Recaps

After Su Qiao impressed her students with her hacking skills and striking appearance, Qi Jingmo asked her for a ride home. She agreed to pick him up after school, while Jiang Yongcheng remained at the podium with her.

• Students praised Su Qiao’s computer skills, appearance, and confident presence.
• Jiang Yongcheng approached Su Qiao and asked whether she played games; she explained she was studying the game’s programming and looking for bugs.
• Qi Jingmo came to the podium and asked whether Su Qiao had class that afternoon because he wanted to ride home with her.
• Su Qiao gave Qi Jingmo her phone number and promised to pick him up after school.
• Qi Jingmo returned to his seat, and Su Qiao asked the still-dazed Jiang Yongcheng whether he had any other questions.

Su Qiao sent Jiang Yongcheng away, taught her students, and planned to make money through lottery tickets and investments. After picking up Qi Jingmo, she agreed to let him add her before her livestream, leaving him excited to spend more time with her.

• Su Qiao dismissed Jiang Yongcheng, whose intimidating encounter with Qi Jingmo made him give up pursuing her.
• Students speculated about Su Qiao and Qi Jingmo, but Su Qiao silenced them and directed them to study.
• After morning classes, Su Qiao left to buy lottery tickets and earn money for future investments.
• Su Qiao picked up Qi Jingmo after school and agreed to let him add her before her livestream.
• Qi Jingmo felt happy and relieved at the thought of seeing Su Qiao again soon.

Su Qiao started her livestream with a new name and a sharper attitude, while Qi Jingmo watched. After a viewer sent two Super Rockets, 444 exposed two hecklers’ secrets and infected one of their computers.

• Su Qiao accepted Qi Jingmo’s friend request, and he said he would watch her livestream.
• Su Qiao dressed in ethnic-style loungewear, changed her in-game name to Great God, and began streaming.
• Su Qiao told viewers to watch quietly or tip, prompting both praise and complaints in the chat.
• A viewer sent Su Qiao two Super Rockets after Your Fifth Brother claimed nobody would tip her.
• Great God warned Your Fifth Brother about his visits to obscene websites, and 444 sent a virus to his computer.
• Great God accused Little Rain Flying of having a boyfriend while carrying on an online romance with someone else.

Su Qiao’s livestream settled down after 444 kicked out two disruptive viewers, and The Protector showered her with gifts. Su Qiao suspected Qi Jingmo was behind the account and played with intense focus, leaving viewers impressed by her skill.

• 444 forwarded the chat logs between Little Rain Flying and Your Fifth Brother, then kicked them both out of the livestream.
• The Protector sent Su Qiao a string of expensive gifts, and Wind Without Trace joked about serving him.
• Qi Jingmo recognized that 444’s comment had spoiled Su Qiao’s image and sent two rounds of every available gift instead of replying.
• Su Qiao noticed The Protector’s name, suspected it was Qi Jingmo, and decided she would indulge him more.
• Su Qiao focused on the game, scoring kills and taking Point B as viewers praised her performance.

Su Qiao continued her livestream and explained that the tendons in two fingers had been bitten through but were nearly recovered, alarming Qi Jingmo. When Qi Jundong tried to add her as a friend, she rejected him and refused his request in the chat, drawing arguments between his fans and her viewers.

• Su Qiao told viewers that a mad dog had severed the tendons in two of her fingers, which had only recently begun to recover.
• Qi Jingmo privately urged Su Qiao not to overwork her hands, and she assured him that they had recovered and that she could cure his hands.
• Su Qiao rejected Qi Jundong's friend request, then refused his request to add her after he sent her a Super Rocket.
• Viewers recognized Qi Jundong and criticized Su Qiao for rejecting him, while her supporters defended her; One-Eared mocked his fans for their insults.

Su Qiao kicked disruptive viewers from her livestream and added One-Eared, while Qi Jingmo and Qi Jundong competed by sending her waves of Super Rockets. The livestream drew a flood of gifts and viewers as the contest escalated.

• Su Qiao warned 444 to be more elegant, kicked several viewers from the livestream, and sent One-Eared a friend request.
• Deng Fan accepted Su Qiao's request, then wondered with his teammates where their missing captain had gone.
• Qi Jingmo watched the comments and felt pleased when Su Qiao rejected Qi Jundong.
• Qi Jingmo sent Super Rockets that overwhelmed Qi Jundong's gift, but Qi Jundong responded with more rockets.
• Qi Jingmo sent ten Super Rockets at a time, prompting fans to send gifts and bringing a flood of viewers into Su Qiao's livestream.

Su Qiao invited Qi Jingmo to join her in an ECO match against Gu Lanting’s team, including Qi Jundong, and the match began before a rapidly growing audience. Su Qiao launched a fierce, unpredictable attack, with Qi Jingmo following close behind.

• Gu Lanting grew jealous as Su Qiao’s livestream gained fans and gifts, and 444 urged Su Qiao to accept Gu Lanting’s ECO challenge.
• Su Qiao invited Qi Jingmo to join her, explaining that Qi Jundong would be playing, and Qi Jingmo agreed.
• Gu Lanting accepted Su Qiao’s offer to bring two players, while viewers poured into the livestream to watch the teams face off.
• Su Qiao attacked with fast, unpredictable moves, and Qi Jingmo followed her closely as Qi Jundong watched her techniques.

Su Qiao's team crushed VG, giving TC a chance to vent their frustration after months of setbacks. She refused to play another round so Qi Jingmo could rest, then paused her game stream to brew tea, leaving viewers captivated by the unexpected scene.

• Su Qiao's red team won the match against VG, taking the first half 9–3 and the second half 9–1.
• The red team received 1,200 yuan each, and TC's players felt relieved after defeating VG.
• Su Qiao asked Qi Jingmo about his injured hand and told him to rest instead of playing another round; he agreed and watched her livestream.
• Su Qiao got up during her stream and calmly brewed tea, surprising viewers who had expected more gameplay.

After her match against VG boosted her livestream popularity, Su Qiao ignored invitations and criticism, finished her stream, and asked 444 to invest her winnings so she could buy a home. The chapter ended with 444 confidently promising to make her rich through betting, horse races, and stocks.

• Su Qiao continued her livestream at an unhurried pace, rejected Gu Lanting’s invitation, and saw Qi Jundong disappear after his humiliation.
• Su Qiao streamed for three more hours, completed her quota at ten o’clock, and ended the broadcast.
• 444 told Su Qiao that PIG had won and that she had made a little over fifty thousand from her bet.
• Su Qiao told 444 to analyze data and invest all the money in horse races and stocks so she could buy the home she was renting.
• 444 promised Su Qiao it would make her rich quickly without letting her lose money.

Qi Jingmo visited Su Qiao after her stream and asked her to treat his injured hand. When Su Qiao refused payment and could think of nothing she needed, Qi Jingmo offered to cook for her instead.

• Qi Jingmo arrived at Su Qiao’s home after her stream and asked to come in for tea.
• While Su Qiao brewed tea, Qi Jingmo asked whether her fingers had fully healed and whether she had healed them herself.
• Su Qiao said she could treat Qi Jingmo with medicine and acupuncture, and told him to listen to her.
• Qi Jingmo asked what he could give her in return, but Su Qiao said she did not need anything.
• Qi Jingmo noticed Su Qiao had eaten takeout and offered to cook for her, saying it would be better for her health and finger recovery.

Qi Jingmo offered to cook and help with Su Qiao’s housework, and she accepted as they agreed to begin her treatment the next day. After spending over half a month gathering medicinal herbs for him, Su Qiao answered the door one Saturday morning and found two unfamiliar men there.

• Qi Jingmo offered to tidy Su Qiao’s room and cook for her, and she agreed to let him help.
• Qi Jingmo left, and Su Qiao said she thought well of his gentle, considerate nature.
• 444 focused on making money while Su Qiao searched across cities and remote villages for medicinal herbs for Qi Jingmo.
• Qi Jingmo accompanied Su Qiao on herb-gathering trips when he could, worried about her safety.
• After more than half a month, Su Qiao finished collecting the herbs she needed.
• Su Qiao opened her door to two unfamiliar men, and the older one asked whether she was Su Qiao.

Qi Jundong and Liang Ting visited Su Qiao to recruit her into their VG club, but she rejected their offer while considering how to make Qi Jundong pay for what he had done. The meeting ended with her refusal.

• Qi Jundong and Liang Ting introduced themselves to Su Qiao as members of the VG team and asked to come in.
• Su Qiao let them into her apartment, changed clothes, and sat down to hear what they wanted.
• Liang Ting offered Su Qiao a place in the club and described its training and treatment.
• Su Qiao refused the offer while looking coldly at Qi Jundong.

Su Qiao refused Qi Jundong and Liang Ting’s offer to join VG Team, despite their attempts to persuade her with its prestige and her financial situation. When Qi Jingmo arrived to take her grocery shopping, he found the VG representatives in her apartment and confronted Qi Jundong.

• Su Qiao told Qi Jundong and Liang Ting she knew VG Team’s situation but still refused to join them.
• Liang Ting pointed to Su Qiao’s finances as a reason to reconsider, and she angrily told him it was none of his business.
• Qi Jundong accepted Su Qiao’s refusal, and he and Liang Ting prepared to leave.
• Qi Jingmo arrived with a shopping bag to go grocery shopping with Su Qiao, then entered and saw the two VG representatives.
• Qi Jingmo asked why Qi Jundong was there, and Qi Jundong questioned why Qi Jingmo was living in a small apartment with all sorts of people.

Su Qiao rejected Qi Jundong and Liang Ting's invitation to join their club, while Qi Jingmo revealed that he had teamed up with her and hinted that his injured hand was recovering. After Su Qiao sent the visitors away, she and Qi Jingmo went shopping together, leaving Qi Jundong uneasy about Qi Jingmo's hand.

• Qi Jingmo told Qi Jundong that he had moved out of the family home and challenged the idea that his injury meant he could no longer play.
• Liang Ting explained that he and Qi Jundong had come to invite Su Qiao to join their club, and Qi Jingmo admitted that he had teamed up with her.
• Liang Ting asked whether Qi Jingmo planned to form a new team, but Qi Jingmo refused to explain his plans.
• Su Qiao came out and told Qi Jundong and Liang Ting to leave, then she and Qi Jingmo went to the supermarket to buy groceries.
• Watching Qi Jingmo carry the shopping bags, Liang Ting asked about his hand, but Qi Jundong insisted it could not have recovered to its original condition.

Qi Jingmo gently tied Su Qiao’s shoelaces and removed an imaginary leaf from her hair, while Su Qiao trusted his explanation. Liang Ting wondered whether they were involved, and Qi Jundong dismissed Qi Jingmo as foolish whether he was pretending or serious.

• Qi Jingmo handed Su Qiao the shopping bags and tied her loose shoelaces.
• Qi Jingmo claimed there was a leaf in Su Qiao’s hair, and she leaned toward him so he could remove it.
• Su Qiao’s system, 444, pointed out that there had been no leaf, but Su Qiao defended Qi Jingmo.
• Qi Jingmo and Su Qiao walked away together, prompting Liang Ting to wonder whether they were a couple.
• Qi Jundong called Qi Jingmo an idiot and judged Su Qiao too old and past her physical prime.

Su Qiao and Qi Jingmo shopped for ingredients together, with Su Qiao insisting on handling the physical work. They left the supermarket with Su Qiao carrying both bags while Qi Jingmo worried about her doing everything herself.

• Su Qiao pushed the cart and told Qi Jingmo that she handled the outside work while he took care of the housework.
• Shoppers mistook Su Qiao for only a year or two older than Qi Jingmo, and he blushed when he overheard their comments.
• Su Qiao dismissed 444's teasing about the shoppers' compliments and said she did not need friends or fear loneliness.
• After they bought the ingredients, Su Qiao picked up both bags and avoided Qi Jingmo when he offered to carry them.
• Su Qiao told Qi Jingmo to watch where he was going and reminded him not to strain his wrist.

Su Qiao and Qi Jingmo left the supermarket after she let him carry a small bag of greens, and she encouraged him not to care about strangers laughing. After lunch, she treated his wrist, and Qi Jingmo wondered whether her hands had been healed in the same way as he reflected on his growing desire for closeness.

• Qi Jingmo insisted on carrying something, so Su Qiao gave him a small bag of leafy greens.
• People laughed as Su Qiao and Qi Jingmo left the supermarket, and he admitted that he thought they were laughing at him.
• Su Qiao offered to go back and stop them from laughing, but Qi Jingmo said he did not care what others thought.
• Su Qiao carried the large bags home, and Qi Jingmo followed with a smile.
• After lunch, Su Qiao inserted needles and massaged Qi Jingmo's wrist with ointment, and he said it felt warm.
• Qi Jingmo asked whether Su Qiao's hand had been healed the same way and thought about how he had begun wanting to grow closer to her.

Su Qiao treated Qi Jingmo’s wrist, and they went out to dinner together. At the restaurant, Qi Jingmo ran into teammates Deng Fan and Zeng Feng, who met Su Qiao as his friend.

• Su Qiao finished treating Qi Jingmo’s wrist and told him not to use that hand for two days.
• Qi Jingmo invited Su Qiao to dinner as thanks for treating him, and she agreed.
• At a Chinese restaurant, Qi Jingmo encountered teammates Deng Fan and Zeng Feng.
• Deng Fan introduced himself and Zeng Feng to Su Qiao and reached out to shake her hand.
• Qi Jingmo secretly bumped Deng Fan, then denied having moved when Deng Fan questioned him.

Su Qiao, Qi Jingmo, Deng Fan, and Zeng Feng sat down to eat together after Deng Fan ran into his former captain. Su Qiao hinted that she and Deng Fan had played a game before, but he still could not place her.

• Deng Fan urged Zeng Feng to greet Su Qiao, and the two former teammates joined her and Qi Jingmo for a meal.
• Deng Fan asked Su Qiao why she seemed familiar, and Qi Jingmo glared at him until he clarified that he meant no disrespect.
• Su Qiao ordered the restaurant's signature dishes and told Deng Fan that they had played a game together before.
• When Deng Fan could not remember, Su Qiao revealed that she was a Game Streamer.

Su Qiao and Qi Jingmo met Deng Fan and Zeng Feng, who recognized her as the masked Leader and confirmed Qi Jingmo had been the Guardian. The conversation turned to Qi Jingmo’s recovering hand, and he hinted that Su Qiao was the doctor who had helped him.

• Deng Fan recognized Su Qiao as the Leader, and Qi Jingmo confirmed he had been the Guardian that night.
• Deng Fan introduced himself as One-Eared and Zeng Feng as White Bone, while Zeng Feng praised Su Qiao’s unpredictable fighting style.
• Qi Jingmo served Su Qiao food, and Zeng Feng asked about the recovery of Qi Jingmo’s right hand.
• Qi Jingmo said his hand should soon return to its former condition, surprising Deng Fan.
• Qi Jingmo hinted that he had met a Divine Doctor and thought of Su Qiao, who had admitted she had no medical license.

Qi Jingmo and Su Qiao shared a meal while Deng Fan and Zeng Feng realized the two were a couple. Qi Jingmo said he knew what he was doing about his family and expected to return to the team soon, leaving Zeng Feng asking whether VG had already found Su Qiao.

• Deng Fan and Zeng Feng joined Qi Jingmo and Su Qiao for a meal, and Qi Jingmo gently limited how much juice Su Qiao drank.
• After Su Qiao went to the restroom, Deng Fan asked Qi Jingmo about their relationship, and Qi Jingmo confirmed it was what Deng Fan thought.
• Zeng Feng warned Qi Jingmo that his family might target Su Qiao, but Qi Jingmo said he would make his own decisions and knew what he was doing.
• Zeng Feng asked whether Qi Jingmo could return before the semifinals, and Qi Jingmo said he expected to be back soon.
• Qi Jingmo asked if Zeng Feng had come to look for Su Qiao too, and Zeng Feng asked whether VG had already found her.

After Su Qiao rejected Qi Jundong’s recruitment, Qi Jingmo shared his contact details with his teammates and prepared to leave with her. Su Qiao decided to investigate Guo Xu and everyone involved in harming Qi Jingmo, while his teammates debated whether their relationship could work.

• Qi Jingmo told Zeng Feng and Deng Fan that Su Qiao had turned down Qi Jundong and Liang Ting, then gave them his address and phone number and asked them not to reveal his hand injury or disturb him.
• Deng Fan asked whether they would let the previous incident go, and Qi Jingmo said Guo Xu could gloat for now but would not get away with scheming against him.
• Qi Jingmo went to meet Su Qiao, and she used 444 to hear the conversation and asked it to investigate Guo Xu.
• Su Qiao resolved to get justice for Qi Jingmo and everyone involved in hurting him.
• Deng Fan praised Qi Jingmo and Su Qiao as a good match, while Zeng Feng worried about their differences in age, social class, and life experience.

Su Qiao learned that Guo Xu had caused Qi Jingmo’s car accident and taken money to throw a match, then started her stream as Qi Jingmo watched from across the room. After her parents called to arrange a blind date, Su Qiao worried that refusing might upset her father, whose heart was weak.

• 444 told Su Qiao that Guo Xu had been driving during Qi Jingmo’s accident and had taken money from VG to deliberately lose a match.
• Su Qiao told 444 to find transaction records and create image evidence if necessary, then began her stream.
• Su Qiao drew a growing audience by playing a variety of popular games while Qi Jingmo watched and occasionally defended her in the chat.
• After ending her stream, Su Qiao answered a call from her parents and learned they wanted her to go on a blind date.
• Su Qiao told Qi Jingmo she did not want to go but feared upsetting her father because of his weak heart.

Su Qiao worried about her parents’ blind dates and postponed telling them about her feelings for Qi Jingmo. She went to meet Zhu Jun, whose probing questions and growing impatience left the date awkward.

• Qi Jingmo asked whether Su Qiao planned to find a boyfriend, and she said the timing was not right for marriage.
• Su Qiao decided to delay dealing with her parents’ matchmaking until she turned thirty.
• Su Qiao went to a Western restaurant to meet Zhu Jun, a single white-collar worker in his early thirties.
• Zhu Jun questioned Su Qiao about her home and transportation, then grew cold when she said she had ridden a bicycle.
• Su Qiao told Zhu Jun she was not used to eating with knives and forks, and he looked disappointed.

Su Qiao endured Zhu Jun’s intrusive questions about marriage and children until Qi Jingmo arrived and sat beside her. Qi Jingmo explained his delay and apologized, while Zhu Jun reacted with hostility to their apparent intimacy.

• Zhu Jun mocked Su Qiao’s frugality and asked how many children she planned to have.
• Su Qiao said she did not plan to have children and challenged Zhu Jun’s belief that women had to become mothers.
• Qi Jingmo arrived, took Su Qiao’s glass of ice water, and scolded her for drinking it.
• Qi Jingmo sat beside Su Qiao and claimed he had gone to get his car after telling her to wait for him.
• Qi Jingmo apologized for leaving her waiting, while Zhu Jun looked on angrily and asked who he was.