Chapter Summaries

Su Yang showed Pan Ning and Meng Qianyu that he could play Liszt’s difficult La Campanella flawlessly on the Steinway Pan Ning had bought him. After dinner and a movie, Pan Ning and Meng Qianyu rested their heads on his shoulders, and the system rewarded his happy mood.

• Su Yang, Pan Ning, and Meng Qianyu returned to Su Yang’s villa, where he admired the Steinway Pan Ning had given him.
• Su Yang played La Campanella perfectly, impressing Meng Qianyu and drawing Pan Ning into the music.
• Su Yang made hot pot for the three of them, and Meng Qianyu washed the dishes afterward.
• Su Yang watched a movie with Pan Ning and Meng Qianyu, who each rested their head on one of his shoulders.
• The system rewarded Su Yang with 3,000,000 for his happy and excited mood.

Su Yang, Pan Ning, and Meng Qianyu set out for Meng Wenzhou’s father’s birthday at Nanli Manor. After arriving, Su Yang was struck by the vast, luxurious estate as Meng Qianyu opened the gate for them.

• Su Yang woke late, ate noodles with Pan Ning and Meng Qianyu, and prepared to leave for the birthday gathering.
• Meng Wenzhou called Su Yang, discovered both Pan Ning and Meng Qianyu were with him, and asked him to bring Qianyu over to welcome the guests.
• Su Yang drove Pan Ning and Meng Qianyu to Nanli Manor in Qingshan District, following Qianyu’s directions.
• A security guard recognized Meng Qianyu and opened the entrance barrier for Su Yang’s car.
• Meng Qianyu used facial recognition to open the manor’s gate, and Su Yang drove inside.

Su Yang, Pan Ning, and Meng Qianyu arrived at Meng Wenzhou’s parents’ home for the gathering, where Meng Wenzhou told Su Yang that Deng Hao had posted an apology video. As Meng Wenzhou made tea, Pan Ning learned that their friends were planning a self-driving trip and joined in.

• Su Yang, Pan Ning, and Meng Qianyu arrived at Meng Wenzhou’s family estate and were welcomed by Uncle Chen.
• Uncle Chen sent Meng Qianyu to see her father while Su Yang and Pan Ning waited in the reception hall.
• Meng Wenzhou arrived and told Uncle Chen that Su Yang was his guest, then stayed to make tea with them.
• Meng Wenzhou told Su Yang that Deng Hao had posted an apology video, though its wording seemed insincere.
• Pan Ning asked about the self-driving trip, and Su Yang admitted he had forgotten to tell her about the idea.
• Pan Ning agreed to plan a trip farther away, while Meng Wenzhou said Fatty had been researching routes.

Su Yang and Meng Wenzhou greeted friends and guests arriving at Meng Wenzhou’s manor. When Chu Qiunan showed up, Su Yang pretended to welcome him warmly while squeezing his hand to stop him from speaking, leaving their rivalry unresolved.

• Liu Bo, Zhang Ziming, and Ji Bo arrived at the manor and joined Su Yang and Meng Wenzhou outside.
• Su Yang told Meng Wenzhou that he had met Chu Qiunan at Happy Valley and raced him the day before.
• Chu Changsheng and Wu Chunhong arrived, greeted Meng Wenzhou, and headed into the reception hall.
• Chu Qiunan came over to confront Su Yang, but Su Yang grabbed his hand and greeted him warmly, then squeezed it until Chu Qiunan cried out.

Su Yang and his friends confronted Chu Qiunan, who agreed to stop pursuing Pan Ning while keeping his feelings. The group then discussed a road trip to Tibet Region, and Pan Ning suggested driving through one of its No Man's Lands.

• Liu Bo and the others surrounded Chu Qiunan, while Meng Wenzhou revealed his identity and asked why Chu Qiunan objected to Su Yang.
• Chu Qiunan admitted he had no real conflict with Su Yang, then accused the group of using their numbers to intimidate him over Pan Ning.
• Liu Bo explained that Pan Ning and Su Yang were in love, and Chu Qiunan agreed not to harass her while insisting he could still like her.
• Meng Wenzhou left to prepare, and Su Yang and the others gathered at the tea bar with Chu Qiunan.
• Liu Bo proposed a road trip to Holy City via the 328 route, and Pan Ning said they should consider driving through a No Man's Land instead.

Su Yang and his friends agreed to plan a self-driving trip through Qiangtang No Man's Land and on to Saimu Lake. They began deciding who would go and left the exact route and preparations for a meeting that night.

• Pan Ning agreed to join, and Ji Bo and Zhang Ziming also signed on for the trip.
• Liu Bo proposed driving to the Holy City, crossing Qiangtang No Man's Land into Xinjiang, and ending at Saimu Lake, and the group agreed to discuss the route that night.
• Zhang Ziming said Yi Xue might be unable to join because of a family matter, while Su Yang named Old Meng, Qianyu, and the group’s other members as potential travelers.
• Lu Yun, Han Xiaoyu, Xia Keke, and Ye Wan declined because of work or other obligations, while Tang Ziyun agreed to go.
• Su Yang privately asked Tang Ziyun to join the group's planning discussion that night.

Su Yang and his friends planned their self-driving trip, and Chu Qiunan asked to join them. At Meng Wenzhou and Meng Qianyu’s gathering, Pan Ning’s parents arrived, leaving Su Yang nervous about meeting her mother, Pan Simin.

• Liu Bo counted eight people for the trip, and Chu Qiunan asked Su Yang if he could come along.
• Su Yang agreed to take Chu Qiunan, who said he had long wanted to go on a self-driving trip.
• Meng Jianyun and Yao Huiqin arrived at the manor to welcome the guests while Su Yang and his friends stayed in the tea lounge.
• Pan Ning told Su Yang that her parents were arriving, and he asked about her mother’s personality and how to address her.
• Pan Chonghai and Pan Simin arrived in a Rolls-Royce Phantom, and Pan Simin linked arms with her husband as they walked toward the entrance.

Su Yang met Pan Ning’s parents, Pan Chonghai and Meng Simin, at the reception and made a strong impression on them. The chapter left Meng Simin approving of Su Yang after learning about his businesses, while Chu Qiunan realized he had little chance with Pan Ning.

• Pan Chonghai and Meng Simin arrived, and Su Yang greeted them alongside Chu Qiunan and the others.
• Meng Simin sized up Su Yang, found him poised and handsome, and welcomed his introduction.
• Pan Ning revealed that she had been staying at Su Yang’s house, embarrassing Su Yang and surprising everyone.
• Meng Simin asked Su Yang about his age, family, and work while Pan Chonghai tried to bring up his martial arts.
• Su Yang said he owned Yue Shi Guang Western Restaurant and shares in Xingling Media, satisfying Meng Simin and leaving Chu Qiunan disheartened.

Chu Qiunan’s parents arrived at the Meng family gathering, where Meng Simin invited Su Yang and the other young people to dinner after their Tibet road trip. Su Yang met Meng Jianyun and Yao Huiqin, and the group moved to the second-floor banquet hall.

• Chu Changsheng and Wu Chunhong arrived and joined the tea-bar gathering, where Wu Chunhong introduced herself to Su Yang and his friends.
• Meng Simin invited Su Yang, Liu Bo, Zhang Ziming, Ji Bo, and Chu Qiunan to her home for a meal, but Pan Ning said they were leaving on a road trip to Tibet the next day.
• Meng Simin privately asked Pan Ning to bring Su Yang home after the trip so she could ask him questions.
• Meng Jianyun greeted Su Yang and said he had heard about him from Meng Wenzhou and Meng Qianyu, while Yao Huiqin invited him to visit and asked him to call her Sister Qin.
• Meng Qianyu ran over and grabbed Su Yang’s arm, drawing surprised looks from the adults, and everyone moved to the second-floor banquet hall.

At Meng Jianyun’s banquet, Su Yang and his friends caught up and planned a self-driving trip through Tibet to Saimu Lake, including a crossing of Qiangtang No Man’s Land. After the banquet, they left for a riverside bar recommended by Chu Qiunan to drink and plan the route.

• Su Yang sat between Pan Ning and Meng Qianyu at the banquet, while Chu Qiunan wondered about their closeness.
• Meng Wenzhou and Meng Qianyu greeted their parents’ friends’ children, then returned to their friends’ table.
• Liu Bo said the group planned to finalize their self-driving route that night, prepare the next day, and leave the day after.
• Pan Ning proposed crossing Qiangtang No Man’s Land on the way from the Holy City to Saimu Lake, and Meng Wenzhou agreed despite his misgivings.
• After the banquet, Chu Qiunan shared the location of Qianjin Jack Riverside Bar, and Su Yang, Pan Ning, Meng Qianyu, and the others drove there.

Su Yang and his friends drove to Tianxing River Street for a night out, where they reunited with Tang Ziyun and unexpectedly found Su Qingci with her. Su Qingci joined the group, and they left off exchanging introductions and discovering Meng Qianyu was older than her.

• Su Yang sent Tang Ziyun the location and told the others their road trip would last at least fifteen or twenty days.
• Su Yang led five luxury cars through the city to Tianxing River Street, attracting crowds and earning a reward of 2,000,000 when he felt joyful and satisfied.
• Chu Qiunan led the group to Forward JACK Music Bar, where Su Yang spotted Tang Ziyun sitting with Su Qingci.
• Liu Bo recognized Su Qingci from their rafting trip in Shima Town, and Su Qingci explained that she had stayed after her friend left.
• Su Qingci greeted Su Yang and Pan Ning, then met Meng Qianyu and mistakenly called her older sister before learning Meng Qianyu was twenty-three and she was twenty-one.

Su Qingci joined Su Yang and his friends for a road trip to the Tibet Region, and the group met to plan their route. They approved Chu Qiunan’s more scenic itinerary, which took them through several cities before reaching Holy City.

• Su Yang introduced Tang Ziyun and Su Qingci to the others at the bar.
• Su Qingci accepted Meng Qianyu’s invitation to join the road trip to the Tibet Region.
• The group toasted to a fun trip, then began discussing their route and supplies.
• Su Yang proposed driving from Sea City through Rong City to Holy City before continuing to Qiangtang No Man's Land.
• Chu Qiunan suggested a route through Xiangnan, Guizhou Province, Chun City, and the City of Romantic Encounters before heading to Holy City, and the group approved it.

Liu Bo and the others finalized their road-trip route and discussed supplies for their journey into Qiangtang No Man's Land. When Su Qingci and Chu Qiunan asked about a past bear encounter, Liu Bo exaggerated the story while those who had witnessed it listened in disbelief.

• Liu Bo revised the route to travel from Lin City to Er City before heading to the City of Romantic Encounters, then the group chose Highway 328 toward the Holy City and Qiangtang.
• Meng Wenzhou suggested bringing self-defense tools, and Liu Bo agreed to buy supplies, while Su Yang said they should avoid pepper spray and bring knives for protection.
• Su Qingci asked whether they might encounter wolves in Qiangtang, and Zhang Ziming warned Liu Bo not to jinx them by talking about bears after their earlier encounter.
• Liu Bo embellished the story of how he and Su Yang fought a black bear, impressing Su Qingci and Chu Qiunan.
• Meng Qianyu remarked that this was how rumors got started, while the others who had witnessed the encounter looked speechless.

Su Yang and his friends planned supplies and vehicles for their trip to the Tibet Region, including a drive through No Man’s Land. They settled on three SUVs, with Liu Bo and Su Yang volunteering to drive, and left the remaining vehicle arrangements to be decided.

• Liu Bo recorded the group’s proposed first-aid supplies, clothing, vehicle equipment, and other travel gear, while Zhang Ziming searched online for additional items.
• Meng Wenzhou added Su Qingci and Chu Qiunan to the group chat and suggested bringing headlamps, flashlights, power banks, a drone, spare batteries, and dustproof goggles.
• The group decided they could prepare the supplies in one day and buy anything forgotten along the way.
• Ji Bo raised the question of vehicles, and Su Yang said they needed at least three SUVs, including one support vehicle for luggage and equipment.
• Liu Bo volunteered his Navigator as the support vehicle, and Su Yang volunteered his Cullinan for another SUV; Meng Wenzhou defended Su Yang’s choice to take the expensive car.

Meng Wenzhou and the others finalized which cars to take for their upcoming trip and planned to leave the day after tomorrow. After the gathering, Su Yang left with Pan Ning and Meng Qianyu, while the designated driver admired the luxurious life he glimpsed at Jingyu Terrace Villa District.

• Meng Wenzhou offered to drive his Range Rover, and the group settled on taking three cars for the trip.
• The friends drank and played games until midnight, then agreed to prepare their supplies the next day and confirm their departure time in the group chat.
• Zhang Ziming, Su Qingci, and Tang Ziyun left by taxi, while Su Yang waited for his designated driver.
• Meng Qianyu surprised Chu Qiunan and Ji Bo by getting into Su Yang's Cullinan, and Pan Ning hurried Su Yang along as they departed together.
• The designated driver brought Su Yang to Jingyu Terrace Villa District, where he watched the Cullinan enter and exclaimed that this was actually living.

Su Yang invited his friends to stay at his villa before their trip into No Man's Land, then took Pan Ning and Meng Qianyu shopping for outdoor gear, food, and vehicle supplies. By the afternoon, the group had arranged to gather at his home with their luggage and equipment before setting out the next day.

• Meng Qianyu invited the group to Su Yang's villa for dinner, and Su Yang welcomed everyone to stay overnight before their trip.
• Su Yang, Pan Ning, and Meng Qianyu bought hiking clothes and shoes, fresh food, car tools, emergency gear, and two spare run-flat tires.
• Su Yang reminded Meng Wenzhou and Liu Bo to bring full-size spare tires for their vehicles.
• Su Yang told Liu Bo to load his luggage and equipment and come to the villa, and Meng Wenzhou asked the other travelers to do the same.

Su Yang hosted his friends at his villa before their planned trip to No Man's Land, showing them self-defense equipment and preparing a feast. The evening ended with Meng Wenzhou astonished by Su Yang's cooking.

• Su Yang made lunch for Pan Ning and Meng Qianyu, and the three rested in the backyard before their guests arrived.
• Meng Wenzhou, Liu Bo, Tang Ziyun, Su Qingci, Ji Bo, Chu Qiunan, and Zhang Ziming arrived with their luggage and equipment.
• Liu Bo showed the group two boxes of self-defense gear, and Su Yang took two sets of brass knuckles while Ji Bo chose a baton for later.
• Su Yang, Liu Bo, and Ji Bo prepared dinner, and Su Yang served a feast with seafood, stir-fries, chicken soup, and Maotai.
• Meng Wenzhou tasted Su Yang's yellow beef, rushed over to praise him as a god of culinary arts, and Su Yang joked that the compliment sounded insulting.

Su Yang hosted a dinner before the group’s road trip, and everyone agreed to keep the planned route flexible. The next morning, the ten friends set out in three cars as Su Yang received two side quests from his system.

• Su Yang served an impressive meal, and the group ate and celebrated together before discussing their route.
• Meng Wenzhou suggested keeping the main route while making spontaneous stops, and Su Yang and the others agreed.
• The next morning, the group checked their supplies, chose their cars, and gathered to leave for the trip.
• The system gave Su Yang quests to raise Su Qingci and Meng Qianyu’s favorability within three days and bind a new target with a beauty score over 90, with no penalty for failing the latter quest.
• Su Yang drove away with the four women in his car, and the other two cars followed as the road trip began.

Su Yang and the women drove from Haicheng to Lin City, where they checked into a five-star hotel while the two cars following them were still on the road. They planned to rest and eat Sour Soup Beef Hot Pot before continuing their trip the next morning.

• Su Yang drove the group onto the expressway and sped ahead of the two cars after Meng Qianyu teased their friends in the group chat.
• After several hours on the road, Su Yang and Pan Ning chatted while the three women slept in the back, and Su Yang received a system reward when he glanced at them.
• The women woke up and asked to stop at a service area before the group continued toward Lin City.
• Su Yang reached Lin City West Expressway Toll Station at 3:40 p.m. and learned that the other cars were still more than seventy kilometers away.
• Su Yang drove the group into downtown Lin City and checked them into the five-star Kaibin hotel.

Su Yang and the four women checked into a Lin City hotel while waiting for their friends to arrive. After asking a server about local food, Su Yang led the group out to explore nearby streets and planned to try sour soup beef hot pot and local snacks once everyone had arrived.

• Tang Ziyun booked ten hotel rooms and handed out the key cards, while Meng Qianyu tried unsuccessfully to switch rooms with Su Qingci or Pan Ning.
• Su Yang messaged Zhang Ziming, Ji Bo, and Chu Qiunan with the hotel address, then the group went upstairs to put away their luggage.
• Su Yang asked a server about Lin City specialties, learned where to find Love Tofu Fruit, and agreed to try it with Meng Qianyu.
• Meng Wenzhou arrived at the hotel with two others, and Su Yang told them to put away their luggage before exploring nearby streets.
• After Ji Bo said he was still on the way, Su Yang led the group out to look around and said they could eat at Big Beard Sour Soup Beef later.