Chapter Summaries

After Li Shuya teased Gu Wang and He Qinghuan about dating, He Qinghuan bit Gu Wang’s neck during an argument, and Gu Wang bit him back. The monthly exams ended, and Shen Zhao noticed Gu Wang’s bite mark and tried to cover for him, while Lin Yuzhi pulled Shen Zhao close to check his neck.

• Li Shuya questioned Gu Wang and He Qinghuan about dating, then teased them when He Qinghuan shielded Gu Wang from her ruler.
• He Qinghuan caught up with Gu Wang in the hallway, bit his neck, and told him not to say he did not like him.
• Gu Wang bit He Qinghuan’s neck in return, and He Qinghuan invited him to bite again.
• Zeng Xiao and Panpan watched the exchange from the stairwell, and Zeng Xiao excitedly declared that she shipped them.
• Gu Wang held back his science scores during the two-day monthly exams, then finished the final physics exam.
• Shen Zhao noticed Gu Wang’s neck mark and guessed He Qinghuan had bitten him; he offered a mosquito excuse before Lin Yuzhi pulled him close to inspect his own neck.

Gu Wang’s possessive relationship with He Qinghuan drew attention at school, while the monthly exam results revealed Gu Wang had risen to second place in the year. The chapter ended with students debating online whether he had cheated, despite others pointing out that the exam papers had been securely handled.

• Lin Yuzhi and Shen Zhao wrestled playfully as He Qinghuan and Yue Feng arrived, and He Qinghuan noticed the bite mark on Gu Wang’s neck.
• Yue Feng pulled Shen Zhao away, but Shen Zhao brushed him off and continued joking with Lin Yuzhi until Gu Wang called him over.
• He Qinghuan fed Gu Wang a candy by hand, touched his lips, and told him to go home early after school.
• Shen Zhao told Gu Wang he had scored 500 on the monthly exam, while Song Zhiyan earned 536 points and ranked twentieth in their class.
• Wen Ting found that Gu Wang had scored 717, placing second in the year behind He Qinghuan, and classmates reacted with surprise.
• Students on the school forum accused Gu Wang of cheating, while others argued that the papers had been securely distributed and stored.

He Qinghuan beat Xiang Lin after hearing him accuse Gu Wang of cheating and make insulting remarks about him. The teachers ordered both boys to write self-criticisms and arranged a retest for Gu Wang, leaving his classmates shocked by the demand.

• He Qinghuan overheard Xiang Lin accusing Gu Wang of cheating and insulting him, then slammed Xiang Lin into a sink and beat him.
• The teachers questioned He Qinghuan and Xiang Lin, and An Zheng confirmed what Xiang Lin had said before the fight.
• Xiang Lin insisted Gu Wang had cheated and demanded that he retake the exam and score above seven hundred.
• The teachers arranged new exam papers and required Gu Wang to score at least 650 or have his earlier results treated as cheating, while Xiang Lin would have to apologize if Gu Wang passed.
• Yang Yu told Gu Wang about the retest and possible demerit, and the class reacted in disbelief.

Gu Wang retook the exams to prove he had not cheated and scored 732, while He Qinghuan stayed close to protect him. After Xiang Lin still accused Gu Wang of cheating and lunged at him, He Qinghuan knocked Xiang Lin down; afterward, Gu Wang said he could take first place without He Qinghuan yielding it.

• Gu Wang refused Wen Ting's suggestion to lower Yaya's cutoff and said he could come first.
• Gu Wang completed the retest in under three hours, and Li Shuya and Lao Yang confirmed his total score was 732.
• Xiang Lin accused Gu Wang of using a cheating device and ran toward him, so He Qinghuan kicked him down.
• Lao Yang apologized on Xiang Lin's behalf and said he would seek disciplinary action against him.
• He Qinghuan ran off with Gu Wang to avoid Li Shuya's ruler, and Gu Wang said he would earn first place himself.

He Qinghuan cornered Gu Wang over his candy, but the evening-study bell interrupted them. Later, a video showed Xiang Lin assaulting a girl, prompting Gu Wang to recognize the victim as Luo Yan and Li Shuya to reassure the class that the school would respond.

• He Qinghuan pushed Gu Wang into an empty office and teased him about sharing his candy, but let him go when the evening-study bell rang.
• Gu Wang told Wen Ting and Song Zhiyan that his retest score was a few points higher and that the school was considering how to handle Xiang Lin.
• Lin Yuzhi showed the class a video of Xiang Lin threatening and assaulting a girl, and Gu Wang stopped them from watching further.
• Gu Wang recognized the girl as Luo Yan and remembered giving her money after she feared being punished for losing her mother's snack money.
• Li Shuya assured the class that the school would handle Xiang Lin seriously and urged students to tell her or the police if they experienced anything similar.

Gu Wang learned that He Qinghuan had helped Luo Yan blur and share the video exposing Xiang Lin, while He Qinghuan questioned Gu Wang about his connection to her. Xiang Lin faced public disgrace as the school prepared to punish him, and Gu Wang’s retest score tied him with He Qinghuan for first place.

• He Qinghuan told Gu Wang that Luo Yan had posted the video and that he had arranged to blur it, then asked whether she liked Gu Wang or had been his girlfriend.
• Gu Wang explained that he had once helped Luo Yan, denied ever liking her, and assured He Qinghuan that she was not his ex-girlfriend.
• Xiang Lin’s and Zhou Yan’s parents came to school, where the families argued and fought while students watched; Xiang Lin left after seeing that no one pitied him.
• The school adopted Gu Wang’s retest score of 732, tying him with He Qinghuan for first place and prompting excited gossip among students.
• He Qinghuan joined Gu Wang at the cafeteria, where he moved a piece of beef brisket onto Gu Wang’s tray.

At dinner, Gu Wang drank several cans of beer and became openly affectionate toward He Qinghuan, calling him his big brother and claiming him as his own. He Qinghuan laughed, but his possessive thoughts began to resurface.

• Yue Feng brought canned beer to the cafeteria, and He Qinghuan initially moved Gu Wang's can away before allowing him to drink after Gu Wang insisted.
• Gu Wang drank three cans, and Shen Zhao and Song Zhiyan warned the others that he had a low tolerance and was usually a sleepy drunk.
• A first-year boy asked Gu Wang for help with a problem, and drunk Gu Wang told him that his big brother would teach him, pointing at He Qinghuan and calling him his own.
• Gu Wang placed the boy's workbook in front of He Qinghuan and asked him to help, while He Qinghuan laughed softly.

After Gu Wang got drunk at school, He Qinghuan kept him quiet and arranged to become his deskmate again. The next morning, Gu Wang watched a video of his drunken behavior and felt embarrassed when he found He Qinghuan sitting beside him.

• Gu Wang urged He Qinghuan to explain a problem to a boy, and He Qinghuan did so after the boy realized Gu Wang had called him gege.
• Gu Wang drank beer, rambled on the way back to class, and held He Qinghuan's hand while they climbed the stairs.
• He Qinghuan invented a difficult problem to keep Gu Wang occupied while Li Shuya visited, then accepted her suggestion that he switch seats with Wen Ting and become Gu Wang's deskmate.
• Shen Zhao sent Gu Wang a video of him drunkenly calling He Qinghuan gege, and Gu Wang watched it with growing embarrassment.
• Gu Wang arrived at school the next morning, found He Qinghuan in Wen Ting's seat, and asked why he was sitting there.

Heavy rain flooded the track as the class waited to cross to the Comprehensive Building for their physicals. Wen Ting confirmed with Li Shuya that the checkups would go ahead, and the students prepared to dash through the rain so they could finish early and go home.

• Song Zhiyan offered Meng Ou a red plastic bag to keep her dry, and Gu Wang laughed at him.
• He Qinghuan asked Gu Wang if he wanted a plastic bag, but Gu Wang declined.
• The students saw that rainwater had turned the track into a calf-deep stream and worried about crossing it.
• Wen Ting messaged Li Shuya and learned that the physicals would still take place, with students allowed to go home early afterward.
• The class cheered and rushed to head out despite the rain.

During a campus health examination, Gu Wang and He Qinghuan grew closer, and Gu Wang openly showed jealousy when girls flirted with He Qinghuan. The chapter ended with Gu Wang retreating after He Qinghuan pressed his head to his chest so he could hear his heartbeat, then joining the blood-draw line.

• Yang Yu and the other students rushed through the rain, while He Qinghuan carried Gu Wang across the flooded path beneath Gu Wang's umbrella.
• Song Zhiyan asked whether Gu Wang and He Qinghuan were close to making their relationship official, and Gu Wang said probably.
• He Qinghuan helped take students' blood pressure, attracting a crowd of senior girls who tried to flirt with him.
• Gu Wang sat in front of He Qinghuan and asked him to check his racing heart, then listened to He Qinghuan's heartbeat.
• He Qinghuan pressed Gu Wang's head against his chest so Gu Wang could hear his heartbeat, and Gu Wang hurried away, flustered.
• Gu Wang joined the blood-draw line after Song Zhiyan warned him that one nurse's needle hurt.

Gu Wang overcame his fear of having blood drawn with He Qinghuan’s comfort, then invited him to stay at his home because the road was closed. He Qinghuan showered in Gu Wang’s room while Gu Wang waited outside, uneasy about their closeness.

• Gu Wang returned to the blood-draw line because he feared needles, and Song Zhiyan accompanied him.
• He Qinghuan comforted Gu Wang by holding him close as the nurse drew his blood, stirring memories of Gu Wang’s past medical treatment and He Qinghuan’s diary.
• He Qinghuan carried Gu Wang through the rain, and classmates speculated about their relationship.
• He Qinghuan said road repairs meant he needed somewhere to stay, and Gu Wang invited him to his home for a few days.
• Gu Wang brought He Qinghuan upstairs, gave him pajamas, and told him to use his bathroom and sleep in the guest room.

Gu Wang and He Qinghuan shared a rainy evening at Gu Wang’s home, where He Qinghuan made his desire to kiss him clear and asked him to come for his birthday. Gu Wang fell asleep in He Qinghuan’s arms after promising to give him a present, and the chapter ended with him waking at dawn.

• Gu Wang dried He Qinghuan’s hair, and He Qinghuan held and kissed his ankle before asking how much longer he had to wait to kiss him.
• Gu Wang retreated to shower, then shared wontons with He Qinghuan, who told him his birthday was next month and asked if he knew what he wanted.
• Gu Wang told He Qinghuan he would give him a present and urged him to be patient.
• He Qinghuan climbed into Gu Wang’s bed, and Gu Wang eventually fell asleep nestled in his arms.
• The rain stopped overnight, and Gu Wang woke when his alarm rang in the early morning.

Gu Wang and He Qinghuan shared an embarrassed morning before going to school, where He Qinghuan revealed he had kept a photo of Gu Wang. At school, Shen Zhao was caught copying Gu Wang’s homework and mistakenly identified the handwriting as He Qinghuan’s, prompting Old Xu to summon him.

• He Qinghuan found his missing cufflink in Gu Wang’s box and discovered Gu Wang had kept his photograph; He Qinghuan admitted he had kept a photo of Gu Wang too.
• Gu Wang refused He Qinghuan’s teasing suggestion and ran downstairs, while He Qinghuan interpreted his refusal as agreement.
• On the drive to school, Gu Wang dozed against He Qinghuan, who adjusted his position and kissed his forehead before asking if Gu Wang was pretending to sleep.
• Shen Zhao asked Gu Wang for homework to copy, and Gu Wang lent him the completed papers.
• Old Xu caught Shen Zhao copying and mistook Gu Wang’s handwriting for He Qinghuan’s, then sent Shen Zhao to fetch He Qinghuan.

After He Qinghuan took responsibility for the copied test paper, Gu Wang remembered how He Qinghuan had secretly protected him in the past. The chapter ended with Gu Wang alarmed by Yue Feng’s claim that He Qinghuan needed a follow-up examination, just as He Qinghuan appeared.

• He Qinghuan went to Old Xu’s office and admitted that the test paper was his, while Old Xu mistakenly assumed he and Shen Zhao were dating.
• Gu Wang recalled that He Qinghuan had given him his admission slip before an exam and later told Li Shuya the truth, sparing Gu Wang disciplinary action.
• Mei Li invited Gu Wang to a performance at Swan Lake Grand Theatre and mentioned that He Qinghuan’s birthday was coming up.
• He Qinghuan was pleased that Gu Wang still remembered the handwriting he had taught him, and he began writing the self-criticism himself.
• Yue Feng told Gu Wang that He Qinghuan had a shadow on his stomach and needed a follow-up examination; Gu Wang panicked, then saw He Qinghuan arrive.

After Gu Wang angrily confronted He Qinghuan for using Yue Feng to test him, He Qinghuan apologized, and the two grew closer as they discussed He Qinghuan’s birthday. Gu Wang went with Song Zhiyan to Mei Li’s performance, where they encountered Mei Li’s ex-boyfriend and the girl she called Little White Lotus.

• Gu Wang threw books at He Qinghuan and demanded to know why he had joined Yue Feng’s prank; He Qinghuan admitted he was wrong and apologized.
• Yue Feng apologized to Gu Wang and offered half his fortune, but He Qinghuan revealed Yue Feng had less than two hundred yuan.
• Mei Li invited Gu Wang to her performance and urged him to bring He Qinghuan, Shen Zhao, and Song Zhiyan; Gu Wang told He Qinghuan that Mei Li had invited him and said he wanted chocolate cake for He Qinghuan’s birthday.
• Gu Wang and Song Zhiyan went to the Swan Lake Grand Theatre on November third, where Mei Li welcomed them and led them to their seats.
• Mei Li spotted her ex-boyfriend and Little White Lotus backstage, and Little White Lotus came over to greet Gu Wang.

Gu Wang learned that he had missed He Qinghuan’s birthday gathering and rushed to find him with fireworks, while He Qinghuan waited alone at home. The chapter ended as He Qinghuan woke to the flickering lights outside.

• Mei Li, Gu Wang, and Song Zhiyan took a photo after the performance, and Shen Zhao saw it on WeChat Moments.
• He Qinghuan saw the photo, sent his guests home, and drank champagne alone after waiting all evening for Gu Wang.
• Gu Wang discovered 99 missed calls and learned from Shen Zhao that He Qinghuan had been waiting for him on his birthday.
• Gu Wang remembered the birthday and took a taxi to He Qinghuan’s home, buying fireworks along the way.
• Gu Wang found the villa dark and lit the fireworks outside, waking He Qinghuan.

Gu Wang waited outside with sparklers until He Qinghuan came out, and the two agreed to try being together after He Qinghuan confessed. They kissed and cut a cake for their shared “rebirth” birthday, where He Qinghuan revealed what he had learned about his mother and said he wished his birthday were the day Gu Wang first told him he liked him.

• Gu Wang waited outside He Qinghuan’s house with sparklers, and He Qinghuan came out after seeing him through the window.
• He Qinghuan worried that Gu Wang had stood him up, but Gu Wang showed him the small burns on his hand and kissed his cheek.
• He Qinghuan asked Gu Wang to be with him, and Gu Wang agreed to try being together.
• He Qinghuan asked if he could kiss Gu Wang, then kissed him before they went inside to cut the cake.
• He Qinghuan told Gu Wang that he had learned his mother risked her life to give birth to him while calculating the family’s future.
• He Qinghuan said he wished his birthday were the day Gu Wang had told him he liked him.

He Qinghuan and Gu Wang began a relationship and agreed to keep it private unless someone asked. The chapter ended with He Qinghuan openly showing possessiveness after Shen Zhao learned they were together.

• He Qinghuan asked Gu Wang to call him by his given name, then kissed him after Gu Wang praised his birthday cake and confessed that he liked him.
• Yue Feng and Shen Zhao worried that Gu Wang had forgotten He Qinghuan's birthday, but the pair arrived at school acting as though nothing was wrong.
• He Qinghuan deleted his chat with Shen Zhao, while Gu Wang drank warm milk he had brought and they quietly agreed to let their relationship take its course.
• Wen Ting told Yang Yu that Gu Wang and He Qinghuan were a couple, though Yang Yu struggled to recognize their relationship from their behavior.
• Shen Zhao confronted Gu Wang during lunch, and Gu Wang confirmed that he and He Qinghuan were together.
• He Qinghuan straightened Gu Wang's loose collar and told him to dress properly, making his possessiveness clear to Shen Zhao.

Gu Wang beat Xu Ping after Xu Ping threw iced milk tea at him and insulted him and He Qinghuan, then was summoned to the Academic Affairs Office. He Qinghuan told Yue Feng that he and Gu Wang were dating, while Gu Wang faced Xu Ping and his parents with Old Zhou.

• Xu Ping confronted Gu Wang over the competition selections and accused him of being unworthy and favored by Li Shuya.
• After Xu Ping threw iced milk tea at Gu Wang and told him and He Qinghuan to die, Gu Wang slammed him into the stairwell railing and beat him.
• He Qinghuan noticed Gu Wang’s injured hand, learned why he had fought, and let him go to the Academic Affairs Office.
• He Qinghuan told Yue Feng that Gu Wang was his boyfriend and warned Yue Feng not to gossip about him.
• Yue Feng said Xu Ping’s parents might try to fleece Gu Wang, and He Qinghuan called Gu Wang his boyfriend again.
• Gu Wang told Old Zhou that Xu Ping was jealous of him and said he did not know Xu Ping.

Gu Wang exposed Xu Ping’s lies about their fight, but Xu Ping was badly injured when his mother struck him and he fell against a glass table. Back in class, He Qinghuan treated Gu Wang’s bruised hand and said he was upset because Gu Wang had been hurt, insisting there would be no next time.

• Li Qin demanded compensation from Gu Wang, but Old Zhou challenged her claims and said Xu Ping had provoked the fight.
• Gu Wang revealed his injured hand and said Xu Ping had hurt him, prompting Old Zhou to confront Xu Ping about lying and insulting Gu Wang and He Qinghuan.
• Xu Ping accused everyone of favoring the rich, then Li Qin slapped him and knocked him into the glass coffee table, injuring his eye.
• Old Zhou broke up Xu Ping’s parents as they fought, while Gu Wang saw blood covering Xu Ping’s face and an ambulance later took him away.
• Gu Wang returned to class and told Song Zhiyan that Xu Ping’s mother had caused the eye injury.
• He Qinghuan returned with medicine, treated Gu Wang’s hand, and said there would be no next time Gu Wang got hurt.