Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Tang Shiba learns from her system that Ouyang Xuan intends to use a control card to make Si Wuyu kill her. The plan has failed: Si Wuyu was unaffected and has recovered his memories.
• The system insists Tang Shiba can regain her standing as the female lead by clearing her name, defeating Ouyang Xuan, and winning back fans.
• Tang Shiba sneaks into the hospital to scan Ouyang Xuan’s system. The scan reveals that Ouyang Xuan was reborn and is pursuing a mission to kill both leads and steal their luck. She has been behind many of the troubles affecting Si Wuyu’s family.
• Tang Shiba decides to focus on Ouyang Xuan and invites her to try killing her. When Si Wuyu appears, she hides, then awkwardly claims she was looking for a lost earring.
• Si Wuyu gives Tang Shiba valuable jade earrings. She initially refuses them but grabs them back when he threatens to throw them away.
• Si Wuyu persuades Tang Shiba to wheel him outside for some sun, claiming his injured leg hurts. They encounter Su Chen in the courtyard.

Character developments

• Tang Shiba is determined to uncover and thwart Ouyang Xuan’s schemes, though she remains blunt, impulsive, and comically fixated on not wasting valuable things.
• Si Wuyu is revealed to have recovered his memories and is attentive to Tang Shiba, disguising his desire to spend time with her behind excuses about his leg and her supposed visit.
• Ouyang Xuan emerges as a reborn antagonist whose goal is to kill the leads and take their luck.
• The system continues to guide Tang Shiba, though its attempt to contact the opposing system fails.

Significant themes

• Fate and narrative roles: Tang Shiba’s status as the “female lead” seems tied to popularity and the male lead’s support, even as the plot goes off course.
• Revenge and stolen luck: Ouyang Xuan’s rebirth motivates her attempts to alter her fate by harming others.
• Comedy amid danger: Tang Shiba’s schemes, awkward excuses, and thriftiness contrast with the serious threat against her.

Character interactions

• Tang Shiba and her system discuss her reputation, Ouyang Xuan’s plans, and how to take her down.
• Tang Shiba follows Si Wuyu into the hospital and overhears him pretending to care about visiting Ouyang Xuan.
• Si Wuyu catches Tang Shiba in Ouyang Xuan’s room, gives her earrings, and engineers a chance to spend time with her outside.
• Chang Hua is repeatedly confused by Si Wuyu’s inexplicable behavior.

Plot points and events

• Tang Shiba spends time with Su Chen at the hospital while Si Wuyu, jealous and feeling ignored, wheels himself close to her.
• Su Chen and Si Wuyu trade pointed remarks. Si warns Su Chen not to pursue another man’s woman, while Su responds with a polite smile.
• Tang Shiba learns that Su Chen has a blood clot in his brain and needs surgery that night. Her inner voice reveals that his stepmother plans to sabotage the operation, and that Su Chen dies if it goes wrong.
• Tang Shiba asks Si Wuyu to help replace Su Chen’s surgeon with someone trustworthy. Though reluctant to help a potential romantic rival, Si agrees after she offers to let him hold her.
• Meanwhile, Susan and a child secretly spot Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu at the hospital. Susan helps the child post a teasing rumor online, then quickly leaves to avoid her mother discovering she saw her brother.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba enjoys the men’s rivalry as gossip, but becomes genuinely concerned when she learns Su Chen is in danger. She approaches Si Wuyu sweetly and negotiates to secure his help.
• Su Chen is warm and attentive toward Tang Shiba, asking for her contact information before going to his tests. His worsening memory and perilous surgery establish him as vulnerable.
• Si Wuyu acts possessive and jealous, needling Su Chen and resisting Tang Shiba’s request at first. He ultimately agrees, while asking her to stop avoiding him and promising not to get handsy without her consent.
• Susan appears to have a family connection to Si Wuyu and is anxious about being discovered near him.

Significant themes

• Jealousy and romantic rivalry: Si Wuyu and Su Chen compete through verbal jabs, while Tang Shiba insists there is nothing between her and Su Chen.
• Family power and betrayal: Su Chen’s stepmother threatens his life to protect her control of the Su family.
• Affection and bargaining: Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu use flirtation and promises to navigate their feelings and disagreements.
• Hidden truths: Tang Shiba’s inner thoughts and the system’s warnings reveal dangers and motives unknown to the other characters.

Key plot points and events

• Si Wuyu arranges for Chang Hua to accompany Su Chen into the hospital room and promises Tang Shiba that the area will be guarded.
• Tang Shiba takes Si Wuyu to dinner, even carrying him into the car with her enhanced strength. Their teasing turns into a passionate kiss, leaving them both embarrassed and flustered.
• Si Wuyu has reserved the restaurant, where he treats Tang Shiba to her favorite dishes and peels shrimp for her.
• Tang Shiba calls Fang Cheng, claims there is an urgent problem, and then slips out through the kitchen’s back door after he arrives—leaving him with Si Wuyu.
• Outside, Chris confronts Tang Shiba and publicly accuses her of secretly meeting a man. When Chris draws a crowd, Tang Shiba climbs over a wall and escapes. Onlookers recognize her, and her fans defend her online.
• At home, Tang Shiba finds Tang Lin dragging a suitcase and apparently preparing to run away.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu: Their relationship grows more openly romantic. Tang Shiba is attracted to his shy, blushing side, while Si Wuyu turns her flirtation into a kiss and is pleased by their closeness. His jealousy fades, though he remains eager to keep her company.
• Tang Shiba and Fang Cheng: Tang Shiba uses an urgent call to summon him, then leaves him to deal with Si Wuyu. Fang Cheng remains entangled in Chris’s attempts to question him.
• Chris and Tang Shiba: Chris tries to expose and embarrass Tang Shiba, but Tang Shiba escapes dramatically. The crowd largely rejects Chris’s interpretation and instead defends Tang Shiba.
• Si Wuyu and Fang Cheng: Si Wuyu is irritated when Fang Cheng unexpectedly interrupts his dinner with Tang Shiba and orders him to take him home.
• Tang Shiba and Tang Lin: Their next conflict is set up when Tang Shiba discovers Tang Lin trying to leave.

Significant themes

• Romance and playful intimacy: The dinner and kiss show the pair becoming more comfortable with mutual attraction.
• Public image versus reality: Chris tries to control the story, but witnesses and fans interpret events differently and rally behind Tang Shiba.
• Comic exaggeration and hidden abilities: Tang Shiba’s strength and wall-climbing turn a public confrontation into an absurd, memorable escape.
• Unfinished family conflict: Tang Lin’s attempted departure introduces a new source of tension.

Plot points and events

• Tang Shiba learns that Tang Lin’s upcoming film role will lead to trouble: after being promoted to lead, he’ll be framed by the original male lead, Du Xiaotian’s half-brother, who spreads rumors that Tang Lin is gay. Tang Lin will eventually quit acting. Shiba considers whether intervening would help, but the system warns that changing one event may only lead to different rumors later.
• Shiba persuades Tang Lin to delay leaving for the production crew so he can join the family barbecue.
• At dinner, Tang Eldest Brother accuses Tang Lin of breaking his computer. Shiba’s unfiltered thoughts reveal that Tang Lin and Fang Cheng had watched the eldest brother’s pornography and damaged the computer trying to close it. The family beats Tang Lin, while Shiba keeps making matters worse by commenting aloud.
• Fang Cheng arrives, laughs at Tang Lin’s swollen face, and joins the gathering.
• Si Wuyu arrives in a wheelchair, claiming he came to collect Fang Cheng. Tang Mother worries about his injury and his suitability as a future partner for Shiba, but Chang Hua explains that it is minor and should heal within two weeks.
• Fang Cheng gets drunk and stays overnight. Si Wuyu leaves, privately intending to return for another meal.
• Later that night, Tang Lin secretly leaves home with his suitcase. Shiba is woken but decides to deal with it in the morning.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba tries to protect Tang Lin by delaying his departure, yet remains unsure whether interference can prevent his future misfortune. Her careless thoughts expose family secrets and fuel the evening’s chaos.
• Tang Lin is excited that Shiba wants him to stay, but his embarrassment and repeated beatings leave him discouraged. He eventually slips away to join the production crew.
• Tang Eldest Brother is furious over his broken computer, then mortified when Shiba reveals what was on it.
• Tang Xiao and the parents react to the family’s revelations and punish Tang Lin; the parents also warmly welcome Si Wuyu.
• Fang Cheng and Tang Lin have a teasing friendship: Fang Cheng arrives eagerly, then mocks Tang Lin’s injuries.
• Si Wuyu uses Fang Cheng as an excuse to visit Shiba, stays close to her, and shows little interest in his brother. His wheelchair prompts concern, though his injury proves temporary.
• The system provides the warning about Tang Lin’s future, while Shiba remains skeptical that changing the plot will solve everything.

Significant themes

• Fate versus intervention: The system suggests that correcting one event may only cause trouble to emerge in another form.
• Family affection mixed with chaos: Shiba’s attempt to keep Tang Lin home reflects care, but her blunt revelations and the family’s rough teasing turn the evening into a comic disaster.
• Rumor and reputation: Tang Lin’s planned downfall highlights how false accusations can damage a career.
• Romance and concern: The parents’ response to Si Wuyu’s injury shows their growing awareness of his connection to Shiba.

Plot points and events

• Tang Shiba sends Yang Xin a set of selfies. Yang Xin posts them on her alternate Weibo account, sending Tang Shiba trending again. Fans and anti-fans alike are captivated, though the anti-fans jokingly scramble to find something to criticize.
• Si Wuyu sees the photos, saves them, and changes his phone wallpaper to one of them. Jealous that someone else has the originals, he asks Chang Hua to contact Yang Xin—but refuses to add her on WeChat himself. Yang Xin gives him the original photos for free.
• Tao Wanyu, recently discharged from the hospital, livestreams accusations against Tang Shiba. Si Wuyu orders Chang Hua to handle the matter and heads to the Tang residence to collect Fang Cheng.
• At the company, Tang Xiao offers Tang Shiba a selection of acting projects. She chooses a small role as a female ghost in a horror film, unconcerned that it is brief. After learning from her system that the film will be a hit, Tang Xiao decides to invest in it.
• Chris waits outside the company, still pursuing Fang Cheng. Tang Shiba offers to help him escape her attention by disguising him as a woman and telling him to act as if he likes men. Fang Cheng is embarrassed and unconvinced, but begins to accept the logic of her plan.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba remains playful and confident: she enjoys the attention her selfies receive, eagerly takes the horror role, and teases Fang Cheng while trying to solve his problem.
• Si Wuyu shows increasingly possessive affection for Tang Shiba, privately treasuring her photos and resenting that others have access to them.
• Yang Xin is an enthusiastic fan who treats the selfies as a precious perk and gives the originals to Si Wuyu without charge.
• Tang Xiao supports his sister’s career and is willing to invest in her projects once he learns the horror film is likely to succeed.
• Fang Cheng is eager for acting opportunities and grateful to Tang Shiba, but their friendship is also marked by teasing. He reluctantly participates in her plan to deter Chris.
• Chang Hua acts as Si Wuyu’s intermediary and conceals that he learned about Yang Xin’s account through a fan-shipping group.

Significant themes

• Celebrity and fandom: A single post reignites public attention, while fans and anti-fans compete over access to Tang Shiba.
• Jealousy and affection: Si Wuyu’s reaction to the selfies reveals his possessive feelings.
• Family support and opportunity: Tang Xiao uses his resources to back Tang Shiba’s choices.
• Comedy through role reversal: Tang Shiba’s disguise scheme turns Fang Cheng’s frustration with Chris into an absurd performance.

Key plot points

• Acting on Tang Shiba’s advice, Fang Cheng visits Chris in an eccentric outfit and pretends to confess his love. He says he likes men, expecting to put her off.
• Chris is initially delighted, but panics when she learns Fang Cheng supposedly likes men. Fang Cheng tries to reassure her with a melodramatic declaration, then escalates the farce by tying her up and claiming she owes him a “parting treat.”
• When he opens her clothes, Fang Cheng discovers Chris is actually a woman. Horrified and embarrassed, he flees, accusing her of deceiving him.
• Tang Shiba learns that Su Chen’s surgery succeeded and he can leave the hospital after recovering.
• Her rabbit escapes and Er Gou chases it. Tang Shiba lets the rabbit kick Er Gou, photographs the scene, and names the rabbit Iron Egg. Her family enthusiastically welcomes it online.
• Si Wuyu uses the rabbit as an excuse to visit Tang Shiba. After sending Chang Hua away, he watches ants move house with her, then asks to hold her, noting that the person who had been hospitalized has been moved to a regular ward.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Cheng and Chris: Fang Cheng’s attempt to repel Chris backfires when he discovers the truth about her sex. Chris shifts from joyful confession to heartbreak and anger; Fang Cheng ends the encounter in panicked flight.
• Tang Shiba and Er Gou: Tang Shiba controls Er Gou’s pursuit of the rabbit and encourages the rabbit to retaliate, treating the episode as playful entertainment.
• The Tang family: Their joking comments and warm welcome show their shared, teasing affection for Tang Shiba and her new pet.
• Si Wuyu and Tang Shiba: Si Wuyu looks for a reason to spend time with her and asks for physical closeness. Tang Shiba questions his injuries, while he offers a workaround with his wheelchair.

Significant themes

• Comic misunderstanding and role reversal: Fang Cheng’s elaborate ruse collapses when he learns Chris has concealed that she is a woman.
• Affection disguised as excuses: Si Wuyu uses the rabbit and ant-watching as pretexts to visit and grow closer to Tang Shiba.
• Playful family belonging: The family’s banter over Iron Egg turns an escaped pet into a shared source of amusement and a new family welcome.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Shiba playfully tips Si Wuyu’s wheelchair backward, then pretends to be concerned and fetches Chang Hua. Si Wuyu lets the prank go, though he privately intends to get even once his leg heals.
• Tang Shiba urges Si Wuyu to bring Gu Qingcheng back before her second brother, Tang Xiao, finds a “little secretary”—which Chang Hua jokingly clarifies means a mistress.
• Gu Qingcheng is living in the countryside, where she has gained some weight and regularly quarrels with two women who steal vegetables from her garden. When Tang Xiao’s men arrive, she leaves her vegetable patch behind and returns to Cloud City, anxious that Tang Xiao might dislike her changed appearance.
• Gu Qingcheng slips into Tang Xiao’s office during lunch and finds him asleep. He wakes, recognizes her, and embraces her emotionally. Tang Shiba arrives, realizes the reunion is turning intimate, and discreetly leaves.
• Still wearing her ghost costume from an audition, Tang Shiba wanders around the company and frightens several employees before leaving.

Character developments

• Tang Shiba remains mischievous and curious, but quickly shifts from teasing Si Wuyu to worrying about Gu Qingcheng and her brother. Her ghost costume gives her another chance to amuse herself at her coworkers’ expense.
• Si Wuyu is embarrassed by Tang Shiba’s prank but indulges her, showing affection and patience beneath his mock complaints.
• Gu Qingcheng has become more assertive during her time in the countryside, standing up to the vegetable thieves. Despite her confidence there, she is insecure about her weight and nervous about seeing Tang Xiao again.
• Tang Xiao is overjoyed to have Gu Qingcheng back; his warm, immediate embrace contrasts with his formerly gloomy demeanor.

Significant themes

• Playful affection: Teasing and practical jokes are presented as signs of closeness.
• Reunion and acceptance: Gu Qingcheng fears that her changed appearance will affect Tang Xiao’s feelings, but his response reassures her.
• Transformation through experience: Country life has made Gu Qingcheng bolder, while her changed body reflects the unexpected comforts of her new life.
• Humor through contrast: Romantic reunions and workplace scares are undercut by Tang Shiba’s irreverence and the characters’ comic reactions.

Character interactions

• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu share a teasing, affectionate exchange, with Chang Hua caught between them and briefly misunderstanding the prank.
• Tang Shiba discusses Gu Qingcheng’s return with Si Wuyu and learns about her weight gain through the system.
• Gu Qingcheng confronts the vegetable thieves, then entrusts her garden to a neighbor as she leaves.
• Gu Qingcheng and Tang Xiao reunite tenderly in his office; Tang Shiba nearly interrupts but chooses to leave them alone.
• Tang Shiba’s ghost-costume antics frighten employees, who are relieved when she finally goes.

Key plot points

• Tang Mother brings Tang Shiba to Water City for a Hua Family wedding. The bride, Hua Sisi, is marrying Hua Yingying’s former boyfriend; Han Feng is also in town, seeking justice for the late Hua Yingying.
• News that the “Dragon God” is visiting sparks a tourism frenzy. Water City’s officials promote local attractions, while fans flood the city and fill its trains and stations.
• Tang Shiba’s fans organize a respectful welcome outside her hotel. Her anti-fans and online fan groups also travel there, with some deciding to join the welcome.
• Hua Sisi resents the attention shifting from her wedding to Tang Shiba. Hoping to gain influence, she plans to get close to Tang Shiba and take over the Dragon God’s standing in Water City.
• Tang Shiba heads downstairs to greet her fans. Han Feng sees the orderly crowd and, impressed by her popularity and reputation, concludes that she truly is a god.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba is excited by the wedding’s potential drama and eager to meet her fans. Her interest in handsome men also gets her out of bed quickly.
• Tang Mother is affectionate and encourages her daughter to greet the fans, while arranging to leave through the hotel’s back entrance.
• Hua Sisi shifts from irritation to ambition: she sees Tang Shiba not only as a rival for attention but as a route to status and power.
• Han Feng arrives seeking justice for Hua Yingying and begins to regard Tang Shiba’s supernatural reputation as credible.
• Si Wuyu, left behind because of his injured legs, misses Tang Shiba and wishes he could recover faster.

Significant themes

• Celebrity and public belief: Tang Shiba’s fame as the Dragon God blends entertainment, superstition, and popular devotion.
• Tourism and collective enthusiasm: Fans’ support unexpectedly becomes a citywide economic and publicity boom.
• Ambition and rivalry: Hua Sisi sees Tang Shiba’s influence as something to exploit or claim.
• The spectacle of fame: The wedding’s attention is eclipsed by the arrival of a celebrity, setting up a clash between private family drama and public excitement.

Plot points

• Tang Shiba comes downstairs to an enthusiastic crowd of fans, who shower her with gifts. She comforts those who arrived empty-handed and worries that her fans are too easily upset to stand up to anti-fans.
• At the Hua Family wedding banquet, Tang Shiba and her mother draw attention with their elegant outfits. Hua Sisi and her father welcome them warmly; Hua Sisi is impressed by Tang Shiba’s appearance and by the Tangs’ valuable wedding gift.
• Tang Shiba uses her gossip ability to learn that Hua Sisi was born outside marriage and helped her mother frame Hua Yingying. Han Feng has found evidence and plans to reveal it during the banquet.
• When a group of men mock Tang Shiba’s claim to be Water City’s “Dragon God,” she demonstrates her strength by smashing a thick glass table with one slap. The men are frightened into silence, and a fan’s account of the incident quickly spreads online.
• As the wedding ceremony is about to begin, Hua Sisi leaves Tang Shiba to join her husband at the stage.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba is affectionate and reassuring with her fans, but also playful and confident. She uses her strength to stop the men’s harassment without losing her composure.
• Tang Mother supports Tang Shiba’s independence and lets her explore the banquet, while presenting a warm, indulgent image to Hua Sisi’s family.
• Hua Sisi shifts from admiration to insecurity and suspicion: she is dazzled by Tang Shiba at first, then grows jealous when her husband stares at her. After the table-smashing display, she judges Tang Shiba as difficult and hot-tempered.
• Hua Sisi’s husband is visibly captivated by Tang Shiba, then becomes nervous after witnessing her strength. The men who mocked her quickly retreat from their teasing.

Significant themes

• Public image versus reality: Tang Shiba’s feared “violent woman” reputation contrasts with her sweetness toward fans, while her apparent fragility conceals formidable strength.
• Power and respect: The men dismiss Tang Shiba until her demonstration forces them to take her seriously.
• Loyalty and vulnerability: Her devoted fans are eager to support her, though Tang Shiba worries they may be bullied.
• Hidden wrongdoing: The revelation about Hua Sisi and the planned evidence against her foreshadow conflict beneath the wedding’s polished surface.

Key plot points and events

• At Hua Sisi’s wedding banquet, a video begins playing that exposes her plan with her mother to drug Hua Yingying and manipulate Mr. Hua into sending her to the hospital, where she could be killed.
• Further footage shows Hua Sisi’s mother and Hua Sisi each having affairs with the family chauffeur. The guests condemn the family, and Mr. Hua realizes he may have caused Hua Yingying’s death.
• Tang Shiba tells Han Feng the tangled family history: Hua Sisi and Hua Yingying were switched as babies and later switched back, leaving Hua Sisi’s mother believing the wrong girl was her daughter. The revelation triggers a fight between Hua Sisi and the woman claiming to be her mother.
• Mr. Hua says he will punish them if the accusations are true, then learns from Tang Shiba’s thoughts that he has a hidden illegitimate son and that the Hua family is involved in wildlife smuggling.

Character developments

• Tang Shiba relishes the scandal and shares the family’s secrets with Han Feng, while noting that the evidence against them may not yet prove murder.
• Han Feng shifts from wary silence to eager participation, pressing Tang Shiba for gossip.
• Mr. Hua moves from grief and self-reproach over Hua Yingying’s death to anger and distrust toward his family. He is also alarmed when Tang Shiba exposes his hidden son and the family’s criminal activity.
• Hua Sisi tries to deny the video, then assumes her supposed legitimacy will protect her. Her mother’s attack and the dispute over their identities undermine that confidence.
• Hua Sisi’s mother goes from attempting to dismiss the footage as fake to turning violently on Hua Sisi after concluding that her own daughter may have been killed.

Significant themes

• Secrets and public exposure: The wedding celebration becomes a public reckoning as concealed crimes and affairs are revealed.
• Family identity and betrayal: The baby switch complicates who belongs to whom, while the family’s supposed bonds are undermined by manipulation and violence.
• Power, inheritance, and hypocrisy: Hua Sisi may be only a pawn in Mr. Hua’s plans for succession, and the family’s criminal dealings sit beneath its respectable public image.
• Gossip as revelation: Tang Shiba’s supposedly casual commentary exposes truths that reshape everyone’s understanding of the scandal.

Character interactions

• Tang Shiba and Han Feng trade teasing remarks, then bond over the unfolding scandal, with Han Feng repeatedly asking for more.
• The guests react with disgust and accuse Mr. Hua of gullibility and responsibility for Hua Yingying’s fate.
• Hua Sisi rejects her husband’s questioning; he tries to intervene in the fight, but Mr. Hua holds him back.
• Hua Sisi and the woman claiming to be her mother clash over their identities and the death of Hua Yingying, turning the wedding stage into a physical confrontation.

Key plot points and events

• At the Hua Family wedding banquet, the guests panic when the Dragon God’s revelations expose their involvement in animal smuggling. Some try to leave, but the doors are shut.
• Hua Father offers to return gifts and compensate the guests, hoping to end the gathering. But Tang Shiba insists that the meal be served, and the guests use the food as an excuse to stay for the unfolding scandal.
• Police arrive during the banquet and arrest the Hua Family members. Tang Shiba keeps eating through the raid; the officers leave her alone, impressed by the Dragon God.
• Afterward, Han Feng serves Tang Shiba food in hopes of hearing gossip about his eldest brother. Tang Shiba postpones the story and goes back to the hotel.
• Tang Mother sends a video of Han Feng and Tang Shiba together to the family group chat. Her sons immediately decide Han Feng looks suspicious, and the video eventually reaches Si Wuyu, who books a flight to Water City.
• While Tang Shiba pretends to sleep, she slips into the next room after sensing gossip. There, Qin Susu is trying to seduce Han Feng, who rebuffs her because she is his brother’s girlfriend.
• Tang Shiba loudly claims she has come to catch Han Feng cheating, attracting tourists eager to join the spectacle. She bursts into the room and theatrically accuses him, even though he has not given in to Qin Susu.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba is driven by food and gossip, cheerfully ignoring danger and social consequences. She turns a private, tense encounter into a public spectacle, acting as though she is Han Feng’s betrayed lover.
• Han Feng remains focused on getting the promised gossip, serves Tang Shiba food to win her over, and firmly rejects Qin Susu, reminding her that she is his brother’s woman. Tang Shiba’s staged accusation leaves him exasperated.
• Hua Father shifts from trying to manage the wedding to facing the collapse of his family and the police raid.
• Tang Mother and the brothers react protectively to the video, interpreting Han Feng’s friendliness as suspicious. Si Wuyu responds by heading to Water City.
• Qin Susu pursues Han Feng despite his rejection, while the tourists eagerly crowd into the scandal as spectators and would-be helpers.

Significant themes

• Gossip as entertainment: The crowd treats serious wrongdoing and private relationship drama as spectacles.
• Comedy amid danger: Tang Shiba’s appetite and antics undercut the tension of the arrests and accusations.
• Appearance versus reality: Han Feng is publicly framed as a cheater despite resisting Qin Susu, while his friendliness with Tang Shiba is misread by her family.
• Loyalty and boundaries: Han Feng’s rejection of Qin Susu reflects his awareness of her relationship with his brother, even as she tries to cross that boundary.

Plot points and events

• Han Feng watches as Tang Shiba searches his hotel room for Qin Susu, who is hiding under his bed. Tang eventually finds and drags her out in front of a crowd.
• Qin Susu claims she and Han Feng have been together for a long time and challenges Tang’s right to interfere. Tang jokingly identifies herself as Han’s mother, then uses a cactus to fend Qin off when she attacks.
• Tang reveals that Qin’s unusual bracelet was the reason she grabbed her. Han Feng recognizes its significance and quietly searches it online, realizing Tang has a plan connected to his eldest brother.
• Si Wuyu and Chang Hua arrive. Tang leaves with Si, while Chang Hua blocks Qin from pursuing them. Han chooses not to warn Qin about Tang’s identity.
• Tang and Si go shopping, but fans recognize them. Because Tang is regarded as the Dragon God, people cover her with temple offerings and money, treating her like a walking shrine. They even place offerings in Si’s wheelchair, assuming he is her attendant.
• Tang’s mother joins in by giving Tang a card, leaving Tang exasperated by the spectacle.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba is quick-witted and theatrical: she turns the confrontation into a public joke, defends herself with whatever is at hand, and keeps her cool despite the crowd’s increasingly absurd devotion.
• Han Feng stays mostly passive during the hotel confrontation, but notices the bracelet and begins forming a plan. He also deliberately lets Qin misunderstand the situation.
• Qin Susu is arrogant and combative, insisting on her relationship with Han and threatening revenge after Tang leaves.
• Si Wuyu gets his chance to spend time with Tang, though he cannot stand or explain himself to the crowd. He finds the public attention oddly novel.
• Chang Hua follows Si’s cue to step aside, then protects Tang from Qin.
• Tang’s mother finds the public worship of her daughter both strange and entertaining, and happily takes part.

Significant themes

• Public image and mistaken identity: Onlookers misread Tang as Han’s mother, then as a deity, while Si is mistaken for her attendant.
• Celebrity and devotion: Tang’s Dragon God status turns an ordinary shopping trip into an impromptu religious spectacle.
• Comedy through role reversal: Tang’s playful claims and the crowd’s assumptions repeatedly upend expectations.
• Hidden intrigue: Qin’s bracelet, her family’s connections, and Han’s response hint at a larger scheme involving the Hua Family and Changde Psychiatric Hospital.

Key plot points and events

• A viral video of Tang Shiba dressed in offerings as Water City’s “Dragon God” brings crowds of visitors. Overwhelmed by the attention, she flees to her hotel room with Si Wuyu and has Chang Hua arrange to donate the offerings.
• Qin Susu arrives with people to take revenge on Tang Shiba. When she realizes Tang is the Dragon God, she dismisses the title as a sham and orders her group to attack. Tang easily defeats them, ties Qin up, and throws the intruders out.
• Han Feng takes Qin Susu into his own room, where he threatens her with two men and taunts her about his older brother’s arrival.
• Chang Hua removes Si Wuyu’s clothes and wheelchair to have them cleaned. With nowhere else to go, Si Wuyu lies in Tang’s bed. He tells her that her parents have gone out together, then openly declares that he wants her and is hers.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba remains blunt, combative, and funny under pressure. She accepts the Dragon God attention only insofar as she can get away from it, and swiftly overpowers Qin Susu’s group. But Si Wuyu’s direct romantic interest leaves her flustered and unsure how to respond.
• Si Wuyu stays close to Tang and becomes more openly flirtatious, using his lack of clothes and wheelchair as reasons to remain in her room. His confident declaration contrasts with Tang’s embarrassed attempts to keep their relationship at a distance.
• Qin Susu shifts from seeking revenge to panic when she discovers Tang’s identity, but still refuses to back down. After Tang throws her out, Han Feng turns the situation against her.
• Chang Hua handles the offerings and Si Wuyu’s belongings, inadvertently—or perhaps deliberately—leaving Si Wuyu in Tang’s bed.
• Tang and Si Wuyu’s interaction moves from practical cooperation to romantic tension: she tries to send him away, while he makes his feelings unmistakable.

Significant themes

• Fame and public devotion: Tang’s viral fame turns her into a local deity, showing how quickly spectacle can become mass belief.
• Revenge and power: Qin Susu’s attempt to intimidate Tang backfires, while the chapter closes with Han Feng exploiting Qin’s vulnerability.
• Romantic tension and vulnerability: Tang’s teasing resistance clashes with Si Wuyu’s frank affection, forcing her to confront feelings she has been avoiding.

Plot points and events

• Tang Shiba wakes up trapped in Si Wuyu’s arms after sneaking into his bed the night before. She bites him to escape, then retreats to the bathroom.
• Chang Hua notices the bite mark and secretly shares a photo with the fan group shipping Si Wuyu and Tang Shiba. Si Wuyu allows him to photograph it for Tang, but orders him to delete the images afterward.
• Si Wuyu sends Tang a photo of his chest. She acts scandalized, then secretly makes it her phone wallpaper.
• The system alerts Tang to a fight in the neighboring room, where Han Feng and his older brother are arguing over Qin Susu. Tang sneaks onto Si Wuyu’s balcony to watch, despite Si Wuyu’s alarm.
• During the fight, Han Feng accuses his brother of once idealizing Qin Susu and now defending her, while his brother argues that Han Feng has disgraced her. Han Feng asks who built the Psychiatric Hospital, but their brawl continues before he gets an answer.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba is embarrassed by her intimacy with Si Wuyu but clearly enjoys it; her private affection contrasts with her teasing and denials. Her appetite for gossip outweighs caution, and she provides irreverent commentary on the fight.
• Si Wuyu is openly affectionate and reluctant to let Tang go. He indulges her, worries when she climbs onto the balcony, and remains nearby while she watches the drama.
• Chang Hua quietly feeds the fans’ enthusiasm for the pair, while trying to satisfy his boss’s instructions and protect his own secret.
• Han Feng and his older brother trade insults and blows, revealing their disagreement over Qin Susu and raising a new question about the Psychiatric Hospital.
• Qin Susu, left on the floor during the fight, is unable to intervene and silently wishes someone would help her.

Significant themes

• Romantic intimacy and denial: Tang and Si Wuyu’s closeness is clear, even as Tang tries to hide her embarrassment.
• Gossip and spectacle: Tang, Chang Hua, and the fan group all turn private or chaotic moments into entertainment.
• Comic contrast: Tang’s playful narration and the fan group’s excitement offset the more serious conflict next door.
• Secrets and intrigue: Han Feng’s question about who built the Psychiatric Hospital hints at a larger mystery.

Key plot points and events

• Elder Brother Han warns Si Wuyu that learning too much can be dangerous. Meanwhile, Chang Hua orders food for Tang Shiba, whose enthusiastic eating nearly reveals her presence to Han Feng.
• Han Feng tells his brother that the Hua Family has been arrested and that he has reported him to the police. Tang Shiba’s thoughts reveal that Changde Hospital was a front for a smuggling operation and that the Hua Family has exposed a list of those involved.
• Elder Brother Han tries to flee, intending to destroy evidence and protect his family, but Han Feng blocks him. During their fight, Tang Shiba realizes the crime may involve someone manipulating luck and suspects Ouyang Xuan’s system.
• Elder Brother Han escapes the room, but the police soon capture him. Qin Susu, left behind, discovers that Han Yu is impotent and mocks him and the Han family; Han Feng insists he is healthy and says he rejected her because she disgusted him.
• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu quietly leave the hotel. Outside, a tourist mistakes Tang Shiba for the Dragon God and asks her to bless their exam results.

Character developments

• Tang Shiba remains observant, irreverent, and eager for food and drama. She connects the smuggling case to possible system interference, though she has no proof.
• Han Feng tries to stop his brother from escaping but is outmatched. His wounded pride grows after Qin Susu’s taunts and Tang Shiba’s unspoken insult.
• Elder Brother Han shifts from dismissing Han Feng’s warning to panicked flight once he realizes the criminal scheme may be exposed. His private resentment over his impotence helps explain his bitterness about Qin Susu.
• Qin Susu reacts to learning Han Yu’s secret with laughter and rage, turning her humiliation into a cruel attack on the Han family.
• Si Wuyu remains stern and guarded, while Chang Hua provides comic relief through his practical but absurdly defended choices.

Significant themes

• Crime and consequences: The smuggling scheme’s exposure brings former associates under scrutiny, and Han Yu’s attempt to evade justice fails.
• Secrets and humiliation: Hidden personal truths erupt during the family conflict, deepening existing resentment.
• Systems, luck, and uncertainty: Tang Shiba suspects a system may be manipulating outcomes, but acknowledges that such interference makes the characters’ futures harder to predict.
• Public image and absurdity: Water City’s boastful claims about criminals surrendering to the “Dragon God” contrast with the mundane reality of arrests—and culminate in a tourist treating Tang Shiba as a deity.

Character interactions

• Chang Hua obeys Tang Shiba’s request for food, then clashes with Si Wuyu over its quality.
• Han Feng confronts his brother with news of the arrests; their argument escalates into a fight and Elder Brother Han’s escape.
• Qin Susu’s revelation about Han Yu sparks a confrontation with Han Feng.
• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu leave together, while Chang Hua’s gesture outside the hotel further frustrates Han Feng.
• A tourist’s mistaken reverence for Tang Shiba ends the chapter on a comic note.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Shiba refuses Si Wuyu’s attempts to keep her in Water City and insists on taking the train back to Cloud City for her upcoming film.
• Si Wuyu asks for a parting “consolation prize,” but Han Feng interrupts their flirtation. The two men trade insults, and when Han Feng tries to provoke Si Wuyu into a fight, Si Wuyu shocks him with his crutch. Chang Hua carries Han Feng away.
• After Si Wuyu leaves, Tang Shiba learns that Ouyang Xuan has woken up and hurries to the station. She disguises herself in a dinosaur costume, but an anti-fan posts a photo of her outfit. Fans copy the disguise, unintentionally making it easier for her to blend in.
• On the train, Tang Shiba overhears Tang Xueqing presenting her adoptive parents as the wronged parents of the famous “Dragon God.” They claim Tang Shiba abandoned them after becoming successful, hoping to stir public sympathy.
• Tang Shiba learns that her adoptive parents once rescued and raised her, but intended her to become their son’s future bride. She had cut ties after her adoptive brother harassed her and she left home to pursue acting.
• Tang Xueqing is using the encounter to target Tang Shiba again. Tang Shiba decides she is willing to give her adoptive parents money in recognition of their care, but will not return with them.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba remains determined and independent: she refuses to delay her career for Si Wuyu and rejects emotional pressure from her adoptive family. She distinguishes financial repayment from surrendering control over her life.
• Si Wuyu shows affection and reluctance to part with Tang Shiba, but also remains combative and resourceful, using his trick crutch to defeat Han Feng.
• Han Feng is humiliated by Si Wuyu’s taunts and shocked unconscious when he attempts to start a fight.
• Tang Xueqing acts as an instigator, helping the adoptive parents frame their story to turn others against Tang Shiba.
• The adoptive parents present themselves as devoted, abandoned caregivers, while the narration reveals their more troubling motives and the abuse that drove Tang Shiba away.

Significant themes

• Independence and boundaries: Tang Shiba refuses to let affection, family obligations, or public pressure dictate her choices.
• Public image and deception: Disguises, online posts, and the adoptive parents’ carefully presented story show how appearances can shape—or distort—public opinion.
• Conditional kindness and obligation: Tang Shiba acknowledges the care she received but questions its motives, choosing repayment without accepting renewed control.
• Romance and rivalry: Si Wuyu’s playful attachment to Tang Shiba contrasts with his sharp, competitive hostility toward Han Feng.

Key events

• On a noisy train, Tang Xueqing becomes suspicious of a passenger in a dinosaur costume—Tang Shiba in disguise—because she stays quiet while everyone discusses the Dragon God.
• Tang Xueqing questions the costumed passenger about the Dragon God. Tang Shiba responds by lavishly praising herself, then counters Tang Xueqing’s accusations by publicly exposing her identity and disgraced reputation.
• When Tang Xueqing tries to seize the costume and later claims the passenger is the Dragon God, Tang Shiba avoids being unmasked by calling for the train attendant and framing the crowd’s actions as attempted assault. The attendant sends everyone back to their seats.
• Tang Shiba then takes advantage of children clinging to Tang Xueqing to remove Tang Xueqing’s mask. The children’s parents recognize and condemn Tang Xueqing, while Tang Shiba sits back and watches.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba is confident, mocking, and resourceful. She uses humor, public embarrassment, and the threat of calling the police to control the situation without revealing herself.
• Tang Xueqing grows increasingly frustrated as her suspicions and accusations backfire. Her attempts to expose the disguised passenger turn the crowd against her, and shoving the children worsens her public humiliation.
• The crowd shifts from curiosity about the Dragon God to defending her image and condemning Tang Xueqing. The children add comic chaos, first clinging to Tang Shiba and later Tang Xueqing.
• The system provides brief comic commentary on Tang Shiba’s shameless self-praise.

Significant themes

• Public reputation can be manipulated—and can rapidly turn against someone.
• Tang Shiba uses wit and performance to deflect scrutiny and expose hypocrisy.
• The chapter’s comedy comes from the contrast between the Dragon God’s grand public image and Tang Shiba’s petty, irreverent behavior.

Plot points and events

• After causing trouble on the train, Tang Xueqing is forced to apologize to Tang Shiba and the parents she is traveling with. She secretly vows to expose Shiba once they reach Cloud City.
• Shiba returns to the Tang Family home in her playful dinosaur costume. Xueqing follows her and identifies the residential complex to the elderly couple.
• Unable to enter, Xueqing livestreams outside, presenting the couple as Shiba’s adoptive parents who have come to demand justice. Anti-fans spread the story online, prompting the Tang Family to intervene.
• Tang Xiao arrives and rejects Xueqing, then offers to take the couple to see Shiba. They hesitate until Shiba comes out, calls them “Mom” and “Dad,” and invites them inside. Tang Xiao keeps Xueqing out.
• Inside, Shiba says she will not return to her adoptive home and offers her parents five million dollars. They explain that their son—the brother who raised and loves Shiba—is gravely ill and wants to see her. Her adoptive mother kneels and begs her to visit him.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba remains playful and self-assured, but firmly draws a boundary with her adoptive parents. She gives them money yet refuses to see her adoptive brother, believing a visit would give him false hope.
• Tang Xueqing continues manipulating events for attention and leverage, but her livestream backfires: online viewers turn against her, and Tang Xiao openly rejects her.
• Tang Xiao and the Tang Family act protectively toward Shiba, bringing the adoptive parents inside while excluding Xueqing.
• Shiba’s adoptive parents are torn between respecting Shiba’s new life and pleading for her to help their son. Their revelation about how she was raised complicates their appeal: they had hoped she would eventually marry their son, though Shiba never shared that expectation.

Significant themes

• Family and belonging: Shiba’s biological and adoptive families both claim emotional ties to her, but she must decide what those ties mean.
• Boundaries versus obligation: Shiba resists being guilted into returning, while her parents appeal to gratitude and her brother’s illness.
• Manipulation and public image: Xueqing uses livestreaming to shape a narrative, but the spectacle strengthens hostility toward her instead.
• A looming moral choice: The chapter ends with Shiba facing the possibility that refusing contact may leave her seriously ill brother without the comfort he seeks.

Key plot points

• Tang Shiba’s adoptive parents plead with her to return because her adoptive brother is threatening suicide. Rather than go home, she agrees to speak to him by video call.
• She bluntly rejects his emotional blackmail, insults his helplessness, and falsely claims she has a boyfriend and is pregnant to discourage him from demanding her return.
• Her adoptive father recognizes that Shiba is happy and refuses to force her back, returning the bride-price money she gave her brother and deciding to arrange a marriage for him instead. Her adoptive parents leave for home, though they ask her to visit someday.
• Tang Xueqing tries to confront the couple and accuse Shiba of mistreating them, but their answers confuse her and undermine her suspicions. Her livestream is banned again, and she leaves resentful.
• Tang Shiba feels relieved after seeing her adoptive parents off. Tang Xiao checks whether her pregnancy claim was real; she admits it was a lie.
• Shiba prepares to go fishing, leaves Er Gou at home, and heads to the hospital with the system, intending to destroy another person’s system.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba remains sharp-tongued and independent, firmly resisting her brother’s coercion. Her affection for her adoptive parents is complicated, but she refuses to sacrifice her current life to rescue her brother.
• Her adoptive father proves pragmatic and considerate: he puts Shiba’s wellbeing ahead of family obligation and understands that forcing her home could ruin their relationship.
• Her adoptive mother remains worried about Shiba’s welfare and reluctant to let go, but ultimately accepts her choice.
• Tang Xiao supports Shiba and offers the couple his contact information, though her fake pregnancy briefly alarms him.
• Tang Xueqing grows increasingly bitter as her attempt to stir up trouble fails again. Shiba mocks her, and Xueqing retreats rather than confront her.
• The adoptive brother appears dependent and manipulative, using threats of self-harm to try to bring Shiba home. Shiba’s insults suggest a long history of conflict between them.

Significant themes

• Family obligation versus personal autonomy: Shiba refuses to be controlled by guilt or tradition.
• Care without coercion: Her adoptive father shows that love can mean letting someone choose their own life.
• Manipulation and public spectacle: The brother uses emotional blackmail, while Tang Xueqing tries to turn a family dispute into livestream drama.
• Reputation and resentment: Tang Xueqing’s jealousy intensifies as Shiba continues to escape her schemes.

Plot points and events

• Tang Shiba hides behind the curtains in Ouyang Xuan’s room, hoping to identify the mastermind behind Changde Psychiatric Hospital. Her system reports that Si Ming has come to ask Ouyang Xuan how to deal with Si Wuyu, after his assassins failed.
• Ouyang Xuan warns Si Ming that Si Wuyu may be trying to draw him out. When Si Wuyu arrives, Si Ming hides under the bed.
• Si Wuyu questions Ouyang Xuan about the murders of Wang Hao and Hua Yingying. She denies involvement. He says Han Feng suspects her and arranges guards for her protection.
• Su Chen then arrives and also accuses Ouyang Xuan of killing the two. She angrily denies it, and he leaves without pressing her further.
• Tang Shiba learns that both Su Chen and Han Feng suspect Ouyang Xuan, but the real mastermind remains unclear. After the visitors leave, Ouyang Xuan asks Si Ming to watch the Su and Han families and tells him not to target Si Wuyu for now.
• Tang Shiba emerges from hiding and moves toward Ouyang Xuan. The Villain System tries to warn its host, but Tang Shiba silences it.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba remains suspicious and sharp-eyed, increasingly irritated by Si Wuyu’s deception and covert visit. She also proves willing to act directly against Ouyang Xuan and her system.
• Ouyang Xuan is weak after waking, with almost no system points. Though she denies the murders, her private relief that Han Feng is suspected—and her plans to monitor rival families—suggests she has her own agenda.
• Si Wuyu visits despite his injured leg, conceals his presence, and shows concern for his sister, while investigating her possible role in the killings.
• Si Ming seeks Ouyang Xuan’s advice about Si Wuyu and hides when others arrive; he remains allied with her, though she restrains him from attacking her brother.
• Su Chen confronts Ouyang Xuan over the deaths, revealing his growing distrust.

Significant themes

• Suspicion and concealment: Nearly everyone hides, withholds information, or suspects someone else.
• Uncertain guilt: Ouyang Xuan is accused of murder, but the evidence and the true mastermind remain unresolved.
• Power and vulnerability: Ouyang Xuan’s depleted points and physical weakness limit her options, while Tang Shiba’s accumulated points give her new leverage.
• Family loyalty versus political intrigue: Si Wuyu’s concern for Ouyang Xuan exists alongside his suspicions, while she quietly plots around him.