Chapter Summaries

Jiang Gaoxuan fled after realizing the young man who defeated him was far more powerful than he had imagined. The next morning, Luo Qingqian questioned her sisters about Qiu Qianwei’s overnight absence and became suspicious that they were hiding their own relationships.

• Jiang Gaoxuan crawled out of a roadside trash can, remembered the young man’s overwhelming strength, and decided not to seek revenge.
• Luo Qingqian gathered her sisters and Lin Chen at the villa, then asked where Qiu Qianwei had gone.
• Liu Yue told Luo Qingqian that Qiu Qianwei had a boyfriend but had not revealed his identity.
• Bian Suwen, Bu Feiyan, and Ji Shuiyao concealed what they knew about Qiu Qianwei’s relationship and urged Luo Qingqian not to interfere.
• Luo Qingqian noticed her sisters’ unusual defense of dating and asked whether they had found boyfriends too.

Luo Qingqian discovered that several of her sisters had romantic attachments and questioned them, including Qiu Qianwei about her boyfriend. Lin Chen revealed that he suspected who Qiu Qianwei’s boyfriend was, prompting Luo Qingqian to prepare to confront him while the sisters were confined to the villa.

• Bian Suwen admitted she had a boyfriend, while Bu Feiyan said she liked someone, Liu Yue revealed she was in an online relationship, and Ji Shuiyao confessed she loved a man with two other women.
• Qiu Qianwei returned home after spending the night with her boyfriend and admitted it to Luo Qingqian, who questioned her privately along with the other sisters.
• Luo Qingqian asked Qiu Qianwei to identify her boyfriend, but Qiu Qianwei refused and her sisters also stayed silent.
• Lin Chen told Luo Qingqian he had a guess about Qiu Qianwei’s boyfriend and privately whispered the suspected identity to her.
• Luo Qingqian took the sisters’ phones and ordered them to stay in the villa as she prepared to leave, while Lin Chen hurried out to avoid their anger.

Wang Haoran received a Love at First Sight Card but could not use it on Lin Chen’s Eldest Sister, so he chose Luo Qingqian instead. After class, he joined Mu Zhaozhao and Wen Jing for Ancient Style Club promotional photos, where his appearance in ancient robes stirred Mu Zhaozhao’s heart.

• Wang Haoran’s Villain Halo surpassed 5,000, earning him a Love at First Sight Card that could raise a female lead’s affection to 50 if her halo was below 3,000.
• Wang Haoran failed to use the card on Lin Chen’s Eldest Sister because her Female Lead Halo exceeded 3,000, then successfully selected Luo Qingqian as his target.
• After class, Wang Haoran told Lü Ming to search off campus for beautiful women and ask for their contact information.
• Mu Zhaozhao asked Wang Haoran to join her and Wen Jing for Ancient Style Club promotional photos, and he agreed.
• Wang Haoran changed into ancient robes, captivating everyone present and earning Villain Points as he stirred Mu Zhaozhao’s heart.

Jiang Gaoxuan visited the Poison Sect stronghold to obtain poison for subduing Luo Qingqian, but Shao Wanwan demanded a hefty payment before agreeing. After receiving the poison, Jiang Gaoxuan asked the Poison Sect to help him use it, prompting Shao Wanwan to demand more.

• Jiang Gaoxuan tracked the Poison Sect to its Qingling stronghold and waited to meet its Saintess, Shao Wanwan.
• Jiang Gaoxuan threatened Shao Wanwan, then changed his attitude after learning the Poison Sect Old Ancestor was still alive.
• Jiang Gaoxuan admitted he wanted poison to subdue Luo Qingqian, and Shao Wanwan agreed in exchange for a superior movement technique, a superior sword art, and ten kinds of rare herbs.
• Shao Wanwan gave Jiang Gaoxuan a poison that would make its victim lose control and act obediently.
• Jiang Gaoxuan asked Shao Wanwan to assist him in poisoning Luo Qingqian, and Shao Wanwan said he would need to pay extra.

Wang Haoran met Lin Chen’s Second Sister, Luo Qingqian, and used the Love at First Sight Card and Charm Halo to raise her affection toward him. As they spent time together, a poisonous butterfly landed on Luo Qingqian and began spreading crimson energy through her body.

• Wang Haoran met Luo Qingqian outside the Finance Department building, and the Love at First Sight Card raised her affection to 50 while reducing Lin Chen’s Protagonist Halo.
• Wang Haoran used his Charm Halo on Luo Qingqian, raising her affection to 60 and earning Villain Points and Halo Points.
• Luo Qingqian asked Wang Haoran to guide her around campus and waited for him while he finished the Ancient Style Club photo shoot.
• Wang Haoran took Luo Qingqian to the Lotus Pond, where she introduced herself and asked his name.
• Wang Haoran noticed a poisonous butterfly approach Luo Qingqian, but she let it land on her finger, and crimson energy began spreading through her body.

After Luo Qingqian was poisoned, she tried to hide and purge it, but Jiang Gaoxuan and Shao Wanwan cornered her. Wang Haoran arrived, and Jiang Gaoxuan recognized him and fled in terror.

• Luo Qingqian left Wang Haoran after a controlled poisonous butterfly infected her, and Wang Haoran secretly followed her.
• Luo Qingqian stopped in the woods to expel the poison, but Jiang Gaoxuan and Shao Wanwan appeared and revealed their involvement.
• Luo Qingqian realized the poison was affecting her mind and prepared to kill herself rather than submit to Jiang Gaoxuan.
• Jiang Gaoxuan used the voice calling for Luo Qingqian to draw the newcomer closer, hoping to use him as leverage.
• Wang Haoran emerged from the grass, and Jiang Gaoxuan recognized him, felt overwhelming pressure, and fled.

Wang Haoran avoided revealing his strength when Jiang Gaoxuan and Shao Wanwan fled, but Luo Qingqian used her true qi to pull him close as her poison took hold. At the villa, Bian Suwen struck Lin Chen with a broom, and he was shocked to discover that it had left a red mark on his arm.

• Jiang Gaoxuan and Shao Wanwan fled after recognizing Wang Haoran as the Old Ancestor, while Shao Wanwan panicked that she had disrupted his plan.
• Wang Haoran concealed his true qi and pretended to be confused, and Luo Qingqian pulled him to her with her true qi as she lost control to the poison.
• Bian Suwen, Qiu Qianwei, Bu Feiyan, Ji Shuiyao, and Liu Yue worried that Luo Qingqian had not returned with Wang Haoran.
• Lin Chen brought boxed meals to the villa, and Qiu Qianwei accused him of tattling to Luo Qingqian.
• Bian Suwen chased Lin Chen with a broom and struck his arm, leaving a red mark that astonished him because he believed his special physique prevented injuries.

After Luo Qingqian left Wang Haoran, her sisters misread her guilt and worried that she had seriously hurt him. Wang Haoran reassured Qiu Qianwei by phone, counted his gains from Lin Chen, and set out at night to confront Jiang Gaoxuan.

• Bian Suwen and Qiu Qianwei took turns beating Lin Chen with a broom until Luo Qingqian arrived.
• Luo Qingqian apologized to Qiu Qianwei, returned her sisters’ phones, and locked herself in a bedroom.
• Qiu Qianwei called Wang Haoran, who said he was fine and explained that his waist was sore from taking promotional photos.
• Wang Haoran ended the call after saying good night to Qiu Qianwei and her sisters, then found he had gained 10,000 Villain Points and 500 Halo Points while Lin Chen lost 500 Villain Points and his Undying and Unharmed Halo.
• Wang Haoran decided not to kill Lin Chen and went out at night to settle his score with Jiang Gaoxuan.

Wang Haoran subdued Jiang Gaoxuan and made him his controlled subordinate, then learned that Lü Ming had been beaten by actor Shen Yixing after harassing a beautiful woman. Wang Haoran confirmed Shen Yixing was working on a drama backed by Wang Corporation Film and Television and arranged to visit the set.

• Wang Haoran found Jiang Gaoxuan, forced him to swallow two pills, and secured his obedience by promising a monthly antidote.
• Lü Ming told Wang Haoran that Shen Yixing had beaten him after he followed a woman and asked for her number; Wang Haoran recognized the woman as a likely female lead.
• Wang Haoran sent Lü Ming one million and told him to recover while he took responsibility for Shen Yixing.
• Wang Haoran searched for Shen Yixing and discovered he was filming a drama in Qingling with investment from Wang Corporation Film and Television.
• Wang Haoran called Wang Xiang, confirmed the investment, and arranged to visit the set.

Ye Qiu learned that his building had been condemned, ruining his plan to rent rooms to beautiful women, while Wang Haoran gained villain points for sabotaging him. Wang Haoran recruited Bu Feiyan to track Ye Qiu and then set off to visit Shen Yixing's filming set.

• Ye Qiu watched inspectors declare an older building safe, then learned that his own building was dangerous and would be demolished.
• Wang Haoran received a system notification crediting Tang Bingyun's arrangements with sabotaging Ye Qiu's rental plan.
• Bu Feiyan told Wang Haoran that Luo Qingqian had shut herself in her room and refused food since returning the previous night.
• Wang Haoran gave Bu Feiyan vague martial arts guidance and warned her not to reveal that he knew martial arts.
• Wang Haoran asked Bu Feiyan to track Ye Qiu, promised her meals and outings in return, and gave her Ye Qiu's information.
• Bu Feiyan left to investigate Ye Qiu, and Wang Haoran drove to Shen Yixing's production crew.

Wang Haoran visited a production crew and learned that minor extra Li Yunxi had rejected the assistant director’s advances and refused to meet him. Her bluntness and apparent lack of regard for everyone left Wang Haoran puzzled about her role in the story.

• Wang Haoran arrived at the production crew, where the assistant director greeted him and showed him a photo of Li Yunxi.
• Wang Haoran learned that the assistant director had tried to approach Li Yunxi and that the director had intervened, despite having a poor relationship with actor Shen Yixing.
• The assistant director summoned Li Yunxi to meet Wang Haoran, but she insulted the assistant director and refused to go.
• The assistant director reported Li Yunxi’s refusal, and Wang Haoran learned that she came from an ordinary rural family and treated the director and Shen Yixing with similar disrespect.
• Wang Haoran wondered why Li Yunxi behaved so recklessly and could not identify what kind of female lead she was.

Wang Haoran visited a film set and saw Li Yunxi provoke him, prompting Yu Fei and the assistant director to clash with her defenders, Gu Nanfeng and Shen Yixing. Lu Beige then arrived to protect Li Yunxi, and Wang Haoran checked the system to confirm her identity and unusual abilities.

• Wang Haoran met Yu Fei on the set and asked where the male lead was.
• Li Yunxi confronted Wang Haoran, accused him of pursuing her, and refused to apologize despite Yu Fei and the assistant director's demands.
• Gu Nanfeng and Shen Yixing arrived to defend Li Yunxi, while the assistant director invoked Wang Haoran's status as the drama's investor.
• Lu Beige arrived and declared that he would protect Li Yunxi, who insisted she did not belong to him.
• Wang Haoran checked Li Yunxi's system details and discovered her high protagonist halo and two special halos.

Wang Haoran realized Li Yunxi was the protagonist of a Female Protagonist Genre story and upgraded his Resistance Halo to avoid becoming her simp. He then earned Villain Points by defying expectations and secretly drugged Lu Beige, Gu Nanfeng, and Shen Yixing, causing them to lose their manhood.

• Wang Haoran recognized Li Yunxi's protagonist status and learned that his Resistance Halo could not block her Handsome Guy Slayer Halo.
• Wang Haoran spent 8,000 Villain Points to upgrade his Resistance Halo and become immune to Li Yunxi's halo.
• Wang Haoran unexpectedly agreed to let the dispute go, earning 800 Villain Points and surprising both groups.
• Wang Haoran served tea to Lu Beige, Gu Nanfeng, and Shen Yixing, then received notifications that all three had lost their manhood.

Wang Haoran dealt with Li Yunxi’s hostility and summoned Shao Wanwan, who apologized for nearly disrupting his plans. Shao Wanwan’s affection for him increased, leaving Wang Haoran with 700 Villain Points.

• Wang Haoran realized Li Yunxi’s halos made her assume every handsome man wanted her, while Li Yunxi refused to drink the tea and accused him of pursuing her.
• Gu Nanfeng got the production crew back to work as Wang Haoran messaged Shao Wanwan for help dealing with Li Yunxi.
• Shao Wanwan met Wang Haoran in a secluded stairwell, knelt, and begged him to forgive her for nearly helping Jiang Gaoxuan harm Luo Qingqian.
• Wang Haoran reassured Shao Wanwan that he did not blame her, and her affection for him rose by 10 as he gained 700 Villain Points.

Wang Haoran returned to the production crew after collecting medicine from Shao Wanwan and encountered Li Yunxi, who insisted she was beautiful without makeup. After removing it, Li Yunxi discovered her face looked shockingly ugly, and three men rushed over when they heard her scream.

• Shao Wanwan gave Wang Haoran the medicine packets he had requested, and he vanished before she noticed him leave.
• Li Yunxi woke from a brief nap and returned to the filming area, where she accused Wang Haoran of trying to attract her attention.
• Wang Haoran challenged Li Yunxi's claim that she was naturally beautiful, so she removed her makeup in front of him and the other bit-part actors.
• Xiao Zhen and the other actors called Li Yunxi ugly, and Li Yunxi saw her altered appearance in a mirror but could not rub it away.
• Li Yunxi screamed, prompting Lu Beige, Gu Nanfeng, and Shen Yixing to rush over and protect her.

Li Yunxi's bare face, baldness, and body were exposed on the film set, devastating Lu Beige, Gu Nanfeng, and Shen Yixing. Yu Fei then noticed a scar on Li Yunxi's abdomen and accused her of having had a child.

• Lu Beige, Gu Nanfeng, and Shen Yixing found Li Yunxi beside Xiao Zhen but refused to believe the ugly woman was Yunxi.
• Yu Fei recognized Li Yunxi, mocked her appearance, and pulled off a large handful of her wig.
• Wang Haoran received Villain Points after Li Yunxi's beauty collapse and the blow to the three men's hearts.
• Yu Fei exposed Li Yunxi's waist rolls, and Li Yunxi lunged at her before the assistant director restrained her.
• Yu Fei spotted a long scar on Li Yunxi's abdomen and insinuated that Li Yunxi had given birth.

Wang Haoran watched Li Yunxi lose her protagonist status, then recruited Yu Fei to recommend women prettier than her. Meanwhile, down-on-his-luck Xiao Ye began activating the Game Live Stream System.

• Li Yunxi pleaded with Lu Beige, Gu Nanfeng, and Shen Yixing, but each rejected her and broke free of his simp mentality.
• Yu Fei beat Li Yunxi until she apologized, and Li Yunxi lost her halos and protagonist status.
• Wang Haoran left the production crew and exchanged numbers with Yu Fei, asking her to recommend women prettier than herself.
• Xiao Ye struggled to attract viewers while streaming a mobile game after losing his job and girlfriend.
• The Game Live Stream System detected Xiao Ye and began binding to him.

Wang Haoran learned that Qin Yunhan had sent him twenty million to help her compete with Xu Muyan by gifting her livestream. After watching Qin Yunhan’s popular but disastrous gameplay, he agreed to join her next match with skilled streamers.

• Qin Yunhan told Wang Haoran she had sent him twenty million because Xu Muyan had bragged about his eleven million in gifts.
• Wang Haoran opened Qin Yunhan’s livestream and discovered that her terrible gameplay and lively banter had drawn eight million followers.
• Qin Yunhan finished her first match without a kill, then contacted skilled streamer friends to team up with her.
• Qin Yunhan asked Wang Haoran to play with her, and he agreed despite saying he did not know how to play.

Wang Haoran used his old account, Top Supporter, to send Qin Yunhan lavish gifts and joined her livestreamed game, deliberately making Xu Muyan jealous. After a disastrous first match, he agreed to keep playing while Qin Yunhan gathered more skilled streamers.

• Wang Haoran registered as Top Supporter and sent Qin Yunhan ten million worth of gifts before joining her game.
• Xu Muyan recognized Top Supporter as her boyfriend, watched Qin Yunhan's stream, and became jealous, earning Wang Haoran Villain Points.
• Qin Yunhan privately invited Wang Haoran to a voice chat and teamed up with him and two skilled streamers, First Shot of PUBG and Yuanyuan.
• The team quickly lost their first match, and Wang Haoran considered leaving, but Qin Yunhan persuaded him to play again.
• Wang Haoran suggested splitting into separate matches and finding more teammates, so Qin Yunhan invited three additional skilled streamers.

Xiao Ye used his Game Live Stream System’s newbie gift to enter a match with Qin Yunhan, hoping to impress the popular streamer with his professional-level skills. After Qin Yunhan and Wang Haoran playfully chased each other at the school, Xiao Ye shot Wang Haoran by mistake, leaving Qin Yunhan stunned.

• Qin Yunhan formed a team with Juedi, Yuanyuan, and Little Six, while Wang Haoran joined the other streamers, and both teams matched into the same game.
• Xiao Ye, whose system had given him peak professional-level Chicken Game skills, queued into Young Miss is Here!’s team while pretending to be a newbie.
• Qin Yunhan found Wang Haoran in the game and arranged to drop near the school with him.
• After landing, Wang Haoran picked up a frying pan and chased Qin Yunhan as they flirted over voice chat.
• Xiao Ye saw Wang Haoran chasing Qin Yunhan, fired a 98K headshot, and eliminated Top Supporter.
• Qin Yunhan saw the elimination notice and her smile froze.