Chapter Summaries

Lin Baici’s victory over a God made him famous among God Hunters, while Shen Xin tried to keep Agent Kim hidden after the auction. Agent Kim insisted on seeing her husband, Lin Baici, and Shen Xin agreed to accompany her the next day.

• Lin Baici’s deeds at the auction won him widespread acclaim on the Origin Forum, and people sought out his photos as his reputation and value soared.
• Xia Hongyao saved posts praising Lin Baici and worried that other organizations would try to recruit him.
• Shen Xin returned home and learned that Zhou Qin was questioning her about Agent Kim, while Zhou Qin’s son secretly watched the neighboring female office worker through his peephole.
• Agent Kim complained about the pervert next door and asked to see her husband, but Shen Xin warned that the Nine Provinces Security Agency was searching for her and that she could endanger Lin Baici.
• Shen Xin agreed to accompany Agent Kim to see Lin Baici from afar the next day, and Little Cutie looked forward to playing games with him.

Lin Baici and Ji Xinyan went shopping for gifts before his summer vacation, and Ji Xinyan helped him choose jewelry for his mother and friends. After spending over 300,000 yuan, they stopped for lunch, where Ji Xinyan teased him and flirted with him.

• Lin Baici read forum rumors about the auction’s God Ruins while waiting for Ji Xinyan at the school entrance.
• Ji Xinyan arrived in her BMW, showed off her rock-inspired outfit, and took Lin Baici to Haijing International Plaza to shop for gifts.
• Ji Xinyan helped Lin Baici choose a gold bracelet, ring, necklace, and earrings for his mother, and he paid 128,600 yuan.
• Lin Baici bought more gifts during their shopping trip, spending about 300,000 yuan in less than an hour and a half.
• Lin Baici and Ji Xinyan went to lunch, where she teased him about shopping quickly and brushed her foot against his leg.

Lin Baici and Ji Xinyan ate together, where Ji Xinyan flirted with him and tried to persuade him to travel with her during summer vacation. After learning he was going to Japan, she shared her hopes for university romance and asked what kind of partner he wanted, but Lin Baici admitted he still did not dare hope for love.

• Ji Xinyan teased Lin Baici under the table at Fuji Lou while they ate char siu and discussed his summer plans.
• Ji Xinyan hinted that she wanted to travel with Lin Baici, but he told her he was going to Japan on business and that a woman would meet him in Kyoto.
• Ji Xinyan lamented that they would be apart all summer, and Lin Baici promised to make it up to her when he returned.
• Ji Xinyan told Lin Baici about her romantic university dreams and confessed that meeting him had changed her plans and left her worried about Zhu Qiunan.
• Ji Xinyan asked what kind of woman Lin Baici wanted to marry, and he said he had never dared hope for love even after his circumstances improved.

Lin Baici spent a romantic meal with Ji Xinyan, while Agent Kim watched them from nearby and struggled to stay away. After shopping, Lin Baici met Shakira, who thanked him for apparently saving her from a powerful god and asked what he planned to do as gods entered the world.

• Lin Baici and Ji Xinyan shared dinner, where she discussed Xu Daguan’s livestream career, suggested Bai Jiao become a streamer, and nervously brought up marrying Lin Baici.
• Agent Kim watched Lin Baici and Ji Xinyan from a nearby tea shop until Shen Xin persuaded her to leave before they were noticed.
• Lin Baici sensed a nearby God's Taboo Object as he and Ji Xinyan left the restaurant, and Ji Xinyan spotted Shakira in the shopping mall.
• Lin Baici sent Ji Xinyan away and greeted Shakira, who hugged and kissed him while thanking him for apparently persuading a powerful god to spare her.
• Shakira asked Lin Baici about the God Hunter community’s future after gods appeared, but he said he planned to attend school and explore the God Ruins.

Lin Baici spent the day shopping and strolling around campus with Ji Xinyan, while Shakira quietly withheld her warning about the coming upheaval. He returned to the dorm for the night and found his roommates smoking and hanging out there.

• Shakira told Lin Baici that Xia Hongmian would soon speak with him and give him more authority, but she chose not to warn him about the upheaval she expected.
• Ji Xinyan returned with milk tea, and she and Lin Baici spent the afternoon shopping before she drove him back to Haijing Institute of Technology.
• Lin Baici and Ji Xinyan walked together to the girls' dormitory, where she playfully asked him for a kiss before going inside.
• Ji Xinyan shared the snacks Lin Baici had chosen with her roommates, who teased her about shopping with him and heard about her meeting the Great Shaman.
• Lin Baici returned to his dorm and found his roommates smoking and playing cards and games; Fang Mingyuan told them to open the window.

Lin Baici spent the days before exams catching up with friends and turning down Zhang Ye’s hopes for a relationship, then sat his exams without copying. After the last exam, his classmates prepared to head home early, but Xu Daguan’s suggested group meal fell through.

• Lin Baici visited his dorm, where his friends teased him about the women in photos on the Campus Forum, then left by jumping from the third-floor Water Room because of the smell and smoke.
• Lin Baici met Qian Jiahui for a meal, took the drunk Qian Jiahui to the Hilton Hotel, and told Zhang Ye he wanted them to remain friends.
• Lin Baici asked Xia Hongyao whether any God's Taboo Objects could help someone cheat, and she said there were many before his exams began.
• During the exams, Lin Baici refused to copy, and he joked to Ji Xinyan that he was worried about earning a scholarship.
• After the five-day exam period ended, Xu Daguan suggested a group meal, but the others declined because they were low on money.

Lin Baici left his villa for Haijing Normal University, where Ji Xinyan drove him to meet his childhood friend Li Wei before their journey home. He reunited with Li Wei as the two prepared to leave campus together.

• Lin Baici declined Xu Daguan's class dinner because he wanted to go home, then packed his belongings while Ji Xinyan helped him.
• Nangong Shu messaged Lin Baici about seeing him off, but he turned down her invitation and planned to meet her after the semester began.
• Ji Xinyan stayed at Lin Baici's villa, then insisted on driving him to Haijing Normal University the next morning.
• Ji Xinyan drove through the university gates after giving the guard two packs of cigarettes, and Lin Baici asked a student for directions to Building 3.
• Lin Baici found Li Wei trying to bargain for a secondhand computer and learned Li Wei had arranged to travel home with someone from his hometown.

As Lin Baici and Li Wei prepared to leave campus, Lin Baici’s striking classmate Ji Xinyan drove them to pick up Li Wei’s hometown friend, Su Yiwen. Li Wei reunited with Bai Lele instead, whose attempt to reconnect with Lin Baici ended in another rejection just as Ji Xinyan stepped out of the BMW and drew everyone’s attention.

• Lin Baici teased Li Wei about his crush on Su Yiwen, then met Ji Xinyan waiting beside her BMW X5.
• Ji Xinyan drove Lin Baici and Li Wei to the girls’ dormitory, where Li Wei went outside to wait for Su Yiwen.
• Lin Baici learned Li Wei was afraid to pursue Su Yiwen and encouraged him to stop overthinking things.
• Bai Lele arrived, showed interest in Lin Baici, and introduced herself as Li Wei’s class goddess.
• Bai Lele discovered Lin Baici had deleted her from WeChat and challenged him, but he told her not to think so highly of herself.
• Ji Xinyan stepped out of the BMW, catching the attention of the male students waiting outside the dormitory.

Ji Xinyan defended Lin Baici when Bai Lele insulted him, then met Li Wei’s childhood friend Su Yiwen as the group prepared to travel home together. The chapter ended with Ji Xinyan inviting Su Yiwen to ride with them in her BMW.

• Ji Xinyan stood beside Lin Baici and told Bai Lele she was pursuing him, then mocked Bai Lele’s manners, exam score, perfume, and attempts to attract men until Bai Lele left.
• Li Wei explained that Bai Lele had added Lin Baici after seeing his photo and had been bothering him, and Ji Xinyan exchanged contact details with Li Wei.
• Su Yiwen arrived with her luggage, greeted Lin Baici and Ji Xinyan, and introduced herself as a freshman from Lin Baici’s hometown.
• Lin Baici urged Li Wei to help Su Yiwen with her luggage, and Ji Xinyan invited Su Yiwen to join them in the car.

Lin Baici traveled from Haijing toward Futian with Li Wei and Su Yiwen, helping his childhood friend make a better impression on their fellow student. On the train, Lin Baici ignored a flirtatious fellow passenger and paid for meals for his companions.

• Ji Xinyan drove Lin Baici, Li Wei, and Su Yiwen to Haijing station, where Lin Baici said goodbye to her and Tea Sister.
• Lin Baici bought cold drinks for Li Wei and Su Yiwen, then drew Su Yiwen into conversation while Li Wei struggled to connect with her.
• Su Yiwen and Li Wei discussed their plans after graduation, and Li Wei said he hoped to work in Haijing before settling in Anqing.
• The three boarded Train G1956, and Lin Baici switched seats to give Li Wei and Su Yiwen a chance to sit together.
• Lin Baici helped Yang Junyan stow her suitcase but did not engage when she tried to flirt with him during the journey.
• Lin Baici offered to treat Li Wei and Su Yiwen to lunch and paid for three boxed meals when the train attendant came by.

Lin Baici spent lavishly on meals, an iPad for Li Wei, and gacha pulls, then asked Ji Xinyan to inspect a house worth over twelve million yuan on his behalf. The chapter ended with Hua Yueyu calling him on video, leaving Yang Junyan stunned that he knew the popular streamer so well.

• Lin Baici bought Bento Boxes for Li Wei and Su Yiwen, then gave Li Wei a top-of-the-line iPad while pretending it had cost only a thousand yuan.
• Lin Baici spent thousands of yuan pulling on the standard banner in Galaxy Railroad until he obtained the female character he wanted, then quickly lost interest in the game.
• Feng Ting told Lin Baici about a western-style house in Longhu Tianchen, and he asked Ji Xinyan to inspect it and buy it if she approved.
• Feng Ting accidentally sent Lin Baici a photo of herself in her underwear, then thanked him after he sent her another thousand-yuan red envelope.
• Yang Junyan tried to get closer to Lin Baici, while Su Yiwen and Zhang Xiao noticed her attention toward him.
• Hua Yueyu called Lin Baici on video in cosplay, and Yang Junyan recognized the popular streamer and wondered about their relationship.

Lin Baici finished his train journey home with Li Wei and Su Yiwen, impressing Su Yiwen’s father and leaving Su Yiwen with feelings she believed were hopeless. After they arrived, Lin Baici urged Li Wei to pursue Su Yiwen before his chances ran out, then headed home.

• Lin Baici reassured Yang Junyan that he would keep Hua Yueyu’s private life confidential, then spoke with Xia Hongyao and Nangong Shu during the train ride.
• At Guangqing Station, Lin Baici carried Li Wei’s backpack and let Li Wei handle Su Yiwen’s suitcase, while Su Yiwen quietly accepted that Lin Baici was not interested in her.
• Su Yiwen’s father, Su Changhai, picked up the group and drove Lin Baici and Li Wei home; afterward, he encouraged Su Yiwen to pursue Lin Baici despite hearing about his beautiful, wealthy girlfriend.
• On the walk home, Lin Baici scolded Li Wei for failing to talk with Su Yiwen and advised him to take the initiative in pursuing her.
• Li Wei reflected that Lin Baici had grown more mature and charismatic as Lin Baici left for Building Six.

Lin Baici returned to Guangqing and reunited with his mother, Li Guiru, while several women called him and made her suspect he had many girlfriends. He tried to convince her to quit her factory job, but she refused, and he went to bed only to be kept awake by loud music from upstairs.

• Lin Baici returned to his childhood home, tidied up, bought groceries, and cooked dinner for Li Guiru when she came back from work.
• Xia Hongyao called Lin Baici, and later Ji Xinyan reported that she had found a house worth buying; he told her to put it in her own name rather than return to sign the papers.
• Nangong Shu called Lin Baici, teased him about his mother, and said she would avoid contacting him for a while; Li Guiru then questioned him about the different women calling.
• Jin Yingzhen called while working overtime, and Gu Qingqiu helped Lin Baici pretend to be busy with work so he could explain his income and boss to Li Guiru.
• Lin Baici showed Li Guiru a photo of Gu Qingqiu and urged his mother to quit her job, but Li Guiru refused and told him to rest.
• Lin Baici went to bed, but loud music and shouting from upstairs continued past eleven and kept him awake.

Lin Baici used a ghost baby from a God's Taboo Object to punish the noisy tenants upstairs, then told his mother he had earned a large bonus and tried to persuade her to buy a new home. The chapter ended with him preparing to reveal the gift he had bought her.

• Lin Baici confronted Xu Jian and Kong Mei about their late-night livestream noise, but they refused to stop.
• Lin Baici met Tang Qing in the stairwell and caught up with her before summoning a ghost baby to haunt the upstairs couple.
• Kong Mei and Xu Jian experienced strange, frightening symptoms, and their livestream ended after Xu Jian became ill.
• Lin Baici told Li Guiru that his app had earned him a 500,000-yuan bonus and transferred the money to her.
• Lin Baici failed to persuade Li Guiru to move to Haijing, so he urged her to buy a new home in Guangqing instead.
• Lin Baici asked Li Guiru to guess what gift he had bought her.

Lin Baici gave Li Guiru a gold bangle and a new phone, then visited Li Wei’s family with another phone as a gift. After returning home, he looked for information about Dragon Palace Island and received a visit from Tang Qing, whose teasing turned flirtatious.

• Lin Baici urged Li Guiru to open her presents, and she was moved by the gold bangle and accepted a new phone from him.
• Li Guiru left for work, worried about wearing the expensive bangle outside, while Lin Baici ate her dumplings and went to visit Li Wei’s family.
• Lin Baici gave Auntie Li a new phone and told her family that he earned thirty thousand yuan a month making mini-programs.
• Lin Baici searched the Origin Forum for information about Dragon Palace Island but found nothing useful.
• Tang Qing brought Lin Baici steamed buns and teased him about washing his underwear, and Lin Baici replied in a way that made her joke about his naughty thoughts.

Lin Baici gave Tang Qing an expensive new phone and discussed buying an apartment in Haijing, while Tang Qing and Li Wei caught up with him at home. The chapter ended with Lin Baici inviting Tang Qing to join him and Li Wei on an outing to look at the local real estate market.

• Tang Qing visited Lin Baici, and he gave her a latest-model Huawei phone; she excitedly accepted it after he explained he had earned the money programming for a wealthy classmate.
• Tang Qing questioned Lin Baici about his dating life, and he claimed to have several girlfriends before Feng Ting called to warn him about putting Ji Xinyan's name on an apartment deed.
• Lin Baici confirmed to Feng Ting that he trusted Ji Xinyan to handle the purchase, then told Tang Qing he was buying an apartment in Haijing and asked her to keep it secret.
• Li Wei brought Lin Baici a basket of eggs, wrestled with him, and told him Xu Chenyang was organizing a class reunion that Zhao Xiyan would attend.
• Lin Baici declined the reunion and invited Li Wei and Tang Qing to go for a walk and find somewhere to eat while he checked the local real estate market; Tang Qing hurried home to change.

Lin Baici treated Tang Qing and Li Wei to an extravagant meal, then Li Wei’s family recognized his thoughtfulness. Later, Li Guiru refused to move to Haijing, but agreed to look at houses in Guangqing with Lin Baici.

• Lin Baici took Tang Qing and Li Wei to Wanhe Restaurant, ordered more than twenty dishes, and packed the leftovers for them to take home.
• Li Wei’s parents praised Lin Baici’s kindness and worried that Li Wei might not be able to follow his successful friend to Haijing after graduation.
• Li Guiru weighed the prospect of moving to Haijing and decided she would stay in Guangqing, partly because she feared leaving her familiar life and becoming a burden to Lin Baici’s future family.
• Lin Baici accepted that his mother would not move and persuaded her to consider buying a house in Guangqing by mentioning a future wife and grandchild.
• Li Guiru agreed to view houses with Lin Baici and reminded him to compare listings; afterward, she wondered whether the upstairs neighbors had moved away.

Tang Qing was beaten by Zhou Yufen over the expensive phone Lin Baici had given her, until she explained where it came from. After learning how much Lin Baici earned and that he had also bought Li Guiru a gold bracelet, Zhou Yufen went to visit their home, leaving her intentions unclear.

• Xu Jian and Kong Mei's ghostly hallucinations and illness drove them into a fight that left them both injured.
• Tang Qing argued with Tang Chenglong after he complained about her phone, and he told Zhou Yufen that it had cost over ten thousand yuan.
• Zhou Yufen beat Tang Qing and suspected she had received the phone in exchange for sex, but Tang Qing said Lin Baici had given it to her.
• Tang Qing told Zhou Yufen that Lin Baici earned thirty thousand yuan a month and had bought Li Guiru an expensive gold bracelet, prompting Zhou Yufen to wonder whether he liked Tang Qing.
• Zhou Yufen went to Li Guiru's home to visit Lin Baici and stared at the gold bracelet on Li Guiru's wrist.

Lin Baici considered buying a new home and was persuaded to attend his high school reunion after Zhao Xiyan invited him. The chapter ended when he heard an argument upstairs and found two police officers in the hallway.

• Zhou Yufen admired Li Guiru's gold bracelet and wondered whether Tang Chenglong should repeat a year to try for college.
• Lin Baici browsed homes in Guangqing City and planned to take his mother to view Yongsheng Hefu.
• Li Wei urged Lin Baici to attend the class reunion, where Xu Chenyang hoped to pursue Zhao Xiyan.
• Lin Baici bantered with his former classmates in the group chat, and Zhao Xiyan asked him to come to the reunion.
• Lin Baici agreed to attend for Li Wei's sake, then went into the hallway after hearing an argument and saw two police officers.

Lin Baici helped defuse the police response to Xu Jian and Kong Mei’s fight, and the couple broke up and decided to move out. The next morning, he took Tang Qing to look at cars and asked Ji Xinyan for advice on buying his mother one, leaving with her recommendation of an Audi Q5.

• Lin Baici suggested Kong Mei could press charges against Xu Jian, then hinted that she brought men home, prompting the police to question her work.
• After the officers left, Kong Mei demanded fifty thousand yuan from Xu Jian when they broke up; she left without getting the money, and Xu Jian began packing to move out.
• Lin Baici met Tang Qing in the morning, and she asked to join him on a trip to a car dealership.
• Lin Baici told Tang Qing he already had a driver’s license, and they stopped at a Yonghe King shop for breakfast.
• Lin Baici called Ji Xinyan and asked what car to buy his mother; Ji Xinyan recommended a Q5 within his roughly three-hundred-thousand-yuan budget.