Chapter Summaries

Lu Xiaoxiao exposed Chen Xiwan’s schemes to Lu Xunli and pushed him to protect the Lu Family rather than let her off lightly. Lu Xunli promised to make the Chen Family repay their losses, reconciled with Lu Yubai, and then caught him skipping school.

• Lu Xiaoxiao told Lu Xunli that Ji Yunhuai’s investigator, Qian Annie, had gathered evidence against Chen Xiwan, and Lu Xunli agreed to thank them.
• Lu Xunli proposed sending Chen Xiwan home and dismissing her from the company, but Lu Xiaoxiao scolded him for being too lenient and warned that Chen Xiwan could endanger the whole Lu Family.
• Lu Xiaoxiao described a dream in which the Lu Family was ruined because Lu Xunli married Chen Xiwan, and he promised to make the Chen Family repay their losses and act carefully.
• Lu Xunli thanked Qian Annie and Ji Yunhuai, then agreed to preserve a sample for a paternity test.
• Lu Xunli apologized to Lu Yubai for doubting him, then ordered him back to school for evening study after learning he had skipped class.

Lu Xiaoxiao planned to expose Chen Xiwan and recover the money she had taken from the Lu Family, then visited Xiao Yichen to arrange a DNA test and a therapist for her third brother. The visit ended with her telling Xiao Yichen that Ji Yunhuai was her boyfriend-in-waiting and would soon become her official boyfriend.

• Lu Xunli dragged Lu Yubai away to return to school, while Lu Xiaoxiao told Qian Annie that the Lu Family would expel Chen Xiwan and recover the money she had taken.
• Lu Xiaoxiao agreed to take Qian Annie along when she confronted Chen Xiwan after the DNA test results arrived.
• Lu Xiaoxiao visited Xiao Yichen at the hospital and asked him to arrange a rapid DNA test and find a therapist for her third brother.
• Xiao Yichen offered to walk Lu Xiaoxiao out, then discovered it was raining and offered to fetch an umbrella.
• Lu Xiaoxiao pointed out that Ji Yunhuai had come to pick her up and told Xiao Yichen that Ji Yunhuai was her boyfriend-in-waiting.

Xiao Yichen accepted that Lu Xiaoxiao was leaving with Ji Yunhuai and put his unspoken feelings behind him. On the drive, Lu Xiaoxiao learned that her request to travel between worlds had been rejected, but she could try to earn approval by finding the Unknown Bug.

• Lu Xiaoxiao congratulated Xiao Yichen on Ji Yunhuai being her suitor, and Xiao Yichen wished them a safe drive.
• After Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai left, Xiao Yichen decided that his feelings for her had come to an end and returned to work without buying food.
• Ji Yunhuai admitted he was jealous of Xiao Yichen, and Lu Xiaoxiao teased him for acting pitiful to get her attention.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked 037 about permission to travel between worlds, and 037 told her its supervisor had rejected the request.
• 037 explained that finding the Unknown Bug could count as a major additional contribution, and Lu Xiaoxiao agreed to look for it.
• Lu Xiaoxiao told 037 to resubmit her travel request every day to harass the supervisor into reconsidering.

Lu Xiaoxiao told 037 that she suspected the world’s collapse was connected to the Original Host or the Lu Family, though she had no clear plan for investigating. After Ji Yunhuai caught her spacing out, she accidentally said she had been thinking about him and awkwardly explained that she was worried about his work.

• Lu Xiaoxiao explained to 037 that the Original Host’s suicide might have caused the world to fall apart, so she suspected the Original Host or someone in the Lu Family was involved.
• Lu Xiaoxiao admitted she did not know where to begin investigating and said she might start by looking into the Original Host.
• Lu Xiaoxiao ended her mental connection with 037 and heard Ji Yunhuai ask who she had been thinking about.
• Lu Xiaoxiao answered that she had been thinking about Ji Yunhuai, then blushed and claimed she was worried about his difficult work situation.
• Ji Yunhuai said his father and the other Ji Family branches could not openly trouble him while the old man was around, and told Lu Xiaoxiao not to worry.

Lu Xiaoxiao hid her real worries from Ji Yunhuai by asking him to imagine a romance about a woman who had transmigrated and might return to her original world. She asked whether he would still choose to be with her if he knew she would eventually leave.

• Ji Yunhuai noticed Lu Xiaoxiao was distracted and asked what was on her mind.
• Lu Xiaoxiao dismissed her concerns about her eldest brother and refused Ji Yunhuai's offer to help him.
• Lu Xiaoxiao remembered that Ji Yunhuai had not believed her when she previously called their world fake, so she decided not to explain her real thoughts.
• Ji Yunhuai said he wanted to hear anything concerning Lu Xiaoxiao, and she told him about Wei Yun's story idea.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked Ji Yunhuai whether he would still want to be with a woman if he knew she would eventually leave for her original world.

Lu Xiaoxiao asked Ji Yunhuai how the male lead should feel about the heroine returning to her own world, and his answer eased her worries about leaving him. They made plans to keep spending time together despite their busy schedules.

• Ji Yunhuai asked Lu Xiaoxiao whether the male lead and heroine loved each other and whether the heroine would be happy to return.
• Lu Xiaoxiao said the heroine would want to go back, and Ji Yunhuai said he would support her while still wanting to be with her in the present.
• Ji Yunhuai said he would miss the heroine very much, which lifted Lu Xiaoxiao's worries.
• Lu Xiaoxiao suggested giving the heroine a special ability so she would not have to choose between worlds.
• Ji Yunhuai reassured Lu Xiaoxiao that she could visit him whenever she was free, and they sealed the promise with a pinky swear.

Chen Xiwan waited for the Lu family to visit, hoping to salvage her plans, but Lu Xiaoxiao and Qian Annie confronted her instead. Qian Annie revealed that she had collected evidence against Chen Xiwan and that the baby's paternity test ruled out Lu Xunli, then handed Chen Xiwan the evidence.

• After seven days in the hospital without visitors or a phone, Chen Xiwan learned that the Lu family was coming to see her.
• Chen Xiwan pretended to be weak and began blaming herself for the miscarriage, but Lu Xiaoxiao interrupted and accused her of never wanting the baby.
• Chen Xiwan demanded to see Lu Xunli, but Qian Annie arrived and announced that she had evidence against her.
• Qian Annie told Chen Xiwan that the evidence included cashing out, cheating, buying banned drugs, and a paternity test showing Lu Xunli was not the baby's father.
• Qian Annie handed Chen Xiwan the evidence and declared that she was finished.

Lu Xiaoxiao told Chen Xiwan that Lu Xunli had ended their relationship and that the Lu Family had reclaimed the money and belongings they had given Chen’s family. Qian Annie then questioned Chen about when her relationship with her older male cousin began and whether their feelings had been mutual.

• Chen Xiwan accused Lu Xiaoxiao of investigating her and threw a cup, but Lu Xiaoxiao dodged it.
• Lu Xiaoxiao told Chen that Lu Xunli had decided to break up with her and would not come see her.
• Lu Xiaoxiao explained that Lu Xunli had collected money from Chen Xiwan’s family and forgiven the remaining debt, leaving her family’s home nearly empty.
• Lu Xiaoxiao prompted Qian Annie to ask the question she had come to ask.
• Qian Annie asked Chen Xiwan when her relationship with her older male cousin began and whether their feelings had been mutual.

Chen Xiwan lashed out at Qian Annie, but when Lu Xiaoxiao and Qian Annie left, she quickly decided to seek sympathy by claiming someone had forced her. She called after them and collapsed to her knees, beginning her plea to Lu Xiaoxiao.

• Chen Xiwan knocked Qian Annie's pen from her hand and angrily told her to stay out of the matter.
• Qian Annie gave up questioning Chen Xiwan, took Lu Xiaoxiao's sleeve, and left the hospital room with her.
• After Lu Xiaoxiao and Qian Annie turned away, Chen Xiwan panicked as she realized her past and scheme had been exposed.
• Chen Xiwan decided to play the victim and use Lu Xiaoxiao's sense of justice to win sympathy.
• Chen Xiwan called for Lu Xiaoxiao to wait, got out of bed, dropped to her knees, and claimed someone had forced her to act.

Chen Xiwan confessed that Chen Haiqing had blackmailed and manipulated her, then pleaded with Lu Xiaoxiao to let her apologize to Xunli. Lu Xiaoxiao rejected her excuses and said neither she nor her brother would forgive her.

• Chen Xiwan claimed Chen Haiqing had coerced her with intimate photos and pushed her to use her pregnancy to manipulate Xunli.
• Chen Xiwan asked Lu Xiaoxiao to let her see Xunli and apologize to him.
• Lu Xiaoxiao acknowledged that Chen Haiqing had acted wrongly but asked how that involved her or her brother.
• Lu Xiaoxiao accused Chen Xiwan of choosing to involve Xunli and exploiting him, and rejected her claim that she had no other options.
• Lu Xiaoxiao told Chen Xiwan that her suffering did not excuse harming others and that she and Xunli would not forgive her.

Lu Xiaoxiao left Chen Xiwan behind after rejecting her pleas, and Chen Xiwan was stopped from following. When she learned she had to pay her hospital bill herself, she collapsed and lost consciousness while reconsidering her past with Chen Haiqing and Lu Xunli.

• Lu Xiaoxiao walked out, and Qian Annie hurried after her before turning back to taunt Chen Xiwan.
• Chen Xiwan chased after them and demanded that Lu Xunli come see her, but a caregiver stopped her.
• The caregiver told Chen Xiwan she had to pay for her private room, reminding her that she had refused a standard room.
• Chen Xiwan realized she could not afford the bill and collapsed, striking her head on the floor.
• As Chen Xiwan lost consciousness, she recalled her dependence on Chen Haiqing and convinced herself Lu Xunli had never truly loved her.

The Lu family gathered for a meeting while Lu Xiaoxiao was out, and the siblings chatted as they waited. Lu Yuan began by asking whether everyone could hear Xiaoxiao’s thoughts.

• Song Zhilan and Lu Yuan gathered every family member except Lu Xiaoxiao in the living room for a family meeting.
• Lu Shiyan told Lu Xunli that he and Sangning were together and credited Lu Xiaoxiao with helping them confess their feelings.
• Lu Xunli decided he would let Lu Xiaoxiao meet any girl he liked in the future.
• Lu Jiaoyue brought the excited Lu Bochen downstairs, and he insisted that he cared about everyone in the family equally.
• Lu Yuan dragged the sleepy Lu Yubai downstairs, then asked the family whether they could all hear Lu Xiaoxiao’s thoughts.

The Lu family discovered that all of them could hear Lu Xiaoxiao’s thoughts and agreed to keep the ability secret from outsiders. Lu Jiaoyue then questioned whether they should tell Xiaoxiao, worried that their mind-reading had violated her privacy and might make her hate them.

• Lu Yubai learned that the others could hear Lu Xiaoxiao’s thoughts too and lamented that he was not the only chosen one.
• Lu Yuan confirmed that the family could hear Xiaoxiao’s thoughts and asked whether anyone had told outsiders.
• Lu Jiaoyue and Lu Bochen defended Xiaoxiao after Lu Yubai complained about her thoughts.
• Song Zhilan explained that Lu Shiyan had first recognized the ability and urged everyone to keep it secret to protect Xiaoxiao.
• Lu Jiaoyue asked whether they should tell Xiaoxiao, fearing she would be upset that they had been hearing her private thoughts.

The Lu Family worried that Lu Xiaoxiao might feel betrayed if she learned they could hear her thoughts, but Lu Shiyan reassured them that she had helped bring the family closer together. As they agreed to act normally around her and keep Mind Reading secret, Song Zhilan raised a new concern: Xiaoxiao seemed to have changed dramatically and might need to see a psychologist.

• Lu Jiaoyue worried that Lu Xiaoxiao would grow distant if she discovered the family could hear her thoughts, and Song Zhilan and Lu Yuan shared her concern.
• Lu Shiyan comforted Lu Jiaoyue and reminded the family how Lu Xiaoxiao had helped improve their relationships and circumstances.
• Lu Xunli, Lu Yubai, and Lu Bochen discussed how to handle Mind Reading, while Lu Yuan ordered everyone to treat Xiaoxiao normally and keep their ability secret.
• Song Zhilan told Lu Yuan and the children that Xiaoxiao seemed livelier and more temperamental than before, and wondered whether she might have a psychological condition requiring professional help.

The Lu family covered up their discussion of Lu Xiaoxiao’s changed behavior by pretending they were criticizing Lu Yubai for refusing a tutor. After Lu Jiaoyue led Xiaoxiao upstairs, Lu Yuan and Lu Shiyan reassured Song Zhilan, who set aside her suspicions and agreed she preferred Xiaoxiao’s cheerful personality now.

• Lu Shiyan told Lu Xiaoxiao that the family was criticizing Lu Yubai for placing last on a quiz and refusing a tutor.
• Lu Xiaoxiao suggested that the family take turns beating Lu Yubai and said she would find him a teacher, prompting Lu Jiaoyue to pull her upstairs with a change of subject.
• Lu Yubai protested to Lu Shiyan that he had been used as a cover story, while Lu Yuan insisted he needed help improving his grades.
• Lu Yuan and Lu Shiyan reassured Song Zhilan that she might be overthinking Xiaoxiao’s behavior and asked which version of her she preferred.
• Song Zhilan said she preferred Xiaoxiao’s lively and cheerful self now, then agreed to rest.

Lu Jiaoyue told Lu Xiaoxiao that Gu Sipei had invited her to his home, and Lu Xiaoxiao encouraged her to go so their romance could progress. Lu Jiaoyue noticed that Lu Xiaoxiao’s thoughts contradicted her words and asked whether she wanted her to date Gu Sipei.

• Lu Jiaoyue asked Lu Xiaoxiao what she had wanted to tell her and recalled that Gu Sipei had invited her over.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked 037 whether Gu Sipei was still angry that Lu Jiaoyue had previously stood him up.
• 037 said Gu Sipei was probably angry but would not harm Lu Jiaoyue, and confirmed that their romance could move forward.
• Lu Xiaoxiao urged Lu Jiaoyue to visit Gu Sipei and take pictures, though she privately thought Ji Yunhuai’s home was just as impressive.
• Lu Jiaoyue asked Lu Xiaoxiao what she really thought of Gu Sipei and whether she wanted her to date him.

Lu Xiaoxiao urged Lu Jiaoyue to consider dating Gu Sipei slowly, while privately believing their relationship could save the world. Later, she invited Ji Yunhuai to her costume photo shoot and planned a playful historical rescue scene with him.

• Lu Xiaoxiao told Lu Jiaoyue that Gu Sipei seemed worth dating but advised her to assess him carefully and not rush.
• Lu Jiaoyue agreed to visit Gu Sipei and report back, while Lu Xiaoxiao treated her decision like an important mission.
• After midnight, Lu Xiaoxiao invited Ji Yunhuai to see her costume photo shoot the next day, and he said he had already planned to visit her.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked Ji Yunhuai to wear historical clothes and act out a scene with her as a swordswoman rescuing him.
• Ji Yunhuai agreed to the idea and asked what situation she planned to rescue him from, so Lu Xiaoxiao imagined thugs harassing him because he was beautiful.

Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai traded teasing messages before she went to sleep. She woke in a strange, dark space where she could not contact 037, and she cautiously addressed a figure that had suddenly appeared.

• Lu Xiaoxiao warned Ji Yunhuai to be polite to her second brother, and he teased her about worrying over him.
• Ji Yunhuai offered to read Lu Xiaoxiao Ji Corporation's quarterly financial report to help her sleep, and she ended their chat.
• Lu Xiaoxiao fell asleep and found herself lucid in a pitch-black space with damp ground.
• Lu Xiaoxiao called for 037 but received no answer, so she suspected she might be in a bugged space.
• A distant figure appeared, and Lu Xiaoxiao cautiously asked who it was.

Lu Xiaoxiao encountered a silent figure in a strange space, then woke in her bedroom and learned from 037 that it might have been an incarnation of the world's consciousness or a soul. She revealed that the figure's face looked very much like Lu Xiaoxiao's.

• Lu Xiaoxiao tried to question the figure and chased after it, but it vanished and a force knocked her out of the strange space.
• Lu Xiaoxiao woke in her bedroom with dampness on her fingertips, confirming that the experience had been real.
• Lu Xiaoxiao confronted 037 for not answering her in the strange space, and 037 said it had not heard her.
• 037 explained that collapsed worlds could have bug-induced rifts and that it could not interfere with them.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked what happened to people after death, then said the figure's face looked very much like Lu Xiaoxiao's.

An Tingxue arrived at the Lu Family villa to meet Lu Bochen as his live-in psychological counselor. When he was missing from his room, she learned he might be hiding in a storage-room cabinet and asked Lu Xiaoxiao for permission to approach him.

• An Tingxue called Lu Xiaoxiao twice, then waited outside the villa until Lu Xiaoxiao hurried out to greet her.
• Lu Xiaoxiao welcomed An Tingxue inside and led her upstairs, asking about her naturally white hair along the way.
• Lu Xiaoxiao and An Tingxue found Lu Bochen’s room empty, and Lu Xiaoxiao worried that he was hiding because of his previous psychologist.
• An Tingxue calmly explained that hiding could be a normal response to trauma and asked to look for Lu Bochen in the storage room.
• An Tingxue promised to leave if Lu Bochen resisted and asked Lu Xiaoxiao to trust her and let her try to make contact.