Chapter Summaries

Yu An told Song Yuechi he was done pursuing He Li'an and repaid the seven-figure cost of the things He Li'an had bought for him. When He Li'an demanded the real reason, Yu An stayed silent, leaving their relationship unresolved.

• Yu An deduced that Song Yuechi had visited He Li'an and told him he no longer planned to pursue He Li'an.
• Yu An calculated the cost of He Li'an's gifts and furniture, transferred the money, and sent He Li'an a spreadsheet.
• He Li'an drove Yu An to school and asked for the real reason behind the repayment, but Yu An stayed silent and recited formulas until He Li'an continued driving.
• Song Yuechi confronted Yu An at school about repaying He Li'an, and Yu An explained that he had settled the cost of the things He Li'an bought for him.

After cutting off contact with He Li'an, Yu An went to the pool to meet Song Yuechi and confronted Sheng Yilin and his friends. Yu An jumped into the pool despite being unable to swim, and Song Yuechi secretly helped him keep pretending to be unconscious.

• Yu An and He Li'an went several days without contacting each other, and Yu An agreed to dinner and an evening at his place with Song Yuechi.
• Yu An found Song Yuechi swimming at the pool, where Sheng Yilin arrived with several friends and Song Yuechi urged Yu An to leave.
• Yu An returned to Song Yuechi, refused Sheng Yilin's invitation, and challenged him before jumping into the pool.
• Song Yuechi warned Sheng Yilin that Yu An could not swim, and Sheng Yilin's friends pulled Yu An from the water after he lost consciousness.
• Song Yuechi began CPR, realized Yu An was pretending, and blocked the others' view while continuing to wail.

Yu An confronted Sheng Yilin after rescuing Song Yuechi, then went to dinner with him while He Li'an waited nearby, hoping to see Yu An. The chapter ended with Yu An searching the campus forum for Sheng Yilin.

• Yu An revealed that he had pretended to drown, and Sheng Yilin warned him before leaving with his group.
• Song Yuechi explained that Sheng Yilin bullied him because of a grudge against his fiancé, and Yu An criticized the fiancé for failing to take responsibility.
• Song Yuechi treated Yu An to dinner, while He Li'an saw their matching Moments posts and set out to wait near Yu An's home.
• Yu An noticed He Li'an's car outside his building, and He Li'an admitted he had come to ask whether dinner was good.
• After returning home, Yu An searched the campus forum for Sheng Yilin.

Yu An researched Sheng Yilin, then used the school’s surveillance system and a disguise to ambush him in the swimming hall. He left Sheng Yilin unconscious and bloodied, planning to return to the study room before its scheduled incineration time.

• Yu An found out that Sheng Yilin was a popular swimmer, a cousin of Sheng Xize, and scheduled to swim at school on Saturdays.
• Yu An monitored the school cameras, saw Sheng Yilin clear out the swimming hall, and disguised himself before heading there.
• Yu An poured body wash beneath the shower-room door, causing Sheng Yilin to slip and injure himself.
• Yu An entered the shower room and struck Sheng Yilin repeatedly with the showerhead until he lost consciousness.
• Yu An checked the time and hurried back toward the study room before the garbage station’s incineration time.

Yu An went to Saint Belien School to assist with an investigation after Sheng Yilin was seriously injured, while Song Yuechi joined him and was questioned at length. He Li'an confronted Yu An about the swimming pool incident and offered to help him, but Yu An rejected the offer, believing their principles made them fundamentally different.

• Yu An gave the shop owner a five-star review, went home, and video-called Song Yuechi, who said he only pretended to enjoy himself with other people.
• The school board called Yu An to assist with an investigation, and he read Song Yuechi's messages about Sheng Yilin's serious injury before arranging to meet Song Yuechi at the school.
• Yu An and Song Yuechi arrived at Saint Belien School, where Yu An answered questions calmly and Song Yuechi was questioned for longer.
• He Li'an approached Yu An after the questioning and asked why he had not told him about Sheng Yilin's trouble at the swimming pool.
• He Li'an offered to help Yu An if anything happened again, but Yu An laughed, stepped away, and refused his help.

Yu An worried that He Li'an had recognized him in a surveillance photo, but He Li'an deleted the footage and returned the photo instead of confronting him. Yu An realized He Li'an intended to protect him, and the chapter ended with He Li'an teasing him about inviting him upstairs for water.

• Song Yuechi and Yu An ran into He Li'an as surveillance room staff dropped photos and a hard drive, and He Li'an recognized Yu An in one of the photos.
• He Li'an damaged the hard drive and took it away, claiming he would get it repaired, while Yu An asked him to have lunch together.
• He Li'an chose an upscale restaurant, but did not mention the photo during their meal.
• After driving Yu An home, He Li'an revealed that he had deleted the surveillance footage and handed Yu An the photo.
• Yu An realized He Li'an would cover for him, then invited him upstairs for water, prompting He Li'an to tease him about the possible misunderstanding.

Yu An invited He Li'an to his apartment and treated him attentively, then decided to keep pursuing him without asking for his feelings in return. After He Li'an left, Yu An told Song Yuechi that they had gotten back together.

• Yu An bought He Li'an a carton of milk and invited him upstairs, where he fussed over him and made him comfortable.
• He Li'an told Yu An not to feel obligated to please him and warned him against responding to violence with violence.
• Yu An privately decided that he would keep liking He Li'an and make getting him his goal without demanding that He Li'an like him back.
• He Li'an took a work call, finished his drink, reminded Yu An to call him if anything happened, and left after ruffling his hair.
• Yu An told Song Yuechi that he and He Li'an had gotten back together, and Song Yuechi called him a love-struck idiot.

Yu An learned that Sheng Yilin was still unconscious, accepted He Li'an's invitation to a law school lecture, and showed his affection through awkwardly direct gestures. The chapter ended with Yu An and He Li'an heading to buy groceries so Yu An could cook dinner at his place.

• Yu An told Song Yuechi that Sheng Yilin would not die, and Song Yuechi believed him.
• He Li'an invited Yu An to a law school lecture, and Yu An waited for He Li'an to hang up first because he had read that people should do so when speaking with someone they liked.
• Yu An attended the crowded lecture with He Li'an, noticed how many people admired him, and decided to work harder to pursue him.
• Yu An invited He Li'an to dinner at his place and said he did not mind eating two hours late.
• He Li'an agreed to go with Yu An to buy groceries, and they chatted about which ingredients they liked.

Yu An and He Li'an went grocery shopping, where Yu An became fixated on the handsome cashier Jiang Chenyun and repeatedly asked whether he was good-looking. He Li'an grew jealous and withdrawn, and the chapter ended with Yu An cooking dinner and bringing him a dried persimmon.

• Yu An and He Li'an filled their cart with extra items before Yu An chose vegetables and headed to the checkout.
• Yu An stared at cashier Jiang Chenyun and became dazed by his appearance, so He Li'an pulled him away.
• Yu An told He Li'an that he was still the most handsome, but kept looking back at Jiang Chenyun and asked whether he was good-looking.
• He Li'an remained cold after they got home, while Yu An prepared steamed fish, vegetables, soup, and rice.
• Yu An noticed He Li'an had organized the groceries according to his habits and, while dinner cooked, took a dried persimmon over to him.

Yu An cooked dinner for He Li'an and cared for him while He Li'an struggled with jealousy and growing affection. As He Li'an prepared to leave, he asked Yu An what he found attractive about the boy at the supermarket.

• Yu An gave He Li'an half a dried persimmon, but took away the rest when He Li'an tried to eat more.
• Yu An and He Li'an ate dinner together, and He Li'an laughed when Yu An forgave his supposed impoliteness.
• He Li'an cleared the table while Yu An watched and talked to him, then they shared carrots for dessert.
• He Li'an said he should leave, and Yu An saw him to the door.
• He Li'an asked Yu An what he thought was attractive about the boy, but Yu An was too sleepy to hear him.