Recaps

In Class 8, Cao Kun tried to win Meng Ziyun’s favor by injuring his own nose and bringing her sanitary pads, while the students argued about diamonds and tested their looks by approaching Shang Wanqing. Jiang Ning’s approach succeeded where the others failed, and Shang Wanqing gave him her WeChat.

• Gao Heshaui failed to wake Wu Xiaoqi until Miao Zhe told him to get up and play basketball, and Wu Xiaoqi left class with his ball.
• Cao Kun realized Meng Ziyun might be on her period, punched himself in the nose, and brought her sanitary pads, moving her despite her surprise.
• Liu Chuandao confessed his interest to Shang Caiwei, while Yu Wen, Lu Qiqi, Guo Kunnan, and Shan Kaiquan argued about diamond rings until Ma Shicheng insulted Yu Wen.
• Guo Kunnan, Cui Yu, and Liu Chuandao each approached Shang Wanqing and were turned down, while Ma Shicheng treated their failures as a test of their looks.
• Guo Kunnan asked Jiang Ning to approach Shang Wanqing, who became captivated by him and gave him her WeChat, saying she wanted a sweet romance.

Jiang Ning used a talisman to sabotage Gouzi’s motorcycle and protect Xue Chuchu from an attack, then spent a leisurely afternoon with Xue Yuantong. The chapter left Yan Bo still behind the failed scheme and Tang Yaohan wary of Xue Yuantong.

• Jiang Ning spotted Gouzi following Xue Chuchu and placed a talisman on his motorcycle to make it lose control.
• Gouzi tried to knock Xue Chuchu off her Electric Bike, but his motorcycle crashed before he could kick her, and Yan Bo called him useless.
• Zhang Chi tried to borrow money from Guo Kunnan and Shan Kaiquan, then paid Hu Jun to repair his phone before Hu Jun admitted he could not fix it and kept the money Zhang Chi owed him.
• Jiang Ning confirmed that Xue Chuchu was safe, then relaxed with Xue Yuantong over tea and Pine Nuts.
• Yang Fei hinted that Tang Yaohan should challenge Xue Yuantong to chess, but Tang Yaohan hurried past her and reassured Yang Fei about his inheritance.

Xue Yuantong spent a sunny afternoon with Jiang Ning before they prepared her Mountain Bike for school, while Xue Chuchu misread Tongtong’s playful gesture as a kiss. Later, with Jiang Ning absent from class, a Chinese Chess dispute between Shan Kaiquan and Liu Chuandao nearly turned into a fight until Jiang Yanan invoked Jiang Ning’s name.

• Xue Yuantong struggled to crack an unopened Pine Nut, learned Tang Fu had given the nuts to Jiang Ning, and lounged with him in the sun while Xue Chuchu watched from nearby.
• Jiang Ning cracked a Pine Nut for Xue Yuantong, then helped her pump up the Mountain Bike tires; Xue Chuchu saw Tongtong pinching Jiang Ning’s shadow and thought she was stealing a kiss.
• Jiang Ning left class to buy something and asked Bai Yuxia to tell Xue Yuantong to go to the cafeteria if she woke up; Bai Yuxia regretted not asking where he was going.
• With class monitor Xin Youling away, Shan Kaiquan challenged Liu Chuandao to Chinese Chess at her seat after Guo Kunnan asked him to move Liu.
• Liu Chuandao used his car key as a chess piece, lost anyway, and threatened Shan Kaiquan, prompting the classroom to brace for a fight.
• Bai Yuxia tried to calm them by mentioning the sleeping Xue Yuantong, but Jiang Yanan warned that Jiang Ning would be unhappy, making the students of Old Class 8 shudder.

Liu Chuandao boasted about becoming Class 8’s overlord, but Shan Qingrong arrived and brutally put him in his place. Meanwhile, Jiang Ning confronted Yan Bo at his villa over the scheme against Xue Chuchu, and Yan Bo tried to turn Jiang Ning’s destruction of a flowerpot into leverage.

• Liu Chuandao challenged Shan Kaiquan and mocked Xue Yuantong while claiming no one could stop him.
• Shan Qingrong overheard Liu Chuandao threatening the top student and beat him, then threw him into the hallway.
• Yan Bo lamented Gouzi’s failure and plotted to reach Xue Chuchu through people close to her.
• Jiang Ning entered Yan Bo’s villa and confronted him about the plan he had made at noon.
• Yan Bo demanded evidence and threatened to use his money for a lawyer, then deliberately turned toward the house to fetch cash and a weapon.
• Jiang Ning kicked apart Yan Bo’s flowerpot, and Yan Bo saw a chance to demand compensation and pressure Jiang Ning into helping him approach Xue Chuchu.

Jiang Ning confronted Yan Bo, exposed the photo that had ruined Yan Bo’s plans, and defeated him before forcing him onto a motorcycle. At school, Chai Wei began plotting with Liu Chuandao against Jiang Ning, while the chapter ended with He Qingtang asking Geng Lu about Ji Xuan.

• Yan Bo demanded compensation from Jiang Ning and threatened him with a steel pipe, but Jiang Ning disarmed him and stopped the weapon beside his head.
• Jiang Ning showed Yan Bo a photo of him with the vocational school girl, then challenged him to ride a motorcycle; Yan Bo fled, but Jiang Ning blew up its engine and summoned the camera’s hard drive.
• Lu Qiqi borrowed Guo Kunnan’s phone to browse Taobao and used up his 20-yuan data add-on.
• Xue Yuantong played a mobile MOBA, prompting Ma Shicheng and Dong Qingfeng to discuss how a good phone MOBA might become popular.
• Chai Wei approached Liu Chuandao and suggested that Jiang Ning had influenced Shan Qingrong to beat him, and the two began plotting together.
• Jiang Ning played ping-pong with Teacher Guo Ran as He Qingtang asked Geng Lu whether she had seen Ji Xuan, who had transferred to their school.

Ji Xuan tried to get closer to Geng Lu and He Qingtang, but Geng Lu left with Jiang Ning after he called her over. Geng Lu shared a shy moment with Jiang Ning in the music room, while Chai Wei prepared for his schemes against Jiang Ning and Pang Jiao; the chapter ended with Bai Yuxia treating Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong, and the twins to dessert.

• Geng Lu and He Qingtang declined Ji Xuan's invitation to walk around the School Field, and Geng Lu hurried to join Jiang Ning after he waved to her.
• Chai Wei discussed plans with Shan Xiao and Liu Chuandao, then returned to class pleased with himself and impressed Song Sheng with how easily he used his crutch.
• Bai Yuxia considered inviting Jiang Ning to a meal without Xue Yuantong, but decided to bring Xue Yuantong and the twins along instead.
• Geng Lu visited the music room with Jiang Ning, rested her cheek on his shoulder, then ran out shyly.
• Tang Jing tried to draw Huang Yuzhu closer by pretending to be cold, but he urged her to run with him instead of offering his jacket.
• After evening self-study, Liu Chuandao told Shang Caiwei to follow him, while Bai Yuxia treated Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong, and the twins to Double Skin Milk.

Chai Wei entered an alley hoping to provoke Pang Jiao and gather evidence, but Ge Hao and Liu Chuandao’s group prepared to ambush him. Pang Jiao appeared unexpectedly, and the alley filled with opponents as Zhang Yifei landed amid the confrontation.

• Hu Jun treated Shan Kaiquan and Guo Kunnan to fruit, while the class group chat discussed insomnia and domestic violence.
• Tang Jing took Huang Yuzhu to ES Restaurant and showed him a contact lens, though she failed to pick it up with her tweezers.
• Chai Wei worked up his courage to enter the alley with Qiang Li nearby, while Ge Hao watched and reported his movements.
• Liu Chuandao and Duan Shigang’s group prepared to attack Chai Wei, and Ge Hao lunged toward him with a sack.
• Pang Jiao arrived and accused the group of plotting against Chai Wei; Duan Shigang pretended they had come to protect him, and Liu Chuandao challenged Pang Jiao.
• Li Shengnan revealed herself, and Zhang Yifei crashed into the alley as Pang Jiao shouted at the assembled group.

Pang Jiao and her friends confronted Liu Chuandao and Duan Shigang in an alley after discovering Liu had framed her, while Jiang Ning led Bai Yuxia, Xue Yuantong, and the twins to watch. Liu Chuandao ended the chapter pinned beneath Pang Jiao as his classmates arrived and witnessed his humiliation.

• Pang Jiao and Wang Yanyan confronted Liu Chuandao and Duan Shigang, and Pang Jiao attacked them while Liu escaped over a wall.
• Liu Chuandao abandoned Duan Shigang, who was beaten by Pang Jiao and Ge Hao, while Ge Hao confused Chai Wei about who had attacked him.
• Zhang Yifei and Li Shengnan caught Liu Chuandao and brought him back, but Pang Jiao pinned him down when he tried to escape again.
• Jiang Ning took Bai Yuxia, Xue Yuantong, and the twins down a dim shortcut after sensing the alley commotion.
• Jiang Ning and the others found Pang Jiao sitting on Liu Chuandao, who struggled briefly before she crushed him back down.

Jiang Ning led Bai Yuxia, the Chen twins, and Xue Yuantong through an alley where Pang Jiao was pinning Liu Chuandao, and she calmly moved aside when Jiang Ning told her to. After dinner, Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong home, where Aunt Gu let her watch TV—but forbade her from turning it on.

• Wang Yanyan claimed that Pang Jiao and Liu Chuandao were playing a game, and Liu Chuandao reluctantly went along with her story.
• Jiang Ning used Thunder Art to jolt Liu Chuandao when he sensed the latter hoping for a fight, and Pang Jiao pinned him down again.
• Jiang Ning told Pang Jiao to move aside, and she stood up and hauled Liu Chuandao out of the way so the group could pass.
• After the others left, Liu Chuandao tried to order Pang Jiao to release him, but she shoved him back down; later, he crawled to a clinic and discovered an intern was treating his wounds.
• Jiang Ning and the girls ate dinner, then Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong home after Bai Yuxia left in her BMW.
• At home, Aunt Gu let Xue Yuantong watch television but told her she could not turn it on.

Jiang Ning approved Shao Shuangshuang’s plans for Evergreen Liquid’s Bright Eyes launch and prepared a protective earring for her. At school, Meng Ziyun’s online admirer was exposed as a Korean idol, a brief blackout sparked chaos in the boys’ dormitory, and Chen Siyu called Jiang Ning when he went out to buy snacks.

• Jiang Ning approved Shao Shuangshuang’s Bright Eyes launch plans and set aside a phoenix-engraved protective earring for her.
• Lu Qiqi searched for the price of Meng Ziyun’s online friend’s watch, and the results revealed he was a Korean idol star.
• A brief power outage sent students in the boys’ dormitory into a frenzy, and Zhang Chi smashed Guo Kunnan’s thermos while joining in.
• After Jiang Ning left to buy braised snacks and soda, Chen Siyu found his phone and called him back.

Jiang Ning bought braised snacks and Lime Cola, then used his Thunder Spell to cause a campus-wide power outage that canceled evening self-study. As his classmates enjoyed the unexpected break, Liu Chuandao endured Pang Jiao’s repeated slaps, while Chai Wei sat alone by the river.

• Chen Siyu tried to call Jiang Ning to warn him not to buy too many snacks, and Bai Yuxia pointed out that Chen Siyu was calling from Jiang Ning’s phone.
• Jiang Ning bought over a hundred yuan’s worth of braised snacks and several Lime Colas, then caused the school lights to go out with his Thunder Spell.
• Meng Ziyun awkwardly tried to talk with Jiang Ning, and he returned to the classroom with the food after the outage canceled evening self-study.
• Xue Yuantong woke in the dark and grabbed Jiang Ning’s arm, and he fed her a piece of meat while the classmates shared the snacks and watched a movie on her tablet.
• Yan Tianpeng and Shi Qianjin realized the dormitory doors could likely open without power but chose to use the outage as an excuse to skip class.
• Pang Jiao repeatedly slapped Liu Chuandao as he endured her accusations, while Chai Wei sat alone by the river and declined the snacks.

Jiang Ning took Chen Siyu and Bai Yuxia off campus to try a new milk tea, then subdued a fierce fat cat so the girls could pet and photograph it. The chapter ended with Chen Siyu asking whether her breasts looked big while holding the cat in front of her chest.

• Gu Wei discovered that Wu Xiaoqi had skipped PE to compete in the Chengnan Middle School Basketball League and appointed Duan Shigang as Class 8's new sports committee member.
• Jiang Ning invited Chen Siyu and Bai Yuxia to leave campus during class, and the three went to Grain in Ear for its new milk tea.
• Chen Siyu tried to pet the shop's enormous fat cat, but the Waitress warned her that it was fierce.
• When the cat attacked, Jiang Ning caught it by the scruff and used Divine Sense Shock to make it docile enough for Chen Siyu and Bai Yuxia to pet.
• Chen Siyu posed with the cat and asked Jiang Ning whether her breasts looked big, and he replied that the cat was blocking them.

After Chen Siyu and Bai Yuxia shared a photo of the orange cat, several classmates reacted to it in different ways, while Chai Wei tried and failed to flirt with Bai Yuxia. Liu Chuandao began training from an online martial arts video, and Jiang Ning later arranged for Chen Siyu to sell him a cardboard box, leaving her pleased with the small payment.

• Jiang Ning's suggestive remark at the Dessert Shop embarrassed Chen Siyu and Bai Yuxia, who then took and shared photos with the orange cat.
• Guo Kunnan showed Shan Kaiquan Bai Yuxia's photo, but Shan Kaiquan resisted looking; Chai Wei saw it and messaged Bai Yuxia before embarrassing himself with a cat-themed flirtation and asking her to keep the exchange private.
• Liu Chuandao filmed himself declaring that he would no longer be bullied, then began learning martial arts from an online video and vowed to return stronger.
• Xue Chuchu saw Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning sunbathing together and went back inside to work on her test paper.
• Jiang Ning read the Class Group's discussion of the orange cat and chatted with Chen Siyu about her family's new television.
• Jiang Ning asked Chen Siyu to sell her television's cardboard box for him, then sent her an extra three yuan, which delighted her.

Jiang Ning spent the day teasing Xue Yuantong, beating Old Zhuang at arm wrestling, and discussing a visit to the popular orange cat with Geng Lu. Ji Xuan tried to use the outing to get closer to Geng Lu, but she defended Jiang Ning and declared that she spoiled him.

• Jiang Ning shared oranges with Xue Yuantong, who complained that he had secretly eaten most of the fruit.
• Uncle Zhang found his wolfhound covered in orange peels, and Jiang Ning beat Old Zhuang at arm wrestling to win a pound of Beef Tripe.
• Xue Yuantong invited Jiang Ning and Xue Chuchu to visit the orange cat after school, while Geng Lu also asked Jiang Ning to take her there.
• Ji Xuan overheard Geng Lu and Jiang Ning discussing the cat, then invited Geng Lu to go with him after school.
• Ji Xuan implied that Jiang Ning might resent Geng Lu going with him, and Geng Lu retorted that Jiang Ning did not understand anything but she spoiled him.

Ji Xuan’s attempt to turn Geng Lu against Jiang Ning backfired, while Jiang Ning spent time with Xue Yuantong and later accepted Shang Wanqing’s friend request. At the dessert shop, Qi Tianheng’s lavish attempt to impress Lan Zichen was thwarted by an uncooperative cat, leaving Shan Kaiquan’s group a chance to act.

• Geng Lu rebuked Ji Xuan for badmouthing Jiang Ning and ended their contact, leaving him angry and humiliated.
• Jiang Ning skipped self-study to take Xue Yuantong for milk tea and to visit the cat café, where Shang Wanqing treated them and watched him leave.
• Wang Longlong told Shan Kaiquan that Wu Yunzhi planned to take Lan Zichen to the dessert shop, so Shan Kaiquan enlisted Hu Jun to make a move.
• Liu Chuandao flirted with Shang Caiwei in Class 8, while Xin Youling watched with concern.
• Qi Tianheng booked the dessert shop for three hours and tried to impress Lu Qiqi, but the orange cat resisted being held, prompting Wang Longlong to tell Hu Jun their chance had come.
• Jiang Ning accepted Shang Wanqing’s friend request and agreed to dinner at Shen Qing'e’s home, while Shen Qing'e waited before replying so they would be even.

Jiang Ning tried to make up for excluding Xue Chuchu by giving her rare oranges, while Xue Yuantong later demanded some for herself. At the Dessert Shop, Qi Tianheng’s cat ran to Hu Jun and Zhao Xiaofeng offered him money for a favor; meanwhile, Shen Qing'e asked Jiang Ning if they could ever return to how things were, and he deliberately misunderstood her.

• Jiang Ning apologized to Xue Chuchu for not taking her out and gave her two rare oranges, which lifted her spirits.
• Xue Yuantong tasted one of Xue Chuchu’s oranges, learned Jiang Ning had given them to her, and confronted Jiang Ning for more.
• Wu Yunzhi learned that renting the Dessert Shop would cost far more than he expected, while Zhao Xiaofeng failed to invite Lan Zichen inside.
• Qi Tianheng’s orange tabby ran to Hu Jun, and Zhao Xiaofeng offered Hu Jun money to help with a favor; Hu Jun asked for more.
• Jiang Ning left home for Shen Qing'e’s uncle’s house as Xue Yuantong watched him go.
• Shen Qing'e asked Jiang Ning whether they could ever go back to how things were, and Jiang Ning joked that she might have left her keys inside.

Jiang Ning visited his uncle’s home, where his family’s invitation to the Evergreen Liquid Press Conference stunned Shen Qing'e. After leaving, he discovered he was messaging Chen Siqing instead of Chen Siyu, and she told him he could bully her.

• Jiang Ning visited Uncle Jiang Qitian’s home, where his parents’ package revealed two invitations to the Evergreen Liquid Press Conference and left Shen Qing'e wondering about his family’s status.
• Liu Chuandao bragged that Shang Caiwei had agreed to see a movie, but she stood him up, so he tried to find another girl to accompany him.
• Liu Chuandao asked Meng Ziyun to see a movie, and she replied that he would be the sixth person she had turned down that day.
• After dinner, Jiang Ning left Uncle's Home and messaged Chen Siqing by mistake, thinking she was Chen Siyu.
• Chen Siqing warned Jiang Ning not to bully her sister, then nervously added that he could bully her instead.

Bi Yue and Team Leader Jian tried to draw Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu into a gathering, but Jiang Ning returned and shut down Jian’s advances. Later, Liu Chuandao’s accidental group invitation was mocked online, while Xue Chuchu left Jiang Ning’s room after misreading Tongtong’s insistence on staying there.

• Bi Yue invited Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu to the bonfire gathering, then grew impatient when they refused.
• Team Leader Jian tried to get Xue Chuchu to drink with him, but she did not respond to his advances.
• Jiang Ning arrived, poured out Jian’s beer as a toast, and led Tongtong away from the gathering.
• Liu Chuandao accidentally created a group chat while inviting girls to a movie, and Wang Longlong posted the mistake on Tieba.
• Duan Shigang teased Liu Chuandao after noticing the post’s blurred profile picture resembled him.
• Xue Chuchu decided to go home after Tongtong stayed in Jiang Ning’s room, and Jiang Ning told her she could stay if she wanted to learn.

Team Leader Jian tried to frame Hua Fengmei but was fired after Evergreen Liquid uncovered his parents’ embezzlement and called the police. That evening, Xue Yuantong returned to school with Jiang Ning, where Bai Yuxia was caught watching an embarrassing video.

• Team Leader Jian used company access to look up Sister Gu, then asked a Finance employee to investigate Hua Fengmei’s procurement invoices, but the audit found no embezzlement.
• Zhao Shuang told Team Leader Jian he was being removed from his position and revealed that police had been notified about his father’s misappropriation of company funds and that his mother had been arrested.
• Team Leader Jian signed the resignation papers and asked Zhao Shuang why his family had been caught, but she gave him no answer.
• Bi Yue taunted Xue Yuantong as she drove past, while Xue Yuantong later rode with Jiang Ning to the No.4 Middle School cafeteria and returned to Class 8.
• Bai Yuxia explained to Chen Siyu that Liu Chuandao treated ancient martial arts as a source of faith, and Chen Siyu secretly sent Bai Yuxia a video.
• Jiang Ning used Spiritual Energy to make Bai Yuxia’s video play, then teased her as she claimed it was a foreign movie with clothes that had not loaded.

Jiang Ning teased Bai Yuxia in class, then defended Xue Yuantong from Li Shi’s condescension during evening self-study. The argument ended with Xue Yuantong revealing an invitation card to the Bright Eyes Release Conference, leaving Li Shi stunned.

• Jiang Ning assigned Bai Yuxia an eight-hundred-word movie reflection after she claimed she had been watching foreign films to study English.
• Xue Yuantong woke after evening self-study and told Jiang Ning she wanted to treat him to Western food that weekend.
• Li Shi mocked Xue Yuantong’s knowledge of steak, and Jiang Ning rebuked Li Shi for acting overly familiar.
• Zhang Chi showed off his iPhone 6 Plus, but Li Shi undercut his boast by displaying her own phone and criticizing his.
• Li Shi argued that her Bright Eyes Release Conference invitation was more impressive than a phone, and Jiang Ning had Xue Yuantong reveal an identical invitation card.
• Jiang Ning told Lin Zida he would skip the traditional program because Li Shi had already shown him Sichuan Opera Face Changing, leaving Li Shi shocked.

Jiang Ning’s classmates faced jealousy, scheming, and comic mishaps at school while Tang Jing’s pursuit of Huang Yuzhu went badly. At breakfast, Bai Yuxia teased Xue Yuantong about Jiang Ning finding someone else to cook for him, leaving Xue Yuantong uneasy about Chu Chu.

• Li Shi wondered how Jiang Ning had obtained an Evergreen Liquid invitation, while Lin Zida withheld what he knew.
• During self-study, Liu Chuandao cultivated an internal breathing method but was nearly driven off by Pang Jiao’s foul-smelling aura, then asked the boys whether a two-hundred-jin woman weighed more than a sandbag.
• Tang Jing helped Huang Yuzhu clean and invited him to walk on the School Field, but he dodged her advance and proved he was a man by showing his ID card.
• At lunch, Duan Shigang, Song Sheng, and Qiang Li berated Cui Yu for picking chicken strips off the floor and returning them to the plate, and Tang Jing joined in after eating one.
• At breakfast, Xue Yuantong boasted about her cooking until Bai Yuxia teased her that Jiang Ning could find someone else to cook for him, making Xue Yuantong think of Chu Chu.

Cui Yu celebrated meeting the girl he had been courting online, while his classmates dealt with school antics and romantic worries. After school, Jiang Ning rode Xue Yuantong home, where Aunt Gu had knitted scarves for him and pretended her blistered hands came from playing mahjong.

• Cui Yu asked his classmates how to persuade the girl he was meeting to stay the night, and they offered him advice.
• Gao Heshaui took over self-study, sent Wu Xiaoqi to the balcony for daydreaming about basketball, and punished Zhang Chi after he joked about the incident.
• Cui Yu told his classmates he had met the girl and teased Miao Zhe about his sad online posts.
• Shan Kaiquan worried about his rivals for Bai Yuxia, and Ma Shicheng advised him to find another way forward.
• Jiang Ning rode Xue Yuantong home, where Aunt Gu gave her scarves she had knitted for him and concealed the blisters on her hands.

Cui Yu’s friends discovered that the sweet-smelling woman he had fallen for was a young mother, and they mocked him while Hu Jun tried to comfort him. Meanwhile, Jiang Ning spent the school day with Xue Yuantong and his classmates, ending the evening by reassuring Chen Siyu after she struggled at a game.

• Cui Yu excitedly told his friends about a woman’s scent, while Meng Gui complained that Cui Yu had abandoned their plan to pursue her together.
• Meng Gui asked Wang Longlong to investigate the woman, and the group found a video showing her with a five-month-old son.
• Meng Gui showed Cui Yu the video, and Hu Jun comforted the humiliated Cui Yu and demanded the woman’s QQ number.
• Jiang Ning teased Xue Yuantong about her old habit of falsifying their childhood accounts, while Guo Kunnan tried to impress Shang Caiwei by joking that he would crawl under people blocking the stairs.
• Chen Qian joked about Xin Youling’s post on QQ Space, and Jiang Ning, Chen Siyu, Bai Yuxia, and Geng Lu took turns playing Limbo during evening self-study.
• After Chen Siyu repeatedly lost progress in the game, Jiang Ning reassured her and told her to ignore the others’ criticism.

Cui Yu recovered from heartbreak by declaring he would not date for the rest of the year, then changed his mind after seeing Zhou Jinglan’s photo. Huang Yuzhu’s mother scolded him for working at a construction site, but softened after learning how much he had earned; the chapter ended with Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning sharing Xue Chuchu’s breakfast.

• Cui Yu insisted he was devoted to love and vowed not to date anyone for the rest of the year, even if a girl liked him.
• Wang Longlong told Cui Yu about first-year student Zhou Jinglan, and Cui Yu searched for her photo and decided she was acceptable.
• Huang Yuzhu came home late from a construction job, and his mother angrily confronted him for skipping evening self-study to earn money.
• Huang Yuzhu showed his mother the fifteen hundred yuan he had earned, prompting her to accept the job and ask whether she and his father could work there too.
• Xue Yuantong found Jiang Ning eating at Xue Chuchu’s house, where Chuchu had made stuffed pancakes for breakfast.
• Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning exchanged their remaining pancakes, and Jiang Ning’s explanation that he had wanted to give his pancake to her delighted Tongtong and left Chuchu quietly exasperated.

Cui Yu sprinted past the school’s late-student inspection and slipped into Class 8, while Jiang Ning’s Kuaishou videos drew Shen Qing’e’s attention. After accidentally liking one, Shen Qing’e disguised her account as that of a middle-aged man, leaving Jiang Yanan and Yu Wen puzzled by their new follows.

• Liu Chuandao and Chai Wei limped through the school gate as Director Yan’s inspection caught and recorded late students.
• Cui Yu used a burst of speed to evade Director Yan, Director Wang, and Gao Heshaui, then sneaked into Class 8.
• Director Yan announced that the school would review surveillance footage to identify the student who rushed past the inspection, and Wang Longlong reassured Cui Yu that the announcement was likely a bluff.
• Jiang Yanan found Jiang Ning’s Kuaishou account and showed Shen Qing’e his popular wood-carving video.
• Shen Qing’e accidentally liked Jiang Ning’s video, then changed her account name and picture and replaced her old posts with a used-car video.
• Jiang Yanan and Yu Wen noticed they were following a middle-aged man, while Shen Qing’e tried to act as if nothing had happened.