Recaps

Jiang Linyuan discovered that Zhang Juntang had secretly taken photos of him since high school and used one as her laptop wallpaper. He told her to stop, though he reluctantly accepted that she might keep doing it as long as he did not catch her, and she saw him as an angel.

• Jiang Linyuan joined Zhang Juntang in her room to help edit the school anniversary video and saw her camera collection and photos of him.
• Jiang Linyuan noticed his high school portrait on Zhang Juntang's laptop wallpaper, and she panicked and begged him to forgive her.
• Zhang Juntang admitted she had secretly photographed only Jiang Linyuan since his high school coming-of-age ceremony, and said she had never shared the pictures or taken inappropriate ones.
• Jiang Linyuan told Zhang Juntang not to take secret photos again, then added that she should not let him catch her if she continued.
• Zhang Juntang stared at Jiang Linyuan and thought he was an angel.

Jiang Linyuan edited the school anniversary short film with Zhang Juntang, then discussed Haile Bio’s research plans with Zhang Zhu. After he left, Zhang Juntang woke and rushed out looking for him.

• Jiang Linyuan and Zhang Juntang worked on the promotional short film while she recovered from a cold and eventually fell asleep at the table.
• Jiang Linyuan shared a video of Zhang Juntang sleeping in the work group and proposed a provocative promotional title, prompting Shen Wanyu to kick him from the group and block his private messages.
• Zhang Zhu returned with Zhao Xueyun, and Jiang Linyuan told Zhao Xueyun that Shen Wanyu had deleted his contact information.
• Jiang Linyuan gave Zhang Zhu Haile Bio’s research directions, told her to secure lead researcher Gao Ting, and explained that the company would eventually study treatments for vocal cord damage.
• Jiang Linyuan declined Zhao Xueyun’s dinner invitation and left, and Zhang Juntang woke up and hurried out looking for him.

Zhang Zhu comforted Zhang Juntang about her feelings for Jiang Linyuan, while Jiang Linyuan and Su Muzhi reaffirmed their relationship after Su Muzhi's mother warned him about her illness, infertility, and a dangerous surgery. The chapter ended with Su Muzhi insisting that Jiang Linyuan keep telling her he loved her.

• Zhang Juntang admitted to Zhang Zhu that she liked Jiang Linyuan but worried she would make him unhappy, and Zhang Zhu told her not to wrong herself.
• Jiang Linyuan visited Su Muzhi in the hospital, told her about Zhang Juntang, and shared an affectionate conversation with her.
• Mother Su told Jiang Linyuan that Su Muzhi might have only about a decade to live, could not safely become pregnant, and the Su Family needed an heir.
• Mother Su revealed that surgery had less than a ten percent chance of success, and Jiang Linyuan warned her not to deceive Su Muzhi into undergoing it.
• Jiang Linyuan returned to Su Muzhi, and they embraced as she told him their complicated relationship belonged only to them and asked him to keep confessing his love.

Zhang Juntang panicked after Jiang Linyuan told her Su Muzhi was coming to meet her about the photos she had secretly taken. Huang Taoyan urged her to face Su Muzhi honestly and state her feelings, and Zhang Juntang decided she would talk to her properly.

• Jiang Linyuan messaged Zhang Juntang that Su Muzhi was coming to meet her, leaving Zhang Juntang terrified of being punished for her secret photos.
• Zhang Juntang called Huang Taoyan for advice, and Huang Taoyan told her Jiang Linyuan’s presence meant she was unlikely to be hit.
• Huang Taoyan urged Zhang Juntang to stop taking photos and keep her distance from Jiang Linyuan, but Zhang Juntang refused to give up watching him from afar.
• Huang Taoyan explained that Zhang Juntang should make her stance clear to Su Muzhi instead of hiding her feelings.
• Zhang Juntang recalled other women who had openly expressed their love and resolved to talk properly with Su Muzhi.

Zhang Juntang panicked after Jiang Linyuan arranged for her to meet his girlfriend, Su Muzhi, about the photos she had secretly taken. Huang Taoyan coached her to be honest about her feelings, and Zhang Juntang resolved to speak openly with Su Muzhi.

• Jiang Linyuan messaged Zhang Juntang to meet him, warning her that Su Muzhi would decide her punishment for secretly taking photos.
• Zhang Juntang called Huang Taoyan for advice, and Huang reassured her that Jiang Linyuan would be there.
• Huang Taoyan urged Zhang Juntang to stop hiding her feelings and make her position clear to Su Muzhi.
• Zhang Juntang imagined the boldness of Yu Songsong, Su Muzhi, and Lin Yilin, then resolved to talk honestly with Su Muzhi.

Jiang Linyuan accompanied Su Muzhi to meet Zhang Juntang, who admitted she had secretly taken photos of him. Su Muzhi warned Zhang to hand over the photos, then sent Jiang away before Yu Songsong arrived.

• Jiang Linyuan and Su Muzhi waited in a teahouse private room for Zhang Juntang, while Su questioned whether he had told her everything.
• Zhang Juntang arrived without the photos and claimed she had not had enough time to bring them.
• Su Muzhi confronted Zhang about secretly photographing Jiang and warned her that she would make trouble for her if she continued.
• Zhang Juntang said she would accept watching Jiang from afar, and Su told her to hand over all the photos she had taken.
• Su Muzhi told Jiang to return to school because Yu Songsong would soon arrive, and Jiang left the teahouse.

Jiang Linyuan escorted Zhang Juntang back to school after warning her not to secretly photograph him, while Su Muzhi asked Yu Songsong to keep watch over Shen Wanyu and protect Jiang Linyuan. The chapter left Zhang Juntang hoping Jiang Linyuan liked her, only for Lin Yilin to interrupt her attempt to invite him out.

• Jiang Linyuan found Zhang Juntang waiting outside and told her to stop secretly taking photos while allowing them to remain friends.
• Jiang Linyuan walked Zhang Juntang back to school and kept her in sight, which made her think he might have feelings for her.
• Su Muzhi asked Yu Songsong to watch Shen Wanyu and prevent her from doing anything foolish to Jiang Linyuan.
• Yu Songsong rejected Su Muzhi's request, vowed not to let anyone hurt Jiang Linyuan, and left after Su Muzhi told her to be nicer to Lin Yilin.
• Zhang Juntang began trying to invite Jiang Linyuan out, but Lin Yilin arrived and interrupted her.

Lin Yilin joined Jiang Linyuan for Xingnan’s anniversary run, where her jealousy over his plans to spend the evening with Senior Sister Su led to an honest conversation and their first kiss. The chapter ended with Jiang Linyuan telling Lin Yilin that he liked her very much as the campus ran around them.

• Lin Yilin led Jiang Linyuan to the anniversary run and asked him to help her complete it for her campus running requirement.
• Lin Yilin ran with the leading group until she grew tired, and Jiang Linyuan took her aside to rest.
• Jiang Linyuan wiped Lin Yilin’s forehead and asked why she seemed upset, prompting her to admit she felt jealous that he would spend the evening with Senior Sister Su.
• Jiang Linyuan hugged Lin Yilin and promised he would continue to like her even when she was angry or upset.
• Lin Yilin asked whether Jiang Linyuan wanted to be intimate with her like he was with Senior Sister Su, and he kissed her.
• Jiang Linyuan told Lin Yilin that he liked her very much.

Lin Yilin and Jiang Linyuan’s kiss left Lin Yilin and Zhang Juntang flustered, while Jiang Linyuan brought Su Muzhi to Great Mother-in-law’s house to watch the school anniversary gala with Shen Wanyu. Su Muzhi and Shen Wanyu traded barbs over Jiang Linyuan’s feelings, ending with Shen Wanyu’s fist tightening after Su Muzhi mocked her lack of dating experience.

• Lin Yilin cuddled a plush toy as she replayed her kiss with Jiang Linyuan, while Zhang Juntang blushed imagining herself in Lin Yilin’s place.
• Jiang Linyuan called Shen Wanyu, told her he liked braised pork ribs, and messaged her that Su Muzhi was coming with him to the school anniversary gala.
• Jiang Linyuan picked up Su Muzhi and asked about Yu Songsong; Su Muzhi said things had gone both pleasantly and unpleasantly, and she already knew about his kiss with Lin Yilin.
• At Great Mother-in-law’s house, Su Muzhi and Shen Wanyu exchanged taunts, while Shen Wanyu distracted Zhao Xueyun by warning that the meat was overcooking.
• Shen Wanyu explained her view of why Jiang Linyuan had fallen for Yu Songsong, Lin Yilin, and herself, and Su Muzhi mocked her for being inexperienced in relationships.

Shen Wanyu and Su Muzhi traded barbs while Jiang Linyuan visited Zhao Xueyun for a meal. Su Muzhi tried to make Jiang her godbrother to block Shen Wanyu, but Shen Wanyu suggested that Su become Zhao’s goddaughter instead.

• Shen Wanyu and Su Muzhi argued over Jiang Linyuan, while he wondered whether he belonged to the fool camp or the crazy camp.
• Zhao Xueyun asked Jiang Linyuan whether he was dating multiple women and urged him to keep it from Little Fish’s father.
• Zhao Xueyun reminisced about Su Muzhi and Shen Wanyu fighting as children, prompting the two women to dispute who had beaten whom.
• Su Muzhi asked Zhao Xueyun to stop Shen Wanyu from tricking Jiang Linyuan into betraying her, and Zhao agreed to talk to Shen Wanyu.
• Su Muzhi suggested Zhao take Jiang Linyuan as her godson, but Shen Wanyu proposed that Su become Zhao’s goddaughter instead.

Jiang Linyuan shared dinner with Shen Wanyu, Su Muzhi, and their family, then received Zhao Xueyun’s plea not to abandon either woman. Outside, he and Shen Wanyu discussed Su Muzhi’s plans and what they would do if Jiang Linyuan died, before Su Muzhi interrupted them from the car.

• Jiang Linyuan ate dinner with the family while Zhao Xueyun recounted childhood stories about Shen Wanyu and Su Muzhi.
• Jiang Linyuan tried to shift blame among the family members, but Shen Wanyu and Su Muzhi repeatedly challenged him.
• Zhao Xueyun privately asked Jiang Linyuan not to make Shen Wanyu or Su Muzhi suffer or abandon them, and he promised he would not give up.
• Jiang Linyuan noticed Zhao Xueyun seemed unwell and messaged Shen Pingyan to take better care of her.
• Shen Wanyu questioned Jiang Linyuan about what he would do if Su Muzhi died and what he would do if he died, then Su Muzhi interrupted their conversation from the car.

Jiang Linyuan, Su Muzhi, and Shen Wanyu watched the school anniversary short film together, trading teasing remarks as Jiang hoped the two women would grow closer. The film ended with Jiang and Shen exchanging satisfied looks, while Su Muzhi kept pinching Jiang’s hand and accusing him of looking at someone else.

• Jiang Linyuan joked with Su Muzhi and Shen Wanyu about his acting debut, drawing teasing and pinches from both women.
• Su Muzhi admitted she liked the lively school anniversary celebration despite finding the crowds overwhelming, and Jiang hoped she and Shen would reconcile.
• Su Muzhi asked whether Jiang would be happy if only Shen stayed with him, and he said he would not; Su then teased Shen about the romantic scenes in the short film.
• The school anniversary short film showed Shen Wanyu in a white dress guiding Jiang Linyuan around campus, and Su teased Shen about watching him closely.
• At the film’s ending, Jiang and Shen exchanged approving looks, and Su Muzhi pinched Jiang’s hand again while joking that his eyes were on someone else.

Su Muzhi, Jiang Linyuan, and Shen Wanyu clarified their tangled feelings during a campus light show, but Shen Wanyu remained uncertain about what she wanted. Later, Su Muzhi took Jiang Linyuan home and reaffirmed that she intended to bind their lives together.

• Su Muzhi invited Shen Wanyu to walk with her and Jiang Linyuan during the anniversary celebration, and the three watched a drone light show.
• Su Muzhi confronted Shen Wanyu about why she had deliberately left her cat with her as a child, while Shen Wanyu admitted she would make the same choice again.
• Jiang Linyuan said he would not leave Su Muzhi, and Shen Wanyu struggled with whether accepting him would make their relationship unequal.
• Su Muzhi said their conversation had only changed their relationship from hatred to indifference, while Jiang Linyuan tried to coax Shen Wanyu into smiling.
• Su Muzhi took Jiang Linyuan home, told him she had stopped being jealous of Shen Wanyu, and demanded that he marry her, raise children with her, and remember her forever.

Jiang Linyuan planned a May Day trip to Xiangyang Ancient City with Shen Wanyu and Su, while Lin Yilin schemed to follow Jiang Linyuan on his trip under the guise of a chance encounter. Yu Songsong hinted that she would meet Lin Yilin during the holiday, leaving Lin Yilin unaware of what she meant.

• Zhao Xueyun and Shen Wanyu teased Jiang Linyuan, and he invited Shen Wanyu on a May Day trip to Xiangyang Ancient City with her and Su.
• Shen Wanyu agreed to contact Jiang Linyuan later about the trip and privately told herself it was repayment for time he had taken from her.
• Lin Yilin planned to turn down Jiang Linyuan's invitation, then secretly travel to wherever he went so she could learn about romance firsthand.
• Lin Yilin invited Zhang Juntang to travel with her, and Zhang Juntang agreed because she hoped Jiang Linyuan would accompany Lin Yilin.
• Lin Yilin declined Jiang Linyuan's invitation but asked for his destination, arrival time, hotel address, video calls, and location sharing.
• Yu Songsong messaged Lin Yilin about meeting during May Day, but Lin Yilin dismissed the idea and focused on her plan to be with Jiang Linyuan.

Jiang Linyuan told Su Muzhi that Yu Songsong planned to follow their May Day trip, while Lin Yilin met Yu Songsong to discuss surprising him. Yu Songsong and Lin Yilin agreed to follow Jiang Linyuan together, with Lin Yilin mentioning that Zhang Juntang would join them too.

• Jiang Linyuan told Su Muzhi that Yu Songsong wanted to tag along on their trip and that he wanted Yu Songsong to keep an eye on Lin Yilin.
• Lin Yilin met Yu Songsong at a milk tea shop, where Yu Songsong admitted she hated Lin Yilin but acknowledged that they both liked Jiang Linyuan.
• Yu Songsong asked Lin Yilin whether she planned to surprise Jiang Linyuan on May Day, and Lin Yilin confirmed that she did.
• Yu Songsong suggested that they follow Jiang Linyuan together and compete on their own merits, and Lin Yilin agreed.
• Lin Yilin told Yu Songsong that her roommate Zhang Juntang would also be coming along.

Jiang Linyuan, Shen Wanyu, and Su Muzhi drove to Xiangyang for a road trip, where their teasing gave way to a quiet conversation about Su Muzhi’s illness and the people who cared for her. The chapter left them continuing their journey, with Jiang Linyuan determined to stop scheming and let Su Muzhi choose what she wanted.

• Jiang Linyuan drove Shen Wanyu and Su Muzhi toward Xiangyang while the two women bickered and watched a cancer film.
• At a midnight rest stop, Shen Wanyu covered the sleeping Su Muzhi with a blanket and recalled how Su Muzhi used to visit her as a child.
• Jiang Linyuan reassured Shen Wanyu that Su Muzhi would recover, then stepped outside and resolved that this would be his last time scheming.
• Su Muzhi woke and asked Shen Wanyu to make Jiang Linyuan rest when he returned from buying food.
• Su Muzhi told Shen Wanyu that a nurse had praised Jiang Linyuan’s devotion, then asked her not to let him cry.
• Jiang Linyuan returned with hot buns, and the three resumed teasing one another before continuing their trip.

Jiang Linyuan reunited with Lin Yilin, Yu Songsong, and Zhang Juntang in the ancient city, then spent an intimate evening with Yu Songsong as she opened up about her feelings and future. After Su Muzhi learned he had stayed away to care for Yu Songsong, she set out to confront him, leaving Jiang Linyuan bracing for trouble.

• Shen Wanyu made Jiang Linyuan book another room, but he left to meet Lin Yilin, Yu Songsong, and Zhang Juntang at the station.
• Jiang Linyuan drove the three women to their hotel, where Lin Yilin discovered Yu Songsong had secretly been in contact with him.
• Yu Songsong kissed Jiang Linyuan outside the hotel, and they later returned to her room, where she confessed her love and shared an intimate evening with him.
• Yu Songsong asked whether she could become a good mother, and Jiang Linyuan reassured her before helping her bathe and settling her to sleep.
• Su Muzhi repeatedly hung up on Jiang Linyuan before demanding his address, while Shen Wanyu also called him and sounded displeased.

Yu Songsong and Su Muzhi confronted the complicated arrangement around Jiang Linyuan, and Shen Wanyu revealed that Su Muzhi had a terminal illness and limited time left. The chapter ended with Su Muzhi and Jiang Linyuan reconciling after she angrily punched a wall, then taking a picture together.

• Yu Songsong teased Jiang Linyuan about explaining their intimacy to Su Muzhi before Su Muzhi and Shen Wanyu arrived.
• Su Muzhi confronted Yu Songsong, while Shen Wanyu challenged her about knowingly becoming Jiang Linyuan's other woman.
• Shen Wanyu told Yu Songsong that Su Muzhi had a terminal illness, might live only a little over a decade, and could not have a child because of her condition.
• Yu Songsong offered to be a surrogate so Su Muzhi could leave Jiang Linyuan with a biological child.
• Su Muzhi accused Jiang Linyuan of bringing the women in his life together, then punched a wall and let him comfort her.
• Su Muzhi and Jiang Linyuan made up, and she asked him to take a picture with her while showing her reddened fist.

During the May Day holiday, Su Muzhi and Jiang Linyuan shopped together, teased their friends with gifts, and visited Lin Yilin after she woke. Su Muzhi agreed to let Lin Yilin spend time alone with Jiang Linyuan the next day, while Lin Yilin grew suspicious of Zhang Juntang and prepared to question her.

• Su Muzhi and Jiang Linyuan ate noodles, discussed her jealousy, and bought gifts for Yu Songsong, Shen Wanyu, and Lin Yilin.
• Su Muzhi gave Yu Songsong a green beret and Shen Wanyu a cat collar bell, while Shen Wanyu accepted the odd gift despite disliking cats.
• Jiang Linyuan and Su Muzhi woke Lin Yilin with Zhang Juntang's help, startled her, and gave her plush charms and Zhang Juntang a photo of Jiang Linyuan pretending to be angry.
• Su Muzhi agreed that Lin Yilin could spend time alone with Jiang Linyuan the next day and warned Zhang Juntang not to follow them.
• After Su Muzhi and Jiang Linyuan left, Lin Yilin confronted Zhang Juntang, puzzled by her excitement over Jiang Linyuan's photo and Su Muzhi's wariness of her.

Lin Yilin confronted Zhang Juntang about her past with Jiang Linyuan and mistakenly concluded that Juntang had secretly slept with him in high school. Still confused about her feelings and the other girls close to him, Lin Yilin asked Shen Wanyu for advice, then grew curious about what Juntang had done.

• Lin Yilin confronted Zhang Juntang, who confessed to doing something selfish and shameful involving Senior Brother in high school.
• Zhang Juntang said Senior Brother had forgiven her, Senior Sister Su knew, and she planned to keep her distance from the two of them.
• Lin Yilin decided that Zhang Juntang had secretly slept with Senior Brother while he was unaware, and asked whether her actions counted as a crime.
• Lin Yilin asked Shen Wanyu for advice about her friend's complicated situation, but Shen Wanyu told her to follow her heart, stay away from the boy, or ask Jiang Linyuan.
• Lin Yilin asked Zhang Juntang whether her secret behavior had felt good, and Juntang admitted she had done it more than once.

Jiang Linyuan and Su Muzhi spent the evening exploring the ancient city, where Su Muzhi refused to give a little girl ice cream and later discussed motherhood and relationships with Shen Wanyu. The chapter left Su Muzhi and Shen Wanyu acknowledging their differences while still caring about each other.

• Su Muzhi took selfies with Jiang Linyuan and sent them to Shen Wanyu while they ate ice cream in the ancient city.
• Su Muzhi stopped another girl from feeding a little girl ice cream, then took Jiang Linyuan’s ice cream and ate it herself.
• The little girl’s mother came to take her away, and Su Muzhi argued with the other girl about why the child had not been given ice cream.
• After Su Muzhi and Jiang Linyuan returned to the hotel, Su Muzhi and Shen Wanyu shared a room while Jiang Linyuan left.
• Su Muzhi asked Shen Wanyu about becoming a mother and urged her to stop treating love as a contest with only one winner.
• Shen Wanyu told Su Muzhi that they had major differences, and Su Muzhi reflected that they could still look out for each other.

Shen Wanyu and Jiang Linyuan spent the morning bantering with Su Muzhi before splitting up to check on their companions. Jiang Linyuan and Shen Wanyu visited Lin Yilin and Zhang Juntang, where Lin Yilin nervously tried to keep Su Muzhi away.

• Shen Wanyu found Jiang Linyuan outside her room, let him tie her hair, and woke Su Muzhi, who pulled Jiang Linyuan under the covers with her.
• After breakfast, Su Muzhi went to check on the Saint of Thieves, while Shen Wanyu and Jiang Linyuan headed to Lin Yilin's room.
• Lin Yilin opened the door looking exhausted and hurried into the bathroom after Jiang Linyuan asked whether she had stayed up late.
• Lin Yilin insisted that Shen Wanyu not call Su Muzhi over, saying Su Muzhi's important business came first.
• Shen Wanyu saw Zhang Juntang sitting upright on the bed, and Zhang Juntang silently resolved to share the surprise she had prepared for Jiang Linyuan with Shen Wanyu too.

Jiang Linyuan, Lin Yilin, Shen Wanyu, and Zhang Juntang visited Tang City Film Base, where Lin Yilin dressed as a heroine and shared a romantic horseback ride with Jiang Linyuan. Shen Wanyu sent a photo of them to Su Muzhi, whose jealousy prompted Yu Songsong to ask where they were so she could join them.

• Jiang Linyuan let Lin Yilin choose between Fantasy Valley Amusement Park and Tang City Film Base, and the group went to Tang City Film Base.
• Lin Yilin dressed in a red martial-artist outfit, while Zhang Juntang wore an ivory costume, and Jiang Linyuan teased them as they showed off their looks.
• Lin Yilin invited Jiang Linyuan to ride a white horse with her, and they shared an embrace and confessed that they liked each other as Zhang Juntang took a photo.
• Shen Wanyu photographed Jiang Linyuan and Lin Yilin on the horse and sent the picture to Su Muzhi.
• Su Muzhi reacted jealously to the photo, then showed it to Yu Songsong, who asked where they were so she could join them.

Jiang Linyuan spent the day sightseeing with Shen Wanyu, Zhang Juntang, and Lin Yilin, teasing Shen Wanyu and joking about who was prettiest. On a boat ride, Lin Yilin explained that she was content with their relationship and kissed him, while Zhang Juntang caught the moment on camera.

• Shen Wanyu kept kicking Jiang Linyuan until Zhang Juntang and Lin Yilin intervened, and she finally agreed to stop before leaving in a huff.
• Jiang Linyuan and the others watched a dance performance, where he jokingly declared himself prettier than all the women.
• The four rode a covered boat, and Lin Yilin told Jiang Linyuan she accepted their situation despite sometimes feeling jealous.
• Lin Yilin kissed Jiang Linyuan on the lips, then turned away in embarrassment as Zhang Juntang aimed her camera at them.

Jiang Linyuan took Shen Wanyu, Lin Yilin, and Zhang Juntang camping at South Peak Grassland, where they hiked, photographed one another, and watched the sunset. Lin Yilin told Shen Wanyu she still loved the fantasies of her youth and would have stayed devoted to Jiang Linyuan even knowing what he was really like.

• Jiang Linyuan scolded Zhang Juntang for secretly taking photos, then drove with the others to South Peak Grassland to camp.
• The group hiked up the grassland, where Lin Yilin excitedly photographed sheep before they stopped to rest.
• Jiang Linyuan and the others took portraits and a group photo, while Zhang Juntang secretly snapped a picture of Jiang Linyuan and Lin Yilin running together.
• Shen Wanyu asked Lin Yilin whether she had considered leaving, and Lin Yilin urged Shen Wanyu to leave with Senior Sister Su instead.
• Lin Yilin told Shen Wanyu she would still have chosen Jiang Linyuan, because the Senior she knew was the fantasy she had cherished since youth.