Recaps

Shan Kaiquan confronted Shen Xinli and Class 9 students after they dumped Liang Sheng into Class 8, but the bell ended the standoff before a fight began. Later, Jiang Ning made peace with Xue Yuantong over her stolen sunflower seeds, and Chen Siyu returned to studying after hearing his stories about town life.

• Dong Qingfeng and Shan Kaiquan each looked down on the other, leaving Chen Siyu alone after their attempts to talk to her fell apart.
• Shen Xinli and several Class 9 students laughed at Liang Sheng after he fell into Class 8, prompting Shan Kaiquan and classmates to confront them.
• The bell stopped the classroom-door confrontation, and Shan Kaiquan and Shen Xinli traded insults before returning to their classes.
• During self-study, Jiang Ning teased Xue Yuantong and then gave her a White Rabbit Candy, ending her silent treatment.
• Jiang Ning told Chen Siyu and Bai Yuxia about fights and other memories from his town school, and Chen Siyu resolved to finish her Math Test Paper.

After a quiet class officer election, Guo Kunnan sought Ma Shicheng’s advice about his growing feelings for Manman. At the bike shed, Yang Sheng found her bicycle deliberately wrecked, and Jiang Ning pointed her toward the security footage.

• Yang Sheng, Bai Yuxia, and Jiang Ning ate noodles, while the shopkeeper’s wife said business had been poor.
• Chen Siyu asked Jiang Ning about his past grades and study habits, then resolved to stop chatting with him so she could focus on schoolwork.
• Shan Qingrong held a class officer election, but no one challenged the existing officers, and Huang Zhongfei remained class monitor while Wang Longlong stayed silent.
• Guo Kunnan invited Ma Shicheng out for fried skewers and beer so he could ask for advice about his relationship with Manman.
• Yang Sheng found her Mountain Bike badly damaged in the bike shed, and Jiang Ning told her to check the Security Department’s surveillance footage.

Jiang Ning helped Yang Sheng report the destruction of her bicycle, and Director Wang identified the student responsible and promised to take them to him the next morning. Meanwhile, Guo Kunnan admitted to Ma Shicheng that he had fallen for Manman while chatting under Huang Zhongfei’s identity, and Ma Shicheng advised him to stall.

• Jiang Ning used a Tracking Array to trace the bicycle vandal’s lingering aura and went with Yang Sheng and Xue Yuantong to the Security Department.
• Director Wang reviewed the bike shed footage and found a fashionable male student kicking and stomping on Yang Sheng’s Mountain Bike after it fell over.
• Jiang Ning calmed Yang Sheng with Spiritual Energy, and Director Wang arranged for them to visit the culprit’s class the next morning and seek compensation.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong left Yang Sheng at the intersection, where she thanked them before preparing to take a taxi home.
• Over a late-night meal, Guo Kunnan told Ma Shicheng he liked Manman but had been chatting with her as Huang Zhongfei.
• Ma Shicheng said Guo Kunnan needed to stall while he figured out how to handle meeting Manman in person.

Guo Kunnan rejected Ma Shicheng’s manipulative plan for winning Manman and asked him for advice on confessing. Yang Sheng dealt with a fare-dodging passenger on the bus, while Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong resumed their playful classroom rivalry.

• Ma Shicheng urged Guo Kunnan to make Manman invest in their relationship, but Guo Kunnan refused because he did not want to hurt her.
• Ma Shicheng advised Guo Kunnan to keep talking to Manman and warned that confessing could end badly; Guo Kunnan asked him to teach him how to confess at his rental place.
• Yang Sheng offered to pay an elderly woman’s bus fare, but after the woman insulted her, Yang Sheng challenged her to fight and tricked her into getting off as the bus drove away.
• Yang Sheng arrived at morning self-study in a good mood and noticed that Jiang Ning had not arrived yet.
• Xue Yuantong cleaned Jiang Ning’s desk as agreed, recited her Chinese text, and stepped over his legs after he blocked her usual path out.

Jiang Ning and Yang Sheng went to the Security Department to confront Qi Tianheng for smashing Yang Sheng’s bicycle, but Qi Tianheng tried to settle the matter with money and then threatened Jiang Ning. Jiang Ning restrained him when he attacked, leaving the class stunned and Yang Sheng wondering whether she could have done the same.

• Jiang Ning moved Geng Lu’s desk to give her more space, then shared some of Xue Yuantong’s hot water.
• Shan Qingrong bought Class 8 a second Water Dispenser after Jiang Ning pointed out how long Xue Yuantong had waited for water.
• Jiang Ning and Yang Sheng went with Director Wang to Class 2, where he identified Qi Tianheng as the person who had smashed Yang Sheng’s bicycle.
• Qi Tianheng offered Yang Sheng five thousand yuan, but she rejected the money and chose to call the police after Jiang Ning explained her options.
• Qi Tianheng threatened Jiang Ning and rushed at him, so Jiang Ning seized his arm and subdued him with one hand.
• The students and Director Wang admired Jiang Ning’s smooth move, while Yang Sheng wondered whether she could have restrained Qi Tianheng herself.

Jiang Ning helped Yang Sheng settle her dispute with Qi Tianheng, who apologized and began planning to pursue her while plotting against Jiang Ning. On Wednesday, Yang Sheng gave away a stranger’s breakfast to Zhang Chi, who found a note advertising more food by text.

• Director Wang made Qi Tianheng apologize to Yang Sheng and agree to compensate her for damaging her bicycle.
• Qi Tianheng asked Li Shi to find out whether Yang Sheng had a boyfriend, while planning to pursue her and take revenge on Jiang Ning.
• Shan Kaiquan asked Jiang Ning about the confrontation, and Jiang Ning’s classmates gathered to hear about it.
• A little girl interrupted Class 8’s evening self-study and revealed that the Math Teacher was her mother.
• Yang Sheng found KFC breakfast left on her desk, declined to eat it, and gave it to Zhang Chi, who discovered a note inviting him to order again by text.

Zhang Chi arranged to intercept the KFC breakfast ordered for Yang Sheng, while Qi Tianheng mistook her order for a sign of interest and visited Class 8 to pursue her. Yang Sheng bluntly told him she had thrown the breakfast away, but Qi Tianheng still promised to bring more the next day, and Shan Kaiquan ended the chapter by insisting his father had started working hard.

• Zhang Chi ordered several KFC items for the first time and later arranged for Yang Sheng to send breakfast orders to Qi Tianheng so he could intercept the food she discarded.
• Qi Tianheng learned about Yang Sheng from Li Shi and took her breakfast text as proof that his romantic plan was working.
• Shan Xiao told Yang Sheng that Qi Tianheng from Class 2 had been delivering breakfast to her.
• Qi Tianheng visited Class 8, where Yang Sheng said she had thrown away the breakfast, but he still promised to bring more the next morning.
• Class 8 students discussed Qi Tianheng's wealth and poor grades, and Shan Kaiquan said his father had started working hard.

Li Shi stopped investigating Jiang Ning after Ding Shuyan warned her of the danger. Jiang Ning spent the day helping Geng Lu with math, then cooked corn late at night and lured a hungry Xue Yuantong over to share it.

• Li Shi told Ding Shuyan that she had asked someone to investigate Jiang Ning, but stopped when Ding Shuyan warned her not to continue.
• Jiang Ning cast a soundproofing formation so Xue Yuantong could sleep, then climbed out the classroom window.
• Jiang Ning explained a math problem to Geng Lu during self-study, and she invited him to noodles in thanks.
• Jiang Ning and Geng Lu found the noodle shop closed with a transfer notice and went to find another place to eat.
• At night, Jiang Ning cooked corn in a floating copper pot, and Xue Yuantong came to his room to eat it.

Meng Gui declared himself a sage after realizing that being authentic was the path to sainthood, then eagerly joined Cui Yu in planning to download adult videos. Later, Guo Kunnan prepared to confess to Manman, while Shan Kaiquan tried to impress Bai Yuxia and Shan Xiao grew wary of Jiang Ning.

• Meng Gui told Cui Yu he wanted to become a sage, then decided that a sage should face his true heart and be himself.
• Cui Yu used Ma Shicheng's Baidu Netdisk account to find adult videos, and Meng Gui planned to download them at the ES Restaurant.
• Guo Kunnan told Ma Shicheng and Shan Kaiquan that he planned to confess to Manman, while Miao Zhe privately thought of Yun Ni as his true love.
• Shan Kaiquan played an electronic track to build his courage and went to talk to Jiang Ning as a way to attract Bai Yuxia's attention.
• Shan Xiao sensed something frightening about Jiang Ning and returned to his seat, while Shan Kaiquan warned Bai Yuxia to watch her belongings.

Guo Kunnan confessed to Manman that he had deceived her with a false identity, and she blocked him after calling him shameless. Later, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong visited the School Field, where Zhao Xiaofeng tried to humiliate Jiang Ning and ended up falling while attempting a dunk.

• Shan Kaiquan posted a QQ Zone update hoping Bai Yuxia would see it, then deleted his father's comment and hid the post from him.
• Guo Kunnan admitted his false identity to Manman and said his feelings were sincere, but Manman called him shameless and blocked him.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong went to the School Field, where Lin Zida called Xue Yuantong a little kid and she snapped back at him.
• Zhao Xiaofeng deliberately threw a basketball toward Jiang Ning, but Jiang Ning caught it without looking and tossed it into the hoop.
• Zhao Xiaofeng attempted a dunk to show off, but Jiang Ning flicked out Spiritual Energy and caused him to lose his balance and crash onto the cement.

After Guo Kunnan was rejected by Manman, he wandered outside school and bought sugar cane to vent his anger. Meanwhile, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong bought strawberries together, and she invited him to eat them in her room.

• Jiang Ning helped Zhao Xiaofeng up after he fell on the basketball court, while Chen Siqing and Chen Siyu praised Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong copied his aloof manner.
• Xue Yuantong bragged that she could jump onto the Speech Platform, but made excuses when Jiang Ning challenged her to prove it.
• Cui Yu and Meng Gui planned to watch downloaded videos at Meng Gui's apartment, while Guo Kunnan remained withdrawn over Manman's rejection.
• Guo Kunnan left school alone, wandered to the School Gate, and bought a long stalk of sugar cane so he could bite it while thinking of Manman.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong bought strawberries at a fruit stall, and Xue Yuantong invited him to eat them in her room.

Guo Kunnan mourned his failed confession, while Shan Kaiquan and Hu Jun overheard his heartbreak. The next morning, Chen Qian dominated an English guessing game until Cui Yu shocked the class with a crude action and claimed it represented skiing.

• Guo Kunnan mistook bamboo for sugar cane, then cried to his sister about his failed romance while Shan Kaiquan and Hu Jun listened.
• Jiang Ning rode Xue Yuantong to school and ran into Yang Sheng, who said she had repaired her mountain bike.
• Guo Kunnan praised Shan Kaiquan for comforting him, and Shan showed off the breakfast Kunnan had bought him.
• During Chen Haiyang's English sports game, Chen Qian quickly guessed each student's actions and grew smug as the class watched.
• Cui Yu mimed a crude thrusting motion to challenge Chen Qian, then told the stunned class and teacher that he was demonstrating skiing.

Cui Yu grew jealous of Chen Qian and devised a scheme to make Jiang Yanan distrust him. The chapter ended with Cui Yu waiting for Chen Qian to accept a friend request from a fake female account.

• Chen Siyu invited Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong, and Bai Yuxia to go out on a weekend, but Jiang Ning said he was busy the next day.
• Guo Kunnan told Shan Kaiquan and Ma Shicheng that he had moved on from Manman and urged them not to lose themselves over love.
• Huang Zhongfei told Class 8 that their Math Teacher might take two months off and that the school would assign a temporary replacement.
• Cui Yu saw Jiang Yanan studying English with Chen Qian and decided to make her hate him.
• Cui Yu created a fake female QQ account, added Chen Qian, and planned to show Jiang Yanan if Chen Qian accepted the request.

During a school day, Chen Siyu tried to hide that she had not read the book Jiang Ning asked about, while Cui Yu’s attempt to bait Chen Qian into an embarrassing exchange backfired. Guo Kunnan’s hope that Manman liked him rose and collapsed when she confessed, mocked him, and blocked him again.

• Chen Siyu realized Jiang Ning could not tell her and her sister apart, while Bai Yuxia discussed how easily people could die and Xue Yuantong joked that Jiang Ning would fight the Grim Reaper for her.
• Cui Yu messaged Chen Qian with suggestive pictures to expose his true nature, but Chen Qian insulted Cui Yu’s grades and future instead.
• Guo Kunnan accepted Manman’s friend request and agreed to meet her for milk tea after she apologized and praised him.
• Manman told Guo Kunnan she liked someone else, then claimed she truly liked him before revealing it was a joke and blocking him.
• After recovering from the exchange, Guo Kunnan asked Hu Jun to go home with him after school.

Guo Kunnan tried to shake off his hurt over Manman by treating Hu Jun to egg tarts at ES Restaurant, while Ma Shicheng skipped going home to play LOL at Yucai Internet Cafe. Ma Shicheng abruptly rushed home after learning his younger cousin was rummaging through his room.

• Hu Jun treated the miserable Guo Kunnan to Oden, and Guo Kunnan decided to enter ES Restaurant despite feeling out of place there.
• Guo Kunnan stood up to an auntie who cut in line, then bought four egg tarts and left after she mocked him for not having money.
• Shan Xiao picked up a wrapper on his way out of school and greeted Ma Shicheng outside Yucai Supermarket.
• Ma Shicheng paid for two hours at Yucai Internet Cafe, impressed nearby students with his Yasuo play, and told his mother he was studying at school.
• Ma Shicheng's mother said his younger cousin was rummaging through his room, so he logged out and hurried home.

Jiang Ning collected materials for his cultivation plans while Shao Shuangshuang reported on Evergreen Liquid Group and received medicine from him. Meanwhile, Xue Yuantong missed Jiang Ning during his absence, and the chapter ended with him returning home with dinner.

• Jiang Ning met Shao Shuangshuang at Tiger Perch Mountain Villa, where she reported on material searches, investments, and foreign investigations into Evergreen Liquid.
• Jiang Ning gave Shao Shuangshuang pills and ointment, then left to retrieve materials from the addresses she had gathered.
• Xue Yuantong enjoyed sleeping in and eating alone, but missed Jiang Ning when she tried gaming and fishing without him.
• Xue Yuantong waited outside as evening fell, then scolded Jiang Ning when he returned before revealing that he had brought dinner.

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong visited Blue Horse Shopping Center for its Phase Two opening, shopping together before running into Xue Chuchu and her classmates. The chapter ended as Jin Yuanhang eyed Jiang Ning as a possible rival and asked Chuchu who he was.

• Xue Yuantong pumped up Jiang Ning’s Mountain Bike tires, and Jiang Ning rode her to Blue Horse Shopping Center.
• When the crowd blocked Phase Two’s entrance, Jiang Ning led Xue Yuantong through Phase One and planned to cross over later.
• Xue Yuantong bought two hair clips, admired a watch she hoped to give Jiang Ning someday, and measured her height and weight with him.
• Tao Zhi tried to dissuade Jiang Ning from buying a second discounted milk tea, but Jiang Ning explained it was for Xue Yuantong.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong met Xue Chuchu and Mu Ying, then Jin Yuanhang arrived with classmates and asked who Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong were.

Xue Yuantong’s classmates discovered that she had ranked first in the citywide exam, and Jin Yuanhang’s condescending advice left him embarrassed. At the arcade, Jiang Ning used Spiritual Energy to win the plush toy Xue Yuantong wanted, while Jin Yuanhang’s tricks failed.

• Xue Chuchu introduced Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning to Jin Yuanhang, Mu Ying, and Tao Zhi, and Tao Zhi recognized Xue Yuantong as the citywide exam’s first-place student.
• Jin Yuanhang invited the group to an arcade, where Xue Yuantong told Jiang Ning she would treat him to lunch at a buffet afterward.
• Xue Yuantong repeatedly failed to win a cartoon cat from a Claw Machine and asked Jiang Ning to get it for her.
• Jin Yuanhang demonstrated three Claw Machine techniques, but each attempt failed and the group turned to watch Jiang Ning.
• Jiang Ning secretly used Spiritual Energy to secure the cartoon cat, delighting Xue Yuantong and leaving Jin Yuanhang’s final attempt empty.

At Blue Horse Shopping Mall, Jiang Yanan, Meng Gui, and Cui Yu spent time at the ice rink while Huang Zhongfei charmed the rink’s owner. Xue Yuantong, Jiang Ning, Xue Chuchu, and Mu Ying later arrived with a pile of claw-machine prizes, and Meng Gui was delighted to see Mu Ying.

• The ice-rink owner waived Huang Zhongfei’s fee and offered to teach him to skate, while Cui Yu watched resentfully.
• Jiang Yanan waited for Mu Ying, and Meng Gui stayed outside the rink instead of skating with her.
• Cui Yu told Meng Gui he would someday buy Blue Horse Shopping Center, and Meng Gui joked that he wanted to manage security there.
• Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning arrived carrying many stuffed dolls they had won, along with Xue Chuchu and Mu Ying.
• Meng Gui greeted Mu Ying, while Jiang Ning produced a plastic bag for Xue Yuantong’s dolls.

After returning to school, Class 8 students discussed their outing, crushes, and the social gap between their school and Yuzhou No. 2 High School, while Xue Yuantong’s academic success restored their confidence. The class also learned that the strict teacher Gao Heshaui would be taking over Math, and Xue Yuantong remained unconcerned about the rumors.

• Jiang Ning woke Xue Yuantong from her afternoon sleep so she could get ready for evening self-study.
• Cui Yu told Guo Kunnan and the others about their expensive outing and Meng Gui’s crush on a girl from Yuzhou No. 2 High School’s Qingbei Class.
• Shan Kaiquan reminded the group that Xue Yuantong had outperformed Qingbei Class students, restoring their confidence.
• Yan Tianpeng came to Class 8 looking for Lu Qiqi, but Guo Kunnan and Cui Yu warned him that she had a boyfriend and was beyond his means.
• Jiang Ning gave Geng Lu a penguin plush, while Chen Siyu told Bai Yuxia and Xue Yuantong that the intimidating Gao Heshaui would be their new Math Teacher.
• Xue Yuantong dismissed the rumors about Gao Heshaui and said there was nothing to fear.

New math teacher Gao Heshaui took charge of Class 8, where his attempts to control the class led to Wu Xiaoqi being sent to the back while asleep. During the break, Yan Tianpeng approached Lu Qiqi and invited her out, but she rejected him and said she was going to dinner with her boyfriend.

• Gao Heshaui introduced himself as Class 8's new math teacher and began teaching while Wu Xiaoqi slept at his desk.
• Gao Heshaui accidentally hit Pang Jiao with chalk, then ordered her to wake Wu Xiaoqi; the two argued until Gao sent Wu to stand at the back.
• Gao continued his lesson while Wu Xiaoqi slept standing up, and Shan Xiao woke him by mentioning basketball after class.
• Shan Kaiquan and Cui Yu noticed boys from other classes gathering outside and worried they were interested in the girls in Class 8.
• Yan Tianpeng approached Lu Qiqi, invited her to watch him do a single-bar windmill, and heard her say she had plans to dine with her boyfriend.

Jiang Ning went out for dinner and ate at a Braised Chicken Rice restaurant, where he unexpectedly encountered Li Shi. After Li Shi repeatedly watched him eat, Jiang Ning asked what she was looking at and left, while she wondered why he had not tried to talk to her.

• Jiang Ning bought Braised Chicken Rice, extra sides, and milk tea, then used Spiritual Energy to warm his drink and clean his seat.
• Li Shi entered the crowded restaurant after Ding Shuyan had recommended its food and took the seat across from Jiang Ning.
• Li Shi messaged Ding Shuyan that she had run into Jiang Ning, but Ding Shuyan warned her not to talk to him or stare at him.
• Li Shi watched Jiang Ning eat and found his manner unexpectedly captivating, then wondered whether Ding Shuyan liked him.
• Jiang Ning noticed Li Shi looking at him, asked what she was looking at, and left after finishing his meal.

Jiang Ning brought Xue Yuantong dinner and fruit before returning to Class Eight, where Yan Tianpeng confronted Lu Qiqi and Class Nine students provoked their class. During evening self-study, Gao Heshaui ordered Wu Xiaoqi to stand at the back but let Xue Yuantong sleep after recognizing her special status; she woke shortly before class ended.

• Jiang Ning bought Roujiamo, White Fungus Soup, and strawberries for Xue Yuantong, then used a spell to wash the fruit before giving it to her.
• Shan Kaiquan praised the Braised Chicken Rice and recounted how Lu Qiqi had gone to ES Restaurant with her boyfriend, while Ma Shicheng dismissed his advice about pursuing girls.
• Yan Tianpeng urged Lu Qiqi to eat at Braised Chicken Rice with him, and Lu Qiqi told him she had a boyfriend; meanwhile, Class Nine students shoved Liang Sheng into Class Eight and taunted the class.
• Gao Heshaui ordered Wu Xiaoqi to stand at the back, and Wu Xiaoqi made Pang Jiao move before taking his place.
• Gao Heshaui noticed Xue Yuantong sleeping, checked the seating chart, and refrained from disciplining her because Shan Qingrong had warned him she could not be punished.
• Xue Yuantong woke ten minutes before the end of evening self-study, after Gao Heshaui had left and Class Eight had grown lively again.

Jiang Ning read and cultivated while Xue Yuantong joked about illness and asked him to pull the plug if she were ever kept alive by machines. The chapter left Xue furious after Jiang Ning disconnected her Wi-Fi and call instead.

• Jiang Ning read during break as Xue Yuantong offered him strawberries, and Chen Siqing teased him about knowing whether Xue's lips were sweet.
• During math self-study, Gao Heshaui introduced escalating standing punishments for students caught talking, and Cui Yu accidentally made the class laugh with an embarrassing remark.
• After evening study, Ma Shicheng cleaned the classroom to repay a debt while Huang Yuzhu prepared to ride home in his tightly secured clothes.
• At home, Jiang Ning read Shao Shuangshuang's email saying the Tiger Perch Mountain contract was likely to proceed, which could let him raise demon beasts there.
• Xue Yuantong asked Jiang Ning to pull the plugs if she became gravely ill, so Jiang Ning unplugged the network cable and cut off her call; Xue demanded that he reconnect it.

Jiang Ning played badminton with Xue Yuantong during PE while students from Classes Eight and Nine gathered around the field. Cui Yu demonstrated pull-ups, and Shen Xinli grew resentful of Class Eight and Jiang Ning's attention from the girls.

• Jiang Ning brought badminton rackets and accepted Xue Yuantong's challenge to play.
• Shan Kaiquan declined Zhang Chi's invitation to play basketball and went to the table tennis area near Bai Yuxia.
• Yan Tianpeng showed off by doing parallel-bar push-ups while classmates watched.
• Cui Yu demonstrated seven proper pull-ups after Shen Xinli questioned his ability.
• Shen Xinli resented Class Eight's girls and thought Jiang Ning might have been beaten up outside school in the past.