Chapter Summaries

Xu Qi and Rita spent the night at E.T. after an intimate evening in his office, and Rita reassured him that she would never leave. Delta and Elysia arrived the next morning and wondered whether Xu Qi and Rita had spent the whole night together.

• Rita and Xu Qi spent the evening together in his office, where Xu Qi admitted he feared she might leave because she had never acted jealous of his other women.
• Rita realized why Xu Qi had brought up Vil-V and promised him she would not leave or go anywhere.
• Xu Qi and Rita stayed overnight at E.T., with Xu Qi eventually joining Rita on the sofa and the two becoming intimate again.
• Delta and Elysia arrived early the next morning, saw Xu Qi's office door shut, and wondered whether he and Rita had spent the night having sex.

Elysia and Delta misunderstood Seele’s gratitude to Xu Qi, while Xu Qi learned that Seele had asked Supervisor Liu for help improving her facial expressions. Xu Qi brought Sirin to the company’s glass conference room, where she eagerly rushed inside.

• Elysia and Delta found Rita asleep in Xu Qi’s arms, then Seele thanked Xu Qi for his help the previous night and hurried away.
• After waking, Xu Qi discovered that Elysia, Delta, and Rita had mistaken Seele’s thanks for evidence that he had been intimate with her.
• Xu Qi went looking for Seele and teased Sirin about her lack of friends before pointing out that Seele was struggling with her work.
• Sirin agreed to speak with Xu Qi somewhere other than his office, and he led her toward the high-level conference room.
• Seele asked Supervisor Liu to teach her how to draw facial expressions, and Supervisor Liu agreed to give her a few pointers.

Xu Qi advised Sirin to support Seele by staying beside her, then explained to Elysia why the two girls struggled with their friendship. Elysia comforted Xu Qi over Eden avoiding him, and delighted in getting him to call her Big Sis.

• Sirin admired E.T.'s conference room before Xu Qi asked about her and Seele's relationship.
• Xu Qi told Sirin that Seele was strong and advised her to keep drawing beside Seele without pressuring her.
• Sirin left to find Seele, and Elysia overheard Xu Qi explain that Seele feared falling behind her gifted friend.
• Xu Qi told Elysia that Eden was avoiding him, and Elysia comforted him by offering to be his safe harbor.
• Xu Qi called Elysia Big Sis, and she playfully asked him to repeat it while teasing him about that night.

Xu Qi and Alysia were interrupted during an intimate encounter when Seele arrived, eager to thank him after making progress on her animation work. After Xu Qi encouraged her and discussed Alahato SEED with her, Sirin warned Seele that Xu Qi had a reputation for womanizing and urged her not to fall for him.

• Alysia persuaded Xu Qi to let her pleasure him in the empty conference room.
• Seele returned after consulting Supervisor Liu and hurried to find Xu Qi, hoping to share her progress.
• Seele walked in on Alysia leaving Xu Qi and wiping her mouth, then thanked him for his earlier help.
• Xu Qi encouraged Seele, advised her to learn from the real world, and discussed Kira and Aslan's motivations with her.
• Sirin confronted Seele after Xu Qi left and warned her about his girlfriends and his supposed history of affairs.

Xu Qi spent the night with Mei and Alysia, then discussed how to resolve Eden’s problem before Eden decided to return to the courtyard. The chapter ended with Rin arriving at Xu Qi’s door and being flustered by his revealing clothes.

• Mei confronted Xu Qi as he prepared to sneak out to see Alysia, and he carried her to bed instead.
• Alysia barged in, joined Xu Qi and Mei, and later Xu Qi said he had found a way to address Seele’s problem but was unsure whether it would work for Eden.
• At the Golden Group, Anna told Eden that Xu Qi had asked how she was, and Eden decided to return to the courtyard that night.
• Xu Qi opened the door expecting someone else and found Rin, who blushed at seeing him wearing only shorts and a coat.
• Xu Qi teased Rin that, given their relationship, this was inevitable sooner or later.

Xu Qi’s night with Yae, Mei, Alysia, Fu Hua, and Rin left Eden outside his room, where she realized he had other women in his life and returned to her room without speaking to him. She decided she would talk to Xu Qi the next day, while still struggling with her feelings for him.

• Rin visited Xu Qi’s room at Yae’s request, and Xu Qi sent her back to bring Yae along.
• Fu Hua arrived and joined Xu Qi in his room before Yae came in and kissed him in front of her and Rin.
• Yae brought Rin back inside, revealed that she had wanted Rin to grow closer to Xu Qi, and made her watch while the others remained in the room.
• Eden returned home with Anna, learned Xu Qi was there, and went to his room hoping to surprise him.
• Eden heard the women with Xu Qi through the door, chose not to interrupt, and decided to speak with him the next day.

Eden struggled with her feelings for Xu Qi while Xu Qi avoided her and focused on work. Episode 28 neared completion, and Elysia told Xu Qi that her aunt and uncle would return the following night.

• Eden secretly pleasured herself while thinking of Xu Qi, then felt that her desire and loneliness remained unsatisfied.
• Rin watched Yae, Mei, and the others indulge themselves with Xu Qi and secretly comforted herself.
• Xu Qi left for work without spending time with Eden, leaving her confused and hurt.
• Xu Qi discussed Seele’s completed key animation with Liu Qi, and Sirin thanked him for advice that helped her spend more time with Seele.
• Xu Qi learned that Episode 28 was close to completion, and Elysia told him that her aunt and uncle would arrive the next night.

Eden struggled with her feelings for Xu Qi, and Aponia urged her to choose whether she wanted him as a younger brother or a lover. Xu Qi sought advice from his parents, realized he could not accept making someone he cared about suffer, and hurried home to face the person he loved.

• Eden lamented that Xu Qi was avoiding her until Aponia challenged her to decide whether she wanted him as a brother or a lover.
• Aponia advised Eden to face her feelings instead of waiting for Xu Qi to comfort her, then left her to think.
• Xu Qi picked up Lin Lai and Xu Youde alone, and Lin Lai noticed that he seemed preoccupied about a relationship.
• Xu Qi asked his parents whether he should keep doing something that caused someone he cared about short-term pain, and Xu Youde pointed out that Xu Qi already knew his answer.
• Lin Lai sent Xu Qi home, and he hugged her before driving off in a hurry.

Xu Qi reunited with Eden and confessed that he had distanced himself to make her realize she might lose him, but stopped when he saw her suffering. Eden forgave him and embraced their feelings, though she asked for time before they went all the way, and Xu Qi suggested a different kind of intimacy.

• Xu Qi arrived at Eden’s courtyard in the rain and embraced her from behind, calling her “Sis.”
• Xu Qi admitted he had deliberately distanced himself from Eden, then said he stopped because he loved her and did not want her to suffer.
• Eden kissed Xu Qi passionately and told him she had fantasized about him after seeing him with Fu Hua and the others.
• Eden let Xu Qi undress and kiss her, but asked him to wait before they went all the way so she could adjust to becoming his lover.
• Xu Qi suggested that Eden use another place to satisfy him, saying her best friend had used it before.

Xu Qi and Eden became intimate, though Eden stopped short of fully accepting his request before Aponia interrupted them. Eden admitted her feelings, and afterward Aponia climbed into Xu Qi’s arms and offered to take her place.

• Eden agreed to let Xu Qi go further, and he began pleasuring her without fully consummating their relationship.
• Aponia listened at Eden’s door, then entered just as Eden was about to give Xu Qi permission to proceed.
• Eden and Xu Qi were both overwhelmed with embarrassment when Aponia walked in during their intimate moment.
• Aponia teased Eden, who admitted she had nothing left to hide after what she had done with Xu Qi.
• Aponia sat in Xu Qi’s arms and offered to serve him instead of Eden.

Xu Qi spent an intimate night with Eden and Aponia before visiting his parents with Delta and Vil-V. His father urged him to cherish his lovers and spend time with them, while Xu Qi left confident that grandchildren might soon be on the way.

• Aponia joined Eden and Xu Qi in an intimate encounter, kissing both of them.
• Xu Qi's mother called in the morning, and he promised to visit after lunch while Eden and Aponia distracted him.
• Xu Qi arrived at his parents' home with Delta and Vil-V, and Xu Youde chased him with a stick before Lin Lai welcomed the new daughters-in-law.
• Lin Lai gathered the women to advise them, while Xu Qi and Xu Youde talked on the balcony about grandchildren, work, and Xu Qi's animation, Alahato SEED.
• Xu Youde told Xu Qi to spend more time with his lovers, and Xu Qi recalled that his father had given him the same advice before.

Xu Qi and Mei grew closer as they tried to conceive, while his career flourished with the success of Alahato SEED. For Bronya’s birthday, Xu Qi hinted at good news connected to her, but admitted the matter had only recently begun to improve and was still uncertain.

• Xu Qi and Xu Youde reconciled on New Year's Eve, and Xu Qi told his father he had never regretted meeting him or his mother.
• Mei monopolized Xu Qi that night after Xu Youde said he wanted a grandchild, and she teased that she would feed Xu Qi first if she became pregnant.
• By August, Xu Qi and Mei were trying to conceive, Kafka and Hack Rabbit had returned to infiltrate Anti-Entropy, and Alahato SEED had become a major success.
• Xu Qi invited Bronya to move into the Golden Courtyard, and she reacted warmly to the idea of sharing daily life with his family.
• On Bronya's birthday, Xu Qi gave her a hint about news related to her, then said the opportunity was not certain yet.

Xu Qi told Bronya that M.H planned to sell Sirin, prompting Bronya to urge him to learn whether Sirin wanted to stay at E.T before rival companies pursued her. Xu Qi called Sirin to his office, while Seele’s growing feelings for him—and a flicker of scarlet in her eyes—complicated the situation; he left Sirin shocked to learn she was only a Grade Six original artist.

• Xu Qi told Bronya that M.H was secretly selling employees and might put Sirin on the market, drawing interest from T.X and other animation companies.
• Bronya told Xu Qi to ask Sirin whether she wanted to remain at E.T, and he agreed to speak with her.
• Xu Qi visited the original-art office and took Sirin to his office, while Seele watched them leave and wondered about her feelings for him.
• Seele worried that Xu Qi had many girlfriends and noticed a scarlet flicker in her eyes when she wondered why he had called Sirin in.
• Xu Qi explained E.T’s annual position-grade assessment and told Sirin that she was a Grade Six original artist, leaving her stunned.

Xu Qi promised Sirin he would help her seek a higher rank, while keeping secret that M.H. planned to sell her. He then told Rita that Durandal had protected her from being recalled by Schicksal, but Rita grew suspicious when he accidentally referred to the women as “you all.”

• Sirin learned from Xu Qi that her borrowed status made a promotion difficult, but he promised to help her and asked her to keep their conversation secret from Seele.
• Seele questioned Sirin about her meeting with Xu Qi, and Sirin awkwardly claimed they had only discussed work.
• Rita asked Xu Qi how Sirin had reacted to the prospect of being sold, and Xu Qi worried that the news would hurt her because she liked M.H.
• Xu Qi told Rita that Schicksal had been dealing with its own problems and that Durandal had refused to let Rita be recalled before Cocoilia was found.
• Rita questioned Xu Qi after he accidentally said he would keep “you all” safe, then suggested she would not object if he pursued Durandal.

Xu Qi told Bronya that Sirin would be hurt if they pressured her to leave M.H., so Bronya proposed acquiring the company instead. He sought Eden’s advice and help with the acquisition, but Eden and Anna demanded payment for their assistance, leaving Xu Qi caught between them.

• Xu Qi visited Bronya and explained his conversation with Rita about Sirin and M.H.
• Bronya proposed investigating M.H. and acquiring it so Sirin could remain with E.T.
• Xu Qi agreed to investigate M.H. and suggested using unsavory methods, prompting Bronya to warn him about the police.
• Xu Qi asked Eden for advice, and Eden said E.T. needed a financial advisor for an acquisition.
• Eden offered to lend Xu Qi Anna, but said she expected a bargaining chip in return.
• Anna also asked Xu Qi for payment, and Eden revealed Anna had helped devise the plan to make Xu Qi distance himself from her.

Eden explained why Anna could only be with someone who would never hurt her, and encouraged Xu Qi to accept Anna’s feelings. Xu Qi and Anna began kissing, but Eden stopped their escalation on the sofa and sent them to the bed, where she let Anna take center stage while reassuring Xu Qi of her affection.

• Eden told Xu Qi that Anna could never marry unless she found someone who would never hurt Eden, and Anna agreed that Xu Qi could be that person.
• Anna explained that she had watched Xu Qi for Eden’s sake and had grown to understand why Eden loved him; she urged him to let their feelings develop.
• Xu Qi accepted Anna’s advances and kissed her passionately on the sofa, while Eden watched with mixed amusement and jealousy.
• When Xu Qi began undressing Anna, Eden stopped them and moved Anna to the bed, saying the sofa was no place for such behavior.
• Xu Qi hugged Eden from behind and told her she was always his main character, and Eden gave up her jealousy and told him to go to Anna.

Xu Qi took Anna’s first time while Eden watched, then drew Eden into the encounter when Anna teased her. Afterward, Anna lay with Xu Qi and reflected on their new closeness, while he began to discuss the company’s flirtatious workplace culture.

• Xu Qi comforted Anna during their first time together as Eden watched and worried about what her own first time might be like.
• As Anna grew more comfortable, she teased Eden about being a big sister and challenged her to admit she had not been intimate with Xu Qi.
• Eden ordered Xu Qi to intensify things with Anna, then joined them after Anna pleaded for him to slow down.
• Xu Qi pulled Eden onto Anna and told her he would collect interest without claiming her.
• Afterward, Anna rested in Xu Qi’s arms while Eden slept nearby, and Xu Qi discussed how some employees used flirtation to advance at the company.

Xu Qi chose Yae to lead E.T.'s acquisition project after Anna suggested he ask one of his women to take charge. He brought the plan to Bronya, who began arranging Yae's transfer and a promotion in Human Resources.

• Anna told Xu Qi she could consult on E.T.'s acquisition and suggested he consider one of his women to manage it.
• Xu Qi considered several candidates the next morning before asking Yae to join the company and lead the acquisition project.
• Yae readily agreed to work for Xu Qi, and he explained why he considered her the most suitable candidate.
• Xu Qi took the plan to Bronya, who called the deputy manager of Human Resources to arrange an internal personnel-transfer meeting and promote him to manager.

Xu Qi arranged for Yae to join E.T as it prepared to investigate and potentially acquire M.H, while Sirin invited herself on his weekend trip to the ocean park. Seele’s Black Seele vowed to pursue Xu Qi, and the chapter ended with Xu Qi learning that M.H was in a cash-flow crisis.

• Bronya told Xu Qi that E.T was expanding and could hire Yae immediately while preparing to investigate M.H.
• Sirin invited Xu Qi to take her to the ocean park, and he agreed to bring her along with his friends.
• Seele grew jealous after Sirin spoke with Xu Qi, and Black Seele vowed to seduce him during the weekend outing.
• Xu Qi read the file Neko had sent and learned that M.H was facing a financial crisis because of insufficient cash flow.

Xu Qi sent Bronya information about M.H.’s financial trouble and its possible acquisition, and Bronya and Welt approved further planning while stressing that Sirin was the real priority. Yae teased Xu Qi about his relationship with Rin, then interrupted his call with Bronya; the chapter left E.T. preparing to pursue M.H. and recruit Sirin.

• Xu Qi sent Bronya the documents about M.H.’s unexplained funding crisis and suggested a secret acquisition plan, with Anna preparing it and Yae carrying it out.
• Yae urged Xu Qi to pursue Rin, and Xu Qi said he would not let her go but thought she was waiting for something.
• While Xu Qi and Yae were together, Bronya called to discuss M.H.; she said she would ask Welt to consider the acquisition, and Yae answered the call before hanging up.
• Bronya presented Welt with plans to appoint Yae as project department manager and hire Anna as a consultant, and Xu Qi vouched for Yae’s experience.
• Welt approved the appointments and told Xu Qi and Bronya to comfort Sirin, emphasizing that E.T. should acquire M.H. to bring Sirin into the company.