Chapter Summaries

Gu Luosheng went to meet Zheng Xincheng to claim the ocean-view villa he had promised her, where two women insulted her and she sharply put them in their place. Zheng Xincheng admitted the villa was payment for losing a bet, leaving the women to learn that Gu Luosheng was owed it rather than asking for a handout.

• A woman urged Zheng Xincheng to summon Gu Luosheng, and he called her despite initially refusing.
• Gu Luosheng rejected Zheng Xincheng's calls, then asked him to send the location and arrived ten minutes later to see the villa.
• Two women mocked Gu Luosheng's looks and career, and she insulted their appearances before challenging them about their lack of acting skills.
• Gu Luosheng teased Zheng Xincheng about his taste and demanded that he arrange the villa.
• When the women accused Gu Luosheng of seeking a handout, Zheng Xincheng admitted he had promised her a villa after losing to her.

Gu Luosheng was drugged with a laxative by a woman at a bar, and Ye Nanshen arrived to punish the culprit and take her home. After recovering from the worst of it, Gu Luosheng woke to find Ye Nanshen cooking porridge for her.

• A woman secretly gave Gu Luosheng a laxative, and Zheng Xincheng slapped her when he realized what she had done.
• The woman admitted she had given Gu Luosheng a laxative, so Ye Nanshen ordered his people to force her to drink ten times the dose.
• Ye Nanshen waited outside the restroom, comforted Gu Luosheng, and took her home when she was too weak to walk.
• Gu Luosheng slept, then woke feeling weak and found Ye Nanshen wearing her pink apron while cooking porridge.
• Gu Luosheng teased Ye Nanshen about cooking for her and joked about the scandalous headline it would inspire.

Gu Luosheng recovered from diarrhea while Ye Nanshen cared for her, then persuaded him to let her return to the Production Crew. There, Zheng Xincheng greeted her with food and said a badass girl had been waiting to see her.

• Ye Nanshen served Gu Luosheng plain congee and greens, explaining that light food would help her stomach recover, and agreed to add minced meat when she complained.
• Ye Nanshen took care of Gu Luosheng at home during her seven-day leave, though she had recovered by the third day and was eager to return to the Production Crew.
• Ye Nanshen agreed to let Gu Luosheng return to the Production Crew after she agreed to visit Grandma at the family home that night.
• Gu Luosheng went to the Production Crew on her own while Ye Nanshen handled work, and Zheng Xincheng welcomed her with desserts and promised to provide her meals for a week.
• Zheng Xincheng asked Gu Luosheng to forgive him, then told her that a badass girl had been waiting to see her, prompting Gu Luosheng to ask why he had not said so sooner.

Yingli visited Gu Luosheng at work, confessed she liked her, and abruptly left to handle business. Gu Luosheng then set Taita up with a matchmaking service run by her mother, leaving him considering the candidates and the fee.

• Yingli told Gu Luosheng she wanted to be with her and promised no one would bully her, then leapt out the window after receiving an alert.
• Gu Luosheng told her coworkers she had no contact information for Yingli and left them to return to the director's office.
• Gu Luosheng found Taita crying over a short drama and teased him about being single.
• Gu Luosheng gave Taita photographs of matchmaking candidates and explained that her mother had started a matchmaking company.
• Taita admitted his previous girlfriend had hurt him and asked about the cost, and Gu Luosheng quoted him 9,998.

Gu Luosheng sold Taita a set of matchmaking photos, then joined Xia Zhiyun to investigate Gu Jingsheng after they suspected he was lying about working late. They tracked him to a restaurant and planned to sneak into his private room disguised as servers.

• Gu Luosheng persuaded Taita to pay 9,998 yuan for the photos and sent the money to Xia Zhiyun's WeChat account.
• Xia Zhiyun told Gu Luosheng that Gu Jingsheng had been coming home late and proposed testing whether he was seeing someone.
• Gu Luosheng dodged Ye Nanshen's pickup and left work with Xia Zhiyun.
• Xia Zhiyun showed Gu Luosheng that Gu Jingsheng was at a restaurant with a bathhouse and hotel upstairs, so they went there to investigate.
• Gu Luosheng spotted Gu Jingsheng entering a private room and agreed with Xia Zhiyun to sneak in as servers.
• Inside the private room, the director asked Gu Jingsheng whether the project mattered a great deal to him.

Xia Zhiyun and Gu Luosheng secretly filmed Gu Jingsheng's meeting with He Xiang, expecting to catch him with a mistress, but discovered He Xiang was pressuring Gu Jingsheng for sex in exchange for a business deal. Xia Zhiyun burst into the room and attacked He Xiang with a chair.

• Gu Jingsheng met He Xiang to discuss a partnership, and He Xiang delayed the contract while suggesting they drink first.
• Xia Zhiyun planted a camera in a vase, then returned with Gu Luosheng to watch and record the meeting.
• He Xiang propositioned Gu Jingsheng and threatened to cancel the partnership when Gu Jingsheng refused.
• Xia Zhiyun kicked open the private-room door and demanded an apology from He Xiang.
• He Xiang insulted Xia Zhiyun, so she struck him on the head with a chair.

Xia Zhiyun and Gu Luosheng confronted He Xiang, and Xia Zhiyun forced him to put his thumbprint on Gu Jingsheng’s partnership agreement. When Ye Nanshen arrived, He Xiang mistook him for an ally while Gu Luosheng hid, fearing he had come for her.

• Xia Zhiyun and Gu Luosheng challenged He Xiang, and Gu Jingsheng defended his wife and daughter while saying his partnership mattered less than Xia Zhiyun.
• Xia Zhiyun pressed He Xiang’s bloodied thumb onto the partnership agreement after he refused to sign it.
• He Xiang smashed Gu Luosheng’s phone when she tried to call for backup, then boasted that his people were arriving.
• Ye Nanshen entered with several unfamiliar men, and He Xiang excitedly assumed Ye Nanshen had come to help him.
• Gu Luosheng feared Ye Nanshen had come for her and hid behind a vase.

Ye Nanshen protected Gu Luosheng from He Xiang, then took her to the Ye Family Old Residence after reminding her they had promised to visit Grandma. Gu Luosheng charmed Grandma at the door, but her smile stiffened when she saw the family gathered inside.

• He Xiang asked Ye Nanshen to defend him, but Ye Nanshen declared that he had come for Gu Luosheng and warned He Xiang not to trouble her.
• Ye Nanshen and Gu Luosheng left the private room while Gu Jingsheng and Xia Zhiyun headed home together.
• Gu Luosheng explained why she and Xia Zhiyun had followed Gu Jingsheng, and Ye Nanshen reminded her they were expected at the old residence.
• Ye Nanshen brought Gu Luosheng to the Ye Family Old Residence, where Grandma warmly welcomed her.
• Gu Luosheng praised Grandma and followed her inside, then froze when she saw everyone gathered together.

Gu Luosheng visited the old madam, who had surrounded herself with handsome young men and used the gathering to make Ye Nanshen jealous. The old madam urged Ye Nanshen to hurry up and have a baby, while Gu Luosheng stayed to enjoy the food and attention.

• Gu Luosheng discovered that the old madam had invited several handsome young men, whom she claimed were her housekeepers and domestic helpers.
• The old madam tried to keep Gu Luosheng at her house with a lavish menu, and Gu Luosheng agreed to stay while Ye Nanshen objected.
• Gu Luosheng went to the kitchen, where the young men offered to cook whatever she wanted and called her “sis.”
• The old madam told Ye Nanshen that having a baby was the only way to win Gu Luosheng's heart and criticized him for moving too slowly.
• Ye Nanshen saw Gu Luosheng cooking with the young men and grew jealous as the old madam mocked his age and lack of competitive edge.

Ye Nanshen interrupted Gu Luosheng’s cooking lesson with the younger men and carried her to their bedroom, admitting he was jealous. Old Madam Ye watched with satisfaction, but grew uneasy when the young men wondered whether Gu Luosheng actually liked her grandson.

• Ye Nanshen took over cooking, sent the younger men away, and teased Gu Luosheng about calling them “Sis.”
• Ye Nanshen confessed that he was jealous of Gu Luosheng spending time with the men, then carried her from the kitchen to their bedroom.
• Old Madam Ye celebrated the couple’s closeness while the young men stayed behind to help and asked whether Gu Luosheng disliked Ye Nanshen.
• Old Madam Ye admitted she did not know how Gu Luosheng felt, and the young men began viewing one another as rivals.
• Ye Nanshen dismissed the meal’s dishes and told Gu Luosheng that she was the only delicacy he liked.

Ye Nanshen tried to strengthen his relationship with Gu Luosheng, then competed with the young men at dinner for her grandmother’s attention. The chapter ended with him offering to massage Gu Luosheng while his grandmother approved of her plan working.

• Ye Nanshen pulled Gu Luosheng into bed, and they emerged an hour later to join his grandmother for dinner.
• Ye Nanshen’s grandmother urged Gu Luosheng to eat freely and praised the handsome young men who had cooked the meal.
• Ye Nanshen traded barbs with his grandmother and agreed to learn how to cook the pig’s trotters Gu Luosheng offered him.
• The young men cleaned up and fussed over Ye Nanshen’s grandmother while Gu Luosheng watched enviously.
• Ye Nanshen offered to massage Gu Luosheng’s aching shoulders, pleasing his grandmother.

Gu Yan reassured Wang Chen that he wanted a lifelong relationship and had already applied to marry her in Basak. Wang Chen realized he had been planning their future since they began dating, while her doubts about reaching the wedding day remained.

• Ye Nanshen and Gu Luosheng left the Ye Family Old Residence, with Ye Nanshen grumbling that they would not return.
• Gu Jingsheng knelt before Xia Zhiyun to apologize, and Gu Yan told Wang Chen that being afraid of their wives was a Gu family tradition.
• Gu Yan asked Wang Chen to stay the night and promised he wanted a serious, lifelong relationship with her, whether they kept it private or went public.
• Xia Zhiyun confronted Gu Jingsheng about lying about working late, and he pleaded for her forgiveness while Wang Chen and Gu Yan retreated to his bedroom.
• Gu Yan embraced Wang Chen and told her he would marry no one else, then revealed that he had applied a month earlier to marry her in Basak.
• Wang Chen realized Gu Yan had been planning their future from the start of their relationship, though she had still worried they might never reach their wedding day.

Wang Chen and Gu Yan exchanged a jade pendant and promised to cherish their relationship, while Gu Yan’s mother teased him and welcomed Wang Chen into the family. The next morning, Gu Yan and Wang Chen shared an intimate but playful moment while getting ready in the bathroom.

• Gu Yan gave Wang Chen a purple jade pendant engraved with their initials and promised to treat her well for life.
• Wang Chen hugged Gu Yan and agreed that the pendant’s promise of a lifelong bond must be true before they said good night.
• Xia Zhiyun admitted she had been listening, praised Wang Chen, and told Gu Yan to hold on to her and buy the villa next door.
• Xia Zhiyun made Gu Jingsheng keep kneeling for changing the television channel, then went to bed and locked her door.
• The next morning, Gu Yan joined Wang Chen in the bathroom and teased her about being his future wife before handing her a toothbrush.

Gu Yan brought Wang Chen to visit his parents, where Xia Zhiyun warmly welcomed her and showered her with gifts. Meanwhile, Gu Luosheng reluctantly faced a King of Glory competition but found that no one wanted her on their team.

• Xia Zhiyun served Wang Chen a special breakfast, bonded with her, and dismissed Gu Yan and Gu Jingsheng to plain water.
• After exercising, Xia Zhiyun gave Wang Chen coffee beans and cosmetics, and Gu Yan took Wang Chen to her company for a recording session.
• Gu Luosheng hesitated outside the gaming competition until Gu Luoxi reminded her that she would lose if she did not enter.
• Gu Luosheng learned that the other participants had partners while Ye Nanshen was absent, leaving her without a teammate.
• Gu Luosheng tried to persuade someone to team up with her, but nobody agreed to switch teams.

Gu Luosheng lost a livestreamed game match and blamed Gu Luoxi for targeting her, while the chat enjoyed her reactions. When the professional opponents proposed another round, Ye Nanshen arrived and offered to team up with her.

• Zheng Xincheng declined Gu Luosheng’s invitation to team up, so a staff member volunteered to carry her in the game.
• Gu Luosheng struggled after her preferred support character was banned, then died repeatedly as Gu Luoxi chased her around the map.
• Gu Luosheng’s team lost, and she first apologized before blaming the staff member and arguing that Gu Luoxi’s pursuit had caused her deaths.
• A replay showed Gu Luoxi chasing Gu Luosheng across the map, leaving Gu Luoxi unable to deny Gu Luosheng’s accusation.
• When the professional opponents suggested another round, Ye Nanshen arrived and said he would team up with Gu Luosheng.

Ye Nanshen joined Gu Luosheng for a game, helped her win, and stood by her as she teased Gu Luoxi. After Taita declared the event a tie, Gu Luosheng persuaded him to appear on camera, where the comments praised his looks and revealed that one commenter had graduated from Sajiafu University.

• Ye Nanshen arrived, defended Gu Luosheng, and joined her for a new match against Gu Luoxi and the others.
• Ye Nanshen protected Gu Luosheng in the game and set her up to get kills, helping their team win in fifteen minutes.
• Gu Luosheng celebrated her victory and admitted she had chased Gu Luoxi across the map on purpose, while the screen replayed the chase.
• Taita announced the game had ended in a one-to-one tie, and Gu Luosheng encouraged him to join the group and appear on camera.
• Taita read comments praising his appearance and joked about a viewer not attending Tsinghua, then Gu Luosheng pointed out that the viewer had graduated from Sajiafu University.

Gu Luosheng and Ye Nanshen slipped away from the variety show and went to KFC, where Gu Luosheng clashed with a rude child and her overbearing mother. Ye Nanshen stood ready to intervene as the argument escalated.

• Gu Luosheng got Taita to sing a Phoenix Legend song, and Ye Nanshen used the lively distraction to take her outside.
• Ye Nanshen comforted Gu Luosheng about the game and promised to stay by her side, and she asked him to take her to KFC.
• At KFC, a child insulted Gu Luosheng for eating hamburgers, and Gu Luosheng retorted that the child should be ashamed of spending her mother's money.
• The child's mother accused Gu Luosheng of bullying her child and demanded an apology, but Gu Luosheng argued back and joked about slapping the child first.
• Ye Nanshen challenged the mother to call the police, offering to do it himself and see whose side they took.

Gu Luosheng and Ye Nanshen dealt with a woman whose child had misbehaved, then discussed their hopes and worries about having a child of their own. Meanwhile, Shen Zhe told Gu Luoxi that Gu Luosheng had taken everything that should have belonged to them, leaving Gu Luoxi demanding an explanation.

• Ye Nanshen called the police after the woman threatened them, and she quickly apologized when she realized who he was.
• Gu Luosheng accepted the woman's offer of compensation and told her to teach her son to behave.
• In the car, Gu Luosheng worried that their future child might be difficult to discipline and asked why she had not gotten pregnant yet.
• Gu Luosheng suggested going to a suburban resort, and Ye Nanshen agreed to take her there.
• At a hot spring, Shen Zhe told Gu Luoxi that Gu Luosheng had taken everything that should have belonged to them, and Gu Luoxi demanded to know what he meant.

Shen Zhe decided to help Gu Luoxi pursue Ye Nanshen while Gu Luosheng learned that another system was targeting her. A sudden blackout separated Gu Luosheng from Ye Nanshen as the hot spring announced a five-hour darkness-themed event.

• Shen Zhe asked Gu Luoxi whether she liked Ye Nanshen, then promised to help her make her wish come true that night.
• Gu Luosheng's system sensed its nemesis, revealed that another system was in the hot spring, and warned that it appeared to be targeting her.
• Ye Nanshen returned with tickets for the last private room, and Gu Luosheng agreed to go with him.
• The lobby lights went out, separating Gu Luosheng from Ye Nanshen amid the startled crowd.
• A voice announced a five-hour darkness-themed event in which guests were supposed to find their beloved.

During a blackout at the venue, Gu Luosheng was led away by someone she mistook for Ye Nanshen, while the real Ye Nanshen realized Gu Luoxi was impersonating her and went searching for his wife. The chapter ended with Gu Luosheng testing the man in the private room, whose response deepened her suspicion that he was not Ye Nanshen.

• The venue staff turned off the lights, leaving the guests to find dance partners in the darkness as Gu Luoxi and Shen Zhe watched their plan unfold.
• Gu Luosheng found a man she believed was Ye Nanshen, and he led her toward a private room while answering her questions in his voice.
• Gu Luoxi approached Ye Nanshen disguised as Gu Luosheng, but he recognized her and demanded to know where his wife was.
• Ye Nanshen threatened Gu Luoxi, then left to search for Gu Luosheng as Gu Luoxi decided to rely on Shen Zhe's plan.
• In the private room, Gu Luosheng asked the man to turn on the lights and tested whether he remembered their secret, but his evasive reply made her doubt his identity.