Chapter Summaries

Lu Xiaoxiao learned she had become the Lu family's doomed fake heiress and had to follow the novel's plot to return home. She went downstairs after spending hours on her makeup and found the family gathered with Lu Jiaoyue, the newly returned true heiress.

• Lu Xiaoxiao discovered the system would not let her return home until she completed the story, then threw a pillow at Lu Yubai when he told her to leave her room.
• Lu Xiaoxiao pretended to be a pitiful, two-faced sweetheart, while Lu Yubai realized he could hear her thoughts and hurried out of her room.
• The system told Lu Xiaoxiao to make a scene and put Lu Jiaoyue in her place, but Lu Xiaoxiao decided to use her makeup and beauty to intimidate her instead.
• Lu Xiaoxiao spent more than two hours doing her makeup, dressed in a haute couture gown, and went downstairs for dinner.
• Lu Xiaoxiao entered the dining room and saw Lu Yuan, Song Zhilan, Lu Bochen, Lu Yubai, and Lu Jiaoyue gathered there.

At a family dinner, Lu Xiaoxiao tried to provoke her newly returned sister Lu Jiaoyue, while the family heard Lu Xiaoxiao’s affectionate inner thoughts. Lu Yubai confronted Lu Xiaoxiao, and she ended the chapter pretending to be hurt by his attack on her adopted status.

• Lu Jiaoyue heard Lu Xiaoxiao’s thoughts and realized her older sister genuinely adored her, while Lu Yuan and Song Zhilan were reassured by Lu Xiaoxiao’s lack of hostility.
• Lu Yubai misread Lu Xiaoxiao’s affection for Lu Jiaoyue as hypocrisy and decided to protect his younger sister.
• Lu Xiaoxiao criticized Lu Jiaoyue’s plain outfit, but Lu Jiaoyue took the remarks as compliments and praised Lu Xiaoxiao in return.
• Lu Yubai accused Lu Xiaoxiao of picking on Lu Jiaoyue, and Lu Xiaoxiao responded with a gentle rebuke that angered him.
• Lu Yubai called Lu Xiaoxiao a fake and an orphan, so she pretended to cry and said they could send her back to being an orphan.

At dinner, Lu Xiaoxiao’s thoughts prompted Lu Yuan to defend her place in the Lu family and give her a no-limit black card. The chapter ended when Lu Jiaoyue offered her cake and the system warned that the two girls were becoming too close.

• Lu Yuan accepted that he had neglected his family and rebuked Lu Yubai for refusing to treat Lu Xiaoxiao as his older sister.
• Lu Yuan assured Lu Xiaoxiao that she was his child and told her she could keep her room, while Lu Jiaoyue would use the room next door.
• Lu Yuan asked Lu Xiaoxiao to take Lu Jiaoyue shopping and gave her a no-limit black card when he heard her thoughts asking for cash.
• Lu Yubai grew jealous of Lu Xiaoxiao’s new spending freedom as she enjoyed dinner.
• Lu Jiaoyue offered Lu Xiaoxiao some cake, but the system warned that their growing bond was diverging from the novel.

Lu Xiaoxiao learned that the system could not predict every change to the story and would have to improvise. Lu Bochen showed her an unfinished painting of his soul, asked her to complete it, and Song Zhilan appeared after she left his room.

• Lu Xiaoxiao questioned the system about unexpectedly winning her room, and it said plot changes could happen and she would have to handle them herself.
• Lu Bochen silently led Lu Xiaoxiao to his bedroom and showed her an abstract painting he called his soul.
• Lu Bochen told Lu Xiaoxiao the painting was unfinished and something was missing, then insisted that she add to it.
• Lu Xiaoxiao painted a red heart on the canvas and explained that the soul could see the world through its heart.
• Lu Xiaoxiao slipped out while Lu Bochen studied her addition, and Song Zhilan asked whether she had been talking to him.

Song Zhilan worried about Lu Bochen and spent a sleepless night after hearing Lu Xiaoxiao’s thoughts about her marriage. The next morning, Lu Xiaoxiao took Lu Jiaoyue shopping and met Yue Mengqian, who pulled her into a conversation full of gossip she could not follow.

• Song Zhilan asked Lu Xiaoxiao whether Lu Bochen had spoken to her, and Lu Xiaoxiao reassured her that he had shown her a painting.
• Lu Xiaoxiao thought Song Zhilan should clear up a misunderstanding with Lu Yuan, leaving Song Zhilan curious and unable to sleep.
• The next morning, Lu Xiaoxiao learned that Gu Sipei would be nearby and that the system wanted her to arrange a meeting with Lu Jiaoyue.
• Lu Xiaoxiao took Lu Jiaoyue to a clothing store and helped her choose outfits.
• Yue Mengqian recognized Lu Xiaoxiao, asked her to help find a birthday gown, and shared gossip that Lu Xiaoxiao could not understand.
• Lu Jiaoyue came out of the fitting room and asked Lu Xiaoxiao whether her outfit looked good.

Lu Xiaoxiao watched Yue Mengqian bully Lu Jiaoyue, then drove Yue away by loudly claiming her cosmetic work looked crooked. She sent Jiaoyue to try on clothes and insisted she spend millions, while Jiaoyue secretly revealed she understood Xiaoxiao's kindness and liked her for it.

• Lu Jiaoyue modeled a pink dress, and Lu Xiaoxiao privately thought she was adorable while offering a restrained compliment.
• Yue Mengqian insulted Jiaoyue and accused her of trying to steal the Lu family's affection, but Jiaoyue calmly said she would be good to her sister.
• When Yue Mengqian shoved Jiaoyue, Lu Xiaoxiao loudly announced that Mengqian's nose implant and false eyelashes looked crooked.
• Yue Mengqian panicked and fled the store after Lu Xiaoxiao mocked her cosmetic work.
• Lu Xiaoxiao ordered Jiaoyue to try on the clothes and spend more than five million, while privately wishing she could buy out the store.
• Jiaoyue obediently followed along, then secretly thought that she understood Xiaoxiao was not a fool and liked her because she was good to her.

Lu Xiaoxiao learned that Lu Shiyan was joining a reality show, then left Lu Jiaoyue behind after the system urged her to avoid becoming a third wheel. Lu Jiaoyue wandered the mall and accidentally bumped into Gu Sipei, leaving her apologizing nervously to the powerful heir.

• Lu Xiaoxiao read online discussions about Lu Shiyan's upcoming reality show and recalled that Lu Jiaoyue had originally been meant to join him.
• The system urged Lu Xiaoxiao to leave Lu Jiaoyue and avoid the nearby male lead, and Lu Xiaoxiao headed for the mall entrance.
• Lu Xiaoxiao tried to persuade the system to let her watch from nearby, while Lu Jiaoyue finished changing and discovered her sister was gone.
• Lu Jiaoyue searched the unfamiliar mall for Lu Xiaoxiao, carrying her shopping bags.
• Lu Jiaoyue bumped into Gu Sipei, dropped her bags, and hurriedly apologized to him.

Lu Jiaoyue met Gu Sipei by chance, while Lu Xiaoxiao secretly watched and commented on their encounter. Jiaoyue left after exchanging WeChat details and sending him twenty yuan, leaving Gu Sipei curious about her.

• Lu Xiaoxiao hid behind a trash can to spy on Lu Jiaoyue and Gu Sipei, while Jiaoyue sensed her sister nearby and took heart.
• Lu Jiaoyue apologized for bumping into Gu Sipei and offered to buy him coffee, then regretted the offer after hearing Lu Xiaoxiao's thoughts.
• Gu Sipei accepted Jiaoyue's offer, but she clarified that she would send him twenty yuan instead of taking him to a café.
• Gu Sipei showed Jiaoyue his WeChat friend code, and they exchanged contact details.
• Lu Jiaoyue told Gu Sipei she had come with her sister, sent him twenty yuan, and left to find Lu Xiaoxiao; Gu Sipei watched her go, intrigued.

Lu Xiaoxiao reunited with Lu Jiaoyue after secretly racing back to the car, and the two exchanged WeChat contact information on the drive home. At the Lu Family villa, Lu Yubai’s Tibetan mastiff frightened Lu Xiaoxiao, and she ran to Lu Xunli for help.

• Lu Xiaoxiao pretended she had only returned to the car to rest, while Lu Jiaoyue praised her shopping choices and asked to add her on WeChat.
• Lu Xiaoxiao accepted Lu Jiaoyue’s friend request and saved her contact as “Little moon bunny” during the drive to Beishan Villa District.
• A Tibetan mastiff named Lightning pounced on Lu Xiaoxiao in the courtyard, terrifying her until Lu Jiaoyue pulled it away and scolded it.
• Lu Yubai emerged from the bushes laughing and admitted he had staged the prank to get back at Lu Xiaoxiao for Lu Jiaoyue.
• Lu Xiaoxiao glared furiously at Lu Yubai, then turned to Lu Xunli when he arrived and tearfully claimed Yubai had set his dog on her.

Lu Xunli defended Lu Xiaoxiao after Lu Yubai frightened her with Lightning, and secretly discovered he could hear her thoughts. Lu Xiaoxiao later retaliated by terrifying Lu Yubai with a snake, leaving him punished and still unaware of her role.

• Lu Xunli heard Lu Xiaoxiao’s unspoken thoughts and realized he could read her mind.
• Lu Xunli scolded Lu Yubai for frightening Lu Xiaoxiao with Lightning and ordered him to apologize.
• Lu Xiaoxiao’s thoughts alerted Lu Xunli that Lu Yubai might bully classmates, so he decided to investigate privately.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked the system about exchanging points for living things and planned to scare Lu Yubai in return.
• Lu Yubai screamed that he had found a snake in his bed, but the family found nothing and Lu Yuan beat him for making a fuss.

Lu Xiaoxiao planned to sabotage Lu Jiaoyue’s homecoming banquet by cutting the power, but while searching the hotel she overheard Ji Yunhuai arguing with an angry woman. The woman stormed away, leaving Lu Xiaoxiao curious about their relationship.

• Lu Xiaoxiao rejected the system’s suggestion to tamper with Lu Jiaoyue’s dress and decided to create chaos at the banquet herself.
• Lu Xiaoxiao arrived at the hotel and slipped away from the family, planning to cut the power during the banquet.
• Lu Jiaoyue noticed Lu Xiaoxiao leaving but stayed with her parents to welcome guests.
• Lu Xiaoxiao searched the hotel for the electrical room and overheard a woman confronting Ji Yunhuai.
• Ji Yunhuai dismissed the woman’s questions, and she stormed off after insisting he owed her care because of their mothers’ past promise.

Lu Xiaoxiao tried to sneak into the hotel electrical room but was caught by Ji Yunhuai, who mistook her for a server and made her guide him to the Lu Family banquet. By the time she returned, the room was locked and her plan had failed, leaving her determined to learn Ji Yunhuai’s weaknesses and get revenge.

• Lu Xiaoxiao tried to slip away after overhearing a private conversation, but Ji Yunhuai grabbed her and asked what she had heard.
• Ji Yunhuai mistook Lu Xiaoxiao for a hotel server, and she pretended to be one while flattering him awkwardly.
• Ji Yunhuai ordered Lu Xiaoxiao to lead him to the Lu Family banquet hall, delaying her attempt to reach the electrical room.
• Lu Xiaoxiao returned to find the electrical room locked and the staff member gone, so she abandoned her plan.
• Lu Xiaoxiao sulked in the stairwell and vowed to learn Ji Yunhuai’s weaknesses so she could get revenge.

Lu Xiaoxiao admired a striking portrait Lu Bochen painted of her, while Lu Bochen hid that he could hear her thoughts. She left eager to put the painting in a gold frame, and Lu Bochen hoped she liked his work.

• Lu Xiaoxiao reflected that her illusion of a snake had kept Lu Yubai away, while Lu Bochen had been bringing her his paintings for feedback.
• Lu Bochen invited Lu Xiaoxiao to see a painting he had made for her and told her not to sell it.
• Lu Bochen concealed that he could hear Lu Xiaoxiao's thoughts, which made him feel comfortable around her and inspired him to paint her.
• Lu Bochen revealed an ornate portrait showing Lu Xiaoxiao beneath a cracked mask and a cracked, elaborate dress.
• Lu Xiaoxiao praised the painting in her thoughts, wondered what it meant, and decided to put it in a gold frame.

Lu Xiaoxiao found evidence that Lu Yuan cared deeply for Song Zhilan and urged her mother to look in his study, prompting Song Zhilan to investigate. Meanwhile, Lu Xiaoxiao brought a confidential document to Lu Xunli’s company, where the receptionist refused to let her see President Lu without an appointment.

• Lu Bochen resolved to give Lu Xiaoxiao more presents after she praised his painting.
• Lu Xunli called Lu Xiaoxiao to retrieve a confidential document he had left at home, and she found it in the study.
• Lu Xiaoxiao discovered Lu Yuan’s carefully annotated marriage book and a note about buying Song Zhilan an expensive vase.
• Lu Xiaoxiao told Song Zhilan that Lu Yuan loved her and suggested she look at the books in his study, so Song Zhilan decided to investigate.
• Lu Xiaoxiao arrived at the Lu Corporation building and asked the receptionist to direct her to President Lu, but the receptionist turned her away for lacking an appointment.

Lu Xiaoxiao went to Lu Xunli’s company with documents, where a receptionist accused her of being a homewrecker and Lu Xiaoxiao slapped her. Chen Xiwan confirmed Lu Xiaoxiao’s identity and escorted her upstairs, then asked her not to tell Lu Xunli about the confrontation.

• The receptionist refused to believe Lu Xiaoxiao was Lu Xunli’s sister and accused her of trying to seduce him.
• Lu Xiaoxiao slapped the receptionist, insulted her, and called the police when the receptionist threatened to report her.
• Chen Xiwan arrived, introduced herself as Lu Xunli’s girlfriend, and confirmed that Lu Xiaoxiao was his sister.
• The receptionist continued arguing and accused Lu Xiaoxiao of abusing her status, while Chen Xiwan tried to calm her down.
• Chen Xiwan took Lu Xiaoxiao upstairs in the private elevator and asked her not to tell Lu Xunli what had happened.

Lu Xiaoxiao recognized Chen Xiwan as a manipulative woman who would eventually betray Lu Xunli, and she refused to help Chen Xiwan’s cousin. While waiting for Lu Xunli, she deliberately made Chen Xiwan’s attempts at friendship difficult, leaving Chen Xiwan fuming but resolved to tolerate her for now.

• Lu Xiaoxiao recalled how Chen Xiwan had won Lu Xunli’s affection and planned to steal his company’s confidential documents when the Lu Family faced ruin.
• Chen Xiwan accepted Lu Xiaoxiao’s refusal to help her cousin and brought her to the lounge while Lu Xiaoxiao waited for Lu Xunli’s meeting to end.
• Chen Xiwan praised Lu Xiaoxiao and suggested they become friends, but Lu Xiaoxiao teased her about being nearly thirty.
• Chen Xiwan offered Lu Xiaoxiao snacks and juice, but Lu Xiaoxiao asked her to go buy vodka.
• Chen Xiwan left to buy the vodka, clenching her fist and deciding to tolerate Lu Xiaoxiao until she was no longer useful.

Lu Xiaoxiao overheard Chen Xiwan admitting she had another boyfriend and then caught her misleading Lu Xunli about a workplace dispute and hinting that he should buy her brother a house. Lu Xunli grew suspicious of Chen Xiwan, refused to buy the house, and left with Xiaoxiao.

• Lu Xiaoxiao pretended to sleep and overheard Chen Xiwan tell a secret lover that Lu Xunli was easy to fool and that nothing would happen between them.
• Chen Xiwan deleted her call log, then told Lu Xunli she had bought vodka for Xiaoxiao and described a dispute between Xiaoxiao and her cousin in a way that favored her cousin.
• Lu Xiaoxiao's thoughts exposed Chen Xiwan's affair and corrected her account of the dispute, making Lu Xunli doubt Chen Xiwan.
• Chen Xiwan indirectly raised buying her younger brother a house, but Lu Xunli said he would not buy it after hearing Xiaoxiao's thoughts.
• Lu Xunli called Xiaoxiao awake and left with her.

Lu Xunli took Lu Xiaoxiao home and realized how little he understood her, while her thoughts alerted him to Lu Yubai’s bullying at school. They returned to the Lu Family home and found Song Zhilan looking as though she had been crying.

• Chen Xiwan failed to persuade Lu Xiaoxiao to take the vodka, then called someone to prepare the substance she had previously discussed.
• Lu Xunli thanked Lu Xiaoxiao during the drive and asked how Lu Yubai had been treating her.
• Lu Xiaoxiao told Lu Xunli that Lu Yubai’s clique might be influencing him and thought that classmates were bullying others in his name.
• Lu Xunli decided to speak with Lu Yubai’s homeroom teacher about the situation at school.
• Lu Xunli and Lu Xiaoxiao arrived home and saw Song Zhilan with red eyes, and Lu Xiaoxiao asked what was wrong.

Song Zhilan and Lu Yuan grew closer, while Lu Xiaoxiao learned that an unknown bug was disrupting the world’s plot. The system identified Lu Yubai’s birthday party as the next plot point, just as Lu Jiaoyue came to speak with Lu Xiaoxiao.

• Song Zhilan asked Lu Yuan to blow sand from her eye, and the two blushed as their children watched them exchange affection over dinner.
• Song Zhilan took Lu Yuan to their room for a private chat, while Lu Yubai suspected Lu Xiaoxiao had caused the snake that frightened him and Lu Xunli sent him to study.
• The system told Lu Xiaoxiao that an unknown bug had disrupted parts of the plot and some character settings, but its superior had only replied, “Okay,” to two proposed plans.
• Lu Xiaoxiao decided to do as she pleased and learned that Lu Yubai’s birthday party was the next plot point.
• Lu Jiaoyue knocked on Lu Xiaoxiao’s door and said she had something to tell her.

Lu Jiaoyue told Lu Xiaoxiao how she accidentally startled Lu Bochen in the storage room and worried that he hated her. She left planning to make him dessert, having also discovered that Lu Xiaoxiao loved sweets.

• Lu Jiaoyue found Lu Bochen curled up inside a cabinet in the storage room and startled him when she tried to wake him.
• Lu Bochen shoved Lu Jiaoyue down, then ran out without helping her up, leaving her worried she had upset him.
• Lu Jiaoyue told Lu Xiaoxiao what happened and asked whether Lu Bochen would hate her.
• Lu Xiaoxiao reassured Lu Jiaoyue, but the system stopped her from directly revealing Lu Bochen's favorite desserts.
• Lu Jiaoyue heard Lu Xiaoxiao's thoughts listing desserts she loved and decided to make her a strawberry crêpe cake.