Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ning, Xue Chuchu, and Xue Yuantong spent a summer night eating grilled fish and exploring the night market, where Xue Yuantong’s candy prank backfired. Later, Xue Yuantong secretly played games on Jiang Ning’s iPad after bedtime, but Aunt Gu caught her and challenged her excuse.

• Dong Qingfeng and Jin Yuanhang competed to pay for dinner, and Dong Qingfeng won at rock-paper-scissors.
• At the restaurant, Yao Yiyao remembered the watermelon Jiang Ning had brought to Jiang Junlong’s home, while Jin Yuanhang recognized Jiang Ning and Xue Chuchu from the claw-machine contest.
• Jiang Ning paid for dinner, and Xue Yuantong left a rabbit stall after learning the rabbits might be sold to a barbecue stand.
• Xue Yuantong bought prank candy and tried to trick Jiang Ning on the ride home, but she accidentally ate a sour piece and Jiang Ning gave her a sweet one.
• Xue Yuantong sneaked back to her room with Jiang Ning’s iPad and played games under her blanket after Aunt Gu told her to sleep.
• Aunt Gu caught Xue Yuantong playing after midnight, and Xue Yuantong claimed that the noise of the door had woken her.

As the Final Exam and summer vacation approached, students at Yuzhou No.4 Middle School shared meals, teased one another, and discussed their plans. The chapter ended with Duan Shigang insisting on cleaning despite his friends urging him to leave for barbecue.

• Guo Kunnan staged an attempt to open Lao Gan Ma at dinner, then asked Lu Yaya why she had ignored his QQ messages over the weekend.
• Xue Yuantong proudly told her classmates about Jiang Ning's ring-toss winnings, while Tang Fu searched for chopsticks she was holding.
• Shan Qingrong reprimanded Chen Siyu for talking during self-study, and Xue Yuantong tried to take the blame for her.
• Huang Zhongfei announced the exam dates and summer vacation schedule, and Guo Kunnan cheered up when Wang Longlong offered to make him an admin of the new student group.
• Bai Yuxia accepted a memory card case from Chen Siyu, while Gao Heshaui scolded Class 8 for celebrating their two-month vacation.
• Duan Shigang stayed to clean the classroom and argued with Zhang Yifei after Deng Xiang invited him to barbecue.

As summer vacation approached, Xue Yuantong recalled her simple childhood holidays and settled on spending this one playing games with Jiang Ning. When she and Jiang Ning visited Xue Chuchu after Xue Yuantong wagered she would be studying, they found Chuchu suffering from a stomachache; by morning she had recovered, while Tongtong tried to convince her to eat bread to identify the cause.

• Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning ate homemade mung bean ice cream and discussed how she would spend summer vacation.
• Xue Yuantong bet Jiang Ning that Xue Chuchu was studying, then went to check on her and brought an ice cream bar.
• Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning found Xue Chuchu pale and clutching her stomach, and Tongtong suggested Jiang Ning rub her belly.
• Xue Chuchu refused Jiang Ning's help and endured the stomach pain until it passed.
• Xue Yuantong visited Chuchu the next morning and suggested eating bread to test whether it had caused the pain, but Chuchu chose noodles.

Jiang Ning planned a summer trip and tried to arrange a way for Xue Yuantong to join him, while Zhang Chi and Yan Tianpeng attended a wedding banquet to get a free meal. The banquet ended in chaos when Zhang Chi kicked a child and Yan Tianpeng hurried him to run.

• Jiang Ning planned to travel by train during summer vacation and messaged Shao Shuangshuang about a company lottery prize for a solo trip.
• Xue Yuantong fell asleep in class while the students at the back of the classroom played games, read romance stories, and discussed cafeteria seats.
• Guo Kunnan headed to the cafeteria hoping to use his romance-reading lessons with Lu Yaya, while Yan Tianpeng called Zhang Chi away from school.
• Yan Tianpeng and Zhang Chi entered a wedding banquet as guests and sat down to eat, pretending to know the bride and groom.
• Zhang Chi pocketed a pack of Hua Zi cigarettes and kicked the old lady's grandson after the child tried to take them back.
• Yan Tianpeng grabbed Zhang Chi and urged him to run as the old lady's shriek drew attention across the banquet hall.

Guo Kunnan tried to impress Lu Yaya with romantic lines, while chaos in class led to a textbook hitting Zhang Yifei instead of Jiang Yanan. After Jiang Ning pretended to sleep and received snacks from Chen Siyu and Bai Yuxia, Xue Yuantong tried the same tactic but woke before anyone noticed.

• Guo Kunnan greeted Lu Yaya with romantic declarations, then fantasized about sharing food with her until his tablemates stared at him.
• Xue Yuantong considered hugging Jiang Ning’s arm as she grew sleepy, but accepted his folded jacket instead.
• Gao Heshaui threw a textbook at Jiang Yanan, but Dong Qingfeng deflected it into Zhang Yifei’s face.
• Zhang Yifei pestered Gao Heshaui after class, forcing him to take her outside to discuss an apology.
• Chen Siyu and Bai Yuxia offered Jiang Ning juice and nuts after he pretended to sleep, prompting Xue Yuantong to copy him.
• Xue Yuantong received no gifts before the prep bell rang, and Chen Siyu noticed she had only slept for a few minutes.

Class 8 spent its final evening self-study before the exams watching a movie, while Shan Kaiquan dreamed of overcoming the distance between himself and Bai Yuxia. The next night, Jiang Ning teased Xue Yuantong about whether he had any fruit, leaving her uncertain about his answer.

• Huang Zhongfei played a movie for Class 8, with Miao Zhe keeping watch at the door, and students from Class 9 discovered them during the break.
• Chen Qian comforted Yu Wen about her skin, while Shan Kaiquan watched Bai Yuxia and dreamed of becoming powerful enough to bridge the distance between them.
• Li Shi, Lin Zida, and Zhuang Jianhui discussed Yuan Lin and the different educational paths their peers were taking.
• Xue Yuantong asked Jiang Ning whether he had red grapes, and Jiang Ning teased her by saying he had no fruit.
• Xue Yuantong challenged Jiang Ning about lying, but he insisted that he had not lied.

Xue Yuantong, Jiang Ning, and Xue Chuchu went downtown, where Jiang Ning took the girls roller skating and showed off his skill. The outing ended with Meng Gui forgetting Xu Yan’s QQ number after claiming he would add her later.

• Xue Yuantong had planned breakfast with Xue Chuchu to punish Jiang Ning, but Jiang Ning arrived after asking Chuchu to make him an extra serving, and he swapped bowls with Tongtong over the Sesame Oil.
• Jiang Ning invited Xue Yuantong to go roller skating and promised to buy lunch, and Tongtong persuaded Xue Chuchu to come along.
• At Blue Horse Mall, Jiang Ning and the girls toured the shops, and Jiang Ning told them he had never trained in martial arts and was simply strong.
• Jiang Ning rented skates for the girls, taught Xue Yuantong, and let Xu Yan help Xue Chuchu while he showed off a fast, stylish stop on the rink.
• Cui Yu asked Meng Gui to get Xu Yan’s QQ number, and Meng Gui persuaded her to share it by claiming he was recruiting her for a No.4 Middle School group.
• Meng Gui forgot Xu Yan’s QQ number before he could enter it and told Cui Yu that Xu Yan had refused because she thought he was Cui Yu’s friend.

Before the final exams, Xue Yuantong shared lunch with Jiang Ning and her family, then Grade One, Class Eight began its exams amid classmates’ boasting and feuding. The chapter ended with Qi Tianheng falling beneath his desk after Pang Jiao yanked it during the Chinese exam.

• Aunt Gu prepared a lavish lunch, and Xue Yuantong reluctantly gave the chicken drumstick to Jiang Ning, who ate it while she watched.
• Xue Yuantong helped Xue Chuchu correct a math problem, then joked that she could make candied bananas before Jiang Ning revealed she usually ate them while peeling them.
• On the morning of June 30, Wang Longlong discussed growing the New Student Group with Ma Shicheng, while Yu Wen and Cui Yu argued over whose grades would be better.
• Gao Heshaui scolded the last examination room for poor grades, and Qi Tianheng challenged him by boasting about his family’s wealth.
• Pang Jiao yanked Qi Tianheng’s desk, causing him to fall beneath it and curse at her.

During the exams, Chen Qian became distracted by a girl who bumped into a door, Shang Caiwei revealed her high League of Legends rank, and Cui Yu and Meng Gui’s cheating plan failed. Dong Qingfeng was caught with a cheat sheet, and Bai Yuxia stepped in with an explanation that might protect him.

• Pang Jiao confronted Zhao Xiaofeng and Qi Tianheng before the Chinese exam began.
• After the Chinese exam, Chen Qian touched Class 8’s iron door to investigate whether its temperature could distinguish it from a person, then asked Huang Yuzhu for a thermometer.
• Shang Caiwei told Xu Chun Deng she was Diamond I in League of Legends and gently rejected his request to carry him.
• During the chemistry exam, Cui Yu tried to use coded desk taps to get answers from Meng Gui, but Meng Gui could not answer his questions.
• Dong Qingfeng hid a cheat sheet under his test paper, but the proctor found it, and Bai Yuxia claimed he wrote down answers to compare them with classmates after the exam.

After the exams, Chen Qian misread others’ struggles, Dong Qingfeng thanked Bai Yuxia for saving him from Teacher Jiang Huijuan, and Yu Wen tried to recruit Huang Zhongfei for a movie. On the ride home, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong witnessed a truck tire break loose and cause a dangerous road accident.

• Bai Yuxia covered for Dong Qingfeng during the chemistry exam, and he later nearly revealed his cheating to Teacher Jiang Huijuan before quickly disguising what he meant.
• After the difficult math exam, Chen Qian accepted a lollipop from Fang Qiuyue, then lost his urge to comfort Shang Caiwei when she struggled with the last question and felt vindicated when Jiang Ning also called it easy.
• Dong Qingfeng offered to take Bai Yuxia and Chen Siyu to a movie, but Bai Yuxia declined and said she had already watched it.
• Yu Wen and Jiang Yanan asked Huang Zhongfei to accompany them to a nine o’clock showing of Edge of Tomorrow, but he offered to send them the movie file instead.
• While cycling home with Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong talked about summer vacation and a possible flood visit with Bai Yuxia and Chen Siyu.
• A truck’s double tire broke loose and struck a sedan, exploding with a deafening blast that caused a nearby cyclist to crash; Jiang Ning shielded Xue Yuantong from the sound with a formation.

Jiang Ning stopped a runaway truck tire from injuring Xue Yuantong and helped her care for Shang Caiwei, while the next day’s final exams brought a comic mishap in Yu Wen’s exam room. The chapter ended with Yu Wen accidentally braying with laughter during the physics test.

• Jiang Ning pinned down the rebounding truck tire as it flew toward Xue Yuantong, then checked that the Audi’s occupants were unharmed.
• Xue Yuantong helped Shang Caiwei clean and bandage her scraped knee, and Jiang Ning confirmed that her leg was only numb.
• Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning escorted Shang Caiwei home, and Xue Yuantong praised Jiang Ning for stopping the tire.
• During the English exam, Chen Haiyang found Wu Xiaoqi asleep in the exam room and sent him out after he forgot it was exam day.
• Yu Wen struggled with the physics test while proctor Jiang Huijuan read a comic, then laughed loudly; Yu Wen pointed at her and accidentally made a donkey-like bray.

On the final exam day, Jiang Ning shared lunch with Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu, while the Class 8 group chat descended into a fight. During the afternoon English exam, Guo Ran noticed Fan Zihan secretly copying answers for Tang Jing and silently watched him.

• Tan Meiling felt uncomfortable when Cui Yu appraised her, while Yu Wen left her exam early after disgracing herself.
• Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu cooked lunch with Jiang Ning, and Chuchu told Tongtong that their childhood friend Xue Qingluan had gone to Yang City for work.
• Jiang Ning released the neighboring dogs from his restraint, and Xue Yuantong tossed them bones; afterward, Chuchu washed the dishes while Jiang Ning read the Class 8 group chat.
• Huang Zhongfei planned to treat Class 8 to dinner and take a group photo, but Pang Jiao and Cui Yu's argument sparked a wider group-chat brawl that led Huang to mute the chat.
• During the English exam, Fan Zihan secretly copied multiple-choice answers for Tang Jing, and proctor Guo Ran noticed and stood silently behind him.

Fan Zihan’s attempt to cheat for Tang Jing failed, and Jiang Ning punished Tang Jing after she tried to photograph him with Guo Ran. As the first-year students gathered for Huang Zhongfei’s banquet, a slideshow of their school memories began.

• Fan Zihan dropped his cheat sheet and phone in the exam room, and Guo Ran confiscated the phone after finding that his exam paper bore Meng Ziyun’s name.
• Tang Jing berated Fan Zihan for failing to deliver the answers, while he compared her unfavorably with Shang Caiwei.
• After the exams, Jiang Ning left Class 8’s movie gathering to meet Guo Ran, and Tang Jing decided to spread rumors about them.
• Tang Jing’s phone flew into the pond as she tried to photograph Jiang Ning and Guo Ran, and she fell in after it; Jiang Ning revealed that he had punished her and placed a Divine Sense Imprint on her.
• At Baixiang Restaurant, Huang Zhongfei hosted Class 8’s banquet and played photos and videos from their school year, prompting the students to reminisce.

After Class 8's farewell dinner, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong settled into summer vacation, while Xue Chuchu visited and spent time with them. When Uncle Zhang's unleashed Black Back Wolfhound frightened the girls, Jiang Ning beat it into submission, leaving Uncle Zhang ready to confront him.

• Huang Zhongfei treated Class 8 to a farewell dinner, showed a year of photos and videos, and sent everyone off with a toast to seeing them in September.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong returned home, where Xue Chuchu visited to ask about adopting kittens and later stayed to play games with them.
• Xue Yuantong recognized a fake prize-winning call as a scam, then spent the next day visiting Xue Chuchu during summer vacation.
• Uncle Zhang's Black Back Wolfhound frightened Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu at their doorway, so Jiang Ning took the girls outside to confront it.
• Jiang Ning repeatedly slapped the charging wolfhound until it whimpered and obeyed, prompting Uncle Zhang to accuse him of hurting his dog and demand an explanation.

Jiang Ning beat Uncle Zhang at arm-wrestling and won a pig tail, which Xue Yuantong cooked for lunch; Uncle Zhang later found his wolfhound favoring the Xue Family. At the city-center apartment, Jiang Junlong argued with Aunt about being sent to tutoring classes, and she threatened to enroll Jiang Ning too.

• Uncle Zhang challenged Jiang Ning to arm-wrestling, and Jiang Ning beat him despite Uncle Zhang's strength.
• Uncle Zhang kept his promise and gave Jiang Ning a pig tail, which Xue Yuantong cooked and shared with Jiang Ning and Xue Chuchu.
• The Black Back Wolfhound stayed outside the Xue Family's home after Jiang Ning fed it, then resisted Uncle Zhang when he tried to take it home.
• Aunt told Jiang Junlong she would enroll him in tutoring classes during vacation, and he complained that Jiang Ning did not have to attend.
• Aunt threatened to call Jiang Ning's mother and have Jiang Ning attend tutoring too, while Shen Qing'e stayed quiet during the argument.

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong went to the city to shop for snacks, where they encountered the worker inside a Kumamoto Bear costume collapsing from the heat. Jiang Ning recognized the unconscious girl as Yao Yiyao and used Spiritual Energy to try to wake her.

• Xue Yuantong persuaded Jiang Ning to take her to the supermarket, and they stopped at Food Street for drinks.
• Xue Yuantong tried to help a little girl reach sachima, but Jiang Ning had to fetch it from the high shelf.
• Jiang Ning read messages in the school groups as Xue Yuantong filled their shopping cart and paid exactly one hundred yuan.
• Outside the supermarket, Kumamoto Bear collapsed, and Jiang Ning pushed through the crowd and removed the mascot head.
• Jiang Ning recognized the unconscious worker as Yao Yiyao and used Spiritual Energy to shake her awake.

After rescuing Yao Yiyao from heatstroke, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong learned she was working to earn money for a concert ticket and helped her recover before her employer sent her home with a hundred yuan. Later, Xue Yuantong won a five-versus-one teamfight in a game and messaged Shang Caiwei, who recognized her gaming ID and searched for it in a spreadsheet.

• Jiang Ning used spiritual power to wake Yao Yiyao after she fainted while working in a Kumamoto Bear costume, then took her into the mall to cool off.
• Yao Yiyao told Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong that she was earning money for a concert ticket, and Xue Yuantong remembered seeing her years earlier at a lavish birthday celebration while Xue Yuantong's mother worked at the restaurant.
• Xue Yuantong gave Yao Yiyao biscuits and AD Calcium Milk, and Yao Yiyao's suited employer paid her a hundred yuan and told her not to return the next day.
• Xue Yuantong played Riven in a Gold match, ignored her teammates' complaints, and defeated all five opponents in a teamfight to win the game.
• Xue Yuantong messaged Shang Caiwei to invite her to play, and Shang Caiwei recognized the ID Ningning Steals Jungle and searched for it in a spreadsheet.

Shang Caiwei discovered that she and Xue Yuantong had once clashed in an online game, but chose to play with her on an alternate account. Later, Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu out for barbecue, where they encountered Lin Zida and his wealthy friends.

• Shang Caiwei found a note identifying Xue Yuantong as an old gaming rival, then decided to hide her main account and play with her on a Gold account.
• Jiang Ning tried to photograph Xue Yuantong, and she let him take a picture after he promised to treat her to barbecue.
• Xue Yuantong persuaded Xue Chuchu to join them for dinner, and Jiang Ning reassured her that he would accompany them.
• Jiang Ning led Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu to a restaurant after their first choice was closed, and chose a clean place serving barbecue and crayfish.
• Lin Zida brought Zhuang Jianhui, Li Shi, and a heavily made-up girl to the restaurant, recognized Jiang Ning, and introduced the group to the place.
• The girl asked about Jiang Ning's family, then dismissed him as an ordinary friend after Lin Zida answered.

Jiang Ning confronted Cheng Ge and his three companions after they harassed Xue Chuchu and threatened the group. He swiftly beat three of them at the barbecue stand while the last man remained standing.

• Wei Zishan confronted Cheng Ge's table after the men shouted filthy remarks, but Yuan Lin and Lin Zida persuaded her not to start a fight.
• Cheng Ge twice approached Xue Chuchu to demand her WeChat and beer; Jiang Ning told him to leave, and Xue Chuchu urged Jiang Ning to go home.
• Cheng Ge and his companions plotted to attack Jiang Ning, assault the girls, and flee without paying, but Jiang Ning overheard them with his Spiritual Sense.
• Jiang Ning walked to Cheng Ge's table and slammed Cheng Ge's head into it before kicking the table over and pinning Cheng Ge's face to the ground.
• Jiang Ning dodged Yellow Hair's bottle and kick, struck him in the stomach, then punched Xiao Wang hard enough to send him crashing onto broken glass.
• Jiang Ning beckoned the last gloomy man toward him as the onlookers stared in shock.

Jiang Ning defeated Cheng Ge and his gang at a barbecue stand, then returned to eating with Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu. After Cheng Ge planned to abduct Xue Chuchu, a black-clad figure attacked his house and set it ablaze, while Jiang Ning took Tongtong to the arcade.

• Jiang Ning stopped the gloomy young man's iron-skewer attack, subdued the gang, and forced Cheng Ge to pay for the meal.
• Jiang Ning marked the gang with Divine Sense Imprints, then ate barbecue with Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu as the others reacted to his fighting skill.
• Li Shi, Wei Zishan, Lin Zida, Zhuang Jianhui, and Yuan Lin discussed Jiang Ning's fight after he left the barbecue stand.
• At home, Cheng Ge and his companions planned to abduct Xue Chuchu and use videos to blackmail her, while plotting revenge on Jiang Ning and Tongtong.
• A black-clad figure broke into Cheng Ge's house, doused the men with gasoline, and ignited them with a golden slip of paper.
• Jiang Ning stopped his Mountain Bike outside the arcade and invited Tongtong to play games.