Chapter Summaries

Shen Tingyu’s damaged Spiritual Pool was worsening as his suppressant lost effectiveness, but he refused to seek a Soul Contract with a D-Type unless he liked them. After thinking of Xu Qingran, he let him into his bedroom when Xu arrived and announced he wanted to climb into Shen Tingyu’s bed.

• Shen Tingyu recalled how he had survived three years in Tower No. 1 and won his freedom by injuring the eldest prince and negotiating to join the military.
• Xie Nanjun warned Shen Tingyu that his medicine was becoming less effective and urged him to consider a Soul Contract with a high-level D-Type.
• Shen Tingyu rejected the idea of partnering with someone he did not like, then remembered Xu Qingran and considered him an exception.
• After injecting his suppressant, Shen Tingyu answered a late-night knock and found Xu Qingran in pajamas at his door.
• Xu Qingran told Shen Tingyu he had come to climb into his bed, and Shen let him in while returning to his official business.

Xu Qingran explored Shen Tingyu’s collection of Devil models and learned how the alien species lived and how their Source Crystals worked. When Shen Tingyu asked him to cover his exposed Soul Mark, Xu Qingran demanded to know what was wrong with it, and Shen Tingyu abruptly grabbed his hand.

• Shen Tingyu invited Xu Qingran into his room and told him he could sleep in his bed while he stayed awake.
• Xu Qingran examined the Devil models, and the display explained the traits of Type I and Class IV Devils.
• Shen Tingyu explained that Devils contained Source Crystals that sustained their bodies and prevented them from dying or regenerating when removed.
• Shen Tingyu asked Xu Qingran to put on his gloves after noticing his exposed Soul Mark.
• Xu Qingran thrust out his marked hand and demanded to know why it was unpresentable, and Shen Tingyu seized it.

Xu Qingran confronted Shen Tingyu about Spirit Marks, then stayed in his bedroom while Shen Tingyu struggled with his reaction to him. After Shen Tingyu left for an extended trip, Xu Qingran settled into life on Jade Star and grew closer to Shen Tianyi.

• Shen Tingyu warned Xu Qingran that exposing his Spirit Mark was a dangerous provocation, and Xu Qingran asked whether Shen Tingyu saw him as an enemy or someone like himself.
• Xu Qingran said he also regarded Shen Tingyu as someone of his own kind, then deliberately spread his scent around Shen Tingyu's bedroom and fell asleep there.
• Shen Tingyu found himself distracted by Xu Qingran's presence and wondered if he wanted to pin him down and destroy him once he had fully matured.
• Xu Qingran noticed that Shen Tingyu had ordered his bedroom and study thoroughly cleaned after leaving, and privately called him a bastard.
• While Shen Tingyu was away for more than half a month, Xu Qingran exercised, explored Jade Star with Xiao Zhang, and grew more comfortable with Shen Tianyi.

Xu Qingran read forum gossip about his apparent relationship with Shen Tingyu and asked Shen Tianyi to lend him an Asteroid so he could livestream. Shen Tianyi went to Shen Tingyu’s study to retrieve a spare, and Xu Qingran learned about the device as Shen Tianyi brought it downstairs.

• Shen Tianyi argued that 11 + 11 equaled 1111 and continued his homework while Xu Qingran tried to correct him.
• Xu Qingran browsed a forum thread where users discussed sightings of him with Shen Tingyu and speculated about their relationship.
• Xu Qingran asked Shen Tianyi to lend him an Asteroid so he could livestream, but Shen Tianyi initially refused to give up his own.
• Shen Tianyi remembered there was a spare Asteroid and went to Shen Tingyu’s study to retrieve it.
• Shen Tianyi returned with a darker-colored Asteroid, and the system explained its features and price to Xu Qingran.

Xu Qingran borrowed Shen Tingyu’s Asteroid from Shen Tianyi and decided to livestream cooking. Meanwhile, Xu Qing'an learned that the men he hired to seize Xu Qingran were missing and suspected Shen Tingyu had rescued his brother, before Father Xu returned with news that the Empire had summoned him over the Shen Family.

• Shen Tianyi lent Xu Qingran Shen Tingyu’s Asteroid and explained how to use it.
• Xu Qingran chose to livestream himself making food.
• Xu Qing'an saw photos of Xu Qingran with Shen Tingyu and wondered how they had become involved.
• Xu Qing'an recognized the men he had hired among those reported missing in Red City and suspected Shen Tingyu had saved Xu Qingran.
• Lu Cheng arrived to take Xu Qing'an to the hospital, and Xu Qing'an asked whether Xu Qingran had been mistreated at Boss Chen's place.
• Father Xu returned and told Xu Qing'an that the Empire had summoned him about the Shen Family, not Boss Chen.

Xu Qingran’s cooking livestream accidentally went live through Shen Tingyu’s official announcement account, drawing hundreds of millions of confused Golden Wing viewers. Meanwhile, Shen Tingyu learned that two vital power-generating planets in northern Aquila had been destroyed.

• Xu Qingran started cooking on a livestream, unaware that Shen Tianyi had used Shen Tingyu’s account and that the viewer count was rapidly climbing.
• Viewers mistook Xu Qingran’s cooking stream for Admiral Shen’s broadcast and reacted to his unusual red-braised pig trotters recipe.
• Xu Qingran asked Shen Tianyi why there were no comments, and Shen Tianyi realized he had forgotten to switch accounts before starting the stream.
• Shen Tianyi enabled the comments, and viewers recognized him as Shen Tingyu’s nephew and began asking whether the cook was the Xu Family’s eldest young master.
• At Golden Wing Military Headquarters, Shen Tingyu asked what had happened to two power stations in northern Aquila, which had been destroyed.

After defending the Aquila System from a Devil and Insect Race invasion, Shen Tingyu returned to hold a review meeting when Xu Qingran went live on Shen Tingyu’s account and provoked his fans. The livestream was still underway when Shen Tingyu called and asked to speak to Xu Qingran.

• Shen Tingyu led a prolonged defense of the Aquila System, protecting repair crews until they restored the power station, then convened a meeting to hold Aquila’s defense leaders accountable.
• Headquarters’ military intelligence system detected Shen Tingyu’s account going live and projected Xu Qingran’s livestream into the conference room.
• Xu Qingran told viewers he was staying in Shen Tingyu’s home and using his kitchen, bathroom, room, and bed, shocking the officers and viewers.
• Xu Qingran taunted Shen Tingyu’s angry fans, while Shen Tianyi realized he had caused trouble and answered his uncle’s call with an apology.
• Shen Tingyu asked Shen Tianyi to hand the communicator to Xu Qingran, then addressed him by name.

Xu Qingran’s livestream exposed his flirtatious call with Shen Tingyu to the Golden Wing Camp, while Shen Tingyu confronted the Shen Family over their plans for him and disciplined the camp’s personnel. After the stream and dinner, Xu Qingran thanked Shen Tianyi for helping him, then Shen Tingyu unexpectedly returned home early.

• Xu Qingran called Shen Tingyu “Darling” on a livestream, and Shen Tingyu revealed that the Golden Wing Camp had been broadcasting it across its headquarters and branches.
• Shen Tingyu challenged a Shen Family elder over delaying his compatibility match and warned that the family might produce another E-Type.
• Shen Tingyu ordered Aquila System branch personnel to double their training for three months and imposed penalties on management.
• Xu Qingran ate the dish he had cooked on stream, accepted direct tips, and ended the livestream.
• Xu Qingran thanked Shen Tianyi for helping him, and Sister-in-law Song took the sleepy child to get ready for bed.
• Shen Tingyu returned home unexpectedly, several days earlier than expected.

Shen Tingyu returned home and gave Xu Qingran a new Asteroid, then helped him set it up and created a livestream account for him. After Shen Tingyu left again, Xu Qingran explored the Empire’s records of alien invasions, and the chapter ended with Shen Tianyi identifying the Shen Family’s spokesperson on an Imperial news broadcast as his second uncle.

• Shen Tingyu gave Xu Qingran a new fifth-generation Asteroid and refused payment.
• Shen Tingyu helped Xu Qingran configure the Asteroid, create a livestream account, and exchange contact details.
• Shen Tingyu left home after staying only one night, and Shen Tianyi learned of his visit from Xu Qingran.
• Xu Qingran used his Asteroid to read the Empire’s records of past alien invasions.
• The Imperial news station announced major news, and Shen Tianyi identified the interviewee as his second uncle.

The Shen Family announced that Xu Qingran's 99% soul match was Shen Tianyi, not Shen Tingyu, stirring up online reactions. Xu Qingran then found a post about Xu Qing'an's admission banquet and considered attending to cause trouble, while Boss Chen confronted Xu Qing'an over a promised gift that had not materialized.

• Shen Tianyi's second uncle announced that Xu Qingran matched with Shen Tianyi and said the families would wait until Tianyi was old enough before planning an engagement or wedding.
• Xu Qingran read the forum's reactions, posted a teasing reply under his real name, and asked Shen Tingyu whether a rumor about him was true.
• Xu Qingran saw that Xu Qing'an's admission banquet was scheduled for the following Saturday and decided he might attend to stir up trouble.
• Boss Chen confronted Xu Qing'an in a bar, complaining that the day's news was not the gift Xu Qing'an had promised him.