Recaps

Su Bai heard how Xue Tao and Liu Yuanyuan's trip to Thailand went wrong after they bought a fake jade bracelet. He learned that the dispute had become a breaking point in their already strained relationship, while Hu Ye continued to mistake his own feelings for Leilei as mutual.

• Su Bai told Chu Mingzhe to include another gift with his handmade present for Leilei, and Chu resumed crafting.
• Su Bai discovered Wang Haoran was playing O God and X Tide at the same time, then asked him to tell the Anime Club cosplayers he only wanted to be ordinary friends.
• Su Bai arranged the basketball team's next game and asked Hu Ye what had happened to Xue Tao.
• Chu Mingzhe said Xue Tao had privately complained that he and Liu Yuanyuan bought a fake jade bracelet at a Thai night market.
• Wang Haoran said Liu Yuanyuan had posted a photo wearing the bracelet, and Chu Mingzhe explained that the fake purchase had sparked a fight between the couple.

Su Bai and his roommates worried when Xue Tao stopped replying after heading out in Thailand, but Xue Tao later claimed he had reconciled with Liu Yuanyuan. The next morning, Su Bai wondered how they had made up before running into Xia Lin on campus.

• Su Bai argued that Liu Yuanyuan deserved much of the blame for Xue Tao buying fake jade, and Chu Mingzhe went on a date with Leilei.
• Chu Mingzhe messaged Xue Tao, who said he was going to check out a bar before stopping responding sometime after midnight.
• Su Bai and his roommates worried that Xue Tao might be in danger and agreed to check on him the next morning.
• Su Bai saw Xue Tao’s early-morning workout post and learned that Xue Tao had apparently made up with Liu Yuanyuan.
• Su Bai met Xia Lin on the athletic field, where she noticed his improved appearance and teased him about it.

Xia Lin invited Su Bai to jog and have breakfast with her, hoping to grow closer while Su Bai enjoyed teasing her. At the cafeteria, a jealous man confronted Su Bai about his relationship with Xia Lin, and Su Bai provoked him by claiming to be her important, special godbrother.

• Xia Lin noticed that Su Bai looked more handsome and invited him to jog with her.
• Xia Lin asked Su Bai to work out with her, and he teased her until she blushed.
• Xia Lin took Su Bai's meal card and went to get spicy hot pot for breakfast.
• A man in a Chelsea jersey questioned Su Bai about his relationship with Xia Lin.
• Su Bai called the man uncle and then grandpa before claiming that he was important and special to Xia Lin.

Xia Lin joined Su Bai and Bai Feili at the breakfast table, where her intimate treatment of Su Bai drove the unwanted blind date away. She told Su Bai she planned to avoid romance for four years to take care of him, then warned him not to think about escaping her.

• Bai Feili introduced himself to Su Bai as Xia Lin's family-arranged blind date and university research assistant.
• Xia Lin returned with the spicy dry pot, rejected Bai Feili's invitation, and said she had arranged to exercise with Su Bai.
• Xia Lin served Su Bai food from their shared spicy dry pot, making Bai Feili jealous and prompting him to leave.
• Su Bai teased Xia Lin after Bai Feili left, and Xia Lin said she would avoid romance for four years to take care of him.
• Xia Lin told Su Bai that she had set her sights on him and would not let him escape.

After Bai Feili fled, Su Bai learned he was related to Chu Mingzhe, then accompanied Xia Lin to her upscale gym. Xia Lin arranged a private workout area and prepared to wear a bolder outfit, leaving her plans for their time together just beginning.

• Su Bai told Chu Mingzhe that his uncle had left through the cafeteria's side entrance, and Chu Mingzhe went after him.
• Xia Lin discussed maturity and social expectations with Su Bai, then revealed that Chu Mingzhe's family had connections.
• Su Bai and Xia Lin went to her high-end gym, where she offered to introduce him to friends in her social circle.
• Xia Lin asked the gym manager to screen off a private workout area for her and Su Bai.
• Xia Lin showered, planned to apply light makeup, and prepared to wear an outfit she had never tried before.

Xia Lin wore a revealing workout outfit to attract Su Bai’s attention, then began a bench-press session with him as her spotter. The chapter left her embarrassed by the view he would have from beside her head.

• Xia Lin debated wearing her new workout clothes for Su Bai and decided to use them to seduce him.
• Xia Lin arrived at the gym in a light blue cropped camisole and short workout shorts, and Su Bai praised her figure.
• Xia Lin squeezed Su Bai’s muscles while they talked, then warmed up before starting her workout.
• Xia Lin chose the bench press and joked with Su Bai about her figure and his girlfriend, Zhou.
• Xia Lin lay down on the bench and realized Su Bai would have a clear view of her chest while spotting her.

Su Bai and Xia Lin worked out together, but their mutual attraction kept distracting them from proper training. Xia Lin left with an even stronger affection for Su Bai and a new appreciation for his strength.

• Su Bai openly admired Xia Lin as she struggled through bench presses with him spotting her.
• Su Bai suggested squats, and Xia Lin pressed close against his back while spotting him.
• Su Bai encouraged Xia Lin to squat and secretly lifted most of the barbell himself.
• Xia Lin teased Su Bai about his strength and wondered whether he wanted to build a closer bond with her.
• Xia Lin finished the workout with a deeper understanding of Su Bai's physical fitness and stronger feelings for him.

Xia Lin and Su Bai grew closer at the gym, and Xia Lin’s favorability exceeded 90, binding her to Su Bai. After arranging dinner together, Su Bai told her about Xue Tao and Liu Yuanyuan, leaving Xia Lin to reflect on the risks of treating relationships like a game.

• Xia Lin and Su Bai paused their workout when her hourly timer rang, and she asked Su Bai if he was uncomfortable before helping him.
• Xia Lin’s favorability surpassed 90, granting Su Bai the Master Level skill Causality Therapy and activating her bound spending cashback function.
• Xia Lin resumed her training while Su Bai worked out, then agreed to reserve a private kitchen restaurant for dinner with him.
• Su Bai told Xia Lin he planned to return to the dorm to see how things had developed after Xue Tao returned from traveling abroad.
• Xia Lin discussed Liu Yuanyuan’s approach to relationships and warned that treating love as a strategy game could lead to exhaustion and loss.

After Xia Lin’s affection breakthrough gave Su Bai a causality-reversal healing skill, he wondered what cashback she might bring him and asked about Xue Tao’s strange mood. Xue Tao bragged about his trip with Liu Yuanyuan, but his confidence and the dormmates’ reactions left him feeling less pleased than he expected.

• Xia Lin helped Su Bai relieve stress, and their affection breakthrough bound her spending cashback to him and granted him Causality Therapy.
• Su Bai asked Wang Haoran whether Xue Tao had returned to the dorm, and Wang Haoran said Xue Tao seemed both excited and disappointed.
• Xue Tao told a neighboring student about traveling abroad with Liu Yuanyuan, prompting envy and assumptions that they were an intimate couple.
• Chu Mingzhe returned to Dorm 510 and heard Xue Tao boast that he was kidney-deficient after a night of wonderful experiences.
• Xue Tao compared himself to Su Bai as a strong man girls wanted, but he felt lost when the dormmates reacted with jealousy and displeasure.

After Xue Tao and Liu Yuanyuan separately headed to a popular bar, they ran into each other and argued before reconciling. Back at the hotel, Liu Yuanyuan offered to sleep with him, but Xue Tao failed to perform.

• Xue Tao went to a popular bar to clear his head and look for a romantic encounter, while Liu Yuanyuan independently went there to dance.
• Xue Tao spotted Liu Yuanyuan dressed in stockings and confronted her, and they argued over the fake jade, their relationship, and her refusal to wear stockings for him before he broke up with her.
• Liu Yuanyuan chased Xue Tao outside, kissed him, and tearfully begged for forgiveness, so he softened and returned to the hotel with her.
• Liu Yuanyuan offered to sleep with Xue Tao to reassure him and keep him from leaving, but he failed to perform.

After an embarrassing failure with Liu Yuanyuan, Xue Tao asked Su Bai for advice about his supposed friend’s bedroom difficulties, but Su Bai recommended seeing a doctor. At school the next day, Su Bai flirted with Chen Yusheng and urged her not to overwork herself, while making clear that he cared more about enjoying college life than rapidly growing his wealth.

• After his encounter with Liu Yuanyuan went badly, Xue Tao decided he needed to work out.
• Xue Tao privately asked Su Bai how a man could deal with being too weak to perform, claiming the problem belonged to a friend.
• Su Bai advised Xue Tao to see a doctor or ask an experienced family elder, and their conversation ended without a solution.
• The next day, Su Bai told Chen Yusheng he had learned an improved massage technique and promised to try it that evening.
• Seeing Chen Yusheng was tired from her studies, Su Bai encouraged her to take things slowly and said he valued enjoying college life over making money quickly.

Su Bai brought Chen Yusheng to the Anime Club room to help improve her health and turned their private lunch break into an intimate encounter. Afterward, he prepared to demonstrate his massage technique, leaving Chen Yusheng curious about whether he truly knew what he was doing.

• Su Bai told Chen Yusheng that improving her health might increase her thinking speed, and he took her to a vacant Anime Club room he had secured with his sponsorship.
• Su Bai joked about the room and anime before Chen Yusheng asked him to massage her feet.
• Chen Yusheng playfully praised Su Bai’s looks, and the two teased each other before she helped him prove that she loved him.
• Su Bai stopped before overexerting Chen Yusheng, helped her change into fresh stockings, and announced that he would demonstrate his massage technique.

Su Bai used Causality Therapy on Chen Yusheng, improving her physical condition and bringing them closer. Afterward, Chen Yusheng wondered whether she could make her afternoon class, and Su Bai offered to ask for leave.

• Su Bai wondered whether he could use Causality Therapy to persuade Yangyang's father to change how he raised his children.
• Su Bai massaged Chen Yusheng's foot and activated his therapy skill.
• A system notification confirmed that Su Bai had improved Chen Yusheng's local physical constitution.
• Chen Yusheng praised Su Bai, then moved closer to him and kissed him.
• Afterward, Chen Yusheng worried about attending her afternoon class, and Su Bai offered to ask for leave.

Su Bai sent Chen Yusheng back to Ascott and returned to campus, where Jiang Qiuran learned that the Anime Club had set aside a room for him and tried to get his attention with photos. He then went to basketball practice with the Wan sisters watching, ahead of the freshman tournament’s opening game.

• Su Bai summoned Wan Xinyan to pick up the exhausted Chen Yusheng and take her back to Ascott.
• Jiang Qiuran asked Senior Sister Xiao Xiong about the Anime Club room and learned that Su Bai planned to turn it into an Otaku Haven.
• Jiang Qiuran sent Su Bai photos, but he called them average and ignored her.
• Su Bai drifted through class, then headed to basketball practice before Computer Science Class 3’s first tournament game against a Law department class.
• Wan Xinyan and Wan Xinyue came to watch Su Bai play, and he admired Wan Xinyan’s jeans.

Su Bai practiced basketball with Class Three and brushed off a taunting player from the Law School who planned to guard him in their game the next day. After the rival left, Su Bai decided to take the matchup seriously and planned to use his saved lottery chances to strengthen himself.

• Su Bai practiced rebounding with Class Three and offered to buy the team drinks.
• A Nike-clad Law School student mocked Class Three’s tactics and challenged Su Bai ahead of their game.
• Su Bai answered the student’s taunts and pretended to have a thigh cramp so the Wan sisters could massage him at the sidelines.
• The Law School student left after watching Su Bai with the Wan sisters, while Su Bai suspected he wanted to use the game to show off.
• Su Bai learned the rival made short videos on Douyin and was jealous of Su Bai’s popularity, but still believed he could beat him at basketball.
• Su Bai decided to use his saved lottery chances that night to gain attribute points and strengthen himself.

After basketball practice, Su Bai treated his teammates to dinner and discussed their upcoming game against a law student they nicknamed Fried Egg. Senior Sister Xiao Xiong thanked Su Bai for his support of the Anime Club, and she decided that staying on good terms with him was worthwhile even if she could not become his girlfriend.

• Wan Xinyue ordered dinner before Su Bai and the basketball team arrived, and the teammates thanked her for making the meal convenient.
• The players vowed to take their game against Fried Egg seriously, while Su Bai told them not to worry about humiliating him.
• Xiao Xiong told Su Bai that she had cleaned the club room herself, and Su Bai thanked her before sending her a 500-yuan WeChat red packet.
• Xiao Xiong told her roommate that she planned to stay useful to Su Bai and build a connection with him, even if she could not become his girlfriend.
• Su Bai felt satisfied that Xiao Xiong understood the value of maintaining their connection.

On the way home, Su Bai enjoyed Wan Xinyan's new jeans and used his causality-reversal therapy to check her health. Back home, he found Chen Yusheng energized after his massage and teased her about joining Director Xia for a workout.

• Wan Xinyan sat on Su Bai's lap in the car, and they talked about his childhood memories of women wearing jeans.
• Su Bai repeatedly activated and canceled his causality-reversal therapy while touching Wan Xinyan, discovering he could use it to learn about someone's physical condition.
• Zhou Jialu called to say she had made fruit tea, and Wan Xinyan suspected she had interrupted their time together on purpose.
• Su Bai entered the study and found Chen Yusheng gaming with renewed energy after his massage.
• Su Bai told Chen Yusheng to exercise with Director Xia and suggested she help Director Xia loosen up, making Chen Yusheng laugh.

Chen Yusheng grew closer to Su Bai and invited Yangyang to join them gaming, while Su Bai discovered that the Wan sisters had always dreamed of being maids. He offered to let them remain his maids, and they happily embraced him.

• Chen Yusheng pounced on Su Bai after he teased her, then suggested inviting Yangyang to play games with them.
• Su Bai invited Yangyang to join their voice chat, and she asked to watch his basketball game the next day.
• After gaming, Su Bai visited the maid room to discuss music with Wan Xinyan and Wan Xinyue.
• Wan Xinyan and Wan Xinyue admitted they had wanted to become maids since childhood.
• Su Bai told the sisters they could remain his maids for as long as they wanted, and they hugged him affectionately.

Su Bai drew two rare rewards, used an Intermediate Body Modification Fluid, and discovered his body had become exceptionally powerful in and out of the water. After chatting with Liu Chenhu, he remained uncertain why the family had raised Yangyang as a boy and decided to investigate gradually.

• Su Bai ran into Liu Chenhu by the river and waited for him after running ahead.
• Su Bai used all his draw chances and received two Intermediate Body Modification Fluids, with a duplicate converted into a Skill Proficiency Upgrade Card.
• Su Bai used an Intermediate Body Modification Fluid and found that his strength, swimming ability, and ability to stay underwater had greatly improved.
• Su Bai swam through the river while a fisherman tried to photograph him, then returned to the pavilion before Liu Chenhu arrived.
• Su Bai chatted with Liu Chenhu and considered whether family pressure or the Taoist priest's influence explained why Yangyang had been raised as a boy.
• Su Bai decided to investigate slowly and hoped that improving Yangyang's condition would help persuade the Liu family elders to change their minds.

Su Bai outfitted the Anime Club activity room with luxurious furnishings and equipment while Chen Yusheng helped him plan it. At lunch, he arrived at a basketball game where a crowd had gathered to watch him face the Law School’s strongest freshman class.

• Wan Xinyan prepared a camera to photograph Su Bai at his basketball game, and he joked with her before leaving for class.
• Su Bai and Chen Yusheng furnished the Anime Club activity room with expensive electronics, figures, and custom-ordered furniture.
• Chen Yusheng turned down Su Bai’s attempt to get intimate before lunch because she wanted to watch him play basketball later.
• Su Bai arrived at the crowded basketball court, where a teammate teased him about the girls from other departments who had come to see him.

Su Bai dominated the opening of the class basketball game, drawing a large crowd and impressing Xia Lin. At halftime, Xia Lin arranged for a drone to film the rest of the match.

• The referee learned the crowd had come to watch Su Bai and hoped he would keep advancing, while Xia Lin told him to officiate normally.
• Su Bai teased Xue Tao about his compression shirt and Chu Mingzhe about his protective gear before the game began.
• Su Bai beat Fried Egg in the opening tip, then grabbed three offensive rebounds as Computer Science Class 3 kept the score close.
• Su Bai followed a missed shot with a putback dunk, prompting cheers from the spectators.
• Xia Lin asked her roommate to get a Science and Technology Association drone and brought it to the sidelines to film the game.

After the law school lost its basketball game, Xia Lin and Wan Xinyan grew close through their shared interest in Su Bai. Back home, the Wan sisters gave Su Bai a relaxing foot massage, and the chapter ended with him enjoying their gentle care.

• The law school lost by ten points, and Wan Xinyan praised Su Bai while striking up a friendship with Xia Lin.
• Xia Lin and Wan Xinyan agreed they could share information about Su Bai, and Su Bai later found the Wan sisters chatting with Xia Lin by the court.
• Su Bai invited everyone to celebrate the class's first win, but Xia Lin and the Wan sisters declined and Xia Lin promised to send him the edited video.
• Su Bai ate with his male classmates, attended an afternoon class, and returned home.
• The Wan sisters offered to soak Su Bai's feet and massage his legs, and he accepted and relaxed under their gentle touch.

The Wan sisters massaged Su Bai and noticed his muscles had grown stronger, then Xia Lin sent him the basketball video she had edited. Su Bai and Chen Yusheng began making a comedic edit together, while Xia Lin reflected on her feelings for him and her growing connection with the Wan sisters.

• Wan Xinyue and Wan Xinyan noticed Su Bai's improved muscles during his massage and warned him to watch out for dirty play in future matches.
• Su Bai showered, and Xia Lin sent him her edited basketball video through WeChat.
• Su Bai showed the video to Chen Yusheng, teased her about her editing skills, and asked Xia Lin for the raw footage so Chen Yusheng could make a cursed meme edit.
• Su Bai and Chen Yusheng worked on their Basketball Fire-style edit together through the night.
• Xia Lin's roommate teased her about Su Bai, and Xia Lin reflected on her traditional standards and her delight at finding allies in the Wan sisters.

As midterms approached, Su Bai continued skipping major classes and attended an elective with the Wan sisters and Chen Yusheng. The girls competed to support him, while Chen Yusheng wondered whether Su Bai considered her lazy.

• Xia Lin grew close to the Wan sisters and formed an alliance with Chen Yusheng despite their opposing personalities.
• As midterms approached, Su Bai stuck to skipping major courses without attendance and dismissed his general elective as nearly useless.
• Su Bai explained that he had chosen History of Arts and Crafts during course adjustment, while the Wan sisters said they had enrolled to help him.
• Wan Xinyan told Su Bai she and her sister could serve him during class, and Chen Yusheng woke from her drowsiness after overhearing her.
• Chen Yusheng asked Su Bai whether he thought she was lazy, and he joked that geniuses were often indulgent.

Su Bai persuaded Chen Yusheng to team up with him on a specialized-course assignment, while the Wan sisters helped him through a surprise check-in and a group presentation requirement in an elective class. The four formed a group, with Wan Xinyue volunteering to take notes, as nearby students judged how attentively the sisters treated Su Bai.

• Su Bai suggested that Chen Yusheng join him on their specialized-course assignment, and she agreed, eager to prove her value through coding.
• The Wan sisters returned from the break with chilled drinks for Su Bai and Chen Yusheng.
• The professor announced a one-minute surprise attendance check-in, and the students still in class scanned the QR code.
• The professor outlined an open-book midterm and assigned group presentations, and Wan Xinyan pointed out that the four of them could form a group.
• Wan Xinyue volunteered to take notes for every elective Su Bai attended, while two nearby students criticized the sisters for indulging him.