Chapter Summaries

At a gathering of wealthy young people, Liu Chen'ang heard them complain that Su Bai’s investments had made their parents compare them unfavorably with him. When Xue Tao tried to connect with her, she recognized him as Su Bai’s roommate and asked him to invite Su Bai along to the cafeteria, leaving Xue Tao baffled by how highly she regarded Su Bai.

• Liu Chen'ang listened as the young masters and princesses complained about their parents holding Su Bai up as a role model.
• The group envied Su Bai’s success and his expensive Koenigsegg, while Liu Chen'ang privately recalled sharing a special memory with him in the car.
• The bar manager asked Liu Chen'ang whether guests from booth B07 could come in to toast her, and she agreed.
• Xue Tao introduced himself to Liu Chen'ang and explained that they were classmates.
• Liu Chen'ang remembered Xue Tao as Su Bai’s roommate and told him to invite her to the cafeteria with Su Bai after class.
• Xue Tao withdrew, surprised that Liu Chen'ang called Su Bai “Brother Bai” and wondering whether Su Bai’s wealth was greater than he had assumed.

Xue Tao realized Su Bai was far wealthier and more influential than he had thought, while Liu Yuanyuan felt outclassed among the women at the lounge bar. A cosplayer asked Liu Yuanyuan for Su Bai’s contact information, but Liu Yuanyuan refused and warned that he was aloof.

• Xue Tao worried that Su Bai would hold a grudge after their earlier interactions, now that Liu Chen'ang had confirmed Su Bai's immense wealth.
• Liu Yuanyuan compared herself with the wealthy women at the booth and felt embarrassed by how shabby she seemed beside them.
• A cosplayer praised Su Bai’s customized Panamera and asked Liu Yuanyuan whether she knew him.
• Liu Yuanyuan lied that she was not close to Su Bai and refused to share his contact information.
• The cosplayer dismissed Liu Yuanyuan’s warning that Su Bai avoided unfamiliar women and suggested he only cared about attractive girls.

After dinner, Liu Yuanyuan argued with Xue Tao, who later wondered whether Hu Ye had gone out to pursue a girl. Su Bai revealed that Hu Ye was playing MaiMai with Landmine Girl, while Su Bai and Chen Yusheng finished a game together and she suddenly accused him of not loving her anymore.

• Liu Yuanyuan took offense at a woman's remark about Su Bai and argued with Xue Tao on the ride back to the dorms.
• Xue Tao complained in Room 510 that his relationship with Liu Yuanyuan had no sweetness, and Wang Haoran answered that gacha games were sweet to him.
• Xue Tao noticed Hu Ye was missing and messaged Su Bai to ask what he was doing.
• Su Bai told Xue Tao that Hu Ye was playing MaiMai with Landmine Girl, and Wang Haoran explained the arcade rhythm game while questioning Xue Tao's assumptions about their plans.
• Su Bai and Chen Yusheng won a game while duo-queuing at Shanshui Diepin, and Chen Yusheng asked whether Big White Goose no longer loved her.

Chen Yusheng teased Su Bai about thinking she no longer loved him, then grew affectionate and compared her lap pillow with Xia Lin’s. She told Su Bai she wanted to marry him when they were old enough and reserved the first child for herself.

• Chen Yusheng laughed and complained that Su Bai had ignored her while they were gaming, and he reminded her that she had previously told him to focus on the game.
• Su Bai carried Chen Yusheng to the study sofa, and afterward she asked whose lap pillow he preferred, hers or Xia Lin’s.
• Su Bai said Chen Yusheng’s thighs were more comfortable, so she made him lie on her lap longer than he had on Xia Lin’s.
• Chen Yusheng joked that she wanted to marry Su Bai once they reached the legal marriage age and have children with him.
• When Su Bai was surprised, Chen Yusheng explained that she was reserving the first child before anyone else could get ahead of her.

Chen Yusheng and Su Bai imagined raising a family together, then Zhou Jialu joined them for a relaxing evening with Su Bai. After he fell asleep, Zhou Jialu and Chen Yusheng began planning how to spend his National Day holiday before the Anime Club could draw him away.

• Chen Yusheng admitted that she had begun imagining raising children with Su Bai, and Su Bai teased her about getting in shape for the future.
• Wan Xinyan brought fruit to Su Bai and Chen Yusheng, who acknowledged their awkward distance from the Wan sisters.
• Zhou Jialu brought Su Bai beef jerky and joined him and Chen Yusheng on the sofa, where Chen gave him a lap pillow and Zhou massaged his legs.
• Su Bai fell asleep while Chen Yusheng and Zhou Jialu cared for him.
• Zhou Jialu told Chen Yusheng that the Anime Club girls, including Jiang Qiuran, might invite Su Bai to a convention and a villa party, and the two agreed to plan his National Day holiday.

Chen Yusheng planned to keep Su Bai occupied with games over the National Day holiday, while Su Bai woke to find Aunt Jiang preparing to visit him from Peace City. He decided to take her to the bank and give her access to a large sum of money so she could improve her life.

• Chen Yusheng chose to find a recently released game to play with Su Bai during the holiday, hoping to keep him from spending time with the Anime Club.
• Su Bai woke at 5:27 after sleeping seven hours and received a message from Aunt Jiang saying she was getting ready to leave for River City.
• Su Bai asked Aunt Jiang not to bring many things, but agreed to let her bring freshly picked cherries from Peace City.
• Aunt Jiang suggested they eat at an all-you-can-eat boxed-lunch restaurant, believing Su Bai should save his earnings for marriage.
• Su Bai planned to take Aunt Jiang to the bank, open a VIP account for her, and transfer her a large sum to make future expenses more convenient.

Su Bai learned that sleeping could earn lottery draws and noticed Chu Mingzhe’s late-night photo of Tearful Girl, which suggested their relationship was progressing. He drove to River City to meet Xia Lin before they picked up Aunt Jiang, and Xia Lin’s attentive plans left him increasingly comfortable with her joining them.

• Su Bai discovered that indulging in sleep earned him an extra lottery draw and converted excess energy into stored energy.
• Su Bai saw Chu Mingzhe’s cryptic French caption and photograph of Tearful Girl trying to win plushies, and guessed that the two were getting closer.
• Su Bai drove to River City early to pick up Xia Lin for their planned run and breakfast before meeting Aunt Jiang.
• Xia Lin teased Su Bai about picking up girls at Little West Gate and jokingly offered to act as his big sister.
• Xia Lin chose a running spot and a hidden-gem beef rice noodle restaurant, and Su Bai appreciated her arrangements and felt less resistant to having her meet Aunt Jiang.

Jiang Lijuan traveled to River City to visit Su Bai after hearing that he had made a fortune, while imagining what his counselor, Xia Lin, was like. She arrived to find Su Bai looking transformed and immediately mistook Xia Lin for his girlfriend, leaving their first meeting awkward.

• Xia Lin decided she should build a good relationship with Jiang Lijuan while looking after Su Bai at school.
• Jiang Lijuan livestreamed from Peace City bus station, telling viewers she was traveling to see her godson without asking how much money he had made.
• Jiang Lijuan rebuked Brother Xue when he criticized Su Bai and suggested she rely on a man instead.
• Jiang Lijuan ended her livestream, ignored Brother Xue’s messages, and rode the bus to River City.
• Su Bai and Xia Lin met Jiang Lijuan at the bus station, where she mistook Xia Lin for Su Bai’s girlfriend before he introduced her as his counselor.

Su Bai brought Aunt Jiang and Xia Lin from the bus station to his car, where Aunt Jiang teased him about his girlfriend and shared her bizarre way of judging women by their scent. After learning the car cost nearly three million, Aunt Jiang worried Su Bai had borrowed the money, and he told her he had not taken out a loan.

• Aunt Jiang teased Su Bai about having a girlfriend and looked through photos of him with Chen Yusheng.
• Su Bai took Aunt Jiang and Xia Lin toward his car, where two young women admired it and one tried to get his WeChat.
• Su Bai checked the engineering student's relationship history with his system and refused her request after pointing out Aunt Jiang and Xia Lin.
• Aunt Jiang claimed she could detect a woman's romantic history by her scent and told Su Bai that Xia Lin's counselor seemed healthy and inexperienced.
• Aunt Jiang learned Su Bai's car had cost nearly three million and asked how much he had borrowed; Su Bai said he had taken out no loan.

Su Bai took Aunt Jiang and Xia Lin shopping, while Aunt Jiang teased them and worried about Su Bai spending too much on her. Xia Lin began choosing clothes for Aunt Jiang at Max Mara.

• Xia Lin assured Aunt Jiang that Su Bai could afford his flashy car, and Aunt Jiang suggested he buy a more mature one to suit Director Xia.
• Su Bai showed Aunt Jiang a photo of his Mercedes-Benz GLE, and they chatted about cars while Xia Lin listened from the back seat.
• Su Bai decided to take Aunt Jiang shopping for clothes, and Xia Lin agreed that she should dress more fashionably.
• Aunt Jiang urged Su Bai not to spend too much, but he took her to a Max Mara boutique anyway.
• Su Bai asked Xia Lin to pick out outfits for Aunt Jiang, drawing on Xia Lin's experience shopping for older women.

Su Bai accompanied Aunt Jiang and Xia Lin on a shopping trip, where Xia Lin helped Aunt Jiang choose expensive clothes and grew closer to Su Bai. Xia Lin openly said she intended to marry him, leaving him flustered as she declared she would claim him before her friends could.

• A saleswoman welcomed Su Bai, Xia Lin, and Aunt Jiang to a high-end clothing store and praised its elegant clothes.
• Su Bai urged Aunt Jiang to let Xia Lin choose outfits for her, and Xia Lin patiently helped her shop and try on clothes.
• Aunt Jiang adjusted to the expensive store, enjoyed modeling a cheongsam-inspired outfit, and accepted Su Bai's intention to improve her life.
• Xia Lin and Su Bai discussed Aunt Jiang's shopping habits and their families, and Xia Lin offered to shop with her when she visited River City.
• Xia Lin straightened Su Bai's collar, told him he would choose her when he married, and said she would pursue him before her friends could.

Su Bai took Aunt Jiang shopping and treated her to lunch in River City, where she unexpectedly met a pushy fan from her livestream. Su Bai recognized the fan, Xue Datao, as likely being Xue Tao’s father, and the chapter ended before their connection was confirmed.

• Su Bai bought Aunt Jiang several outfits and arranged for them to be delivered to his rented house.
• Su Bai, Aunt Jiang, and Xia Lin went to an all-you-can-eat beef hotpot restaurant for lunch.
• Aunt Jiang met Xue Datao, a boastful fan from her livestream, while picking up beef.
• Su Bai interrupted Xue Datao’s attempt to get acquainted with Aunt Jiang and suspected that he was Xue Tao’s father.
• Su Bai excused himself and Aunt Jiang from Xue Datao, saying their hotpot was ready.

Su Bai, Aunt Jiang, and Xia Lin ate beef hotpot and discussed Xue Datao’s resemblance to his son, Xue Tao. Xia Lin made her interest in Su Bai clear, while Xue Datao overheard that the freshman already owned a Panamera and was stunned.

• Su Bai left Xue Datao behind and joined Aunt Jiang, then Xia Lin arrived at their table.
• Xia Lin recognized Xue Tao’s name and agreed with Su Bai that Xue Datao looked much like him.
• Xia Lin helped Aunt Jiang enjoy the fresh-cut beef and described her preference for a steady job and family life.
• Xia Lin hinted that she wanted to marry Su Bai, and Aunt Jiang urged him to keep working hard.
• Xue Datao overheard that Su Bai was a freshman who had bought a Panamera and was shocked.

After Xue Datao spotted Su Bai with Aunt Jiang, he tried to overcome his fear and message her after they left the restaurant. Su Bai and Aunt Jiang began teasing him through her Douyin account while she drove Su Bai’s Panamera.

• Xue Datao’s friends recognized Su Bai from a Douyin video and reassured him that Su Bai was only Aunt Jiang’s godson.
• After Aunt Jiang’s group left the restaurant, Xue Datao messaged her to ask whether she had a car and offered to give advice.
• Aunt Jiang showed Su Bai Xue Datao’s message, and Su Bai urged her to ask what car he recommended.
• Aunt Jiang asked Xue Datao for a recommendation, and he enthusiastically praised gasoline cars while Su Bai secretly typed the replies.
• Aunt Jiang drove Su Bai’s Panamera as Su Bai continued teasing Xue Datao through her account.

Su Bai took Aunt Jiang to choose a car and bought her the Audi A7L she liked. After a wild test drive, Aunt Jiang celebrated the purchase while Su Bai told her to drive more carefully.

• Old Xue recommended the Magotan 380 as the best value-for-money sedan, and Su Bai wondered about the family's fixation on the model.
• Su Bai offered to buy Aunt Jiang a car, and she chose an Audi A7L while he told her not to worry about the budget.
• Xia Lin recommended a reputable dealership, where Su Bai and Aunt Jiang test-drove and ordered a 3.0T RS Package Competition model.
• Aunt Jiang drove so aggressively during the test drive that the saleswoman became sick and Su Bai felt carsick.
• Su Bai warned Aunt Jiang to drive more carefully, especially with Ranran in the car, while Aunt Jiang filmed a video about the test drive.

During the National Day holiday, Chen Yusheng learned about Shengxi Technology’s work while weighing whether to meet Su Bai’s guardian, Aunt Jiang. After Aunt Jiang arrived in River City, Chen Yusheng secretly appeared at the parking garage to meet her.

• Chen Yusheng familiarized herself with Shengxi Technology’s algorithm team, while Professor Luo sent the senior who had improper intentions toward her to a partner company.
• Chen Yusheng asked Su Bai whether she should meet Aunt Jiang, and Su Bai told her she could come if she wanted.
• Aunt Jiang advised Su Bai to choose a spouse with family backing, then admitted she had learned that advice from urban webnovels.
• Su Bai invited Xia Lin upstairs, but Xia Lin declined because she had dinner plans with her parents.
• Aunt Jiang headed to her room at Ascott, then greeted Chen Yusheng, who had been hiding behind a parking-garage pillar.

Su Bai reassured Chen Yusheng before bringing her to meet Aunt Jiang, then carried her home and was welcomed by Zhou Jialu. Wan Xinyan arrived with several shopping bags as Su Bai carried Chen Yusheng into the master bedroom.

• Chen Yusheng worried about meeting Aunt Jiang and felt intimidated by Xia Lin, so Su Bai comforted her and promised they could stay home and play games the next day.
• Su Bai teased and kissed Chen Yusheng in the elevator until she became too weak to walk, then carried her into the apartment.
• Zhou Jialu greeted Su Bai at the door, helped him with his shoes, and served him freshly squeezed blood orange and pomelo juice.
• Su Bai offered the juice to Chen Yusheng, who took a sip while hiding her face against his shoulder.
• Wan Xinyan arrived carrying several large shopping bags as Su Bai carried Chen Yusheng into the master bedroom.

Wan Xinyan and Wan Xinyue prepared a special foot massage for Su Bai while he played Flex Queue with Chen Yusheng and Liu Chen'ang. Liu Chen'ang’s father learned she was playing with classmates and approved of her growing social ties.

• Wan Xinyan worried that Zhou Jialu handled so many household tasks that the Wan sisters had few chances to help Su Bai, so she and Wan Xinyue planned a foot massage for him.
• Liu Chen'ang asked Su Bai for a game recommendation, and he invited her to play Flex Queue with him and Chen Yusheng.
• Chen Yusheng protested at being made to carry two struggling teammates, but Su Bai persuaded her by promising a new way to watch anime.
• Su Bai, Chen Yusheng, and Liu Chen'ang played together until after nine, laughing despite their poor match records.
• Liu Chen'ang’s housekeeper told Liu Chenhu that she was gaming with classmates, and he was pleased that she was getting along with people after returning home.

Chen Yusheng tried to keep Su Bai home over the National Day holiday by getting him hooked on a long game, while Wan Xinyan and her sister offered him a special foot-treatment service. The chapter ended with Su Bai realizing that Wan Xinyan was competing with Chen Yusheng for his attention.

• After gaming with Su Bai, Chen Yusheng planned to keep him occupied during the holiday so he would not go to anime conventions.
• Su Bai and Chen Yusheng picked a lengthy story-driven game, and Su Bai played late into the night.
• Wan Xinyan brought Su Bai water and saw Chen Yusheng watching him with a triumphant expression.
• Wan Xinyan offered Su Bai a foot-treatment service, and Chen Yusheng showed her approval by tapping his abs with her toes.
• The Wan sisters prepared two foot baths and changed into technician uniforms they had bought from a local supplier.
• Su Bai realized Wan Xinyan was trying to compete with Chen Yusheng for his attention.

Su Bai fell asleep during a foot massage from Wan Xinyan and her sister, while Chen Yusheng watched from upstairs, upset that their attention had taken away her time with him. Zhou Jialu gave Chen Yusheng a way to wake Su Bai and encouraged her to try it.

• Su Bai dozed off as the Wan sisters massaged his feet, and Chen Yusheng hesitated to wake him.
• Wan Xinyan asked Zhou Jialu to photograph the sisters massaging Su Bai so she could post the pictures on social media and discourage other boys from approaching them.
• Zhou Jialu covered Su Bai with a blanket, then found Chen Yusheng watching from the upstairs doorway.
• Zhou Jialu whispered that Chen Yusheng could wake Su Bai with a special method, admitted she had tried it herself, and nudged Chen downstairs to give it a try.