Chapter Summaries

Fang Meng tried to interview Han Wenwen to discover what made Lin Zhengran fall for the girls in his life, but Han Wenwen refused and warned that finding the answer would not help her. Han Wenwen then explained the secret to He Qing and Jiang Xueli, who grew worried that Fang Meng and Jiang Qian might win Lin Zhengran over; the chapter ended with Lin Zhengran announcing he would have dinner with Jiang Qian.

• Fang Meng asked Han Wenwen for an interview, but Han Wenwen refused and challenged her to stop liking Lin Zhengran as the price of answering questions.
• Fang Meng suspected Han Wenwen had already guessed why she was interviewing the girls, and Han Wenwen warned that pursuing the answer meant she had already lost.
• Han Wenwen told He Qing and Jiang Xueli that Fang Meng was searching for the common trait that had made Lin Zhengran fall for them.
• Jiang Xueli and Han Wenwen explained that Lin Zhengran was drawn to a rare trait shared by the girls, and they worried that Fang Meng and Jiang Qian might also possess it.
• He Qing, Jiang Xueli, and Han Wenwen agreed they needed to keep a closer watch on Lin Zhengran, who then announced he would have dinner with Jiang Qian.

Lin Zhengran prepared to have dinner with Jiang Qian after she helped Uncle Jiang’s factory, while his girlfriends marked him with bracelets to show their claim on him. Jiang Qian dressed for the dinner and planned to use Fang Meng’s investigation to win Lin Zhengran over.

• Lin Zhengran explained that Jiang Qian had helped Uncle Jiang’s factory and invited him to dinner, so he planned to go.
• Han Wenwen made a bracelet from her hair and fox fur, and He Qing and Jiang Xueli each tied Lin Zhengran another handmade bracelet.
• Jiang Jingshi privately tied a strap from her underwear around Lin Zhengran’s palm and told him to come home early.
• Jiang Qian chose a black dress for dinner and learned that Fang Meng had finished investigating Lin Zhengran’s girlfriends.
• Fang Meng said she would analyze the information to find how to make Lin Zhengran’s heart stir, and Jiang Qian insisted she must have him.

Lin Zhengran dined with Jiang Qian at an expensive restaurant, where she warned him about the rapidly growing Xiyao Entertainment and its mysterious leaders. The company seemed to avoid competing directly with Jiang Corporation and Zhengshi Company, leaving Jiang Qian uneasy.

• Lin Zhengran arrived at Hualan Restaurant and was led to the seventh-floor private room where Jiang Qian waited in an evening gown.
• Lin Zhengran complimented Jiang Qian's appearance, and the two shared a quiet dinner.
• Jiang Qian told Lin Zhengran that Xiyao Entertainment in Yongquan City was growing quickly and had built a self-production chain similar to their companies.
• Jiang Qian explained that the company's vice president, Zhang Yang, and its female boss had no discoverable background information.
• Jiang Qian warned Lin Zhengran that Xiyao Entertainment's mysterious boss seemed capable and deliberately avoided competing with them, which made her suspicious.

Lin Zhengran gave Jiang Qian a handmade piano model after their dinner, while Jiang Qian took his interest in a soon-to-be-demolished flower bed to heart. Elsewhere, Zhang Yang reported to his silver-haired boss, who instructed him not to interfere with Jiang Corporation or Zhengshi Company.

• The restaurant manager described a famous flower bed where couples supposedly stayed together forever after confessing, and said it would soon be demolished.
• Jiang Qian and Lin Zhengran left dinner, and Lin Zhengran gave her a handmade piano model as thanks for her help.
• Jiang Qian treasured the gift and watched Lin Zhengran leave, smiling to herself.
• Zhang Yang met his silver-haired boss and gave her an update on the company's business.
• The boss ordered Zhang Yang not to interfere with Jiang Corporation or Zhengshi Company's business, even if that meant taking a loss.

Jiang Qian and Fang Meng found no shared behavioral traits among Lin Zhengran’s four girlfriends and decided to keep investigating what drew him to them. Days later, Lin Zhengran woke in the villa pinned beneath the sleeping girls, and Jiang Jingshi was the first to stir.

• Jiang Qian told Fang Meng that Lin Zhengran had given her a handmade piano model, which she held carefully on the ride home.
• Fang Meng showed Jiang Qian her analysis and explained that He Qing, Jiang Xueli, and Jiang Jingshi had entirely different habits and personalities.
• Jiang Qian insisted there had to be one specific quality that made Lin Zhengran fall for the four girls, while Fang Meng said Han Wenwen knew the answer but would not reveal it.
• Jiang Qian decided to keep investigating and said her love for Lin Zhengran was no less than Han Wenwen’s.
• Jiang Qian placed the piano model on her pillow and hugged it as she slept.
• Several days later, Lin Zhengran woke in the villa trapped beneath Jiang Jingshi, Han Wenwen, He Qing, and Jiang Xueli, and Jiang Jingshi opened her eyes and asked the time.

Jiang Jingshi prepared to return to the company, and Lin Zhengran appointed Han Wenwen as his personal secretary. Han Wenwen eagerly got ready to visit the company with them, while Jiang Xueli and He Qing stayed home to practice and wait for their return.

• Jiang Jingshi woke early and said she planned to visit the company because Pan Lin had been handling too much on her own.
• Lin Zhengran told Jiang Jingshi he wanted to go with her and proposed that Han Wenwen become his personal secretary.
• Han Wenwen excitedly accepted the position, and Jiang Jingshi agreed that she could start that day.
• Lin Zhengran told Jiang Xueli to practice singing at home with He Qing and said he would work on music and livestreaming with them and Han Wenwen the next day.
• Han Wenwen said she planned to stream mostly with a fox-spirit avatar, then put on the secretary outfit she had prepared for Lin Zhengran to see.

Han Wenwen began her new role as Lin Zhengran’s secretary and was astonished by the scale of Zhengshi Company. The group arrived at headquarters, where Pan Lin was set to train Wenwen and hand over Lin Zhengran’s secretary work.

• Han Wenwen dressed in revealing secretary attire, flirted with Lin Zhengran, and said she had chosen the outfit to seduce him.
• Lin Zhengran introduced Han Wenwen to Pan Lin as his future secretary, and Pan Lin agreed to transfer his secretary duties to her.
• Pan Lin explained that Wenwen would need to learn Lin Zhengran’s habits and schedule, and Wenwen eagerly agreed to study them.
• Han Wenwen was stunned when the group arrived at Zhengshi Company and saw its large headquarters in person.
• Lin Zhengran and Jiang Jingshi explained that Jingshi had planned to build the company into the biggest from the start and later bought its headquarters.

Han Wenwen began training as Lin Zhengran’s personal secretary while Pan Lin explained the role’s duties and security rules. After they left to tour the company, Jiang Jingshi asked to serve as Lin Zhengran’s secretary for half a day, and they kissed before she began her trial.

• Lin Zhengran and Jiang Jingshi arrived at the office, where Pan Lin had prepared documents and arranged to train Han Wenwen.
• Pan Lin taught Han Wenwen the office’s key and password security procedures, tea service, and responsibilities as a personal secretary.
• Pan Lin took Han Wenwen to tour the company and explain its departments and procedures.
• Jiang Jingshi admitted she had once wanted to be Lin Zhengran’s secretary and proposed trying the role for half a day.
• Jiang Jingshi kissed Lin Zhengran and began serving him as his secretary while he read documents.

Han Wenwen’s uncle and aunt visited Zhengshi Company to seek a deal, while Lin Zhengran continued working with Jiang Jingshi as his temporary secretary. After Director Liu accepted their envelope and sent them to Procurement, Pan Lin introduced Han Wenwen as Lin Zhengran’s new personal secretary.

• Lin Zhengran told Jiang Jingshi to stay quiet and focus on her work as his temporary secretary.
• Han Wenwen’s uncle and aunt arrived at Zhengshi Company to discuss selling mechanical parts and asked to meet General Manager Liu.
• Director Liu called their parts too expensive, then accepted an envelope and directed them to the Procurement Department on the fourth floor.
• Pan Lin brought Han Wenwen into the Administration Department and told Director Liu that she would be General Manager Lin’s personal secretary.

Han Wenwen ran into her uncle and aunt at Zhengshi Company and learned their business proposal had stalled amid possible misconduct in Procurement. After telling them that Lin Zhengran owned the company, she reported the situation to him and Jiang Jingshi, who began addressing the issue.

• Pan Lin introduced Han Wenwen to General Manager Liu, then took her to tour the warehouse.
• Han Wenwen unexpectedly met her uncle and aunt, who had come to Zhengshi Company to discuss business with the Procurement Department.
• Pan Lin questioned the couple about their meeting and company staff, while Han Wenwen told her aunt that Lin Zhengran owned Zhengshi Company.
• Han Wenwen learned that her uncle and aunt's deal had not received a definite answer, and they were invited to the VIP room.
• Han Wenwen reported the situation to Lin Zhengran and Jiang Jingshi, who suspected Director Liu was colluding with the Procurement Department.
• Lin Zhengran went with Han Wenwen to see her uncle and aunt while Jiang Jingshi stayed to handle the company matter.

Lin Zhengran agreed to give Han Wenwen’s uncle and aunt’s factory a chance to supply Zhengshi Company, while Han Wenwen helped her family reconcile over old regrets. After they drove away, Wenwen returned to the company to find Lin Zhengran.

• Han Wenwen teased Lin Zhengran about Jiang Jingshi before bringing him to meet her uncle and aunt.
• Lin Zhengran learned that her uncle’s small factory had no recent orders and offered to place an order after they revised a product sample.
• Jiang Jingshi and Lin Zhengran left with a staged excuse so Han Wenwen could speak privately with her relatives.
• Han Wenwen’s aunt apologized for having her leave home years earlier, and Wenwen told her she had never held a grudge and considered them family.
• Han Wenwen watched her uncle and aunt drive away, then returned to the company to find Lin Zhengran.

After his Spiritual Energy Level rose to Eighty-three and his Spiritual Power Control advanced to Level Three, Lin Zhengran tested its increased speed, strength, range, and new repulsion ability in a company warehouse. He left after destroying the warehouse’s stored items, and a worker discovered the wreckage.

• Lin Zhengran told Jiang Jingshi to return to the office while he went to test his new ability alone.
• Jiang Jingshi asked Pan Lin to move the remaining documents to her office so Lin Zhengran could rest that afternoon.
• Lin Zhengran tested his control on a water cup and heavy furniture, finding he could lift about one ton of objects.
• Lin Zhengran tested his range and confirmed he could control objects up to five hundred meters away.
• Lin Zhengran crushed and repelled objects with his new ability, then asked a warehouse worker to clear out the wreckage and replace the stored items.
• The warehouse worker entered the warehouse and found every item smashed into fragments.

Lin Zhengran surprised Han Wenwen with a diamond ring and asked her to marry him after graduation. Han Wenwen accepted, and after crying with joy, she kissed him and asked to be with him.

• Han Wenwen practiced acting like a secretary in Lin Zhengran's office before he returned to Zhengshi Company.
• Han Wenwen told Lin Zhengran she had learned quickly from Pan Lin and served him tea while flirting with him.
• Lin Zhengran gave Han Wenwen a handmade ring engraved with her initials and asked her to marry him after graduation.
• Han Wenwen accepted Lin Zhengran's proposal, and he placed the ring on her left ring finger.
• Han Wenwen cried with joy, embraced Lin Zhengran, and kissed him after her emotions settled.

Lin Zhengran’s proposal to Han Wenwen led to a jealous bargain over the ring, while his new abilities promised spiritual energy from teaching others. The next morning, Han Wenwen began her first livestream as Jiang Xueli’s competition countdown reached thirty days.

• Lin Zhengran gained four levels and an upgraded Affinity with All Things that returned spiritual energy when people he taught improved.
• Lin Zhengran told Han Wenwen to remove her proposal ring so Qingqing and Lily would not learn he had proposed to her before proposing to them, and explained that he had already proposed to Jiang Jingshi.
• Han Wenwen agreed to put the ring away after Lin Zhengran promised to spend her assigned day next week with her in bed.
• On Sunday, Han Wenwen started her first official livestream with her fox-spirit model while Lin Zhengran accompanied her on a second computer.
• Jiang Xueli’s music competition registration countdown reached thirty days, while Han Wenwen’s livestream competition was a month and a half away.

Han Wenwen’s debut stream surged in popularity with Lin Zhengran’s help. After lunch, Jiang Xueli asked Lin Zhengran to help end her run of bad luck using a strange remedy Fang Meng had suggested.

• Lin Zhengran played marksman alongside Han Wenwen, helping her stream attract tens of thousands of viewers and giving her coaching during their matches.
• Lin Zhengran left Han Wenwen to stream alone in the afternoon and went to practice music with Jiang Xueli.
• Jiang Xueli spilled orange juice on herself at lunch and wondered whether her recent string of bad luck was still continuing.
• Lin Zhengran found Jiang Xueli practicing guitar in her music room and asked what she wanted to tell him.
• Jiang Xueli said Fang Meng had told her that eating chocolate chewed by Lin Zhengran would end her bad luck.

Jiang Xueli asked Lin Zhengran to help undo her Mercury retrograde with chocolate, and he agreed while promising to supervise her. The chocolate kisses grew heated, and the chapter ended with Lin Zhengran locking the study door as Jiang Xueli pushed him onto the bed.

• Jiang Xueli urged Lin Zhengran to try Fang Meng's chocolate remedy, and he agreed to help her.
• Lin Zhengran teased Jiang Xueli about being nervous when he touched her thigh, and she asked him to supervise her so she could focus on guitar practice.
• Lin Zhengran chewed chocolate and kissed Jiang Xueli so she could eat it, stopping her when she tried to put her hand inside his clothes.
• Jiang Xueli changed her mind about practicing, admitted she was an idiot, and asked Lin Zhengran to lock the door.
• Lin Zhengran locked the study door, and Jiang Xueli slipped her hands under his clothes and pushed him onto the bed.

Lin Zhengran comforted Jiang Xueli after they were intimate, and she reflected on how recent bad luck had led to good outcomes. He gave her a handmade proposal ring, and she accepted, leaving them engaged.

• Lin Zhengran and Jiang Xueli talked about their frequent intimacy and how it left him with little free time.
• Jiang Xueli said her recent misfortunes had brought her closer to Lin Zhengran and helped resolve trouble at her parents' factory.
• Lin Zhengran asked whether Jiang Xueli's Mercury retrograde had passed, and she decided its outcomes had mostly been good.
• Lin Zhengran gave Jiang Xueli a handmade proposal ring and asked her to marry him.
• Jiang Xueli accepted and told Lin Zhengran to put the ring on her finger, then cried with excitement.

After Lin Zhengran and the girls decided to join the Student Union, they learned its new rules let challengers compete for a place in the presidential election. Lin Zhengran defeated vice president Xiao Peng, only to discover that Jiang Qian was the president and had set up the next challenge; she offered to become his secretary if he beat her.

• Jiang Xueli, He Qing, and Han Wenwen discussed joining the Student Union, and Lin Zhengran said their competitions should come first.
• A flyer revealed that challengers who beat the vice president and president could qualify for the year-end presidential election, and the group decided to take the opportunity.
• Lin Zhengran defeated vice president Xiao Peng at the custom-made mobile game challenge, winning the right to face the president.
• Xiao Peng called over Jiang Qian, who challenged Lin Zhengran and offered to serve as his secretary if he beat her, while Fang Meng smiled at her plan.

Lin Zhengran faced Student Union president Jiang Qian in a series of contests after she arranged a public challenge. Han Wenwen realized Jiang Qian had designed the event to showcase Lin Zhengran’s abilities and help him become president, while also creating a chance to get close to him.

• The students gathered around the lotus pond as Jiang Qian was revealed as the Student Union president and Lin Zhengran’s next opponent.
• Fang Meng said Lin Zhengran could not withdraw under the competition rules, and Jiang Qian announced they would compete in several contests.
• Jiang Xueli, Little He Qing, and Han Wenwen discussed how the challenge had been arranged and worried that Jiang Qian would become Lin Zhengran’s secretary if he won.
• Han Wenwen concluded Jiang Qian had planned the event to publicize Lin Zhengran’s abilities and support his bid for Student Union president.
• Han Wenwen noticed Jiang Qian’s roughened, injured hands and inferred she had worked hard to earn her position so she could stage the challenge for Lin Zhengran.

Lin Zhengran accepted Jiang Qian’s five-part challenge for the student president election while his girlfriends suspected he had a hidden fondness for her and Fang Meng. Han Wenwen, He Qing, Jiang Xueli, and Jiang Xueli’s sister prepared to defend their relationship as Fang Meng declared that the Girlfriend War had begun.

• Fang Meng announced that Lin Zhengran would need to defeat Jiang Qian in morality, intellect, physique, aesthetics, and music to win the Student Union members’ votes.
• Lin Zhengran agreed to compete against Jiang Qian, reassuring Han Wenwen, He Qing, and Jiang Xueli that her becoming his secretary would not take much time from them.
• He Qing, Jiang Xueli, and Han Wenwen suspected Lin Zhengran’s six-girlfriend limit left places for Jiang Qian and Fang Meng, and they planned an emergency meeting with Sister Jiang.
• He Qing contacted Sister Jiang, while the three girlfriends agreed to stay alert to Jiang Qian and Fang Meng’s advances.
• Fang Meng invited Han Wenwen, He Qing, and Jiang Xueli into the inner competition area, and they confronted her as she declared the Girlfriend War had begun.