Chapter Summaries

Tang Wu took Su Can’s hand in front of the students gathered outside No. 27 Middle School and pulled him into a taxi to avoid Zhao Chengyan’s group. The next day, Zhang Xian approached Su Can at school, introduced himself, and said he had heard about him.

• Tang Wu complained to Su Can about her homework as they left school together.
• Su Can saw Zhao Chengyan, Qian Long, Liang Xiao, Li Qingyang, and their crowd waiting outside the school gates.
• Tang Wu took Su Can’s hand and hailed a taxi, leaving Zhao Chengyan’s group and the watching students behind.
• Jiang Mingjun offered to use his connections to keep Zhao Chengyan from bothering Su Can.
• Zhang Xian approached Su Can on the balcony, introduced himself, and said he had heard about him.

Su Can’s connections to Wang Weiwei brought Zhang Xian, Zhuang Zhiyu, and Zhang Feifei to meet him at school, drawing attention from his classmates. Meanwhile, a basketball game between Class Thirteen and Class Seven grew tense when a group led by Su Can arrived at the court.

• Zhang Xian visited Su Can, asked after Wang Weiwei and Lin Luoran, and privately made a crude remark about Lin Luoran.
• Zhuang Zhiyu introduced himself to Su Can and said Wang Weiwei’s friends supported him in his conflict with Sun Man.
• Zhuang Zhiyu brought other influential students to meet Su Can, and Zhang Feifei and her friends teased him about Lin Luoran.
• At a basketball game between Class Thirteen and Class Seven, Tang Wu watched with Sun Man while Liang Xiao, Qian Long, and Zhao Chengyan backed Class Seven.
• After Qian Long led Class Seven in mocking its opponents, a group pushed through the crowd, and Sun Man recognized Su Can at their head.

Su Can stopped Zhang Xian and the others from attacking Zhao Chengyan outright and instead forced the confrontation to focus on an apology to Chen Zhichao. Zhao Chengyan apologized to Chen Zhichao in front of the crowd and broke down in tears, leaving Su Can relieved that he seemed less like an untouchable bully.

• Su Can told Zhang Xian, Zhang Feifei, and the others to follow his arrangements before they confronted Zhao Chengyan.
• Su Can brought Chen Zhichao before Zhao Chengyan and demanded that Zhao and his friends apologize for beating him.
• Zhang Xian said Zhao's friends would not have to apologize, and Zhuang Zhiyu struck Qian Long in the face with a basketball.
• Zhao Chengyan apologized to Chen Zhichao to spare his friends from further humiliation.
• Zhao Chengyan began to cry, and the crowd cheered as Su Can let out a breath of relief.

After Zhao Chengyan apologized, Zhang Xian and the others debated Su Can’s restrictions and whether he belonged in their circle, while Su Can accepted that he did not need their approval. Meanwhile, Su Can’s family businesses expanded, and Shushan Stationery Factory began selling its first products.

• Wang Weiwei called Su Can, described Zhang Xian and Zhuang Zhiyu’s circle, and warned him that Liu Cheng’s influence might remain.
• At a bar, Zhang Xian, Zhuang Zhiyu, Zhang Feifei, and their friends discussed Zhao Chengyan’s apology and questioned Su Can’s authority to forbid fighting.
• Zhang Ji and Zhang Xian argued that Su Can’s restrictions had protected the group from school discipline and expulsion.
• Su Can concluded that he did not need to rely on or socialize with the children of officials and wealthy families.
• Shushan Chain’s eight Xiahai branches reached one million in sales, while Shushan Stationery Factory began production and Zeng He planned to expand her shops to Rongcheng universities.
• Zeng He showed Su Can pens from the factory, and he encouraged her to order more while noting their designs could be widely imitated.

Su Can’s Campus Consumption Magazine gained traction at Rongcheng University, while he planned to use his growing businesses and Dunhuang Mall’s online presence to build further opportunities. Dunhuang’s publicity campaign and expansion plans advanced, and the chapter ended with Su Can and Tang Wu speaking secretly by phone.

• Jiang Ming, Su Can, and recent graduates produced the first issue of Campus Consumption, whose coupons helped it sell out at Rongcheng University and attracted interest from local businesses.
• Su Can planned to use Campus Consumption to promote Shushan Stationery Factory and considered opening a chain of leisure cafés.
• Dunhuang Mall’s early website helped it become a provincial example of enterprise informatization, and Ren Ying’s publicity work increased its visibility.
• Dunhuang Mall attracted more brands and began preparing to expand into Rongcheng.
• Su Can answered Tang Wu’s secret call, explained that Wang Weiwei had introduced him to Zhang Xian and Zhuang Zhiyu, and exchanged school reminders with her before they said good night.

Su Can became more accepted at No. 27 Middle School while rumors spread about Tang Wu and his place in Zhang Xian and Zhuang Zhiyu’s circle remained uncertain. As Zhang Xian’s group walked home, they encountered Zhao Chengyan and a large gang from Jianyang Sports School waiting in a vacant lot.

• Students at the Literary Society discussed a rumor that Tang Wu had been seen holding hands with a boy, while Li Qingyang denied knowing who it was.
• Su Can ran into Zhuang Zhiyu’s group at the school shop, where Wei Chao tried to exclude him by demanding exact payment for his food.
• Zhang Xian’s group speculated about Su Can’s family background and mocked him after learning his father was a department manager at Darong Construction.
• Zhang Feifei and the others spotted Zhao Chengyan, Qian Long, Liang Xiao, and more than a dozen boys in Jianyang Sports School tracksuits waiting in a vacant lot.
• Zhao Chengyan grinned at Zhang Xian’s group, and the gathered boys began moving toward them.

After Zhao Chengyan had Zhang Xian and his friends beaten by students from Jianyang Sports School, Zhang Feifei warned Su Can that he would be targeted next. Zhao Chengyan confronted Su Can after school, but Zhao Qiang and Pineapple Media employees intervened, leaving the conflict unresolved.

• Su Can learned from Jiang Mingjun that Zhao Chengyan had arranged for Chang Guangrui and Jianyang Sports School students to ambush Zhang Xian, Zhuang Zhiyu, and their friends.
• Wang Guiwen warned Class Three to avoid trouble outside school, while Zhang Feifei cautioned Su Can that Zhao Chengyan would likely target him.
• Zhao Chengyan and Chang Guangrui blocked Su Can after school and demanded that he apologize, while threatening to beat him.
• Zhao Qiang and seven Pineapple Media employees arrived to protect Su Can, and Chang Guangrui withdrew after warning them to wait until the next day.
• Su Can asked Zhao Qiang why he had called himself his cousin, and Zhao Qiang explained that it had been an excuse to protect him.

Zhao Chengyan and Chang Guangrui arranged a confrontation with Su Can, bringing Li Jianyang and influential local allies into the dispute. As Tang Wu urged Su Can to stay away to protect his place at No. 27 Middle School, he refused to back down, and she insisted on going with him.

• Zhao Chengyan vowed to make Su Can pay and learned that Chang Guangrui had gone to fetch help from Li Jianyang.
• Chang Guangrui exaggerated the previous day's encounter to Li Jianyang, who agreed to visit the school area after a banquet with district police station chief Yang Yi and a property developer.
• Chang Guangrui's group and Zhao Chengyan's friends gathered outside No. 27 Middle School after dismissal, expecting Li Jianyang to arrive and humiliate Su Can.
• Tang Wu asked Su Can not to risk expulsion by confronting the group, but Su Can said he would not run away anymore.
• Tang Wu told Su Can that if he was going, she would go with him.

Su Can left No. 27 Middle School with Tang Wu and met Zhao Lijun at a tea stall, where a confrontation with Zhao Chengyan’s group and sports school students escalated. Zhao Lijun revealed his authority as the newly appointed Public Security Bureau chief when police surrounded the gathering, and he identified himself while threatening Li Jianyang.

• Su Can agreed to leave school with Tang Wu despite warnings from Zhang Feifei and the others.
• Su Can and Tang Wu met Zhao Lijun at a tea stall, where Zhao joked with them and assessed the approaching group.
• Su Can told Zhao Chengyan to get lost, and Zhao Lijun challenged the patrol officers who tried to intervene.
• Li Jianyang arrived, demanded money from Zhao Lijun, and ordered his students to keep Su Can from leaving.
• Zhao Lijun called deputy chief Gao Zhen, and more than a dozen police cars arrived to surround the crowd.
• Su Can revealed Zhao Lijun’s identity, and Zhao Lijun knocked Li Jianyang down and threatened to shoot him.

Zhao Lijun arrested Li Jianyang in a dramatic police raid, launching a high-profile anti-gang campaign that strengthened his political standing and drew attention to Su Can’s role. Back at No. 27 Middle School, Su Can became famous and respected, but his new notoriety also left him feeling isolated.

• Zhao Lijun and his officers subdued and arrested Li Jianyang as bystanders cheered and reporters recorded the scene.
• Zhao Lijun told Wang Bu that Su Can had helped create the opportunity to dismantle Li Jianyang’s gang, and Wang Bu hinted that he planned to move toward Rongcheng.
• News of Su Can’s role spread through No. 27 Middle School, where students reconsidered his background and Zhao Chengyan’s group began avoiding him.
• School leaders and public security officials presented Su Can with a commendation banner, while his homeroom teacher Wang Guiwen took pride in his student’s actions.
• Su Can gained attention from classmates and girls, but students also kept their distance, leaving him feeling lonely despite his growing confidence in his future with Tang Wu.

Principal Cai Guotao warned Su Can not to use outside influence or involve himself in matters beyond his role as a student, while acknowledging the school’s discomfort with the Public Security Bureau’s intervention. Afterward, Zhang Xian’s circle thanked Su Can for what happened to Zhao Chengyan but kept their welcome cautious, unwilling to seem opportunistic.

• Cai Guotao reviewed the school’s recommendation results and worried about preserving No. 27 Middle School’s discipline and performance in Su Can’s graduating year.
• Cai Guotao told Su Can that he was not entitled to the police banner and warned him not to use influence or meddle in criminal matters while he was a student.
• Su Can declined to take the banner, and Cai Guotao let him leave after saying he hoped Su Can would someday become worthy of it.
• Su Can reflected that the school resented the Public Security Bureau’s intervention but had good reason to defend its independence and discipline.
• Zhang Xian’s circle called Su Can over, and Zhang Feifei asked about his relationship with Zhao Lijun.
• Su Can gave a brief explanation, and Zhang Xian thanked him for helping them get back at Zhao Chengyan; the group remained restrained so they would not appear to be courting Su Can for his influence.

Su Can turned down an attempt by Zhang Xian and Zhuang Zhiyu to bring him into their social circle, then shared a heartfelt exchange with Tang Wu about their future together. Later, while relaxing on the rooftop, he saw a girl climb over the railing and heard her say she was going to jump.

• Zhuang Zhiyu invited Su Can to meet friends who admired how he had dealt with Zhao Chengyan, but Su Can gave a noncommittal answer.
• Tang Wu told Su Can she would share his burdens and wait for him, urging him to believe in her as she believed in him.
• Su Can reflected on his business, his relationship with Tang Wu, and the life he might have lost by pursuing immense wealth.
• Su Can saw a girl climb over the rooftop railing and warned her that it was dangerous.
• The girl told Su Can she planned to jump off the building and did not care about the danger.

Su Can tried to keep Li Ying from jumping off the school rooftop after an English teacher humiliated her for questioning the teacher’s competence. He stalled her while police prepared a rescue, but the chapter ended before he learned how to bring her back from the brink.

• At No. 27 Middle School, Li Ying threatened to jump from the rooftop after her English teacher told her to jump during an argument.
• Su Can addressed Li Ying without dismissing her or openly trying to persuade her, and his joke about her skirt made her laugh.
• Teachers, students, police, and firefighters gathered on the rooftop while Zhang Xian, Zhuang Zhiyu, and Zhang Feifei kept other students away.
• Cai Guotao mistakenly suggested Su Can had wronged Li Ying, and Su Can’s reply made Li Ying laugh again.
• The rescue team asked Su Can to keep Li Ying occupied while officers prepared below, and he picked up her books and asked whether she planned to jump over them.

Su Can tried to persuade Li Ying to step away from the rooftop by speaking about life, memories, and future possibilities. After he reached her, she slipped at the edge, and he caught her hand until a firefighter secured her ankle.

• Su Can found Li Ying's English textbook and reflected on the school years it represented.
• Su Can spoke to Li Ying about leaving a mark on the world and the life she might have in the future, gradually moving closer to her.
• Su Can recalled the youthful memories tied to English textbooks and recited lines about enduring hardship and hoping for better days.
• Su Can reached Li Ying as she cried, but she slipped at the rooftop edge.
• Su Can caught Li Ying's hand and held on until a firefighter grabbed her ankle and others rushed to help.

After Su Can saved Li Ying from falling off the school rooftop, rumors spread through No. 27 Middle School, and Guo Xiaozhong visited him to hear what happened. Su Can joined a group of company-compound students heading to a Yu Quan concert, while his classmates quietly watched him as talk of the rescue followed him.

• News of Su Can saving Li Ying spread through No. 27 Middle School, and teachers offered their classes guidance while reporters questioned school officials.
• Su Can returned to an empty home and reflected on the danger of catching Li Ying before Guo Xiaozhong arrived and asked him about the rescue.
• Su Can told Guo Xiaozhong what had happened, and Guo predicted that Su Can would become famous throughout the grade by Monday.
• Su Can and Guo Xiaozhong encountered a group led by Wu Shimiao, Zhao Xin, and Yang Zhao preparing to attend Yu Quan's concert.
• Guo Xiaozhong persuaded Su Can to join the group, and the students discussed the rooftop incident on the bus while Wu Shimiao, Zhao Xin, and Yang Zhao watched Su Can.

Su Can and the Dajie Construction children attended a Yu Quan concert after dinner, where a group of young men had harassed Wu Shimiao and clashed with Zhao Xin and Yang Zhao. After the concert, the two groups met again outside the university arena, and a brawl broke out.

• Wu Shimiao, Zhao Xin, and Yang Zhao stayed quiet when classmates discussed Su Can saving the girl who had tried to jump from the rooftop.
• Four young men arrived in a Buick New Century, stared at Wu Shimiao, and made a lewd remark as Wu Shirui brought back milk tea.
• Wu Shiyin stopped Zhao Xin and Yang Zhao from confronting the young men so the group could eat and make it to the concert.
• Su Can and the group watched Yu Quan perform, and Wu Shimiao accidentally shouted “I love you” toward Su Can during a song.
• After the concert, the group met the four young men again outside the arena, where one of them kicked Yang Zhao and several others attacked Zhao Xin and Yang Zhao, starting a brawl.

Su Can and the other Darong Construction students were held at the West District Police Station after a fight, while their parents failed to persuade Deputy Chief Mao Jie to release them. Chief Gong Jun recognized Su Can, freed the Darong students, and ordered the officials’ sons who had fought them detained, leaving the parents to wonder about Su Licheng’s influence.

• Zhao Yuelei and the other parents arrived at the police station, scolded their children, and tried to intervene when Mao Jie said the mass brawl might be treated as gang-related juvenile crime.
• The parents called on their connections to seek help, but Mao Jie continued to stall because the opposing youths included the district party secretary’s son and other officials’ relatives.
• Chief Gong Jun arrived, recognized Su Can, and heard Su Can’s account of the fight.
• Gong Jun ordered the Darong Construction students to go home and detained the officials’ sons for twelve hours, despite Mao Jie’s objection.
• On the ride home, the parents reflected on how quickly Gong Jun had acted for Su Can and speculated about the influence behind Su Licheng.

Su Can watched his family’s business and influence grow while returning to No. 27 Middle School, where students were still discussing the student he had saved. He reunited briefly with Tang Wu and heard girls romanticize the mysterious rescuer, unaware that it was him.

• Zeng He told Su Can about her expanding stationery shops, while Su Can considered how to grow the Shushan brand and factory.
• Su Can learned that his father’s standing had attracted attention after the group’s safe return from the police station.
• Commuters and students continued debating the student’s attempted jump at No. 27 Middle School and the poem recited by her rescuer.
• Su Can met Tang Wu outside the school and told her he would return the book she had lent him when they had lunch.
• Tang Wu’s friends teased her about Su Can and speculated about the identity of the student who had saved Li Ying.

After saving Li Ying from attempting to jump, Su Can met with her parents and Principal Cai Guotao, who praised his actions and offered Li Ying time at home to recover. He then found Sun Man and the Broadcasting Society girls discussing his words and reputation, ending with the group fleeing when they realized he was standing among them.

• Wang Guiwen took Su Can to the Administrative Building and admitted that Su Can had handled the rooftop crisis well.
• Principal Cai Guotao introduced Su Can to Li Ying's parents, who thanked him for saving their daughter.
• Su Can criticized Li Ying's parents for not teaching her independence, and they accepted his advice as Cai Guotao discussed her recovery and the teacher's dismissal.
• Li Ying thanked Su Can sincerely, and Cai Guotao offered him the school's commendation banner, which Su Can said belonged to No. 27 Middle School.
• Su Can joined Sun Man and the Broadcasting Society girls, who praised his words and joked about his romantic prospects before realizing he was the boy they had been discussing and scattering.

Su Can’s business advice helped Pineapple Media expand while avoiding a takeover, and he returned his focus to finals as his actions made him famous at No. 27 Middle School. After reconciling with Zhang Feifei and the others, Su Can drew Sun Man’s attention, and she asked Tang Wu how to pursue him.

• Lin Guangdong told Su Can that Campus Consumption had grown and that Rongcheng media groups wanted to acquire Pineapple Media, so Su Can advised him to stall and quote an exorbitant price.
• Lin Guangdong used Su Can’s strategy to make the newspaper group dismiss Pineapple Media, while Su Can resumed studying for finals and heard that Gong Jun’s police station faced retaliation for releasing Darong Construction’s detainees.
• Students at No. 27 Middle School connected Su Can to several recent incidents, and Zhang Feifei and her friends approached him to make amends for their earlier treatment of him.
• Su Can accepted their invitation to reconnect after finals and offered to buy drinks, while Wei Chao ran to the school shop for him.
• Sun Man saw Su Can sitting alone beneath a banyan tree and later asked Tang Wu what kind of girl he liked and how she could pursue him.