Chapter Summaries

• Jun Wangchen’s merit points rise from 500 to 700 after half an hour of prize quizzes, but he still needs 1,300 more to reach his goal. Before attending He Zihan’s concert, he agrees to accompany Xu Youyue to a nearby milk-tea shop where her friends are meeting.
• Xu introduces Jun as her boyfriend. Li Luo and another friend welcome him, and Li Luo compliments his looks. Jun privately grumbles that people notice his handsome face but overlook his supposed talent.
• Niu Qingqing, newly engaged to a wealthy man, repeatedly judges relationships by money and gifts. She criticizes Jun for arriving without presents, wearing ordinary clothes, and seeming unable to provide Youyue with a luxurious lifestyle. Youyue defends him, arguing that gifts are no measure of love, and eventually furiously tells Qingqing to stop insulting him. Jun stays outwardly calm but privately decides not to show Qingqing special consideration again.
• When the group discusses He Zihan’s sold-out concert, Qingqing boasts that her boyfriend obtained two tickets and will drive her there in an expensive car. She mocks Jun as too poor and insignificant to afford tickets or a luxury car.
• Jun quietly counters her boasting by placing two tickets on the table and revealing that they are VIP tickets, leaving the group—especially Qingqing—poised for surprise.
  Character developments and interactions: Youyue’s affection for Jun becomes clear through her repeated defense of him, while Jun responds with patience and humor rather than anger. Qingqing’s wealth-driven outlook makes her increasingly hostile and isolates her from the other friends, who try to restrain her. Li Luo acts as a mediator, and the others are uncomfortable with Qingqing’s attacks.
  Themes: The chapter contrasts genuine affection with materialism, challenges the idea that money or gifts prove someone’s worth, and uses Jun’s concealed VIP tickets to build a reversal of expectations.

Plot points

• Jun Wangchen produces two VIP tickets to pop star He Zihan’s concert, stunning the group and embarrassing Niu Qingqing, who had accused him of freeloading.
• He explains that He Zihan gave him the tickets after he read her fortune. Niu dismisses fortune-telling as a scam and mocks him, so Jun offers to prove his skill by reading her.
• Jun reveals private details about Niu’s childhood, relationships, and cosmetic surgery. Her reaction confirms his accuracy, leaving her speechless and the others impressed.
• Li Luo asks about finding her Mr. Right. Jun identifies a young man who rescued her at a construction site the previous day and predicts he will contact her soon. The chapter ends just as her phone rings from an unfamiliar number.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen remains composed under Niu’s insults, protects Xu Youyue from the argument, and demonstrates striking fortune-telling ability. He is privately surprised to learn that Li Luo’s destined match is Zhang Zhengxiao, a womanizing dormmate.
• Xu Youyue defends Jun and trusts his capabilities, though his transformation over their six years apart leaves her wondering what he endured.
• Niu Qingqing shifts from contemptuous confidence to embarrassment and silence when Jun exposes truths she wanted hidden.
• Li Luo moves from skepticism to fascination with Jun’s reading and excited anticipation of hearing from the young man who saved her.
• The exchange highlights tensions between Jun and Niu, while Xu backs Jun and Li Luo’s curiosity softens the mood after Niu’s secrets are revealed.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus reality: Jun’s modest image and Niu’s assumptions conceal his abilities and her own insecurities.
• Prejudice and credibility: The group initially equates fortune-telling with fraud, but Jun’s accurate revelations challenge that judgment.
• Fate and romance: Li Luo’s reading suggests that an unexpected rescue may lead to love, setting up the chapter’s cliffhanger.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Li Luo receives a call from Zhang Zhengxiao, who admits that her bank card was accidentally destroyed in the wash. He offers to pay for a replacement and jokes that he will “take responsibility” for her. They arrange to meet the next morning, leaving Li Luo excited.
• Xiao Mei asks Jun Wangchen to read her health. His divination reveals that she has damaged her hymen while experimenting with an intimate item she ordered online. Though embarrassed, she asks whether it can be repaired; Jun says a hospital can fix the minor tear.
• Jun and Xu Youyue prepare to leave for He Zihan’s concert. Niu Qingqing arrives with her wealthy boyfriend, Shen Jinbing, and boasts about his BMW X7.
• Shen recognizes Jun as the man who had previously helped resolve trouble at his hotel. He offers Jun the BMW, but Jun politely declines and accepts Shen’s business card instead.
• After Jun and Xu leave, Shen explains that Jun is close to the Mo Family’s powerful young lady, who once defended him against the Wei Family’s heir. Niu is startled by Jun’s hidden status and envies Xu’s judgment in choosing him.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Luo moves from sadness to delight after reconnecting with Zhang. His playful confidence and her bashful excitement hint at a developing romance.
• Jun Wangchen demonstrates both remarkable divination skill and social tact: he gives Xiao Mei an answer while respecting her embarrassment, then declines Shen’s lavish gift without insulting him.
• Xiao Mei is revealed as more adventurous than her shy demeanor suggests, but her traditional values make her anxious about preserving her future wedding-night expectations.
• Xu Youyue remains supportive of her friends and is unimpressed by Niu Qingqing’s boastful display of wealth.
• Niu Qingqing is initially proud of Shen’s status but becomes resentful when he defers to Jun, then unsettled after learning how influential Jun may be.
• Shen Jinbing is eager to cultivate a connection with Jun because of Jun’s ties to the Mo Family.

Significant themes

• Appearances versus reality: Jun looks like an ordinary student but is treated with unusual deference because of his powerful connections.
• Fortune-telling and credibility: Jun’s accurate readings strengthen the group’s belief in his extraordinary abilities.
• Social status and influence: Shen’s behavior shows how perceived proximity to powerful families can outweigh wealth or outward appearance.
• Embarrassment, intimacy, and tradition: Xiao Mei’s private concern contrasts with her friends’ varied attitudes toward sexuality and propriety.

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen and Xu Youyue arrive at He Zihan’s concert and are ushered into the VIP section.
• Before the show, Jun checks his livestream page: a recording has three million viewers, and his follower count has surpassed ten million after only four broadcasts. Xu recognizes that he watches Foodie Bro’s streams, but interrupts him to check whether her comment made the top comments. The risqué posts they read embarrass her.
• The concert begins with a dramatic countdown and He Zihan’s entrance on a raised platform. The crowd erupts, and Xu enthusiastically cheers for her idol.
• Jun notices killing intent around He Zihan and detects strange black mist inside the lifting platform. The platform suddenly breaks, sending He Zihan plunging toward the floor.
• Jun dashes from his seat and catches her just before she hits the ground, leaving her unharmed.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen is increasingly popular as a streamer, though he keeps his identity from Xu for now. His supernatural awareness and extraordinary speed prove crucial when He Zihan is in danger.
• Xu Youyue is openly devoted to He Zihan and becomes caught up in the concert’s excitement. Her affectionate, teasing exchanges with Jun reveal their growing comfort with one another.
• He Zihan is introduced as a beloved singer whose entrance captivates the crowd, but the apparent attack on her places her in sudden danger.
• Chen Huan, He Zihan’s manager and the concert host, shifts from confident presenter to panicked protector when the platform fails.

Significant themes

• Fame and fandom: Jun’s rapidly growing audience contrasts with the overwhelming devotion He Zihan inspires.
• Humor and intimacy: Jun and Xu’s banter provides a light, flirtatious counterpoint to the concert’s spectacle.
• The supernatural beneath ordinary life: An invisible ghostly force disrupts a public event, revealing the danger hidden behind its glamorous surface.
• Heroism and decisive action: Jun’s quick perception and intervention prevent a likely tragedy.

Character interactions

• Jun and Xu share VIP access, joke about the livestream comments, and exchange playful teasing before the show.
• Xu reacts with excitement to He Zihan’s appearance, while Jun looks out for her and then notices the supernatural threat.
• Chen Huan and the audience attempt to reach He Zihan as she falls, but Jun alone is fast enough to save her.

Key plot points and events

• At He Zihan’s concert, a lifting-platform malfunction sends her plunging from more than ten meters up. Jun Wangchen, disguised as “Chen Wangjun” (also known as Foodie Bro), catches her safely.
• Manager Chen Huan checks that He Zihan is unharmed and turns the frightening incident into a concert moment: she proposes that He sing “Braveheart” in tribute to her rescuer.
• He Zihan’s custom violin has broken in the fall, making the song difficult to perform. Jun recognizes the problem and offers to sing it himself, inventing a story about encouraging a dispirited cousin so He can step aside without embarrassment.
• Jun sits at the piano and performs with startling virtuosity. His song evokes the burdens, compromises, fading dreams, and loneliness of adulthood, leaving the audience deeply moved.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen reveals both his concealed identity and his remarkable musical ability. He is quick-thinking and considerate, using his performance to shield He from a potentially damaging concert mishap.
• He Zihan moves from terror and gratitude to concern over disappointing her fans. She recognizes Jun’s skill and appreciates his tactful intervention.
• Chen Huan shows sharp crisis-management instincts, first restoring the concert’s mood and then accepting Jun’s solution.
• Xu Youyue realizes that Foodie Bro is Jun Wangchen. Her relief at He’s safety gives way to jealousy and unease as she watches Jun with He.

Character interactions

• Jun catches He and reassures her; she thanks him, while Chen Huan publicly praises his courage.
• Chen Huan and Jun silently understand one another: he offers to sing to spare He the pressure, and she helps present his offer to the audience.
• He and Chen both respond with gratitude to Jun’s kindness.
• Xu watches the exchange from the VIP seats, recognizing Jun’s disguise and feeling that He’s closeness to him has taken something from her.

Significant themes

• Time and lost youth: The song reflects on aging, changing friendships, and dreams left behind.
• Adult responsibility and compromise: Family, work, money, and social expectations restrict the freedom people once imagined.
• Persistence and hope: Despite regret and hardship, the song urges listeners not to accept failure as permanent and to keep pursuing their dreams.
• Compassion and public pressure: Jun’s intervention shows how kindness can protect someone from the scrutiny that comes with fame.

Key plot points and events

• After his first performance leaves the Jinling concert hall spellbound, Jun Wangchen is urged to play again. He hesitates, worried about overshadowing He Zihan, but she encourages him.
• His second piano piece tells a life-spanning story about money’s role in love, work, family, and security: a young man loses a relationship because he cannot meet expectations, struggles to buy a home, faces job insecurity, works harder for his family, and later confronts his father’s illness.
• The narrative concludes that earning money is not simply about wealth or indulgence; it can mean being able to protect loved ones, support parents, and choose a better life. It also recalls a painful romance, captured by the saying that the knight protects the princess, but the prince marries her.
• The audience is deeply moved, and a young man’s emotional shout of “Bravo!” sparks a standing wave of applause. The crowd momentarily forgets they are at He Zihan’s concert, recognizing Jun Wangchen’s music as the evening’s defining performance.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen displays extraordinary musical skill and emotional insight, using music to give voice to common struggles and private heartbreak.
• He Zihan is astonished by his talent and willingly yields the spotlight, asking him to play again.
• Chen Huan, usually experienced and composed, is moved to tears by the performance.
• Xu Youyue feels both threatened by how much Jun Wangchen has changed and increasingly drawn to him; his music intensifies her love.

Significant themes

• Money and responsibility: Financial security can provide dignity, opportunity, and the means to care for loved ones.
• Love and social reality: Affection and devotion may not overcome differences in wealth, status, or expectations.
• Hidden hardship: A graceful outward appearance can conceal grief, sacrifice, and regret.
• Music as emotional storytelling: Music can connect people by expressing experiences that words alone may not convey.

Character interactions

• Jun Wangchen responds to the audience’s demand for an encore after Chen Huan suggests it, but plays only after He Zihan signals her support.
• His performance affects each woman differently: Chen Huan is brought to tears, He Zihan admires his artistry, and Xu Youyue’s feelings deepen.
• The audience’s emotional response culminates in shared applause, turning a solo performance into a collective experience.

Plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen’s extraordinary piano performance transforms He Zihan’s concert into a sensation. At fans’ insistence, he accompanies her singing, and the combined performance delights the audience.
• After the concert, a huge crowd surrounds Jun, overwhelming him with praise, requests, and bizarre remarks. Security intervenes, and Chen Huan leads him through a restricted passage to escape.
• Jun asks Xu Youyue to wait for him outside, then joins He Zihan and Chen Huan in a private room. They marvel at his piano skill, especially when he claims he only studied casually at university.
• A staff member brings footage of the lift platform that broke beneath He Zihan during the concert. The recording shows no tampering, and the longtime employees responsible for it are considered trustworthy.
• He Zihan recalls only that the platform felt unusually cold before it split. With an album launch approaching, Chen Huan worries that another unexplained failure could put He Zihan in danger.
• Jun suddenly says he knows why the platform broke, setting up the chapter’s central mystery.

Character development and interactions

• Jun Wangchen draws unprecedented attention and handles his sudden fame with composure, humility, and courtesy. He remains focused on leaving and makes sure Xu Youyue knows where to wait.
• He Zihan accepts the crowd’s request to perform with Jun and shows concern for his safety. She also reflects carefully on the platform incident.
• Chen Huan acts decisively to rescue Jun from the crowd, then takes the lift failure seriously while resisting suspicion toward loyal staff without evidence.
• Xu Youyue watches Jun’s rise with mixed feelings, impressed by how much he has changed and troubled by his lingering attachment to another woman.
• Jun, He Zihan, and Chen Huan share a respectful, admiring exchange about his musicianship before shifting their attention to the accident.

Significant themes

• Fame and public attention: Jun experiences the overwhelming, intrusive side of celebrity after captivating He Zihan’s fans.
• Talent and humility: Jun’s exceptional ability contrasts with his modest account of his musical training.
• Uncertainty and responsibility: The lift’s unexplained collapse creates anxiety, particularly because He Zihan’s safety—and the trust placed in longtime staff—are at stake.
• Change and lingering attachment: Xu Youyue’s reflections emphasize how people can transform over time while old feelings remain.

Plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen reveals he was the disguised young man who gave He Zihan a paper talisman at a milk tea shop. Since she began wearing it, her recurring nightmares have stopped.
• He explains that a malevolent spirit had been tormenting He Zihan in her dreams. Without the talisman at her concert, the spirit allegedly damaged the lift platform’s mechanism in an attempt to kill her.
• Chen Huan and He Zihan doubt that ghosts exist. Jun Wangchen demonstrates apparent supernatural powers by summoning wind and rain in a sealed room, then controlling the wind even after the air conditioner is unplugged.
• To convince them further, he uses a spell and places his palm against He Zihan’s chest. Black smoke emerges from her body and forms a frightening ghost. He Zihan screams and clings to Jun Wangchen; Chen Huan is badly shaken.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen presents himself as a powerful, composed practitioner, using demonstrations to overcome the women’s skepticism. His teasing calm contrasts with their fear.
• He Zihan learns that her nightmares and the lift accident may be connected. She is initially skeptical and embarrassed by Jun’s touch, but panics when the ghost appears.
• Chen Huan is protective of He Zihan and upset that she kept her nightmares secret. He Zihan explains she was trying not to burden her, easing Chen’s hurt. Chen’s skepticism gives way to fear as Jun demonstrates his abilities.

Significant themes

• The supernatural versus rational belief: Jun’s demonstrations challenge the women’s ordinary understanding of what is possible.
• Trust and protection: He Zihan’s secrecy stems from concern for Chen, while Chen sees openness as part of their close, sisterly bond.
• Hidden danger: The spirit’s influence has been concealed within He Zihan, turning an apparent mechanical failure into a possible supernatural attack.

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen explains that the grudge spirit haunting He Zihan was likely controlled by a Ghost Tamer, who uses captured ghosts to harm people for wealthy clients.
• At Jun’s urging, the spirit reveals the name Wang Lengbo, chairman of Wangquan Entertainment. He Zihan and her manager, Chen Huan, recognize him as the man who had previously endangered He and is now retaliating because she refused to sign with his company.
• Jun sends the spirit to the Underworld and gives He his phone number in case another ghost is sent after her. He leaves to meet his waiting friend, Xu Youyue.
• At Wangquan Entertainment, Wang Lengbo’s daughter discovers that her father has lost his connection to the spirit and has been injured. He suspects He has found a powerful protector and vows to confront them. He privately resolves to destroy He because he cannot possess her.

Character developments and interactions

• He Zihan is initially terrified but, once the spirit names Wang Lengbo, her fear turns to anger. She accepts Jun’s help with deep gratitude and remains quietly affected by his kindness.
• Chen Huan protects and supports He, then becomes furious when she learns who is behind the attack.
• Jun Wangchen calmly explains the supernatural threat, identifies its likely handler, defeats the spirit, and offers He continued protection. His concern for her contrasts with his casual hurry to answer Xu Youyue’s messages.
• Wang Lengbo is revealed as the malicious force behind the attacks. His daughter supports him, while he responds to the loss of his spirit with wounded pride and renewed threats.

Significant themes

• Kindness versus malice: He’s compassionate nature makes the attack seem especially unjust, while Wang’s possessiveness drives his cruelty.
• Protection and trust: Jun’s intervention gives He and Chen a sense of safety and establishes a potential ongoing alliance.
• Supernatural power and escalation: Jun’s easy victory over the spirit alarms Wang and signals that the conflict may intensify.

Plot points and events

• After leaving the entertainment building late at night, Jun Wangchen finds Xu Youyue angrily kicking a tree. She says a “big pighead” has upset her, but neither explains what is really on their mind.
• To cheer her up, they wander the pedestrian street. Xu Youyue shops while Jun carries an ever-growing pile of bags; he eventually suggests they head home, but she refuses.
• They encounter Xiao Huan collapsed in a crowd. While bystanders speculate and hesitate to help, Jun steps forward and identifies himself as a doctor.
• From Xiao Huan’s pulse and her friend’s account of recent symptoms, Jun diagnoses acute gangrenous appendicitis—a dangerous condition requiring prompt treatment. He takes out a silver needle and prepares to treat her, but an unseen person shouts that he is trying to kill her.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen shows a playful, self-mocking side with Xu Youyue, then shifts into a calm, decisive caregiver when someone needs help. His medical ability surprises Xu, who remembers that he once strongly discouraged her from pursuing medicine.
• Xu Youyue is moody but affectionate and enjoys teasing Jun. Her silent reflection suggests she still remembers their shared past and is unsettled by how much he has changed.
• Xiao Huan’s friend is frightened and helpless, but trusts Jun once he offers to examine Xiao Huan.

Character interactions

• Jun and Xu tease one another, yet both avoid discussing the feelings behind Xu’s anger, echoing their unspoken thoughts from six years earlier.
• Jun reassures Xiao Huan’s friend and takes charge of the emergency.
• The crowd’s suspicion and inaction frustrate Jun, reflecting a wider reluctance to help strangers.

Significant themes

• Unspoken feelings and shared history: Jun and Xu’s banter masks concerns neither is ready to voice.
• Compassion versus fear: Bystanders hesitate because they fear being scammed, while Jun chooses to help.
• Change and surprise: Jun’s medical career contrasts sharply with his former complaints about the profession.
• Suspense and trust: The chapter ends on a challenge to Jun’s treatment, leaving his next move unresolved.

Key plot points

• Xiao Huan collapses in severe pain. Jun Wangchen prepares to treat her with a needle near her chest, but Gu Hongfei—grandson of the famed physician Gu An—arrives and accuses Jun of endangering her.
• The crowd sides with Gu, while Jun explains that Xiao Huan’s acute condition requires an unconventional approach. He steps aside because the onlookers will not let him continue and hopes Gu can treat her.
• After taking Xiao Huan’s pulse, Gu calls her illness minor and uses five abdominal needles and the “Returning Yang” technique. Her complexion improves, and he declares her cured.
• Jun recognizes that the treatment has only temporarily suppressed her acute gangrenous appendicitis and that Gu’s chosen points may worsen it. Xiao Huan soon spits blood and deteriorates sharply.
• Gu panics, removes and repositions the needles, then tries to needle her again despite a bystander urging him to wait for an ambulance. Jun intervenes, throws Gu aside, and condemns him as unfit to be a doctor.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen remains composed despite public hostility. He puts Xiao Huan’s safety ahead of recognition or merit, but his restraint ends when Gu’s repeated treatment attempts threaten her life.
• Gu Hongfei begins confident and self-important, dismissing Jun as a quack and boasting of his skill. When Xiao Huan worsens, he becomes panicked and refuses to stop, exposing the gap between his reputation and his judgment.
• Xu Youyue trusts Jun’s intentions and resents Gu’s insulting, narrow-minded behavior, though she initially holds back from confronting him.
• The short-haired girl and the crowd first admire Gu and distrust Jun, then grow alarmed as Xiao Huan’s condition deteriorates. A bystander tries to stop Gu, but Jun is the one who finally steps in.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus competence: Gu’s prestige and impressive technique win the crowd’s confidence, but do not prove that he has correctly diagnosed or treated Xiao Huan.
• Humility and responsibility in medicine: Jun prioritizes the patient over acclaim, while Gu’s pride and refusal to reconsider his actions put her at further risk.
• Public judgment and professional ethics: The crowd’s assumptions obstruct Jun’s attempt to help, and the chapter questions whether status alone makes someone worthy of trust as a doctor.

Plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen angrily confronts Gu Hongfei for needling Xiao Huan recklessly and prioritizing his pride over her life. He knocks Gu Hongfei aside and condemns him for continuing after her condition worsened.
• Xiao Huan is in critical condition. The crowd and her short-haired friend hesitate to let Jun treat her, since he is young and unknown, and they consider waiting for an ambulance.
• Jun identifies the short-haired girl’s and several bystanders’ health problems by observation, demonstrating striking diagnostic skill and winning their trust.
• He treats Xiao Huan with acupuncture and supernatural techniques: he draws vitality from a nearby ancient tree to stabilize her, then begins using the legendary Nine Spirits Twelve Needles. Her breathing steadies as the treatment proceeds.
• Gu Hongfei recognizes the technique and reacts in shock, realizing Jun is using the Nine Spirits Twelve Needles.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen shows fierce compassion and a strong sense of medical responsibility. His confidence is backed by extraordinary diagnostic and healing abilities.
• Gu Hongfei is exposed as reckless and self-serving. Though initially defensive, he falls silent after Jun’s demonstration and is stunned by the technique.
• Xu Youyue admires Jun’s righteousness and ability, while revealing lingering affection for him after six years.
• Xiao Huan’s friend shifts from distrust to relief as Jun proves his competence. The crowd likewise moves from suspicion to amazement.

Significant themes

• Responsibility in healing: Medical skill must be guided by care and judgment, not pride.
• Competence over appearances: Jun’s youth and lack of reputation initially undermine trust, but his results overturn those assumptions.
• Life, vitality, and the supernatural: Jun’s treatment blends medical knowledge with spiritual power, suggesting healing extends beyond ordinary techniques.
• Admiration and unresolved affection: Xu Youyue’s pride in Jun is intertwined with her wish to keep him close.

Character interactions

• Jun publicly challenges and physically rebukes Gu Hongfei, then counters the crowd’s doubts by diagnosing people around him.
• Jun reassures Xiao Huan’s friend through his actions rather than promises, stabilizing Xiao Huan before continuing treatment.
• Xu Youyue watches Jun with admiration, while Gu Hongfei watches his needling with growing disbelief.

Plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen treats Xiao Huan, whose appendicitis has become acute and gangrenous, using the lost Nine Spirits Twelve Needles technique.
• Physician Gu Hongfei recognizes the method and watches in astonishment as Jun channels opposing yin and yang energies to repair Xiao Huan’s body.
• Xiao Huan wakes, learns what happened, and thanks Jun. He explains that strenuous exercise after eating triggered her attack; she had previously been told to have surgery but delayed it.
• Jun criticizes Gu for needling Xiao carelessly and worsening her condition. Gu admits, at least inwardly, that Jun’s skill surpasses his own.
• An ambulance takes Xiao to the hospital for a precautionary checkup. Gu stays behind and asks Jun’s name, then challenges him to a medical contest.
• Jun refuses, saying medicine is for saving lives, not competition. He leaves with Xu Youyue, telling Gu to return when he understands what studying medicine truly means.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen displays exceptional medical ability and composure, but also condemns treating medicine as a way to compete or seek status. He speaks sharply to Gu about his mistake.
• Gu Hongfei shifts from dismissive confidence to shock, embarrassment, and self-doubt. Though he wants to challenge Jun, Jun’s rebuke leaves him reflecting on his purpose as a doctor.
• Xu Youyue watches Jun’s abilities with admiration but grows anxious that he is becoming so remarkable—and so appealing to others—that she may not be able to keep his affection.
• Xiao Huan wakes confused and grateful, while her friend Yu’er feels guilty for having prepared the breakfast that preceded Xiao’s strenuous training. Xiao reassures her that the episode was ultimately her own responsibility.

Significant themes

• Medicine as service: Medical skill should save and heal people, not fuel rivalry.
• Humility and learning: Gu’s encounter with Jun challenges his belief that he is unmatched and underscores the need to keep learning.
• Lost knowledge and tradition: The Nine Spirits Twelve Needles represents the power of forgotten traditional medical arts.
• Admiration and insecurity: Jun’s growing excellence inspires those around him but also intensifies Xu Youyue’s fear of losing him.

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen takes Xu Youyue home but refuses her invitation to stay overnight. Their reunion after six years leaves him cautious: he wonders why they should rush into anything.
• Back in Dormitory Room 520, he finds his roommates Zhang Zhengxiao, Wang Nuli, and Ke JiusI joking around in their underwear. Zhang teases him about dating, but Jun hides the truth about Xu and says he went to contemplate life.
• Wang Nuli discovers that streamer Yuting is accusing Foodie Bro—Jun’s online persona—of hiring someone to sing for him and threatening her when she learned of it.
• Yuting displays purported chat screenshots as proof. Her audience and several prominent streamers, including Lamb and Xia Liu, quickly take her side. Foodie Bro’s follower count plunges from ten million to five million in minutes.
• Wang Nuli and Ke JiusI suspect the screenshots are fake, but point out that Jun needs evidence to defend himself. Jun leaves abruptly, saying he is going to the rooftop, while privately vowing to retaliate.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen shows restraint regarding Xu Youyue and keeps their reunion private from his roommates. Once his online reputation is attacked, his calm exterior gives way to anger and resolve.
• Zhang Zhengxiao continues his crude, playful teasing, provoking Jun but also revealing the dorm’s close, irreverent camaraderie.
• Wang Nuli is fiercely loyal to Foodie Bro and openly furious at Yuting’s accusations.
• Ke JiusI takes a more cautious view, recognizing that suspicion alone will not clear Jun’s name.
• Yuting presents herself as a victim and uses the supposed screenshots to turn viewers against Foodie Bro. Other popular streamers amplify her claims, while most viewers accept them without checking their authenticity.

Significant themes

• Reputation and online mob judgment: A large audience condemns Foodie Bro almost instantly, despite having no independent proof.
• Deception and manipulation: The chapter suggests that fabricated evidence and coordinated support can shape public opinion.
• Loyalty and friendship: Jun’s roommates rally to his defense, even as they recognize the limits of what they can do.
• Restraint and retaliation: Jun avoids rushing into a personal relationship, but responds to the online attack with a determination to fight back.

Plot points and events

• Facing a torrent of abuse after streamer Little Yuting accuses him of faking his singing, Jun Wangchen livestreams screenshots of an earlier conversation in which Yuting pressures him for sex in exchange for promotion and threatens to ruin him when he refuses.
• The matching chat format—but earlier timestamps—makes his screenshots look like evidence that Yuting fabricated hers. Jun has secretly altered the images and timestamps with mystical feng shui magic.
• Yuting and several prominent streamers, including Xia Liu and Lamb, celebrate what they believe is Jun’s downfall. When his counterattack goes viral, they plan to confront him.
• Their manager warns that Jun performed that night with superstar He Zihan, and that he has posted footage of the performance. Realizing the accusation that he faked his singing could expose their smear campaign, Xia Liu and the others abandon Yuting and publicly shift the blame onto her.
• Mushroom TV bans Yuting’s channel; she collapses and is hospitalized. Xia Liu, Lamb, and the other streamers also suffer backlash and lose popularity.
• Jun’s footage and performance help him become an overnight sensation, gaining ten million followers and bringing his total to twenty million. He returns to his dorm and hears roommate Wang Nuli enthusiastically praise Foodie Bro, unaware that he is speaking to Jun.
• Jun asks Wang Nuli’s oddly named account, “Don’t Know,” to wait for a friend request. A moment later, Wang receives one from Foodie Bro and is stunned.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen proves resourceful and calm under attack, countering Yuting’s tactics with a calculated, matching smear. Despite his sudden fame, he is not especially boastful and enjoys his roommate’s admiration without revealing his identity.
• Yuting shifts from confident aggressor to isolated scapegoat when her allies abandon her; her reputation and career are destroyed.
• Xia Liu, Lamb, and the other streamers reveal their opportunism: they celebrate Jun’s downfall, then scramble to protect themselves once his performance evidence surfaces.
• Wang Nuli is a sincere fan of Foodie Bro and admires him without recognizing that Jun is the streamer he idolizes. Jun rewards his enthusiasm with a friend request.

Significant themes

• Reputation and public opinion: Online outrage can turn quickly, and viral evidence determines who is believed.
• Hypocrisy and self-preservation: Yuting’s allies discard her as soon as association with her threatens their own status.
• Revenge and deception: Jun retaliates using the same screenshot-based tactic used against him, raising questions about whether justice achieved through fabrication is truly justice.
• Hidden identity and irony: Jun quietly witnesses his roommate’s admiration of his online persona, ending the chapter on comic dramatic irony.

Plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen starts the day with exercise and breakfast, but throws away his cafeteria noodles after finding hair and a fly in them.
• Mushroom TV chairman Ma Bi calls to offer him a rare Special-Level Contract, promising a million-yuan monthly signing fee, platform promotion, and all gift revenue after taxes.
• Jun asks about advertising income. Ma claims the platform and streamer split it 80–20, with the streamer receiving only 20 percent.
• Recognizing that the offer gives him little share of potentially lucrative advertising deals, Jun refuses and proposes a 60–40 split in his favor.
• Ma rejects the demand and threatens that Jun’s popularity may not last. Jun calmly ends the call.
• Enraged, Ma orders the operations team to ban Foodie Bro permanently from Mushroom TV.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen shows himself to be financially sharp, confident, and unwilling to accept an apparently generous deal that hides unfavorable terms. He stands his ground despite Ma’s threats.
• Ma Bi reveals an arrogant, controlling side. He values Jun’s commercial potential but expects to dictate the terms; when challenged, he turns to retaliation.
• Their call shifts from a business negotiation into a clash over leverage and authority. Jun treats the discussion as a negotiation between equals, while Ma expects deference.

Significant themes

• Power and exploitation: A platform’s prestige and promised benefits can conceal an attempt to take a disproportionate share of a creator’s earnings.
• Independence and self-advocacy: Jun refuses to trade long-term value for an impressive headline offer.
• Control and retaliation: Ma’s response suggests the platform can use its power to punish creators who resist its terms.

Plot points and events

• Foodie Bro’s Mushroom TV account is banned, triggering an uproar among viewers. Many blame the platform, while others speculate that the ban followed the previous night’s smear campaign against him.
• Jun Wangchen, the man behind Foodie Bro, sees the ban as a business opportunity: his surging popularity could attract rival platforms and bring them millions of viewers.
• Supreme Emperor Entertainment, led by Huang Junhao, invites him to negotiate with its livestreaming platform, Exalted Emperor TV. Secretary Du Lingfei offers him freedom to set his advertising split and other terms. Jun accepts and travels to the company in disguise.
• At the company entrance, a short-skirted supervisor shoves Jun aside and insults him, assuming he is a low-status intern. She boasts that she is waiting to welcome Foodie Bro, unaware that Jun is the guest she has been sent to meet.
• When Secretary Du arrives, the supervisor tries to blame Jun for the delay and orders him to leave. Du recognizes him and reveals his identity, leaving the supervisor facing the consequences of her behavior.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen: Calmly turns the ban into leverage for a new deal, but his patience has limits. He insists on being treated respectfully and coolly warns the supervisor that she may soon regret dismissing him.
• Du Lingfei: Presents herself as a capable, composed representative of Supreme Emperor Entertainment. She is polite and persuasive with Jun, but stern toward employees who fail their duties.
• The supervisor: Her arrogance and assumptions about Jun’s appearance lead her to mistreat the very celebrity she is supposed to welcome. When confronted, she evades responsibility by blaming him.

Significant themes

• Reputation and opportunity: A platform’s attempt to punish a popular streamer may instead drive him—and his audience—to a competitor.
• Appearance versus reality: Jun’s disguise and ordinary clothes cause the supervisor to misjudge his status and importance.
• Arrogance and accountability: The supervisor’s disrespectful conduct backfires when her own superior exposes her mistake.
• Power and leverage: Jun’s large following gives him considerable bargaining power, while Du’s authority makes the workplace hierarchy clear.

Character interactions

• Jun negotiates with Du over the phone, agreeing to meet after learning that Exalted Emperor TV can offer favorable terms.
• The supervisor treats Jun dismissively, shoves him, and refuses to apologize; Jun challenges her and questions whether she is sure she wants him gone.
• Du reprimands the supervisor for failing to welcome the guest. The supervisor shifts blame onto Jun, but Du identifies him as the very Mr. Chen the supervisor was assigned to receive.

Key plot points and events

• A woman in a short skirt discovers that the man she insulted is Jun Wangchen, the popular streamer Foodie Bro. Du Lingfei fires her, and Wangchen refuses to intervene, preferring that she face the consequences.
• Du Lingfei escorts Wangchen to meet Supreme Emperor Entertainment’s young master, Huang Junhao, about a potential contract.
• Huang’s lavish office and extravagant manner impress Wangchen, and the two begin their meeting.
• Before they can discuss business, Wangchen identifies Huang’s unexplained symptoms: fatigue, poor appetite, a persistent chill, and seeing a blurry figure in mirrors. He diagnoses Huang as being haunted by a ghost.
• Huang initially dismisses the supernatural explanation as a joke. Wangchen uses hand seals and a spell to draw a ghostly presence out of him and make it visible.
• Seeing the terrifying apparition, and realizing his chill has vanished, Huang accepts that Wangchen’s diagnosis was correct. Wangchen then destroys the ghost and asks, “Do you believe in ghosts now?”

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen remains calm and self-assured. He refuses to excuse the woman’s insult, then demonstrates his supernatural ability to Huang, shifting from prospective business partner to apparent healer and exorcist.
• Du Lingfei is professional and protective of her company’s interests. She fires the woman to avoid jeopardizing Wangchen’s potential contract and leads him to Huang.
• The woman in the short skirt goes from openly contemptuous to desperate and apologetic once she learns Wangchen’s status, but her pleas do not change the outcome.
• Huang Junhao begins as a wealthy, confident skeptic. His fear at seeing the ghost and relief from his symptoms transform his disbelief into astonishment and acceptance.
• Wangchen and Huang exchange polite compliments and begin building rapport, though their contract discussion is interrupted by Wangchen’s concern about Huang’s condition.

Significant themes

• Appearances and status: The woman misjudges Wangchen because of his plain appearance, while his influence becomes clear only after his identity is revealed.
• Consequences and power: The woman’s treatment of Wangchen costs her her job, and his forgiveness could have affected whether she kept it.
• Skepticism versus the supernatural: Huang’s confidence in a purely modern, scientific worldview is challenged by direct experience.
• Wealth and extravagance: Huang’s lavish surroundings and casual flaunting of his wealth contrast with Wangchen’s understated manner.

Plot points and events

• Huang Junhao apologizes for doubting Jun Wangchen after seeing proof that ghosts exist. Jun explains that a weak ghost had been attached to Huang for only a few days and was likely planted by someone, though its brief memory provides no clues to the culprit.
• Jun senses another ghost in Huang’s office and finds it concealed in a painting. He uses talismans and a Five Elements Seal to trap and destroy the powerful spirit, preventing it from attacking Huang.
• Grateful for being saved, Huang offers Jun an exceptionally favorable contract with Supreme Emperor Entertainment: Jun keeps all his earnings after taxes and will receive extensive promotion. Jun accepts, and the two shake on their partnership.
• Called away to a board meeting, Huang leaves his secretary, Du Lingfei, to prepare the contract and assist Jun.
• While waiting, Jun checks his merit points and realizes that saving Xiao Huan earned him 300 points. He concludes that saving lives is a particularly effective way to gain merit. Du Lingfei then enters, and Jun is immediately distracted by her appearance.

Character development and interactions

• Huang Junhao shifts from skepticism to trust and gratitude. His relief at being freed from the ghosts leads him to treat Jun generously and commit to signing him.
• Jun Wangchen demonstrates confidence, skill, and restraint in dealing with the ghosts. He withholds his suspicion that the spirits may be linked to an earlier attack, and uses Huang’s gratitude to secure a valuable entertainment contract.
• Huang and Jun move from a business negotiation into a mutually respectful partnership: Huang offers unusually generous terms, while Jun acknowledges Huang’s sincerity.
• Jun and Du Lingfei have not yet spoken in this scene; her entrance prompts Jun’s openly lustful internal reaction.

Significant themes

• The supernatural hidden in ordinary life: A seemingly harmless painting conceals a dangerous ghost, and Huang is unaware of the threat until Jun intervenes.
• Gratitude and reciprocity: Huang rewards Jun for saving his life, while Jun frames his help as a return for Huang’s respectful treatment.
• Merit and the value of saving lives: Jun’s point balance suggests that rescuing people earns far more merit than routine acts of charity.
• Power, ambition, and opportunity: Jun’s supernatural abilities strengthen his reputation and help him secure an unusually advantageous career deal.

Key plot points and events

• While waiting for a contract, Jun Wangchen is attended by Du Lingfei, Huang Junhao’s attractive and deferential secretary. Her suggestive offers make Jun uncomfortable, though he jokes and inwardly indulges in looking at her.
• Du takes Jun on a tour of Supreme Emperor Entertainment. He boasts about his looks, teases her about her figure, and draws jealous stares from male employees.
• Two clerks ask Du to help interview new security guards because the head of security has gone to the hospital for his wife’s childbirth. Du initially refuses, but Jun volunteers to join in.
• Du appoints Jun as chief interviewer, and the group heads to the recruitment room.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen presents himself as a dignified gentleman while privately being lecherous and opportunistic. His offer to interview is partly motivated by the chance to earn merit points.
• Du Lingfei is professional and initially cautious around Jun, following Huang Junhao’s instruction to treat him with exceptional respect. She is confident enough to reprimand the clerks, but becomes embarrassed by Jun’s teasing.
• The clerks appear nervous and deferential toward Du, whose senior position gives her authority over them.

Character interactions

• Jun and Du’s relationship is shaped by his flirtatious jokes and her attempts to remain professional, creating comic tension.
• Male employees silently resent Jun for touring with Du, though none dare approach her.
• Du’s sharp reprimand frightens the clerks; Jun then steps in and turns the interruption into an opportunity to help with recruitment.

Significant themes

• The chapter uses exaggerated humor and innuendo to contrast Jun’s outward claims of virtue with his private thoughts.
• Workplace hierarchy and deference are emphasized through Du’s authority and the clerks’ reluctance to challenge her.
• Jun’s pursuit of merit points shows that practical ambition sits alongside his comic vanity and lecherous persona.