Arc 21Love, Weddings, and a New Mission

Tang Lin and Han Feng became a couple as the Tang family’s romances, weddings, and children unfolded, while Susan and Wen Ze and Shanshan and Wen Ze’s intertwined courtships reached marriage. The story then shifted to ancient times, where Tang Shiba was tasked with exposing Ouyang Xuan and saving the General’s Residence.

  • Tang Lin and Han Feng went from bickering and attraction to confessing their feelings, becoming a couple, and earning the Tang Family’s acceptance.
  • Fang Cheng and Chris overcame their mistaken identities and got together, while Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu married and celebrated at the Dragon God Festival.
  • Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu had three children, and Tang Xuan and Shang Yun also married and began a family.
  • Susan pursued Wen Ze, who eventually proposed and married her, while Shanshan followed Wen Ze to the Border and gradually won his affection.
  • Su Chen began dating Qin Yue, who helped stop a thief during their seaside walk.
  • Tang Shiba and the system found themselves in ancient times and learned that their mission was to expose Ouyang Xuan and save the General’s Residence from destruction.
  • After her parents dismissed her account of Ouyang Xuan’s attack and confined her, Tang Shiba left for the Fragrant Water Residence and exposed her parents’ favoritism through her thoughts.
Chapters 501–525 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 501Side story: Tang Lin x Han Feng 6

Tang Lin lost a fight to Han Feng, who demanded that he end his couple pairing with Yang Xin. After agonizing over it, Tang Lin asked Yang Xin to meet and began to bring up something important, while she wondered if he was about to confess his feelings.

  • Tang Lin took Han Feng on a motorcycle ride, and Han Feng secretly enjoyed leaning against him as Tang Lin sped toward the outskirts.
  • Han Feng sweet-talked Tang Lin into stopping, then beat him in a fight and demanded that he end his couple pairing with Yang Xin.
  • Tang Lin agreed to Han Feng's demand, and the two traded insults on the ride back to the hotel.
  • Tang Lin worried about how ending the pairing would look after Yang Xin had posted their photo, then asked her to meet him.
  • Yang Xin dressed up for their meeting, and Tang Lin said he had something important to tell her, leaving her to wonder if he was about to confess.

Ch. 502Side story: Tang Lin x Han Feng 7

Tang Lin ended his public pairing with Yang Xin at Han Feng’s request, then reluctantly let Han Feng take his prized motorcycle. After training for the next season of "Loving and Killing Each Other: One Family," Tang Lin arrived with the others and discovered that someone familiar had come to pick them up.

  • Tang Lin asked Yang Xin to end their pairing, and Yang Xin left angrily after warning him that things would never work out with Han Feng.
  • Tang Lin posted that he and Yang Xin were only friends, and Yang Xin helped quell the online uproar by asking fans to stop speculating about their relationships.
  • Han Feng threatened to scratch Tang Lin’s motorcycle unless Tang Lin gave it to him, so Tang Lin handed over the bike and returned home by plane.
  • Tang Lin bought another motorcycle, showed off his new physique to his drinking buddies, and trained hard for the next season of "Loving and Killing Each Other: One Family."
  • Tang Lin saw Susan, Su Chen, Fang Cheng, and Si Wuyu join the filming, then wondered who else would be part of the show.
  • After landing, Tang Lin recognized that the person picking them up was familiar and reached toward the back of the man’s head.

Ch. 503Side story: Tang Lin x Han Feng 8

Tang Lin and Han Feng bickered through the day, but Han Feng’s intimate behavior in their hotel room led Tang Lin to realize that Han Feng liked men and reject him. After the traffickers captured the group that night, Tang Lin looked for Han Feng in the dark truck and watched him roll into Director Wang’s arms.

  • Tang Lin followed Han Feng around the city, teasing and arguing with him as the group found a hotel.
  • Tang Lin poured out the drugged milk tea, then laughed at Han Feng’s orange pajamas while exercising in their room.
  • Han Feng pressed himself against Tang Lin during their push-ups, and Tang Lin accused him of liking men and said he was straight.
  • Han Feng slapped Tang Lin and went to bed, while Tang Lin stayed awake and asked why he liked men.
  • Yang Hua’s plan led the traffickers to capture the group and carry them onto a truck.
  • Tang Lin switched places with Fang Cheng to avoid Han Feng, but a bump sent Han Feng rolling into Director Wang’s arms.

Ch. 504Side story: Tang Lin × Han Feng 9

Tang Lin and Han Feng were transported to the Scam Compound, where they escaped their cell through a ventilation duct and hid from the boss. After the boss shot Han Feng while he shielded Tang Lin, Han Feng kissed him and pulled him into a hidden passage as reinforcements were called.

  • Tang Lin and the others arrived at the Scam Compound, were locked in the Small Black Room, and escaped by taking guards hostage and crawling through a ventilation duct.
  • Tang Lin led Han Feng to Room Six, where they hid under a bed and then in a cramped wardrobe when the boss entered.
  • The boss opened the wardrobe and fired, but Han Feng shielded Tang Lin and took the bullet in his arm.
  • Believing they were trapped, Han Feng kissed Tang Lin, then pulled him into a passage when someone opened the wardrobe's inner door.
  • The boss called for backup as Tang Lin and Han Feng escaped into the passage.

Ch. 505Side story: Tang Lin x Han Feng 10

Tang Lin and Han Feng escaped after Han Feng was shot, and Tang Lin cared for him while he recovered. Left alone in Room Six, Han Feng confessed that he wanted to kiss Tang Lin, who fled to the bedroom in flustered panic.

  • Tang Lin helped the wounded Han Feng escape, and Tang Shiba removed the bullet from his arm before sending the men toward Director Wang and the others.
  • Han Feng lost consciousness from blood loss and fever, so Tang Lin carried him to Room Six and later fed him.
  • Tang Shiba and the others left to search for Su Chen, leaving Tang Lin to watch over Han Feng.
  • Han Feng removed his ear stud so the livestream could not hear their conversation, then admitted he had wanted to kiss Tang Lin and still wanted to.
  • Tang Lin ran into the bedroom to cool down, while Han Feng delighted in his reaction.

Ch. 506Side story: Tang Lin x Han Feng 11

After returning safely to Cloud City, Tang Lin found himself missing Han Feng and realized he felt unusually happy when they met again at his eldest brother’s wedding. He challenged Han Feng to a drinking contest, got drunk, and was dragged toward a room, where he recalled Fang Cheng’s advice about turning the tables.

  • Tang Lin carried the injured Han Feng after Han Feng claimed his foot hurt, and Han Feng teased and bit him along the way.
  • The group flew back to Cloud City, where Director Wang vowed to worship Tang Shiba at the Dragon God Temple.
  • Han Feng left the airport with two elderly people, and Tang Lin felt a strange sense of loss as he watched him go.
  • At his eldest brother’s wedding, Tang Lin noticed Han Feng and realized seeing him made him happy.
  • Tang Lin challenged Han Feng to a drinking contest, but the liquor quickly left him dizzy and drunk.
  • Han Feng carried Tang Lin toward a room while teasing him, and Tang Lin remembered Fang Cheng’s advice to pin down anyone who tried to pin him down.

Ch. 507Side story: Tang Lin x Han Feng 12

Tang Lin and Han Feng’s teasing and growing closeness continued after Han Feng tricked Tang Lin into kissing him. At a pet competition, Han Feng asked Tang Lin to get together, leaving Tang Lin to face the possibility that his feelings had changed.

  • Tang Lin pinned Han Feng to the sofa, but Han Feng pretended to be dead and then kissed him when Tang Lin tried to revive him.
  • Tang Lin fled, then contacted Han Feng through WeChat and used Tang Shiba’s name to get Han Feng to accept his request and donate five million to her.
  • Tang Lin and Han Feng traded messages and insults, and Tang Lin’s desire to get closer to Han Feng grew.
  • At a Cloud City pet competition, Tang Lin agreed to let Er Gou meet Han Feng’s dog, Mie Mie, and the dogs later became a couple.
  • Han Feng sat in Tang Lin’s lap and asked him to get together.

Ch. 508Side story: Tang Lin x Han Feng 13

Tang Lin and Han Feng began a relationship, and Tang Lin brought Han Feng home, where his family accepted them. Tang Lin left show business to work in game design, and the couple headed to dinner to discuss Tang Shiba’s wedding.

  • Han Feng confessed that he was serious about Tang Lin, and Tang Lin kissed him, beginning their relationship.
  • After Han Feng left for work, Tang Lin sneaked into Tang Eldest Brother’s room to retrieve a computer and was caught by Tang Mother the next morning.
  • At his movie premiere, Tang Lin found Han Feng waiting with flowers, and they spent the afternoon together at a hotel.
  • Tang Lin brought Han Feng to meet the Tang Family, and Tang Dad and Tang Mother welcomed them with gifts.
  • After learning their relationship might be exposed, Tang Lin announced his retirement from show business and joined his second brother in game design.
  • Han Feng took Tang Lin home for dinner, where their parents planned to discuss Tang Shiba’s wedding.

Ch. 509Extra: Fang Cheng x Chris 1

Chris used the identity Li Li to pursue Fang Cheng through messages, and Tang Shiba’s advice helped her win his affection after she sent him a flattering selfie. Fang Cheng agreed to meet Li Li after she returned to Cloud City in a few months, while Chris planned to keep their identities secret until their one-year agreement ended.

  • Chris used the Li Li identity to message Fang Cheng, whose nonsensical replies came from following Susan’s deliberately misleading advice.
  • Tang Lin discovered the source of Fang Cheng’s misunderstanding and warned him about treating Li Li poorly, but Fang Cheng continued chatting with her.
  • After Chris paid Tang Shiba for advice, she followed the makeover instructions and sent Fang Cheng a photo that made him suddenly flirt with her.
  • Chris told Fang Cheng she would return to Cloud City in a few months and asked to meet; Fang Cheng agreed, unaware she was Chris.
  • Fang Cheng asked Tang Shiba about Li Li’s lavish gifts, learned she was a fourth-generation rich heir, and went shopping with Tang Lin to buy her a present.
  • Fang Cheng bought a necklace for Li Li and a gold pig for Tang Lin, then learned Tang Lin’s jade thumb ring was meant for someone else.

Ch. 510Side story: Fang Cheng x Chris 2

Fang Cheng mistook Tang Lin and Han Feng’s meeting for a fight, then discovered they were a couple and learned that Chris had accepted his lonely complaint as a confession. After becoming Chris’s boyfriend, Fang Cheng prepared to meet Li Li at the airport, unaware that Chris was the woman he was expecting and that he was beginning to think of her.

  • Fang Cheng secretly followed Tang Lin and Han Feng, but Tang Lin fooled him into thinking they had left the hotel through the back door.
  • Tang Shiba reassured Fang Cheng that Tang Lin would be fine, and Fang Cheng later learned that Tang Lin and Han Feng were a couple and that Tang Lin was retiring from showbiz.
  • Fang Cheng complained to Chris about being the only single one, and Chris followed her servants’ advice to tell him, “Don’t you still have me?”
  • Fang Cheng agonized over Chris’s message before agreeing, and Chris called him her boyfriend while planning to win him over before he recognized her.
  • Fang Cheng began visiting the Tang Family home to show off his girlfriend, then went to the airport with Li Ba to meet Li Li and bought her roses and a cake.

Ch. 511Side story: Fang Cheng x Chris 3

Fang Cheng met Chris at the airport and reacted badly when she revealed she was Li Li, then got drunk and rejected her touch. Chris left for a hotel to give him space, and Fang Cheng woke asking where she was.

  • Fang Cheng waited nervously at the airport while Chris watched him from hiding and prepared to reveal herself.
  • Chris removed her mask and told Fang Cheng she was Li Li, but he denied knowing anyone by that name and hurried her into the car.
  • Fang Cheng fled from Chris at the villa, then went drinking with Tang Lin and passed out drunk.
  • Chris helped Fang Cheng to bed, but he resisted her and said his body belonged to Li Li, so she left for a hotel with her suitcase.
  • Fang Cheng woke in the evening and asked Li Ba where Chris was, learning that she had gone to a hotel because she feared he hated her.

Ch. 512Side story: Fang Cheng x Chris 4

Fang Cheng asked Tang Lin for advice about his feelings for Chris and realized he wanted to be with her. He reconciled with Chris at her hotel, and they became a couple.

  • Fang Cheng told Tang Lin that the girlfriend he had picked up was Chris, and Tang Lin helped him recognize his feelings for her.
  • Fang Cheng went to Chris's hotel after learning where she was staying from Li Ba.
  • Chris asked Fang Cheng whether they had broken up, and Fang Cheng told her they had not.
  • Fang Cheng asked Chris to respect his acting career, and Chris promised not to interfere.
  • Fang Cheng asked to kiss Chris, and they got together.
  • Tang Lin later marveled at how affectionate and peaceful Fang Cheng and Chris were as a couple.

Ch. 513Side story: Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu 1

Three years after Tang Shiba won Best Actress, she announced that she and Si Wuyu would marry the following month, and their families prepared for the wedding. As the ceremony approached, fans crowded the residential complex, unaware that the families had already slipped away to the secret venue.

  • Tang Shiba showed her Best Actress trophy to the Sugar Babies and announced that she and Si Wuyu would marry on the same day the following month.
  • Si Wuyu joined Tang Shiba, and she teased him while the Dumb System complained after she took points from it and beat it with a dummy.
  • Tang Shiba stayed home with the children and dogs, while Gu Qingcheng chased Er Dan outside to make him bathe.
  • Fang Cheng begged Si Wuyu to persuade Chris to marry him before he won Film Emperor, but Si Wuyu refused to let him delay the wedding.
  • Fans packed the residential complex hoping to follow Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu, but both families had already left for the secret wedding venue.

Ch. 514Bonus story: Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu 2

Tang Shiba married Si Wuyu in a livestreamed ceremony, then traveled with friends and family to Qiao Family Village for the Dragon God Gathering. The villagers welcomed her with heartfelt blessings, and she prepared for the festival in costume.

  • Tang Dad gave Tang Shiba's hand to Si Wuyu, and the couple exchanged rings while their families and fans watched the livestream.
  • Tang Lin and his brothers cried during the ceremony, compared their wedding gifts, and learned Tang Eldest Brother had given the couple the most.
  • Dumb System accidentally spoke while possessing Er Gou, knocked Zhao Tiantian unconscious, and hurried back to Tang Shiba.
  • Chris caught the bouquet and planned to give it to Fang Cheng, while Tang Shiba chose Water City for her honeymoon.
  • Tang Lin, Han Feng, Fang Cheng, and Chris joined Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu on the trip to Qiao Family Village, where villagers welcomed them and blessed Tang Shiba at the Dragon God Festival.

Ch. 515Side story: Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu 3

Tang Shiba took part in the Dragon God Gathering, traveled with Si Wuyu, and later settled into married life and pregnancy. The story ended with Tang Xueqing dying in prison and Tang Xuan arranging for her ashes to be scattered.

  • Tang Shiba joined the Dragon God procession and stayed for the food festival before promising the Village Chief she would return every year.
  • Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu traveled for a month, leaving Tang Lin, Fang Cheng, Chris, and Han Feng behind before returning to Cloud City.
  • Tang Shiba brought home a calico cat, while System enjoyed its new life as a cat and Tang Yichen insisted that it could talk.
  • Tang Shiba moved into Si Wuyu's villa, became pregnant in their third month of marriage, and Si Wuyu took over caring for her while suffering severe morning sickness himself.
  • System told Tang Shiba that Tang Xueqing had died after a fellow inmate accidentally beat her to death in prison.
  • Tang Xuan arranged for Tang Xueqing's body to be cremated and ordered her ashes scattered on a mountaintop.

Ch. 516Bonus story: Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu 4

Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu welcomed twins, raised their mischievous children, and continued building a happy family together. The story ended with Si Wuyu hoping Tang Shiba and their children would live long, worry-free lives.

  • Tang Shiba used a painkiller during labor and gave birth to a boy and a girl while Si Wuyu supported her.
  • The family chose the twins’ names, Si Yuze and Si Mengqi, after the babies picked them from a list.
  • The twins got into mischief and tormented Dumb System and Tang Lin, who eventually left with Han Feng for some peace.
  • Two years later, Tang Shiba gave birth to another daughter, Si Mengyao, and Si Wuyu asked her not to have more children.
  • When the children were older, Si Wuyu gave company shares to the family and told Tang Shiba he wanted to stay with her in another life.

Ch. 517Side story: Tang Xuan × Shang Yun

Shang Yun and Tang Xuan moved from a combative engagement to marriage and a honeymoon, where Shang Yun became pregnant. The chapter ended with Tang Xuan chasing Tang Third Brother through the family home, blaming him for the pregnancy while everyone else laughed.

  • Tang Xuan waited outside Shang Yun’s office, took her to dinner, and bickered and kissed with her despite her protests.
  • Tang Xuan and Shang Yun chose rings, got engaged, and later moved in together before marrying.
  • Tang Xuan and Shang Yun traveled on their honeymoon, where Shang Yun agreed they could have a child.
  • After returning home, Shang Yun discovered she was pregnant, and Tang Xuan chased Tang Third Brother through the living room while the family watched and laughed.

Ch. 518Bonus story: Susan × Wen Ze 1

After returning from Jade Country, Susan longed to meet Wen Ze and used a fan gossip session to identify a Wen Family connection among Tang Shiba’s Sugar Babies. She followed Xiao Wen to the Wen Family home, where he agreed to introduce her to Wen Ze in exchange for her collectible Sugar Bean dolls.

  • Susan told the Sugar Baby that she wanted to see the mysterious commander, Wen Ze, and decided to ask her brother for help.
  • Tang Shiba held a snack-filled gossip session with her Sugar Babies and discovered their hidden talents and connections, including someone from the Wen Family.
  • Susan questioned the Sugar Babies, then followed Xiao Wen after he left Tang Shiba’s office with gifts for the Wen Family.
  • Tang Shiba sent Xiao Wen to deliver gifts to the Wen Family as a token of appreciation from the Tang Family.
  • Susan met Xiao Wen at the Wen Family home and asked him to introduce her to Wen Ze, offering him her complete set of Sugar Bean dolls.

Ch. 519Extra: Susan × Wen Ze 2

After Xiao Wen arranged a blind date, Shanshan met Wen Ze, who dismissed her as a child and deleted her from WeChat. A year later, she became a war correspondent and arrived at the Border, where Wen Ze angrily ordered her removed.

  • Xiao Wen gave Shanshan Wen Ze's WeChat contact and told Wen Ze that she was his blind date.
  • Wen Ze accepted Shanshan's request, and they arranged to meet at a café the next day.
  • Wen Ze mistook Shanshan for a child, then rejected her when she insisted she was there for a blind date; he left and deleted her from WeChat.
  • Shanshan vowed to win Wen Ze over, earned her war-correspondent qualifications, and flew to the Border a year later.
  • Wen Ze shouted at Shanshan to leave, but she showed her press credentials and insisted she had permission to report there.

Ch. 520Extra: Susan × Wen Ze 3

Shanshan defied Wen Ze’s attempt to send her away and stayed by his side, gradually winning his affection. After Wen Ze returned from a mission poisoned and unconscious, Shanshan cared for him until he woke and was cleared of the toxins.

  • Wen Ze tried to send Shanshan home, but after she pleaded and cried, he let her stay at the Compound.
  • Shanshan worked as a reporter by day and spent her evenings pestering Wen Ze, telling him Tang Shiba had said they were meant to be together.
  • Shanshan clung to Wen Ze and called herself his fiancée, while his subordinates joked about their relationship; Wen Ze gradually grew fond of her.
  • Wen Ze left on a mission, and Shanshan was barred from following him.
  • A week later, Wen Ze returned poisoned and unconscious, so Shanshan took over his care.
  • Wen Ze woke two days later, and the doctor confirmed the toxins were gone before Wen Ze was granted leave to recover.

Ch. 521Extra: Susan × Wen Ze 4

Shanshan pursued Wen Ze after their flight back to Cloud City, but he continued to reject her even as her advances stirred feelings he tried to suppress. After she climbed into his villa and nearly encountered his guard dogs, Wen Ze rescued and comforted her, carrying her inside.

  • Shanshan teased Wen Ze on the plane, clung to his hand as she slept, and insisted on following him home.
  • Wen Ze tried to take Susan home, but she revealed she lived at Golden Street Community and kissed him; he knocked her unconscious and called her family.
  • Susan told Su Chen that Wen Ze had knocked her out after she bit him, and Su Chen warned her to stay safe.
  • Susan went to Wen Ze's villa, found a sign barring her entry, and climbed over the wall with help from two Sugar Babies.
  • Two German Shepherds cornered Susan in the yard, and Wen Ze rushed out to drive them away.
  • Wen Ze comforted the frightened Susan and carried her after she asked him to, while she privately celebrated her success.

Ch. 522Extra: Susan × Wen Ze 5

Susan tricked Wen Ze into coming to a hotel by making herself ill, and he gave in to her advances. Afterward, Wen Ze offered to marry her, and they registered their marriage.

  • Susan grew anxious that Wen Ze's leave would end before they made progress, so she devised a plan to make him come to her hotel.
  • Wen Ze learned from Susan's brother that she had not come home, located her at a hotel, and rushed there to find her feverish on the floor.
  • Susan refused to go to the hospital and provoked Wen Ze until he gave in to her, and she later fainted from exhaustion.
  • After Susan woke at Wen Ze's home, he presented her with his documents and proposed that they register their marriage.
  • Susan hurried Wen Ze to the registration office, and they married before she took the certificate and teased him about regretting it.

Ch. 523Extra: Susan × Wen Ze 6

Susan and Wen Ze settled into married life while Su Chen began dating Qin Yue. The chapter ended with Qin Yue and Su Chen growing closer after she stopped a thief and asked him to carry her.

  • Wen Ze transferred to Cloud City to be closer to Susan, and the two reunited at home before he left on another assignment.
  • Susan urged Su Chen to go on blind dates, and a year later Shanshan's Mother learned Susan had married and received ten percent of the shares.
  • Shanshan's Mother helped care for pregnant Susan, while Wen Ze promised to spend two days at home with her before leaving again.
  • Su Chen started dating Qin Yue and brought her to Tang Lin's game launch, where she learned Tang Lin and Han Feng were a couple.
  • Qin Yue and Su Chen walked by the sea, where Qin Yue chased down a thief and then asked Su Chen to carry her home.

Ch. 524Extra: A journey to ancient times 1

Tang Shiba woke in ancient times, learned she had to complete a novel-transmigration mission to return, and immediately fought with her eldest brother, Tang Xuan. She discovered that her cousin Ouyang Xuan was manipulating the General’s family and that the household faced execution if Tang Shiba failed to expose her.

  • Tang Shiba and the system realized they had transmigrated to ancient times and received a mission to complete before they could return.
  • Tang Xuan ordered Tang Shiba to apologize to Ouyang Xuan, but Tang Shiba attacked him and threw him to the ground.
  • General Tang and Madam Song dismissed Tang Xuan’s claim that Tang Shiba had beaten him, then scolded her for arguing with Ouyang Xuan.
  • Tang Shiba learned that her family had repeatedly favored Ouyang Xuan and that the original novel ended with Ouyang Xuan framing the household, leading to the execution of all 108 members.
  • The system explained that Tang Shiba’s mission was to expose Ouyang Xuan and save the General’s Residence, then wondered whether this Ouyang Xuan was someone they already knew.

Ch. 525Extra: A trip to ancient times 2

Tang Shiba confronted her parents over their favoritism toward Ouyang Xuan, then broke confinement to confront her cousin at the Fragrant Water Residence. Her parents heard her unspoken thoughts revealing that servants had rescued Ouyang Xuan before Tang Shiba after their fall into the pond.

  • Tang Shiba accused General Tang and Madam Song of ignoring her injuries and asked what else they expected her to give up.
  • Chunjuan recounted the pond incident and said Ouyang Xuan had punched Tang Shiba unconscious, but General Tang and Madam Song dismissed the accusation and ordered Tang Shiba confined without dinner.
  • Tang Shiba decided to recover her dignity and reputation, bribed the servants, and left for the Fragrant Water Residence with Chunjuan.
  • The system revealed that Ouyang Xuan was only pretending to be ill, while Tang Shiba privately criticized Madam Song for comforting her niece instead of her daughter.
  • Tang Shiba arrived to find Madam Song comforting Ouyang Xuan, and her parents heard her thoughts that the servants had rescued Ouyang Xuan first after the fall into the pond.
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