Chapter Summaries

After being reborn, Ye Nanxun returned to a loving family but remembered how Xu Wenyan had destroyed his face and ruined his life in the previous timeline. As Ye Nanxun received an invitation to an Omega coming-of-age ceremony, Xu Wenyan also began pursuing a more ambitious future with Yan Beiyou in his sights.

• Ye Nanxun arrived home and shared a warm reunion with his parents, Ye Xiangsong and Chen Mingzhu.
• Ye Nanxun recalled his previous life as a minor character in a novel, where Xu Wenyan had disfigured him and left him to die, causing his parents to die of grief while searching for him.
• Ye Nanxun found an Imperial Palace invitation to an Omega coming-of-age ceremony on his desk.
• Xu Wenyan, reborn half a month earlier, watched the Imperial Palace and resolved to pursue Yan Beiyou, beyond the four powerful Alphas he expected to win over.

Ye Nanxun made his final visit to the game’s unbeatable Black Dragon and confided his plan to attend Dream City’s omega coming-of-age ceremony to protect himself from powerful people who might target him. The chapter ended with Yan Beiyou, who had secretly taken over the Black Dragon AI, being asked whether he would attend the same ceremony.

• Ye Nanxun logged into the game as Big Mushroom and was quickly defeated by the Black Dragon, which asked whether he was finally giving up after twelve years of challenges.
• Ye Nanxun told the Black Dragon that he planned to confront five powerful people in real life and needed to become stronger or find an even more powerful backer.
• Ye Nanxun explained that he intended to attend next week’s ceremony at the Imperial Palace, hoping public attention would make it harder for anyone to kidnap him unnoticed.
• Yan Beiyou exited the Black Dragon control interface after secretly chatting with Ye Nanxun during a meeting.
• When a subordinate asked whether he would attend the ceremony, Yan Beiyou said they would see when the time came.

Yan Beiyou agreed to attend the omega coming-of-age gala with his friends, while Ye Nanxun prepared to attend after declining the previous year’s invitation. Ye Nanxun arrived at the Imperial Palace, where a staff member recognized him.

• Ji Yunqi, Song Ren, and Zhu Yucheng invited Yan Beiyou to the gala, and he agreed to go after finishing work.
• Ye Nanxun received a new invitation after deciding to make up for missing the previous year’s ceremony.
• Chen Mingzhu helped Ye Nanxun choose his formalwear, and she and Ye Xiangsong supported him as he prepared to attend.
• Ye Xiangsong and Chen Mingzhu drove Ye Nanxun to the Imperial Palace and waited nearby while staff received the guests.
• An Imperial Palace staff member asked Ye Nanxun if he was Ye Nanxun, and he confirmed his identity.

At the Imperial Palace omega coming-of-age gala, Aili hosted Ye Nanxun, a nineteen-year-old SS-level omega who had missed the previous year’s ceremony due to illness. Ye Nanxun’s piano performance captivated the guests, and he left the hall with Aili as flowers and requests to meet him poured in.

• Aili learned that her assigned guest, Ye Nanxun, was nineteen and had missed the previous year’s ceremony because he was ill.
• Aili welcomed Ye Nanxun, explained the ceremony schedule, and helped ease his anxiety.
• Ye Nanxun performed piano as the coming-of-age dance began, drawing the attention of guests in the second-floor boxes.
• Ji Yunqi identified Ye Nanxun as a nineteen-year-old SS-level omega, while Jiang Yuenian praised his playing and beauty.
• After his performance, Ye Nanxun left the hall with Aili rather than meet the guests approaching with flowers.
• Aili brought Ye Nanxun to the lounge, offered to handle the flowers and visitors, and told him he could contact her or walk in the garden.

Ye Nanxun sent his Mushroom Spore to watch the ball while Yan Beiyou attended the ceremony and recalled the little mushroom who had challenged his game boss for years. Yan Beiyou left the hall and sat in the garden, where his Little Yellow Dog became fascinated by the returning spore.

• Ye Nanxun calmed himself with water, read the cards among his bouquets, and sent his Mushroom Spore to explore the ball.
• Zhu Yucheng took Jiang Yuenian downstairs to find the Omega who had performed, while Yan Beiyou watched the ceremony from a private room.
• Yan Beiyou remembered that the little mushroom had been challenging his Black Dragon Boss since it was six years old and wondered about its words concerning powerful people and backers.
• Yan Beiyou left the private room after realizing the ceremony brought powerful Alpha nobles together to watch the Omegas.
• Yan Beiyou sat in the snowy garden, where his Little Yellow Dog eagerly watched a snowflake-like object drifting nearby.

Ye Nanxun's Mushroom Spore was swept into the royal garden, where a Little Yellow Dog seemed to swallow it. Worried the poisonous spore might harm the dog, Ye Nanxun picked it up to take it to Aili, only to be confronted by Yan Beiyou, who claimed the dog as his Companion Beast.

• Ye Nanxun sent his Mushroom Spore drifting through the ceremony hall, but a gust of snow carried it into the royal garden, where a Little Yellow Dog pounced on it and broke their connection.
• Ye Nanxun ran into the garden and found the lively Little Yellow Dog, but he could not tell whether it had eaten his Mushroom Spore.
• Worried that the poisonous spore might harm the dog, Ye Nanxun gently approached and patted it.
• Ye Nanxun decided to take the dog to Aili for help, then picked it up when it obediently let him.
• Yan Beiyou appeared and asked Ye Nanxun where he was taking his dog.

Ye Nanxun returned Yan Beiyou’s Little Yellow Dog after it ate his Mushroom Spore Companion Beast, then left before Song Ren could examine him. Yan Beiyou’s Companion Beast transformed into a little Black Dragon and spat out a black-patterned white egg.

• Ye Nanxun apologized to Yan Beiyou for picking up the Little Yellow Dog and urged him to take it indoors in case it got sick.
• Yan Beiyou took the Little Yellow Dog inside and told Song Ren that it had accidentally eaten someone’s Mushroom Spore Companion Beast.
• Song Ren examined the Little Yellow Dog and said the Mushroom Spore’s host probably would not be affected much, but should be observed.
• Yan Beiyou told Song Ren that Ye Nanxun had gone home, so Song Ren could not examine him.
• The Little Yellow Dog transformed into a little Black Dragon, which spat out a white egg marked with black patterns.

After losing Mushroom Spore, Ye Nanxun received Jiang Yuenian’s card and left the Imperial Palace with his parents, unaware that his spore had fused with Yan Beiyou’s pheromones to form an egg. Yan Beiyou kept the glowing egg and learned it might hatch, while Ye Nanxun went home still wondering about the tall alpha he had met in the garden.

• Ye Nanxun returned to the lounge, learned Jiang Yuenian had left him a card, and asked Aili to pass his contact information to the owner of the Little Yellow Dog if he came looking.
• Song Ren told Yan Beiyou that his Companion Beast had swallowed Ye Nanxun’s Mushroom Spore and that their pheromones had fused to form a potentially hatchable egg.
• Yan Beiyou kept the Mushroom Dragon Egg beside him and watched it react to his touch after Song Ren left.
• Ye Nanxun reunited with Chen Mingzhu and Ye Xiangsong, went home, and placed Jiang Yuenian’s card by his bed.
• Ye Nanxun dreamed about the Little Yellow Dog, the tall alpha beneath the streetlamp, and an egg sprouting mushrooms, then forgot most of the dreams by morning.

After his rebirth, Ye Nanxun rejected a flood of friend requests and connected with Jiang Yuenian, while the Dream City elite discussed his rare status and beauty. At a tea party, He Lanxue asked her mother to investigate Ye Nanxun as He Yiming and Ye Zhineng spent time with Xu Wenyan.

• Ye Nanxun rejected every new friend request, then sent Jiang Yuenian a request, which Jiang accepted.
• At a tea party, the young guests discussed Ye Nanxun rejecting their requests and wondered how to invite him out.
• He Yiming said he was not interested in pursuing Ye Nanxun, though Ye Nanxun's appearance had caught his attention at the ceremony.
• Ye Zhineng and Xu Wenyan arrived, and He Lanxue left after greeting Ye Zhineng and ignoring Xu Wenyan.
• He Lanxue called her mother and asked her to look up information on Ye Nanxun.

Xu Wenyan persuaded He Yiming to take him to the Imperial Palace, leaving Ye Zhineng behind. Ye Zhineng gained the attention of Dream City's young nobles after revealing he was related to Ye Nanxun, while Ye Nanxun met Jiang Yuenian at the opera house and was asked to play piano at Jiang's husband's birthday party.

• Xu Wenyan asked He Yiming to take him into the Imperial Palace, and He Yiming led him away after Ye Zhineng agreed to let him go.
• Young nobles questioned Ye Zhineng about Ye Nanxun, and Ye Zhineng said Ye Nanxun was his cousin, prompting them to crowd around him and seek his contact information.
• Ye Nanxun arrived at Dream Star Opera House and watched the orchestra rehearse under Jiang Yuenian's direction.
• Jiang Yuenian told Ye Nanxun that his husband's birthday party needed a pianist and asked whether Ye Nanxun was available.

Ye Nanxun accepted Jiang Yuenian’s invitation to perform at Zhu Yucheng’s birthday banquet and began piano lessons at the Imperial Palace while avoiding his distant cousin Ye Zhineng. As he photographed the garden, he heard a familiar Little Yellow Dog bark and spotted a flash of yellow in his picture.

• Ye Nanxun agreed to perform piano at Zhu Yucheng’s birthday banquet, and Jiang Yuenian arranged to pick him up the next morning.
• Ye Nanxun’s parents were pleased to hear he would return to the Imperial Palace for piano instruction.
• Ye Xiangsong told Ye Nanxun that his cousin Ye Zhineng planned to visit, and Ye Nanxun arranged to be away and asked his parents to conceal his Imperial Palace lessons.
• Ye Nanxun took lessons from Teacher Xu for three days, impressing her with his piano playing and dedication.
• Ye Nanxun wandered through the Imperial Palace garden taking photographs, then heard a familiar bark and noticed a yellow flash in his photo.

Ye Nanxun brought Yan Beiyou’s Little Yellow Dog inside to warm up and invited Yan Beiyou into the piano practice room. After Yan Beiyou played for him, Ye Nanxun invited him to return the next afternoon so he could play the piano for him.

• The Little Yellow Dog ran to Ye Nanxun in the snow, and he carried it inside and wrapped it in his scarf.
• Yan Beiyou found Ye Nanxun with the dog and accepted his invitation to enter the practice room.
• Ye Nanxun told Yan Beiyou that he had stopped keeping dogs after his childhood dog died.
• Yan Beiyou played the piano for Ye Nanxun, who praised his performance.
• Ye Nanxun invited Yan Beiyou to visit the next afternoon so he could play for him, and Yan Beiyou agreed to return the scarf then.

Yan Beiyou learned that the egg formed from his Companion Beast and Mushroom Spore might hatch in the right pheromone environment, and he kept Ye Nanxun’s scarf to nest it. Ye Nanxun returned home and met his cousin Ye Zhineng, who had come to see what made him so sought after.

• Yan Beiyou returned to the meeting with a scarf, made it into a nest for the egg, and later told Zhu Yucheng that it was a dragon egg.
• Song Ren explained that the egg might hatch as a new Companion Beast or a humanoid creature if exposed to a suitable pheromone environment.
• Yan Beiyou kept Ye Nanxun’s scarf rather than returning it and took a matching scarf from his wardrobe.
• Ye Nanxun registered online for his driver’s license exam and wondered whether Yan Beiyou would visit the piano practice room again.
• Ye Nanxun arrived home and met Ye Zhineng, who appraised him before Ye Nanxun greeted him as his cousin.

Ye Zhineng visited Ye Nanxun’s home and tried to learn about his new connections, unaware that Ye Nanxun remembered his past betrayal and planned kidnapping. Ye Zhineng left pleased after adding Ye Nanxun as a friend, while Ye Nanxun watched his car disappear.

• Ye Zhineng reflected on his jealousy of Xu Wenyan and his envy of Dream Star’s powerful young heirs.
• At dinner, Ye Nanxun told Ye Zhineng he had made new friends at the Imperial Palace coming-of-age ceremony.
• When Ye Zhineng asked who they were, Ye Nanxun named Teacher Jiang Yuenian, then excused himself to go upstairs.
• Ye Nanxun remembered that Ye Zhineng had kidnapped him in his previous life and later plotted to seize his family’s assets.
• Before leaving, Ye Zhineng added Ye Nanxun as a friend and drove away, pleased with the visit.
• Ye Nanxun watched Ye Zhineng’s sports car disappear from the estate.

Xu Wenyan mistreated a domestic worker while staying with He Yiming, as Ye Nanxun continued his piano studies and received a visit from Yan Beiyou. The chapter ended with them exchanging names after Ye Nanxun said he would stop practicing at the Imperial Palace.

• Xu Wenyan slapped Xiaolan and demanded that she kneel, but He Yiming sent her away and promised to take Xu Wenyan to the Imperial Palace the next day.
• Xiaolan told He Lanxue she wanted to quit, and He Lanxue comforted her and complained to Mother He about Xu Wenyan.
• Teacher Xu told Ye Nanxun he could practice at home starting the next day and that Teacher Jiang would likely contact him soon.
• Yan Beiyou visited Ye Nanxun and gave him a replacement scarf because his dog had damaged the old one.
• Ye Nanxun told Yan Beiyou he wanted to see more of the world rather than join the Court Orchestra, then played piano for him.
• When Yan Beiyou asked whether Ye Nanxun would practice at the Imperial Palace the next day, Ye Nanxun said he would stop coming, and they introduced themselves.

Ye Nanxun realized that the man he had met was Emperor Yan Beiyou and discovered the hand-embroidered character on the scarf he had brought home. Meanwhile, Yan Beiyou wondered whether Ye Nanxun truly had not recognized him, and the chapter ended as the game window appeared before him.

• Ye Nanxun searched for Yan Beiyou, confirmed he was the Emperor of the Galaxy, and found the character Bei embroidered on the scarf.
• Xu Wenyan waited in the snowy Imperial Palace garden, hoping to catch Yan Beiyou's attention, but left without seeing him.
• Yan Beiyou entered the garden after Xu Wenyan had gone and thought about Ye Nanxun's calm reaction to his name.
• Yan Beiyou placed the Mushroom Dragon Egg in a scarf nest, gave Zhu Yucheng three days off for his birthday, and asked whether anyone in Dream Star Capital could fail to recognize him.
• Yan Beiyou ended the call, and a game window appeared showing Little Mushroom before the giant dragon.

Ye Nanxun returned to the Black Dragon game and admitted he had failed to recognize someone’s name because he rarely watched the news, then decided to start watching News Broadcast. After dreaming about the trauma of his previous life, he arranged to visit Jiang Yuenian at Dream Star Opera House, where he encountered He Lanxue and an unfamiliar young alpha.

• Yan Beiyou took control of the Black Dragon and questioned Little Mushroom about why he had not recognized a name; Little Mushroom decided to watch News Broadcast and logged out.
• Ye Nanxun watched News Broadcast with his parents and later woke from dreams of the cold, hunger, pain, and disfigurement he had suffered in his previous life.
• Ye Nanxun messaged Jiang Yuenian, who invited him to visit a rehearsal at Dream Star Opera House.
• Ye Xiangsong drove Ye Nanxun to Dream Star Opera House, and Ye Nanxun stayed behind after his father left.
• He Lanxue greeted Ye Nanxun at the opera house, and an unfamiliar young alpha questioned whether Ye Nanxun was related to Ye Zhineng.

Ye Nanxun went to Dream Star Opera House, where he met He Lanxue and rehearsed with musicians for Zhu Yucheng's birthday banquet. As he waited outside for his father, Zhu Shixin deliberately rammed into him from behind.

• Ye Nanxun recognized He Lanxue and entered the opera house with her, ignoring Zhu Shixin's insults.
• He Lanxue explained that Zhu Shixin was connected to her brother and warned Ye Nanxun not to mind his temper.
• Jiang Yuenian greeted Ye Nanxun, noticed the scarf around his neck, and invited him to join the rehearsal.
• Jiang Yuenian introduced Ye Nanxun to the musicians, and they rehearsed together for two hours.
• Ye Nanxun waited outside for his father, and Zhu Shixin deliberately struck his shoulder from behind.

Ye Nanxun endured Zhu Shixin's deliberate shoulder bump and returned home, where he treated his bruise and resolved that avoiding trouble would not stop it from finding him. He declined his cousin Ye Zhineng's invitation to go skiing, while a group of young alphas learned he might perform piano at General Zhu's birthday banquet and became eager to see him.

• Zhu Shixin deliberately bumped Ye Nanxun and moved to pull off his scarf, but He Lanxue stopped him before He Yiming ordered Zhu to leave.
• Ye Nanxun declined He Lanxue's offer of a ride, then went home with his father and treated the bruise on his right shoulder.
• Ye Nanxun reflected that some people would seek him out even if he tried to avoid them, then refused Ye Zhineng's invitation to go skiing because he had promised to help Teacher Jiang.
• Ye Zhineng told several young alpha heirs that Ye Nanxun was helping Teacher Jiang Yuenian, and they guessed he might perform at General Zhu's birthday banquet.
• The young alphas changed their attitude toward Ye Nanxun and warmly praised him as Ye Zhineng listened.

Ye Nanxun performed at Zhu Yucheng’s birthday banquet, then went up to the garden terrace, where he slipped on the icy steps during a fireworks display. Yan Beiyou caught him and carried him in his arms.

• Ye Nanxun gave Jiang Yuenian a gift for Zhu Yucheng, and Jiang accepted it.
• Ye Nanxun and several teachers performed Jiang Yuenian’s composition and two more songs at Zhu Yucheng’s birthday banquet.
• Zhu Yucheng and Jiang Yuenian greeted the guests, then visited Yan Beiyou in a private room upstairs.
• Ye Nanxun left his table, went up to the second floor, and stepped onto the cold garden terrace.
• Fireworks startled Ye Nanxun, who slipped on the icy steps and fell into Yan Beiyou’s arms.
• Yan Beiyou asked whether Ye Nanxun had twisted his ankle, then lifted him into his arms.