Chapter Summaries

Jiang Nian baited Jiang Wenxue into buying eight-figure luxury goods, then exchanged contact details with Shen Lei. Shen Lei reconciled with Jiang Wenxue while privately planning to use her to secure his place in the Shen Family.

• Jiang Nian chose costly jewelry and bags in the VIP room, and Jiang Wenxue insisted on buying the same items despite Shen Lei's warnings.
• Jiang Wenxue discovered the bill was eight figures, called her father for twenty million, and paid for the purchases.
• Jiang Nian invited Jiang Wenxue to shop again, but Jiang Wenxue left in anger when Shen Lei asked Jiang Nian and Tong Chuhe for their contact details.
• Jiang Nian reminded Shen Lei that his girlfriend had run off, but she and Tong Chuhe exchanged contact details with him before he went after Jiang Wenxue.
• Shen Lei soothed Jiang Wenxue by claiming he wanted to win over the Jiang and Tong families for the upcoming Shen Family banquet, and he privately resolved to use her to become a legitimate member of the Shen Family.

Jiang Nian began high school and attended Li Qing's math class, then explored Pluto's club recruitment event with her friends. Tong Chuhe decided to join the Taekwondo Club because recent events had convinced her that force could solve problems more directly.

• Li Qing introduced herself as the class's new math teacher and began teaching, while Jiang Nian recalled how she treated struggling students like Liu Chaoshu.
• Tan Xuguang invited Jiang Nian, Song Jici, Wen Jincheng, and Shen Hui to consider clubs, and the boys revealed their different plans.
• Jiang Nian's thoughts about the four male leads' shared romantic fate upset Shen Hui, who silently clenched his fists.
• Jiang Nian toured the club recruitment event with Tong Chuhe and the other girls but did not choose a club.
• Tong Chuhe said she wanted to join the Taekwondo Club because recent events made her feel that force was a better solution.

Jiang Nian joined the Pastry Club, where she was welcomed by its members and learned to make caramel pudding. After several days of enjoying club life, she remembered that Old Master Shen’s seventieth birthday celebration was approaching.

• Jiang Nian joined the Pastry Club after Tong Chuhe suggested it.
• Chen Mi added Jiang Nian to the club chat, where Fang Xi recognized her from the school website’s military training feature.
• Jiang Nian attended her first Pastry Club meeting and learned to make caramel pudding with help from the older members.
• Jiang Nian enjoyed several days of baking and being treated to snacks at the club.
• Jiang Nian’s mother showed her an invitation to Old Master Shen’s seventieth birthday celebration, reminding her of the event.

Jiang Nian attended the Shen Family’s birthday banquet in a custom gown and reunited with her classmates, drawing everyone’s attention while Fu Zhenzhen watched resentfully. When Jiang Nian reached for a glass of fruit wine, 88 warned her not to drink it, and she suspected it was tied to Shen Hui’s scandal with Jiang Wenxue.

• Jiang Nian chose a moonlit-white and dark-green gown and got dressed for the Shen Family’s birthday banquet.
• Jiang Nian arrived at the Shen Family Manor with her parents, where Shen Hui greeted them and directed her to her classmates.
• Jiang Nian joined Song Jici, Tong Chuhe, Gao Wen, and the others, who praised her appearance as Fu Zhenzhen watched with resentment.
• Shen Hui explained that the students were drinking low-alcohol fruit wine, and Jiang Nian reached for a glass.
• 88 warned Jiang Nian not to drink the glass, prompting her to suspect it was the wine connected to Shen Hui and Jiang Wenxue’s scandal.

Jiang Nian discovered Fu Zhenzhen had spiked a glass of fruit wine with an arousal buff, reclaimed the buff, and drank the wine anyway. As Shen Lei introduced Jiang Wenxue to Shen Hui at the banquet, Jiang Nian began plotting to turn Shen Lei’s scheme against him.

• Tan Xuguang choked after Jiang Nian predicted Shen Hui would be caught with Jiang Wenxue, and the main cast learned the fruit wine Jiang Nian reached for was the glass meant to ruin her reputation.
• Jiang Nian learned from 88 that Fu Zhenzhen had put an arousal buff in the wine, then had 88 reclaim the buff for later use.
• Jiang Nian imagined using the buff against Shen Lei, drank the wine, and reassured Shen Hui that it tasted delicious.
• Fu Zhenzhen watched Jiang Nian drink and anticipated her reputation would be ruined, while Tong Chuhe and the others worried about her.
• Shen Lei brought Jiang Wenxue over to meet Shen Hui, and Tan Xuguang mocked Shen Lei as an outsider trying to claim family ties.
• Jiang Nian called Tan Xuguang a villain and thought he sounded like a character who would be humiliated for looking down on a poor young man.

At Old Master Shen’s birthday banquet, Jiang Nian exposed her contempt for Shen Lei and revealed his plan to drug Shen Hui and stage a scandal. Shen Hui warned Shen Lei to leave and began considering how to bring down the Shen Family, while Jiang Nian gave Shen Lei a final middle finger.

• Shen Lei mistook Jiang Nian’s words for support, and Jiang Nian called him a two-faced bitch before pretending she had said nothing rude.
• Jiang Wenxue confronted Jiang Nian, who feigned concern for Shen Lei while hinting that he had no idea how to behave at Old Master Shen’s birthday banquet.
• Jiang Nian’s thoughts revealed that Shen Lei planned to drug Shen Hui and lock him with Jiang Wenxue to create a scandal, and that Shen Lei had previously sacrificed an arm to force his way back into the Shen Family.
• Shen Hui learned that he would eventually strike out on his own and destroy the Shen Family, and decided to begin hastening its decline.
• Shen Hui pulled Jiang Nian behind him, warned Shen Lei to leave and abandon his tricks, and Shen Lei left with Jiang Wenxue.
• Jiang Nian watched Shen Lei go and flipped him off.

At Old Master Shen’s birthday banquet, Jiang Nian enjoyed the lavish food while stopping a maid from drugging Shen Hui’s wine. The maid kept trying new ways to slip him the drug, and the chapter ended with 88 revealing she had sprinkled it directly into his latest glass.

• Old Master Shen arrived with Shen Qifei and opened the birthday banquet before the guests went to the dining hall.
• Jiang Nian sat between Fang Qiu and Shen Hui after Fang Qiu took the seat Jiang Nian had meant to use.
• Jiang Nian took the first drugged glass intended for Shen Hui and set it aside without drinking it.
• After 88 warned her that a replacement glass was drugged too, Jiang Nian snatched it from the maid and threw it away.
• The maid poured Shen Hui another glass, and 88 revealed she had sprinkled the drug into it from under her fingernail.

Jiang Nian redirected Fu Zhenzhen’s aphrodisiac buff onto Shen Lei and watched him carry a sedated Jiang Wenxue away. Fu Zhenzhen then lured Jiang Nian into a secluded room, but Shen Lei unexpectedly appeared behind her as the door shut.

• Jiang Nian gave Shen Hui the tampered wine, then secretly dumped it and had 88 transfer Fu Zhenzhen’s aphrodisiac buff to Shen Lei.
• Shen Lei drugged Jiang Wenxue’s wine and, after she grew sleepy, helped her leave the dining room to rest.
• Jiang Nian followed them, but Fu Zhenzhen pulled her away under the pretense of getting fresh air.
• Fu Zhenzhen confronted Jiang Nian about the buff, while Jiang Nian pretended to be frightened and backed toward a room.
• After Fu Zhenzhen shut the door, Shen Lei appeared behind Jiang Nian and asked what she was doing there.

Jiang Nian was trapped in a room with Shen Lei and the unconscious Jiang Wenxue, where she learned Shen Lei had drugged Shen Hui as part of a scheme to ruin his reputation. After Shen Lei was drugged and tried to assault her, Jiang Nian escaped through a second-floor window and headed for the dining room to carry out her own plan.

• Fu Zhenzhen locked Jiang Nian in a room with Shen Lei and the unconscious Jiang Wenxue.
• Shen Lei tried to hide that he had drugged Jiang Wenxue and planned to frame Shen Hui, but the locked door trapped him and Jiang Nian together.
• Shen Lei was overcome by a drug and tried to assault Jiang Nian, claiming he could use her to join the Jiang and Shen families.
• Shen Lei told Jiang Nian that he had drugged Shen Hui so Shen Hui would be found with Jiang Wenxue and disgraced.
• Jiang Nian kicked Shen Lei in the crotch, escaped through the window by climbing down a tree, and ran toward the dining room.

Jiang Nian returned to the banquet and accused Fu Zhenzhen of locking her in Shen Lei’s room, but Fu Zhenzhen, Shen Lei, and Jiang Wenxue turned the guests against her. As the Shen Family sided with Shen Lei, Jiang Nian laughed, anticipating that their confidence would soon be shattered.

• Fu Zhenzhen announced that Jiang Nian was missing and suggested she had gone with Shen Lei, while Song Ling and others doubted her account.
• Jiang Nian returned disheveled and told her parents that Fu Zhenzhen had locked her in Shen Lei’s room and that she escaped by jumping from the second floor.
• Fu Zhenzhen denied Jiang Nian’s accusation and claimed Jiang Nian had sought out Shen Lei herself.
• Security guards brought Shen Lei and Jiang Wenxue to the dining room, where Shen Lei and Jiang Wenxue accused Jiang Nian of seducing him and framing him.
• Old Master Shen blamed Jiang Nian, Shen Hui challenged the Shen Family’s treatment of Shen Lei, and Jiang Nian silently anticipated their coming reversal.

Jiang Nian exposed Fu Zhenzhen and Shen Lei’s plot with restored security footage and a bracelet recording, clearing herself and revealing Shen Lei’s scheme against Shen Hui. As she challenged Shen Qifei’s favoritism, Shen Hui realized he had fallen for her.

• Jiang Nian asked everyone to watch the villa’s security footage, which showed Fu Zhenzhen dragging her into Shen Lei’s room and locking the door.
• Fu Zhenzhen claimed she had only tried to help Jiang Nian, while Shen Lei and his allies blamed Jiang Nian for what happened in the room.
• Jiang Nian revealed that her bracelet could record audio and played Shen Lei admitting to his scheme to ruin Shen Hui and gain standing in the Shen Family.
• Jiang Nian confronted Shen Qifei for defending Shen Lei without checking the truth and questioned how he treated Shen Hui.
• Shen Hui watched Jiang Nian defend him and realized he was the one who had fallen for her.

At the Shen Family banquet, Jiang Nian exposed Shen Lei’s schemes, and the event ended in chaos after Old Master Shen fainted. Back home, Jiang Nian encouraged Fang Qiu to apologize to Shen Hui, and Fang Qiu finally did.

• Jiang Father and Jiang Mother defended Jiang Nian and demanded that Shen Qifei make amends for Shen Lei’s actions.
• Jiang Wenxue realized Shen Lei had drugged her and planned to frame Shen Hui, slapped him, apologized to Jiang Nian, and left.
• Old Master Shen denounced Shen Lei and fainted, bringing the banquet to an abrupt end.
• Shen Hui escorted the guests out, apologized to Jiang Father and Jiang Mother, and thanked Jiang Nian for defending him.
• Fang Qiu apologized to Jiang Nian and admitted she had been wrong about Shen Hui, then hesitated to apologize to him directly.
• Jiang Nian told Fang Qiu to apologize sincerely without expecting forgiveness, and Fang Qiu later reported that she had done so.

On Monday at Pluto Academy, Jiang Nian reconciled with Fang Qiu and heard how Shen Hui had retaliated against Shen Lei and Fu Zhenzhen after the banquet. Shen Hui reflected on Jiang Nian’s kindness, while class continued with Li Qing scolding students.

• Jiang Nian met Tong Chuhe at the school gates and walked to class with her and Fang Qiu, explaining that she and Fang Qiu had resolved their conflict.
• Jiang Nian asked Shen Hui about his family, and he said Shen Lei had been expelled from the Shen Family home and had his allowance cut off.
• Shen Hui told Jiang Nian that he and Ji Ci’s group had beaten Shen Lei, shared banquet videos with people who knew him, and trapped him overnight with Fu Zhenzhen, who had pushed Jiang Nian into a room.
• Shen Hui thought about Fang Qiu’s apology and how Jiang Nian had helped her let go of her guilt.
• Li Qing entered class and scolded students whose grades had slipped, while Jiang Nian and her classmates privately agreed that her remarks were harsh.

Jiang Nian and her friends discovered Liu Chaoshu working at a noodle shop and intervened when thugs tried to extort the restaurant. Gao Wen exposed their scheme, and Tong Chuhe knocked down a thug who attacked her.

• Jiang Nian noticed Liu Fan worrying about Liu Chaoshu and learned that Liu Chaoshu had been beaten by his gambling-addicted father, but decided to leave helping him emotionally to Gao Wen.
• While shopping on the weekend, Gao Wen, Jiang Nian, Nie Xuzhi, and Tong Chuhe spotted Liu Chaoshu working at a noodle shop.
• Gao Wen saw thugs plant dead cockroaches in their soup and began recording as they accused the restaurant of poor hygiene and demanded compensation.
• Liu Chaoshu confronted the thugs, but one shoved the owner to the floor as the restaurant staff tried to stop the dispute.
• Gao Wen called the police and showed the customers her recording, exposing the thugs' extortion attempt.
• When a thug lunged for Gao Wen's phone, Tong Chuhe swept his legs out from under him.

After Jiang Nian and her friends helped Liu Chaoshu deal with trouble at his workplace, they learned how hard he was working during the holidays. When Li Qing publicly berated him over his exam score and accused him and Gao Wen of dating, Jiang Nian prepared to challenge her.

• Jiang Nian tricked the thugs into fleeing by pretending the police had arrived, and Gao Wen sent Liu Chaoshu a video of the incident for the police.
• The owner thanked Jiang Nian and her friends, and they left after Gao Wen exchanged contact information with Liu Chaoshu.
• When the monthly exam results came out, Li Qing singled out Liu Chaoshu and threw his paper, which showed a score of 120, at him.
• Gao Wen defended Liu Chaoshu, but Li Qing accused them of dating and ordered them to stand outside during her lessons.
• Jiang Nian watched Li Qing and decided to find out which of them was the idiot.

Jiang Nian outmaneuvered Li Qing after the teacher threatened to punish her, using staged welts and the class’s testimony to force Li Qing to apologize. After the adults left, Jiang Nian also got Li Qing to let Gao Wen and Liu Chaoshu sit down and warned her to behave like a teacher.

• Jiang Nian challenged Li Qing when she ordered her to hold out her hand for corporal punishment.
• Jiang Nian pretended Li Qing had struck her, then ran out crying for the Principal while her classmates backed her story.
• Jiang Nian returned with the Principal, Jiang Father, Song Father's group, and investors, and Jiang Father showed them the red welts on her palm.
• Song Jici and the students said Li Qing had hit Jiang Nian, while Fu Zhenzhen stayed silent, and Li Qing apologized under pressure.
• Jiang Nian persuaded the adults not to demand further punishment, then got Li Qing to let Gao Wen and Liu Chaoshu return to their seats.
• Jiang Nian warned Li Qing to do her job properly as a teacher.

Jiang Nian and her classmates decided to keep Li Qing in check rather than let her transfer and mistreat students elsewhere. Jiang Nian and Fang Qiu went to watch Pluto Academy’s Basketball Club prepare for a visit from rival Canghai Academy, whose arrival was expected to bring trouble.

• Jiang Nian explained to Song Jici and Tan Xuguang why they should monitor Li Qing instead of getting her fired or transferred.
• Fang Qiu asked Jiang Nian what had happened with Li Qing and praised her for standing up to the teacher.
• Fang Qiu told Tan Xuguang that Canghai Academy’s Basketball Club was visiting Pluto Academy, and Tan Xuguang said they were likely to provoke a match.
• Jiang Nian and Fang Qiu decided to watch the visit and followed Tan Xuguang to the basketball gym after school.
• The Basketball Club president received a call and left to meet the visitors as Fang Qiu wondered whether the two schools would fight.

Canghai Academy visited Pluto Academy, and Feng Xing tied with Tan Xuguang in a one-on-one basketball match. The teams agreed to play an official game next weekend, and Feng Xing asked Jiang Nian for her contact information.

• Fang Qiu pointed out Feng Xing to Jiang Nian, and he noticed the two girls watching him.
• Chen Dan praised Pluto Academy’s facilities sarcastically and claimed Canghai would have won with its full lineup.
• Feng Xing challenged Pluto to a one-on-one, and Tan Xuguang beat him in a close match.
• Chen Dan and Li Fei agreed to an official team game the following weekend.
• Feng Xing approached Jiang Nian and asked for her contact information.

Jiang Nian agreed to exchange contact information with Feng Xing after realizing she could warn him about his grim future, then avoided the cheerleading tryout tied to Fu Zhenzhen's rise. Tong Chuhe entered the competition after hearing Jiang Nian predict that she would lose to Fu Zhenzhen.

• Jiang Nian gave Feng Xing her contact information, and Feng Xing learned from her thoughts that he would become a tool for the story's leads.
• Chen Dan called Feng Xing away as Pluto students glared at the Canghai group, and Fang Qiu teased Jiang Nian about a possible romance.
• Tan Xuguang told Jiang Nian and Fang Qiu about the planned cheerleading tryout, but both declined to participate.
• The next day, Jiang Nian saw the tryout poster and warned Tong Chuhe not to enter, thinking Tong Chuhe would lose to Fu Zhenzhen in the original story.
• Tong Chuhe decided to enter the competition to test Jiang Nian's prediction and said she would compete.

Jiang Nian learned that Tong Chuhe and Fu Zhenzhen planned to enter the cheerleading tryouts, then agreed to enter herself after Tan Xuguang asked her to cheer him on. Tan Xuguang had injured his leg rescuing Fu Zhenzhen and was expected to sit out Pluto's upcoming match, though he hoped to recover in time.

• Tong Chuhe explained that she wanted to enter the cheerleading tryouts to learn from the other competitors, and Jiang Nian decided to let her participate.
• Jiang Nian found Tan Xuguang injured in class and learned that he had strained a ligament while rescuing Fu Zhenzhen from a gang of thugs.
• Tan Xuguang said the club president had told him to rest and sit out next week's friendly, but he hoped to persuade the president to let him play after recovering.
• Fu Zhenzhen announced that she would enter the cheerleading tryouts to cheer Tan Xuguang on.
• Tan Xuguang asked Jiang Nian to enter the tryouts too, and she agreed while warning that she might not make the cut.