Chapter Summaries

After Pei Song'an recovered from his fever, Li Shu rushed to class and later studied English with him at the library. Cheng Zhen followed them, expecting romance, but discovered that Pei Song'an was tutoring Li Shu for CET-4.

• Li Shu woke to find Pei Song'an's fever gone and teased him before falling back asleep in his arms.
• Li Shu realized he had forgotten to set an alarm, hurried to get ready, and Pei Song'an helped him dress for class.
• Cheng Zhen teased Li Shu about spending the night with Pei Song'an, but Li Shu denied his assumptions.
• Li Shu told Cheng Zhen that he and Pei Song'an would study English at the library, and Cheng Zhen tagged along to see what they would do.
• Cheng Zhen watched Pei Song'an quiz Li Shu, lecture him, and assign more vocabulary copying.

Li Shu and Cheng Zhen intervened when street punks cornered a girl, then fled with her to the police station. Pei Song'an picked them up and, after checking Li Shu was unharmed, expressed concern about his recklessness; Li Shu asked if their pajama party was still on.

• Li Shu chose his favorite puppy pajamas for the party, while Li Qinshi saw the clothes in his bag and sent him off with a warm pat.
• Li Shu asked Cheng Zhen whether mutual affection meant two people were together, and Cheng Zhen said he thought they had been together since their first kiss.
• Li Shu spotted street punks cornering a girl and told Cheng Zhen to stop; Cheng Zhen struck their leader with a brick, and the three ran toward the police station.
• Pei Song'an and Zhu Sichun picked up Zhaocai, and Tan Xu called Pei Song'an to say Li Shu and Cheng Zhen were at the police station.
• Pei Song'an arrived and interrupted the girl as she asked Li Shu for his contact details, then took Li Shu and Cheng Zhen away.
• Pei Song'an warned Li Shu that his safety mattered too, and Li Shu agreed while asking whether they could still have their pillow fight.

Pei Song'an coaxed Li Shu into kissing him in the car, then brought him to the pajama party. Li Shu’s teasing with Cheng Zhen exposed an old crush-related secret, and after grape juice stained his Line Dog pajamas, Pei Song'an took him to change.

• Pei Song'an asked Li Shu to comfort him, then kissed him and playfully insisted Li Shu kiss him back.
• Pei Song'an and Li Shu arrived at the pajama party, where Cheng Zhen had become a spectacle after his terrible game record.
• Li Shu wrestled with Cheng Zhen, who revealed that Li Shu had once wanted to match outfits with Brother Yannan.
• Pei Song'an handed Li Shu juice and buttoned his pajama neckline, then teased him about the time Brother Yannan had ordered grape juice for him.
• Grape juice spilled onto Li Shu's Line Dog pajamas, and Pei Song'an took him to change instead of fetching tissues.

Li Shu let Pei Song'an change his grape-soaked pants, and their teasing turned into intimate kisses and biting. While embracing, they realized they had each believed they began dating on a different night, leaving Li Shu stunned that they may have been together much earlier than he thought.

• After Li Shu's pants were damaged, Pei Song'an teased him about matching colors with Brother Yannan and led him to the bedroom to change.
• Pei Song'an gave Li Shu matching white pajamas, turned off the lights, and licked and bit the grape-scented skin on his leg.
• Li Shu admitted that he liked Pei Song'an's attention, and Pei Song'an helped him put his pants back on before kissing him.
• Li Shu said he thought they had started dating the night Pei Song'an had a fever, but Pei Song'an thought it began when they kissed after climbing a mountain to watch the sunrise.

Li Shu spent a lively evening with Pei Song'an and their friends, then learned Pei Song'an had agreed to cooperate with Shen Muwen under strict conditions. Pei Song'an reassured Li Shu that he wanted him to be happy, but their ordinary campus routine ended with news that Pei Song'an's father was facing online accusations of maliciously amassing wealth.

• Pei Song'an teased Li Shu, then joined him and their friends as they fought with pillows and shared snacks while watching a horror movie.
• Li Shu learned that Pei Song'an had agreed to cooperate with Shen Muwen, provided Shen followed the terms and kept their cooperation secret.
• Pei Song'an told Li Shu he wanted to help make things easier for him and hoped he would be happy while they were together.
• Li Shu complained to Cheng Zhen about Pei Song'an's demanding study schedule and refusal to let him take a day off.
• Cheng Zhen saw an anonymous complaint accusing Pei Song'an's father of maliciously amassing wealth and urged Li Shu to check his phone.

Li Shu panicked when rumors about Pei Lian and the Pei family spread, but Pei Song'an reassured him that the allegations were false and thanked him for worrying. The next day, Li Shu defended Pei Song'an against classmates gossiping about the scandal, and Chen Yannan arrived just as a fight threatened to break out.

• Li Shu found rumors accusing the Pei family of illicit profiteering spreading online and worried that Pei Song'an might be harmed by them.
• Pei Song'an called Li Shu, said the Pei family had done nothing illicit, and promised to visit him by the weekend.
• Li Shu and Pei Song'an exchanged affectionate goodnight words before Cheng Zhen teased Li Shu about the call.
• At school, Li Shu hit a classmate with his calculus book and threatened anyone who spoke against Pei Song'an.
• Chen Yannan entered carrying hot milk tea and warned the students not to lay a hand on Li Shu.

Li Shu tried to defend Pei Song'an from classmates spreading rumors, then decided to visit him despite Pei Song'an telling him not to. Chen Yannan agreed to take him to the Pei family’s old residence and reassured him that Pei Song'an’s father was away being questioned.

• Li Shu confronted classmates who accused the Pei family, and Chen Yannan made them apologize for spreading baseless rumors.
• Li Shu messaged Pei Song'an asking to visit, but Pei Song'an told him not to come.
• Li Shu tried to sneak out of class to find out where Pei Song'an was, but Chen Yannan stopped him and offered to take him there.
• Chen Yannan explained that Pei Song'an feared Li Shu would become a target while whoever was behind the rumors remained unknown.
• Li Shu agreed to go with Chen Yannan, then panicked about meeting Pei Song'an’s father, so Chen Yannan told him the father had been taken for questioning.

Li Shu visited Pei Song'an at his family residence after Chen Yannan brought him there, and the couple reunited amid a tense exchange with their romantic rival. Pei Song'an grew possessive when Li Shu mentioned an online study group, leaving him asking who Li Shu wanted to date online.

• Chen Yannan brought Li Shu to Pei Song'an's residence, where Pei Song'an was visibly delighted to see him despite having told him not to come.
• Chen Yannan told Pei Song'an that he liked Li Shu and would pursue him if Pei Song'an made a mistake, and Pei Song'an taunted him about delivering Li Shu to his rival.
• After Chen Yannan left, Pei Song'an arranged lunch for Li Shu and walked with him past the aquariums.
• Li Shu asked to use his phone so he could leave a CET-4 materials group, explaining that people in such groups dated online, met offline, and got scammed.
• Pei Song'an held Li Shu's hand and asked, possessively, who he wanted to date online.

Pei Song'an grew jealous after seeing Chen Yannan with Li Shu, then confessed how possessive and controlling he wanted to be and asked whether Li Shu could accept him. Their near-kiss was interrupted by Li Shu's stomach growling, and Li Shu asked when they could finally eat.

• Pei Song'an questioned Li Shu about the people he had contacted and whether they knew he had a boyfriend.
• Pei Song'an asked why Li Shu had come with Chen Yannan, and Li Shu explained that Chen Yannan had helped him break up a fight after classmates bad-mouthed Pei Song'an.
• Li Shu reassured Pei Song'an that he liked him and called him his first love.
• Pei Song'an admitted he felt jealous of Chen Yannan and described his intense desire to monitor and control Li Shu's life.
• Pei Song'an moved in to kiss Li Shu, but Li Shu's stomach growled and he asked when they could eat.

Li Shu ate at the Pei family home while Pei Song'an and Shen Muwen argued over the investigation into Pei Lian. After the matter was cleared up, Pei Song'an came to take Li Shu to a water park, and Li Shu tried to sneak out without his brother noticing.

• Li Shu ate dinner at the Pei family home, where Shen Muwen mocked the sweet dishes and accused Pei Song'an of falsely suspecting him.
• Shen Muwen said he wished he had been responsible for Pei Lian's trouble and threatened to kill the person who had gotten to Pei Lian first.
• Pei Song'an said he believed Shen Muwen had not caused the trouble, then told him to leave.
• Pei Lian was released from the investigative department on Friday, and invitations to dinners began arriving for him.
• Pei Song'an called Li Shu and told him to come downstairs for a trip to the water park, while Li Qinshi confronted Li Shu about leaving the house at night.
• Li Shu claimed he was going out to study English, not realizing Li Qinshi had already seen Pei Song'an's car parked outside.

Li Shu climbed into Pei Song'an's car and tried to soothe him for being hung up on and kept secret from his brother. They kissed passionately, but Pei Song'an stopped when Li Shu's brother came outside.

• Li Shu rushed to Pei Song'an's car and urged him to leave before his brother saw him.
• Pei Song'an said he was upset because Li Shu had hung up on him and reminded him that they were supposedly ordinary classmates.
• Li Shu promised to talk with Pei Song'an every night and told him he had kept the couple pajamas and clothes Pei Song'an bought for Zhaocai.
• Pei Song'an asked Li Shu to comfort him by touching him, and Li Shu caressed his ear before leaning in for a kiss.
• Pei Song'an stopped Li Shu from kissing him, then kissed him himself and told him to touch him.
• Pei Song'an and Li Shu kissed until Pei Song'an noticed that Li Shu's brother had come outside.

Pei Song'an took Li Shu to a water park, where Li Shu's unfamiliar surfing skills deepened Pei Song'an's suspicions that something about him was different. As the night ended, Pei Song'an asked Li Shu what month his birthday was.

• Pei Song'an teased Li Shu with a fake knocking sound in the car, and Li Shu spotted his brother Li Qinshi nearby before quickly hiding.
• Pei Song'an and Li Shu arrived at the water park, where Pei Song'an draped a towel over Li Shu after he changed.
• Li Shu rode the water attractions and surfed in the wave pool while Pei Song'an watched, wondering why he alone noticed the inconsistencies about Li Shu.
• Li Shu returned to Pei Song'an and excitedly praised his surfing, and Pei Song'an carried him out of the pool area.
• Li Shu noticed people looking at Pei Song'an and praised his looks, while Pei Song'an told him he did not want other people looking at Li Shu either.
• Pei Song'an asked Li Shu what month his birthday was.

At the water show, Pei Song'an revealed that he had long suspected Li Shu had transmigrated and asked about his birthday. After leaving the pool, Pei Song'an explained that other people kept noticing Li Shu and told him, “You’re too dazzling. Everyone can see you.”

• Pei Song'an told Li Shu he had suspected something was wrong since the first few days they knew each other, and Li Shu revealed that his birthday was the second day of the second lunar month.
• As water sprayed over the crowd, Li Shu sat on Pei Song'an's lap, and Pei Song'an kissed his Adam's apple before teasing him.
• Li Shu slipped into the pool and caught the attention of a girl, but Pei Song'an beckoned him over and insisted they leave.
• After they showered and changed, Li Shu waited for Pei Song'an, flipped off a man who whistled at him, and watched the man leave with his companions.
• Pei Song'an touched Li Shu's lips and named three occasions when others had noticed him before telling him that everyone could see him.

Pei Song'an celebrated Li Shu’s birthday with him, but an anonymous bouquet and a cryptic card heightened his unease about someone watching them. At a counseling session, Pei Song'an admitted he feared Li Shu would disappear and wanted him dependent on him, though he knew he could not make that happen.

• Li Shu chatted with Pei Song'an in the car, and Pei Song'an privately feared that Li Shu would leave when his mission was complete.
• Pei Song'an took Li Shu to a midnight hot pot dinner for his birthday, where they shared a cake and a birthday song.
• An anonymous bouquet arrived for Li Shu with a card reading, “Good evening, Li Shu,” and the delivery runner could not identify who had sent it.
• After similar incidents continued over the following week, Pei Song'an visited the counseling office and told the doctor he was in a relationship and feared Li Shu would disappear.
• Pei Song'an confessed that he wanted Li Shu addicted to him through habit rather than love, but said he knew he could not do that.

Li Shu helped Cheng Zhen with a club performance, then joked with Pei Song'an over the phone about Zhaocai. A system alert revealed that Pei Song'an was about to be in a serious car accident, leaving Li Shu with twenty minutes to save him without warning him.

• Li Shu helped Cheng Zhen prepare for a joint performance and sneaked out with him to feed stray kittens.
• Cheng Zhen teased Li Shu about his relationship with Pei Song'an, and the two later got caught slacking off by Xie Jin.
• Li Shu called Pei Song'an, who joked that Zhaocai was angry Li Shu had missed his vaccination.
• The system warned Li Shu that Pei Song'an would soon crash at an accident-prone intersection and gave him a twenty-minute countdown to save him.
• Pei Song'an told Li Shu to stay at school and wait for him, unaware of the impending accident.

Li Shu realized Pei Song'an was in danger and tried to hide his warning while Pei Song'an calmly prepared for a possible car accident. When the countdown ended, Li Shu drove his Porsche into the Volkswagen's path to protect Pei Song'an, and the two reunited safely afterward.

• Li Shu left Cheng Zhen and drove toward Pei Song'an while pretending he was still on campus.
• Pei Song'an recognized Li Shu's alarm and told him he was heading to the university, warning him not to take risks.
• Li Shu asked whether he could trust Pei Song'an, then hung up just before the countdown ended.
• A Volkswagen swerved toward Pei Song'an's car, but Li Shu's Porsche blocked its path and the Volkswagen fled.
• Pei Song'an pulled Li Shu from the Porsche and held him, telling him he had learned to lie just like Zhaocai.

Li Shu rescued Pei Song'an from a deliberate car attack by driving recklessly, then learned the police were investigating the incident and its unknown perpetrator. At the Police Station, Xie Jin appeared with Chen Yannan, and Pei Song'an asked Li Shu whether he knew Xie Jin.

• Zheng Linchuan called the police after confirming that Pei Song'an, Li Shu, and Zhaocai were safe.
• Li Shu excitedly recounted ramming the Volkswagen and blamed Shen Muwen, but Pei Song'an said Shen was probably not responsible because he had been monitoring him.
• The police reviewed the footage, fined Li Shu and deducted license points for running red lights, while investigating the other driver's apparent attempt to cause a collision.
• Cheng Zhen arrived at the Police Station and scolded Li Shu, then Chen Yannan and Xie Jin came in together.
• Xie Jin mentioned recent hit-and-runs and teased Li Shu about rushing to see his boyfriend, prompting Pei Song'an to ask whether Li Shu knew him.

After Li Shu survived a car crash, Pei Song'an and Chen Yannan argued over who was responsible for his danger, while Pei Song'an suspected the crash had targeted him. Pei Song'an took Li Shu to eat, still unsettled by his jealousy and fear of losing him.

• Li Shu told Chen Yannan that his reckless driving, not Pei Song'an, had caused the collision, and Pei Song'an accepted responsibility while suspecting the Volkswagen had targeted him.
• Chen Yannan questioned Pei Song'an about Li Shu's near-injury, but held back from arguing when Li Shu reached for Pei Song'an's finger.
• Xie Jin gave Li Shu and Cheng Zhen souvenirs from the club event, then left after Cheng Zhen declined to go with him.
• Pei Song'an threw away the souvenir Xie Jin had given Li Shu and warned him not to accept things from strangers.
• Li Shu joked that he was hungry enough to eat dog meat, and Zhaocai covered his mouth with its paws.
• Pei Song'an took Li Shu to eat, but Li Shu remained oblivious to his distress and asked to have the food Pei Song'an was not eating.

After taking Li Shu and Zhaocai out to dinner, Pei Song'an questioned Li Shu about Xie Jin and struggled to contain his possessive feelings. Li Shu fell asleep in Pei Song'an's apartment, then woke in the night to find Pei Song'an pinning him to the bed.

• Pei Song'an made Zhaocai finish his greens while Li Shu ate the steak, and then asked Li Shu what had happened at school.
• Li Shu misunderstood Pei Song'an's questions about Xie Jin and guessed that Xie Jin was interested in Cheng Zhen.
• Pei Song'an forbade Li Shu from looking at Xie Jin, and Li Shu tried to soothe him by comparing him to his father.
• Cheng Zhen teased Li Shu about his relationship with Pei Song'an and said he would handle any dorm inspection.
• Li Shu changed into pajamas at Pei Song'an's apartment and fell asleep in his separate bedroom.
• Li Shu woke in the night and found Pei Song'an pinning him to the bed, asking whether he had woken people for milk as a baby.

Pei Song'an woke Li Shu in the middle of the night because he dreamed Li Shu had disappeared, then confessed how much he cared for him. Li Shu comforted him with affection, and Pei Song'an offered to carry him to the bathroom.

• Pei Song'an pinned Li Shu down after waking him and explained that he had come to check on him after dreaming Li Shu disappeared.
• Pei Song'an kissed Li Shu urgently and asked whether Li Shu risked his life for him because of love or because of the mission.
• Pei Song'an admitted he liked Li Shu too much and said he had been afraid of losing him.
• Li Shu stroked Pei Song'an's Adam's apple to soothe him, and Pei Song'an said Li Shu's touch made him happy.
• Pei Song'an promised to carry Li Shu to the bathroom if he behaved.