventing Zheng Hong from smoking during the work. Zheng Hong tried to sneak away for cigarettes, but Lin Li caught him hiding two in his pocket.

• Lin Li reassured Zheng Hong that he would follow safety rules, then joked to Liu Feng about wildly criminal ways to make money.
• Zheng Hong shut off the distribution room’s power and verified that the circuits were de-energized before letting Lin Li help clean and inspect the equipment.
• The system gave Lin Li a mission to stop Zheng Hong from smoking Carefree Powder, so Lin Li cited campus rules and electrical safety procedures and made Zheng Hong put away his cigarettes.
• Zheng Hong grew restless without nicotine and tried to sneak off, but Lin Li called out his attempt to hide cigarettes in his pocket.