Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Tang Shiba refuses to accept store-bought gifts from her fans, insisting on handmade ones. The Black Treasures cleverly rewrap the fans’ flowers into a bouquet, which she accepts.
• When Tang Shiba offers to share roses from her carefully arranged bouquet, her fans stop her, explaining that the ninety-nine roses are likely intended for Si Wuyu.
• A nearby couple’s argument escalates after the man slaps his girlfriend. Tang Shiba exposes his plan to leave her for his first love, and the fans rally against him. The woman slaps him back, ends the relationship, and leaves on her own.
• Si Wuyu arrives and takes Tang Shiba home. He kisses her passionately, asks whether she missed him, and takes her inside. Chang Hua secretly records the affectionate pair.
• Tang Shiba notices the home’s decorations have changed, but cuts off the system before it can reveal why, wanting to discover the surprise herself.

Character developments

• Tang Shiba shows affection toward her fans while maintaining playful boundaries. She also acts decisively to defend the woman being mistreated, then enjoys her reunion with Si Wuyu.
• Si Wuyu displays intense longing and possessiveness, greeting Tang Shiba with a forceful kiss and keeping her close.
• The Black Treasures and Sugar Babies prove enthusiastic and resourceful in finding a way to give Tang Shiba a handmade-style bouquet.
• The woman in the couple moves from suspicion and hurt to taking control: she confronts her boyfriend, ends the relationship, and leaves independently.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and betrayal: The man’s plan to pursue his first love exposes his dishonesty toward his current girlfriend.
• Standing up to mistreatment: Tang Shiba and the fans publicly support the woman after she is slapped.
• Affection and devotion: The fans’ thoughtful gesture and Si Wuyu’s intense reunion with Tang Shiba highlight different forms of care.
• Surprise and anticipation: Tang Shiba chooses not to learn the reason for the changed decorations, preserving the pleasure of discovery.

Character interactions

• Tang Shiba warmly accepts the fans’ reworked bouquet, while they protect the roses they believe she chose for Si Wuyu.
• Tang Shiba confronts the abusive boyfriend; the fans amplify her accusation, and the girlfriend ultimately rejects him.
• Si Wuyu and Tang Shiba reunite with a passionate kiss and affectionate exchange, while Chang Hua watches and records discreetly.
• Tang Shiba playfully shuts down the system’s attempt to provide gossip about the changed decorations.

Key events

• Si Wuyu surprises Tang Shiba with a romantic, underwater-themed room decorated with photos of her roles, balloons, and soft blue carpeting.
• He proposes with custom couple’s rings, nervously asking her to stay with him for life. Tang Shiba accepts and puts his ring on; he returns the gesture, and they embrace.
• Si Wuyu recounts their relationship from their first meeting, including the period when he lost his memory. Tang Shiba teases him about being more restrained than she prefers, and they kiss before going to bed together.
• The next day, Tang Shiba is exhausted and complains about Si Wuyu’s stamina, while he apologizes, feeds her, and indulges her grumbling. They nap together, content in their closeness.

Character developments

• Si Wuyu shows a tender, romantic side but also reveals insecurity about Tang Shiba rejecting him. His proposal and careful recollection of their past reflect how deeply he values their relationship.
• Tang Shiba openly accepts his commitment and responds with affectionate teasing. Even while complaining about being exhausted, she remains playful and clearly comfortable with him.

Significant themes

• Commitment and reassurance: The ring exchange makes their devotion explicit, while Si Wuyu’s nervousness reveals his fear of losing her.
• Intimacy and affection: Romance, teasing, passion, and everyday care all contribute to their bond.
• Love as mutual acceptance: Their playful acceptance of each other—including imagined flaws and real frustrations—underscores the chapter’s affectionate tone.

Character interactions

• The system interrupts Tang Shiba’s romantic moment with comic commentary, which she dismisses internally.
• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu balance tenderness with teasing: she accepts his proposal and provokes him, while he embraces, kisses, feeds, and comforts her.
• After their passionate night, she scolds and bites him, but he lets her vent and apologizes, reinforcing their affectionate, lighthearted dynamic.

Plot points and events

• While Tang Shiba sleeps, Xu Jiang meets with the team to discuss their campaign. They still have ten days of damaging information about Ouyang Xuan to release. Xu Jiang rejects directly exploiting the turmoil at the Si Company, since Tang Shiba is dating the Si family’s leader, but Shanshan hints that she has a plan.
• Tang Shiba wakes to learn that Ouyang Xuan has been hospitalized after a car accident, and the driver claims Tang ordered the attack. The supposed evidence appears to use Tang’s real contact details.
• Si Wuyu dismisses the evidence as a setup, burns it, and goes to the hospital. There, Ouyang Xuan pretends to be asleep while privately admitting she only wants to cause trouble for Tang.
• The Counter-System tries to recruit Si Wuyu by falsely presenting itself as a “Protagonist Comeback System.” He refuses. Afterward, he suspects the system is connected to Ouyang Xuan and may be helping conceal her wrongdoing.

Character developments

• Tang Shiba is alarmed by the false accusation but remains irreverent and trusts Si Wuyu to handle it. Her playful relationship with him is emphasized.
• Si Wuyu is openly affectionate with Tang, yet decisive and protective when he sees evidence implicating her. His rejection of the system shows he is not tempted by promises of power.
• Ouyang Xuan is shown as spiteful: even when she cannot achieve her larger aims, she wants to retaliate against Tang. She continues relying on deception.
• Xu Jiang and the team are preparing further attacks on Ouyang Xuan, while Shanshan appears ready to contribute a new strategy.

Significant themes

• Manipulation and false evidence: Tang is framed through fabricated-looking proof, while Ouyang Xuan uses the accident to provoke and inconvenience her.
• Trust and loyalty: Si Wuyu sides with Tang immediately rather than accepting the apparent evidence.
• Power, ambition, and skepticism: The Counter-System offers wishes and advancement, but Si Wuyu sees through its pitch and questions its connection to Ouyang Xuan.
• Romance and comedy: Tang and Si Wuyu’s affectionate, teasing intimacy contrasts with the increasingly serious conspiracy around them.

Character interactions

• Xu Jiang consults the team and keeps their actions measured because of Tang’s relationship with Si Wuyu.
• Tang and Si Wuyu share playful, intimate banter before he leaves to investigate the accusation.
• Si Wuyu confronts Ouyang Xuan at the hospital, though she avoids speaking by feigning sleep.
• The Counter-System attempts to persuade Si Wuyu to become its host; he refuses and leaves, prompting it to consider binding him by force.

Key plot points

• Si Wuyu interrogates the gambler hired to frame Tang Shiba. Under threat of violence, the man reveals that a woman named Xiao Xiang paid him to carry out the scheme, confirming Si’s suspicion that Ouyang Xuan was behind it.
• Si tells Chang Hua to monitor the Si family’s impending power struggle and follow their plan. Missing Tang, he rushes home, but she has already left; discovering she ate all the food he left warming improves his mood.
• Tang tells Si she has something important to do, then heads to the hospital to confront Ouyang. She loudly accuses Ouyang of arranging the car accident and quickly attracts sympathetic patients.
• A patient who recognizes Tang as the “Dragon God” theatrically claims his legs are healed and offers her his wheelchair. The crowd follows as Tang is wheeled to Ouyang’s room.
• Tang arrives smiling, but Ouyang’s amusement at seeing her in a wheelchair turns to alarm when the crowd identifies her as the woman who hired someone to hit Tang. The chapter ends as Tang’s young supporter angrily points at Ouyang.

Character developments and interactions

• Si Wuyu is ruthless in extracting information, yet his thoughts and messages reveal how strongly he misses and cares for Tang. His mood shifts with news that she has eaten.
• Tang Shiba uses her fame and comic flair to rally the hospital patients, turning her confrontation into a public spectacle. She and her system continue their playful, affectionate bickering.
• Ouyang Xuan appears confident and entertained by Tang’s apparent injury, but is caught off guard when Tang confronts her with witnesses.
• Chang Hua carries out Si’s orders without hesitation. The gambler, initially tempted by the money, eventually gives up Xiao Xiang’s name under pressure.
• Tang’s interactions with the patients show their devotion to her: they worry over her, offer her a wheelchair, and treat her as a miraculous protector.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and affection: Si’s longing for Tang contrasts with his cold handling of business.
• Power, reputation, and public judgment: Tang’s “Dragon God” status quickly wins her support and puts Ouyang under public scrutiny.
• Comedy amid danger: Threats, injury, and revenge plots are punctuated by Tang’s banter with her system and the patients’ exaggerated enthusiasm.

Chapter summary

Tang Shiba confronts Ouyang Xuan at the hospital, accusing her of arranging the hit that left Tang Shiba unable to walk. Ouyang denies it, while her assistant Xiao Xiang angrily defends her. Tang Shiba claims to have evidence and hints that she will make it public unless Ouyang pays. Ouyang eventually faints—though Tang Shiba suspects she is pretending—and then wakes to transfer Tang five million yuan. Tang leaves, while Ouyang vows revenge and orders Xiao Xiang to investigate whether Tang is truly disabled.
Meanwhile, the Sugar Baby misunderstands Tang’s demand for money as proof that Ouyang paid her to keep quiet. He posts the story online, prompting excited speculation among Tang’s fans about her injury and possible romantic connections. Outside the room, Tang’s Melon System beats Ouyang’s Counter-System. The Counter-System learns that systems may be switched and resolves to discover how.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba stays cool and taunting under accusation, using the threat of evidence to secure five million. She also suspects Ouyang’s fainting is an act.
• Ouyang Xuan shifts from denial to anxious bargaining, then to anger and plans for retaliation. Her repeated attempts to conceal the truth leave her vulnerable to Tang’s pressure.
• Xiao Xiang fiercely protects Ouyang but is later tasked with investigating Tang’s disability. The chapter’s system commentary also reveals that Xiao Xiang has neglected her seriously ill mother.
• The Sugar Baby enthusiastically backs Tang, but his mistaken interpretation of events spreads a misleading online story.
• The Counter-System remains cowed by the Melon System but gains a new ambition: learning how to change systems.

Significant themes

The chapter mixes blackmail, public spectacle, and misinformation: a private confrontation becomes online gossip through a fan’s mistaken assumptions. It also emphasizes power and vulnerability, as Tang turns evidence and reputation into leverage, while the systems’ bullying mirrors the characters’ struggles for control.

Plot points

• Tang Shiba reveals she was pretending to be disabled and celebrates having scammed five million. Xiao Xiang exposes the act to Ouyang Xuan, who is left furious and exhausted.
• Tang Shiba reunites with Si Wuyu. Their flirtation turns into an intense romantic encounter at home, after which she falls asleep worn out.
• The Shang family’s company encounters unexplained trouble, so Shang Yun visits Tang Xuan to seek help.
• Tang Xuan is asleep when Shang Yun arrives. A teasing exchange turns emotional: Shang Yun is hurt by his remark, and Tang Xuan notices her tears and holds her. They end up lying together, with Tang Xuan falling asleep while embracing her.

Character development

• Tang Shiba is lively, mischievous, and unapologetic about her deception; she also actively teases Si Wuyu and enjoys their intimacy.
• Si Wuyu responds to Tang Shiba’s playful provocations with affectionate, passionate possessiveness.
• Shang Yun reveals vulnerability beneath her composed exterior. Her feelings for Tang Xuan have grown so strong that she does not truly want to reject the arranged marriage.
• Tang Xuan shifts from joking and teasing to comforting Shang Yun, though he remains impulsive and physically clingy.

Character interactions

• Xiao Xiang angrily reports Tang Shiba’s fake disability to Ouyang Xuan.
• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu share playful banter that develops into a passionate reunion.
• Tang Mother welcomes Shang Yun and assumes she has come to see Tang Xuan, arranging for her to wake him.
• Shang Yun and Tang Xuan tease each other; her hurt becomes apparent, and he responds by holding her close. Their closeness leaves Shang Yun exasperated but receptive.

Significant themes

• Deception and consequences: Tang Shiba’s scam succeeds financially but provokes anger from those who discover it.
• Vulnerability beneath composure: Shang Yun’s emotional distress exposes how deeply she cares for Tang Xuan.
• Romantic intimacy and growing attachment: Both couples’ scenes emphasize desire, affection, teasing, and increasing closeness.

Plot points and events

• Shang Yun and Tang Xuan wake late after sleeping together. Their teasing turns into another argument, though Tang Xuan appears comfortable and playful with her.
• Downstairs, Shang Yun meets Gu Qingcheng, Tang Xuan’s pregnant sister-in-law-to-be. Gu reassures her that an arranged marriage can still grow into a loving relationship.
• Shang Yun asks Tang Xuan to move their engagement banquet forward because the Shang company is in trouble: the Si Family has taken a partnership, prompting other partners to withdraw.
• Tang Xuan agrees to an engagement the day after tomorrow. His family’s group-chat replies show support, though Tang Shiba hints that the Si Family may soon face consequences.
• Shang Yun’s parents tell her not to return home for two days, apparently expecting her to help with preparations. Tang Xuan asks to stay at her place instead, then provokes her by bringing up having children. They end up wrestling on the sofa, astonishing the household staff and Gu.

Character developments and interactions

• Shang Yun remains wary and sharp-tongued, but Tang Xuan’s quick, decisive response to the Shang Family’s crisis makes her admire him and briefly unsettles her emotionally.
• Tang Xuan shifts between dependable heir and mischievous, teasing partner. He accepts the accelerated engagement without hesitation and takes charge of arrangements.
• Gu Qingcheng is warm and reassuring toward Shang Yun, openly sharing her pregnancy and relationship with Tang Second Brother.
• Shang Yun and Tang Xuan’s bickering and playful tussling reveal growing familiarity beneath their combative manner.

Significant themes

• Marriage as both alliance and potential romance: Shang Yun treats the engagement as a practical arrangement, while Gu suggests affection may develop over time.
• Family and business interests: The Tang family’s support may protect the Shang company from the Si Family’s pressure.
• Public roles versus private behavior: Tang Xuan’s lively, childish side contrasts with his image as a serious, reliable heir.

Plot points and events

• Tang Third Brother returns home tanned and noticeably more muscular after training for a drama role. Tang Shiba’s inner thoughts—and the System—reveal he also worked out partly to prove himself after someone questioned his masculinity, and secretly hopes to beat Han Feng.
• He gives Tang Shiba two gifts: a magnificent, apparently priceless yellow-jade dragon from the authorities in Water City, and a handmade doll resembling her. He also gives Gu Qingcheng an expensive necklace. Tang Shiba is thrilled by the jade dragon’s value and plans to enshrine it.
• Tang Second Brother is stunned by Third Brother’s new physique and feels threatened by the comparison. Their teasing turns into a rivalry: Second Brother vows to exercise, while Third Brother privately considers snooping through his room.
• Tang Second Brother warns Gu Qingcheng to keep Third Brother away from their valuables, reflecting his brother’s long-standing reputation for petty theft and mishaps. Their parents, meanwhile, lament that he has lost his fair complexion.
• The chapter then moves to the day of an engagement banquet at Jintang Hotel. Reporters and influencers gather as luxury cars arrive; Shanshan, the Little Prince, and Zhu Zhu push through the crowd, provoking complaints from other reporters.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Third Brother returns more confident and physically imposing, but remains bashful when presenting his handmade doll. His family’s reactions make his transformation a source of both pride and comic insecurity.
• Tang Shiba shows affection for her brother and appreciation for his gifts, while her thoughts quickly turn to the jade dragon’s spiritual prestige and enormous potential resale value.
• Tang Second Brother shifts from teasing Third Brother to feeling a competitive urge to improve his own fitness; he also treats him warily because of his mischievous history.
• Gu Qingcheng is touched by Third Brother’s gift and accepts Second Brother’s warning about protecting their belongings, despite initially finding it hard to picture him as a troublemaker.
• The family’s playful teasing contrasts with the bustle and pushing among reporters at the banquet, setting up a transition to the public event.

Significant themes

• Family affection expressed through gifts and teasing: Tang Third Brother’s presents, and everyone’s reactions to them, show closeness beneath the jokes.
• Self-improvement and insecurity: His fitness transformation—and Second Brother’s response—are driven partly by comparison and the desire to prove oneself.
• Comedy through contrast: Third Brother’s sunny appearance clashes with his reputation as a petty thief, while Tang Shiba’s excitement about a sacred-looking jade artifact is mixed with thoughts of its monetary value.

Plot points and events

• The Tang and Shang families arrive at Tang Xuan and Shang Yun’s engagement banquet, politely deferring to one another as they enter.
• Before joining the guests, Tang Xuan and Shang Yun bicker and flirt in their car. Tang Xuan kisses Shang Yun, who is annoyed but clearly flustered.
• Tang Lin and Fang Cheng arrive with Si Wuyu and Tang Shiba. Shanshan and her companions use their connections to get into the banquet, despite other reporters complaining that they are being excluded.
• Tang Shiba cheerfully poses for the media with Si Wuyu. The Tang family’s arrival becomes a trending topic, as does Tang Lin’s acting career.
• At the banquet, Tang Shiba scans the guests for gossip. Si Wuyu makes a possessive show of affection, exciting the anti-fans nearby, while Fang Cheng stays close in hopes of hearing rumors.
• Tang Second Brother leaves after checking on the banquet, concerned about Gu Qingcheng.
• Ouyang Xuan arrives with a powerful Movie Tycoon. Tang Lin recognizes him and would like to meet him, while Tang Shiba’s internal commentary reveals his influence on Ouyang’s career. Ouyang and her companion head toward their table.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Xuan and Shang Yun are affectionate beneath their teasing: Shang Yun complains that he has worn her out, while Tang Xuan responds with a kiss and childish smugness.
• Tang Mother warmly welcomes Shang Yun’s parents, showing how much she values Shang Yun as a future daughter-in-law.
• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu appear close and comfortable together; his protective, possessive gesture draws enthusiastic attention from the anti-fans.
• Tang Lin is proud of his acting progress, but also bristles when Tang Second Brother teases him for being single.
• Fang Cheng, Shanshan, and the anti-fans are chiefly motivated by gossip and access, rather than the formal celebration.

Significant themes

• Public image versus private behavior: The engagement banquet is a polished public event, but the couples’ teasing and the guests’ gossip reveal more personal sides.
• Celebrity culture and media spectacle: The Tang family’s arrival quickly becomes trending news, and reporters compete for access and photos.
• Gossip as entertainment: Several characters—and the chapter’s framing—treat the banquet as an opportunity to uncover secrets as much as to celebrate an engagement.

Plot points and events

• Tang Shiba gathers Su Chen and Han Feng at a table with a good view of the gossip, while Ouyang Xuan is left to sit elsewhere. Tang Shiba smugly enjoys having blocked her.
• The Movie Tycoon repeatedly smiles at Tang Shiba. Tang Lin and Si Wuyu react with suspicion and anger, and Si Wuyu’s icy glare makes the man stop.
• Ouyang Xuan tells the Tycoon that Tang Shiba is his devoted fan and wants to meet him alone. Tang Shiba overhears and is furious at the lie.
• Tang Shiba’s gossip reveals the Tycoon’s narcissism: he assumes women are attracted to him and has a history of harassing women, including visiting them in revealing underwear. Several husbands have already beaten him, and a group now plans to castrate him.
• The Tycoon anticipates retaliation and wears locked, blade-resistant iron underwear. Tang Lin, Fang Cheng, and Shanshan share the information in a group chat; Shanshan posts a teasing online scoop and offers Tang Shiba Ugly Dolls as a prize.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba is playful and vindictive toward Ouyang Xuan, but firmly rejects the Tycoon’s imagined claim that she admires him.
• Si Wuyu openly protects Tang Shiba, while their flirtatious affection makes Su Chen feel envious.
• Tang Lin becomes gleefully invested in the scandal and shares the gossip with Fang Cheng and the group. Shanshan joins in, eager to witness the planned retaliation.
• Ouyang Xuan’s attempt to flatter the Tycoon by inventing Tang Shiba’s interest instead exposes her dishonesty.

Significant themes

• Narcissism and entitlement: The Tycoon mistakes women’s politeness for desire and behaves as though he is irresistible.
• Gossip as exposure and entertainment: Hidden information spreads quickly, turning the Tycoon’s misconduct into public amusement.
• Protectiveness and solidarity: Si Wuyu and Tang Lin react strongly to the Tycoon’s attention toward Tang Shiba, while the husbands unite against his harassment.
• Comic revenge: The chapter treats the Tycoon’s absurd “anti-assassination” underwear—and the threat to defeat it—as a farcical comeuppance.

Key plot points and events

• The Anti-Fans discover that movie mogul Zhang Yingjun’s “Iron Horse Armor” is locked and he has no key, so he can’t easily use the restroom. Tang Lin alerts the group.
• Shanshan and Zhu Zhu lure Zhang into drinking with them. He eagerly agrees, unaware that they’re trying to keep him occupied until he urgently needs the bathroom.
• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu flirt. He asks her to wear a qipao for him; she agrees after his coaxing, then bargains for him to grant one of her requests: a raunchy striptease.
• Ouyang Xuan tries to join Si Wuyu and Tang Shiba’s table, but Han Feng rejects her and Si Wuyu ignores her. Tang Shiba’s inner thoughts suggest Ouyang came looking for a confrontation.
• The systems’ quarrel turns physical: Melon System refuses Counter-System’s offer to help complete a mission for reward points, reports him to Tang Shiba, and beats him on her command.
• Zhang Yingjun finally rushes toward the restroom and messages his assistant to retrieve the key. Tang Lin tells the group to follow and prevent him from getting it. Fang Cheng and Shanshan’s group head after him.
• Tang Shiba’s family worries Zhang may emerge without his pants. Her eldest brother sends staff to guard the restroom and keep anyone in that situation inside.
• Several men from the Avengers Alliance also follow, having seen the group’s social-media post and recognizing their chance to act.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu grow more openly flirtatious and intimate, playfully trading promises.
• Zhang Yingjun is easily charmed by Shanshan and Zhu Zhu and drinks without realizing their plan.
• Ouyang Xuan persists despite being rebuffed; Han Feng remains openly hostile, while Si Wuyu gives her no attention.
• Tang Lin and the Anti-Fans coordinate their attempt to exploit Zhang’s predicament. Tang Shiba’s family, meanwhile, reacts protectively and tries to prevent a public disruption.
• Melon System and Counter-System deepen their antagonism through a rejected bargain and a beating.

Significant themes

• Humor through humiliation and escalating schemes: Zhang’s locked armor and urgent need to use the restroom drive the chapter’s farcical plot.
• Romantic teasing and reciprocal bargaining: Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu test each other with flirtation and promises.
• Loyalty and conflict: Characters and systems take sides, reject outsiders, and retaliate against perceived threats.
• A looming confrontation: The Avengers Alliance’s arrival hints that the restroom incident may become more dangerous than the Anti-Fans’ prank.

Plot and key events

• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu leave the banquet briefly and spend an intimate half-hour together, returning with a visible hickey on Tang Shiba’s neck.
• Zhang Yingjun is trapped in a humiliating restroom incident: after being harassed, he is struck unconscious, photographed while exposed and wearing a chastity belt, and carried off by a group of men. Fang Cheng and Little Prince learn what happened but decide not to intervene, fearing it would disrupt the engagement banquet.
• Back at the banquet, Fang Cheng mistakes Tang Shiba’s hickey for an allergic reaction. Tang Lin explains it by demonstrating how a hickey is made, embarrassing Fang Cheng and crushing Su Chen’s remaining hopes.
• The system warns Tang Shiba that her aunt Wang Li is planning trouble after consulting Tang Xueqing. Tang Shiba quietly sets Fang Cheng on her.
• Fang Cheng lures Wang Li away by promising a large engagement gift, then confronts her in an empty room. When she realizes she has been tricked, she cries rape. Fang Cheng tries to frighten her, but she seems attracted to him, leaving him frustrated and insulting her.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu openly display their romantic closeness; Tang Shiba remains unconcerned when others notice.
• Fang Cheng is earnest but socially clueless, shown by his hickey misunderstanding. He later acts on Tang Shiba’s plan, though his confrontation with Wang Li becomes a farcical battle of wits.
• Wang Li is revealed as a potential saboteur, but her own scheme is interrupted before it is explained.
• Tang Lin gently covers for his sister while making the truth obvious to Fang Cheng. Su Chen finally gives up hope of winning Tang Shiba.
• Zhang Yingjun suffers public humiliation and is abducted by people with a grudge against him.

Significant themes

• Romance and public embarrassment: Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu’s intimacy contrasts with Fang Cheng’s awkwardness and Su Chen’s heartbreak.
• Schemes and reversals: Tang Shiba counters Wang Li’s hidden plan by using Fang Cheng to lure her away.
• Comedic humiliation: Both Zhang Yingjun’s exposure and Fang Cheng’s exchanges with Wang Li turn serious trouble into farce.

Plot points and events

• Fang Cheng records an incident on his phone, which Tang Shiba hides in Si Wuyu’s bag.
• At the engagement banquet, Tang Shiba’s thoughts reveal that Tang Eldest Brother and Shang Yun are using water instead of liquor for their toasts. He gives her a red envelope; she passes it to Shang Yun and jokes that she should save her bigger gift for Shang Yun’s own wedding.
• Tang Shiba’s system reports that Su Chen likes her, but she dismisses it, reaffirming her relationship with Si Wuyu. It also shares alarming gossip about a movie mogul, which she chooses not to pursue.
• Ouyang Xuan confronts Tang Eldest Brother, insisting he still likes her and became engaged to provoke her. He denies this and suggests she seek treatment.
• Shang Yun challenges Ouyang Xuan’s claims and reminds her that she was the one who pursued Tang Eldest Brother. When Ouyang Xuan boasts that Shang Yun only married him because of her poor health, Shang Yun kisses Tang Eldest Brother to make her point and tells Ouyang Xuan to distinguish fantasy from reality. Ouyang Xuan leaves, claiming she has evidence.
• The engagement proceeds without further disruption. Later, in the car, Shang Yun demands fidelity and threatens divorce if Tang Eldest Brother cannot commit. Though she doubts anything happened with Ouyang Xuan, the accusation has unsettled her.
• Tang Eldest Brother angrily insists Ouyang Xuan is trying to provoke them. He then has the driver leave and forcibly kisses Shang Yun; she resists and slaps him, but he continues despite her protests.

Character developments and interactions

• Shang Yun shows herself to be sharp and assertive in public, confronting Ouyang Xuan directly. Privately, however, she is troubled by Ouyang’s insinuations and insists on clear expectations for their arranged marriage.
• Tang Eldest Brother denies having feelings for Ouyang Xuan, but his anger and possessive behavior toward Shang Yun reveal a controlling side. His forced advance in the car disregards her refusal.
• Ouyang Xuan attempts to unsettle the engaged couple by presenting herself as Tang Eldest Brother’s true love and hinting that she has evidence. Shang Yun refuses to let her dictate the relationship.
• Tang Shiba supplies comic commentary through her inner thoughts, supports Shang Yun, and dismisses the system’s suggestion that Su Chen likes her.

Significant themes

• Jealousy and manipulation: Ouyang Xuan uses insinuation to plant doubt between the couple.
• Arranged marriage and trust: Tang Eldest Brother and Shang Yun’s relationship is not yet affectionate, and the confrontation exposes how fragile their trust remains.
• Consent and control: The car scene sharply contrasts Shang Yun’s stated boundaries with Tang Eldest Brother’s decision to ignore her resistance.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Shiba listens to a recording proving Tang Xueqing directed Wang Li to frame Tang Shiba’s eldest brother by claiming he fathered her pregnancy. Shiba expects Xueqing to face prison once the child is born.
• The system reports that the movie mogul involved in the scandal has been found unconscious and castrated after being caught seducing another man’s wife.
• Police visit the Tang home to reward Shiba for helping dismantle smuggling and drug-trafficking operations. They present her with two honor banners and a five-million-yuan check, then take a group photo.
• Director Wang uses the visit to ask Shiba to return to filming the variety show Loving and Killing Each Other: One Family. Her family strongly objects, remembering how dangerous filming was.
• Shiba agrees to consider returning—but only if the pay is raised. Wang offers to double her fee; Shiba demands triple. Third Brother joins the negotiations and asks for his pay to be tripled too. The chapter ends before Wang answers.

Character developments

• Tang Shiba remains sharp, pragmatic, and money-minded: she welcomes the police once she hears about the reward and treats the show’s risks as grounds for higher pay.
• Tang Third Brother shows how protective he has become, offering to accompany Shiba and then bargaining for better compensation.
• Director Wang is eager and increasingly anxious to secure Shiba’s participation, while Captain Yang encourages him to pay fairly.

Character interactions

• Shiba’s family closes ranks against the show, with her parents and brothers voicing fears for her safety.
• Si Wuyu asks Shiba directly whether she wants to go and supports her decision rather than speaking for her.
• The police and Tang family share a celebratory moment over Shiba’s reward, while the officers also find themselves admiring and photographing the family dog, Er Gou.

Significant themes

• Justice and accountability: Shiba’s evidence exposes Tang Xueqing’s scheme, while the police formally recognize Shiba’s help.
• Family protection: The Tang family’s objections reflect their concern for Shiba’s safety.
• Self-interest and bargaining: Shiba insists that dangerous work deserves appropriate pay, turning the show’s renewal into a negotiation.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Shiba agrees to appear in the next season of Loving and Killing Each Other: One Family, scheduled to begin filming in two weeks. Her parents worry about her safety, but Tang Third Brother and Si Wuyu promise to protect her.
• Ouyang Xuan’s crimes and past are exposed online. She loses two million followers overnight, and her stolen fortune—and the life it sustains—begins to slip away. In despair, she smashes her home and weeps.
• Her system offers a desperate gamble: spend her remaining lifespan on a special product that might eliminate Tang Shiba. Ouyang Xuan accepts.
• At her company, Ouyang Xuan silences employees gossiping about her, then seeks out her cousin, Si Wuyu. She coughs up blood, revealing how close to death she may be.
• Ouyang Xuan asks Si Wuyu to take her to visit her late parents’ grave. He agrees and informs Tang Shiba, who responds briefly. On the drive, Ouyang Xuan notices Si Wuyu’s affectionate expression as he messages Tang Shiba.
• At the cemetery, Ouyang Xuan remembers her parents’ tenderness and collapses to her knees before their gravestone.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba remains bold and practical, agreeing to the filming despite her family’s concerns. She trusts Si Wuyu enough not to question his trip.
• Si Wuyu shows both concern for Ouyang Xuan’s worsening condition and clear affection for Tang Shiba. Ouyang Xuan recognizes that the warmth he once showed her has become indifference.
• Ouyang Xuan shifts from rage and self-pity to a calculated, life-threatening gamble. Her visit to her parents’ grave briefly brings back her childhood memories and emotional vulnerability.
• Tang Shiba’s family remain protective, while the online backlash against Ouyang Xuan grows into a public collapse of her reputation.

Significant themes

• Consequences and karma: Ouyang Xuan’s downfall is framed as the result of her past actions.
• Popularity and borrowed power: Her stolen fortune depends on her fans, so public approval is tied directly to her survival.
• Desperation and mortality: Faced with dwindling time, Ouyang Xuan risks everything to eliminate Tang Shiba.
• Lost affection and memory: Ouyang Xuan’s awareness of Si Wuyu’s changed feelings—and her recollection of her parents—underscores what she has lost.

Plot points and events

• At her parents’ grave, Ouyang Xuan apologizes for the accident that killed them and says she will soon join them.
• As she and Si Wuyu leave the cemetery in the rain, she injects him with a drug, saying she only wants him to sleep. She takes his phone before he can contact Tang Shiba.
• Ouyang Xuan refuses the system’s advice to kill Si Wuyu, believing he is still useful and will not harm her. She instead decides to target Tang Shiba. She leaves Si Wuyu in the villa basement.
• Tang Shiba discovers she has reached twenty million genuine followers. The system suggests that her former anti-fans may have become supporters because she has been fighting less; Tang Shiba rejects the idea that she should stop fighting.
• Si Wuyu arrives to pick her up, but Tang Shiba notices he is unusually restrained. He claims he has a cold, which makes her suspect he is avoiding affection.
• Tang Shiba gets angry, refuses dinner, and orders Chang Hua to drive her home. Si Wuyu asks Chang Hua how he and Tang Shiba usually interact, then starts sending her red packets to win her back.

Character developments and interactions

• Ouyang Xuan shows apparent grief and remorse, but her actions reveal a calculated, desperate plan. She drugs Si Wuyu and shifts her murderous intent toward Tang Shiba.
• Si Wuyu is caught off guard by Ouyang Xuan’s attack. Later, apparently under her scheme, he behaves unlike himself with Tang Shiba; her suspicions go unchallenged, and he tries to reconcile with her.
• Tang Shiba remains impulsive and playful, interpreting Si Wuyu’s lack of affection as a reason to sulk. Her growing popularity contrasts with her determination to keep her combative personality.
• Chang Hua is bewildered by the couple’s tension but helps Tang Shiba by taking her home and inadvertently coaches Si Wuyu on how to soothe her.

Significant themes

• Deception and danger: Ouyang Xuan’s apparent vulnerability masks a threat, while Si Wuyu’s unusual behavior hints that something is wrong.
• Affection and misunderstanding: Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu’s relationship is affectionate but comically prone to misreading and awkward attempts at reconciliation.
• Public image and personal identity: Tang Shiba’s rising popularity may be linked to her calmer image, but she refuses to give up fighting.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Shiba persuades Tang Third Brother to join her in a nighttime “rob the rich to help the poor” outing. They sneak into Ouyang Xuan’s villa, guided by Shiba’s system.
• Si Wuyu arrives at the Tang home looking for Shiba, but Tang Mother tells him she has gone to bed. He leaves without seeing her.
• At the villa, Third Brother explores upstairs while Shiba searches the basement for Si Wuyu, who the system says was drugged and weakened. He is nowhere to be found—until he suddenly grabs and kisses her.
• Shiba bites him, then kisses him back. They tease each other about whether an impostor had touched her, and Si Wuyu kisses her again.
• Upstairs, Third Brother discovers Ouyang Xuan’s awards and valuables. Rather than steal them, he gleefully begins damaging and altering them. Shiba finds him and is shocked by the results.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba is mischievous and bold, but also quick to challenge Si Wuyu and curious about Third Brother’s criminal “skills.” Her playful teasing turns their reunion into an intense, affectionate contest.
• Tang Third Brother eagerly joins Shiba’s scheme and proves that his real talent is destruction rather than theft. He treats the villa’s valuables as materials for pranks and vandalism.
• Si Wuyu is worried when Shiba does not answer his message. At the villa, his apparent weakness proves misleading; he is intensely affectionate and jealous about the possibility that someone impersonating him touched her.
• Tang Mother suspects the siblings are up to something but lets them go, then turns Si Wuyu away because Shiba is supposedly asleep.
• The system provides directions and commentary, but refuses to help Shiba during the kiss.

Significant themes

• Mischief and lawlessness: Shiba and Third Brother treat their break-in as a playful adventure, while Third Brother’s destructive impulses become the chapter’s comic centerpiece.
• Romance and jealousy: Shiba and Si Wuyu’s reunion mixes affection, teasing, possessiveness, and physical sparring.
• Comedy through contrast: The supposed “robbery” produces little theft; instead, the villa’s contents face Third Brother’s eccentric handiwork.

Plot points and events

• Tang Lin finishes secretly modifying several bags and items, proud that his work leaves no trace.
• Si Wuyu insists on staying at Tang Shiba’s home, claiming he can’t show his face. Tang Shiba lets him sleep beside her after he pesters her and pleads that he is afraid of the dark.
• He wakes her during the night by tickling her; she throws him off the bed and threatens him, but eventually allows him to stay quietly until morning.
• At dawn, Si Wuyu tries to sneak back to the guest room and runs into Tang Mother, who pretends not to notice his overnight stay.
• Tang Shiba’s system warns that the impostor is coming. The fake Si Wuyu arrives before breakfast and sits beside her, asking why she ignored his messages.
• Tang Shiba keeps up her act, while her inner thoughts reveal the impostor’s plan: destroy Si Company, grow close to her, and eventually kill her. The Tang family overhears and becomes furious, though the impostor notices nothing.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba is exhausted and irritable after Si Wuyu’s antics, but she remains alert to the danger posed by his impostor. She deliberately plays along at breakfast rather than exposing herself.
• Si Wuyu is clingy and affectionate, coaxing Tang Shiba to let him stay. He respects her boundary after she agrees, and Tang Mother assumes he is behaving carefully to protect her reputation.
• Tang Mother discreetly covers for Si Wuyu when she finds him in the hallway.
• The Tang family shifts from embarrassment over the couple’s apparent intimacy to anger and suspicion after learning the impostor intends to harm Tang Shiba.
• The system warns Tang Shiba about the impostor, though she mocks it for interrupting her sleep.
• Tang Lin remains puzzled by the family’s romantic drama and later by Tang Shiba’s cryptic comments.

Significant themes

• Affection mixed with comedy: Si Wuyu’s pleading and Tang Shiba’s exasperation make their relationship playful, if physically rowdy.
• Deception and hidden danger: The fake Si Wuyu presents himself as a lover while secretly plotting against Tang Shiba.
• Protective family loyalty: Once the Tang family understands the threat, they immediately resolve to cut ties with the Si family and protect her.
• Dramatic irony: The impostor believes the family is behaving normally, unaware that Tang Shiba’s inner thoughts have exposed his intentions.

• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu’s plan: Tang Shiba gives Si Wuyu his real phone, which she took from Si Doll, and tells him to use it to deal with the fake at his company while she keeps Si Doll occupied. Si Wuyu is jealous and reluctant to let her leave, but she persuades him to behave by promising to wear a qipao for him. Their affectionate, teasing exchange shows their strong attraction—and Si Wuyu’s growing preoccupation with her.
• The fake’s outing: Tang Shiba leaves with Si Doll, carefully avoiding holding his hand so Si Wuyu won’t become jealous. After they go, Si Wuyu leaves by climbing in from the backyard, baffling Tang Second Brother and Gu Qingcheng, who doubt how he managed it.
• Ouyang Xuan’s suspicions: At the company, Ouyang Xuan is surprised to see Si Wuyu after believing he had gone on a date. Feeling uneasy, she returns to the villa and checks that the unconscious person hidden in the basement is still there. She then notices a handbag and briefly wonders whether it has changed, but dismisses the thought and falls asleep.
• The amusement park: Tang Lin learns that Tang Shiba is at the park and goes with Fang Cheng to find her. He assumes she will choose the most thrilling attraction and insists they enter the Haunted House. Fang Cheng refuses and runs off, leaving Tang Lin to go in alone.
  Character developments and interactions: Tang Shiba takes charge of the plan and balances her playful affection for Si Wuyu with caution around the fake. Si Wuyu’s jealousy and desire are evident, though he yields to her. Ouyang Xuan grows suspicious but remains focused on protecting her secret. Tang Lin is determined but impulsive, while Fang Cheng’s fear of the Haunted House clashes with Tang Lin’s bravado.
  Themes: The chapter plays with authenticity and imitation, as the fake Si Wuyu’s limited awareness makes him easier to deceive. It also builds suspense around Ouyang Xuan’s concealed captive, while contrasting romantic jealousy and comic misunderstandings with the danger of the deception.

Plot points and events

• Fang Cheng waits outside the haunted house, hoping to see Tang Lin emerge frightened, but runs into Tang Shiba and Si Doll.
• Tang Shiba persuades Fang Cheng to join her in scaring his brother. His eagerness to frighten Tang Lin overcomes his usual fear.
• Si Doll tries to get close to Tang Shiba, but she redirects his offer to hold hands toward Fang Cheng. Si Doll reacts with barely concealed hostility.
• At a fork in the haunted-house corridors, Tang Shiba and Fang Cheng deliberately split from Si Doll. He realizes they are gone and follows another passage.
• Tang Shiba disguises Fang Cheng with makeup and gives him permission to prank—or even hit—the haunted-house actors. She also sells him special glasses for two million, which he happily pays.
• Fang Cheng puts on the glasses, but his confidence immediately falters when he sees what they reveal.

Character developments

• Fang Cheng: Though easily frightened, he is adventurous when someone encourages him. His desire to scare Tang Lin makes him forget his earlier terror, and he becomes enthusiastic about playing the scare actor.
• Tang Shiba: She remains mischievous and resourceful, recruiting Fang Cheng into her plan and using the haunted house as an opportunity for fun and rewards.
• Si Doll / Si Wuyu: He presents himself as considerate, but his jealousy and hostility show through when Fang Cheng gets near Tang Shiba. His pursuit after the pair disappear adds to the suspicion surrounding him.
• Dumb System: It senses something unsettling about the fake and warns Tang Shiba that the Counter-System may be seeking a new host.

Character interactions

• Tang Shiba teases and persuades Fang Cheng, turning his fear into excitement by promising he can scare Tang Lin.
• Si Doll offers Tang Shiba his hand; she instead directs the gesture toward Fang Cheng, provoking Si Doll’s jealousy and leaving Fang Cheng confused and hurt.
• Fang Cheng tests whether Si Doll can still hear Tang Shiba’s thoughts, then assumes the brothers are now on equal footing.
• Tang Shiba and Fang Cheng cooperate to evade Si Doll and prepare their disguises.

Significant themes

• Fear and thrill-seeking: Fear does not stop Fang Cheng when excitement and a mischievous goal take over.
• Deception and uncertainty: Si Doll’s changing manner and the system’s suspicions make his true nature uncertain.
• Manipulation and opportunism: Tang Shiba cleverly recruits Fang Cheng and turns the haunted-house situation into a chance for amusement and profit.