Chapter Summaries

Luo Ye joined the Hanfu Club after watching Su Baizhou perform, while Tang Enqi and Liu Bingxin were turned away because the club was full. Liu Jianglai suspected Luo Ye was special to Senior Zhouzhou.

• Luo Ye followed Su Baizhou to the Hanfu Club while Tang Enqi and Liu Bingxin attracted crowds of club recruiters.
• Xu Xiaojia found Luo Ye, complained that he had ignored her messages, and then ran off to find Li Haoyang.
• Su Baizhou performed a traditional dance in hanfu, then hurried away with Qin Yuwen after Luo Ye greeted Qin Yuwen.
• Luo Ye signed up for the Hanfu Club, despite Liu Jianglai warning that Su Baizhou would soon leave.
• Liu Jianglai rejected Tang Enqi and Liu Bingxin because the club was full, then suggested Luo Ye was special to Senior Zhouzhou.

Luo Ye bought hanfu for the Hanfu Club gathering and sent Su Baizhou a late-night chicken soup delivery after noticing her dark circles. Su Baizhou accepted it, quietly affected by his thoughtful gesture.

• Wang Dachui, Li Haoyang, Luo Ye, and Shen Qiao introduced their club affiliations and decided to play together.
• Luo Ye met Liu Bingxin and Tang Enqi, who reflected on how she had missed her chance with him and wondered whether to pursue him now.
• Luo Ye tried on hanfu and bought the light blue set that Su Baizhou chose for him.
• Su Baizhou decided to attend the Hanfu Club gathering after seeing Luo Ye's photos and continued working on a commission late into the night.
• Luo Ye sent Su Baizhou chicken soup after noticing her dark circles, and she opened the door to accept the delivery.

Luo Ye went to pick up Su Baizhou for a Hanfu Club gathering and changed into his Hanfu at the apartment she rented. At the apartment, he realized Su Baizhou had been the one involved in his arrest before the semester began, though neither of them discussed it.

• Li Haoyang left Dorm 515 to take Liu Bingxin on a date, while Wang Dachui lamented that Tang Enqi had turned him down.
• Luo Ye told Wang Dachui and Shen Qiao he was attending a Hanfu Club gathering and packed his Hanfu.
• Su Baizhou reminded Luo Ye that he still had her car keys and asked him to come to the Faculty Apartments.
• Luo Ye found Su Baizhou waiting beside her car in red Hanfu, and she told him to change at the apartment before they left.
• Luo Ye recognized Room 614 as the apartment where police had arrested him before the semester began and realized Su Baizhou had been involved.
• Su Baizhou showed Luo Ye the room Gu Mingxuan had kept for him, and Luo Ye went inside to change into his Hanfu.

Luo Ye and Su Baizhou attended a Hanfu Club tea party in elaborate traditional outfits, drawing everyone’s attention when they arrived together. Su Baizhou explained that Luo Ye was Professor Gu’s younger brother, but Liu Jianglai suspected she had another reason for taking an interest in him.

• Luo Ye admitted he did not know how to wear his hanfu, so Su Baizhou helped him dress; he completed the look with a wig and folding fan.
• Luo Ye and Su Baizhou drove to the tea party in his tiny pink car, where he jokingly urged it to go faster with a shout of “Giddyup!”
• Liu Jianglai took attendance and noticed that Su Baizhou and Luo Ye were both absent, prompting him to wonder if she had finally opened her heart to romance.
• Luo Ye and Su Baizhou entered the gathering in striking hanfu, stunning the attendees, and Liu Jianglai introduced Su Baizhou as the club president.
• Luo Ye fell behind Su Baizhou to avoid attracting rumors, while girls approached him to make his acquaintance.
• Liu Jianglai asked Su Baizhou why she had come with Luo Ye, and she said he was Professor Gu’s younger brother; Liu Jianglai suspected that was not the whole reason.

At the Hanfu Club gathering, Su Baizhou interrupted Luo Ye’s introduction because she did not want him sharing personal details, leaving him convinced she disliked him. Afterward, she asked for his birthday and invited him to continue his introduction privately, while Luo Ye kept his feelings for her to himself.

• Luo Ye turned down girls asking for his WeChat by saying he had a girlfriend, and Su Baizhou felt relieved as she watched.
• Luo Ye introduced himself at the gathering, but Su Baizhou interrupted him before he could reveal his birthday, making him think she disliked him.
• After the gathering, Su Baizhou found Luo Ye sitting alone and walked with him to the parking lot.
• Su Baizhou asked Luo Ye for his birthday and told him he did not need to share everything when introducing himself.
• Su Baizhou asked Luo Ye what else he wanted to include, and he said his parents were police officers while keeping his feelings for her private.

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.