Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• At the restaurant, owner Chen Suqin gives Shen Luoluo a VIP card, with Zhao Huizhen and Shen Ting’an presenting it as a family gift. Chen nearly reveals that she has a personal reason to thank Luoluo, then covers by saying she hopes Luoluo will bring friends to the restaurant.
• On the drive home, Shen Xiche pretends to receive a call announcing a luxury-brand endorsement. His siblings quickly spot the act, but congratulate him sincerely. Luoluo is pleased, expecting his popularity—and future opportunities—to rise.
• As final exams approach, classmates discuss a forum post claiming Shen Anya was taken away by police after an argument with Lu Yanshi. Luoluo checks her Intelligence System and confirms Shen Anya was questioned over smashing the group’s instruments.
• Shen Anya returns to school hiding beneath her hood. She recalls that Shen Xiche reported her, and that the police traced her to the crime through her fingerprints on a door handle. She received a warning, paid for the damage, and had to write a self-criticism.
• Anya resents Lu Yanshi for doubting her alibi. Their disagreement was their first fight as a couple, and neither has contacted the other for nearly two days.

Character developments

• Shen Luoluo remains observant and curious, using her system to confirm what happened to Shen Anya. She is also genuinely supportive of Shen Xiche’s success.
• Shen Xiche is excited about his new endorsement and eager to prove that his career is progressing, though his attempt to boast indirectly is comically transparent.
• Shen Anya is humiliated and increasingly resentful. Rather than accept responsibility, she blames Shen Xiche for reporting her and Lu Yanshi for questioning her story.
• Lu Yanshi shows a shift from unquestioning support to doubt, creating the first serious strain in his relationship with Anya.

Significant themes

• Consequences and accountability: Anya’s attempt to hide her sabotage fails because of a small oversight, and she faces both legal and social repercussions.
• Trust and relationships: Lu Yanshi’s doubts expose a fracture in his relationship with Anya.
• Family support and rising success: The family’s encouragement of Xiche contrasts with Anya’s isolation and public disgrace.
• Appearance versus truth: Anya presents herself as innocent, while Luoluo’s system and the police reveal what actually happened.

Character interactions

• The family warmly teases and congratulates Xiche, balancing humor with genuine support.
• Chen Suqin’s exchange with Luoluo hints at an undisclosed debt of gratitude.
• Classmates gossip about Anya’s arrest and condemn her actions.
• Anya’s confrontation with Lu Yanshi—especially his refusal to fully accept her alibi—marks a new tension between them.

Chapter 202 Summary

• Shen Anya feels abandoned by Lu Yanshi, who hasn’t answered her messages. Though hurt, she tells herself he’ll eventually need her help and her supposed “Koi Luck” to save Lu Corporation.
• At school, Shen Anya is confronted by classmates who mock her for having been taken by the police and for damaging someone else’s instrument. Xiang Lu openly intimidates her, making clear that she intends to retaliate for Shen Luoluo. Shen Anya braces for a fight, but Xiang Lu returns to her seat without touching her.
• Shen Anya discovers her stationery has been ruined. Someone has opened her pencil case, unscrewed and spilled ink from all her pens, and left a note warning her not to target Shen Luoluo again. Although Shen Anya suspects Xiang Lu, she stays silent, anticipating that Xiang Lu would justify it as payback. Xiang Lu enjoys seeing Shen Anya face the distress she caused others and secretly sends Shen Luoluo a video of the incident.
• Shen Luoluo is pleased by Xiang Lu’s message. After class, she also helps the academic representative collect overdue Chinese worksheets: Qi Yang immediately agrees to complete his, while Chen Jiashu grumbles but eventually complies after Qi Yang gives him a look.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Shen Anya shifts from wounded self-reassurance about Lu Yanshi to anger and humiliation at school. She begins to experience the consequences of her earlier cruelty, though she does not openly challenge Xiang Lu.
• Xiang Lu acts as Shen Luoluo’s defender, confronting Shen Anya directly and retaliating against her belongings. Her actions show both loyalty to Shen Luoluo and a taste for making Shen Anya feel the harm she inflicted.
• Shen Luoluo takes satisfaction in Xiang Lu’s support and demonstrates quiet authority over Qi Yang and Chen Jiashu.
• Qi Yang and Chen Jiashu respond differently to Shen Luoluo’s influence: Qi Yang readily does the assignment, while Chen Jiashu resists before giving in.

Significant Themes

• Revenge and reciprocal harm: Xiang Lu frames her retaliation as giving Shen Anya “a taste of her own medicine.”
• Loyalty and protection: Xiang Lu stands up for Shen Luoluo, while Shen Luoluo’s classmates respond to her influence.
• Social consequences and humiliation: Shen Anya is publicly shamed and forced to endure damage to her belongings, echoing the harm she caused someone else.

Plot and events

• Qi Yang and Chen Jiashu finish answering a set of questions after the class study representative asks Shen Luoluo to persuade them. Chen Jiashu notices Qi Yang’s ears redden when they are praised for being “well-behaved,” then teases him—earning a painful grab and an apology.
• On the way to lunch, Shen Luoluo learns through her Intelligence System why the cafeteria has erupted into an argument: the cafeteria owner and his father-in-law each had affairs, and after the father-in-law’s wife discovered his, he retaliated by exposing the owner’s affair. The family’s accusations have spilled into the dining hall. Qin Shiyue enjoys hearing the story.
• At home, Lu Yanshi reads the school forum and learns Shen Anya really did destroy the instruments intended for Shen Luoluo’s class performance. He remains troubled by Shen Xiche’s claim that Shen Anya’s “Koi Luck” can influence people, and wonders whether his own feelings for her were genuine. Unable to resolve his doubts after two days apart, he decides to ask Shen Xiche directly.
• Shen Xiche arrives at the Weekend Time studio for a recording after a busy day of work. He reunites with fellow New Talent contestants Liang Qi and Sui Huai. The group’s members are on separate career paths and will disband after twelve months, so Shen Xiche values their time together. The chapter ends as they discuss a matter involving Teacher Lin; Sui Huai says he heard about it long ago, surprising Shen Xiche and Liang Qi.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Jiashu’s playful teasing reveals that Qi Yang is especially embarrassed by praise for behaving well; Qi Yang responds with mock menace, and Chen quickly backs down.
• Lu Yanshi is increasingly uncertain about both Shen Anya’s character and the authenticity of his feelings for her. The evidence of her jealousy-driven vandalism pushes him toward confronting Shen Xiche.
• Shen Xiche’s reunion with his teammates shows his attachment to them despite their temporary group arrangement. Liang Qi and Sui Huai’s exchange over Teacher Lin hints at undisclosed information.

Significant themes

• Trust and influence: Lu Yanshi questions whether Shen Anya’s supernatural luck may have shaped his emotions and choices.
• Consequences and exposure: The cafeteria scandal and Shen Anya’s vandalism both show wrongdoing coming to light, though in very different circumstances.
• Friendship and connection: Shen Xiche values the limited time he has with teammates whose careers otherwise keep them apart.

Key events

• Sui Huai explains that rumors about Lin Jiangye having a child with a former actress—and abusing the child’s mother—appear to be true. Lin’s reputation has collapsed, and the Idol Newcomers production team is reportedly editing him out.
• The woman had wanted to leave Lin for a long time, but stayed because he threatened her with their child. Now that the scandal is public, she may finally take the child and go.
• After recording the show, Shen Xiche meets Lu Yanshi, who wants to know whether Shen’s claim that Koi Luck can control people’s minds was true.
• Shen refuses to give Lu a definitive answer, pointing out that Lu seems to want someone else to take responsibility for his decision. Lu then confronts Shen about calling the police on Shen Anya.
• Shen insists that Shen Luoluo is his only sister and that defending her against someone who bullied her was no small matter. Lu realizes this makes Shen’s position—and his feelings—clear.
• Shen leaves the encounter visibly subdued. On the way home, however, he stops to buy roadside snacks and asks Xue Lei to hurry so he can get them home while they are still warm.

Character developments and interactions

• Shen Xiche shows fierce loyalty to Shen Luoluo and firm disapproval of Shen Anya’s actions. Though the conversation with Lu leaves him drained, his eagerness to bring home snacks hints at a softer, domestic side.
• Lu Yanshi appears conflicted about Shen Anya and Koi Luck. He seeks certainty from Shen, then understands from Shen’s defense of Luoluo where Shen’s loyalties lie.
• Sui Huai and Liang Qi discuss Lin Jiangye’s downfall; Shen focuses less on the celebrity scandal than on the safety and freedom of the child’s mother.
• Xue Lei notices Shen’s unusual low mood and quietly accommodates his sudden snack stop.

Significant themes

• Accountability and loyalty: Shen sees protecting Luoluo as more important than preserving Shen Anya’s reputation.
• Choice and responsibility: Shen challenges Lu’s attempt to use an answer from someone else to justify his own decision.
• Abuse and liberation: The public exposure of Lin Jiangye’s abuse may give the woman a chance to leave with her child.
• Care beneath reserve: Shen’s simple effort to bring food home suggests affection and concern even after an emotionally difficult encounter.

Chapter 74 Summary

Key plot points and events

• Shen Xiche arrives home for dinner with roasted sweet potato and sugar-roasted chestnuts for Shen Luoluo, briefly upsetting Shen Jiayan, who expected a treat too.
• His family notices Shen Xiche seems down. He says he argued with his manager, Brother Lei, but jokes about it until everyone is reassured.
• After dinner, Shen Xiche waits up for Shen Jingyao. When his eldest brother returns late, Shen Xiche asks whether people think he and Shen Anya are close.
• Shen Xiche explains that he has realized the damaged instrument at the New Year’s Gala may have affected Luoluo’s trust in him. He worries she may have assumed he would side with Shen Anya and asks how to change her view.
• Shen Luoluo overhears them and comes out. Shen Jingyao leaves the two siblings to talk, and Luoluo asks whether Shen Xiche is still troubled by his manager. Shen Xiche downplays how upset he is, then asks what she wanted to tell him.

Character developments and interactions

• Shen Xiche shows growing concern for Luoluo’s trust and begins reflecting on how his apparent closeness to Shen Anya may have hurt their relationship. He is also embarrassed to be seen as needing advice, so he tries to preserve his confident image.
• Shen Jingyao gives Shen Xiche a blunt answer about how others perceive his relationship with Shen Anya, then listens to his concern and gently encourages a private conversation with Luoluo.
• Shen Luoluo approaches Shen Xiche, apparently intending to thank him, and asks after his mood. Their conversation gives him an opening to address the tension between them.
• Zhao Huizhen responds warmly to Shen Xiche’s mood, while Shen Jiayan provides light comic relief over the snacks.

Significant themes

• Trust and misunderstanding: Shen Xiche recognizes that Luoluo may doubt his loyalty because of his perceived closeness to Shen Anya.
• Family care and communication: Family members notice one another’s moods and make space for difficult conversations.
• Vulnerability versus pride: Shen Xiche wants help but feels awkward admitting how deeply the issue affects him.

• Shen Xiche and Luoluo reconcile: Luoluo thanks Xiche for identifying Shen Anya as the person who damaged the New Year’s Gala instruments and taking her to the police. Though Luoluo had previously doubted him, his actions convince her that he has chosen her over Anya. Xiche tells her she can rely on him whenever she is bullied; she repeats his promise, and the two share a warm goodnight.
• Xiche discusses the family’s problems with Jingyao: Xiche admits that Luoluo trusting him again is only a start, but hopes to become her most trusted brother. Jingyao is quietly confident in his own bond with her. They also discuss the upcoming trial of Anya’s biological parents, whom they believe deserve punishment; Jingyao has delayed proceedings until after the New Year.
• A potential threat looms: Xiche worries about visiting the family patriarch for the holiday and about their uncle Shen Que’s expected return after five years abroad. Jingyao recalls that Que once tried to seize control of Shen Corporation through schemes that nearly ruined it, and suspects he may cause trouble again.
• The younger siblings study for exams: As finals approach, Luoluo and Jiayan spend most of their time studying. Xiche is surprised that Jiayan is taking school seriously and brings warmed milk upstairs for both children. He briefly checks on Luoluo but leaves promptly so he won’t distract her.
  Character development and interactions: Luoluo begins rebuilding trust in Xiche, while he becomes more openly protective and affectionate toward her. Jingyao remains composed and assured about his place in Luoluo’s life, and takes responsibility for managing the legal case. Xiche and Jingyao’s teasing, familiar exchange contrasts with their shared vigilance about the wider family.
  Themes: The chapter emphasizes trust earned through action, sibling loyalty and care, accountability for past harm, and the lingering threat of family power struggles.

Key plot points and events

• Shen Xiche visits Shen Jiayan with milk, finds him studying hard, and offers sincere encouragement. Jiayan is suspicious at first, but Shen Xiche’s concern leaves him smiling after he is pushed out.
• During the final exam, Jiayan recognizes familiar question types from Shen Luoluo’s study materials and feels confident answering them. His friends Duan Yixing and Lu Yanze notice how seriously he is working and joke that he is leaving their “bottom-of-the-class” group behind.
• After the exam, Jiayan accepts their invitation to celebrate, especially after learning Luoluo will be out with friends.
• Luoluo attends a gathering at Chen Jiashu’s newly opened Tavern. The group arrives in school uniforms and feels out of place among the polished adult clientele.
• A well-dressed, middle-aged stranger addresses Luoluo by name, says they will meet again in a few days, and leaves before explaining who he is. Luoluo and Qin Shiyue are puzzled; Luoluo considers using the Intelligence System to identify him.

Character developments

• Jiayan is showing greater discipline and confidence, motivated by a desire not to waste Luoluo’s tutoring efforts or disappoint her.
• Shen Xiche reveals a more caring, encouraging side, though his unusual tenderness initially makes Jiayan wary.
• Jiayan’s friends recognize his progress and support his ambitions, even joking that they will need to catch up with him.

Significant themes

• Effort and growth: Jiayan’s preparation is beginning to pay off, marking a shift from his usual academic struggles.
• Family care beneath teasing: Shen Xiche’s affection comes through in practical help and encouragement.
• New beginnings and uncertainty: The Tavern’s opening celebration contrasts youthful school life with the adult world, while the stranger’s cryptic appearance introduces a new mystery.

Character interactions

• Shen Xiche brings Jiayan milk, praises his studying, and encourages him; Jiayan responds with suspicion but is quietly touched.
• Duan Yixing and Lu Yanze tease Jiayan about improving while expressing friendly admiration and solidarity.
• Chen Jiashu leads Luoluo and her friends into his new Tavern.
• The stranger’s brief, enigmatic exchange with Luoluo leaves her and Qin Shiyue questioning his identity and intentions.

Plot points and events

• Qin Shiyue and Shen Luoluo head to the Tavern, wondering where Qi Yang has gone. He soon returns with Class Monitor Song Qinghe, carrying drinks he bought for the group.
• Qi Yang’s bag contains soy milk and other soft drinks. Jiang Nian avoids alcohol because of her parents, while Shen Luoluo chooses the soy milk she likes. Chen Jiashu brings the two girls plum wine instead; Qin Shiyue agrees to drink with him.
• As the group plays dice, Jiang Nian becomes unexpectedly drunk on the mild wine. She tells Shen Luoluo how grateful she is for helping her make friends and find the confidence to join the New Year’s Gala performance group.
• Jiang Nian insists on going home despite being unsteady. Shen Luoluo offers to take her, and Qi Yang accompanies them. Shen explains the situation to Jiang Nian’s understanding parents, then returns to Qi Yang’s car.
• On the late-night drive, Shen Luoluo feels warm and flushed from the wine. Qi Yang opens the window to let in cold air, and the two ride together quietly.

Character developments and interactions

• Jiang Nian openly recognizes how much Shen Luoluo’s kindness has helped her overcome her timidity and build friendships. Her gratitude deepens their bond.
• Shen Luoluo responds affectionately to Jiang Nian and takes responsibility for getting her home safely.
• Qi Yang shows quiet thoughtfulness by buying drinks suited to the group and accompanying the girls home. His reaction to Shen Luoluo’s flushed appearance hints at growing attraction.
• Qin Shiyue and Chen Jiashu keep the gathering lively, while the group cooperates to look after Jiang Nian.

Significant themes

• Friendship and belonging: Shen Luoluo’s acceptance helps Jiang Nian find confidence and a place among her classmates.
• Care expressed through small gestures: Qi Yang’s drinks, the group’s concern for Jiang Nian, and Shen Luoluo’s help all show consideration.
• Growing romantic tension: The quiet car ride and Qi Yang’s restrained response to Shen Luoluo’s wine-flushed appearance create an understated intimate moment.

Chapter 76 Summary

Key plot points and events

• Shen Luoluo checks in with Qi Yang about his mental health after his visit to a psychologist, but hesitates to press him because discussing his mother’s death could reopen his trauma. She is also concerned that he may resist going for his monthly prescription refill.
• At the Shen home, Shen Xiche and Shen Jiayan wait up for Luoluo. When Qi Yang brings her home, she is swaying and clearly drunk. Her brothers hurry outside to steady her.
• Luoluo insists she did not drink alcohol, while Qi Yang explains that she and Jiang Nian shared a bottle of low-alcohol plum wine that affected them more than expected. He advises the family to prepare hangover soup.
• Luoluo repeatedly says she trusts Qi Yang and believes he would never harm or sell her. She also says her brothers would protect her, which visibly moves Shen Xiche.
• The next morning, Luoluo wakes in her own room wearing pajamas, with little memory of how she got home or who changed her. Downstairs, she finds Shen Xiche and Shen Jiayan waiting sternly. Shen Xiche begins reprimanding her for drinking so much, and the chapter ends before his lecture is finished.

Character developments

• Luoluo shows deep trust in Qi Yang, even while drunk, and confidence that her family will protect her. The next morning, she is embarrassed and anxious about what she might have done while intoxicated.
• Qi Yang behaves responsibly by bringing Luoluo home, explaining what happened honestly, and offering practical advice. His ongoing treatment and prescription needs remain a concern.
• Shen Xiche shifts from amused curiosity about Qi Yang to anger when he sees Luoluo drunk, then softens at her affection and trust. He tries to balance caring for her with setting limits.
• Shen Jiayan is protective and frustrated, blaming Qi Yang at first and worrying about his sister’s safety.

Significant themes

• Family protection and affection: Luoluo’s brothers rush to care for her, and she feels secure in their presence.
• Trust and vulnerability: Her faith in Qi Yang contrasts with her helplessness while intoxicated.
• Trauma and healing: Luoluo carefully avoids reopening Qi Yang’s grief while recognizing that his treatment must continue.
• Care expressed through scolding: Shen Xiche and Shen Jiayan’s anger comes from concern for Luoluo’s safety.

Character interactions

• Luoluo and Qi Yang share a trusting, considerate dynamic; he takes responsibility for getting her home safely.
• Shen Xiche and Shen Jiayan confront Qi Yang about Luoluo’s condition, while Qi Yang calmly explains the wine’s effects.
• Luoluo leans on Shen Xiche and reassures him of her trust in Qi Yang and her brothers.
• The next morning, Shen Xiche adopts a stern older-brother role, while Luoluo tries to understand what happened and defend herself.

Key plot points and events

• Shen Luoluo’s brothers, Shen Xiche and Shen Jiayan, warn her not to drink heavily without telling the family. Their mother, Zhao Huizhen, joins in, reminding Luoluo that the family worried about her.
• Luoluo mentions a strange man she met while drunk: he knew her name, wore gold-rimmed glasses, and had a mole on his chin. Her family identifies him as Shen Que, her father’s younger half-brother, recently returned from abroad. Zhao warns Luoluo to avoid him; Xiche promises to protect her.
• Luoluo recalls that Shen Que is a threat to the family company in the original story. The plot has since changed, however, so the alliance that once helped defeat him may no longer happen.
• Zhao announces that the family will visit Old Master Shen at the Shen family residence in a few days. Xiche grumbles that the family is doing the Shens a favor by attending.
• After lunch, Luoluo checks the group chat and privately thanks Qi Yang for helping her the previous night. He assures her that her brothers did not blame him.
• Qi Yang remembers Luoluo falling asleep against him and unconsciously nestling into his arms. He is amused by her question about whether she behaved strangely, and the memory seems to leave him unusually happy.
• Qi Wen tells Qi Yang she has arranged a hospital appointment for him and encourages him to rest. She also plans to investigate Lu Corporation, which was unexpectedly rescued from near bankruptcy by an investor’s billion-yuan injection.

Character developments and interactions

• Luoluo accepts her family’s concern and reassures them, while remaining curious about Shen Que and mindful of how altered events may affect the future.
• Xiche and Jiayan’s stern teasing reveals their protectiveness. Zhao Huizhen is similarly caring, balancing gentle concern with practical warnings.
• Qi Yang’s response to Luoluo is tender and guardedly affectionate; his memories suggest growing romantic feelings. Qi Wen notices his improved mood and supports him while tending to his health.
• The scene also introduces Shen Que as a potential antagonist and raises new uncertainty around Lu Corporation’s sudden financial rescue.

Significant themes

• Family protection and affection: Concern appears through warnings, teasing, and practical care.
• Changing fate: Luoluo’s awareness of the original story contrasts with events that no longer follow its expected course.
• Growing intimacy: Qi Yang’s private recollection of Luoluo’s closeness hints at deepening feelings.
• Emerging threats and uncertainty: Shen Que’s return and Lu Corporation’s mysterious bailout set up new conflicts.

Chapter Summary

• Lu Corporation’s new deal: Lu Li secures a partnership with President Shen, but the contract gives Shen’s side nearly twenty percentage points more ownership than Lu’s. Outside the conference room, President Shen reveals that he intends to take control of the company—not merely invest in it. He assumes Lu Li understands the deal’s implications.
• Father and son clash: Lu Yanshi initially celebrates the agreement, crediting Shen Anya’s “Koi Luck” for turning things around. Lu Li angrily points out that the contract could cost the Lu family control of the corporation. He also blames Anya for the family’s troubles, while Yanshi defends her and holds Lu Li responsible for provoking the Qi Family and damaging the company himself.
• Anya urges unity: Anya says her dream foretold that Lu Corporation would suffer before recovering, and insists the family should work together against their enemies. Lu Li reluctantly agrees to trust her once more, warning that she will be expelled from the family if things go wrong again.
• Yanshi questions his feelings: After Lu Li leaves, Anya reaches for Yanshi, but he keeps his distance. He has been trying to determine whether his attraction to her is genuine or caused by her supposed luck. Anya argues that his decision to defend her shows he truly cares, but he remains uncertain. A phone call then unsettles her.
• A transition to the Shen family: At year’s end, Shen Luoluo gets ready to visit Old Master Shen with Shen Ting’an and Zhao Huizhen, who are preparing gifts despite their dislike of him. Shen Jingyao playfully ruffles Luoluo’s hair, and Shen Xiche rushes in as the family prepares to leave.

Character Developments and Relationships

Lu Yanshi openly sides with Anya against his father, yet remains unsure whether his affection is his own. Lu Li’s desperation and anger expose the growing danger to his company and his strained relationship with his son. Anya tries to preserve both the Lu family’s future and her bond with Yanshi. At the Shen household, the family’s preparations suggest duty persists despite personal resentment.

Significant Themes

The chapter highlights deceptive bargains and threatened control, family loyalty amid blame and conflict, and uncertainty about whether feelings are authentic or influenced by supernatural forces.

Chapter 77 Summary

• The family sets out for the Shen family’s old residence. Shen Xiche teases Shen Jingyao as he draws Shen Luoluo away, then reassures her that she can stay by his side if she feels uncomfortable. Shen Jiayan joins in, calling Xiche childish. Zhao Huizhen gathers everyone to leave, and Xiche invites Luoluo to ride with him.
• The old residence’s isolation is revealed. Old Master Shen, confined to a wheelchair since a stroke five years earlier, is taken to the garden by Aunt Xu. Kitchen workers gossip that his wealth has not spared him a lonely life, blaming his history of abusive behavior and multiple marriages for his children’s estrangement. Aunt Xu hears them but, weary of trying to control the gossip, says nothing.
• The family gathers for the visit. Shen Luoluo arrives with Shen Ting’an and Zhao Huizhen. She notices Shen Qijun, who looks worn down and has come without his wife. Zhao Huizhen explains that Qijun and Qiu Shumin are divorcing after a paternity test revealed that their son was not his.
• Shen Que’s return sours the mood. The relatives exchange polite but distant greetings, reflecting years of conflict over control of the Shen Corporation. Shen Tingwan warns Ting’an that Shen Que has returned and invested in the Lu Corporation, raising suspicions about his intentions. Shen Que then enters with a woman and openly taunts the family, boasting that they will have to keep watching him. Several relatives confront him, accusing him of arrogance and reminding him that Old Master Shen once protected him after his actions nearly brought disaster on the family.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Shen Xiche is protective of Luoluo and openly competes with Shen Jingyao for her attention; their exchange is playful but possessive.
• Shen Luoluo is brought into the tense family gathering with little knowledge of its history, relying on Zhao Huizhen’s explanations.
• Aunt Xu quietly accepts the household’s bitter atmosphere rather than challenging it.
• Shen Qijun appears emotionally depleted amid his marriage’s collapse.
• Shen Que presents himself as defiant and provocative, while the relatives respond with resentment and hostility.
• Shen Tingwan tries to protect her brother Ting’an by warning him about Shen Que.

Significant Themes

The chapter highlights family estrangement and the consequences of abuse, inheritance and corporate power struggles, and the contrast between wealth and loneliness. It also sets up a tense confrontation around Shen Que’s return and his unexplained influence.

Key plot points and events

• The Shen family gathers for a tense meal with the gravely ill Old Master Shen. Shen Yan initially tries to leave but stays after the butler reminds her that her father has little time left.
• Shen Luoluo finds the meal painfully uncomfortable. Shen Xiche reassures her that they only need to endure another half hour.
• Shen Que needles Shen Ting’an by claiming his status as Luoluo’s uncle; Shen Tingwan calls him a scumbag, and Old Master Shen intervenes.
• Shen Que announces that he and Shanshan have registered their marriage and are planning a wedding.
• Luoluo uses her Intelligence System to uncover that Shanshan is pregnant—but the baby is not Shen Que’s. Shanshan and her brother have arranged for the child to be conceived for her brother and his partner, then plan to tell Shen Que the baby died and give it to them.
• The family hears Luoluo’s thoughts and turns their attention to Shanshan. Shen Que also hears them, but suddenly cannot speak, leaving him unable to challenge what is being revealed.

Character developments

• Shen Luoluo remains observant and reserved, using the Intelligence System to investigate the one person she does not know. Her discovery becomes the meal’s central revelation.
• Shen Xiche shows concern for Luoluo’s discomfort and amusement at Shen Que’s predicament, though he dislikes that Shen Que can hear Luoluo’s thoughts.
• Shen Que shifts from smugly asserting his family ties and announcing his marriage to being exposed and helpless.
• Shen Yan displays long-standing resentment toward her father and family but stays for the meal.
• Old Master Shen, despite his illness, tries to keep the family civil and focused on sharing a meal.

Significant themes

• Family estrangement and resentment: The gathering is marked by hostility, old grievances, and strained obligations.
• Truth and deception: Shanshan’s concealed pregnancy arrangement threatens to undermine her planned marriage to Shen Que.
• Power and exposure: Luoluo’s private thoughts reveal what others hide, while Shen Que’s inability to speak leaves him powerless.
• Mortality and reconciliation: Old Master Shen’s failing health is the reason the family reunites, but his illness does not erase their conflicts.

Character interactions

• Shen Xiche comforts Luoluo and recognizes how oppressive the family atmosphere is.
• Shen Que provokes Shen Ting’an over Luoluo; Shen Tingwan rebukes him, and Old Master Shen stops the argument.
• Shen Que presents Shanshan to the family as his fiancée, unaware—or unwilling to acknowledge—that Luoluo’s revelations will expose their plan.
• The family silently shifts from eating to listening as Luoluo’s thoughts uncover the secret.

• Shen Que’s engagement remains uncertain. At dinner, a quiet remark casts doubt on whether his wedding to Shanshan will happen. The implication that Shanshan’s “younger sister” is also pregnant—matching information Shen Que did not expect anyone at the table to know—shakes him. He nevertheless makes a public toast to his father, saying he and Shanshan intend to marry, while postponing any investigation into the rumor.
• The family leaves the Shen residence without resolving the tension. After dinner, Old Master Shen summons Shen Ting’an to the study. Shen Luoluo and Shen Xiche wait outside, commenting on how lonely and oppressive the large, quiet residence feels. Shen Xiche promises to show Luoluo a lively celebration soon.
• Home life contrasts sharply with the old residence. Back home, Shen Xiche orders a late-night feast because he found the earlier meal inadequate. He and Luoluo enjoy grilled food, while Shen Jiayan teases him about overeating. The next morning, Xiche has gained weight and woken with a swollen face before a music-video shoot; Luoluo fetches ice to help him, prompting his affectionate thought that he favors her as his sister.
• A week later, on New Year’s Eve, Xiche returns late with a mysterious purchase. Zhao Huizhen scolds him for not coming home earlier, but he keeps the item secret and promises Luoluo a surprise after dinner. Jiayan jokingly warns that it may be an unpleasant one.
  Character developments and relationships: Shen Que tries to maintain composure and protect his plans despite growing doubts about Shanshan. Luoluo’s preference for warm, lively family life becomes clear, and she shows practical care for Xiche. Xiche is playful and indulgent, but openly affectionate toward his sister; his teasing, roughhousing with Jiayan, and banter with Luoluo show the household’s easy closeness.
  Themes: The chapter contrasts family warmth and everyday affection with the silence and unease of the Shen residence. It also highlights rumors, uncertainty, and appearances: Shen Que publicly asserts his intention to marry even as the dinner-table hint unsettles him.

Key plot points and events

• On New Year’s Eve, Shen Xiche’s family mistake his promised surprise for a repeat of an earlier unpleasant surprise involving his ex-girlfriend. He invites them to see for themselves.
• After dinner, Shen Xiche leads Shen Luoluo and her three brothers to a crowded bay, where he has brought fireworks. Since fireworks are banned near their home, he chose a permitted public spot instead.
• Shen Luoluo shares sparklers with her brothers. Even the initially self-conscious Shen Jiayan joins in, and the siblings take photos and play together before counting down to midnight.
• Watching the fireworks, Shen Jiayan asks Shen Luoluo what her New Year celebrations were like before she joined the Shen family. She cannot recall.
• Shen Luoluo realizes that many memories of her earlier life—and even how she arrived in the book world—are hazy. The Intelligence System cannot explain it, so she decides to stop searching for an answer for now.

Character developments and interactions

• Shen Xiche shows his affectionate, playful side by arranging a family outing and bringing sparklers for Shen Luoluo.
• Shen Jiayan begins awkwardly, worrying that sparklers are childish, but joins in when Shen Luoluo encourages him. The shared celebration moves him because it is his first New Year with his sister.
• Shen Jingyao also sets aside his imposing image to join the fun.
• Shen Luoluo enjoys the warmth of the family gathering, though the question about her past unsettles her. She ultimately chooses to focus on her present life with the Shen family.

Significant themes

• Family belonging and missed time: The celebration gives Shen Jiayan and Shen Luoluo a meaningful sibling memory they never had before.
• Healing through shared experiences: Simple festivities help the siblings grow closer and give Shen Jiayan a glimpse of the childhood experiences Shen Luoluo may have missed.
• Uncertainty about identity and memory: Shen Luoluo’s fragmented recollections raise questions about her past and transmigration, but she accepts that some answers may remain out of reach.

Key plot points and events

• Shen Luoluo learns that the Shen and Qi families will cooperate and celebrate with a dinner the following Tuesday. The alliance strengthens the Shen family’s position against Shen Que.
• Zhao Huizhen teases Luoluo about wanting to see Qi Yang. Luoluo insists he is only her deskmate, though her flushed cheeks suggest otherwise.
• Shen Que offers Jiang Lin a deal: sell him his 11% stake in Lu Corporation in exchange for money or a future position. Jiang Lin, worried about the company’s prospects and the Qi family’s opposition, considers the offer.
• At a Lu Corporation leadership meeting, Shen Que reveals that he now holds the company’s largest stake, having gained support from Jiang Lin and Chen Sheng. He declares that Lu Li is no longer in control.
• Lu Li suffers a chest-pain episode. Jiang Lin dismisses his protests, and two men take him away, apparently to the hospital.

Character developments

• Shen Luoluo is buoyed by the alliance and shows growing, though bashful, interest in Qi Yang.
• Zhao Huizhen playfully encourages Luoluo’s apparent crush and expresses warm affection for her.
• Shen Que demonstrates calculated ambition, using financial pressure and strategic alliances to seize control of Lu Corporation.
• Jiang Lin chooses self-preservation over loyalty to Lu Li, justifying his betrayal as necessary for his family’s security.
• Lu Li is suddenly stripped of power and left physically vulnerable.

Significant themes

• Power and shifting alliances: The Shen–Qi partnership alters the balance among the families, while Shen Que exploits instability within Lu Corporation.
• Self-interest and betrayal: Jiang Lin abandons Lu Li when the company’s future looks bleak.
• Family and romance: The domestic teasing around Luoluo and Qi Yang contrasts with the corporate intrigue.
• Hidden motives: Shen Que keeps his larger purpose for targeting Lu Corporation secret.

Character interactions

• Zhao Huizhen teases Luoluo about Qi Yang, while Luoluo’s embarrassed denials reveal her feelings.
• Shen Que pressures Jiang Lin to transfer his shares; Jiang Lin questions Shen Que’s motives but agrees to consider the offer.
• Shen Que confronts Lu Li at the meeting, and Jiang Lin openly sides with Shen Que, dismissing Lu Li’s protests as he is removed from the room.

Key plot points and events

• After taking control of the Lu Corporation, Shen Que declares himself chairman and tells the silent executives he will lead future meetings. He then calls Qi Wen, revealing his new position and asking to meet her and the Qi family’s youngest son before the families’ planned dinner.
• The Qi Family withdraws its promised cooperation with the Shen Family and signs with Shen Que instead, leaving Shen Jingyao and the rest of Shen Luoluo’s household distressed. Zhao Huizhen explains that Qi Yang no longer has authority over his family’s decisions.
• Shen Luoluo refuses to accept that Qi Yang would knowingly break his promise. At school, however, she hears classmates gossiping about the business deal and responds by moving away from Qi Yang. He coldly agrees to let Chen Jiashu switch seats with her.
• The seat change convinces their classmates that the conflict between the families is real. School-forum posts speculate about Shen Luoluo and Qi Yang’s relationship and whether they might reconcile despite family pressure.
• At the end of the day, Shen Luoluo receives a message and hurriedly leaves, though its contents are not revealed.

Character developments and interactions

• Shen Que consolidates his power at the Lu Corporation and moves to engage the Qi Family, suggesting he intends to exploit or deepen the rift between the Qi and Shen families.
• Shen Luoluo is hurt and angry, but still believes Qi Yang personally would not betray her family. Her decision to change seats shows that her trust is shaken.
• Qi Yang remains asleep while she arrives, but when she asks to move, he calmly and coldly tells Chen Jiashu to switch—offering no explanation or defense.
• Zhao Huizhen tries to calm Shen Luoluo and distinguish Qi Yang’s intentions from his family’s decision.
• Classmates and mutual friends observe the pair’s public estrangement, discuss the rumors, and are left caught between them.

Significant themes

• Family loyalty versus personal choice: The Qi Family’s decision overrides Qi Yang’s apparent promise to Shen Luoluo.
• Power and business pragmatism: Shen Que’s takeover and the Qi Family’s change of partners show how corporate interests reshape relationships.
• Trust under public pressure: Gossip turns a private conflict into a school-wide spectacle, while Shen Luoluo’s seat change becomes a visible sign of the rupture.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Shiyue and Chen Jiashu follow Shen Luoluo to the café, suspecting something is wrong. They discover her with Qi Yang and Song Qinghe, and realize Luoluo and Qi Yang had deliberately staged a falling-out.
• Luoluo explains that the secrecy was necessary to prevent Shen Que from learning that she and Qi Yang were still close. Song Qinghe had only just learned the truth himself.
• Qi Yang recounts how Shen Que tried to recruit the Qi family by offering them Lu Group in exchange for help taking control of Shen Corporation. Qi Yang had no interest in Lu Group, but agreed to Shen Jingyao’s request to play along with Shen Que’s proposal.
• By acting as an intermediary, the Qi family has taken reputational damage in business circles. The charade is part of Shen Jingyao’s larger plan against Shen Que.
• Qin Shiyue urges the couple to stop keeping secrets, and Luoluo promises to tell her about future developments.

Character developments and interactions

• Qi Yang shows loyalty to Shen Jingyao’s plan and remains committed to his own goal of making Lu Li suffer, rather than gaining Lu Group. His calm explanation contrasts with his friends’ alarm.
• Shen Luoluo is confident in her brother’s plan, but admits she was not fully informed at first; she learned of the situation from Zhao Huizhen and then asked Qi Yang.
• Qin Shiyue is relieved but hurt by the secrecy, and insists on being included from now on. She also correctly explains why Qi Yang and Luoluo must keep their closeness hidden.
• Chen Jiashu reacts with irritation at being fooled, then jokes pointedly about the couple’s feelings.
• Song Qinghe clarifies that he was not part of the deception and had only just learned what was happening.

Significant themes

• Trust and secrecy: The friends’ misunderstanding stems from taking the rumors at face value, while the main pair’s secrecy is intended to protect a larger plan.
• Loyalty and sacrifice: The Qi family accepts reputational harm without an obvious benefit to help Shen Jingyao.
• Deception and underestimation: Shen Que believes he understands Qi Yang’s motives, but his certainty may leave him vulnerable.
• Romance amid scheming: The friends’ teasing highlights the couple’s closeness even as they must publicly conceal it.

Plot points and events

• Song Qinghe explains that she discovered Lu Li’s hospitalization through the Intelligence System before asking Qi Yang about it. Qi Yang tells her he will always answer honestly when she asks, and reacts coldly to Lu Li’s survival, saying death would have been too easy for him.
• Lu Li is in intensive care after a heart problem caused a cerebral infarction. Doctors warn that he may remain paralyzed. Lu Yanshi, now financially ruined, cannot cover the hospital bill and asks Shen Anya for money.
• Shen Anya is shaken by how badly the Lu Family’s fortunes have fallen, contrary to the outcome she expected. Her brother, Qian Yong, urges her to return to Y City and pursue an introduction to a wealthy man. She considers leaving, frustrated that Lu Yanshi remains uncertain about his feelings for her, and asks for more time to decide.
• At home, Shen Luoluo and Zhao Huizhen are delighted to learn that Zhao Yuan has accepted Captain Xie’s proposal. Zhao Yuan also reports that Lu Li is paralyzed and that Lu Yanshi could not pay his medical bills; Lu Li’s estranged brother ultimately covered them. The family’s assets have been mortgaged, and it has amassed heavy debts.

Character developments and interactions

• Qi Yang openly promises Song Qinghe honesty, reinforcing their trust, though his hostility toward Lu Li remains strong.
• Shen Anya begins to doubt her future with Lu Yanshi and considers choosing financial security over waiting for him. Qian Yong pressures her to leave the struggling Lu Family and marry into wealth.
• Lu Yanshi is shown at his lowest point: exhausted, broke, and dependent on Shen Anya and estranged family members for help.
• Zhao Yuan is happily engaged to Captain Xie and shares the Lu Family’s downfall with Zhao Huizhen and the siblings.
• Shen Luoluo warmly celebrates her aunt’s engagement, then hears the grim news about the Lu Family.

Significant themes

• The collapse of wealth and status, as the Lu Family loses its company and mortgaged assets.
• Security versus loyalty in relationships, reflected in Shen Anya’s choice between staying with Lu Yanshi and seeking a wealthier match.
• Trust and candor, emphasized by Qi Yang’s promise never to lie to Song Qinghe.

Chapter Summary

• Key events: News spreads at school that Shen Anya has withdrawn and will leave Jing City to live with her birth parents. Many assume she abandoned Lu Yanshi because the Lu Family is in financial trouble: Lu Li is paralyzed, and the family owes 800 million. Shen Luoluo chooses not to involve herself in Shen Anya’s affairs. Meanwhile, Qi Yang is attending class more regularly after trouble at Lu Corporation, though private tutoring has kept him from falling behind. He and Shen Luoluo continue to keep their relationship discreet, communicating mostly by phone at school.
• Character developments and interactions: Qin Shiyue teases Shen Luoluo that she and Qi Yang seem like secret lovers, prompting Luoluo’s embarrassed dismay. At home, Shen Jingyao’s demanding work schedule worries the family. Luoluo brings him soup prepared by their mother, Zhao Huizhen, and they share a warm, affectionate exchange: he scolds her for staying up, while she points out that he is doing the same. After Luoluo returns to her room, Shen Xiche calls to jokingly complain that she brought Jingyao soup but not him. He reassures her that Jingyao thrives on having work and encourages her not to worry so much.
• Significant themes: The chapter contrasts public gossip and judgment with private care and loyalty. Luoluo is increasingly focused on the people who matter in her present life, while small acts of family affection—especially caring for overworked siblings—offer warmth amid financial and personal troubles.