Chapter Summaries

Yang Sheng, Jiang Ning, and Tang Fu climbed Yishan, where Jiang Ning humored Tang Fu’s skincare beliefs and the group joked in their class chat. At a dangerous cliffside, Tang Fu confronted Auntie Tao about whether she meant to push her off the mountain.

• At Dapan Square, Jiang Ning invented an explanation for Plateau Ice Spring Water and Volcanic Mud Cleanser, winning Tang Fu’s admiration while Yang Sheng watched in disbelief.
• Yang Sheng posted mountain-climbing photos, prompting classmates to banter in the group chat about weight loss and Tang Fu’s presence with Jiang Ning.
• After the group reached Yishan Summit, Tang Fu brought ice cream she mistakenly thought was free, and Auntie Tao suggested they visit a quieter southern path.
• Auntie Tao led Tang Fu to an unguarded stone platform above a steep drop and invited her to sit at the edge.
• When Auntie Tao reached toward Tang Fu’s shoulder, Tang Fu asked whether she was trying to push her off the mountain.

Tang Fu, Yang Sheng, and Jiang Ning survived Auntie Tao’s attack on the mountain, and Jiang Ning arranged for her to be captured. Afterward, they headed into town, where Zhao Xiaofeng followed Lan Zichen on Qi Tianheng’s orders, while Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong exchanged messages about lunch.

• Tang Fu distracted Auntie Tao by imitating Lingling’s voice, but Auntie Tao drew a dagger and advanced on the group.
• Jiang Ning revealed an eighty-eight-centimeter broadsword, and Auntie Tao backed away before Shao Shuangshuang’s uniformed men captured her.
• Yang Sheng and Tang Fu joked on the way down the mountain, and Jiang Ning used his broadsword to intimidate an iced fermented rice wine vendor.
• Wu Yunzhi met Lan Zichen and took her by taxi to a barbecue restaurant, while Zhao Xiaofeng followed them at Qi Tianheng’s request.
• On the bus, Jiang Ning told Yang Sheng and Tang Fu little about the broadsword, then messaged Xue Yuantong, who complained that he had gone to lunch without her.

Xue Yuantong tricked Xue Chuchu into sweeping her room by pretending she had lost Satsuma Mandarins, while Wu Yunzhi took Lan Zichen and her friend to a barbecue restaurant and ran into Jiang Ning, Yang Sheng, and Tang Fu. The chapter ended with Yang Sheng telling Tang Fu that the Beef she grilled was undercooked and tasted bad.

• Xue Yuantong lured Xue Chuchu into sweeping her bedroom by claiming that Satsuma Mandarins had fallen under the furniture, then tried to get her to clean her mother's room too.
• Zhao Xiaofeng reported Wu Yunzhi's family background to Qi Tianheng, who told him to keep watching them and promised him Apple devices.
• Wu Yunzhi brought Lan Zichen and her friend to Nine Flames BBQ, where he spotted Jiang Ning dining with Yang Sheng and chose a nearby table.
• Tang Fu arrived with Fruit Tea, leaving Wu Yunzhi dismayed that Jiang Ning had even more pretty girls with him than he did.
• Yang Sheng and Tang Fu grilled meat for Jiang Ning, while Wu Yunzhi watched enviously and grilled for Lan Zichen himself.
• Tang Fu gave Yang Sheng an undercooked Beef and enoki mushroom roll, and Yang Sheng bluntly told her it was not good.

Jiang Ning spent the day eating barbecue with Yang Sheng and Tang Fu, then brought grilled meat home for Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu. The chapter ended with Jiang Ning realizing that Xue Chuchu had left a mark on Xue Yuantong’s neck during a game, embarrassing both girls.

• Jiang Ning used Spiritual Energy to make Wu Yunzhi’s grill too hot, then withdrew his Mana when Lan Zichen took over, while Zhao Xiaofeng recorded Wu Yunzhi’s mistakes.
• Lan Zichen grilled for Wu Yunzhi and Lan Zichen’s group, and Wu Yunzhi ate the meat before she could have any, worsening her impression of him.
• In the Class 8 Class Group, Yu Wen hinted to Huang Zhongfei that she was a sixteen-year-old “dog,” but he mistook her meaning.
• Tang Fu paid 380 yuan for the barbecue meal, and Jiang Ning flew to retrieve his Mountain Bike and collect packed grilled food from the villa.
• Xue Yuantong stopped Jiang Ning at the door to demand toll money, then happily took the grilled meat he had brought and told him about Evergreen Liquid’s upcoming launch and a possible new neighbor.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong brought grilled meat to Xue Chuchu, and Jiang Ning recognized that the red mark on Xue Yuantong’s neck carried Xue Chuchu’s aura, prompting Xue Yuantong to reveal they had played a game.

Chai Wei plotted to use the Criminal Law to get revenge on the Four Golden Flowers, while Jiang Ning rescued Pei Yujing’s bowl and earned her gratitude. The chapter ended with Pei Yujing bringing Jiang Ning a drink, leaving Chai Wei speechless after his boast.

• Pang Jiao and Zhang Yifei took Chai Wei’s snacks in exchange for Zhang Yifei’s food, and Chai Wei began plotting to frame them with thirty thousand yuan.
• Deng Xiang raced across the cafeteria to catch Pei Yujing’s rolling bowl, but Jiang Ning stopped it with his foot and returned it to her.
• Chen Haiyang fooled Class 8 into thinking he had helped compile their English textbook before assigning the students a test paper to study.
• Chen Siyu teased Jiang Ning about repeatedly helping Pei Yujing, and Chai Wei challenged him to get drinks from her in exchange for barbecue.
• Pei Yujing came to Class 8, gave Jiang Ning a drink, and thanked him, prompting Jiang Ning to ask Chai Wei why he had gone quiet.

Jiang Ning and Chen Siyu witnessed Chai Wei evade his promise, while Gao Heshaui accidentally smashed Chen Haiyang’s phone in class. A week later, Yan Tianpeng’s crew disrupted the noisy square dancers, and Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong planned to go fishing after sharing a barbecue.

• Chai Wei walked away instead of honoring his promise, and Jiang Ning reassured Chen Siyu that he had expected nothing else.
• Gao Heshaui smashed the phone charging on the podium, only to learn it belonged to Chen Haiyang, while the students offered excuses for not warning him.
• Yan Tianpeng led Chai Wei, Zhang Chi, Shen Xu, and the others in a loud musical counterattack against the square dancers at Huijin Community.
• Boss Yang told Jiang Ning that the fishing pond was ready, and Jiang Ning agreed to take Xue Yuantong fishing the next day.
• Aunt Gu told Xue Yuantong to wash and dry her bedding, and Xue Yuantong teased Jiang Ning that she would show who was really in charge at home.

Xue Yuantong tried to impress Jiang Ning by washing the bedding, then became convinced her mother had fed her dirty food as a child. At a fishing pond, Jiang Ning recognized Yan Bo, a man from his past, and decided to teach him a lesson as Yan Bo approached Xue Chuchu.

• Xue Yuantong woke early to wash the pillows and duvet covers at her mother's house, then bragged about it over breakfast at Xue Chuchu's home.
• Aunt Gu dropped a strawberry on the floor and moved to feed it to Xue Yuantong, who dodged her and hurried off to ask whether she had eaten food off the floor as a child.
• Boss Yang invited Jiang Ning to fish, and Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu to the eastern pond.
• Jiang Ning recognized Yan Bo, who had once secretly run an illegal factory and been exposed by Jiang Ning, and resolved to teach him a lesson.
• Yan Bo approached Xue Chuchu while she read, and asked Jiang Ning whether she was his girlfriend.

Jiang Ning used his fishing prowess to impress Xue Chuchu and outshine Yan Bo at the pond. Yan Bo’s attempt to win her over ended in an embarrassing tangle with Tang Yaohan, followed by the loss of his cigarettes and phone.

• Yan Bo asked whether Xue Chuchu was Jiang Ning’s girlfriend, but Jiang Ning called her his little sister, forcing Yan Bo to apologize and offer to buy lunch.
• Jiang Ning caught a large Crucian Carp with his lure, then caught several more while Yan Bo moved to another fishing spot.
• Jiang Ning used his Spiritual Energy to bring about a struggle between Yan Bo’s and Tang Yaohan’s fishing lines, leaving them pulling against each other for ten minutes before discovering their hooks had caught together.
• Yan Bo tried to retrieve his fallen Hua Zi cigarettes, but his phone slipped into the pond, and the cigarette in his mouth fell into the water as well.

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong returned from fishing with a full haul while Yan Bo left to buy fish and pretend he had caught them. At the Agritainment, Yan Bo learned that Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong were neighbors, not siblings, and realized they had fooled him.

• Jiang Ning caught a large carp with a flashy display and returned to the Agritainment with Xue Yuantong and Chu Chu, while Tang Yaohan and Yan Bo caught nothing.
• Yan Bo drove to the city, bought two Black Fish at the Farmers Market, and planned to claim he had caught them himself.
• Shen Qing'e went shopping with Jiang Yanan, Yu Wen, and Lu Qiqi, heard them praise Jiang Ning, and recalled how she had once treated him cruelly.
• Shen Qing'e activated Yellow Diamond to view Xue Yuantong's QQ Space, but found that access was restricted.
• Yan Bo returned to the Agritainment and asked Boss Yang about Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong, then realized they were neighbors rather than siblings and had fooled him.

Yan Bo confronted Jiang Ning at River Dam bungalow, where Jiang Ning exposed his lie about catching Black Fish, and the group shared lunch. Later, Xue Yuantong repeatedly defeated Tang Yaohan at Chinese Chess, leaving him unable to escape another game.

• Yan Bo visited Jiang Ning to question his relationship with Xue Chuchu, then tried to impress her by claiming he had caught two Black Fish.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong pointed out clues showing Yan Bo had bought the fish, and Aunt Gu called everyone to lunch.
• Teacher Qian urged Tang Yaohan to challenge Xue Yuantong at Chinese Chess, and Tang offered her a gift if she won.
• Xue Yuantong defeated Tang Yaohan in several games while he struggled to find a chance to turn the board around.
• Yang Fei scattered the chess pieces to stop the games, but Xue Yuantong restored their positions and insisted they could continue.

Tang Yaohan tried to spite Xue Yuantong with a gift of study materials, but she and Xue Chuchu welcomed them. Chai Wei’s attempt to meet a girl was derailed by Pang Jiao and her friends, and he began planning to use gold to frame Pang Jiao as he encountered Shan Xiao outside a gold shop.

• Tang Yaohan gave Xue Yuantong a carload of high school study materials as a spiteful gift, but Xue Chuchu was delighted with them.
• Chai Wei met his junior at Hibiscus Milk Tea, but Pang Jiao and her friends scared her away and Pang Jiao snapped the bracelet he had bought for her.
• After seeing Bai Yuxia with Jiang Ning, Chai Wei resolved to make Pang Jiao pay and planned to exchange three thousand yuan for gold.
• Chai Wei ran into Shan Xiao outside a gold shop, and Shan Xiao explained how per-gram gold discounts worked.

Chai Wei saved three thousand yuan and planned to buy gold jewelry with Shan Xiao’s help as part of his scheme against Pang Jiao. Meanwhile, Chen Siyu got help finding her test paper, Guo Kunnan misunderstood Meng Ziyun’s play with his jacket, and Chai Wei told Qiang Li that strategy mattered more than fighting.

• Chai Wei learned about gold and secondhand phones from Shan Xiao, then followed him to a phone shop and saw Li Shi there.
• During evening self-study, Chen Haiyang tried to assert his authority, and Jiang Ning used his Spiritual Sense to find Chen Siyu’s missing Math Test Paper.
• Guo Kunnan found Meng Ziyun rubbing his jacket and briefly wondered if she liked him before she revealed she was building up static to shock Tang Jing.
• After two days of work, Chai Wei entered class with three thousand yuan saved and told Qiang Li that cleverness could defeat strength.
• Chai Wei asked Shan Xiao to accompany him to buy three thousand yuan worth of gold jewelry at noon.

Chai Wei reported Pang Jiao to the police, accusing her of stealing a gold ring he had bought for his mother. After classmates backed up his claims about Pang Jiao taking his food, Chai Wei led everyone to her desk and began opening the bag he believed contained the ring, leaving the outcome unrevealed.

• Chai Wei ate lunch with Shan Xiao, who paid for their meal and did not question Chai Wei about buying gold.
• Pang Jiao took Chai Wei's lunchbox in front of their classmates, and Chai Wei pretended to be frightened while planning to use the incident against her.
• Chai Wei told the police that Pang Jiao had stolen his gold ring, and the officers and school staff went to confront her.
• Duan Shigang, Qiang Li, Cui Yu, and Meng Gui testified that Pang Jiao had repeatedly taken Chai Wei's belongings and food.
• Chai Wei claimed the ring was in Pang Jiao's desk, pulled out a plastic bag, and tore it open as he announced that he would reveal her true face.

Chai Wei exposed Pang Jiao and her friends for stealing his belongings, but the gold ring he presented as evidence shattered and proved to be fake. The school placed Pang Jiao on probation and punished her accomplices, while Liu Chuandao decided to exploit her weakened position by asking Duan Shigang to help him beat up Chai Wei.

• Chai Wei showed the police a gold ring he claimed Pang Jiao had stolen, and classmates testified that she and her friends had taken his bag despite his protests.
• Chai Wei accused Zhang Yifei, Li Shengnan, and Wang Yanyan of helping Pang Jiao, prompting the police to notify their parents as well.
• Chai Wei accidentally dropped the ring, which shattered; the police did not pursue his responsibility, and the school later announced probation for Pang Jiao and demerits for her accomplices.
• The school announcement reached other classes, and Gu Tai's teasing prompted Luo Jun to fight him.
• Shan Qingrong assured Chai Wei that Pang Jiao would be expelled if she retaliated, while Chai Wei took comfort in having crippled her group.
• Liu Chuandao asked Duan Shigang to help him beat up Chai Wei that night.

Chai Wei reconsidered who had stolen his gold ring and began suspecting Shan Xiao, but Shan Xiao called with evidence that the appraisal shop might have switched it. Meanwhile, Duan Shigang and Liu Chuandao planned to frame Pang Jiao for beating Chai Wei, and Xin Youling recruited Zhang Chi to help protect Shang Caiwei.

• Qiang Li listed theories about the missing ring, and Chai Wei began suspecting Shan Xiao after ruling out the jewelry store and Pang Jiao.
• Chai Wei decided Shan Xiao might be the grade's thief, but Shan Xiao called and reported that the appraisal shop had complaints about switching customers' gold.
• Duan Shigang agreed to help Liu Chuandao attack Chai Wei and make the assault look like Pang Jiao's revenge.
• Liu Chuandao and Duan Shigang took Shang Caiwei from class, intending to use her vocal imitation of Pang Jiao to support their plan.
• Xin Youling worried that Shang Caiwei was in danger and paid Zhang Chi fifty yuan to help her.

Chai Wei, Shan Xiao, and Qiang Li hurried to the Gold Shop to investigate his missing gold, while Jiang Ning ate spicy hot pot with Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu. The chapter ended with Hu Mei defending Jiang Ning after Li Shi dismissed his advice that had helped her family’s shop succeed.

• Xin Youling paid Zhang Chi to watch Shang Caiwei as evening self-study ended under a storm-dark sky.
• Chai Wei, Shan Xiao, and Qiang Li called the Gold Shop and learned it would close at ten, then hurried there to investigate Chai Wei’s missing gold ring.
• Ge Hao followed Chai Wei’s movements while Tang Jing tried to persuade Huang Yuzhu to eat spicy hot pot with her.
• Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong, and Xue Chuchu ate at Xiao Hu Spicy Hot Pot, where Hu Mei refused to take Jiang Ning’s money because his suggestion had revived her family’s business.
• Li Shi dismissed Jiang Ning’s business sense as luck, and Hu Mei firmly told him not to say that.

Chai Wei was ambushed and beaten in a dark alley by Liu Chuandao, Duan Shigang, and Zhang Chi, who had mistaken the assault for a chance to get revenge on him. Qiang Li took the injured Chai Wei to a clinic, where the doctor explained that his grave expression was because Chai Wei had arrived just as he was about to finish work.

• Qiang Li called the Boss after finding the shop closed early, and Chai Wei vowed to deal with him the next day.
• Zhang Chi agreed to help Duan Shigang and Liu Chuandao ambush Chai Wei in exchange for barbecue, while Shang Caiwei was made to accompany them.
• Liu Chuandao, Duan Shigang, and Zhang Chi trapped Chai Wei in a sack in Yucai Alley and kicked him before leaving.
• Chai Wei called Qiang Li for help, and Qiang Li found him injured and helped him out of the alley.
• Qiang Li took Chai Wei to a private clinic, where the doctor clarified that Chai Wei’s injury was not the reason for his worried expression; he had simply been about to get off work.

Jiang Ning noticed Yan Bo driving away and planned to reinforce the protective Formation on Xue Chuchu’s jade pendant, while Yan Bo plotted to pursue her. At school, Lu Qiqi mocked Jiang Yanan’s persistent suitors and several boys, and Chai Wei arrived on crutches, mistaking Liu Chuandao’s fake limp for deliberate mockery.

• Xue Chuchu and Xue Yuantong reached home just before the rain began, and Jiang Ning overheard Xue Chuchu wonder whether his prediction had been luck.
• Jiang Ning sensed Yan Bo driving away in a Toyota Land Cruiser and decided to reinforce the protective Formation on Xue Chuchu’s jade pendant rather than attack him.
• Yan Bo told Gouzi to follow Xue Chuchu home the next day and create an opportunity to approach her, but refused to buy Gouzi a motorcycle.
• Lu Qiqi answered one of Jiang Yanan’s persistent suitors with a request for clothes, causing him to remove Jiang Yanan from his friends list, then mocked Meng Gui and the other boys.
• Chai Wei entered school on crutches, and Liu Chuandao mistook his injury as evidence that their group had beaten him lame.
• Chai Wei saw Liu Chuandao pretending to limp, then became furious when Liu Chuandao straightened up and realized he was not injured.

Chai Wei accused Pang Jiao of attacking him, but Class 8’s hearing failed to produce evidence, and Duan Shigang and Liu Chuandao persuaded him to secretly record a possible second attack. Meanwhile, Geng Lu walked with Jiang Ning toward breakfast and asked if he was cold.

• Dong Qingfeng brought Meng Ziyun expensive shrimp dumplings and coconut milk taro, while Cao Kun tried to hide his jealousy.
• Chai Wei arrived at Class 8 injured and accused Pang Jiao of ambushing and beating him, but she and her companions denied it and demanded evidence.
• Shan Qingrong held an in-class hearing, but Chai Wei could not prove Pang Jiao was responsible before morning self-study ended.
• Duan Shigang and Liu Chuandao advised Chai Wei to wait for another attack and secretly record it, then Duan Shigang messaged Mouse to arrange a job.
• Geng Lu walked with Jiang Ning toward the cafeteria and asked whether he was cold.

Jiang Ning used Spiritual Energy to sabotage Wu Yunzhi’s attempt to show off, sending him headfirst into a flower bed, then helped Geng Lu avoid a conversation with her middle-school classmate Ji Xuan. At the Small Dining Table, Tang Fu confidently claimed she could outrun increasingly powerful bombs and concluded that the strongest weapon was a bigger hydrogen bomb.

• Jiang Ning walked with Geng Lu and secretly used Spiritual Energy to clean dust from her clothes.
• Wu Yunzhi tried to impress Lan Zichen by flipping his jacket hood onto his head, but Jiang Ning held it in place until Wu’s violent shake sent him tumbling into a flower bed.
• Geng Lu laughed at Wu’s fall, then recognized Ji Xuan, who tried to catch up with her; she hurried into the cafeteria with Jiang Ning instead.
• Ji Xuan watched them leave and reflected on transferring to Yuzhou No.4 Middle School because of Evergreen Liquid’s hiring preference.
• At Table 29, Jiang Ning shared his wontons with Tang Fu and Xue Yuantong as the group talked about whether they could escape different bombs.
• Tang Fu boasted that she could outrun even a hydrogen bomb, then answered that a bigger hydrogen bomb was the more powerful weapon.