Recaps

Luo Ye visited Su Baizhou’s apartment, where she cooked him dinner, and later returned to the dorm and learned more about Shen Qiao’s girlfriend. The chapter ended with Shen Qiao revealing that Xiao Lei attended Jiangcheng Medical University.

• Su Baizhou asked Luo Ye to change out of his Hanfu, then cooked him dinner to repay him for ordering her takeout.
• Luo Ye praised Su Baizhou’s cooking, washed the dishes, and left for the dorm, while Su Baizhou wondered why the apartment felt empty without him.
• Gu Mingxuan urged Luo Ye to win Su Baizhou over if he wanted to live in the apartment.
• Luo Ye returned to the dorm and found Shen Qiao troubled by something happening at home.
• Shen Qiao showed Luo Ye a photo of his girlfriend Xiao Lei and said they had been together for three years and that she attended Jiangcheng Medical University.

Luo Ye’s roommates left for the break, leaving him alone in the dorm, and his cousin Gu Mingxuan called to warn him about rumors surrounding Su Baizhou back home. Meanwhile, Gu Mingxuan learned that Ai Wenjun and Ye Mingjie planned to bring their daughter Qingyu back to Xia Country so she could grow up there.

• Li Haoyang announced that he had started dating, while Wang Dachui teased Luo Ye about going out with Tang Enqi and learned he had met a third-year senior.
• Luo Ye’s roommates offered to help him during the break, but he decided he might stay in Jiangcheng and write.
• After his roommates left, Luo Ye messaged Fairy Senior and received a call from Gu Mingxuan asking whether he would return home.
• Gu Mingxuan warned Luo Ye that Su Baizhou faced rumors back home and told him to give her extra care.
• Gu Mingxuan met Ai Wenjun and Ye Mingjie as they prepared to take Qingyu back to Xia Country, and he encouraged Qingyu’s dream of becoming a top diva like her mother.

Luo Ye decided to travel to Hangzhou so he could be near Su Baizhou, who was returning home despite dreading the gossip and criticism there. As he left Jiangcheng, Tang Enqi realized she had lost the boy who had followed her to Jiangda, while Luo Ye was already heading toward someone else.

• Luo Ye turned down Tang Enqi and Xu Xiaojia when they asked whether he was going home.
• Su Baizhou told Luo Ye that her mother was in poor health, that she had bought a ticket home, and that he could stay in the Faculty Apartments after she left.
• Worried that Su Baizhou would be unhappy in Hangzhou, Luo Ye bought an evening ticket and packed for the trip.
• At the campus gate, Luo Ye told Liu Bingxin and Tang Enqi that he was going to Hangzhou, then left in a taxi for the train station.
• After Luo Ye left, Tang Enqi admitted to Liu Bingxin that she had no feelings for the senior who had asked her out and realized she had overlooked Luo Ye.

Luo Ye arrived in Hangzhou, suffered through West Lake Vinegar Fish, and began chatting with Su Baizhou. As Su Baizhou worried about returning to her troubled family, their conversation lifted her spirits and eased her unhappiness.

• Luo Ye arrived in Hangzhou hungry, ordered West Lake Vinegar Fish, and regretted the expensive meal after tasting it.
• A woman at the restaurant counter recommended better places for Luo Ye to eat in Hangzhou.
• Su Baizhou prepared to return home the next morning, dreading her abusive father and memories of being condemned after high school.
• Luo Ye messaged Su Baizhou, and she sent him a photo of her ceiling before chatting with him from bed.
• Su Baizhou accidentally sent Luo Ye a photo of her bare legs, quickly unsent it, and grew flustered when he denied seeing it.
• Su Baizhou continued chatting with Luo Ye until her anxiety about going home and past mistreatment eased.

Luo Ye spent the day sightseeing in Hangzhou while Su Baizhou returned home and discovered that her mother had left after a violent confrontation with Su Changqing. After Su Changqing slapped her, Su Baizhou left the apartment complex longing to return to school and see Luo Ye.

• Luo Ye exchanged good-morning messages with Su Baizhou, learned she was traveling home, and chose not to meet her at the station.
• Luo Ye finished his daily writing quota and went to try Longjing tea hot pot.
• Su Baizhou found that her key no longer opened her home and learned from Granny Liu that her mother had left after Su Changqing threatened her.
• Su Changqing came home drunk, insulted Su Baizhou's mother, and slapped Su Baizhou when she confronted him.
• Su Baizhou left the complex and wished she could return to school to see Luo Ye.

Luo Ye tried to cheer up Su Baizhou by messaging her about Hangzhou and suggesting she visit Lingyin Temple to draw a fortune. After both of them went to the temple, Luo Ye found Su Baizhou sitting outside at closing time and approached her.

• Luo Ye noticed Su Baizhou's cold, immediate replies and tried to lift her spirits by asking about Hangzhou and suggesting Lingyin Temple.
• Su Baizhou decided to visit Lingyin Temple for a protective amulet for her mother, then passed her childhood friend without speaking to her.
• Luo Ye reached Lingyin Temple, waited in the crowd, got a protective amulet for Shen Qiao, and made three wishes.
• Su Baizhou arrived too late to enter the temple and sat sadly by the entrance with her suitcase.
• Luo Ye recognized Su Baizhou and approached her, greeting her as a monk and asking what troubled her.

Luo Ye accompanied Su Baizhou from Lingyin Temple, where he noticed the handprint on her face, and the two walked together before traveling by bus to her home. On the bus, Su Baizhou fell asleep against Luo Ye, who gently touched her cheek without realizing she was awake enough to react.

• Luo Ye gave Su Baizhou milk tea and refrained from asking about the handprint on her face.
• Luo Ye and Su Baizhou walked down from Lingyin Temple, shared grilled sausages, and reached the West Lake.
• Su Baizhou booked a taxi to the bus station and told Luo Ye they were going to her home.
• Luo Ye and Su Baizhou boarded a night bus, where Su Baizhou fell asleep against his shoulder.
• Luo Ye gently touched Su Baizhou's cheek, and her eyebrows twitched while her eyes remained closed.

Luo Ye accompanied Su Baizhou to her mother's home in the countryside, where he met her uncle Fan Jian and her mother Fan Xinya. As they shared dinner, Fan Xinya noticed Su Baizhou's growing affection for Luo Ye.

• Su Baizhou woke from a nap on Luo Ye's shoulder, and he wiped drool from the corner of her mouth before they got off the bus.
• Su Baizhou called her uncle Fan Jian, who picked them up in an electric three-wheeler and took them to his home.
• Su Baizhou introduced Luo Ye to Fan Jian and her mother Fan Xinya as a friend from Jiangcheng.
• Luo Ye enjoyed Fan Xinya's home-cooked dinner while Fan Jian watched him and considered whether he might become Su Baizhou's boyfriend.
• Fan Xinya noticed Su Baizhou watching Luo Ye fondly and realized her daughter might have feelings for him.

Luo Ye stayed at Fan Xinya’s family home, where Fan Jian questioned him about his feelings for Su Baizhou and eventually accepted him as family after hearing how his parents died. Later, Luo Ye and Su Baizhou collided in the dark while going to the courtyard toilet, leaving them holding each other on the ground.

• Fan Jian asked Luo Ye what he liked about Su Baizhou and questioned him about his family and parents.
• Luo Ye explained that his parents had died pursuing criminals, and Fan Jian tearfully declared that Luo Ye was family.
• After Fan Jian left, Luo Ye remembered Su Baizhou leaning against him on the bus and excitedly rolled around on his bed.
• Luo Ye woke late at night to find the courtyard toilet and collided with Su Baizhou in the darkness.
• Luo Ye cushioned Su Baizhou’s fall with his body, and she asked if he had held her long enough.

Fan Jian left Luo Ye and Su Baizhou alone at the town market, where Su Baizhou bought Luo Ye clothes by haggling and picked up ingredients to cook for him. The two grew more comfortable together as they waited for Fan Jian to collect them.

• Fan Jian took Luo Ye and Su Baizhou to town to buy Luo Ye clothes, then hurried off after pretending an emergency had come up at home.
• Su Baizhou led Luo Ye through the crowded market and bought him two outfits for under three hundred yuan by bargaining down a vendor.
• Luo Ye followed Su Baizhou around the market as she bought food, including a live fish and a chicken, intending to cook for him.
• Luo Ye and Su Baizhou waited outside the market for Fan Jian, and Luo Ye laughed at Su Baizhou's remark about sending the fish and chicken to their next lives.

Luo Ye and Su Baizhou spent time with her family in the village before returning to Jiangcheng, where he reassured her that she did not need to hide her feelings around him. Their visit also revealed Su Baizhou’s firm support for her mother’s divorce from Su Changqing.

• Luo Ye and Su Baizhou prepared lunch with Fan Xinya and Fan Jian, and Fan Jian told Fan Xinya about Luo Ye’s family circumstances.
• Su Changqing called to ask whether Su Baizhou was with them, and she told him she would stay with her mother if they divorced before hanging up.
• Luo Ye helped Fan Jian harvest corn for two days, earned two hundred yuan, and won over the village children with his gaming skills.
• On the fifth day of their holiday, Su Baizhou and Luo Ye left the village as the children called after them and Fan Xinya reminded Su Baizhou to take care of herself.
• On the train to Jiangcheng, Luo Ye noticed Su Baizhou had returned to her usual stern manner and told her she did not have to try so hard around him.

Su Baizhou let Luo Ye stay at her apartment for three days, leaving him to wonder whether his behavior might earn him a longer stay. As she struggled to make sense of her feelings for him, Luo Ye returned from the market with an extravagant haul of ingredients, and Su Baizhou prepared to cook.

• Su Baizhou showed Luo Ye an empty room and said he could stay for three days, with any extension depending on how he behaved.
• Su Baizhou declined her best friend Li Xia's invitation for the next day, remembering that October sixth was Luo Ye's birthday.
• After Li Xia suggested that Su Baizhou might be in love, Su Baizhou denied it but found herself thinking about Luo Ye and wondering why he was taking so long to return.
• At the market, Luo Ye bought king crab, chicken, lamb, beef, and lobsters for dinner, despite having little idea how to choose ingredients.
• Su Baizhou saw Luo Ye's bags of groceries, told him not to buy such expensive things again, and went to cook.

Luo Ye and Su Baizhou shared dinner and breakfast while growing more comfortable living under the same roof. The morning after staying up late, Luo Ye resolved to follow Su Baizhou’s example and run regularly.

• Luo Ye helped Su Baizhou prepare dinner after buying far more ingredients than they needed, and Su Baizhou planned to turn the leftovers into boxed meals for his roommates.
• After dinner, Su Baizhou asked Luo Ye whether his family was wealthy and told him not to buy such expensive ingredients again.
• Luo Ye and Su Baizhou returned to their rooms, worked late, and exchanged a message after Su Baizhou finished showering and continued her freelance assignment.
• At eight the next morning, Luo Ye found that Su Baizhou had bought breakfast after her morning run and was waiting for him to wake up.
• Luo Ye ate breakfast with Su Baizhou and decided to start running every morning like her.

Luo Ye received a birthday call from his aunt, Chen Shaoman, and remembered that he had turned nineteen while spending the holiday alone in Jiangcheng. He shared the news with his readers and received birthday wishes in the comments.

• Su Baizhou left after breakfast, and Luo Ye returned to writing his novel.
• Chen Shaoman video-called Luo Ye, teased him for not calling, and wished him a happy birthday.
• Chen Shaoman jokingly asked Gu Rancheng to give Luo Ye half the company shares, and Gu Rancheng tried to placate her.
• After ending the call, Luo Ye remembered it was his nineteenth birthday and realized his roommates were away.
• Luo Ye added “Happy birthday to me” to his update, and his readers left him birthday wishes.

Su Baizhou asked Li Xia for advice on choosing a birthday present for Luo Ye, and Li Xia took her to the mall. Meanwhile, Luo Ye visited Shen Qiao at the hospital and learned that Shen Qiao’s girlfriend, Xiao Lei, was in a vegetative state after a car accident.

• Su Baizhou met Li Xia at a café and asked what kind of birthday present a boyfriend would like.
• Li Xia teased Su Baizhou about her feelings for Luo Ye and advised her to give him something that made him feel special.
• Li Xia took Su Baizhou to a nearby mall to choose a present.
• Luo Ye brought a protective charm to Shen Qiao at the hospital and found him caring for Xiao Lei.
• Shen Qiao told Luo Ye that Xiao Lei was his girlfriend and had been left in a vegetative state after a car accident that killed her parents.
• Luo Ye learned that Shen Qiao’s family was paying Xiao Lei’s medical bills and felt anguished over Shen Qiao’s devotion and loss.

Luo Ye spent the day alone at the faculty housing, burning his fingers while heating Su Baizhou’s leftovers and fighting his attraction to her. After spotting Liu Bingxin manipulating another senior, he decided to warn Li Haoyang, but Su Baizhou’s message called him back.

• Luo Ye found Su Baizhou’s leftovers in the fridge, heated them, and slightly burned his fingers while taking the food out.
• Luo Ye noticed Su Baizhou’s undergarments hanging in the bathroom, cooled himself down with cold water, and worked out to distract himself.
• Luo Ye saw Liu Bingxin walking with a handsome senior and overheard her get him to do her assignment and arrange dinner.
• Luo Ye decided to message Li Haoyang about Liu Bingxin, but Su Baizhou asked where he was, so he hurried back to the faculty housing.

Su Baizhou celebrated Luo Ye’s birthday with a cake and a gift, then surprised him by wearing a revealing dress. The next morning, they ran at Jiangda, where Luo Ye learned the elderly man Su Baizhou greeted was the university’s vice dean and his cousin’s teacher.

• Su Baizhou surprised Luo Ye with a birthday cake, and he silently wished that she would like him too.
• Su Baizhou put on a short black dress and high heels for Luo Ye, then changed into pajamas and gave him a pink keyboard.
• Luo Ye woke early the next morning to exercise with Su Baizhou before returning to his dorm for the mandatory roll call.
• Su Baizhou greeted an elderly man practicing tai chi at Jiangda and told Luo Ye that he was the vice dean and her teacher’s teacher.
• Luo Ye realized that the vice dean was also his cousin’s teacher.

Luo Ye left Su Baizhou’s apartment and returned to Dorm 515, where he tried to tell his roommates something troubling he had seen about Coach’s girlfriend. Wang Dachui and Shen Qiao advised him to tell Coach the truth and leave the decision to him, then the roommates fought playfully before heading to roll call.

• Su Baizhou told Luo Ye that the Student Union was changing leadership, then left him to guess how he had done; Luo Ye packed his things and returned to his dorm.
• Luo Ye tried to talk to Li Haoyang, but Li hurried off to help Chen Xiongjian.
• Luo Ye told Wang Dachui what he had seen, but Wang Dachui initially defended Ice Heart before agreeing with Shen Qiao that Luo Ye should tell Coach the truth.
• Wang Dachui teased Luo Ye about his pink clothes, and the joking escalated into a scuffle with Shen Qiao and Luo Ye.
• The roommates tidied themselves up and went together to the back-to-campus roll call.

Luo Ye shared the boxed meals Su Baizhou had made with his roommates, who praised the food and questioned him about the senior who prepared it. Meanwhile, Su Baizhou interviewed Tang Enqi for the Student Union and saw through the freshman’s ambition.

• Li Haoyang finished roll call while Luo Ye, Shen Qiao, and Wang Dachui made faces at him.
• Luo Ye brought his roommates back to the dorm to eat the boxed meals, and Shen Qiao guessed that a senior had made them.
• Wang Dachui teased Luo Ye about Tang Enqi, prompting Luo Ye to reflect that his interest in her had brought him to Jiangda and helped him meet Su Baizhou.
• Luo Ye photographed his stuffed roommates and sent the picture to Su Baizhou, who replied that winning them over had been easy.
• Su Baizhou interviewed Tang Enqi for the Student Union, dismissed her after hearing that she wanted to become like her, and recognized the ambition Tang Enqi was hiding.

Li Haoyang took his roommates to the track to see whether Liu Bingxin was interested in Shen Qiao, but Shen Qiao drew the crowd’s attention while Li Haoyang left in low spirits. Liu Bingxin admitted she could like Shen Qiao even while dating Li Haoyang, then went to dinner with Tang Enqi and Gao Yuming.

• Li Haoyang invited Liu Bingxin to the track after saying Shen Qiao would come, and she agreed to bring Tang Enqi.
• Luo Ye, Li Haoyang, Wang Dachui, and Shen Qiao arrived at the track, where girls surrounded Shen Qiao and asked for his WeChat.
• Liu Bingxin and Tang Enqi arrived with Gao Yuming, and Li Haoyang watched Liu Bingxin show interest in Shen Qiao before leaving for the dorm in low spirits.
• Shen Qiao politely introduced himself to Liu Bingxin, then left with Luo Ye while Wang Dachui chose to follow them.
• Tang Enqi asked Liu Bingxin about Li Haoyang, and Liu Bingxin said she could like handsome men even if Haoyang was her boyfriend.
• Gao Yuming invited Tang Enqi to dinner, and Liu Bingxin persuaded her to accept the free meal.

Luo Ye played a battle royale match with Su Baizhou using Qin Yuwen’s account, and Tang Enqi noticed his partner’s bold username after he rejected her request to join. Tang Enqi decided to find out who had won Luo Ye’s affection, while Shuai Kun walked with Liu Bingxin.

• Wang Dachui celebrated Li Haoyang’s heartbreak while Luo Ye received a gaming invitation from Fairy Senior.
• Luo Ye and Su Baizhou dropped into a crowded area and fought opponents, but Luo Ye was distracted and got knocked down before Su Baizhou revived him.
• Luo Ye carried the match and, when Wang Dachui asked whether Fairy Senior was the senior he had been thinking about, he answered yes before muting his microphone.
• Su Baizhou smiled and invited Luo Ye to play another round.
• Tang Enqi saw Luo Ye playing with the account [My Bear Is Big, Do As You Please], requested to join, and was declined.
• Tang Enqi resolved to discover who Luo Ye liked, while Liu Bingxin was out walking with Shuai Kun.

Luo Ye and Su Baizhou went for a morning run and shared breakfast, growing more comfortable with each other. After he walked her to the Women's Dormitory, a petite girl called out to him.

• Luo Ye found Su Baizhou at the track, and they ran six laps together while discussing their classes and the Student Union.
• Su Baizhou gave Luo Ye her towel and walked with him to the Third Canteen for breakfast.
• Luo Ye bought eggs, fried dough sticks, and flaky flatbread wraps, and Su Baizhou decided to eat whatever he chose from then on.
• Luo Ye escorted Su Baizhou to the Women's Dormitory, where a petite girl called his name from below the steps.

Luo Ye spoke with Xu Xiaojia about Li Haoyang's impending breakup before Tang Enqi and Liu Bingxin joined them. Tang Enqi invited Luo Ye to eat, but after he refused, she remained confident she could win back his affection.

• Xu Xiaojia teased Luo Ye about the senior he had eaten with and revealed she had her eye on Li Haoyang.
• Luo Ye told Xu Xiaojia that Li Haoyang was about to break up, and she laughed at his misfortune.
• Tang Enqi and Liu Bingxin greeted Luo Ye and Xu Xiaojia, and Liu Bingxin argued with Xu Xiaojia over her attitude.
• Tang Enqi asked Luo Ye whether Xu Xiaojia was the girl he had gamed with, but Xu Xiaojia challenged her motives.
• Tang Enqi invited Luo Ye to eat, and he declined, leaving her determined that she could still win him over.

Luo Ye learned that Li Haoyang’s girlfriend, Liu Bingxin, was the woman pursuing upperclassman Shuai Kun, and he tried to comfort his heartbroken roommate. When Shuai Kun openly invited Liu Bingxin to dinner in front of Li Haoyang, the men of Dorm 515 attacked him.

• Xu Xiaojia learned that Li Haoyang’s girlfriend was Liu Bingxin and asked Luo Ye to tell her when they broke up.
• Luo Ye returned to Dorm 515 and found Li Haoyang devastated after staying up all night, so he invited him to drink.
• The class learned an evening class had been added, while Li Haoyang slept through the day and Liu Bingxin failed to wake him.
• Shuai Kun came to Liu Bingxin’s classroom and invited her to dinner in front of Li Haoyang.
• Li Haoyang, Luo Ye, Shen Qiao, and Wang Dachui dragged Shuai Kun into a camera blind spot and beat him.

Li Haoyang broke up with Liu Bingxin after beating Shuai Kun with help from his roommates, then went drinking with them. Shuai Kun sought punishment, but Su Baizhou dismissed his complaint and secretly messaged Luo Ye, who was joking around at a bar.

• Liu Bingxin criticized Li Haoyang for fighting, but he ended their relationship and left with Luo Ye, Wang Dachui, and Shen Qiao.
• Li Haoyang agreed to skip evening study and go drinking with his roommates.
• Shuai Kun reported the freshmen to Su Baizhou, who urged him to let the incident go and ignored his request for a reprimand.
• Su Baizhou messaged Luo Ye, who replied with jokes and a picture of Wang Dachui holding a beer bottle.