Recaps

Zhou Yuwen treated Chen Rongrong to food, snacks, and a carefree stay at an esports hotel, where she felt cherished and protected. After they played games together for several days, he carried her to bed, and they slept together for the first time.

• Chen Rongrong told Zhou Yuwen about her aunt restricting what she could eat, and he encouraged her to order more food at malatang.
• Zhou Yuwen took Chen Rongrong shopping for snacks, and she embraced him after he said he could afford to take care of her.
• Chen Rongrong called Zhou Yuwen Daddy and said she wished they could stay together in the hotel forever.
• Zhou Yuwen and Chen Rongrong played games and slept in the hotel for several days, then built a home together in Don't Starve.
• Chen Rongrong called Zhou Yuwen her husband, and he carried her to bed, where they slept together for the first time.

Zhou Yuwen spent his days at a hotel with Chen Rongrong, playing games and growing closer to her, while investing a million yuan in Tellus A after remembering its post-crash surge. The chapter ended with Chen Rongrong waking him and timidly asking for intimacy.

• Chen Rongrong complained that Zhou Yuwen seemed too focused on sex, but later began initiating intimacy herself.
• Zhou Yuwen spotted Tellus A and invested a million yuan of his own money in it.
• Chen Rongrong persuaded Zhou Yuwen to play Don't Starve with her, and they spent hours gaming together at the hotel.
• Zhou Yuwen and Chen Rongrong ate instant noodles in the early morning before he carried her to bed.
• Chen Rongrong kissed Zhou Yuwen awake and told him she wanted it.

Zhou Yuwen spent the summer with Chen Rongrong and made a large profit trading Tellus A. As he explained his market predictions, Chen Rongrong became interested in investing and asked to trade stocks too.

• Zhou Yuwen and Chen Rongrong spent much of their summer together in a hotel.
• By August 13, Zhou Yuwen had made about four times his money on Tellus A and sold his shares.
• Zhou Yuwen explained to Chen Rongrong that Tellus A would correct to around eighteen yuan before rising again.
• Chen Rongrong studied Zhou Yuwen's stock analysis and grew eager to learn about trading.
• Chen Rongrong sat on Zhou Yuwen's lap and said she wanted to trade stocks too.

Zhou Yuwen balanced his effort to learn music and exercise with his relationship with Chen Rongrong, who became increasingly attached to him. As they settled into their summer routine, Shen Ding asked Zhou Yuwen why Chen Rongrong had been ignoring him, and Zhou Yuwen claimed he did not know how to analyze other people's feelings.

• Chen Rongrong decided to study stock trading, and Zhou Yuwen agreed to teach her the basics.
• Zhou Yuwen resumed running and guitar lessons, then added piano and music theory after quickly mastering guitar.
• Chen Rongrong tried to keep Zhou Yuwen in bed and asked him to spend more time with her, but he continued pursuing his routine.
• Chen Rongrong struggled to focus on her stock books, then accepted an invitation from Dong Xue and Shi Zhenzhen to go shopping; Zhou Yuwen gave her two thousand yuan.
• Zhou Yuwen and Chen Rongrong played games together, while Shen Ding grew upset that Chen Rongrong had been giving him the cold shoulder.
• Shen Ding asked Zhou Yuwen why Chen Rongrong had become distant, and Zhou Yuwen said he was not good at analyzing other people's feelings.

Shen Ding confided in Zhou Yuwen that he planned to confess to Chen Rongrong, but Chen Rongrong rejected the idea before he could ask her. The chapter ended with Shen Ding deciding that her wish to remain friends meant he still had a chance.

• Shen Ding told Zhou Yuwen he had pursued Chen Rongrong for three years without confessing and planned to reveal his feelings at his birthday gathering.
• Zhou Yuwen agreed to attend Shen Ding's birthday after Shen Ding insisted, then ended their call and fooled around with Chen Rongrong.
• Chen Rongrong told Shen Ding she would attend his birthday and warned him not to confess, since she saw him only as a friend and wanted to avoid awkwardness.
• Shen Ding sent Zhou Yuwen screenshots of Chen Rongrong's messages and admitted he had given up on confessing.
• Shen Ding reconsidered her words and concluded that she still wanted to be friends because she had feelings for him, then invited Zhou Yuwen to play a game.

Zhou Yuwen traded his planned Audi A4L for a Mercedes-Benz E320 and spent the day buying clothes, while Chen Rongrong shopped with Dong Xue and Shi Zhenzhen. Their gossip about Sun Yue’s old crush on Zhou Yuwen left Chen Rongrong surprised and wondering who else had liked him.

• Chen Rongrong left to shop for Shen Ding’s birthday gift with Dong Xue and Shi Zhenzhen after Zhou Yuwen gave her two thousand yuan for clothes.
• Zhou Yuwen switched his car purchase from an Audi A4L to a Mercedes-Benz E320, paid 580,000 yuan, and picked it up in the city.
• Zhou Yuwen bought more than twenty thousand yuan’s worth of clothes, along with two white Adidas and Nike T-shirts.
• Chen Rongrong bought several outfits while shopping with Dong Xue and Shi Zhenzhen, who wondered how she had suddenly gotten so much money.
• Shi Zhenzhen told Chen Rongrong that Sun Yue had secretly drawn Zhou Yuwen and had apparently liked him in high school, leaving Chen Rongrong astonished.

Chen Rongrong learned that Dong Xue was interested in Zhou Yuwen, while the group gathered at Shen Ding’s birthday KTV party and waited for Zhou Yuwen to arrive. Zhou Yuwen finally showed up and gave Shen Ding a present.

• Shi Zhenzhen told Chen Rongrong that Dong Xue liked Zhou Yuwen and had asked whether he had a girlfriend.
• Chen Rongrong said she could not help Dong Xue get closer to Zhou Yuwen.
• Dong Xue, Shi Zhenzhen, and Chen Rongrong went to Shen Ding’s KTV birthday gathering, where Shen Ding had prepared beer, fruit, and a cake.
• Shen Ding tried to spend time with Chen Rongrong, but she kept singing and avoided talking with him.
• Zhou Yuwen arrived at the KTV, surprising the group with his changed appearance.
• Zhou Yuwen handed Shen Ding a black box and told him it was a present.

Zhou Yuwen joined Shen Ding, Chen Rongrong, Dong Xue, and Shi Zhenzhen at karaoke, where Shi Zhenzhen’s teasing brought Zhou Yuwen and Dong Xue closer. Seeing them enjoy themselves, Chen Rongrong grew jealous and sat in Zhou Yuwen’s lap.

• Zhou Yuwen gave Shen Ding a present, then sat apart from Chen Rongrong when she made no effort to speak to him.
• Shi Zhenzhen told Zhou Yuwen that Shen Ding liked Chen Rongrong and gathered Dong Xue and Zhou Yuwen to play dice.
• Shi Zhenzhen pushed Dong Xue against Zhou Yuwen, and the three played while Dong Xue and Shi Zhenzhen lost several rounds.
• Shi Zhenzhen teased Zhou Yuwen and Dong Xue about drinking with their arms linked, making Dong Xue blush and Chen Rongrong jealous.
• Chen Rongrong left Shen Ding and sat in Zhou Yuwen’s lap, asking what they were playing.

Chen Rongrong publicly revealed that she and Zhou Yuwen were together, leaving Dong Xue disappointed and Shen Ding heartbroken. Shen Ding concealed his feelings by drinking and toasted Zhou Yuwen, while the group kept drinking together.

• Chen Rongrong sat on Zhou Yuwen's lap and told him she had wanted to make him jealous.
• Chen Rongrong explained to Dong Xue and Shi Zhenzhen that she and Zhou Yuwen were together, while Dong Xue denied liking him.
• Chen Rongrong told Shen Ding she had always seen him as a friend and toasted him for his birthday.
• Shen Ding pretended he already knew about the couple and drank a full glass of beer.
• Shen Ding toasted Zhou Yuwen, told him to treat Chen Rongrong well, and urged everyone to keep drinking.

Chen Rongrong openly showed that she was Zhou Yuwen’s girlfriend during the KTV gathering, while Shen Ding quietly struggled with his unrequited love. After the group left, Zhou Yuwen revealed that he had driven a new Mercedes-Benz, leaving Shen Ding surprised.

• Chen Rongrong joined the dice game, clung to Zhou Yuwen, and openly treated him as her boyfriend while Shen Ding drank in silence.
• Dong Xue watched Chen Rongrong flirt with Zhou Yuwen and suspected that Chen Rongrong had deliberately taken him from her.
• Shen Ding reflected on how he had spent three years hoping Chen Rongrong might love him, then sang A Du’s “He Must Love You Very Much.”
• The group finished their KTV gathering, and Shen Ding offered to take the drunk Chen Rongrong home before learning that Zhou Yuwen had driven.
• Zhou Yuwen said he would take Shen Ding home first, and the group found his new black Mercedes-Benz E320 attracting attention in the parking lot.

Zhou Yuwen arrived at the KTV with Chen Rongrong and Shen Ding, where his new Mercedes-Benz stunned both the guard and Shen Ding. After Shen Ding walked home, Zhou Yuwen drove Chen Rongrong to the hotel, where she clung to him and he supported her into the elevator.

• Zhou Yuwen unlocked his new Mercedes-Benz at the KTV, delighting Chen Rongrong and surprising the car park guard.
• Shen Ding saw Zhou Yuwen's Mercedes-Benz and, feeling insecure, refused a ride and hurried off on foot.
• Chen Rongrong explored the car, called Zhou Yuwen her husband, and kissed and cuddled him as he drove.
• Zhou Yuwen parked at the hotel, then supported a flushed and dizzy Chen Rongrong into the elevator.

Zhou Yuwen and Chen Rongrong grew closer while spending August together, and rumors spread about his expensive car and their relationship. As summer ended, Chen Rongrong moved back in with her eldest uncle and aunt so she could collect her monthly subsidy herself.

• Zhou Yuwen and Chen Rongrong returned to their room after drinking and became intimate, after which Chen Rongrong began calling him hubby and talking about marriage and children.
• Zhou Yuwen's Mercedes-Benz became known among the group, and Dong Xue and Shi Zhenzhen guessed Chen Rongrong was dating him for his money.
• Chen Rongrong frequently showed Zhou Yuwen off and clung to him when they went out, while Dong Xue and Shi Zhenzhen speculated about their relationship and showed interest in him.
• Zhou Yuwen considered the possibility of getting involved with Dong Xue or Shi Zhenzhen but decided the risks were too great.
• As September approached, Chen Rongrong moved back into her eldest uncle's home and began collecting her 950-yuan monthly subsidy herself.

Chen Rongrong joined her uncle’s family for a meal after Liu Mei repeatedly reached out with warmth and promises of support. She nearly reconciled with them, but Liu Mei soon asked about Zhou Yuwen’s home and urged her to move back, while Dong Xue and Shi Zhenzhen’s gossip about the couple left Shen Ding indignant and unconvinced.

• Liu Mei invited Chen Rongrong to dinner, and Chen Rongrong agreed despite suspecting her family had an ulterior motive.
• At the restaurant, Liu Mei and Chen Rongrong’s uncle treated her warmly, returned her subsidy card, and promised to increase her monthly allowance to 1,200 yuan.
• Chen Rongrong was moved by their kindness and apologized for her temper, and Liu Mei asked which classmate had housed her before suggesting she move back home.
• Dong Xue and Shi Zhenzhen told Shen Ding they suspected Chen Rongrong and Zhou Yuwen had slept together, but Shen Ding defended Chen Rongrong and refused to believe them.
• Dong Xue and Shi Zhenzhen privately recalled seeing Chen Rongrong straddling Zhou Yuwen at the KTV.

Chen Rongrong moved back in with her eldest uncle’s family before the new term, though she continued seeing Zhou Yuwen until she left for school. After she departed, Zhou Yuwen used his Tellus A earnings and writing royalties to buy his mother a new apartment, and the story ended as September’s heat returned.

• Chen Rongrong decided to move back in with her eldest uncle’s family, and she and Zhou Yuwen spent their last night together before she returned home.
• Chen Rongrong’s family treated her well and drove her to Jinling for the start of term, while she continued visiting Zhou Yuwen during the day.
• After Chen Rongrong left, Dong Xue asked Zhou Yuwen to go out, but he declined and kept his distance.
• Zhou Yuwen bought his mother a furnished secondhand apartment with money from his stock earnings and took her to see it.
• Zhou Yuwen showed his mother his author dashboard and explained that his novel had earned him more than eighty thousand yuan that month.

Zhou Yuwen drove his mother to Forestry University for registration and gave his future counselor, Yao Lan, a ride to campus. As they arrived, he recalled how she had looked after him and enlisted students to help with her errands during his previous university years.

• Zhou Yuwen's mother insisted on accompanying him to university and packed the car with local specialties and gifts for his counselor.
• After staying with a relative in Jiangbei, Zhou Yuwen drove his mother to Forestry University on September 12 and avoided the main-gate traffic by taking a side road.
• Zhou Yuwen recognized Yao Lan by the roadside and offered her a ride to the school's back gate.
• Yao Lan remembered Zhou Yuwen from their phone call, accepted the ride, and greeted his mother.
• During the drive, Zhou Yuwen recalled Yao Lan helping him through university, including with a makeup exam, while also asking students to help with her personal errands and her daughter's essay.

Yao Lan rode to the administration building with Zhou Yuwen and his mother, learning about his difficult upbringing and writing success while noticing the mismatch between his modest mother and expensive Mercedes. The family arrived at the building, where Zhou Yuwen’s class assistant Shao Yun came to greet Yao Lan.

• Mrs. Zhou told Yao Lan that she had raised Zhou Yuwen alone after divorcing his father and praised his writing and success.
• Mrs. Zhou claimed Zhou Yuwen’s Mercedes had cost only two or three hundred thousand yuan, and Zhou Yuwen awkwardly agreed.
• Zhou Yuwen drove Yao Lan and his mother through the campus to the administration building, explaining that he had visited during summer vacation.
• Mrs. Zhou offered Yao Lan local specialties, and Zhou Yuwen suggested bringing them to her home after work instead.
• Shao Yun, Zhou Yuwen’s class assistant, spotted Yao Lan and came over to greet her.

Zhou Yuwen registered at Nanjing Forestry University with his mother, collected his supplies, and moved into an old dorm. As his mother repaired his bedding and urged him to build relationships with his roommates, Zhou Yuwen said he planned to rent a place after military training.

• Yao Lan introduced Zhou Yuwen to his class assistant, Shao Yun, who helped him complete registration.
• Zhou Yuwen drove his mother around campus and collected his bedding and other supplies.
• Zhou Yuwen and his mother found his room in the old dorm building and began settling in.
• Zhou Yuwen's mother sewed a tear in the school-issued quilt and urged him to live with his roommates and make friends.
• Zhou Yuwen told his mother he planned to rent a place near the school after military training.

After seeing his mother off, Zhou Yuwen delivered her local specialties to Yao Lan and spoke with her at her home. Yao Lan asked him to help manage the class and offered him the position of class monitor.

• Zhou Yuwen drove his mother to their relatives' home, then returned to school after promising to keep in touch and take care of her reminders.
• Zhou Yuwen called Yao Lan and brought her the local specialties his mother had prepared, along with two white tea gift sets he had bought.
• Yao Lan asked Zhou Yuwen about his novel-writing success and his Mercedes-Benz, then complained about managing her household and work.
• Yao Lan told Zhou Yuwen she considered him dependable and asked whether he wanted to be class monitor.

Zhou Yuwen agreed to let Yao Lan recommend him as class monitor, then returned to campus and met three of his new roommates. Tang Yi arrived last and exchanged bunks with Gao Qiang.

• Yao Lan encouraged Zhou Yuwen to try for class monitor, and he agreed while warning that his writing might keep him busy.
• Zhou Yuwen drove back through Nanjing Forestry University’s busy freshman registration area and parked his Mercedes-Benz outside Building A9.
• Zhou Yuwen met Gao Qiang, who introduced himself and offered him a cigarette, and Lu Cancan, who was reading by the window.
• Tang Yi arrived complaining about the dorm and the campus, then accepted Gao Qiang’s offer to swap the lower bunk for his bed.

Tang Yi settled into the dorm with Zhou Yuwen, Gao Qiang, and Lu Cancan, chatting about his belongings, tastes, and habits. When his girlfriend arrived to see him, Gao Qiang was surprised that Tang Yi already had one.

• Gao Qiang tidied his bed and chatted with Tang Yi, who said he was from Wujin in Changzhou.
• Zhou Yuwen offered the roommates snacks, and Tang Yi unpacked clothes and a Tissot watch while boasting about their prices.
• Tang Yi joked with the others about the dorm, shared cigarettes, and told them he listened to folk songs to fall asleep.
• Tang Yi answered a phone call and told his roommates that his girlfriend had come to see him.
• Gao Qiang exclaimed in surprise that Tang Yi had a girlfriend, and Tang Yi acted as if it were perfectly normal.

The author explained his familiar writing style, modest expectations, recent breakup, and gratitude toward readers who had followed his novels for years. He promised to keep writing the kind of stories his readers wanted, while admitting he feared the next recommendations would bring criticism.

• The author said he had started the book to distract himself and described himself as selfish and unable to love or manage marriage.
• The author recalled a longtime reader encouraging him to keep his distinctive style, after which he stopped trying to innovate and continued writing within his comfort zone.
• The author described how his books consistently attracted about 1,500 followers, and said he had reached the Sanjiang standard before receiving four major recommendations.
• The author recalled readers telling him that his first book had accompanied them through their youth, and said their messages made him happy and gave him a sense of accomplishment.
• The author promised to include every woman in the harem, make sure it was their first time, and avoid poison points, while asking new readers not to flame him for similar plots.
• The author said he would keep writing for readers who enjoyed his books, though he thought he might not be able to continue much longer.

Tang Yi’s roommates saw his girlfriend, Xia Hui, and were surprised by her beauty. After she delivered a package from Tang Yi’s mother, the group arranged to play cards with Xia Hui and her roommate.

• Gao Qiang and Zhou Yuwen watched Tang Yi meet Xia Hui outside the dormitory and admired her appearance.
• Xia Hui gave Tang Yi a package from his mother and told him to get along with his roommates.
• Tang Yi invited Xia Hui to play cards with him and his roommates, and she agreed to bring her roommate.
• Gao Qiang eagerly volunteered to join them, while Tang Yi teased him for acting too desperate in front of girls.

Tang Yi, Zhou Yuwen, and Gao Qiang headed to the cafeteria, where Tang Yi showed off his knowledge of an expensive Mercedes-Benz and Gao Qiang declared he would drive an even better car after graduation. They met Xia Hui upstairs, and the chapter ended when Gao Qiang called her “sister-in-law” and she challenged him.

• Lu Cancan declined Tang Yi’s invitation to come along and stayed in the dorm.
• Tang Yi told Gao Qiang that the parked Mercedes-Benz E-Class cost over 600,000, prompting Gao Qiang to vow he would drive a better car after graduation.
• Tang Yi, Zhou Yuwen, and Gao Qiang walked through campus, where Tang Yi commented on the girls and scolded Gao Qiang for loudly pointing them out.
• The three met Xia Hui and their other acquaintances on the cafeteria’s second floor, and Tang Yi introduced Zhou Yuwen and Gao Qiang to her.
• Gao Qiang greeted Xia Hui as “sister-in-law,” and Xia Hui frowned and asked, “What did you call me?”

Tang Yi’s boast that Xia Hui was his girlfriend was exposed, and he introduced her roommate Ruan Yu to the group before they settled down to play cards. Ruan Yu declined to join and chose to read, while Zhou Yuwen reacted to her book with an inscrutable smile.

• Gao Qiang called Xia Hui Tang Yi’s girlfriend, and Xia Hui demanded to know who had told him that.
• Tang Yi admitted he had called Xia Hui his future girlfriend, and Xia Hui scolded him in Changzhou dialect while Gao Qiang misunderstood their conversation.
• Tang Yi clarified that Xia Hui was only his close friend and former high school classmate, then asked her to introduce her roommate.
• Xia Hui introduced Ruan Yu, and Tang Yi discovered that she and Zhou Yuwen were both from Xuhuai.
• Tang Yi and Gao Qiang invited Ruan Yu to play cards, but she declined and said she would read her book.
• Zhou Yuwen smiled when Ruan Yu raised her copy of Da Bing’s Amitabha, Mwah, leaving her wondering why he found it amusing.

Zhou Yuwen, Tang Yi, Xia Hui, and Gao Qiang played Fight the Landlord for small stakes, and Xia Hui won the first round after tricking Gao Qiang into letting her shed a card. Gao Qiang discovered that the bomb multipliers made his loss thirty-two yuan, and paid up despite his surprise.

• Xia Hui suggested playing cards for money, and Gao Qiang eagerly pushed for a fifty-cent starting stake with bombs doubling it.
• Tang Yi passed on the first chance to claim landlord, and Xia Hui took the kitty cards without looking at her hand.
• Gao Qiang played two bombs and agreed to let Xia Hui shed a single card, but Xia Hui used her own bomb and went out.
• Tang Yi counted seven bombs and said Gao Qiang owed Xia Hui thirty-two yuan, far more than Gao Qiang had expected.
• Gao Qiang insisted he had forgotten the rules, then changed his transfer from three yuan fifty to thirty-two yuan and paid Xia Hui.