Chapter Summaries

Chen Lu rejected the idea that Mo Yuqing’s apology meant she truly loved him, while Jiang Chao reconsidered his own past relationships and asked Chen Lu about starting a game business together. Later, Chen Lu spent time studying beside Liang Zhirou before joining her and Lin Miaomiao for hot pot, where Lin teased him for secretly pursuing Liang.

• Jiang Chao said he had expected Chen Lu to return to Mo Yuqing, but Chen Lu doubted that her apology proved she loved him rather than missed his constant attention.
• Chen Lu suggested Jiang Chao apologize to the women he had hurt and see whether any had genuinely cared for him, and Jiang Chao thought of Liu Yan.
• Jiang Chao asked Chen Lu whether he would join him in starting a game business, and Chen Lu warned him that the idea could leave them broke.
• Chen Lu visited Liang Zhirou in the library, read books about business and C++, and explained that he was learning for a friend; Liang felt reassured studying beside him.
• Chen Lu teased Liang Zhirou by asking to poke her cheek, and she leaned closer to let him do it.
• At dinner, Lin Miaomiao showed Chen Lu and Liang Zhirou the drama club’s promotional feature on the university website, then accused Chen of secretly pursuing Liang while pretending otherwise.

Chen Lu, Lin Miaomiao, and Liang Zhirou shared a meal after the drama club event, where Chen Lu reassured Liang Zhirou that she did not have to hide from people who might bully her. Liang Zhirou quietly looked at him with tearful eyes as the meal continued.

• Lin Miaomiao urged Liang Zhirou to order whatever she wanted to thank her for helping the drama club.
• Chen Lu found dozens of hostile friend requests from people angry that Mo Yuqing had apologized to him, but he laughed them off.
• Liang Zhirou ordered foods she remembered Chen Lu and Lin Miaomiao liked, then served them food while barely eating herself.
• Chen Lu explained to Lin Miaomiao how starting with small steps could make it easier to study or practice.
• Chen Lu asked why Liang Zhirou had grown her bangs long, and she said she hoped they would keep people from bullying her.
• Chen Lu told Liang Zhirou that he was there and no one could bully her, not even Lin Miaomiao, and Liang Zhirou gazed at him with moist eyes.

After dinner, Chen Lu reassured Lin Miaomiao that he would never leave Liang Zhirou. He then took Liang Zhirou to a mall to buy her new clothes, despite her surprise and hesitation.

• Lin Miaomiao toasted the drama club's successful first performance, then celebrated her meeting with Chen Lu and Liang Zhirou.
• Lin Miaomiao told Chen Lu that Liang Zhirou already could not live without him, and he promised he would never leave her.
• Chen Lu helped Liang Zhirou into the car, and she asked whether he would leave her; he said he would stay if she did not make him go.
• Chen Lu drove Liang Zhirou to a mall to buy her new clothes, persuading her that it was a return gift for the milk tea she had bought him.

Chen Lu took Liang Zhirou shopping and maneuvered her into trying on a pale green dress she liked but thought was too expensive. He secretly bought it and told her the store had a buy-one-get-one-free promotion, leaving her surprised as the sales assistant backed up his story.

• Chen Lu and Liang Zhirou went to the mall, accepted flyers from workers, and discussed buying each other gifts after her next tutoring class.
• Liang Zhirou lost her balance at the top of an escalator, and Chen Lu caught and steadied her.
• Chen Lu showed Liang Zhirou several dresses, but she rejected them after checking their prices.
• Chen Lu persuaded Liang Zhirou to try on a pale green dress, then secretly bought it while she was in the fitting room.
• Liang Zhirou came out wearing the dress, and Chen Lu told her it was the one because the store had a buy-one-get-one-free promotion.

Chen Lu took Liang Zhirou shopping, bought her a dress and other items, and then photographed her among the illuminated flowers outside the mall. The chapter ended with Chen Lu sighing as he looked at her through the camera, leaving Liang Zhirou curious about his reaction.

• Chen Lu bought Liang Zhirou a dress and used a promotional T-shirt to keep her from changing back into her old clothes.
• Liang Zhirou felt happy that Chen Lu had bought her clothes and thought about buying him something with the money she earned tutoring.
• Chen Lu decided to buy health supplements for Liang Zhirou's mother, Xiao Xunfang, despite Liang Zhirou's protests.
• Liang Zhirou dragged Chen Lu out of the mall with their shopping bags and accused him of bullying her, but admitted buying her clothes had made her happy.
• Chen Lu asked Liang Zhirou to pose among the illuminated flowers, then sighed while looking at her through his camera.

Chen Lu encouraged Liang Zhirou to stop hiding her feelings, and she cried against his shoulder before they parted for the night. Meanwhile, Mo Yuqing rejected another admirer and envied a couple, ending the chapter in tears as she missed Chen Lu.

• Chen Lu asked Liang Zhirou whether she had been happy and urged her to laugh or cry instead of suppressing her feelings.
• Liang Zhirou began crying, leaned on Chen Lu's shoulder, and later offered to let him lean on her next time.
• Chen Lu bought Liang Zhirou an ice pack for her swollen eyes, and she asked him to send her the photos he had taken.
• Mo Yuqing rejected a freshman's confession, telling him she liked someone else.
• Mo Yuqing watched a couple share a tender moment, saw that Chen Lu still had not replied to her message, and admitted that she missed him.

Chen Lu brought Liang Zhirou home, comforted Xiao Xunfang, and began considering how to help her without making her feel indebted. On his way back to the dorm, he learned Li Sinian had spent too much on a meal and drove to check on him.

• Chen Lu walked Liang Zhirou home and reassured Xiao Xunfang that he would bring her back earlier next time.
• Chen Lu gave Xiao Xunfang health supplements and promised to visit, while she welcomed him and told him not to buy more gifts.
• After leaving, Chen Lu considered how he could help pay for surgery for Xiao Xunfang without making Liang Zhirou feel indebted.
• Li Sinian called Chen Lu to borrow two thousand yuan after getting stuck with an unexpectedly expensive meal.
• Chen Lu agreed to lend Li Sinian the money and drove to his location to see what had happened.

Chen Lu accompanied Li Sinian to dinner with Qin Wenxi, where he recognized her as a skilled conversationalist who teased Li Sinian while letting him believe they connected. When Qin Wenxi offered to pay and then asked Chen Lu to add her on WeChat, he declined and hinted that another girl might object.

• Chen Lu joined Li Sinian and Qin Wenxi at an expensive Japanese restaurant and recognized Qin Wenxi from the school anniversary party.
• Chen Lu praised Qin Wenxi and helped Li Sinian keep their conversation going, while realizing Qin Wenxi's charm could make people mistake social skill for genuine connection.
• Qin Wenxi teased Li Sinian over his unfamiliarity with Japanese food, and Chen Lu stepped in to help him prepare a sauce for the sashimi.
• When the bill came to 1,988 yuan, Qin Wenxi offered to pay, but Li Sinian insisted on treating her while Chen Lu held him back to see what she would do.
• Qin Wenxi told Chen Lu she had remembered him since the freshman party and asked to add him on WeChat; he refused, saying another girl might be unhappy.
• Qin Wenxi suggested Chen Lu meant Yuqing, but he replied that he had not said it was her.

Chen Lu warned Li Sinian that Liang Zhirou was taking advantage of his devotion, but Li Sinian continued pursuing her. Later, Chen Lu called Liang Zhirou and grew uneasy about her recent behavior.

• After seeing Qin Wenxi off, Li Sinian listened as Chen Lu warned him that Liang Zhirou was using him and that their relationship was unequal.
• Chen Lu compared Li Sinian’s pursuit of Liang Zhirou with his own past with Mo Yuqing and told him that an unequal relationship was not love.
• Jiang Chao tried to stop Li Sinian from visiting Liang Zhirou, but Li Sinian left, convinced they still had a chance.
• Jiang Chao praised Chen Lu for studying programming, and Chen Lu said he had chosen law while pursuing Mo Yuqing instead of following his own interests.
• Chen Lu called Liang Zhirou and learned she had started working part-time during the day, leaving him confused by how strange she had seemed lately.

Mo Yuqing took over the school employment paperwork and realized how exhausting the work Chen Lu had handled for her had been. She resolved to repay his kindness, then went home alone in the rain after Liu Yan dropped her off.

• Mo Yuqing worked through the employment documents in the counselor's office and declined to ask Chen Lu for help.
• Mo Yuqing told Liu Yan she had started wearing a ponytail because Chen Lu liked it, then wondered how he had endured the paperwork she once left to him.
• As Liu Yan massaged her aching neck, Mo Yuqing cried and said Chen Lu must have been hurt when she complained about his work.
• Mo Yuqing vowed to repay Chen Lu for all the kindness he had shown her.
• Liu Yan drove Mo Yuqing home through heavy rain, and Mo Yuqing watched her leave before heading inside.