Chapter Summaries

Jiang Linyuan and Shen Wanyu filmed a quiet library scene together while Yu Songsong gave Jiang Linyuan a jacket and Zhang Juntang secretly filmed him. The chapter ended with Zhang Juntang watching the pair through her camera from the shadows.

• Yu Songsong gave Jiang Linyuan a jacket and asked him to hug her, then left after he agreed to talk with her later.
• Shen Wanyu teased Jiang Linyuan as the group headed to Xingnan University's library to film.
• Jiang Linyuan noticed Zhang Juntang's camera and suspected she had secretly filmed him before.
• Jiang Linyuan and Shen Wanyu posed together among the library bookshelves, then filmed a scene at a reading table.
• Zhang Juntang watched Jiang Linyuan and Shen Wanyu through her camera as sunlight fell across them.

Jiang Linyuan and Shen Wanyu filmed by the lake at sunset, where their teasing turned into a flustered exchange after he grabbed her shoe. As the two headed toward the observatory for the final scene, Mu Mei and Zhang Juntang secretly recorded them as bonus footage.

• Zhang Juntang filmed Jiang Linyuan and Shen Wanyu by the lake, while Mu Mei teased her about praising Jiang Linyuan.
• Jiang Linyuan and Shen Wanyu joked about ghost marriages before Shen Wanyu claimed she was helping him overcome his addiction to sex.
• Jiang Linyuan grabbed Shen Wanyu's shoe when she kicked him, making her blush and retreat to the other end of the bench.
• Shen Wanyu told Jiang Linyuan he could walk beside her while holding her shoe, then hurried toward the observatory for the final scene.
• Mu Mei and Zhang Juntang decided to keep their recording of the pair as surprise bonus footage and followed them.

At the observatory, Jiang Linyuan and his group ran into Fang Yu, who insisted that Jiang had once pursued her. Their teasing and flirtatious exchanges left Fang Yu baffled as the group continued filming the school anniversary short.

• Jiang Linyuan's group arrived at the observatory during an Astronomy Association stargazing event, where Fang Yu eagerly asked Zhang Juntang to film her.
• Fang Yu recognized Jiang Linyuan and began to insult Shen Wanyu, but Zhang Juntang and Shen Wanyu grabbed her shoulders to stop her.
• Fang Yu complained that Jiang had never bought her milk tea when he was supposedly pursuing her, and Zhang Juntang challenged her claim.
• Fang Yu insisted Jiang had confessed to her and believed his later confessions to others were attempts to find her substitute, prompting Jiang and Shen Wanyu to tease her.
• Mu Mei asked Fang Yu whether she had secretly liked someone, while Fang Yu grew exasperated at the group's odd behavior.

Fang Yu explained her plans to grow her livestream account, while Jiang Linyuan told Shen Wanyu how he had driven Fang Yu’s friends away from her. As the group filmed their astronomy-club short film beneath the stars, Jiang Linyuan and Shen Wanyu shared a close moment before returning to their teasing banter.

• Fang Yu told Mu Mei that she wanted to become a major blogger and keep complaining about Jiang Linyuan, but said she had no intention of pursuing him again.
• Jiang Linyuan told Shen Wanyu that he had turned Fang Yu’s friends against her after she showed off their messages, and promised he would not do something like that again.
• Mu Mei began filming the short film, and Shen Wanyu demonstrated how to use a telescope while Jiang Linyuan leaned in beside her.
• Shen Wanyu and Jiang Linyuan avoided bumping heads on the second take and exchanged a close look beneath the moon and stars.
• After filming, Jiang Linyuan joked that men could be lifelong bachelors because older generations did not know airplanes existed, and Shen Wanyu told him to shut up.

After the short film shoot, Jiang Linyuan walked with Zhang Juntang before meeting Yu Songsong for lamb spine hotpot. Yu Songsong confessed how afraid she was of being abandoned, and Jiang Linyuan reassured her that he would stay alive.

• After the shoot, Shen Wanyu and Mu Mei headed to the dorms while Zhang Juntang left campus with Jiang Linyuan.
• Zhang Juntang silently walked with Jiang Linyuan to the school gate, then regretted not speaking to him.
• Jiang Linyuan messaged Yu Songsong, who ran to meet him and held his hand.
• Jiang Linyuan took Yu Songsong to eat lamb spine hotpot, where she told him she feared he would abandon her for someone else.
• Yu Songsong accepted Jiang Linyuan's relationships with other girls but said she would kill him and herself if he abandoned her.
• Jiang Linyuan said it was better to stay alive, and Yu Songsong insisted that he would live well.

Jiang Linyuan spent the evening with Yu Songsong before visiting Su Muzhi in the hospital and confessing what had happened. Su Muzhi confronted him about hiding things from her and warned that if he did it a third time, he would be buried with her.

• Yu Songsong kissed Jiang Linyuan and asked him to stay with her, but he said to wait until this period was over.
• Jiang Linyuan took Yu Songsong back to her dormitory, then stole crabapple blossoms from a park and was fined.
• Jiang Linyuan brought the flowers to Su Muzhi at the hospital, where she questioned him about Yu Songsong and the scent on him.
• Jiang Linyuan told Su Muzhi about his evening with Yu Songsong and admitted he would want Su Muzhi to kill him if Yu Songsong abandoned him.
• Su Muzhi said this was the second time Jiang Linyuan had hidden something from her and warned that a third time would mean he would be buried with her.

Zhang Juntang learned that Jiang Linyuan had helped her mother’s company and was now a major shareholder, then hoped she could use the debt of gratitude as an excuse to grow closer to him. Zhang Zhu asked Zhao Xueyun about Jiang Linyuan and Shen Wanyu, who said she and Jiang Linyuan would handle their relationship themselves.

• Jiang Linyuan and Su Muzhi joked together in the hospital room as rain fell outside.
• Zhang Zhu told Zhang Juntang that Jiang Linyuan had helped her company and become a major shareholder, and Zhang Juntang offered to help repay his favor.
• Zhang Zhu mentioned Jiang Linyuan’s girlfriend, and Zhang Juntang privately decided she could now approach him more openly while calling it filial duty.
• Zhang Juntang exchanged teasing messages with her cousin while editing a video, and Zhang Zhu asked Zhao Xueyun for advice about reconnecting with her daughter.
• Zhao Xueyun called Shen Wanyu to ask whether Jiang Linyuan was dating a Su Family girl, and Shen Wanyu said she and Jiang Linyuan would handle their own affairs.

With the school anniversary approaching, Jiang Linyuan attended the official promotional video shoot and met the vice principal’s old contacts. He later joined the Student Union preparations, where Lin Yilin watched leaked footage of him filming with Shen Wanyu and learned that Su Muzhi would attend the anniversary celebration too.

• Jiang Linyuan woke beside Su Muzhi at the hospital, and she urged him to attend the school’s official promotional video shoot.
• Jiang Linyuan met the vice principal and several of his old friends, then agreed to complete the proper procedures for staying overnight with Su Muzhi.
• Jiang Linyuan arrived at the Student Union meeting room and found Lin Yilin watching a rough cut of the student short film on her tablet.
• Lin Yilin asked whether Su Muzhi knew about Jiang Linyuan’s filming with Shen Wanyu, and Jiang Linyuan said Su Muzhi would join them at the anniversary celebration.

Jiang Linyuan teased Lin Yilin as they watched the promotional short, then arranged to help Zhang Juntang edit it at her home. Zhang Zhu received messages from both of them about the visit and work matters, leaving her unsure how to handle the situation.

• Lin Yilin blushed while thinking about kissing Jiang Linyuan, and she grew jealous when she remembered Senior Sister Su.
• Jiang Linyuan teased Lin Yilin, who pressed her forehead against his before hurriedly hiding beside Shen Wanyu.
• Shen Wanyu hit Jiang Linyuan with a rolled-up poster and told him to check on the short film's progress.
• Jiang Linyuan asked Zhang Juntang in the group chat whether she needed help editing, and Zhang Juntang invited him to her home.
• Jiang Linyuan agreed to go to Zhang Juntang's home, planning to discuss the report with Zhang Zhu.
• Zhang Juntang asked her mother to come home later, while Jiang Linyuan messaged Zhang Zhu about visiting and discussing work; Zhang Zhu sighed over the messages.

Zhang Juntang prepared nervously for Jiang Linyuan’s visit and welcomed him into her home, while Zhang Zhu and Zhao Xueyun discussed their daughters, marriage, and the visit. The chapter left Jiang Linyuan uneasy as Zhang Juntang watched him drink yogurt.

• Zhang Juntang cleaned her home, hid a framed photo, and asked her cousin and Senior Mu how to act when Jiang Linyuan visited.
• Zhao Xueyun urged Zhang Zhu to check on her daughter, while Zhang Zhu explained why she would let Juntang make her own choices about love and marriage.
• Zhao Xueyun told Zhang Zhu that Juntang was the female lead in a short film starring Jiang Linyuan, and Zhang Zhu realized her daughter was helping edit a video for someone she liked.
• Jiang Linyuan messaged Zhang Juntang from the residential complex entrance, and she hurried out with an umbrella to meet him.
• Zhang Juntang welcomed Jiang Linyuan, offered him yogurt, and watched him drink it, making him wonder why she was staring.

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.