Recaps

Su Can, Tang Wu, and their friends went to take their driving tests, where examiner Qian deliberately failed Lin Luoran at the behest of Liao Feng. Wang Weiwei called Zhu Zicheng, and the chief examiner intervened; Qian changed Lin Luoran’s mark to a pass before the group left with Lin Luoran’s friends from Shanghai.

• Instructor Li Gang asked the students to contribute money for the examiners, and Lin Luoran paid for Su Can and the others.
• Su Can, Tang Wu, Wang Weiwei, Lin Zouwen, and Lin Luoran completed the test course, but Qian deliberately marked Lin Luoran down at the hill-start section.
• Lin Luoran challenged Qian, and Li Gang tried unsuccessfully to placate him as the group recognized Liao Feng’s role in the incident.
• Wang Weiwei called Zhu Zicheng, after which the chief examiner hurried over and ordered Qian to change Lin Luoran’s failing mark to a pass.
• Lin Luoran rejected Qian’s apology, and the group left the test site in a Beetle and a BMW 7 Series with her arriving friends from Shanghai.

After Wu Shimiao disappeared following her father's dismissal, Su Can and her friends found her and brought her home, while Mu Kai escalated his struggle against Xu Jianchuan. Su Can then joined Lin Luoran and their Shanghai friends at Dunhuang Mall, where Lin Luoran offered him a graduation gift and drew her friends' attention.

• Father Wu lost his post amid Big Banyan Construction's factional struggle, and Wu Shimiao ran away from home for three days.
• Guo Xiaozhong and Su Can's friends found Wu Shimiao hiding at a friend's home, and she agreed to return to her family.
• Mu Kai ordered someone to break Xu Jianchuan's leg as the power struggle at Big Banyan Construction intensified.
• Su Can met Lin Luoran and their Shanghai friends outside Dunhuang Mall after Xu Jianchuan left.
• Lin Luoran offered to buy Su Can a graduation gift, prompting Li Lan to criticize him.

During a shopping trip with Lin Luoran and their friends, Su Can saw a Santana deliberately ram Xu Jianchuan’s Ford twice. As the attacker tried to escape, Su Can ordered Xu Zhuoming to ram him and stamped on the accelerator himself, sending the BMW charging forward.

• Zhang Lin teased Su Can and bought him a T-shirt after the group browsed the mall.
• The friends left the mall in Xu Zhuoming’s BMW and Zhang Lin’s Beetle to practice driving.
• Su Can glimpsed Xu Jianchuan driving his Ford ahead of them on a quiet feeder road.
• A Santana struck Xu Jianchuan’s Ford, then reversed and rammed it again, revealing the collision was a deliberate attack.
• When the Santana tried to flee, Su Can told Xu Zhuoming to ram it and pressed down on the accelerator as the BMW surged forward.

Su Can and Xu Zhuoming stopped the fleeing perpetrators by ramming their car, and the police later caught the men who had been hired for revenge. After the friends returned to Shanghai, the incident spread through their social circles, while Lin Luoran’s coming return and Su Can’s growing reputation stirred anticipation for the new lives ahead.

• Su Can stepped on the accelerator, and Xu Zhuoming’s BMW rammed the Santana, trapping it against a wall and forcing its occupants to flee.
• Police and an ambulance arrived, and an officer praised Xu Zhuoming for acting bravely as Xu Jianchuan was taken for treatment.
• At Wang Weiwei’s villa, the young people recalled the collision, and Wang Weiwei promised to help Xu Zhuoming avoid punishment over the damaged BMW.
• The Rongcheng Police caught the perpetrators within days, and Xu Zhuoming’s father met Wang Bu before taking his son home without scolding him.
• Xu Zhuoming’s actions became a popular story in Shanghai, and the group looked forward to Lin Luoran’s return as Su Can’s name spread.

Su Can helped expose Mu Kai’s plot to have Xu Jianchuan attacked, leading to the Xu family’s removal from Big Banyan Construction and a new leadership team. As his friends left Rongcheng and university approached, Su Can felt the weight of parting and prepared to begin a new stage of life.

• Su Can’s intervention stopped the attackers from killing Xu Jianchuan, though Xu Jianchuan and Xu Zheng were both hospitalized with serious health problems.
• Police caught the two attackers as they fled, and their confessions and recorded calls linked Mu Kai to the plot; Mu Kai was arrested.
• The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission announced that Xu Zheng and Xu Jianchuan were leaving their posts, with Sun Jiayong taking over Darong Construction Group.
• Su Licheng prepared to attend provincial training as people at the company speculated that he might advance in his career.
• Su Can’s friends departed Rongcheng for their studies, leaving him feeling the city’s emptiness as his own university term approached.
• Su Licheng told Su Can that he and Zeng Ke planned to accompany him to register at Nanjing University.

Big Banyan Construction assessed candidates for its new leadership, and Wang Bu’s approval made Su Licheng’s promotion to general manager and chief engineer likely. As Su Can and his friends celebrated the end of high school before departing for university, they discussed Lin Luoran’s childhood suitor, Wei Ding Ding, and Su Can exchanged good-night texts with Tang Wu.

• The assessment team evaluated five candidates for Big Banyan Construction’s leadership, including Su Licheng, Tong Jianjun, and Yang Kaifu.
• Wang Bu approved the commission’s recommendation statement and told Su Licheng that unity and stability would be essential as he took charge.
• Wu Shimiao’s father was reinstated, Mu Kai’s faction largely remained in place, and rumors spread that Su Licheng would become general manager and chief engineer.
• At a riverside tavern, Wang Weiwei and Lin Zouwen told Su Can about Wei Ding Ding, Lin Luoran’s accomplished childhood friend who had once asked her parents to let him marry her.
• Su Can and his friends toasted their upcoming university lives, then Su Can texted Tang Wu, who reminded him to pack for their departure to Shanghai the day after tomorrow.

Su Can and Su Licheng arrived at Nanjing University for registration, where Su Can stood up for his father and completed the paperwork. Tang Wu arrived with her parents, and as their fathers became acquainted, Su Can emerged from the registration building and saw Tang Wu.

• Su Can and Su Licheng reached Nanjing University after a long train journey, and Su Can insisted that his father wait in the shade instead of standing in the sun.
• Lin Shangguan complained when Su Can's luggage blocked an Audi's parking spot, but Su Can refused to move it and Lin's family parked elsewhere.
• Tang Wu reflected on leaving home and worried about whether her feelings for Su Can would last as their university lives began.
• Su Licheng met Tang Wu's father outside the registration office, and the two men discovered they were both from Rongcheng and discussed introducing their children.
• Tang Wu and her parents came outside after registering, and Su Can emerged from the building and recognized Tang Wu among them.

Su Can unexpectedly met Tang Wu and her parents while registering at Nanjing University, revealing their close relationship to both families. After the families shared a meal, Su Can and Tang Wu settled into their dormitories, where their parents gave them living-expense money and encouraged them to remain financially independent.

• Su Can arrived at the administrative building and introduced his father to Tang Wu and her parents, surprising the adults with the connection between him and Tang Wu.
• Su Can explained that he and Tang Wu had been classmates and exchange students together, and the parents spoke warmly as Tang Wu greeted Su Licheng.
• Su Licheng treated Tang Wu's family to a meal near the university, while Mu Xuan watched Su Can and the young couple quietly endured the awkward dinner.
• Su Can and Tang Wu completed their registration and moved into their dormitories, and Su Licheng raised Su Can's monthly allowance to twelve hundred yuan.
• Mu Xuan gave Tang Wu a bank card and told her to withdraw two thousand yuan a month, saying that a girl should be independent and should not use a boy's money.

Su Can and Su Licheng completed his freshman registration at Nanjing University, where Su Can met his new roommates in the crowded dorms. The chapter left Su Can beginning university life alongside Zhang Xiaoqiao, Xiao Xu, and the boisterous Li Han.

• Su Can and Tang Wu registered early, and their fathers met for lunch before the families went their separate ways.
• Su Can and Su Licheng cleaned his dorm room, then stayed at the Jinjiang Inn after nearby hotels filled up.
• During registration, Cheng Congcong arrived with attendants carrying her luggage, while Zhang Xiaoqiao complained about the crowds and private cars.
• Zhang Xiaoqiao used his father's influence to complete registration, but found that the window-side bed he wanted had already been taken.
• Su Can greeted Zhang Xiaoqiao and Xiao Xu, then met Li Han, who arrived with a basketball, household supplies, and an exuberant invitation to play, smoke, drink, and chase girls together.

Su Can settled into university life and saw Su Licheng off as his father returned to Rongcheng, leaving Su Can to stand on his own. After registration, Su Can texted Tang Wu and waited outside her dorm to invite her to eat together.

• Zhang Xiaoqiao decided he did not need close friends at university and planned to keep his distance from Su Can.
• Su Licheng brought local specialties to counselor Su Yiyi, who accepted the food but refused the cigarettes.
• Su Can saw Su Licheng onto the train to Rongcheng and listened to his father's reminders about living independently and treating Tang Wu well.
• Tang Wu's parents left after settling her in, and Su Can texted her that he would wait outside her dorm so they could eat together.

Su Can met Tang Wu outside her dormitory, but his loud compliment caused the girls in the shower room to mistake him for a pervert and flee with her. They escaped to the East District Canteen, where Tang Wu treated him to a meal, leaving nearby students stunned.

• Su Can texted his friends about university life while Tang Wu left her dormitory to meet him.
• Su Can stared at Tang Wu's figure and loudly called it spectacular, alarming girls showering nearby.
• Dormitory matrons rushed toward Su Can, who grabbed Tang Wu and ran; rumors spread that a pervert had been haunting the women's shower room.
• Su Can and Tang Wu stopped at the East District Canteen, where Tang Wu ordered food and shared the meat with him.
• Tang Wu paid with her meal card and offered to get Su Can pig-ear salad, surprising the male students who assumed he was pursuing her.

Zhang Xiaoqiao clashed with his longtime rival Qian Zhongyuan in the canteen, and Li Han, Xiao Xu, and Su Can’s other roommates became involved in the brawl. The fight made dorm room 602 famous, while Su Can watched with Tang Wu and welcomed the chance to befriend Li Han.

• Zhang Xiaoqiao went to the canteen alone and argued with Qian Zhongyuan over the last chicken drumstick.
• Qian Zhongyuan accused Zhang Xiaoqiao of stealing his girlfriend, struck him with a tray, and attacked him with his companions.
• A girl tried to stop the fight but was pushed down, and Li Han stepped in to defend Zhang Xiaoqiao.
• Li Han and Zhang Xiaoqiao fought Qian Zhongyuan and his companions until security and students separated them.
• Xiao Xu rushed forward to join the fight, while Su Can watched with Tang Wu and introduced his roommates.
• The battle made dorm room 602 famous and gave its roommates a shared sense of camaraderie.

Su Can attended Nanjing University's freshman orientation and publicly confronted Qian Zhongyuan's group for playing cards, making them leave the lecture hall. The real professor then arrived to give the speech while the stunned freshmen realized Su Can was a student, not an adviser.

• After the canteen fight, Zhang Xiaoqiao, Li Han, Qian Zhongyuan, and the others received departmental warnings and returned to Room 602, where their dormmates celebrated Li Han's courage.
• Su Can joined his roommates for drinks, and Room 602 grew closer as Li Han and Zhang Xiaoqiao became well-known among the freshmen.
• At the orientation meeting, Tang Wu spotted Su Can arriving in a suit, while Qian Zhongyuan and his friends played cards near Zhang Xiaoqiao, Li Han, and Xiao Xu.
• Su Can went to the lectern and ordered Qian Zhongyuan's group to put away their cards or leave; Qian Zhongyuan and his three friends chose to walk out.
• The actual professor arrived to give the orientation speech, and the freshmen realized Su Can had been a student all along.

Su Can earned his roommates’ admiration by outmaneuvering Qian Zhongyuan, and they chose him as room 602’s dorm leader. At the freshman welcome show, he found Tang Wu performing piano onstage.

• Qian Zhongyuan and his friends left the orientation hall convinced they had made a name for themselves, while Su Can searched the crowd for Tang Wu.
• Li Han, Xiao Xu, Zhang Xiaoqiao, and Wang Dongjian celebrated with Su Can and named him room 602’s dorm leader.
• Su Can tried to contact Tang Wu but received no reply and found her phone switched off.
• At the freshman welcome show, Su Can saw Tang Wu in a black dress playing piano before the packed auditorium.

At Nanjing University’s welcome gala, Tang Wu’s piano performance drew attention, and Su Can bought the roses intended for her despite having only 156 yuan on hand. He went onstage after her performance, gave her the bouquet, and embraced her as the audience watched.

• Tang Wu performed a piano solo, impressing Fan Qiyi and the Student Union members watching below the stage.
• Su Can told a group of boys that Tang Wu was his girlfriend, then encountered Chen Hao selling roses.
• Su Can decided to buy the entire bucket of roses, but he had only 156 yuan; Chen Hao agreed to sell them to him for 100 yuan.
• After Tang Wu finished playing, Su Can carried the bouquet onto the stage as Xiao Xu and Zhang Xiaoqiao recognized him as their boss.
• Su Can gave Tang Wu the roses and opened his arms; Tang Wu stepped toward him, and he embraced her amid the audience’s cheers.

After the welcome party, Su Can returned to his dorm amid a stream of curious visitors and exchanged good-night texts with Tang Wu. Meanwhile, Cheng Congcong warned Tang Wu about Su Can and invited their roommates to a mixer with prominent upperclassmen, but Tang Wu showed little interest.

• Su Can walked back through the rain after Tang Wu shared an umbrella with an older Student Union girl, then texted Tang Wu from his dorm.
• Bai Dajun visited room 602 to borrow hot water and tried to make friends with Su Can and his roommates.
• Zhang Xiaoqiao complained about the visitors and the proposed mixer, while Su Can went to bed after a long evening of conversation.
• Cheng Congcong told Tang Wu that Su Can had deliberately taken advantage of the welcome party to get close to her.
• Cheng Congcong announced that Fan Qiyi had invited the girls of room 518 to meet him and other prominent upperclassmen at a mixer the next day, while Tang Wu remained unimpressed.

Ruan Siou discussed Su Can and Tang Wu with her friend, while tensions grew among the women in Dorm Room 518 over an upcoming gathering. Su Can told his roommates he was skipping a singles mixer because he had a girlfriend, then revealed that she was Tang Wu, stunning them.

• Ruan Siou's friend told her she had learned Su Can's name and details, and Ruan Siou denied planning to pursue him while admitting she might kiss him.
• Ruan Siou and Tong Tong exchanged barbed remarks as Tong Tong changed outfits, and Tang Wu declined their invitation to go to a gathering.
• Cheng Congcong explained that freshmen had arranged a dorm dinner at an upscale restaurant and emphasized its connections to the Student Union and university establishment.
• Su Can told Xiao Xu, Zhang Xiaoqiao, and Li Han he would skip their singles mixer because he was not single.
• Su Can said he had given flowers to his girlfriend at the freshman gala, and Zhang Xiaoqiao fell from the bunk ladder in shock.

At a freshman dinner, Zheng Rong confronted Su Can on behalf of Qian Zhongyuan and challenged him to hit one of his pitches the next morning, with the loser apologizing. Su Can accepted, confident that his past baseball experience would help him, while his roommates worried about the challenge.

• Zhang Xiaoqiao, Li Han, and Xiao Xu decided that Su Can had been joking about dating Tang Wu, while Su Can stopped trying to convince them.
• Su Can invited Tang Wu to the freshman gathering, but she replied that she was going to play tennis with Mo Xue and told him not to drink too much.
• Tang Wu practiced tennis with Mo Xue and her senior friends while Su Can went to Little South Garden with his roommates.
• At the dinner, Su Can and his roommates spotted Qian Zhongyuan and several upperclassmen, including baseball captain Zheng Rong and Student Union president Fan Qiyi.
• Zheng Rong challenged Su Can to hit one pitch at morning exercises, saying the loser would apologize to Qian Zhongyuan.
• Su Can accepted the one-ball challenge, recalling his baseball experience at Exeter High School.

Su Can faced Zheng Rong’s challenge to hit a pitch during the freshmen’s first morning exercises, but Zheng Rong threw twice at his head despite Su Can making contact. Tang Wu intervened by kicking Zheng Rong and then took Su Can’s hand, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Su Can’s roommates and other students gathered in Room 602 to discuss his promised showdown with Zheng Rong, while the rumor spread across campus.
• At the crowded morning exercises, Su Can finished his laps and met Zheng Rong on the field as freshmen and baseball players watched.
• Zheng Rong threw a pitch toward Su Can’s forehead, and Su Can blocked it with the bat; Zheng Rong then claimed the pitch did not count and threw again.
• The second pitch struck the bat’s edge and grazed Su Can’s forehead, drawing anger from the crowd and protests from Su Can’s dormmates.
• Tang Wu stepped forward, kicked Zheng Rong’s foot, and took Su Can’s hand, telling him they should leave.

Tang Wu kicked Zheng Rong after he provoked Su Can, then took Su Can’s hand and left with him, stunning the freshmen at Nanjing University. As their roommates teased them and Tang Wu’s roommates planned to meet Su Can, Su Can invited Tang Wu to swim at a hotel that evening.

• Tang Wu stepped out of the crowd and kicked Zheng Rong, then took Su Can’s hand and walked away with him.
• Zhong Zhenliang remarked that Su Can’s flowers had been a remarkably worthwhile investment, while the watching freshmen reacted with amazement.
• Cheng Congcong, Tong Tong, and Ruan Si'ou discussed Tang Wu’s relationship with Su Can and planned to make him treat them to a meal.
• Su Can’s roommates caught up with him and Tang Wu, teased them as they walked together, and left after Su Can waved them off.
• Su Can pulled Tang Wu close for a kiss, but she gently pushed him away when she noticed people passing by.
• Su Can invited Tang Wu to go swimming with him at a hotel that evening.

Su Can persuaded Tang Wu to learn swimming, bought her a modest swimsuit, and spent the day with her before taking her to the Holiday Hotel pool. There, Tang Wu unexpectedly met her roommates and other freshman classmates, who noticed she and Su Can had come together.

• Su Can encouraged Tang Wu to learn swimming, and she agreed after admitting she did not have a swimsuit.
• Su Can took Tang Wu to the Oriental Department Store, where she chose a flower-patterned swimsuit and he paid for it.
• Tang Wu suggested they take the bus back to campus to save money, and they ate lunch before attending separate classes.
• Su Can reflected on his plans to strengthen his education and business knowledge for his future ambitions.
• Su Can and Tang Wu went to the Holiday Hotel pool, where they ran into Tong Tong, Ruan Si'ou, Cheng Congcong, and other freshman students.

Su Can and Tang Wu went swimming at a hotel pool, where he helped her practice and the two shared an intimate, playful moment. Their reunion with former No. 27 Middle School classmates left them chatting together, while Cheng Congcong watched from across the pool and felt jealous of their easy popularity.

• Su Can, Tang Wu, Cheng Congcong, and their companions entered the hotel swimming center while the university swimming club trained there.
• Tang Wu joined Su Can at the pool, and he taught her swimming while holding her waist as she tried to float and move through the water.
• Cheng Congcong flirted with swimming club leaders by pretending to be afraid of the water, drawing attention from them and resentment from other female members.
• Cai Long, Chen Jing, Ma Ronghua, and Xiao Nan recognized Su Can and Tang Wu as former No. 27 Middle School students and gathered to talk with them.
• Cheng Congcong noticed the classmates clustering around Su Can and Tang Wu and felt jealous while a club member invited her to a campus film screening.

At the swimming pool, Cheng Congcong endured unwanted attention and an embarrassing encounter before testing Su Can by asking what restaurant he would choose for a meal with Tang Wu’s roommates. Su Can left with Tang Wu to get drinks, and they unexpectedly came face-to-face with Tang Wu’s parents and their companions.

• Cheng Congcong escaped the swimming club’s attention, then caught a six-year-old boy staring at her in the restroom and scolded him.
• Su Can met Cheng Congcong outside the restroom, where she questioned how he and Tang Wu met and tested his willingness to spend money on a group meal.
• The boy returned and pulled Cheng Congcong’s bikini strap loose; Su Can passed her and went to join Tang Wu.
• Su Can and Tang Wu walked toward the bar with their arms linked, and Tang Wu’s parents arrived at the swimming center while looking for her.
• Tang Wu and Su Can emerged from the pool area in their swimwear and unexpectedly encountered Tang Wu’s parents.

Su Can and Tang Wu unexpectedly met Li Ying and her parents in Shanghai, where the families gathered for dinner. Li Yan explained that Su Can had saved Li Ying during her suicide attempt, and Li Ying reflected that she was grateful to be alive.

• Tang Wu's parents and Li Ying's family unexpectedly encountered Su Can and Tang Wu at the hotel.
• Su Can, Tang Wu, their parents, and Li Ying's family sat down to dinner with Tang Wu's father's assistant, Li Lan.
• Li Ying told Su Can she had wanted to say goodbye when she transferred from No. 27 Middle School.
• Li Yan thanked Su Can for saving Li Ying and explained that his family had moved her to Shanghai after her suicide attempt.
• Zhao Xiayu and Li Ying recalled the incident, and Li Ying recognized that being alive was a happy thing.

Su Can and Tang Wu shared a banquet with Tang Wu’s parents and Li Ying’s family, where the adults praised Su Can for saving Li Ying and Tang Wu and Li Ying traded pointed remarks. The meal ended with Zhao Xiayu offering Su Can a room in her home, prompting Mu Xuan to set down her teacup.

• Li Yan recounted how Su Can had saved Li Ying, earning Su Can renewed respect from Tang Wu’s father and praise from Zhao Xiayu.
• Tang Wu served Su Can the largest piece of hairy crab, then gave a piece to her father after he hinted for her attention.
• Li Ying served Su Can Five-Spice Kao Fu and invited him to visit Jiaotong University, while Tang Wu answered Li Ying’s teasing with veiled barbs.
• Zhao Xiayu offered Su Can a room in her home and invited him to stay on weekends, after which Mu Xuan set down her teacup.