Chapter Summaries

Shen Yu and Ji Cицen traveled with their class to a mountain guesthouse, where Shen Yu woke from a long nap and tried to avoid Ji Cицen. After the class began choosing roommates, Shen Yu and Ji Cицen were left without partners alongside the Class Advisor.

• Shen Yu fell asleep on the bus after Ji Cицen moved his snacks aside, then woke nearly two hours later to find Ji Cицen watching him.
• Shen Yu hurried off the bus, and the Class Advisor mistakenly thought he needed the restroom; Jiang Minjie then ran inside to use it.
• Ji Cицen carried Shen Yu's belongings and two bags of snacks into the guesthouse while Shen Yu guiltily looked away.
• The Class Advisor lectured the students about looking after their bodies, and Jiang Minjie made the class laugh by joking about staying up late.
• The Class Advisor told the students to choose roommates, but Shen Yu and Ji Cицen remained unpaired with him.

Shen Yu and Ji Cიცen arrived at the guesthouse with their classmates, where Shen Yu tried to help but mostly stayed out of Ji Cიცen’s way. After choosing a bed in their room, Shen Yu watched Ji Cიცen unpack and thought that boys who did housework were handsome.

• Shen Yu fussed over Ji Cიცen’s bags while Jiang Minjie called him out for not carrying anything, and Ji Cიცen praised Jiang Minjie for speaking up.
• The Class Advisor assigned rooms after Jiang Minjie tried to head to the guesthouse before the students had been given their room numbers.
• Ji Cიცen carried Shen Yu’s suitcase upstairs while Shen Yu followed with the snacks, despite protesting that he could carry his own things.
• Shen Yu and Ji Cიცen entered their room, and Shen Yu chose the bed by the window to protect his privacy.
• Ji Cიცen checked the beds and began unpacking while Shen Yu rested and admired his hardworking deskmate.

Shen Yu and Ji Cицen settled into their mountain guesthouse room, where mosquito bites and Floral Water eased the awkwardness between them. After Shen Yu reassured his family that he had arrived safely, Jiang Minjie visited and teased the pair about smelling alike.

• Shen Yu nervously kept Ji Cицen from approaching his bed while Ji Cицen unpacked and made his own bed.
• Mosquitoes swarmed Shen Yu, so Ji Cицen found the Floral Water in Shen Yu’s backpack and sprayed it around the room and on him.
• Shen Yu realized Ji Cицen had not brought Floral Water either and happily offered him the bottle to use.
• Ji Cицen reminded Shen Yu to tell his family he had arrived, and Shen Yu called Lin Yujing and Shen Changgeng.
• Jiang Minjie came to the room, sniffed both boys, and asked why they were wearing matching perfume; Shen Yu mocked him for mistaking Floral Water’s scent.

Shen Yu and his classmates shared lunch at the Guesthouse, where Mr. Xu allowed them a little beer before their afternoon activities. Shen Yu tried beer for the first time and declared it worse than Wangzai, while Jiang Minjie’s teasing nearly got him in trouble again.

• Shen Yu brushed off Jiang Minjie’s complaints and hurried downstairs with Ji Cицen, while Xu Shang led Jiang Minjie after them.
• The students filled the Guesthouse dining room, and Mr. Xu agreed to let them have a little beer after they pleaded with him.
• Shen Yu admitted he had never tried alcohol, so Ji Cицen poured him half a glass.
• Shen Yu drank the beer and judged it to be worse than Wangzai, then toasted Mr. Xu with Wangzai instead.
• Jiang Minjie claimed the beer tasted like Floral Water, and Xu Shang covered his mouth before Shen Yu could retaliate.

Shen Yu enjoyed the class outing and eagerly tried a cable car for the first time, while Ji Cიცen maneuvered the seating so he and Shen Yu could ride together. As their cable car started up, Jiang Minjie shouted from another car, suspecting Ji Cიცen had planned their separation.

• Shen Yu woke from a nap in the Guesthouse and accepted Ji Cიცen's promise to let him try stronger alcohol after he became an adult.
• At the sightseeing attraction, Shen Yu explained he had never ridden a cable car because his eldest brother planned family trips by car or cruise ship.
• Mr. Xu teased the nervous students about being scared of cable cars, and Shen Yu joined the line after realizing the ride was not frightening.
• Ji Cицen agreed to let Jiang Minjie and Xu Shang cut ahead, causing Jiang Minjie to board a separate cable car while Ji Cიცen and Shen Yu rode together.
• Xu Shang realized Ji Cიცen had arranged things to avoid being separated from Shen Yu, and Jiang Minjie yelled from above, demanding to know if it had been an accident.

During the cable-car ride, Jiang Minjie realized Ji Cicen had arranged for him and Shen Yu to ride separately, but Shen Yu and Ji Cicen ignored his protests and enjoyed the trip with Fang Yan and Xu Shang. After the ride, Shen Yu had forgotten why Jiang Minjie was angry, leaving Jiang Minjie unable to make his case.

• Jiang Minjie discovered Ji Cicen had planned the seating arrangement and shouted accusations from his cable car while Shen Yu and Ji Cicen chatted with Fang Yan and Xu Shang.
• Ji Cicen reassured Shen Yu about bugs and rats at the Guesthouse, and the group’s conversation helped Shen Yu relax during his first cable-car ride.
• Jiang Minjie gave up trying to get their attention as the cable cars reached the summit, while Shen Yu excitedly stepped off and celebrated his ride.
• Jiang Minjie confronted Shen Yu, who had forgotten the seating dispute and insisted they had simply been assigned different cars.
• Ji Cicen backed Shen Yu’s explanation, and Jiang Minjie was left unable to argue against Shen Yu’s confident reasoning.

Shen Yu and his classmates enjoyed the mountain attraction, where a fountain contest and overpriced water led to teasing and laughter. When rain suspended the cable cars, Shen Yu chose to hike toward the summit with Ji Cიცen and the others, but after an hour he was exhausted and still far from the top.

• Jiang Minjie and Shen Yu competed to make the Screaming Fountain rise, and Shen Yu edged past Jiang Minjie's mark with a growl.
• Jiang Minjie gathered a group of boys to buy discounted mineral water, while Shen Yu revealed he had bought a bottle only to help reach the group minimum.
• Ji Cიცen stopped Jiang Minjie from hugging Shen Yu and brushed off his wish for rain.
• A sudden downpour suspended cable car service, so Ji Cიცen asked Shen Yu if he wanted to hike to the summit.
• Shen Yu led the group up the mountain, then asked how far they had gone after an hour of climbing.

During a rain-soaked mountain climb, Shen Yu lost a bracelet that reminded him of the first gift he gave his younger brothers, and Ji Cიცen comforted him by holding his hand. At a halfway rest platform, Jiang Minjie saw something between Xu Shang and another classmate that made him wonder if they were kissing.

• Shen Yu accidentally broke his bracelet on the crowded mountain path and watched its beads disappear down the rocks.
• Ji Cიცen took Shen Yu's umbrella and guided him forward, then listened as Shen Yu explained the bracelet's history and comforted him.
• Ji Cიცen and Shen Yu walked hand in hand under the umbrella while Jiang Minjie noticed and kept quiet after Ji Cიცen warned him with a look.
• The group reached a halfway rest platform, where the rain eased and the cable cars resumed service, leaving Jiang Minjie frustrated as later-arriving classmates rode past them.
• Jiang Minjie turned to Xu Shang after spotting a shocking sight and asked if they were kissing.

Shen Yu and Ji Cицen reached the mountain summit, where Ji Cицen photographed Shen Yu and they explored the glass cliffside walkway. The chapter ended as Jiang Minjie and Xu Shang slipped on the wet glass, pulling Ji Cицen off balance while Shen Yu spotted what looked like cracks beneath them.

• Jiang Minjie mistakenly accused Shen Yu and Ji Cицen of kissing, embarrassing Shen Yu and drawing teasing from their classmates and nearby tourists.
• Shen Yu walked ahead to escape the crowd, then gradually calmed down as Ji Cицen caught up and talked with him.
• Shen Yu and Ji Cицen reached the summit after nearly three hours, and Ji Cицen took pictures and secretly recorded Shen Yu admiring the clouds and scenery.
• Shen Yu and Ji Cицen crossed the wet glass cliffside walkway and turned back toward the other attractions.
• Jiang Minjie spotted Shen Yu and rushed forward with Xu Shang, but both slipped and pulled Ji Cицen off balance as Shen Yu saw apparent cracks in the glass beneath them.

Shen Yu rushed onto a cracking glass walkway to help Ji Cицen and the others, only to discover the cracks were a realistic tourist attraction. After Ji Cицen comforted him and carefully led him away, Shen Yu learned that the crowd had been gossiping about his own fright as well as a burly man's fear of heights.

• Shen Yu pulled Ji Cицen away from the cracked glass, and Jiang Minjie and Xu Shang realized the symmetrical cracks were part of the attraction.
• Ji Cицen comforted Shen Yu, assured him he had been worried rather than laughing, and warned him not to run on the slippery walkway.
• Ji Cицen lifted Shen Yu so he could see a commotion, then led him away from the crowd while Shen Yu laughed about a burly man afraid of heights.
• Shen Yu spotted the burly man emerging from the walkway and joked that he had taken a shorter route.
• Shen Yu overheard girls gossiping that he had cried from fright and been picked up, then shared an understanding look with the burly man.

During the class trip to the summit, Shen Yu enjoyed snacks with Ji Cიცen while Jiang Minjie and Xu Shang shared their own food. The chapter left Shen Yu and Ji Cიცen eating together in an intimate, comfortable rhythm, while Jiang Minjie wondered why their friendship seemed different.

• Shen Yu confronted Jiang Minjie about acting frightened, and Jiang Minjie claimed he had learned that silence was golden.
• Shen Yu and Jiang Minjie rushed to buy sausages, then proposed sharing every kind of oden.
• Ji Cიცen separated Shen Yu from Jiang Minjie and prompted Xu Shang to insist that Jiang Minjie treat him as a friend by sharing the food.
• Jiang Minjie and Xu Shang went to choose oden together, leaving Shen Yu feeling abandoned until Ji Cიცen reassured him and took him to buy some.
• Shen Yu and Ji Cიცen shared the oden, with Ji Cიცen biting from skewers Shen Yu held out and eating many of his leftovers.
• Jiang Minjie noticed how harmonious Shen Yu and Ji Cიცen looked, while Xu Shang remarked that their relationships were not the same.

After a tiring day sightseeing, Shen Yu and Ji Cიცen returned to their guesthouse room, where Ji Cიცen looked after Shen Yu’s needs. The chapter ended with Shen Yu mistaking Ji Cიცen’s attempt to control himself for disgust at his smell.

• Jiang Minjie finished the oden while Xu Shang photographed the scenery, and Ji Cიცen said he preferred photographing people because Shen Yu was his model.
• When rain closed the glass slide, Ji Cიცen promised to bring Shen Yu back, then carefully supported him on the walk down the mountain.
• Xu Shang flicked Jiang Minjie on the forehead to stop him commenting on Shen Yu’s posture, then claimed he had been scratching Jiang Minjie’s itchy brain.
• After dinner, Shen Yu left the singing crowd to shower, and Ji Cицen prepared cool air and fresh clothes for him.
• Shen Yu emerged from the bathroom, hugged Ji Cицen in delight over the air conditioning and snacks, then asked why Ji Cицen was lifting his head if he did not stink.

Shen Yu chatted with Shen Jin and Shen Jun, who awkwardly warned him to stay safe and cover up at night. After Ji Cიცen returned from his shower, Shen Yu volunteered to dry his hair, and Ji Cიცen asked whether he had done that for anyone else before.

• Shen Yu ate fruit while Ji Cიცen went to shower, then joined a group chat Shen Jin had created with Shen Jun.
• Shen Jin noticed Shen Yu's short pajama shorts in a photo and told him to change into long pants, while Shen Jun helped him express his concern.
• Shen Yu and Shen Jun began trading stickers in the chat after Shen Jin ended the conversation.
• Ji Cიცen came out of the shower with wet hair, and Shen Yu insisted he should dry it.
• Shen Yu agreed to dry Ji Cიცen's hair and switched the dryer from cool to hot air while trying to distract himself with conversation.
• Ji Cицen asked Shen Yu whether he had ever dried anyone else's hair.

While Shen Yu blow-dried Ji Cicen’s hair, he accidentally burned him and felt guilty, prompting Ji Cicen to reassure him that he could always be a kid with him. Shen Yu remained confused about Ji Cicen’s feelings and fell asleep without responding.

• Shen Yu turned the hair dryer to its highest setting and accidentally burned Ji Cicen’s scalp.
• Shen Yu anxiously tended to Ji Cicen, who let him fuss before reassuring him that he was fine.
• Shen Yu blamed himself and said he was not a little kid, but Ji Cicen promised he could always be one with him.
• Shen Yu finished drying Ji Cicen’s hair, then hid under his pillow while Ji Cicen tidied the room and set strawberries beside his bed.
• Shen Yu ate the strawberries, wondered what Ji Cicen saw in him, and fell asleep still unsure how to respond.

Shen Yu returned home from the island trip after spending the morning sightseeing with Ji Cიცen and Jiang Minjie. Shen Jin and Shen Jun questioned him about his night with Ji Cიცen, but Shen Yu insisted they were good friends and named his family as his very best people.

• Shen Yu woke late, ate the breakfast Ji Cიცen had brought, and boarded the boat without discussing the awkwardness from the night before.
• Shen Yu chatted with Jiang Minjie on the boat, and Ji Cიცen brought out cards to turn their conversation into a group game.
• Mr. Xu took the students around three islands, where Shen Yu enjoyed seeing monkeys and gradually recovered from his fear of the python.
• Jiang Minjie bragged about his python photo, while Shen Yu teased him and refused to pay for a picture with a snake.
• Shen Yu returned home, where Shen Jin inspected him and Shen Jun questioned him about his night and his feelings toward Ji Cიცen.
• Shen Yu said Ji Cიცen was a very good friend and listed his family as his very best family, leaving Shen Jin unable to challenge his answer.

Shen Yu returned to school and continued studying while his younger brothers kept a close watch over him. After class, the brothers left together with Ji Cიცen, who admired how brightly Shen Yu shone among the people around him.

• Shen Jin worried that Shen Yu might be targeted by others and resolved to deal with them, while Shen Jun decided to watch over their older brother more carefully.
• After the sightseeing trip, Shen Yu resumed his classes, and Shen Jin and Shen Jun began waiting outside his classroom to keep an eye on him.
• Shen Yu tried to sneak out as soon as class ended, but the politics teacher caught him and praised Shen Jin and Shen Jun for their academic success.
• The teacher teased Shen Yu about his quick exit, and the three brothers said goodbye before Shen Jin hurried him downstairs.
• Shen Jin stopped Shen Yu from turning back to say goodbye to Ji Cიცen, who watched the brothers leave and thought that Shen Yu shone wherever he went.

Shen Yu adjusted to the freedom and intensity of his final year of high school while Ji Cიცen explained why he had declined guaranteed admission. As Ji Cიცen’s eighteenth birthday approached, he invited Shen Yu to a larger celebration, and Shen Yu learned his own family planned a banquet for his coming of age next summer.

• Shen Yu marveled at the final-year study arrangements and asked Ji Cიცen why he had turned down guaranteed admission to A University.
• Ji Cიცen said he had rejected the offered major and promised to teach Shen Yu what he had learned in competition training.
• Shen Yu and his classmates settled into studying, but he soon lamented that the next holiday was months away.
• Ji Cიცen invited Shen Yu to celebrate his upcoming birthday and said his parents might hold a large event.
• Shen Yu eagerly asked about Ji Cიცen’s guests and plans, then revealed that Shen Changgeng wanted to hold a banquet for Shen Yu’s coming of age next summer.

Ji Cicen’s coming-of-age banquet brought Shen Yu together with Yao Maolin and Zhao Jinren, where they discussed the money they had earned from backing Mo Zizhan. Shen Yu remained unaware of the Shen family’s role in Mo’s success and left the banquet imagining new investments, while his brothers urged him to focus on studying.

• Ji Cicen turned down guaranteed admission to A University, while Shen Yu and Jiang Minjie continued preparing for exams and evening study sessions.
• Shen Changgeng attended Ji Cicen’s coming-of-age banquet with his wife and three youngest sons, and Shen Yu and his brothers watched the guests.
• Yao Maolin and Zhao Jinren arrived, and Yao Maolin complained to Shen Yu about homework and admitted he had forgotten the investment money from Mo Zizhan’s project.
• Zhao Jinren explained that the Shen family had helped Mo Zizhan overcome a blacklist and stolen designs, but he left out the details of Shen Xubai’s support.
• Yao Maolin revealed that he had invested his pocket money but misplaced the card holding his earnings, and Shen Yu congratulated himself on having an eye for talent.
• Shen Jun and Shen Jin urged Shen Yu to prioritize studying instead of imagining himself recruiting more promising people.

Shen Yu attended Ji Cicen’s coming-of-age banquet, where he learned about the wealthy guests and stood up for Zhao Jinren when Zhao Hengdong tried to exploit him. After Ji Cicen addressed the guests, he approached Shen Changgeng with Ji Zheyue and greeted him.

• Shen Yu chatted with Yao Maolin, then reunited with Jiang Minjie and Xu Shang at the banquet.
• Zhao Hengdong arrived with Zhao Jincheng and tried to assert authority over Zhao Jinren while ingratiating himself with the Shen family boys.
• Shen Yu defended Zhao Jinren by refusing Zhao Hengdong’s offer to make Jinren pay for pastries, and Jiang Minjie mocked Zhao Hengdong.
• Ji Zheyue gave a brief welcome and let Ji Cicen take over the banquet proceedings.
• Ji Cicen finished speaking with business guests, joined Ji Zheyue, and greeted Shen Changgeng.

At a banquet, Ji Cიცen impressed Shen Changgeng by praising Shen Yu, while the Shen family’s protectiveness toward Shen Yu drew attention. Ji Cიცen slipped away to meet Shen Yu upstairs, leaving the twins close behind to guard him.

• Ji Cიცen warmly greeted Shen Changgeng, who praised his help with Shen Yu’s schoolwork, and Ji Cიცen praised Shen Yu’s intelligence and kindness in return.
• Ji Zheyue and Shen Changgeng discussed Shen Yu’s lively nature as Shen Yu tried to eavesdrop and wondered what they were saying about him.
• Shen Jin and Shen Jun shielded Shen Yu from unfriendly stares, prompting the banquet guests to reassess his place in the Shen family.
• Ji Cიცen avoided Zhao Hengdong, then left the gathering after telling Ji Zheyue he was going.
• Shen Yu spotted Ji Cიცen waving from the second floor and hurried toward him, but Shen Jin restrained him while the twins followed protectively.