Chapter Summaries

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.

Su Bai and the Wan sisters formed a group for their public elective, and Wan Xinyan took charge of the coursework for Chen Yusheng. Later, Su Bai visited his newly renovated tennis center with Liu Chenyang, who changed into a white tennis dress and asked him to play with her.

• Two girls criticized the Wan sisters for getting close to Su Bai, while Wan Xinyan ignored their gossip and researched the group assignment.
• Wan Xinyan assured Chen Yusheng that she and her sister would handle the midterm work, and Chen Yusheng accepted their help.
• Su Bai and Liu Chenyang inspected the renovated tennis center after Wu Hanyu's technician finished explaining its maintenance.
• Liu Chenyang thanked Su Bai for the tennis center, changed into a white tennis dress, and asked him to play tennis with her.
• Su Bai praised Liu Chenyang's appearance, but she warned him to play first before he tried to fool around.

Su Bai and Yangyang played tennis, then shared an intimate encounter before eating at a farmhouse restaurant in Tianrong District. On the weekend, Su Bai went to Ascott for lotus root soup ahead of the evening match.

• Su Bai held back during tennis with Yangyang, who noticed he had not sweated and enjoyed cuddling with him.
• Su Bai and Yangyang were intimate at the tennis hall, and afterward he took her to a farmhouse restaurant in Tianrong District.
• Yangyang worried they might run into someone she knew at the restaurant, and Su Bai teased her about their encounter.
• On Saturday, Su Bai went to Ascott for breakfast after the manager told him the restaurant had received fresh lotus roots for soup.
• Su Bai reflected that chefs sometimes added expensive ingredients to dishes simply to raise their prices.

Su Bai arranged a tableside seafood meal at the hotel, then planned an RV project to boost the Anime Club’s reputation. Back at Shanshui Diepin, he received his expensive aging cabinet and prepared to experiment with it.

• The Ascott manager and head chef poached seafood for Su Bai in lotus root soup, and a system notification awarded him another lottery draw after the Anime Club’s reputation increased.
• Su Bai messaged Liu Chenyang about buying an RV and decided to turn one into an anime-themed vehicle for the Anime Club, while buying another for himself.
• Su Bai considered purchasing a luxury home and planned to leave the design and renovation work to his senior sister.
• A Dry Ager DX1000 aging cabinet priced at 300,000 arrived at Shanshui Diepin, and its nervous brand representative explained that the model was rarely sold in China.
• Su Bai told the representative he had already read the specifications and looked forward to trying out aging methods.

Su Bai prepared a whole M7-grade ribeye cap for hotpot red-oil dry aging, explaining the method and its long fermentation time to Zhou Jialu and the Wan sisters. After the meat went into the aging cabinet, Chen Yusheng reassured Zhou Jialu about her shortcomings, while Su Bai reflected on how his confidantes’ competitiveness made his relationships effortless.

• Su Bai spread salt-free hotpot red oil over the air-dried ribeye cap, sealed it, and decorated it with dried chilies as Zhou Jialu and the Wan sisters watched.
• Su Bai explained that the beef would need at least two months to age and warned that the outer oil crust could not be used to fry meat.
• Su Bai placed the sealed Wagyu ribeye in the aging cabinet and set it to run until his phone notified him.
• After waking late, Chen Yusheng heard Zhou Jialu complain that Wan Xinyan had outdone her in common knowledge, then encouraged her by praising her efforts and pointing out her own strengths.
• Su Bai reflected that his apparent indifference made his confidantes work harder and compete for his affection without causing him trouble.

Chen Yusheng tried to please Su Bai by joining him in watching and judging Jiang Qiuran’s suggestive videos, then let him persuade her to try one of Jiang’s dances. The chapter ended with Su Bai quietly admiring Chen Yusheng as she awkwardly followed his warm-up exercises.

• Chen Yusheng recalled how she had studied Su Bai’s tastes and realized he especially liked stockings.
• Su Bai watched Jiang Qiuran’s videos with Chen Yusheng and criticized her dancing while explaining his views on her studies and motives.
• Jiang Qiuran’s cheerleader dance prompted Su Bai to suggest that Chen Yusheng try the same routine.
• Chen Yusheng reluctantly followed Su Bai through stretching exercises, and Su Bai watched her clumsy movements with fond admiration.

Su Bai helped Chen Yusheng practice dance poses, and she asked to join his workouts with Yangyang. After a basketball game, Yangyang asked Su Bai to accompany her to a newly opened nightclub, leaving them set to attend together.

• Su Bai supported Chen Yusheng as she stumbled through dance practice, then took photos that delighted her.
• Chen Yusheng asked to work out with Su Bai and chose Yangyang over Director Xia as her workout partner.
• Su Bai's team defeated the Mechanical Engineering Department, and he learned that his growing personal fame could earn him rewards through connected organizations.
• Su Bai invited Liu Chenyang to eat and listened as she explained that she felt uneasy attending nightclub gatherings alone.
• Su Bai agreed to accompany Yangyang to her father's friend's new nightclub and help her handle the socializing.

Su Bai drove his Koenigsegg Jesko to the newly opened OUT12 nightclub, while Wan Xinyue and Wan Xinyan followed as designated drivers. Outside the club, Sister Chen and her younger friend discussed targeting Su Bai, unaware of what would happen when they met him.

• Su Bai took his Koenigsegg Jesko out for a rare drive, with Wan Xinyue and Wan Xinyan following in a Mercedes-Benz GLE.
• Sister Chen and her friend waited for a ride to OUT12 and talked about the club's opening-night crowds and discounts.
• The younger woman recognized Su Bai from videos other people had filmed and described him as a handsome, wealthy target.
• Sister Chen corrected her about Su Bai's low-key habits and lectured her on how to approach rich men.
• Sister Chen decided to set her sights on Su Bai, and her friend hoped they would succeed.

Lu Yuning joined Sister Chen and Xiaoli on their trip to OUT12, hoping they would wear the dresses she designed. Su Bai arrived in a custom Armani suit and ran into Yangyang, who avoided him because she thought he looked too handsome.

• Lu Yuning apologized for arriving late and joined her roommates, Sister Chen and Xiaoli.
• Lu Yuning explained that she had designed sexy dresses for her roommates, and Sister Chen agreed they would wear them briefly alongside their Chanel outfits.
• Su Bai arrived at OUT12 in his custom Armani suit and was warmly escorted inside.
• Su Bai spotted Yangyang, who saw him and headed the other way.
• Su Bai messaged Yangyang, who admitted she had moved away because his looks made her blush.

After Su Bai’s striking appearance stirred up the nightclub’s women, Sister Chen planned to use Lu Yuning’s anime-inspired clothes to catch his attention. Su Bai then asked Wu Hanyu why the venue was full of cosplay-style outfits, and Wu Hanyu smiled knowingly.

• Sister Chen warned her roommate that Su Bai had dated exceptionally beautiful women and showed her a video of one of his former girlfriends.
• Sister Chen changed her plan and asked Lu Yuning to bring out more anime-styled clothes, hoping to appeal to Su Bai’s tastes.
• Sister Chen hurried with her roommate to change before the nightclub’s opening ceremony, noticing that other women were also wearing cosplay outfits.
• Su Bai ran into Wu Hanyu on the second floor and asked why so many women at the nightclub were dressed like anime characters.
• Wu Hanyu responded to Su Bai’s question with a meaningful smile.

Su Bai joined Wu Hanyu’s wealthy social circle at a nightclub and learned that members could help one another find valuable goods and services. After Xue Yimei flirted with him, Su Bai stayed unmoved, while the group treated him with unusual respect because of his wealth and mysterious background.

• Wu Hanyu told Su Bai that his viral videos had made him famous among River City’s wealthy circles and led him into the Emperor Suite.
• Wu Hanyu introduced Su Bai to the group, and a tall woman teased Wu Hanyu about losing his Jesko and struggling to afford it.
• Su Bai recognized the group’s connections as a useful source of rare items and high-end services, and he quickly fit in with them.
• Xue Yimei invited Su Bai to race with her, but Su Bai scanned her details and remained unmoved by her flirtation.
• The group reacted in surprise when Xue Yimei acted bashfully toward Su Bai and concluded that his wealth and untraceable background made him impressive.