Recaps

Xia Yunuo spent the afternoon teaching Yingying through games and then joined her and Song Yunshen in playing pony. Their playful closeness left Xia Yunuo feeling comfortable enough to act spoiled, but Zhao Zeheng walked in and caught them crawling around with Yingying on their backs.

• Ruan Zheng left after lunch, leaving Yingying with Song Yunshen and Xia Yunuo.
• Xia Yunuo taught Yingying addition, subtraction, her name, and several English words through games.
• Yingying asked Xia Yunuo and Song Yunshen to play pony, then persuaded Xia Yunuo to ride Song Yunshen.
• Xia Yunuo heard Song Yunshen's thoughts, climbed onto his back, and learned that he wanted to help her gain weight.
• Zhao Zeheng came out of the bedroom and found Song Yunshen and Xia Yunuo playing pony with Yingying.

Song Yunshen and Xia Yunuo finished Yingying’s lesson after a playful pony-ride mishap, and Xia Yunuo mistakenly thought she was the girlfriend Song Yunshen’s grandfather had invited to dinner. Later, Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu went shopping, agreed to visit a fishpond together, and Song Yunshen learned that Xia Kening had joined his aunt’s tutoring class.

• Xia Yunuo jumped off Song Yunshen when Zhao Zeheng arrived, and Song Yunshen explained that Yingying had asked Xia Yunuo to ride him like a pony.
• Song Yunshen teased Xia Yunuo about his grandfather’s invitation to bring his little girlfriend, and she blushed and declined, not knowing he meant Xia Jinshu.
• Xia Yunuo gave Song Yunshen her completed English homework to copy and accepted snacks before he saw her downstairs.
• Xia Jinshu found a long hair on Song Yunshen’s helmet, then agreed to visit the fishpond with him after he called them friends.
• Song Yunshen read Xia Kening’s messages about joining Teacher Ruan’s math class and reminded her of their bet.

Song Yunshen studied English with Xia Jinshu, who cooked dinner for him and wrestled with her growing attraction to him despite telling herself she was only checking him out for Xia Kening. After Xia Jinshu left, Xia Kening came over to play games with Song Yunshen, and he uploaded their first gaming video.

• Song Yunshen impressed Xia Jinshu with his focus during their English lesson, and she sent him a memorization assignment for later.
• Song Yunshen turned on the kitchen air conditioning and helped Xia Jinshu cook; while preparing dinner, Xia Jinshu imagined the possibility of dating him, then reminded herself she was supposed to vet him for Xia Kening.
• Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu ate dinner together, and he gave her snacks to take home for her younger sisters.
• Song Yunshen finished editing the first video of their gaming series, then uploaded it to Bilibili and Douyin after Xia Kening approved it.
• Xia Kening played a game and traded teasing remarks with Song Yunshen, who opened her chips and coaxed her to call him big brother.

Song Yunshen and Xia Kening said goodbye after their gaming session, and he realized he felt jealous at the thought of other boys noticing her. At home, Xia Kening received snacks from her sisters, while Xia Yunuo spotted a familiar kitty doodle in her homework.

• Song Yunshen told Xia Kening that Xu Zhuoyue would visit the next evening to help assemble his new computer, then felt uneasy imagining Xu Zhuoyue becoming interested in her.
• Xia Kening returned home, where Yan Zhenxia said she had earned a bonus from her new short-drama screenwriting job and had quit her restaurant evening job.
• Xia Jinshu and Xia Yunuo gave Xia Kening snacks from their tutoring families, and Xia Yunuo also passed along snacks she had received from Song Yunshen.
• Xia Yunuo checked Xia Kening's math homework and noticed a cute kitty drawn beside a problem, finding it strangely familiar.

Xia Yunuo connected the cat drawn in Xia Kening’s exercise book to a drawing on Song Yunshen’s math exam, leaving her suspicious about how close the two had become. After Yingying fell ill and her lesson was canceled, Song Yunshen took Xia Yunuo to his aunt’s braised chicken restaurant, where he caught Xiao Wu trying to photograph them.

• Xia Jinshu read Song Yunshen’s diary, reacted to his closeness with Xia Yunuo and his private nickname for her, and wondered who the “little brat” he called his good daughter was.
• Song Yunshen messaged Xia Yunuo, Xia Kening, and Xia Jinshu, then ate breakfast with Xia Yunuo and gave her a ride to school.
• Song Yunshen invited Xu Zhuoyue to help build his computer, and later saved a seat beside him for Xia Yunuo, who blushed when he teased her about being concerned for him.
• Xia Yunuo remembered that Xia Kening’s cat drawing resembled one on Song Yunshen’s math final exam paper and wondered how Kening had gotten it.
• Ruan Zheng told Song Yunshen that Yingying had a fever and would miss her lesson, so Song Yunshen and Xia Yunuo went to his aunt’s braised chicken restaurant for lunch.
• Song Yunshen caught Xiao Wu preparing to photograph him and Xia Yunuo and joked that their meal should be free.

Song Wantang visited her braised chicken shop when Song Yunshen was eating there with Xia Yunuo, then explained that she had urged Song Jiayao to date while she was still in school, not to get married. After lunch, Song Yunshen teased Xia Yunuo about wanting to visit his home before inviting her over.

• Song Wantang arrived at her shop and met Xia Yunuo, whom Song Yunshen introduced as his classmate and Yingying's tutor.
• Song Wantang told Song Yunshen she had encouraged Song Jiayao to find someone she liked at college, and Song Yunshen agreed to ask his sister if she liked anyone.
• Song Yunshen and Xia Yunuo discussed dating during school, and he joked that Song Jiayao's standards were high because of him.
• Song Yunshen teased Xia Yunuo after hearing her thoughts about visiting his home, then invited her over after lunch, and she eagerly accepted.

Song Yunshen invited Xia Yunuo to his home to watch a movie, and their shared evening grew increasingly intimate. They settled against each other on the sofa as they watched About Time.

• Song Yunshen brought Xia Yunuo to his home, where she learned that his new computer parts had cost tens of thousands of yuan.
• Song Yunshen switched the living room to movie mode and asked Xia Yunuo to choose a film while he washed grapes.
• Xia Yunuo picked About Time, and Song Yunshen fed her a grape before asking her to feed him one in return.
• Song Yunshen deliberately bit Xia Yunuo's finger when she offered him a grape, making her blush and suspect his mischief.
• Song Yunshen and Xia Yunuo independently wished to sit closer, edged toward each other, and ended up watching the movie with her shoulder against his arm.

After watching a movie with Xia Yunuo, Song Yunshen reflected on his past and his mysterious Future Diary while the two grew closer. He later met Xia Jinshu and arranged to visit his grandparents’ fishpond with her next Sunday, July 20.

• Song Yunshen and Xia Yunuo watched a movie, and Song Yunshen gently wiped away Xia Yunuo’s tears as they discussed what they would change about the past and future.
• Song Yunshen revealed that he wished he had never learned piano, and Xia Yunuo heard his thought that his mother might not have died if he had not learned.
• Xia Yunuo told Song Yunshen that she had struggled to join her classmates for meals because she lacked money, and he encouraged her to order more food now that she earned money tutoring.
• Song Yunshen walked Xia Yunuo downstairs, then rode his scooter to meet Xia Jinshu and take her to the market.
• At Zhao Lisong’s market stall, Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu agreed to visit the fishpond the following Sunday after Zhao Lisong explained that this Sunday was already booked for medical checkups.
• Song Yunshen checked the date and noticed that their planned visit, July 20, coincided with a date in his Future Diary.

Song Yunshen decorated his study with anime posters while Xia Jinshu learned about Shenhe and tried to dismiss her growing fascination with the character. Later, Xu Zhuoyue arrived with his cousin Xu Lingcheng, and Xia Kening showed up to find Xu Lingcheng there, calling out to Song Yunshen in a deliberately sweet voice.

• Song Yunshen pasted anime character posters on the study cabinet, and Xia Jinshu recognized Shenhe from her diary reading and secretly looked up the character and her music.
• Yan Zhenxia asked Xia Jinshu to take her birthday off for a family outing, but Xia Jinshu remembered she had promised to go out with a classmate and declined the plan.
• Xia Kening and Xia Yunuo discussed birthday presents with Xia Jinshu, who tried to suppress her thoughts about wearing Shenhe’s qipao.
• Xu Zhuoyue arrived to build a PC with Song Yunshen and introduced his cousin Xu Lingcheng, whom Song Yunshen recognized as the boy who had confessed to him.
• Xia Kening arrived and found Xu Lingcheng at Song Yunshen’s home, then called out sweetly to Song Yunshen, startling him and Xu Zhuoyue.

Xia Kening pretended to be Song Yunshen’s girlfriend to discourage Xu Lingcheng, then explained her act and spent the afternoon with Song Yunshen while he built a PC. After the computer was finished, she discovered that his progression video seemed to have gone viral.

• Xia Kening clung to Song Yunshen and claimed he had bathed her and should take responsibility, shocking Xu Lingcheng and Xu Zhuoyue.
• Song Yunshen sent Xia Kening to play on the computer, and Xu Lingcheng left feeling dejected.
• Song Yunshen explained to Xu Zhuoyue that Xia Kening had only acted that way to stop Xu Lingcheng from pursuing her, and Xu Zhuoyue went home.
• Song Yunshen confronted Xia Kening, who said she had improvised the act to keep Xu Lingcheng from bothering her.
• Song Yunshen finished building the PC before eight that evening, and Xia Kening noticed that his progression video seemed to have gone viral.

Song Yunshen celebrated the strong response to Xia Kening’s Genshin Impact video and turned down viewers’ requests for her to cosplay, while she teased him about wearing a costume just for him. Later, he considered new ways to use the Future Diary, and Xia Jinshu read his latest entry, leaving her curious about his video account and unexpectedly open to cosplaying Shenhe.

• Song Yunshen and Xia Kening read the video comments, where viewers nicknamed her Little Lemon and him Little Lemon’s Brother, and he told her to ignore hostile remarks.
• Xia Kening suggested cosplaying for the audience, but Song Yunshen refused and she teased him about wearing a costume only for him before he sent her home.
• Song Yunshen checked the Future Diary and realized he might be able to read Xia Jinshu’s entries from the next few days as the timeline changed.
• Xia Jinshu read Song Yunshen’s diary entry about Xia Yunuo, the Shenhe posters, Xu Lingcheng, and the successful video, then wondered how to find his account.
• After blow-drying Xia Yunuo’s hair, Xia Jinshu decided to wash her own hair too, partly after thinking about Song Yunshen calling her Mama.

Song Yunshen finished editing and uploaded his second Genshin Impact video, then read a new Future Diary entry describing his future wedding. The entry revealed that his ex-girlfriend Xia Jinshu would be a bridesmaid at his wedding to her younger sister, leading Song Yunshen to realize his future bride was probably Xia Yunuo.

• Xia Kening persuaded Song Yunshen to let her come over early on weekends, and he agreed on the condition that she wake him and have breakfast with him first.
• Song Yunshen finished his second exploration video and uploaded it to Bilibili and Douyin.
• Song Yunshen opened the updated Future Diary and read Xia Jinshu's account of attending his wedding as a bridesmaid.
• The diary described Xia Jinshu's grief as Song Yunshen married her younger sister, while the bride remained unaware of their past relationship.
• Song Yunshen realized Xia Jinshu's younger sister was likely Xia Yunuo, and concluded that Xia Yunuo would be his future wife.

Song Yunshen reconsidered the clues about his future relationships, set the next Future Diary entry for July 20, 2025, and spent the evening chatting with Xia Yunuo, Xia Kening, and Xia Jinshu. The chapter ended with Xia Jinshu replying to the first good-night message Song Yunshen had ever sent her.

• Song Yunshen wrote down theories about his past relationships with Xia Jinshu and Xia Yunuo, then chose July 20, 2025, for the next Future Diary entry so he could observe Xia Jinshu on her birthday.
• Song Yunshen flirted with Xia Yunuo over WeChat, and Xia Yunuo secretly took and sent him a photo with her wet hair.
• Xia Kening asked Song Yunshen to let her into his apartment early the next morning, and they teased each other about waking him up and his male friends.
• Song Yunshen tried flirting with Xia Jinshu, but she asked whether he had memorized his vocabulary, and he wondered how his future self had won her over.
• Song Yunshen sent all three girls good-night messages, and Xia Jinshu eventually replied, “Mm, good night.”

Xia Kening secretly got ready to meet Song Yunshen and went to his apartment before the agreed time, pleased that her special birthday code worked while Xia Yunuo’s did not. After Song Yunshen’s door opened, Zhao Zeheng and Ruan Zheng spotted her and were surprised to see her there.

• Xia Kening got dressed quietly and told Yan Zhenxia she was going to the library with Kong Xi and others.
• Xia Kening left home early and walked to Song Yunshen’s apartment, deciding to surprise him instead of messaging him.
• Xia Kening tried Xia Yunuo’s birthday code and found that it did not work, then waited until six thirty to enter her own code.
• Zhao Zeheng and Ruan Zheng came out of apartment 1802 and saw Xia Kening opening Song Yunshen’s door.
• Ruan Zheng recognized Xia Kening and asked why she was there.

Xia Kening went to wake Song Yunshen and was caught by his aunt and uncle, who suspected he was becoming too close to her and her sister. After they left, Xia Kening sneaked into Song Yunshen’s bedroom and used her stocking-clad feet to wake him, prompting a playful scuffle that left her blushing outside his door.

• Xia Kening ran into Ruan Zheng and Zhao Zeheng outside Song Yunshen’s apartment and explained that he had invited her to wake him.
• Ruan Zheng worried that Song Yunshen was getting involved with Xia Kening and her older sister, while Zhao Zeheng defended his nephew.
• Xia Kening entered Song Yunshen’s bedroom, photographed him sleeping, and touched his face as she watched him.
• Xia Kening poked Song Yunshen’s face with her stocking-covered feet until he woke and grabbed her ankle.
• Song Yunshen pulled Xia Kening onto the bed and teased her before she left his room, blushing as she listened to him change.

Song Yunshen and Xia Kening went to breakfast with Zhao Zeheng and Ruan Zheng, who warned them not to let gaming affect Xia Kening’s studies. Back at Song Yunshen’s home, they played and studied until he sent Xia Kening home ahead of Xia Yunuo’s visit, leaving him nervous about seeing the girl he knew would become his wife.

• Song Yunshen and Xia Kening teased each other before joining Zhao Zeheng and Ruan Zheng for breakfast, where Song Yunshen said Xia Kening was his Genshin Impact apprentice.
• Ruan Zheng warned Xia Kening and Song Yunshen to manage their gaming and said she would tell Xia Kening’s mother if Xia Kening did poorly on the start-of-term exam.
• Zhao Zeheng privately cautioned Song Yunshen not to fool around with Xia Kening because he already had Xia Yunuo; Song Yunshen told Xia Kening about the warning, and they continued joking.
• Back at Song Yunshen’s home, Xia Kening played while Song Yunshen studied English, and they bantered about their exam and cosplay bet.
• Song Yunshen messaged Xia Yunuo and arranged for her to come for lunch, then sent Xia Kening home and admitted to himself that he felt nervous about seeing his future wife.

Xia Yunuo suspected Xia Kening had gone to see Song Yunshen instead of the library, then prepared to meet him for lunch herself. The sisters returned home at the same time and agreed to keep each other’s secrets.

• Xia Yunuo learned Xia Kening had left early in clothes that suggested she was meeting Song Yunshen, while Xia Jinshu and Yan Zhenxia believed she had gone to the library.
• Xia Yunuo received a message from Song Yunshen and told Xia Jinshu she would have lunch with classmates, though Xia Jinshu knew about her tutoring job and let the excuse pass.
• Xia Yunuo went home to change into a skirt and get ready before heading to Song Yunshen’s uncle’s house for lunch.
• Xia Yunuo ran into Xia Kening as she returned home, and they agreed not to expose each other’s plans at lunch.

Xia Yunuo visited Song Yunshen in a pretty outfit, and the two traded teasing remarks while privately hearing each other’s thoughts. After she joined him at the apartment opposite, Song Yunshen admired her calves, but his final thought about her figure spoiled her quiet delight.

• Song Yunshen welcomed Xia Yunuo upstairs and teased her about dressing up for a date.
• Xia Yunuo and Song Yunshen heard each other’s thoughts and both privately admitted they had dressed up for each other.
• Song Yunshen reflected on the Future Diary’s prediction that he would marry Xia Yunuo in 2035 and wondered about his future relationships with her and Xia Jinshu.
• Yingying opened the apartment door, greeted Xia Yunuo, and led her inside.
• Song Yunshen admired Xia Yunuo’s calves as she changed into slippers, then thought her chest should be more pronounced, leaving her silently upset.

Song Yunshen and Xia Yunuo shared lunch at Ruan Zheng’s home before teaching Yingying together, and Xia Yunuo quietly enjoyed Song Yunshen’s attentiveness and admiration. When Song Yunshen thought of Xia Yunuo as his future wife and decided he should wait until college, Xia Yunuo heard him and was stunned.

• Ruan Zheng worried about Song Yunshen’s closeness with Xia Kening and Xia Yunuo but decided not to interfere as long as Xia Kening’s grades stayed strong.
• Song Yunshen served Xia Yunuo a braised chicken wing and moved the dishes closer, making her feel touched by his consideration.
• After lunch, Xia Yunuo taught Yingying while Song Yunshen joined them, and he noticed Xia Yunuo’s skirt had ridden up as Yingying tugged its hem.
• Xia Yunuo heard Song Yunshen admiring her legs and deliberately kept them in view while continuing Yingying’s lesson.
• Song Yunshen thought Xia Yunuo was his future wife but resolved to focus on high school and perhaps wait until college, leaving Xia Yunuo shocked by the thought.

Song Yunshen arranged to take Xia Jinshu to his aunt’s friend’s optician and persuaded her to have dinner with him at Wanda first. After Auntie Cao offered them free glasses, Xia Yunuo overheard Song Yunshen’s plans and was shocked that her sister was going out with him again.

• Song Yunshen asked Song Wantang where her friend Auntie Cao’s optician was and learned that it was inside Wanda’s food court.
• Song Yunshen used money from Song Wantang to convince Xia Jinshu to eat with him after tutoring, and Xia Jinshu agreed to repay him with a meal later.
• Song Wantang showed the mahjong group Song Yunshen’s messages, and Auntie Cao offered to give Xia Jinshu a pair of glasses for free.
• Song Yunshen planned to have dinner with Xia Jinshu, stroll around Wanda, and take her to the optician’s.
• Xia Yunuo overheard Song Yunshen’s plans and wondered why Xia Jinshu was going out with him again.

Song Yunshen spent time gaming with Xia Yunuo before tutoring with Xia Jinshu and taking her out for barbecue. Xia Kening saw Xia Jinshu ride away on Song Yunshen’s scooter and wondered whether rumors that she had written him a love letter were true.

• Song Yunshen invited Xia Yunuo to play a puzzle game before she went home, where she ran into Xia Kening walking Gaogao.
• Xia Kening told Xia Yunuo that she was walking Gaogao for snacks, while keeping quiet that the dog belonged to Song Yunshen’s grandparents.
• Xia Jinshu arrived at Song Yunshen’s home, quizzed him on vocabulary, and planned to give him a test after more lessons.
• Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu left for an all-you-can-eat barbecue restaurant.
• Xia Kening spotted Xia Jinshu riding on the back of Song Yunshen’s electric scooter and wondered whether Xia Jinshu had written him a love letter.

Xia Jinshu accompanied Song Yunshen to Wanda Plaza, where his teasing and her awkward reactions brought them closer as they waited for a barbecue table. The outing left Xia Jinshu flustered after Song Yunshen told her she did not need to keep apologizing to him.

• Xia Jinshu nearly fell on an escalator, and Song Yunshen caught her before she lost her balance.
• Xia Jinshu belatedly complimented Song Yunshen's looks, and he returned the compliment while teasing her about her awkward conversation skills.
• Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu found the barbecue restaurant full, took a queue ticket, and wandered around the third floor while they waited.
• Xia Jinshu spotted her deskmate at the arcade and pulled Song Yunshen aside, explaining that she did not want to reveal her tutoring job or invite misunderstandings.
• Song Yunshen noticed Xia Jinshu was still holding his wrist and told her he disliked how often she apologized; Xia Jinshu answered that apologizing was basic courtesy.

Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu played arcade games together, winning SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles plushies for Xia Jinshu’s younger sisters. They then went to a barbecue buffet, where Song Yunshen began wondering whether Xia Jinshu could have been his future wife.

• Xia Jinshu chose a SpongeBob SquarePants claw machine, and Song Yunshen helped her free a plushie wedged over the chute by slapping the machine.
• Song Yunshen won a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles plushie with Xia Jinshu’s help, and she decided to give the two plushies to Ningning and Xiao Nuo.
• Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu used the rest of their tokens playing arcade games, then returned to the barbecue restaurant and were seated immediately.
• Xia Jinshu grilled meat and served Song Yunshen, who imagined her as his future wife and wondered why he had chosen Xia Yunuo instead.

Song Yunshen took Xia Jinshu to Auntie Cao’s optical shop, where she learned she was mildly nearsighted but decided to wait until she had money to buy glasses. After he dropped her at her residential complex, Xia Jinshu gave Xia Yunuo a plush toy, while Xia Yunuo remained curious about her sister’s relationship with Song Yunshen and chose to wait before asking.

• Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu finished dinner, then went to Auntie Cao’s optical shop for eye exams.
• The exam showed Song Yunshen’s eyesight was healthy and Xia Jinshu was mildly nearsighted, but she declined to buy glasses until she got paid.
• Xia Jinshu tried on several frames, and Song Yunshen secretly noted the model of a pair she liked.
• Song Yunshen drove Xia Jinshu to the entrance of the East District, where she went home with the two plush toys they had won.
• Xia Jinshu gave Xia Yunuo a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle plushie and told her she had gone to dinner with classmates.
• Xia Yunuo wondered about Xia Jinshu and Song Yunshen’s relationship but decided to bear with her questions for now.

Xia Kening confronted Song Yunshen about seeing him ride with another girl, but he insisted there was nothing romantic between them and refused to explain their relationship. She decided to ask her eldest sister about the girl and tried to convince herself that her unhappiness came from wanting to protect her sisters, though she still wanted to spend time with Song Yunshen.

• Song Yunshen helped Xia Kening onto his electric scooter and rode her back to the West District.
• Xia Kening accused Song Yunshen of carrying on with another woman after seeing him give a girl a ride, and he denied having a relationship with either girl.
• Song Yunshen teased Xia Kening about being jealous and refused to tell her how he had met the girl, so Xia Kening decided to ask her eldest sister instead.
• At home, Xia Kening stopped questioning Song Yunshen and opened the game, telling herself she was only worried he might deceive her sisters.
• Xia Kening asked what Song Yunshen and the girl had eaten, then went quiet when he said they had gone to the same barbecue place she had visited before.