Recaps

Ye Xinran told Chi Ning he was leaving for Capital University of Science and Technology, while Qin Heng grew jealous over Chi Ning's attention to Ye Xinran. Before the sports meet, Wang Quan asked Chi Ning to lead Class 1 in the opening ceremony.

• Ye Xinran told Chi Ning he had been accepted by Capital University of Science and Technology and would leave school the next day; Chi Ning congratulated him and gave him a commemorative fountain pen.
• Qin Heng ate the frozen bayberries he had intended to share with Chi Ning after seeing Chi Ning give Ye Xinran a gift and let him ruffle his hair.
• Qin Heng refused Chi Ning's request for bayberries until Chi Ning called him Brother Heng, then gave him the bag and invited him to dinner after the sports meet.
• Qin Heng recognized that Shen Minyi had stolen information from Chi Ning's house and guessed that Chi Ning's side had already switched it.
• Before the sports meet's opening ceremony, Wang Quan asked Chi Ning to carry Class 1's sign and lead the class out.

Chi Ning reluctantly carried Class 1’s sign at the sports-meet opening ceremony while reporters eyed him and Qin Heng as potential gossip. When a reporter tried to bait Li Qiuhe and a Class 2 girl into making claims about Chi Ning, they challenged his questions and unauthorized photography.

• Wang Quan persuaded Chi Ning to carry Class 1’s heavy sign, gave him an oversized outfit, and pinned the shorts to keep them up.
• Chi Ning held the sign through the opening ceremony as Qin Heng watched him from Class 18’s formation.
• Reporters secretly photographed Chi Ning and Qin Heng and discussed paying students to uncover gossip about Chi Ning.
• Li Qiuhe collected classmates’ requests for practice papers, and Chi Ning asked him to bring back a copy of Medical Anthropology.
• A reporter photographed Li Qiuhe and a Class 2 girl, suggested they were secretly dating, and tried to draw Li Qiuhe into criticizing Chi Ning.
• Li Qiuhe defended Chi Ning, while the girl challenged the reporter’s unauthorized interview and demanded that he return their photos.

Chi Ning prepared for the shot put while Qin Heng watched over him and tried to understand why Chi Ning cared so much about proving he had not been scared in the past. As Chi Ning entered the throwing circle, Qin Heng sent snacks to Class 1 and withheld them from Class 18.

• The Class 2 monitor and Li Qiuhe brought Chi Ning his books, and Li Qiuhe saw Qin Heng cover Chi Ning's legs with his jacket.
• Qin Heng asked Chi Ning about his shot put event and teased him about once looking as if he had cried; Chi Ning insisted his red eyes had been caused by spicy food.
• Chi Ning realized he wanted Qin Heng, specifically, to believe him, then went to the shot put field after the announcement called his name.
• Yue Yaozong threw more than nine meters, and Qin Heng gave Zhang Qiuwen money to buy Chi Ning a mung bean smoothie and snacks.
• Chi Ning stepped into the throwing circle as students discussed his chances; Qin Heng told Zhang Qiuwen to give the snacks to Class 1 and leave Class 18 out.

Chi Ning won the shot put with a throw of 10.1 meters, and Qin Heng celebrated his success while inviting him to watch the basketball tournament. After Qin Heng left to play, Chi Ning found the sports meet dull without him and went to watch the games, where the students’ chaotic play entertained him.

• Chi Ning used his knowledge of projectile motion to win the shot put with a 10.1-meter throw, then gave Zhang Qiuwen his fountain pen and Qin Heng his notebook.
• Qin Heng gave Chi Ning a mung bean shake, accepted his explanation that he had cried because of the spice, and asked him to watch the basketball tournament.
• Chi Ning agreed to watch Qin Heng play in the finals, but after Qin Heng left, he found it difficult to focus on his book and realized the sports meet felt less enjoyable without him.
• Li Qiuhe reminded Chi Ning that their class had a basketball game, and Chi Ning left his book with him before heading to the court.
• Chi Ning watched the early basketball games as the PE teacher called out the students’ fouls and mishaps.

Chi Ning watched Qin Heng lead Class 18 to victory in the basketball final, then nearly fell from the railing before Qin Heng caught him. A call from Chi Yang revealed that Shen Minyi’s drug had launched with a changed formula and stated side effects, leaving Chi Ning asking whether it had been released without clinical trials.

• Chi Ning watched Qin Heng and Zhang Qiuwen help Class 18 take an early lead, then saw Qin Heng score the winning three-pointer against Class 15.
• Class 18 celebrated their victory, and Qin Heng declined the water offered by fans before taking off his jersey.
• Qin Heng caught Chi Ning when he lost his balance on the railing and warned him not to sit there again.
• Chi Yang called Chi Ning to report that Shen Minyi’s drug had launched, and Chi Ning asked whether it had gone through clinical trials.
• Chi Yang said the instructions disclosed side effects and that the formula had been altered, then asked why Chi Ning’s surroundings were so noisy.

Chi Ning and Qin Heng left school for hotpot, and a flustered Chi Ning ended up touching Qin Heng’s abs after asking whether he had them. The chapter left them at Gangnan Universal Entertainment Center, where Chi Ning stopped to buy a newspaper.

• Chi Ning and Qin Heng changed out of their clothes at school, and Chi Ning noticed red marks from an allergic reaction around his waist.
• Chi Ning invited Qin Heng to a Sichuan-style hotpot restaurant at Gangnan Universal Entertainment Center, and they took a taxi there.
• On the ride, Chi Ning became distracted by Qin Heng’s scent and blurted out a question about his abs when they got out.
• Qin Heng took Chi Ning’s hand and pressed it to his abdomen, and Chi Ning felt his muscles through his clothes before pulling away.
• Qin Heng asked when Chi Ning’s birthday was, and Chi Ning said he had turned seventeen in July and did not celebrate birthdays.
• At the entertainment center, Chi Ning spotted some newspapers and told Qin Heng to wait while he bought one.

Chi Ning read a newspaper report about the Shen Family’s new foot cream and realized Shen Minyi had stolen the formula from the Chi family. As he explained the product’s benefits and risks to Qin Heng, he accidentally leaned on Qin Heng’s shoulder, then quickly sat upright again.

• Chi Ning and Qin Heng entered a hotpot restaurant and were seated in its semi-private “shy zone.”
• Qin Heng sat beside Chi Ning and prepared several dipping sauces for him while they waited for their food.
• Chi Ning read a newspaper praising the Shen Family’s foot cream and its supposed five years of research.
• Chi Ning and Qin Heng realized Shen Minyi had stolen the Chi family’s formula, and Chi Ning explained that the product could help users but might cause their symptoms to recur after they stopped using it.
• Chi Ning laughed and leaned against Qin Heng’s shoulder before noticing and quickly straightening up.

Chi Ning and Qin Heng went on an intimate hot pot outing, and Qin Heng took Chi Ning home afterward. The next day, Chi Ning returned to school as senior year grew busier, still contentedly reading extracurricular books.

• Chi Ning and Qin Heng ate hot pot together, and Qin Heng picked the duck meat from the bones for Chi Ning after he bit his tongue.
• Chi Ning rejected Qin Heng's offer to take him home, but Qin Heng insisted and drove him to the Chi Residence.
• Chi Yang and Chen Mingxian questioned Chi Ning about his outing, and Chi Yang realized he had secretly eaten hot pot with a man.
• Chi Ning showered, went to sleep, and woke the next morning to his family looking at him strangely.
• After the sports meet, senior year became tense, while Chi Ning kept reading extracurricular books and bundled himself up against the cold.

Chi Ning’s classmates celebrated Li Qiuhe’s early admission to S University, and several early-admitted students spent the final exams playing cards instead of sitting the tests. While helping grade papers afterward, Chi Ning recognized Qin Heng’s work and learned that he had scored highly despite missing part of a difficult problem.

• Wang Quan announced Li Qiuhe’s early admission to S University, and Li Qiuhe thanked Chi Ning for helping him prepare for the competition.
• Li Qiuhe decided to stay at school and help classmates, while Wang Quan announced that early-admitted students could not take the final exam.
• Chi Ning, Li Qiuhe, Wang Mianzhi, and another Class 2 student played cards in the teachers’ office during the exams.
• After the exams, Wang Quan recruited the early-admitted students to help science teachers grade papers.
• Chi Ning recognized Qin Heng’s handwriting on a math paper and asked Li Qiuhe to grade it; Li Qiuhe found that Qin Heng had missed only two parts of the final problem.

After Qin Heng rose to 55th place in the grade, he publicly said he wanted to attend the same university as someone, then joined Class 1 and sat beside Chi Ning. On the way to Tea River Lounge, Chi Ning found a report accusing Shen Group’s Jiu Pharmaceutical of selling unethical medicine, and read workers’ accounts of its harmful effects.

• Li Qiuhe and Wang Mianzhi discovered Qin Heng had scored 139 on his math test, missing points only on the final question.
• At the commendation ceremony, Qin Heng received the Honorary Improvement Award for placing 55th in the grade and said he wanted to attend the same university as someone.
• During seat selection, Li Qiuhe sat away from Qin Heng, leaving Chi Ning to take the seat beside him; Qin Heng welcomed Chi Ning with a rare smile.
• After classes ended, Chi Ning and Qin Heng planned to go to Tea River Lounge, while Chi Ning intended to play billiards nearby.
• In a taxi, Chi Ning spotted a newspaper report alleging Shen Group’s Jiu Pharmaceutical sold unethical medicine through medical insurance and read workers’ complaints about the product.

After learning that Shen Minyi's stolen medicine had harmed laborers, Chi Ning resolved to improve the formula and lower its price. He and Qin Heng grew closer over a comforting hug and agreed to go camping if Qin Heng got into Gangnan, while Chi Ning began preparing a counterattack against the Shen Family.

• Chi Ning read that the medicine Shen Minyi stole had caused problems for laborers and told Qin Heng he would improve the formula and make it cheaper.
• Qin Heng comforted Chi Ning in the taxi, and Chi Ning wondered whether Qin Heng might like him.
• At Tea River Lounge, Chi Ning worked out possible improvements to the formula and decided to ask his father and older brother to verify them.
• Qin Heng asked Chi Ning to go camping with him if he got into Gangnan, and Chi Ning agreed.
• Chi Ning returned home early, where Chi Baichuan and Chi Yang discussed the Shen Family's failure and the time needed to develop a competing formula.

Chi Ning’s formula impressed Chi Baichuan and the lab director, while Chi Ning worried about his grandparents and struggled to explain his lab to Chi Yang. The family rushed to the hospital after learning that Grandpa Chen might have stomach cancer, and the chapter left them awaiting his biopsy and examination results.

• Chi Ning revealed that he had calculated the formula, and the lab director took his notes away for verification while promising to complete the follow-up work within a month and a half.
• Chi Yang learned that Chi Ning’s lab was real but questioned how he had rented it as a minor, and Chi Ning dodged his request to visit.
• Chen Mingxian called to say Grandpa Chen had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and needed a needle biopsy, so Chi Ning, Chi Baichuan, and Chi Yang hurried to the hospital.
• Chi Ning reunited with Grandpa Chen at Mingshan Private Hospital, where Grandpa insisted he could still eat roast duck before his diagnosis was confirmed.

Chi Ning’s grandfather underwent a successful cancer surgery, while Chi Baichuan revealed that Chi Ning’s treatment had received special approval and would be affordable. After realizing he had ignored Qin Heng all winter break, Chi Ning called him, but the chapter ended as reporters crowded the hospital and Qin Heng gently asked why Chi Ning had gone quiet.

• Grandpa Chen’s examination found stage-two cancer, and after weeks of treatment and observation, his surgery on Lunar New Year’s Day succeeded.
• Chi Baichuan told Chen Mingxian, Chi Ning, and Chi Yang that Chi Ning’s treatment had passed clinical trials and received special approval at an affordable, insured price.
• Chi Baichuan warned Chi Ning that paparazzi were waiting outside the hospital, and Chi Ning realized he had not contacted Qin Heng during winter break.
• Chi Ning saw Shen Minyi arrive with his injured mother and then went to the terrace to call Qin Heng.
• Chi Ning and Qin Heng spoke warmly about New Year’s and bayberry juice as reporters gathered outside the hospital, and Qin Heng asked why Chi Ning had stopped talking.

Chi Ning confronted Shen Minyi over blaming him for the consequences of Shen Minyi’s own actions, then reunited with Qin Heng when school resumed and began questioning his feelings for him. The chapter ended with Chi Ning preparing to leave class for a walk while Qin Heng teased him about skipping.

• Qin Heng warned Chi Ning about the rumors surrounding Madam Shen’s fall and the dangerous people connected to Shen Minyi’s family.
• Shen Minyi accused Chi Ning of causing his mother’s injury, but Chi Ning reminded him that his own theft and rushed launch of the formula had led to the crisis.
• Chi Ning helped his eldest brother complete his grandfather’s hospital admission procedures, and his family cared for his grandfather through the end of winter break.
• When school resumed, Qin Heng found Chi Ning playing in the fallen leaves and gave him hot grapefruit tea.
• Chi Ning felt his heart race at Qin Heng’s words and wondered whether his feelings for Qin Heng were different from brotherly affection.
• Chi Ning told Qin Heng that he was going out for a walk, and Qin Heng teased him that it counted as skipping class.

Chi Ning skipped school to check on his abandoned lab experiments, then returned to help Li Qiuhe with the students’ questions. After slipping away again, he visited Xu Jiahao’s billiards hall and met Mo Yuanzhou’s new disciple.

• Chi Ning sneaked out of No. 1 High School by climbing a wall and took a taxi to the lab.
• Chi Ning found that the cultures he had left in the shaker had all died, joked about eating the aquarium shrimp, and restarted two experiments.
• Li Qiuhe struggled to answer the students’ questions until Chi Ning returned at lunchtime, and Chi Ning promised to help during evening self-study.
• Chi Ning left school again after lunch, and Qin Heng noticed how practiced he had become at skipping class.
• Chi Ning visited Xu Jiahao’s billiards hall, where Mo Yuanzhou introduced him to his new disciple, who had come to learn snooker.

Chi Ning defeated Xi Zhiwen at billiards, taught his classmates trigonometry, and brought more than a dozen patents to his father. On the final day of the college entrance exams, he prepared to see the students off before competing in Yangcheng's National Snooker Amateur Players' Tournament.

• Mo Yuanzhou arranged for Chi Ning and Xi Zhiwen to play billiards, and Chi Ning won several frames by outmaneuvering him.
• Chi Ning returned to No. 1 High School for evening study and taught his classmates trigonometry question types and variations.
• Chi Ning kept up his studies and routine while recreating more than a dozen patents over the next six months.
• Chi Ning brought the patents to Chi Baichuan, who agreed to help use the fast-track approval channel.
• Chi Ning told Chi Yang he planned to compete in the amateur snooker tournament instead of pursuing a top-scorer title.
• On June 9, Chi Ning put on a formal suit before heading to see the exam students off and compete.

Chi Ning saw Qin Heng into the college entrance exam before rushing to the Olympic Sports Center for his televised snooker competition. As his first match began, he noticed Gu Zhe in the audience and felt his opponent tighten their handshake.

• Chen Mingxian changed Chi Ning out of his three-piece suit and into a cooler outfit for the competition.
• Chi Ning accompanied Qin Heng to the exam hall and told him he had booked a camping spot at Anaye for July 10.
• After Qin Heng entered the exam hall, Chi Ning took a cab to the Olympic Sports Center and adjusted to the venue before the audience arrived.
• Xu Jiahao and Mo Yuanzhou arrived to watch Chi Ning compete, and Chi Ning noticed Gu Zhe laughing in the front row.
• Chi Ning and his middle-aged opponent exchanged friendly greetings before the match, then Chi Ning felt the opponent tighten their handshake.

Chi Ning dominated the amateur snooker final against Brother Gu, taking an 8–1 lead by the end of the morning session. After the players broke for lunch, Gu Zhe shared food with Chi Ning and invited him to his upcoming performance.

• Chi Ning teased Brother Gu about his age and hair before breaking in the snooker match.
• Chi Ning used calculated shots to score twenty-two points in a row, while Brother Gu struggled to find an opening.
• Chi Ning and Brother Gu finished the morning’s nine frames with Brother Gu trailing 8–1.
• Mo Yuanzhou and Xu Jiahao invited the hungry Chi Ning to eat with them in the players’ lounge.
• Gu Zhe gave Chi Ning a chicken leg and invited him to his mid-August Yangcheng Music Festival performance.

Chi Ning won the snooker competition, collected his cash prize in a colorful woven plastic sack, and learned his twelve patents had been approved. At the exam venue, he answered a reporter’s questions about the patents and their intended use while waiting to pick up his classmate.

• Chi Ning won the snooker match and accepted the prize money, which he packed into a woven plastic sack.
• Chi Ning told the host that his approved patents were medicines, advised people to follow their instructions, and said more patents might come.
• Chi Ning left to pick up his classmate after the college entrance exam and asked the host about his family's stock, which had hit its daily limit.
• Xiao Jia and his cameraman recognized Chi Ning at the exam venue and asked whether he had completed the patents himself and who would own them.
• Chi Ning said his family had helped by transferring him money and explained that common medicines would go through pharmaceutical procedures, while a trauma medicine was planned for donation to a national pharmaceutical institution.
• Chi Ning questioned Xiao Jia's assumption that personal ownership would prevent his family from selling the patents, and other reporters crowded around him.

Chi Ning escaped a press scrum with Qin Heng and joined his classmates for a graduation celebration, where they learned about his patents and work habits. As the gathering grew nostalgic, Chi Ning left to use the restroom and overheard two young women arguing over which classmate was more handsome.

• Reporters questioned Chi Ning about skipping class and marriage plans, and he corrected their assumptions before Qin Heng led him out through the crowd.
• Chi Ning and Qin Heng took a taxi to the restaurant Wang Quan had booked, where they discovered the classmates were watching footage of Chi Ning at a snooker awards ceremony.
• Li Qiuhe and the other students reacted to Chi Ning's twelve patents and his claim that he worked only three or four hours each morning.
• Wang Quan praised Chi Ning and the class's exam results while sharing a drink with Qin Heng at the graduation gathering.
• Chi Ning went to the restroom and encountered two young women arguing over whether Li Qiuhe or Wang Mianzhi was more handsome.

At a graduation dinner, Qin Heng jealously asked Chi Ning to rate his looks, and Chi Ning admitted Qin Heng scored higher than Li Qiuhe. The students received their graduation certificates and said goodbye to Teacher Wang, while Chi Ning secretly paid the bill.

• Chi Ning rated Li Qiuhe three points above Wang Mianzhi, and Qin Heng overheard him.
• Qin Heng asked Chi Ning to score him; Chi Ning deducted a point for his tan but praised his features, then said he scored over ten points above Li Qiuhe.
• Qin Heng returned with Chi Ning to the private room, where Wang Quan handed out graduation certificates and reminded Chi Ning to take care of his stomach.
• Chi Ning secretly paid the bill, and Li Qiuhe promised to visit him and work for his family's lab after graduation.
• Li Qiuhe hugged Chi Ning and spoke of continuing their past affinity, but Qin Heng's glare made him pull away and complain that he felt cold.

Chi Ning and Qin Heng traveled to a wetland park to camp, where Qin Heng tested Chi Ning’s willingness to accept his advances. Qin Heng confessed his love and said he wanted to marry him, leaving Chi Ning stunned and pointing out that they were not even together yet.

• Chi Ning left a gathering with Qin Heng and reminded him to pack for their weeklong trip.
• After oversleeping, Chi Ning hurriedly packed and met Qin Heng at the lab, where he learned Qin Heng had already prepared luggage for him.
• Qin Heng drove Chi Ning to the wetland park, and they set up camp beside a lake and forest.
• Qin Heng applied insect repellent to Chi Ning and adjusted his shirt stay, then asked whether Chi Ning disliked his closeness; Chi Ning said he did not.
• Qin Heng embraced Chi Ning, confessed that he liked him, and said he wanted to marry him.
• Chi Ning was stunned and told Qin Heng that they were not even together yet.

Chi Ning finally confessed his feelings to Qin Heng with a kiss, while Qin Heng learned Shen Minyi was plotting against him and Chi Ning. Shen Minyi then launched a smear campaign against Chi Ning and Qin Heng, leaving their relationship exposed to public scandal.

• Qin Heng pressed Chi Ning to admit whether he liked him, but Zhang Qiuwen's call interrupted them with a warning that Shen Minyi was hiring criminals to target Chi Ning.
• After Chi Ning reassured Qin Heng and struggled to speak, he pulled Qin Heng down and kissed him, and Qin Heng held him close as rain poured outside.
• Shen Xichun refused Shen Minyi's demand that she help him attack the Chi family and offered Mr. Xi a deal to bring down the Shen Family in exchange for fifty million yuan.
• Shen Minyi vowed to ruin Chi Ning and arranged for newspapers to publish scandalous stories about Chi Ning and Qin Heng, using a photograph of them together at a highway service station.
• Zhang Qiuwen saw the newspapers and worried that their accusations would upset Chi Ning and provoke Qin Heng.

After Qin Heng confessed, Chi Ning kissed him, and the two spent the night camping together. A smear campaign against Chi Ning unexpectedly boosted sales of the Chi family's hair-growth tonic, while Chi Baichuan learned of the relationship and worried about Qin Heng; the chapter ended with Qin Heng teasing Chi Ning about his embarrassed morning reaction.

• Qin Heng wiped Chi Ning's stinging lips after their kiss, then changed the subject by offering him barbecue.
• Yangcheng residents dismissed the accusations against Chi Ning, praised the Chi family's medicine, and bought out the hair-growth tonic, turning the scandal into free publicity.
• Chi Baichuan, Chen Mingxian, and Chi Yang discussed Chi Ning's camping trip with Qin Heng, while Chi Baichuan worried about the relationship.
• The Nanyang Daily defended Chi Ning's contributions and private life, and Chi Baichuan relaxed after finding no mention of Qin Heng.
• The next morning, Chi Ning woke with his leg over Qin Heng's waist, hid beneath the blankets, and heard Qin Heng ask if it was his first time.

Chi Ning fought off Shen Minyi and the hired thugs who tried to kidnap him at the campsite, then beat Shen Minyi while confronting him about the attempted kidnapping. Qin Heng arrived and carried Chi Ning away, telling him that he was worthy of being kicked instead.

• Chi Ning woke from his nap and went to wash up while Qin Heng remained asleep in the tent.
• Shen Minyi ambushed Chi Ning at the washing area, but Chi Ning threw him down and fought off the hired thugs.
• The thugs learned Chi Ning was Second Young Master Chi, abandoned Shen Minyi, and left with their deposit and Shen Minyi's car.
• Chi Ning accused Shen Minyi of trying to kidnap him and beat him while deliberately avoiding serious injuries.
• Qin Heng arrived, lifted Chi Ning away from Shen Minyi, and told him that he was worthy of being kicked.