Chapter Summaries

After Yan Zhun confessed, Pei Ran tried to process his feelings while dealing with Luo Qingshan’s unwanted messages. Yan Zhun arranged for Pei Ran to join a basketball game, where Pei Ran returned Yan Zhun’s washed cap, but Yan Zhun asked him to hold on to it.

• Pei Ran told Yan Zhun he did not want to date anyone for now, and Yan Zhun said he would still pursue him.
• Pei Ran refused Su Nian’s offer of an umbrella and told him to return Luo Qingshan’s umbrella himself; Su Nian privately planned to keep Pei Ran from reconciling with Luo Qingshan.
• Pei Ran ignored Luo Qingshan’s messages and exchanged teasing texts with Yan Zhun before washing Yan Zhun’s cap.
• Yan Zhun got Lin Xuhuan to invite Pei Ran to the gym, then stopped Pei Ran from joining the basketball game because of his injured leg.
• Pei Ran returned Yan Zhun’s washed cap, but Yan Zhun asked him to hold it for him.

Pei Ran watched Yan Zhun and the TZG team play basketball, then faced his ex Luo Qingshan, who tried to use returning gifts as an excuse to get him alone. Yan Zhun drew Pei Ran into dinner with the team, where he hinted that the person he was pursuing was at their school, and later secretly gave Pei Ran milk candies; back at the base, Yan Zhun smelled Pei Ran’s cap.

• Pei Ran watched Yan Zhun outplay the others on the basketball court, and Yan Zhun noticed Pei Ran was holding his cap.
• Luo Qingshan arrived and announced that he and Pei Ran had broken up, then invited Pei Ran to dinner to discuss returning gifts; Pei Ran told him to transfer the money instead and left with Yan Zhun and the TZG team.
• Yan Zhun and Lin Xuhuan persuaded Pei Ran to join the team’s dinner, where Pei Ran confirmed Luo Qingshan was his ex and the others eased the awkwardness with jokes.
• Yan Zhun said he was pursuing someone at their school and had not won them over yet; he texted Pei Ran to look at his reflection, making Pei Ran blush.
• Yan Zhun traded Pei Ran’s cap for two milk candies, then later wore the cap at the base and held it over his nose with his eyes closed.

Yan Zhun invited Pei Ran to watch TZG compete, explained the match to him, and led him through a crowd while holding his hand. Back at the dorm, Luo Qingshan confronted Yan Zhun about his relationship with Pei Ran.

• Yan Zhun refused to return to competition, accepted two internal tickets from the coach, and invited Pei Ran to watch TZG's match with him.
• Yan Zhun and Pei Ran entered the venue backstage, where Yan Zhun joined the team's tactical discussion before taking Pei Ran to their seats.
• Yan Zhun explained the match to Pei Ran as TZG placed third in the round, then told a girl who approached him that the person he liked was there.
• Pei Ran said Yan Zhun was better than Lin Xuhuan, and Yan Zhun smiled at his answer.
• When a celebrity drew a crowd, Yan Zhun took Pei Ran's hand and led him out, then wiped Pei Ran's sweaty fingers with a tissue.
• After returning to the dorm, Yan Zhun found Luo Qingshan waiting, and Luo Qingshan asked what his relationship with Pei Ran was.

Yan Zhun confronted Luo Qingshan over pursuing Pei Ran, then called Pei Ran and received his gentle concern. After Pei Ran came to a club to help the drunken Luo Qingshan, Yan Zhun pulled him into an empty room and kissed him.

• Luo Qingshan challenged Yan Zhun's chances with Pei Ran and insulted their past, so Yan Zhun grabbed him and threatened him.
• Yan Zhun called Pei Ran about match merchandise, and Pei Ran noticed he was smoking and urged him to take care of himself.
• Pei Ran accidentally sketched Yan Zhun in his TZG uniform, then worked on a commission while feeling unwell.
• At a birthday gathering, Luo Qingshan and Yan Zhun competed at drinking, and Luo Qingshan insisted Pei Ran would come when called.
• Pei Ran arrived at the club, and Yan Zhun pulled him into an empty room, bit his masked lip, removed his mask, and kissed him.

Yan Zhun and Pei Ran left the drinking party together after Yan Zhun admitted his stomach hurt, and Pei Ran brought him back to the dorm. Yan Zhun asked Pei Ran to try liking him, and they spent the night in the same bed; in the morning, Yan Zhun said he seemed to have caught Pei Ran’s cold.

• Yan Zhun kissed Pei Ran and admitted his stomach hurt, so Pei Ran decided to take him to the hospital and then back to campus.
• Pei Ran told Lin Kang he was picking someone else up, while Luo Qingshan saw Pei Ran leave with Yan Zhun and called Su Nian to come get him.
• Yan Zhun asked to stay in Pei Ran’s dorm, where Pei Ran found his medicine and cared for him.
• When Yan Zhun asked if Pei Ran liked him, Pei Ran said he did not know, and Yan Zhun told him to try liking him.
• Pei Ran and Yan Zhun shared the dorm bed, and Yan Zhun held Pei Ran’s hand as they slept.
• In the morning, Yan Zhun woke beside Pei Ran and said he had probably caught his cold.

Yan Zhun and Pei Ran spent the morning with Lin Xuhuan, then played arcade games together, growing closer as Yan Zhun taught Pei Ran. When Pei Ran explained that he had never taken Luo Qingshan home and offered Yan Zhun a candy, Yan Zhun said he thought Pei Ran was starting to like him.

• Yan Zhun blocked Luo Qingshan's messages, then went to breakfast with Pei Ran and Lin Xuhuan.
• Lin Xuhuan told Yan Zhun and Pei Ran that a match had been postponed after a team accused the organizers of rigging the competition.
• At an arcade, Yan Zhun beat Lin Xuhuan at games, then guided Pei Ran through a zombie shooter and a motorcycle race.
• Pei Ran received a message from his mother asking whether he and Luo Qingshan had broken up, and told Lin Xuhuan that his parents had met Luo.
• After parting from Lin Xuhuan, Pei Ran caught up with Yan Zhun and clarified that he had never taken Luo Qingshan home.
• Pei Ran gave Yan Zhun a milk candy to thank him for teaching him to play, and Yan Zhun said Pei Ran was starting to like him.

Luo Qingshan learned that Pei Ran had picked Yan Zhun up and insisted on confronting the situation, while Su Nian’s hopes of being more than a good friend were dismissed. Pei Ran’s drawing of Yan Zhun surfaced at Lin Xuhuan’s birthday dinner, where Yan Zhun recognized the artist and privately thanked Pei Ran.

• Luo Qingshan told Su Nian that Pei Ran had picked Yan Zhun up, then left to return to the dorm despite Su Nian asking whether he still wanted to see Pei Ran after the apparent cheating.
• Pei Ran finished and posted his drawing of Yan Zhun, then agreed to go with Yan Zhun to Lin Xuhuan’s birthday celebration.
• Pei Ran and Yan Zhun arrived at the team house with a gift for Lin Xuhuan, and Lin Xuhuan discovered Pei Ran’s drawing while browsing Weibo.
• Lin Xuhuan and the others discussed how closely the drawing resembled Yan Zhun, while Pei Ran grew flustered and Yan Zhun dismissed the resemblance as coincidence.
• As they headed to the match room, Yan Zhun tugged Pei Ran’s fingers and quietly thanked him for the drawing.

Pei Ran watched Yan Zhun scrim, and Yan Zhun showed his growing affection by giving him special attention. After learning Yan Zhun had fought Luo Qingshan, Pei Ran rushed to the hospital, where Yan Zhun admitted he had thrown the first punch and asked him not to be angry.

• Pei Ran watched Yan Zhun play in scrims and heard him call Pei Ran cute when Lin Xuhuan asked for special treatment.
• Yan Zhun finished the scrims early, walked Pei Ran to the academy gates, and received a massager Pei Ran had chosen for him in advance.
• Lin Kang called Pei Ran at two in the morning and told him that Yan Zhun and Luo Qingshan had fought and gone to City Hospital.
• Pei Ran joined the coach and Lin Xuhuan on their drive to the hospital and revealed that Luo Qingshan was his ex-boyfriend.
• Pei Ran found Yan Zhun injured outside the emergency room, and Yan Zhun confessed that he had hit Luo Qingshan first and asked Pei Ran not to be mad.

After Yan Zhun and Luo Qingshan fought, Pei Ran visited them both at the hospital and tried to arrange a settlement. Pei Ran made clear that his relationship with Luo Qingshan was over, then reunited with Yan Zhun as Yan Zhun’s parents prepared to take him home.

• Pei Ran checked on Yan Zhun, who admitted his injured hand hurt, then went upstairs to find Luo Qingshan.
• Police officers told Yan Zhun and Coach that Luo Qingshan had broken Yan Zhun’s massager and recommended settling the dispute.
• Pei Ran asked Luo Qingshan what terms he wanted for a settlement, acknowledged that he had once liked him, and firmly told him there was no chance for them to get back together.
• Yan Zhun’s parents arrived, and Yan Zhun told Pei Ran he could ride home with Coach and Lin Xuhuan.
• Yan Zhun told Pei Ran he had liked the massager Pei Ran gave him, and Pei Ran promised to get him another one and told him to rest his injured hand.

After Yan Zhun returned home from the fight, Pei Ran brought him a massager and confronted rumors blaming Yan Zhun for his breakup with Luo Qingshan. The chapter ended with Yan Zhun meeting Pei Ran at a park and offering him candy, asking him not to be angry.

• Yan Zhun told his parents that he had started the fight because Luo Qingshan had broken something valuable, while his mother worried that he had become isolated from his friends.
• Pei Ran declined Lin Xuhuan's invitation, struggled to paint, and then agreed to bring Yan Zhun the massager he had bought.
• Lin Kang sent Pei Ran screenshots of a group chat where Yue'er accused Yan Zhun of stealing Pei Ran from Luo Qingshan.
• Pei Ran joined the group and explained that he and Luo Qingshan had broken up because Luo Qingshan cheated with Su Nian, adding that Yan Zhun had nothing to do with it.
• Pei Ran left the group and arrived at the park, where Yan Zhun took the box from him, gave him candy, and asked him not to be angry.

Pei Ran and Yan Zhun reconciled over dinner, then spent the evening looking for somewhere to go before ending up at an internet café. Yan Zhun tried to teach Pei Ran recoil control, but Pei Ran was too distracted by their closeness to absorb the lesson, and Lin Xuhuan’s teasing left the two of them together at the game.

• Pei Ran apologized to Yan Zhun for mishandling the group-chat rumors, and Yan Zhun reassured him before taking him to a noodle shop.
• Yan Zhun told Pei Ran about his difficult early days as a professional player, and the two left the shop to find something to do.
• Yan Zhun suggested they watch a movie, but they left the cinema and then found the arcade and basketball court unsuitable.
• Yan Zhun asked whether Pei Ran had his ID and led him into a nearby internet café, where they booked a private room.
• Pei Ran practiced in the training ground, and Yan Zhun stood behind him and guided his hand while teaching him recoil control.
• Lin Xuhuan invited them to play and teased Pei Ran about his poor shooting, prompting Yan Zhun to tell him to stop and say it was not his turn to teach.

Pei Ran spent the evening playing games with Yan Zhun and Lin Xuhuan, then ran into Luo Qingshan’s old friends, who reminded him of the relationship he had left behind. As rain sheltered them beneath a shop’s eaves, Pei Ran kissed Yan Zhun, who pulled him close and kissed him back.

• Lin Xuhuan streamed a game with Yan Zhun and Pei Ran, while Yan Zhun secretly gave Pei Ran loot and ignored Lin Xuhuan’s attempts to get it.
• Yan Zhun ended the gaming session after eleven, and he and Pei Ran left the internet café together.
• Luo Qingshan’s old friends recognized Pei Ran and recalled Luo Qingshan’s plans to marry him, but Pei Ran told them they had broken up.
• Yan Zhun waited for Pei Ran at the front desk, then discreetly put away a cigarette when Pei Ran returned.
• Yan Zhun led Pei Ran to shelter from a sudden downpour and dried his hair beneath a convenience store’s eaves.
• Pei Ran kissed Yan Zhun, and Yan Zhun held him close and kissed him back.

Pei Ran and Yan Zhun kissed, confessed their feelings, and started dating. The next morning, Pei Ran learned Luo Qingshan had not been the one who secretly helped him in high school, rejected his offer of friendship, and then went to meet Yan Zhun, who turned down his coach’s request because he was dating.

• Pei Ran initiated a kiss with Yan Zhun, and they shared a second kiss after Pei Ran confessed that he liked him too.
• Yan Zhun asked Pei Ran to go out with him, and Pei Ran agreed; they shared an umbrella until Pei Ran left for campus.
• Pei Ran transferred Luo Qingshan money for the high school uniform and textbooks, but Luo Qingshan said he had never left them in Pei Ran’s desk.
• Pei Ran told Luo Qingshan he did not want to be friends and searched his old class group for whoever had secretly helped him, but found no one.
• Yan Zhun arrived at Pei Ran’s campus gate and told his coach he could not attend practice because he was dating.

Yan Zhun told the coach he was dating someone and asked Pei Ran to let him stay with him until he moved into the team house. While they spent time together in Pei Ran’s dorm, Yan Zhun discovered Pei Ran had privately drawn only him, then kissed him and asked to be his figure model.

• Yan Zhun told the coach he was dating someone, then asked Pei Ran to take him in until he moved to the team house that night.
• The coach and the TZG players speculated about Yan Zhun’s partner, while Lin Xuhuan messaged Pei Ran to invite him to the team house.
• Yan Zhun replied to Lin Xuhuan from Pei Ran’s phone and saw that Pei Ran’s saved artwork was named “Yan Zhun.”
• Yan Zhun asked whether Pei Ran had drawn anyone else privately, and Pei Ran said he had drawn only him.
• Yan Zhun kissed Pei Ran and offered to model for him, but Pei Ran said he would be unable to draw if Yan Zhun took his clothes off.
• Yan Zhun kissed Pei Ran again, then thanked him for his approval when Pei Ran let out a soft moan.

Yan Zhun watched TZG struggle after Brother Wei’s hand injury forced him out of competition, then heard the coach formally invite him to join the team. He agreed to consider the offer and left the decision unresolved.

• Yan Zhun returned to the base, where he noticed Brother Wei’s hand trembling and warned him to smoke less.
• At the tournament, TZG performed poorly, and Yan Zhun told Pei Ran that Brother Wei’s hand problems meant he could no longer play.
• Brother Wei missed TZG’s final match, and the substitute took his place as the team struggled to compete.
• Yan Zhun brought Pei Ran’s desserts to the base, then joined the coach to review the substitute’s performance.
• The coach explained Brother Wei’s injury and asked Yan Zhun to return to competition as TZG’s freelancer, offering a contract and support for his studies and health.
• Yan Zhun said he would think about joining TZG and asked what Brother Wei would do next; the coach said he would become an assistant coach.

Pei Ran stayed overnight in Yan Zhun’s room, and the two grew intimate on the balcony after Yan Zhun invited him to kiss. Lin Xuhuan interrupted them, leaving their moment exposed to an awkward witness.

• Pei Ran read a forum post showing an intimate photo of Su Nian and then went upstairs with Yan Zhun.
• Yan Zhun invited Pei Ran to stay the night in his room, and Pei Ran accepted.
• After Pei Ran fell asleep, Yan Zhun went to the balcony to smoke and reflected on Brother Wei asking whether he was satisfied with his career.
• Pei Ran joined Yan Zhun on the balcony, and Yan Zhun asked him to come closer and kiss him.
• Lin Xuhuan emerged on the neighboring balcony while hanging up underwear and caught the two of them together.

Pei Ran and Yan Zhun began living openly as a couple at the TZG base, and Yan Zhun accompanied Pei Ran to his high school reunion. Their arrival together under one umbrella left Luo Qingshan stunned.

• Pei Ran told Yan Zhun they could keep their relationship secret if he wanted, but Yan Zhun said he had never wanted to hide it.
• Lin Xuhuan told the entry fragger that he had seen Pei Ran and Yan Zhun kiss, and the news spread among the TZG members.
• Yan Zhun reassured his mother that he had moved into the base, then returned to find Pei Ran speaking with his former teacher, Mr. Yun.
• Pei Ran told Yan Zhun about his class reunion and asked him to come as his partner; Yan Zhun agreed.
• At the reunion gathering, the class president told Luo Qingshan that Pei Ran was bringing a partner, and Pei Ran arrived with Yan Zhun beneath one umbrella.

After spending the night together, Pei Ran and Yan Zhun stayed an extra day at the hotel, where Luo Qingshan realized they had become intimate. Yan Zhun received news that a teammate was retiring and was asked to decide whether to return to professional play; the chapter ended with Yan Zhun forwarding his contract to his dad.

• Yan Zhun recalled watching Pei Ran during high school exercises as he and Pei Ran spent the night together.
• Yan Zhun washed Pei Ran's underwear and extended their hotel stay so Pei Ran could rest.
• Pei Ran and Yan Zhun went downstairs to say goodbye, and Luo Qingshan confronted Pei Ran about not opening the door the previous night.
• Yan Zhun's coach told him that A Wei was retiring and urged him to decide whether to join the team again.
• Pei Ran asked if Yan Zhun planned to play professionally, and Yan Zhun forwarded his electronic contract to his dad.

Yan Zhun committed to joining TZG and prepared to debut as its new flex player and in-game leader, while he and Pei Ran grew closer. On match day, Pei Ran rushed to the venue after his flight was canceled and kissed Yan Zhun before his first game.

• Yan Zhun told his parents he had decided to join the team, and his father revealed that he had blocked Yan Zhun on WeChat.
• Yan Zhun played with Pei Ran and Lin Xuhuan, then told Mimi they could not adopt a kitten because Pei Ran was a clean freak.
• TZG announced Yan Zhun as its new flex player and in-game leader, and Yan Zhun faced criticism from fans while his parents prepared to attend his debut.
• Yan Zhun learned that Pei Ran's flight had been canceled and arrived at the venue in a sour mood, then asked the coach to take any call from Pei Ran.
• Pei Ran reached the venue by high-speed train after his flight was canceled, and Yan Zhun met him in a storage room before the match.
• Pei Ran kissed Yan Zhun and gave him the requested BUFF before Yan Zhun went onstage.

In a high school basketball game, Yan Zhun played fiercely after hearing that Luo Qingshan was dating Pei Ran, then protected Pei Ran from a stray ball. Years later, Yan Zhun met Pei Ran again in college, but Pei Ran did not recognize him, leaving Yan Zhun alone with the thought that he had not been remembered.

• Yan Zhun changed his mind and agreed to play in the class basketball match after overhearing that Luo Qingshan and Pei Ran were together.
• Yan Zhun scored repeatedly against Luo Qingshan's team, especially after Pei Ran arrived to watch.
• After the game, Yan Zhun intercepted a stray basketball before it hit Pei Ran, but Luo Qingshan stopped Pei Ran from bringing Yan Zhun water.
• In college, Luo Qingshan told Yan Zhun that Pei Ran was his boyfriend and invited him to visit their dorm.
• Pei Ran greeted Yan Zhun politely without recognizing him, and Yan Zhun went downstairs thinking that Pei Ran had not remembered him.