Chapter Summaries

Xia Yu returned to the Xia family villa after four years abroad and discovered that the password had been changed, so he had a locksmith replace the lock. That night, Xia Wanqing and Chu Lan learned Xia Yu was home, and Xia Wanqing fell down the stairs when Tangerine startled him.

• Xia Yu failed to enter the villa with the old password, called a locksmith, and had the lock replaced.
• Xia Yu moved into the villa with Tangerine and his Maine Coon.
• Xia Wanqing and Chu Lan arrived that night, found the changed lock, and entered after Liu Ling opened the door.
• Liu Ling told Xia Wanqing and Chu Lan that Xia Yu had returned, and Chu Lan explained that she had once cared for Xia Yu.
• Xia Yu appeared at his bedroom door, and Tangerine startled Xia Wanqing into falling down the stairs.

Xia Yu returned home and treated Xia Wanqing with pointed sarcasm after Wanqing fell down the stairs, while Chu Lan and Liu Ling reacted to his presence. Wanqing told Zhao Jie what happened, and she and Xia Lang left a reception to return home.

• Liu Ling greeted Xia Yu and said dinner was nearly ready as he came downstairs.
• Xia Yu feigned not recognizing Xia Wanqing, called him his little brother, and asked Liu Ling for medicine after Wanqing fell.
• Chu Lan took Xia Wanqing upstairs, then told Xia Yu that Xia Lang had brought Zhao Jie and Wanqing home after Xia Yu went abroad.
• Xia Yu let Tangerine have dried fish and told Liu Ling to give the sulking Pomelo a small amount of cat food later.
• Xia Wanqing called Zhao Jie to report his fall and Xia Yu's return, and she left the reception with Xia Lang to go home.

After Xia Lang and Zhao Jie returned home, Xia Wanqing and Zhao Jie felt slighted as Xia Lang focused on Xia Yu. That night, Xia Yu bound the Male Supporting Character Rescue System and learned that his actions had already put him on the novel’s doomed path.

• Xia Lang and Zhao Jie found that Xia Yu had changed the lock, and Xia Wanqing came downstairs to let them in.
• Xia Lang asked after Xia Yu and had Zhao Jie tend to Xia Wanqing, while Liu Ling refused Zhao Jie’s request to make him food.
• Zhao Jie cried to Xia Wanqing about Xia Lang’s favoritism and the family’s humiliation, then made him noodles.
• Xia Yu ignored repeated calls, blacklisted the caller, and went to bed with Tangerine.
• The Male Supporting Character Rescue System bound itself to Xia Yu and explained that he was a doomed character in a novel centered on Chu Lan and Xia Wanqing.
• Xia Yu told the system that he had already pushed Xia Wanqing down the stairs in front of Chu Lan, leaving the panicked system to fear it had arrived too late.

Xia Yu used the breakfast table to turn Xia Lang against Xia Wanqing, then admitted to deliberately framing him when Xia Wanqing confronted him. Xia Wanqing secretly recorded the admission, leaving the consequences unresolved.

• The system urged Xia Yu to apologize to the protagonist, but Xia Yu refused and muted the system when it objected to his treatment of Xia Wanqing.
• Xia Yu let Tangerine and Pomelo frighten Xia Wanqing at breakfast, then offered him milk as an apology.
• When the milk spilled, Xia Yu let Xia Lang believe Xia Wanqing had caused it, forcing Xia Wanqing to apologize under threat of losing his performance group.
• Xia Lang left angrily with Zhao Jie, while Xia Yu relaxed on the sofa with his cats.
• Xia Wanqing accused Xia Yu of framing him and secretly held a recording pen as Xia Yu admitted he had done it on purpose.

Xia Yu taunted Xia Wanqing about his birth and the Xia Household, then played the affectionate older brother in front of Xia Wanqing’s assistant, Sun Ying. Chu Lan arrived but was too afraid of Xia Yu to leave, while a phone call remained connected unnoticed.

• Xia Yu accused Xia Wanqing of being an illegitimate son who had taken over his home, and Xia Wanqing insisted his mother was a victim.
• Sun Ying brought medicine for Xia Wanqing’s forehead injury and was charmed by Xia Yu’s gentle act as his older brother.
• Xia Yu nearly revealed the meaning of “Xiao Si,” but Xia Wanqing stopped him and Xia Yu called it a special nickname between them.
• Chu Lan arrived to check on Xia Wanqing, tried to leave, and stayed after Xia Yu said he would be sad.
• Xia Wanqing silently resented how close Chu Lan and Xia Yu were as Tangerine nudged Xia Yu, whose phone call had remained connected for nearly five minutes.

Xia Yu returned home and clashed with Chu Lan and Xia Wanqing before rejecting Chi Yan’s attempt to explain his rumored engagement. The system panicked over Xia Yu’s actions, then encountered the powerful Little Flying Ball, who questioned why a low-level system had been assigned to a host who was already bound.

• Sun Ying left, and Xia Yu teased Chu Lan while insisting on joining him and Xia Wanqing to discuss their album until a call made him change his mind.
• Xia Yu answered Chi Yan’s call, taunted him about his supposed engagement, and dismissed his claim that there was no engagement.
• The system panicked about Xia Yu framing the protagonist shou and acting intimately with the protagonist gong, while Xia Yu told it to be quiet.
• Little Flying Ball appeared, recognized the system as a low-level intruder, and discovered that it might have been assigned to a host who was already bound.

System 001 returned to Xia Yu and discovered that the Male Supporting Character Rescue System, 105, was also bound to him, despite their conflicting missions. Xia Yu unlocked the System Shop and found that the protagonists’ negative emotions had earned him 10,894 points, including Chu Lan’s unexpectedly high fear.

• System 001 introduced itself to System 105, who panicked at the thought of being erased, while Xia Yu demanded that the noisy system leave.
• System 001 reviewed Xia Yu’s memories, celebrated his progress toward villainy, and cautioned him not to stab anyone because it could lose points.
• Xia Yu asked about the Impotence Pill after noticing it in the newly opened System Shop, then learned that shop points came from the protagonists’ negative emotions.
• Xia Yu synchronized Xia Wanqing and Chu Lan’s negative emotion values and found that Chu Lan had 9,998 Fear Value toward him.
• System 001 converted the protagonists’ values into 10,894 Shop Points, and Xia Yu told it to stock better items instead of basic pills.

Xia Yu set out to earn points while System 001 relaxed with System 105 and revealed why it had chosen him. It explained that Xia Yu was a reborn, dangerously ruthless host in a corrupted world, and that its three deaths had taught it that neither of them could escape the host’s survival.

• Xia Yu left to earn points while System 001 furnished a lounge, watched television, and helped System 105 level up with a drink.
• System 105 asked why an elite system had bound itself to Xia Yu, and System 001 explained that it had mistaken his immense villain value for a simple opportunity to earn experience.
• System 001 revealed that Xia Yu had been reborn and had repeatedly tried to kill Chu Lan, forcing the system to intervene to keep the world from collapsing.
• After System 001 forcibly unbound itself, Xia Yu retained his memories through a reset and stabbed himself after receiving the plot, causing the system to be erased again.
• System 001 revived once more and begged Xia Yu not to kill the protagonists, but Xia Yu later caused a car accident that killed the male protagonist and collapsed the world.
• System 001 was erased for a third time, then revived without using a Revival Card and realized that it could survive as long as Xia Yu did.

Xia Yu visited the Chu Household after returning and confronted Chu Lan and Xia Wanqing, forcing Chu Lan to appease him while Xia Wanqing grew angry and hurt. The chapter ended with Chu Lan agreeing to move into the group's dorm with Xia Wanqing, though he remained afraid of Xia Yu's possessiveness.

• 001 warned system 105 that Xia Yu might kill himself or the protagonist shou, leaving 105 terrified of being erased.
• Xia Yu arrived at the Chu Household and went upstairs to find Chu Lan and Xia Wanqing playing a piano duet.
• Xia Yu called Xia Wanqing “Xiao Si” and complained that Chu Lan no longer paid attention to him, making Chu Lan's Fear Value rise.
• Xia Wanqing became angry and resentful as Chu Lan went along with Xia Yu's teasing and promised to move into the group's apartment with him.
• At lunch, Xia Yu made Chu Lan move away from Xia Wanqing, while Chu Lan recalled how Xia Yu's possessiveness had once led to spicy rabbit heads and several ICU visits.

Xia Yu returned home after leaving Xia Wanqing behind at the Chu Household, while System 001 revealed that Chi Yan was coming to Capital City and that Xia Yu liked him. That evening, Xia Wanqing prepared to move out, and Xia Lang and Zhao Jie arrived to find the brothers at the stairway.

• Xia Wanqing left the Chu Household in frustration, and Xia Yu later returned to the Xia Household after eating with Chu Lan and Xia Yu.
• Xia Yu found Xia Wanqing waiting outside, told him the new door code, and went inside to spend time with Tangerine and Pomelo.
• System 001 told Xia Yu that Chi Yan was on his way to Capital City, then admitted to System 105 that it had lied about Chi Yan's affection score to stop Xia Yu from acting rashly.
• Xia Yu napped through the afternoon, then saw Xia Wanqing leaving with suitcases and a guitar; Xia Yu said he did not want him to move out.
• Xia Lang and Zhao Jie came home and saw Xia Yu and Xia Wanqing at the stairway, where Zhao Jie screamed at what she saw.

Xia Wanqing threw himself down the stairs to frame Xia Yu, but Xia Yu denied pushing him and decided to make him suffer through despair rather than kill him. Xia Yu went to the hospital with Xia Lang and Zhao Jie, where he apologized to Xia Wanqing while reminding him that the fall had caused only bruises.

• Xia Wanqing tumbled down the stairs with his guitar and suitcases, and Xia Lang and Zhao Jie blamed Xia Yu while rushing him to the hospital.
• Xia Yu told the systems that Xia Wanqing had fallen on his own and revealed that he wanted to test the limits of Xia Wanqing's Everyone's Beloved Aura by driving him into despair.
• Xia Lang asked Xia Yu to apologize at the hospital, and Xia Yu agreed before avoiding his father's attempt at affection.
• Xia Lang and Zhao Jie took Xia Yu to visit Xia Wanqing, whose doctor said he had bruises but no serious injuries.
• Xia Yu apologized to Xia Wanqing at his bedside and remarked that the dramatic fall had left him with only a few bruises.

Xia Yu stayed behind to care for Xia Wanqing, then secretly injured him and pretended it was an accident. Xia Wanqing survived with a mild concussion and remained hospitalized, while Chu Lan grew suspicious of Xia Yu.

• Xia Wanqing told Xia Lang and Zhao Jie that he forgave Xia Yu, and they left him in Xia Yu’s care.
• After his parents left, Xia Wanqing confronted Xia Yu and told him to stop humiliating and targeting him.
• Xia Yu slammed Xia Wanqing’s head against the wall twice, leaving him barely conscious, until Chu Lan arrived and intervened.
• Doctors diagnosed Xia Wanqing with a mild concussion and kept him in the hospital for observation; Chu Lan’s anger toward Xia Yu increased.
• When Xia Wanqing woke, Xia Yu pretended to worry about him, while Chu Lan comforted him and ordered Xia Yu to leave.

Xia Yu confronted Chi Yan in his car and offered to end their relationship by pretending their night together had never happened. Chi Yan tried to explain his feelings, but Xia Yu said he would stop hoping for anything from him, leaving Chi Yan distressed as Xia Yu looked out the window.

• Xia Yu refused to leave with Chi Yan’s men at first, then got into Chi Yan’s Mercedes-Benz.
• When Chi Yan asked how long Xia Yu would keep acting this way, Xia Yu suggested they sleep together once and then be finished.
• Chi Yan ordered the car to stop and told the men in front to get out after Xia Yu touched his thigh.
• Xia Yu said he had misunderstood Chi Yan’s feelings, apologized for causing trouble, and told him to get engaged to Miss Lin if he wished.
• Chi Yan said there would be no engagement and recalled rejecting Xia Yu’s confession before sleeping with him while drunk.
• Xia Yu said he would have no further feelings for Chi Yan, then turned to the window and silently cursed.

Xia Yu left Chi Yan after being hurt by his rejection, while Chi Yan turned back to find him and learned more about Xia Yu’s past. Chi Yi urged Chi Yan to stop confusing Xia Yu, leaving Chi Yan silent and brooding.

• Xia Yu got out of Chi Yan’s car and called a ride after saying he wanted to be alone, while System 001 tried to calm him.
• Chi Yan ordered Chi Er to turn back, but Xia Yu had already disappeared; after hearing about Chu Lan, Chi Yan redirected the car to the Xia Household.
• Chi Er defended Xia Yu and told Chi Yan he had treated him badly, prompting Chi Yan to throw his phone at the windshield.
• Chi Yan asked whether Chi Er liked Xia Yu, then pressed Chi Yi for his honest opinion about keeping away from Xia Yu.
• Chi Yi advised Chi Yan to stop seeking Xia Yu out if he only saw him as a younger brother, and Chi Yan fell silent.

After Zhao Jie accused Xia Yu of giving Xia Qingqing a concussion, Xia Yu and Liu Ling called on Old Master Qi to defend him. Xia Lang’s parents were summoned to the Xia Household, while Zhao Jie’s resentment toward Xia Yu deepened.

• Chi Er reported Chi Yan’s car ride and reaction to Xia Yu, then Chi Yan arrived and ordered Chi Yi to drive him to the hotel.
• Zhao Jie confronted Xia Yu, accusing him of causing Xia Qingqing’s concussion, while Xia Lang tried to calm her and defend the family.
• Xia Yu denied hitting Xia Qingqing and challenged Zhao Jie and Xia Lang for blaming and threatening him.
• Liu Ling accused Xia Lang and Zhao Jie of bullying Xia Yu, then called Old Master Qi to report what had happened.
• Xia Yu told Old Master Qi he was at fault, but Old Master Qi reassured him that no one could bully him.
• Xia Lang received a call saying his parents were coming over, and Zhao Jie grew more resentful of Xia Yu.

Xia Yu confronted his family over their accusations that he pushed Xia Wanqing down the stairs and caused his concussion. After Xia Wanqing admitted he had fallen by accident, the family apologized, but Xia Yu recognized that their remorse was insincere as Xia Wanqing was taken upstairs to recover at home.

• Xia Qiao arrived with Chen Hong and Xia Xi, then demanded that Xia Lang explain the accusations against Xia Yu.
• Xia Yu denied pushing Xia Wanqing or causing his concussion, while Zhao Jie and Chen Hong blamed him and Liu Ling defended him.
• Chu Lan brought Xia Wanqing home in a wheelchair, and Xia Wanqing said he had lost his balance on the stairs and apologized to Xia Yu.
• Xia Qiao ordered Xia Wanqing and Xia Lang to apologize, and Zhao Jie apologized after Liu Ling demanded it.
• Xia Qiao ordered Xia Lang to take Xia Wanqing to the hospital, but Xia Wanqing asked to recover at home and Chen Hong agreed to arrange a doctor.
• Chu Lan carried Xia Wanqing upstairs, and Xia Yu asked Xia Qiao to stay for dinner while Liu Ling complained about cooking for everyone.

Xia Yu declared that he had returned to inherit the family fortune, challenged his relatives over the Xia family and Hundred Rivers Group, and went to dinner with Chu Lan. After Chu Lan blew sand from Xia Yu’s eye, Chi Er suggested to Chi Yan that Xia Yu might love his childhood friend and regard Chi Yan as a substitute, leaving Chi Yan furious.

• Xia Yu told Xia Qiao and the others that he would stay to inherit the family fortune, while Liu Ling defended his status as Hundred Rivers Group’s sole heir.
• Xia Yu teased Xia Lang and Zhao Jie about Zhao Jie’s position, then Xia Qiao and Chen Hong left for the old residence.
• Chu Lan said Xia Wanqing was asleep, and Xia Yu decided to go with Chu Lan to his home for dinner.
• Xia Yu asked Chu Lan to blow sand from his eye, and Chi Yan watched them from a hidden car.
• Chi Er told Chi Yan that Xia Yu might love Chu Lan and see Chi Yan as a substitute, and Chi Yan angrily ordered the others out of the car.

After dinner at the Chu Household, Chi Yan ordered Xia Yu to return to the United States, but Xia Yu refused and was forcibly confined in a hotel bedroom. Xia Yu knocked Chi Yan unconscious with an ashtray, leaving Chi Yan’s demand unresolved.

• Jiang Yun warmly welcomed Xia Yu and suggested he try working in entertainment, while Chu Lan was told to walk him home.
• Chi Yan arrived in a black Hummer and ordered Xia Yu to get in, then told him at the hotel that they would return to the United States the next morning.
• Xia Yu refused to go back and said he needed to be alone, while Chi Yan accused him of pursuing a relationship with his childhood friend.
• Chi Yan pinned Xia Yu against a wall, dragged him into the bedroom, and insisted he would take Xia Yu and his cat back to the United States.
• Xia Yu pretended to soften toward Chi Yan, then flipped him into a grappling hold and hit him over the head with an ashtray, knocking him unconscious.

Xia Yu tied up Chi Yan and tried to take revenge for their previous encounter, but Chi Yan broke free and overpowered him. Xia Yu switched to crying and embracing Chi Yan, leaving them reconciled for the moment while he still planned to make Chi Yan submit.

• Xia Yu knocked Chi Yan unconscious, stripped him, tied him to the bed, and taunted him after he woke.
• Xia Yu climbed onto Chi Yan and threatened to make him feel good, but Chi Yan broke free and dislocated Xia Yu’s wrist during their fight.
• Xia Yu clung to Chi Yan and cried that he hated him for hitting him, and Chi Yan stopped fighting and offered to call a doctor.
• Xia Yu told 001 he could not beat Chi Yan and asked how many points he had; he then insisted Chi Yan had to be the one underneath.

After Chi Yan and Xia Yu fought, they received treatment and parted on hostile terms, and Chi Yan returned to the United States. Back home, Xia Yu learned about his departure and turned his attention to helping the low-level Male Supporting Character Rescue System.

• Chi Yan called doctors to treat Xia Yu’s dislocated wrist and head bump, while the doctors also bandaged Chi Yan’s injured wrists and head.
• Chi Yan sent Xia Yu home and warned him not to repeat the incident; after Xia Yu left, Chi Yan smashed the television with an ashtray.
• Chi Er drove Xia Yu home, where Xia Wanqing said he planned to move into the group apartment with Chu Lan.
• The next morning, 001 told Xia Yu that Chi Yan was on a plane back to the United States, and Xia Yu calmly accepted that he would have to find someone else.
• Xia Yu learned that 001 had used shop snacks to raise 105 to level fifteen, then asked to see 105’s quest and offered to give it experience points.