Chapter Summaries

Su Can and Lin Guangdong met Xiao Zhaoxu to discuss Fengrui Magazine’s role in distributing Fashion Culture, but Xiao demanded a stake and help obtaining a rare Bentley. Su Can instead offered him five percent of his shares in exchange for access to Fengrui’s network and Xiao’s connections, then left Lin Guangdong stunned by his suggestion that he would drive away with the Bentley.

• Xiao Zhaoxu arrived late to meet Su Can and Lin Guangdong after boasting to acquaintances about cars and the Shanghai International Auto Show.
• Xiao demanded twenty percent of Pineapple Media and proposed using Fashion Culture’s launch to promote a rare Bentley convertible he wanted to buy.
• Xiao invoked his family connections and asked them to help him acquire the car, while Lin Guangdong objected to his demands.
• Su Can rejected Xiao’s request for twenty percent but offered him five percent of his shares in exchange for Fengrui Magazine’s distribution network, help with the Department of Culture, and publicity at the auto show.
• After the meeting, Su Can told Lin Guangdong that their arrangement with Xiao was mutual exploitation and said he would drive the Bentley away when the time came.
• Lin Guangdong abruptly stopped the car and stared at Su Can after hearing his remark about taking the Bentley.

During the long holiday, Su Can and Tang Wu got phones and stayed in touch while Su Can kept guiding Facebook’s growth from afar. As August arrived, Tang Wu began driving lessons, prompting Su Can and his friends to enroll at the same school.

• Tang Wu bought a Samsung A188 with her own savings, and Su Can bought a Nokia 3310 as they began texting regularly.
• Su Can discussed Facebook’s expansion with Zack, who urged him to come to the United States and help secure investment.
• Su Can watched Tang Wu’s home through a telescope as Mu Xuan tried to give her a black bra, but Tang Wu escaped to put it on herself.
• Tang Wu started driving lessons at Rongcheng’s largest driving school, and Su Can, Wang Weiwei, Lin Zouwen, and Lin Luoran signed up too.

Wang Weiwei, Lin Zouwen, Su Can, Lin Luoran, and Tang Wu attended driving school together, where Lin Luoran made an unexpectedly heartfelt confession to Su Can. When a group of privileged young men taunted the girls and showed off their driving, the group chose to ignore them and continue practicing.

• Wang Bu sent Wang Weiwei and the others to driving school during the holidays, where they learned Tang Wu was one batch ahead of them.
• Lin Luoran left the theory lesson with Su Can after feeling singled out, then told him he was so special to her that she would not trade that feeling for a top-quality man.
• Wang Weiwei and Lin Zouwen joined the same driving practice car as Su Can, Lin Luoran, and Tang Wu, while Wang Weiwei tried to calm Lin Zouwen's nerves.
• Young men from the theory class drove up and flirted with Lin Luoran and Tang Wu before speeding away to show off; Lin Luoran threw her water bottle after them.
• Instructor Li Gang explained that the young men had powerful connections and were allowed to do as they pleased, but Su Can's group decided to continue practicing rather than stoop to their level.

At the driving school and later in the woods near Qingshan, Su Can realized Xiao Zhaoxu had used their apparent connection to Wang Weiwei to secure a stake in Pineapple Media. Su Can decided to let the deal stand, while Xiao Zhaoxu believed his maneuver had succeeded.

• Lin Luoran invited Tang Wu and Su Can to meet her friends from Shanghai, but Tang Wu declined and privately reflected on her lack of connections compared with Lin Luoran.
• Wang Weiwei asked Su Can whether he knew Xiao Zhaoxu, explaining that Xiao had praised their meeting and hoped to work together again.
• Su Can realized Xiao Zhaoxu had tested him to draw out Wang Weiwei and believed Wang was backing Pineapple Media.
• Su Can concluded Xiao Zhaoxu had gained a five-percent stake while mistakenly thinking he had secured cooperation with Wang Weiwei, and chose to let the arrangement stand.
• Xiao Zhaoxu drove to meet friends at a bar, imagining the Bentley he hoped to buy and the attention it would bring.

Su Can and his friends spent their final summer before university practicing driving, clashing with a rowdy group from their driving school, and learning where everyone would study. The chapter ended with Su Can and the others completing their driving course and taking their tests.

• On the mountain road, another driving-school car cut in front of Su Can's group, and Tang Wu and Lin Luoran accidentally collided with Su Can while the car braked, giving him a nosebleed.
• After Lin Luoran and Tang Wu tended to Su Can, the group refused to give the rowdy students a ride when their car broke down, then drove off laughing.
• Su Can's friends continued their driving lessons while occasionally trading insults and chases with the rival students.
• The university results arrived: Wang Weiwei qualified to apply to China Youth University, Lin Zouwen entered the Chinese People's Liberation Army Information Engineering University, and Lin Luoran got into Shanghai International Studies University.
• Su Can and Tang Wu received admission letters from Nanjing University, while their friends and acquaintances learned where they would continue their studies.
• Su Can and his friends completed driving school and took their driving tests before the summer ended.

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.