Recaps

Su Can left Xiahai, settled with his family in Rongcheng, and started school while pursuing business opportunities and searching for Tang Wu. They reunited at No. 27 Middle School, reconciled over their separation, and began spending time together again.

• Su Can said goodbye to his Xiahai friends and watched Chen Lingshan run after him, then rode with her through the city before leaving with his family.
• Su Can read Tang Wu’s letter on the journey to Rongcheng and decided her doubts would not stop him from finding her.
• Su Can settled into the company’s new compound, met Guo Xiaozhong, and impressed Xu Zheng with his criticism of speculative development.
• Su Can enrolled at No. 27 Middle School, learned Tang Wu was in Class Thirteen, and began looking for a way to meet her.
• Su Can accompanied Su Licheng to the failing Longsheng Gift Factory and recognized that its equipment could support his stationery business plans.
• Tang Wu saw Su Can on the school broadcast, went to his classroom, and reunited with him as they apologized and promised to live well.
• Su Can and Tang Wu began meeting between classes and shared what had happened during their separation, including Tang Wu’s planned farewell letter.
• Su Can took Tang Wu to a snack stall, where she ate the barbecue he offered and teased him as nearby students watched.

Su Can turned a writing challenge into a growing media business while facing rival students and building alliances. After helping Zhao Lijun bring down Li Jianyang’s gang, Su Can earned public recognition but felt increasingly isolated, even as his future with Tang Wu seemed more certain.

• Sun Man introduced Su Can to the students who admired Tang Wu, and Li Qingyang challenged Su Can to write for Jade Terrace after Tang Wu declined.
• Su Can’s essay “Forest of Memories” was published in Morning Blossoms, but his clash with Li Qingyang damaged Li’s standing among the girls and drew threats from his allies.
• Su Licheng won praise at a provincial construction conference, while Su Can, Wang Ming, and Lin Guangdong founded Pineapple Media and began building its advertising business.
• Su Can secured major advertising commitments and a university distribution deal for Campus Consumption, while Zhao Mingnong began producing his stationery designs at Shushan Stationery Factory.
• When Zhao Chengyan’s circle targeted Chen Zhichao, Su Can brought Zhang Xian and Zhuang Zhiyu’s group to confront them and forced Zhao Chengyan to apologize.
• Zhao Chengyan and Chang Guangrui arranged an ambush for Su Can and his allies, but Zhao Qiang and Pineapple Media employees intervened, and Tang Wu chose to face the next confrontation with Su Can.
• At the school gates, Zhao Lijun arrived with police after Li Jianyang tried to extort him and ordered his students to detain Su Can, then Zhao Lijun arrested Li Jianyang and threatened him.
• Su Can received a commendation banner for helping expose Li Jianyang’s gang, and students began avoiding him even as his confidence about his future with Tang Wu grew.

Su Can saved Li Ying, weathered school and business pressures, and grew closer to Tang Wu as their friends and families became entangled in disputes. The arc ended with Wang Weiwei defending Su Can against Zhang Feifei and urging him to take Tang Wu’s hand.

• Cai Guotao warned Su Can against claiming the police banner or meddling in criminal matters, while Zhang Xian’s circle thanked Su Can for helping them against Zhao Chengyan.
• Su Can talked Li Ying down from the school rooftop and caught her when she slipped, with firefighters helping pull her to safety.
• After a concert, Su Can and his classmates were caught in a brawl, but Chief Gong Jun released them and detained the officials’ sons involved.
• Su Can helped Lin Guangdong stall a media acquisition, expanded Shushan Stationery, and watched Su Licheng rise to deputy general manager at Darong Construction Group.
• Su Can met Deng Songqi and recognized an opportunity to recruit his university club’s programmers, while Tang Wu and Lin Luoran reconciled after trading remarks about beauty.
• At a Wangchao Hotel reception, Su Can retaliated after Xue Lingzhu arranged a provocation, and Wang Weiwei, Lin Luoran, and Lin Zouwen left with him despite Kong Qi’s objections.
• Wang Bu backed Wang Weiwei’s actions, Su Can and Tang Wu bought telescopes to see each other, and Pineapple Media partnered with Provincial Newspaper Group on Fashion Culture.
• As senior year began, Wang Weiwei ended his friendship with Zhang Feifei after she insulted Su Can, then urged Su Can to prove his feelings by taking Tang Wu’s hand.

Su Can and Tang Wu openly confirmed their relationship before traveling to Phillips Exeter Academy, where Su Can partnered with Mark Zuckerberg to launch Facebook. After returning to China, Su Can rescued Tang Wu and Ning Dong from a karaoke confrontation and injured his hand.

• Tang Wu took Su Can’s hand in front of their schoolmates and told him he was hers.
• Mu Xuan invited Su Can to Tang Wu’s birthday banquet, where he gave Tang Wu red roses and Chu Zimiao identified him as the author of his speech.
• Su Can secured a place on the exchange after Mu Xuan announced Tang Wu’s trip, and they flew to Phillips Exeter Academy together.
• Su Can proposed Facebook to Zuckerberg, offered him a majority stake, and helped launch the site at Phillips Exeter Academy.
• Su Can rejected a Minda Company investment offer and planned Facebook’s expansion to universities with Zack.
• Su Can left Ginny onstage at the school dance and kissed Tang Wu after Mark Zuckerberg crowned him king.
• Su Can and Tang Wu earned straight-A evaluations and returned to China after Facebook launched at Harvard.
• Su Can rescued Tang Wu and Ning Dong from Zhang Ming’s group at karaoke, threatened their pursuers with a broken bottle, and received treatment for his injured hand.