Chapter Summaries

Darong Construction Group reshuffled its leadership, elevating Xu Jianchuan, Su Licheng, and Zhong Jianjun while reducing Mu Kai’s faction’s influence. As Su Can celebrated his father’s promotion, Wang Bu and Zeng Qu anming also received new appointments, and a farewell gathering began in Xiahai City.

• Lu Cheng announced personnel changes that made Xu Jianchuan executive director and general manager, appointed Su Licheng and Zhong Jianjun deputy general managers, and reassigned several other leaders.
• Mu Kai realized that his faction had lost support within Darong Construction Group, while Yang Kaifu was moved to the trade union chairmanship.
• Su Can congratulated Su Licheng on his promotion over dinner, and Su Licheng explained his new responsibilities to his family.
• Wang Bu was appointed secretary of the Rongcheng Municipal Party Committee, and Zeng Qu anming was transferred to a deputy director post in Rongcheng’s State Planning Commission.
• A farewell gathering was underway in Xiahai City.

At Wang Weiwei’s farewell party, the group reminisced about Su Can and teased him over the phone, while Tang Wu told him she missed him. Later, Su Can visited Zeng Na at the Medical University and met her friend Deng Songqi, whose relationship with her left him puzzled.

• Xue Yiyang and Liu Rui recounted Su Can’s childhood mischief at the farewell party, and the group speculated about his relationship with Tang Wu.
• Wang Weiwei called Su Can, and the group shouted that they all looked down on him before Wang Weiwei asked how Zhao Lijun had helped him.
• Lin Zouwen joked that Lin Luoran missed Su Can, and Lin Luoran kicked him before speaking to Su Can herself and saying she wanted to see him.
• Su Can met Zeng Na and Deng Songqi at the Medical University, where Zeng Na introduced Deng as her high-school friend studying at the University of Science and Technology.
• Zeng Na invited Su Can and Deng Songqi to eat together, leaving Su Can wondering whether Deng was her boyfriend.

Su Can met his cousin Zeng Na’s prospective boyfriend, Deng Songqi, and saw that Deng genuinely cared for her despite her uncle’s disapproval. After hearing about Deng’s web design club and technical team, Su Can considered recruiting them for a major opportunity.

• Zeng Na asked Su Can to assess Deng Songqi and help persuade her uncle to accept him.
• Su Can recalled that Deng and Zeng Na had been separated in his previous life, and recognized that their relationship had a chance to begin anew.
• At a restaurant, Deng invited Zeng Na to a movie, and she declined while leaving open the possibility of another time.
• Deng told Su Can that he wanted to reject a newspaper job and start a web design studio with his university club.
• Su Can learned that Deng’s club included skilled programmers and considered building a team around them.

Su Can weighed the limits of pursuing internet ventures while expanding Shushan Stationery’s distribution network and preparing to move the factory out from under Dajie Construction Group. After Wang Weiwei, Lin Luoran, and Lin Zouwen returned to Rongcheng, they reunited with Su Can and Tang Wu at a bar, where Lin Luoran brought up a question that made Tang Wu ask what Su Can had said.

• Su Can exchanged contact information with Deng Songqi and discussed his club and studio ideas with him.
• Su Can proposed a tiered distributor network for Shushan Stationery, and the factory recruited partners across several provinces while Zeng He agreed to open three more branches.
• Su Can considered relocating Shushan Stationery and reforming its relationship with Dajie Construction Group as the factory’s business grew.
• Wang Bu took up his post in August, and Wang Weiwei, Lin Luoran, and Lin Zouwen returned to Rongcheng and moved into a villa.
• Wang Weiwei, Lin Luoran, and Lin Zouwen met Su Can and Tang Wu at a bar, where Lin Luoran said she had once asked Su Can which of the two girls was prettier.
• Tang Wu smiled at Su Can and asked what he had said.

Su Can, Tang Wu, Lin Luoran, Wang Weiwei, and Lin Zouwen met at a bar, where Tang Wu and Lin Luoran moved from sharp verbal sparring to a friendly alliance. After Wang Weiwei drove off a group of arrogant young men by invoking his family name, he warned Su Can that a bigger problem was still coming.

• Tang Wu and Lin Luoran traded sharp remarks about beauty and attraction before agreeing that they liked each other and shaking hands.
• Several young men approached the group and asked to join them, but Wang Weiwei and Lin Zouwen rejected them.
• One of the young men threatened Lin Zouwen, so Wang Weiwei identified himself as Wang Bu's son and told them to leave.
• The young men left, and Lin Zouwen awkwardly corrected his remark about them targeting their women after Lin Luoran and Tang Wu rebuked him.
• Wang Weiwei told Su Can that a more serious problem was coming and asked him for help.

Su Can spent the day with Tang Wu, Lin Luoran, Wang Weiwei, and Lin Zouwen before visiting Wang Weiwei’s home and reflecting on his wealth and Tang Wu’s privileged background. As he and Tang Wu walked together at dusk, he teased her about her black figure-shaping bra, making her lose her composure.

• Su Can and his friends rode downtown, where Tang Wu and Lin Luoran competed at an arcade skiing game before the group strolled around and ate at McDonald’s.
• Lin Luoran invited Su Can and Tang Wu into Wang Weiwei’s villa, where Su Can considered buying a home for his parents and assessed his own financial standing.
• After tea at Wang Weiwei’s home, Su Can walked with Tang Wu and learned that she would be busy exercising with her mother, Mu Wei, and reviewing schoolwork.
• Su Can thought about Tang Wu’s family’s wealth and future success as they walked beside the river at sunset.
• Su Can told Tang Wu he had seen her black figure-shaping bra, and she blushed and covered her neckline.

Su Can walked Tang Wu to her bus stop after their teasing left them both flustered, and he reflected on letting her enjoy her youth while keeping their relationship close. When she boarded, he surprised her by getting on too and sitting beside her, and Tang Wu agreed to let him take her home.

• Su Can and Tang Wu walked together after seeing Wang Weiwei, Lin Luoran, and their companion home, both unsettled by his teasing remark.
• Su Can escorted Tang Wu to her bus stop and watched as she boarded, then they looked at each other through the window.
• Passengers watched the pair and recalled their own youthful farewells, while a couple on the bus discussed devotion and the possibility of parting.
• Su Can boarded just before the doors closed and sat beside Tang Wu, telling her he had long wanted to ride with her.
• Tang Wu held back tears and agreed to go home with Su Can.

Su Can and Tang Wu discovered that they had lived near each other all along, shared an affectionate parting, and spent the evening looking toward each other’s homes. Tang Wu’s mother, Mu Xuan, warned her to put aside her feelings and focus on her future, leaving Tang Wu’s conflict unresolved.

• Su Can and Tang Wu realized their homes were only a short distance apart, despite having unknowingly passed near each other for months.
• Su Can and Tang Wu embraced in the park, and he tried to kiss her before she pushed him away and returned home.
• Su Can moved a sofa beside the window and wished he had a telescope to see Tang Wu’s apartment.
• Tang Wu gazed toward Su Can’s building, then listened as Mu Xuan discussed her future and told her to calm down and forget her restlessness.

Su Can accompanied Wang Weiwei to a gathering where Wang Weiwei was waiting to see Ye Huishang, his first love. Ye Huishang arrived, greeted the group warmly, and explained that Kong Qinghua had organized the reception to expand the Wangchao Hotel’s business and was pestering her.

• Lin Zouwen, Lin Luoran, and Wang Weiwei persuaded Su Can to join them at a gathering, and he arrived at their home on Friday.
• Su Can, Lin Zouwen, Lin Luoran, and Wang Weiwei took a taxi to the Wangchao Hotel and waited in the lobby with several of Wang Weiwei’s old acquaintances.
• The group discussed Wang Weiwei’s return to Rongcheng and his father’s political position while Su Can watched the reception’s guests arrive.
• Ye Huishang arrived at the hotel in a dark green dress, and Wang Weiwei stood to greet her.
• Ye Huishang greeted Lin Zouwen, Lin Luoran, and Su Can, then linked arms with Wang Weiwei as they headed to the reception.
• Ye Huishang told Wang Weiwei that Kong Qinghua had organized the reception to promote the Wangchao Hotel and had been pestering her.

At a reception, Ye Huishang told Wang Weiwei she was disappointed in how dispirited and lacking in confidence he had become, while her friends belittled him and Su Can. Xue Lingzhu then arranged to humiliate Su Can with a staged wine-throwing prank, but Su Can retaliated and sent both young men tumbling into the pool.

• Ye Huishang reunited with Wang Weiwei, teased him, and later criticized his excessive agreeableness and declining confidence.
• Ye Huishang's friends mocked Wang Weiwei and Su Can, while Su Can refused to engage with their insults.
• Kong Qi arrived and warmly greeted Ye Huishang and Wang Weiwei, then joked with his friends about Wang Weiwei following him as a child.
• Xue Lingzhu recognized Su Can and arranged for two young men to stage an argument and throw wine at him.
• Su Can dodged the first splash, threw his own wine at the attacker, and broke his glass under the man's foot, sending both young men into the swimming pool.

Su Can left the Wangchao Hotel reception after Kong Qi tried to make him leave, while Wang Weiwei, Lin Luoran, and Lin Zouwen stood by him. Wang Weiwei openly confronted Kong Qi, leaving Ye Huishang to realize how much he had changed.

• Su Can denied causing the two men to fall into the pool, and the hotel manager ordered him to leave the reception.
• Kong Qi told Su Can to exit, but Wang Weiwei defended him and said he would leave too if Su Can had to go.
• Lin Luoran and Lin Zouwen chose to leave with Su Can and Wang Weiwei, forcing Kong Qi to reconsider his demand.
• Kong Qi tried to smooth things over and offered Su Can a drink, but Su Can ignored his outstretched hand and said he was leaving.
• Kong Qi shouted for them to stop, and Wang Weiwei warned him to know his place before leaving with the others.
• Ye Huishang cried as she watched them go, recognizing that Wang Weiwei was no longer the boy she remembered.

Wang Weiwei’s clash with Kong Qi ended with Wang Bu accepting the Kong family’s apology and supporting his son’s loyalty to Su Can. Su Can and Tang Wu grew closer while Pineapple Media expanded through a new magazine partnership, and Su Can began his final year of high school.

• Kong Qi’s dispute with Wang Weiwei drove Rongcheng business associates away from the Wangchao Hotel, and the Kong family called Wang Bu to apologize.
• Wang Bu gave Wang Weiwei an allowance and told him he understood that he had acted for Su Can.
• Su Can took Tang Wu shopping, and they bought telescopes so they could see each other from their homes.
• Tang Wu’s mother briefly looked through her telescope but failed to realize it was aimed at Su Can’s home.
• Pineapple Media weathered rising paper costs and a rival’s threat, then agreed with Provincial Newspaper Group to develop Fashion Culture.
• Su Can decided to buy a company car for Pineapple Media, and summer ended as he began his final year of high school.

At No. 27 Middle School, Sun Man heard that Wang Weiwei, Lin Zouwen, and Lin Luoran had returned, while Su Can read letters from his friends in Xiahai and began senior-year classes. The three transferred into Su Can’s class and teased him about his grades, ending with Lin Zouwen warning that Su Can was not one of them and Su Can telling him to scram.

• Sun Man and her friends discussed Wang Weiwei, Lin Zouwen, and Lin Luoran returning to No. 27 Middle School, along with rumors about Su Can’s summer encounter with Wang Weiwei’s group.
• Wang Guiwen announced the start of senior-year evening study sessions and urged the class to support one another through the year.
• Su Can read letters from his Xiahai friends while classmates discussed his high ranking and showed interest in him.
• Wang Weiwei, Lin Zouwen, and Lin Luoran arrived at Senior Class Three and took the empty desks beside Su Can.
• Lin Luoran complimented Su Can’s grades, Wang Weiwei called catching up with him difficult, and Lin Zouwen warned that Su Can was not one of them before Su Can told him to scram.

Sun Man considered pursuing Su Can while Tang Wu struggled to tell her about their relationship. After Su Can’s friends mocked his chances with Tang Wu and Zhang Feifei’s remarks about money offended Wang Weiwei, the gathering ended in a bitter confrontation.

• Sun Man asked Tang Wu why she had not eaten with Su Can, then suggested that they invite him to meals together while declaring she could win him over.
• Tang Wu tried to tell Sun Man that she and Su Can were more than ordinary friends, but Sun Man left before she could explain.
• Su Can returned to No. 27 Middle School with Wang Weiwei, Lin Luoran, and their friends, who discussed Wang Weiwei’s conflict with Ye Huishang’s Circle.
• When Lin Zouwen pointed out Tang Wu at the soccer match, the group learned how admired she was and questioned whether Su Can had any chance with her.
• Zhang Feifei asked whether Su Can’s family had ten million and joked about introducing him to models, then called herself unwilling to take someone else’s leftovers.
• Wang Weiwei angrily rebuked Zhang Feifei for insulting Su Can and ended their friendship.

After Wang Weiwei confronted Zhang Feifei for joking about Su Can, he and Lin Zouwen skipped evening study to drink with Su Can and discuss how their friendships had changed. Wang Weiwei urged Su Can to prove himself by taking Tang Wu’s hand, and Lin Zouwen challenged him to stake his senior-year chastity instead.

• Wang Weiwei rebuked Zhang Feifei for her joke about Su Can, and Lin Zouwen backed him before Su Can asked them to stop escalating the argument.
• Su Can learned Wang Weiwei and Lin Zouwen had skipped evening self-study and found them drinking beer at the soccer field.
• Wang Weiwei told Su Can he was hurt by Ye Huishang’s departure and by Zhang Feifei’s dismissive joke, and he praised Su Can for supporting his family during Wang Bu’s investigation.
• Su Can urged Wang Weiwei to be understanding of others, but Wang Weiwei insisted he could not accept friends who looked down on Su Can.
• Wang Weiwei challenged Su Can to take Tang Wu’s hand and prove himself, and Lin Zouwen joked that Su Can should stake his senior-year chastity.

Su Can balanced his growing business ventures and uncertainty about his ambitions with his desire to value his final year of high school. After delivering a script to Sun Man, he was left stunned when she kissed his cheek.

• Su Can's family gathered in Rongcheng as Zeng Qu anming's rise and connections helped Zeng Ke's stationery business, while Zeng Na drew attention from suitors.
• Su Can's Dunhuang Mall secured a ten-million-yuan loan to expand in Rongcheng, while his other businesses continued to develop and he wondered whether he wanted to become a prominent entrepreneur.
• Su Can decided that his rebirth should let him appreciate each stage of life rather than pursue profit at the expense of what mattered to him.
• Su Can brought Sun Man a school broadcast script and explained the faculty adviser's suggestions in the television station office.
• Sun Man kissed Su Can on the cheek, then stood smiling as he froze in surprise.

Su Can handled Sun Man’s teasing calmly and then watched Tang Wu’s family life from afar while worrying that his age and hidden business ventures would make Mu Xuan oppose their relationship. Tang Wu’s restlessness gave way to a new certainty when Monday arrived.

• Sun Man teased Su Can with a kiss, but he composed himself and explained the script without revealing how unsettled he felt.
• Qian Long and Liang Xiao interrupted them, recognized Su Can, and left after he told them they had come to the wrong place.
• Su Can watched Su Licheng and Zeng Ke argue and then make peace, while Tang Wu felt comforted by their family warmth.
• Mu Xuan invited Tang Wu to a gathering, and Tang Wu agreed; she also mentioned that Chu Zimiao would visit the school on Monday.
• Su Can worried that Mu Xuan would see him as an unrealistic match for Tang Wu because he was still a high school student and could not explain his business resources.
• Tang Wu spent the weekend restless, but when Monday came, she woke with a brighter, more certain expression.

Su Can discovered that rumors about Sun Man’s feelings for him had spread through No. 27 Middle School, and his classmates pressed him about his relationship with Tang Wu. The chapter ended with Tang Wu taking Su Can’s hand and the two of them walking through the watching crowds together.

• Su Can noticed students at school whispering about him and heard them discussing a girl’s feelings for him.
• Wu Shimiao questioned Su Can about Tang Wu and warned him to keep his distance, but Su Can said he knew what he wanted to hold on to.
• Jiang Mingjun learned the rumor concerned Sun Man and teased Su Can about winning her favor.
• After school, Tang Wu waited outside Su Can’s classroom and invited him to walk with her.
• Tang Wu reached for Su Can’s hand, and he took it as they walked together past the astonished students.

Tang Wu publicly took Su Can’s hand and walked with him through the crowded school, setting off cheers and gossip. They left school together and, over pig’s trotter soup, Tang Wu asked whether she had done something wrong; Su Can reassured her and she told him, “You’re mine.”

• Zhang Feifei, Zhuang Zhiyu, and Zhang Xian discussed Sun Man’s feelings for Su Can and bet that he might return her affection instead of pursuing Tang Wu.
• Tang Wu took Su Can’s hand and led him through the crowded school, where students and exchange students watched and cheered.
• Sun Man saw Tang Wu and Su Can holding hands, while Chu Zimiao also noticed them from a meeting with school and exchange-group leaders.
• Su Can and Tang Wu left school and sat down at a small restaurant, where Tang Wu asked whether she had done something wrong.
• Su Can reassured Tang Wu that she should not worry about others’ opinions, and Tang Wu told him, “You’re mine.”

Su Can and Tang Wu skipped evening study to spend the evening together, but a man sent by Mu Xuan attacked Su Can as they neared Tang Wu’s home. Wang Bu recognized Su Can and stopped his car at the scene.

• Zhang Feifei and Zhuang Zhiyu gave up waiting for Su Can and went to an internet café or arcade with Zhang Xian.
• Wang Weiwei, Lin Zouwen, and Lin Luoran skipped evening study and drank beer on the sports field, toasting Su Can’s date with Tang Wu.
• Su Can and Tang Wu skipped class, ate at KFC, and walked together toward Tang Wu’s neighborhood.
• Su Can pulled Tang Wu away from the streetlights, but Mu Xuan’s black sedan followed them.
• Mu Xuan ordered Xiao Li to detain Su Can, and Xiao Li rushed over and punched him as Tang Wu tried to protect him.
• Wang Bu recognized Su Can from his car and stopped the Audi bearing the license plate Rong 004.