Chapter Summaries

Wang Haoran embarrassed Lin Mo in public during a basketball game, then spent time with Mu Zhaozhao and Wen Jing. Meanwhile, Mu Bai returned to Qingling to pursue Gu Yurou, while Gu Yurou posted about her birthday hoping Wang Haoran would contact her.

• Lü Ming slapped Lin Mo on the butt as Wang Haoran had instructed, causing Lin Mo to shit himself in front of the crowd and flee in humiliation.
• Wang Haoran joked with Mu Zhaozhao about her ability to dribble two balls as they walked back with Wen Jing.
• Mu Bai arrived at Qingling Airport and learned that Gu Yurou was studying at Qingling Normal University and had recently been close to another man.
• Mu Bai ordered his subordinate to identify the man who had been seen with Gu Yurou within three hours.
• Gu Yurou, upset that Wang Haoran had stopped contacting her, posted a birthday message on her social feed to see whether he would respond.

After learning that an unknown man was investigating Gu Yurou, Wang Haoran arranged to attend her birthday gathering so he could interfere with her approaching main storyline. Mu Bai learned about the gathering and planned to give Gu Yurou a predatory “gift,” while Wang Haoran drove to the restaurant in a Pagani from Bian Suwen.

• Wang Haoran saw Gu Yurou’s birthday post, then received Shao Wanwan’s report that someone had asked about Gu Yurou and secretly photographed her.
• Wang Haoran suspected the stranger was a male character who could trigger Gu Yurou’s main storyline, so he invited her to dinner and eventually agreed to attend her birthday party.
• Mu Bai’s subordinate identified Wang Haoran as Gu Yurou’s wealthy friend and told Mu Bai about her birthday gathering.
• Mu Bai decided to visit Gu Yurou and give her a gift, implying he intended to assault her.
• Wang Haoran received the restaurant’s location and drove there in the Pagani Bian Suwen had given him.

Wang Haoran attended Gu Yurou’s gathering and discovered that Mu Bai, a handsome former classmate with a grudge against her, had appeared. Suspecting Mu Bai intended to force himself on Gu Yurou, Wang Haoran considered staging a fake abduction to interfere with her storyline, then followed Mu Bai when he went after her.

• Wang Haoran arrived at Gu Yurou’s gathering without a gift and found no notable male characters among her classmates.
• Mu Bai entered, revealed his identity to Gu Yurou, and drew her attention despite their hostile history from high school.
• Mu Bai and Wang Haoran exchanged threats, and Gu Yurou intervened to keep them apart.
• Wang Haoran suspected Mu Bai planned to take Gu Yurou by force and considered staging a fake crime to trigger her storyline himself.
• After Gu Yurou left to use the restroom, Mu Bai followed her, and Wang Haoran followed him at a distance.

Wang Haoran stopped Mu Bai from targeting Gu Yurou, then staged an assault on her to disrupt her storyline. Gu Yurou’s affection for Wang Haoran rose sharply, and she kept the incident from her classmate as she prepared to return to the party.

• Wang Haoran knocked out Mu Bai, dragged him into an empty private room, and injured him before intercepting Gu Yurou.
• Wang Haoran pulled Gu Yurou into another private room, where she lost consciousness while he fabricated a crime scene.
• After waiting over an hour, Wang Haoran splashed cold water on Gu Yurou to wake her, and she cursed him when she realized what had happened.
• The System rewarded Wang Haoran for impersonating the male protagonist and reported that Gu Yurou’s affection for him had increased by 30.
• Gu Yurou told her classmate she was fine, kept the incident secret, and prepared to return to the private room after Wang Haoran threatened her.

After Wang Haoran left the restaurant, Gu Yurou returned to her dorm while Mu Bai woke in the hospital to learn he had been permanently injured and ordered an investigation. On Unknown Mountain, Tantai Yaoyue was sent away just before midnight, freeing her master Qin Fan from the ten-year mission that had kept him there.

• Gu Yurou told her classmates she had met an old acquaintance, skipped karaoke, and returned to the dormitory.
• Mu Bai woke in the empty restaurant room, discovered his severe injury, and ordered his men to investigate who had attacked him.
• Tantai Yaoyue asked Qin Fan why he was sending her away, then obeyed and descended the mountain at night.
• Qin Fan received confirmation that his disciple-training mission was complete and celebrated his freedom from the mountain.
• Qin Fan regretted not asking where Tantai Yaoyue was going, then looked forward to living freely now that the system's restrictions were lifted.

Qin Fan left the mountain and promised to treat Xiao Yifeng once Old Man Xiao found rare medicinal herbs, directing him to seek Qin Fan in Qingling. Meanwhile, Wang Haoran learned that Feng Rao had invited him to dinner at the manor and prepared to exploit Yun Churan’s apparent false pregnancy to strike Yan Yuntian again.

• Qin Fan burned the mountain houses and met Old Man Xiao, who asked him to treat Xiao Yifeng after the young man was left brain-injured and foolish.
• Qin Fan diagnosed Xiao Yifeng and named the rare herbs needed for treatment, telling Old Man Xiao to bring him to Qingling once they were gathered.
• Feng Xuansu asked Wang Haoran to accompany her to dinner at Feng Rao’s manor, and he hesitated because he suspected Feng Rao had ulterior motives.
• Wang Haoran called Yu Ning and learned that Yan Yuntian and Yun Churan were both at the manor, where Yun Churan had been acting strangely.
• Wang Haoran concluded that the medicine he gave Yun Churan had taken effect and planned to use it to deal Yan Yuntian another devastating blow.

Yan Yuntian recovered enough to agree to end his engagement with Yun Churan, who then worried that she might be pregnant. Meanwhile, Feng Rao dressed up in modern clothes to impress someone, and Yan Feipeng mistook her intentions for renewed interest in him.

• Yan Yuntian agreed to cancel his engagement with Yun Churan and asked her to keep his hidden ailment confidential.
• Yun Churan repeatedly dry heaved and privately suspected she might be pregnant, so she planned to ask Bian Suwen to examine her.
• Yan Yuntian watched Feng Rao leave her room dressed elegantly and resented what he saw as her indifference to his injuries.
• Feng Rao walked around the courtyard in high heels, hoping her modern outfit would charm someone who lived in the secular world.
• Yan Feipeng praised Feng Rao's appearance and assumed she had dressed up for him.

Yan Feipeng dismissed Yan Yuntian’s warnings that Feng Rao had grown disgusted with him and might have fallen for another man. When Feng Rao hurried off to greet Xuan Su and her friend Wang Haoran, both Yan Feipeng and Yan Yuntian wondered whether she had dressed up for Wang Haoran.

• Feng Rao rejected Yan Feipeng’s advances, but he mistook her contempt for a show of affection and watched her from Yan Yuntian’s bedroom.
• Yan Yuntian warned Yan Feipeng that Feng Rao treated him with disgust and might be involved with someone else, but Yan Feipeng insisted he trusted her and would bless her if she chose another man.
• Yan Yuntian grew exasperated as Yan Feipeng defended Feng Rao and declared that he would not blame her even if she left him.
• Yun Xuan told Feng Rao that Xuan Su had arrived with a friend, and Feng Rao hurried to greet them.
• Yan Feipeng suspected Feng Rao had dressed up for Wang Haoran, while Yan Yuntian dismissed the possibility that his mother could be interested in him.

Yan Yuntian told Yan Feipeng that Wang Haoran was Feng Xuansu’s Husband and explained why Feng Rao treated him like family. After learning his hidden ailment would never improve, Yan Yuntian decided to kill Wang Haoran once his injuries healed, while Feng Xuansu visited him with Feng Rao and Wang Haoran.

• Yan Yuntian convinced Yan Feipeng that Feng Rao was tolerant of Wang Haoran because he was Feng Xuansu’s Husband.
• Yan Yuntian explained that Feng Xuansu had fallen in Love at First Sight with Wang Haoran after he became lost in the mountains and she saved him from a beast.
• Yan Feipeng urged Yan Yuntian to stop opposing Wang Haoran, but Yan Yuntian resolved to kill him after recovering from his injuries.
• Feng Rao entered Yan Yuntian’s bedroom with Feng Xuansu and Wang Haoran, and Feng Xuansu politely asked Yan Yuntian how he was feeling.

Feng Rao welcomed Wang Haoran and Feng Xuansu while Yan Yuntian resented his mother’s attention to Wang Haoran. Wang Haoran arranged to have Yan Yuntian brought to the reunion meal so Yun Churan’s supposed pregnancy could be exposed, but when Bian Suwen did not answer, he invited Qiu Qianwei to join him instead.

• Feng Rao led Wang Haoran and Feng Xuansu to the living room, leaving Yan Yuntian feeling ignored.
• Yan Feipeng told Yan Yuntian that Wang Haoran had suggested bringing him to the reunion meal, and Feng Rao insisted that he go.
• Wang Haoran called Bian Suwen repeatedly to ask her to expose Yun Churan’s supposed secret, but she did not answer.
• Wang Haoran called Qiu Qianwei, who said Bian Suwen was resting after returning home that morning.
• Wang Haoran and Qiu Qianwei agreed that she would join him for dinner that night.

Wang Haoran pretended to get drunk at lunch and made a drunken scene to unsettle Yan Yuntian. He then shifted his attention from Feng Xuansu to Feng Rao, leaving the others stunned as he grabbed her.

• Feng Rao cornered Wang Haoran and asked about his relationship with Feng Xuansu, but Feng Xuansu arrived and later explained that she and Wang Haoran were husband and wife.
• Feng Rao decided not to suppress her feelings for Wang Haoran and planned to pursue him despite her guilt toward Feng Xuansu.
• At lunch, Feng Rao repeatedly urged Wang Haoran to drink, while Feng Xuansu and Yu Ning tried to stop her.
• Wang Haoran pretended to be drunk, groped Feng Xuansu, and caused Yan Yuntian's mindset to collapse, earning 1300 Villain Points.
• When Yan Yuntian recovered from the shock, Wang Haoran turned toward Feng Rao and grabbed her while Feng Xuansu remained unaware.

At Yan Yuntian's estate, Wang Haoran pretended to be drunk to provoke Yan Yuntian and arrange Bian Suwen's examination of him. Yun Churan's nausea and Wang Haoran's claim that she had a baby exposed her guilty panic, leaving the others suspicious and Yan Yuntian furious.

• Wang Haoran groped Feng Rao while pretending to be drunk, and Feng Rao excused him when Yan Feipeng and Yan Yuntian objected.
• Wang Haoran further provoked Yan Yuntian, then had Yun Xuan and Yu Ning take him to a bedroom.
• Wang Haoran called Bian Suwen and asked her to examine Yan Yuntian; she agreed and hurried to the estate.
• Bian Suwen examined Yan Yuntian and said he would recover fully in a little over twenty days.
• Yun Churan asked Bian Suwen for an examination but began dry-heaving, and Wang Haoran pointed at her stomach and announced that she had a baby.
• Yun Churan briefly looked guilty, while the others suspected Yan Yuntian, whose furious expression contradicted that assumption.

Bian Suwen revealed that Yun Churan was pregnant, devastating Yan Yuntian and provoking his demand that she be killed. Feng Rao stopped him and offered Yun Churan two ways to protect both their sects’ reputations, leaving Yun Churan to decide what to do about the child.

• Bian Suwen examined Yun Churan and announced that she was less than half a month pregnant, as Wang Haoran watched Yan Yuntian’s reaction.
• Yan Yuntian lost control and demanded to know whose child Yun Churan was, then urged Feng Rao and Yan Feipeng to kill her.
• Feng Rao and Yan Feipeng refused to harm Yun Churan, with Feng Rao considering the consequences for Phoenix Stream Mountain and Wang Haoran.
• Feng Rao offered Yun Churan the choice of secretly ending the pregnancy or marrying someone else before the child was born.
• Yun Churan hesitated between her anger over the assault and the knowledge that the child was innocent.

Yun Churan decided to marry as soon as possible because she believed she was pregnant, while Wang Haoran knew she was not actually pregnant and regretted her choice. Feng Rao divorced Yan Feipeng because she liked Wang Haoran, leaving Yan Yuntian furious at the thought that he might one day have to call Wang Haoran Dad.

• Yun Churan told Feng Rao she would marry soon to avoid bringing shame upon Phoenix Stream Mountain, and she left while wondering whom she could marry.
• Feng Xuansu stayed to care for the supposedly drunk Wang Haoran after Feng Rao left.
• Feng Rao told Yan Feipeng she wanted a divorce because she liked someone else, and he signed the Divorce Agreement.
• Feng Rao admitted that the man she liked was Wang Haoran and warned Yan Feipeng and Yan Yuntian not to target him.
• Yan Yuntian erupted in anger at the thought that Feng Rao might marry Wang Haoran, and Wang Haoran gained Villain Points as Yan Yuntian's Protagonist Halo fell.

Mu Bai blamed Wang Haoran for the ambush and ordered his men to bring him in, while also setting his sights on Qingling’s underground forces. Wang Haoran heard Feng Xuansu’s story about their wedding, then left with her before Feng Rao could keep him overnight so he could make his dinner plans.

• Mu Bai learned that Wang Haoran had followed Gu Yurou out of the gathering and decided he was the likely attacker, then ordered his subordinate to capture him for personal revenge.
• Mu Bai asked about Qingling’s underground forces and ordered his subordinate to invite Black Peony, intending to expand his territory.
• After a nap, Wang Haoran spoke with Feng Xuansu, who explained how they had met and held their wedding rites before being separated on their wedding day.
• Wang Haoran declined to acknowledge Feng Xuansu as his wife because he could not remember their past, and he urged her to leave without telling Feng Rao.
• Wang Haoran and Feng Xuansu left so he could avoid staying overnight and keep his dinner plans with Bian Suwen and Qiu Qianwei.

Mu Bai’s men took over Black Peony Bar and forced Zuoqiu Chenyu to come to his mansion, while Wang Haoran was separately abducted and brought to Mu Bai. The chapter ended as Mu Bai’s men moved to strip Zuoqiu Chenyu and Wild Bull reported that he had captured Wang Haoran.

• Vulture, Crocodile, and Old Ghost defeated Black Peony Bar’s guards and forced Zuoqiu Chenyu to go with them.
• A man armed with a weapon confronted Wang Haoran outside a hotel, and Wang Haoran willingly got into the minivan after learning Mu Bai had sent for him.
• Mu Bai told Zuoqiu Chenyu that he intended to control Qingling and demanded that she submit to him.
• Mu Bai ordered Zuoqiu Chenyu to take off her clothes, and Vulture, Crocodile, and Old Ghost advanced on her.
• A subordinate reported that Wild Bull had captured Wang Haoran.

Wang Haoran and Zuoqiu Chenyu were brought before Mu Bai, who ordered them locked in a secret room after Wang Haoran claimed he had called the police. Alone together, Wang Haoran asked Zuoqiu Chenyu whether she would become a rich man's devoted girlfriend to survive, and her affection for him rose after she saw his abs.

• Mu Bai had Wild Bull bring Wang Haoran into the bedroom, where Wang Haoran and Zuoqiu Chenyu were surprised to see each other.
• Wang Haoran questioned Zuoqiu Chenyu about how she had ended up at Mu Bai's hideout, while Mu Bai accused Wang Haoran of ambushing him.
• Wang Haoran claimed he had called the police, and Mu Bai ordered Vulture to tie him and Zuoqiu Chenyu up and lock them in the secret room.
• Zuoqiu Chenyu scolded Wang Haoran for not helping her seize Mu Bai, but Wang Haoran revealed he had lied about calling the police.
• Wang Haoran asked Zuoqiu Chenyu if she would become a rich man's devoted girlfriend to survive, then showed her his abs.
• Zuoqiu Chenyu's affection for Wang Haoran increased by ten, bringing it to forty.

After forcing Zuoqiu Chenyu to agree to be his girlfriend, Wang Haoran escaped his ropes and called the police. When the police failed to find the hidden secret room, Wang Haoran kicked its steel door down, leaving him and Zuoqiu Chenyu free to escape.

• Zuoqiu Chenyu agreed to be Wang Haoran's girlfriend rather than die, and Wang Haoran broke free of his ropes.
• Wang Haoran called the police and reported the kidnapping, prompting Xu Zheng and Ling Duanya to lead a large force to Mu Bai's mansion.
• Mu Bai and his men hid their weapons and denied holding hostages as Ling Duanya's team searched the mansion.
• Ling Duanya's team could not find the secret room, while Wang Haoran and Zuoqiu Chenyu waited inside.
• Wang Haoran kicked down the steel door of the secret room and asked Zuoqiu Chenyu what she had just said.

Wang Haoran helped Ling Duanya uncover Mu Bai’s hidden weapons, then reunited with Bian Suwen and Qiu Qianwei. After receiving a new system reward, he learned that Qin Fan might soon cross paths with them and obtained the Super Peach Blossom Halo Card.

• Zuoqiu Chenyu’s affection for Wang Haoran increased after he kicked open the iron door, and she agreed to say it had fallen on its own.
• Ling Duanya’s team brought Wang Haoran and Zuoqiu Chenyu out, and Wang Haoran led the police to Mu Bai’s hidden prohibited weapons.
• Ling Duanya kissed Wang Haoran, prompting Zuoqiu Chenyu to claim she was his girlfriend and argue with Ling Duanya.
• The police arrested Mu Bai and his associates, and Wang Haoran promised Zuoqiu Chenyu her prize another time before leaving.
• Wang Haoran spent the night with Bian Suwen and Qiu Qianwei, triggering system rewards that named Qin Fan and granted him the Super Peach Blossom Halo Card.

Wang Haoran used the Super Peach Blossom Halo Card, though he worried about its uncertain odds. At the villa, Tantai Yaoyue reunited with her younger sisters and became angry when she learned Qiu Qianwei had gone out with her boyfriend and had not returned.

• Wang Haoran used the Super Peach Blossom Halo Card and considered the probabilities of its three effects.
• Liu Yue opened the villa door and recognized Tantai Yaoyue, then happily welcomed her inside.
• Luo Qingqian, Bu Feiyan, and Ji Shuiyao joined the reunion and told Tantai Yaoyue that Qiu Qianwei and Bian Suwen were out.
• Tantai Yaoyue scolded her younger sisters for not checking on Qiu Qianwei, and Luo Qingqian admitted Qiu Qianwei had gone out with her boyfriend.
• Tantai Yaoyue grew more concerned when she realized Qiu Qianwei had not returned and disapproved of her crossing the line before marriage.