Chapter Summaries

Bronya took the drunken Xu Qi to her villa, where he demanded a kiss and she decided to take their intimacy further. While she changed into a magical-girl outfit, Xu Qi sobered up enough to remember his embarrassing behavior and went looking for water.

• Bronya told Mei she would take Xu Qi to her villa and asked Susana to look after the drunken Delta.
• Bronya carried Xu Qi home, and he called her “Big Duckie” before demanding the kiss she had promised him.
• Bronya kissed Xu Qi, then promised him a reward if he stayed still while she changed clothes.
• Bronya chose a magical-girl outfit, intent on becoming intimate with Xu Qi.
• Xu Qi's body rapidly processed the alcohol, and he woke up remembering his drunken antics before staggering toward the kitchen for water.

Xu Qi stopped himself from going further with Bronya because he remembered she had said she was not ready, and Bronya reassured him that she had deliberately brought him home because she was prepared. In her room, Bronya shared her childhood dream of becoming a Magical Girl and the painful memory that had shaped her feelings about a disturbing animation.

• After Xu Qi fell in the kitchen, Bronya helped him up, and he praised her outfit before kissing her.
• When Bronya and Xu Qi began kissing on the sofa, Xu Qi stopped and apologized, worried that he had ignored her feelings.
• Bronya told Xu Qi she had intentionally gotten him drunk and brought him home because she was ready, then invited him to see something in her room.
• Bronya showed Xu Qi the outfits she had collected to make up for childhood regrets and explained that she had grown up in an orphanage and become interested in animation after discovering a Magical Girl story.
• Bronya revealed that a disturbing Magical Girl animation and an orphanage teacher's punishment had left her with an awful impression of that kind of thing.

Xu Qi and Bronya became lovers, and Bronya reassured him that she would welcome having his child without giving up her work at E.T. Studio. Afterward, Xu Qi asked about her delayed tenth episode, and Bronya admitted she had drawn about a quarter of it.

• Bronya confessed that she was inexperienced and nervous, and Xu Qi comforted her before they became intimate.
• Afterward, Bronya worried about an unplanned pregnancy and E.T. Studio, while Xu Qi told her not to sacrifice her dreams for him.
• Bronya said she would welcome a child with Xu Qi, and he promised to protect her work and ambitions as well.
• Xu Qi asked Bronya about the tenth episode, and she admitted she had made little progress because she had been thinking about him.
• Bronya told Xu Qi that she had drawn about a quarter of the episode and that the pages were in her studio.

Xu Qi and Bronya became intimate while he helped her finish the Episode Ten storyboard, and they reaffirmed their commitment to each other. With the storyboard back on track, production meetings resumed, where Xu Qi’s script revealed Frey’s role in the coming climax.

• Xu Qi helped Bronya draw faster by exciting her, and she completed the Episode Ten storyboard while they were intimate.
• Bronya confronted Xu Qi about his plan with Delta to get her drunk and rush her work, and Xu Qi guessed Rita had told her.
• Xu Qi promised Bronya he would discipline Rita at work, and Bronya told him she would stay with him as long as he never let her go.
• Xu Qi spent Saturday with Rita and noticed that Rin had stopped avoiding him, though he continued keeping some distance from her.
• With Episode Ten’s storyboard progressing, Bronya resumed the delayed production meetings for Episode Nine.
• Xu Qi explained that Frey would lose her father and become Kira’s girlfriend to make him keep fighting, seeking revenge through either side’s deaths.

Xu Qi discussed Frey’s characterization with Bronya, then went on a date with Mei and reassured her that he wanted to pursue her. Mei kissed him in the street, and Xu Qi accepted her affection.

• Xu Qi explained that Frey’s flaws and death were meant to show the effects of war, and he asked Bronya to focus on her psychology in Episodes Nine and Ten.
• After receiving a message, Xu Qi left work early to meet Mei, and Bronya made him satisfy her before approving his departure.
• Xu Qi and Mei walked along Huanghe Road, where he teased her about Mei arranging the date and offered to pursue her himself.
• Xu Qi compared Mei and Bao’s relationship to pork cutlet with rice cake and told Mei he had never intended to drive her away.
• Mei kissed Xu Qi in the street, and he said the kiss counted as his approval of her.

Xu Qi took Mei on a date and brought her to a haunted-school attraction, where her fear of ghosts became clear. There, they ran into Delta and her younger sisters, and Mei admitted she wished she could have a child too.

• Mei blushed when Xu Qi teased her, and he apologized for making suggestive jokes before suggesting they visit a haunted school.
• Mei reluctantly agreed to go, while the Mei at the Golden Courtyard worried that Xu Qi might take her to a haunted house.
• Xu Qi brought Mei to Changteng Haunted School and reassured her as they entered.
• Delta recognized Xu Qi and met Mei, whom he introduced as Mei's older sister, Teacher Mei.
• Rosalia and Lilia joined Delta, and Rosalia said she wanted Xu Qi to be her brother-in-law, prompting Delta to punch him.
• Mei watched Delta with her sisters and told Xu Qi that she wished she could have a child too.

Xu Qi took Mei, Delta, Rosalia, and Lilia through Changteng Haunted School, where Mei and Delta clung to him through the scares. After escaping a staged attack by vengeful ghosts, the group continued together, with Mei still holding Xu Qi close.

• Mei admitted she hoped to have a child with the person she loved, and Xu Qi told her he would never let go of her hand.
• Xu Qi, Mei, Delta, Rosalia, and Lilia entered Changteng Haunted School, where Mei pressed against Xu Qi and Delta grabbed his arm in the dark corridor.
• A staged ghost startled Mei in the classroom, while Xu Qi remained calm because his Mental Power had detected the actors.
• In the dormitory, Xu Qi told everyone to connect heart to heart, and Mei and Delta clung to him as Rosalia and Lilia hugged Delta.
• Two vengeful ghosts appeared in a red flash, and Xu Qi led Mei and Delta through an exit before pretending he had been frightened.
• Mei hugged Xu Qi tightly after they escaped, while Delta insisted she had not been scared.

Xu Qi guided Mei, Delta, Rosalia, and Lilia through a haunted house, where Mei and Delta clung to him whenever they were frightened. Afterward, Mei warned Xu Qi that another company might lure Delta away from E.T. Studio, and he dismissed her suggestion to make Delta his woman.

• Xu Qi led the group through the haunted house, where ghosts startled Mei and Delta into hugging him and the two younger girls joined them at the coffin.
• The female ghost tried to send Xu Qi into the coffin, but Mei and Delta objected, so Rosalia and Lilia went with the ghost instead.
• Xu Qi accompanied Mei and Delta through the remaining scares, and the group eventually reached the exit while Rosalia and Lilia stayed inside.
• Mei leaned on Xu Qi as he comforted her, while Delta quietly envied their closeness and declined his offer to take her home.
• Mei asked Xu Qi about his relationship with Delta, warned that another company could tempt her away with a high offer, and jokingly suggested he make Delta his woman.

Mei returned with Xu Qi to the Golden Courtyard, where she helped Griseo with her homework and learned that the others knew who she was and welcomed her as a friend. Aponia and Eden suspected Mei had paid a price to create a worldline where Xu Qi survived, but they chose to wait until she was ready to tell them.

• Xu Qi and Mei returned to the Golden Courtyard, where Griseo greeted Mei and Aponia teased Xu Qi about his growing sins.
• Xu Qi confronted Mei for standing him up, and Elysia joined in teasing him and Mei before Mei kissed him.
• Mei helped Griseo with her homework while Aponia spoke with her privately about her identity and the Golden Courtyard's acceptance of her.
• Aponia told Mei that Eden had first investigated her and that the Golden Courtyard considered her a benefactor for creating a possibility in which Xu Qi survived.
• Mei asked whether the Golden Courtyard's acceptance came from the other Mei, and Aponia said it came from Mei herself and praised her for recognizing their separate identities.
• After Mei left, Eden wondered what price Mei had paid to create the branch where Xu Qi survived, and Aponia said they would wait for Mei to explain.

Xu Qi spent the evening with Elysia and Mei before learning that Fu Hua’s master, Fu Xian’er, planned to visit Magic City next month to meet her son-in-law. The chapter ended with Xu Qi asking Fu Hua to keep him company for the night.

• Aponia told Eden that Xu Qi had gone to Elysia’s room, prompting Eden to retreat to the balcony.
• Xu Qi finished spending time with Elysia and Mei, teased them about the haunted house, and heard Mei explain that her growing Mental Power had improved her memory and understanding.
• Elysia got ready to start streaming while Xu Qi left her room and went to Fu Hua’s gym to practice martial arts.
• Fu Hua told Xu Qi that Su Shang was with her Junior Martial Uncle and explained that Su Shang had become her junior sister after Cheng Ling Shuang went into seclusion.
• Fu Hua revealed that her master, Fu Xian’er, planned to visit Magic City next month to see her son-in-law, and Xu Qi agreed to bring her over.
• As Fu Hua started to leave for her room, Xu Qi grabbed her arm and asked her to keep him company that night.

Xu Qi spent the night resting alone after Fu Hua told him she was on her period, then chatted with Durandal before Mei quietly climbed into his bed, frightened by the dark after visiting a haunted house. Xu Qi comforted her, and they settled in to talk, with Mei asking to hear the story of him and Mei.

• Fu Hua told Xu Qi she had her period, and he apologized before deciding to sleep alone.
• Xu Qi messaged Durandal about Vil-V's bra invention and teased her about taking her measurements, while Durandal hid their chat from Rita.
• Mei quietly entered Xu Qi's room and slipped into bed beside him, explaining that the dark frightened her after the haunted house.
• Xu Qi pulled Mei into his arms and comforted her, assuring her he would stay beside her.
• Mei climbed onto Xu Qi's chest and asked to hear the story of him and Mei, so Xu Qi tickled her in response.

Mei revealed that she was not Xu Qi’s original Mei, but Xu Qi told her he loved her as she was. They became intimate, while Aponia and Eden discussed how Mei’s altered Authority of Conquest was affecting her.

• Mei admitted she was not Xu Qi’s Mei, and Xu Qi said she could be his Mei because he loved her.
• Mei asked whether Xu Qi loved her, and he affirmed his feelings before she kissed him.
• Xu Qi’s guilt and desire surged, and he and Mei had sex, leaving him startled by what he had done.
• Aponia told Eden that Xu Qi and Mei were together, and they discussed the transformation of the Authority within Mei’s Mental Power.
• Aponia explained that Mei’s emotions around Xu Qi caused her Mental Power to spread beyond her control.

Mei awakened as a New Human after she and Xu Qi finally became intimate, and the two shared the love she had pursued across worlds. After their first encounter, Xu Qi prepared to continue, leaving Mei flustered and pleading for another method.

• Mei’s emotions surged during her first night with Xu Qi, awakening her Mental Power and causing her to become a New Human.
• Aponia contained Mei’s Mental Power around Xu Qi’s room, while Theresa realized Mei had awakened there and hurried away in embarrassment.
• Xu Qi learned that Mei’s Reverse Conquest ability intensified his desire to conquer her, then comforted her and continued their intimate encounter.
• The other Mei came to Xu Qi’s room, heard the couple inside, and felt relieved that Miss Mei’s long pursuit of Xu Qi had finally borne fruit.
• Afterward, Xu Qi put Mei’s glasses back on and prepared for another round, while Mei protested that she needed to rest and asked to try another method.

After Mei joined Xu Qi and Mei for an outrageous night, Xu Qi continued balancing his growing influence at E.T. Studio with his tangled relationships. As November arrived, Rita teased him about making a move on Shigure.

• Mei mistook Mei's call for a taunt, rushed to Xu Qi's room, and was pulled into bed beside her sister.
• Mei called Bronya to request leave for Xu Qi, explaining he was still asleep and had asked her to report the absence.
• Xu Qi oversaw the nearly finished November PV while noticing Delta repeatedly spacing out and finding Sirin happily talking with Seele.
• Teacher Liu Qi appeared at the studio and flirted with Xu Qi, who escaped by reminding her that he had a girlfriend.
• Xu Qi asked Rita about Shigure being criticized by the voice director, and Rita teased him about pursuing her.

Rita asked Xu Qi to take her to meet his parents, explaining that becoming part of the Xu family would prove her commitment to staying with him. After an intimate encounter in Xu Qi’s office, Susana arrived to summon him for Episode Ten’s dubbing and found Rita there acting as his secretary.

• Rita told Xu Qi she wanted to visit the home where his parents lived, and he agreed to bring her after assuring her he had planned to introduce all of them to his parents.
• Rita explained that meeting Xu Qi’s parents would be a pledge of allegiance and proof that she intended never to leave him.
• Rita asked Xu Qi for another favor, and the two became intimate in his office.
• Susana knocked before entering, summoned Xu Qi to Episode Ten’s dubbing, and saw Rita handling documents in his chair.
• Xu Qi left with Susana and asked Rita to handle anyone who came looking for him.

Xu Qi and Susana observed Shigure Kira struggling with the demanding dubbing for the tenth episode, then Xu Qi comforted her over lunch. Shigure began to regain her composure, but Xu Qi’s final remark about being her industry senior left their conversation open.

• Susana told Xu Qi that Shigure Kira seemed to be struggling, and Xu Qi explained that he had asked the dubbing director to hold her to the highest standards.
• At the recording studio, the dubbing director stopped Shigure Kira repeatedly over her delivery, while Xu Qi and Bronya watched without intervening.
• After a difficult morning, Shigure Kira went to the cafeteria alone, worried that she was unsuited to be a female lead.
• Xu Qi found Shigure Kira, brought her a rice ball, and teased her until she relaxed and ate.
• Shigure Kira admitted she was nervous around the senior staff, and Xu Qi began to remind her that he was also an industry senior.

Xu Qi encouraged Shigure Kira to trust her talent as Lacus Clyne’s voice actress, then Bronya confronted him about his morning with Rita and took him home to play Alan Wake 2. While they played, Bronya asked how things stood between Xu Qi and his sister, Eden.

• Xu Qi reassured Shigure Kira that he had chosen her for her ability and that she only needed to portray Lacus Clyne well.
• Xu Qi told Bronya he would have Delta guide Shigure Kira, while Bronya explained his responsibility to help employees realize their value.
• Bronya noticed rosemary scent on Xu Qi, accused him of getting intimate with Rita, and reminded him to accompany her home on Wednesday.
• Shigure Kira told Xu Qi that her voice director had praised her afternoon performance, and Xu Qi said he had helped her as a friend.
• Bronya took Xu Qi home to play Alan Wake 2 and asked about his relationship with his sister, Eden.

Xu Qi and the residents of Golden Courtyard planned a birthday celebration for Eden, then waited for her to return from work. When she did not arrive, Xu Qi went to the Golden Group headquarters to find her and was greeted by the lobby manager.

• On October 29, Xu Qi told everyone at Golden Courtyard that October 31 was Eden's birthday and asked them to plan a celebration.
• Pardofelis joked about putting Xu Qi in a gift box, and Kevin offered a deadpan joke instead of a useful plan.
• Xu Qi announced they would prepare a cake and food for a birthday party, and everyone looked forward to surprising Eden.
• On Eden's birthday, the group waited until evening, then began eating without her while Xu Qi drove to the Golden Group headquarters.
• Xu Qi told the receptionist he was looking for Eden, and the lobby manager arrived to greet him.

Xu Qi arrived at the Golden Group to take Eden home, but waited in Anna’s office while Eden attended the final day of a shareholders’ meeting. Anna invited him to the private swimming pool, where she flirted with him despite being unable to swim.

• Anna arranged for the lobby staff to bring Xu Qi to her on the sixty-sixth floor and explained that Eden was still in a meeting.
• Xu Qi asked Anna to find him a place to rest and requested that she keep his visit secret from Eden.
• Anna explained the shareholders’ meeting and offered Xu Qi several ways to pass the time, teasing him about a hotel room and the lobby manager.
• Anna invited Xu Qi to Eden’s private swimming pool, and he accepted after learning Anna wanted to swim.
• Xu Qi changed into swimwear and entered the pool, while Anna appeared in a white bikini and admired his physique.
• Anna admitted that she did not know how to swim, then slid into the water beside Xu Qi.

After Anna Schariac told Xu Qi about the three families behind Schicksal, she tried to tempt him into taking her as his own, but he refused to treat her as anyone’s property and recognized that she had not freely accepted the situation. Later, Xu Qi returned to Anna’s office and found Eden resting there, leaving their conversation about his swim with Anna unresolved.

• Anna told Xu Qi that the Shaniat family supplied Schicksal’s Holy Women, while the Apocalypse family led the organization and the Kaslana family protected it.
• Anna offered herself to Xu Qi, but he carried her to the pool’s edge and told her she should choose whom she wanted to be with.
• When Anna said she might be left alone if Xu Qi rejected her, he kissed her briefly, then told her he could see her anger and humiliation and did not want her to feel trapped.
• Bronya listened as Xu Qi recounted the events and questioned him about what had happened with Anna.
• Xu Qi returned to Anna’s office and found Eden resting after a meeting; while he massaged her, she asked whether he had gone swimming with Anna.