Chapter Summaries

Xue Tao bought a leg-training package after a gym salesgirl convinced him squats could help him get his girlfriend to step on his back. At the gym, he tried to impress his personal trainer by demanding a forty-kilogram bench press, unaware that she was helping him lift it.

• A salesgirl persuaded Xue Tao to buy a five-thousand-yuan training package by claiming squats could improve his sex life.
• Xue Tao chose the curvy personal trainer Lili and asked to see the strength equipment, especially the chest-training machines.
• Xue Tao looked for Wang Haoran and Su Bai but found neither in the strength area.
• Lili offered Xue Tao an empty-bar warm-up, but he insisted on starting with forty kilograms.
• Lili carefully assisted Xue Tao through the bench press, and Xue Tao declared the weight effortless.

At the university gym, Su Bai’s extraordinary strength amazed the trainers and inspired Xue Tao to test himself without help. Xue Tao failed to lift a 40-kilogram bar, while Xia Lin spotted Su Bai in a gym video shared in a WeChat group.

• Xue Tao struggled through bench-press sets as his trainer adjusted the assistance, while Wang Haoran focused on his own workout.
• Su Bai warmed up, then easily bench-pressed 80 kilograms for more than a dozen repetitions and moved on to heavier powerlifting.
• The trainers filmed Su Bai and shared the video in their group chat, where a national-level athlete could not explain his strength.
• Inspired by Su Bai, Xue Tao tried to lift a 40-kilogram barbell on his own but could not push it up.
• Xia Lin saw Su Bai in the gym video while scrolling through WeChat and remarked that he was still working out at school.

Xia Lin saw the video of Su Bai working out at Jiangcheng University and went to join him as his personal coach. After they left the campus gym together for a private workout, Xia Lin reflected on her jealousy and admitted that love made her lose her usual composure.

• Xia Lin watched the gym video, messaged Su Bai, and hurried to Jiangcheng University's gym after he asked her to coach him.
• Xia Lin arrived and joined Su Bai while he trained, drawing envious looks from the other men at the gym.
• Su Bai suggested they go to the upscale gym they had visited before, and Xia Lin arranged access by calling its manager.
• Su Bai and Xia Lin left together, while Xue Tao wondered whether something was going on between them and Wang Haoran continued his workout.
• As she drove, Xia Lin realized she had been acting jealous and then imagined doing squats with Su Bai at the private gym.

Su Bai and Xia Lin went to a private gym, where flirtation overtook their workout plans. After practicing yoga together, Xia Lin found the session more satisfying and relaxing than her usual exercise.

• Su Bai caught Xia Lin in the elevator, kissed her, and heard her talk about marriage and using her family's connections to help him.
• The gym manager teased Xia Lin after seeing her and Su Bai kiss when the elevator doors opened.
• Su Bai tested the gym machines at their maximum loads, and Xia Lin returned in a revealing workout outfit.
• Su Bai and Xia Lin abandoned strength training for the yoga mats and spent half an hour practicing together.
• Xia Lin decided it had been the most satisfying yoga session of her fitness career and wondered whether yoga required yin-yang harmony.

Su Bai returned home and spent the night with Wan Xinyan, Wan Xinyue, and Zhou Jialu, while learning that Lu Yuning had moved into a smaller apartment nearby because she feared ghosts. The chapter ended with Su Bai carrying Zhou Jialu to the bathroom as she reminded him she planned to take Lu Yuning shopping the next morning.

• Su Bai returned to Shanshui Diepin and learned that Senior Sister Xiaolu had helped Lu Yuning move into a smaller apartment at Ascott because Lu Yuning was afraid of ghosts.
• Wan Xinyan teased Su Bai about his relationships with Xia Lin and Lu Yuning, then invited him to exercise with her and her sister.
• Su Bai and Wan Xinyan went to the Wan sisters' room, and nearly an hour later Su Bai, Wan Xinyan, Wan Xinyue, and Zhou Jialu sat down for a late-night snack.
• Wan Xinyue told Zhou Jialu that Su Bai had become so strong that the sisters could barely keep up with him, while Su Bai claimed his strength came from natural fitness training.
• After the Wan sisters went to sleep, Su Bai carried Zhou Jialu to the bathroom, and she asked him to go easy because she planned to take Lu Yuning shopping in the morning.

After moving into the luxurious Ascott suite, Lu Yuning worried about Su Bai’s intentions but grew excited about the chance to focus on her clothing designs. As she privately indulged in thoughts of Su Bai, she reflected on her unusual sensitivity and ended the night panicking over how to handle the sheets.

• Lu Yuning was left uneasy after Zhou Jialu reassured her that Su Bai would not force her into anything and hinted that she herself had slept with him.
• Lu Yuning spent her first night at Ascott unable to sleep, thinking about the luxury of her new home and the freedom Su Bai had promised her to design clothes.
• Lu Yuning imagined Su Bai while satisfying herself and quickly reached a climax because of her unusually sensitive body.
• Lu Yuning worried that a future boyfriend might dislike her sensitivity, then continued for several rounds.
• Lu Yuning realized she had no spare sheets and, too embarrassed to call room service, decided to sleep on the sofa and ask Zhou Jialu about it the next day.

Su Bai spent the night with Zhou Jialu, who surprised him with a penguin-colored swimsuit and a revealing lubricant trick. After deciding to skip his midterm review session to take her luxury shopping, Su Bai changed their plans for the morning, leaving Zhou Jialu flustered and pleased.

• Zhou Jialu put on a black-and-white swimsuit, and Su Bai teased her about looking like a penguin.
• Zhou Jialu teased Su Bai about fashion and jealousy, and he kissed her.
• Zhou Jialu mixed lubricant with water and poured it over her swimsuit, making its white front turn transparent.
• Su Bai said he wanted to skip his midterm review session and take Zhou Jialu luxury shopping.
• Su Bai told Zhou Jialu they might need to change their plans for the morning, and she nervously accepted his attention.

Su Bai used Zhou Jialu’s phone to help Lu Yuning with her hotel problem, then invited her to discuss a clothing idea over lunch. Lu Yuning realized Su Bai had seen her embarrassing message, but his considerate response only increased her fondness for him.

• Su Bai finished caring for Zhou Jialu and used her phone to tell Lu Yuning how to contact room service.
• Lu Yuning thanked Zhou Jialu and asked whether she was still awake, unaware Su Bai was replying.
• Su Bai told Lu Yuning that Zhou Jialu had passed out and invited her to lunch to discuss a clothing idea.
• Lu Yuning agreed to start work the next day, then realized Su Bai had read her message about the wet bedsheets.
• Lu Yuning worried Su Bai had figured out the reason, but concluded he had spared her embarrassment and grew fonder of him.

Su Bai joined Liu Chenhu and his old friends for Eight Brocades practice, then impressed them by defeating two disciples in a brief spar. Liu Chenhu asked Su Bai to lend him more than twenty million yuan in bridge financing, and Su Bai agreed to a friends-and-family rate.

• Su Bai met Liu Chenhu practicing Eight Brocades with two old friends and joined the group.
• Liu Chenhu’s friends asked Su Bai to spar with two disciples, and Su Bai defeated both in a few moves.
• Liu Chenhu invited Su Bai to morning tea and explained that a business partner’s departure had left him short of cash for an upcoming payment.
• Su Bai offered to lend Liu Chenhu one or two hundred million yuan, and Liu Chenhu clarified that he needed a little over twenty million.
• Su Bai agreed to lend the money on a friends-and-family rate, even offering to charge no interest.

After meeting Liu Chenhu for morning tea, Su Bai visited Shengxi Technology and met Shanghai reporter Xu Xinran, who had come to discuss a possible collaboration. He learned Xia Lin had arranged the visit, but Xu Xinran’s teasing behavior left him wondering whether she had a personal interest in him.

• Liu Chenhu teased Su Bai about becoming River City's Cash King and reflected on fate, work, and contentment before leaving for a meeting.
• Su Bai suspected Liu Chenhu’s interest in mysticism explained his strange ideas about raising Liu Chenyang.
• At Shengxi Technology, Su Bai met Xu Xinran, a Shanghai reporter introduced by the head of the administrative department.
• Xu Xinran flirted with Su Bai during their handshake, and System Brother identified her as an S-Class Goddess with no relationship history and neurasthenia.
• Su Bai found Xia Lin’s message confirming she had arranged Xu Xinran’s visit, then wondered why Xu Xinran had flirted with him and whether she liked pursuing her best friend’s men.

Su Bai met Xu Xinran to discuss a media partnership, but she also proposed having a child with him because she considered his genes exceptionally good. Su Bai declined that personal arrangement, and Chen Yusheng entered his office afterward, suspecting Xu Xinran wanted him for his body.

• Xu Xinran presented her media company’s credentials, and Su Bai agreed to sign a preliminary partnership letter after Xia Lin recommended her.
• Xu Xinran revealed that she wanted a child and considered Su Bai the highest-quality genetic partner she could imagine, offering him access to all her company’s resources in return.
• Su Bai rejected Xu Xinran’s personal proposal because it conflicted with his principles, while agreeing to the company-level partnership.
• Chen Yusheng slipped into Su Bai’s office after Xu Xinran left and said she thought the woman was after his body.

Su Bai told Chen Yusheng about Xu Xinran’s unusual proposal to have a child using his genes, and he reaffirmed that he would only have a child with Chen Yusheng. After Chen Yusheng researched Xu Xinran, Su Bai learned from Xia Tianlin that Xu Xinran was Xia Lin’s childhood best friend and a trusted media contact.

• Chen Yusheng teased Su Bai about Xu Xinran, and they cuddled and kissed while spending time together at the company.
• Su Bai told Chen Yusheng that Xu Xinran had proposed having a child with his genes, but he had rejected the idea.
• Chen Yusheng searched Xu Xinran’s background and learned about her family and investigative reporting career.
• Su Bai messaged Xia Tianlin to ask about Xu Xinran, and Xia Tianlin said they were childhood neighbors and best friends.
• Xia Tianlin recommended Xu Xinran for media collaborations, while Su Bai realized she did not know about Xu Xinran’s proposal.

Su Bai reviewed the presentation for his elective course and learned that Wan Xinyue had made it. At lunch, he noticed two of Wan Xinyue’s classmates showing interest in him and used the system to inspect their relationship histories.

• Chen Yusheng proposed watching anime while reading papers and writing code, and Su Bai agreed to try it with her.
• Su Bai went to a remote Jiangcheng University cafeteria to eat with Wan Xinyan and Wan Xinyue.
• Wan Xinyan showed Su Bai the elective course presentation and revealed that Wan Xinyue had prepared it.
• Wan Xinyue returned with food alongside two classmates who kept looking toward Su Bai.
• Su Bai checked the classmates’ relationship counts and found them alarming, including one whose household record showed someone had died.

Su Bai brushed off two girls who mocked the Wan sisters, then focused on lunch and his upcoming Linear Algebra midterm. As the exam approached, Xue Tao worried over his weak math skills while Chu Mingzhe revealed that he did not even know what a question bank was.

• Su Bai defended Wan Xinyan and Wan Xinyue from two girls trying to approach him, and the girls left in embarrassment.
• Su Bai enjoyed the marinated seafood Wan Xinyue had ordered before preparing for his Linear Algebra midterm.
• Xue Tao reviewed at the library and exercised, but he struggled to concentrate and remained unsure of his math skills.
• Su Bai teased Xue Tao about obscure topics appearing on the exam, making Xue Tao more anxious about the question bank.
• Chu Mingzhe said he was ready to show off his mathematical talent, then looked confused when Su Bai and Xue Tao discussed question banks.

Su Bai finished his midterm early, bought a collection of unusual electronics, and considered starting a review channel about junk products. After his group gave a well-received elective presentation, he planned to work out with Xia Lin and return to the dorm to see how the others had fared on the exam.

• Su Bai completed the math midterm in just over half an hour and browsed campus electronics shops, buying several products with the system's money.
• Su Bai told Wang Haoran that the Wan sisters had carried their elective presentation, while Wang Haoran complained about his own unhelpful teammates.
• Su Bai asked Wan Xinyan to transport his electronics purchases to Shanshui Diepin before she attended the elective class.
• Su Bai's group delivered its presentation smoothly and received high praise from their teacher.
• Su Bai went to dinner with Chen Yusheng and Senior Sister Xiaolu, then planned to work out with Xia Lin and watch the dormmates react to the exam.

Su Bai helped Xue Tao understand a disputed linear algebra answer, while Chu Mingzhe realized he had studied for the wrong exam. After Xia Lin invited Su Bai to a traditional Chinese medicine appointment at a high-end club, he agreed to spend the night out with her.

• Su Bai explained that the exam answer was B because the question had changed a number, and Xue Tao realized his mistake.
• Xue Tao asked Chu Mingzhe how the exam went, and Chu Mingzhe revealed that he had studied for calculus instead of linear algebra.
• Xia Lin reminded the class to rest and eat properly, then messaged Su Bai to invite him to work out.
• Xia Lin told Su Bai she had booked traditional Chinese medicine therapy at a high-end club and invited him to stay out for the night.
• Su Bai accepted the invitation, understanding that Xia Lin had arranged the therapy as an elegant excuse to spend time with him.

Su Bai visited Lu Yuning at her apartment, where her effort to look attractive and his thoughtful gift made her feel deeply valued. Her favorability rose, triggering an expert-level Chinese medicine reward that seemed connected to Xia Tianlin’s plans.

• Su Bai told Xia Tianlin he would meet Lu Yuning before heading to the dorm.
• Lu Yuning anxiously dressed up for Su Bai while worrying he might judge her body.
• Su Bai arrived at Lu Yuning’s apartment and brought her milk tea in her favorite flavor.
• Lu Yuning felt valued by Su Bai, and her favorability increased from 82 to 85.
• The system granted Su Bai Basic Chinese Medicine at expert level as a random reward.

Su Bai assigned Lu Yuning to design penguin-style couples’ outfits for Zhou Jialu, while Lu Yuning’s feelings for him grew stronger. Xia Lin prepared to pursue a relationship with Su Bai after learning he might marry Liu Chenyang, and waited for him at Little West Gate.

• Su Bai asked Lu Yuning to design penguin-style couples’ novelty outfits for Zhou Jialu and reassured her about her figure.
• After Su Bai left, Lu Yuning imagined him while pleasuring herself, raising her favorability to 86 and earning a lottery draw opportunity.
• Su Bai arranged to meet Xia Lin at Little West Gate and considered whether they might become intimate.
• Xia Lin packed a box of condoms and decided to set aside her reserve because she feared Su Bai might marry Liu Chenyang and admitted she wanted him.

Xia Lin and Su Bai went on a private gym date before visiting Grandma Ouyang, and Xia Lin grew more confident that her parents might approve of him. After training, they kissed and teased each other, leaving their relationship more intimate.

• An elderly practitioner told Xia Lin that her parents encouraged her to pursue a boy she liked, and Xia Lin suspected they had investigated Su Bai.
• Xia Lin invited Su Bai to train before meeting Grandma Ouyang, and they discussed her family's trust in the practitioner.
• Su Bai helped Xia Lin bench press at the private gym and praised her strength and figure.
• Xia Lin stopped training early, pulled Su Bai close, and kissed him.
• Xia Lin teased Su Bai after he criticized her kissing, and he offered to teach her.

At the gym, Xia Lin and Su Bai grew more intimate as she doted on him and he helped her exercise. Xia Lin took Su Bai’s hand to find a yoga mat, eager to continue their hazy, flirtatious workout.

• Xia Lin noticed Su Bai’s mood and invited him to rest with his head in her lap.
• Xia Lin secretly imagined taking Su Bai to her family’s private courtyard, while Su Bai teased her for touching his abs.
• Su Bai and Xia Lin talked about back training, and he offered to help her practice pull-ups.
• Su Bai held Xia Lin as she pretended to do pull-ups, and she hugged him when he praised her.
• Xia Lin insisted they still had yoga to do and took Su Bai to find a mat.