Chapter Summaries

Key events

• The Lu family travels with the Ji family’s friends and relatives to a resort island for New Year, giving the two groups a chance to meet.
• Cui Anhe meets An Tingxue, the Lu family’s live-in psychological counselor, and learns she helps support Lu Bochen.
• An He bluntly asks Bochen whether he is Xiaoxiao’s autistic brother. Though Xiaoxiao and An Ze worry the wording may upset him, Bochen answers calmly and introduces himself.
• An He comments that Bochen looks younger than Xiaoxiao and says she has seen his paintings but does not understand their appeal. Bochen accepts her honesty warmly, showing he is increasingly comfortable speaking with strangers.
• Meanwhile, Lu Yubai and He Mingchuan bond over video games. Mingchuan offers to help improve Yubai’s game account, then proudly reveals that his own math scores used to be even worse than Yubai’s.

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Bochen demonstrates progress in communication: he handles direct questions, explains the family’s sibling naming order, and responds to criticism without withdrawing. His shy smile suggests he genuinely appreciates An He’s straightforwardness.
• Cui Anhe is candid and curious, treating Bochen naturally rather than cautiously. Her easy manner helps the conversation unfold comfortably.
• Lu Xiaoxiao is protective of Bochen but relaxes when she sees he is at ease. She praises An Tingxue, who credits both her work and An He’s positive influence.
• An Tingxue remains a calm, observant presence and suggests that supportive relationships help Bochen open up.
• Lu Yubai and He Mingchuan quickly become friends through gaming. Mingchuan’s carefree encouragement delights Yubai but worries Shen Yufeng, who warns him not to encourage behavior that could hurt Yubai’s schoolwork.

Significant themes

• Acceptance and honest communication: An He’s bluntness is not meant to wound, and Bochen’s response shows that he can engage without being treated as fragile.
• Growth through supportive relationships: Bochen’s progress reflects both An Tingxue’s care and the ease of interacting with people who accept him naturally.
• Friendship and comic contrast: The younger characters’ gaming camaraderie creates a lighthearted counterpoint, especially when Mingchuan treats poor grades as a point of pride.

Key events

• The older siblings gather in a quieter corner and discuss business. Cui Anze joins Lu Xunli, Jiang Feiwan, and Lu Shiyan after his sister An He sends him away for nagging.
• Lu Shiyan and Cui Anze tease each other about their close, sister-focused relationships. Jiang Feiwan then introduces jewelry designer Yu Sangning to Cui Anze, who compliments her work and offers support from Jiang Corporation.
• At the parents’ table, Lu Yuan feels overwhelmed sitting between Ji Yunhuai and Gu Sipei—both powerful figures and his daughters’ boyfriends. Lu Jiaoyue worries that her father may disapprove of Gu, but Lu Yuan has no such objection; he is simply intimidated and unsure how to address them.
• Song Zhilan welcomes both men into the family and says their daughters’ happiness and sincere treatment are all that matters. Ji promises to respect, protect, and support Lu Xiaoxiao, while Gu pledges to give Lu Jiaoyue his best and never let her be mistreated.

Character developments and interactions

• Cui Anze takes his sister’s rejection in stride, while his affectionate, indulgent attitude toward her is clear. His playful exchange with Lu Shiyan highlights their shared devotion to their sisters.
• Yu Sangning is shy when praised but responds warmly to Cui Anze’s welcome and encouragement.
• Lu Yuan’s silence reflects awe and awkwardness rather than disapproval. Lu Jiaoyue’s protective intervention shows her concern for Gu Sipei, while Gu’s calm presence and promise reassure the parents.
• Ji Yunhuai sets aside his usual casual manner to make a serious commitment to Xiaoxiao. Gu Sipei’s agreement and pledge likewise demonstrate his sincerity toward Jiaoyue.
• Song Zhilan acts as the family’s welcoming voice, helping ease Lu Yuan’s discomfort and bringing the prospective in-laws together.

Themes

• Family acceptance and trust: The parents care less about status than about their daughters being loved and treated well.
• Commitment and respect: Both men promise not merely to protect their partners, but to honor their choices and happiness.
• Affection expressed through teasing: The siblings’ banter reveals closeness, while the meeting of the couples and parents turns playful family warmth into a moment of earnest commitment.

Key plot points and events

• The group spends New Year’s Eve on warm Vacation Island, setting up a beach barbecue. Ji Yunhuai grills under Lu Xiaoxiao’s close supervision and turns out food that is surprisingly good.
• Lu Yubai and Cui Anhe quarrel over a skewer of wings. Ji Yunhuai resolves the dispute by letting Yubai keep it and promising Anhe a fresh one; Lu Xiaoxiao helps make sure Anhe gets an extra portion. Yubai is pleased that calling Ji Yunhuai “brother-in-law” seems to work.
• As sunset falls, everyone relaxes in small groups: some chat, others look at photos, collect shells, or build a sandcastle. The gathering feels warm and harmonious.
• Lu Xiaoxiao secretly leads Ji Yunhuai behind a rock and claims she will show him something like real magic. She snaps her fingers and calls for “037,” ending the chapter on a mysterious note.

Character developments and interactions

• Ji Yunhuai shows growing ease with the group, handling the children’s dispute calmly and indulging Anhe with a fresh skewer—though he still teases and sets limits.
• Lu Xiaoxiao is playful and affectionate with Ji Yunhuai, while also guiding his grilling and helping Anhe get what she wants.
• Lu Yubai and Cui Anhe continue their familiar pattern of arguing, then make up and turn to playing together. Their rivalry is childish and entertaining rather than serious.
• The wider group—including family members and friends—spends the evening comfortably together, reinforcing their sense of closeness.

Significant themes

• Family and community: The shared meal and relaxed sunset gathering emphasize warmth, belonging, and companionship.
• Playful affection: Teasing, bickering, and small acts of care shape the relationships, especially among Ji Yunhuai, Lu Xiaoxiao, and the children.
• Mystery and anticipation: Lu Xiaoxiao’s claim of genuine magic and her call to 037 introduce an unexplained twist that sets up the next scene.

Key events

• Lu Xiaoxiao introduces Ji Yunhuai to 037, the shapeshifting system he once mistook for a child in costume. She explains her transmigration, romance mission, the original host’s soul, and why she kept the truth from the Lu family.
• Ji accepts her story without resentment. Lu admits she once considered returning to her original world, but now intends to stay with him.
• The couple reaffirm their love. Ji jokingly suggests having 037 impersonate them so they can travel; Lu enthusiastically agrees, to 037’s dismay.
• On New Year’s Eve, the family and friends hold a pajama party at the villa. They play games, tell ghost stories, and eventually fall asleep together in the living room.

Character developments

• Lu Xiaoxiao recognizes that, despite the hardships of transmigration, her new life has given her the family, friends, and love she always wanted. She feels fully at home.
• Ji Yunhuai responds to her revelation with empathy, focusing first on how difficult her journey must have been. His acceptance deepens their trust.
• 037 remains comic relief: even after the mission ends, the couple are already plotting to make use of his transformations.
• The Lu family and their friends share a rare, relaxed night that highlights their closeness and comfort with one another.

Interactions and themes

• Lu and Ji exchange affectionate reassurance, while his gentle concern helps her feel understood.
• The group’s teasing, games, and shared sleeping space show the warmth of their found and biological family.
• The ending emphasizes belonging, love, gratitude, and new beginnings. As Lu watches everyone sleep by the fire, the peaceful scene feels like a story’s final page—yet also promises that their happy lives will continue.

Key plot points and events

• With 037’s help, Lu Xiaoxiao brings Ji Yunhuai to the real world for one day. She takes him first to her former workplace, where she resigns and confronts Manager Wang over two years of exploitation, empty promises, credit-stealing, and blame-shifting.
• Wang tries to dismiss her confidence as dependence on a wealthy man. Lu rebuts him, makes clear she is leaving on her own terms, and walks out with Ji Yunhuai.
• She shows Ji her small, carefully maintained apartment and the neighborhood where she once lived. She shares memories of familiar shops, streets, and local landmarks.
• Lu explains that although she now has another face, she is at peace with it: she believes the people who love her value her personality and soul, not her appearance.
• Before leaving for good, she spends her remaining savings on lottery tickets. Several win modest prizes, which she divides among envelopes for friends, adding a farewell message before mailing them.
• At sunset, Lu takes one last look at her old home and chooses to return with Ji, calling their life together “home.”

Character developments

• Lu Xiaoxiao confronts the resentment she has carried toward her old job and leaves it behind with confidence. Her visit also shows how fully she has accepted her new life and appearance, while still honoring her past and caring about the friends she must leave.
• Ji Yunhuai gets a more personal understanding of Lu through the modest home and everyday places that shaped her. He worries about the cost of her changed identity, but accepts her reassurance and affirms that he loves her for who she is.

Character interactions

• Lu and Manager Wang clash openly: she voices the grievances she had long suppressed, while he responds with threats and insults. Ji’s quiet, authoritative presence silences the office, though Lu handles the confrontation herself.
• Lu guides Ji through her former home and neighborhood, sharing stories that let him connect with her past.
• In the apartment, Ji gently asks whether losing her original face troubles her. Lu’s cheerful response reassures him, and they embrace.
• Lu and Ji end the day hand in hand, mutually affirming their shared future.

Significant themes

• Closure and moving forward: Lu confronts her old workplace, revisits meaningful places, and leaves the real world with a sense of release.
• Identity beyond appearance: The chapter presents the self as defined by personality and spirit rather than physical form.
• Care and connection: Lu’s farewell gifts show that she still values friends she may never see again; Ji’s attentiveness shows his deepening understanding of her.
• Finding home: Lu’s home is ultimately less a place than the life and bond she chooses with Ji.

Plot points and events

• Lu Yubai tells his father, Lu Yuan, that he wants to quit school and become a professional esports player, citing a recent win against a famous streamer. Lu Yuan dismisses the idea, cuts off his allowance, and confiscates his devices.
• Yubai retreats into silence, then runs away, leaving a note asking his family not to look for him. His mother panics, while Lu Yuan reacts angrily. Lu Xunli urges the family to focus on finding him safely.
• Lu Xiaoxiao recognizes that Yubai’s withdrawal may signal genuine hurt, not just another tantrum. She tracks him to a shabby downtown rental, where she finds him living on instant noodles and children’s drinks while gaming.
• Rather than force him home, Xiaoxiao offers him a trial at an esports club’s youth academy. She makes clear that it is only a trial, that he must accept the demanding training and its outcome, and that he must return to school if he is not suited to professional play.
• Confronted with how difficult and uncomfortable his supposed independent life has been, Yubai accepts the conditions and eagerly agrees to try. Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai take him home to arrange the trial.

Character developments

• Lu Yubai moves from defiant confidence to wounded silence and a reckless escape, then regains hope when his ambition is taken seriously. He has yet to prove whether his talent and determination can withstand professional training.
• Lu Xiaoxiao shows empathy and practical judgment: she recognizes the emotional cause of Yubai’s behavior and responds with a realistic opportunity rather than punishment or indulgence.
• Lu Yuan is protective but initially dismissive and angry, underestimating how deeply his rejection affects Yubai.
• Lu Shiyan sympathizes with Yubai’s desire for recognition and freedom, recalling the pressure he faced when choosing an unconventional career.
• Ji Yunhuai supports Xiaoxiao’s approach, though his teasing and imposing presence add pressure to Yubai.

Themes

• Respecting young people’s ambitions while setting limits: Xiaoxiao validates Yubai’s interest without promising that he can abandon school.
• The difference between fantasy and reality: Yubai’s imagined freedom clashes with the hardships of living alone.
• Communication and understanding: Treating his outburst as a sign of deeper hurt proves more effective than dismissing it as childish rebellion.
• Responsibility and perseverance: A professional dream requires discipline and willingness to accept failure as well as success.

Character interactions

• Yubai’s clash with Lu Yuan exposes the family’s conflict over education and career choices.
• Lu Xunli challenges Lu Yuan’s angry reaction and emphasizes Yubai’s vulnerability.
• Xiaoxiao reassures the family, finds Yubai, and negotiates conditions that balance encouragement with responsibility.
• Ji Yunhuai helps gain access to the rental and backs Xiaoxiao’s authority, while Yubai’s embarrassment and suspicion gradually give way to trust.

Key plot points and events

• Lu Yubai’s two months at a youth esports camp test his ability and confidence. Though talented and hardworking, he makes a costly mistake in the final selection match and is not chosen for the professional team.
• After leaving the camp, he sits alone in a park, disappointed and unsure what to do next. Watching a small pigeon get pushed aside by stronger birds, he compares himself to it and feels even more defeated.
• His sister, Lu Xiaoxiao, joins him and first reassures him that reaching the final round is an achievement. When he admits he feels useless and unremarkable beside his accomplished siblings, she listens and helps him reconsider what it means to be “special” or a “main character.”
• Lu Xiaoxiao explains that each person can be the protagonist of their own life by valuing it, pursuing what matters to them, and taking small steps forward. She encourages him to view school as time and space to discover what kind of person he wants to become.
• She also reminds him that the family loves him, urges him to apologize to their parents for his earlier harsh words, and assures him he has no deadline for figuring out his future.
• Lu Yubai feels comforted, agrees to go home, and leaves the park with a lighter outlook.

Character developments

• Lu Yubai confronts the limits of his gaming talent and the gap between his ambitions and his current abilities. He also recognizes that he has tied his self-worth to being exceptional. By the end, he is more willing to accept uncertainty and keep exploring who he wants to be.
• Lu Xiaoxiao acts as a steady, affectionate mentor. She balances humor with attentive listening, validates his feelings without dismissing them, and offers guidance while leaving his choices open.

Significant themes

• Self-worth beyond achievement: Not making the professional team does not erase Lu Yubai’s skill or value.
• Ordinary lives can matter: Being a “main character” is not about being chosen or extraordinary, but about taking one’s own life seriously.
• Growing up and self-discovery: Understanding oneself takes time, and there is no single correct answer or deadline.
• Family as support: The Lu family may be frustrated by Lu Yubai’s behavior, but they love him and want him to find his own path.

Character interactions

• Lu Xiaoxiao respects Lu Yubai’s request for quiet before offering encouragement, and later lets him speak openly about his doubts.
• Her playful laughter briefly lightens the mood, while her thoughtful questions help him examine his belief that he must be special.
• She reminds him to reconcile with their parents and assures him that his family will stay beside him as he searches for his future.

Key plot points and events

• Cui Anhe grows up as the cherished only daughter of the Cui family. Her father, Cui Mingyuan, and brother, Cui Anze, indulge her so completely that she assumes anything she wants should be hers and that nothing is irreplaceable.
• Her father’s bedtime fairy tales teach her that princesses are precious, need not face danger themselves, and will always be rescued. When he calls her the Cui family’s “princess,” Anhe adopts the role as a belief about how the world works.
• Anhe decides that Ji Yunhuai—handsome, capable, courteous, and reliably attentive—is the perfect “knight” for her. She becomes possessively attached to him, treating his care as something she is entitled to.
• Ji’s mother, Yan Tangyu, a close friend of Anhe’s late mother, treats Anhe with profound affection and guilt-driven devotion. Ji is expected to look after her, and the children grow up among a circle of wealthy family friends. Adults even jokingly suggest a childhood betrothal.
• Their apparently carefree childhood depends on Ji’s restraint and on everyone accommodating Anhe. The first major rupture comes when Yan Tangyu dies of illness. Anhe’s protected world is shattered, and Ji’s formerly gentle, polished manner begins to change.

Character development

• Cui Anhe: Starts spoiled and self-centered, with little sense that other people have independent needs. Fairy tales reinforce her expectation of rescue and her belief that Ji belongs in the role she has chosen for him.
• Ji Yunhuai: As a boy, he is an exemplary, controlled young gentleman who patiently manages games and Anhe’s demands. His mother’s death marks the beginning of a change in the dependable persona Anhe knows.
• Cui Mingyuan: His loving, overprotective parenting helps create Anhe’s sheltered worldview and reinforces her princess identity.
• Yan Tangyu: A gentle, devoted figure whose care for Anhe is shaped by grief and guilt over Anhe’s mother’s death. Her death is the chapter’s turning point.
• Cui Anze and the other children: Anze is affectionate but jealous of Anhe’s attachment to Ji; the wider group helps create the warm social world of their childhood.

Significant themes

• Indulgence and entitlement: Anhe’s constant accommodation prevents her from learning to value things or consider others’ feelings.
• Fairy-tale expectations versus reality: Anhe takes stories of princesses and rescuers as rules for life, setting herself up to expect a particular kind of happy ending.
• Possession versus genuine affection: She interprets Ji’s dutiful care as proof that he should belong to her, rather than as a relationship between equals.
• Loss and the collapse of protection: Yan Tangyu’s death breaks the sheltered world that had seemed permanent and exposes Anhe to change and grief.

Character interactions

• Cui Mingyuan lovingly indulges Anhe and tells her that she is his precious princess, shaping her self-image.
• Ji Yunhuai patiently helps and protects Anhe while maintaining a measured distance; that combination makes him especially appealing to her.
• Yan Tangyu treats Anhe almost as her own daughter and expects Ji to care for her, linking the children through adult grief and affection.
• Anhe follows Ji around and claims him in her imagination, while Anze tries unsuccessfully to win back her attention.
• The adults and children collectively sustain an affectionate, orderly childhood atmosphere—one that begins to unravel after Yan Tangyu’s death.

Key plot points and events

• Cui Anhe attends Yan Tangyu’s funeral and sees Ji Yunhuai devastated by his mother’s death. Unable to grasp the depth of his grief, she assumes he will recover quickly and tries to cheer him up with parties, family gatherings, and gifts.
• Ji repeatedly rejects her efforts. During one argument, he tells her to leave him alone. Hurt and angry, Cui Anhe smashes a watch she meant to give him and cruelly compares his grief to her own childhood without a mother, calling him dramatic.
• Ji leaves without replying. Their friendship deteriorates: he becomes openly cold and avoidant, though he continues quietly helping her behind the scenes out of loyalty to their families and their shared past.
• Cui Anhe responds to his distance by clinging to him more, publicizing a joking childhood “betrothal” as a way to provoke him and reassure herself that he cannot simply ignore her.
• Later, Lu Xiaoxiao enters their lives. Cui Anhe’s attempt to intimidate her backfires when Lu stays composed and outmaneuvers her. Lu’s bond with Ji, and her unconventional way of handling problems, gradually help ease the long-standing rift between Cui Anhe and Ji.
• After Ji and Lu become a couple, Cui Anhe reflects with her brother Cui Anze on Lu’s “heroic” rather than “princess-like” nature. She accepts that she prefers her own way of life, and recognizes that Lu’s arrival helped restore her friendship with Ji.
• Having let go of her fixation on Ji and the idea of finding a “prince,” Cui Anhe embraces her independence, family ties, friendships, and freedom to shape her own future.

Character development

• Cui Anhe begins self-centered and unable to empathize with Ji’s grief. Her well-meant but presumptuous attempts to help turn into a hurtful outburst, followed by years of defensive, childish pursuit. Eventually, she lets go of her romantic fantasy and affirms her own worth without needing Ji’s affection or a rescuer.
• Ji Yunhuai withdraws after his mother’s death, no longer able or willing to maintain his former polished persona. Cui Anhe’s words deepen his hurt, prompting emotional distance, though he remains quietly loyal. His growing relationship with Lu helps him reconnect with others.
• Lu Xiaoxiao is introduced as bold, resourceful, and difficult to intimidate. Her presence challenges Cui Anhe’s assumptions and helps mediate the reconciliation.
• Cui Anze offers patient, nonjudgmental guidance, helping Cui Anhe articulate her feelings and accept her choices.

Significant themes

• Grief and empathy: Good intentions cannot substitute for understanding; minimizing another person’s pain can cause lasting harm.
• Maturity and self-worth: Cui Anhe’s growth lies in accepting rejection without surrendering her sense of value.
• Fairy-tale expectations versus reality: She moves beyond imagining herself as a princess waiting for a prince and recognizes that she already has security, love, and agency.
• Friendship and reconciliation: Relationships can survive painful conflict, though healing may require time and a change in perspective.

Character interactions

• Cui Anhe’s attempts to comfort Ji become a clash between her desire for his attention and his need for solitude.
• Ji’s silence and withdrawal contrast with Cui Anhe’s insistence on forcing the old friendship back into place.
• Lu’s calm, unconventional responses first surprise Cui Anhe, then earn her affection and help soften the tension between the former friends.
• Cui Anze’s gentle conversation gives Cui Anhe room to recognize that she can admire Lu without wanting to become her—or needing to win Ji back.

Key points and events

• The author recounts a conversation with a friend about Cui Anze’s relationship with his younger sister, Cui Anhe, and his feelings toward Jiang Feiwan.
• Cui Anze indulges Anhe partly out of genuine sibling affection, but also because her innocence and lack of ambition leave her with no claim to family power. Their father understands that a capable son has little to gain by raising his daughter as a rival.
• Keeping the family harmonious also benefits the family’s reputation: business partners are more likely to trust a man who appears loyal to his relatives.
• Cui Anze and Jiang Feiwan share mutual admiration and occasional flirtatious teasing, but neither pursues a relationship. Both prioritize power and independence, and a life together would likely require one to sacrifice too much.
• Cui Anze is expected to choose a wife with a conventional temperament and a compatible family background, valuing mutual respect and practicality over intense romance.
• The author clarifies that Jiang Feiwan regards He Mingchuan as a younger brother. There will be no additional couples in their friend group; Xiaoxiao and the young master will be the only pair.

Character developments and interactions

• Cui Anze: A loving brother whose apparent indulgence also serves practical interests. He is calculating, but has no reason to harm Anhe. He values career and power more than romantic love.
• Cui Anhe: Headstrong and innocent, and often finds her brother annoying. She has little interest in taking on responsibility or competing for power.
• Jiang Feiwan: A strong-willed equal to Cui Anze, whom she admires and playfully teases. Their bond is enduring, but platonic.
• The friend and author: The friend questions the characters’ motives and possible relationships; the author explains the strategic logic behind their family and romantic choices.

Significant themes

• Affection and self-interest can coexist: Cui Anze’s care for Anhe is sincere, even as the family’s power structure makes her innocence advantageous.
• Power shapes relationships: The characters’ ambitions influence whom they can marry and what compromises they are willing to make.
• Pragmatic marriage versus lasting friendship: Cui Anze may choose a compatible, respectful marriage, while Jiang Feiwan remains his kindred spirit.
• Different values create different ideas of a good life: A strategic, power-conscious existence may seem unsettling from the outside, yet suit those raised within it.

Key plot points and events

• After scoring over 600 on the college entrance exams, Fan Chiran insists on studying computer science despite his father Fan Song’s demands that he choose a more conventional, prestigious career.
• Fan Song beats him and throws him out when Chiran refuses to change his application. Chiran leaves with a small bag and goes to stay with Lu Yubai’s family.
• The Lu family welcomes him warmly. Chiran helps around the house and offers to tutor Yubai, while cautiously enjoying a rare sense of safety and belonging.
• On admissions-result day, Chiran learns he has been accepted—but into public administration, not computer science. His teacher reveals that Fan Song called her to check a change of major, which confirms that Chiran’s father used the application system to alter his choice.
• Shattered by the betrayal and the loss of his dream, Chiran leaves the Lu home in a daze, with nowhere he considers home and no clear idea where to go.

Character developments

• Fan Chiran moves from habitual fear and submission toward open resistance, declaring that he will pursue his own future and find a way to pay for university. The unauthorized change to his application then devastates him, leaving him emotionally numb.
• Fan Song remains controlling and violent, treating his son’s future as something he has the right to dictate. His interference with the application escalates the conflict from verbal and physical abuse to deliberate sabotage.
• Lu Yubai offers warmth through humor and easy hospitality. Though he does not understand the source of Chiran’s distress, he notices something is wrong and tries to stop him from leaving.
• The Lu family, especially Lu Xiaoxiao, provide Chiran with kindness and a temporary feeling of belonging. Xiaoxiao’s earlier encouragement also helps him find the courage to stand up to his father.

Significant themes

• Self-determination versus parental control: Chiran’s choice of major represents his attempt to claim ownership of his life.
• Abuse and betrayal: Fan Song’s violence and covert manipulation undermine Chiran’s trust and autonomy.
• Hope and its fragility: The Lu family’s support gives Chiran a brief refuge, but the altered application destroys the future he thought he had secured.
• Chosen warmth versus painful home: The Lu household offers the care missing from Chiran’s own home, yet he struggles to feel fully at ease even there.

Character interactions

• Chiran directly confronts Fan Song over his major choice; Fan Song responds with threats, physical violence, and expulsion.
• Chiran and Lu Yubai share lighthearted banter, while Yubai’s family gives Chiran space and practical comfort without pressing him for explanations.
• Lu Xiaoxiao’s past words—affirming Chiran’s abilities and right to choose his path—become a source of courage during his confrontation with Fan Song.
• After the admissions call, Yubai tries to comfort and question Chiran, but Chiran is too stunned to explain and walks away.

Plot and key events

• After Fan Chiran learns that his father secretly changed his university application from computer science to public administration, he leaves the Lu home in shock and disappears.
• Lu Xiaoxiao learns through the system that Fan has spent hours wandering in the rain. Though she regrets that her earlier encouragement may have brought his conflict with his father to a head, she and Ji Yunhuai hurry to find him.
• Fan, already overwhelmed by betrayal and fear for his future, falls in the street after a near-collision with a cyclist. The cyclist berates him, and the incident pushes him into a silent breakdown.
• Xiaoxiao and Yunhuai find him. Xiaoxiao comforts him beneath an umbrella lined with a bright blue sky, then explains that his major can be changed and offers practical help.
• Yunhuai explains that the Ji Corporation has a fund for promising students and encourages Fan to repay their support by pursuing his studies. Xiaoxiao reassures him that confronting his father took courage and that struggling forward from hardship is an achievement in itself.
• Fan regains hope, accepts their help, and agrees to stay at the Lu home until university begins. He resolves to study hard and eventually qualify for a job at the Ji Corporation.

Character developments

• Fan Chiran moves from shock, self-blame, and despair toward renewed confidence. He begins accepting that needing help does not make him useless.
• Lu Xiaoxiao feels responsible for the consequences of her encouragement, but responds with compassion and practical support rather than retreating from her decision to help him.
• Ji Yunhuai shows both gentle affection toward Xiaoxiao and steady, pragmatic leadership in reassuring Fan and offering a route forward.
• Lu Yubai, though not present during the rescue, is shown to admire Fan and to have been studying harder because of his example.

Character interactions

• Xiaoxiao and Yunhuai work together to locate and reassure Fan, balancing her warmth with his practical guidance.
• Their light teasing and affectionate banter briefly ease the tense mood; Fan observes their closeness and lets go of his lingering crush on Xiaoxiao.
• Xiaoxiao offers emotional comfort and confidence, while Yunhuai frames the financial help as part of an established charitable program rather than a personal debt.
• Fan accepts Xiaoxiao’s offered hand and both characters’ support, choosing to return with them.

Significant themes

• Support and resilience: People can need help and still be strong; continuing through hardship may take as much courage as succeeding from an easier starting point.
• Hope amid adversity: The blue-sky umbrella becomes a symbol of comfort and possibility in the storm.
• Dreams and agency: Fan’s attempt to stand up for his chosen future is treated as brave, even though it brings immediate pain.
• Kindness without indebtedness: Xiaoxiao and Yunhuai encourage Fan to focus on his future rather than feeling he must repay them personally.

Key events

• After a day at the racetrack, Ji Yunhuai meets friends He Mingchuan, Jiang Lei, and Shen Yufeng for dinner. They tease him about prioritizing his relationship with Lu Xiaoxiao.
• Xiaoxiao calls to announce that she and several women have arranged a wedding-dress photo party for the following week. He Mingchuan mishears the news as an imminent wedding—and briefly imagines Xiaoxiao marrying Jiang Feiwan—before Xiaoxiao clears up the misunderstanding.
• Xiaoxiao invites the men to watch the shoot and join dinner afterward. He Mingchuan eagerly accepts, especially because he hopes to see Feiwan in a wedding dress.
• The friends discuss marriage and children. Yunhuai says he and Xiaoxiao are in no rush to marry, and they do not want children. To spare Xiaoxiao the risks of pregnancy, he has already booked a vasectomy.
• Yunhuai explains that he will not let family or business expectations limit Xiaoxiao’s choices. He regards her decision to remain in his life as a profound gift.

Character developments and interactions

• Ji Yunhuai shows patient affection while listening to Xiaoxiao describe the party. He supports her independence and treats marriage customs as secondary to her happiness. His friends’ surprise at his plans turns into genuine respect.
• Lu Xiaoxiao, heard over the phone, is excited about the party and comfortable choosing her own timeline for marriage and family.
• He Mingchuan goes from teasing Yunhuai to panicking over a nonexistent wedding, then becomes enthusiastic about attending. He is shocked by Yunhuai’s vasectomy but ultimately offers sincere congratulations and admiration.
• Jiang Lei jokes with He Mingchuan and praises Yunhuai’s commitment. Shen Yufeng trades barbs with He before raising a practical concern about succession at the Ji Corporation.
• The friends’ playful banter gives way to respect for Yunhuai’s choices, before the evening returns to laughter.

Significant themes

• Love as respect and support: Yunhuai measures devotion by allowing Xiaoxiao to make her own choices.
• Bodily autonomy and shared responsibility: He is willing to undergo sterilization rather than make her bear the physical cost of childbirth.
• Personal happiness versus convention: Marriage, children, and business succession are not treated as obligations that should dictate the couple’s life.
• The wedding dresses symbolize celebration and friendship here, not an impending marriage.

Lu Shiyan has long suspected that his lively, affectionate younger sister, Lu Xiaoxiao, is not the same person as the quiet, fearful girl the family first brought home. He and the Lu family have privately chosen not to investigate: they cherish the Xiaoxiao they know, whose warmth restored joy and closeness to their household. Still, Shiyan feels guilt for how little care the original Xiaoxiao received, and wonders whether more patience and affection might have changed her fate.
Wishing he could redo the past, Shiyan wakes in his teenage body, years earlier—before biological sister Lu Jiaoyue has gone missing and before Xiaoxiao has joined the family. He resolves to protect Jiaoyue, welcome Xiaoxiao sooner and more lovingly, and confess his feelings to Yu Sangning before they lose years of contact.
Shiyan discovers that his parents and brothers have also returned to the past. The family quickly agrees on their priorities: keep Jiaoyue safe, then bring Xiaoxiao home and make her feel genuinely wanted—not treated as a substitute. Their shared determination offers a chance to repair their past failures.
Character developments and interactions: Shiyan’s affection for Xiaoxiao is accompanied by remorse for the family’s earlier emotional distance. His parents and brothers share that regret and respond with a united commitment to change. Their unspoken understanding, mutual concern, and renewed resolve strengthen the family bond.
Themes: Family love and chosen belonging; the harm caused by treating someone as a substitute; guilt, regret, and second chances; and the choice to protect a loved one even when the truth is uncertain.

Key points

• This closing chapter is the author’s personal reflection on completing her first million-character novel after about fourteen months of writing. Though updates were uneven and the book was not a breakout hit, it reached the top ten on two charts and gained a large readership.
• The author recalls worrying that readers might not like the story, then learning to accept that not every reader would share her tastes. She continued writing according to her own vision rather than changing direction in response to criticism.
• She describes Lu Xiaoxiao as the novel’s true central protagonist. She was especially pleased that readers came to admire Xiaoxiao’s sunny personality and independence, and that the heroine received more praise than Ji Yunhuai.
• The author wanted the women in the story—including antagonists Bai Xinyan and Chen Xiwan—to have complex histories, not to excuse their actions. She believes the circumstances that harm women can be more blameworthy than the women themselves.
• In an update about the future, Lu Bochen is expected to become more socially independent. His relationship with An Tingxue may develop into mutual support, though the author leaves their romance unresolved.
• The author sketches an alternate life for Cheng Xiao: raised by her archaeologist parents, she would have been lively, studied a humanities subject, and befriended Lu Jiaoyue at university. The planned “what if” story was ultimately left unwritten.
• Lu Xiaoxiao does not particularly want marriage or biological children. She chooses to share her life with Ji Yunhuai because she loves him; adoption may be possible, but is undecided. The author imagines the two remaining happy together.

Character developments and relationships

• Lu Xiaoxiao is affirmed as self-directed and self-loving; her relationship with Ji Yunhuai does not define her identity or require marriage and motherhood.
• Ji Yunhuai remains the partner Xiaoxiao chooses, while the author emphasizes that he should not overshadow her.
• Lu Bochen and An Tingxue may move from counselor-and-client dynamics toward reciprocal emotional support as Bochen heals.
• Cheng Xiao receives a possible alternate backstory that highlights how different circumstances could have shaped her personality, interests, and friendships.

Themes

• Creative perseverance and artistic integrity: finish the story that matters to you rather than writing to satisfy every reader.
• A heroine’s agency: Xiaoxiao’s independence and desires remain central, including her freedom from conventional expectations of marriage and childbirth.
• Complexity and empathy: women, even antagonists, deserve dimensional portrayals without that necessarily amounting to absolution.
• Healing and reciprocity: Bochen’s possible future with An Tingxue suggests support can become mutual.
• Gratitude and closure: the author thanks readers and chooses to leave a vivid fictional world at its ending.

Plot points and events

• System 037 is allowed to keep visiting its previous host, Lu Xiaoxiao, while monitoring her world alongside a new assignment.
• Its new host, Ye Qing, has transmigrated into a historical romance and follows the plot obediently. Her main frustration is being cut off from modern comforts, especially her phone and favorite foods; she repeatedly spends her points to use an electronic device.
• When Ye Qing asks about 037’s previous host, the system enthusiastically recounts Lu Xiaoxiao’s chaotic, violent, and unpredictable behavior—but insists it still loves and admires her.
• Ye Qing and 037 bond over missing modern life. Ye Qing suggests that 037 visit Lu Xiaoxiao and bring back food. After arranging a plot mission for Ye Qing to earn more points, 037 promises to return with treats and disappears.

Character development and interactions

• 037 is relieved that Ye Qing is cooperative and comparatively easy to manage, but it remains deeply attached to Lu Xiaoxiao. Its complaints about her reveal that it interprets her rough treatment as a sign of closeness.
• Ye Qing is homesick and somewhat self-conscious about her emotional reactions, but she is practical enough to manage her duties without 037. She and the system share an affectionate, comic moment of crying together.
• Their warm exchange contrasts with 037’s wild stories about Lu Xiaoxiao, leaving Ye Qing puzzled by the system’s apparent fondness for being bullied.

Significant themes

• Attachment across assignments: 037’s bond with Lu Xiaoxiao persists even after the mission ends.
• Homesickness and comfort: Ye Qing’s longing for modern devices and food gives the chapter its humor and emotional core.
• Comedy through contrast: Ye Qing’s orderly compliance and mild distress are set against Lu Xiaoxiao’s chaotic behavior and 037’s fond, exasperated recollections.