Chapter Summaries

Wang Haoran manipulated Jiang Yuner’s feelings while making sure she could not contact Qin Fan, and Qin Fan kept Jing Lu from learning stronger chess moves. Later, Wang Haoran spoke with Song Zhihui about her telling Feng Anna they were dating and agreed to help her find a home in Qingling.

• Wang Haoran suggested that he and Jiang Yuner wait until after her match to discuss their feelings, leaving her conflicted as he hoped she would go easy on him if she won.
• Wang Haoran borrowed Jiang Yuner’s phone and blacklisted Qin Fan’s number.
• Qin Fan realized Jiang Yuner had likely blocked him, then refused Jing Lu’s request to learn unusual chess moves that could improve her chances against Jiang Yuner.
• Song Zhihui told Wang Haoran she had revealed their relationship to Feng Anna and asked him to recommend a property in Qingling.
• Wang Haoran teased Song Zhihui about her wealth and said he liked her long legs, leaving her disappointed by his apparent obliviousness.

Wang Haoran watched the Yan Country–Goryeo Go match with Mu Zhaozhao and Wen Jing as Qin Fan predicted Jiang Yuner would defeat his disciple Jing Lu. Jiang Yuner dominated the first two games, and Qin Fan declared she would win the third, but the chapter ended with him noticing the board’s changed position and losing his confident smile.

• Wang Haoran attended the match with Mu Zhaozhao and Wen Jing, while Qin Fan encouraged Jing Lu and Jiang Xiangmei urged her distracted niece Jiang Yuner to focus.
• Qin Fan sat beside Mu Zhaozhao after an audience member left, but Wang Haoran swapped seats with her to keep her away from Qin Fan.
• Qin Fan predicted Jiang Yuner would win the first game, and she defeated Jing Lu.
• Qin Fan predicted Jiang Yuner would win the second game, and she defeated Jing Lu again.
• Qin Fan declared Jiang Yuner had already secured a third straight win, but after considering his plans for her, he noticed the board’s changed situation and his smile faded.

Wang Haoran repeatedly undermined Qin Fan’s attempts to show off by predicting Jing Lu would win, and Jing Lu defeated Jiang Yuner in the third and fourth games. As the deciding game began, Qin Fan finally predicted Jiang Yuner would win, and Wang Haoran challenged him to a bet.

• Jing Lu won the third game after Jiang Yuner lost her advantage, embarrassing Qin Fan after his earlier prediction that she would win.
• Wang Haoran asked Qin Fan to predict the fourth game, and Qin Fan confidently said Jiang Yuner would win.
• Jing Lu won the fourth game after Jiang Yuner made another mistake, earning Wang Haoran another system reward and drawing Mu Zhaozhao’s teasing praise.
• Before the deciding game, Qin Fan avoided choosing a winner, but later declared that Jiang Yuner would win.
• Wang Haoran asked Qin Fan if he was sure, then proposed a bet.

Wang Haoran manipulated Qin Fan into betting on the match, then made him call Wang Haoran Dad after Jing Lu defeated Jiang Yuner. Wang Haoran later met Jiang Yuner alone by Qingling River, leaving their conversation yet to unfold.

• Wang Haoran persuaded Qin Fan to bet that Jing Lu would win, with Qin Fan agreeing to call him Dad if he lost.
• Jing Lu narrowly defeated Jiang Yuner, earning Wang Haoran Villain Points and ruining Qin Fan's chance to step in and show off.
• Mu Zhaozhao and Wang Haoran pressured Qin Fan until he clearly called Wang Haoran Dad.
• Wang Haoran considered how he had deliberately stopped Jiang Yuner from winning so Qin Fan could not gain glory by defeating her.
• Wang Haoran met Jiang Yuner after lunch, picked her up behind Golden Grand Hotel, and took her for a walk by Qingling River.

Wang Haoran comforted Jiang Yuner after her Go defeat, kissed her, and became her boyfriend. After taking her back to the hotel, he went to Qiu Qianwei’s villa for dinner, where Tantai Yaoyue asked him to tell Qiu Qianwei about their relationship.

• Wang Haoran asked Jiang Yuner why she had lost the match, and she described how much of her life she had devoted to Go.
• Wang Haoran kissed Jiang Yuner and asked her to be his girlfriend, and she happily accepted.
• Jiang Yuner told Wang Haoran, “Saranghaeyo,” and he returned the words with a heart gesture.
• Wang Haoran reflected that Qin Fan had lost his chance to use Go to show off after Jing Lu received the highest honor.
• Wang Haoran accepted Qiu Qianwei’s invitation to dinner and went to Liu Yue’s villa, where Tantai Yaoyue asked him to tell Qiu Qianwei about their relationship.

Wang Haoran joined Qin Yunhan and the other girls on a seven-day overseas cruise after suspecting their Female Lead Halos had triggered a plot. After dinner, Tantai Yaoyue confessed to Qiu Qianwei that she had welcomed Wang Haoran into her room, and Qiu Qianwei accepted her, revealing that several other sisters had already been accepted too.

• Tantai Yaoyue persuaded Wang Haoran to let her tell Qiu Qianwei about their night together.
• Qin Yunhan invited the group to take a seven-day overseas cruise during the National Day holiday, and Wang Haoran agreed to join after the girls insisted.
• Wang Haoran concluded that the girls' Female Lead Halos made plot triggers unavoidable and resolved to make them lose those halos.
• Wang Haoran pretended to be drunk after dinner, and Qiu Qianwei let him sleep in the guest room.
• Tantai Yaoyue confessed to Qiu Qianwei that she had tacitly welcomed Wang Haoran into her room, and Qiu Qianwei accepted her as another partner.
• Qiu Qianwei revealed that she had already accepted Third Sister, Second Sister, and Fifth Sister, leaving Tantai Yaoyue shocked.

Tantai Yaoyue learned that Qiu Qianwei, Bian Suwen, and Luo Qingqian were all involved with Wang Haoran, and she accepted joining them while asking to keep the news from their sisters. Later, Wang Haoran spent the night with Qiu Qianwei, causing her Female Lead Halo to vanish, while Jing Lu left Qingling after his chess victory.

• Qiu Qianwei told Tantai Yaoyue about Wang Haoran’s relationships with Bian Suwen and Luo Qingqian, and Tantai Yaoyue agreed to join them.
• Tantai Yaoyue asked Qiu Qianwei not to tell their other sisters yet, and Qiu Qianwei teased her about becoming the youngest sister in their arrangement.
• Wang Haoran slipped into Room Number One late at night, and the System reported that Qiu Qianwei’s Female Lead Halo had fallen to zero and her affection for him had reached 100.
• Wang Haoran recovered from staying up all night with the help of Two Hundred Years True Qi and went to class.
• Jing Lu left Qingling after two days, so Wang Haoran abandoned his plan to sabotage him.

Wang Haoran and his friends boarded a cruise ship for a seven-day trip, while he searched the passengers for a possible protagonist. A confrontation between Yang Yi and the Qingling Three Young Masters ended with the Captain preparing to punish the men who started the fight, but he stopped when he recognized Wang Haoran.

• Qin Yunhan booked three double Balcony Cabins, and the group gathered in Wang Haoran's room before the girls began playing Honor of Kings.
• Wang Haoran used his X-ray Vision to scan the crowded ship for a protagonist but found no one who seemed special.
• Wei Zhihang taunted Yang Yi about Si Si, Yang Yi's ex-girlfriend and Wei Zhihang's current girlfriend, then slapped him until Yang Yi punched back.
• Liu Hua and Lü Ming joined Wei Zhihang, and the three badly beat Yang Yi before security stopped the fight.
• The Captain learned that Wei Zhihang and his friends had started the fight and planned to put them ashore at the next port, but he hurried to greet Wang Haoran when he recognized him.

Wang Haoran discovered that Yang Yi was a protagonist whose inactive Desert Island Survival System would likely activate after a cruise ship disaster, and he resolved not to let that happen. After lunch, he went to visit Wei Zhihang but heard that Wei and the others were occupied with their girlfriends.

• Captain Wen recognized Wang Haoran and, after learning he knew Wei Zhihang, Liu Hua, and Lü Ming, let them off with a warning for fighting Yang Yi.
• Wang Haoran used the system to inspect Yang Yi and learned that his Plot Device was an unactivated Desert Island Survival System.
• Wang Haoran guessed that the cruise ship would eventually sink and leave Yang Yi stranded on an island with the School Belles, but decided to prevent the disaster.
• Yang Yi resented Wang Haoran and envied the five beautiful women traveling with him.
• After lunch, Wang Haoran went to Wei Zhihang's room, heard him with his girlfriend, and found that Liu Hua and Lü Ming were occupied too.

Wang Haoran put off his plans with Xu Muyan and used Wei Zhihang to lure Yang Yi into drinking a bottle of red wine. Yang Yi drank a large gulp, leaving Wang Haoran watching through X-ray Vision as his scheme began.

• Qin Yunhan visited Wang Haoran, and Xu Muyan joined them before the two women returned to their rooms.
• Xu Muyan asked Wang Haoran why he treated her differently from Qin Yunhan, and he agreed that traveling together counted as an opportunity.
• Wang Haoran checked the cruise ship's route and decided to carry out his plan the next day.
• Wang Haoran gave Wei Zhihang a bottle of red wine and told him to invite Yang Yi to drink it, warning him not to drink any himself.
• Wei Zhihang brought Liu Hua and Lü Ming to Yang Yi, apologized, and drank from the wine before Yang Yi gulped down his glass.

After surviving Wei Zhihang’s poison with the newly activated Desert Island Survival System, Yang Yi realized the cruise ship might sink and chose not to warn anyone, hoping to exploit the disaster. Wang Haoran learned that Yang Yi had activated the system early and decided to eliminate him after getting more value from him; Yang Yi then encountered Yu Shiqing at the hot water station.

• Wei Zhihang left after sharing a drink with Yang Yi, and Yang Yi’s system activated and removed the toxins from his body.
• Yang Yi concluded the cruise ship would sink, decided to keep quiet, and fantasized about relying on the four School Belles on a desert island.
• Wang Haoran received Villain Points for causing Yang Yi’s system to activate early, then watched Yang Yi celebrate and judged him a dangerous protagonist.
• Wang Haoran decided to arrange an accident for Yang Yi after exploiting him further.
• Yang Yi went to get hot water and saw Yu Shiqing arrive at the station.

Yang Yi watched Wang Haoran openly kiss Yu Shiqing and later discovered Xu Muyan sneaking into Wang Haoran’s room, deepening his jealousy and hatred. He returned to his room before dawn, intent on warning Yu Shiqing about Wang Haoran.

• Yang Yi introduced himself to Yu Shiqing, but she ignored him as she went to get hot water.
• Wang Haoran kissed Yu Shiqing in front of Yang Yi, then warned Yang Yi not to tell anyone what he saw.
• Yang Yi suspected Wang Haoran was hiding his relationship with Yu Shiqing to pursue other School Belles and left while nursing a grudge.
• Yang Yi watched the corridor near the Balcony Cabins and saw Xu Muyan enter Wang Haoran’s room around midnight.
• Two hours later, Yang Yi saw Xu Muyan leave Wang Haoran’s room and decided to tell Yu Shiqing about Wang Haoran, but returned to his room to wait for dawn.

Wang Haoran stopped Yang Yi from revealing his secrets to Yu Shiqing by sending him overboard and attracting sharks to the area. The sharks attacked Yang Yi as the horrified passengers watched from the deck.

• Yang Yi followed Yu Shiqing onto the deck to tell her that Wang Haoran had other women, while Wang Haoran secretly followed them.
• Before Yang Yi could finish, Wang Haoran struck his acupoints and sent him over the railing into the sea.
• Yu Shiqing called for help, and Wang Haoran joined her as the crew prepared to rescue Yang Yi.
• Wang Haoran scattered medicinal powder into the water, drawing dozens of sharks toward the ship.
• The sharks surrounded and attacked the helpless Yang Yi, turning the water red as passengers screamed.

After Yang Yi died in an apparent accident, Wang Haoran returned safely to Qingling with Qin Yunhan and the others. Back home, he learned that Gu Yurou’s script had attracted a renowned director and major investment, and he began investigating who was behind the project.

• Wang Haoran used Yang Yi’s death as a reason to end the cruise early, and his group returned safely to Qingling by high-speed rail.
• Qin Yunhan teased Xu Muyan about sneaking out to see Wang Haoran, then gave her ointment for her soreness.
• Lu Xinyi told Wang Haoran that director Zhang Li planned to make Gu Yurou’s script into a film with major investment.
• Wang Haoran questioned whether Zhang Li was a threat and asked Lu Xinyi who the biggest investor was.
• Lu Xinyi identified Lu Beige Film and Television Company as the biggest investor.

Lu Beige planned to use an investment in Gu Yurou’s script to lure her into a meeting, sending his half-sister Cui Yutong to help arrange it. Gu Yurou agreed to meet the investor, unaware that Lu Beige was behind the invitation.

• Wang Haoran learned that Lu Beige had become a villain and decided Gu Yurou needed to know he had helped resolve her trouble.
• Lu Beige hired Cui Yutong to act as his intermediary in a plan targeting Gu Yurou.
• Cui Yutong called Director Zhang Li and arranged for her to invite Gu Yurou to meet the investor.
• Gu Yurou considered calling Wang Haoran to thank him but held back.
• Zhang Li called Gu Yurou and arranged a meeting that evening with the investor, Cui Yutong.

Wang Haoran went to Remember Jiangnan Restaurant for dinner with Song Zhenyu and Ji Shuiyao, while secretly monitoring Gu Yurou’s meeting with Director Zhang Li. He watched Lu Beige’s younger sister, Cui Yutong, join Gu Yurou’s group and persuade the unsuspecting student to drink wine.

• Wang Haoran agreed to celebrate Song Zhenyu’s graduate school admission at Remember Jiangnan Restaurant and reassured Lu Xinyi before leaving.
• Shao Wanwan told Wang Haoran that Gu Yurou was meeting someone at the same restaurant, so he used X-ray Vision to monitor her private room.
• Wang Haoran found Ji Shuiyao dining with Song Zhenyu and explained away his slip when he called her Sixth Sister.
• Wang Haoran ordered strong red wine for his dinner with Song Zhenyu and Ji Shuiyao while keeping watch on Gu Yurou’s meeting.
• Lu Beige arrived with Cui Yutong, then Cui Yutong joined Gu Yurou and Director Zhang Li for their script discussion.
• Cui Yutong proposed ordering wine, and Gu Yurou reluctantly agreed to drink a little, unaware that Cui Yutong was Lu Beige’s younger sister.

Wang Haoran drank with Ji Shuiyao and Song Zhenyu while watching Cui Yutong get Gu Yurou drunk and prepare to hand her over to Lu Beige. After Lu Beige entered Gu Yurou’s room with tools intended for her, Wang Haoran left to intervene, but the chapter ended before he acted.

• Wang Haoran persuaded Ji Shuiyao and Song Zhenyu to drink several glasses of red wine with him.
• Song Zhenyu thanked Ji Shuiyao for helping her enter the Ocean Biology Department’s graduate program, and they drank together.
• Cui Yutong got Gu Yurou drunk, sent Zhang Li away, and summoned Lu Beige to the private room.
• Lu Beige locked the door and took out items from Cui Yutong’s bag that had been prepared for Gu Yurou.
• Wang Haoran noticed the items and left his own private room, while Cui Yutong suggested that Lu Beige use them on Gu Yurou.

Wang Haoran rescued Gu Yurou from Lu Beige, then used the Charm Halo to change Cui Yutong’s feelings toward him. After leaving Gu Yurou to get home on her own, he took Ji Shuiyao and Song Zhenyu to a hotel and used a call from Wen Jing as an excuse to leave them there.

• Wang Haoran kicked open the private-room door, dispersed the poison in Gu Yurou’s body, and slapped Lu Beige when he rejected his false promise to leave her alone.
• Wang Haoran learned that Cui Yutong had romantic feelings for her brother, Lu Beige, and used the Charm Halo to raise her affection for him to its maximum.
• Wang Haoran told Lu Beige and Cui Yutong to leave, then sent Gu Yurou home by taxi while he returned to drink with Ji Shuiyao and Song Zhenyu.
• Wang Haoran took Ji Shuiyao and Song Zhenyu to a hotel after dinner and answered a call from Wen Jing in front of them before preparing to leave.

Wang Haoran secretly took advantage of Ji Shuiyao and Song Zhenyu while they stayed overnight, leaving both women unaware of what had happened. The next day, he drove Song Zhenyu toward the Teacher Dormitory and began acting remorseful, bringing up Mu Yan.

• Wang Haoran pretended to be too drunk to go home, persuaded Ji Shuiyao and Song Zhenyu to let him stay in their suite, and secretly claimed both women while they slept.
• The next morning, Ji Shuiyao and Song Zhenyu each believed they had slept through the night and felt relieved that the other had noticed nothing.
• Wang Haoran took Ji Shuiyao and Song Zhenyu toward Qingling University in separate taxis, then drove Song Zhenyu toward the Teacher Dormitory.
• On a deserted campus road, Wang Haoran stopped the car, slapped himself, and told Song Zhenyu he had let her and Mu Yan down.

Wang Haoran reassured Song Zhenyu after revealing his relationship with Xu Muyan, then took Ji Shuiyao home, where Tantai Yaoyue discovered she had a partner. He later messaged Xu Muyan, who accepted that he had another girlfriend and asked who she was.

• Song Zhenyu forgave Wang Haoran, and he promised that she would always have a home with him.
• Wang Haoran dropped Song Zhenyu off, then took Ji Shuiyao back to Liu Yue's villa.
• Tantai Yaoyue confronted Ji Shuiyao and learned she had been dating a scientific researcher for several years.
• Tantai Yaoyue stopped blaming Ji Shuiyao and reminded her to protect herself.
• Wang Haoran messaged Xu Muyan, who accepted that he had another girlfriend and asked for her name, whether they knew each other, and what she looked like.