Chapter Summaries

Gu Luosheng realized that the man pretending to be Ye Nanshen was Shen Zhe, but his tricks and a strange power kept her trapped. As her consciousness faded, she silently begged Ye Nanshen to find her in the private room.

• Gu Luosheng grew suspicious of the man and tried to delay him by claiming she felt ill.
• Shen Zhe maintained his disguise, while Gu Luosheng's system warned her that another system was nearby and something was wrong with him.
• Gu Luosheng tried to escape, but Shen Zhe grabbed her and refused to let her go.
• Gu Luosheng told Shen Zhe that he was not Ye Nanshen, but he kept up the act and used a mesmerizing voice to cloud her mind.
• Gu Luosheng's system urged her to stay alert and wait for Ye Nanshen as she silently called for him to save her.

Gu Luosheng escaped a false Ye Nanshen’s attempt to abduct and assault her when the lights came on and the real Ye Nanshen found her. After learning that Ye Nanshen could hear her urgent thoughts, she teased him about their connection and grew affectionate with him.

• Gu Luosheng tried to persuade the impostor Shen Zhe to take her outside, but he refused and carried her toward the bed.
• The lights came on before Shen Zhe could go further, and he disappeared as Ye Nanshen called for Gu Luosheng from outside the door.
• Ye Nanshen found Gu Luosheng and held her while she explained that someone with a voice like his had lured her there.
• Ye Nanshen told Gu Luosheng he could hear her urgent thoughts and promised to come whenever she called for help.
• Gu Luosheng worried that Ye Nanshen could hear her private thoughts, then teased him after he said he thought of her every day.

Gu Luosheng and Ye Nanshen enjoyed the romantic setup Shen Zhe and Gu Luoxi had arranged for their failed scheme. Shen Zhe learned that Ye Nanshen would eventually die and that Gu Luosheng must not have a child, then tried to interrupt the couple, but Ye Nanshen sent the intruder away and returned to Gu Luosheng.

• Gu Luosheng took the lead with Ye Nanshen in the room Shen Zhe and Gu Luoxi had prepared, while Shen Zhe and Gu Luoxi discussed their failed plan in the main hall.
• Gu Luoxi admitted Ye Nanshen had immediately recognized that she was not Gu Luosheng, and Shen Zhe consulted his system about defeating him.
• The system told Shen Zhe to wait for Ye Nanshen to die and warned him to prevent Gu Luosheng from having a child.
• Shen Zhe asked Gu Luoxi to find a way to separate Gu Luosheng and Ye Nanshen, then went to interrupt them.
• Ye Nanshen paid the snack vendor, beat him, and ordered him to guard the door and keep others away.
• Ye Nanshen returned to Gu Luosheng and asked whether she wanted to continue or let him take over.

Gu Luosheng and Ye Nanshen spent the night together while Shen Zhe’s attempt to challenge Ye failed again. After Shen Zhe’s system urged him to proceed carefully, Ye investigated the property’s hidden owner, and Gu Luosheng woke to find Ye had bought her clothes.

• Gu Luosheng took the lead with Ye Nanshen, while Shen Zhe learned that his guard would not help him challenge Ye and left with Gu Luoxi to devise another plan.
• Ye Nanshen asked the property staff for security footage and information about its owner, but the footage was blank and the staff knew little.
• Shen Zhe worried that Ye would uncover his involvement, and System One promised to make a new plan while revealing its rivalry with System Zero.
• Gu Luosheng woke and found she was not pregnant, then Ye Nanshen brought her clothes and offered to dress her.

Shen Zhe returned to the production set and joined the variety show after investing heavily, while Gu Luosheng agreed to welcome him for a share of the money. The episode began with a Snow White role-drawing game, and Gu Luosheng picked a card as Gu Luoxi objected.

• Gu Luosheng and Ye Nanshen arrived at the set and found Shen Zhe back, hoping to rejoin the production.
• Taita revealed that Shen Zhe had invested fifty million, so Gu Luosheng agreed to accept him in exchange for a share of the money.
• Shen Zhe joined the cast, and viewers speculated about whether he had returned for Xixi or Gu Luosheng.
• Taita started the variety show, and the host announced that the cast would act out Snow White after drawing roles by card.
• Gu Luosheng eagerly chose a card first, while Gu Luoxi complained that the draw was rigged.

Gu Luosheng, Gu Luoxi, Shen Zhe, and the others drew roles for the show’s improvised dark version of Snow White, leaving Ye Nanshen to play Snow White. The performance began with Gu Luosheng’s stepmother asking a pineapple who was fairest, and she promptly turned the story into a happy ending.

• Gu Luosheng drew the wicked stepmother role, while Gu Luoxi drew one of the dwarfs after learning the roles allowed cross-casting.
• Shen Zhe drew the prince, and the host announced that the cast would improvise a dark version of Snow White called “Go dark! My god!”
• Gu Luosheng emerged in heavy purple makeup, while Gu Luoxi was styled as a man and Shen Zhe wore a prince’s outfit.
• Ye Nanshen appeared in a wig and gentle makeup as Snow White, prompting Shen Zhe’s surprise and Gu Luosheng’s teasing.
• Gu Luosheng began the performance by asking a pineapple who was the fairest, then had it name Black Snow Princess and declared that they agreed.

Gu Luosheng visited Ye Nanshen, who was playing the Black Snow Princess, and the two joked about abandoning the plot to live happily together. Shen Zhe interrupted their scene, but Gu Luosheng improvised a new storyline and left him awkwardly calling her Mom.

• Gu Luosheng entered Ye Nanshen's room and teased him about playing the Black Snow Princess.
• Gu Luosheng and Ye Nanshen joked about renaming the story and leaving the other characters out of it.
• Gu Luosheng gave Ye Nanshen a Snickers and told him to pretend to faint, but Shen Zhe burst in and accused her of poisoning the princess.
• Gu Luosheng scolded Shen Zhe for stealing the scene, then continued the story by claiming he had put a venomous snake by her bed.
• Gu Luosheng reminded Shen Zhe that he was supposed to call her Mom, and Shen Zhe reluctantly did so.

Gu Luosheng pushed Shen Zhe and Ye Nanshen through an increasingly absurd fairy-tale performance, trying to force the plot forward with a kiss. The performance ended without a kiss, and Gu Luosheng privately decided Ye Nanshen looked good in makeup.

• Gu Luosheng teased Shen Zhe as he approached Ye Nanshen, who was lying in bed as Black Snow Princess.
• Shen Zhe admitted he found the stepmother more charming, leaving Gu Luosheng unable to improvise a way forward.
• Ye Nanshen rose and stood between Gu Luosheng and Shen Zhe, insisting that Gu Luosheng did not like Shen Zhe and that she might like him someday.
• Gu Luosheng urged Shen Zhe and Ye Nanshen to kiss, but they both refused after she confused their story with Sleeping Beauty.
• Taita ended the performance, and Shen Zhe quickly moved away from Ye Nanshen while Gu Luosheng thought about using his good looks in makeup later.

After filming, Gu Luosheng slipped into Ye Nanshen’s dressing room, where their flirtation was interrupted when the director moved the screen and exposed them to the crew. With the viewers urging them to kiss, Ye Nanshen told Gu Luosheng to solve the awkward situation herself.

• Gu Luosheng discovered that her dressing room was separated from Ye Nanshen’s only by a curtain and went to see him.
• Ye Nanshen pulled Gu Luosheng onto his lap, teased her about getting closer, and asked her to remove his makeup.
• Gu Luosheng tripped while cleaning Ye Nanshen’s face and braced herself beside him.
• The director slid the prop screen aside as a prank and exposed the close pair to the crew and viewers.
• Gu Luosheng asked Ye Nanshen what they should do, and he suggested she kiss him.

After leaving the stage, Gu Luosheng enjoyed a feast that Taita brought her, while refusing to be swayed by his praise. An Ning caught her eating and scolded Taita as Gu Luosheng hurried to finish the food.

• Gu Luosheng rejected the viewers’ teasing about kissing Ye Nanshen, left the stage, and asked Taita for burgers and a chicken leg.
• Ye Nanshen left the set, and Taita realized that Gu Luosheng and Ye Nanshen were drawing most of the livestream audience.
• Taita brought Gu Luosheng burgers, fried chicken, and Luosifen, and she traded her braised pork to him before eating.
• Gu Luosheng dismissed Taita’s praise and told him not to expect it to make her work harder.
• An Ning arrived and scolded Taita for letting Gu Luosheng eat so much calorie-heavy food, while Gu Luosheng kept eating.

Gu Luosheng clashed with Cheng Shuang and Gu Luoxi after they mocked her for eating fried food and accused her of gaining weight. She agreed to weigh herself, then proposed a wager that left Gu Luoxi confident she would win.

• Cheng Shuang criticized Gu Luosheng for eating greasy food and warned An Ning that her artist would become a fatso.
• Gu Luosheng insulted Cheng Shuang as a “Little Plain” and an “Airport,” then mocked Gu Luoxi’s appearance despite her discipline.
• Gu Luoxi challenged Gu Luosheng to step on a scale, and An Ning tried to dissuade her.
• Gu Luoxi brought over a scale and began recording as Gu Luosheng continued eating her Luosifen.
• Gu Luosheng proposed that she would buy everyone in the cafeteria a meal if she had gained weight, while Gu Luoxi would pay if she had.

Gu Luosheng proved she could eat a huge meal without gaining weight, then redirected the other actresses’ suspicions toward Gu Luoxi. Gu Luoxi was left to pay for the cafeteria feast after Cheng Shuang abandoned her.

• Gu Luosheng stepped on Gu Luoxi’s scale and showed that she had lost a hundred grams after eating, confirming the scale was not faulty.
• The actresses crowded around Gu Luosheng for weight-loss advice, and she offered to share her meal plans for free.
• Cheng Shuang warned the actresses not to trust Gu Luosheng, but Gu Luosheng argued that Gu Luoxi was the real rival they should watch out for.
• Gu Luosheng reminded everyone that Gu Luoxi had promised to treat them, and exposed Cheng Shuang’s fake phone call when she tried to leave.
• Cheng Shuang left Gu Luoxi alone, while An Ning thanked Gu Luosheng for saving her money and Gu Luosheng encouraged everyone to order freely at Gu Luoxi’s expense.

Gu Luoxi paid for a lavish meal after losing a bet, while An Ning and Gu Luosheng went to watch Gu Chi’s shoot. When Cheng Shuang tried to approach Gu Chi with milk tea, An Ning spilled it on her and verbally rebuffed her.

• Gu Luoxi accepted her bet loss and paid as everyone ordered an extravagant meal.
• Gu Luosheng learned An Ning had come to the cafeteria to see Gu Chi, who had been called in to act as a doctor.
• An Ning and Gu Luosheng watched Gu Chi’s shoot together and shared sunflower seeds.
• Cheng Shuang brought Gu Chi milk tea, but An Ning tripped into her and spilled the drink over her clothes.
• An Ning insulted Cheng Shuang and told her to stop trying to get close to Gu Chi.

An Ning and Gu Chi drove Cheng Shuang away after Gu Chi revealed that he and An Ning were a couple. Gu Luosheng enjoyed their exchange and then helped her brother get time alone with An Ning in exchange for a sports car.

• An Ning traded insults with Cheng Shuang, while Gu Luosheng enjoyed watching and noticed Gu Chi was focused on An Ning.
• Cheng Shuang asked Gu Chi to compare their looks, but he told her she was an eyesore and joked that he only treated illnesses, not plastic surgery.
• Gu Chi said An Ning was his girlfriend, and An Ning took his hand and confirmed they were together.
• Cheng Shuang stormed off after An Ning pointed out the stains on her clothes, then twisted her ankle again.
• Gu Chi asked if An Ning had come to see him, and Gu Luosheng claimed she had so he would buy her a sports car.
• An Ning urged Gu Chi to return to filming as the onlookers reacted to their relationship.

An Ning and Gu Luosheng discussed An Ning’s relationship with Gu Chi while Gu Luosheng encouraged her and promised a wedding gift. As Gu Luosheng left, Shen Zhe tried to reconcile with her, and her system detected that he had a rival system backing him.

• Gu Luosheng teased An Ning about becoming her sister-in-law, promised her a wedding gift, and offered relationship advice.
• An Ning watched Gu Chi film after Gu Luosheng left her to spend time with him.
• Shen Zhe offered Gu Luosheng flowers and asked whether they could work together again, but she refused.
• Gu Luosheng’s system revealed that Shen Zhe had a system of his own, which it called Number One; Gu Luosheng insisted that her system help her handle him.
• Gu Luosheng told Shen Zhe that their signs and past history made them clash and urged him to stay away from her.

Gu Luosheng fled Shen Zhe after he proposed making short-form dramas, wary of his system and the industry's brutal workload. She went to the exclusive Paradise for the Rich bar to seek insider information, where a crowd was already trading gossip.

• Shen Zhe pitched short-form dramas to Gu Luosheng and promised they would make her more famous and wealthy.
• Gu Luosheng pretended she needed the bathroom and escaped, while System One urged Shen Zhe to keep pursuing her and pairing them together.
• Gu Luosheng reflected that Shen Zhe seemed smarter than before and resolved to stay cautious around him and his system.
• Gu Luosheng drove to Paradise for the Rich, an expensive bar known for its insider information and gossip.
• Gu Luosheng recognized the patrons' luxury clothing and approached the largest crowd as they discussed the latest gossip.

Gu Luosheng overheard a group of women inventing a story that Shen Zhe was her secret backer and husband, while Ye Nanshen listened as they dismissed rumors linking him to her. After deciding Sister Yan was unreliable, Gu Luosheng followed the system’s suggestion to look at a mysterious masked man in the corner.

• Gu Luosheng listened as women mocked her career and then argued that Ye Nanshen must be secretly backing her.
• Sister Yan claimed Shen Zhe had built Gu Luosheng’s career and was returning to win her back, and the women speculated they were already married.
• Ye Nanshen listened as the gossip cast Shen Zhe as Gu Luosheng’s lover and described Ye Nanshen as a man who liked men.
• Gu Luosheng grew frustrated at being paired with Shen Zhe and decided she needed a more reliable source of information.
• The system pointed out a masked man in the corner, and Gu Luosheng wondered whether he was a hidden expert.

Gu Luosheng met a masked man to ask for dirt on Shen Zhe, but left with a plan to make him more famous before bringing him down. At the entrance to her villa complex, she admired an unreleased sports car and was stunned to see Gu Bai step out of it.

• Gu Luosheng approached a masked man and asked whether he knew any scandals involving Shen Zhe.
• The masked man suggested that Gu Luosheng make Shen Zhe more famous so his eventual fall would be harder.
• Gu Luosheng paid the masked man for their conversation and left without recognizing him when he removed his mask.
• Gu Luosheng spotted an unreleased blue sports car near her villa complex and took a photo as Gu Bai stepped out.
• Gu Luosheng recognized Gu Bai as her Second Brother and wondered how he could afford the car.

Gu Luosheng accepted Gu Bai’s sports car in exchange for helping him find out why Shen Zhizhi had stopped answering his calls and messages. At Shen Zhizhi’s university, Gu Luosheng heard Bai Su and the other roommates insult Shen Zhizhi, and they turned their attention toward her car.

• Gu Bai offered Gu Luosheng a newly unveiled sports car if she would help him find out why Shen Zhizhi had stopped responding to him.
• Gu Luosheng took the car keys and drove Gu Bai to Shen Zhizhi’s university.
• Gu Bai told Gu Luosheng that Shen Zhizhi had class in the building and admitted he had memorized her schedule.
• Bai Su and the other roommates mocked Shen Zhizhi for supposedly staying out at night and accused her of damaging the dorm’s reputation.
• Gu Luosheng heard the roommates’ insults from her car, and Bai Su and the others noticed the car and turned their attention toward it.

Gu Luosheng arrived at Shen Zhizhi’s dorm in a luxury sports car and confronted Bai Su after she mocked Shen and accused the two women of using men. Bai Su publicly called Shen shameless, but Gu Bai stepped out of the passenger seat, leaving Bai Su to face the handsome man she had insulted.

• Bai Su mistook Gu Luosheng’s sports car for her cousin’s and boasted to the roommates, but Gu Luosheng stepped out and corrected her.
• After Bai Su accused Gu Luosheng of showing off a car bought with a man’s money, Gu Luosheng named the limited-edition car and sharply insulted Bai Su.
• Gu Luosheng defended Shen Zhizhi, and Shen agreed that she preferred living in a mansion to staying with her roommates.
• Bai Su accused Gu Luosheng and Shen Zhizhi of using men, then loudly claimed Shen was seducing an old man in the car.
• Gu Bai stepped out of the passenger seat, and Bai Su faltered when he asked whether he was the person she had been talking about.
• Shen Zhizhi recognized Gu Bai, grew awkward, and turned her head away.