Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ning returned to class with Strawberry Mango Double Skin Milk and refused to share it with Xue Yuantong. Shan Kaiquan confronted Liu Chuandao over Lan Zichen’s lost phone, and their argument nearly became a fight before Wang Longlong improvised an electric-bike celebration to defuse the situation when Director Wang arrived.

• Jiang Ning chose the Strawberry Mango Double Skin Milk Bai Yuxia had bought and refused Xue Yuantong’s pleas to taste it.
• Shan Kaiquan confronted Liu Chuandao, blaming him for losing Lan Zichen’s phone while trying to get her number.
• Liu Chuandao and Shan Kaiquan traded insults, gathered their friends, and nearly started a fight as the class watched.
• Jiang Yanan briefly glimpsed a purple-black many-legged bug emerging from Hu Jun’s sleeve, but it disappeared when she looked again.
• Director Wang entered the classroom and demanded to know who had started the disturbance.
• Wang Longlong claimed the class was celebrating Liu Chuandao’s perseverance by giving him an electric bike, and the students applauded to avert punishment.

Wang Longlong helped Class 8 evade Director Wang’s scrutiny, while Tang Jing tried to draw closer to Huang Yuzhu but was thwarted when he lent her his bicycle and ran home. Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong left school early for snacks, and Tang Jing ended the night pedaling after the sprinting Huang Yuzhu.

• Wang Longlong improvised a moving story about Liu Chuandao’s basketball dream, and Director Wang left without disciplining Class 8.
• Meng Ziyun compared her WeChat photos with Lu Qiqi’s, while Tang Jing asked her for advice on winning over Huang Yuzhu and arranged to handle Meng Ziyun’s cleaning duty.
• Chai Wei complained that Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong left early, but Bai Yuxia said she studied hard to earn the same privilege.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong bought teppanyaki squid outside school, and Xue Yuantong objected when the stall owner wished her luck getting into a Tier 2 college.
• Tang Jing thanked Huang Yuzhu for cleaning, bought him roasted cold noodles, and tried to ride home on his bicycle with him.
• Huang Yuzhu offered Tang Jing his bicycle and ran home, leaving her pedaling after him.

Shan Kaiquan celebrated with his friends and revealed his plan to make a bold move for Lan Zichen, while Jiang Ning agreed to an official department’s search for a site near the River Dam. Meanwhile, Xue Yuantong’s secret spicy-strip snack ended in trouble, and Meng Ziyun tested a new tactic on Cao Kun and Dong Qingfeng, leaving Cao Kun embarrassed.

• Shan Kaiquan celebrated with Guo Kunnan, Wang Longlong, Hu Jun, Ma Shicheng, and others, then told them he planned a big move for Lan Zichen’s birthday.
• Deng Xiang tried to flirt with Pei Yujing at Ma Jie Barbecue by tipping her five yuan, but she remained unimpressed.
• Jiang Ning agreed to let an official department search for a site near the River Dam, then shared spicy strips with Xue Yuantong, who was caught by Aunt Gu after trying to hide the wrapper.
• Meng Ziyun sent an edited body photo to Cao Kun and Dong Qingfeng; Cao Kun enthusiastically praised it before she revealed it was a photo of her friend.

Cao Kun tried to make amends with Meng Ziyun, while Jiang Ning shared a private heart-to-heart with Guo Ran and later watched Shen Qing'e get injured in a collision. He went to the infirmary after Jiang Yanan stepped out, where Shen Qing'e mistook his visit for concern before asking whether he had come to laugh at her.

• Cao Kun invited Meng Ziyun to morning tea, while Lu Qiqi gave her discounted gifted bread to Yu Wen and Jiang Yanan and sparked a discussion about thoughtful gifts.
• Chen Siyu and Jiang Ning looked forward to the Small Dining Table assignments, and Chai Wei anticipated being seated with Bai Yuxia again.
• Guo Ran spoke privately with Jiang Ning, exchanged snacks and skincare products with him, and teased him about whether she or Tongtong was prettier.
• A boy in black crashed into Shen Qing'e while she walked with Yu Wen and Jiang Yanan, injuring her wrist and sending her to the infirmary.
• Jiang Ning watched Shen Qing'e's accident without intervening, then visited her in the infirmary after Jiang Yanan left; Shen Qing'e asked if he had come to laugh at her.

Jiang Ning returned to Class 8 after visiting the injured Shen Qing'e, while Yu Wen tried to hint at her feelings to Huang Zhongfei without success. Guo Kunnan misread Xin Youling’s late-night request for computer help as a romantic invitation, then left her home disappointed after repairing her computer for her family.

• Jiang Ning told Xin Youling that Shen Qing'e had injured her wrist, and Dong Qingfeng hurried to visit her.
• Shen Qing'e returned to class in a cold mood, while the school postponed the Small Dining Table Plan seating announcement by a day.
• Yu Wen waited for Huang Zhongfei after cleaning duty and hinted that she liked him, but he misunderstood and offered to wait for her friend.
• Guo Kunnan received Xin Youling’s request to repair her computer and rushed out of the dormitory, convinced she was inviting him for a romantic encounter.
• Guo Kunnan repaired Xin Youling’s computer at her family home, then left dismayed when he realized the visit had only been about computer repair.

Xin Youling distributed the Small Dining Table seating chart, prompting Chai Wei to challenge his assignment beside Pang Jiao and Bai Yuxia’s placement in another group. Later, Jiang Ning carried Geng Lu after she claimed to twist her ankle, and he apologized for rebuffing her flirtation, leaving her delighted and embracing him.

• Xin Youling handed out the seating chart, and Chai Wei questioned whether she had assigned the groups correctly.
• Xin Youling showed Chai Wei Shan Qingrong’s messages, confirming that the chart was accurate.
• Geng Lu invited Jiang Ning to sit with her on the lawn during evening break, and they quietly enjoyed the night together.
• Geng Lu said she had twisted her ankle, so Jiang Ning carried her back toward class.
• Geng Lu flirted with Jiang Ning as he carried her, but he told her not to fool around.
• Jiang Ning apologized for speaking harshly, and Geng Lu wrapped her arms around his neck and told him she would always forgive him.

Class 8 began the Small Dining Table Plan, and students gathered for breakfast amid nervous seat-swapping attempts and lively cafeteria mishaps. Liu Chuandao suffered an embarrassing fall, while the chapter ended with Xue Yuantong enjoying breakfast and Bai Yuxia revealing why Tang Fu’s iced cola hurt her tongue.

• Duan Shigang and Cui Yu checked their table assignments, and Duan Shigang became excited to find Tan Meiling among the diners.
• Chai Wei tried to pay Zhao Qianqian to switch seats, then discovered that Zhang Chi was already assigned to his table.
• Qiang Ge told Gao Heshaui that new teacher Little Liu had been scolded for letting a student commute from home, only for the student to skip evening study and spend a month playing outside.
• Liu Chuandao slipped on spilled soup, landed in a split, and threatened the laughing crowd before Jiang Ning’s stare made him laugh along instead.
• Guo Kunnan entertained his table with a joke, and his friends pretended to laugh until Xin Youling and Lu Yaya joined in genuinely.
• Xue Yuantong relished her breakfast while Tang Fu drank iced cola through a backward straw, and Bai Yuxia explained that the pointed end had been hurting her tongue.

Shan Kaiquan prepared a public confession for Lan Zichen, rallying his classmates to help carry gifts across the school. As the crowd surged toward Building No. 2, the chapter ended with Bai Yuxia and Jiang Ning watching the commotion from their classroom.

• On October 15, Shan Kaiquan gathered classmates for dinner and recruited them to help with a risky plan, offering each of them fifty yuan.
• Outside the restaurant, Shan Kaiquan told Guo Kunnan that he liked Lan Zichen and wanted to do something bold enough to remember when he grew old.
• At the River Dam bungalow, Xue Yuantong claimed her ear was a demon god's after Aunt Gu scolded her for tearing the mosquito net.
• The next afternoon, Shan Kaiquan and eight classmates carried wrapped gifts out of Class 8 and headed toward Building No. 2 as students gathered to watch.
• In the nearly empty classroom, Bai Yuxia checked on the sleeping Tongtong, watched Jiang Ning by the window, and said there was nothing worth seeing outside.

Shan Kaiquan staged an elaborate birthday celebration for Lan Zichen and confessed his feelings, but Lan Zichen rejected the public pressure and returned his gifts. Afterward, Shan Kaiquan wondered whether they could remain friends, while No.4 Middle School continued preparing new facilities with Evergreen Liquid Company’s donations.

• Shan Kaiquan led classmates from Class 8, Grade 11, to Class 16, Grade 10, and sent Lan Zichen a cake and carefully chosen gifts before confessing his love.
• Wu Yunzhi challenged Shan Kaiquan’s confession as emotional blackmail and helped Lan Zichen explain that she did not like him; Lan Zichen asked for the gifts to be taken away.
• Lan Zichen returned the gifts after school, but Shan Kaiquan refused to accept them and later messaged her to ask whether they could still be friends.
• Song Sheng told Qiang Li that Evergreen Liquid Company’s donations were funding new school facilities, including a gym.
• Bai Yuxia told Xue Yuantong she would miss lunch at the cafeteria for a wedding, and Jiang Ning revealed that Bai Yuxia had promised her spot to her.

After Shan Kaiquan’s failed confession, Wu Yunzhi and his crew cornered Shan Kaiquan, Guo Kunnan, and Hu Jun, but Hu Jun lured a pack of stray dogs to drive the attackers off. Meanwhile, Jiang Ning and Xue Chuchu played a game and shared grilled skewers until an accidental touch and Jiang Ning’s clumsy remark made Xue Chuchu leave his room.

• Guo Kunnan and Hu Jun accompanied Shan Kaiquan around the School Field after his confession to Lan Zichen failed.
• Wu Yunzhi and six others surrounded Shan Kaiquan, Guo Kunnan, and Hu Jun, demanding that Shan Kaiquan kneel and apologize.
• Hu Jun drew a pack of stray dogs to the group, and the dogs attacked Wu Yunzhi’s companions while Wu Yunzhi fled.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Chuchu played a game at Jiang Ning’s home, and Boss Yang brought them grilled skewers.
• Jiang Ning accidentally bumped Xue Chuchu’s chest, then worsened the awkward moment by saying he had not felt anything, prompting her to leave.

Jiang Ning spent time with Xue Yuantong and learned about the aftermath of Wu Yunzhi’s dog-bite incident while the school’s stray dogs were rounded up. Later, the students headed to the gym for PE, where Geng Lu asked Jiang Ning to teach her how to work out.

• Xue Yuantong teased Jiang Ning, took skewers for Xue Chuchu, and invited her to join them for dinner the next day.
• Liu Chuandao sent elaborate confession messages to Jiang Yanan, Shen Qing'e, and Lu Qiqi, who discussed his approach in their group chat.
• Wu Yunzhi identified the stray dog that bit him, while Director Wang questioned him about outsiders entering the school; Wu Yunzhi’s father warned him not to act recklessly there.
• Wu Yunzhi asked his father to help him beat up another student, but his father told him to wait and use his brain.
• Jiang Ning took a sleepy Xue Yuantong to PE, and the students headed to the gym after running a lap.
• Geng Lu asked Jiang Ning to teach her how to work out.

During a physical education class in the fitness room, students challenged one another at the bench press while Jiang Ning taught several girls how to lift. After Song Sheng pushed him to prove himself, Jiang Ning revealed extraordinary strength by bench-pressing 140 kilograms, and Xue Yuantong arrived in time to watch the crowd admire him.

• Physical education teacher Gu Wei demonstrated a 60-kilogram bench press, but Cui Yu and Guo Kunnan were unable to lift 40 kilograms.
• Shan Kaiquan pressed 40 kilograms, Qiang Li reached 60, and Song Sheng and Zhuang Jianhui each managed 80 kilograms as students gathered to watch.
• Jiang Ning coached Geng Lu, the twins, and Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing while Song Sheng challenged him to reveal his bench-press limit.
• Jiang Ning pressed 40 and 60 kilograms easily, then lifted 100 kilograms and performed three repetitions with 140 kilograms.
• Gu Wei praised Jiang Ning, who explained that his stated 70-kilogram limit was for pressing with one hand, while Xue Yuantong watched proudly from the crowd.

Jiang Ning brought Xue Chuchu to No.4 Middle School’s cafeteria, where students reacted to her beauty and several classmates assessed her relationship with Jiang Ning. At Table 27, the group welcomed her while nearby students argued about showing off abs and selfies on social media.

• Jiang Ning met Xue Yuantong outside the gym, then found Xue Chuchu and took over pushing her Electric Bike toward campus.
• Students noticed Xue Chuchu as she walked beside Jiang Ning; Wu Yunzhi, Lan Zichen, Shen Qing'e, and Dong Qingfeng were struck by her appearance.
• Ge Hao wanted to approach Xue Chuchu, but Deng Xiang warned him to be kind because Jiang Ning had once fought eight people alone.
• Jiang Ning introduced Xue Chuchu as his neighbor at cafeteria Table 27, where Geng Lu watched the pair and judged that their relationship seemed ordinary.
• Lu Qiqi criticized men who deliberately showed off their abs and selfies, then displayed photos of attractive women; Meng Gui admitted that he wanted to see more.

At lunch, Tang Fu impressed the twins by eating ginger while Yang Sheng mocked her. Later, Wu Xiaoqi challenged Wu Yunzhi for a basketball court, beat him, and fought back when Wu Yunzhi attacked him; the chapter ended as Chang Yi rushed to help Wu Yunzhi.

• Xue Chuchu drew attention with her graceful eating, while Tang Fu ate several pieces of ginger to impress the twins and Yang Sheng teased her.
• Wu Xiaoqi left Class 8 to practice basketball, and Shan Kaiquan learned that Wu Yunzhi would play against Class 7.
• Wu Yunzhi led his classmates to Wu Xiaoqi's court and challenged him to a one-ball contest, but Wu Xiaoqi stole the ball and scored.
• Wu Yunzhi demanded another round, slapped Wu Xiaoqi, and attacked him after Wu Xiaoqi refused.
• Wu Xiaoqi dodged Wu Yunzhi's punch, caught his kicking leg, and spun him off balance as Chang Yi rushed in to help.

Wu Xiaoqi fought Wu Yunzhi and the boys from Class 16, drawing Deng Xiang and his friends into a brawl before the fight’s video reached Class 8. That night, Jiang Ning played games and shared barbecue with Xue Chuchu, who opened up about her childhood; the chapter ended with him telling her he liked listening to her.

• Chang Yi, Wu Yunzhi, and boys from Class 16 attacked Wu Xiaoqi, who dodged them toward the Basketball Court.
• Deng Xiang recognized Wu Xiaoqi and led Ge Hao and the others into the fight, while students filmed the brawl and posted it on Kuaishou.
• Wang Longlong shared news of Wu Xiaoqi’s fight in the Class Group, and students in Class 8 watched the video during class.
• Shan Qingrong lectured Wu Xiaoqi for two class periods, after which he paid Miao Zhe a hundred yuan for a completed self-criticism.
• Xue Chuchu visited Jiang Ning to play a game, worried that they owed Boss Yang for the barbecue he had sent, and listened as Jiang Ning reassured her.
• Xue Chuchu told Jiang Ning about sharing barbecue with Tongtong as children and searching snowy ground for scrap, and Jiang Ning encouraged her to keep talking.

At school, Jiang Ning left with Teacher Guo for breakfast while his classmates attended the assembly and went about their day. That evening, Jiang Ning headed to Tiger Perch Mountain to work on his Spirit Boat, and Xue Yuantong tried to scare Xue Chuchu with a ghost story, only to end up locked inside a wardrobe.

• Ding Shuyan gave a speech at the school assembly, and Principal Yu reprimanded the students involved in the field fight.
• Jiang Ning left the student line with Tongtong to join Teacher Guo, while Song Sheng told Qiang Li he had lost interest in training after seeing Jiang Ning bench 140 kilograms.
• Jiang Ning took Tongtong home, then rode to Tiger Perch Mountain to work on improving his Spirit Boat and considered building a teleportation array.
• While Jiang Ning was away, Xue Yuantong told Xue Chuchu a ghost-fire story and hid in a wardrobe to make her think Tongtong had vanished.
• Xue Yuantong revealed her prank, but Xue Chuchu locked the wardrobe with Tongtong still inside.

Xue Chuchu freed Xue Yuantong from the wardrobe after Jiang Ning returned, and the three played along with Tongtong’s excuse. At school, Jiang Ning silenced a chaotic classroom for Teacher Guo, while Qi Tianheng arrived late and noticed Lan Zichen.

• Xue Chuchu accidentally nearly fell while reaching for the wardrobe key, and Jiang Ning caught and steadied her.
• Jiang Ning revealed that Xue Yuantong was hiding in the wardrobe, and Tongtong claimed she had entered it after winning rock-paper-scissors.
• Dong Qingfeng used snacks to grow closer to Jiang Yanan, Meng Ziyun, and Xin Youling, while Lu Qiqi’s attempt to embarrass Bai Yuxia failed.
• Shan Qingrong told Shan Kaiquan’s mother that her son liked a girl but that the girl did not like him.
• Wu Yunzhi saw Qi Tianheng arrive late at school, and Qi Tianheng showed interest in Lan Zichen.
• When Class 8 grew too noisy during chemistry, Jiang Ning said “Quiet,” and the students immediately fell silent for Teacher Guo.

Jiang Ning accompanied Xue Yuantong to buy Plum Blossom Cake while the twins and Bai Yuxia tried to test whether the two liked each other. At dinner, Zhao Xiaofeng publicly snubbed Wu Yunzhi with a birthday-cake giveaway, and Xue Yuantong later used Chen Siyu’s money-transfer trick on her mother, who knowingly indulged her.

• Jiang Ning went with Xue Yuantong to buy Plum Blossom Cake, while Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing speculated about how close the two were and Bai Yuxia proposed a test.
• At dinner, Zhao Xiaofeng handed out birthday cake to nearby students but deliberately excluded Wu Yunzhi, who silently vowed to remember the slight.
• Chen Siyu asked Jiang Ning to stare at Xue Yuantong, but Xue Yuantong assumed he wanted her chicken leg and offered it to him.
• The boys argued over whether fixed-gear bicycles or motorcycles were more dangerous, then joked about how they would die in a crash.
• Chen Siyu taught Xue Yuantong how she had tricked Chen Siqing into sending money twice, and Xue Yuantong used the same excuse to get two transfers from Aunt Gu.
• Aunt Gu revealed that she knew Xue Yuantong had been able to accept the first transfer and had sent the extra money to make her happy.

Students discussed a supermarket circus and relationships while Shan Kaiquan and Liu Chuandao struggled with romance. Wu Yunzhi challenged Qi Tianheng’s group to a basketball match, defeated Zhao Xiaofeng, and arranged a rematch with Qi for the following week; Jiang Ning then arrived at the School Field with Tongtong and a pair of twins.

• Chen Siyu told Jiang Ning about the circus opening, and Jiang Ning described watching Traveling Theater Troupes in his village.
• Shan Kaiquan lamented his unrequited feelings, while Ma Shicheng joked that the bros would watch him play with monkeys at the circus.
• Liu Chuandao confessed to Xiaoyu, received a middle-finger emoji, and joked that she had accepted his proposal.
• Qi Tianheng and Zhao Xiaofeng discussed targeting a freshman, while Wu Yunzhi came to challenge their group to basketball.
• Wu Yunzhi beat Zhao Xiaofeng and set a one-on-one rematch with Qi Tianheng for the following week.
• Wu Yunzhi began showing Shang Wanqing basketball moves as Jiang Ning arrived with Tongtong and a pair of twins.

Wu Yunzhi tried to impress Shang Wanqing with his basketball skills, but Jiang Ning casually made two long shots and left Wu Yunzhi embarrassed. Later, Shang Wanqing continued pursuing her interests while Guo Kunnan eagerly contacted the girl whose library card he had found.

• Shang Wanqing praised Wu Yunzhi and asked him to teach her basketball, winning his attention and causing him to neglect Lan Zichen.
• Jiang Ning caught Shang Wanqing's basketball and tossed it into the hoop without looking, impressing Shang Wanqing and frustrating Wu Yunzhi.
• Wu Yunzhi claimed Jiang Ning's shot had been luck and missed his own attempt, while Jiang Ning subtly altered the ball's path so it rolled back to him.
• Jiang Ning made a second casual shot that landed in the hoop, leaving Wu Yunzhi stunned as Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing hurried after Jiang Ning.
• Shang Wanqing told a classmate that Wu Yunzhi was humorous and agreed to keep opening Blind Boxes.
• Guo Kunnan admired the library card he had found, connected with its owner on WeChat, and excitedly confirmed that he had the card.