Chapter Summaries

Chen Shi'an cooked an elaborate lunch at Wen Zhixia’s family home, winning her parents’ admiration as everyone shared a warm holiday meal. On the ride back to the city, the three girls fell asleep beside one another, and Chen Shi'an left the driver’s question about which girl was his girlfriend unanswered.

• Wen Zhixia, Li Wanyin, and Lin Meng Qiu joined Chen Shi'an in the kitchen to help prepare lunch, while Wen Zhixia’s parents watched and admired his cooking.
• Chen Shi'an served an eight-dish feast, and Wen Zhixue and Li Yilan welcomed him and the girls to the table.
• Wen Zhixue toasted the guests, then accepted Chen Shi'an’s offer to open the osmanthus wine; everyone enjoyed a lively meal and talked together.
• Wen Zhixue and Li Yilan sent the guests home with food and arranged a car after Wen Zhixue drank wine.
• Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin fell asleep in the back seat, and Chen Shi'an asked the driver to make the ride more comfortable for them.
• The driver asked Chen Shi'an which girl was his girlfriend, and Chen Shi'an smiled without answering directly as Fat Cat silently called him greedy.

As competition intensified at Yunqi No. 1 High School, students called Chen Shi'an the ancestor of dark horses because his Wenchang Talismans had inspired many followers. He spent the morning sharing snacks with Wen Zhixia and exchanging notes with Lin Meng Qiu, who ended the chapter wearing his jacket in class.

• Students at Yunqi No. 1 High School faced mounting pressure as exam rankings shifted and new dark horses emerged, while many credited Chen Shi'an's Wenchang Talismans for their success.
• Chen Shi'an rode Wen Zhixia to school, where she asked about his growing following and the hundreds of talismans he had given away.
• Chen Shi'an brought snacks from his followers for Wen Zhixia, and she asked him to check on Xiao Yan and confirmed she would visit Sister Wanyin's shop after school the next day.
• Lin Meng Qiu took snacks from Chen Shi'an's box and left a bottle of milk on his desk while he settled in with his laptop instead of joining the class's revision.
• Chen Shi'an and Lin Meng Qiu passed notes about his absence and her short sleeves, and she accepted his jacket when he offered it to her.

On the eve of Tea Fruit Formula’s opening, Li Wanyin finished preparations with Chen Shi'an’s help, then found herself too nervous to sleep and asked to stay in his room. Chen Shi'an let her sleep beside him and remained awake to watch over her as dawn approached.

• Li Wanyin and her employees completed Tea Fruit Formula’s preparations, while Chen Shi'an helped check the drinks, equipment, decorations, and store management system.
• Chen Shi'an joined Li Wanyin and the employees for a hot pot dinner, then rode home with Li Wanyin and Fat Cat as they discussed her birthday and the opening ceremony.
• Unable to sleep from nerves about the opening, Li Wanyin brought her pillow and quilt to Chen Shi'an’s room and asked to stay with him.
• Chen Shi'an invited Li Wanyin to sleep in his bed, and she soon fell asleep beside him with an arm around his waist.
• Chen Shi'an stayed beside the sleeping Li Wanyin instead of moving to the sofa, keeping watch through the night.

Chen Shi'an spent the night meditating while Li Wanyin slept in his arms, leaving him confused by his feelings for her and other girls. After she woke and hurried away in embarrassment, they got ready for her fruit tea shop’s opening ceremony, and Chen Shi'an wished her a happy birthday as they headed to Jiangxi Plaza.

• Li Wanyin slept curled around Chen Shi'an, and he struggled to control himself and make sense of his feelings.
• Chen Shi'an woke Li Wanyin, who blushed when she remembered spending the night in his bed and apologized for keeping him awake.
• Li Wanyin suggested that she would not mind sleeping beside Chen Shi'an again, leaving him flustered.
• Chen Shi'an and Li Wanyin dressed for the shop-opening ceremony, and he wished her a happy birthday.
• Chen Shi'an and Li Wanyin took the fat cat and rode their bicycle toward the fruit tea shop at Jiangxi Plaza.

Chen Shi'an and Li Wanyin prepared for Li Wanyin’s birthday and milk tea shop opening, while Wen Zhixia gave her lipstick and joined them before heading to school. They arrived at the shop, where Liu Lingjuan had come to see her daughter’s new storefront, and Li Wanyin welcomed her inside.

• Chen Shi'an and Li Wanyin stopped at Li Yimei’s bun shop, where Li Yimei gave them buns and soy milk as an opening gift.
• Wen Zhixia gave Li Wanyin Chanel lipstick for her birthday and shop opening, then warned Chen Shi'an not to eat it.
• Chen Shi'an took Wen Zhixia to school, then returned to the intersection to pick up Li Wanyin.
• Chen Shi'an and Li Wanyin rode to West River Plaza, with Fat Cat chasing after them and jumping onto Li Wanyin’s lap.
• Liu Lingjuan waited outside the new shop, and Li Wanyin unlocked it and led her mother inside.

Li Wanyin showed her mother, Liu Lingjuan, the new milk tea shop and celebrated her birthday with gifts and breakfast. As the staff arrived for the shop-opening ceremony, Liu Lingjuan prepared to return home that afternoon.

• Li Wanyin showed Liu Lingjuan the newly decorated shop, and Chen Shi'an joined them for breakfast.
• Liu Lingjuan brought homegrown food for Li Wanyin and praised Chen Shi'an for helping with the shop-opening ceremony.
• Liu Lingjuan gave Li Wanyin a white dress for her twenty-third birthday, and Li Wanyin hugged her and thanked her.
• Li Wanyin laughed at Xiao Yue's Panda Man night-light and invited her to visit during summer vacation.
• Liu Lingjuan declined to stay overnight and planned to ride back with Uncle Zhong's family after their wedding banquet.
• Xiaoqin and the other staff arrived, and Li Wanyin introduced them to Liu Lingjuan.

Chen Shi'an led the opening ceremony for Li Wanyin's Tea Fruit Formula, and the shop drew a huge crowd as soon as it opened. Li Wanyin, her staff, Liu Lingjuan, and Chen Shi'an all began serving customers as the line stretched across the plaza.

• Chen Shi'an performed the opening rituals while Li Wanyin and the staff watched, then helped Li Wanyin unveil the Tea Fruit Formula sign.
• Li Wanyin handed out red envelopes, and she and the staff shared fruit and sweets with the gathered onlookers while Chen Shi'an completed the closing rites.
• After waiting for one stick of incense, Tea Fruit Formula opened with a discount promotion, and waiting customers rushed inside.
• Li Wanyin and the staff served customers, Liu Lingjuan washed cups, the chubby cat drew attention at the entrance, and Chen Shi'an put on an apron to help.
• Chen Shi'an looked at the long line stretching across the plaza and wondered how long they would have to work before taking a break.

Tea Fruit Formula’s opening day drew an overwhelming crowd, and Li Wanyin, Chen Shi'an, and the staff struggled to serve everyone until they ran out of ingredients. Exhausted, Li Wanyin fell asleep after Chen Shi'an took over apologizing to customers, reassured by his presence.

• Tea Fruit Formula’s opening day attracted a huge line, and the shop’s popularity spread across social media as customers praised its drinks.
• Li Wanyin and the staff rushed to make orders while Chen Shi'an worked at remarkable speed, and West River Plaza sent security staff to manage the crowd.
• Liu Lingjuan kept washing cups until Li Wanyin and Chen Shi'an persuaded her to rest, then she left with Zhong and his wife, who were astonished by the line and enjoyed the milk tea.
• After Xiao Qin reported that ingredients were nearly gone, Li Wanyin used a loudspeaker to ask customers near the back of the line to return another day.
• The shop ran out of ingredients at five in the evening, and Chen Shi'an took over apologizing to customers as the exhausted Li Wanyin fell asleep nearby.

After the milk tea shop’s successful opening, Li Wanyin celebrated her birthday with Chen Shi'an, her friends, and the staff. Chen Shi'an then picked up Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu, who competed for close seats on his bicycle, before they joined the birthday gathering and Li Wanyin made a wish.

• Li Wanyin woke to find Chen Shi'an had cleaned the shop and hugged him from behind to thank him, while Xiao Qin pretended not to notice.
• Wu Jia Yun and Yan Yu Fei visited Li Wanyin, and she took them, Chen Shi'an, and the shop staff out for a birthday hot pot dinner after the busy opening day.
• Li Wanyin arranged for more supplies and staff, then sent Chen Shi'an to pick up Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu after evening study.
• Wen Zhixia claimed the bicycle’s front crossbar seat while Lin Meng Qiu sat behind Chen Shi'an, and the two girls bickered as he rode them back to the shop.
• Wen Zhixia asked Lin Meng Qiu what birthday gift she would give her, and Lin Meng Qiu admitted she had bought Li Wanyin an insulated cup.
• Li Wanyin accepted Lin Meng Qiu’s present, celebrated with everyone, made a birthday wish, and blew out the candles.

Li Wanyin’s Tea Fruit Formula became a booming business, and its first month brought her more than 400,000 yuan in net profit while Chen Shi'an earned over 70,000 yuan. As the shop settled into a larger operation, Li Wanyin set her sights on expanding to 200 shops and selling 100 million cups a year.

• Chen Shi'an helped Li Wanyin run the understaffed shop while balancing school, and he carried her to bed when she fell asleep waiting for him.
• After two weeks, Tea Fruit Formula’s crowds eased but business remained strong, setting a customer-traffic record at West River Plaza.
• Chen Shi'an hired six experienced workers, allowing him to return to his studies while Li Wanyin focused on suppliers and future plans.
• Li Wanyin calculated that April brought her more than 400,000 yuan in personal net profit, while Chen Shi'an earned over 70,000 yuan from his share of each cup.
• Li Wanyin tried to increase Chen Shi'an’s share to three yuan per cup, but he persuaded her not to give him half the profits.
• Li Wanyin calculated that selling 100 million cups a year would require roughly 167 shops, rounded her goal up to 200, and asked Chen Shi'an for a celebratory hug.

On Labor Day, Chen Shi'an, Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Yuan Xuan met to play badminton, where the girls traded exam talk and Chen Shi'an dominated their matches. Afterward, they headed for Sister Wanyin’s Fruit Tea House, leaving Yuan Xuan astonished when she realized Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu both rode there with Chen Shi'an on one bicycle.

• Wen Zhixia complained that her Monthly Exam would take place after her short holiday, while Yuan Xuan said she had scored 721 and ranked first at Jianzhang No. 1 High School.
• Chen Shi'an said he would take the humanities exam and try to beat Wen Zhixia, prompting Lin Meng Qiu to remind him of her promised reward if he came first.
• Wen Zhixia and Chen Shi'an won their doubles match 11-3, and Chen Shi'an and Lin Meng Qiu won theirs 11-2.
• Chen Shi'an beat Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu 11-0 in a doubles match against him, then refereed as the girls played singles; Yuan Xuan won the final game.
• Chen Shi'an invited the girls to Fruit Tea House for milk tea, and Yuan Xuan was stunned to learn that Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu had both ridden there with him on one bicycle.

Chen Shi'an brought Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Yuan Xuan to Tea Fruit Formula, where they tried his new Osmanthus Shadow Floating Blossoms milk tea and discussed the upcoming parent-teacher meeting. Lin Meng Qiu invited them all to her home for lunch, and Chen Shi'an, Li Wanyin, Wen Zhixia, and Yuan Xuan agreed to go.

• Chen Shi'an and the three girls arrived at West River Plaza, where Yuan Xuan discovered he owned Tea Fruit Formula and learned Li Wanyin had sold over seventy thousand cups the previous month.
• Li Wanyin welcomed the group and found them a booth while Chen Shi'an made their drinks and she brought them snacks and fruit.
• Chen Shi'an served the girls Osmanthus Shadow Floating Blossoms, and Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu each posed with his hand and a cup for a photo.
• The group discussed the next parent-teacher meeting, and Li Wanyin agreed to attend with Chen Shi'an.
• Lin Meng Qiu invited everyone to her home for lunch; Chen Shi'an, Li Wanyin, Wen Zhixia, and Yuan Xuan accepted, and the fat cat followed them out.

Chen Shi'an, Lin Meng Qiu, Wen Zhixia, Yuan Xuan, and Fat Cat visited Lin Meng Qiu’s home for lunch, where Chen Shi'an took over the cooking and the guests explored the apartment. The visit ended with everyone sharing a lively meal, while Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu discovered they both enjoyed adult manga and novels.

• Chen Shi'an brought Wen Zhixia, Yuan Xuan, and Fat Cat to Lin Meng Qiu’s apartment, where his registered access impressed and irritated the girls.
• Wen Zhixia charmed Lin Meng Qiu’s father, Lin Ming, and greeted Yuan Xuan before Chen Shi'an took charge of preparing lunch.
• Wen Zhixia noticed Shi Jin in the fish tank and admired Lin Meng Qiu’s family portrait, prompting Lin Meng Qiu to hide the photograph.
• Wen Zhixia found an embarrassing adult manga in Lin Meng Qiu’s bedroom, and the two girls awkwardly admitted their interest in manga and novels.
• Li Xiao arrived with fruit and milk tea, and everyone gathered for Chen Shi'an’s delicious lunch.

Chen Shi'an took the liberal arts monthly exam hoping to beat Wen Zhixia, and estimated that he might score over 710. After a day cycling with Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin, he was dragged along to check the results.

• Before the exam, Chen Shi'an promised Lin Meng Qiu he would try for 700 and teased her about washing his feet if he won.
• Chen Shi'an and Wen Zhixia made another bet: if she beat him, he would do anything she asked, and they pinky-promised he would celebrate her eighteenth birthday with her.
• Chen Shi'an finished both the science and liberal arts mathematics papers and estimated his total score at a minimum of 708, with a chance of exceeding 710.
• The next morning, Chen Shi'an, Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin went cycling around the city and ate breakfast together.
• After returning to the shop, Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu took Chen Shi'an to check their exam results.

Chen Shi'an and his classmates checked their Monthly Exam scores, revealing that he had taken first place in Liberal Arts with 724 while Lin Meng Qiu had earned the same total in Science. The teachers celebrated broad score gains at Yunqi No. 1 High School, and Teacher Wu jokingly tried to recruit Chen Shi'an into Class 11.

• Lin Meng Qiu and Wen Zhixia brought Chen Shi'an to the General Office to check their scores before the tallying was finished.
• Teacher Wu showed the rankings, where Chen Shi'an had scored 724 in Liberal Arts and Wen Zhixia had scored 699.
• Wen Zhixia reacted angrily to losing first place, while Chen Shi'an praised her new personal best and credited her revision materials for helping him.
• Lin Meng Qiu checked her Science score and found that her total was also 724, prompting Chen Shi'an and Wen Zhixia to tease her.
• The teachers noted major score improvements across the school, including strong results from Qiu Yufu, Yao Jingyan, and Xu Zihan, and discussed challenging Jianzhang No. 1 High School.
• Teacher Wu invited Chen Shi'an to transfer to Class 11, but Old Liang objected, and Chen Shi'an remained in Class 5 while anticipating more requests for Wenchang Talismans.

After Chen Shi'an’s exam results made him famous, he gave out more than a thousand Wenchang Talismans and promised Principal Lin a Literary Qi Stele for the school. At Senior Class Five’s parent-teacher meeting, Li Wanyin proudly attended as Chen Shi'an’s older sister, and the families later shared a lively celebratory lunch.

• Chen Shi'an placed first in Liberal Arts with 724 points, drew students seeking Wenchang Talismans, and gave away more than a thousand during the week.
• Principal Lin worried that the school would lose Chen Shi'an’s influence after he graduated, so Chen Shi'an promised to erect a Literary Qi Stele once his Taoist Attainment improved.
• Li Wanyin attended Chen Shi'an’s parent-teacher meeting, where Old Liang praised his record-breaking score and the class reviewed its Monthly Exam results and study plans.
• Lin Ming gathered Chen Shi'an, Li Wanyin, Wen Zhixue, Li Yilan, Wen Zhixia, and Lin Meng Qiu for lunch, where Chen Shi'an and Fat Cat ordered a lavish meal.
• Lin Ming and Wen Zhixue drank together, Chen Shi'an paid the bill, and Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu went to his home afterward, saying they would put their foot-washing bet on their tabs.

Chen Shi'an spent June balancing work and tutoring while Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu faced the quiet campus after the Gaokao. On June 15, he prepared to accompany Wen Zhixia home for her birthday, where she and Lin Meng Qiu exchanged gifts and negotiated their separate birthday celebrations with him.

• During the five-day holiday, Chen Shi'an helped Sister Wanyin at the milk tea shop, tutored Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu, and shared zongzi with relatives and teachers.
• After the Gaokao, Wen Zhixia asked Chen Shi'an to walk through the empty Senior Year Three Teaching Building, and they were caught by a teacher while she clung to his arm.
• On June 15, Xiao Yan gave Wen Zhixia a birthday present, and Chen Shi'an waited with Lin Meng Qiu after class to go home with Wen Zhixia.
• Lin Meng Qiu gave Wen Zhixia a cup for her birthday, and Wen Zhixia surprised her with a hug.
• Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu each declined the other's birthday invitation because they had plans with their fathers, then argued over whose birthday cake Chen Shi'an would make.

Chen Shi'an cycled Wen Zhixia home to Shangping County for her eighteenth birthday, stopping at Li Wanyin’s shop to pick up Fat Cat and receive a badminton racket as a gift. They arrived safely at Wen Zhixia’s family home at dusk, where she greeted her mother and Uncle Wen.

• Lin Meng Qiu left before Chen Shi'an and Wen Zhixia set off, and Wen Zhixia said she would miss Lin Meng Qiu’s birthday because she was going home.
• Chen Shi'an and Wen Zhixia stopped at Tea Fruit Formula, where Li Wanyin gave Wen Zhixia an expensive badminton racket and packed milk tea for the trip.
• Chen Shi'an cycled toward Shangping County with Wen Zhixia and Fat Cat, while Wen Zhixia enjoyed the evening scenery, took photos, and called her mother.
• Chen Shi'an arrived at Wen Zhixia’s home around dusk, and Wen Zhixia hurried upstairs and greeted her mother and Uncle Wen.

Wen Zhixia celebrated her birthday early with her family and opened gifts with Chen Shi'an. After he gave her a Fat Ink badminton doll, she surprised him with a kiss on the cheek, leaving them both blushing and flustered.

• Wen Zhixia enjoyed a birthday dinner with her family while Chen Shi'an drank with Uncle Wen.
• Wen Zhixia opened gifts from Xiao Yan, Sister Wanyin, and Lin Meng Qiu, then wondered what to give Lin Meng Qiu for her upcoming birthday.
• Chen Shi'an gave Wen Zhixia a handmade Fat Ink doll, and she happily hugged him.
• Wen Zhixia kissed Chen Shi'an on the cheek while hugging him, catching him off guard and making them both blush.
• Chen Shi'an smacked Wen Zhixia's bottom, and she claimed he could kiss her back if he felt he had lost out.

On Wen Zhixia’s eighteenth birthday, Chen Shi'an tried to steady himself after her kiss and reflected on his feelings for her, Sister Wanyin, and the class president. Her family and Chen Shi'an celebrated with a homemade cake, and the story left off as she entered her eighteenth year.

• Wen Zhixia teased Chen Shi'an after stealing a kiss, and Li Yilan interrupted them before warning her not to fool around.
• Chen Shi'an went downstairs to bake Wen Zhixia a cake and thought about his feelings for her, Sister Wanyin, and the class president.
• Wen Zhixia joined Chen Shi'an in the kitchen, where her parents watched him bake while she filmed and sampled the cream.
• The family exchanged birthday and Father's Day gifts, and Chen Shi'an decorated a cake with the message “Happy 18th birthday, Zhizhi.”
• At midnight, Wen Zhixia celebrated with her family, Chen Shi'an, and Fat Cat, made a wish, and blew out her candles.