Recaps

Cen Xia spent the morning with Lu Xiao and Lu Mian, learning about the siblings’ lives and treating them to hot pot. After Lu Xiao invited him to her band’s performance, Cen Xia agreed to stay and nap beside Lu Mian, while Lu Mian continued to mistake his actions for romantic interest.

• Lu Xiao introduced herself to Cen Xia and explained that Lu Mian worked nights and slept during the day, then exaggerated their hardships while trying to get Cen Xia to help her brother.
• Lu Mian woke up, and Lu Xiao teased Cen Xia about finding her brother handsome; Cen Xia admitted that Lu Mian was handsome.
• Cen Xia took Lu Xiao and Lu Mian to a hot pot restaurant and paid for their meal.
• Lu Xiao invited Cen Xia to her band’s performance that evening, and he agreed to stay after she urged him to come along.
• Lu Mian offered to share his bed with Cen Xia so they could nap, and Cen Xia accepted while Lu Mian privately interpreted his sniffing the bedding as a sign of attraction.

Cen Xia discovered that Lu Xiao’s changed behavior had derailed the original plot, and the world’s creator pulled him into a white void to ask him to restore key turning points. After agreeing to help ensure the protagonists meet at crucial moments, Cen Xia returned to the bar and invited Lu Mian to see what was happening upstairs.

• Cen Xia and Lu Mian entered the bar to find Lu Xiao, but they could not locate backstage and waited in a booth instead.
• Several patrons approached Lu Mian, so he claimed Cen Xia was his boyfriend and pulled him into an embrace to deter them.
• Lu Xiao messaged that she had helped with an investigation and warned them to stay away from the second floor, where the suspects were still present.
• Cen Xia realized that Lu Xiao’s changed characterization had altered a key plot event: Lu Mian and Wen Xingzhou’s first meeting.
• The world’s creator told Cen Xia that the world had come alive and asked him to restore key plot turning points; Cen Xia agreed to help.
• Back in the bar, Cen Xia returned Lu Mian’s phone and suggested they go see the excitement on the second floor.

Cen Xia tried to lure Wen Xingzhou away from room 808 by staging a scene in room 806, but Wen Xingzhou caught him snooping and ordered him taken in as a suspect. The chapter ended with Cen Xia protesting as Li Man escorted him inside.

• Cen Xia booked room 806 and placed Lu Mian where Lu Xiao had been in the original plot.
• Cen Xia watched room 808, hoping to find a way to lure Wen Xingzhou out.
• Wen Xingzhou approached Cen Xia, and the two exchanged barbs while pretending they were both in room 808.
• Li Man came out of room 808 and addressed the man beside Cen Xia as Chief Wen.
• Wen Xingzhou told Li Man to take Cen Xia inside as a suspect, and Cen Xia protested that he had made up being from room 808.

Cen Xia, Lu Mian, and Lu Xiao were taken to the police station after Lu Xiao disrupted an operation, then Wen Xingzhou drove them home. There, Cen Xia realized that the changed events had saved Lu Mian’s grandmother and altered both siblings’ fates.

• Cen Xia asked to bring Lu Mian from room 806, and Wen Xingzhou took them to room 808, where they found Lu Xiao already waiting.
• Liu Yang explained that Lu Xiao had swiped a phone to tell her brother about the operation, and Wen Xingzhou ordered everyone taken to the police station.
• Lu Mian and Cen Xia were questioned and signed confidentiality agreements, then Wen Xingzhou offered to drive them home.
• On the way, Lu Xiao told Wen Xingzhou that Cen Xia liked Lu Mian, and Lu Mian pulled her back while Cen Xia resigned himself to the misunderstanding.
• At the Lu home, Cen Xia overheard Lu Mian promising to visit Grandma at the hospital and realized that the changed events had kept her alive and changed both siblings’ futures.

Cen Xia comforted Lu Mian’s worried grandmother and spent the night at Lu Mian’s home, while Lu Mian began to notice how much he missed Cen Xia when he was gone. The following week, after both boys made the basketball team as substitutes, Cen Xia ran into Shen Zhong in the communal showers, where Shen Zhong admired his physique but found his face disappointing.

• Cen Xia took Lu Mian’s phone and reassured Grandma Lu that Lu Mian was popular and had friends, making her happy and promising to visit with him.
• Lu Mian watched Cen Xia sleeping beside him, then later found himself missing Cen Xia’s presence after Cen Xia left and Lu Mian returned from his milk tea shop shift.
• Kanlitel announced a basketball competition, and Cen Xia and Ding Yiheng both made the team as substitutes after PE tryouts.
• Cen Xia went to the communal showers with Ding Yiheng after PE and unexpectedly encountered Shen Zhong and Yellow Hair.
• Shen Zhong watched Cen Xia take off his jersey and admired his waist and abs, but regretted that Cen Xia’s face did not match his physique.

After Shen Zhong unexpectedly asked Cen Xia to add him as a friend, Cen Xia attended the Archery Club’s first practice and was challenged to a match by Qian Yuan. The match began with Ding Yiheng convinced Cen Xia would lose to the experienced youth archery medalist.

• Shen Zhong blocked Cen Xia after their showers, asked his name, and added him as a friend.
• Cen Xia and Ding Yiheng attended their Archery Club session, where Cen Xia’s practiced form impressed a senior member.
• Qian Yuan mocked Cen Xia’s form and challenged him to a match.
• Ding Yiheng learned Qian Yuan had won third place in a youth archery competition and worried because Cen Xia had only tried archery at a park.
• Cen Xia calmly prepared to shoot as the club members gathered to watch.

Cen Xia defeated Qian Yuan in an archery match, impressing the club members and catching He Wangsheng’s attention. After the club president began a changeover meeting, Cen Xia and Ding Yiheng secretly played a game at the back.

• The club president and He Wangsheng arrived and watched Cen Xia and Qian Yuan compete.
• Cen Xia shot casually but impressed Ding Yiheng and He Wangsheng with his form.
• Cen Xia narrowly won the first round, then won the next two and took the match three rounds to none.
• Ding Yiheng confronted Cen Xia about his archery experience and asked him to teach him; Cen Xia agreed to teach him next time.
• The president called the club members, including the newcomers, to a changeover meeting, where Cen Xia and Ding Yiheng secretly played a game.

He Wangsheng asked Cen Xia to pose as his nude model, but Cen Xia politely refused. Later, He Wangsheng arrived alone to inspect Cen Xia’s dorm, leaving Cen Xia wary of his courteous manner.

• During a club meeting, He Wangsheng let his attention drift while Cen Xia and Ding Yiheng played a game, which ended in defeat.
• He Wangsheng stopped Cen Xia and asked him to be his nude model, but Cen Xia refused despite an offer of payment or an exchange.
• Ding Yiheng told Cen Xia that Shen Si had returned to school and revealed that Shen Si was Shen Zhong’s older brother.
• After dinner, Cen Xia returned to his dorm for the scheduled inspection, where He Wangsheng arrived alone and asked permission to enter.

He Wangsheng visited Cen Xia’s bedroom and asked him again to model for his painting, offering to grant him any request. Cen Xia refused after mistakenly assuming modeling required taking his clothes off, and He Wangsheng left while privately vowing that Cen Xia would come back to him.

• He Wangsheng inspected Cen Xia’s untidy, impersonal bedroom during a routine dorm check.
• He Wangsheng asked Cen Xia a second time to model for his painting and offered to fulfill any request.
• Cen Xia refused, explaining that he did not want to take his clothes off, and He Wangsheng clarified that modeling did not require it.
• He Wangsheng asked again, but Cen Xia firmly told him not to ask again, and He Wangsheng apologized before leaving.
• Outside Cen Xia’s closed door, He Wangsheng concealed his dark feelings and promised himself that Cen Xia would return to him.

Cen Xia and Ding Yiheng found Shen Si tormenting Shi Su on the rooftop during a storm, where He Wangsheng—the person who saved Shi Su in the original book—was absent. Cen Xia rescued Shi Su and confronted Shen Si as they tried to leave.

• Cen Xia and Ding Yiheng learned that Shen Si was on the rooftop bullying Shi Su and hurried there through the crowd.
• Shen Si ordered his lackey to kick Shi Su down and pull him back up while Shi Su lay helpless in the rain.
• Cen Xia asked whether He Wangsheng had come and, learning he was absent, decided to intervene.
• Cen Xia grabbed Shi Su and kicked Shen Si's lackey away, while Ding Yiheng held an umbrella over them.
• Cen Xia carried Shi Su toward the exit, but Shen Si ordered them to stop and declared that Shi Su could not leave.
• Cen Xia turned to Shen Si and said he was taking Shi Su away and Shen Si could not stop him.

Chi Zhao interrupted Shen Si’s confrontation with Cen Xia and hinted that he had found leverage against Shen Si. At the infirmary, Shi Su recovered from a low-grade fever, but the torrential rain continued into the evening.

• Chi Zhao arrived on the rooftop with a small floral umbrella and stopped Shen Si from continuing the confrontation.
• Chi Zhao told Shen Si to report that he had caught him by the tail, and Shen Si left without reacting.
• Cen Xia cared for Shi Su in the infirmary while Fang Sheng brought dry clothes and Ding Yiheng fetched medicine.
• Shi Su woke after a long dream, brushed off Fang Sheng’s concern, and drank medicine after his fever went down.
• Shi Su saw that the rain and wind were still raging outside near seven in the evening.

Cen Xia wondered why the World Will had not reacted after he took Shi Su away from the rooftop, then reassured Lin Jiandu that he was safe and that his friend had a fever. Lin Jiandu later attended a tense family dinner with Sheng Heyi and Sheng Yi'an, thinking about Cen Xia as a gift in his life.

• Cen Xia recalled that the rain should stop after Shi Su kissed He Wangsheng, but questioned why the World Will had not reacted to the changed rooftop scene.
• Lin Jiandu called Cen Xia after seeing forum photos and learned that Cen Xia was at the infirmary with his feverish friend, Shi Su.
• Lin Jiandu complained that Cen Xia had never carried him in a princess carry, and Cen Xia promised to carry him next time.
• At dinner, Lin Jiandu answered Sheng Heyi's questions about the call by saying Cen Xia was a friend.
• Lin Jiandu silently resented Sheng Heyi and the oppressive Sheng Family dinner, then thought of Cen Xia as a gift sent especially for him.

Cen Xia found Shi Su’s missing star pendant and reassured him that he did not blame him for helping Zhou Zanli. Shi Su feared Cen Xia would become Shen Si’s next target, but Cen Xia comforted him, and the rain stopped before midnight.

• Cen Xia returned Shi Su’s dried clothes and learned that a star pendant was missing from his broken necklace.
• Cen Xia searched the corridor and laundry room, found the missing pendant beneath a washing machine, and gave it back to Shi Su.
• Shi Su asked whether Cen Xia blamed him for getting into trouble, and Cen Xia embraced him and said he had done nothing wrong.
• Shi Su explained that he had helped Zhou Zanli, prompting Shen Si to target him, and worried Shen Si would go after Cen Xia next.
• Cen Xia reassured Shi Su and called him “baby,” while the storm outside gradually eased and stopped before midnight.

After the rooftop confrontation with Shen Si, Cen Xia and his friends woke in the hospital ward to find the school had given them the morning off. A photo of the confrontation spread across the campus forum, and the group headed to Shi Su and Fang Sheng’s dormitory as Cen Xia wondered why nobody had identified him.

• Cen Xia, Ding Yiheng, Fang Sheng, and Shi Su woke in the ward after the rain stopped, and Cen Xia learned that classes would resume that afternoon.
• Cen Xia saw a forum post featuring an unflattering photo of Ding Yiheng and a slanted account of the rooftop confrontation with Shen Si.
• Cen Xia and Ding Yiheng wondered why Chi Zhao was popular after seeing students show off umbrellas like his.
• Shi Su refused to rest another day, and Cen Xia told him he was well-built after seeing his body while changing his clothes.
• Cen Xia and the others went to Shi Su and Fang Sheng’s dormitory, while Cen Xia wondered whether the World Will had kept his identity off the forum.

Cen Xia received a message from Shen Zhong asking him to report if Shen Si contacted him, then walked into an equipment-room trap set by Shen Si. The chapter left Cen Xia pinned on the dusty floor, calmly facing Shen Si as he confronted him.

• Cen Xia realized the unknown contact was Shen Zhong, who asked him to tell him if Shen Si got in touch.
• Cen Xia spent the afternoon expecting trouble from Shen Si, but saw neither him nor his lackeys.
• Zhang Yao told Cen Xia that the class monitor needed help moving things, and Cen Xia went to the equipment room alone.
• Two people pinned Cen Xia down inside the dark room and slammed the door shut behind him.
• Cen Xia saw Shen Si standing nearby and answered calmly when Shen Si accused him of having nerve.

Shen Si threatened Cen Xia with the story of how he had tormented Shi Su and Zhou Zanli, but Cen Xia chose to fight back and briefly pinned him down. Their struggle ended with Shen Si landing on top of Cen Xia, and they remained trapped together as Shen Si was too hurt to get up.

• Shen Si threatened Cen Xia and offered to spare him if he told him what he wanted to hear, recounting Zhou Zanli's betrayal and suffering.
• Cen Xia said, "I choose you," then broke free, restrained Shen Si, and warned the two other people not to interfere.
• The two people left, and Shen Si escaped Cen Xia's hold before throwing him down; Cen Xia grabbed Shen Si's ankle, causing him to fall on top of him.
• Cen Xia and Shen Si argued while pinned together, and Cen Xia bit Shen Si's shoulder to make him stop talking.
• Cen Xia realized Shen Si was too injured to move and wondered why Shen Si had been hurt worse despite landing on top of him.

After Shen Si and Cen Xia were trapped together, Cen Xia left and reunited with the worried Shi Su. Shi Su invited Cen Xia to dinner alone, and they planned to see a movie afterward, leaving Shi Su wondering if it was a date.

• Cen Xia and Shen Si recovered enough to separate, and Cen Xia left after telling Shen Si to choose a cleaner place next time.
• Cen Xia called Shi Su back and found him waiting nearby after he ran over worried about Cen Xia.
• Shi Su noticed the dirt on Cen Xia’s clothes, but Cen Xia claimed it came from moving things and changed the subject.
• Shi Su invited Cen Xia to dinner alone the next day, and Cen Xia agreed while suggesting they watch a movie afterward.
• Shi Su happily agreed and wondered whether their plans counted as a date.

Cen Xia and Ding Yiheng trained as substitutes for their class’s upcoming basketball game and watched the school crowd gather around Pei Huaiyi. Ding Yiheng revealed that Pei Huaiyi had once joined the national team but left after an injury.

• Shen Si’s wound reopened, and he asked a man to take him to the hospital without telling his father while he continued working on an unspecified matter.
• Cen Xia forgot to call Ding Yiheng before bed, and Ding Yiheng vowed not to speak to him the next day but quickly resumed chatting with him.
• During basketball practice, Ding Yiheng showed Cen Xia the class’s substitute roster and warned him that Pei Huaiyi was an exceptionally strong player.
• The cheerleaders and other students crowded around Pei Huaiyi’s court, distracting the players and coach from their training.
• During a break, Ding Yiheng told Cen Xia that Pei Huaiyi had made the national team before leaving because of an injury.

Cen Xia and Ding Yiheng met Pei Huaiyi at the basketball court, where Pei Huaiyi bluntly asked Cen Xia to add him as a friend and send videos of his episodes. After Pei Huaiyi made plans to avoid his mother’s cooking, he spotted Cen Xia nearby and considered using him as an excuse.

• Cen Xia and Ding Yiheng discussed Pei Huaiyi’s basketball skills, and Pei Huaiyi sat beside them and overheard.
• Pei Huaiyi asked Cen Xia to show him a video of an episode, explaining that he wanted to collect footage; Cen Xia reluctantly added him as a friend.
• Ding Yiheng learned that He Wangsheng had taken Pei Huaiyi’s place on the court and hurried over to watch him play.
• Pei Huaiyi received a message from his mother asking whether he would come home for her cooking and claimed he had plans with a friend.
• Pei Huaiyi struggled to name a friend his mother would not recognize, then noticed Cen Xia sitting nearby.

Cen Xia spent the school sports meet taking photos with Pei Huaiyi and filming He Wangsheng, who caught his attention on the basketball court. After He Wangsheng spoke with him, Ding Yiheng’s cousin Qi Jiayan shared the video with a group chat and pointed everyone to a specific moment.

• Pei Huaiyi took a selfie with Cen Xia to show his mother that he had plans with a friend, then retook the photo after Cen Xia objected to how he looked.
• Ding Yiheng asked Cen Xia to film He Wangsheng playing basketball so he could send the video to his cousin.
• He Wangsheng noticed Cen Xia filming, then later approached him, said he was looking forward to seeing him play, and removed a scrap of paper from his shoulder.
• Ding Yiheng told his cousin that Cen Xia had filmed the video and sent her Cen Xia’s name when she asked who he was.
• Qi Jiayan sent the video to a group chat and urged the members to look at the footage at 4 minutes and 34 seconds.

Cen Xia secretly arranged to have dinner with Shi Su, while Fang Sheng revealed that Lu Mian’s identity would be announced at a banquet. Shi Su’s insecurity surfaced as he compared himself with Cen Xia, and Qi Jiayan’s group analyzed basketball videos that suggested He Wangsheng had repeatedly watched Ding Yiheng’s camera.

• Cen Xia hid his dinner plans with Shi Su from Ding Yiheng, while Fang Sheng said he had to attend a banquet for the president’s newly discovered second son, Lu Mian.
• Cen Xia met Shi Su at the school gate and noticed him staring at the luxury cars before they left in Cen Xia’s family car.
• Shi Su gave the driver the restaurant address, then quietly asked Cen Xia whether he thought Shi Su was good as the car entered a tunnel.
• Qi Jiayan and the other girls reviewed basketball videos, and Liuxia Hui concluded that He Wangsheng scored ten points after seeing someone and repeatedly looked toward Ding Yiheng’s camera.

Shi Su took Cen Xia to a restaurant from his childhood for what he considered their first date, while Fang Sheng reported from a banquet where the He Family’s second son was expected to appear. The He Family delayed the banquet, and Fang Sheng overheard that the second young master was missing.

• Cen Xia comforted Shi Su after mistaking his words for a sign that he had suffered a grievance at school.
• Shi Su brought Cen Xia to his longtime neighborhood restaurant, shared memories of his childhood there, and privately hoped the meal would deepen their bond.
• Cen Xia suggested bringing Ding Yiheng and Fang Sheng to the restaurant another time, and Shi Su agreed despite wanting to keep it as a place for just the two of them.
• Fang Sheng sent updates from the He Family banquet and told the group that Wen Xingzhou, Wen Ci’s older brother, was there.
• Fang Sheng reported that the He Family postponed the banquet because the old master was unwell, then revealed that he had overheard their butler say the second young master was missing.

Cen Xia and Shi Su went on their planned movie date, but Lu Mian called in distress after apparently ingesting something drugged. Cen Xia left to check on him, leaving Shi Su alone at the cinema.

• Fang Sheng decided to keep quiet about the He Family's secret and stayed beside his mother at the banquet.
• Shi Su bought back-row movie tickets, and he and Cen Xia walked toward the cinema together.
• Cen Xia stopped for a haircut while Shi Su grew jealous of the stylist's attention to him.
• Cen Xia bought popcorn and shared a piece with Shi Su as they waited for the movie.
• Lu Mian called Cen Xia and said he had eaten something drugged and was hiding in a wardrobe.
• Cen Xia canceled the movie and left to find Lu Mian, while Shi Su stayed alone in the cinema lobby.

Cen Xia was brought into the He Family’s old residence by the World Will, which warned that Lu Mian was in danger and urged him to find Wen Xingzhou. After reaching the guarded main courtyard, Cen Xia tried to get an urgent message to Chief Wen but was stopped and asked to show his invitation.

• The World Will told Cen Xia that a new plot node had emerged and that Lu Mian was in great danger unless all the protagonists were present.
• Cen Xia found Fang Sheng, who led him toward the main courtyard and pointed out where Wen Xingzhou might be.
• The World Will argued with Cen Xia and threatened that the world and his friends would die if he failed to help Lu Mian, then vanished after Cen Xia challenged it.
• Cen Xia admitted to himself that he would not leave Lu Mian in danger and walked toward the main courtyard.
• Two bodyguards stopped Cen Xia at the gate and demanded his invitation and identification before he could see Chief Wen.

Cen Xia searched for Lu Mian and found Wen Xingzhou, who learned that Lu Mian was trapped in a wardrobe in the He Family’s western side courtyard. Meanwhile, He Wangsheng pressed He Qi to reveal where Lu Mian had been hidden.

• Cen Xia failed to show an invitation, but Lu Qianyu escorted him into the main courtyard and directed him toward Wen Xingzhou.
• Cen Xia overheard Shen Zhong confront He Qi, who admitted he had wanted to teach Lu Mian a lesson but claimed not to know where he was.
• Cen Xia found Wen Xingzhou and showed him that Lu Mian had called; the World Will then revealed Lu Mian was in a room in the western side courtyard marked by a water jar with withered lotus plants.
• He Wangsheng questioned He Qi about Lu Mian, and He Qi eventually said he thought Lu Mian was in the west courtyard.