Chapter Summaries

Gu Wang delivered Li Shuya’s letter and He Qinghuan’s key to the swimming pool, where He Qinghuan pulled him into the water and held him close when Du Zhou arrived. After Du Zhou left, Yue Feng warned Gu Wang to stay away from him, and Gu Wang wondered how Yue Feng knew they had met the night before.

• Gu Wang packed his homework and went to the multipurpose building to deliver Li Shuya’s letter to He Qinghuan and return his key.
• He Qinghuan pulled Gu Wang into the pool, then lifted and held him as he panicked in the water.
• Du Zhou arrived with his companions and tried to tease Gu Wang, but He Qinghuan kept him close and Yue Feng intervened.
• Du Zhou left after He Qinghuan ordered him to see himself out, while Yue Feng warned him that he could not easily act against Du Zhou.
• Yue Feng introduced himself to Gu Wang and advised him to avoid Du Zhou, then revealed that he knew Gu Wang had met him the night before.

After He Qinghuan pulled Gu Wang from the pool, he took him to change and gave him cold medicine, while Gu Wang struggled to understand their growing closeness. Gu Wang learned his ex-girlfriend Mei Li had returned and denied having a girlfriend when He Qinghuan questioned him, then handed over Yaya’s letter.

• Yue Feng explained that Du Zhou targeted people He Qinghuan paid attention to, and He Qinghuan said Gu Wang was not unreasonable.
• He Qinghuan lent Gu Wang oversized clothes, then brought him to the classroom for cold medicine and offered to take him home.
• Gu Wang’s friends told him Mei Li had transferred back to their school, and Gu Wang asked them to tell her he was not single.
• Song Zhiyan’s voice message claimed Gu Wang had a sexy girlfriend and would marry after graduation, prompting He Qinghuan to question him.
• Gu Wang explained that the marriage claim was a lie, drank the medicine, and let He Qinghuan wipe his mouth before He Qinghuan asked for Yaya’s letter.

Gu Wang spent the National Day holiday at home before joining Song Zhiyan and Shen Zhao for a trip to a hot spring resort. After arriving, he chose the Top Scholar Spring while his friends argued over which pool to use.

• Gu Wang handed He Qinghuan a letter for Gu Wang's father, then He Qinghuan noticed Gu Wang's wet pants and took him to change.
• Gu Wang told Gu Dazhi that a wealthy classmate had lent him clothes after he fell into the pool, and he spent much of the holiday studying directing.
• Song Zhiyan and Shen Zhao invited Gu Wang to a hot spring resort, and he agreed to go with them.
• Song Zhiyan drove Gu Wang and Shen Zhao to the resort, where they discussed Mei Li and her upcoming enrollment.
• After they checked in, Gu Wang chose the Top Scholar Spring while Song Zhiyan and Shen Zhao argued about the pools.

Gu Wang went to a hot spring resort with Shen Zhao and Song Zhiyan after telling He Qinghuan that he was at home. He Qinghuan caught him there, and their tense encounter ended with He Qinghuan pulling him aside as his bathrobe came loose.

• Gu Wang ignored He Qinghuan’s first message, then told him he was at home.
• After soaking in the hot spring, Gu Wang put on a dark red bathrobe and went to the elevator with Shen Zhao and Song Zhiyan.
• He Qinghuan saw Gu Wang at the resort and confronted him about claiming to be at home.
• Gu Wang left Shen Zhao and Song Zhiyan and searched the lobby for He Qinghuan, who watched him from outside.
• When Gu Wang turned away and entered the elevator, He Qinghuan stopped the doors and pulled him behind a pillar.
• Gu Wang noticed that his bathrobe sash had loosened, and He Qinghuan watched as he tried to retie it.

After Gu Wang struggled to tie his clothes, He Qinghuan helped him and asked him not to lie again, then offered to teach him pool. Later, Gu Wang received He Qinghuan’s apology and ate dinner with Song Zhiyan and Shen Zhao, where a stranger approached him before the scene cut off.

• Gu Wang became irritated while trying to tie his straps, and He Qinghuan tied them for him as Yue Feng, Old Ma, and Dada watched.
• He Qinghuan reminded Gu Wang not to lie to him again, and Gu Wang agreed before saying he planned to play pool with Song Zhiyan.
• He Qinghuan offered to teach Gu Wang pool, then told Yue Feng, Old Ma, and Dada that he knew where to draw the line when they worried about his behavior.
• He Qinghuan messaged Gu Wang to apologize for scaring him, and Gu Wang replied with a rabbit sticker.
• Gu Wang ate dinner with Song Zhiyan and Shen Zhao, and a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses asked to get to know him; Gu Wang declined.

At the billiards tables, He Qinghuan coached Gu Wang in a close embrace, while Gu Wang insisted they were only friends and remained unaware of He Qinghuan’s feelings. After Gu Wang left with Shen Zhao to watch fireworks, Yue Feng found a room key card marked 601 on the floor.

• A man hit on Gu Wang at the restaurant, and He Qinghuan arrived and acted possessively toward him.
• Gu Wang told Song Zhiyan and Shen Zhao that he and He Qinghuan were friends because he no longer liked him, while He Qinghuan overheard.
• Yue Feng led Song Zhiyan and Shen Zhao to another billiards table so He Qinghuan and Gu Wang could be alone.
• He Qinghuan guided Gu Wang’s hands and stance while they played, and Gu Wang accidentally brushed his lips against He Qinghuan’s cheek.
• Shen Zhao persuaded Gu Wang to leave for the fireworks, and He Qinghuan’s final shot sent two balls off the table.
• Yue Feng found a gold room key card marked 601 near the billiards table and asked the staff member whether they had been the first guests to use it.

Gu Wang lost his key card and learned He Qinghuan had found it, so he went to retrieve it late at night. He Qinghuan teased him into blushing, then kept the candies Gu Wang gave him; the chapter ended with Gu Wang being woken by pounding at dawn.

• Yue Feng returned Gu Wang's lost key card to He Qinghuan, who later called Gu Wang to tell him he had found it in the billiards hall.
• Gu Wang searched the resort for his missing key card, but the front desk could not let him into room 601 without proof that he was the guest.
• He Qinghuan invited Gu Wang to collect the key card, then held on to his fingers and asked how he would thank him.
• Gu Wang gave He Qinghuan some candies from his hoodie pocket, took the key card, and hurried back to his room.
• Yue Feng, Old Ma, and Dada pointed out that the candies came from the front desk, but He Qinghuan later carefully saved them after reading Gu Wang's thank-you message.
• At dawn, Gu Wang woke to someone pounding on his door.

Gu Wang avoided He Qinghuan’s attempt to get close, then met Mei Li, who returned and claimed they had once been together. He Qinghuan sheltered Gu Wang from the rain before Gu Wang left with the others, while Yue Feng wondered how He Qinghuan would react to Mei Li.

• Gu Wang woke to He Qinghuan’s messages and opened the door, but escaped inside when Shen Zhao called for him, leaving He Qinghuan’s breakfast behind.
• Gu Wang told Gu Dazhi he would return home that afternoon, then waited with Shen Zhao for Song Zhiyan to bring the car around.
• Mei Li jumped out of Song Zhiyan’s car and embraced Gu Wang, who pretended not to know her; she said she was Mei Li and asked whether he was still angry.
• He Qinghuan held an umbrella over Gu Wang as he got into the car, getting his own sleeve wet, and Gu Wang quietly thanked him.
• After Gu Wang’s car drove away, Yue Feng asked He Qinghuan what he thought, but He Qinghuan gave no answer.

Gu Wang reunited with his affectionate relatives and discovered a box of keepsakes the original Gu Wang had collected about He Qinghuan. At school, Gu Wang voted for He Qinghuan’s academic award and won the progress award alongside Song Zhiyan.

• Yue Feng warned He Qinghuan to keep his feelings in check, and He Qinghuan said he knew where to draw the line.
• Mei Li pressed Gu Wang’s friends about whether he liked someone else, then asked Gu Wang if he still liked her; Gu Wang told her to stop asking.
• Gu Wang greeted his relatives and felt moved by how much they cared for him, especially his five-year-old cousin Zhang Jiajia.
• Zhang Jiajia showed Gu Wang a box of keepsakes about He Qinghuan, including an ID photo and a workbook, and asked whether Gu Wang had won him over.
• Gu Wang voted for He Qinghuan for Special Academic Excellence, and the class unanimously gave He Qinghuan the award.
• Gu Wang and Song Zhiyan won the Academic Progress Award, prompting Song Zhiyan to celebrate loudly.

Gu Wang learned that his classmates valued his small acts of kindness, then heard He Qinghuan secretly change the school oath to say he would be faithful to Gu Wang. Worried by He Qinghuan’s feelings, Gu Wang changed seats and warned him to stop, while He Qinghuan recalled how he had rejected Gu Wang’s earlier devotion.

• Gu Wang received nearly thirty votes in the class nominations, and Wen Ting explained that his everyday kindness had earned his classmates’ support.
• During the school oath, He Qinghuan quietly said, “I will always be faithful to you,” and Gu Wang heard him.
• Gu Wang asked Li Shuya to change his seat, then moved to the front row; when He Qinghuan confronted him, Gu Wang slipped him a note saying, “Know when to stop.”
• He Qinghuan read the note and remembered how Gu Wang had once given him a note changing the oath, offered him candy, and sought his ID photo.
• He Qinghuan recalled dismissing Gu Wang’s affection and saw that Gu Wang’s feelings had once been unmistakable.

He Qinghuan admitted he did not know how to pursue Gu Wang and asked Shen Zhao what Gu Wang liked, while Gu Wang dreamed of the original owner's fatal crash and resolved to give him a different future. When He Qinghuan asked for another chance in the crowded corridor, Gu Wang told him he had already given him one.

• He Qinghuan told Yue Feng that he did not know how to pursue Gu Wang, and Yue Feng warned him not to force Gu Wang.
• He Qinghuan asked Shen Zhao what Gu Wang liked and said he wanted to pursue him; Shen Zhao rejected the idea and informed Gu Wang and Song Zhiyan.
• Zhou Hu confiscated Gu Wang's phone and announced that Gu Wang's class would host the next flag-raising ceremony.
• Gu Wang dreamed of the original owner dying in a truck crash after denying that he had drugged He Qinghuan, then woke in tears and resolved to give the original owner a future apart from He Qinghuan.
• He Qinghuan caught Gu Wang's wrist in the corridor and asked him for a chance, but Gu Wang replied that he had already given him one.

Gu Wang refused He Qinghuan’s confession, then told Shen Zhao and Song Zhiyan that he had turned him down. At the flag-raising ceremony, Gu Wang wore He Qinghuan’s jacket after a girl accidentally spilled something on his uniform, and Zhou Hu began inspecting the assembled classes.

• Gu Wang told Shen Zhao and Song Zhiyan that He Qinghuan had confessed and that he had said no.
• Shen Zhao and Song Zhiyan supported Gu Wang’s decision and urged him to value himself.
• Li Shuya announced that He Qinghuan would host the flag-raising ceremony and Gu Wang would carry the flag.
• A girl accidentally spilled something on Gu Wang’s uniform, and He Qinghuan offered him his jacket.
• He Qinghuan gave Gu Wang his jacket and took Yue Feng’s instead.
• Zhou Hu began checking students’ uniforms as the flag-raising ceremony was about to start.

Gu Wang served as flag raiser while He Qinghuan watched him and resolved not to force him into accepting his feelings. During PE, He Qinghuan partnered with Gu Wang for sit-ups and helped him cheat, leaving them to switch positions as He Qinghuan began his turn.

• Yue Feng was punished for the bloody marks on his shirt and realized He Qinghuan had set him up.
• He Qinghuan hosted the flag-raising ceremony and watched Gu Wang raise the flag, deciding he would not pressure Gu Wang unless necessary.
• Gu Wang's class held PE indoors after their regular teacher returned, and He Qinghuan asked Gu Wang whether he hated him.
• Gu Wang and He Qinghuan were paired for sit-ups, and He Qinghuan pulled the exhausted Gu Wang into his arms to help him reach the required count.
• Old Li called out He Qinghuan for breaking the rules to help Gu Wang, then He Qinghuan told Gu Wang it was his turn to hold He Qinghuan's legs.

Gu Wang played badminton against He Qinghuan, whose deliberate loss left him with a bloody scratch, while fragments of He Qinghuan’s past defense of Gu Wang surfaced in his mind. Back in class, Gu Wang rejected Lin Meng’s confession after she unexpectedly kissed his cheek.

• He Qinghuan teased Gu Wang during the sit-up test, and Gu Wang reported that he had completed seventy-five.
• Gu Wang and Song Zhiyan joined Shen Zhao at the badminton hall, where Gu Wang later faced He Qinghuan in a fierce match.
• Gu Wang recalled He Qinghuan injuring a lewd classmate who had spoken crudely about Gu Wang and threatened to pursue him.
• He Qinghuan let Gu Wang win their match and praised him after the shuttlecock scratched his jaw.
• Lin Meng confessed to Gu Wang in the classroom corridor, kissed his cheek when he tried to turn her down, and heard him say he was not looking to date anyone.

He Qinghuan tried to draw closer to Gu Wang, while Gu Wang struggled with feelings he believed might belong to the original owner. As Shen Zhao planned his birthday celebration and the class prepared for the sports meet, Gu Wang was signed up for the three-thousand-meter race.

• He Qinghuan wiped the place where Lin Meng had kissed Gu Wang and admitted that he kept forgetting Gu Wang was free.
• Shen Zhao asked Gu Wang to play guitar at his birthday gathering, which Yue Feng also planned to attend.
• Yue Feng brought Gu Wang milk tea from He Qinghuan and told him about He Qinghuan’s troubled childhood, leaving Gu Wang in tears.
• He Qinghuan wiped Gu Wang’s tears, but Gu Wang later threw away the milk tea in front of him.
• Li Shuya announced the upcoming Autumn Sports Meet, and the Physical Education Representative signed Gu Wang up for the three-thousand-meter race.

Gu Wang avoided He Qinghuan after the other boy signed up for the five-thousand-meter race and trapped him in the dark classroom. He later visited his hospitalized grandmother, who warned him that He Qinghuan was beyond his reach.

• Zeng Xiao volunteered for the high jump, and He Qinghuan entered the five-thousand-meter race, saying he would win chocolate for Gu Wang.
• After evening study, Gu Wang tried to leave by the back door, but He Qinghuan pulled him into an embrace in the dark classroom.
• Gu Wang rejected He Qinghuan's offer of chocolate, and He Qinghuan pushed him away and told him to go home before it was too late.
• Gu Dazhi told Gu Wang that Grandma Gu had been hospitalized after drinking rice wine despite her asthma, and asked whether he still wanted to study abroad.
• Worried, Gu Wang secretly visited Grandma Gu at the hospital, where she revealed her connection to He Qinghuan's grandmother and warned Gu Wang that He Qinghuan was beyond his reach.

Gu Wang visited Grandma Gu, then encountered He Qinghuan after a song brought back memories of the original owner’s feelings for him. He Qinghuan took Gu Wang home and confessed his devotion, but Gu Wang rejected him and returned to his family, while He Qinghuan remained outside with a call from He Zhiyan.

• Gu Wang stopped Grandma Gu from leaving the hospital and agreed when she suggested finding a way for him and He Qinghuan to be together.
• Gu Wang heard a busker sing “Seeing Off the Gentleman” and recalled the original owner performing it for He Qinghuan, who had called it average.
• Yue Feng saw He Qinghuan leave to find Gu Wang and sent him a warning message, but Gu Wang deleted it after his phone flagged the number as telemarketing.
• He Qinghuan embraced Gu Wang in a taxi and took him home, admitting internally that he had considered taking Gu Wang away but could not bring himself to harm him.
• He Qinghuan asked Gu Wang to be with him and promised the He Family, himself, and a place at Gu Wang’s university; Gu Wang pulled free and refused.
• Gu Dazhi and Du Liping greeted Gu Wang when he returned home, while He Qinghuan stayed outside and received a call from He Zhiyan.

Shen Zhao celebrated his birthday with Gu Wang, He Qinghuan, and their classmates, while He Qinghuan continued pursuing Gu Wang. The celebration ended with Gu Wang singing a song he had written, and Shen Zhao embracing him onstage.

• He Qinghuan agreed to review company documents and write proposals, and Gu Wang watched him leave with relief.
• Yue Feng gave Shen Zhao a birthday cake, and He Qinghuan arrived with sunflowers before helping Gu Wang and Song Zhiyan finish their homework.
• Shen Zhao and his friends went to You Bar, where Shen Zhao made birthday wishes and received presents, including a jacket from Gu Wang.
• Gu Wang went downstairs and sang a song he had written, while He Qinghuan watched from the private room.
• Shen Zhao rushed onto the stage, hugged Gu Wang, and told him he loved him.

Gu Wang and He Qinghuan were caught in a street fight with Du Zhou and his gang, then taken to the police station. He Qinghuan used a call to his father to secure his and Yue Feng’s release, while Gu Wang and the others remained in custody awaiting bail.

• A street singer returned Gu Wang’s revised song, “Seeing Off the Gentleman,” and Gu Wang tore up the paper without reading its final line.
• Du Zhou confronted Gu Wang and He Qinghuan outside, and He Qinghuan struck first before the fight spread to their friends.
• Gu Wang joined the fight to protect Yue Feng, while He Qinghuan and the others struggled against Du Zhou’s larger group.
• When Du Zhou had Gu Wang pinned, He Qinghuan threw rebar into Du Zhou’s shoulder and then checked Gu Wang for injuries.
• Police arrested both groups, and surveillance footage showed the fight’s progression.
• He Qinghuan called He Zhiyan, who persuaded the officer to release He Qinghuan and Yue Feng while Gu Wang, Shen Zhao, and Song Zhiyan waited for bail.

After He Qinghuan took Gu Wang, Shen Zhao, Song Zhiyan, and Yue Feng home, Gu Wang learned that He Qinghuan had been sent to spend the night in a windowless dark room as punishment. Worried, Gu Wang entered the room, where He Qinghuan caught him and pinned him against the wall.

• Shen Zhao and Song Zhiyan claimed to be He Qinghuan's family, and He Qinghuan took both of them from the police station with Gu Wang and Yue Feng.
• Gu Wang treated He Qinghuan's injuries, then went with the others to He Qinghuan's house and befriended Xiao Liu.
• He Zhiyan told He Qinghuan he knew the rules, and Yue Feng explained that He Qinghuan would spend the night in the dark room as punishment for getting caught in the fight.
• Gu Wang went upstairs to check on He Qinghuan, entered the dark room, and was pulled inside and pinned against the wall.
• He Qinghuan asked Gu Wang if he was afraid, then released him and asked whether Yue Feng had told him about the punishment.