Chapter Summaries

Wang Haoran used the Charm Halo to make Chen Linlin fall for him, then confronted her about targeting Gu Yurou. Chen Linlin promised to stop, but Wang Haoran realized she had not meant it and loudly warned her again while Gu Yurou secretly watched from her room.

• A girl warned Wang Haoran that Chen Linlin was gathering people to cause trouble, but he stayed outside the dormitory and waited for her.
• Chen Linlin arrived with eight or nine sturdy girls, and the Super Peach Blossom Halo failed to trigger on her.
• Wang Haoran used the Charm Halo, raising Chen Linlin's affection for him to 100 and making her instantly infatuated.
• Wang Haoran demanded that Chen Linlin stop targeting Gu Yurou, and Chen Linlin agreed, though the system gave no sign that the conflict had ended.
• Gu Yurou returned to the dormitory and secretly watched from a second-floor window as Wang Haoran loudly warned Chen Linlin not to target her again.

Wang Haoran persuaded Chen Linlin to stop targeting Gu Yurou by agreeing to make her his girlfriend, ending her storyline as Gu Yurou’s enemy. After they shook hands, Chen Linlin invited him for a walk, and Wang Haoran asked whether she had dated before before suggesting they find a hotel.

• Gu Yurou overheard Wang Haoran defend her and became more affectionate toward him, while Chen Linlin grew more jealous.
• Wang Haoran took Chen Linlin somewhere quiet and told her he hated Gu Yurou, asking her to cooperate with his plan to make Gu Yurou fall for him.
• Chen Linlin asked to become Wang Haoran’s girlfriend in exchange for no longer targeting Gu Yurou, and he agreed.
• Wang Haoran received Villain Points for ending Chen Linlin’s storyline against Gu Yurou, while Chen Linlin held his hand and invited him for a walk.
• Wang Haoran asked Chen Linlin whether she had dated before and then asked which nearby hotel was cleanest.

Wang Haoran staged a public confrontation with Chen Linlin while hiding their alliance from Gu Yurou, who watched from behind a tree. He left Gu Yurou hurt and confused, then led her away after deciding he could vent his frustration without triggering her Super Lucky Halo.

• Chen Linlin told Wang Haoran she lived alone nearby, but he declined her invitation to walk together after spotting Gu Yurou spying on them.
• Chen Linlin urged Wang Haoran to ruin Gu Yurou’s life, then pretended to be frightened when he publicly warned her to stop targeting Gu Yurou.
• Wang Haoran pulled Gu Yurou from behind a tree, and she insisted that seeing him protect her would not make her forgive him.
• Wang Haoran claimed he had confronted Chen Linlin for his own reasons, leaving Gu Yurou hurt; she then deliberately bumped into him and claimed it was an accident.
• Wang Haoran abandoned the idea of harming Gu Yurou because of her Super Lucky Halo and ordered her to follow him.

Wang Haoran comforted Lu Yan after learning of Lu Chen’s death, then accompanied her to the Arts Academy’s festival. There, he spotted a striking woman in hanfu and used X-ray Vision, only to discover something that horrified him.

• Wang Haoran left the hotel after earning rewards from Gu Yurou’s increased affection and his progress in the main storyline.
• Wang Haoran met Lu Yan, who told him Lu Chen had been murdered by a needle through the brow, and promised to help with the funeral.
• Lu Yan invited Wang Haoran to the Arts Academy’s Arts Festival, and he agreed to accompany her after they ate together.
• A beautiful woman in hanfu drew attention on campus as students speculated that she was a performer.
• Wang Haoran saw the woman at the festival and used X-ray Vision, then clutched his head in horror at what he discovered.

Wang Haoran discovered that the beautiful Ling Nanxu was a male cross-dresser whose system rewarded him for attracting men, and decided to keep him around rather than eliminate him. As Ling Nanxu prepared to gain more points through a dance performance and flirting, Wang Haoran considered how to stop him from unlocking X-ray Vision.

• Wang Haoran used his system to identify Ling Nanxu as a cross-dressing protagonist with a system that awarded points for male attention and was gradually unlocking X-ray Vision.
• Wang Haoran realized Ling Nanxu had gained points from his earlier attraction, but chose to keep him alive as a valuable source of Villain Points and planned to prevent him from dressing as a woman around others.
• Lu Yan noticed Wang Haoran looking at Ling Nanxu and offered to get her contact information, but Wang Haoran assured her he had no interest in that person.
• Ling Nanxu gained points from the male students admiring him, then decided to earn more by performing classical dance at the Arts Festival and flirting with exceptionally handsome men.

Ling Nanxu tried to steal Lu Yan’s boyfriend, Wang Haoran, by approaching him in disguise, but Wang Haoran’s public affection for Lu Yan repeatedly upset him. The chapter ended with Ling Nanxu watching Lu Yan react to Wang Haoran’s wandering hand without showing anger.

• Ling Nanxu spotted Lu Yan with Wang Haoran and became jealous when he suspected they were a couple.
• Ling Nanxu pretended to stumble into Wang Haoran and tried to attract his attention with his female disguise, but Wang Haoran ignored him.
• Lu Yan introduced herself and asked Ling Nanxu his name, then proudly confirmed that Wang Haoran was her boyfriend.
• Wang Haoran put his hand on Lu Yan’s shoulder, earning villain points by further distressing Ling Nanxu.
• Ling Nanxu waited for Lu Yan to scold Wang Haoran, but she showed no anger, leaving Ling Nanxu even more upset.

Ling Nanxu decided to raise his Charm Value to interfere with Lu Yan's relationship, while Wang Haoran planned to prevent him from performing at the Arts Festival. Wang Haoran learned that Ling Nanxu's classical dance act was the finale, giving him time to prepare his plan.

• Ling Nanxu left Lu Yan and Wang Haoran, resolving to raise his Charm Value so Lu Yan's boyfriend would lose interest in women.
• Wang Haoran warned Lu Yan to avoid Ling Nanxu and asked whether she knew the Arts Festival schedule.
• Lu Yan said Zhuo Xiu, one of the festival's hosts, would know the performance order.
• Wang Haoran called Zhuo Xiu and arranged to meet her at the Dance Department building.
• Wang Haoran asked when Ling Nanxu would perform, and Zhuo Xiu told him that Ling Nanxu's classical dance act was the finale.

Wang Haoran arranged for Zuoqiu Chenyu to gather ten capable men while attending the Arts Festival with Lu Yan. Backstage, Ling Nanxu’s feminine appearance captivated the male performers, but Zhuo Xiu sent him to buy fried noodles, where the ten men ambushed him.

• Wang Haoran asked Zuoqiu Chenyu to gather ten elite men and send them to a location he would provide.
• Wang Haoran returned to the square and watched the Arts Festival beside Lu Yan as the performances continued.
• Ling Nanxu attracted the attention of the male students backstage and gained points for his Charm Value.
• Zhuo Xiu ordered Ling Nanxu to buy her fried noodles, threatening to cut his performance if he refused.
• Ling Nanxu hurried toward One Hand Snack and ran into ten hulking men who surrounded him.

Wang Haoran received two Protagonist Opportunity Experience Cards after his Villain Halo surpassed 16,000, then spent the night with Lu Yan. Days later, Ling Nanxu remained hospitalized under the care of a burly man, and Wang Haoran’s manipulation began to affect Ling Nanxu’s attraction.

• Wang Haoran earned two Protagonist Opportunity Experience Cards and activated one, though the timing and type of opportunity remained unknown.
• Wang Haoran and Lu Yan stayed out until after midnight, and Lu Yan chose to spend the night with him.
• Wang Haoran ordered Jiang Gaoxuan to keep Ling Nanxu from appearing in public dressed as a woman.
• Ling Nanxu recovered in the hospital and kept the assault secret to avoid public scandal.
• The burly man brought Ling Nanxu food and pinched his cheek, stirring an unexpected shyness that slightly shifted Ling Nanxu’s orientation.

Wang Haoran considered Ling Nanxu’s newly amplified inclination and contacted Zuoqiu Chenyu to discuss his plans. In the Imperial Capital, Mu Nanzhi and Tianji Zi learned that their master Qin Fan had gone to Qingling, and Tianji Zi warned Mu Nanzhi that she might face a bloody calamity if she visited him.

• Wang Haoran was astonished by news about Ling Nanxu and decided that Jiang Gaoxuan’s role might be less significant than he had thought.
• Wang Haoran finished his meal and contacted Zuoqiu Chenyu to discuss several matters.
• Tianji Zi told Mu Nanzhi that he had divined their master Qin Fan was in Qingling, and Mu Nanzhi showed him Qin Fan’s viral video.
• Tianji Zi explained that he could not go to Qingling because he had sworn never to return there, so Mu Nanzhi agreed to visit their master on his behalf.
• Tianji Zi divined Mu Nanzhi’s prospects in Qingling and warned her that she might face an Impending Bloody Calamity.

Tianji Zi urged Mu Nanzhi to travel to Qingling despite predicting an Impending Bloody Calamity, concealing that he expected the outcome to be beneficial. After arriving, Mu Nanzhi failed to reach Qin Fan’s villa because it was crowded with livestreamers, and Shao Wanwan began following her.

• Tianji Zi reassured Mu Nanzhi that her trip to Qingling would be alarming but safe, and persuaded her to leave the next morning.
• Mu Nanzhi flew from the Imperial Capital to Qingling and found Qin Fan’s villa surrounded by Internet Celebrities livestreaming.
• Mu Nanzhi left the villa area to find a hotel, while Shao Wanwan recognized her near Qingling Normal School and secretly followed her.
• After resting at the hotel, Mu Nanzhi headed to Qingling Mountain to examine its feng shui and the cemetery there.

At Lu Chen’s burial on Qingling Mountain, Wang Haoran stayed with the grieving Lu Yan while waiting for the tomb to be completed. Meanwhile, Mu Nanzhi searched the mountain for its Feng Shui Array Eye, but Shao Wanwan drugged her and then realized she had forgotten the antidote.

• Lu Yan wept in Wang Haoran’s arms as Lu Chen was buried between Lin Chen and Yan Yuntian.
• Wang Haoran stayed with Lu Yan and wondered when his Protagonist Opportunity Experience Card would take effect.
• Mu Nanzhi arrived at Qingling Mountain to find its Feng Shui Array Eye and began inspecting the mountain path.
• Shao Wanwan secretly followed Mu Nanzhi and drugged her with a potent poison while she rested.
• Shao Wanwan teased Mu Nanzhi and recorded her, then discovered she had forgotten to bring the antidote.

Shao Wanwan realized Mu Nanzhi had been poisoned without an antidote and rushed to find Wang Haoran. He suppressed the poison, while weighing whether treating Mu Nanzhi could become a protagonist’s opportunity or cause lasting trouble.

• Shao Wanwan discovered Mu Nanzhi’s condition was life-threatening and used acupoints to restrain her while searching for help.
• Shao Wanwan found Wang Haoran at the mountaintop and hurried him to Mu Nanzhi, explaining how she had caused the poisoning.
• Wang Haoran used his true qi to suppress the poison but could not remove it, and Shao Wanwan told him to act as the antidote.
• Wang Haoran considered the consequences of treating the unconscious Mu Nanzhi and wondered whether his Super Peach Blossom Halo would activate when she awoke.

Wang Haoran devised a way to detoxify Mu Nanzhi without revealing his identity, then used a false claim about a recording to keep her from retaliating against Shao Wanwan. Mu Nanzhi awoke furious and humiliated, while Shao Wanwan prepared to release her under threat of the supposed footage.

• Wang Haoran planned to conceal his identity from Mu Nanzhi and falsely claim he had recorded their encounter to deter her from seeking revenge.
• Shao Wanwan questioned whether Wang Haoran could serve as the antidote, but he insisted that no one else could withstand the heavy dose and ordered her to keep watch.
• Wang Haoran detoxified Mu Nanzhi, gained 6,000 Villain Points, reduced Qin Fan's Protagonist Halo by 300, and increased his Villain Halo by 300.
• Wang Haoran left Shao Wanwan to handle the aftermath and activated another Protagonist Opportunity Experience Card.
• Shao Wanwan freed Mu Nanzhi's voice and explained that she had used another antidote, then threatened her with supposed recordings on her phone.
• Mu Nanzhi called Shao Wanwan despicable and turned away, while Shao Wanwan stopped short of showing her a video that did not exist.

Shao Wanwan carried the injured Mu Nanzhi back to her hotel, where Mu Nanzhi realized her senior brother Tianji Zi had concealed the danger he foresaw. After confronting him and blocking his calls, Mu Nanzhi was comforted and treated by Bian Suwen.

• Shao Wanwan threatened to expose Mu Nanzhi's secret if she or the Poison Sect were harmed, then carried the injured Mu Nanzhi to her hotel and released her restraints.
• Mu Nanzhi recalled Tianji Zi's warning of an impending bloody calamity and realized he had knowingly sent her to Qingling.
• Mu Nanzhi called Tianji Zi and accused him of harming her, but he claimed he had arranged a fated romance for her and had concealed the details for her own good.
• Tianji Zi recalculated Mu Nanzhi's fate and tried to call her back, but realized she had blocked his number and believed the outcome would ultimately be good.
• Bian Suwen arrived at Mu Nanzhi's hotel, and Mu Nanzhi broke down in her arms before asking her to provide treatment.

After Mu Nanzhi confided in Bian Suwen about Shao Wanwan's blackmail, the two planned to use Bian Suwen's boyfriend to turn the tables on her. The next morning, Mu Nanzhi encountered Qin Fan, whose divination suggested another romantic development was approaching.

• Mu Nanzhi told Bian Suwen how Shao Wanwan had targeted her and was holding leverage over her.
• Bian Suwen proposed using Shao Wanwan's own methods against her and suggested involving her boyfriend without telling him the real plan.
• Mu Nanzhi insisted they make Shao Wanwan reveal the identity of the man she had captured, and Bian Suwen agreed to leave his fate to Mu Nanzhi.
• Bian Suwen took the still-upset Mu Nanzhi out for breakfast, where they unexpectedly met Qin Fan.
• Qin Fan noticed Mu Nanzhi seemed troubled, then divined that the Red Matchmaker Star had moved again and wondered if good news was coming.

Qin Fan lied to Mu Nanzhi about a future Great Calamity in an attempt to make her leave Qingling and avoid her destined romance. His plan stalled when Bian Suwen recognized him as Tantai Yaoyue’s master and rebuked him for his disgraceful conduct.

• Qin Fan realized Mu Nanzhi had the same romantic hexagram as Tantai Yaoyue but denied that he was jealous and decided to keep Mu Nanzhi from meeting her destined partner.
• Qin Fan warned Mu Nanzhi that a Great Calamity awaited her in Qingling and urged her to leave.
• Mu Nanzhi asked whether the calamity had already happened, and Qin Fan said he had predicted a future event.
• Mu Nanzhi refused to leave Qingling because she still had matters to settle and wanted revenge on Shao Wanwan.
• Bian Suwen recognized Qin Fan and revealed that Tantai Yaoyue was her Eldest Sister, then mocked Qin Fan for his conduct toward his disciple.

Qin Fan gave Mu Nanzhi a drugged Peace Talisman to keep her from encountering her destined romance, but Bian Suwen’s warning made Mu Nanzhi throw it away. Bian Suwen had also begun searching for Shao Wanwan, while Qin Fan sought someone else to help him apologize to Tantai Yaoyue.

• Qin Fan claimed his feelings for Yaoyue explained his actions, then offered to make Mu Nanzhi a Peace Talisman despite Bian Suwen identifying herself as Medicine Immortal Valley’s Valley Master.
• Qin Fan gave Mu Nanzhi a talisman secretly soaked with a drug meant to make her drowsy and keep her from meeting her destined romance.
• Qin Fan asked Bian Suwen to explain his actions to Tantai Yaoyue, then left and called someone he thought might understand his situation.
• Bian Suwen questioned whether Mu Nanzhi should trust Qin Fan, reminding her of Tianji Zi’s recent deception.
• Mu Nanzhi removed the Peace Talisman and threw it away, then learned Bian Suwen had hired an intelligence organization to find Shao Wanwan in Qingling.

Bian Suwen persuaded Mu Nanzhi to leave her room and visit Mu Wang Pavilion, while Wang Haoran delayed meeting Qin Fan until after class. Qin Fan asked Wang Haoran to help reconcile him with his elder sister, and Wang Haoran pretended to sympathize without revealing his role in the conflict.

• Bian Suwen reassured Mu Nanzhi that Shao Wanwan would not escape and invited her to see Mu Wang Pavilion.
• Mu Nanzhi agreed to go out with Bian Suwen to clear her mind.
• Qin Fan called Wang Haoran and asked to meet him, but Wang Haoran said he had class.
• Liu Yue sent Wang Haoran to her office after he claimed not to understand the lesson, leaving Qin Fan waiting at the school gate for several hours.
• Wang Haoran told Qin Fan that Liu Yue had punished him, then Qin Fan asked him to put in a good word with his elder sister.
• Wang Haoran acted as though the incident that upset Qin Fan's elder sister had been his own fault, while privately knowing he had caused it.

Wang Haoran learned that Qin Fan’s fortune-telling predicted an approaching romantic encounter near water, then discovered Feng Xuansu had opened his delivery of Keep Safe Items. Feng Xuansu asked him to take her to Mu Wang Pavilion by the Qingling River the next day, raising the possibility that Qin Fan’s prediction would soon come true.

• Qin Fan told Wang Haoran that he was afflicted by Peach Blossom Luck and would soon meet a beautiful woman near water, then asked him to plead with Tantai Yaoyue.
• Wang Haoran agreed to speak to Tantai Yaoyue, though he privately dismissed the favor after returning to the villa.
• Wang Haoran found that Feng Xuansu had opened his delivery and taken out one of the Keep Safe Items.
• Feng Xuansu apologized for opening the package and worried about whether the items would hurt her.
• Feng Xuansu asked Wang Haoran to take her to Mu Wang Pavilion by the Qingling River, and he agreed.