Arc 3Chapters 51–75
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Song Yunshen saw Xia Jinshu off after Song Mingyuan spoke to them through the apartment cameras, and Xia Jinshu went to the library to keep Xia Yunuo company. Xia Yunuo became upset when she realized Song Yunshen had bought her sister a drink and both had hidden that from her.
Song Yunshen visited his uncle Zhao Zeheng’s home, played with his three-year-old cousin Yingying, and chatted with Xia Kening while she did homework. Their conversation turned to what they would do if they swapped bodies again, and both privately wondered when it might happen.
Song Yunshen spent time with Zhao Zeheng and Yingying before the Xia sisters’ dinner revealed their hidden concerns about one another’s relationships with Song Yunshen. Xia Jinshu questioned Xia Kening about a recent confession and learned the boy’s name was Xu Lingcheng.
Song Yunshen visited Zhao Zeheng’s family, where Yingying cried after learning that a sister-in-law would be his wife and insisted she wanted to be his wife instead. Over dinner, the adults discussed Zhao Zeheng’s short-drama studio and Ruan Zheng asked Song Mingyuan about finding Yingying a preschool tutor.
Song Yunshen helped Ruan Zheng and Zhao Zeheng reach a compromise about hiring a tutor for Yingying, then suggested finding a younger teacher. That evening, Xia Yunuo questioned Xia Kening about knowing Song Yunshen, and Xia Kening teased her sister for being in love with him.
Xia Jinshu told Xia Yunuo and Xia Kening about her summer tutoring job and discussed using her earnings to buy practical gifts for their mother. Later, Song Yunshen returned home and checked the Future Diary, where he noticed that its earlier content seemed to have changed.
Song Yunshen realized that the future diary updated when his actions changed Xia Jinshu’s entry for the current day, and he learned that her mother’s birthday was August 9. That night, Xia Jinshu opened her special diary and was surprised to find Song Yunshen’s new entry about the same birthday.
Xia Jinshu read Song Yunshen’s diary and wondered whether his parents were divorced and why he had stopped playing the piano, while deciding to support Xia Yunuo’s search for tutoring work. Song Yunshen locked away his diaries, then teased Xia Kening over text until she demanded that they delete each other.
Song Yunshen and Xia Kening arranged to study together at his aunt’s shop the next morning, while teasing each other over messages. Xia Kening grew uneasy about Song Yunshen’s supposed date with Xia Yunuo, then exchanged a goodnight with him and tried to hide it from her sister.
Song Yunshen and Xia Kening made plans to study together while Song Yunshen arranged lunch with Xia Yunuo. Xia Jinshu, unaware of Xia Kening’s real plans, suspected she was meeting a boy and asked her to send a photo from the library.
Song Yunshen took Xia Kening to breakfast before helping her with problems, and she enjoyed the food while learning about the shop’s history. At the braised chicken shop, he helped her fake a library photo for her mother, while an employee secretly photographed them and sent it to the proprietress.
Xia Jinshu learned that Xia Kening had rejected Xu Lingcheng’s confessions and was astonished by her youngest sister’s excellent exam scores. The chapter left Xia Kening studying with Song Yunshen as she asked him how to recognize the right approach to a problem.
Song Yunshen finished tutoring Xia Kening and teased her about his upcoming meeting with Xia Yunuo. He challenged her to a bet about his next English exam, and they agreed that if he scored over one hundred, she would cook for him in a cosplay outfit.
Song Yunshen and Xia Kening talked about her family’s sacrifices and her wish to earn money, and he urged her to focus on school. After lunch, Xia Kening returned home and found Xia Jinshu asking about the matching couples’ cup on the coffee table.
Xia Jinshu learned that Xia Kening’s cup came from an innocent purchase, while Xiao Wu mistook a young man’s meetings with different girls for cheating and reported them to Song Wantang. At lunch, Song Mingyuan asked Song Minggui to help find a preschool teacher, and Song Minggui thought of one of his students.
Song Mingyuan recognized Xia Yunuo, Xia Jinshu, and Xia Kening as the daughters of his struggling tenant Yan Zhenxia and arranged for Xia Yunuo to tutor Ruan Zheng. At the restaurant, Xia Yunuo heard Song Yunshen’s thoughts mention Xia Kening and realized he knew the three sisters.
Xia Yunuo learned that Song Yunshen had eaten with her younger sister, Xia Kening, and struggled with her jealousy while hiding how she knew. After Song Yunshen reassured her that they were friends and closer than his other female friends, she happily agreed to have dinner with him.
Song Yunshen spent the afternoon at the library as Xia Yunuo patiently tutored him in English, then shared dinner with her. As they ate, Xu Zhuoyue arrived and teasingly grabbed Song Yunshen by the neck.
Song Yunshen and Xia Yunuo ate together, then arranged for her to switch seats with Xu Zhuoyue so Song Yunshen could help her with math during evening self-study. The chapter ended with Xu Zhuoyue eagerly agreeing to give up his seat after Xia Yunuo asked him herself.
Song Yunshen went to Xia Jinshu’s classroom to get her WeChat contact, and she added him despite attracting attention from her classmates. He left thinking about their future relationship and wondering how to remove the cameras at home before summer vacation.
Song Yunshen ran into Xu Zhuoyue and the other boys at the athletic field, then walked with Xia Yunuo and discussed a possible summer tutoring job. He returned to class to find Xu Zhuoyue teasing him for spending time with her.
During evening study, Song Yunshen and Xu Zhuoyue played gomoku instead of working on summer homework, then were called to Teacher Jiang’s office with Xia Yunuo. On the way, Xia Yunuo reassured Song Yunshen that he was her only friend, and he teased her about what friendship felt like.
Song Yunshen and Xu Zhuoyue were called to Jiang Wenpei’s office over their English exam scores, where Song Yunshen’s lollipop prank was exposed. Xia Yunuo accepted a tutoring job for a young child, then heard Song Yunshen’s thoughts reveal that the child was Yingying, his family’s plan, and his concern about whether his uncle and aunt would approve of her.
Xia Yunuo realized Song Yunshen had helped arrange her preschool tutoring job and resolved to prepare for it, while the two grew closer during class. When Song Yunshen tried to teach her math, he spotted a cat drawn on his exam paper and suspected Xia Kening had scribbled on it.
Song Yunshen tutored Xia Yunuo in math, talked her into accepting his lunch invitation, and walked out of school with her and Xu Zhuoyue. After riding home, Song Yunshen checked the Future Diary and found a new entry dated 2029.