Recaps

Zhang Zhaomu’s refined persona helped him change his appearance, become class president, and launch a makeover service, bringing him closer to Chen Zhenzhen and Duan Chan’er. After discovering Duan Chan’er was the novelist Bing Chan, he kept her identity secret as she waited at his apartment for a locksmith.

• Zhang Zhaomu adopted a refined manner, cleaned himself and his room, and surprised Chen Zhenzhen with his changed appearance at Liu's Rice Noodles.
• Zhang Zhaomu joined Arts Class 9, where Chen Yongchao appointed him class president and Xiang Qing study representative.
• When Kang Hao and the other sports students avoided collecting textbooks, Duan Chan’er and several girls helped Zhang Zhaomu carry them.
• Zhang Zhaomu conceived a paid image-makeover service and persuaded Chen Zhenzhen to become his first example.
• Zhang Zhaomu styled Chen Zhenzhen’s hair and chose new clothes for her, and her striking new appearance drew attention from classmates and boys.
• Song Xuanxuan, Wang Lan, and other girls ordered makeovers from Zhang Zhaomu, while Chen Zhenzhen adjusted to the attention her new look brought.
• Zhang Zhaomu joined the readers’ group for the novel by Bing Chan and later helped the author, who had forgotten his keys and needed a locksmith.
• Duan Chan’er came to Zhang Zhaomu’s apartment after forgetting her keys, and he realized she was Bing Chan but chose not to expose her identity.

Zhang Zhaomu struggled with the unpredictable urges and abilities of his [Cat] persona, which strained his friendship with Chen Zhenzhen and brought him closer to Xiang Qing and Duan Chan'er. After confessing his feelings to Chen Zhenzhen and being rejected, he and Duan Chan'er rescued two newborn puppies, while he resolved to make things right with Chen Zhenzhen.

• Zhang Zhaomu gave Wang Lan and Song Xuanxuan makeovers, drew more students seeking appointments, and limited his work to three makeovers a week.
• Zhang Zhaomu discovered his [Cat] persona made him sleepy, restless, and unusually agile, then struggled to behave at school and received a reprimand from Chen Yongchao.
• Zhang Zhaomu and Xiang Qing grew closer through passing notes as she shared why she had transferred schools and how difficult dorm life had been.
• Zhang Zhaomu’s catlike behavior unsettled Chen Zhenzhen, and after he began avoiding her, she confronted him at his apartment and asked if he liked her.
• Zhang Zhaomu admitted he liked Chen Zhenzhen and confessed that he had secretly looked at her chest, so she called him a pervert and left.
• Zhang Zhaomu met Duan Chan'er on a late-night walk, and they rescued two newborn puppies from a trash bin.
• Duan Chan'er prepared goat’s milk and supplies at her apartment, and she and Zhang Zhaomu fed and cared for the puppies together.
• Zhang Zhaomu learned through their messages that Duan Chan'er was delighted her daughter had made a friend, and he decided to make amends with Chen Zhenzhen.

Zhang Zhaomu helped Duan Chan'er care for two puppies, grew closer to Chen Zhenzhen and Xiang Qing, and arranged for Xiang Qing to impersonate Zhang Zaowan at Chen Zhenzhen’s home. He then began studying in earnest, but ended the stretch skipping class with Xiang Qing and drawing her into a prank on Chen Zhenzhen.

• Duan Chan'er adopted the abandoned puppies Barbecue and September with Zhang Zhaomu’s help, and he began feeding them while she cooked him lunches.
• Chen Zhenzhen confronted Zhang Zhaomu about spending time with Duan Chan'er, and he reassured her that she was his only best friend while denying he wanted to date Duan Chan'er.
• To help Chen Zhenzhen satisfy Auntie Wang, Zhang Zhaomu arranged for Xiang Qing to pose as Zhang Zaowan, and Xiang Qing and Chen Zhenzhen grew more comfortable with each other.
• Zhang Zhaomu’s [Academic Ace] persona sparked a change in his attitude, and he began studying steadily after realizing he needed to learn material rather than rely on the persona.
• When Xiang Qing felt unwell, Zhang Zhaomu helped her leave class, and the two wandered around school while she experienced skipping class for the first time.
• Zhang Zhaomu persuaded Xiang Qing to interrupt Chen Zhenzhen’s lesson, then startled Chen Zhenzhen outside and admitted he had put Xiang Qing up to it.
• Chen Zhenzhen scolded Zhang Zhaomu for his bad ideas, but Xiang Qing said the prank had been exciting and hinted she might join him in another one.

Zhang Zhaomu worked to catch up in school, grew closer to Chen Zhenzhen and Xiang Qing, and helped Teacher Zhu prepare for a blind date. A severe rainstorm left Zhang Zhaomu, Chen Zhenzhen, and Xiang Qing together at his apartment, where Zhang and Xiang went out to buy food through the floodwater.

• Xiang Qing agreed to study with Zhang Zhaomu after he argued that skipping class should have a purpose, and Zhang began planning how to catch up in his subjects.
• Duan Chan'er let Zhang Zhaomu believe her father wrote under the pen name Bing Chan, while he praised the novel and noticed its protagonist resembled him.
• Zhang Zhaomu impressed Chen Yongchao by reciting several Chinese texts from memory, leading Chen to bet Teacher Zhu that Zhang would reach the top thirty in Class 9.
• Zhang Zhaomu asked Chen Zhenzhen to teach him math, and their study sessions made her wonder whether he was working hard because he liked her.
• After Duan Chan'er invited Chen Zhenzhen to see the puppies, Zhang Zhaomu accused Chen of jealousy, but both denied having romantic feelings for each other.
• Zhang Zhaomu gave Teacher Zhu a haircut and outfit advice for his blind date, then invited Chen Zhenzhen and Xiang Qing to his apartment to play games.
• A rainstorm alert prompted Chen Zhenzhen and Xiang Qing to arrange to stay overnight at Zhang Zhaomu's apartment, where the three argued about sleeping arrangements and decided nobody would sleep.
• When the flooded entrance left them without food, Zhang Zhaomu and Xiang Qing went to buy instant noodles and snacks, and Xiang promised to treat him to a feast later.