Chapter Summaries

Su Bai planned a camping trip with Wang Haoran and invited Xia Lin, who offered to join and prepare for the outing. Xue Tao returned after talking with Liu Yuanyuan, and the two avoided a fight by accepting each other’s explanations, leaving their relationship in a fragile balance.

• Su Bai began organizing a camping trip in a neighboring city, and Xia Lin agreed to join after he asked her for outdoor guidance.
• Su Bai told Xia Lin to make an equipment list so Zhou Jialu could buy the supplies.
• Xue Tao returned late and complained that Liu Yuanyuan wanted expensive camping equipment.
• Xue Tao explained that Liu Yuanyuan had asked a Career Development Association senior about camping as part of a surprise for him, and he said he had clarified his own meeting with another girl.
• Su Bai realized both Xue Tao and Liu Yuanyuan had guilty consciences and were pretending to accept each other’s explanations, so the expected argument never happened.
• Chen Yusheng decided not to join the camping trip because she disliked the cold and was busy training Li Xingya at the lab.

Chen Yusheng guided Li Xingya through their work and took charge of helping her settle into a healthier routine. She promised to arrange a stipend through Su Bai’s company, leaving Li Xingya surprised by the offer.

• Chen Yusheng directed the lab work while Li Xingya followed her closely and tried to learn.
• Chen Yusheng insisted that Li Xingya eat with her and corrected her for calling her “Sister Yusheng.”
• Chen Yusheng noticed Li Xingya’s frugal meals and poor condition, then bought a generous dish of pork for them to share.
• Chen Yusheng told Li Xingya to call her Shengsheng and said Su Bai’s company would transfer her a stipend.

Li Xingya returned to her dorm and talked with Guo Xiaoyan about her internship at Jiang University and the possibility of graduate school. Nail Art Sister gossiped about a rich man who met a girl at a programming competition, leaving Li Xingya reflecting on how far her classmates’ expectations were from financial reality.

• Li Xingya returned to her dorm, where Guo Xiaoyan asked whether her internship at Jiang University had gone smoothly.
• Li Xingya said the lab members had been busy and explained that she hoped to adapt to lab work before considering graduate school.
• Nail Art Sister teased Li Xingya about pursuing her studies and asked whether she had tried to meet a rich man at the programming competition.
• Nail Art Sister showed Guo Xiaoyan a photo of the man and described his Cayenne, his family's apartments, and his barbecue date with a girl from the math department.
• Li Xingya and Guo Xiaoyan exchanged helpless looks as Nail Art Sister imagined her future wealth, and Li Xingya reflected on the costs of ordinary life.

Li Xingya adjusted to her demanding work for Chen Yusheng while her roommates gossiped about Jiang University’s Goddess Dormitory and the wealthy man rumored to be dating its three beauties. The conversation ended with Guo Xiaoyan stunned to learn that he paid over a million a year in rent.

• Li Xingya accepted the need to eat well for work and appreciated the allowance Su Bai gave her.
• Guo Xiaoyan and Nail Art Sister debated whether Xue Tao was reliable, with Nail Art Sister insisting his face showed bad luck.
• Nail Art Sister showed the roommates an article about Jiang University’s Goddess Dormitory, and Li Xingya recognized Chen Yusheng in a laboratory photo.
• Nail Art Sister claimed the three goddesses were all in love with the same man and said he lived at Ascott, where rent cost over a million a year.
• Guo Xiaoyan reacted with shock when she heard the man paid that much for rent.

Li Xingya listened as Guo Xiaoyan and Nail Art Sister gossiped about Su Bai’s wealth and men’s abilities, then recalled overhearing a suggestive conversation between Su Bai and Chen Yusheng. Her thoughts about her boss and Chen Yusheng kept her awake through the night.

• Guo Xiaoyan wondered how luxurious the rental home Su Bai had chosen must be, while Li Xingya considered his wealth a promising sign for her internship.
• Nail Art Sister insisted that men were generally useless, and Guo Xiaoyan questioned her sweeping claims.
• Li Xingya remembered overhearing Chen Yusheng and Su Bai discuss an encounter in which Chen Yusheng and another woman had been defeated by Su Bai.
• Li Xingya recalled Su Bai offering to help Chen Yusheng recover and Chen Yusheng refusing in favor of fitness training, and she blushed as she imagined their private relationship.
• Li Xingya tossed and turned all night, and Nail Art Sister complained when she got up for water.

Chen Yusheng spent a rainy day off with Su Bai, who explained his plans for the innocent Li Xingya. Su Bai then prepared an expensive delivery of seafood for lunch, leaving the chapter with him, Chen Yusheng, and Zhou Jialu eating together and discussing the Computer Science Department.

• Chen Yusheng asked Su Bai whether his plan involving Li Xingya would work, and he said he wanted to protect her from being scammed by bringing her onto his team.
• Su Bai cuddled with Chen Yusheng until lunchtime, then went to the underground garage after Zhou Jialu reported that a seafood delivery had arrived.
• Su Bai inspected the bluefin tuna and sea urchins he had bought and decided to drain the tuna before aging it.
• Su Bai prepared the smaller fish as raw and seared sashimi, stewed its bones into soup, and made a molecular dish from its liver and scraps.
• Su Bai, Chen Yusheng, and Zhou Jialu ate lunch together and mostly discussed matters concerning the Computer Science Department.

Su Bai shared lunch with Chen Yusheng and Zhou Jialu, then arranged for a fish meal to be delivered to Li Xingya at the laboratory. Li Xingya received it and felt touched by what she believed was Chen Yusheng’s kindness.

• Chen Yusheng discussed her preference for technical work, and Su Bai said he would hire professional managers for her later.
• Su Bai fed Chen Yusheng fish soup, and she and Zhou Jialu teased and pampered him at the table.
• Su Bai gained two Intellect points from the system after enjoying their attention.
• Su Bai asked Chen Yusheng to send Li Xingya some of the fish as a work meal, and Chen Yusheng arranged a Shansong delivery.
• Li Xingya received the food at the laboratory and felt grateful after Chen Yusheng told her Su Bai had cooked it.

Li Xingya brought an elaborate lunchbox from Chen Yusheng back to her dorm, learning that Chen was highly respected in the lab and drawing her roommates’ curiosity. The chapter ended with them marveling at the ornate wooden box as Li Xingya blushed over thoughts of her previous night.

• A lab senior told Li Xingya that the group called Chen Yusheng “Goddess Sheng” and praised her skill and influence.
• Li Xingya took the lunchbox back to her dorm, planning to eat there because the lab would be undergoing equipment maintenance.
• Guo Xiaoyan joked that Chen Yusheng might have a crush on Li Xingya, and the roommates teased her about Su Bai.
• Nail Art Sister grew envious at the thought that Li Xingya might get into Jiang University’s Computer Science Department.
• Li Xingya opened the package, and her roommates were astonished by the elegant, multi-tiered wooden lunchbox.

Li Xingya enjoyed the fish lunch Su Bai made and agreed to go shopping for clothes with him and Lu Yuning. When Lu Yuning arrived at Ascott, she found Su Bai bathing and their shopping trip was delayed again.

• Li Xingya opened the lunchbox while Nail Art Sister and Guo Xiaoyan watched, then happily ate Su Bai's fish soup and other dishes.
• Su Bai messaged Li Xingya to ask how she liked the meal and invited her shopping for clothes with him and Ningning.
• Su Bai called Lu Yuning to help choose outfits for Li Xingya, and Lu Yuning eagerly agreed to come to Ascott.
• Lu Yuning entered the bathroom, saw Su Bai in the bathtub, and called him 'Hubby,' prompting him to realize their shopping trip would have to wait.

Su Bai teased Lu Yuning before taking her to meet Li Xingya and help her choose clothes. Lu Yuning and Li Xingya quickly became acquainted, and the three arrived at a street of buyer boutiques to begin shopping.

• Su Bai joked with Lu Yuning about paying her to help Li Xingya shop, and she agreed to treat it as part of her job.
• Su Bai and Lu Yuning picked up Li Xingya at the Normal University, where Li Xingya admired Lu Yuning's appearance.
• Su Bai asked Lu Yuning to sit with Li Xingya in the back seat so they could get acquainted while he drove.
• Lu Yuning and Li Xingya chatted easily and discovered they got along as soft, meek girls.
• Su Bai brought Lu Yuning and Li Xingya to a street known for its buyer boutiques, and Li Xingya took in its artistic atmosphere.

Su Bai took Lu Yuning and Li Xingya to an upscale clothing shop, where a system mission tasked him with raising Li Xingya’s Charm above 80. Lu Yuning and Li Xingya chose outfits together while the clerk wondered how Su Bai managed his unusually close relationships with both women.

• Su Bai brought Lu Yuning and Li Xingya into a clothing shop, triggering a mission to have Lu Yuning help Li Xingya select clothes and raise her Charm above 80.
• Li Xingya worried about the prices, but Su Bai and Lu Yuning reassured her that the clothes were worthwhile and that Su Bai treated his team generously.
• Lu Yuning and Li Xingya picked several outfits and went to try them on together.
• The clerk observed Su Bai with the two women and wondered how he maintained such an intimate, trusting dynamic with both.

Su Bai and Lu Yuning helped Li Xingya try on fashionable clothes and chose outfits to improve her confidence and appearance. They left the clothing stores and headed to luxury shops, where Su Bai planned to buy her jewelry and a watch as well.

• Lu Yuning coached Li Xingya on putting on a fitted dress and skin-toned stockings, and Li Xingya was surprised by how attractive she looked.
• Su Bai praised Li Xingya’s office-lady look and suggested Shengsheng help her exercise to improve her posture.
• Su Bai and Lu Yuning took Li Xingya to several stores and bought her outfits in different styles for a little over thirty thousand.
• Su Bai told Li Xingya that he would decide whether she had enough clothes and said the jewelry and watch would be loaned to her.
• Su Bai drove Lu Yuning and Li Xingya to a luxury shopping district near Ascott, where sales associates recognized him and rushed to serve them.

Su Bai took Li Xingya shopping and bought her a watch worth under a hundred thousand, then brought her to an upscale Huaiyang restaurant. After Lu Yuning explained that she was Su Bai’s confidante, Li Xingya began wondering whether she could become one too.

• Su Bai asked a saleswoman to help Li Xingya choose a watch and set a budget of under a hundred thousand.
• Li Xingya chose a blue Bell & Ross watch, which Su Bai encouraged her to wear every day.
• Su Bai took Li Xingya to a high-end Huaiyang restaurant for dinner and went to chat with the chef.
• Li Xingya asked Lu Yuning whether Su Bai usually spent so freely, and Lu Yuning said he did.
• Li Xingya asked about Lu Yuning’s relationship with Su Bai, and Lu Yuning admitted she was his confidante.
• After hearing Lu Yuning’s explanation, Li Xingya fantasized that she might become Su Bai’s confidante too.

Li Xingya returned to her dorm after Su Bai and Lu Yuning took her shopping, to dinner, and to have her hair styled, and her transformed appearance shocked her roommates. She hid Su Bai's involvement from them while privately wondering whether her relationship with him was beginning to change.

• Lu Yuning encouraged Li Xingya to grow closer to Su Bai, assuring her he would not force her into anything.
• Su Bai returned from inspecting the kitchen, and he, Lu Yuning, and Li Xingya enjoyed an elegant Huaiyang meal.
• Lu Yuning helped Li Xingya pick out clothes and adjust her hairstyle, giving her a striking new look.
• Guo Xiaoyan and Nail Art Sister were stunned when Li Xingya returned to the dorm, and Guo Xiaoyan asked where she had gone.
• Li Xingya claimed Chen Yusheng had taken her shopping for the company's image, concealing Su Bai's gifts and her growing possessiveness toward him.
• Nail Art Sister worried that Li Xingya's makeover would draw attention from men, while Guo Xiaoyan asked whether the company was hiring.

Li Xingya returned to studying after Su Bai helped her upgrade her wardrobe and appearance, drawing admiration from her dormmates. Huang Ran noticed the change and worried that Li Xingya might attract Xue Tao, whom she hoped to win over.

• Li Xingya changed into one of her new outfits and continued studying after taking a short break.
• Two students visiting Nail Art Sister admired Li Xingya's new look and discussed her distinctive jacket after returning to their dorm.
• Huang Ran heard the students talking and learned that Li Xingya had gone shopping with Teacher Chen.
• Huang Ran visited the dorm under the pretense of asking Nail Art Sister about a volunteer activity and was stunned by Li Xingya's appearance.
• Huang Ran worried that Xue Tao might fall for Li Xingya instead of her.

Huang Ran decided to get closer to Xue Tao before his relationship ended, worried that Li Xingya might complicate matters. Meanwhile, Su Bai took Lu Yuning home for a private night together, and the chapter ended with him agreeing to help her shower before they slept.

• Huang Ran judged Xue Tao to be her ideal target but chose to wait until he officially broke up with his girlfriend.
• Huang Ran suspected Li Xingya could become a variable and decided to invite Xue Tao to play games that night.
• Su Bai told Lu Yuning he would stay at her place, then bought a cream cake and teased her about using it for more than eating.
• Su Bai and Lu Yuning spent the night together with the cream cake, leaving Lu Yuning exhausted.
• Lu Yuning asked Su Bai to help her shower, and he agreed before they went to sleep.

Wang Haoran watched Xue Tao grow frustrated with Liu Yuanyuan and begin getting close to Huang Ran, while Su Bai remained the dormmates’ model of effortless success. After asking Wang Haoran for advice, Xue Tao turned to Su Bai late that night to ask whether he should switch girlfriends.

• Wang Haoran reflected that Xue Tao and Liu Yuanyuan often fought, and recalled ignoring Huang Ran when she had first tried to approach him.
• Xue Tao asked Wang Haoran whether he should end his relationship with Liu Yuanyuan, then admitted Huang Ran was more enjoyable to spend time with.
• Xue Tao played Honor of Kings with Huang Ran, then stayed up chatting with her after she logged off.
• Xue Tao saw Su Bai’s nighttime cityscape post and messaged him to ask whether it was appropriate to switch girlfriends.
• Su Bai read Xue Tao’s question at Lu Yuning’s home and held back his laughter so he would not wake her.

Su Bai warned Xue Tao that breaking up with Liu Yuanyuan might be difficult, but Xue Tao decided to go camping with her and Huang Ran so he could talk about ending the relationship. Su Bai planned to join the trip for hiking and to watch the drama unfold, while Xia Lin helped him register with the camping club.

• Su Bai warned Xue Tao that Liu Yuanyuan might not accept a clean breakup, and Xue Tao said he would think calmly about what to do.
• During advanced mathematics class, Xue Tao told Su Bai he had decided to camp with Liu Yuanyuan and Huang Ran and planned to break up with Liu Yuanyuan.
• Su Bai questioned Xue Tao's plan and advised him to prepare for how Liu Yuanyuan might respond.
• Su Bai decided to join the camping trip and hike Tianrong Mountain, then asked Xia Lin to help him register with the camping club.
• Xia Lin flirted with Su Bai and reflected on her relaxed work and studies and her desire to make things easier for students.

Xia Lin planned a Tianrong Mountain camping trip with Su Bai and recommended expensive outdoor gear, while Su Bai approved the plan and prepared to pay. They left the chapter looking forward to a two-person camping setup and the drama involving Xue Tao and the others.

• Xia Lin smiled at Su Bai’s message asking her to sign him up for a weekend camping trip and considered going with him.
• Xia Lin planned the gear and supplies for camping on Tianrong Mountain, then sent her recommendations to Su Bai.
• Su Bai approved Xia Lin’s equipment list and said they could raise the budget because he would pay.
• Su Bai told Wang Haoran that the camping gear cost only a little over fifty thousand yuan, prompting Wang Haoran to protest at the price.
• Su Bai planned to use a top-of-the-line two-person setup for the trip with Xia Lin, who was also curious to see the drama involving Xue Tao and the others.

Su Bai and his friends played games, joked about relationships, and teased Chu Mingzhe about his girlfriend and grades. Chu Mingzhe decided to talk things through with Leilei during the outdoor club’s camping trip that weekend, and Su Bai enthusiastically supported the plan.

• Su Bai accepted a friend request from a Normal University art student, played two matches with her and Wang Haoran, then removed her.
• Chu Mingzhe returned to the dorm, heard the group discussing the girl, and sighed about his relationship with Leilei and his worrying final grades.
• Su Bai and Wang Haoran laughed when Chu Mingzhe admitted that his grades made him feel insecure.
• Chu Mingzhe said he could not break up with Leilei before Su Bai and the Local did, and Su Bai and Wang Haoran agreed.
• Chu Mingzhe proposed using the outdoor club’s weekend camping trip to have a serious talk with Leilei, and Su Bai strongly supported the idea.