Arc 8Chapters 178–202
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Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu prepared for their trip to his grandparents’ fishpond, while Xia Kening and Xia Yunuo each misunderstood or concealed parts of his plans. After arranging for Xia Kening to visit him in the morning, Song Yunshen invited Xia Yunuo to his home, leaving her flustered and curious about what he wanted to tell her.
Xia Yunuo went to Song Yunshen’s home expecting a serious conversation, but he only wanted to explain that he would miss their planned cooking time because he was visiting his grandparents. He invited her to make egg fried rice that night, and she learned he would be away all day the next day—and that Xia Jinshu would be going too.
Xia Yunuo misunderstood why Xia Jinshu was visiting Song Yunshen, then discovered her sister was secretly helping him study vocabulary by phone. Back home, Xia Yunuo hid her white stockings from Xia Kening, who caught on and photographed them, while Xia Jinshu wondered what Song Yunshen would write in his diary about going out with Xiao Nuo.
Xia Jinshu read Song Yunshen’s diary about his day with Xia Yunuo, while Song Yunshen discovered a future diary entry revealing that Xia Yunuo would attend Hongqiao University and he would attend Linhang University of Electronic Science and Technology. After discussing the future and chatting with the three sisters, he changed Xia Kening’s door access so she could enter his home at six the next morning.
Xia Kening arrived at Song Yunshen’s home early, played games, and mischievously woke him before joining him and his friends for a gaming session. Song Yunshen left to meet Xia Jinshu, while Xia Yunuo secretly followed and discovered that her sister had lied about meeting a classmate.
Xia Jinshu visited Song Yunshen’s grandparents’ fishponds for the first time, helped with the garden, and shared lunch with the family. While Song Yunshen slept, she heard him murmur “Mom” and realized he missed his mother.
Xia Yunuo visited Ruan Zheng and Yingying while Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu spent the day together at his grandparents’ fish ponds. As the chapter ended, Song Yunshen began learning to cook Xia Jinshu’s favorite dishes, and she wondered why he knew what she liked.
Song Yunshen taught Xia Jinshu to cook, then surprised her with a birthday cake and helped her celebrate her eighteenth birthday. At the fishpond, he performed another countdown trick that revealed he had given her a pair of glasses, and Xia Jinshu saw his face clearly.
Song Yunshen took Xia Jinshu to his grandparents’ fish pond for her birthday, gave her glasses, and brought home food and cake with her. After Xia Jinshu celebrated with her family, Xia Kening realized her sister’s deskmate might be Song Yunshen and began wondering about their relationship.
Xia Kening questioned Song Yunshen about Xia Jinshu’s trip to his grandpa’s fishpond, then read the clues as evidence that her eldest sister was getting too close to him. Song Yunshen read Xia Jinshu’s new diary entry, which revealed how deeply his birthday surprises had moved her and left her wanting to repay him.
After Xia Jinshu treasured Song Yunshen’s birthday surprise, he juggled late-night chats with Xia Jinshu, Xia Kening, and Xia Yunuo before starting Monday with Xia Yunuo on the way to school. At school, Song Yunshen told Xu Zhuoyue and Zhong Long that he had gone on a date with Xia Jinshu, but neither believed him.
Xia Yunuo visited Song Yunshen during a school break and learned he planned to play basketball that evening, while Xia Jinshu prepared to meet him wearing her new uniform. Xia Jinshu arrived at Tangning New Residence West District and rode to the market with Song Yunshen, sitting astride his scooter and holding his waist.
Xia Jinshu prepared dinner and tutored Song Yunshen before Xu Zhuoyue unexpectedly arrived and mistook her for a college student. Song Yunshen then went to play basketball, where Xia Yunuo joined him and revealed to Chen Yue how familiar she was with his home.
Xia Kening interrupted Xia Yunuo and Song Yunshen’s basketball outing by pretending to be Song Yunshen’s cousin and drawing Xia Yunuo into the act. The three went to Song Yunshen’s apartment, where Xia Yunuo and Xia Kening privately argued while continuing to hide that they were sisters.
Song Yunshen spent the evening playing games with Xia Yunuo and Xia Kening, then read a Future Diary entry describing Xia Jinshu’s romantic day with her future self. The entry left him flustered and longing for the affection it described, while Xia Jinshu waited for him to update the diary.
Song Yunshen settled into his routine with the three girls, while the Future Diary revealed no important new information. When Xia Kening teased Xia Yunuo by sending her a voice message from Song Yunshen’s phone, Xia Yunuo got angry and ordered her home, leaving Song Yunshen to go meet Xia Yunuo for lunch.
Xia Yunuo went grocery shopping with Song Yunshen, where they unexpectedly encountered his grandfather and she realized Song knew Xia Jinshu was her sister. While cooking, Xia Yunuo became insecure as Song compared her knife skills to Xia Jinshu’s, but he comforted her with an embrace and reminded her that she had qualities of her own.
Song Yunshen and Xia Yunuo spent the day cooking, gaming, and watching a movie together, while Xia Yunuo grew more determined to keep up with her sister. After giving Xia Yunuo a diary and taking Xia Jinshu shopping, Song Yunshen found Xia Kening had brought Xia Yunuo to his home that evening.
Xia Yunuo thanked Song Yunshen for comforting her, and the two shared a heartfelt embrace before parting. That night, Song Yunshen checked the Future Diary and found a new entry from 2035 in which its writer prepared to leave after deciding to break up.
Xia Jinshu’s diary described her planned farewell to Song Yunshen after one last day together, while Song Yunshen read it and reacted with guilty excitement. He later wrote that he had masturbated while thinking of Mama Xia, and Xia Jinshu discovered the entry and realized what he meant.
After reading Song Yunshen’s diary, Xia Jinshu learned about adolescent boys’ fantasies and convinced herself to forgive him, though the discovery left her flustered and dreaming about him. She dressed for their lesson and rode with Song Yunshen, while he struggled to control his thoughts after reading the Future Diary.
Xia Jinshu used English exercises to gently teach Song Yunshen about controlling private impulses, while both of them overthought what the other had noticed. After a day of lessons, dinner, and studying, Song Yunshen found the Future Diary blank and wrote in his own diary, which Xia Jinshu read elsewhere.
Xia Yunuo and Xia Jinshu received their first tutoring paychecks and decided how much to save and give to their mother, while Song Yunshen celebrated Xia Jinshu’s payday with a certificate and a 3,000-yuan transfer. The story left Song Yunshen exchanging messages with his traveling father, who revealed he knew about the girls visiting the house and warned him not to get anyone pregnant before graduating.
Song Yunshen prepared to visit his late mother on her birthday, while Xia Yunuo quietly supported him and asked him to bring her braised pork with bamboo shoots. After she hugged him and helped him talk about his feelings, Song Minggui arrived and found Xia Yunuo with him.
Song Yunshen learned that his father, Song Mingyuan, had undergone heart surgery in secret, and his anger gave way to fear of losing him. After a nightmare about Song Mingyuan dying, he woke to Xia Jinshu checking on him.