Chapter Summaries

Su Bai accompanied Xia Lin to Ye Lan’s exhibition, where he exposed critic Zhou Dawei’s empty theories by interpreting the painting Abyss. He bought the painting for eight million, but left after declining Ye Lan’s request to pose nude, inviting her to visit his club for artistic inspiration instead.

• Xia Lin brought Su Bai to Ye Lan’s exhibition at the West Bund Art Center, where Zhou Dawei lectured on the painting Chaos.
• Zhou Dawei mocked Su Bai and challenged him to interpret Abyss, but Su Bai described the painting’s hidden warmth and despair.
• Ye Lan confirmed Su Bai’s reading and rebuked Zhou Dawei for inventing meanings she had not intended.
• Su Bai offered eight million for Abyss after describing how it would look in his underwater suite, and Ye Lan agreed to sell it.
• Ye Lan asked Su Bai to pose nude for her Godfall series, but Xia Lin objected and Su Bai declined, inviting Ye Lan to visit his club for inspiration.

Su Bai returned to River City and rescued Lin Qingyu’s dance troupe from creditors by paying off its debt and taking ownership. Lin Qingyu and the dancers accepted his offer to work exclusively for him, and he prepared to move them to a new location.

• Su Bai returned from Magic City, and Xu Xinran told him creditors were threatening the dance troupe and its dancers.
• At Xinghe Arts Center, Lin Qingyu stood up to Boss Zhao as he tried to seize the troupe’s equipment and force the dancers to work at his KTV.
• Su Bai and Xu Xinran arrived, and Xu Xinran paid the 1.8 million debt in exchange for a signed debt assignment agreement.
• Su Bai offered to take responsibility for the troupe’s debts, pay the dancers’ unpaid wages, and double their base salaries in return for their exclusive work.
• Lin Qingyu and the dancers accepted Su Bai as their boss, and he told them to sign their contracts and prepare to move.

Su Bai showed the Star River Dance Troupe his under-construction club and its underwater stage, then arranged a temporary rehearsal venue at Qintai Grand Theatre because renovation fumes could harm the dancers. After returning to the city with Xu Xinran, he agreed to make good on his promise to spend the night with her.

• Su Bai brought Lin Qingyu, Xu Xinran, and the Star River Dance Troupe to his peninsula club and showed them the underwater performance stage.
• Su Bai noticed renovation odors in the club and stopped the dancers from rehearsing there until the air was safe.
• Su Bai instructed Xu Xinran to rent Qintai Grand Theatre's largest rehearsal hall for two months and arrange transportation, hotel-standard food, and accommodations for the troupe.
• Lin Qingyu and the dancers thanked Su Bai, moved by his concern for their health and careers.
• Xu Xinran asked Su Bai to honor his promise that night, and he agreed to go to her place.

Su Bai spent the night with Xu Xinran, who had carefully prepared for a chance to conceive, while his new Causality skill secretly prevented pregnancy. The chapter ended with Xu Xinran still hopeful and Su Bai concealing the truth as they settled down to sleep.

• Su Bai and Xu Xinran arrived at her riverside home, where she said she wanted a child with him.
• Xu Xinran's intense desire triggered the Causality Contraception skill, giving Su Bai absolute control over whether conception could occur.
• Xu Xinran showed Su Bai her fertility records and said she had prepared for the night, and they slept together.
• Afterward, Xu Xinran assumed an upside-down pose to improve her chances of conceiving, while Su Bai confirmed the skill was set to absolute contraception.
• Xu Xinran thanked Su Bai for helping the dance troupe, and Su Bai told her to stop the pose and go to sleep.

Su Bai visited the Star River Dance Troupe and found Lin Qingyu aggravating an old back injury during rehearsal. He used Master Level Causality Therapy to heal her, ordered her to stop training through injuries, and sent her home to rest.

• Su Bai arrived at the troupe’s rehearsal hall with afternoon tea and saw Lin Qingyu conceal her back pain.
• Su Bai took Lin Qingyu to a private lounge and told her to lie down so he could treat her injury.
• Su Bai used Master Level Causality Therapy to heal Lin Qingyu’s damaged lower back.
• Su Bai warned Lin Qingyu that he would personally treat her every day if she trained while injured again.
• Su Bai gave Lin Qingyu the afternoon off, and she left the lounge flustered.

Su Bai took Lin Qingyu to dinner and walked with her around Jiang University, where she opened up about her injured back and her fading dance career. After his treatment let her leap without pain, Lin Qingyu embraced him and resolved to dance again.

• Su Bai took Lin Qingyu to Yun Shui Jian for dinner, where they discovered they were both Jiang University alumni.
• Su Bai and Lin Qingyu walked around campus, and Lin Qingyu recalled her student days and explained that she had never dated because she devoted herself to dance.
• Lin Qingyu told Su Bai that a severe back injury had ended her hopes of reaching the top of classical dance and left her afraid to perform her signature leap.
• Su Bai showed Lin Qingyu that her back had improved after his treatment and told her she could begin rehabilitating for the Flying Sky grand leap.
• Lin Qingyu performed a leap without pain, then threw herself into Su Bai's arms and thanked him for giving her a chance to dance again.

After Su Bai brought Lin Qingyu home, her troupe mates teased her about their evening together and showed her how many beautiful women were already close to him. Lin Qingyu resolved to make herself special through dance, sent Su Bai a photo of their overlapping shadows, and he replied with a head-patting sticker as he drove back to Ascott.

• Lin Qingyu returned to the shared apartment, where Xiaoya, Alan, and Susu questioned her about Su Bai bringing her home and healing her back injury.
• Susu showed Lin Qingyu videos and photos of Su Bai with Xia Lin, Zhou Jialu, and his other beautiful companions, leaving Lin Qingyu unsure of her place beside him.
• After her troupe mates encouraged her, Lin Qingyu decided to improve her dancing and become irreplaceable to Su Bai, then ordered the troupe to add two hours of practice each day.
• Lin Qingyu sent Su Bai a photo of their overlapping shadows with the caption “Sweet dreams,” and he replied with a Big White Goose patting-head sticker on his way to Ascott.

At Qintai Grand Theatre, Lin Qingyu’s improved dancing revealed how Su Bai’s massages had helped her, while Zhao Feifei tried to get the same private attention and was rejected. Su Bai arranged professional medical care for the whole troupe and privately reaffirmed that Lin Qingyu’s rehabilitation would remain his responsibility.

• Lin Qingyu completed five full run-throughs without her usual back pain, and her fellow dancers teased her about Su Bai’s massages.
• Zhao Feifei grew jealous of Lin Qingyu and decided to use a fake waist injury to get Su Bai to massage her.
• Su Bai’s system scan showed Zhao Feifei’s extensive relationship history and utilitarian motives, so he avoided her and told her to seek medical care instead.
• Su Bai announced that sports rehabilitation therapists from Huashan Hospital would serve the troupe and that expert professors would assess them each month at the company’s expense.
• Su Bai privately told Lin Qingyu that he would continue handling her rehabilitation, and she understood that he had singled her out.
• Su Bai invited the troupe to a buffet and told Zhao Feifei to stay behind and rest, leaving her humiliated.

Su Bai and Chen Yusheng invited Lin Qingyu to play King of Glory, where Chen Yusheng tested her ability to accept a difficult role and then protected her when the enemy pressured her lane. After three wins, Lin Qingyu logged off with greater respect for Chen Yusheng, who left Su Bai wondering what reward she wanted.

• Su Bai received Lin Qingyu's late-night request to play King of Glory, and Chen Yusheng decided they would queue together.
• Chen Yusheng picked Mirror, Su Bai chose Xiao Qiao, and she instructed Lin Qingyu to play a tank in Confrontation Road.
• Lin Qingyu was repeatedly targeted on top lane while Chen Yusheng focused on supporting Su Bai, then Chen Yusheng crossed the map to defeat the enemy jungler and top laner.
• Lin Qingyu thanked Chen Yusheng as Sister Yusheng and later logged off after the trio won three games.
• Su Bai asked Chen Yusheng how Lin Qingyu's informal interview went, and Chen Yusheng accepted his praise before asking for a reward.

Su Bai left River City for Peace City with Zhou Jialu, who was grateful to have a welcoming home for the New Year. At a service area, he recognized Ke Yujia being threatened over a minor car collision and intervened just as a man tried to grab her.

• Su Bai said goodbye to Lin Qingyu and told her to keep leading the dance troupe while he was away for half a month.
• At Ascott Apartments, Chen Yusheng prepared Su Bai’s luggage, and Zhou Jialu joined him on the drive to Peace City for the New Year.
• During the drive, Zhou Jialu thanked Su Bai for welcoming her, and he promised his home would always be open to her.
• At the Yunmeng Service Area, Su Bai recognized Ke Yujia surrounded by three men who demanded twenty thousand yuan after a collision with their BMW X5.
• When the bald man reached for Ke Yujia, Su Bai grabbed his wrist.

Su Bai rescued Ke Yujia from a group of men at a highway service area and drove her toward Cloud County. During the ride, Ke Yujia revealed they had attended the same kindergarten class and remembered how Su Bai had protected her as a child, though he did not recognize her.

• Su Bai seized the bald man's wrist, forced him to admit fault, and made him pay Ke Yujia for the damage to her car.
• Su Bai arranged for Zhou Jialu to drive Ke Yujia's car while Ke Yujia rode with him toward Peace City.
• Su Bai told Ke Yujia to call him or the police if anyone bullied her again.
• Ke Yujia asked whether Su Bai had attended Yun County First Kindergarten, and he learned they had been classmates in Senior Class, Sunflower Class.
• Ke Yujia recalled Su Bai comforting her with candy and defending her from bullies before moving away, while Su Bai remained unaware of her identity.

Su Bai brought Ke Yujia home, protected her dignity with a generous year-end bonus, and then continued to Peace City with Zhou Jialu. He arrived at Aunt Jiang’s home, where she greeted Zhou Jialu by joking about Su Bai’s girlfriends and revealing she had prepared red envelopes for them all.

• Ke Yujia worried that her parents would scold her for buying a used car, and Su Bai reassured her as he drove her home.
• Su Bai and Zhou Jialu arrived at the Ke family’s courtyard, impressing the neighbors and surprising Ke Yujia’s parents.
• Su Bai returned Ke Yujia’s car keys and gave her a stack of cash as a supposed year-end bonus, helping her save face with her family and neighbors.
• Su Bai and Zhou Jialu left for Peace City, and Zhou Jialu teased him about his treatment of Ke Yujia and wondered how Aunt Jiang would react to her.
• Su Bai brought Zhou Jialu to Aunt Jiang’s home, where Aunt Jiang joked that Zhou Jialu was another of Su Bai’s wives and said she had prepared red envelopes for all his girlfriends.

Su Bai brought Zhou Jialu to a custom-built smart villa in Peace City, where his old friend Zhou Shunfei welcomed them and showed off the home. After Zhou Shunfei left, Su Bai and Zhou Jialu spent the night together, with a reunion of old classmates planned for the next day.

• Auntie Jiang sent Su Bai and Zhou Jialu away so she could go get her nails done, giving them fried food for the road.
• Su Bai told Zhou Jialu that his high school friend Zhou Shunfei had built him a home base in Peace City.
• Zhou Shunfei greeted Su Bai and Zhou Jialu at the villa and showed them its modern design and smart-home features.
• Su Bai gave Zhou Shunfei two million yuan for maintenance and thanked him for building the house.
• Zhou Shunfei left the couple alone and invited them to a welcome-back gathering with old classmates the next day.
• Su Bai and Zhou Jialu explored the villa together and spent the night there.

After discovering that Ke Yujia attended the same university as Li Xingya, Su Bai discussed her with Zhou Jialu while Ke Yujia realized she liked him and invited him to explore Cloud County. Su Bai accepted and planned to pick her up the next afternoon, leaving Ke Yujia excitedly preparing for their outing.

• Su Bai checked Ke Yujia’s WeChat Moments and learned that she was a first-year dance student at Jiangcheng Normal University, where Li Xingya also studied.
• Zhou Jialu teased Su Bai about his interest in Ke Yujia, then urged him to treat the shy young woman gently if he pursued her.
• Ke Yujia’s parents questioned her about Su Bai and encouraged her to pursue him, but she rejected their matchmaking talk and returned to her room.
• Ke Yujia reflected on Su Bai’s kindness and realized that she wanted to get closer to him.
• Ke Yujia invited Su Bai to visit a new old street in Cloud County, and he agreed to pick her up at two the next afternoon.
• Ke Yujia celebrated Su Bai’s reply and began choosing an outfit for their outing.

Su Bai took Ke Yujia around Cloud County and discovered that she was the little girl he had befriended in kindergarten. Their reunion left them closer, as he promised to spoil her while she happily accepted his affection.

• Su Bai arranged an at-home beauty treatment for Zhou Jialu, who stayed behind to rest after their exhausting night.
• Su Bai picked up Ke Yujia and took her to Cloud County Old Street, teasing her as they drove.
• Su Bai held Ke Yujia's hand through the crowd as she led him to a stall selling the Oil Dunzi they remembered from childhood.
• Ke Yujia revealed that a boy had shared Oil Dunzi and White Rabbit Candy with her, prompting Su Bai to recognize her as his former kindergarten friend.
• Su Bai lifted Ke Yujia in a joyful embrace, then took her hand and promised to treat her to anything she wanted.

Su Bai and Ke Yujia shared dinner before revisiting Dongfanghong Cinema, where they recalled a childhood outing that had brought them close. As they watched a movie, Su Bai’s system identified Ke Yujia as an S-Class Goddess, and he considered letting their bond develop naturally.

• Su Bai took Ke Yujia to an upscale wild mushroom hotpot restaurant and treated her to dinner.
• Su Bai invited Ke Yujia to visit Dongfanghong Cinema, and they bought tickets for a comedy.
• At the cinema, Su Bai recalled sneaking Ke Yujia in as children to watch Lotus Lantern after she had been bullied.
• Ke Yujia grew nervous beside Su Bai while the uninteresting movie played.
• Su Bai’s system scanned Ke Yujia, rated her an S-Class Goddess with 85 affection, and recommended that he let things happen naturally.
• Su Bai asked Ke Yujia whether she was enjoying the movie.

Su Bai and Ke Yujia grew closer during their date, holding hands at the cinema and sharing a shy kiss before he drove her home. After her parents teased her about the date, Ke Yujia wondered whether Su Bai truly liked her or saw her only as a childhood friend, especially since he had a girlfriend.

• Su Bai held Ke Yujia's hand during the movie, and she leaned against his shoulder.
• After the movie, Ke Yujia kissed Su Bai on the chin and told him she was happy he still recognized her.
• Su Bai drove Ke Yujia home, hugged her good night, and left without returning her kiss.
• Father Ke and Mother Ke teased Ke Yujia about her date with Su Bai, and she fled to the bathroom.
• Ke Yujia replayed the day's affectionate moments and worried that Su Bai viewed her as a little neighbor rather than a romantic interest.

Ke Yujia resolved to pursue Su Bai after their kiss, while Su Bai replied to her message after spending the night with Zhou Jialu. Zhou Jialu learned that Ke Yujia was Su Bai’s childhood friend and accepted the possibility of her joining his circle, leaving Su Bai and Zhou Jialu together again at Cloud Mansion.

• Ke Yujia overcame her doubts, decided she still had a chance with Su Bai, and messaged him after showering.
• Zhou Jialu showed Su Bai the results of her anti-aging treatment, and the two became intimate in the master bedroom.
• Su Bai saw Ke Yujia’s messages and replied that he might take her out for something delicious the next day.
• Zhou Jialu teased Su Bai about Ke Yujia, and Su Bai explained that she was the timid childhood friend he had protected and called Little Snotbug.
• Zhou Jialu treated Ke Yujia’s reunion with Su Bai as a fated romance and told him to cherish her if he took her in.
• Su Bai assured Zhou Jialu he would cherish his women, then became intimate with her again.

Su Bai took Ke Yujia to visit their former kindergarten, where their teacher recalled how he had protected her as a child. When heavy snow triggered Ke Yujia’s childhood trauma, Su Bai comforted her, and they finally shared a passionate kiss in the car.

• Su Bai treated Ke Yujia to outings and gifts while she worried about their uncertain relationship and her perceived inadequacy beside Zhou Jialu.
• Su Bai and Ke Yujia visited their former kindergarten, where Teacher Wang remembered their childhood and called them a couple; Su Bai put his arm around Ke Yujia without correcting her.
• Heavy snow began as Su Bai and Ke Yujia left the kindergarten, and he bundled her into the Land Rover Defender.
• Ke Yujia panicked in the car and told Su Bai how she had fallen into a snow-covered pit as a child and nearly died before a worker rescued her.
• Su Bai held Ke Yujia and promised he would protect her whenever it snowed, easing her fear.
• Ke Yujia and Su Bai kissed passionately in the car as the snow fell outside.

After Su Bai brought Ke Yujia to his villa during a heavy snowstorm, Zhou Jialu welcomed her and helped her prepare a seductive ballet outfit to dance for him. The chapter ended with Su Bai carrying Ke Yujia to the bed as she chose to stay with him.

• Su Bai brought Ke Yujia to Cloud Mansion's villa after the snow made traveling unsafe.
• Zhou Jialu warmly welcomed Ke Yujia, called her family, and led her upstairs to talk privately.
• Zhou Jialu gave Ke Yujia a revealing white ballet outfit and encouraged her to dance for Su Bai.
• Ke Yujia changed into the outfit and performed an improvised ballet dance for Su Bai.
• Su Bai stopped Ke Yujia's dance, carried her to the bed, and she wrapped her arms around him and said she would listen to him.