Chapter Summaries

Mo Jingchun and Guo-er shared dinner before he remembered his late mother while watching the moon. Later, Mo Jingchun and Candy waited at the bus station for Zhou Yaling, whose return left Guo-er eager to see whether she had brought a present.

• Guo-er enjoyed steamed egg, then fed Baozi and Xiao Huihui before going to play.
• Mo Jingchun toasted his late mother from the balcony, while Fei Yan and the bodyguards discussed the approaching anniversary of her death.
• Mo Jingchun and Candy waited in three white Audi Cars at the county bus station for Zhou Yaling to return.
• Candy recognized Zhou Yaling, greeted her happily, and looked for a present after a bodyguard collected her suitcases.

Zhou Yaling reunited with Mo Jingchun and Guo-er, gave Guo-er handmade shoes, and joined the family for dinner. The next morning, she took charge of breakfast and promised to help the overweight Baozi lose weight.

• Zhou Yaling reassured Guo-er that she had brought her a gift and joined Mo Jingchun and Guo-er for dinner at a restaurant with their maternal uncle's family.
• Mo Jingchun urged Old Master to take his medicine and attend regular checkups, while Zhou Xing scolded him for speaking of death.
• Zhou Yaling gave Guo-er a pair of handmade wool shoes, and Guo-er accepted them after laughing at the unusual gift.
• The next morning, Zhou Yaling cooked breakfast and criticized Mo Jingchun for skipping weekend breakfasts.
• Zhou Yaling offered to help Baozi lose weight and take him out for walks.

Mo Jingchun took Candy and Zhou Yaling to the plaza, then cooked dinner after they returned home. Candy fell asleep repeatedly at the table and finally ran out of battery and dozed off.

• Mo Jingchun watched Candy and Zhou Yaling ride bumper cars and gave Candy coins to catch stuffed toys.
• Mo Jingchun bought more Xiao Pudding ice pops while Candy and Zhou Yaling continued playing until sunset.
• Mo Jingchun took Candy and Zhou Yaling home, then cooked dinner while they showered and played in the bathtub.
• Baozi carried Xiao Huihui to the sofa and pinned him down, leaving him cowering until Candy came to find him.
• Candy ate dinner while repeatedly falling asleep, then finally ran out of battery and fell asleep.

Zhou Yaling put Candy to bed and then discussed her new job and salary with Mo Jingchun. He offered her an internship in the President’s Office at a monthly base salary of ten thousand and asked her to coordinate training for more than five hundred incoming interns.

• Zhou Yaling carried the sleeping Candy upstairs, choosing the stairs so she would not wake her.
• Mo Jingchun asked Zhou Yaling to wash the dishes, and she asked what work she would do at the company.
• Mo Jingchun first suggested the front desk, then said Zhou Yaling would start in the President’s Office while he assessed her performance.
• Mo Jingchun offered Zhou Yaling a monthly base salary of ten thousand and said he would discuss it with HR.
• Mo Jingchun asked Zhou Yaling to book the Meeting Room and arrange class schedules for more than five hundred interns arriving from the fifteenth onward.
• Zhou Yaling considered sharing her good news but decided not to tell her roommates until she had graduated.

Zhou Yaling returned to the company and began her training, while Candy had Xiang-er braid her hair at kindergarten. Mo Jingchun was surprised when Li Yuanfang arrived unannounced and called him “brother-in-law,” leaving the onlookers stunned as their bodyguards tensed.

• Candy refused to go out because her feet hurt after playing the previous day, and Mo Jingchun teased her about them being swollen.
• Zhou Yaling completed her onboarding, returned to her desk in the President's Office, and received stacks of training and project management materials.
• Candy's braid came loose at kindergarten, so Xiang-er carefully braided her hair while their teacher watched and took a photo.
• Xia Xiaomin told Mo Jingchun that Li Yuanfang had arrived at the front desk without warning, and Mo Jingchun went downstairs to meet him.
• Li Yuanfang greeted Mo Jingchun as his brother-in-law, prompting Mo Jingchun to cover his mouth as the bodyguards tensed.

Li Yuanfang visited Mo Jingchun to seek Candy Technology’s cooperation on developing a new Motorcycle System for future unmanned driving. The two began discussing the project after a humorous lunch and office visit.

• Mo Jingchun dragged Li Yuanfang into the restroom and warned him not to call him brother-in-law or risk Su Wenyan telling Old Master.
• Li Yuanfang agreed to keep quiet, and Mo Jingchun took him out to lunch before inviting him back to the company.
• Xia Xiaomin asked Zero to block the surveillance footage of Mo Jingchun and Li Yuanfang leaving the restroom together.
• In Mo Jingchun’s office, Li Yuanfang explained that his company’s Motorcycle System lacked advanced driving assistance and active safety features.
• Li Yuanfang proposed that his company and Candy Technology jointly develop a new Motorcycle System as a foundation for future unmanned driving.

Mo Jingchun agreed to develop an in-vehicle system with Li Yuanfang after negotiating a higher fee, and Li Yuanfang hoped his big sister could still win Mo Jingchun’s affection. Candy returned to the office and met Li Yuanfang, whom she recognized from television.

• Mo Jingchun told Li Yuanfang he would collaborate on the motorcycle system but wanted an additional 1.5 percentage points because the project required many algorithms.
• Li Yuanfang called his wife Xiao Xue, who agreed the deal was worth the extra cost, and he returned ready to sign the contract.
• Mo Jingchun had Legal prepare the contract and promised to assign his best engineers to develop Li Yuanfang’s in-vehicle system.
• Li Yuanfang signed the contract and reflected that he had completed half his reason for visiting Huo County, while hoping his big sister would pursue Mo Jingchun.
• Candy came back to the office, called Li Yuanfang a weird uncle, and refused his offer of a treat because she had been warned not to accept snacks from strangers.
• Mo Jingchun explained that Li Yuanfang was Li Na’s younger brother, and Candy asked whether Li Na had come too.

Li Yuanfang left after dinner, and Mo Jingchun decided to announce a cooperation with Li Yuanfang’s company after its stock surged. At kindergarten, Candy struggled to learn to write her three-character name, Mo Xiaoxue.

• Li Yuanfang ate with Mo Jingchun’s family, then left so he could return to the Capital City; Candy celebrated that she could eat Zhou Yaling’s cooking again.
• Mo Jingchun told Candy to keep hurtful thoughts to herself, while Zhou Yaling and Xia Xiaomin stayed quiet.
• Xia Xiaomin told Mo Jingchun that his automobile company’s stock had surged, and he chose to issue a cooperation announcement after notifying Li Yuanfang.
• Candy received a sheet with her name, Mo Xiaoxue, and struggled to copy the characters during her first name-writing lesson.
• Two days later, Candy followed the teacher’s guidance and realized that writing her name stroke by stroke was manageable, though she envied children with two-character names.

Mo Jingchun arranged a broad recruitment plan for Candy Technology before leaving for the Capital City with Guo-er. Guo-er chose to travel with him and gave him a handwritten note with her name on it.

• Mo Jingchun picked Guo-er up from kindergarten and brought her back to the cool office.
• Mo Jingchun asked Guo-er whether she wanted to stay with her sister or go with him to the Capital City, and she chose to go.
• Mo Jingchun told Xia Xiaomin to remind Xu Pengfei to recruit recent graduates through the Broad Talent Recruitment Plan so Candy Technology could remain capable without the system.
• Guo-er surprised Mo Jingchun with a sheet of paper bearing the three characters of her name, and he saved it in his book.
• Zhou Yaling arrived at the office at quitting time, and Guo-er eagerly asked her what they would have for dinner.

Mo Jingchun, Candy, and Zhou Yaling prepared for their trip to the Capital City, while Mo Jingchun teased Zhou Yaling about being unable to join them and suggested she buy an electric bike for work. The chapter then shifted abruptly to Shi Yu waking in a teenager’s body in an unfamiliar room and realizing he had become an intern pet caretaker in Icefield City.

• Mo Jingchun waited outside the cafeteria while Candy and Zhou Yaling collected groceries, but they returned with only vegetables because the cafeteria had run out of meat.
• Candy learned that she and Mo Jingchun were leaving for the Capital City the next day, and Zhou Yaling was surprised she had not been told.
• Mo Jingchun teased Zhou Yaling about not having a reason to visit the Capital City and suggested she buy an electric bike to commute while he was away.
• Zhou Yaling helped Candy pack for the trip, and Mo Jingchun filled Candy’s water bottle before they left.
• Shi Yu woke in a dorm room with the body of a teenager, found books about pet beasts, and received memories identifying him as an intern pet caretaker at the Icefield City Pet Breeding Base.

Zhou Yaling stayed behind to care for Baozi and Xiao Huihui while Mo Jingchun took Candy on a high-speed train, where they ran into Lei Zong. The chapter ended with an unrelated scene in which Shi Yu woke in a changed body and began receiving memories of a life in a world of beast pets.

• Zhou Yaling watched Mo Jingchun and Candy leave, then decided she could use caring for Baozi and Xiao Huihui as a reason to buy an electric bike.
• Mo Jingchun carried Candy onto train G1234 after the pair waited for boarding and let a passenger exit first.
• Mo Jingchun and Candy met Lei Zong in their carriage, and Candy repeatedly tried to get his attention by singing English phrases.
• Lei Zong gave Candy a signed gift box, and Candy offered to sign something for him in return.
• Shi Yu woke in an unfamiliar dorm room with a young body, found books about beast pets, and received memories identifying him as an apprentice beast-pet caretaker in Icefield City.

Mo Jingchun and Lei Zong discussed Candy Technology’s prospects and the country’s chip industry aboard a train, while Candy gave Lei an autograph. The chapter then abruptly shifted to Shi Yu awakening in a young man’s body at a pet-breeding base, with unfamiliar memories flooding in.

• Candy wrote her name for Lei Zong, and Mo Jingchun stopped her from using a red pen before she finished the autograph in black ink.
• Lei Zong invited Mo Jingchun and Candy to visit his company, and they agreed to discuss collaborating on graphene batteries.
• Mo Jingchun worried that Huawei’s comeback could be curtailed by sanctions and said advanced chips were essential to his research and plans for Big White.
• Lei Zong asked whether Mo Jingchun had inside information about quantum technology after Mo expressed hope that quantum chips would reduce reliance on restricted technology.
• Shi Yu awoke in an unfamiliar young body in a single-person dormitory, found books about beast rearing, and received a flood of memories identifying Icefield City, a Pet Breeding Base, and his trainee pet breeder status.

Mo Jingchun and Lei Zong traveled to Jingcheng with Candy, each mistakenly believing the other knew about a major domestic quantum technology breakthrough. After they arrived, Lei Zong explained why Xiao He’s red pen had upset Mo Jingchun, while Candy called Zhou Yaling from the hotel; the chapter then abruptly introduced Shi Yu, who woke in a different body with memories of a pet-breeding trainee.

• Mo Jingchun and Lei Zong misunderstood each other’s comments as proof that the other knew about a quantum technology breakthrough.
• Mo Jingchun and Candy arrived at Jingcheng South Station, said goodbye to Lei Zong, and headed to a hotel with their group.
• Lei Zong told Xiao He that giving Candy a red pen could be considered taboo, and sent her back to a year of training.
• Xiao He reported the incident to Liu Shaofeng, who told her to reflect and study local customs.
• Candy video-called Zhou Yaling from the hotel while Mo Jingchun went to wash his feet.
• Shi Yu woke in an unfamiliar young body, discovered books about pet breeding, and received memories identifying him as a trainee pet breeder in Icefield City.

Mo Jingchun and Candy spent the evening joking with Zhou Yaling before enjoying dinner and preparing to help Li Xuanyu the next day. The next morning, Mo Jingchun watched news about chip manufacturing while Candy slept in.

• Candy teased Mo Jingchun about his stinky shoes during a video call with Zhou Yaling, who was eating instant noodles.
• Candy ended the call to take Mo Jingchun out for a big feast, and Zhou Yaling threw away her noodles after watching a video about how pickled cabbage was made.
• Mo Jingchun and Candy ate dinner, then discussed helping Li Xuanyu the following day before going to sleep.
• Mo Jingchun woke with Candy's foot on his face and later watched short videos about chip manufacturing and smartphone releases while she slept.

Mo Jingchun met Li Xuanyu at the hotel meeting room to prepare for a debate session, while Candy struggled to resist eating more after breakfast. After seeing that Mo Jingchun was still listed as Group Three’s debate instructor, he called Na Jie to find out what was going on.

• Mo Jingchun teased Candy as she guessed his identity, then told her to get ready for breakfast and Li Xuanyu’s visit.
• Candy chose soy milk for the first time, disliked its taste, and finished it after Mo Jingchun refused to let her switch to milk.
• Li Xuanyu arrived at the hotel and was led to the meeting room as Mo Jingchun’s student.
• Mo Jingchun and Candy entered the meeting room, where Li Xuanyu gave him a document from Na Jie and connected her laptop to the projector.
• Mo Jingchun saw that he was still listed as Group Three’s debate instructor and called Na Jie to ask about it, while Candy fretted over strawberries she was too full to eat.

Li Xuanyu rehearsed her undergraduate defense presentation with Mo Jingchun’s guidance, then faced his first question about her database choice. The chapter ended with an unrelated scene in which Shi Yu woke in a young man’s body in a strange world and discovered he was an apprentice pet breeder.

• Candy fetched a docking station so Li Xuanyu could connect her computer to the projector.
• Mo Jingchun coached Li Xuanyu to answer the defense panel politely and guided her through a practice presentation.
• Li Xuanyu confidently demonstrated her Dormitory Management System, drawing praise from Candy.
• Mo Jingchun asked Li Xuanyu why she had chosen MySQL instead of another database.
• Shi Yu woke in an unfamiliar dormitory in a young, uninjured body and absorbed memories identifying him as an apprentice pet breeder in Icefield City.

Mo Jingchun coached Li Xuanyu for her defense, while Candy tried to share her brother’s secrets with her. The chapter then abruptly shifted to Shi Yu, who woke in a young body in Icefield City and realized he had become a trainee pet beast caretaker.

• Mo Jingchun quizzed Li Xuanyu about her defense and advised her to admit when she could not answer a question.
• Candy stayed with Li Xuanyu to study, asked what code was, and then invited her to play Honor of Kings.
• Candy told Li Xuanyu that Mo Jingchun had many new phones and athlete’s foot, leaving Li Xuanyu and the bodyguards stunned.
• Shi Yu woke in a dorm room, saw that he had a different, younger body, and suspected he had transmigrated.
• Shi Yu read the titles of three books before a sharp pain brought back memories of Icefield City, a Pet Breeding Base, and his trainee caretaker identity.

Mo Jingchun watched Candy, dreamed of a human fleet trapped by a shrinking ring, and learned Su Wenyan had secured the rights to Baymax’s image. The chapter then shifted to Shi Yu, who woke in an unfamiliar body and realized he had become an apprentice pet beast caretaker.

• Li Xuanyu returned to campus, and Mo Jingchun went back to the suite and fell asleep beside Candy.
• Mo Jingchun dreamed of human battleships exploding as a vast ring closed around the fleet, then woke when Candy pulled a blanket over his head.
• Su Wenyan told Mo Jingchun she had secured the rights to use Baymax’s image, and he gave her a week of paid leave.
• Mo Jingchun found Candy playing with water in the bathroom and let her off without punishment because her clothes were dry.
• Shi Yu woke in an unfamiliar dormitory in a young man’s body, found books about pet beasts, and received memories identifying him as an apprentice pet beast caretaker in Icefield City.

Mo Jingchun received his doctoral gown before his defense, while Li Xuanyu overcame her nerves and confidently defended her Dormitory Management System. The story then shifted to Shi Yu, who woke in an unfamiliar body and learned from his memories that he was in Icefield City as a trainee pet breeder.

• Mo Jingchun collected his doctoral gown from Li Na and learned that the class graduation photos were scheduled for that afternoon.
• Li Na encouraged Li Xuanyu before her defense, and Li Xuanyu reaffirmed her choice to work at Candy Technology rather than pursue graduate school.
• Li Xuanyu presented her Dormitory Management System and answered the professors’ questions with ease.
• Shi Yu woke in an unfamiliar young body, examined his surroundings, and realized he might have crossed into another world.
• Shi Yu’s memories surfaced, revealing Icefield City, a Pet Breeding Base, and his status as a trainee pet breeder.

Li Xuanyu finished her defense and declined Li Na’s suggestion to pursue graduate studies under Mo Jingchun, choosing to stay at Candy Technology. The chapter then abruptly shifted to Shi Yu waking in an unfamiliar young body, where a rush of memories revealed he was in Icefield City as a trainee pet beast caretaker.

• Mo Jingchun waited through the remaining defenses while hungry and messaged Fei Yan to eat with Candy without him.
• Li Xuanyu met Li Na for lunch after her successful defense, and Li Na urged her to pursue graduate studies.
• Li Xuanyu refused, saying she was a technical professional who intended to remain at Candy Technology.
• Shi Yu woke in an unfamiliar dormitory in the body of a teenage boy and found books about raising pet beasts.
• Shi Yu suffered a sudden pain as memories flooded in, revealing Icefield City, a pet breeding base, and his trainee caretaker identity.