Chapter Summaries

Li Shuya warned Gu Wang and He Qinghuan to focus on school and look after each other, while He Qinghuan tended Gu Wang’s injured hand and coaxed him into accepting an invitation to his house. Gu Wang refused at first, but He Qinghuan kept listing reasons to go, leaving Gu Wang to question what he sounded like.

• Li Shuya told Gu Wang that Xu Ping had lost sight in his right eye and asked him to avoid further conflict while preparing for the Gold Competition.
• Li Shuya warned Gu Wang and He Qinghuan not to let their relationship interfere with studying, then asked He Qinghuan to keep an eye on Gu Wang.
• He Qinghuan returned to class and gently treated Gu Wang’s swollen hand after Gu Wang called him big brother.
• He Qinghuan admitted he disliked Gu Wang getting close to anyone else, and Gu Wang briefly recognized the intensity in his gaze.
• He Qinghuan invited Gu Wang to his house to help keep the injury dry and mentioned cherries, He Churan, and competition questions, but Gu Wang questioned his intentions.

Gu Wang struggled to balance his relationship with He Qinghuan against his family’s worries and attempts to steer him toward other people. After Gu Wang’s family learned he had been injured in a fight, the chapter ended with him arriving at school for the annual Poetry Recitation Competition.

• He Qinghuan tried to persuade Gu Wang to go home with him, but Gu Wang left when Gu Dazhi arrived to pick him up.
• Gu Dazhi told Gu Wang that he and Du Liping worried about his relationship with He Qinghuan because of the He Family’s ruthless reputation, while Gu Wang insisted He Qinghuan was different.
• Gu Dazhi planned to take Gu Wang to a reception and introduce him to Uncle Li’s college-age son to distract him from He Qinghuan.
• At home, Gu Wang told his family about Xu Ping and showed them his injured hand, prompting Gu Dazhi to scold him for handling the trouble alone.
• The next morning, Gu Wang arrived at school in a trench coat for the annual Poetry Recitation Competition.

Gu Wang and He Qinghuan discussed the gossip about a couple kissing at school and Xu Ping’s jealousy, while Gu Wang learned that some of He Qinghuan’s advanced papers were his. He Qinghuan invited Gu Wang to celebrate He Churan’s birthday at his house, and Gu Wang agreed to meet him after evening study; the chapter ended with Gu Wang asking whether he was a bad person for being more popular.

• Gu Wang, Yue Feng, and Shen Zhao discussed an online thread about a couple kissing in a study room, and Yue Feng said he knew them.
• Shen Zhao warned Gu Wang to watch out for Xu Ping, and He Qinghuan silently decided to deal with him.
• He Qinghuan explained that he was doing senior-year advanced papers, and Gu Wang revealed that some of them were his.
• He Qinghuan told Gu Wang that He Churan’s birthday was the next day and invited him to his house; Gu Wang agreed to wait for him after evening study.
• He Qinghuan gave Gu Wang a bottle of yogurt, and Gu Wang asked whether being more popular than He Qinghuan made him a bad person.

He Qinghuan rejected a first-year girl by admitting he liked someone, then flirted with Gu Wang until Gu Wang offered him a kiss for the next day. Gu Wang learned that someone from He Qinghuan’s past was returning to their school, and the chapter left him calmly saying he already knew.

• He Qinghuan rejected a first-year girl and told her he already liked someone, while Gu Wang reacted with jealousy.
• He Qinghuan sucked yogurt from Gu Wang’s fingertip and licked his palm, leaving Gu Wang flustered.
• Gu Wang offered He Qinghuan a kiss the next day after sensing He Qinghuan’s vulnerability.
• Shen Zhao told Gu Wang that a former pursuer of He Qinghuan, who had gone abroad, was returning to their school.
• Yue Feng told Shen Zhao that He Qinghuan wanted the returning student gone more than anyone else did.
• Shen Zhao relayed the news, and Gu Wang replied that he knew.

Gu Wang and He Qinghuan kissed in the stairwell, where Gu Wang deliberately let Lin Qian see them. Gu Wang recalled Lin Qian’s devotion to He Qinghuan and the crash that would later kill Gu Wang and, a year afterward, He Qinghuan.

• He Qinghuan grew jealous when classmates crowded around Gu Wang, while Gu Wang teased him about his ex-boyfriend, Lin Qian.
• He Qinghuan pulled Gu Wang into an empty duty room and kissed him as footsteps approached.
• Gu Wang kissed He Qinghuan’s neck in return while Lin Qian watched from the doorway, then fled.
• Gu Wang asked whether He Qinghuan had sent Lin Qian abroad, and He Qinghuan explained that his grandparents had arranged Lin Qian’s return.
• Gu Wang recalled that Lin Qian had tried to save him in a crash after Gu Wang’s death and had remained wholly devoted to He Qinghuan.

Gu Wang learned that Lin Qian’s devotion to He Qinghuan shaped his complicated relationship with them, while He Qinghuan reassured Gu Wang that Lin Qian’s transfer had not been his doing. Back in class, He Qinghuan teased Gu Wang about wanting to see him cry, and the chapter ended as their intimate moment drew the whole classroom’s attention.

• Gu Wang reflected that Lin Qian had come to love and hate according to He Qinghuan, though Lin Qian had never loved He Qinghuan romantically.
• He Qinghuan told Gu Wang that Lin Qian’s return and enrollment at Jinyang High School had not been arranged by him, and that Gu Wang could treat Lin Qian like a stranger.
• On the way back to class, Gu Wang remembered how He Qinghuan used to tease and kiss him until he cried, while He Qinghuan wondered aloud when Gu Wang would cry for him again.
• Shen Zhao and Song Zhiyan brought Gu Wang and He Qinghuan cans of Coke, and Shen Zhao remarked that Gu Wang looked pretty.
• Li Shuya introduced Lin Qian to the class, where Lin Qian briefly stared at Gu Wang before taking his seat.
• When Gu Wang joked that He Qinghuan’s ex-boyfriend was watching him, He Qinghuan pressed him against the wall, and the classroom fell silent as everyone noticed.

He Qinghuan neglected his homework to do Gu Wang’s, and Li Shuya made them write self-criticisms after discovering Gu Wang was not actually unwell. In the pouring rain, He Qinghuan walked Gu Wang to his father’s car, where Gu Dazhi saw the two boys sharing an umbrella and leaning close.

• He Qinghuan teased Gu Wang in class and continued doing Gu Wang’s homework while leaving most of his own unfinished.
• Li Shuya discovered that He Qinghuan had spent the afternoon doing Gu Wang’s homework and assigned them both five-hundred-word self-criticisms.
• Gu Wang finished the self-criticisms and offered to walk He Qinghuan to his car in the rain after Gu Dazhi called to say he had come to pick him up.
• He Qinghuan held Gu Wang’s umbrella over him and shielded him from the rain as they walked toward the school gates.
• Gu Dazhi got out of his car and saw Gu Wang and He Qinghuan approaching together under one umbrella, leaning close.

Gu Wang introduced He Qinghuan as his boyfriend, and his family softened their opposition and agreed to support the relationship. When He Qinghuan fell ill and stopped answering, Gu Wang rushed to his house and learned he had a fever and had not eaten or taken his medicine.

• Gu Wang took He Qinghuan's hand in front of Gu Dazhi and introduced him as his boyfriend.
• Gu Dazhi questioned whether Gu Wang still wanted to be with He Qinghuan, and Gu Wang affirmed that he did.
• Gu Grandma invited He Qinghuan to a family meal, and Du Liping told Gu Wang that his family would support him while urging him to protect himself.
• Gu Wang called He Qinghuan at school and heard that his voice was hoarse; He Qinghuan said he had a slight cold.
• When He Qinghuan did not answer his calls, Gu Wang finished both their homework, got leave, and hurried to He Qinghuan's house.
• Auntie told Gu Wang that He Qinghuan had a fever, had barely drunk anything, and had not eaten or taken his medicine.

Gu Wang visited the sick He Qinghuan, who flirted with him and eventually took his fever medicine. He Qinghuan told Auntie that Gu Wang was his boyfriend, and the chapter ended with the two boys resting together while Auntie made milk tea.

• Gu Wang went to check on He Qinghuan, who drew him close and teased him about kissing.
• Gu Wang stopped He Qinghuan when their intimate encounter went too far, and Auntie’s knock interrupted them.
• He Qinghuan took his fever medicine, then went to the kitchen and told Auntie that Gu Wang was his boyfriend.
• Auntie happily accepted the news and began preparing food and milk tea for them.
• He Qinghuan leaned on Gu Wang on the sofa, and Gu Wang let him rest while the rain fell outside.

Gu Wang visited He Qinghuan while he was sick, and their friends speculated about their closeness as He Qinghuan repeatedly tried to get nearer to him. After Gu Wang kissed He Qinghuan goodbye and left was interrupted by Xiao Liu’s arrival, the chapter ended as she asked whether He Qinghuan had recovered.

• Shen Zhao and Song Zhiyan messaged Gu Wang about rumors that he and He Qinghuan had become sick after close contact, and Song Zhiyan mentioned Lin Qian had asked about them and taken leave.
• He Qinghuan woke, pressed close to Gu Wang, and asked if he could kiss him now that his fever had eased.
• Lin Qian arrived to check on Gu Wang, but declined He Qinghuan’s invitation to dinner and hurried away.
• Gu Wang ate wontons with He Qinghuan, then prepared to leave when the rain stopped.
• Gu Wang kissed He Qinghuan on the cheek before leaving, and He Qinghuan asked whether they could live together in college; Gu Wang said it felt too soon.
• Xiao Liu returned home with her mother and asked He Qinghuan whether he was feeling better.

Gu Wang stayed with He Qinghuan after the He Family arrived, and their closeness intensified despite Gu Wang hiding the upcoming reception and his blind date. After a storm woke Gu Wang in the night, He Qinghuan came to his bedside, leaving their conversation unresolved.

• Gu Wang hooked his little finger around He Qinghuan's and promised to stay with him, while He Zhiyan invited He Qinghuan to a business reception.
• He Qinghuan questioned Gu Wang about the reception, but Gu Wang concealed that he was expected to meet Uncle Li's son.
• He Qinghuan and Gu Wang shared an intimate moment in the bathroom, and He Qinghuan asked Gu Wang to live with him in college.
• Gu Dazhi spoke with He Qinghuan by phone, and Gu Wang slipped away to sleep in the guest room.
• A thunderstorm woke Gu Wang, who feared the lightning and thunder, and He Qinghuan entered and crouched beside his bed.

He Qinghuan secretly recorded Gu Wang agreeing to marry him at twenty, then grew jealous when Xiao Xiao tried to make their matching rhinestone buttons look like a couple’s outfit. After the poetry recitation, He Qinghuan reminded Gu Wang that he had already agreed to marry him, while Gu Wang’s jacket was missing in the cold.

• During a storm, He Qinghuan stayed beside the sleepy Gu Wang, recorded himself asking to marry him when Gu Wang turned twenty, and heard Gu Wang drowsily agree.
• At the auditorium, He Qinghuan spotted Xiao Xiao wearing a rhinestone button matching his and ripped his own button off, then told Gu Wang, “I have a boyfriend.”
• Gu Wang recognized Xiao Xiao’s matching button, and she ran out after he offered it back to her.
• Gu Wang and his classmates placed third in the poetry recitation, and Li Shuya promised the class a movie.
• He Qinghuan told Gu Wang he wanted to marry early and claimed he had proof Gu Wang had agreed to marry him at twenty.
• After the awards, Gu Wang discovered that Shen Zhao had disappeared with his jacket, and Wen Ting brought He Qinghuan his clothes as the cold wind blew.

Gu Wang teased He Qinghuan at school, then worried when Shen Zhao went missing during evening study hall. Shen Zhao returned after a scuffle with Lin Yuzhi and explained his growing closeness with Yue Feng, while Gu Wang later waited for Gu Dazhi’s promised cream puffs with He Qinghuan beside him.

• He Qinghuan lent Gu Wang his jacket, then teased him about the lime scent on it and warned him not to provoke him.
• Gu Wang called Shen Zhao after he failed to return to class, but Gu Dazhi called before Shen Zhao answered and promised to bring him cream puffs.
• Shen Zhao returned with untidy clothes and told Gu Wang that Yue Feng had fought Lin Yuzhi, then taken him outside for a meal and scrubbed his face.
• Gu Wang wondered how Shen Zhao and Yue Feng had become involved, and He Qinghuan said Yue Feng was a good guy who treated Shen Zhao well.
• Gu Dazhi messaged that he was driving to school with the cream puffs, while He Qinghuan waited in the classroom for Gu Wang.

Gu Wang and He Qinghuan investigated noises in an empty classroom, discovered a couple inside, and left embarrassed. Their intimate exchange continued as Gu Wang reflected on disappearing and stars, while the chapter ended with them descending the stairs and Gu Wang asking He Qinghuan to condemn the couple’s behavior.

• He Qinghuan turned off the classroom lights so he could kiss Gu Wang, but Gu Wang refused and hurried out.
• Gu Wang spotted two figures in a classroom and crouched with He Qinghuan to investigate what he suspected was a theft.
• As they waited outside, Gu Wang called He Qinghuan “Brother Huan” and said he might once have been a star; He Qinghuan told him that his star was beside him.
• Gu Wang heard and glimpsed a couple being intimate inside the classroom, blushed, and left with He Qinghuan.
• Gu Wang nearly fell on the stairs, and after He Qinghuan caught him, Gu Wang called the couple’s behavior immoral and sought He Qinghuan’s agreement.

Gu Wang reunited with his friends at school, protected He Qinghuan from late-night homework requests, and watched Song Zhiyan mishandle Meng Ou’s attempt to make peace. He and He Qinghuan discussed a secretly filmed incident at school as rumors spread online, just as the school shut down the forum.

• Gu Wang recalled how his childhood friendship with Li Su had faded, and wondered whether Li Su would return to his life after Gu Wang ranked first in his year.
• Shen Zhao told Gu Wang that Yue Feng had obtained answers from He Qinghuan overnight, and Gu Wang warned Yue Feng to ask him for help instead of disturbing He Qinghuan.
• Meng Ou approached Song Zhiyan while he copied homework, but Song Zhiyan snapped at her and failed to recognize that she had come to make peace.
• Gu Wang read classmates’ posts about a secretly filmed incident involving two seniors, and he and He Qinghuan agreed that it was none of their business and that posting the footage was wrong.
• The school temporarily shut down its forum as discussion of the incident spread.

After a school scandal, Gu Wang and He Qinghuan were questioned about their presence near the classroom and warned to keep their relationship discreet. The incident reminded Gu Wang of an old attempt to exploit him while he was drunk and revealed that He Qinghuan had secretly protected him; the chapter ended with He Qinghuan offering to keep a lower profile.

• The teachers reviewed the corridor footage, found no one else suspicious besides Gu Wang and He Qinghuan, and called them in for questioning.
• Gu Wang explained that he had mistaken the students in the classroom for thieves, while He Qinghuan said he had been waiting for Wangwang; Old Zhou warned them against excessive intimacy at school.
• The girl withdrew from school, and a boy confessed to filming the video because he had loved the other boy involved and grown resentful.
• Gu Wang recalled that a senior had once tried to blackmail him with a video while he was drunk, and remembered He Qinghuan rushing to the alley and beating the senior with a steel reinforcing bar.
• After Shen Zhao described how Gu Wang had once disappeared while drunk, Gu Wang realized He Qinghuan had repeatedly looked after him; He Qinghuan offered to keep a lower profile when he saw Gu Wang was upset.

Gu Wang agreed to be more public about his relationship with He Qinghuan, but he kept his upcoming meeting with Li Su secret. He Qinghuan planned to pick Gu Wang up for the reception, unaware that Li Su would be there too.

• Gu Wang grabbed He Qinghuan's wrist and gave him permission to be more public about their relationship.
• Li Su messaged Gu Wang and arranged to pick him up for the reception, but Gu Wang said he would go with Old Gu before accepting Li Su's offer to come along.
• Gu Wang hid his chat with Li Su from He Qinghuan, then tried to soothe him during the movie by offering to show him his phone and suggesting a kiss.
• He Qinghuan kissed Gu Wang in the dark classroom and then asked who he had been chatting with.
• Gu Wang told He Qinghuan that Old Gu had messaged him about the reception, then decided not to mention Li Su when He Qinghuan offered to pick him up.

Gu Wang watched a melodramatic romance with He Qinghuan, then panicked when Li Su came to visit and he had hidden the visit from his boyfriend. After He Qinghuan arrived to pick him up, Gu Wang introduced him to Li Su as his boyfriend, leaving the two men to size each other up.

• He Qinghuan told Gu Wang to pay attention to the movie, though he had only wanted him to stop fidgeting, and Lin Jingyu teased them for sweet-talking each other.
• Gu Wang learned Li Su was coming over and lied to He Qinghuan, but confessed after He Qinghuan asked why he had lied.
• Gu Wang's parents had a styling team dress him in a black suit before Li Su arrived and complimented his appearance.
• He Qinghuan came to pick Gu Wang up, and Gu Wang introduced him to Li Su as his boyfriend.
• He Qinghuan buttoned Gu Wang's shirt while Li Su recalled seeing Gu Wang's romantic posts and a boy's photographs on his old WeChat account.

At a reception, Gu Wang and He Qinghuan drew attention as a couple, while Gu Wang's parents learned that others had noticed his academic success. Gu Wang drank more than he intended, and the chapter ended with He Qinghuan returning to find him tipsy beside Li Su.

• Li Su watched He Qinghuan leave with Gu Wang and concluded that He Qinghuan's devotion made them inseparable.
• At the reception, Du Liping saw He Qinghuan attentively feeding Gu Wang and worried that her son was being spoiled.
• Liu Min recognized Gu Wang as the student who had topped the latest monthly exam, while Gu Dazhi proudly praised him to other guests.
• He Qinghuan left Gu Wang with a warning not to drink, but guests crowded around Gu Wang and he accepted repeated small toasts while adding people on his phone.
• Li Su found Gu Wang tipsy and asked where He Qinghuan was; He Qinghuan then returned, saw Gu Wang's flushed eyes and smile, and asked why he had drunk.

After Gu Wang accepts He Qinghuan’s gifts of a villa and an unlimited credit card, the couple leaves the reception and runs into Xu Dong, whom Gu Wang once mistook for He Qinghuan while drunk. Xu Dong calls himself Gu Wang’s ex-boyfriend, and He Qinghuan pulls Gu Wang into a passionate kiss, leaving Xu Dong watching from nearby.

• He Qinghuan gave Gu Wang the keys to a Linjiang villa and an unlimited credit card from He Zhiyan, and Gu Wang accepted them after initially refusing.
• Gu Wang and He Qinghuan left the reception together, and He Qinghuan changed the names of Gu Wang’s contacts to numbers.
• Xu Dong stopped Gu Wang by the hotel fence and claimed he had been Gu Wang’s ex-boyfriend, while Gu Wang introduced him as an old friend.
• Gu Wang told He Qinghuan that he had once mistaken Xu Dong for him and called Xu Dong big brother, making He Qinghuan visibly jealous.
• He Qinghuan pulled Gu Wang into his arms in the alley and kissed him while Xu Dong and his friends watched from the hotel fence.