Chapter Summaries

Jiang Linyuan and Su Muzhi traveled to Lin Yilin's coastal hometown to visit her family, where Su Muzhi teased Lin Yilin about her feelings for Jiang. They arrived at Lin Yilin's old family home and were welcomed by her relatives, leaving Lin Yilin embarrassed by their assumptions.

• Jiang Linyuan and Su Muzhi woke up cuddling, then got dressed and drove to the location Lin Yilin had sent them.
• Su Muzhi and Jiang Linyuan arrived in Lin Yilin's coastal town and joked together as they admired the countryside.
• Lin Yilin met them at an intersection, scolded them for taking a taxi, and grew gloomy when Su Muzhi said the trip with Jiang had been enjoyable.
• Lin Yilin led Jiang Linyuan and Su Muzhi up to her family's old home, where her aunt greeted them in dialect and the relatives chatted about the visitors.
• Lin Yilin's father welcomed Jiang Linyuan and Su Muzhi with tea and mentioned that Lin Yilin had told him about her senior, making her blush.

Lin Yilin’s family mistook Jiang Linyuan and Su Muzhi’s relationship for romance while encouraging Lin Yilin to pursue Jiang. Upstairs, Su Muzhi teased Lin Yilin about liking him, and Jiang ended up taking the upset Lin Yilin away after a little girl assigned them roles in a family game.

• Lin’s father inferred that Lin Yilin liked Jiang Linyuan and invited the young people upstairs, while he and Mother Lin discussed Lin Yilin’s romantic prospects.
• Sister Zhuzi asked whether Jiang Linyuan and Lin Yilin were dating, then jokingly asked if she could pursue him; Su Muzhi said she could try, and Lin Yilin objected.
• Su Muzhi told Lin Yilin she liked Jiang Linyuan and did not want anyone else pursuing him, leaving Lin Yilin flustered and confused.
• A little girl asked Jiang Linyuan to play house as her dad, then recruited Lin Yilin into the game as the little sister.
• Jiang Linyuan took Lin Yilin away to cheer her up after the little girl urged him to comfort her.

Lin Yilin and Jiang Linyuan were left alone in a room, where they discussed their childhoods and the distance growing between them. Lin Yilin explained that she would accept the romantic past of someone she loved and try to make him happy, while Jiang Linyuan listened without answering what she had asked about his feelings.

• Amei pushed Jiang Linyuan and Lin Yilin into a room, while Su Muzhi stayed outside to play house with her.
• Jiang Linyuan and Lin Yilin joked about their childhoods and the cartoon Happy Superman.
• Lin Yilin became upset when Jiang Linyuan asked where Su Muzhi's room was, then admitted she understood him less and less.
• Lin Yilin told Jiang Linyuan she would not abandon someone she loved just because he had once left her behind.
• Lin Yilin said she would accept her future boyfriend's past relationships and work to heal him if they had made him unhappy.

Jiang Linyuan flirted with Lin Yilin while thinking about his feelings for her, then went downstairs with Su Muzhi to meet Lin Yilin’s roommate, Zhang Juntang. There, he recognized Zhang Juntang’s mother, Zhang Zhu, from an old encounter and realized she worked for a pharmaceutical company called Haile Bio.

• Jiang Linyuan praised Lin Yilin and reflected that he could not bear to scheme against her, while Lin Yilin gave him another shy, ambiguous reply.
• Su Muzhi arrived and told Lin Yilin that her roommate, Zhang Juntang, was waiting downstairs, so Lin Yilin and the others went to meet her.
• Lin Lan told Sister Zhuzi she helped Lin Yilin because Lin Yilin had secretly given her a thousand-yuan red envelope.
• Lin Yilin’s mother welcomed Zhang Juntang and her mother, Zhang Zhu, who said she had accompanied her daughter to make sure she arrived safely.
• Zhang Zhu recognized Jiang Linyuan from a good deed he had done years earlier, gave him her business card, and he discovered she worked for Haile Bio, a pharmaceutical company.

Jiang Linyuan negotiated to buy a stake in Zhang Zhu’s struggling Haile Bio, hoping to gain a foothold in the medical industry. After they agreed on a deal, Zhang Zhu thanked him for helping Zhang Juntang in the past, leaving Jiang Linyuan puzzled about when it had happened.

• Jiang Linyuan asked Zhang Zhu to speak privately, while Su Muzhi noticed his unusual insistence and let him go with Zhang Zhu.
• Jiang Linyuan offered to buy shares in Haile Bio, and Zhang Zhu explained that the company faced debt, a funding shortfall, and pressure from people in the Xu Group.
• Jiang Linyuan offered five hundred million for thirty percent of the shares, but Zhang Zhu settled on three hundred million for the stake.
• Jiang Linyuan agreed to transfer the money before the contract was prepared, and Zhang Zhu added him on WeChat to discuss the deal later.
• Zhang Zhu thanked Jiang Linyuan for protecting Zhang Juntang from bullies, and Jiang Linyuan wondered when he had helped her.

Jiang Linyuan reassured Zhang Zhu about his investment in Haile Bio and learned more about the risks surrounding the company. He returned inside, where Zhang Juntang asked about his compliment to her mother and Su Muzhi continued coaching Lin Lan in posing.

• Jiang Linyuan asked Zhang Zhu how she would have handled Haile Bio’s funding shortfall and learned she had considered seeking help from Zhao’s government-connected family.
• Zhang Zhu warned Jiang Linyuan that Haile Bio mattered deeply to her and that she feared being betrayed, and he promised not to harm the company.
• Zhang Zhu teased Jiang Linyuan about his charm before sending him back inside to Su Muzhi.
• Jiang Linyuan met Zhang Juntang at the doorway, and she asked what he meant when he said her mother had a lot of charm.
• Jiang Linyuan joined Lin Yilin and watched Su Muzhi coach Lin Lan in posing with chocolate as a reward.

Lin Zhu tried to help Lin Yilin get closer to Jiang Linyuan, while Su Muzhi and Zhang Juntang also revealed their interest in him. The gathering ended with Zhang Juntang nervously claiming she had made up her detailed knowledge of Jiang Linyuan's preferences.

• Lin Zhu teased Lin Yilin about her childhood pretend family, and Jiang Linyuan joked that she could raise his children.
• Su Muzhi said she would not mind having children with Jiang Linyuan, while Lin Yilin insisted that relationships between men and women were serious.
• Lin Lan praised Lin Yilin's gentleness and cooking, and Lin Zhu realized that Zhang Juntang was quietly making moves by offering Jiang Linyuan matcha Pocky.
• Lin Zhu asked Jiang Linyuan what kinds of things men liked so she could use his preferences as a reference for pursuing someone.
• Su Muzhi teased Jiang Linyuan about liking hands, and Zhang Juntang listed his favorite sports, snacks, and fruit before claiming she had made it up.

Su Muzhi and the Lin sisters teased Jiang Linyuan and Lin Yilin about romance, while Zhang Juntang revealed that her cousin Huang Taoyan had told her Jiang’s preferences. The conversation ended with Jiang saying he did not believe in marriage, leaving Lin Yilin downcast and Zhang Juntang imagining keeping him company when they were old.

• Su Muzhi questioned Zhang Juntang about how she knew Jiang Linyuan’s preferences, and Jiang explained that Zhang’s cousin Huang Taoyan had been his high school classmate.
• Lin Yilin grew jealous when she heard about Jiang’s past closeness with Huang Taoyan, but Jiang reassured her that he had never visited Huang’s home.
• Su Muzhi teased Lin Zhu about wanting Jiang for herself, and Lin Yilin warned her sister not to pursue him.
• Lin Lan told Lin Yilin that someone else might steal Jiang if she did not make a move, and Jiang joked that he might ask Lin Lan to be a flower girl at his wedding.
• Lin Zhu asked Jiang what kind of person he wanted to marry, and Jiang said he did not believe in marriage.
• Lin Yilin worried about Jiang being lonely in old age, while Zhang Juntang imagined sitting with him and looking through his old photos.

At Lin Yilin’s family banquet, Jiang Linyuan spent time with Su Muzhi and helped Lin Yilin’s family clean up, where her mother probed his feelings about Lin Yilin. While waiting to cook for Su Muzhi, Jiang Linyuan and Lin Yilin shared a quiet, intimate moment that left their relationship poised at a turning point.

• Su Muzhi stayed upstairs while Jiang Linyuan went downstairs to join the family banquet, and Zhang Juntang joined him on the way.
• After the banquet, Jiang Linyuan helped clean up and spoke with Mother Lin, who asked whether he wanted to be only friends with Lin Yilin.
• Lin Yilin joined Jiang Linyuan in washing dishes, and they discussed her feelings about people meddling in relationships and the uncertainty of their futures.
• Jiang Linyuan told Lin Yilin he planned to borrow the kitchen to make food for Su Muzhi, and Lin Yilin offered to help with the seasonings.
• As they waited by the doorway with the family puppy, Jiang Linyuan took Lin Yilin’s hand, and she tucked both their hands into her pocket.
• Jiang Linyuan told Lin Yilin that the dividing line between the first and second halves of his life might be that moment with her.

Lin Yilin believed Jiang Linyuan had rejected her because of his relationship with Senior Sister Su, and she walked away in tears. In the falling snow, Jiang Linyuan confessed that he liked Lin Yilin, leaving her overwhelmed with joy.

• Lin Yilin asked Jiang Linyuan what they were, but his teasing answer made her think he only wanted to be friends.
• Jiang Linyuan said he was not a virgin because of Little Su, and Lin Yilin assumed he and Senior Sister Su were a couple.
• Lin Yilin asked to forget their conversation, then left the courtyard to clear her head while Jiang Linyuan followed.
• Lin Yilin explained that her mother had warned her Jiang Linyuan brought Senior Sister Su to make her give up, and she cried as she tried to accept the rejection.
• Jiang Linyuan told Lin Yilin his relationship with Little Su was like his relationship with her, then confessed that he liked her as snow began to fall.

Lin Yilin told Jiang Linyuan that she liked him too but turned him down because he was now with Senior Sister Su, and she grieved over the love they had left too late. After she asked him to say “I like you” once more, she went to bed, while Jiang Linyuan cooked and spoke with Mother Lin before heading upstairs through the snow.

• Lin Yilin compared Jiang Linyuan’s past feelings for her to candy she had waited too long to eat, then said she was happy he had liked her but had to reject him because he belonged to Senior Sister Su.
• Jiang Linyuan and Lin Yilin walked back toward the Lin Family Old Residence, briefly singing a folk song before Lin Yilin warned him not to sing to her again.
• At the front door, Lin Yilin asked Jiang Linyuan to say “I like you” once more, then broke down sobbing in the snow.
• Lin Yilin said she felt unwell and went to bed early, while Jiang Linyuan cooked a meal in the nearly empty kitchen.
• Mother Lin asked Jiang Linyuan why he had not confessed sooner and said she believed he was easy to like; Jiang Linyuan left with the food and walked upstairs through the snow.

Lin Yilin struggled with her feelings after Mother Lin told her Jiang Linyuan had asked about her, while Jiang Linyuan visited Su Muzhi after bringing her lunch. Su Muzhi reassured him that he could be honest with her about Lin Yilin, then demanded he take off his pants.

• Mother Lin told Lin Yilin that Jiang Linyuan had said she had caused arguments with his girlfriend and that he had asked how she was feeling.
• Lin Yilin denied that Jiang Linyuan would discuss his troubles with Mother Lin and asked if he could join them at the Mazu Temple.
• Jiang Linyuan brought Su Muzhi lunch, and Su Muzhi teased him about feeling down over Lin Yilin.
• Su Muzhi told Jiang Linyuan he could handle things with Lin Yilin as he wished, but warned him not to let her learn important things from someone else.
• Jiang Linyuan apologized to Su Muzhi, who kissed him and ordered him to take off his pants.

Lin Zhu discovered that Lin Yilin was still hurting over Jiang Linyuan, who was dating Senior Sister Su, and decided to intervene. After checking that Lin Yilin was all right, Jiang Linyuan went back to his room, while Lin Zhu promised to take action the next day.

• Lin Zhu encountered Jiang Linyuan in the bathroom and learned he was going to check on Lin Yilin.
• Jiang Linyuan and Lin Yilin spoke through her closed door, recalled their first meeting, and agreed not to forget their memories.
• Jiang Linyuan waited until Lin Yilin opened the door, teased her, and then returned to his room after making sure she was fine.
• Lin Zhu caught Lin Yilin peeking outside and learned that Jiang Linyuan and Senior Sister Su were dating.
• Lin Yilin told Lin Zhu about her walk with Jiang Linyuan, and Lin Zhu announced she would act the next day to save him from Lin Zhu's influence.

Jiang Linyuan and Su Muzhi visited the Mazu Temple with Lin Yilin, Lin Zhu, Lin Lan, and Zhang Juntang. Lin Zhu tried to push Lin Yilin toward Jiang Linyuan while flirting with him herself, but Lin Yilin kept her away, and Su Muzhi said the matchmaking might help Lin Yilin take a step forward.

• Lin Zhu greeted Jiang Linyuan in a new skirt and joked to Lin Yilin that she would have an affair with him to break up his relationship and set Lin Yilin up with him.
• Lin Yilin rebuked Lin Zhu and warned her to stop flirting with Jiang Linyuan or she would tell their parents.
• The group set off for the Mazu Temple, where Zhang Juntang held Lin Lan's hand so Jiang Linyuan would turn around to check on them, while Lin Lan teased her for candy.
• Lin Zhu urged Lin Yilin to hold Jiang Linyuan's hand and kiss him, but Lin Yilin dragged her away and refused to interfere with his relationship with Su Muzhi.
• Su Muzhi told Jiang Linyuan she was not angry with Lin Zhu and thought her antics might encourage Lin Yilin to make a move.

Lin Zhu tried to separate Lin Yilin from Jiang Linyuan while Su Muzhi kept her in check by threatening to reveal her secret pen name. At the Mazu Temple, Lin Yilin and Jiang Linyuan both received Xiao Bei when asking about their futures, and Jiang Linyuan suggested Lin Yilin had already made up her mind.

• Lin Yilin refused to let Lin Zhu approach Jiang Linyuan, so Lin Zhu offered to explain Mazu worship to Su Muzhi instead.
• Su Muzhi let Lin Zhu guide her, then revealed she knew Lin Zhu wrote books under the pen name Lin Xiaozhu and warned her not to meddle.
• Lin Yilin explained how to use Jiaobei to Jiang Linyuan as they entered the temple, and he said he wanted to ask whether his relationship would go smoothly.
• Lin Yilin received Xiao Bei twice when asking Mazu about her studies and her life, then Jiang Linyuan also received Xiao Bei about his relationship.
• A temple staff member explained that Xiao Bei could mean the questioner had already made up their mind, and Jiang Linyuan pointed out that Lin Yilin had not told him that.

Jiang Linyuan and his friends traveled to Pingtan, where Su Muzhi confronted Lin Yilin about her feelings for him. Su Muzhi revealed that Jiang had come to Minnan for Lin Yilin, leaving Lin Yilin suspicious of her motives.

• Su Muzhi told Jiang Linyuan that her mother had asked her to return to Shanghai for a heart checkup, and Jiang said he would go with her.
• Lin Zhu and Lin Lan helped decide that the group would visit Pingtan, and everyone traveled there as dusk fell.
• Su Muzhi asked Lin Yilin to walk with her and pressed her to admit that she liked Jiang Linyuan.
• Lin Yilin admitted her feelings but said she would not act on them, while Su Muzhi threatened to have Jiang cut off contact with her.
• Su Muzhi told Lin Yilin that Jiang had come to Minnan for her, and Lin Yilin suspected she was trying to trick her.

Lin Zhu tried to push Zhang Juntang toward Jiang Linyuan while Su Muzhi urged Lin Yilin to confess her feelings for him. Su Muzhi kissed Jiang Linyuan, then revealed to Lin Yilin that they were only in an ambiguous stage, leaving her a chance to make a move.

• Lin Zhu stopped Jiang Linyuan from interrupting Lin Yilin and Su Muzhi, then decided to encourage Zhang Juntang to pursue him.
• Lin Zhu invited Zhang Juntang to photograph Jiang Linyuan, and Zhang Juntang nervously admitted she had secretly taken his pictures.
• Su Muzhi told Lin Yilin that Jiang Linyuan liked her and urged her to confess, but Lin Yilin insisted he would reject her.
• Su Muzhi teased Lin Yilin about Jiang Linyuan, who had been getting up to wilder things with her, and Lin Yilin repeatedly denied wanting to get involved.
• Su Muzhi kissed Jiang Linyuan in front of Lin Yilin, then claimed that she and Jiang were not officially a couple and challenged Lin Yilin to act on her feelings.

Lin Yilin confronted Su Muzhi over her possessive relationship with Jiang Linyuan and tried to claim him for herself, but backed down from a direct challenge. She still refused to give up on Jiang Linyuan, while Su Muzhi wondered whether their relationship could ever become more than a contest of schemes.

• Su Muzhi taunted Lin Yilin and ordered Jiang Linyuan to delete her contact, prompting Lin Yilin to argue that Su Muzhi should let him choose for himself.
• Lin Yilin declared she would steal Jiang Linyuan away and invited him for a walk, but Su Muzhi kissed him first and stopped Lin Yilin when she lunged toward him.
• Lin Yilin accused Su Muzhi and Jiang Linyuan of having an unhealthy relationship, then said she would put an end to their unclear arrangement.
• Lin Zhu brought Zhang Juntang over to take pictures, and Zhang Juntang proposed taking individual photos before group photos.
• Lin Yilin admitted she had been talking big but said she would not give up on Jiang Linyuan unless he felt miserable being with her.
• Su Muzhi wondered whether her relationship with Jiang Linyuan could change, recognizing that he had shown her his pain.

Jiang Linyuan and Zhang Juntang took beach photos together, and he helped her relax in front of the camera. Afterward, the group went to a hot spring foot bath, where Zhang Juntang nervously wondered whether Jiang Linyuan had noticed her accidentally touching his foot.

• Jiang Linyuan photographed Zhang Juntang as she asked what he had told her mother and thanked him for helping her in the past.
• Jiang Linyuan offered to take Zhang Juntang’s portrait, and she gradually became more comfortable posing for several photos.
• Jiang Linyuan sent the beach photos to Department Head and Guoguo, who asked whether he had portrait shots.
• Jiang Linyuan and the others soaked their feet at a hot spring, where Zhang Juntang accidentally touched his foot and worried that he had noticed.

Lin Yilin drank with the others at dinner and openly admitted that she was jealous of Su Muzhi because she wanted to be the one beside Jiang Linyuan. She asked whether Jiang Linyuan still meant the promises he had made to her, and he confirmed that he did, leaving her with more to say but unwilling to make things difficult for him.

• Lin Zhu and the others decided to stay at a hotel, and Lin Lan insisted on sharing a room with Zhang Juntang.
• At dinner, Lin Zhu ordered low-alcohol drinks while Lin Lan drank milk tea, and Lin Yilin tried alcohol for the first time.
• After drinking and eating grilled fish, Lin Yilin admitted she was jealous of Su Muzhi and wanted to be the person beside Jiang Linyuan.
• Lin Yilin asked Jiang Linyuan if he still remembered promising to stay by her side, and he said he had always remembered.
• Lin Yilin held back what else she wanted to say because she did not want to make things difficult for Jiang Linyuan.