Chapter Summaries

An Yang and Ji Weiwei prepared for their class reunion and drove to the Shangri-La Hotel, where Luo Yang had arranged an elaborate welcome. They arrived shortly before the reunion began and headed upstairs, leaving the gathering itself yet to start.

• An Yang woke Ji Weiwei and urged her to get ready for the class reunion.
• Ji Weiwei changed into a Chanel dress, teased An Yang about his appearance, and cooked noodles for them.
• An Yang and Ji Weiwei drove to the Shangri-La Hotel and arrived close to noon after traffic delays.
• A receptionist confirmed that An Yang and Ji Weiwei were classmates of Mr. Luo and directed them to the fourth floor.
• Ji Weiwei and An Yang noticed the hotel banner and reception setup, and Ji Weiwei remarked that Luo Yang had spent heavily.

An Yang and Ji Weiwei arrived at their high school reunion, where Luo Yang had arranged an elaborate gathering and presented himself as its host. After reconnecting with their classmates, An Yang sat with his old friend Yuan Shu, while the reunion's attendees speculated about his relationship with Ji Weiwei.

• An Yang and Ji Weiwei discussed how Luo Yang used the hotel staff and decorations to make the reunion seem centered on him.
• Ji Weiwei and An Yang entered the decorated reunion hall, where classmates greeted them and reacted to how much they had changed.
• Organizer Lin Si'yan welcomed them and guided them to seats, while Luo Yang greeted An Yang and asked whether he and Ji Weiwei were together.
• An Yang accepted Lin Si'yan's suggestion to sit with Yuan Shu, and classmates teased him about arriving with Ji Weiwei.
• An Yang sat beside Yuan Shu, declined his cigarette, and noticed another old friend at the table.

At a high school reunion, An Yang reflected on how his old classmates had changed and let them assume he was an employee at An Shi Group. His classmates reacted with admiration, and one became interested in the opportunities there.

• An Yang recognized his former deskmate Zhang Lü and exchanged awkward greetings with him at the reunion.
• Yuan Shu and other classmates teased An Yang about his closeness with Ji Weiwei, while Yuan Shu shifted the conversation when An Yang seemed uncomfortable.
• An Yang noticed how the classmates’ fortunes and personalities had changed, including Chen Lei’s awkwardness beside a boastful former classmate.
• Yuan Shu asked An Yang about his work, and An Yang said he was at An Shi Group without clarifying his role.
• The classmates praised An Shi Group’s pay and prospects, and one of them showed interest in joining it.

An Yang reunited with his former classmates and shared drinks and high-school memories with Yuan Shu. At Ji Weiwei’s table, Xu Minqing tried to one-up her, but Ji Weiwei revealed that she worked at An Shi Electronics after An Yang had helped her get in, leaving the reunion buzzing about An Shi and An Yang’s connections.

• An Yang and Yuan Shu discussed their changed lives, drank together, and reminisced with their classmates about high school.
• The classmates recalled old crushes, pranks, and the ways their lives had diverged after graduation.
• Xu Minqing questioned Ji Weiwei about her relationship with An Yang and boasted about her engagement and her boyfriend’s earnings.
• Ji Weiwei said her salary was comparable to Xu Minqing’s boyfriend’s and revealed that she worked at An Shi Electronics.
• Ji Weiwei explained that An Yang had introduced her to An Shi, prompting classmates to ask about getting jobs there and leaving Xu Minqing frustrated.
• A handsome young man at a nearby table listened as the classmates discussed An Shi and looked surprised.

At the class reunion, Ji Weiwei’s job in An Shi Group’s sales department drew admiration and a nasty insinuation from Chen Xue. Luo Yang then tried to pressure Ji Weiwei and Lin Si'yan into drinking; the chapter left him insisting that Ji Weiwei drink despite her refusal.

• Ji Weiwei clarified that she was a supervisor in An Shi Group’s lucrative sales department, and Chen Xue implied that saleswomen used improper methods to win clients.
• Ji Weiwei ignored Chen Xue’s insinuation, while she and Xu Minqing continued their familiar, competitive banter with Lin Si'yan watching.
• Luo Yang toasted the classmates and flirted with the three women, and Xu Minqing redirected his attention toward single Ji Weiwei.
• Luo Yang urged Xu Minqing to drink, and she sent a text before downing half a cup of liquor.
• Lin Si'yan declined alcohol, and Ji Weiwei said she had driven; Luo Yang insisted that classmates or a safe driver could take her home so she could drink.

Ji Weiwei rebuffed Luo Yang’s pressure to drink at the class reunion, while Xu Minqing helped smooth over the confrontation. She and Lin Si'yan discovered their companies might soon be brought together under An Shi Group, and as the reunion moved downstairs, Ji Weiwei recognized her negotiation partner approaching.

• Ji Weiwei refused Luo Yang’s demand that she drink, explaining that her sales work depended on clear-headed negotiations rather than drinking with clients.
• Xu Minqing drank in Ji Weiwei’s place, giving Luo Yang a way to retreat without further confrontation.
• Lin Si'yan said she was single and revealed she worked at Expedition Animation Design Company.
• Ji Weiwei and Lin Si'yan discussed rumors that Expedition Animation might be acquired by An Shi Group, while Lin Si'yan noted the company had stopped hiring and might lay people off.
• After Lin Si'yan wrapped up the reunion, Ji Weiwei spotted her negotiation partner walking toward the elevator lobby.

At a class reunion, Ji Weiwei ran into Manager Li and Ouyang Sheng, who praised her career prospects and offered to waive the meal bill, but she refused. When Mu Yun joined them, the two businessmen mistook his connection with Ji Weiwei for a romance, and she corrected them.

• Ji Weiwei greeted Manager Li, who introduced her to his friend Ouyang Sheng and praised her likely promotion at An Shi Electronics.
• Manager Li thanked Ji Weiwei for choosing his company, then revealed that the reunion was at Ouyang Sheng's hotel and encouraged him to waive the bill.
• Ouyang Sheng and Manager Li repeatedly offered Ji Weiwei a discount or free meal, but she refused because she did not want to accept a favor from people she had just met.
• The classmates watched as the two businessmen fawned over Ji Weiwei, raising her standing in their eyes despite her discomfort.
• Mu Yun approached Ji Weiwei, recognized Manager Li and Ouyang Sheng, and exchanged greetings with them.
• Manager Li and Ouyang Sheng called Mu Yun and Ji Weiwei a perfect match, and Ji Weiwei stiffened and told them they had misunderstood.

Ji Weiwei used the misunderstanding between Li Chengzhi, Ouyang Sheng, and Mu Yun to avoid accepting gifts or helping Mu Yun make a business connection. After Li Chengzhi and Ouyang Sheng left, Ji Weiwei joined An Yang and Yuan Shu, and the group headed to the hotel bar, where their classmates began forming smaller circles.

• Li Chengzhi and Ouyang Sheng mistook Ji Weiwei and Mu Yun for close acquaintances, but Ji Weiwei acted displeased and declined their offer of expensive wine.
• Li Chengzhi and Ouyang Sheng apologized and left, while Mu Yun realized Ji Weiwei had no intention of introducing him to Li Chengzhi.
• An Yang explained to Yuan Shu that Ji Weiwei had helped Xi Chu Electronics secure An Shi orders, which made her important to Li Chengzhi.
• Yuan Shu asked whether Mu Yun wanted Ji Weiwei to connect him with Li Chengzhi, and Ji Weiwei confirmed it but refused to take on the favor.
• An Yang, Ji Weiwei, and Yuan Shu went to the Shangri-La's bar, where classmates began chatting in smaller groups and teased An Yang and Ji Weiwei as they entered.

At the Class 13 reunion in Shangri-La’s bar, Ji Weiwei joined An Yang and Yuan Shu while classmates celebrated around them. Li Chengzhi and Ouyang Sheng arranged an expensive wine giveaway that disguised a favor to Ji Weiwei, leaving her uncomfortable but determined to keep her principles.

• Luo Yang turned the bar gathering into a lively party, while An Yang and his group stayed apart from the dance floor.
• Ji Weiwei asked An Yang and Yuan Shu to drink with her, ordering low-alcohol ladies' wine and urging An Yang to open a beer with his thumb.
• Ji Weiwei noticed An Yang pop the beer cap and demanded that he show her the trick again, but arriving waiters interrupted them.
• Waiters announced that Shangri-La was giving all bar customers four bottles of premium red wine and two bottles of champagne, which Ji Weiwei recognized as an expensive gift arranged by Li Chengzhi and Ouyang Sheng.
• Ji Weiwei felt uneasy as her classmates realized the giveaway was connected to her, while An Yang and Yuan Shu advised her to treat it as ordinary customer feedback.

At the class reunion, Ji Weiwei’s status and An Yang’s easy confidence drew attention as the guests enjoyed wine and champagne before the evening turned into a series of performances and flirtations. Ji Weiwei then began recounting An Yang’s college exploits and joined Yuan Shu in urging him to perform, leaving An Yang facing the prospect of taking the stage.

• Xu Minqing traded barbs with Ji Weiwei, and An Yang calmed Ji Weiwei before the argument escalated.
• The server poured the costly red wine and explained its origins, while Ji Weiwei and An Yang drank or ignored it without ceremony.
• Luo Yang invited Ji Weiwei to open champagne, but she refused, so he asked Lin Si'yan to join him onstage instead.
• The champagne celebration led to performances, including Ran Jieyu’s pole dance, while An Yang noticed two classmates behaving intimately in a corner.
• Classmates came over to toast Ji Weiwei, and she brushed off one boastful male classmate before telling Yuan Shu about An Yang’s college exploits and urging An Yang to perform.

An Yang was pressured by Ji Weiwei and the others to perform at the class reunion, but refused to sing and play. He chose a classical guitar and began a solo that captivated the crowd.

• Ji Weiwei, Yuan Shu, and Xu Minqing urged An Yang to take the stage as classmates danced together and the reunion grew rowdier.
• An Yang and Ji Weiwei decided he would perform a guitar solo rather than sing, while Xu Minqing joined their table to avoid being chosen herself.
• When the stage cleared, An Yang calmly picked up a classical guitar and asked the sound engineer to quiet down.
• An Yang played Hotel California, drawing the classmates into its melody and surprising Yuan Shu with the original meaning of a solo.

An Yang impressed his classmates with a classical-guitar performance of “Hotel California,” then played a flashy keyboard passage when they urged Ji Weiwei to perform. Lin Si'yan's heartfelt song transformed the bar's mood, and the chapter left the classmates turning their attention to Xu Minqing.

• An Yang played “Hotel California” on classical guitar, leaving the students stunned and earning Ji Weiwei's praise.
• Ji Weiwei teased An Yang about his newly revealed guitar skills and said she would send a recording to Xiao Qian.
• Lin Si'yan performed “When You Are Old” on folk guitar, and her song softened the bar's lively atmosphere.
• After classmates urged the three beauties to perform, Ji Weiwei pushed An Yang onto the stage, where he played a passage from “Flight of the Bumblebee” on an electronic keyboard.
• Businessmen approached Lin Si'yan and Ji Weiwei to offer drinks, but both women refused; their attention then shifted to Xu Minqing.

At the class reunion, Mu Yun asked Ji Weiwei to help Chaoming Electronics win An Shi Electronics contracts, but she turned him down. As the reunion ended, Lin Si'yan offered to drive An Yang and Ji Weiwei home, hinting that she knew a woman often used An Yang’s car.

• Mu Yun drew attention at the reunion, while Luo Yang felt overshadowed by his popularity and bearing.
• An Yang and Ji Weiwei joked about a former couple reconnecting, and Mu Yun joined them before asking Ji Weiwei for help with Chaoming Electronics’ bids and sales agency plans.
• Ji Weiwei told Mu Yun she could only offer a good word if Chaoming met the requirements, and Lin Si'yan brought the reunion to a close.
• An Yang and Ji Weiwei discovered they had both been drinking, so Lin Si'yan volunteered to drive them home.
• Lin Si'yan noticed a faint fragrance in An Yang’s car and suggested that his girlfriend often drove it.

After the reunion, An Yang rode with Lin Si'yan to his secluded mountain villa, where she was astonished by the property and the Rabbit Demon. The chapter ended with Lin Si'yan recovering from being captivated by the Rabbit Demon's appearance.

• Xu Minqing turned down rides from Luo Yang and Mu Yun before leaving with her fiancé in an Audi A4, while Ji Weiwei waved to her from An Yang's car.
• Lin Si'yan drove Ji Weiwei home, then took An Yang toward his residence as they talked about their classmates and the reunion.
• An Yang told Lin Si'yan she could take his car back, but she insisted she would get a taxi after dropping him off.
• Lin Si'yan drove through a wooded mountain road and discovered An Yang's secluded villa at the summit.
• Lin Si'yan saw the Rabbit Demon tending to a vine and was stunned by her beauty.

An Yang brought Lin Si'yan to his villa, where she met Rabbit Demon, Huang Lan, and Xiao Qian before Xiao Qian drove her home. After spending the night with Xiao Qian, An Yang received a new mission to the Land of Origin and returned to Apocalypse World, where his base had reclaimed much of the former Central Empire's territory.

• An Yang welcomed Lin Si'yan to his villa, introduced her to Rabbit Demon and Huang Lan, and arranged for Huang Lan to take her home.
• Xiao Qian returned from grocery shopping, met Lin Si'yan, and drove her back to the city.
• An Yang received a mission notice naming the Land of Origin as his next world, with Language Mastery as his initial skill.
• An Yang spent the night with Xiao Qian before leaving for Apocalypse World the next day.
• An Yang inspected Yueyin City, the base's newest border, and considered turning the expanding base into an empire.

An Yang awoke in an unfamiliar world severely injured, paralyzed, and stripped of nearly all his powers, though his Biological Assistance Chip remained active. The system explained that his power would gradually return over about a month, while An Yang learned that it had altered his appearance to fit an identity he still did not know.

• An Yang woke unable to move, found his powers and Portable Space inaccessible, and used the Biological Assistance Chip to examine his surroundings.
• The chip scanned An Yang and found severe injuries consistent with blunt-force abuse, drug-induced paralysis, and two suppressed special energies.
• An Yang regained some movement, confirmed his genome matched his original body, and found that his Demon Body retained limited regenerative ability.
• The system awakened and told An Yang that the world's laws had sealed most of his power, which would recover gradually over approximately a month.
• An Yang saw his reflection and learned that the system had made his appearance more youthful to match his unknown identity in this world.

An Yang woke in the body of seventeen-year-old Ayn Kofinori on Lasea, with his powers suppressed and his memories of the identity incomplete. He pretended to have amnesia to protect himself, while his father and relatives visited him; the chapter left two cousins lingering at his bedside as a striking woman arrived.

• An Yang examined his weakened status and chose a recovery plan, but the system rejected it and sent memories that knocked him unconscious.
• After waking, An Yang learned he was in the Mesoyarland Federation as Ayn Kofinori, son of Baron Leya Kofinori, and realized his powers had been suppressed or stripped away.
• An Yang pretended not to recognize Leya, and physician Sebia diagnosed him with mild amnesia, giving him a cover for being a stranger.
• Leya blamed Anserth and the Ent Baronage for Ayn's injuries and vowed revenge before leaving to gather his forces.
• Ayn's older brother Mickey and several female cousins visited; An Yang played along with his amnesia until an exceptionally gorgeous woman arrived.

An Yang, still posing as the amnesiac Aine, learned more about the Kofino family and the hidden dangers of the world while Lydia cared for him. Baron Leia ordered him to return to Aislaby Noble Academy to withdraw and end his engagement to Confi, and An Yang set out the next morning with Enke and Shuka Knight despite his powers remaining limited.

• Lydia Kofino dismissed the others, confirmed that Aine remembered her, warned him against Lunan Helist, Misha Lakin, and Sheryl Zechariah, and brought him black autumn dried fish.
• An Yang learned from Aine's memories why distant relatives sought favor with the Kofino heir and reflected on Lydia's history, the world's knights, and rumors about the You Nu and their priests.
• Baron Leia told An Yang to return to Aislaby Noble Academy to withdraw, then ordered him to dissolve his engagement to Confi after explaining that Bishua and Nilat had beaten him over her.
• An Yang concealed his reaction to the Baron's orders and resolved to avoid trouble while he recovered his strength.
• The next morning, An Yang found that only his Demon Body was recovering, while his other powers remained unavailable, and prepared to leave with Enke and Shuka Knight.

An Yang traveled with Lydia, Sheryl, Knight Shuka, and the others toward Boer City, using the journey to study the local fighters and practice Kunlun Art. After the party defeated a band of robbers, he analyzed their abilities, and the group arrived in Boer City after dark.

• An Yang set out for Boer City with Lydia, Sheryl, Knight Shuka, Steward Enke, and twenty Knight Apprentices.
• The group spent the first night at a rundown inn, where Lydia brought An Yang a meal and urged him to rest.
• An Yang slept well after practicing Kunlun Art and continued the journey with Lydia and Sheryl riding beside and ahead of the carriage.
• More than thirty bandits attacked the party, but the Knight Apprentices killed most of them, Lydia defeated their leader, and Knight Shuka cut down the fleeing attackers.
• An Yang used observations from the battle to estimate the fighters' physical abilities, finding Knight Shuka exceptionally strong and Lydia and the Knight Apprentices well-rounded.
• The group reached Boer City after dark and settled at an inn.

An Yang took Aine through the withdrawal procedures at Aislaby Noble Academy, where Bishua Anserth, Nilat Ute, and two other young nobles confronted him. As Lydia and Sheryl moved to defend him, An Yang issued the nobles a formal challenge, leaving Lydia stunned.

• Lydia dressed An Yang, and he traveled with Butler Enke, Lydia, Sheryl, Shuka Knight, and the Knight Apprentices through prosperous Boer City to Aislaby Noble Academy.
• An Yang completed the academy withdrawal procedures, but Bishua Anserth, Nilat Ute, Isai Ward, and Mason Blue blocked the group as they tried to leave.
• An Yang recognized the confrontation as a consequence of Aine's earlier threats and noticed Confi and a nobleman beside her watching from a distance.
• Lydia and Shuka Knight prepared to intervene, but An Yang warned them against breaking academy rules and provoking Boer City's nobles.
• Sheryl stepped between An Yang and the taunting young men, and An Yang issued Bishua Anserth, Nilat Ute, Isai Ward, and Mason Blue a noble challenge in Aine Kofinori's name.