Chapter Summaries

Chen Shi'an, Li Wanyin, Wen Zhixia, and Lin Meng Qiu toured apartments near Yanda University with Ye Xiao Qin and chose a quiet, sunlit home in Chunxiao Garden. After signing a four-year lease, they picked their rooms and began planning how to furnish their new home together.

• Chen Shi'an woke the others from their afternoon nap, and Li Wanyin contacted Ye Xiao Qin, who was waiting downstairs.
• Ye Xiao Qin greeted the group and showed them three apartment options near Yanda University, beginning with one in Chunxiao Garden.
• The group liked the first apartment's bright rooms, spacious kitchen, and view of the ginkgo grove, so they decided not to view the other options.
• Li Wanyin signed a discounted four-year lease through Fruit Tea, and Chen Shi'an and Li Wanyin each took an emergency key.
• Li Wanyin claimed the master bedroom, Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu chose the other bedrooms, and Chen Shi'an took the small study.
• The group discussed furnishings as they settled into the apartment, while Fat Cat claimed the sofa.

Chen Shi'an and the three girls finished settling into their new Yanjing apartment and welcomed their old classmates for a lively housewarming dinner. On the eve of university registration, Shi Mo drew a lot that gave Li Wanyin the night with Chen Shi'an, while Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu listened outside their bedroom door.

• Chen Shi'an and the three girls furnished their apartment, and on August 17 they officially moved in with their cat.
• Yao Jingyan, Qiu Yufu, and several former classmates visited, and everyone shared a housewarming dinner prepared by Chen Shi'an.
• After the guests left, Li Wanyin, Wen Zhixia, and Lin Meng Qiu used Shi Mo to draw lots for who would sleep with Chen Shi'an; the lot marked Yin won for Li Wanyin.
• Chen Shi'an showered and found Li Wanyin waiting in the master bedroom, where she told him they would share the night.
• Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu eavesdropped outside the master bedroom until Chen Shi'an caught them and they hurried back to their rooms.

On the first day of the semester, Chen Shi'an and the others registered at Yanda University, explored the campus, and ate together in its canteen. Chen Shi'an offered to help Li Wanyin get a pass so she could attend his lectures, and the group began settling into university life.

• Chen Shi'an went jogging and met Professor Ye, who invited him to attend his lectures.
• Chen Shi'an, Li Wanyin, Wen Zhixia, and Lin Meng Qiu dressed up and went to Yanda University to register.
• Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu received their campus cards, and Chen Shi'an and Li Wanyin completed their Philosophy Department registration.
• Chen Shi'an explained that Li Wanyin could apply for a campus pass to attend lectures, and Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu also asked to sit in on his classes.
• The group reunited with Xu Zihan, He Yeye, Zheng Yining, and Zou Xiaokun, explored Yanda University's campus, and applied for off-campus housing.
• Chen Shi'an and the others gathered at Xueyi Canteen for lunch.

Chen Shi'an attended his Philosophy Department meeting, reunited with Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu, and spent the evening with them and Li Wanyin. After Wen Zhixia won the draw to spend the night with him, she asked about their futures, while Lin Meng Qiu listened through the wall.

• Chen Shi'an read rapidly in Yanda University's library until his counselor reminded him about the Philosophy Department meeting.
• Chen Shi'an and Wen Zhixia attended their department meetings, where they learned about courses, medical examinations, and military training.
• Chen Shi'an met Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu at Alumni Bridge, then joined them and Li Wanyin for milk tea and grocery shopping.
• Chen Shi'an cooked dinner, and Li Wanyin fell asleep beside him while he read; afterward, Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu used Fat Cat to draw lots for who would spend the night with him.
• Wen Zhixia won the draw, dragged Chen Shi'an into her room, and told him she wanted to become a writer; Chen Shi'an said he planned to finish his philosophy credits in a year and continue studying at Yanda University.
• Lin Meng Qiu secretly eavesdropped on Chen Shi'an and Wen Zhixia through the shared wall and lamented that Wen Zhixia kept tormenting him.

Chen Shi'an and his friends completed their university physical examinations, collected military training uniforms, and chose class officers at their department meetings. Chen Shi'an declined the position, while Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Qiu Yu Fu became class monitors, leaving Chen Shi'an as the only one in the group without an officer role.

• Chen Shi'an took Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu to their physical examinations, where the nurse struggled to pierce his unusually tough skin before drawing his blood.
• Chen Shi'an and the girls finished their examinations, compared their measurements, collected military training uniforms, and prepared for training.
• Teacher Gu asked Chen Shi'an to be the Philosophy Department's class monitor, but he declined because he planned to finish his degree credits in a year.
• Wen Zhixia ran for class monitor in the Chinese Department and won the class vote.
• Lin Meng Qiu became the Mathematics Department's class monitor after volunteering, and Yuan Xuan became deputy class monitor.
• At Xueyi Canteen, Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Qiu Yu Fu revealed their new roles, while Chen Shi'an realized he was the only one in their group who was not a class monitor.

Chen Shi'an began military training at Yanda, quickly became platoon leader, and received milk tea from Li Wanyin during a break. After the first day ended, Lin Meng Qiu won the nightly draw and Chen Shi'an joined her in bed, while Wen Zhixia listened from the next room.

• Chen Shi'an watched the flag-raising ceremony with Fat Cat, then rode to campus with Lin Meng Qiu and Wen Zhixia for their first day of training.
• Instructor Zhou appointed Chen Shi'an platoon leader after noticing his excellent posture and performance.
• Chen Shi'an helped his classmates with their drills, and Li Wanyin visited with milk tea and showed him her new campus entry pass.
• After training and the evening review, Lin Meng Qiu won the draw for the third night in a row and waited for Chen Shi'an in her bedroom.
• Chen Shi'an massaged Lin Meng Qiu's legs before she pulled him beneath the covers, while Wen Zhixia listened through the wall.

After military training ended, Chen Shi'an and the others settled into university life, with Li Wanyin joining him in class and the group exploring campus activities together. At the club recruitment fair, they signed up for clubs that interested them, and the four celebrated how wonderful university life was.

• After Fat Ink was exposed for rigging the draw, the household halved its food rations for three days and permanently removed its judging authority, while the girls replaced the draw with a rotating sleeping roster that gave Chen Shi'an Sundays off.
• At the military training closing ceremony, Instructor Zhou gave Chen Shi'an a brass blank cartridge casing as a keepsake for hitting ten bull's-eyes during target practice.
• After regular classes began, Li Wanyin accompanied Chen Shi'an to a Philosophy Department lecture, where she enjoyed learning and found she could follow the material.
• Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu joined Chen Shi'an and Li Wanyin for a class, and the two girls bickered over their nicknames and seats.
• At the club recruitment fair, Lin Meng Qiu and Chen Shi'an joined the Manga Society, Li Wanyin expressed interest in the Tea Art Club, and Chen Shi'an joined the Cycling Association with the others signing up too.

Chen Shi'an and the two girls settled into university life, discussed collaborating on a story and manga, and joined a club outing to the Great Wall. The chapter ended with their group sharing food, taking in the scenery, and singing together on the mountain ridge.

• Wen Zhixia planned to adapt Chen Shi'an's Little Taoist and Little Cicada story for a writing exchange, while Lin Meng Qiu considered turning it into a manga.
• Chen Shi'an suggested that Wen Zhixia write the story and Lin Meng Qiu adapt it, and the two girls agreed to work together after negotiating over Little Bunny's role.
• Chen Shi'an, Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, Li Wanyin, and their friends joined a Cycling Association and Mountaineering Association outing to Jiankou.
• The group climbed the mountain trail, with Chen Shi'an handing out fruit and helping the tired Xiao Yan keep going.
• At a ruined beacon tower, Chen Shi'an photographed the group as everyone joined hands, sang about friendship, and celebrated their outing.

Chen Shi'an, Li Wanyin, Wen Zhixia, and Lin Meng Qiu returned to Cloud Perch for the National Day holiday, reunited with their families, and visited their homes and friends. The chapter ended with the former Class Five students revisiting their high school and answering a final roll call together.

• Uncle Lin and Uncle Wen picked up the group at the airport, and Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu joyfully reunited with their fathers.
• Wen Zhixia reunited with her mother over dinner, while Chen Shi'an and Li Wanyin checked on their house renovations and visited their former dessert-stall neighbors.
• Chen Shi'an rode with Li Wanyin to Santang County, where Li Wanyin's mother asked when they would make their relationship official and agreed to renovate her house.
• Qiu Yufu organized a Class Five reunion, where nearly fifty former classmates, Old Liang, and Teacher Ye shared stories and celebrated together.
• Chen Shi'an and his classmates revisited Yunqi No. 1 High School, remembered their school days, and answered Qiu Yufu's final roll call as they left.

After months of settling into life in Yanjing, Chen Shi'an and the three girls welcomed the city's first heavy snowfall of the winter and spent the day playing together. They returned home warm and happy, with Chen Shi'an reflecting on their first winter together.

• On the flight back to Yanjing, Chen Shi'an predicted an early December snowfall, and Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu talked excitedly about playing in it.
• During autumn, Wen Zhixia published her first novel, Lin Meng Qiu continued working on her comic, and Li Wanyin expanded Tea Fruit Formula while caring for the household.
• As winter arrived, Fat Cat brought campus strays home, and the girls built them a shelter on the balcony.
• In early December, Chen Shi'an woke to heavy snow covering Chunxiao Garden and roused the household to admire it.
• Li Wanyin, Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Chen Shi'an played in the snow, built snow figures, and launched a chaotic snowball fight that also caught Fat Cat.
• After they returned home for ginger soup, the three girls fell asleep beside Chen Shi'an, who watched the snow and felt happy about their first winter together in Yanjing.

Chen Shi'an returned to Cloud Perch with Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin, then prepared Pure Dust Temple for their New Year visit. After the four celebrated together, Chen Shi'an promised to stay with them even if he became an immortal, leaving their future bound by a pinky swear.

• Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu earned excellent exam results, while Li Wanyin launched Tea Fruit Formula's national expansion and promoted Xiao Qin and other longtime employees.
• Chen Shi'an drove Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin on a two-week road trip back to Cloud Roost City, where they moved into the renovated Jiahe Residential Community home.
• Chen Shi'an helped Li Wanyin and Xiao Yue return to their hometown, then went back to Pure Dust Temple, cleaned it, and installed a water heater and running water for the girls' visit.
• On New Year's Eve, Chen Shi'an performed the Blessing Ritual and received birthday and New Year greetings from Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin.
• On the fourth day of the new year, Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin joined Chen Shi'an at Pure Dust Temple, where they cooked dinner and celebrated with fireworks.
• When the girls asked whether Chen Shi'an would leave them if he became an immortal, he promised to build a home with them and stay together, and they sealed the promise with a pinky swear.

After graduating from Yanda University, Chen Shi'an formally inherited Pure Dust Temple and honored his master's legacy. He then joined Li Wanyin, Lin Meng Qiu, and Wen Zhixia in an RV trip, leaving the story with the four of them setting off to see the sea together.

• Chen Shi'an completed his Philosophy Department credits, passed his thesis defense, and graduated from Yanda University.
• Chen Shi'an completed the paperwork to inherit Pure Dust Temple and received its registration certificate.
• Chen Shi'an held the inheritance ceremony at Pure Dust Temple, where elders, villagers, and the three girls gathered to honor his master and witness the succession.
• After tending the temple for three days, Chen Shi'an left the mountain and found Li Wanyin, Lin Meng Qiu, and Wen Zhixia waiting in a sky-blue RV with Fat Cat.
• Chen Shi'an signed the RV's Big Happy Family sign, took the driver's seat, and set off with the others toward the sea.

Corner-Kissing Pig reflected on finishing the ten-month serialization of Chen Shi'an's story, thanked the editor and readers, and expressed satisfaction with the ending. The author planned to rest before starting another book and said goodbye to readers until the next story.

• Corner-Kissing Pig described feeling hollow after typing “The end” and revisited scenes and characters from the story.
• Corner-Kissing Pig thanked Editor Fang for suggesting the book and credited readers with supporting its success.
• Corner-Kissing Pig shared the book's subscription and update statistics and said they were satisfied with how the story ended.
• Corner-Kissing Pig invited readers to revisit missed chapters, reread the story, and support it on Qidian Reading.
• Corner-Kissing Pig said they had no idea for a new book yet, needed a proper rest, and wished readers well until the next story.