Chapter Summaries

Jiang Linyuan arranged for Yu Songsong to consult his sister Jiang Zhiyao, then confronted Qiao Shan when she came to apologize for her past bullying. Lin Yilin comforted him by warming his chest, and she wondered whether Juntang had known about the bullying.

• Jiang Linyuan gave Yu Songsong the contact information of his sister Jiang Zhiyao, a senior medical student.
• Jiang Linyuan teased Lin Yilin, then asked her to point out Qiao Shan, the girl from the villa.
• Qiao Shan apologized for causing trouble, but Jiang Linyuan told her to leave and stop bothering people.
• Jiang Linyuan told Lin Yilin that he had beaten Qiao Shan after she bullied people at their high school.
• Lin Yilin placed both hands on Jiang Linyuan's chest to warm him and wondered whether Juntang had known about the bullying.

Jiang Linyuan replaced Zhao Tongyu as Yu Songsong’s hosting partner and began rehearsing with her. After a call with his sister Jiang Zhiyao about testing Yu Songsong’s academic attitude, he teased Lin Yilin by calling Jiang Zhiyao her sister-in-law, leaving Lin Yilin flustered.

• Yu Songsong pushed Zhao Tongyu to withdraw from their hosting partnership, and Zhao Tongyu agreed to find the Department Head and ask for a replacement.
• When Zhang Shuo asked for a new partner, Jiang Linyuan agreed to host with Yu Songsong, who was delighted.
• Jiang Linyuan and Yu Songsong rehearsed their script, and he handled her forgotten, changed, and stolen lines with his experience.
• Jiang Zhiyao called Jiang Linyuan to demand an explanation about Yu Songsong, and he asked her to test Yu Songsong’s professional skills and attitude toward studying.
• Lin Yilin eavesdropped on Jiang Linyuan’s call, and he teased her by calling Jiang Zhiyao her sister-in-law, making her blush and protest.

Jiang Linyuan joined Yu Songsong for a hospital volunteer event, where he ran into Lin Yilin and later Su Muzhi. He and Su Muzhi traded jokes about being future spouses and parents while helping a visitor find her way.

• Yu Songsong invited Jiang Linyuan to a hospital volunteer event, and he also asked Lin Yilin and Su Muzhi to join.
• At the hospital, Lin Yilin got flustered when Jiang Linyuan held her hand, then left with Zhang Juntang.
• Yu Songsong asked Jiang Linyuan to cover her area because her stomach hurt, but he refused and they went to their separate assignments.
• Su Muzhi arrived and teased Jiang Linyuan by claiming he was abandoning his future wife and child.
• Jiang Linyuan and Su Muzhi joked about medicine and an IUD until a visitor interrupted to ask for directions.

Jiang Linyuan ran into Su Muzhi at the hospital, where their teasing was interrupted by her mother’s friend, Vice Dean Yang. Their conversation hinted at Su Muzhi’s strained relationship with her mother, and she left Jiang wondering about her family situation.

• Su Muzhi told Jiang Linyuan she knew the hospital well because she had often been sick as a child.
• Su Muzhi teased Jiang Linyuan about taking her to Confucius’s hometown, then Vice Dean Yang recognized her and asked whether they were dating.
• Su Muzhi told Vice Dean Yang that Jiang was her friend and stopped Yang from questioning him about his plans.
• Jiang Linyuan learned that Vice Dean Yang was a close friend of Su Muzhi’s mother and joked with Su about joining her family.
• Su Muzhi suggested Jiang give her more consideration and warned that Yang would soon tell her mother he was spending time with her.

Yu Songsong arranged to meet Jiang Linyuan’s eccentric senior and intervened when a cleaner tried to make Zhang Juntang do work outside her volunteer duties. Meanwhile, Jiang Linyuan fielded Su Muzhi’s questions about Shen Wanyu until an angry cleaner came to recruit him for a task.

• Yu Songsong messaged the senior Jiang Linyuan recommended, agreed to meet at the school library on Sunday, and learned the senior wanted Jiang Linyuan to come too.
• Yu Songsong tried asking the senior and Jiang Linyuan how they knew each other, but received cryptic, terse replies.
• A cleaner berated Zhang Juntang and tried to make her clean, so Yu Songsong stepped in and told the cleaner Zhang Juntang had no obligation to help her.
• Jiang Linyuan joked with Su Muzhi while she questioned him about Shen Wanyu and offered to help him win Shen Wanyu over.
• An angry cleaner approached Jiang Linyuan and demanded that he come help her with something.

Jiang Linyuan and Su Muzhi stood up to a hospital cleaner who tried to bully them and fake an injury, while Vice Dean Yang intervened on Su Muzhi’s behalf. After Yang paid the cleaner ten thousand yuan, she had security stop her and hinted that she would face consequences for extortion; Su Muzhi then warned Jiang Linyuan about her mother’s subtler ways of looking down on him, but he remained unconcerned.

• A cleaner ordered Jiang Linyuan to sweep, and he mocked her after she insulted his manners.
• When the cleaner shoved Jiang Linyuan, Su Muzhi slapped her, and the cleaner fell down and claimed she had been hit.
• Jiang Linyuan backed Su Muzhi by insisting the cleaner had fallen by herself, while Su Muzhi called Vice Dean Yang for help.
• Vice Dean Yang arrived with security, questioned the cleaner, then transferred her ten thousand yuan before having the guards block her from leaving over suspected extortion.
• Su Muzhi warned Jiang Linyuan that her mother would make him feel inferior, but he joked about it and said he was not worried.

Su Muzhi and Jiang Linyuan left the hospital after Vice Dean Yang had the auntie escorted out. Su Muzhi shared how she had outmaneuvered her controlling mother, then called herself and Jiang accomplices, but he mistook her words for a confession and she walked away in exasperation.

• Vice Dean Yang had security escort the auntie out, then offered Su Muzhi an explanation and let her leave with Jiang Linyuan.
• Su Muzhi grabbed Jiang Linyuan and took him away from Vice Dean Yang, explaining that she had only used an excuse to leave.
• Su Muzhi told Jiang Linyuan how her mother had driven away a girl who liked her and tried to send her abroad, while her father helped her attend Xingnan University.
• Su Muzhi reminded Jiang Linyuan that they had lied to Liu Tingting, falsely accused the auntie, and planned to deceive Yu Songsong together, calling them accomplices.
• Jiang Linyuan asked whether Su Muzhi wanted to be his girlfriend, and Su Muzhi called him a downer and walked away.

After the volunteer event, Jiang Linyuan invited Yu Songsong, Lin Yilin, and Zhang Juntang to Haidilao. He noticed Lin Yilin’s jealousy and gave her a Harry Potter figurine, leaving her to hint that she acted easy to read on purpose.

• Jiang Linyuan invited Lin Yilin and Zhang Juntang to dinner with Yu Songsong, and Yu Songsong agreed to join them at Haidilao.
• Yu Songsong complained about a cleaning lady trying to make volunteers do her work, and Zhang Juntang admitted she had nearly been taken in by the request.
• Jiang Linyuan and Yu Songsong walked together while Lin Yilin grew jealous and hurried ahead with Zhang Juntang.
• Jiang Linyuan stopped at a gift shop and later gave Lin Yilin a Harry Potter figurine on the way to the restaurant.
• Lin Yilin kept the figurine rather than let Jiang Linyuan give it to Yu Songsong, then told him that people who were easy to read sometimes acted that way on purpose.

At Haidilao, Jiang Linyuan played truth or dare with Yu Songsong, Lin Yilin, and Zhang Juntang, and the questions turned toward romance. After Jiang hinted that his former crush was someone Yu Songsong knew, all three girls reacted as if he might mean them, leaving him convinced he was surrounded by Downer Girls.

• Jiang Linyuan and the three girls ordered non-spicy hot pot and started a truth-or-dare game in a group chat.
• When Zhang Juntang won the first round, she asked Jiang Linyuan whether he disliked her, and he said he did not.
• Jiang Linyuan asked Lin Yilin and Yu Songsong about their ideal types, and Yu Songsong said she wanted someone who would take her side even when she was wrong.
• Yu Songsong asked Jiang Linyuan how many relationships he had had, and he described an incomplete relationship with someone who had not agreed to date him.
• Jiang Linyuan hinted that his former crush was someone Yu Songsong knew, and Yu Songsong, Lin Yilin, and Zhang Juntang each wondered whether he meant her.

Jiang Linyuan and Yu Songsong’s meal was interrupted by Zhou Yulan, who tried to introduce Yu Songsong’s boyfriend to another woman. Their argument exposed their bitter history, and the chapter ended with Yu Songsong accepting Zhou Yulan’s challenge to talk in the bathroom.

• A woman approached Jiang Linyuan for his WeChat, and he redirected her to Lin Yilin, who added him and then blocked the woman.
• Zhou Yulan joined the group uninvited and tried to get Yu Songsong to share Jiang Linyuan’s contact with her friend.
• Yu Songsong confronted Zhou Yulan over how she had treated her in high school, and accused her of falsely accusing someone and forcing them to drop out.
• Zhou Yulan brought up Yu Songsong’s cheating, while Yu Songsong admitted it and called Zhou Yulan a hypocrite.
• Zhou Yulan suggested they talk in the bathroom, and Yu Songsong agreed.

Jiang Linyuan checked on Yu Songsong after her argument with Zhou Yulan and learned why she kept cheating in school. He suggested she could become a major figure by mattering to one person, leaving Yu Songsong momentarily vulnerable to his words.

• Jiang Linyuan reassured Lin Yilin and Zhang Juntang while they worried about Yu Songsong, then teased them as they ate hotpot.
• Jiang Linyuan went to check on Yu Songsong and offered her water after her confrontation with Zhou Yulan.
• Yu Songsong apologized for causing trouble, then told Jiang Linyuan she had enjoyed confronting Zhou Yulan and resented their shared high-school past.
• Yu Songsong asked what Jiang Linyuan thought of her high-school cheating and admitted she wanted to use cheating to become a major figure on campus.
• Jiang Linyuan suggested Yu Songsong could become a major figure in one person's eyes, and she let down her guard for a moment.

After awakening the SSS-rank Supreme Evolution talent, Lin Ye discovered that absorbing energy made him stronger and defeated Zhao Kai when he intervened in a beating. Jiang Fan plotted to stop Lin Ye from growing, but Lin Ye was assigned to the academy trial and joined the students heading into the Blackstone Rift.

• Jiang Fan tried to attack Lin Ye, but Su Qingyue stepped between them and forced him to leave; Lin Ye kept the details of his talent secret from her.
• Lin Ye tested Supreme Evolution at the training grounds, absorbed energy, and found that it increased his physical strength.
• Lin Ye stopped Zhao Kai from kicking a fallen student, then defeated Zhao Kai with one punch and gained more energy through combat.
• Jiang Fan told an instructor that Lin Ye was a threat and vowed to prevent him from growing stronger.
• An instructor ordered Lin Ye to join the upcoming trial, and Lin Ye concealed his talent's full abilities while confirming his participation.
• Lin Ye and the other students traveled to the Blackstone Rift and prepared to enter it.

Jiang Linyuan and Jiang Zhiyao met at the university library, where Jiang Zhiyao warned him against Yu Songsong and questioned his interest in dating. The chapter left Jiang Linyuan agreeing to see a horror movie alone with Lin Yilin, while Jiang Zhiyao suspected he was pursuing several girls.

• Jiang Linyuan joined Jiang Zhiyao at the library and saw that she was reading a book titled “Divorce, Then Become a Magical Girl's Dog.”
• Yu Songsong arrived and asked Jiang Linyuan what he was reading, so Jiang Zhiyao took him into the hallway and advised him to block Yu Songsong.
• Jiang Zhiyao criticized Jiang Linyuan for thinking about dating and worried that a girlfriend might drain his money, but he showed her his profitable stock account.
• Jiang Linyuan received a call from Lin Yilin, who invited him to see a horror movie alone, and he agreed.
• Jiang Zhiyao asked whether Jiang Linyuan was juggling multiple girls, and he said they were all friends.

Jiang Linyuan reassured Jiang Zhiyao that Xiao Yilin was just a friend, then learned that Yu Songsong had a younger brother and sensed she had family troubles. Yu Songsong returned to her dorm, where a call from her mother revealed her family would stop sending her spending money and expected her to prioritize her brother.

• Jiang Zhiyao confronted Jiang Linyuan about Xiao Yilin and teased him about choosing between her and Xiao Yilin if they fell into the water.
• Jiang Linyuan and Jiang Zhiyao returned to the library, where Yu Songsong seemed distracted until Jiang Zhiyao left.
• Yu Songsong asked Jiang Linyuan how he was related to Jiang Zhiyao, learned she was his younger sister, and reluctantly mentioned that she had a younger brother.
• Jiang Linyuan noticed Yu Songsong avoided discussing her family and resolved to investigate her situation.
• Yu Songsong returned to her dorm and answered a call from her mother, who said the family would stop sending her spending money because her younger brother had started dating.

Jiang Linyuan and Lin Yilin went on a movie date, where her nervousness and growing interest in him led to playful, awkward moments. On the walk back to campus, she asked whether he preferred girls with bigger breasts, and he answered that he liked men's breasts too.

• Jiang Linyuan met Lin Yilin at the theater and complimented her appearance, easing her nerves with teasing banter.
• Jiang Linyuan and Lin Yilin watched the movie, and she blushed after mistaking his reaching for her hand as a romantic move when he was retrieving his Coke.
• After the movie, Jiang Linyuan and Lin Yilin walked back toward campus and teased each other about whether they would go out together again.
• Lin Yilin asked Jiang Linyuan whether he still liked Yu Songsong, and he said that he did for now.
• Lin Yilin asked whether Jiang Linyuan liked girls with bigger breasts, and he replied that he liked men's breasts too.

Jiang Linyuan persuaded Lin Yilin to share Zhou Yulan’s WeChat so he could ask about Yu Songsong’s family situation. Zhou Yulan’s impulsive flirtatious message and awkward backtracking left Jiang Linyuan amused by her antics.

• Jiang Linyuan teased Lin Yilin, got her to share Zhou Yulan’s WeChat, and walked her to her dorm.
• Jiang Linyuan messaged Zhou Yulan to ask what she knew about Yu Songsong’s family situation.
• Zhou Yulan’s roommates teased her about Jiang Linyuan, and she impulsively sent him a flirtatious message.
• When Jiang Linyuan did not reply, Zhou Yulan sent several messages claiming the flirtation was a joke and saying good night.
• Jiang Linyuan read Zhou Yulan’s messages and laughed at her dedication to embarrassing herself.

After learning about Yu Songsong’s troubled family, Jiang Linyuan asked Su Muzhi for advice on how to help her. Su Muzhi warned him that once he became involved in Yu Songsong’s deepest feelings, he might not be able to walk away.

• Jiang Linyuan learned from Zhou Yulan that Yu Songsong came from a single-parent family where her mother favored her younger brother.
• Jiang Linyuan sent Zhou Yulan a Pinduoduo bargain link and blocked her, then sent the same kind of link to her roommate.
• Jiang Linyuan asked Su Muzhi how she handled her relationship with her mother and explained that Yu Songsong had family problems.
• Su Muzhi offered strategies, including cutting ties with family as the most direct solution, though she acknowledged that it was difficult.
• Su Muzhi warned Jiang Linyuan not to assume he could walk away after becoming involved with Yu Songsong’s deepest feelings.

Jiang Linyuan encouraged Yu Songsong to seek a part-time job and become financially independent, while she grew more open with him and admitted she did not think she could find her way alone. The chapter ended with Jiang planning to involve Yu Songsong’s mother in a bid to push her toward rebellion.

• Su Muzhi questioned Jiang Linyuan’s plan to resolve Yu Songsong’s problems, but he insisted he would address them directly.
• Yu Songsong asked Jiang Linyuan to recommend a part-time job because she wanted to buy a handbag, and he agreed to look for opportunities.
• Jiang warned Yu Songsong that working could interfere with her studies, and she said she planned to start working sooner.
• Yu Songsong admitted she had cheated on her high school exams and said she was unsure whether she wanted to turn over a new leaf.
• Yu Songsong told Jiang she was even less sure she could find her own answers after meeting him, and Jiang decided to use her mother to spur her rebellion.

Jiang Linyuan tricked Yu Songsong’s mother and family into traveling to Jinling, hoping to force a confrontation between Yu Songsong and her family. After Yu Ma demanded money and help, Yu Songsong agreed to meet them but feared losing the independence she had just gained, while Jiang Linyuan questioned how she would pay for university if she quit the job.

• Jiang Linyuan called Yu Ma, invited her to Jinling with Yu Di and Jingjing, promised to reimburse their travel expenses, and then blocked her number.
• Yu Ma, Yu Di, and Jingjing arrived in Jinling and discovered that Jiang Linyuan would not answer their calls or pay them back.
• Yu Ma accused Yu Songsong of causing the scam and demanded that she transfer money and come to the station.
• Yu Songsong argued with Yu Ma, then reluctantly agreed to go meet her family despite being at work.
• Yu Songsong tearfully told Jiang Linyuan she could no longer take the part-time job, and he asked how she would afford her university living expenses.

Jiang Linyuan confronted Yu Ma at the station after Yu Songsong learned he had summoned her, and he and Yu Ma ended up accusing each other of faking injuries. Yu Songsong arrived to find her mother sprawled at the station entrance and Jiang Linyuan grinning beside her.

• Yu Songsong called Jiang Linyuan and angrily accused him of involving her mother, then hung up and admitted to herself that she was afraid of being exposed.
• Jiang Linyuan removed Yu Ma from his blocklist, met her at the station, and challenged her about her accusations.
• Jiang Linyuan staged a fall after bumping into Yu Ma, then grabbed her foot to stop her from leaving.
• Yu Ma pretended to be injured too, but a security guard pointed out the station camera and scolded her for faking an injury.
• Yu Songsong arrived and found Yu Ma lying at the entrance while Jiang Linyuan stood nearby grinning.