Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao learned that Su Xinran planned to kill her and frame her for the alien transmitter, so she knocked Su Xinran unconscious and exposed Li Huaiyu as an alien online. Su Xinran fled to a relative’s home in the countryside, fearing the fallout from Li Huaiyu’s identity and her own involvement.

• Su Xinran told Su Qiao that she intended to kill her and make her death look like suicide after the alien affair came to light.
• Su Qiao realized Su Xinran had likely sabotaged the original owner and struck Su Xinran unconscious.
• Su Qiao posted intimate photos of Li Huaiyu and Su Xinran and published a post titled “My Boyfriend is an Alien,” analyzing Li Huaiyu’s mysterious origins.
• Su Qiao left Su Xinran’s apartment, and Su Xinran woke later to find her gone and her phone unreachable.
• Su Xinran worried that Renault would find Li Huaiyu and expose her role in making Su Qiao build the transmitter, so she turned off her phone and fled to a countryside relative’s home.

Su Qiao learned that Li Huaiyu’s forces had followed Renault to Aqua Blue Star and were preparing to take control of its people and resources. As two rival powers threatened the planet, she also discovered that Li Huaiyu and Renault’s feud began over Li Huaiyu’s sister.

• After three quiet days in the countryside, Su Xinran returned home with her luggage.
• Su Qiao checked Li Huaiyu’s movements and discovered his people were secretly considering using force to control humanity and seize Aqua Blue Star’s resources.
• Su Qiao realized Li Huaiyu’s transmitter had failed and his people had likely followed Renault, leaving the planet caught between two hostile powers.
• 444 told Su Qiao that Li Huaiyu’s younger sister had fallen for Renault, who arrested and interrogated her as a suspected spy when she came to find him.
• Li Huaiyu rescued his injured sister and vowed revenge on Renault, starting their recurring clashes.
• Su Qiao heard that Renault wore only black and white and white gloves, and suspected dealing with him would bring her plenty of trouble.

Su Qiao worked with 444 to prevent the Saint Ya Empire and Atlantis Federation from fighting, while planning to deal with Su Xinran. She contacted Renault and finally got a reply from him.

• Su Qiao told 444 to keep searching for both empires’ Intelligent Main Brains and said she would try to prevent the sides from fighting nearby.
• Su Qiao confirmed that she would not let Su Xinran escape punishment for trying to poison her.
• 444 said it would secretly connect to the Star Domain Network through Renault’s mother ship, and Su Qiao told it to secure leverage over the Intelligent Main Brains if necessary.
• Su Qiao contacted Renault through the Signal Transmitter and repeatedly asked whether he was there.
• Renault finally replied, saying he had thought Su Qiao would never show herself again.

After Su Qiao explained why she had disappeared, Reno learned that Li Huaiyu had targeted her and offered to bring her a mech he had built. They arranged to meet at her new place tomorrow at noon, with Su Qiao asking Reno to keep a low profile and avoid fighting Li Huaiyu there.

• Reno confronted Su Qiao about deceiving him, and she explained that she had moved after encountering Li Huaiyu.
• Reno worried that Li Huaiyu had hurt Su Qiao, but she said she had been prepared and was unharmed.
• Su Qiao admitted she had mistaken Reno's arrival for Li Huaiyu's people and had taken several mechs, prompting Reno to laugh.
• Reno offered to bring Su Qiao the best mech in the Federation, which he had made himself.
• Su Qiao gave Reno her new address and asked him to keep a low profile and not fight Li Huaiyu there.
• Reno agreed to wait until tomorrow at noon to visit Su Qiao.

Su Qiao agreed to meet Reno the next day and went to Elder Yan's Research Lab with the metal chip. After she sent Li Huaiyu photos of Su Xinran with another man, Li Huaiyu flew into a rage and led his forces out.

• Reno agreed to meet Su Qiao tomorrow and realized he had fallen for her.
• Su Qiao sent Li Huaiyu photos of Su Xinran linking arms with a man, then took Reno's metal chip to Elder Yan's Research Lab.
• Li Huaiyu mistook the photos as proof that Su Qiao was dating and planning to marry someone else, and grew furious.
• Li Huaiyu ordered his subordinates to come with him, confident that he now had the forces to act openly.

Li Huaiyu confronted Su Xinran over photos of her with another man, while Su Qiao’s online post and videos of Li Huaiyu’s arrival drew public and official attention. The chapter ended with Su Xinran explaining that the man in the photos was her distant cousin.

• Li Huaiyu flew to Su Xinran’s home with several subordinates, and Su Qiao watched through a miniature monitor.
• Su Qiao spread her post through major influencer accounts, and it attracted attention from relevant departments as videos of Li Huaiyu’s group circulated online.
• Li Huaiyu arrived at Su Xinran’s home with an imposing display, alarming her family and neighbors.
• Su Xinran pulled Li Huaiyu aside and demanded to know why he had come, while he showed her the photos and demanded an explanation.
• Su Xinran told Li Huaiyu that the man in the photographs was her distant cousin, the son of her mother’s maternal cousin.

Li Huaiyu confronted Su Xinran over intimate-looking photos, but she suspected Su Qiao had set him up and agreed to leave with him to avoid trouble. Su Xinran then told her family about Li Huaiyu and the Saint Ya Empire, leaving them stunned.

• Li Huaiyu questioned Su Xinran about her relationship with the man in the photos and admitted he had rushed over before investigating their source.
• Su Xinran suspected Su Qiao had sent the photos and worried that Li Huaiyu's arrival would expose them and put her family at risk.
• Li Huaiyu promised to protect Su Xinran and take her and her family to the mothership, but she went inside to persuade them first.
• Su Qiao's Mother, Su Qiao's Father, and Su Xinran's grandparents locked themselves in a room and demanded to know who Li Huaiyu was.
• Su Xinran explained her relationship with Li Huaiyu and what the family could receive in the Saint Ya Empire, leaving them stunned.

After Su Xinran’s grandfather collapsed, the Su family rushed him to the hospital while rejecting Li Huaiyu’s help. Su Xinran stayed behind and became the focus of growing public hostility as people feared the aliens among them.

• Su Xinran’s grandfather fainted from shock, and Su Qiao’s Father diagnosed a flare-up of his heart condition and gave him medicine.
• The Su family prepared to take Grandpa Su to the hospital and avoided Li Huaiyu when he offered help.
• Su Xinran told Li Huaiyu to leave, and his Guard Officer advised him to return rather than risk starting a war.
• Li Huaiyu left with his men, while Su Xinran stayed with her family because of Grandpa Su’s illness.
• As online posts spread, Su Xinran and her relatives came under surveillance, and people attacked her in public and online.
• Su Xinran grew furious as even her parents and relatives looked at her with hatred.

Su Xinran confronted Su Qiao over Li Huaiyu’s visit and accused her of making the transmitter that brought trouble to everyone. Su Qiao denied knowing anything and returned to work on the Smart Chip, while Su Xinran faced her family’s anger at the hospital; her grandfather regained consciousness, but the family still had no solution.

• Su Xinran stormed into Elder Yan's Research Lab and accused Su Qiao of sending Li Huaiyu messages and photos to lure him to her house.
• Su Qiao denied making a transmitter and claimed she had only made a Metal Detector at Su Xinran's request.
• Su Qiao returned to the lab to finish processing the Smart Chip before installing it in the Mecha Control System the next morning.
• Su Xinran went back to the hospital, where her family blamed her after her grandfather's heart condition relapsed and left him unconscious in intensive care.
• Su Xinran's grandfather regained consciousness, but the family could not agree on what to do next.

Su Xinran's family refused to protect her after her actions brought trouble, and they urged her to face the authorities alone. Old Master Su and Su Qiao's parents then considered blaming Su Qiao, leaving Su Qiao's mother troubled by the betrayal of her orphaned niece.

• Su Qiao's Mother and Su Qiao's Father warned Su Xinran about going to an alien planet and told her to deal with the consequences herself.
• Su Xinran realized her family would not help her and blamed Su Qiao for her predicament.
• Su Qiao's Father told Su Xinran to explain everything and seek leniency.
• Old Master Su suggested that Su Qiao's Mother blame the device on Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao's Father agreed to hold Su Qiao responsible, and Su Qiao's Mother lamented her niece's tragic fate.

Su Qiao finished assembling and testing her mecha, then prepared to go home before her first meeting with Reno. As 444 warned her that someone had broken into her home, Su Qiao remained unconcerned but was told to watch out for both Li Huaiyu’s side and the authorities.

• Su Qiao completed the mecha’s basic tests and stored it in her Spatial Button, deciding she would need to make another one for the mecha.
• Su Qiao washed up in her lab and prepared to return home early before meeting Reno in person.
• 444 told Su Qiao that someone had triggered the alarm and broken into her home.
• Su Qiao said the intruders would not find the Underground Room and noted that she had already stored the important items in her Spatial Button.
• 444 explained that Su Xinran had blamed Su Qiao for making the transmitter and conspiring with Li Huaiyu, then warned Su Qiao to be careful of the authorities as well as Li Huaiyu’s people.

Su Qiao learned that 444 had located the Saint Ya Empire’s mainframe and was modifying it, while also pursuing leads in the Atlantis Federation. After she canceled her meeting with Lei Nuo to protect him from possible surveillance, Elder Yan brought two officials to question her, leaving Su Qiao waiting to hear what they wanted.

• 444 told Su Qiao it had found the Saint Ya Empire’s mainframe and was secretly modifying its programs, while its investigation into the Atlantis Federation was progressing more slowly.
• Su Qiao asked 444 to tell Lei Nuo not to visit because she feared her home was being watched and might expose him.
• Elder Yan found Su Qiao resting in her Research Lab, scolded her for staying up all night, and introduced two officials who wanted to ask her questions.
• Elder Yan reassured Su Qiao and left her with the two men, who sat with her in the lounge area as she waited for them to begin.

Su Qiao described her strained relationship with her cousin Su Xinran and explained that Su Xinran had repeatedly pressured her to build an impossibly advanced transmitter. The two men questioning her remained unconvinced after comparing her account with their investigation.

• The older man asked Su Qiao how well she knew Su Xinran, and she said they had grown up near each other but were very different.
• Su Qiao said Su Xinran had asked her more than three months earlier to build a powerful transmitter and had pressured her when she refused.
• Su Qiao explained that she moved secretly to avoid Su Xinran, who continued waiting near her school and her teacher's research lab.
• Su Qiao said Su Xinran had been accompanied by a tall, handsome masked man when she requested the transmitter.
• Su Qiao claimed the transmitter's required range included Outer Space and the Alien Galaxy, which she could not achieve.
• The two men found no major discrepancies with their investigation but were not fully convinced by Su Qiao's answers.

Su Qiao defended her scientific interests and explained her connections to Li Huaiyu during an investigation. She left the investigators with a USB drive to verify her account, while continuing to argue that she had acted in humanity’s interests by revealing Li Huaiyu’s identity.

• An older investigator questioned Su Qiao about her research aptitude, and she said her interests lay in Robotics Engineering rather than Electronic Information Engineering.
• Su Qiao said she had made a metal detector to appease Su Xinran and gave the investigators a USB drive containing records of her work.
• Su Qiao explained that Li Huaiyu had asked about Su Xinran’s family situation and argued that an advanced alien would not need her to build a signal transmitter.
• Su Qiao said she would have secretly reported Li Huaiyu if she had known he was an alien, insisting she had exposed him to protect humanity.

Su Qiao told two investigators she would not trust Li Huaiyu’s offer or leave Earth for an alien planet, and explained why she had posted online about him. After they left, she reflected that she and 444 had been working to protect the planet while she pursued her research.

• A young man asked Su Qiao whether Li Huaiyu could tempt her with advanced technology, status, and a longer lifespan.
• Su Qiao said she would not trust an alien or risk leaving her home for an unfamiliar planet.
• The young man asked whether Su Qiao had posted the online thread about aliens, and she admitted she had.
• Su Qiao explained that she had posted because Li Huaiyu seemed suspicious, but said she would have reported him if she had discovered his ships or other evidence.
• The two men ended their questioning, and Su Qiao offered to cooperate with any further investigation.
• After seeing them out, Su Qiao reflected that she and 444 had been exhausted by their work to protect the planet.

Su Qiao discovered that Renault had come to the Research Lab to find her, despite her asking 444 to tell him not to come. Renault recognized her by her scent and approached with flowers, leaving Su Qiao panicked about being seen together.

• After hearing that someone was looking for her, Su Qiao changed out of her lab coat and went to the park outside the Research Lab.
• A security guard described the visitor, and Su Qiao found Renault and Rui He waiting on the lawn.
• Renault sensed Su Qiao’s familiar scent, recognized her despite her changed appearance, and walked toward her with a bouquet.
• Su Qiao called 444 and asked why Renault had found her when she had told it to message him not to come.
• 444 said it had sent the message, while Renault continued approaching Su Qiao.

Li Huaiyu ambushed Su Qiao with Mental Power, but she repelled his attack and confronted him in her mecha. The fight began as Reno tried to protect her, and Su Qiao left off attacking Li Huaiyu herself.

• 444 spotted Li Huaiyu hiding in the woods, and Su Qiao turned toward him after 444 warned her.
• Li Huaiyu launched a Mental Power attack at Su Qiao, but Reno leaped in front of her as she drove Li Huaiyu's power back and wounded him with a barrage of mental needles.
• Reno confronted Li Huaiyu, who revealed himself and summoned a black-and-gray mecha.
• Reno offered Su Qiao a flower carved from a purple Energy Stone and told her to stay back, but she refused and summoned her own mecha.
• Su Qiao charged Li Huaiyu in her agile, modified mecha, and he began to suspect her identity and origins.

Su Qiao fought Li Huaiyu while Renault kept watch and made sure no bystanders could interfere or get hurt. The young people who fled the park realized that the aliens and spacecraft in the online videos were real, while Renault remained absorbed in the battle.

• Renault told Rui He to let Su Qiao fight, insisting Li Huaiyu could not harm her with him nearby.
• Renault ordered Rui He to summon the battle team and surround Li Huaiyu's people, threatening to crush Li Huaiyu if anyone moved.
• Rui He brought in around twenty warships and escorted the frightened young people out of the park.
• The young people discussed whether the aliens, spacecraft, and videos were real as they hurried away.
• Su Qiao and Li Huaiyu's battle intensified, and Renault watched without blinking as his Mental Power stirred.

Su Qiao defeated Li Huaiyu, while Lei Nuo openly admitted to Rui He that he had fallen in love with her and arrived to pursue her. After Lei Nuo gave Su Qiao flowers and confronted Li Huaiyu, Su Qiao was left unsure how to explain the situation to the people who had just left and Elder Yan.

• Lei Nuo told Rui He that he had fallen in love with Su Qiao and excitedly watched her fight.
• Su Qiao beat Li Huaiyu, injuring his body and Mental Power and nearly destroying his mecha.
• Li Huaiyu asked Su Qiao whether she knew Lei Nuo and accused her of calling him there.
• Su Qiao denied bringing Lei Nuo and said he had come to pursue her.
• Lei Nuo gave Su Qiao flowers, told Li Huaiyu he was there for her, and dismissed Li Huaiyu as unworthy.
• Su Qiao worried about how she would explain the situation to the two people who had left and Elder Yan.

Su Qiao confronted Li Huaiyu after revealing her connection to Lei Nuo and threatened to destroy the Saint Ya Empire if its Imperial Family targeted Blue Star. She left Li Huaiyu questioning whether he could keep his people safe by giving up the throne.

• Su Qiao challenged Lei Nuo over calling her Little Bear while Elder Yan and the others watched.
• Li Huaiyu accused Su Qiao and Lei Nuo of having known each other for a long time, and Su Qiao warned him to abandon his claim on Blue Star.
• Su Qiao told Li Huaiyu she could destroy Saint Ya because she controlled its mainframe and could turn its citizens into living dead.
• Su Qiao explained that Saint Ya and the Federation were only intermediate civilizations and said she did not want Li Huaiyu to become Saint Ya's king.
• Li Huaiyu asked whether Su Qiao would spare Saint Ya's people if he gave up the throne.