Chapter Summaries

Lin Li used the Emotion-Hiding Desire-Collecting Bottle outside Pin'ai Theme Hotel to absorb people’s desire and credibility, making several couples lose interest in their plans. After testing the bottle’s effects on himself and draining its contents into a woman, he went home baffled by her complicated arrangement.

• Lin Li waited outside Pin'ai Theme Hotel and absorbed a couple’s credibility, making them decide to go home instead of booking a room.
• Lin Li continued collecting desire and credibility from people passing the hotel, then tested the bottle’s contents on himself and struggled to control the resulting lust.
• After an hour, Lin Li absorbed the rich man’s desire, causing him to lose interest in the woman and leave.
• Lin Li poured the bottle’s remaining credibility into the woman, who ignored the rich man’s departure and called her sister to meet at the hotel.
• The woman entered Pin'ai and demanded room 4013, large toys, low-temperature candles, and steel wool, leaving the receptionist confused.

Lin Li completed Mission Four by preventing dangerous incidents around a vocational school and received a physique boost, Sacred Dragon Essence Blood, and System Currency. He planned to study with Bai Bufan and their friends the next day, then returned home and stored the powerful essence blood while deciding to use up the Emotion-Hiding Desire-Collecting Bottle before it broke.

• Lin Li agreed to invite Bai Bufan to join his Saturday library study session with Chen Yuying, Ding Sihan, and Qu Wanqiu.
• During math class, Lin Li answered Xue Jian’s question incorrectly and learned that the Monthly Exam might include a similar tricky problem.
• Lin Li staked out hotels near a vocational school, completed Mission Four, and received a 10% increase to his appearance and charisma, Sacred Dragon Essence Blood, and 100 System Currency.
• A vocational school girl propositioned Lin Li with a bank-card role-playing game, and he fled the area on his bicycle.
• At home, Lin Li found that the Sacred Dragon Essence Blood was too powerful to use safely and returned it to his inventory.
• Lin Li inspected the nearly shattered Emotion-Hiding Desire-Collecting Bottle and decided to use it until it broke so it could restore itself.

Lin Li studied at Nansang Library with Chen Yuying, Bai Bufan, Ding Sihan, and Qu Wanqiu, teasing his friends while struggling with difficult problems. The group decided to go out for lunch, and Lin Li arranged for Bai Bufan to ride his bicycle while the others took a car.

• Lin Li arrived early at Nansang Library, reserved a study room, and began working through challenging problems.
• Chen Yuying arrived and correctly answered every problem Lin Li had marked as difficult, leaving him discouraged.
• Lin Li tricked Bai Bufan into looking for him on the street, then shared Bai Bufan's profanity-filled voice message with Chen Yuying.
• Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu arrived, and Lin Li and Bai Bufan exchanged jokes while the group studied.
• The group chose a crab-and-meat casserole restaurant for lunch, and Lin Li handed Bai Bufan his bicycle key so the others could take a car.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan rode to a restaurant, traded jokes with their driver, and met Chen Yuying, Qu Wanqiu, and Ding Sihan for a seafood meal. As they began eating, Lin Li asked a riddle about saving room for food, and Bai Bufan correctly guessed his meaning.

• Lin Li and Bai Bufan took a ride-hailing car while the girls traveled separately, and they joked with their talkative driver about aliens and music.
• Lin Li teased Bai Bufan about his yellow school-uniform collar and explained that his own stayed white because his mother had bought him extra uniforms.
• Lin Li and Bai Bufan reached the restaurant first, got a table for five, and gathered side dishes from the self-service area.
• Chen Yuying, Qu Wanqiu, and Ding Sihan arrived, and Lin Li went to fetch mangoes after learning Ding Sihan liked them.
• Lin Li asked what a bottle filled with stones could hold that one filled with water could not, and Bai Bufan answered that they should avoid filling up on drinks before the meal.

Lin Li, Bai Bufan, and the three girls studied together at the library before taking an evening walk to South Heart Lake Park. Lin Li discovered that teaching Chen Yuying about traffic signs advanced Mission Two, then chased Bai Bufan after he exposed Lin Li’s online searches.

• Ding Sihan decided to order a passion fruit drink with both coconut jelly and milk foam, and the group returned to the library to study.
• Lin Li gave Bai Bufan hot water when he complained about the cold, and the two eventually took turns wearing Lin Li’s jacket while studying.
• After dinner, Ding Sihan suggested that the group walk to South Heart Lake Park to see its musical fountain.
• Lin Li explained traffic signs to Chen Yuying and learned that teaching her theoretical car knowledge advanced Mission Two faster than driving a cyber car.
• Bai Bufan revealed Lin Li’s search history to Chen Yuying, then tried to distract Lin Li with a joke about the figures on traffic signs and was chased by Lin Li.

Lin Li, Bai Bufan, and the girls walked through South Heart Lake Park, where Lin Li derailed conversations with his absurd jokes and stories. They continued toward the musical fountain, stopping at stalls along the way.

• Bai Bufan pointed out a basketball game, and the group watched the players while Ding Sihan described a romantic fantasy about being hit by a basketball.
• Lin Li told the group a cruel love story about Bai Bufan and a tree, then a fairy tale in which a princess and prince were given the old couple’s boat after they drowned.
• The group left the court after Lin Li declined an invitation to join a game, then crossed the lively park toward South Heart Lake.
• Ding Sihan led the group to a colored contacts stall, where Lin Li named Luosifen as a color and drew everyone’s attention.
• Bai Bufan showed Lin Li a clothing-repair stall’s notice asking customers to wash their crotches before bringing in pants, and Lin Li laughed at the implied story behind it.

Lin Li, Bai Bufan, Chen Yuying, Ding Sihan, and Qu Wanqiu watched the musical fountain and joked together. After Lin Li caught a stray shuttlecock headed for Chen Yuying and returned it, the show continued, leaving Chen Yuying quietly wondering whether she could shamelessly ask Lin Li to pay for getting hit with his youth.

• Lin Li took Bai Bufan’s seat on the steps, and the group teased each other while waiting for the fountain to start.
• Lin Li joked with Bai Bufan and Ding Sihan about who he would save if friends and family fell into the water.
• The musical fountain began, and Chen Yuying watched as its lights and water formed colorful displays.
• Lin Li caught a shuttlecock flying toward Chen Yuying without looking back, then loudly praised his own reflexes.
• The child who kicked the shuttlecock and his parent apologized, and Chen Yuying said nobody was hurt as Lin Li returned it.
• Chen Yuying watched the fountain’s towering water columns and wondered whether she could ask Lin Li to pay with his youth.

After a long day studying at the library, Lin Li agreed to walk back with Bai Bufan and Qu Wanqiu, hoping to help Bai Bufan practice talking to girls. He ended the chapter by asking Qu Wanqiu the same awkward movie question Bai Bufan had tried, leaving both of them bewildered.

• Lin Li and Bai Bufan studied at the library until closing, then filmed a video to provoke Zhou Baowei about studying for the exam.
• Lin Li arranged to study with Qu Wanqiu the next day, then traded insults with Ding Sihan and Bai Bufan before they left the library.
• Lin Li's ghost story frightened Bai Bufan, while Ding Sihan remained unfazed; Chen Yuying left with her father, and Bai Bufan asked Lin Li to walk back with him and Qu Wanqiu.
• Lin Li encouraged Bai Bufan to start a conversation with Qu Wanqiu, but stopped him after he awkwardly asked what movies she watched.
• Lin Li agreed to walk with Bai Bufan and Qu Wanqiu and demonstrate how to make conversation, then asked Qu Wanqiu what movies she usually watched, confusing both of them.

Lin Li joked with Bai Bufan after helping him and Qu Wanqiu return to their dorms, then spent Monday morning discussing his new system ability and teasing Bai about his exhaustion. Bai was trying to sleep through morning self-study when Doctor Xue arrived.

• Lin Li accompanied Qu Wanqiu and Bai Bufan to the dormitories, then warned Bai that a woman in white had followed them and entered the boys' dormitory.
• Lin Li described his weekend studying and used the system to replace Slot 2 with Pocket Retrieval, an ability that let his hands reach through space for an hour.
• Lin Li joked that Bai Bufan's armpit pain meant he would smell good after being cremated, and Bai threw the written formula at him.
• Bai Bufan finished breakfast and lay down to sleep before morning self-study, asking Lin Li to wake him if Kou Kou came.
• Doctor Xue arrived, and Bai Bufan immediately woke up.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan went to the principal’s office to receive rewards from the Demon Suppression Division for their work. Bai Bufan left with an embarrassing joke banner and study guides, while Xue Jian received an official Merit Banner, and Bai chose Lin Li’s name as his alias.

• Xue Jian took Lin Li and Bai Bufan to the principal’s office, where Sun Ying and Officer Fang began the reward process.
• Bai Bufan received a banner reading “Anti-Vice Vanguard Dog” on one side and “Woof Woof Woof Woof Woof” on the other, and blamed Lin Li for the prank.
• Xue Jian accepted an official Merit Banner after Officer Fang explained that Lin Li had asked for it to go to his teacher.
• Officer Fang gave Lin Li four thousand yuan and supermarket cards, while Bai Bufan received eight hundred yuan and study guides arranged by Yang Liang.
• Sun Ying confirmed that the boys’ photos and personal information would be anonymous, and Bai Bufan asked to use “Student Lin Li of Senior High, Class 1-4, Nansang Middle School” as his alias.

After Bai Bufan used Xiao Zhou as his alias for the anti-vice interview, Lin Li joked with him about hiding the reward money and promised Chen Yuying he would invite her on a future undercover outing. The chapter ended as Lin Li helped Yu Yu move her desk and asked about a brooch she said had grown by itself.

• Bai Bufan rejected using Lin Li's school affiliation and chose Xiao Zhou as his alias, then let Xue Jian keep the Merit Banner.
• Lin Li and Bai Bufan agreed to tell others they had received only exercise books and joked about keeping the money hidden.
• Chen Yuying asked Lin Li to take her on an undercover outing, and he promised to invite her if another chance arose.
• Lin Li and Bai Bufan lost their pencil case and eraser, then split an eraser taken from Zhou Baowei's desk.
• Lin Li moved Yu Yu's desk for the Monthly Exam and asked where she had bought her brooch; Yu Yu said it had grown by itself.

Lin Li triggered a System task to prevent cheating during the Chinese exam and provoked invigilator Wang Ziyan into watching him closely. Wang Ziyan sat beside Lin Li, unintentionally making it difficult for Feng Kai to use the cheat sheet he had hidden in his drawer.

• Lin Li cleared up Yu Yu’s misunderstanding about her brooch and left after helping move her desk.
• Lin Li and Bai Bufan joked while cramming poetry before the Chinese exam.
• Lin Li noticed Feng Kai hide a cheat sheet in his drawer, triggering a System task to stop cheating he saw or heard about.
• Lin Li told Wang Ziyan he planned to cheat, then taunted him into closely supervising the exam.
• Wang Ziyan sat beside Lin Li, leaving Feng Kai frustrated that he could no longer cheat easily.

During the exam, Wang Ziyan watched Lin Li closely, convinced he was planning to cheat, while Lin Li waited until the last moments to fill in his blank answers. Lin Li handed in his paper and left Wang Ziyan unsure whether he had cheated at all.

• Wang Ziyan noticed that Lin Li had left the ancient poetry and classical Chinese answers blank and kept watch as he wrote his essay.
• When Wang Ziyan got up, Lin Li made a show of hiding his test paper, convincing Wang Ziyan that he was waiting for a chance to cheat.
• Feng Kai tried to use a stomachache to get to the restroom, but Wang Ziyan told him to hand in his paper if he wanted to leave, so Feng Kai submitted it.
• After most students had left, Lin Li filled in his blank answers in the final minutes and handed in his paper, claiming he had cheated.
• Wang Ziyan suspected Lin Li had not cheated, but Lin Li insisted he had until Wang Ziyan threatened to report him; Lin Li then admitted he had memorized the answers and offered to be tested.

After being scolded for accusing a classmate of cheating, Lin Li tried to avoid noticing cheating during exams, but Feng Kai’s boast forced him to intervene. Lin Li used fear to stop Feng Kai from cheating, and the chapter ended with Feng Kai realizing he had swallowed his cheat sheet.

• Wang Ziyan smacked Lin Li with a paper baton and warned him not to make baseless accusations again.
• Lin Li planned to focus only on his exams, but he overheard Feng Kai say he planned to cheat and decided to stop him.
• During the geography exam, Lin Li confidently answered the questions and watched Feng Kai take out a cheat sheet.
• Lin Li released fear from the Emotion-Hiding Desire-Collecting Bottle, and Feng Kai panicked and swallowed the cheat sheet.
• After recovering, Feng Kai discovered the cheat sheet was gone and told the invigilator he might need the counseling office.

During the biology exam, Lin Li used the Pocket Retrieval ability to reach for a cheating student’s phone but accidentally grabbed her hand, causing a commotion and getting her phone confiscated. The next morning, he warned the exam room that he would report anyone who cheated, then admitted to Bai Bufan that he had made up his bad mood as an excuse to do so.

• Lin Li used his stored fear to make Feng Kai swallow his biology cheat sheet, then noticed Wei Jing checking her phone during the exam.
• Lin Li tested Pocket Retrieval and accidentally interlocked hands with Wei Jing, who screamed and drew the proctor’s attention.
• The proctor found Wei Jing’s phone and confiscated it, while Lin Li handed in his paper and left the exam room.
• Lin Li tested Pocket Retrieval outside and learned its range, size, and targeting limits before restoring one use in his inventory.
• The next morning, Lin Li warned the exam room that he would report anyone caught cheating.
• Lin Li told Bai Bufan that his story about being upset over a game was false and that he simply wanted to report cheaters.

Lin Li warned his classmates that he would report anyone who cheated and followed through during the politics exam. After Zhang Wei confronted him, Lin Li used the Emotion-Hiding Desire-Collecting Bottle to calm him, then looked forward to absorbing the anger he had missed.

• Lin Li rejected Feng Kai's pleas to overlook cheating and told him he would report anyone he caught.
• Lin Li completed the morning math and physics exams without seeing anyone cheat.
• During the politics exam, Lin Li reported Zhang Wei for hiding cheat notes, and the proctor confiscated them while allowing him to continue.
• After the exam, Zhang Wei confronted Lin Li, but Lin Li used the bottle to calm him and held him back when he tried to grab Lin Li's collar.
• Zhang Wei left and complained that Lin Li should have mentioned his strength earlier, while Lin Li realized he had missed a chance to absorb Zhang Wei's anger.

After cheating disrupted the technical exam, Lin Li discovered Zhou Baowei planned to use a cheat sheet for history. Lin Li secretly replaced it with a page of Genshin quotes, and Zhou Baowei was allowed to continue the exam after the invigilator realized the paper was not a cheat sheet.

• Lin Li joked with Zhou Baowei and Bai Bufan during evening study, then noticed Zhou Baowei writing a tiny cheat sheet.
• Lin Li borrowed Zhou Baowei’s history textbook before the final exam and asked to see his cheat sheet, then secretly swapped it for a page filled with Genshin quotes.
• During the history exam, Zhou Baowei tried to use the paper, but the invigilator caught him and demanded it.
• The invigilator began reading the Genshin quotes aloud, realized the paper was not a cheat sheet, and let Zhou Baowei continue the exam.
• Zhou Baowei thanked Lin Li while cursing him for the prank.

After finishing the monthly exam, Lin Li received system rewards and spent the evening catching up with Chen Yuying and Bai Bufan. He ended the night gaming with Bai Bufan, whose terrible connection and play drove Lin Li to scold him.

• Lin Li and Zhou Baowei joked about the exam, and Lin Li tricked Bai Bufan into thinking a teacher was nearby.
• The exam ended, completing Lin Li’s task and granting him improved comprehension, system currency, and a Random Reward Doubling Card.
• Lin Li buried the cracked Emotion-Hiding Desire-Collecting Bottle in duck blood, then took a nap that lasted three hours.
• Lin Li found Chen Yuying’s messages and postponed their bicycle lesson because rain was forecast.
• Lin Li answered Bai Bufan’s messages, reassured him after a near-confession misunderstanding, and agreed to play games.
• Bai Bufan’s poor internet and gameplay made Lin Li curse at him throughout their gaming session.

Lin Li shared Bai Bufan’s history answers with the class, letting Bai Bufan celebrate a perfect score before everyone realized his answers were wrong. The chapter ended with Bai Bufan noticing the silent classroom staring at him.

• Lin Li bought breakfast and learned the sticky rice price had risen because the owner wanted to afford duck meat.
• Lin Li received his biology score of ninety-four, tying for fifth in the class.
• The chemistry teacher reviewed the test, and Bai Bufan joked that students should return knowledge to teachers.
• Lin Li wrote Bai Bufan’s history multiple-choice answers on the blackboard, and Chen Yuying questioned several absurd answers.
• Bai Bufan celebrated getting every history question right and mocked Zhou Baowei before noticing the class staring at him in silence.

Bai Bufan’s history answers were exposed as a string of mistakes, and Lin Li and Bai Bufan pranked each other during class. Lin Li later showed off his perfect English multiple-choice answers, but Kou Kou sent him and Bai Bufan to opposite sides of the classroom to stand.

• Bai Bufan insisted he had earned a perfect history score, then realized his paper and answer key were full of wrong choices, prompting the class and history teacher to tease him.
• Bai Bufan and Lin Li argued over their brotherhood and teamed up to keep Zhou Baowei from erasing the history answers, then Zhou Baowei and Bai Bufan trapped Lin Li with his own English answers.
• Kou Kou mistook the answers on the blackboard for the Monthly Exam key, and Lin Li revealed he had answered every written English multiple-choice question correctly.
• Kou Kou ordered Lin Li and Bai Bufan to stand at opposite sides of the classroom after they joked around during her lesson.