Chapter Summaries

Qi Chao tried to figure out how to cheer Moss up and asked Shen Yuxi to change Moss’s bandages. The next morning, Moss’s bandages were clean, and he seemed more lively.

• Qi Chao noticed Moss acting unusually quiet and wondered whether he had upset him.
• Qi Chao asked Lan Luo what Moss liked, but Lan Luo only knew that Moss liked Shen Yuxi most.
• Qi Chao comforted Lan Luo when he admitted that applying medicine to his cracked body hurt.
• Qi Chao asked Shen Yuxi to replace Moss’s wet bandages, and Shen Yuxi agreed while reassuring Qi Chao.
• Qi Chao found Moss’s bandages clean the next morning and noticed him tugging at the bow more often.

Qi Chao learned that the Puppeteer Competition offered valuable mineral veins and considered investigating it, while Shen Yuxi appeared to be drawing him toward entering. After Doctor treated Lan Luo, Qi Chao worried he could not afford the repairs and went to ask Shen Yuxi about the cost.

• Qi Chao decided he would prepare an apology gift for Moss, then sat with the others while Lan Luo watched his favorite cartoon.
• Qi Chao and Shen Yuxi discussed puppet-making until the Puppeteer Competition appeared on the projection, and Shen Yuxi explained its prizes and entry requirements.
• Qi Chao became interested in the two mineral veins but set the competition aside until he could learn more and awaken a Mother Stone.
• Lan Luo entered the operating room for treatment while Qi Chao and Moss waited outside, and Doctor came out after two hours.
• Qi Chao saw that Doctor had applied expensive Spirit Thread Healing Agent to Lan Luo and worried his savings would not cover the repairs.
• Qi Chao went to Shen Yuxi to ask about the treatment cost, and Shen Yuxi said he would charge others a painful price.

Qi Chao invited Shen Yuxi to his basement to show him the puppet he was making, and Shen Yuxi praised the model and shared detailed advice about constructing its joints. The two acknowledged their friendship, and Qi Chao realized Shen Yuxi was growing tired after helping him.

• Shen Yuxi told Qi Chao he would not charge him because he believed Qi Chao regretted his past actions and would not harm puppets again.
• Shen Yuxi called Qi Chao by name after Qi Chao asked him to stop addressing him so formally, and they acknowledged that they were friends.
• Qi Chao invited Shen Yuxi to the basement and showed him the unfinished puppet model.
• Shen Yuxi noticed the gray stone in Qi Chao's fish tank and praised the puppet model's proportions and appearance.
• Shen Yuxi explained how to focus on the joints when shaping the clay model, and Qi Chao carefully recorded his advice.
• Qi Chao thanked Shen Yuxi and remembered that he had performed surgery on Lan Luo and had barely rested.

Shen Yuxi learned that Qi Chao’s Mental Power was unusually strong and ordered Moss to build a good relationship with him so he could win the championship. Meanwhile, Lan Luo followed Qi Chao around the house, unsure why he had lied about being hurt.

• Shen Yuxi praised Qi Chao’s heart-shaped Mother Stone before returning to his room.
• Shen Yuxi confronted Moss for failing to mention Qi Chao’s abnormal Mental Power and threatened him with a punishment if he hid information again.
• Moss explained that Qi Chao unconsciously fed the Mother Stone with his powerful Mental Power, and Shen Yuxi ordered him to get along with Qi Chao so Qi Chao could win the championship.
• Qi Chao comforted Lan Luo when he woke, while Lan Luo wondered whether he had lied about being hurt just to receive comfort.
• Lan Luo followed Qi Chao around the house, and Moss entered the kitchen to carry out Shen Yuxi’s order.

Lan Luo complained to Qi Chao that Moss had bullied him, but the brothers quickly made up after Qi Chao called Shen Yuxi to watch their spat. Moss then followed Qi Chao into the kitchen to try to build a better relationship with him, and Qi Chao asked what Shen Yuxi liked so he could choose an expensive gift.

• Lan Luo told Qi Chao that Moss had bullied him, and Qi Chao carried him toward the living room with Moss following.
• Qi Chao called Shen Yuxi downstairs to watch the brothers quarrel, but Lan Luo and Moss made up before Shen Yuxi arrived.
• Lan Luo told Qi Chao he had only been playing, and Moss stiffly apologized to him.
• Qi Chao invited Lan Luo, Moss, and Doctor to watch a cartoon, then went to the kitchen, where Moss joined him.
• Qi Chao asked Moss what Shen Yuxi liked, explaining that he wanted to give him an expensive gift.

Qi Chao learned that Doctor liked shiny things and tried to build a closer relationship with Moss, who revealed his father’s hidden preference. Meanwhile, Lan Luo grew uneasy about the possibility of leaving Qi Chao once he was no longer useful to Shen Yuxi.

• Qi Chao asked Moss what Doctor liked, and Moss explained that his father loved shiny things even though he did not like luxury clothes.
• Qi Chao showed Moss a picture of an expensive diamond, then asked what Moss liked besides Shen Yuxi; Moss could name nothing and agreed that he loved his father.
• Moss told Shen Yuxi that he and Qi Chao had spoken pleasantly, and Shen Yuxi encouraged him to keep it up.
• Shen Yuxi flicked Lan Luo’s deer-antler headband, making Lan Luo happy, but Lan Luo privately worried that he would have to leave Qi Chao when he was no longer useful.
• Qi Chao came out and patted Lan Luo’s antlers, which shook under his stronger touch.

Qi Chao’s Mother Stone shed its shell and revealed itself as a superior-quality red crystal, and he invited Moss to accompany him to an auction to choose a diamond for Doctor. Moss agreed, though the auction brought back a frightening memory.

• Qi Chao bought tickets for himself and Moss to attend a diamond auction and planned to choose a gift for Doctor.
• Qi Chao fed Mental Power to the Mother Stone, which drew so much energy that he struggled before it cracked open.
• Qi Chao found a red, heart-shaped Mother Stone and stopped working when his trembling hand made carving impossible.
• The next morning, Qi Chao told Doctor, Moss, and Lan Luo that the Mother Stone had activated, and Lan Luo and Doctor went to see it.
• Qi Chao invited Moss to the auction to choose a diamond for Doctor, and Moss accepted after reacting uneasily to the idea.

Qi Chao secretly took Moss to an auction to buy Shen Yuxi a diamond as a surprise. After securing the gem, Qi Chao saw the next lot was an S-Rank Doll called Twin Mirrors, and his expression changed.

• Qi Chao and Moss sneaked out without telling Shen Yuxi or Lan Luo and went to the auction on Blue Star.
• Moss chose a bright, pigeon-egg-sized diamond that he thought Shen Yuxi would like.
• Qi Chao bid seven hundred thousand Star Coins and won the diamond after the other bidders stopped raising their paddles.
• Qi Chao planned to leave once the auction staff delivered the diamond, but his smile vanished when the host introduced lot twenty-five, the S-Rank Doll Twin Mirrors.

Qi Chao tried to buy Twin Mirrors, two conjoined S-Rank dolls, after realizing they might suffer under cruel owners, but the Puppeteer Association had reserved them. He returned home troubled and avoided explaining what had happened to Shen Yuxi.

• The auction host introduced Twin Mirrors as malformed dolls created by Master Qingyu, and Qi Chao angrily condemned their fused bodies and the pain they might endure.
• As bidders drove the price above ten million Star Coins, Qi Chao decided to take Twin Mirrors home and repeatedly raised his bid.
• The auction house owner warned Qi Chao that the Puppeteer Association had reserved Twin Mirrors and that further bidding could endanger his father's company, so Qi Chao stopped.
• Twin Mirrors were led away after the auction, leaving Qi Chao uncertain whether the Association would treat them well.
• Back at the villa, Qi Chao sent Moss to bed and told a worried Shen Yuxi that he was tired and would talk tomorrow.

After the auction, Qi Chao questioned Shen Yuxi about why he had put the puppets up for sale, and Shen Yuxi reacted with unexpected anger and tears. Qi Chao apologized and began to suspect that Shen Yuxi had not chosen to auction the puppets himself.

• Qi Chao asked Shen Yuxi why he had put the puppets up for auction, and Shen Yuxi paused without answering.
• Shen Yuxi turned to leave, but Qi Chao challenged him to explain, and Shen Yuxi returned to stand before him.
• Shen Yuxi grabbed Qi Chao by the hair, then realized he was crying, released him, and apologized for losing his composure.
• Qi Chao's anger faded, and he wondered whether Shen Yuxi had been forced to auction the puppets.
• Qi Chao told Shen Yuxi he did not have to explain and apologized for making him sad.