Recaps

Lin Zhengran helped He Qing win the taekwondo championship, while her feelings for him deepened and Jiang Xueli finally confessed her love. As Jiang Xueli prepared for a music competition, Lin Zhengran met Jiang Jingshi for the childhood-sweetheart blind date and uncovered signs that her rivals might be rigging the contest.

• Lin Zhengran accompanied He Qing to her taekwondo competition, where she defeated Lin Xue and won the championship.
• He Qing told Lin Zhengran she liked him, and he held her hand to fulfill her wish before she kissed his neck and hurried back to the dormitory.
• Fang Meng revealed that Lin Zhengran was Jiang Qian’s childhood sweetheart, and Jiang Jingshi arranged to meet him in Jiang Qian’s place.
• Jiang Xueli confessed that she had loved Lin Zhengran since fourth grade, and Lin Zhengran told her that both she and He Qing were his girlfriends.
• Lin Zhengran helped Jiang Xueli write two songs for the expanded music competition, where her performance of “Whale” secured her a place in the top fifty.
• Lin Zhengran met Jiang Jingshi at her cat café, where she teased him about being her fiancé and asked what he had noticed about the music competition.
• Lin Zhengran warned Jiang Jingshi that the competition’s results suggested someone might be trying to frame her, then declined her offer to become her partner.
• Jiang Jingshi watched Lin Zhengran leave and admitted he was the first boy who had made her feel shy as Jiang Qian arrived.

Lin Zhengran helped Jiang Jingshi and Wang Lan rescue Jiang Xueli’s studio from Pan Cheng Electronics, then partnered with them to establish Zhengshi Media. As Jiang Xueli’s song won the chart, Lin Zhengran reassured Han Wenwen of her place in his life and encouraged Jiang Xueli to pursue a music career.

• Jiang Jingshi confronted Jiang Qian over Lin Zhengran, while Jiang Qian became furious after learning Jiang Jingshi had been held by him.
• Jiang Jingshi exposed Jiang Cheng’s attempt to rig the Little New Star Chart, and Jiang Xueli advanced into the top twenty as Lin Zhengran promised to take her on a date.
• Lin Zhengran spent time with Han Wenwen, then took Jiang Xueli on a movie date where she fell asleep during both films and later kissed his neck.
• Jiang Xueli’s song climbed to first place, and Jiang Jingshi warned Lin Zhengran that Pan Cheng Electronics might target her studio.
• After Pan Cheng Electronics forced Wang Lan’s studio to close and removed Jiang Xueli’s song, Lin Zhengran stole evidence from the company and helped free the studio’s workers from pressure to sue.
• Jiang Jingshi, Lin Zhengran, and Wang Lan formed Zhengshi Media, with Wang Lan leading its music branch and holding twenty percent of the shares.
• Han Wenwen shared her fears of being unwanted with Lin Zhengran, who promised she was irreplaceable and held her as she fell asleep.
• Jiang Xueli finished first on the chart, and Lin Zhengran encouraged her to form a team, release music, and aim for a concert before accompanying her to get a haircut.

Lin Zhengran built Zhengshi Music while helping Jiang Xueli’s singing career and growing closer to her and Han Wenwen. As graduation approached, Fang Meng’s conflict with Jiang Qian brought her closer to Lin Zhengran, and their karaoke outing ended with Lin Zhengran stopping a criminal and the school publicly praising them.

• Lin Zhengran introduced Jiang Xueli to Zhengshi Company, coached its singers, and helped arrange her music video and recording plans.
• Lin Zhengran accompanied Jiang Xueli through a late-night hotel stay after her dorm closed, and Han Wenwen arrived the next morning with clothes and asked Lin Zhengran for a hug.
• Fang Meng’s parents revealed a childhood betrothal between her and Lin Zhengran, and a year and a half later Lin Zhengran entered his final semester while Zhengshi Company and his coaching work grew.
• Lin Zhengran chose a domestic university over Stanford, while Fang Meng and Jiang Qian’s friendship deteriorated over Jiang Qian’s distrust and Fang Meng’s belief that she was treated as a friend only out of guilt.
• Fang Meng sought comfort from Lin Zhengran, admitted she regretted her argument with Jiang Qian, and planned to speak honestly with her.
• Fang Meng persuaded Lin Zhengran to sing and drink with her, and Lin Zhengran stopped a fleeing criminal during a police raid at the karaoke bar.
• The Dean of Studies praised Lin Zhengran and Fang Meng, mistakenly called Fang Meng his girlfriend, and said Lin Zhengran would be commended and speak at the exam mobilization meeting.
• He Qing, Han Wenwen, and Jiang Xueli watched the school video of Lin Zhengran stopping the criminal, recognized Fang Meng beside him, and wondered about their relationship.

As graduation approached, Lin Zhengran helped Jiang Qian and Fang Meng reconcile while several girls recognized their feelings for him. After the ceremony and a series of confessions and kisses, Jiang Qian changed her college plans, Jiang Jingshi prepared to see Lin Zhengran, and Little He Qing set out to visit him.

• Lin Zhengran helped Jiang Qian and Fang Meng talk through their old hurt, and they reconciled and resumed their friendship.
• Jiang Qian, Fang Meng, and Jiang Jingshi each realized they had fallen for Lin Zhengran, while Han Wenwen shared a first kiss with him during rehearsal.
• Lin Zhengran and Jiang Qian performed a piano duet at graduation, and Fan Momo confessed to Lin Zhengran before Jiang Qian rejected her on his behalf.
• Fang Meng kissed Lin Zhengran after the ceremony, then she and Jiang Qian left school together, and Jiang Qian told her father she no longer wanted to attend Stanford.
• Jiang Jingshi prepared for Lin Zhengran's upcoming visit to Zhengshi Company, while He Qing contacted him repeatedly and arranged to return early.
• Little He Qing packed a suitcase, left home for The North, and messaged Lin Zhengran as she set out to visit him.