Chapter Summaries

After collapsing during the final college entrance exam, Li Zhikong recovered in the hospital while his friend Sun Zhenglong wondered what had happened. Li Zhikong blamed his biological father, Bai Jinxiao, whose extraordinary life had ended abruptly in a truck accident.

• Students reported that Li Jiese, whose real name was Li Zhikong, had collapsed during the exam and been taken to Third Hospital.
• Sun Zhenglong found Li Zhikong in the hospital and tried to comfort him, but Li Zhikong silenced him with an apple.
• Sun Zhenglong asked why Li Zhikong had collapsed, and Li Zhikong sighed that his biological father had caused trouble for him again.
• Li Zhikong recalled how Bai Jinxiao had escaped poverty through a wealthy benefactor's support and become celebrated for his looks and character.
• Bai Jinxiao was killed by a large truck before he turned twenty-one.

Li Zhikong recalled how his biological father Bai Jinxiao’s scandalous death had shaped his childhood and led his grandparents to rename him in hopes of curbing his inherited promiscuity. Lying in a hospital bed, he realized his apparent saintliness had only lasted because he had not yet come of age.

• Bai Jinxiao’s death exposed his affairs, ruined the Qin marriage, and left his younger son Li Zhikong in the care of his maternal grandparents.
• Li Zhikong’s grandparents gave him to several supposedly infertile couples, each of whom became pregnant after taking him in, before bringing him back home.
• The grandparents watched Li Zhikong charm neighborhood children and play at marrying several partners, then decided they had to correct his views on courtship.
• The grandparents changed his name to Li Zhikong in the hope that it would help him restrain his desires.
• Li Zhikong recalled monitoring himself through puberty and believing he was free of worldly desire, then realized he simply had not come of age yet.

Li Zhikong dismissed the Rabbit Spirit bloodline’s urging to find someone to cultivate with, then reassured his half-brother Qin Mobei that he was fine after being admitted to the hospital. The chapter ended with Li Zhikong reminding Qin Mobei to keep their grandparents from learning the real reason for his hospital visit.

• Sun Zhenglong told Li Zhikong about his grandmother’s prolific rabbits, and Li Zhikong used yogurt to cheer himself up while rejecting the idea of cultivating with someone.
• Qin Mobei arrived at the hospital after hearing Li Zhikong had been admitted and checked his forehead and condition.
• Sun Zhenglong and Qin Mobei remarked that Li Zhikong looked unusually healthy and even more beautiful than before.
• Qin Mobei briefly covered Li Zhikong’s face after seeing an unsettling, almost wicked beauty in him, then decided his eyes had played tricks on him.
• Li Zhikong told Qin Mobei to keep their grandparents from finding out and to stick to the story that Qin Mobei had taken him on a post-exam trip.

After Li Zhikong recovered from fainting during his exam, Qin Mobei took him to a hot spring resort to relax. There, Qin Mobei's friends repeatedly mistook the brothers for a couple, and his last attempt to clarify their relationship only made things more confusing.

• Li Zhikong told his grandparents that his exam was going well and blamed Qin Mobei for taking him on a trip, keeping them from learning that he had fainted.
• Qin Mobei arranged a full physical examination, and the doctors confirmed Li Zhikong was healthy before the brothers left for a hot spring resort.
• At the resort, Qin Mobei's acquaintances repeatedly mistook Li Zhikong for his romantic partner, so Qin Mobei insisted that he was his biological brother.
• When Qin Mobei's childhood friend asked whether they had the same father, Qin Mobei said they did not, leaving his friend convinced he had been joking.

Li Zhikong discovered that his awakening Rabbit Spirit bloodline was affecting people around him, while Qin Mobei tried to keep his friend Huang away from his little brother. Li Zhikong realized his body’s instincts might make ignoring his ancestors’ advice difficult.

• Huang told Qin Mobei that he felt strangely attracted to Li Zhikong, and Qin Mobei beat him before warning him to stay away from his little brother.
• Huang insisted that Li Zhikong was dangerously tempting, then recoiled when Li Zhikong suddenly approached and asked him to describe the attraction.
• Huang admitted that he felt both lust and a racing heart around Li Zhikong, then noticed a faint fragrance on Li Zhikong’s hand that Qin Mobei could not smell.
• Li Zhikong cut off their argument about the scent and asked Qin Mobei to take him to eat.
• Li Zhikong connected Huang’s reactions to his newly awakening Rabbit Spirit bloodline and concluded that his body might resist his plan to ignore its instincts.

Li Zhikong worried that his bloodline might eventually drive him to seek multiple cultivation partners, but Qin Mobei reassured him during dinner. On his way to the restroom, Li Zhikong overheard a woman accusing Lu Yuan of abandoning her after getting her pregnant and stopped to watch.

• Li Zhikong speculated that resisting the bloodline's urges could intensify his pheromones and force him toward long-term cultivation with multiple partners.
• Qin Mobei comforted Li Zhikong and promised to deal with anyone who insulted him.
• Li Zhikong left the restaurant for the restroom and heard a woman cursing Lu Yuan over an alleged pregnancy.
• Li Zhikong peeked around the corner and saw Lu Yuan facing a group that accused him of seducing Wenwen and abandoning her.
• Li Zhikong examined Lu Yuan and privately judged him to look like a scoundrel.

Li Zhikong watched Lu Yuan intimidate a group accusing him of being a deadbeat, then learned from Qin Mobei that Lu Yuan was a powerful heir who had fought his way to dominance in the Lu Family. The chapter left Li Zhikong impressed by Lu Yuan’s fearlessness and curious about him.

• Li Zhikong listened as spectators condemned Lu Yuan, but Lu Yuan calmly asked the crying woman who she was and ordered the group to move aside.
• Lu Yuan left without showing guilt, leaving Li Zhikong stunned by his arrogance.
• Qin Mobei found Li Zhikong watching the commotion, and the brothers went to the restroom before returning to their private room.
• Li Zhikong asked Qin Mobei about Lu Yuan, and Qin Mobei explained that the Lu Family far surpassed the Qin Family in power.
• Qin Mobei described how Lu Yuan had overcome his many illegitimate half-siblings and secured an unassailable position in the Lu Family.

After discussing Lu Yuan’s scandals, Li Zhikong nearly remembered an idea for solving his rut problem, then joined Qin Mobei for sake in a hot spring. The alcohol and hot water brought out Li Zhikong’s rabbit tail, and Qin Mobei escorted him back to his room, forbidding him from drinking again.

• Qin Mobei told Li Zhikong about Lu Yuan’s history of heartless romances, and Li Zhikong briefly thought of a possible solution to his rut problem before forgetting it.
• Qin Mobei offered Li Zhikong sake in the hot spring, and Li Zhikong drank three cups.
• Li Zhikong felt a fluffy tail emerge and realized it was a rabbit tail, which his inherited memories had never mentioned.
• Li Zhikong tried to hide the tail and persuade Qin Mobei to let him return alone, but Qin Mobei insisted on escorting him.
• Qin Mobei shielded Li Zhikong from onlookers as they walked back, then forbade him from drinking alcohol outside.

After sprouting rabbit ears, Li Zhikong searched his inherited memories for a solution and found that his ancestors recommended dual cultivation. He decided to target a notorious scumbag instead of innocent women, though he had not yet named his intended target.

• Li Zhikong hurried back to his room and locked the door after Qin Mobei warned him to stay safe.
• Li Zhikong checked the mirror and discovered that two rabbit ears had appeared, along with the little round tail behind him.
• After showering, Li Zhikong sifted through his inherited memories and found his ancestors' advice to practice dual cultivation.
• Li Zhikong decided that if he had to become a scumbag, he would choose a deadbeat scumbag as his target rather than hurt innocent women.

Li Zhikong disguised himself and set out to find Lu Yuan, intending to use him as a dual cultivation partner before dawn. At Lu Yuan’s birthday costume ball, Zuo Feiyang and Xiao Kai joked about the rumors surrounding Lu Yuan’s romantic past.

• Li Zhikong decided that Lu Yuan was the ideal first partner to help him control his newly awakened rabbit spirit bloodline.
• Li Zhikong ordered clothes, shoes, and a mask, then disguised himself to hide his appearance and pheromones.
• Li Zhikong bribed a waiter for Lu Yuan’s room information and learned that Lu Yuan was attending a costume-ball birthday party downstairs.
• Li Zhikong changed into his new outfit and headed out, determined to catch Lu Yuan.
• Zuo Feiyang teased Lu Yuan about a supposed romantic debt, and Xiao Kai described how rumors about Lu Yuan had frightened the Gong Family’s eldest daughter away to Europe.

Lu Yuan’s friends teased him about his reputation and arranged a lavish birthday party meant to pair him with attractive guests. Li Zhikong, disguised as a bunny boy, mingled with the guests and learned more about Lu Yuan before Lu Yuan and his friends entered the hall.

• Zhong Cheng and Zuo Feiyang mocked Lu Yuan about his romantic reputation and virginity.
• Xiao Kai announced that he had invited attractive women and men for Lu Yuan, then pulled the reluctant birthday boy toward the banquet hall.
• Li Zhikong mingled with the party guests in his bunny boy costume and drew their attention.
• A woman dressed as a Succubus warned Li Zhikong that Lu Yuan was ruthless and encouraged him to pursue other wealthy men instead.
• The guests noticed Lu Yuan, Xiao Kai, Zuo Feiyang, and Zhong Cheng entering the hall, and the Succubus identified them to Li Zhikong.

Li Zhikong prepared to approach Lu Yuan at the gala, intending to seduce him and use his experience to manage the Rabbit Spirit’s approaching rut. The chapter ended as Lu Yuan noticed someone emerge from behind the potted plants and accidentally inhaled cigarette smoke.

• Li Zhikong listened to the others discuss the masked guests while Xiao Kai, Zhong Cheng, and Zuo Feiyang teased Lu Yuan about the rabbit-eared beauty.
• Lu Yuan left his friends, took wine, and sought solitude by the window, where he overheard people dealing with someone whose clothes had been soaked.
• The Succubus felt guilty about helping Li Zhikong approach Lu Yuan, while Li Zhikong focused on luring Lu Yuan into bed.
• Lu Yuan waited impatiently by the window, believing the apparent seducers had been sent to bother him.
• Li Zhikong approached the potted plants, and Lu Yuan looked up at the newcomer before choking on cigarette smoke.

Li Zhikong, a newly awakened Rabbit Spirit in rut, tried to seduce Lu Yuan, but Lu Yuan reacted with disgust even as his body became aroused. The encounter ended with Lu Yuan fleeing, and a waiter arrived with tissues asking whether the gentleman was inside.

• The succubus girl urged Li Zhikong to leave, but he told her to wait outside and approached Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan told Li Zhikong to get lost and insulted him for wearing rabbit ears.
• Li Zhikong pinned Lu Yuan against the wall and teased him, causing Lu Yuan to become physically aroused.
• Lu Yuan grabbed himself in shock, then ran away without a word.
• The waiter brought tissues and asked whether the gentleman was inside.

Li Zhikong learned that Lu Yuan had fled after their encounter and vowed to find him at his birthday party. Meanwhile, Lu Yuan’s friends mistook his flustered return for a romantic encounter and arranged a performance contest that let the winner make a request of him.

• The Succubus girl gave Li Zhikong tissues, and Li Zhikong told her Lu Yuan had run away.
• Li Zhikong vowed to find Lu Yuan at the birthday party, and the Succubus girl went to help search for him.
• Xiao Kai and Zuo Feiyang teased Lu Yuan about his apparent romantic encounter, while Zhong Cheng proposed a plan to expose who had caught his interest.
• Xiao Kai announced a performance contest whose winner would receive a prize and the chance to make a reasonable request of Lu Yuan.

At Lu Yuan's costume ball, Li Zhikong rejected the idea of dancing and instead asked DJ Ghosthand David to play “A Man Should Be Self-Reliant” for his planned surprise. David became captivated by the rabbit-eared young man and waited eagerly for his performance.

• The succubus urged Li Zhikong to compete for Lu Yuan's cash prize and request, suggesting that dancing would earn votes.
• Li Zhikong considered using dance moves from his inherited memories but decided against performing for Lu Yuan.
• Li Zhikong asked Ghosthand David to play “A Man Should Be Self-Reliant,” astonishing the DJ with his song choice.
• Waiters handed out roses, and David insisted on receiving one before secretly watching Li Zhikong.
• David admired Li Zhikong and waited for him to step onto the cleared stage.

The Succubus performed a sexy dance and took the lead in the flower-voting contest while Lu Yuan’s friends urged him to support her. Then Little Bunny took the stage with a fierce chair-to-nunchaku martial arts performance that threatened to steal the spotlight.

• The Succubus nervously asked Li Zhikong for an encouraging hug before her performance, and he embraced her and wished her luck.
• Xiao Kai, Zuo Feiyang, and Zhong Cheng teased Lu Yuan about liking the Succubus and urged him to spend his twenty roses on her, but he refused.
• The Succubus danced with a red chair and quickly took first place among the performers so far.
• Lu Yuan’s friends panicked when Little Bunny was announced as the next performer and worried the rabbit spirit could overtake the Succubus.
• Little Bunny performed to a rousing martial arts song, dismantling the chair and turning it into nunchaku as he moved with alarming force.

Li Zhikong dazzled the audience with his nunchaku performance and claimed the flowers Lu Yuan had wagered. After kissing Lu Yuan, Li Zhikong suggested they collect the bet’s principal that night, leaving Lu Yuan privately panicking because he had no experience.

• Zuo Feiyang laughed at Li Zhikong’s performance and demanded that Xiao Kai find out everything about him, but Xiao Kai admitted he knew nothing.
• Li Zhikong used his nunchaku to shatter every ice cube the Succubus threw at him, then finished his act by pointing his staff at Lu Yuan.
• Li Zhikong called for flowers, and the audience—including Xiao Kai and his friends—threw them onto the stage, but Li Zhikong kept his attention on Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan offered Li Zhikong his flowers, and Li Zhikong asked whether he still thought he was effeminate before kissing him.
• Li Zhikong said he wanted to collect the bet’s principal that night, and Lu Yuan agreed while privately worrying that he had no experience.

Lu Yuan and Li Zhikong left the banquet hall together and went to Lu Yuan’s suite, where Li Zhikong showered while Lu Yuan secretly crammed information on his phone. After Li Zhikong invited him to join him in bed, Lu Yuan entered the bathroom and struggled to control his sudden desire.

• Lu Yuan and Li Zhikong left the banquet hall arm in arm, and Li Zhikong took the money he had won.
• The two arrived at Lu Yuan’s suite, where Li Zhikong went to shower first.
• While Li Zhikong showered, Lu Yuan frantically studied material on his phone and tried to keep quiet.
• Li Zhikong came out of the bathroom and told Lu Yuan to shower while he waited in bed.
• Lu Yuan entered the bathroom, felt his desire surge, and used cold water and a mantra to restrain himself.

Li Zhikong and Lu Yuan spent the night together, with Li Zhikong taking the initiative and gaining spiritual energy from their dual cultivation. The next morning, Li Zhikong woke refreshed, left his used clothes and accessories in Lu Yuan’s room, and called his brother to suggest going somewhere more interesting.

• Lu Yuan entered the bedroom and warned Li Zhikong to behave, but Li Zhikong turned the tables and took the initiative.
• After their encounter, Li Zhikong felt full of spiritual energy while Lu Yuan was left exhausted.
• Li Zhikong ordered nourishing soup for Lu Yuan, unlocked his cuffs, and returned to his own guest room.
• Li Zhikong woke refreshed and found that his rabbit ears and tail had disappeared.
• Li Zhikong ate breakfast and called his brother, who offered to take him somewhere more fun.

Li Zhikong and Qin Mobei escaped the resort while Lu Yuan slept, leaving him injured and furious when he woke to find the culprit gone. Lu Yuan searched the surveillance footage for the runaway and was mocked by Xiao Kai and the others, who noticed the marks covering his body.

• Li Zhikong met up with Qin Mobei, and the brothers checked out and drove away from the resort.
• Lu Yuan woke late, aching and marked by the handcuffs, and realized the little culprit had fled with only a bathrobe and slippers.
• Lu Yuan received a call about the kidney-nourishing soup the culprit had ordered, poured it away, and went to the surveillance room to search for him.
• The resort staff let Lu Yuan access the footage and quietly alerted Xiao Kai and the others.
• Xiao Kai, Zuo Feiyang, and Zhong Cheng arrived, teased Lu Yuan, and spotted the marks on his wrists and body.
• Lu Yuan snapped at the men and ordered them to leave.