Recaps

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong spent a relaxed day at home before Jiang Ning went to No.4 Middle School to sign in for his New Year's Gala performance, Sparks. There, he encountered the student performers and learned that Jiang Shanyue’s rumored fire dance was drawing attention, leaving Cui Yu awkwardly trying to impress her.

• Xue Yuantong played CF at Jiang Ning’s house until Aunt Gu called her to lunch, then joked that boiling milk tea could cool Bi Yue’s temper.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong discussed whether it would rain during the New Year's Gala, while Teacher Qian confidently predicted clear weather based on his wife’s rheumatic bone disease.
• Jiang Ning recalled how he had spent the previous New Year's Gala alone in an internet cafe, then caught and sent back a paper airplane thrown by two girls.
• Jiang Ning signed in at the Talents Assembly Room for his Sparks performance and saw Luo Jun, Gu Tai, and Wu Xiaoqi arguing about canceled programs.
• Cui Yu and Guo Kunnan warned Jiang Ning that Li Shanyue’s fire dance might outshine Sparks, but Cui Yu mistakenly approached Jiang Shanyue and tried to flirt with her.
• Shang Wanqing intervened and demanded that Cui Yu address Jiang Shanyue as Teacher Jiang.

Students at Yuzhou No.4 Middle School prepared for and attended the New Year's Gala, where Huang Zhongfei's popular performance turned the school field into a sea of lights. The chapter ended with Yu Wen deciding not to give Huang Zhongfei a rose, saying she had already embraced him countless times and that her eyes had met his back countless times.

• Jiang Shanyue offered to defend students whose programs were rejected, then learned their act was Raising the Coffin of Yin, while Pang Jiao frightened Luo Jun and later rejected Song Sheng's candy after mistaking his mint for jealousy.
• Jiang Ning gave Liu Chuandao another buffet ticket, and Liu Chuandao used it to impress a junior girl before admitting he had first tried to add her pretty friend.
• Ma Shicheng secured Class 8's front-row seats, while Cui Yu told Guo Kunnan and Shan Kaiquan that Liu Chuandao was doomed after hearing about his date.
• Xue Yuantong and Tang Fu loaded their plates with buffet food, and Xue Yuantong finished everything despite a freshman's doubts.
• Principal Yu opened the gala, and Huang Zhongfei's rendition of 'sunny day' had students singing along and waving their phone lights.
• Jiang Yanan urged Yu Wen to give Huang Zhongfei a rose, but Yu Wen refused and said she had already embraced him countless times.

The school gala continued with a lively dance, backstage banter, and an emotional performance of “Ten Years.” Shan Xiao used the audience’s distraction to steal a trendy boy’s silver chain, while the evening’s performances and rivalries carried on.

• Zhao Xiaofeng told Qi Tianheng that he had arranged for Yan Chuchen to cut cake for their class, and Qi Tianheng asked him to make sure everyone received a piece.
• Girls from several classes performed “The Sun Never Sets,” drawing loud cheers as students praised Ai Jie and the dancers.
• Xue Yuantong shared Shan Qingrong’s beef jerky with Shang Caiwei and declared that she would abstain from wine and meat after eating too much.
• Jiang Shanyue chatted with Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing in the makeup room about her fire performance and Jiang Ning, then blushed when Chen Siyu pointed out that she was flat despite wearing two bra pads.
• A senior sang “Ten Years,” moving many students, while Chai Wei criticized the performance and argued with other listeners.
• Shan Xiao persuaded a trendy boy to close his eyes and listen carefully, then stole the boy’s silver chain.

Cui Yu and Guo Kunnan’s martial arts skit went awry when Guo Kunnan panicked onstage and accidentally struck himself with his nunchucks. Jiang Shanyue then captivated the audience with her fire dance, while Shen Qing'e wondered whether Bai Yuxia’s upcoming performance could match it.

• Cui Yu and Guo Kunnan left their classmates, collected their props, and watched Zhou Jinglan perform on the guzheng backstage.
• Guo Kunnan’s Dao Heart Millstone was restored as he watched Zhou Jinglan play, while Cui Yu awkwardly tried to praise teachers Chen Haiyang and Dai Yongquan.
• Cui Yu and Guo Kunnan began their martial arts skit, but Guo Kunnan froze under the stage lights and forgot the routine.
• Cui Yu improvised to keep the skit going, but Guo Kunnan chased him with his nunchucks and accidentally hit himself after Cui Yu mentioned Xu Yan.
• Jiang Shanyue performed a polished dance with flaming ribbons, impressing the audience and prompting Shen Qing'e to anticipate Bai Yuxia’s performance.

At the New Year's Gala, Jiang Ning performed Iron Flower Beating, turning molten iron into an enormous mass of flame and staging a spectacular battle between two Flame Giants. As sparks rained over the stage, Bai Yuxia appeared and began to dance, leaving the audience stunned.

• Wu Xiaoqi performed a Basketball Dance, while Lin Zida told Zhuang Jianhui that a wild duck at Qingyu Lake had a red cloth strip tied around its leg.
• Guo Kunnan agreed to join Shan Kaiquan, Hu Jun, and the others for Spicy Hot Pot after they offered to treat him.
• Liu Chuandao decided he could win back the junior girl he liked by making her hate her friend, and Wang Longlong advised him to act normally.
• Yan Chuchen introduced Jiang Ning's Fire God performance, and staff brought a furnace of molten iron onto the stage.
• Jiang Ning struck molten iron into the air, then used flames to form two battling Flame Giants that collided above the stage.
• Bai Yuxia danced beneath the fiery downpour, and Guo Kunnan and the other students watched in amazement.

At the New Year’s Gala, Jiang Ning dazzled the school with fire magic, drew the attention of students including Ai Man, and returned to Class 8 for a chaotic cake fight. On New Year’s Day, he visited Xue Chuchu and then entered Qingyu Lake, searching for his wild duck.

• Jiang Ning performed with Bai Yuxia and Chen Siyu, then sent fire animals to audience members including Xue Yuantong, Jiang Yanan, Cui Yu, and Ding Shuyan.
• Jiang Ning exchanged contact information with Ai Man after she praised his performance and asked for his number.
• A cake fight broke out after Zhang Chi knocked over Qi Tianheng’s cake cart, and the students smeared cream on one another.
• On January 1, Jiang Ning left Xue Yuantong asleep and helped Xue Chuchu prepare steamed flatbread, promising to make a feast at noon.
• At Tiger Perch Mountain Villa, Lin Zida invited Zhuang Jianhui to fish, and Zhuang Jianhui spotted a wild duck with a red string over Qingyu Lake.
• Jiang Ning entered Qingyu Lake, spread his Spiritual Sense across the area, and searched for his wild duck.

Jiang Ning found the red-corded wild duck stealing spiritual melons on Tiger Perch Mountain, brought it home, and the household killed it while Yao Yiyao watched. Zhuang Jianhui recognized the duck and began to suspect Jiang Ning had access to Qingyu Lake, while Lin Zida wondered whether Jiang Ning’s parents held an unexpectedly powerful position at Evergreen Liquid.

• Jiang Ning found the red-corded wild duck eating a spiritual watermelon, caught it, and marked its two ducklings with red strips before leaving.
• Xue Yuantong discovered Yao Yiyao had come with gifts to thank Jiang Ning, and she invited Yao Yiyao to stay for lunch.
• Jiang Ning returned with the wild duck and a lotus root, and Yao Haikuo thanked him and presented him with gifts before leaving.
• Xue Chuchu killed the duck while Xue Yuantong and Yao Yiyao watched, and Yao Yiyao felt too sorry for it to eat it.
• Zhuang Jianhui recognized the dead duck as the one he had observed near Qingyu Lake and left in a daze.
• Zhuang Jianhui told Lin Zida what he had seen, and Lin Zida wondered whether Jiang Ning’s parents had a high status at Evergreen Liquid.

Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu cooked a lavish meal with Jiang Ning’s fragrant rice and unusually fresh lotus root, while Yao Yiyao got to know the family better. After Jiang Ning shared lotus root with Zhang Butcher and Teacher Qian, they became envious of the feast, and Xue Chuchu ended the meal reflecting uneasily on how Jiang Ning had toyed with her.

• Xue Yuantong discovered that Jiang Ning had brought fragrant rice and exceptionally crisp, sweet lotus root, and she shared slices with Jiang Ning, Xue Chuchu, Yao Yiyao, and Yao Yiyao’s cat.
• Yao Yiyao chatted with Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu about her concert and school, then listened as Xue Yuantong proudly played a recording of Jiang Ning performing at the New Year’s Gala.
• Xue Chuchu fed Jiang Ning a piece of wild duck to taste, and Jiang Ning used a spell to guide the cooking smoke into the chimney.
• Xue Yuantong served a multi-dish lunch, and Jiang Ning brought Zhang Butcher and Teacher Qian samples of the cold lotus root, leaving both men wanting more.
• Yao Yiyao praised the meal, Xue Yuantong affectionately praised Jiang Ning, and Xue Chuchu teased the neighbors with the food before remembering that Jiang Ning had coerced her.

Jiang Ning and the others shared a meal and a relaxing afternoon with Yao Yiyao, who left impressed by their rural life. Afterward, Xue Yuantong played ranked games while Jiang Ning tested a powerful Stealth Talisman, then promised to play with her again and asked her to cook dinner.

• Jiang Ning served Wild Duck Meat to Zhang Butcher and Teacher Qian, and the two ate it along with the bones while the great wolfhound watched.
• Yao Yiyao enjoyed the duck and lotus root dishes, learned Jiang Ning had gathered them himself, and spent the afternoon drinking homemade milk tea and relaxing with Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu.
• Yao Yiyao left the River Dam bungalows at four, reluctant to end her enjoyable visit.
• Xue Yuantong played ranked doubles with Xue Chuchu, went 18-0 as Ezreal, and then played two more games with an opposing support who had insulted her.
• Jiang Ning tested a Stealth Talisman that could evade several forms of detection, then burned it because it was useless to him.
• Xue Yuantong asked Jiang Ning to play with her, and he agreed to play that night and the following afternoon before asking her to make squid and Green Pepper Shredded Potato.

Jiang Ning played Don’t Starve Together with Xue Yuantong, visited Tiger Perch Mountain to assign his Puppet a new task, and went downtown to see his uncle’s family. Meanwhile, Xue Yuantong defended Jiang Ning’s Electric Bike and family against Bi Yue’s taunts.

• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong played Don’t Starve Together, with Jiang Ning assigning her gathering tasks while he explored and crafted.
• On January 2, Jiang Ning rode to the River Dam, then flew to Tiger Perch Mountain and gave his Puppet a task related to finding a dairy cow.
• Jiang Ning picked melons and captured two fighting wild ducks, then messaged Shao Shuangshuang about a new product and asked her to find him a dairy cow.
• At Jiang Qitian’s apartment, Shen Qing’e went to meet Jiang Ning and worried about his closeness with Bai Yuxia and other girls.
• After Jiang Ning ate the breakfast meant for her, Xue Yuantong received food from Xue Chuchu and waited outside while browsing QQ Space.
• Bi Yue mocked Xue Yuantong about riding Jiang Ning’s Electric Bike and his family’s circumstances, but Xue Yuantong defended him and said her family had two homes.

Jiang Ning visited Uncle Jiang Qitian’s home with a wild duck, then returned to find Xue Yuantong waiting for him. He gave her a Mustang model aircraft, and she launched it while Jiang Ning secretly used spiritual energy to keep it under control.

• Jiang Ning encountered Shen Qing'e and Aunt Zhong’s Rottweiler in the elevator, then frightened the dog away with a Divine Sense Shock when it tried to bite the sack containing his duck.
• At Uncle Jiang Qitian’s home, Jiang Ning shared the wild duck and stayed for lunch, while Xue Yuantong messaged him about the meal she and Chuchu were having.
• After lunch, Jiang Ning left with gifts and money from his relatives and rode home to Xue Yuantong.
• Jiang Ning gave Xue Yuantong the Mustang model aircraft, and she eagerly assembled it and prepared to fly it.
• Xue Yuantong launched the plane and proudly steered it as Jiang Ning secretly used spiritual energy to stabilize its flight.

Xue Chuchu crashed Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong’s model aircraft into a tree, but Jiang Ning retrieved it with a precise throw. After Xue Yuantong argued with Old Man Bi and Bi Yue, police officers arrived at their home to investigate Old Man Bi.

• Xue Yuantong learned to fly the model aircraft, then let Xue Chuchu try it by the pond, where Chuchu crashed it into a tall tree.
• Lin Zida and several anglers tried and failed to get the plane down before Xue Chuchu returned with the controller to tell Jiang Ning what had happened.
• Jiang Ning used a rubber ball to knock the plane loose, caught it as it fell, and returned it to Xue Chuchu.
• Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu continued flying near Old Man Bi’s home, where Old Man Bi and Bi Yue complained about the noise.
• Xue Yuantong insulted Old Man Bi and ran off with Xue Chuchu; Zhuang Jianhui called someone for help, and police officers arrived to investigate Old Man Bi.

After Bi Yue’s father was taken away by police, the neighbors watched her panic while Jiang Ning teased Xue Chuchu and chatted with Shang Wanqing. The group later ate at the River Dam, and the chapter ended with Jiang Ning playfully stealing food from Tongtong as Chuchu looked on.

• Police officers arrested Old Man Bi without letting him make a call, leaving Bi Yue terrified about her family’s future.
• Xue Yuantong and the neighbors offered Bi Yue awkward comfort, then Jiang Ning exposed Shang Wanqing’s bluff about liking to flash phone ROMs.
• At the River Dam, Yuan Lin took over a fried-rice stall and cooked for Lin Zida and Zhuang Jianhui.
• Jiang Ning took most of Xue Chuchu’s fried dough stick mochi, and Chuchu later saw him teasing Tongtong over a squid skewer.

After the holiday, Jiang Ning and his classmates returned to school, where cafeteria antics and evening-study gossip filled the day. Xue Yuantong tried to make Jiang Ning honor a wish she had invented, and Bai Yuxia supported her before learning that Jiang Ning had never agreed to the wish card.

• Xue Yuantong found Jiang Ning tending the stove at Xue Chuchu's home and discovered that she had put her thermal shirt on backward.
• Small Dining Table reunited in the cafeteria, where Lin Zida told Jiang Ning that Zhuang Jianhui had become obsessed with making fried rice for Ding Shuyan and Lin Han.
• Xue Yuantong served the twins unequal portions of sweet soup, then gave Tang Fu a full bowl after Chen Siyu complained.
• Liu Chuandao bragged that he planned to pursue his crush's best friend, and Song Sheng's story about being threatened by a group of bullies exposed his willingness to have his arm broken.
• Yu Wen gossiped about Ai Man and Lu Qiqi while Bai Yuxia listened, then Jiang Ning refused Xue Yuantong's demand to bring the model aircraft to school.
• Bai Yuxia urged Jiang Ning to keep his promise to Xue Yuantong, but Jiang Ning said he had never agreed to the wish card, embarrassing Bai Yuxia.

Jiang Ning and Guo Ran tried to persuade Xue Yuantong to join a winter exchange program abroad, but she refused because she did not want to leave her family and friends. Back at school, Wang Longlong and Cui Yu persuaded Liu Chuandao to buy a rumor-spreading package to sabotage the boy who had confronted him.

• Xue Yuantong appointed Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing her Left and Right Protectors, then joined Jiang Ning for a dinner with Guo Ran.
• A man arrived to take Lu Qiqi out to eat, and he noticed Xue Yuantong’s unusual chair before learning she was the top student in the grade.
• Guo Ran treated Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong to a buffet and asked Xue Yuantong to consider the winter exchange program in Britain.
• Xue Yuantong refused to go abroad because No.4 Middle School had only one spot and she did not want to leave her loved ones during winter vacation.
• Chen Siyu shared a rumor about an upcoming study trip, while Yu Wen worried that Huang Zhongfei was being drawn away by a female Student Union member.
• Wang Longlong and Cui Yu convinced Liu Chuandao to buy a rumor-spreading package to get back at the boy who had sent people to block him.

From January 6 to January 10, students at Yuzhou navigated schoolwork, crushes, rivalries, and cold weather. After Tang Fu visited Class 8 with gifts, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong rode past a newly opened fried-rice stall run by Zhuang Jianhui, where Teacher Qian eagerly asked whether the opening-day offer was real.

• Wang Longlong learned the inspirational comeback story shared with Ma Ge was fake, while Liu Chuandao’s attempts to woo a girl continued despite her devotion to her boyfriend.
• Wu Yunzhi grew upset over Shang Wanqing’s distance and Jiang Ning’s closeness with Tao Nian and Ai Man, while Cao Kun remained jealous of Dong Qingfeng and Meng Ziyun.
• Gao Heshaui repeatedly arrived at school before dawn to watch Wu Xiaoqi practice basketball, then scolded Duan Shigang and made him stand outside in the cold.
• During self-study, Xue Yuantong claimed short people lived longer, and Jiang Ning discovered her search history showed she wanted to grow taller.
• Tang Fu visited Class 8 and gave the girls gifts, including a Disney insulated cup that Xue Yuantong admired but preferred less than the White Rabbit cup Jiang Ning had given her.
• Zhuang Jianhui opened Xiao Hui Fried Rice with Lin Zida’s help, and Teacher Qian asked Jiang Ning whether the buy-one-get-one-free offer was genuine.

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong went to the River Dam, where Zhuang Jianhui’s failed fried rice stall led him to seek help from Yang Fei. Xue Yuantong delighted the children with her model aircraft, while Jiang Ning’s teasing photos angered her and left him trying to appease her.

• Xue Yuantong told Jiang Ning how Teacher Qian had unknowingly bought his own Satellite Dish from Dongdong, and Jiang Ning recalled the hardships she had endured in the single-story houses.
• Teacher Qian and Zhang Butcher tried Zhuang Jianhui’s fried rice, hated it, and left without paying.
• Lin Zida called Yang Fei, who demonstrated how to make egg fried rice and said Xue Yuantong was a good cook.
• Xue Yuantong flew her Mustang Fighter over the children at the River Dam, and Jiang Ning recorded her and shared photos with Xue Chuchu.
• Xue Chuchu showed Xue Yuantong Jiang Ning’s unflattering photos, so Xue Yuantong ignored Jiang Ning and kept the fried chicken strips to herself.
• Jiang Ning tried to placate Xue Yuantong by revealing that he had eaten the Yogurt Hawthorn Balls Xue Chuchu brought for her.

On Saturday night, Zhang Chi tried to buy a cheap phone from Ai Man and was tricked, while Jiang Ning helped Xue Chuchu with her discomfort over owing him money. Liu Chuandao’s live lesson on chatting with girls ended in public embarrassment, and Geng Lu exchanged a warm goodnight with Jiang Ning.

• Zhang Chi borrowed a thousand yuan from Jiang Ning to buy a supposedly valuable iPhone 5S, then discovered the seller, Ai Man, had mocked and blocked him.
• Zhang Chi repaid Jiang Ning within two hours, while Xue Chuchu returned money for chocolate and Jiang Ning tried to reassure her that their relationship was not a matter of keeping accounts.
• Liu Chuandao started a group video lesson on pursuing girls and told a younger schoolmate that different ways of saying goodnight showed different levels of affection.
• The younger schoolmate replied that she was sleeping, and Liu Chuandao’s video call disconnected as the boys laughed and Cui Yu shared screenshots.
• Geng Lu sent Jiang Ning amusement-park photos and promised to take him there during winter vacation before sending him a flirtatious goodnight-night.

Xue Yuantong tried to help an abandoned puppy, then faced online criticism and discussed the hypocrisy of people who professed to care about animals. At school, she wrote Jiang Ning’s mother-themed essay for snacks, and Jiang Ning agreed to combine his remaining nuts with hers.

• On the way to school, Xue Yuantong spotted an abandoned puppy and posted a video asking someone to adopt it, while Jiang Ning secretly guided it toward Qingyu Lake.
• Xue Yuantong found that commenters criticized her for not adopting the puppy herself, prompting her and her classmates to discuss animal-rights hypocrisy; Zhang Chi then tried to raise money by posting about sick stray cats.
• During evening study, Xue Yuantong agreed to write Jiang Ning’s essay in exchange for fruit and produced a warm, humorous piece based on Aunt Gu.
• The students exchanged essays, and Bai Yuxia was impressed by Xue Yuantong’s and Chen Siyu’s modern, personal writing.
• Xue Yuantong proposed combining her snacks with Jiang Ning’s so they would have more to eat, and Jiang Ning agreed, surprising Shen Qing'e.

Jiang Ning declined Yun Tingting’s invitation to play badminton, then brought milk tea back to class while Bai Yuxia blushed at his teasing messages. As the evening continued, Pang Jiao’s first attempt at dieting collapsed into a binge, and the chapter ended with the students joking about how hot their bathwater could be.

• Yun Tingting spotted Jiang Ning playing badminton, invited him to join her, and felt disappointed when he refused.
• Jiang Yanan and Shen Qing'e gossiped about Yun Tingting, briefly bonding over their suspicions while Jiang Ning overheard them.
• Bai Yuxia messaged Jiang Ning about milk tea for Xue Yuantong and Chen Siyu, and his flirtatious reply made her blush.
• Jiang Ning returned with milk tea as Song Sheng avoided his seat, but the prep bell sent him back to Pang Jiao, whose first day of dieting ended with her devouring classmates’ snacks.
• As the temperature dropped below zero, the students argued over who could tolerate hotter bathwater, and Xue Yuantong claimed Jiang Ning used water at 100°C.

Students argued over bathwater temperatures until Jiang Ning used a controlled flame to settle the dispute, while Song Sheng failed to win over his classmates after insulting them. Liu Chuandao boldly invited Bai Yuxia to ride in her family’s BMW, and the evening ended with Xue Yuantong eating most of Chen Siyu’s shared sunflower seeds.

• Lu Qiqi and Yu Wen challenged Xue Yuantong’s claims about hot bathwater, and Bai Yuxia joined the argument.
• Bai Yuxia prompted Jiang Ning to demonstrate a flame, frightening Yu Wen and Lu Qiqi into dropping the dispute.
• Song Sheng tried to befriend Guo Kunnan after seeing a wealthy former classmate’s photo, but his remarks offended Guo Kunnan, Liu Chuandao, and Duan Shigang.
• Liu Chuandao invited Bai Yuxia to ride in a BMW after evening self-study, and she replied that her family already had one.
• Jiang Ning carved Black Walnut while listening to Jiang Yanan and Yu Wen gossip, and Xue Yuantong ate most of the sunflower seeds Chen Siyu offered to share.

Class 8 students worked on math papers, assembled and tested Jiang Ning’s handmade wooden catapult, and watched Pang Jiao raid their snacks. Later, Jiang Ning gave Cui Yu a Gold-rank game account he had taken from someone who had insulted Xue Yuantong, and Cui Yu discovered the account’s former owner’s game friend still thought he was her husband.

• Shan Kaiquan handed out math test papers, and Guo Kunnan felt left behind as Shan Kaiquan grew closer to Class 8’s decision-making circle.
• Xue Yuantong assembled Jiang Ning’s carved wooden catapult after Bai Yuxia correctly identified it, and Wu Xiaoqi fired chalk nearly ten meters to the blackboard.
• Pang Jiao went searching for snacks, and Zhang Chi demanded an inflated price for his Lucky Instant Noodles before Wang Yanyan bought them.
• Jiang Ning praised Xue Yuantong’s hard work on the ride home, and she later won her Diamond Game promotion match.
• Cui Yu accepted a Gold-rank game account from Jiang Ning, who had taken it from someone who had privately insulted Xue Yuantong.
• Cui Yu logged in and told a game friend that her former account owner had sold the account to him, joking that he was her husband now.

Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong, and Xue Chuchu shared breakfast before school, while Chai Wei pursued new ambitions in Class 8 and Ma Shicheng planned a gaming-related challenge for Dong Qingfeng. That evening, Xue Yuantong visited Xue Chuchu for cake, accidentally smeared it across her face, and tried to scare Jiang Ning, who calmly wiped the cream away.

• Jiang Ning dressed stylishly for breakfast, and Xue Chuchu made roasted cold noodles for him and Xue Yuantong.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong encountered Zhuang Jianhui on the way out, and Xue Yuantong wondered how well he had learned to make fried rice.
• Chai Wei lent Duan Shigang his math test paper and imagined becoming Class 8's class monitor, but Gao Heshaui caught them and made them stand as punishment.
• Cui Yu and Dong Qingfeng argued about gaming skill, prompting Ma Shicheng to have Wang Longlong organize a Tieba vote for the prettiest female player.
• Xue Yuantong went to Xue Chuchu's house for cake, tripped while carrying her slice, and smeared it over her face to keep it from falling.
• Xue Yuantong tried to frighten Jiang Ning with her cake-covered face, but he laughed and wiped the cream from her face.

Lu Qiqi tried to drive off Yan Tianpeng by claiming he would have to watch her kiss someone, while Wang Longlong’s beauty contest stirred up gossip at school. That night, Guo Kunnan lamented his romantic prospects, and Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong ended their gaming session with Xue Yuantong admitting she had reported their losing Teemo opponent.

• Lu Qiqi and Jiang Yanan discussed Wang Longlong’s sponsored Tieba contest for No. 4 High School’s prettiest LOL girl player, which Wang Longlong had arranged to help Ma Ge suppress Dong Qingfeng.
• Lu Qiqi and her classmates criticized the contest entrants’ selfies, then Lu Qiqi told the persistent Yan Tianpeng that he would have to watch her kiss someone before he would give up pursuing her.
• At the Black Internet Cafe, Guo Kunnan worried that girls would never genuinely like him, while Cui Yu, Ma Shicheng, and Wang Longlong tried to console him; Guo Kunnan then invited Manna to play, and she promptly agreed.
• At home, Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning played League of Legends together, and Jiang Ning repeatedly killed the enemy Teemo until she went AFK.
• Xue Yuantong scolded Jiang Ning for driving Teemo to quit, then revealed that she had reported the player herself.

Guo Kunnan’s sudden resolve to study, Wang Yanyan’s clash with Yu Wen, and the class’s shifting alliances unfolded alongside arguments about family and gender. The chapter ended with Geng Lu teasing Jiang Ning through messages while she ate ice cream in Ancheng.

• Guo Kunnan told Cui Yu and Cao Kun that his father’s call and money transfer had made him feel guilty about wasting his life, but Cui Yu replied that he had played Elise instead of Sword Saint.
• After Pang Jiao emptied the Water Dispenser, Wang Yanyan mocked Shen Qing'e and Yu Wen until Yu Wen carried the water with Shen Qing'e’s help from Miao Zhe.
• Yu Wen tried to recruit Chen Siyu against Wang Yanyan, but Chen Siyu proposed staying behind with Xue Yuantong to beat drums and cheer the others on.
• Wang Yanyan encouraged the hungry Pang Jiao to order hamburgers, chicken wraps, and egg tarts from her, cutting off Zhang Chi’s chance to profit from selling snacks.
• Lu Qiqi argued with Cui Yu about women’s roles, and Hu Jun unexpectedly scolded her for upsetting her mother.
• In Ancheng, Geng Lu’s companion explained how black agencies exploited migrant workers, then Geng Lu sent Jiang Ning an ice-cream photo and teased him about where it might drip.