Chapter Summaries

Wu Liang and the others entered the skeleton cave, where Milutin explored a grotesque, corpse-filled haunted-house setting while Ning Shuang grew too frightened to approach a hanging headless corpse. Milutin then noticed something that left her unable to explain herself to Su Qian and Ning Shuang.

• Wu Liang decided to enter the cave, and Han Yu signed the contract despite insisting she was not afraid.
• Milutin, Su Qian, and Ning Shuang found the cave had expanded into a freezing landscape of fleshy walls, rotting corpses, and black blood.
• Ning Shuang became terrified by the surroundings and refused to go near a headless corpse hanging from a tree.
• Milutin inspected the corpse and treated it as a realistic prop, then froze when she looked back toward Su Qian and Ning Shuang.
• Su Qian and Ning Shuang approached Milutin, who struggled to explain what she had noticed.

Wu Liang, Yao Shi, and Han Yu continued through a dark, body-like haunted-house tunnel, where Han Yu struggled with her fear but insisted on going on. The chapter left Yao Shi reconsidering her judgment of Han Yu after seeing her determination.

• Milutin warned Su Qian and Ning Shuang not to turn around, but they looked back and screamed at a floating corpse's head.
• Wu Liang led Yao Shi and Han Yu through the dark tunnel and dismissed the haunted house as unimpressive.
• Han Yu tugged at Wu Liang's clothes and followed closely as they approached a light ahead.
• Yao Shi offered to take Han Yu back, but Han Yu refused and insisted that she was not afraid.
• Han Yu admitted she could not keep avoiding things that frightened her, and Yao Shi froze at her resolute expression.

Wu Liang comforted Han Yu after discovering she feared the haunted house, and Han Yu admitted she had wanted to seem special to him. Yao Shi apologized and reconsidered her judgment of Han Yu, but her jealousy returned when Han Yu tried to get close to Wu Liang, leaving the two women at odds as they continued through the tunnel.

• Wu Liang gently patted Han Yu's head and praised her for facing her fear of the haunted house.
• Han Yu confessed that she had wanted Wu Liang to see her as different from other girls.
• Yao Shi apologized to Han Yu and acknowledged that she had judged her based on rumors and assumptions.
• Yao Shi realized she had fallen in love with Wu Liang and no longer wanted to remain only his maid.
• When Han Yu tried to reach for Wu Liang, Yao Shi pulled her close and held her hand instead.
• Han Yu resented Yao Shi's interference but asked her to protect her as they left the tunnel.

Wu Liang, Yao Shi, and Han Yu left the flesh-lined tunnel and entered a ceilingless, sinister passage that Wu Liang recognized as a hunting ground. A creature calling itself Horror Duke greeted them from the darkness, then emerged as a giant upright cockroach.

• Yao Shi escorted Han Yu by the hand as the group left the tunnel, while Wu Liang noticed the two girls seemed to be getting along better.
• Wu Liang, Yao Shi, and Han Yu entered a graffiti-covered passage with no visible ceiling and sensed a powerful sinister presence around them.
• Wu Liang recognized the passage as a hunting ground where they were like helpless insects, recalling how he had trapped insects as a child.
• Horror Duke spoke from the darkness, introduced himself, and claimed he meant them no harm.
• Wu Liang challenged Horror Duke to come out, and the creature emerged as a thirty-centimeter-tall cockroach walking upright like a human.

Wu Liang and his companions encountered Horror Duke, a talking cockroach who ran the haunted house, and fled from a swarm of cockroaches. Outside, Yao Qing waited for them and watched He Xue and He Jingao, while Uncle Li worried about Han Yu.

• Horror Duke introduced himself as the haunted house's staff member and manager, then explained he had to make the visitors experience fear to avoid having his pay docked.
• Horror Duke tapped his staff and vanished into the black mist, after which a flood of cockroaches poured from the shadows.
• Yao Qing woke from her nap and asked Uncle Li whether Wu Liang and the others had left the haunted house.
• Uncle Li worried that Han Yu disliked dark places and might be frightened, but Yao Qing said the situation could help her receive Wu Liang's protection.
• Yao Qing asked about He Xue, and Uncle Li pointed out that He Xue and He Jingao were resting in a nearby pavilion.

Yao Qing reflected on He Xue’s gentle nature and resolved to help Wu Liang while warning that he would not forgive him if he failed to make Yao Shi happy. After leaving the haunted house, Milutin teased Ning Shuang and Su Qian for being frightened, then remembered her former mercenary comrades.

• Yao Qing compared He Xue’s gentleness to Madam Mu Xinrou’s and wondered whether Wu Liang would choose a different path from his father, Wu Xingsheng.
• Yao Qing vowed to assist Wu Liang but warned that he would not forgive him if Wu Liang failed to make Yao Shi happy.
• Milutin waited outside the haunted house with Ning Shuang and Su Qian, who were still shaken by their experience inside.
• Milutin joked about going through the haunted house again, while Ning Shuang refused and Su Qian said she would pass.
• Su Qian asked Milutin why she was not afraid, and Milutin explained that her mercenary past had made her accustomed to seeing corpses.
• Milutin remembered that her former seven-person squad had dwindled to three and wondered whether her two estranged comrades were doing well.

Milutin and Su Qian waited for Wu Liang and the others to leave the haunted house, while Yao Qing set a trap to draw He Jingao and He Xue to a collapsed elderly woman. Wu Liang, Yao Shi, and Han Yu emerged deeply shaken, refusing to discuss what they had seen inside.

• Milutin recalled her former mercenary companions and said that never meeting again was probably best for them.
• Su Qian noticed Wu Liang, Yao Shi, and Han Yu leaving the haunted house pale and visibly frightened.
• Yao Qing vanished from Uncle Li's side, then struck him from behind and knocked him unconscious.
• Yao Qing asked He Jingao and He Xue to help her grandmother, who appeared to have collapsed, and smiled once they agreed.
• Milutin asked what had happened in the haunted house, but Yao Shi refused to talk about it.

He Xue discovered Wu Liang and his friends resting at Amagi Brilliant Park while Yao Qing steered her toward them. The group had gathered, and Yao Qing looked forward to watching Wu Liang handle the situation.

• Yao Shi left to buy water after recovering from her terror in the haunted house.
• Wu Liang learned that different groups had encountered different areas inside the haunted house and realized it was modeled on the Nasrec Great Tomb from Overlord.
• He Jingao helped an unconscious old woman, while He Xue tried to call a doctor.
• Yao Qing stopped He Xue from calling and asked He Jingao to take the old woman to the infirmary instead.
• He Xue recognized Wu Liang, Ning Shuang, and Xiao Yu among the people resting nearby, but hesitated to approach them.
• Yao Qing urged He Xue to join her friends and watched for Wu Liang's reaction.

Yao Qing maneuvered He Xue into approaching Wu Liang, hoping to set off a confrontation when Yao Shi returned, and revealed to He Jingao that he was a man acting on his own. At the amusement park, Rat and Nan Qingshui also spotted Wu Liang surrounded by a group of girls.

• Yao Qing persuaded He Jingao to send He Xue over to Wu Liang, then teased her about her feelings for him.
• He Xue blushed and ran to meet Wu Liang, while Yao Qing considered the fuse lit and hoped Yao Shi would return in time.
• He Jingao questioned Yao Qing, who said he wanted Young Master Wu Liang to be happy, denied being Wu Liang's subordinate, and revealed that he was a man.
• Rat and Nan Qingshui spotted Wu Liang and his group at the amusement park, and Rat wondered why his Boss was surrounded by so many girls.

Nan Zhu, Nan Qingshui, and Rat followed Wu Liang’s group around the amusement park and watched Su Qian reunite with Ning Shuang while Han Yu stayed close to Wu Liang. Nan Zhu became instantly smitten with a beautiful black-haired woman on the lawn, unable to calm his feelings.

• Rat joined Nan Zhu and Nan Qingshui at the amusement park after Nan Zhu insisted, disrupting Nan Qingshui’s plans for time alone with her brother.
• Nan Zhu, Nan Qingshui, and Rat abandoned their amusement-park plans and followed Wu Liang and the others when they spotted them.
• Nan Qingshui realized that Su Qian and Ning Shuang appeared to have reconciled, while Rat wondered why Han Yu was with Wu Liang.
• Nan Zhu tried to convince himself he was only captivated by the black-haired woman’s looks, but seeing her smile made him admit he was smitten.
• Rat asked Nan Zhu what he was staring at as Nan Zhu covered his eyes and looked away.

At the amusement park, Yao Qing noticed Nan Zhu watching him and went to confront him, while Wu Liang’s identity was exposed when Yao Shi addressed him as Young Master in front of He Xue. The chapter ended with Wu Liang unsure how to explain the revelation.

• Nan Zhu watched Yao Qing from a distance, and Yao Qing noticed his gaze and decided to approach him.
• Yao Qing left He Jingao, telling him to pass along his farewell if the old man woke up.
• Ning Shuang and Han Yu recovered beneath the canopy after fleeing the cockroaches with Wu Liang.
• He Xue arrived as Yao Shi approached Wu Liang with iced water and called him Young Master.
• He Xue connected Yao Shi’s address to Wu Liang with her knowledge of Mr. KFC, while Wu Liang struggled to respond.

Yao Shi revealed to He Xue that Wu Liang was Mr. KFC, explaining that he had hidden his identity because he feared she would misunderstand his motives. He Xue embraced Wu Liang happily, grateful to learn that the man who had helped her was the same person she cared about.

• Yao Shi decided to expose Wu Liang’s identity to He Xue and asked after He Jingao’s recovery.
• He Xue connected Wu Liang’s familiar voice, ringtone, and appearance to Mr. KFC and realized they were the same person.
• Wu Liang apologized for concealing the truth, while Yao Shi explained that he had worried He Xue would suspect ulterior motives.
• Ning Shuang and Su Qian noticed He Xue with Wu Liang at the amusement park, and Milutin realized the secret had been exposed.
• He Xue called Wu Liang an idiot, embraced him, and said she was grateful rather than angry.

He Xue realized that Wu Liang was also Mr. KFC and embraced him, overwhelmed with joy and affection. Yao Shi separated them while He Jingao watched jealously and worried that He Xue would struggle to stand out among the beautiful girls around Wu Liang.

• He Xue recognized Wu Liang as Mr. KFC and hugged him, grateful that the person she loved was also her benefactor.
• Yao Shi pulled He Xue away from Wu Liang and suggested they talk elsewhere as onlookers watched.
• Wu Liang noticed He Jingao glaring at him and stopped patting He Xue's head.
• He Jingao fretted over how quickly He Xue had embraced Wu Liang, then acknowledged Wu Liang's appeal to the girls around him.
• He Jingao compared He Xue with Su Qian, Ning Shuang, and the other beauties and worried that she faced considerable competition.

Uncle Li woke up and learned that He Jingao had been watching over him, while Nan Zhu’s group pursued Wu Liang’s party and ran into Yao Qing. Yao Qing stopped them to keep them from disrupting the young master’s date, and Nan Qingshui grew disgusted when her brother became infatuated with the woman before them.

• Uncle Li woke up with a painful head wound, blamed Yao Qing for knocking him unconscious, and asked He Jingao what had happened.
• He Jingao explained that Uncle Li’s friend had asked him to keep watch, while observing He Xue’s gathering of friends from a distance.
• Nan Qingshui urged Rat and Nan Zhu to hurry after Wu Liang and the others, and Nan Zhu agreed after snapping out of his daze.
• Nan Zhu spotted a black-haired woman with crimson eyes and became transfixed by her as she asked them to stop stalking the group.
• Nan Qingshui glared at Nan Zhu in contempt, while Rat asked the woman whether she worked for Wu Liang’s family.

Yao Qing confronted Nan Qingshui and her friends for following Wu Liang, then proved she was his bodyguard by throwing a knife past Nan Qingshui. Nan Zhu shielded his sister and demanded that Yao Qing apologize, leaving the two sides in a tense standoff.

• Yao Qing told Nan Qingshui and her friends to stop following Wu Liang, explaining that she was his bodyguard and witness.
• Nan Qingshui mocked Yao Qing's claim, so Yao Qing threw a knife past her neck and embedded it in the wall.
• Yao Qing asked Nan Qingshui whether she now believed her, and Nan Qingshui froze in fright.
• Nan Zhu stepped in front of Nan Qingshui and demanded that Yao Qing apologize for nearly hurting her.
• Nan Qingshui admitted she had provoked Yao Qing first, but Nan Zhu insisted that her behavior and Yao Qing's dangerous throw were separate matters.

After Yao Qing apologized to Nan Qingshui, he praised Nan Zhu for protecting his sister and said he looked forward to seeing him again. Yao Qing left, and Nan Zhu realized he might have fallen for him while Nan Qingshui tried to move on to the aquarium.

• Yao Qing sincerely apologized to Nan Qingshui, and she apologized in return for her earlier rudeness.
• Yao Qing told Nan Zhu he liked and admired him, patted his cheek, and left.
• Nan Qingshui realized she had not learned Yao Qing's name and decided to ask Wu Liang about him next time they met.
• Rat teased Nan Zhu for staring after Yao Qing, and Nan Zhu admitted he might have feelings for him.
• Nan Qingshui kicked an iron barrel aside and said she was going to the aquarium, whether Nan Zhu and Rat followed or not.

Nan Qingshui left in frustration after deciding her brother had fallen for a beautiful woman, while He Jingao and Uncle Li discussed Han Yu’s estrangement from He Xue and Wu Liang’s role in reconciling them. At Fairy's Ice Cream Shop, Salama noticed Wu Liang and the striking women at his table and wondered who he was.

• Nan Qingshui stomped away, annoyed that her brother seemed to have fallen for a beautiful woman and that her outing with him had been interrupted.
• Uncle Li told He Jingao that Han Yu had been depressed since falling out with He Xue and still cared deeply about her.
• He Jingao concluded that Wu Liang would have to help Han Yu recognize her feelings for He Xue.
• Muse called Salama away from her phone to deliver cocoa ice cream to table five.
• Salama took the order to Wu Liang’s table, froze at the group’s beauty, and wondered about the young man among them.

Wu Liang and the others met with He Xue and Han Yu, while Su Qian showed interest in recruiting He Xue to the student council. Han Yu tried to leave, but Wu Liang asked her to stay so they could address her feelings toward He Xue.

• Su Qian served cocoa ice to the group and told He Xue she had long admired her and considered her an outstanding student.
• Han Yu reacted irritably to Su Qian's attention toward He Xue and drank in silence.
• He Xue thanked Han Yu for helping prove her innocence when Miao Lian's bracelet went missing, but Han Yu dismissed the thanks and turned away.
• Han Yu tried to leave before He Xue could speak, saying that Su Qian and Ning Shuang should move aside.
• Wu Liang stopped Han Yu, asked her to stay, and signaled to Yao Shi and Milutin that their date was not over.

Han Yu tried to leave the amusement park after the group’s date was disrupted, but Yao Shi provoked her into staying. Wu Liang and the others prepared to visit more attractions, while Yao Shi pulled Wu Liang away from Han Yu.

• Han Yu said she would leave and make Wu Liang repay her for their unfinished date another day.
• Ning Shuang asked Han Yu to talk with He Xue, and Yao Shi taunted Han Yu for wanting to run away.
• Han Yu slammed her fist on the table, declared she would win, and sat back down.
• Wu Liang suggested trying every attraction, and Su Qian chose Water World.
• Wu Liang asked Han Yu where she wanted to go, but Yao Shi grabbed him by the collar and pulled him away.

After leaving the ice cream shop, Wu Liang and He Xue discussed Han Yu’s feelings and He Xue’s confidence that they could reconcile. At the amusement park, Su Qian’s exhausting route kept the group busy until night, and Wu Liang suggested they end the day with a Ferris wheel ride.

• Yao Shi invited Han Yu to leave with her, and Han Yu took her hand as they departed with Milutin and the others.
• Wu Liang noticed He Xue’s Butterfly Hairpin, and He Xue explained that Xiao Yu’s matching hairpin made her believe their friendship was not over.
• He Xue said she was confident she could make Xiao Yu acknowledge her again, and Wu Liang realized she understood Han Yu’s feelings.
• After hours of rushing between attractions, Su Qian admitted she had been stalling for time while the exhausted group paused beneath the amusement park’s night lights.
• Wu Liang suggested that everyone ride the Ferris wheel, and Han Yu looked toward the enormous attraction.