Chapter Summaries

Gu Ziyun killed Mr. Cui, spared Director Bai after learning she might know where Gu Ziyun’s biological mother was, and met her younger sister Shen Shiya in prison. She took Shen Shiya shopping and introduced her to the outside world, where Shen Shiya eagerly ate enormous amounts of food.

• Gu Ziyun rejected Mr. Cui’s offer to serve her and killed him before moving on with Cheng Gui.
• Director Bai claimed she knew the location of Gu Ziyun’s biological mother and offered to work for Ding Corporation, so Gu Ziyun left without killing her.
• Gu Ziyun met her younger sister Shen Shiya, who had spent eighteen years isolated and knew little about the outside world.
• Gu Ziyun took Shen Shiya out of her cell, and Cheng Gui let them go while arranging for others to handle the aftermath.
• Gu Ziyun bought Shen Shiya clothes and took her to eat, where Shen Shiya devoured hundreds of pounds of food and marveled at the outside world.

Gu Ziyun brought Shen Shiya to Ding Corporation, where Ding Ling agreed to take her in and later helped locate Gu Ziyun’s biological mother. The reunited family settled into Ding Corporation’s headquarters, and Gu Ziyun showed her mother the treasured figurines Ding Ling had given her.

• Gu Ziyun asked Ding Ling to take in Shen Shiya, and he agreed, raising Gu Ziyun’s favorability to 99.
• Shen Shiya enjoyed a meal prepared by Du Mingxi and praised Ding Ling’s cooking, while Gu Ziyun asked Ding Ling to find her mother.
• Ding Ling arranged a search for Gu Ziyun’s mother, and the search team eventually found her and brought her back.
• Gu Ziyun’s mother learned about Ding Corporation and Ding Ling, then praised his cooking after sharing a meal with the family.
• Gu Ziyun showed her mother her suite and the figurines Ding Ling had given her, and her mother marveled at their craftsmanship.

Gu Ziyun showed her mother and Shen Shiya Ding Ling’s artwork, then prepared an elaborate surprise to win him over. Ding Ling finally arrived late at night, and Gu Ziyun asked him to close his eyes as she began her surprise.

• Gu Ziyun boasted about Ding Ling’s sculpture and paintings, and her mother praised his many artistic talents.
• Shen Shiya and Du Mingxi asked Gu Ziyun to find them suitable brothers of Ding Ling, while Gu Ziyun said she would ask after her own marriage was settled.
• Gu Ziyun researched what men liked, dressed in a nurse’s uniform and stockings, and invited Ding Ling to her room to give him a mysterious gift.
• Ding Ling delayed coming, so Gu Ziyun waited nervously, searched for ways to increase her chances of getting pregnant, and took another shower.
• Ding Ling arrived at eleven at night, and Gu Ziyun brought him to the bed and asked him to close his eyes.

Gu Ziyun and Ding Ling became lovers, and Gu Ziyun was overwhelmed by his stamina. After her favorability reached its maximum, Ding Ling completed his mission and planned to enjoy the world with her, while rumors about him spread through the Ding Corporation.

• Gu Ziyun kissed Ding Ling, and they spent the night together; the next day, she was exhausted and vowed to improve her skills and become stronger.
• Gu Ziyun's favorability reached 100, giving Ding Ling control of the Sovereign Light and completing his mission in the world.
• Shen Shiya and Du Mingxi visited the exhausted Gu Ziyun, questioned her about Ding Ling, and teased her about their relationship; Gu Ziyun warned Shen Shiya not to covet him.
• Gu Ziyun and Ding Ling continued their relationship, while Shen Shiya and Du Mingxi grew envious whenever Gu Ziyun recovered from their encounters.
• A cleaning lady overheard the women gossiping and spread rumors about Ding Ling throughout the company, prompting Gu Ziyun to scold Shen Shiya and Du Mingxi and warn them to stay close to him.

As women at Ding Corporation schemed to win Ding Ling, Gu Ziyun’s mother advised her to ask him to marry her. Gu Ziyun staged a rose-filled proposal, and Ding Ling accepted, prompting a frenzy of heartbreak and discussion online.

• Shen Shiya teased Gu Ziyun about letting her sister help win Ding Ling, while Du Mingxi insisted she would not pursue him.
• After Gu Ziyun learned that women at Ding Corporation were plotting to approach Ding Ling, her mother suggested she ask him when they could marry.
• Gu Ziyun called Ding Ling, then rushed with her family and Du Mingxi to prepare roses and a ring for a proposal.
• Shen Shiya welcomed Ding Ling with confetti as Gu Ziyun knelt in a rose heart and proposed; Ding Ling accepted and put on the ring.
• Gu Ziyun kissed Ding Ling while her family celebrated, and her mother posted a photo that spread through Ding Corporation.
• Chat logs about Ding Ling’s admirers circulated online, sparking widespread discussion of his popularity, the Talent Potions, and the Ding Corporation.

Ding Ling established a powerful network of companies in South Korea while Yeniko grew interested in targeting Ding Corporation’s mysterious president instead of Park San. Popeye agreed to consider the new target, and the team began discussing the change of plan.

• Ding Ling arrived in the Thieves' Alliance world, identified Yeniko as his target, and set out to win her over by amassing wealth and building Ding Corporation.
• Ding Ling recruited struggling experts into companies spanning numerous industries, making Ding Corporation a sensation while keeping his own identity secret.
• Yeniko told Chewing Gum she wanted to abandon Park San, who had given her no money, and seduce Ding Corporation’s president instead.
• Chewing Gum informed Popeye of Yeniko’s decision, and Popeye agreed that targeting Ding Corporation could make the team rich.
• Popeye showed Pepsi and Tsang Pano news about Ding Corporation and asked what they thought of changing targets.

Popeye's team planned to exploit Ding Corporation's supposed young president, Ding Ling, through a honey trap or business schemes, and Yeniko set out to approach him. The chapter ended with Yeniko reflecting on the hardships that had driven her into the theft ring.

• Tsang Pano and Popeye predicted that rival conglomerates would target Ding Corporation and agreed the team should profit from its arrival in South Korea.
• Popeye proposed using Yeniko to get Ding Corporation's president to invest in their shell company, with reselling supplies or stealing treasures as backup plans.
• Popeye found Ding Ling's address and told Yeniko he appeared to be seventeen or eighteen, but assured her he was an adult.
• Yeniko dressed to meet Ding Ling, brushed off Park San's invitation, and left with Chewing Gum's reminder to follow the plan.
• Yeniko remembered how workplace harassment and blacklisting after university had led her to join Popeye's theft ring and justify stealing from the wealthy as helping the poor.

Yeniko reflected on the hardships that had driven her to pursue wealth and described how she and Chewing Gum came to target Ding Ling. After their Honey Trap failed when they first saw him, Yeniko pursued him alone and invited him to dinner, but he questioned why he should give her a chance.

• Yeniko recalled losing her parents, becoming homeless and ostracized, and meeting Popeye, while resolving to make money for her parents' sake.
• Yeniko and Chewing Gum entered Cangyun Residential Area to target Ding Ling, but his appearance left them too flustered to use their Honey Trap.
• Yeniko decided to pursue Ding Ling alone with a new approach, while Chewing Gum reported her decision to Popeye and the others.
• Yeniko found Ding Ling and invited him to dinner, and her favorability toward him rapidly rose as she became captivated by him.
• Ding Ling asked Yeniko whether they were close and then challenged her to explain why he should give her a chance.

Ding Ling agreed to let Yeniko pursue him as a friend, and the two shared a meal and planned to go to the gym. Yeniko's growing attraction to him conflicted with her priority of making money, and she left the chapter still wary of falling in love.

• Yeniko kept pursuing Ding Ling until he agreed to become friends with her, and they exchanged names.
• Yeniko took Ding Ling to a restaurant, where he ordered one of every dish and she paid despite worrying about the cost.
• Yeniko borrowed several thousand dollars from Chewing Gum and Popeye after spending most of her remaining money on the meal.
• Yeniko returned to Ding Ling, and they agreed to work out at a gym together.
• Yeniko privately admitted that Ding Ling stirred romantic feelings in her, but she reminded herself to focus on making money and remain cautious about men.

Yeniko spent the day growing closer to Ding Ling through a workout, dinner, a movie, and a walk, and her Favorability toward him increased. After Popeye and the others warned her that a relationship with Ding Ling was impossible and risky, Yeniko postponed their plan and asked Popeye for more money.

• Yeniko warned Ding Ling that he was too innocent, then discovered at the gym that he was far stronger and fitter than she was.
• Yeniko treated Ding Ling to an expensive dinner, watched a romance film with him, and spent the evening enjoying his company.
• Yeniko returned to the hideout, where Popeye, Chewing Gum, Tsang Pano, and Pepsi questioned her about Ding Ling and warned her not to take their relationship seriously.
• Yeniko wavered after considering that Ding Ling's family could discover her identity as a thief, and Popeye asked whether they could proceed with their original plan.
• Yeniko postponed the plan because Ding Ling had noticed something suspicious, then demanded money from Popeye, who agreed to transfer two thousand dollars.

Yeniko spent another day with Ding Ling, watching him defeat martial artists and discovering his exceptional musical and carving talents. Her admiration for him grew, and she accepted a wooden figurine he carved in her likeness.

• Yeniko spent the day with Ding Ling, practicing Taekwondo as he defeated dozens of martial arts experts, including South Korea's strongest Taekwondo expert.
• Yeniko told Popeye and Pepsi that she would not ask Ding Ling about investment until after two more days, and Popeye agreed to send her four thousand dollars for expenses.
• Yeniko accompanied Ding Ling to a concert, where he played a piece he called "General's Return" and impressed her with his musical talent.
• Ding Ling took Yeniko backstage and carved a lifelike figurine of her, then gave it to her as a gift.

Yeniko told Ding Ling about her difficult past, and he agreed to take her on a date, leaving her delighted that her pursuit had succeeded. She returned to Popeye and the others, announced she would quit thieving, and promised to repay them if she prospered with Ding Ling.

• Yeniko admired Ding Ling’s figurine, then warned him that financial conglomerates were targeting his company and advised him to protect his investments.
• Ding Ling offered to date Yeniko if she told him about her past, and she revealed her ordinary upbringing, workplace hardships, and parents’ deaths in a car accident.
• Ding Ling assured Yeniko he did not despise her and agreed to pick her up for a date the next day.
• Yeniko returned to the hideout and told Popeye and the others she was Ding Ling’s girlfriend and would stop working as a female thief.
• Popeye and the others celebrated Yeniko’s success and discussed asking Ding Ling for investment, while Tsang Pano quietly felt hurt.

Ding Ling took Yeniko on a date while her friends were intimidated by him and decided to retire from crime. After Yeniko returned, Popeye received a call from Park of Auckland offering them a diamond theft worth twenty million dollars.

• Ding Ling visited Popeye and the others, who were struck by his presence and reconsidered their plans to exploit him.
• Ding Ling took Yeniko on a date, and she enjoyed their time together while her Favorability toward him increased.
• Popeye and the others decided to quit stealing and began cutting ties with their criminal past.
• Yeniko returned from her date and learned that her friends planned to retire from crime because of Ding Ling.
• Park of Auckland called Popeye and asked the group to steal diamonds worth twenty million dollars.

After nine days of traveling with Ding Ling, Yeniko’s feelings for him deepened, and she returned to South Korea eager to share her adventures with the thieves. Park of Auckland continued pursuing her help with a diamond theft and offered to investigate Ding Ling in exchange.

• Popeye, Pepsi, and Chewing Gum rejected Park of Auckland’s plan to steal the Tear of the Sun, and Park decided to travel to South Korea and investigate why Popeye refused.
• Ding Ling and Yeniko traveled through three countries over nine days, and Yeniko’s Favorability toward him reached 90.
• Yeniko asked Ding Ling to teach her Magic Thievery, but he told her she needed to learn the fundamentals of stage magic first.
• Yeniko returned to the thieves’ headquarters, delighted the group with travel stories and photographs, and offered to ask Ding Ling to help them find better housing.
• Popeye told Yeniko that Park of Auckland wanted to meet her, and Yeniko said she would ignore him and planned to move out the next day.
• Park of Auckland called Popeye and offered to help investigate Ding Ling’s identity if Yeniko agreed to work with him.

Popeye and his companions rejected Park of Auckland’s attempt to involve them in his plans, while Park secretly pursued information about Ding Ling and his revenge scheme. Yeniko moved into a lavish estate that Ding Ling had put in her name, and Popeye’s group began considering how to win Ding Ling’s favor.

• Popeye hung up on Park of Auckland, and Tsang Pano, Chewing Gum, and Pepsi agreed to avoid his schemes and start fresh after Yeniko’s move.
• Park of Auckland visited their home but left without seeing them, then paid Yamashiro Fuko for the limited information her agency had gathered about Ding Ling.
• Park persisted with his plans to kill Wei Hong and steal the Tear of the Sun, while Popeye’s group remained unaware of his true motives.
• Yeniko and her companions moved into a grand estate, where a butler named Zheng Ziyu gave Yeniko the deed and keys to the house and two luxury cars registered in her name.
• Popeye and the others admired Yeniko’s gifts, and Popeye suggested that they impress Ding Ling so he might treat them generously too.

Yeniko let Popeye and the other thieves stay at Ding Ling’s estate under strict rules, while Park of Auckland arrived seeking Popeye’s help and learned that Ding Ling had given Yeniko the six-hundred-million-dollar property. Park then insulted Yeniko as unworthy of Ding Ling, leaving her hurt and furious.

• Yeniko showed the group Ding Ling’s extraordinary carvings and described his skills, then allowed them to stay at the estate if they behaved properly, worked legitimate jobs, and remained loyal to Ding Ling.
• Popeye and the others eagerly chose rooms, while Yeniko felt pleased that she could give them the home they had wanted.
• Park of Auckland found the estate and confronted Popeye, asking him to help with a valuable diamond; Popeye refused and said he had retired from thieving.
• Popeye and Pepsi told Park of Auckland that Ding Ling had given the estate to Yeniko, and Park was shocked to learn its value was six hundred million dollars.
• Park of Auckland questioned why Ding Ling would take Yeniko seriously, and Yeniko overheard him and became visibly distressed.

Yeniko married Ding Ling after he proposed at his castle, and the wedding astonished South Korea’s underground forces. After the wedding night, Ding Ling completed his mission by taking Yeniko’s Sovereign Light, while Yeniko began her new life as his wife.

• Park of Auckland left South Korea for Japan, deciding not to use Ding Ling against Wei Hong because he knew too little about Ding Ling.
• Yeniko visited Ding Ling’s castle, and Ding Ling proposed after comforting her about feeling unworthy of him.
• Yeniko accepted Ding Ling’s proposal, and news of their engagement spread through South Korea’s underground organization.
• Ding Ling and Yeniko completed their wedding vows as employees of Ding Corporation cheered, and Yeniko’s Favorability reached 100.
• Ding Ling took Yeniko’s Sovereign Light after their wedding night, and Yeniko later spoke with Chewing Gum and Pepsi about her marriage.

Yeniko settled into married life with Ding Ling, learned his cultivation techniques, and became superhuman as his companies’ value soared. After governments threatened her for access to the transformation method, she refused them, while their investigation into Ding Ling’s mysterious past left them wary.

• Chewing Gum and Pepsi taught Yeniko about intimacy, and months later she enjoyed a happy marriage with Ding Ling as his companies grew enormously in value.
• Popeye rejected Park of Auckland’s offer of gold and diamonds to help kill Wei Hong, so Park decided to assemble his own theft team and postpone the plan.
• Ding Ling taught Yeniko the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill and the Evergreen Skill, and her cultivation quickly made her strong enough to lift a massive rockery.
• Yeniko’s friends discovered her superhuman strength and tried to win her favor, while her growing abilities attracted attention from several countries.
• Yeniko refused governments’ demands for a method to create superhumans after Ding Ling advised her to reject their contracts and train harder.
• The governments investigated Ding Ling but could find no background or history for him, leaving them wary of acting against Yeniko.

Yeniko unleashed her Superman-class strength against criminal organizations worldwide, while the internet uncovered her history and Ding Ling’s mysterious role in her transformation. After surviving a nuclear attack, she pursued the powerful figures behind it and killed them as they tried to flee.

• Yeniko flew to Japan and destroyed criminal organizations that had threatened and tried to kidnap her.
• Videos of Yeniko’s attacks spread online, leading netizens to uncover her past and identify her as Ding Ling’s wife; Ding Ling’s fame and mystery also grew worldwide.
• Yeniko continued wiping out criminal organizations around the world, drawing both public gratitude and the attention of scientists and powerful figures.
• Powerful figures launched a small nuclear bomb at Yeniko’s plane, but she survived and flew toward their position.
• The figures launched another nuclear bomb and attempted to evacuate, but Yeniko caught up with them and killed them.

Yeniko’s fearsome reputation and her marriage to Ding Ling fueled online fascination, while Ding Ling’s avatar entered the world of First Love and began building a business presence near Xiao Shui. The chapter ended with his assistant Xiao Na questioning why he wanted to live in a nearby secondhand villa.

• Yeniko’s worldwide killing spree made powerful figures and black organizations afraid to provoke her or Ding Ling, while her old social media account gained hundreds of millions of followers.
• Netizens fixated on Ding Ling’s wealth, looks, and devotion, and rich heirs defended themselves against comparisons by admitting they could not compete with him.
• Yeniko tried to overpower Ding Ling during a sparring match, but later woke up exhausted as Pepsi and Chewing Gum teased her and helped her to the dining hall.
• Ding Ling’s avatar arrived in the First Love world in 1998, identified Xiao Shui as the female lead, and decided to wait until she was older before pursuing her.
• Ding Ling raised ten billion dollars abroad and invested in Xiao Shui’s country, hiring talent and developing land and buildings for the Ding Corporation.
• Worlana, known as Xiao Na, reported to Ding Ling after working as his assistant for several days and asked why he wanted to rent a nearby secondhand villa.