Chapter Summaries

Chapter summary

• A livestream by the brother of Zhao Jing’an’s wife exposes Zhao as an abuser and adulterer. The brother presents a recorder containing Zhao’s insults, violence, and flirtation with his mistress, making the accusations difficult to deny. The show’s crew cancels filming in disgust. When Zhao tries to stop them leaving, someone knocks him into a lake; security rescues him, and the police later take him away. Photos of his bedraggled appearance prompt further online condemnation.
• Shen Luoluo tells Qi Yang that the episode shows bad people eventually face consequences. Qi listens without directly agreeing.
• Chen Jiashu and Qin Shiyue return with souvenirs, including matching cat-ear headbands. Luoluo jokes that a fox headband would suit Qi, while Qi says he wants the black cat one. Jiashu teases him for missing the outing, and Luoluo playfully defends him. Qi says he’ll rejoin them when the study trip ends; its final two days pass peacefully.
• At the dance studio, Shen Xiche hears teammates discussing rumors that Gu Zhichuan, who previously beat him in a head-to-head round, tried to gain career opportunities by approaching a director and allegedly knocking on Teacher Xia’s door. Xiche is surprised and asks for details, but the passage ends before the group explains what they consider the most important part.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhao’s public image collapses as hard evidence reveals the cruelty behind his devoted-husband performance; the crew and online audience turn against him.
• Luoluo is compassionate toward Qi and comfortable teasing him. Qi responds with playful confidence, while Jiashu pokes fun at their closeness.
• Xiche shifts into a new storyline as he learns troubling news about a former competitor; his reaction is curiosity and surprise.

Significant themes

• Accountability: Zhao’s exposure and arrest illustrate Luoluo’s belief that wrongdoing eventually brings consequences.
• Public image versus reality: Zhao’s supposed devotion proves to be a façade, while the recording supplies concrete evidence.
• Ambition and desperation: The rumors about Gu Zhichuan suggest the lengths some people may go to for advancement, though their truth is not yet established.

Plot points

• Gu Zhichuan’s accusation that Xia Lanyin stole someone else’s songwriting is dismissed by the public after Xia claims he retaliated because she rejected his advances. She sends him a lawyer’s letter, and legal proceedings begin.
• Gu is expelled from Idol Newcomers. Xia taunts him as he packs, while he recognizes that she anticipated and manipulated his attempt to expose her.
• Shen Xiche visits Gu and says he believes him. He proposes finding the real songwriter and making the truth undeniable.
• Shen Luoluo’s six-day study trip ends, and the students begin their journey home, chatting wistfully about returning to school. Qin Shiyue asks whether Luoluo’s mother will pick her up.

Character developments and interactions

• Gu Zhichuan moves from bitter resignation toward resolve. He initially doubts that anyone’s belief can help, but Shen’s support prompts him to focus on exposing Xia and clearing his name.
• Shen Xiche shows generosity and confidence. Though Gu had defeated him in a competition, Shen holds no grudge and sees his Class B placement as a challenge he can overcome. He also insists he intends to regain Class A and earn a place in the debut lineup.
• Xia Lanyin appears calculating and contemptuous, confident that the public and production team will side against Gu.
• Shen Luoluo and her classmates share fond memories of the trip; Qin Shiyue’s eager question suggests she is interested in Luoluo’s family plans.

Significant themes

• Public opinion and credibility: The crowd accepts Xia’s explanation, leaving Gu isolated despite his claim.
• Integrity and ambition: Gu’s willingness to take risks and Xia’s alleged manipulation contrast with Shen’s belief in fair competition and persistence.
• Rivalry giving way to respect: Shen’s offer of help challenges Gu’s assumptions about him and reframes their competition as compatible with mutual support.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Shiyue is disappointed that Shen Luoluo’s aunt, Zhao Huizhen, isn’t picking her up, but hopes to meet her another time.
• Back at school, Shen Jiayan finds Luoluo by identifying the bus from its license plate. He boasts that she would not have managed to find their aunt’s car herself.
• Luoluo is briefly unable to pick Zhao Yuan’s red Porsche out among the many similar luxury cars outside the elite school. Zhao Jiayan leads her to Zhao Yuan, who is waiting with a friend.
• Zhao Yuan’s friend complains that her daughter is unusually attached to the nanny and that she and her husband have argued over whether to replace her.
• Luoluo’s thoughts reveal that the nanny is actually the friend’s mother-in-law, secretly hired by the husband. The friend hears Luoluo’s thoughts and, prompted to test her husband by insisting the nanny be fired, leaves in a hurry.
• Zhao Yuan takes the siblings home and asks Luoluo about her study trip.

Character developments and interactions

• Shen Luoluo remains playful and observant. Her teasing, involuntary mind-reading helps uncover a hidden family secret.
• Shen Jiayan shows initiative and sibling affection by finding Luoluo’s bus and escorting her to Zhao Yuan, while enjoying the chance to tease her.
• Zhao Yuan is surprised by Luoluo’s revelation but restrains her amusement and lets her friend respond on her own.
• Zhao Yuan’s friend shifts from worrying about the nanny’s closeness with her daughter to suspecting that her husband has concealed the nanny’s identity.
• The siblings joke and bicker affectionately, while the adults’ conversation turns from childcare worries to a potential marital confrontation.

Significant themes

• Family secrets and trust: The nanny’s identity raises questions about the husband’s honesty and the friend’s marriage.
• Mind-reading and unintended influence: Luoluo’s private thoughts expose the truth and prompt immediate action.
• Family affection and responsibility: The scene contrasts the siblings’ playful bond with the friend’s anxieties about motherhood and childcare.

Key plot points and events

• While driving with Shen Luoluo and Shen Jiayan, Zhao Yuan spots a bus carrying children from a remote mountain school. She explains that the children are in the city for a charity event featuring performances to raise money for their school.
• Shen Luoluo alerts Zhao Yuan through the Intelligence System that something is wrong. Looking more closely, Zhao Yuan sees that the children seem frightened and unhappy rather than excited.
• Shen Luoluo reveals that the event is a cover for something sinister: the school principal has sold the children to wealthy people for their entertainment. Zhao Yuan rushes to investigate, dropping the siblings at home first.
• Zhao Huizhen asks why Zhao Yuan left so suddenly. Shen Luoluo explains that the event may be in trouble, but withholds the full accusation, trusting Zhao Yuan to uncover the truth.
• Shen Luoluo gives her parents handmade scarves bought during the school trip. She teases Shen Jiayan by pretending she forgot his gift, then gives him practice papers and proposes they study together.
• Shen Jiayan complains about the papers in the Underground Intelligence Bureau group chat. His friends mock him, but he later shares a photo of himself studying beside Shen Luoluo.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhao Yuan shifts from excited reporter to alert investigator once she notices the children’s fear and learns that the event may be hiding a crime.
• Shen Luoluo uses her unusual knowledge to warn Zhao Yuan, while showing affection for her family through thoughtful gifts—and her determined, teasing approach to helping her brother study.
• Shen Jiayan is eager for a gift but comically disappointed by the practice papers. Despite his complaints, he sits down to study with his sister.
• Zhao Huizhen is initially confused by Zhao Yuan’s abrupt departure, then reassured when she learns the reporter is pursuing a possible problem.
• The siblings share affectionate teasing, and the group chat adds a playful contrast to the chapter’s darker revelation.

Significant themes

• Exploitation hidden behind charity: The children’s public-facing performance conceals the principal’s abuse of them.
• Attention and responsibility: Noticing the children’s fear prompts Zhao Yuan to investigate rather than accept the event’s charitable appearance.
• Family affection and everyday care: The scarves and study papers show how love can appear through both tenderness and playful discipline.

Key plot points and events

• Shen Jiayan boasts to Duan Yixing and Lu Yanze that his older sister, Shen Luoluo, helps him with his schoolwork—then reveals the real point of his brag: unlike them, he has a big sister.
• Shen Luoluo gives Shen Jingyao a box of soothing sleep incense after he returns late from work. He posts a photo of it online, drawing the attention of his brothers.
• Shen Xiche learns that he has no gift waiting for him and resents being away with the show’s production team. Shen Jiayan notices that Luoluo had carried two identical boxes and becomes convinced the second must be for a romantic interest.
• The second gift is actually for Qi Yang. Luoluo remembered seeing him awake late during their study trip and bought him incense to help him sleep. At school, however, she finds his desk crowded with gifts from admirers and quietly takes hers back.
• Qi Yang returns to school looking exhausted. He says he went to the company during his time away, but gives no details. Chen Jiashu asks about it, and Qin Shiyue urges him to rest.

Character development and interactions

• Shen Luoluo shows thoughtfulness toward her family and Qi Yang, remembering their needs and choosing practical gifts. Her gesture toward Qi Yang remains private and unspoken.
• Shen Jingyao apologizes for missing dinner and reassures Luoluo that his work difficulties will be resolved. His affectionate response and public post show how much he values her gift.
• Shen Xiche feels left out and longs to return home, while Shen Jiayan is proud of his sister but grows comically suspicious about the mystery of the second gift.
• Qi Yang stays guarded about his company visit and appears increasingly tired. Chen Jiashu notices his condition, and Qin Shiyue expresses concern for his health.

Significant themes

• Sibling affection and playful rivalry: The brothers compete to receive and show off their sister’s attention.
• Quiet acts of care: Luoluo’s gifts reflect her attentiveness, even when the intended recipient never receives them.
• Concern beneath secrecy: Qi Yang’s exhaustion and evasive answers suggest unresolved matters, while his friends respond with worry.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Shiyue and Qi Yang discuss company matters, then Qin messages him to ask whether he received the aromatherapy gift Shen Luoluo had bought for him. He has not.
• Qi Yang checks his desk drawer and finds assorted gifts from admirers, but no aromatherapy. Chen Jiashu guesses Luoluo may have changed her mind after seeing the gifts.
• Qi Yang leaves Chen to handle the unwanted gifts and hurries to find Luoluo. He explains that he has never kept the gifts others sent him and says he wants hers.
• Luoluo says she forgot to bring it and will give it to him the next day. She cautions that it may not help, since she knows his insomnia stems from witnessing his mother’s death.
• The scene shifts to reporter Zhao Yuan, who arrives at a charity gala with her colleagues. Though the event appears generous, she believes the Maling Village School principal is using it to conceal a criminal trade. She attends to gather evidence and expose it.

Character developments and interactions

• Qi Yang openly reassures Luoluo that her gift matters to him, showing his growing trust and affection. He is willing to try it despite uncertainty.
• Shen Luoluo reveals her concern for Qi Yang through the gift and her research into his trauma, while remaining cautious about promising it will help.
• Qin Shiyue helps bring the gift issue to light and discreetly leaves the pair alone to talk.
• Chen Jiashu supports Qi Yang as a dependable friend, routinely helping him return unwanted gifts.
• Zhao Yuan shifts from fearing the gala to resolving to investigate it, despite the cheerful atmosphere around her.

Significant themes

• Quiet romantic care: Luoluo’s thoughtful gift and Qi Yang’s insistence that he values it show affection expressed through small gestures.
• Trauma and healing: Qi Yang’s insomnia is tied to a devastating childhood memory; the gift represents an attempt to comfort him, not a guaranteed cure.
• Appearance versus reality: The gala’s celebratory image contrasts with the alleged exploitation hidden behind it.
• Courage and responsibility: Zhao Yuan risks entering a disturbing situation so she can gather evidence and protect those being exploited.

Chapter 51 Summary

Key plot points and events

• At a charity performance in Jing City, reporter Zhao Yuan watches the audience and spots men using binoculars to inspect the children onstage.
• From her niece’s thoughts, Zhao Yuan already knows the supposed fundraiser is a cover: the men select children to exploit, while the school principal arranges their delivery and receives payment.
• Zhao Yuan and two TV-station colleagues discreetly investigate. One colleague follows a man who leaves the hall after recording the men’s selections, while Zhao stays behind to track how many children are targeted.
• After the performances, Zhao uses the press interviews to keep the principal occupied. When he tries to leave, a staged collision gives her an opportunity to pick up his dropped papers.
• Her hidden camera records the documents, including a page of addresses. Zhao sends the footage to Xie Siheng and calls the police, giving them evidence to act.

Character developments

• Zhao Yuan proves resourceful and determined, coordinating with colleagues and using her interview equipment to obtain evidence while maintaining her cover.
• Cai Xiaoguo, introduced in the closing section, is a seventh-grade performer from a poor rural family. Her parents favor their son and mistreat their daughters, but her performance earns her rare praise and a chicken drumstick.
• Cai Xiaoguo’s second-eldest sister warns her not to perform well or attract attention, suggesting she understands the danger the girls may face.

Significant themes

• Exploitation disguised as charity: The event’s public generosity conceals the selection and trafficking of children.
• Poverty and gender discrimination: Cai Xiaoguo’s family values its son over its daughters, while the promise of education makes the girls vulnerable.
• Exposure and justice: Zhao’s careful reporting and evidence-gathering challenge the power of the principal and the men behind the scheme.

Character interactions

• Zhao coordinates with her colleagues, one of whom pursues the note-taker, and sends the captured evidence to Xie Siheng before contacting police.
• She confronts the principal under the guise of an interview, briefly helping him after the collision so she can capture his documents.
• Cai Xiaoguo’s parents praise her for being selected to perform, while her sister privately cautions her against drawing the attention that could put her in danger.

Chapter 148 Summary

• Key events: Cai Xiaoguo recalls how her older sister warned her that girls selected for a performance were taken to Jing City, abused, and returned traumatized. Her sister showed her Xiaoxue, a once-popular girl now locked away in a filthy, dark room. Though Cai Xiaoguo tried to avoid being chosen by dancing badly and smudging her makeup, the principal selected her anyway. When she begged to go home, a man forced her into a van. At the destination, the principal threatened to expel her and told her she would have to work at home if she refused to comply. Just as Cai Xiaoguo was blindfolded and ordered to room 601, police arrived and arrested the principal and the others. The officers also pursued the group’s other destinations, rescuing nine children in total.
• Character developments: Cai Xiaoguo’s fear deepens into despair as she realizes neither the adults around her nor the school will protect her. The principal is revealed as an active, coercive participant who uses threats against the children and their families to secure obedience. Zhao Yuan is compassionate and reassuring, while Xie Siheng coordinates the arrests and follow-up rescue efforts.
• Character interactions: Cai Xiaoguo pleads first with the man transporting her and then with the principal, but both dismiss or intimidate her. When Zhao Yuan removes her blindfold, Cai Xiaoguo breaks down; Zhao Yuan comforts her and lets her cry. Xie Siheng tells Zhao Yuan the other children are being pursued, easing her concern.
• Significant themes: The chapter exposes the exploitation of children hidden behind the language of honor, opportunity, and money. It highlights how adults in authority can manipulate vulnerable families and silence children through threats. The police intervention offers a contrast: protection and care can begin when victims are believed and adults act to stop the abuse.

Key events

• Zhao Yuan stays at the police station with the rescued children. Their parents are notified; some arrive in tears, and one father attacks the principal. The station remains busy through the night.
• At dawn, Zhao Yuan leaves to write and publish her report as quickly as possible. Xie Siheng praises her courage, contrasting her with the quiet, well-behaved classmate he once assumed would give up journalism.
• Zhao Yuan recalls that Xie once dismissed her as a “young master” type, and playfully returns the phrase. They part on friendly, teasing terms.
• By Wednesday, news of the charity-event scandal is widely discussed at school. The principal has been arrested, and police are investigating Sun Ziwei’s father; Sun’s mother has reportedly filed for divorce.
• Shen Luoluo tells Qin Shiyue that her aunt, Zhao Yuan, wrote the report. Luoluo considers becoming a journalist herself, and Qin enthusiastically encourages her.
• Luoluo notices Qi Yang is absent and messages him about the gift she brought. He asks her to give it to him in a couple of days, at a banquet.

Character development and interactions

• Zhao Yuan’s actions confirm her determination and bravery as a journalist, overturning Xie Siheng’s old assumptions. Their exchange shows growing warmth and mutual respect.
• Xie Siheng recognizes how wrong his youthful judgment was and expresses gratitude for Zhao Yuan’s work.
• Luoluo feels proud of her aunt and begins imagining a journalistic future of her own; Qin Shiyue’s immediate support strengthens that possibility.
• Qi Yang’s absence leaves Luoluo’s gift—and the reason he expects to see her at the banquet—unresolved.

Significant themes

• Prejudice and growth: Zhao Yuan proves that appearances and youthful assumptions do not define a person.
• Justice and accountability: The scandal’s exposure brings arrests, investigation, and public condemnation.
• Journalism and truth: Zhao Yuan’s timely reporting influences public awareness and inspires Luoluo to consider the profession.
• Support and possibility: Encouragement from friends helps Luoluo envision a new path.

Plot points

• The Shen family learns that the Qi family is holding a banquet for Old Master Qi’s birthday, mainly to introduce Qi Yang as the Qi Group’s true successor.
• Shen Ting’an says Qi Yang has already taken two major deals from the Lu Corporation.
• Shen Luoluo recalls Qi Yang’s role in the story and wonders why he targeted the Lu family. Her thoughts reveal that Lu Li drove Qi Yang’s mother, Ji Shuyao, to suicide after she rejected him: he secretly photographed her nude in a club changing room and posted the images online.
• The revelation shocks the Shen family and clarifies the reason behind Qi Yang’s vendetta against the Lu family.

Character developments and interactions

• Shen Luoluo says she and Qi Yang get along well, privately thinking he is a considerate deskmate who usually sleeps through class. Her family welcomes this, while Shen Jiayan is startled and becomes suspicious that she may have feelings for Qi Yang.
• Shen Jiayan jokingly threatens to hurt anyone who bullies his sister; Zhao Huizhen scolds him for his violent language.
• Zhao Huizhen recognizes the story of Ji Shuyao’s death and realizes the public explanation was false. She is horrified but not surprised by Lu Li’s cruelty.
• Shen Ting’an views Qi Yang’s succession announcement as a practical business move and praises his growing success.

Significant themes

• Hidden truth and public appearances: Ji Shuyao’s death was publicly attributed to humiliation and marital troubles, concealing Lu Li’s abuse.
• Justice and revenge: Qi Yang’s business attacks on the Lu Corporation are rooted in a personal grievance against Lu Li, rather than simple rivalry.
• Family loyalty and protectiveness: The Shen family’s concern for Luoluo contrasts with Shen Jiayan’s comic overprotectiveness.
• Changing perceptions: Luoluo’s warm view of Qi Yang as a classmate sits alongside the darker reputation and history surrounding him.

Chapter 52 Summary

Key events

• The chapter recounts Lu Li’s history of infidelity and self-serving marriages. After his first wife’s family fell into hardship, he cheated on her with Lu Yanshi’s mother, then divorced his first wife and married the pregnant woman to secure a useful family alliance. Lu Yanshi’s mother remained unhappy and later died. Lu Li subsequently pursued another woman, and his conduct damaged his relationships with both sons.
• The narrative notes that Qi Yang’s mother was also among Lu Li’s victims, deepening the sense that Lu Li has hurt many people.
• At the Lu home, Lu Li angrily confronts Shen Anya after a major business deal is taken from Lu Corporation by the Qi Family. He blames her supposed Koi Luck for failing, while Lu Yanshi defends her and accuses his father of relying on her luck instead of his own ability.
• Shen Anya realizes Qi Yang was behind the lost deals. Confident because events resemble her dream of the future, she tells Lu Li that the Qi Family’s current success is temporary and that Lu Yanshi can eventually defeat Qi Yang.
• To persuade Lu Li, Shen Anya reveals she had a precognitive dream and wagers that she will leave Lu Yanshi if her prediction proves wrong. Lu Li accepts, seeing the wager as advantageous.
• Lu Li plans to visit the Qi Family in a few days to meet Qi Yang.

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Li is shown as ambitious, unfaithful, and domineering. He values business advantage, dismisses Shen Anya’s claims at first, and treats her wager as a way to control his son’s future.
• Lu Yanshi openly resists his father’s authority and protects Shen Anya, highlighting their strained relationship.
• Shen Anya moves from nervous silence to confident intervention. She uses her knowledge of the future to defend Lu Yanshi and support her prediction.
• The conflict between Lu Li and Lu Yanshi escalates into a near confrontation, with Shen Anya stepping between them.

Significant themes

• Power and exploitation: Lu Li’s relationships and family alliances are shaped by ambition and personal gain.
• Trust versus control: Shen Anya asks Lu Li to trust her foresight, while he accepts only because the wager benefits him.
• Family conflict and independence: Lu Yanshi’s defiance reflects his long-standing resentment and resistance to his father’s control.
• Fate and foresight: Shen Anya’s dream gives her confidence that the present business setback will not determine the eventual outcome.

Key events

• After Lu Li leaves, Shen Anya apologizes to Lu Yanshi for using him as a stake in her bet. She explains that gaining him more authority in the company would help protect their future together from his father’s disapproval. Lu Yanshi accepts her explanation, and she hopes he will take her to the Qi family banquet.
• Shen Luoluo looks forward to the banquet, hoping Lu Li will face consequences for ruining Qi Yang’s family. She believes events have diverged from the original story and that Qi Yang may now succeed in bringing down the Lu Corporation; she is prepared to support him.
• Shen Xiche returns during a two-day break from filming and picks up Shen Luoluo and Shen Jiayan after school. His fans swarm him, amusing him and irritating Jiayan. The brothers trade teasing insults while Luoluo watches.
• Luoluo learns that mentor Xia Lanyin’s identity has been exposed. A recorded livestream shows Xia Zhiying, her identical twin, accusing Lanyin of stealing her songs. Zhiying says she initially let Lanyin keep a hit song after being persuaded it was partly a matter of luck, but later resisted—and was allegedly held captive and beaten.

Character developments and interactions

• Shen Anya reveals that her ambition is driven by insecurity about Lu Yanshi’s father rejecting her background. Lu Yanshi is hurt by her wager but softens when she explains her motives.
• Luoluo’s loyalty to Qi Yang deepens: she sees herself as someone who will stand by him as he pursues justice.
• Shen Xiche is smug about his popularity and enjoys provoking Jiayan, though he is affectionate toward his younger siblings. Jiayan resents the attention Xiche attracts and responds with dark humor; Luoluo sides with him inwardly.
• The allegations against Xia Lanyin introduce a serious new scandal and cast doubt on the celebrated mentor’s success.

Significant themes

• Power and security: Shen Anya seeks influence as protection against rejection and control.
• Justice and changed destinies: Luoluo hopes Qi Yang can succeed where the original story suggested he would fail.
• Appearance versus reality: Xiche’s admired public image contrasts with Jiayan’s view of him, while the Xia twins’ public dispute raises questions about who truly created Lanyin’s music.
• Family bonds and rivalry: The siblings’ teasing reveals both irritation and closeness.

• Xia Zhiying explains that she once wrote songs for Xia Lanyin in exchange for payment, but Xia Lanyin eventually stole four songs for her latest album. When Zhiying objected, Lanyin and her manager imprisoned and abused her, forcing her to keep writing. Zhiying vows to hold them accountable after being rescued.
• Shen Jiayan realizes Shen Xiche and Gu Zhichuan were involved in the rescue. Gu followed Xia Lanyin after Shen Xiche urged him to, found where Zhiying was being held, and called the police. The exposure of Lanyin’s fraud improves Gu’s reputation, though he cannot return to the competition. He later admits to Shen Xiche that his impatience and hunger for success led him astray; Shen Xiche is pleased by his change in outlook. Shen Luoluo praises Gu, while Jiayan agrees privately and teases Xiche.
• On the way to Old Master Qi’s birthday banquet, Shen Xiche takes Luoluo and Jiayan to a luxury store because they are still wearing school uniforms. He asks for the most expensive outfits and jewelry, prompting Luoluo and Jiayan to privately mock his clumsy “rich CEO” manner. The staff dress and style the siblings, with Luoluo’s makeover taking over an hour.
• Xiche briefly disappears, then returns with milk tea and cake for Luoluo and plain milk for Jiayan, anticipating they may have to wait to eat at the banquet. Luoluo thanks him warmly; Jiayan objects to the milk and loudly insists that his height—five foot ten and a half, or six foot one in shoes—should count.
  Character developments and interactions: Gu Zhichuan shows remorse and a more accepting attitude toward his setbacks. Xiche is revealed as caring and attentive beneath his showy manner, while Luoluo and Jiayan share teasing reactions to him and to each other. The siblings’ banter—especially Jiayan’s sensitivity about his height—adds humor after Zhiying’s serious account.
  Themes: Exploitation and accountability; the consequences of ambition and impatience; family care expressed through practical gestures; and humor as a counterpoint to trauma.

Chapter 53 Summary

Key plot points and events

• Shen Jiayan feels discouraged about his height, but Shen Luoluo’s reassurance only makes him feel worse.
• Shen Xiche presents Luoluo with a diamond necklace as a return gift for the present she gave him. He struggles to fasten it himself, and Luoluo appreciates his thoughtfulness.
• The three siblings arrive at Old Master Qi’s birthday banquet at the seaside Jiaming Bay Yierlin Hotel. Luoluo enters on Xiche’s arm, drawing attention from the guests.
• Before they can reach Zhao Huizhen, a young woman named Xiaoying breaks down after seeing her mother with a man. She accuses them of being together and protests that the man should not be with her mother.
• Luoluo reads the situation through her Intelligence System: the man is not Xiaoying’s boyfriend, but her mother’s newly acquired kept lover. He was also Xiaoying’s unattainable first love of seven years, making the discovery especially painful.

Character developments

• Shen Luoluo remains considerate and composed, accepts her brother’s gift warmly, and quietly understands the depth of Xiaoying’s distress.
• Shen Xiche shows affection for Luoluo through a thoughtful gift and is struck anew by her beauty when she dresses up.
• Shen Jiayan continues to worry about Luoluo, fearing her appearance will attract unwanted attention at the banquet; his concern is hidden beneath his own insecurity about his height.
• Xiaoying abandons social decorum in public, overwhelmed by grief and jealousy after discovering her first love is involved with her mother.

Significant themes

• Family affection: Xiche’s gift and playful tenderness show his care for Luoluo.
• Appearance and attention: Luoluo’s beauty draws notice, while Jiayan worries about the consequences.
• Betrayal and heartbreak: Xiaoying’s first love is now her mother’s lover, turning a private emotional wound into a public confrontation.

Character interactions

• Luoluo gently comforts Jiayan, while Xiche teases him and moves the siblings along.
• Xiche gives Luoluo the necklace and affectionately pinches her cheek; she responds with gratitude and warmth.
• At the banquet, Xiaoying confronts her mother and the man beside her, while the confused guests speculate about their relationship.

Key plot points and events

• Xiaoying discovers that the young man she has loved for seven years is now involved with her mother. When he says he truly loves her mother, Xiaoying is stunned and struggles to reconcile him with the boy she remembers. The onlookers sympathize, while Shen Luoluo’s thoughts underscore that the relationship may be transactional rather than genuine.
• Xiaoying’s mother takes her outside, ending the uncomfortable scene. The party resumes.
• Zhao Yuan playfully dotes on Luoluo, joking that she would make a perfect daughter. Shen Jiayan and Shen Xiche react protectively, while Luoluo teases Zhao Yuan about Captain Xie Siheng.
• Xie Siheng arrives just after Zhao Yuan calls him a “stinky man.” Embarrassed, she agrees to speak with him. The others notice the two holding hands, suggesting their relationship has grown closer than the family knew.
• Lu Li approaches the Shen family with Lu Yanshi, Shen Anya, and business associate Sun Jian and his wife. The family’s warm mood immediately turns cold.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiaoying begins facing the painful gap between her idealized first love and the changed man before her. Her mother’s involvement makes the realization especially difficult.
• Shen Luoluo remains playful and perceptive, using teasing to expose Zhao Yuan’s feelings and bring her together with Xie Siheng.
• Zhao Yuan and Xie Siheng appear to have become romantically closer, though Zhao Yuan is flustered when he hears her teasing.
• The Shen family shows its affection for Luoluo and its hostility toward Lu Li.

Significant themes

• Idealization versus reality: First love can become an image preserved in memory, while people change.
• Letting go: Xiaoying must confront that the person she loved may no longer exist as she remembers him.
• Family affection and romantic connection: The playful warmth around Luoluo contrasts with the tension surrounding Xiaoying and her mother.
• Social judgment and appearances: The crowd quickly interprets the mother’s relationship with the young man, while the Shen family’s reaction to Lu Li signals unresolved conflict.

Chapter summary

• Lu Li and Sun Jian attempt to show off their new business partnerships and needle Shen Ting’an over the Shen family’s earlier decision not to work with the Lu family. Lu Li modestly credits his success to luck, glancing at Shen Anya as he does so.
• Shen Luoluo’s unspoken thoughts expose Shen Anya’s “Koi Luck.” The Shen family realizes that Shen Anya’s luck may have influenced their decisions and memories, helping explain why they acted against Shen Luoluo and why their recollections conflicted.
• The family reacts with shock and regret. Zhao Huizhen finally understands the strange inconsistencies she had noticed. Shen Xiche is relieved that they can hear Luoluo’s thoughts and believes there is still time to make amends. Shen Jiayan is furious, viewing Shen Anya’s luck as something that stole Luoluo’s happiness.
• Shen Ting’an and Zhao Huizhen turn the business conversation against Lu Li. They mock his reliance on luck and remind him that two major deals recently fell through. Lu Li’s smile disappears, while Sun Jian tries to smooth over the exchange by noting that business involves both wins and losses.

Character developments and interactions

The Shen family shifts from confusion toward a shared understanding that Shen Anya’s influence may have shaped their past choices. Their anger and protectiveness toward Luoluo deepen, particularly for Shen Xiche and Shen Jiayan. Shen Ting’an and Zhao Huizhen also present a united front, trading pointed remarks at Lu Li, while Lu Li and Sun Jian’s attempt to provoke the family ends with Lu Li visibly stung and Sun Jian trying to restore civility.

Significant themes

The chapter emphasizes regret and the possibility of making amends, as the Shen family realizes they may still have time to repair their relationship with Luoluo. It also raises questions about luck, agency, and manipulation: what appeared to be ordinary misfortune or poor judgment may have been caused by Shen Anya’s supernatural influence.

Key plot points and events

• Shen Ting’an sharply reminds Lu Li that losing a business partnership can have lasting consequences, leaving Lu Li and his associate, Sun Jian, uneasy.
• At the Qi birthday banquet, Qi Yang descends with Old Master Qi and his aunt. The crowd is impressed by his appearance, and he and Shen Luoluo exchange a smile.
• Shen Xiche jokes that Qi Yang is more handsome than he is, then asks Shen Luoluo to compare them. She says he looks best when he is quiet, amusing Shen Jiayan.
• Shen Anya watches the Shen siblings and resents Luoluo’s expensive gown and rare necklace. She feels humiliated and resolves to wait until she can face the family again on her own terms.
• Old Master Qi gives a brief birthday speech, then publicly needles Lu Li by mentioning that Qi Yang took two major partnerships from him. He makes clear he supports Qi Yang’s independent approach and expects Lu Li and Sun Jian to tolerate any future “mistakes.”

Character developments and interactions

• Qi Yang appears confident and increasingly mature, while his affectionate attention to Luoluo is evident to his family and the watching guests.
• Shen Luoluo responds warmly to Qi Yang but remains playful with her brothers, teasing Shen Xiche.
• Shen Xiche and Shen Jiayan share lighthearted sibling banter, with Jiayan provoking Xiche and Luoluo delivering the punchline.
• Shen Anya grows more jealous and resentful of Luoluo, while maintaining a private determination to regain status.
• Old Master Qi uses public politeness to assert support for Qi Yang and embarrass Lu Li. Lu Li must conceal his anger and respond graciously.

Significant themes

• Power and reputation: Business losses are presented as threats to standing as much as to profit.
• Family loyalty and support: Old Master Qi openly backs Qi Yang, while the Shen siblings share affectionate teasing.
• Envy and social comparison: Shen Anya measures herself against Luoluo’s appearance and wealth, deepening her resentment.
• Public manners versus private feelings: Lu Li’s forced courtesy and Anya’s concealed anger contrast with the banquet’s polished surface.

Plot points and events

• Old Master Qi hints that the Qi Family will keep targeting Lu Li, warning Sun Jian that working with the Lu Family could bring trouble. Sun Jian realizes the danger too late and panics.
• Sun Jian’s wife arrives with their two children. Sun Jian urgently insists she take them home, claiming they are disrupting the banquet.
• Shen Luoluo’s intelligence system reveals that the children are not twins: one is Sun Jian’s wife’s child, while the other is the child of Sun Jian’s mistress.
• The system explains that Sun Jian arranged for a doctor to deceive his wife, then passed off the mistress’s baby as her second twin. He had paid the mistress to leave, but she stayed in Jing City and works at the hotel, where she can secretly see her child.
• Zhao Huizhen helps cast doubt on Sun Jian’s story by remarking that the children look unlike twins. His anxious insistence that his wife leave makes her increasingly suspicious.
• As the wife studies Sun Jian, a server accidentally spills red wine on the little boy, ending the chapter on a new disruption.

Character developments and interactions

• Sun Jian shifts from nervous observer to increasingly desperate and controlling husband. His fear that his secret will be exposed reveals his guilt and disregard for his wife.
• Sun Jian’s wife moves from confusion and trust toward suspicion as the revealed facts align with details she had previously questioned.
• Shen Luoluo uses her intelligence system to uncover the truth, while Zhao Huizhen tactfully reinforces the suspicion without openly revealing how she knows.
• Old Master Qi indirectly threatens Lu Li through Sun Jian, showing that the conflict with the Qi Family is ongoing.
• The wife’s interaction with the children contrasts with Sun Jian’s harsh urgency; the children’s distress briefly exposes his lack of concern for their feelings.

Significant themes

• Deception and its consequences: Sun Jian’s original lie has required further lies and is now close to unraveling.
• Power and dependence: Sun Jian’s status rests on his wife’s family’s support, making his betrayal especially audacious.
• Truth emerging through observation: Small inconsistencies—the children’s appearance and Sun Jian’s panic—help expose the hidden story.

Chapter summary

• Sun Jian’s deception is exposed: The waitress spills wine on Linlin, then instinctively protects and comforts him when Sun Jian’s wife scolds him. Her reaction reveals that she is his birth mother. She admits that she and Sun Jian arranged for his wife to raise the child after the birth. The wife, devastated to learn she had unknowingly raised her husband’s mistress’s son for years, slaps Sun Jian, declares she will divorce him, and leaves with her daughter. Sun Jian rushes after her, abandoning Lu Li.
• Lu Li is left isolated: With Sun Jian gone, Lu Li must face the Qi and Shen families alone. Old Master Qi pointedly mocks Sun Jian’s departure and, invoking what he heard through Shen Luoluo’s mind-reading, openly offers the Qi family’s support and cooperation to Shen Ting’an.
• The Shen–Qi alliance takes shape: Shen Ting’an accepts Old Master Qi’s offer. Lu Li watches his position deteriorate and leaves, unable to maintain his composure. Shen Luoluo is pleased to see him depart in disgrace.

Character developments and interactions

• Sun Jian’s wife moves from suspicion to anger and decisive action, choosing divorce rather than hearing excuses.
• The birth mother drops her pretense when Linlin is mistreated, admits her role in the deception, and insists the child is not to blame.
• Sun Jian is exposed and panics, but offers no effective defense before pursuing his wife.
• Old Master Qi turns the family scandal into a business and political advantage, backing the Shen family while needling Lu Li.
• Shen Ting’an responds confidently and accepts the alliance; Shen Luoluo privately celebrates Lu Li’s humiliation.

Significant themes

The chapter emphasizes the harm caused by betrayal and deception within a family, while distinguishing a child’s innocence from adults’ wrongdoing. It also shows how personal scandals can shift business power, with alliances and public humiliation determining who gains the advantage.

Key events

• At the banquet, Shen Luoluo slips away after secretly messaging Qi Yang. Shen Jiayan tries to follow, but Shen Xiche distracts him, and the brothers later realize Luoluo and Qi Yang have both disappeared.
• A young man stops Luoluo to ask for her contact information. Qi Yang arrives and asks about the gift she promised him. The man assumes they are romantically involved and flees before Luoluo can clarify that they are desk mates.
• Luoluo gives Qi Yang her gift. Chen Jiashu, Qin Shiyue, and Xiang Lu, who had been nearby, are caught watching. Qi Yang then says he has a gift for Luoluo and leads the group to the hotel rooftop.
• There, fireworks begin over the sea. The others are delighted by the spectacle and tease Qi Yang for his romantic gesture.

Character developments and interactions

• Shen Jiayan’s protectiveness toward Luoluo is clear: he wants to shield her from unwanted attention. Shen Xiche, unaware of the situation between Luoluo and Qi Yang, bickers with him and inadvertently gives Luoluo a chance to leave.
• Qi Yang steps in when the stranger approaches Luoluo, though he does not directly confront or acknowledge him. His surprise gift—fireworks—suggests thoughtfulness and a willingness to make the occasion special.
• Luoluo and Qi Yang share an easy, playful rapport: they laugh together, exchange gifts, and seem comfortable in each other’s company. Their friends’ accidental eavesdropping adds a light, teasing note.

Significant themes

• Growing closeness: The gift exchange and fireworks hint at a deepening bond between Luoluo and Qi Yang, even as their relationship is still described as that of desk mates.
• Protection and misunderstanding: Jiayan’s concern and the stranger’s assumptions show how others interpret or respond to Luoluo’s appearance and her connection with Qi Yang.
• Friendship and celebration: The group’s teasing, awkwardness, and shared wonder at the fireworks give the scene a warm, communal atmosphere.