Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen spent a family outing watching the children, telling them stories, and grilling food, while Yiyi's Dad recognized him as the author Lin Yu. The chapter ended with Yiyi's Dad telling his wife about Lin Chen's identity and asking who in the neighborhood had designs on Xu Mengyao.

• Yiyi's Dad praised Lin Chen's signed books and privately told Pipi's Dad that he admired Lin Chen, while keeping the reason to himself.
• Lin Chen watched the children play, then told Lin Xiaoqian and the others stories when they asked to stop playing.
• Xu Mengyao gave Lin Chen badly salted barbecue, so he took over grilling and served delicious beef skewers to the children.
• As the families drove home, Lin Xiaoqian told Lin Chen she loved him, and he told Xu Mengyao that Yiyi's Dad had figured out he was Lin Yu.
• Yiyi's Dad revealed to Yiyi's Mom that Lin Chen was Lin Yu and asked who had designs on Xu Mengyao.

Xu Mengyao hugged Lin Chen in front of Lin Xiaoqian, and her parents arranged for her to move into his house. The chapter ended with Yiyi's Dad warning Lin Chen that Li Lin, a fitness blogger, was interested in Xu Mengyao.

• Yiyi's Mom told Yiyi's Dad that Li Lin from Villa Number Thirty-Two had designs on Xu Mengyao, and Yiyi's Dad decided to warn Lin Chen.
• Lin Xiaoqian worried that Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao would divorce because her friend Yuanyuan no longer had a dad.
• Xu Mengyao hugged Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian, then blushed when Lin Xiaoqian asked Lin Chen to kiss her.
• Xu Guofeng and Yang Qingyue told Xu Mengyao to move into Lin Chen's house, and a vote persuaded her to agree.
• Yiyi's Dad messaged Lin Chen about Li Lin, and Lin Chen found Li Lin's account with three or four million followers.

Lin Chen told Lin Xiaoqian an English story and revealed to Xu Mengyao that he knew more than twenty foreign languages. He warned Xu Mengyao about Li Lin, and after they discussed their past, he hugged her alone in the study.

• Lin Chen turned down Chen Shiming’s thanks and read Lin Xiaoqian a bedtime story in fluent English.
• Lin Chen told Xu Mengyao that he knew more than twenty foreign languages and offered to help with her company’s translation needs.
• Lin Chen joked with Xu Mengyao about building people, then warned her that Li Lin had designs on her.
• Xu Mengyao explained that her father had changed her phone number after the incident that led her to go abroad.
• Lin Chen comforted Xu Mengyao about the past and gently hugged her while they were alone in the study.

Xu Mengyao made progress coping with her trauma response and prepared to move in with Lin Chen, while Lin Chen trained Tai Chi with Lin Xiaoqian. The chapter ended with Lin Chen sensing warmth in his abdomen and asking the system whether it was Qi Sense.

• Lin Chen comforted Xu Mengyao after she trembled during a hug, and she later told him she would move her belongings the next day with Shen Qing's help.
• Xu Mengyao asked Shen Qing to help her move, and Shen Qing teased her about how far she and Lin Chen had gotten.
• Lin Xiaoqian woke up beside Xu Mengyao and said she wanted to practice martial arts so she could protect her parents.
• Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian practiced Tai Chi in the living room while Xu Mengyao watched Lin Chen's movements improve.
• After teaching Lin Xiaoqian a set of Tai Chi, Lin Chen felt warmth in his abdomen and asked the system if it was Qi Sense.

Lin Chen learned about Free Energy while helping Lin Xiaoqian practice, then went with Xu Mengyao and Shen Qing to pack for Xu Mengyao’s move. At the neighborhood playground, he met Li Lin, who tested Lin Chen’s strength and discovered he was far stronger than expected.

• The system explained that Free Energy could cause mild sensations before it converted into internal force, and Lin Chen reassured Xu Mengyao about Lin Xiaoqian’s practice.
• Lin Chen, Xu Mengyao, and Lin Xiaoqian went to pack Xu Mengyao’s belongings, where Shen Qing greeted them and gave Lin Xiaoqian a stuffed animal.
• Lin Chen took Lin Xiaoqian outside to play and encountered Li Lin near the neighborhood fitness equipment.
• Lin Chen told Li Lin that he and Xu Mengyao were married, prompting Li Lin to conceal his disappointment and challenge him to do pull-ups.
• Lin Chen completed dozens of pull-ups and twenty one-arm pull-ups, stunning Li Lin, who then suggested testing Lin Chen’s punching power.

Lin Chen demonstrated overwhelming punching power to Li Lin, who gave up on trying to pursue Lin Chen’s girlfriend. Meanwhile, Xu Mengyao packed to move in with Lin Chen and told Shen Qing that she could now hug him briefly despite her psychological barrier.

• Li Lin showed Lin Chen the Punching Power Tester and scored 3,842 with his punch.
• Lin Chen scored 5,368 and then 7,583, astonishing Li Lin with his strength.
• After Lin Chen left to see Lin Xiaoqian, Li Lin tested the machine again, confirmed his own score was lower, and decided not to pursue Lin Chen’s girl.
• Lin Xiaoqian checked that Lin Chen was okay after hearing the loud punches, and Lin Chen reassured her before she returned to playing with Yiyi and Yuanyuan.
• Lin Chen told Yiyi’s and Yuanyuan’s mothers that he had scored six or seven thousand and explained that he had practiced martial arts.
• While helping Xu Mengyao pack, Shen Qing learned that Xu Mengyao could hug Lin Chen briefly, though she still trembled and could not hold the hug for long.

Lin Chen tested his increased strength and weight, then brought Xu Mengyao and her belongings to his home, where she began settling in. The chapter ended with Shen Qing marveling at Lin Xiaoqian’s improved drawing.

• Lin Chen tested the Punching Power Tester and discovered his punching power exceeded 10,000, while the system explained that his weight would eventually cap at 100 kilograms.
• Lin Chen told stories to Lin Xiaoqian and the other children, then called Xu Mengyao to ask if she was ready to leave.
• Xu Mengyao, Shen Qing, and Lin Chen drove three cars full of Xu Mengyao’s belongings to Ziyuan Community, where Lin Chen carried the bags upstairs.
• Lin Chen welcomed Xu Mengyao home, and she began organizing her belongings while he went to cook and Lin Xiaoqian drew with Shen Qing.
• Shen Qing was astonished by how much Lin Xiaoqian’s drawing had improved and praised her finished picture.

Xu Mengyao shared photos of herself with Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian, making their relationship public and prompting Zhao Tianyou and Zhao Huaiyuan to give up on pairing her with Zhao Tianyou. After leaving Shen Qing to care for Qian Qian, Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao went out together to see a movie.

• Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao posed for photos with Lin Xiaoqian, and Xu Mengyao posted them on Moments with the caption “Hello, Mr. Lin.”
• Zhao Huaiyuan saw Xu Mengyao’s post and concluded she was serious about Lin Chen, then told Zhao Tianyou there was no hope for him and Mengyao.
• Zhao Tianyou urged his father to make one last effort with Xu Mengyao’s parents, and Zhao Huaiyuan agreed they would visit Aunt Yang when she returned.
• Shen Qing offered to pack up the leftover food and look after Lin Xiaoqian while Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao went out.
• Lin Chen asked Xu Mengyao to see a movie, and she happily agreed.

Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao publicly announced their relationship on Moments and spent the day together at the movies. Lin Chen planned to meet Xu Mengyao’s parents when they returned, while his classmates celebrated his marriage and began recognizing Xu Mengyao.

• Xu Mengyao showed Lin Chen the reactions to her Moments post, and they agreed he would wait to publicly post photos with Qian Qian until his family knew about her.
• Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao took a selfie at the Movie Theater, and Lin Chen posted it with the caption “Having you for the rest of my life is wonderful.”
• Xu Mengyao asked Lin Chen to remind his parents not to rush the house construction or wedding plans, and Lin Chen said he would discuss it with them.
• Lin Chen offered to travel by private jet to pick up Xu Mengyao’s parents and help if her mother needed medical care during the trip.
• After the movie, Lin Chen replied to messages and sent a thousand-yuan red envelope to his high school group, where classmates congratulated him.
• A classmate said Xu Mengyao looked like the president of Xu Group.

Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao celebrated moving in together, while their families saw their relationship becoming official. The chapter ended with Xu Mengyao admitting she had taken nearly all the wine from Xu Guofeng’s prized wine cabinet.

• Lin Chen video-called Chen Mei, and Xu Mengyao urged her to hire professionals to finish the house safely while Lin Chen’s father recovered from his fractured hand.
• Lin Chen surprised Xu Mengyao with roses from his System Space and kept the trick’s secret.
• Shen Qing teased Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao about showing off their relationship before leaving to avoid more teasing.
• Yang Qingyue and Xu Guofeng saw Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao’s Moments and were happy that their daughter had moved on.
• Xu Guofeng video-called Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao, recognized a valuable wine bottle, and learned Xu Mengyao had taken twenty or thirty bottles from his wine cabinet.

Lin Chen left for the United States to bring Xu Guofeng and Yang Qingyue home, but while he was still in the air, Xu Mengyao told him that her father had gone missing. Lin Chen promised to find him as Xu Mengyao urged him not to put himself in danger.

• Xu Guofeng lamented that Xu Mengyao was giving away his liquor, and Lin Chen offered to share drinks with him when he came to visit.
• Lin Chen explained that he had studied the aircraft maintenance manual and would fly to the United States to bring Xu Guofeng and Yang Qingyue back.
• Lin Chen said goodbye to Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian at the airport, then boarded his plane.
• While Lin Chen's plane was still en route, Xu Mengyao called to report that Xu Guofeng had not gone to work, his phone was off, and the bodyguards could not find him.
• Xu Mengyao explained that her parents' professional security contract had expired and that they had not renewed it because the six-month contract cost three million dollars.
• Lin Chen promised to find Xu Guofeng, while Xu Mengyao warned him not to search for her father himself and said her mother would contact Black Shield Company if he remained missing.

Lin Chen used Solina’s favor to free Xu Guofeng after the Blood Hand Gang framed him for soliciting prostitution. As Solina left the police station, a sniper tried to kill her, and the chapter ended with Lin Chen wondering which forces were behind the attacks on Xu Guofeng.

• Lin Chen asked Solina to help find his missing father-in-law, Xu Guofeng, and learned that Xu had been arrested in a setup demanding twenty million dollars.
• Solina used her connections to identify the Blood Hand Gang’s role and forced the woman who framed Xu to confess to false accusation.
• Xu Guofeng was released without charge, and Lin Chen pushed Solina out of a sniper’s path as they left the Police Station.
• Solina said the shooter was likely one of her old enemies and left, while Lin Chen reassured Xu Mengyao and Yang Qingyue that Xu was safe.
• Lin Chen asked Xu Guofeng who might be behind the incident and considered the possible involvement of Black Shield Company and forces in China.

Xu Guofeng and Yang Qingyue discussed giving Lin Chen a stake in the Xu Family company to repay his help, while Xu Mengyao tried to make breakfast for Lin Xiaoqian. The chapter ended with Lin Chen surprised to hear they wanted to give him five percent of the shares.

• Xu Guofeng reassured Yang Qingyue that their enemies were unlikely to target Lin Chen, and Lin Chen checked Yang Qingyue's recovery before leaving for the hotel.
• Yang Qingyue proposed giving Lin Chen five percent of the Xu Family shares, and Xu Guofeng agreed to discuss it with Xu Mengyao.
• Xu Mengyao agreed to raise the offer with Lin Chen but doubted he would accept it.
• Xu Mengyao served Lin Xiaoqian a tasteless egg and overly salty noodles, so Lin Chen told her to cook dumplings from the freezer.
• Xu Mengyao told Lin Chen that her parents wanted to give him five percent of the company's shares, and he reacted with surprise.

Lin Chen rejected Xu Mengyao’s offer of company shares and met Solina while Yang Qingyue prepared to leave the hospital. Solina discovered that Lin Chen was the writer and calligrapher Lin Yu, promised to keep his identity secret, and agreed to buy publishing rights to his three existing books for thirty million US dollars.

• Lin Chen told Xu Mengyao he did not want five percent of her company, and Lin Xiaoqian said family members did not need to pay each other for help.
• Lin Chen and Xu Guofeng visited Yang Qingyue at the hospital as she completed her discharge arrangements.
• Solina visited Yang Qingyue, thanked Lin Chen for saving her, and said the gunman and the person behind him had been dealt with.
• Solina recognized Lin Chen as Lin Yu and agreed to keep his identity secret after he explained why he did not want it revealed.
• Lin Chen refused to sell merchandise rights but agreed to let Solina’s publishing house publish his books outside China after reviewing translations.
• Lin Chen and Solina agreed on ten million US dollars for each book and thirty million US dollars for his three existing books, with Solina set to prepare the contract.

Lin Chen secured an overseas publishing deal with Solina, while Xu Guofeng and Yang Qingyue discussed the family business and his relationship with Xu Mengyao. After leaving the hospital and reassuring Xu Mengyao over a video call, Lin Chen followed a suspicious lead and was taken to a warehouse, where he confronted the Blood Hand Gang.

• Solina offered Lin Chen ten million dollars per book for overseas publishing rights, and he agreed to the deal.
• Xu Guofeng offered Lin Chen five percent of the family business, but Lin Chen declined because he wanted to keep finances separate from his relationship with Xu Mengyao.
• Yang Qingyue completed her hospital discharge, and Lin Chen video-called Xu Mengyao and saw Lin Xiaoqian before planning to return home in two days.
• Lin Chen noticed someone following them and left the hotel alone to buy gifts, hoping to draw the pursuer out.
• Two men brought Lin Chen to a warehouse, where he identified the gathered group as the Blood Hand Gang and challenged them to state their business.

Lin Chen defeated three Blood Hand Gang fighters and learned that Wu Yangcheng had hired them to target his father-in-law. After returning to the hotel, he asked Xu Guofeng whether the Wu Family had drugged Mengyao, and Xu Guofeng reacted with surprise.

• Marcus demanded that Lin Chen pay the Blood Hand Gang twenty million U.S. dollars and threatened him if he refused.
• Lin Chen wagered that he could defeat three men in exchange for the identity of the gang's employer.
• Lin Chen quickly defeated the three fighters, and Marcus agreed to stop targeting him and revealed that Wu Yangcheng had hired the gang.
• Lin Chen returned to the hotel and asked Xu Guofeng about the Wu Family.
• Xu Guofeng asked whether Lin Chen was referring to the person from the Wu Family who had drugged Mengyao.

Lin Chen told Xu Guofeng that Wu Yangcheng had arranged the Blood Hand Gang attack and warned that someone might help Wu Haoyu get released early. Lin Chen and the others flew home safely, where Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian welcomed them and Lin Xiaoqian teased her parents about kissing.

• Lin Chen told Xu Guofeng that Wu Yangcheng had contacted the Blood Hand Gang, and they discussed Wu Haoyu's prison sentence and the possibility of outside help securing his early release.
• Lin Chen explained that he had deliberately drawn the Blood Hand Gang into a direct confrontation, and Xu Guofeng told him to avoid taking risks and said he would handle the Wu Family.
• Lin Chen inspected the private jet's cockpit before he and the others boarded and flew home safely, despite Yang Qingyue feeling unwell during the trip.
• Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian met the returning family at the airport, and Lin Chen picked up Lin Xiaoqian and reassured Xu Mengyao that Yang Qingyue was fine.
• Lin Xiaoqian asked whether Lin Chen could kiss Xu Mengyao at home, leaving Xu Mengyao embarrassed.

Lin Chen returned to the villa with Xu Mengyao and their family, gave Xu Mengyao a necklace, and wrote calligraphy for Xu Guofeng. Xu Guofeng arranged for both families to meet in Magic City next Saturday to settle Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao’s engagement, and Lin Hai excitedly told Chen Mei.

• Lin Chen gave Lin Xiaoqian a music box and Xu Mengyao a necklace after they returned to the villa.
• Xu Guofeng asked Lin Chen to write calligraphy, then invited Lin Chen’s parents to meet and settle the engagement arrangements.
• Lin Chen called Lin Hai, who agreed to visit Magic City next Saturday with Chen Mei.
• Lin Hai went home and told Chen Mei that their son and Xu Mengyao were getting engaged.

Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao’s families arranged their engagement for the following Saturday, while Lin Chen bonded with Xu Guofeng and Yang Qingyue over dinner. Afterward, Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao went on a date, ending their evening by sharing a cup of milk tea.

• Chen Mei and Lin Hai agreed to visit the Xu family on Tuesday and confirmed that the engagement would take place the following Saturday.
• Lin Chen shared wine with Xu Guofeng, who announced the engagement plans to Xu Mengyao and Yang Qingyue.
• Lin Xiaoqian asked what an engagement was, then shared meat with Yang Qingyue and Xu Mengyao during dinner.
• Yang Qingyue invited Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian to stay overnight, but Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao left to spend time together.
• Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao walked around the Pedestrian Street, where they bought one large milk tea to share.

Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao grew closer during a shopping trip and a movie night, while Lin Chen’s sharp eye for errors in technical books helped a research institute uncover a costly mistake. The chapter ended with Xu Mengyao worrying about Lin Chen’s sleep and him teasing her about his stamina.

• Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao went shopping, shared milk tea, and returned to Lin Chen’s apartment, where he promised to wait until she was ready to open her heart.
• Xu Mengyao watched a comedy with Lin Chen, held his hand across a cushion boundary, and then went to sleep in the second bedroom.
• Lin Chen learned from the System that his constitution had reached 256 points, then found an error in a book about airplanes and emailed the author.
• Professor Lu discovered that Lin Chen’s correction explained a low manufacturing yield, thanked him, and offered to discuss non-confidential academic questions.
• Lin Chen declined credit but agreed to an academic exchange, then went to bed after Professor Lu contacted the publisher and posted about the error.
• Xu Mengyao found Lin Chen making breakfast and worried he had slept too little, and Lin Chen teased her about his physical capabilities.