Chapter Summaries

Tang Shiba and her companions escaped the boss’s compound while Han Feng suffered a gunshot wound. After Tang Shiba removed the bullet and used a smoke bomb to delay their pursuers, they reunited with Director Wang, whose face had been badly beaten.

• Tang Lin and Han Feng hid from the boss, who repeatedly entered his bedroom to kowtow to a corpse, while Fang Cheng learned there was a surveillance camera and knocked the four guards unconscious.
• Tang Shiba treated Han Feng’s bleeding gunshot wound in the passage as their pursuers closed in.
• Tang Lin refused to leave Tang Shiba behind, but she ordered him and the others to hurry ahead while she covered their retreat.
• Tang Shiba used a peach blossom frenzy smoke bomb to throw the boss and his men into chaos, then ran to join the others.
• Tang Shiba’s group met Director Wang at the vent, and Tang Lin and Shanshan saw that Director Wang’s face was swollen from a beating.

Tang Shiba and her companions used a map of the Scam Compound to plan to capture Boss Ming while the Dragon Country police and Special Forces prepared to intervene. As they crawled through the vents toward Boss Ming, Han Feng collapsed from blood loss and fever, leaving Tang Lin and Director Wang to carry him onward.

• Tang Lin helped Han Feng and Tang Shiba climb into the air vent, and the group discussed how to escape after their pursuers exposed them.
• Tang Shiba gave Director Wang a detailed map of the Compound, prompting the Cloud City police to send it to the Special Forces, who sought a way to cross into Jade Country.
• Tang Shiba and the others planned to capture Boss Ming, learned that he had a brother in the Third District, and reunited with Si Wuyu and Fang Cheng in the vent.
• The group learned that Boss Ming was unconscious in his room with a corpse nearby and decided to take advantage of the situation to capture him.
• Han Feng collapsed from blood loss and fever, so Tang Lin and Director Wang dragged him through the vent toward Boss Ming's private doctor.

Fang Cheng, Si Wuyu, and Tang Shiba seized the chance to infiltrate Boss Ming's bedroom, overpower his guards, and bring the doctor in to treat Han Feng. They captured the doctor and left Boss Ming's condition and the rotting corpse hidden, then Shanshan explained how she and Doudou had found the others.

• The group waited in a dark vent while Zone Four managers argued with Zone Five managers about Boss Ming and the captured newcomers.
• After a false shout made the visitors leave, Fang Cheng, Si Wuyu, and Tang Shiba entered the bedroom and tied up Boss Ming's four confidants.
• Tang Lin and Director Wang helped Han Feng out of the vent, and the group moved him to another bedroom.
• Boss Ming's personal doctor arrived, examined Han Feng, and started an IV before Tang Lin tied him up beside the rotting corpse.
• Shanshan told Fang Cheng that she and Doudou had escaped Zone Two's meager meals and found the others after wandering into a secret passage.

After the group survived the Compound’s dangers, Tang Shiba and the others rested while Director Wang cooked and the livestream fans teased the family. Tang Shiba then visited the awakened Boss Ming and mocked him for keeping his dead partner’s corpse, leaving the livestream audience to play along with her claim that they were married.

• The livestream platform muted Director Wang for soliciting gifts by pretending to be starving, but later lifted the mute as fans laughed and complained.
• Shanshan offered to cook, but Tang Lin repeatedly changed his mind after Tang Shiba’s thoughts revealed he could not cook; Director Wang went to make food instead.
• Si Wuyu clung to Tang Shiba while Fang Cheng went with Tang Lin to check on Han Feng, and Tang Shiba said the managers should be left to fight among themselves until the rescue team arrived.
• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu entered the bedroom to see the corpse and found Boss Ming awake but still too weak to move, while Tang Lin and Fang Cheng were already there.
• Tang Shiba teased Boss Ming by claiming he had married his dead partner, and the livestream fans joined in with her joke about their supposed eternal love.

Tang Shiba exposed Boss Ming’s maggot-infested corpse, while the group waited out managers trying to poach Fourth District workers. At the Jade Country border, Dragon Country’s special forces commander took the stalling official into his car, leaving their destination unclear.

• Tang Shiba pulled the blanket off Boss Ming’s corpse, revealing it was crawling with maggots, and she and her companions fled the room in disgust.
• Tang Lin brought food to Han Feng, fed him because he could not use his hands, and ate the rest of the bowl himself.
• Managers from other districts knocked on the door and considered taking Fourth District’s workers, but left after no one answered.
• The Dragon Country commander rejected the Jade Country official’s attempt to stall him with a meal and got into a car with the official and two special forces soldiers.
• The commander said they would pass through several checkpoints as the car set off.

The commander brought the official to the Scam Compound, where a rescue team waited outside while Tang Shiba organized an operation to save the captives. Tang Shiba and her allies began their plan, splitting up to find Su Chen and regroup.

• The commander’s convoy reached the Scam Compound, and the commander waited for an opening while keeping the official under guard.
• Tang Shiba gathered the group and planned the operation, assigning Tang Lin to stay with the injured Han Feng in Room Six.
• Tang Dad and Tang Mother were muted after the Black Treasures reported their livestream accounts, but an administrator restored their access and upgraded their accounts.
• Tang Shiba led one group toward the Compound while Si Wuyu and Director Wang left through a ventilation shaft to find Su Chen.
• Tang Shiba reminded Si Wuyu to meet up with the others after finding Su Chen, and he kissed her forehead before leaving.

Tang Shiba, Fang Cheng, and Shanshan infiltrated the Fifth District while its managers were away and gathered the employees to encourage them to leave. Most employees doubted escape was possible, and fewer than ten chose to stand on the side for leaving.

• Tang Shiba and Fang Cheng planned to incite the Fifth District employees to rise up while its managers were away, and Fang Cheng and Shanshan disguised themselves with masks resembling the managers.
• Fang Cheng and Shanshan entered the dormitories, told employees to assemble, and took weapons from the guards at the district entrance.
• Tang Shiba addressed the assembled employees and asked whether they wanted to leave the Compound.
• A woman declared that she wanted to go home, but most employees were skeptical and warned others that nobody would be allowed to leave.
• Tang Shiba asked the employees to choose between leaving and staying, and after several changed their minds, fewer than ten stood on the side for leaving.

Tang Shiba armed a group of workers and ordered them to guard the Fifth District while the rescue forces moved in. The returning supervisors arrived to find Fang Cheng and Shanshan waiting at the entrance, leaving everyone stunned by the apparent double of a supervisor.

• Tang Shiba persuaded ten workers to join her, then had the guards hand over their weapons and taught the group how to use them.
• Tang Shiba sent the unarmed guards and other workers back to their dormitories and told the armed group to hold the Fifth District until the police arrived.
• A signal flare announced the return of the Fifth District's supervisors as Special Forces prepared to breach the Fourth and Fifth Districts.
• Fang Cheng fired a signal flare when the supervisors arrived, and Shanshan aimed her weapon at them.
• The returning supervisors and entrance guards froze when they saw two identical supervisors.

Fang Cheng and Shanshan helped capture Zone Five’s managers while Tang Shiba disarmed the remaining guards in the Compound. After Tang Shiba returned to wait for rescue, Shanshan fired the last signal flare.

• Fang Cheng and Shanshan confronted two managers, and Fang Cheng shot one in the calf when they tried to flee.
• The guards tied up the managers, and Fang Cheng and Shanshan volunteered to guard the entrance.
• Shanshan stopped Fang Cheng from going to help Tang Shiba because they still had a mission to complete with their signal flares.
• Tang Shiba disarmed two guards she found kissing and sent them to the women’s dormitory.
• Tang Shiba dealt with all the guards in the Compound, returned to the field, and waited for rescue.
• Shanshan fired the last signal flare.

Special forces commander Wen Ze arrived and met Tang Shiba, while Shanshan and Fang Cheng learned from Tang Shiba’s gossip that Wen Ze’s wife had been murdered by Wen Quan. Wen Ze considered recruiting Tang Shiba into the Special Forces, but she angrily rejected the idea.

• Wen Ze led armed special forces soldiers into the building, and Shanshan and Fang Cheng dropped their weapons and surrendered.
• Wen Ze explained that he admired Emperor Si, and Fang Cheng and Shanshan later asked him to pose for a photo as their face masks came off.
• Tang Shiba’s gossip revealed that Wen Ze’s wife had been murdered by his enemy, Wen Quan, and Fang Cheng and Shanshan memorized the name.
• Wen Ze approached Tang Shiba and considered recruiting her into the Special Forces, but she accused him of wanting to hit her and refused.

Wen Ze’s forces reached the Third District as Si Wuyu, Su Chen, and Director Wang faced a siege from the First District and Zone Two. Tang Shiba crawled through a vent to reach them, while the authorities arrived and left the Third District’s allegiance uncertain.

• Wen Ze told Tang Shiba and Shanshan to stay behind while he went to the other districts, but Tang Shiba escaped through a vent to find Si Wuyu.
• Su Chen told Si Wuyu and Director Wang that he had won over the Third District’s management, while the First District and Zone Two prepared to attack.
• Director Wang was shot in the leg during the fighting, so both sides took defensive positions as they waited for an opening.
• Tang Shiba learned that the Third District’s people had switched sides to use Si Wuyu and the others, and that Director Wang had been injured.
• A guard told the Third District’s manager that more than thirty members of the authorities had arrived, making Su Chen and Si Wuyu fear they could be taken hostage.

Su Chen calmed the female manager with his charm while Tang Shiba learned about his childhood and treated Director Wang’s injured leg. Wen Ze and Su Chen’s forces captured the First District and the Second District, while Si Wuyu grew jealous watching Su Chen with the manager.

• Su Chen took the female manager’s hand and persuaded the group to stop fighting among themselves, temporarily easing the crisis.
• Dumb System revealed that Su Chen’s father had brought many women home when Su Chen was young, and Tang Shiba heard the gossip.
• Tang Shiba bandaged Director Wang’s leg, while his wife grew suspicious of the nickname “Old Wang Next Door” during the livestream.
• Wen Ze helped Su Chen’s forces attack and capture the First District and the Second District after half an hour of fighting.
• The female manager threw herself into Su Chen’s arms and asked him to rub her chest, but he gently pushed her away and promised to do it later.
• Si Wuyu watched Su Chen and the female manager, then possessively took Tang Shiba’s hand.

Wen Ze’s team stormed the Third District, where the managers tried to use Director Wang as a hostage. The managers surrendered, but one armed man turned on Su Chen and the others, leaving Tang Shiba facing a volatile threat.

• After taking the First and Second Districts, Wen Ze led his men to attack the Third District.
• A female manager offered to release three newcomers if the attackers stopped firing, and she had Director Wang brought out as a hostage.
• Wen Ze shot the female manager in the arm, and she abandoned her resistance and urged the others to surrender.
• The managers began dropping their weapons, but one man refused and aimed his weapon at Su Chen and the others.
• The other managers tried to stop the armed man, while guards surrounded them and Tang Shiba watched for an opening.

The authorities dismantled the Scam Compound after its guards surrendered, and Wen Ze arranged for the captured people to be repatriated or handed to local police. Tang Shiba and her companions headed for the airport, while Tang Lin carried the injured Han Feng.

• A guard attacked Director Wang after his wig came off, but Tang Shiba snatched the guard’s weapon and the Compound’s ladyboys pinned and beat him.
• Su Chen and Si Wuyu collected the weapons, and Wen Ze’s men entered the Third District and dismantled the Scam Compound.
• Wen Ze learned that 1,022 people had been detained, including 511 from Dragon Country, and ordered their immediate repatriation while the rest were handed to Jade Country police.
• Fang Cheng and Shanshan reunited with Tang Shiba and the others, then Wen Ze arranged their transport to the airport and told Director Wang and Han Feng they could file for compensation.
• Tang Lin carried the injured Han Feng after Han Feng climbed onto his back, and Han Feng warned him to stop complaining.

Tang Shiba and the others returned safely to Cloud City, where their families and fans welcomed them, and Tang Shiba learned she had gained a hundred million fans. As she headed home with gifts from her supporters, the system revealed that Si Wuyu’s parents were being held as leverage, while Si Wuyu went to investigate their unexpected visit to his company.

• The group landed at Cloud City Airport and reunited with their families, while Han Feng left with his grandparents and Su Chen departed with Susan.
• Su Chen looked at Tang Shiba before Si Wuyu stepped between them, and Su Chen accepted that their relationship was too solid to break apart.
• Fans told Tang Shiba she had surpassed a hundred million followers, and the system announced that her haters had become devoted fans and her stolen fortune had returned.
• Chang Hua told Si Wuyu that his parents had visited the office, so Si Wuyu went to investigate and messaged Tang Shiba that he would not come over that night.
• The system explained that Si Wuyu’s parents were being kept alive as backup leverage, while Tang Shiba’s fans loaded her and the others with snacks before she left for home.

Tang Shiba returned home, caught up with her family, and went to Ouyang Xuan’s villa with Tang Lin and Er Gou. She learned Si Doll had neglected Ouyang Xuan while gaming, while the Melon System beat the Counter-System again.

• Tang Shiba came home, reunited with her family, and heard that Si Wuyu was handling trouble at his company.
• Tang Shiba slept until noon, then learned Si Doll had taken Ouyang Xuan’s money to buy a phone and had been gaming instead of feeding her.
• Tang Shiba went to Ouyang Xuan’s villa with Tang Lin and Er Gou, where Si Wuyu was also visiting.
• Tang Shiba sent Tang Lin and Er Gou upstairs to visit Ouyang Xuan while the Melon System pinned down and beat the Counter-System.
• Si Doll admitted that he had forgotten to bring Ouyang Xuan food while gaming, causing her to faint from hunger.

Tang Shiba confronted Ouyang Xuan while Dumb System moved to consume Counter-System. Counter-System tried to bargain with the Si family parents’ lives, but Tang Shiba refused to trust him and ordered the attack to continue.

• Tang Shiba told Si Doll to take Ouyang Xuan to the hospital after the mission and return immediately.
• Tang Lin ignored Ouyang Xuan’s protests as he tinkered with her bracelet, while Er Gou kept her from attacking him.
• Tang Shiba confronted Ouyang Xuan, who challenged her to kill her and mocked her brother’s reaction.
• Tang Shiba ordered Dumb System to finish Counter-System, who offered to kill Ouyang Xuan and hand over control of the Si family parents’ lives in exchange for survival.
• Dumb System warned Tang Shiba that Counter-System could escape by rebinding to someone, and Tang Shiba ordered it to swallow him.

Dumb System swallowed Counter-System and went offline, leaving Ouyang Xuan with a seven-day death countdown. After Ouyang Xuan collapsed and Si Wuyu’s parents also fainted, Tang Shiba comforted Si Wuyu, then followed Tang Eldest Brother and Shang Yun into a jewelry store to hear their gossip.

• Dumb System swallowed Counter-System, destroyed his database, and went offline while Ouyang Xuan’s system announced that she had seven days to live.
• Ouyang Xuan begged Tang Shiba to save her, but Tang Shiba refused; Ouyang Xuan fought Er Gou and fainted.
• Si Doll took Ouyang Xuan to the hospital, where doctors admitted her, while news of her staged accident and the Tang Family’s upcoming wedding spread online.
• Si Wuyu learned that his parents had also collapsed and that doctors could not identify the cause; Tang Shiba comforted him outside their hospital room.
• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu went to eat, then followed Tang Eldest Brother and Shang Yun into a jewelry store after she sensed gossip about their fight.

Tang Shiba accompanied Tang Eldest Brother and Shang Yun to buy jewelry, then learned that Si Wuyu’s parents were in danger and urged Dumb System to wake them. After they recovered, she refused Si Wuyu’s plan to split the week between their homes and decided to return to the entertainment industry after her eldest brother married.

• Tang Shiba joined Tang Eldest Brother and Shang Yun at a jewelry store, where Shang Yun chose one piece and gave the rest to Tang Shiba.
• A doctor warned Si Wuyu that his parents’ vital signs were declining and they might receive a critical condition notice if they did not wake by night.
• Dumb System came back online and revealed that Counter-System had kept Si Wuyu’s parents alive to steal his fortune, but Counter-System was still trapped inside a dummy in the Mall.
• Tang Shiba ordered Dumb System to wake Si Wuyu’s parents, and Si Wuyu became clingier after they recovered.
• Tang Shiba rejected Si Wuyu’s proposed schedule for staying at each other’s homes and decided to return to the entertainment industry after Tang Eldest Brother’s wedding.

Ouyang Xuan died after regretting her choices and making peace with the Si Family, while Xiao Xiang faced prison for her role in Ouyang Xuan’s crimes. The story then shifted to preparations for Tang Eldest Brother and Shang Yun’s wedding, where Si Wuyu eagerly anticipated his own marriage to Tang Shiba.

• Ouyang Xuan begged to see her family before dying, and Si Wuyu arrived with the Si Parents and Chang Hua as she passed away.
• Xiao Xiang attended Ouyang Xuan’s funeral under police escort, apologized to Si Wuyu, and returned to face three years in prison.
• News of Ouyang Xuan’s death faded, and the Tang and Shang Families announced their wedding banquet at Jintang Hotel.
• Tang Eldest Brother checked his wedding rings and bouquet after Tang Mother recalled Tang Dad’s old wedding-day mistake.
• Fang Cheng and Si Wuyu arrived at the Tang home, and Tang Shiba told them to get ready to pick up the bride.
• Si Wuyu said he would catch the bouquet, and Tang Shiba’s remark about their future wedding made him excited to marry soon.