Chapter Summaries

Wen Ce was pulled into an overnight operation to track a stolen chemical, and his team sent him into a 24-hour adult toy shop to check on a motionless customer before their target arrived. The chapter ended as Wen Ce entered the shop and the rabbit-eared customer finally retrieved an item from a display cabinet.

• Wen Ce complained that Zhao Li and Luo Cheng had dragged him from home to monitor a stolen chemical during the night.
• Wen Ce learned that the team was using a fake chemical containing a tracker to locate the thieves, while Zhao Li admitted they had skipped procedure.
• Wen Ce and his colleagues noticed a masked, rabbit-eared customer standing motionless in the adult toy shop, while their target was still approaching.
• Zhao Li persuaded Wen Ce to check on the customer because the target might recognize him and few people knew his identity.
• Wen Ce entered the shop as the customer tapped a display screen, retrieved an item, and continued waiting.

Wen Ce encountered Luo Lianqing at a twenty-four-hour shop, where she fled and left behind an embarrassing purchase. After recognizing her familiar eyes from an old photo, he wondered whether he had found someone from his past, while Luo Lianqing worried that he thought she was a pervert.

• Wen Ce startled Luo Lianqing at the shop, and she ran off without taking the item she had bought.
• Wen Ce joined Zhao Li and Luo Cheng as they monitored a suspect exchanging an item at the shop, then left with the abandoned purchase still in hand.
• Wen Ce returned to his apartment and recognized Luo Lianqing's eyes as resembling those of a girl in an old photo.
• Luo Lianqing complained to Miaomiao that her encounter with Wen Ce had been mortifying and feared he thought she was a pervert.

Wen Ce ran into the mysterious girl again while shopping, then accidentally took home a package of erotic lingerie meant for his neighbor, Luoluo Loves Snacks. He brought the package back with grapes and an apology, and heard a woman answer the door.

• Wen Ce told Lin Fan he would not be returning to the dorm and went to the supermarket to buy groceries and household supplies.
• Wen Ce recognized the stiff girl from the previous night in the household goods aisle, and she fled after noticing him.
• Wen Ce collected a package from section C and discovered at home that it contained erotic lingerie, fox ears, and a tail.
• Wen Ce saw that the package was addressed to Luoluo Loves Snacks in 808B and prepared to return it with grapes and an apology note.
• Wen Ce knocked on his neighbor's door, and a gentle female voice called that she was coming.

Wen Ce returned Luo Lianqing’s misdelivered package, and she discovered its embarrassing contents after he left. Days later, he reunited with his dormmates for a meal, where they teased him about a class flower and mentioned rumors of a new counselor.

• Wen Ce returned Luo Lianqing’s package and admitted he had opened it by mistake, then left when Miaomiao arrived.
• Luo Lianqing and Miaomiao found the private item in the bag, and Luo Lianqing lamented that she wanted to move away from the embarrassment.
• Wen Ce wondered whether Luo Lianqing was the woman he had encountered earlier, but they did not meet again over the following days.
• Lin Fan invited Wen Ce to eat with their dormmates, and Wen Ce accepted and let Lin Fan explain why he had moved out.
• Wang Meng mentioned rumors of a new counselor, then told Wen Ce that the class flower had asked about him and offered to help tidy his room.

Wen Ce reunited with his classmates and learned their counselor was changing, only to discover that his beautiful neighbor, Luo Lianqing, had become their temporary counselor. The chapter ended when Luo Lianqing recognized Wen Ce in the classroom.

• Wang Meng left dinner early after making pointed remarks about Wen Ce, and Lin Fan and Liu Shumu reassured Wen Ce afterward.
• Wen Ce glimpsed his neighbor as he left for class the next morning, then heard classmates discussing a possible counselor change.
• Qin Yanran offered Wen Ce milk and asked where he lived, drawing teasing attention from the boys around them.
• Luo Lianqing arrived and introduced herself as the class's temporary counselor for the semester.
• Luo Lianqing spotted Wen Ce and recognized him as the neighbor who had repeatedly caught her in embarrassing situations.

Luo Lianqing discovered that Wen Ce was her student and tried to address their past encounters, but their awkward conversation left her wondering what he had misunderstood. Wen Ce left to meet Zhao Li, who admitted he had called him over just to look for pretty junior girls.

• Luo Lianqing took attendance and recognized Wen Ce, her neighbor, as one of her students.
• Luo Lianqing asked Wen Ce to come to her office, using his off-campus living situation as an excuse, while Wen Ce declined Qin Yanran's lunch invitation.
• Luo Lianqing told Wen Ce their previous encounters had been a misunderstanding and asked him not to mention them, but he thought she meant hiding that they had met before.
• Wen Ce left the office, and Luo Lianqing wondered whether he had misunderstood her.
• Wen Ce met Zhao Li at a bubble tea shop, where Zhao Li revealed he had only wanted Wen Ce to show him around campus and help him find pretty junior girls.

Wen Ce learned that a spy’s tracker had led the Special Management Department to a professor at his university, and Zhao Li came to discuss their surveillance. After Wen Ce spotted his senior and counselor Luo Lianqing, he hurriedly turned away, leaving her wondering whether he was avoiding her.

• Wen Ce led Zhao Li off campus after Zhao Li said he had urgent business, then brushed off Wang Meng and the other classmates who stopped him.
• Zhao Li showed Wen Ce a tracker location inside the university and a photo of the elderly professor suspected of being a spy.
• Zhao Li explained that the department planned to keep watching the professor until they could recover the stolen item and catch more people involved.
• Wen Ce and Zhao Li spotted the professor with several people, including Luo Lianqing, whom Wen Ce identified as their senior and counselor.
• When Zhao Li called Luo Lianqing the prettiest girl, Wen Ce covered his face and steered him away, leaving Luo Lianqing puzzled about whether Wen Ce was avoiding her.

After an awkward encounter at the supermarket, Wen Ce and Luo Lianqing added each other on WeChat but had no contact for a week. Wen Ce then learned that Zhou Chi was pursuing Luo Lianqing, who had many admirers.

• Zhao Li told Wen Ce that Uncle Chou had asked him to warn Wen Ce about a possible connection to the other party.
• Wen Ce accepted Luo Lianqing’s WeChat request, then ran into her at their residential complex’s supermarket.
• Luo Lianqing saw Wen Ce looking at her enlarged profile picture on his phone, leaving them both embarrassed.
• Wen Ce and Luo Lianqing went a week without messaging or meeting.
• Lin Fan told Wen Ce that Zhou Chi was pursuing Luo Lianqing and that many people were interested in her.

Wen Ce rejected Qin Yanran’s confession and claimed he liked long legs, not realizing Luo Lianqing was listening nearby. After Qin Yanran left, Luo Lianqing teased Wen Ce about whether he liked her, leaving him flustered.

• Lin Fan discussed Wen Ce’s basketball skills and joked about his being single before Wen Ce left the classroom.
• Qin Yanran offered Wen Ce yogurt and asked whether he hated her, then confessed that she liked him.
• Wen Ce told Qin Yanran he did not want to date her and said she was not his type because he liked long legs.
• Luo Lianqing overheard the conversation from around the stairwell corner, while Qin Yanran cried and compared herself to Teacher Luo.
• After Qin Yanran ran away, Wen Ce found Luo Lianqing and asked her not to take his words seriously.
• Luo Lianqing moved closer and teased Wen Ce about whether he liked long legs or liked her, and Wen Ce stepped back, flustered.

Wen Ce made peace with Luo Lianqing after teasing her about his earlier confession, then denied that he had feelings for Qin Yanran. His friends discovered that he shared their admiration for Luo Lianqing, leaving them surprised by his apparent interest in mature beauties.

• Luo Lianqing teased Wen Ce about her appearance, and they agreed to stop bringing up their earlier awkward encounters.
• Wen Ce watched Luo Lianqing leave and privately acknowledged that she was his type, though he had not felt anything more for her.
• Lin Fan and Liu Shumu told Wen Ce that Qin Yanran had gone back crying and asked whether he had caused it.
• Wen Ce said he had only talked with Qin Yanran about his type and rejected his friends' suggestion that he try dating her.
• Lin Fan showed Wen Ce a forum photo of Luo Lianqing, and Wen Ce agreed that she was beautiful.
• After Wen Ce nodded when asked whether he liked Luo Lianqing, Lin Fan and Liu Shumu realized he admired mature beauties too.

Wen Ce saw Luo Lianqing’s photos on the university forum and accidentally liked, then unliked, her Moments post, prompting her to nudge him by mistake. Luo Lianqing offered him cookies to cover the awkwardness, and Wen Ce went to collect them.

• Wen Ce read the university forum thread about Luo Lianqing, voted for her, and then saw her photos on Moments.
• Wen Ce accidentally liked Luo Lianqing’s post and quickly removed the like, which Luo Lianqing noticed.
• Luo Lianqing poked Wen Ce’s profile several times and accidentally nudged him, then searched online to see whether she could undo it.
• Wen Ce replied to Wang Meng that he had already voted, then asked Luo Lianqing why she had nudged him.
• Luo Lianqing invited Wen Ce to collect cookies, and he agreed while she hoped he would not realize they had been baked for Egg Yolk.

Wen Ce visited Luo Lianqing to collect the cookies, but Egg Yolk drew him into her apartment and onto the sofa. Luo Lianqing teased him about having looked at her profile picture, leaving him embarrassed.

• Wen Ce brought fruit to Luo Lianqing’s apartment when she offered him cookies.
• Luo Lianqing invited Wen Ce inside after Egg Yolk approached him, and he came in to pet the cat.
• Egg Yolk climbed into Wen Ce’s lap and tried to get at the cookie box, while Luo Lianqing hurried to stop her.
• Luo Lianqing sat opposite Wen Ce and asked if he had recognized Egg Yolk from her profile picture, making him awkwardly adjust his glasses.

Wen Ce and Luo Lianqing teased each other over his like on her photo, then Wen Ce left to meet Zhao Li after learning the Special Management Office had taken over Zhao Li’s case. Seeing Zhao Li cling to Wen Ce, Luo Lianqing wondered if Wen Ce simply disliked women, while worrying that even Egg Yolk was female.

• Wen Ce admitted he had liked Luo Lianqing’s photo, explained why he had removed the like, and liked it again in front of her.
• Wen Ce praised Luo Lianqing and left with the cookies after Egg Yolk brought one to him.
• Zhao Li called Wen Ce and said the Special Management Office had taken over his case, leaving him free to visit.
• Wen Ce prepared snacks and fruit for Zhao Li but set Luo Lianqing’s cookies aside to save them.
• Luo Lianqing saw Zhao Li cling to Wen Ce, then guessed Wen Ce might not be attracted to women and lamented that Egg Yolk was female.

Wen Ce realized the cookies Luo Lianqing gave him matched the ones he fed Egg Yolk and considered talking with her properly. Luo Lianqing wondered whether Wen Ce resembled an old female friend and also decided to find a time to talk with him.

• Zhao Li teased Wen Ce about being interested in Luo Lianqing, and Wen Ce denied that he liked her while admitting she was his type.
• Zhao Li ate one of Luo Lianqing's cookies, and Wen Ce recognized it as the same kind he had fed Egg Yolk and took the box away.
• Zhao Li guessed that Luo Lianqing had given Wen Ce the cookies and left him to eat butter cookies instead.
• Wen Ce decided he would rather feed the cookies to Egg Yolk and thought he should talk properly with his senior.
• Luo Lianqing searched online for clues about Wen Ce's sexual orientation and wondered whether he might be related to her old female friend.
• After hearing a sound from across the hall, Luo Lianqing decided she could find a time to talk with Wen Ce.

Wen Ce and Luo Lianqing arranged to have dinner together after she apologized for giving him Egg Yolk’s cookies. Meanwhile, Wen Ce investigated the unmoving object in his school’s laboratory and questioned why no one had come to retrieve it.

• Wen Ce comforted Zhao Li about his exhausting work, and Zhao Li left in much better spirits.
• Wen Ce ignored messages from the clown account, then found a video of Egg Yolk eating cookies Luo Lianqing had baked and teased her about their shape.
• Luo Lianqing apologized in voice messages for giving Wen Ce Egg Yolk’s treats and accidentally nudging him, then offered to make it up to him with dinner.
• Wen Ce accepted Luo Lianqing’s invitation for that evening, while she decided to bake cookies meant for people.
• Wen Ce checked the object’s location and movement history, confirmed it remained in the laboratory building, and wondered why it had not been collected.

Wen Ce dropped the transferred case and stood his ground when Wang Meng tried to take his basketball spot, while Luo Lianqing defended him in the class chat. At dinner, Luo Lianqing apologized with freshly baked cookies, and Wen Ce reflected on how her beauty and warmth never compromised her boundaries.

• Wen Ce shut down his computer after deciding the case belonged to the Special Concern Institute and was no longer theirs to pursue.
• Wen Ce refused to give Wang Meng his basketball spot, and Luo Lianqing and Qin Yanran backed him in the class chat.
• Wen Ce went to the Cantonese restaurant and saw two boys unsuccessfully ask Luo Lianqing for her contact information.
• Luo Lianqing welcomed Wen Ce, gave him a new box of cookies, and apologized for the earlier incident.
• Wen Ce accepted the cookies and thought Luo Lianqing was special because she stayed kind while maintaining clear boundaries.

Wen Ce and Luo Lianqing shared dinner after he accepted her apology and ordered food for them. After she explained why she had bought adult products, Luo Lianqing asked why he had visited the store late at night, and Wen Ce gave her a suggestive answer.

• Wen Ce accepted Luo Lianqing's apology and ordered several dishes for them as an apology for their past embarrassing encounters.
• Luo Lianqing explained that her family ran a large adult-products business and that she had bought products to examine them for her studies and possible inheritance of the business.
• While they ate, Luo Lianqing repeatedly glanced at Wen Ce before asking why he had visited the adult store late at night.
• Wen Ce avoided revealing his real reason and told Luo Lianqing that young men had late-night urges, leaving her bewildered.

Wen Ce and Luo Lianqing cleared up several awkward misunderstandings while talking over a meal, including her belief that he and Zhao Li were a couple. They agreed to be friends, but Luo Lianqing left Wen Ce baffled by asking why he did not like her.

• Wen Ce told Luo Lianqing that he had bought a male-friendly interactive toy, easing the awkwardness between them.
• Luo Lianqing explained that Wang Meng had privately criticized Wen Ce before provoking him in the class group chat.
• Luo Lianqing admitted she had mistaken Wen Ce and Zhao Li for a couple, and Wen Ce clarified that he liked girls.
• Wen Ce explained that his comment about liking long legs did not mean he liked Luo Lianqing, and she expressed relief that they could be friends.
• Luo Lianqing asked Wen Ce why he did not like her, leaving him wondering why girls' thoughts changed so quickly.

Luo Lianqing asked Wen Ce to answer an explicit questionnaire for her father’s company, and he reluctantly played along while holding Egg Yolk. When Wen Ce asked whether she treated all her male friends this way, Luo Lianqing revealed he was her first male friend and began explaining why she had avoided men.

• After dinner, Luo Lianqing invited Wen Ce into her home and asked him to help with a private questionnaire.
• Luo Lianqing asked Wen Ce about his size and sexual preferences, and he answered her questions while stroking Egg Yolk.
• After finishing the questionnaire, Wen Ce asked whether Luo Lianqing was always so direct with male friends.
• Luo Lianqing said Wen Ce was her first male friend and explained that she had once disliked the opposite sex getting close to her.
• Wen Ce noticed Luo Lianqing's pale face beneath her smile and asked why.

Luo Lianqing explained why she had few male friends and why she trusted Wen Ce, while he worried about her safety and felt her closeness might be flirtation. She gave him a large gift, and he left without learning what was inside.

• Luo Lianqing told Wen Ce that her mother had made her wary of men, and that she liked him because he reminded her of a childhood playmate.
• Wen Ce said he had no friends of the opposite sex either, and Luo Lianqing happily counted him as her friend.
• Luo Lianqing explained that Wen Ce seemed harmless because he had kept their past encounters private and had not misread her invitation.
• Wen Ce cautioned Luo Lianqing against bringing strangers home to test them, and she said she felt especially safe around him.
• Luo Lianqing gave Wen Ce a large gift, then watched him return to the apartment across the hall before closing her door.