Chapter Summaries

Lin Zhengran finished teaching Jiang Qian a piano piece, then left to meet He Qing, Han Wenwen, and Jiang Xueli. On Saturday, He Qing dressed up to travel with him to a competition, while Jiang Qian reflected on how differently he approached life.

• Lin Zhengran praised Jiang Qian for playing the piece smoothly and left the Piano Room when he heard He Qing calling for him.
• Jiang Qian watched Lin Zhengran reunite with He Qing, Han Wenwen, and Jiang Xueli, then discussed with Fang Meng why he spent time with ordinary girls.
• Lin Zhengran showed the girls the Piano Room key and took them to the cafeteria, while Jiang Xueli planned to wait until her next singing lesson to speak with him privately.
• On Saturday morning, He Qing dressed carefully for her competition and left the dormitory to go with Lin Zhengran.
• Han Wenwen teased He Qing about her feelings for Lin Zhengran, then grumbled about him after He Qing had left.

Lin Zhengran and Little He Qing traveled back to town together, where He Qing shared a roasted sweet potato with him before they went to his house. Lin Zhengran announced that she would stay the night, surprising He Qing, who admitted she did not want to return to school.

• Little He Qing arrived late to meet Lin Zhengran, and he complimented her new skirt and her legs.
• They rode the bus back to town, where He Qing enjoyed sitting close to Lin Zhengran as the bus swayed.
• He Qing bought one roasted sweet potato with her remaining money and persuaded Lin Zhengran to take the first bite before she ate the rest.
• Lin Zhengran and He Qing returned to his house, where Lin Yingjun greeted them.
• Lin Zhengran told He Qing she would stay at his house that day, and she said she did not want to go back to school.

Lin Zhengran accompanied He Qing to her taekwondo competition after arranging for her to stay at his house, then encountered Jiang Jingshi at the venue. Jiang Jingshi learned that Lin Zhengran had trained He Qing and greeted him, while He Qing sensed something unusual between them.

• Lin Zhengran reassured his father that he would sleep in the study, then took He Qing to the taekwondo hall for her competition.
• He Qing warmed up at the hall while the coach acknowledged that Lin Zhengran had taught her most of her taekwondo.
• Lin Zhengran and He Qing traveled with the team to the competition venue and looked over its platforms and seating.
• Jiang Jingshi arrived to watch the competition and recognized Lin Zhengran across the venue.
• The coach introduced He Qing and explained that Lin Zhengran had trained her, after which Jiang Jingshi greeted Lin Zhengran and He Qing watched them with suspicion.

Lin Zhengran and He Qing attended the taekwondo competition, where He Qing advanced through the eliminations and faced Jiang Jingshi’s strong team. Jiang Jingshi praised Lin Zhengran’s coaching, then revealed that He Qing had already eliminated three of her athletes.

• Jiang Jingshi invited Lin Zhengran and He Qing to eat in her car, but Lin Zhengran declined so he could show He Qing around the venue.
• Lin Zhengran explained that Jiang Jingshi was Jiang Qian’s older sister, easing He Qing’s worries about Jiang Jingshi’s attention toward him.
• He Qing and Jiang Jingshi’s seven-person team competed through the afternoon eliminations, with all seven of Jiang Jingshi’s contestants surviving while He Qing advanced as well.
• Jiang Jingshi sat beside Lin Zhengran and learned that he had taught He Qing taekwondo since childhood, though he said he had no interest in competing himself.
• Jiang Jingshi told Lin Zhengran that He Qing had already eliminated three members of her team.

He Qing continued winning in the taekwondo tournament as Jiang Jingshi compared her strength with Lin Xue and discussed her business interests with Lin Zhengran. Jiang Jingshi began to question Lin Zhengran’s ambitions, but He Qing’s latest victory interrupted her before she could finish.

• He Qing defeated another contestant, who warned her that Lin Xue was the strongest member of Jiang Jingshi’s team.
• Jiang Jingshi and Lin Zhengran discussed whether He Qing or Lin Xue would win the championship, and both backed different contestants.
• He Qing drew a different opponent for the top-eight match and felt jealous when she saw Jiang Jingshi sitting beside Lin Zhengran, but his wave encouraged her.
• Jiang Jingshi explained that she invested in sports and music teams to develop talent and promote her companies.
• Jiang Jingshi asked what Lin Zhengran planned to do with his abilities, but He Qing won her top-eight match before she could finish.

Little He Qing won her matches and grew jealous when she saw Jiang Jingshi in Lin Zhengran’s arms, though Lin Zhengran explained Jiang had only tripped. That night, he chose to sleep in the study instead of sharing a bed with He Qing, leaving her lonely and planning to sneak over to find him.

• Jiang Jingshi nearly fell into Lin Zhengran’s arms after stepping in a pit, and He Qing saw them holding hands and grew jealous.
• Lin Zhengran explained that Jiang had only tripped, then comforted He Qing and praised her after she advanced to the Top Four.
• Lin Zhengran accompanied He Qing as she recovered and went home with her, where they shared dinner with Lin Xiaoli and Lin Yingjun.
• He Qing prepared the bed expecting to sleep beside Lin Zhengran, but he took his quilt and pillow to the study and told her he had been teasing her.
• Alone in the bedroom, He Qing felt hurt and decided to sneak out to find Lin Zhengran.

During her first sleepover at Lin Zhengran’s house, Little He Qing sneaked into his room because she couldn’t sleep alone and admitted that she liked him. Lin Zhengran agreed to her wish to hold hands if they won the championship the next day.

• Lin Xiaoli checked on Little He Qing and welcomed her to stay over again, even if Lin Zhengran had to sleep in the study.
• After the house went quiet, Little He Qing crept to the study and asked Lin Zhengran if she could sit with him because she couldn’t fall asleep alone.
• Little He Qing asked whether Lin Zhengran preferred a mature older woman or someone like her, and he said he liked her a little more because she was by his side every day.
• Little He Qing told Lin Zhengran that she liked him, then clarified that she was only saying it plainly and wasn’t making a confession.
• Lin Zhengran asked what wish she wanted if they won the championship, and Little He Qing said she wanted to hold hands with him; he agreed.

Little He Qing leaned on Lin Zhengran after he granted her wish, then fell asleep and was carried to bed by him. The next morning, she learned the night had been real and joined him for breakfast before asking to lean on his shoulder again ahead of her match against Lin Xue.

• Lin Zhengran refused to let Little He Qing change her wish but offered his shoulder, and she cuddled up beside him.
• Little He Qing wrapped her arm around Lin Zhengran's and fell asleep against his shoulder.
• Lin Zhengran carried Little He Qing to bed, and she murmured that they would be together forever before he reassured her.
• Little He Qing woke at Lin Zhengran's home and learned that he had carried her there after she fell asleep, not that she had dreamed the night.
• Little He Qing tidied the bed, then leaned on Lin Zhengran's shoulder over breakfast as he told her to win her match against Lin Xue.

Lin Zhengran taught He Qing an Aerial Back Kick before the Taekwondo final, where she faced Lin Xue. He Qing's strength and energy overwhelmed Lin Xue, and He Qing won the first round.

• Lin Zhengran taught He Qing how to use an Aerial Back Kick and practiced the move with her at the Taekwondo Hall.
• Lin Zhengran and He Qing arrived at the competition venue, where Jiang Jingshi brought Lin Xue over to greet them.
• He Qing and Lin Xue won their first matches and advanced to the final, while Lin Zhengran and Jiang Jingshi watched from the audience.
• Lin Xue launched a series of forceful kicks, but He Qing defended and noticed that the attacks seemed weaker than they looked.
• He Qing struck Lin Xue's arm with a powerful kick, then attacked repeatedly as Lin Xue began to tire.
• Lin Zhengran said He Qing had won the first round, and Jiang Jingshi realized the difference in their strength was greater than she expected.

Little He Qing defeated Lin Xue in both matches, securing the final victory for her team. Jiang Jingshi acknowledged the loss, exchanged contact details with Lin Zhengran, and left after receiving an urgent call from her grandfather.

• Little He Qing won the first match against Lin Xue, and Lin Zhengran praised her before encouraging her to finish the next match quickly.
• Jiang Jingshi comforted Lin Xue, then asked Lin Zhengran about his future plans and said she thought he might become her rival.
• Little He Qing blocked Lin Xue's attacks and sent her flying with a powerful Aerial Back Kick, winning the second match and the competition.
• Jiang Jingshi told Lin Zhengran she would remember this grudge, then received a call from her grandfather and said she had to leave.
• Jiang Jingshi gave Lin Zhengran her business card, said she already had his phone number, and left the venue.

Little He Qing won the taekwondo tournament, received a larger-than-expected cash prize, and was encouraged to pursue new opportunities beyond her small town. Before leaving, she comforted Lin Xue, who reconsidered quitting taekwondo and resolved to keep competing.

• Little He Qing received ten thousand yuan in prize money after General Manager Jiang raised the tournament award, while Lin Zhengran won twenty thousand yuan in a cola lottery.
• The coach gave Little He Qing and Lin Zhengran a business card for a taekwondo hall in the city center, and Little He Qing offered to treat everyone to a meal.
• Little He Qing spoke with Lin Xue in the changing room, praised her talent, and encouraged her to enjoy taekwondo and compete again someday.
• Lin Xue deleted the resignation message she had planned to send and told her team she would keep training and try to win the next competition.
• Little He Qing and Lin Zhengran had dinner with everyone, then rode back to school.

After winning the taekwondo championship, He Qing gave Lin Zhengran most of her prize money to keep and shared the news with her mother. Back at school, Lin Zhengran held her hand to grant her wish, and He Qing kissed his neck before running to her dormitory.

• He Qing set aside four thousand yuan for her mother and Maternal Grandmother, then insisted Lin Zhengran keep the rest of her prize money.
• Lin Zhengran agreed to save the money for He Qing, and she asked him for one hundred yuan to buy snacks with Wen Wen.
• He Qing told Aunt He about winning the championship, and her mother suggested she use the money to buy something for Maternal Grandmother.
• On the walk back to school, Lin Zhengran held He Qing's hand and asked whether that fulfilled her wish.
• He Qing kissed Lin Zhengran on the neck, told him she liked him, and hurried back to the dormitory.

After returning from the competition, He Qing shyly told Han Wenwen that she and Lin Zhengran had held hands, while Jiang Xueli grew jealous. Lin Zhengran received new system rewards, and the chapter ended with an elderly man asking Jiang Qian whether she had met the childhood sweetheart he had mentioned.

• Lin Zhengran walked He Qing back to the girls' dormitory, and He Qing hid in a corner to recover from kissing him goodbye.
• Jiang Xueli saw He Qing return in high spirits and realized she was Lin Zhengran's girlfriend.
• He Qing told Han Wenwen that she and Lin Zhengran had held hands, keeping their kiss secret.
• Jiang Xueli acted gloomy and jealous when the four students returned to the dormitories after evening self-study.
• Lin Zhengran received cultivation and attribute increases, unlocked a new Energy ability, and reached Spiritual Energy Level 52 Qi Refining Stage.
• An elderly man asked Jiang Qian whether she had met the childhood sweetheart he had told her about.

Jiang Qian agreed to meet the boy her grandfather had chosen, and Fang Meng printed his detailed background information. She and Jiang Jingshi discovered that the boy was Lin Zhengran, Fang Meng’s own Childhood Sweetheart.

• Jiang Qian told her grandfather she had neither met the boy nor read the information he had sent, but agreed to meet him once.
• Fang Meng went to the study and printed the boy’s detailed personal history and school records.
• Fang Meng recognized the name and photo on the information as Lin Zhengran, the boy she considered her own Childhood Sweetheart.
• Jiang Jingshi came to the study, read the information, and was stunned to learn that Qian Qian’s Childhood Sweetheart was Lin Zhengran.

Jiang Jingshi took Jiang Qian’s place in the arranged blind date, eager to meet Lin Zhengran after recognizing him from a previous encounter. Jiang Qian repeatedly insisted she was uninterested, but froze when Fang Meng revealed that Lin Zhengran was her Childhood Sweetheart and that Jiang Jingshi would meet him.

• Jiang Jingshi proposed going on Jiang Qian’s blind date after learning the Childhood Sweetheart pact had originally been intended for her, and Jiang Qian agreed to give up the meeting.
• Jiang Jingshi planned to meet Lin Zhengran during the National Day holiday and began choosing what to wear, while Fang Meng wondered why she was so interested in him.
• Fang Meng repeatedly asked Jiang Qian whether she wanted to see her Childhood Sweetheart’s information, but Jiang Qian declined until the holiday began.
• Fang Meng handed Jiang Qian Lin Zhengran’s report card and revealed that Lin Zhengran was her Childhood Sweetheart and that Jiang Jingshi would go on the blind date with him.
• Jiang Qian froze in shock as Fang Meng joked that she already cared about Lin Zhengran.

Before the holiday journey home, He Qing arrived early to see Lin Zhengran and warmed his hands, while Jiang Xueli and Han Wenwen secretly witnessed their closeness. Han Wenwen interrupted them, and He Qing was reminded to catch her train.

• Lin Zhengran waited at the School Gate before dawn for the bus with Han Wenwen and Jiang Xueli, while He Qing was taking an early high-speed train home.
• He Qing arrived early because she wanted to see Lin Zhengran before the week apart and told him she had come down to find him.
• He Qing held Lin Zhengran's hand in both of hers and blew warm air onto it, hoping to warm him before the others arrived.
• Jiang Xueli hid in the bushes and watched He Qing hold Lin Zhengran's hand, growing jealous and wondering if they were together.
• Han Wenwen arrived, spotted Jiang Xueli hiding nearby, and interrupted He Qing and Lin Zhengran before reminding He Qing to catch her train.

Lin Zhengran parted from Little He Qing and Han Wenwen as he prepared to spend the week helping Jiang Xueli with her singing competition. After Jiang Xueli’s jealousy over seeing him hold hands with Little He Qing coincided with worsening stomach pain, a clinic doctor diagnosed her with menstrual cramps and prescribed medicine.

• Little He Qing left for the high-speed train, and Jiang Xueli arrived after witnessing her holding Lin Zhengran’s hand.
• Jiang Xueli rode home with Lin Zhengran and Han Wenwen, concealed her jealousy, and arranged for Lin Zhengran to help her prepare for the competition.
• Han Wenwen complained about waiting until the evening of the sixth for Lin Zhengran to spend time with her and playfully bit his arm.
• Jiang Xueli’s stomach pain worsened on the way home, so she went to a clinic, where the doctor clarified that she was not pregnant and diagnosed menstrual cramps.
• Jiang Xueli received medicine and worried that her jealousy and cramps would interfere with singing practice.

Jiang Xueli, suffering from menstrual cramps, worried that Lin Zhengran’s closeness with He Qing meant he wanted to leave her. After he cared for her and brought her food and brown sugar water, she confessed her long-held feelings, and he assured her that both she and He Qing were his to keep.

• Jiang Xueli went home with medicine, took it without eating, and went to bed while waiting for Lin Zhengran.
• Lin Zhengran found Jiang Xueli curled up with cramps, learned she had taken medicine on an empty stomach, and went to buy her breakfast and ingredients for brown sugar water.
• Lin Zhengran made brown sugar water and helped Jiang Xueli eat, easing her pain and making her feel cared for.
• Jiang Xueli admitted she had seen He Qing warm Lin Zhengran’s hands and feared he wanted to break up with her.
• Jiang Xueli confessed she had loved Lin Zhengran since fourth grade and had wanted to marry him all along.
• Lin Zhengran told Jiang Xueli he had never said he wanted to leave her and said that both she and He Qing were his.

Jiang Xueli confronted Lin Zhengran about wanting both her and He Qing as girlfriends, and after hearing his honest explanation, she accepted the arrangement. She asked him to stay beside her while she slept, and Lin Zhengran remained with her to discuss the competition later.

• Lin Zhengran told Jiang Xueli that both she and He Qing were his girlfriends, and Jiang Xueli protested that he could only choose one.
• Lin Zhengran said he would not force or deceive her, and Jiang Xueli admitted she would accept because she had liked him for years.
• Jiang Xueli asked whether Lin Zhengran was prepared to care for two girlfriends, and he said he had known the complications from the start.
• Jiang Xueli confessed that she felt a little happy because Lin Zhengran still cared about her, and he assured her that she and He Qing had always mattered to him.
• Jiang Xueli asked Lin Zhengran to stay beside her while she slept, and he agreed to remain and talk with her about the competition.

Jiang Xueli recovered from her stomachache, practiced singing, and discussed posting videos of her performances online with Lin Zhengran. Lin Zhengran learned that his family was arranging a meeting with his Childhood Sweetheart, while Jiang Jingshi heard about Jiang Xueli and her young teacher at a competition meeting.

• Jiang Xueli woke up embarrassed by her earlier confession, and Lin Zhengran teased her while helping her rest and practice singing.
• Lin Zhengran explained a suggestive joke about Double Ponytails, then encouraged Jiang Xueli to ask her studio about posting performance videos online.
• Jiang Xueli reminded Lin Zhengran of his promise to take her to the zoo and a movie if she won the championship.
• Lin Zhengran returned home, where Grandpa told him that his Childhood Sweetheart would add him that night so they could arrange a meeting.
• At a music-team meeting, Jiang Jingshi heard that Jiang Xueli was a talented young singer taught by a boy her own age, and the details sounded familiar to her.