Chapter Summaries

Lin Mo used Hu Zuixiang’s interest in him to gain her promise to help him deal with Wang Haoran and restore his chance to teach. After Wang Haoran received an official warning, Lin Mo arrived at Liu Yue’s office looking markedly more handsome and asked if he could teach again.

• Wang Haoran left Lin Mo with Hu Zuixiang, who massaged Lin Mo’s shaking fingers and learned that Wang Haoran had prevented him from teaching.
• Hu Zuixiang promised to help Lin Mo resolve his dispute with Wang Haoran, while Lin Mo reluctantly encouraged her romantic interest to preserve her support.
• Wang Haoran watched their exchange and began planning to use Hu Zuixiang against Lin Mo.
• After class, Liu Yue told Wang Haoran that he had been formally warned and could be expelled if he disrupted class again; Wang Haoran asked her to delay Lin Mo’s return to teaching until the next day.
• Lin Mo entered Liu Yue’s office with improved looks and temperament and asked whether he could teach, leaving Liu Yue stunned.

Lin Mo grew more confident after improving his attributes and began pursuing Liu Yue, while Wang Haoran recognized Lin Mo’s newfound confidence but planned to deal with him through a fortuitous encounter instead of force. That evening, Lin Mo agreed to have dinner with Hu Zuixiang in the cafeteria, keeping their meeting public to discourage her advances.

• Liu Yue assigned Lin Mo to teach Class 112, and Lin Mo believed he could now handle any retaliation from Wang Haoran.
• Lin Mo asked Liu Yue to dinner, but she rejected him and sent him away.
• Wang Haoran noticed Lin Mo’s improved attributes and decided to arrange a “fragrant and alluring” fortuitous encounter for him.
• Lin Mo wandered beneath the Finance Department building and gained Recognition Value from girls who admired his improved appearance.
• Hu Zuixiang asked Lin Mo to treat her to dinner, and he persuaded her to meet him in the cafeteria instead of eating out.

Wang Haoran followed Lin Mo and Hu Zuixiang to the teacher's cafeteria and provoked Lin Mo by arriving with Qiu Qianwei, Ji Shuiyao, and Liu Yue. After Wang Haoran secretly tampered with Lin Mo's food, Lin Mo suddenly saw Hu Zuixiang as a stunning beauty and the three professors as ugly women, while an uncontrollable urge began to overwhelm him.

• Wang Haoran brought Qiu Qianwei, Ji Shuiyao, and Liu Yue into the teacher's cafeteria after learning Lin Mo and Hu Zuixiang were eating there.
• Wang Haoran sat beside Lin Mo and Hu Zuixiang, secretly added something to Lin Mo's food, and drew Lin Mo's envy as the three professors fussed over him.
• Lin Mo clarified that he and Hu Zuixiang were only ordinary friends, disappointing Hu Zuixiang.
• Lin Mo began seeing Hu Zuixiang as a goddess and Qiu Qianwei, Ji Shuiyao, and Liu Yue as ugly women.
• Lin Mo stared feverishly at Hu Zuixiang as an uncontrollable urge rose within him.

Lin Mo's inexplicable arousal led him to have sex with Hu Zuixiang in the teacher's cafeteria restroom, while Wang Haoran arranged to have the encounter secretly filmed. Lin Mo later found the footage posted on Qingling University's Campus Forum and realized his secret had been exposed.

• Lin Mo whispered to Hu Zuixiang that he wanted her, and she followed him to the teacher's cafeteria restroom.
• Wang Haoran saw them enter the restroom and summoned Liu Hua and the other brothers to secretly record them.
• Lin Mo and Hu Zuixiang emerged after the encounter, and Lin Mo insisted they keep it private while Hu Zuixiang agreed.
• Lin Mo walked away from Hu Zuixiang and wondered what had caused his abnormal state.
• Passersby recognized Lin Mo from the Campus Forum, where he opened a video of himself with Hu Zuixiang.

Wang Haoran’s scheme got Lin Mo and Hu Zuixiang expelled from Qingling University after their affair was exposed online. Lin Mo broke up with Hu Zuixiang, and Wang Haoran began planning how to stop Lin Mo from leaving Qingling safely.

• Lin Mo discovered that videos of his affair with Hu Zuixiang had spread across the Campus Forum, whose administrators could not remove them because hackers had taken control.
• After the scandal became public, Qingling University dismissed Lin Mo and Hu Zuixiang and banned them from working in education.
• Hu Zuixiang tried to comfort Lin Mo and plan their future together, but Lin Mo insulted her and ended their relationship.
• Wang Haoran learned that Lin Mo’s Super Teacher System still worked after his expulsion and feared Lin Mo might grow stronger elsewhere.
• Wang Haoran decided to stop Lin Mo from leaving Qingling safely and composed a message to Jiang Gaoxuan.

After being fired, Lin Mo was ambushed by Hu Zuixiang’s men and then knocked unconscious by Wang Haoran’s masked attacker, who surgically removed his manhood. Meanwhile, Gu Yurou finished a screenplay and sent it to Lu Xinyi, and Yang Jingwan invited Wang Haoran to her new home near Qingling University.

• Lin Mo beat up Hu Zuixiang’s attackers, learned who had sent them, and warned Hu Zuixiang not to target him again.
• A masked man sent by Wang Haoran knocked Lin Mo unconscious and surgically removed his manhood, earning Wang Haoran Villain Points and reducing Lin Mo’s Protagonist Halo.
• Gu Yurou finished a screenplay and emailed it to Lu Xinyi, then fell asleep.
• Yang Jingwan moved into Writer Village and called Wang Haoran to come visit her.

Wang Haoran encountered screenwriter Lu Xinyi at a breakfast restaurant and discovered that acting like a cold male protagonist advanced Gu Yurou’s side storyline and earned him Villain Points. Lu Xinyi remained attracted to him despite his rudeness, and Wang Haoran was left wondering how to continue the act.

• Wang Haoran went to breakfast while Yang Jingwan stayed behind to rest.
• Lu Xinyi read an impressive script from a novice university student and emailed the sender to arrange a meeting.
• Lu Xinyi fell in love at first sight with Wang Haoran, triggering Gu Yurou’s side storyline.
• Wang Haoran coldly rejected Lu Xinyi and earned Villain Points as the system reported changes to Gu Yurou’s and his halos.
• Lu Xinyi asked why Wang Haoran was treating her badly, and he struggled to think of another aloof response.

Wang Haoran used Lu Xinyi’s growing affection to advance Gu Yurou’s side storyline, then ordered Liu Hua to spread rumors about Lin Mo. Gu Yurou arranged to meet screenwriter Lu Xinyi, while Ling Duanya questioned Lin Mo and doubted his accusation against Wang Haoran.

• Lu Xinyi followed Wang Haoran to his Pagani, and her affection for him rose as Gu Yurou’s protagonist halo weakened.
• Wang Haoran told Liu Hua to spread rumors that Lin Mo’s injury had left him mutilated.
• Gu Yurou received a reply from screenwriter Lu Xinyi, arranged to meet her, and looked through secret photos of Wang Haoran.
• Ling Duanya questioned Lin Mo at the hospital, and he insisted that Wang Haoran had attacked him.
• Ling Duanya and her colleagues doubted Lin Mo’s accusation because they believed Wang Haoran was a righteous young man.

Lin Mo accused Wang Haoran of arranging the attack that left him castrated, but the investigators found no evidence and Hu Zuixiang denied responsibility. After she berated him until his mentality collapsed, Lin Mo lost his protagonist status and discovered that his system no longer responded, leaving him without hope of recovery.

• Ling Duanya questioned Lin Mo about his grudge against Wang Haoran and the masked attacker, but Lin Mo could provide few useful details.
• Hu Zuixiang mocked Lin Mo in the hospital and repeatedly insulted him, causing his mentality to collapse and his Super Teacher System to unbind.
• Ling Duanya and her colleagues returned without finding evidence, and Hu Zuixiang admitted hiring people to beat Lin Mo while denying involvement in his injuries.
• Ling Duanya questioned Hu Zuixiang, who told the investigators how Lin Mo had led her on and abandoned her before she left the hospital.
• Lin Mo tried to contact his system in hopes of restoring his body, but it never responded, and his face turned ashen.

Wang Haoran learned that Lin Mo had died, while Gu Yurou met Lu Xinyi to discuss her screenplay. The meeting ended with Lu Xinyi insulting Gu Yurou and splashing water on her before leaving.

• Wang Haoran received System Notifications about Lin Mo's death and considered it an unexpected benefit.
• Gu Yurou left Normal University to meet Lu Xinyi at a Coffee Shop, and Shao Wanwan followed her.
• Lu Xinyi saw Wang Haoran's photos on Gu Yurou's phone and became jealous, assuming he was Gu Yurou's boyfriend.
• Lu Xinyi harshly criticized Gu Yurou's screenplay, and Gu Yurou challenged her and prepared to leave.
• Lu Xinyi splashed water on Gu Yurou's face, scolded her for disrespecting a senior, and left.

After Gu Yurou was splashed with water, Wang Haoran was forced by the system to intervene and told Shao Wanwan he would handle it himself, making her jealous before reassuring her. He went to Yang Jingwan's residential complex to find Lu Xinyi, who had splashed Gu Yurou, and told her directly that he had come specifically to find her.

• Gu Yurou wiped her face, paid the bill, and left after a woman splashed water on her.
• Shao Wanwan reported what happened to Wang Haoran and sent him photos identifying Lu Xinyi as the woman who had splashed Gu Yurou.
• Wang Haoran initially told Shao Wanwan not to get involved, but the system warned him that ignoring Gu Yurou would cost him Villain Points and Halo Points, so he said he would handle it himself.
• Wang Haoran reassured Shao Wanwan about their past encounter, and she left more motivated to keep watching Gu Yurou.
• Wang Haoran went to Yang Jingwan's residential complex to look for Lu Xinyi, who spotted him from her window and approached him.
• Wang Haoran told Lu Xinyi that he had come specifically to find her.

Wang Haoran confronted Lu Xinyi over her attack on Gu Yurou and pressured her to apologize, earning Villain Points for advancing Gu Yurou’s storyline. After Lu Xinyi fell into his arms and confessed she liked him, Wang Haoran chose to break from the usual plot and demanded she prove she had never dated anyone.

• Wang Haoran visited Lu Xinyi at her home and asked whether she had splashed water on Gu Yurou at the coffee shop.
• Lu Xinyi admitted it and claimed Gu Yurou had disrespected her, while Wang Haoran ordered her to apologize.
• Lu Xinyi pretended to agree, and Wang Haoran warned that she would regret it if she failed to apologize by sunset the next day.
• As Wang Haoran prepared to leave, Lu Xinyi tripped over the coffee table, and he caught her by the waist.
• Lu Xinyi embraced Wang Haoran and confessed she wanted to be his girlfriend; he challenged her to prove she had never dated anyone.

Wang Haoran maxed out Lu Xinyi’s affection, persuaded her to stop targeting Gu Yurou, and then visited Yang Jingwan. The next morning, he continued acting like a domineering male lead toward Gu Yurou, increasing her affection and advancing her storyline.

• Lu Xinyi’s affection for Wang Haoran reached its maximum, and he told her Gu Yurou was his stepsister rather than his girlfriend.
• Lu Xinyi agreed to stop troubling Gu Yurou and planned to apologize, ending her storyline against Gu Yurou and earning Wang Haoran Villain Points.
• Wang Haoran visited Yang Jingwan’s room and took her to dinner.
• The next morning, Wang Haoran summoned Gu Yurou to Normal University and told her he had taught Lu Xinyi a lesson for her.
• Wang Haoran told Gu Yurou they were stepsiblings and ordered her to keep their relationship secret, while her affection for him increased.

Qin Fan reunited with his disciple Jing Lu, who asked for help preparing to face a formidable young chess player from Goryeo Country. Qin Fan judged Jing Lu was likely to lose but agreed to train him, and began planning what to do afterward.

• Qin Fan found that the video of his handicraft had disappeared, though he remained frustrated that people could still recognize him.
• Qin Fan saw a trending video about a chess match between Yan Country and Goryeo Country and recognized Yan Country’s young player as his disciple Jing Lu.
• Jing Lu visited Qin Fan and explained that he wanted guidance before his upcoming match against a strong chess player from Goryeo Country.
• Qin Fan reviewed several of the opponent’s match recordings and judged that Jing Lu would probably lose more often than he won.
• Qin Fan agreed to teach Jing Lu what he could and reassured him that his limited experience made his progress impressive.
• Qin Fan began planning what to do after Jing Lu’s match and smiled excitedly.

Wang Haoran realized that the Yan Country–Goryeo Country chess duel could give Qin Fan a chance to restore his reputation by defeating Jiang Yuner. He considered ways to stop Qin Fan from taking the stage but hesitated to harm Jiang Yuner, and the chapter ended with him wondering how to make her withdraw or lose.

• Wang Haoran heard classmates discussing the chess duel and suspected that Goryeo Country's young chess player might be a female lead connected to Qin Fan.
• Wang Haoran asked Mu Zhaozhao about Jiang Yuner, and Mu Zhaozhao said she was eighteen and hoped Yan Country's Jing Lu would win.
• Wang Haoran predicted that Qin Fan would challenge Jiang Yuner if she defeated Jing Lu, then win public acclaim and possibly gain Jiang Yuner's admiration.
• Wang Haoran decided he could not let Qin Fan use the match to turn his reputation around, but feared the fallout of secretly killing Jiang Yuner.
• Wang Haoran wondered whether he could persuade Jiang Yuner to withdraw or throw the match, and whether his good looks might convince her.

Wang Haoran learned Jiang Yuner had arrived in Qingling and headed to the Golden Grand Hotel to meet her before Qin Fan could approach her. There, he unexpectedly ran into Qin Fan.

• Wang Haoran asked Mu Zhaozhao about Jiang Yuner and joked that he wanted to date her, while Mu Zhaozhao secretly felt pleased.
• Qin Fan spotted Jiang Yuner arriving at the Golden Grand Hotel and looked forward to meeting her after Jing Lu lost their chess match.
• Wang Haoran saw news that Jiang Yuner was staying at the same hotel as Song Zhihui and Mu Nanzhi, then skipped class to go there.
• Wang Haoran entered the Golden Grand Hotel to find Jiang Yuner's room and ran into Qin Fan, greeting him with a friendly smile.

Wang Haoran humiliated Qin Fan with talk of his relationship with Mu Nanzhi, but Qin Fan insisted on taking him for coffee and tried to advise him about romance. At the Coffee Shop, Qin Fan spotted someone who made his eyes gleam greedily.

• Wang Haoran told Qin Fan that he had visited Tantai Yaoyue to ask her to forgive Qin Fan, then reminded Qin Fan that his advice had helped Wang Haoran find a girlfriend.
• Qin Fan invited Wang Haoran for coffee and dragged him to the hotel's Coffee Shop despite Wang Haoran's claims that he needed to see Mu Nanzhi.
• Wang Haoran pretended to message Mu Nanzhi, then told Qin Fan she was unwell and would stay in her room.
• Qin Fan studied Wang Haoran and predicted he might have another romantic encounter, then urged him to stay faithful to Mu Nanzhi.
• Qin Fan's gaze shifted to someone nearby, and a greedy gleam appeared in his eyes.

Wang Haoran met Jiang Yuner when Qin Fan rescued her from two stalkers, but the Super Peach Blossom Halo made her fall for Wang Haoran instead. The chapter ended with Jiang Yuner exchanging contact information with him while Qin Fan seethed.

• Wang Haoran recognized Jiang Yuner as a female lead as she passed through the hotel coffee shop with her entourage.
• Two fans tried to rush Jiang Yuner, and Qin Fan stepped in to protect her before the bodyguards restrained them.
• Wang Haoran approached Jiang Yuner, triggering the Super Peach Blossom Halo and raising her affection toward him to 80.
• Jiang Yuner thanked Wang Haoran warmly but barely acknowledged Qin Fan, frustrating Qin Fan and costing him Protagonist Halo.
• Wang Haoran asked Jiang Yuner for her contact information under the pretext of discussing chess, and she agreed to exchange numbers.

Wang Haoran used Jiang Yuner’s attraction to him to upset Qin Fan, then obtained her contact information and began messaging her. Their conversation ended with Wang Haoran inviting Jiang Yuner to visit Mu Wang Pavilion with him.

• After Jiang Yuner left, Qin Fan grew jealous of Wang Haoran’s interaction with her and claimed his disciple Jing Lu had taught him chess.
• Qin Fan warned Wang Haoran to stay away from Jiang Yuner, then asked for her phone number; Wang Haoran gave it to him before leaving for class.
• Jiang Yuner struggled to focus during AI Go training and eagerly answered when Wang Haoran messaged her, despite being busy.
• Wang Haoran learned that Jiang Yuner was interested in Yan Country culture and invited her to visit Mu Wang Pavilion.

Wang Haoran took Jiang Yuner to Mu Wang Pavilion, where he held her hand and lied that his parents would disapprove of her because she was a Goryeo Go player. He admitted he wanted the Yan Country player to win so he could become closer to Jiang Yuner, and she asked him to explain what he meant more clearly.

• Jiang Yuner agreed to meet Wang Haoran, and he picked her up after she sneaked out of the AI Training Base.
• Wang Haoran took Jiang Yuner to Mu Wang Pavilion and held her hand as they toured the building.
• Wang Haoran spotted Song Zhihui and Feng Anna and changed direction to avoid meeting them.
• When Jiang Yuner asked why he was hiding, Wang Haoran claimed his parents would dislike her because she was a Goryeo Go player.
• Wang Haoran told Jiang Yuner he wanted the Yan Country player to win because her losing would let him become closer to her, and she asked him to clarify.