Chapter Summaries

Li Shu reunited with Pei Song'an after returning from the book world and discovered that Zhaocai had come back too. Pei Song'an took Li Shu toward a hotel, giving him thirty minutes to say goodbye to his virginity.

• Li Shu told Song Shiran that he had met Pei Song'an after transmigrating into a book, but Song Shiran thought he was joking.
• Li Shu and Song Shiran arrived at Li Shu's residential complex, where Li Shu reunited with Pei Song'an and introduced him as his boyfriend.
• Pei Song'an sent Li Shu to the Bentley, where Li Shu found Zhaocai and learned the dog had returned as a bonus from PXX.
• Pei Song'an asked Li Shu about sending Carnival gifts to Tiantian, then told him they were going to a hotel.
• Li Shu protested that he was not ready for sex, and Pei Song'an said he had thirty minutes to say goodbye to his virginity.

Li Shu and Pei Song'an became intimate after Pei Song'an reassured him they could wait until he felt ready. Three days later, Li Shu woke to Pei Song'an's care, and they confessed their love for each other.

• Pei Song'an kissed Li Shu passionately, then stopped when Li Shu admitted he was scared and promised they could wait.
• Li Shu worried Pei Song'an might not want him, so he straddled him, and they became intimate.
• Li Shu woke three days later and complained that Pei Song'an had left him exhausted.
• Pei Song'an told Li Shu he loved him, and Li Shu happily said he loved Pei Song'an too.

After recovering from his exhausting time with Pei Song'an, Li Shu ate, played with Zhaocai, and accepted a card loaded with Pei Song'an’s investment earnings. Pei Song'an took him to meet his younger sister Pei Xiying, whose antics left Li Shu embarrassed and Pei Song'an reminding him of their past.

• Li Shu struggled to walk to the bathroom alone, but Pei Song'an carried him and helped him pee, then helped him clean up.
• Pei Song'an fed Li Shu porridge, and Li Shu ate eagerly before playing with Zhaocai.
• Pei Song'an gave Li Shu a bank card containing some of his investment earnings, which Li Shu accepted after learning the amount was substantial.
• Pei Song'an brought Li Shu and Zhaocai to meet Pei Xiying, who clung to her brother and apologized for dating a blond guy.
• Pei Xiying called Li Shu her sister-in-law, and Pei Song'an told her to call him older brother instead.
• When Li Shu started to defend Pei Xiying, Pei Song'an reminded him that she had used PXX's price-slashing feature and sent him into the book; Li Shu then admitted there was nothing wrong with Pei Song'an's actions.

Li Shu spent time at Pei Song'an’s home with Pei Xiying, who shared embarrassing stories about her brother before Pei Song'an corrected her memories. After Pei Xiying left, Pei Song'an read Li Shu’s search history and discovered that Li Shu had looked up whether pain while urinating after their night together was normal.

• Li Shu and Pei Xiying chatted while Pei Song'an washed fruit, and she added Li Shu on WeChat and offered to show him embarrassing photos and memes of her brother.
• Pei Xiying complained that Pei Song'an had hit her on the head and reported her secret drinking, but Pei Song'an explained that she had forgotten a caterpillar in her hair and had once shown up drunk at his classroom.
• Pei Xiying took Zhaocai upstairs, and Pei Song'an fed Li Shu a grape before asking him to ask questions about his life.
• Pei Song'an told Li Shu that he studied computer science at S University, then checked Li Shu’s browsing history on his phone.
• Pei Song'an read Li Shu’s search about painful urination after spending the night with his boyfriend and asked whether it still hurt, frightening Li Shu.

Li Shu and Pei Song'an teased each other during their last days together before university terms began. Back at school, Li Shu discovered that Song Shiran had been using a photo of him to chat with Tiantian, who then approached him in person.

• Li Shu and Pei Song'an cuddled and joked about sharing Pei Song'an's PXX account, while Pei Song'an teased Li Shu about hemorrhoids and their dating relationship.
• Li Shu and Pei Song'an's sweet days ended as their universities began starting the new terms.
• Li Shu complained that he still could not take CET-4, while Song Shiran enthusiastically messaged Tiantian, a junior at their university.
• Li Shu finished his daily run and noticed a girl in white sneakers following him, then showing him a chat history.
• Li Shu recognized his own photo in Song Shiran's chat with Tiantian and realized Song Shiran had used it for online dating.

Pei Song'an brought Li Shu a cake at the track, where Li Shu had just discovered that Tiantian was a man who had used Song Shiran’s online dating profile. After Tiantian left, Li Shu planned to confront Song Shiran, while Pei Song'an took Li Shu up on his offer to visit the campus cafeteria.

• Pei Song'an rejected Lu Sinian’s advice to bring Li Shu snacks, then followed Li Shu’s location to the track with a little cake.
• Li Shu told Tiantian that Song Shiran had used his photos to chat online, but Tiantian revealed he was looking for Li Shu himself and asked him to date.
• Pei Song'an arrived and saw Li Shu with Tiantian; Tiantian noticed their linked hands, said they were the same position, and left.
• Li Shu realized Song Shiran had used his photos to date online and threatened to confront him when he returned to the dorm.
• Li Shu invited Pei Song'an to eat at his campus cafeteria, and Pei Song'an agreed and kissed his cheek.

Li Shu and Pei Song'an shared dinner at Li Shu's college, then took Zhaocai to the mountains to watch the stars. When Pei Song'an told Li Shu to close his eyes for a kiss, he gave him candy instead.

• Li Shu paid for dinner with his meal card, and Pei Song'an recalled their first breakfast together and called him “wifey.”
• Pei Song'an told Li Shu he had brought cake because he wanted to see him, and Li Shu introduced him to classmates as his boyfriend.
• Pei Song'an asked Li Shu to stay out later so they could go stargazing, and they picked up Zhaocai on the way.
• Pei Song'an spread a blanket on the car roof, where Li Shu ate chips and talked with him under the stars.
• Pei Song'an asked if Li Shu wanted a kiss and told him to close his eyes, then rubbed candy into his mouth instead.

Li Shu tried to follow Song Shiran’s advice about keeping a romance fresh, then surprised Pei Song'an by bringing him roses during a video call with his mother. Pei Song'an’s parents learned he was seeing someone and were about to hear more about Li Shu when Li Shu appeared with the flowers.

• Pei Song'an arranged to excuse Li Shu from evening study hall so he could tutor him in English, then kissed him and shared the candy in his mouth.
• Li Shu returned to the dorm and heard that Tiantian had revealed he was a man and asked Song Shiran to return his gift money and delete each other.
• Song Shiran lamented his heartbreak and told Li Shu that making a partner feel courted kept a relationship fresh; Li Shu secretly read the guide Song Shiran shared.
• Pei Song'an told his mother that he was seeing someone and wanted to bring him home to meet his parents.
• Li Shu arrived during Pei Song'an's video call, proudly showing off the roses he had picked for him.

Li Shu hid behind a bouquet of roses when Pei Song'an's mother called, then learned she had mistaken him for Lu Sinian and accepted the couple's relationship. After Pei Song'an comforted him and they kissed, Li Shu endured English tutoring and late-night meme-cramming, ending the chapter teasing Song Shiran about Pei Song'an's stamina.

• Pei Song'an's mother mistook the voice behind the roses for Lu Sinian and told Pei Song'an she and his father would accept the young man he was dating.
• Li Shu emerged from hiding and blamed Pei Song'an for nearly making him seem frivolous to his mother.
• Pei Song'an reassured Li Shu, praised the roses, and promised to keep him informed; Li Shu kissed him, and Pei Song'an deepened the kiss.
• Pei Song'an continued taking Li Shu to an apartment for nightly CET-4 tutoring, while Li Shu complained about studying despite his money.
• After two weeks of studying and late-night Douyin scrolling, Li Shu joked that Pei Song'an should stay up late because he was too good, leaving Song Shiran lamenting his single status.

Li Shu brought Pei Song'an home to meet his parents after getting caught staying up late and being pushed to study. After a warm family meal, Pei Song'an suggested a summer trip, and Li Shu agreed on the condition that Zhaocai came too.

• Pei Song'an noticed Li Shu dozing over his vocabulary notebook, and Li Shu remembered being caught scrolling on his phone late the previous night.
• Li Shu's parents returned from abroad, and Pei Song'an brought gifts when he visited their home.
• Ms. Su and Li Shu's father welcomed Pei Song'an, and the family shared a cheerful meal before Ms. Su gave Li Shu a red envelope.
• Pei Song'an looked around Li Shu's childhood room as Li Shu spread out old toys and keepsakes from his bedside drawer.
• Pei Song'an asked whether Li Shu wanted to travel over summer break, and Li Shu agreed while reminding him to bring Zhaocai.

After finals, Li Shu joined Pei Song'an for a supermarket trip to stock up on snacks for their road trip with Zhaocai. The chapter ended with Pei Song'an discovering that Li Shu had wandered off again in the crowded store.

• Pei Song'an caught Li Shu planning to slack off during finals and threatened to cancel their trip if he failed a class.
• Li Shu and Song Shiran finished their exams, and Li Shu turned down dinner with Tiantian to go shopping with Pei Song'an.
• Pei Song'an picked Li Shu up in Pei Xiying's sports car, teased him, and kissed him before they headed to the supermarket.
• Pei Song'an pushed the cart while Li Shu sampled instant noodles and picked out snacks for their domestic road trip with Zhaocai.
• Pei Song'an told Li Shu to stay close, but Li Shu disappeared again while Pei Song'an was putting spicy wheat slices in the cart.

Li Shu and Pei Song'an set off on a road trip with Zhaocai, sharing playful moments and talking about their past separation. They reaffirmed that they wanted each other to live freely and happily, and ended the trip with a kiss as midsummer arrived.

• Li Shu arrived early at Pei Song'an's apartment, and Pei Song'an insisted on driving because Li Shu had barely slept.
• On the road, Li Shu praised Pei Song'an's looks, fell asleep, and later ate grilled cold noodles at a service area.
• Li Shu and Zhaocai raced back to Pei Song'an at stops along the way, while Li Shu complained to Ms. Su that the dog kept beating him.
• Walking by the sea, Li Shu told Pei Song'an he had secretly cried during their past separations and had hoped Pei Song'an could escape Pei Lian and live for himself.
• Li Shu admitted he had once thought that even if he lost love, he would still have money, and Pei Song'an reassured him that he should always put himself first and be happy.
• Li Shu urged Pei Song'an to do the same, embraced him, and kissed him as they welcomed midsummer.