Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into the shared world of four novels he had written, Tao Zhiyan began work as the Feng Family’s butler and discovered that some people had labels floating above their heads. At dinner, Feng Ze stopped Feng Cheng from punishing Tao Zhiyan and ordered Feng Cheng away.

• Tao Zhiyan realized he had become the Feng Family’s butler in the fictional world he had created, though he had forgotten the plots.
• Feng Ze and Madam Yuan returned, and Tao Zhiyan saw labels identifying her as [The cheating woman] and Feng Cheng as [The bastard son having an affair].
• Feng Ze caught Tao Zhiyan when he lost his balance, while Tao wondered why Feng Ze had no label above his head.
• Feng Cheng berated Tao Zhiyan over Madam Yuan’s dinner and docked half his wages after she complained about the fish.
• Feng Ze told Tao Zhiyan to sit and eat, then ordered Feng Cheng to leave.

Feng Cheng obeyed Feng Ze after being ordered to put back a chair, then secretly met Madam Yuan in the attic. Tao Zhiyan witnessed them together and anonymously posted gossip online, unaware that Feng Ze received a notification and read it.

• Feng Ze ordered Feng Cheng to put the kicked-over chair back, and Feng Cheng reluctantly obeyed before going upstairs.
• Madam Yuan left the dining table and went upstairs after Tao Zhiyan saw a message instructing her to meet outside Feng Cheng's room.
• Tao Zhiyan followed Madam Yuan and watched her embrace Feng Cheng in the attic.
• Tao Zhiyan fell down the stairs, startling Feng Cheng and Madam Yuan, who went into Feng Cheng's room afterward.
• Tao Zhiyan anonymously posted about Madam Yuan and Feng Cheng on social media, but Feng Ze received a notification and read the post.

Feng Ze caught Feng Cheng and Madam Yuan together, threw them out of the Feng residence, and violently stopped Feng Cheng when he attacked. Tao Zhiyan watched Feng Ze’s role label appear as “Husband,” followed by a prediction that Feng Ze would approach him—and Feng Ze did.

• Tao Zhiyan saw Feng Ze head upstairs after the anonymous Moments post exposed Feng Cheng and Madam Yuan.
• Feng Ze kicked open Feng Cheng’s bedroom door, packed their belongings, and ordered Feng Cheng and Madam Yuan to leave.
• Feng Cheng admitted he had been close with Madam Yuan to get revenge on his father, and Feng Ze reminded him that the Feng Family owed him nothing.
• Feng Cheng attacked Feng Ze, who twisted his arm and threw him outside before shutting the door on him and Madam Yuan.
• Tao Zhiyan saw the labels above Feng Ze change from “Husband” to a prediction that Feng Ze would approach him, and Feng Ze stepped closer.

Tao Zhiyan accepted a five-million bonus from Feng Ze and accidentally mentioned him in an anonymous post, then rushed upstairs when Feng Ze began suffering a frightening episode. He learned Feng Ze was hallucinating and promised to protect him while Doctor Shen came to help.

• Feng Ze gave Tao Zhiyan a five-million-yuan bank card as a bonus and asked about preparations for the press conference.
• Tao Zhiyan posted an anonymous update about Feng Ze and accidentally notified the Employers group, but Feng Ze ignored the notification as he began feeling unwell.
• Tao Zhiyan heard crashes upstairs and found Feng Ze surrounded by broken objects and behaving as if he were terrified of something.
• Tao Zhiyan called Doctor Shen, who explained that Feng Ze had bipolar disorder and could experience hallucinations and self-harm during an episode.
• Feng Ze told Tao Zhiyan he saw a dead cat, rats, and bugs, and Tao Zhiyan took his hand and promised to protect him.

Tao Zhiyan learned that Feng Ze’s childhood trauma came from abuse at the Orphanage, then protected him when Feng Cheng taunted him over the Smart Brain project. After reassuring Feng Ze and putting him to bed, Tao Zhiyan left him calmer but still wondering about the butler’s changed behavior.

• Doctor Shen told Tao Zhiyan that an abusive caregiver had once left Feng Ze in a sewer for over ten days, causing his recurring episodes.
• Tao Zhiyan recalled that Feng Ze’s childhood trauma came from an unfinished novel he had written.
• After Feng Ze woke and became distressed during a call, Tao Zhiyan took the phone and heard Feng Cheng claim their father had given him the Smart Brain’s core technology.
• Tao Zhiyan challenged Feng Cheng, warned him to keep his stepmother out of Feng Family affairs, and blocked his number.
• Tao Zhiyan told Feng Ze to stop letting others torment him and praised him for taking charge, easing Feng Ze’s distress.
• Tao Zhiyan tucked Feng Ze into bed and said good night, while Feng Ze wondered why the butler seemed different.

Tao Zhiyan discovered that Madam Yuan and her lover had murdered Feng Ze's father and planned to target Feng Ze at the Smart Brain launch. He tried to expose Madam Yuan's affair to Feng Cheng, who led a crowd upstairs to catch her, leaving the launch in chaos.

• Tao Zhiyan saw a construction worker receive a call from Madam Yuan and overheard them discuss the murder of Feng Ze's father and a plan to get into the launch venue.
• Tao Zhiyan posted anonymously to ask for advice, and an anonymous reply suggested making Feng Cheng meet Madam Yuan's lover.
• At the launch, Tao Zhiyan saw Madam Yuan and Feng Cheng enter from the kitchen, then learned Madam Yuan planned to meet her lover on the second floor.
• Tao Zhiyan told Feng Cheng that Madam Yuan had gone upstairs with an unfamiliar man, but Feng Cheng accused him of lying and grabbed his collar.
• Feng Cheng decided to take the guests upstairs to confront Madam Yuan, and Tao Zhiyan hurried after the crowd.

Feng Cheng caught Madam Yuan with a buzz-cut man and accused her of cheating, while Tao Zhiyan egged on the gathering crowd. Madam Yuan’s tearful performance briefly fooled both men, but Tao Zhiyan’s questions helped Feng Cheng regain his composure and demand answers.

• Feng Cheng led the gossip-hungry guests upstairs and found Madam Yuan with a buzz-cut man, calling him her husband.
• Feng Cheng accused Madam Yuan of cheating, and she pushed the man away and tried to straighten her clothes.
• Madam Yuan struggled to explain herself as Feng Cheng and the buzz-cut man each demanded to know her relationship with the other.
• Madam Yuan cried and threatened to smash her head against a wall, prompting both men to reassure her and catch her.
• Tao Zhiyan pointed out that Madam Yuan had not clarified whom she meant, and Feng Cheng let go of her hand and demanded to know how she met the man and what number side piece he was.

Feng Cheng confronted Madam Yuan about her affair, but she attacked his deepest insecurities and drove him to attempt suicide before Tao Zhiyan stopped him. The buzz-cut man broke up with Madam Yuan, and Feng Ze's assistant detained them and invited the guests to witness the next round of revelations about Feng Ze's Father's murder.

• Feng Cheng demanded answers from Madam Yuan about her affair, and she blamed and mocked him until he rushed toward a window.
• Tao Zhiyan grabbed Feng Cheng before he could jump, then condemned Madam Yuan for betraying and manipulating him.
• The guests criticized Madam Yuan, while Tao Zhiyan comforted Feng Cheng as he cried.
• Madam Yuan announced that she was breaking up with Feng Cheng and tried to leave with the buzz-cut man, but he ended their relationship instead.
• Black-clad bodyguards restrained Madam Yuan and the buzz-cut man, and Feng Ze's assistant invited the guests downstairs to hear about how they murdered Feng Ze's Father.

Feng Ze used the Smart Brain to reveal footage showing his father’s fatal car crash and expose Madam Yuan’s affair with the man who caused it. Feng Cheng recognized Madam Yuan from a birthmark, and as she was dragged away, she accused him of helping kill his father.

• Feng Ze introduced the Smart Brain’s ability to show a murder and played footage of his father being followed and repeatedly rammed until his car crashed.
• The footage showed a buzz-cut man checking Feng Ze’s father after the crash, while Feng Cheng recognized Madam Yuan’s birthmark from the earlier scene with her lover.
• Madam Yuan denied involvement and demanded evidence, but Feng Ze pointed out that Feng Cheng could identify the birthmark.
• Feng Cheng confronted Madam Yuan, and she tried to persuade him to help her as bodyguards dragged her away.
• Madam Yuan accused Feng Cheng of having a hand in his father’s death.

At Feng Ze's launch, Tao Zhiyan stopped Feng Cheng from being provoked by Madam Yuan and later comforted him after the police took her away. Feng Cheng gave Tao Zhiyan a USB drive containing valuable technology, while Feng Ze watched and wondered whether Tao Zhiyan had planned the whole thing to get it.

• Madam Yuan blamed Feng Cheng for revealing Feng Ze's Father's route, but Tao Zhiyan calmed Feng Cheng before he could react.
• Police took Madam Yuan and the buzz-cut man away after Feng Ze handed over the repaired dashcam, and the launch began with plans for the Smart Brain and Super Brain.
• A wealthy woman tried to pursue Feng Cheng, but Tao Zhiyan interrupted and invited him outside to talk.
• Tao Zhiyan reassured Feng Cheng that losing Madam Yuan was better than being deceived, and Feng Cheng seemed captivated by him.
• Feng Cheng gave Tao Zhiyan a USB drive that appeared to contain Feng Ze's Father's valuable technology, then ran off.
• Feng Ze watched Tao Zhiyan with amusement and suspected he had staged the comforting act to obtain the USB drive.

Tao Zhiyan returned Feng Ze’s USB drive and fell asleep against him during the ride home. After Feng Yan and Bai Ruan returned from Singapore, Tao Zhiyan saw a message above Feng Yan claiming he would meet his ex at a hotel in two hours.

• Tao Zhiyan gave Feng Ze the USB drive Feng Cheng had passed to him, and Feng Ze silently accepted it.
• When Tao Zhiyan fell asleep in the car, Feng Ze steadied his head; after the car swerved, Tao Zhiyan tumbled into Feng Ze’s arms and stayed there.
• Tao Zhiyan received notice that Feng Yan and Bai Ruan would be returning from Singapore, and they arrived home after five.
• Bai Ruan gave Auntie Zhao, Auntie Li, and Tao Zhiyan gifts, while Feng Yan doted on him and the couple acted affectionate together.
• Tao Zhiyan saw text above Feng Yan claiming he was juggling his ex and current boyfriend and would get a hotel room with his ex in two hours.

Tao Zhiyan became convinced Feng Yan was cheating on Bai Ruan with someone named Luo, then found an alprazolam leaflet and suspected Feng Yan had put sleeping pills in Bai Ruan’s milk. He decided he needed to expose Feng Yan and make him regret what he had done.

• Tao Zhiyan saw Feng Yan dote on Bai Ruan but believed the text identifying Bai Ruan as a battered stand-in proved Feng Yan was a scumbag.
• Feng Yan received a call from someone saved as Luo, then got a suggestive message saying, “Waiting for you~,” and Tao Zhiyan suspected he was flirting with an ex-boyfriend.
• Tao Zhiyan posted an anonymous warning online that the second young master had another boyfriend, and one commenter wondered if the story described their own boyfriend.
• Feng Yan said he had to leave for company business and asked Tao Zhiyan to keep Bai Ruan from calling him; Tao Zhiyan found an alprazolam leaflet among the broken glass by the spilled milk.
• Tao Zhiyan suspected Feng Yan had drugged Bai Ruan’s bedtime milk and resolved to expose him and make him regret it.

Tao Zhiyan watched Bai Ruan try to learn cooking for Feng Yan and discovered that Feng Yan had pressured Bai Ruan to quit university. After Bai Ruan burned his hand, Tao Zhiyan called Feng Yan on speakerphone, and Feng Yan answered with a lustful voice and another person audible in the background.

• Bai Ruan tried to make cheese-baked milk custard for Feng Yan, and Tao Zhiyan learned that Feng Yan had threatened to break up with him if he returned to school.
• Tao Zhiyan offered to mediate with Bai Ruan's advisor, but Bai Ruan blamed himself for asking about his research topic late at night.
• Bai Ruan burned his hand by reaching into the oven without mitts, and Tao Zhiyan cooled it under running water before treating it with ointment.
• Bai Ruan asked Tao Zhiyan to call Feng Yan and find out when he would return.
• Tao Zhiyan called Feng Yan on speakerphone, and Feng Yan answered breathlessly as a faint voice sounded in the background.

Tao Zhiyan tried to warn Bai Ruan that Feng Yan was cheating on him, but Bai Ruan believed Feng Yan’s excuse and reassurance. Feng Ze overheard Tao Zhiyan calling the Feng family villains, teased him about it, and sent him fleeing to the kitchen.

• Feng Yan claimed his assistant had twisted his ankle and soothed Bai Ruan, who accepted his explanation and trusted him.
• Tao Zhiyan applied ointment to Bai Ruan and warned him that wealthy families, especially the Fengs, could not be trusted.
• Tao Zhiyan urged Bai Ruan not to drop out of college for love and called the Feng family villains without noticing Feng Ze had returned.
• Feng Ze revealed he had heard Tao Zhiyan’s remarks and repeated them back to him, leaving Tao Zhiyan mortified.
• Feng Ze chuckled and told Tao Zhiyan to make something to eat, and Tao Zhiyan hurried into the kitchen.

Tao Zhiyan found himself increasingly intrigued by Feng Ze, while Bai Ruan told Feng Yan he would stay in school. Feng Yan agreed, then unexpectedly suggested they break up.

• Feng Ze noticed Gu Min’s unanswered call on Tao Zhiyan’s phone, and Tao Zhiyan replied to the unknown contact with “Peach: 2.”
• Feng Yan returned with a cake and plush toy, told Bai Ruan a pregnant woman had been assaulted at the mall, and Bai Ruan comforted him despite Tao Zhiyan’s doubts about the story.
• Bai Ruan told Tao Zhiyan he had decided not to drop out, and Tao Zhiyan encouraged him to tell Feng Yan.
• Bai Ruan told Feng Yan he would stay in school, and Feng Yan agreed before asking whether they should break up instead.

Feng Yan accused Bai Ruan of trying to seduce his advisor, threatened to confine him, and sent him to kneel in the Feng Family’s Confinement Room. After Feng Yan left to meet his ex, Tao Zhiyan decided to help Bai Ruan and investigated a suspicious anonymous post.

• Feng Yan mocked Bai Ruan, threatened to lock him up, and made him kneel in confinement for the night.
• Bai Ruan apologized, agreed to kneel, and hurried to the Confinement Room despite worrying that Feng Yan might break up with him.
• Tao Zhiyan saw a message indicating Feng Yan planned to get a room with his ex at the Binhai Hotel.
• Feng Yan told Tao Zhiyan not to bring Bai Ruan food, then left after replying to a message.
• Tao Zhiyan packed food for Bai Ruan and messaged an anonymous poster to ask if their boyfriend’s second name began with Y.

Tao Zhiyan told Bai Ruan that Feng Yan was seeing someone else and took him to the Binhai Hotel to catch them. After Bai Ruan watched Feng Yan carry another man inside, Tao Zhiyan offered to help him get revenge, leaving Bai Ruan ready to learn the truth and make Feng Yan regret cheating.

• Tao Zhiyan told Bai Ruan that Feng Yan was cheating and hurried him into a taxi to the Binhai Hotel.
• The driver sped them to the hotel after hearing they were going to catch a cheater.
• Tao Zhiyan and Bai Ruan waited across the street until Feng Yan arrived with another man.
• Bai Ruan watched Feng Yan carry the man into the hotel and tried to rush over, but Tao Zhiyan stopped him.
• Tao Zhiyan asked whether Bai Ruan wanted a meaningless explanation, then offered to help him make Feng Yan regret cheating.

Tao Zhiyan coached Bai Ruan to act distant and helped him uncover Feng Yan’s ongoing relationship with his ex-boyfriend. With Tao Zhiyan guiding him, Bai Ruan broke up with Feng Yan and left, leaving Feng Yan furious and shaken.

• Tao Zhiyan told Bai Ruan to pretend to sleep, and Feng Yan carried him upstairs after finding him unusually quiet.
• Bai Ruan sent Tao Zhiyan recordings of Feng Yan’s five-year chat history with his ex-boyfriend and said he wanted revenge.
• Tao Zhiyan coached Bai Ruan through an earpiece as Bai Ruan told Feng Yan he wanted to break up and would not give up everything for him.
• Bai Ruan left after telling Feng Yan he loved him but would respect his decision, and Feng Yan threw his lighter in anger.

Feng Yan grew furious when Bai Ruan stopped contacting him, while Tao Zhiyan coached Bai Ruan to keep him guessing. The next morning Feng Yan broke into City University to confront Bai Ruan and dragged him away from his advisor.

• Feng Yan smashed a valuable vase and blamed Bai Ruan for ignoring him, while Tao Zhiyan cleaned up the mess.
• Tao Zhiyan told Bai Ruan to delay replying to Feng Yan and then answer, "None of your business."
• Bai Ruan followed Tao Zhiyan's advice, prompting Feng Yan to send angry messages and insult him before Bai Ruan turned on Do Not Disturb.
• Tao Zhiyan drove Feng Yan to City University, where Feng Yan climbed over a wall to get onto campus.
• After Bai Ruan finished his open lecture and spoke with his advisor, Feng Yan seized his wrist and pulled him behind himself.

Tao Zhiyan helped Bai Ruan escape Feng Yan after Feng Yan publicly humiliated and forcibly kissed him. Later, at a car-racing venue, Feng Yan let Mr. Ren mistreat Tao Zhiyan, then began to see his butler as a possible romantic target.

• Feng Yan confronted Bai Ruan and accused his professor of pursuing him, turning the campus crowd against the professor.
• At Tao Zhiyan's prompting, Bai Ruan cried, asked Feng Yan to break up, then bit him and stomped on his foot before escaping.
• Feng Yan decided Bai Ruan still liked him and spent the day partying with his friends.
• At a car-racing venue, Mr. Ren tried to make Tao Zhiyan drink, and Feng Yan encouraged him to play along.
• Mr. Ren threw his drink in Tao Zhiyan's face, and Feng Yan began considering the butler as a romantic choice.