Chapter Summaries

Yun Xiaoran added Chen Zihan on WeChat and tried to make clear that he was married, while Chen Zihan invited him and his wife to dinner. When Shen Jin received Yun Xiaoran’s message asking if she was busy that afternoon, she was weighing an offer to discuss a Babao Road contract.

• Yun Xiaoran accepted Chen Zihan’s friend request, and she introduced herself by sharing photos and her hobbies.
• Chen Zihan called Yun Xiaoran her little brother and invited him to explore Linshun City with her, but he said he needed to ask his wife.
• Chen Zihan offered to treat Yun Xiaoran and his wife to a meal, and Yun Xiaoran agreed to check with Shen Jin.
• Sister Hua told Shen Jin that Babao Road wanted to discuss making her its brand ambassador over a meal that afternoon.
• Yun Xiaoran messaged Shen Jin to ask if she was busy, and Shen Jin replied by asking what was going on.

Yun Xiaoran invited Shen Jin to dinner with Chen Zihan, and Shen Jin accepted after canceling a business dinner, unsettled by the thought of him meeting another woman. Chen Zihan picked Yun Xiaoran up in her red BMW and drove him toward Seaside Lakeside, while Shen Jin’s suspicions about the dinner grew.

• Yun Xiaoran asked Shen Jin to join him for dinner with his cousin’s female friend, and Shen Jin agreed after asking about the woman.
• Sister Hua pointed out that Shen Jin had turned down a business dinner with the CEO of Babao Road, and Shen Jin insisted she simply needed a break.
• Chen Zihan received Yun Xiaoran’s message that his wife would attend, then booked a table at Seaside Lakeside.
• Shen Jin recognized Seaside Lakeside as an expensive restaurant and grew suspicious of how seriously Chen Zihan was treating the dinner.
• Chen Zihan drove her red BMW to pick up Yun Xiaoran, offered him water, and set off with him for the restaurant.

Yun Xiaoran waited with Chen Zihan for his wife, Shen Jin, to arrive at dinner, while Chen Zihan tried to expose what she believed was his lie. Shen Jin’s dramatic entrance sent Chen Zihan away, and afterward Shen Jin questioned Yun Xiaoran about their meeting and Chen Zihan’s familiarity with him.

• Chen Zihan pressed Yun Xiaoran about when his wife would arrive, while he waited for Shen Jin, who was delayed after going home to feed her cat and change clothes.
• Shen Jin arrived dressed elegantly, introduced herself as Yun Xiaoran’s wife, and greeted Chen Zihan.
• Chen Zihan, impressed and intimidated by Shen Jin, paid the bill and left.
• Shen Jin sat with Yun Xiaoran and asked why Chen Zihan called him little brother; Yun Xiaoran explained that he had met her that morning while doing his cousin a favor.
• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran to show her his phone.

Shen Jin checked Yun Xiaoran’s chat with Chen Zihan, then used his jealousy and a bottle of liquor to get him drunk. She left the restaurant supporting him toward her Audi A8, having secretly replaced her own drinks with soda.

• Shen Jin pressured Yun Xiaoran into letting her read his chat with Chen Zihan by warning that their parents might discover their marriage was fake.
• Shen Jin read the messages, saw Chen Zihan’s pursuit of Yun Xiaoran, and secretly sent a screenshot to her WeChat before deleting it from his phone.
• When Yun Xiaoran asked when they would leave, Shen Jin accused him of wanting Chen Zihan to join them and persuaded him to stay and drink.
• Shen Jin poured Yun Xiaoran strong liquor while secretly drinking soda herself, and he became drunk after consuming nearly the whole bottle.
• Shen Jin supported the drunk Yun Xiaoran as they walked toward her Audi A8.

Shen Jin drove the drunken Yun Xiaoran home, where his remarks about their marriage and impending divorce unsettled her. After sobering up, Yun Xiaoran treated the divorce as inevitable, leaving Shen Jin to question whether he truly wanted their relationship to end.

• Shen Jin supported Yun Xiaoran to her car after he got drunk, and he tried to stop her from touching him.
• Shen Jin drove Yun Xiaoran home, and he said he had no real home in the city and considered their residence only a temporary place to stay.
• When Shen Jin asked about his marriage, Yun Xiaoran said they had married because they each had their own problems and complained about his cold wife.
• At home, Shen Jin reminded Yun Xiaoran that they would divorce in less than twenty days, and he accepted it without protest.
• Shen Jin asked whether his words were only the alcohol talking, but Yun Xiaoran challenged her for finding his response strange.

Yun Xiaoran discovered that creators were accusing him of plagiarizing “Preface to the Orchid Pavilion,” and learned that Wu Poyun was attacking him after being paid. Zhao Ruoxi confronted Wu Poyun on livestream and challenged him to wager their accounts on whether Yun Xiaoran had plagiarized; Wu accepted.

• Yun Xiaoran saw that five trending VA Site videos accused him of plagiarizing his competition entry.
• Yun Xiaoran watched Wu Poyun attack his music during a livestream and learned Wu had been paid to target him.
• Zhao Ruoxi joined Wu Poyun’s livestream and challenged him to delete his account if Yun Xiaoran had not plagiarized, while she would do the same if he had.
• Wu Poyun accepted Zhao Ruoxi’s bet.

Yun Xiaoran challenged Wu Poyun to a bet over plagiarism, uploaded three songs to Cool Cat, and went to sleep. Shen Jin, unable to sleep, admitted to Sister Hua that she had feelings for Yun Xiaoran and asked how to keep him from pursuing their divorce.

• Yun Xiaoran accepted Wu Poyun’s bet that the loser would delete his account, while Wu Poyun used the livestream to smear him and draw a growing audience.
• Zhao Ruoxi angrily ended her call with Wu Poyun and watched his livestream for Lone Cloud’s comments.
• Yun Xiaoran registered on Cool Cat, uploaded “Silence,” “Blue and White Porcelain,” and “Preface to the Orchid Pavilion,” made the last song free, and posted a screenshot on his VA Site feed.
• Shen Jin messaged Sister Hua to ask how many days remained before her divorce from Yun Xiaoran, then confessed that she was beginning to have feelings for him.
• Sister Hua warned Shen Jin about their different social backgrounds, but then advised her to help Yun Xiaoran accept their home and suggested she cook for him or talk with him.
• Shen Jin remained unsure how to approach Yun Xiaoran and lost sleep.

Shen Jin woke early to cook for Yun Xiaoran, hoping to grow closer to him, while he enjoyed her first homemade breakfast. At breakfast, Yun Xiaoran concealed that he was Lone Cloud after Shen Jin noticed the flood of messages on his VA Station account.

• Shen Jin got up early and cooked porridge, fried eggs, and greens for Yun Xiaoran, claiming she was practicing for work.
• Yun Xiaoran smiled as he ate his wife's cooking, and Shen Jin waited nervously for his reaction.
• Yun Xiaoran discovered his songs had become popular on VA Station after he posted them on Cool Cat, including making Preface to the Orchid Pavilion free.
• Shen Jin asked to see what Yun Xiaoran was watching, then noticed his many private messages and likes.
• Yun Xiaoran snatched back his phone and claimed he was using a friend's account, saying the friend knew Lone Cloud and had worked with him on Divine Scholar.
• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran to bring his accomplished friend over, and he replied that perhaps he would do so next time.

Yun Xiaoran began writing a cultivation novel while Shen Jin became a devoted reader of Wild Rush and explored adapting it for television. Kong Bai approved Yun Xiaoran’s new manuscript, and they agreed to a revenue-share contract.

• Shen Jin left after breakfast, and Yun Xiaoran wondered why she had seemed unusually distant and strange.
• Yun Xiaoran updated Battle the Firmament and sent it to editor Kong Bai, who doubted he could switch from political fiction to cultivation.
• Shen Jin became a top donor to Wild Rush and told Sister Hua the novel would make an excellent television adaptation.
• Sister Hua agreed to contact the editor about acquiring the adaptation rights for Wild Rush.
• Kong Bai praised Yun Xiaoran’s cultivation novel and offered to prepare a contract, while Yun Xiaoran chose a revenue share instead of guaranteed payment.

Shen Jin and Li Qingxi faced each other again on Singer, while Shen Jin worried that Yun Xiaoran might discover her identity as Shen Muge. After performing, Shen Jin left without learning her ranking and struggled with jealousy over Li Qingxi’s past relationship with Yun Xiaoran.

• Li Qingxi performed on Singer in a daring outfit as fans cheered for her.
• Shen Jin worried that Yun Xiaoran might see her on television and learn she was the National Goddess Shen Muge.
• Sister Hua teased Shen Jin about her feelings and reassured her that Yun Xiaoran would be happy to learn the truth.
• Shen Jin performed for an enthusiastic crowd but grew nervous at the thought that Yun Xiaoran might be watching.
• After leaving the stage, Shen Jin saw Li Qingxi and felt uneasy because Li Qingxi was Yun Xiaoran’s ex-girlfriend.

Shen Jin secretly read Yun Bai’s steamy fantasy novel and began wondering whether her husband Yun Xiaoran was its author. At home, she asked Yun Xiaoran to reveal his pen name, but he hesitated and refused to identify himself.

• Shen Jin finished Yun Bai’s officialdom novel and started reading his fantasy book, Battle the Firmament.
• Shen Jin blushed while secretly reading the novel’s intimate scenes in Sister Hua’s car.
• Sister Hua told Shen Jin that Yun Xiaoran had no suitable job at her company yet, and Shen Jin said he was busy writing.
• Shen Jin wondered whether Yun Xiaoran secretly wrote adult novels after learning he had not shared his pen name.
• At home, Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran about his writing, and he considered confessing that he wrote Battle the Firmament before claiming he was only a minor author.

Shen Jin became convinced that Yun Xiaoran secretly wrote risqué novels after teasing him about Yun Bai and Battle the Firmament. The couple finished dinner and chores, and Shen Jin suggested they take a walk downstairs.

• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran what he thought of Yun Bai's Battle the Firmament, and Yun Xiaoran pretended he was only studying the author's writing.
• Shen Jin pressed Yun Xiaoran about whether he wrote naughty novels, and his embarrassment strengthened her suspicions.
• Shen Jin messaged Sister Hua about her discovery and said she wanted to learn Yun Xiaoran's pen name so she could read his writing aloud to him.
• Yun Xiaoran washed the dishes as usual, while Shen Jin joined him in tidying up after dinner.
• Shen Jin suggested that she and Yun Xiaoran walk downstairs to help digest their late meal.

Shen Jin told her father, Shen Cong, that she was already married to Yun Xiaoran, then put Yun Xiaoran on the phone to speak with him. Shen Cong remained wary of his new son-in-law as their conversation began.

• Shen Jin read Yun Bai's latest novel and complained that its chapters were too short.
• Shen Cong asked Shen Jin in the family group chat when she would come home to get married, and she replied that she was already married.
• Shen Jin posted a photo of Yun Xiaoran and sent her father a picture of their marriage certificate.
• Shen Cong called Shen Jin, and she insisted she was serious and offered to let him speak with Yun Xiaoran.
• Yun Xiaoran took the phone and introduced himself as Jin'er's husband, while Shen Cong responded that he was Jin'er's father.

Shen Jin introduced Yun Xiaoran to her father, Shen Cong, and said she would add him to the family group chat. Yun Xiaoran resisted joining because only thirteen days remained until they could divorce, leaving Shen Jin unsettled by his reminder.

• Shen Cong angrily asked Yun Xiaoran why he had waited over a month after marrying Shen Jin to meet her parents.
• Yun Xiaoran took the blame, but Shen Jin took the phone and explained that she had been busy and told him to wait.
• Shen Jin told Shen Cong she would add Yun Xiaoran to the family group chat, and Shen Cong agreed after calming down.
• Yun Xiaoran asked Shen Jin if he could avoid joining the group, pointing out that only thirteen days remained until their divorce.
• Shen Jin questioned how precisely Yun Xiaoran knew the date, and he showed her a paper with the countdown written on it.

Shen Jin tried to persuade Yun Xiaoran to abandon the Rules Sheet, but he agreed to join the Family WeChat Group only for show and kept the sheet. Determined to destroy it, Shen Jin asked Sister Hua for advice and was left contemplating whether to take Yun Xiaoran’s forgotten pillow to his room.

• Yun Xiaoran showed Shen Jin the Rules Sheet and asked to keep their remaining thirteen days together as usual, but agreed to join the Family WeChat Group after she pleaded with him.
• Shen Jin decided the Rules Sheet stood between her and Yun Xiaoran and went to her room to call Sister Hua for help getting rid of it.
• Sister Hua teased Shen Jin about falling for the man she had once called an obsessive fan and suggested making Yun Xiaoran fall for her so he would tear up the Rules Sheet.
• Shen Jin admitted she already liked Yun Xiaoran, then showed Sister Hua his forgotten pillow and complained that he had not come to retrieve it.
• Sister Hua suggested Shen Jin take the pillow to Yun Xiaoran herself, and Shen Jin picked it up and savored its lingering scent before setting it on her bed.

Shen Jin asked Sister Hua how to make Yun Xiaoran fall for her, then decided to keep his pillow and pursue a plan to bring Lone Cloud’s songs to her company’s music platform. Meanwhile, Yun Xiaoran earned 100,000 from his music, wrote more chapters of Battle the Firmament, and received an invitation from NetEase Cloud.

• Shen Jin told Sister Hua she wanted to keep Yun Xiaoran’s pillow, and Sister Hua suggested she become the kind of person he liked.
• Shen Jin ended the call, listened to Lone Cloud’s songs, and asked Sister Hua to contact NetEase Cloud about getting Lone Cloud to release music there.
• Yun Xiaoran checked Cool Cat and found his music royalties and advertising revenue had reached 100,000 after three days.
• Yun Xiaoran withdrew the money, wrote six chapters in three hours, and posted two of them despite readers asking for more updates.
• Yun Xiaoran opened VA Site and found an official NetEase Cloud message inviting Lone Cloud to join with a sixty-forty revenue split and a musician support program.

Yun Xiaoran was tempted by NetEase Cloud's offer but deferred until he had more songs to release. Shen Jin grew attached to his pillow, cooked him breakfast, and revealed that she worked as Shen Muge's assistant, while Yun Xiaoran pretended not to know who Shen Muge was; the chapter ended with his editor Kong Bai messaging him.

• Yun Xiaoran received a generous offer from NetEase Cloud and said he might join when he released more songs, since his current tracks were contracted to Cool Cat.
• Shen Jin woke up hugging Yun Xiaoran's pillow, decided to keep it, and made him breakfast while he slept in.
• Yun Xiaoran asked about Shen Jin's assistant work, and she told him she worked for Shen Muge.
• Yun Xiaoran teased Shen Jin by claiming he did not know Shen Muge, while privately concealing that he feared making his wife jealous.
• Kong Bai messaged Yun Xiaoran and addressed him as Big Shot Yun Bai.

Yun Xiaoran rejected China Star Entertainment’s offer to adapt Wild Rush, deepening Shen Jin’s worry about his hostility toward the entertainment industry and Shen Muge. Shen Jin asked Sister Hua how to change his mind, leaving her searching for a way forward.

• Yun Xiaoran asked Shen Jin whether Shen Muge treated her well, and Shen Jin reassured him that she treated her assistants well.
• Kong Bai told Yun Xiaoran that China Star Entertainment wanted to adapt Wild Rush, but Yun Xiaoran refused the offer.
• Yun Xiaoran said he distrusted the entertainment industry and joked that he would not feel secure even if he married a celebrity, upsetting Shen Jin.
• Kong Bai told Yun Xiaoran that Shen Muge personally wanted the script, but Yun Xiaoran insisted that Kong Bai turn her down.
• Shen Jin told Sister Hua that Yun Xiaoran’s hostility toward the entertainment industry had made winning his acceptance harder.

Shen Jin considered Sister Hua’s advice on making Yun Xiaoran feel secure in their relationship and decided to buy him a couples’ hair tie. Meanwhile, Wu Poyun lashed out at Zhao Ruoxi after she criticized his plagiarism accusations, and she froze when he posted a sexual insult in her livestream.

• Sister Hua explained that Yun Xiaoran’s hostility toward the entertainment industry stemmed from an ex-girlfriend who was a celebrity and advised Shen Jin to ease his insecurity before revealing the truth.
• Sister Hua suggested public relationship gestures and a hair tie, and Shen Jin decided to buy Yun Xiaoran one despite calling the ideas childish.
• Wu Poyun saw that Lone Cloud had uploaded all his songs to Cool Cat and worried that their scores could be compared against the alleged copies.
• Zhao Ruoxi criticized Wu Poyun in her livestream for accusing Lone Cloud of plagiarism, and Wu Poyun responded by accusing her of sleeping with Lone Cloud.
• Zhao Ruoxi froze when she saw Wu Poyun’s comment in her livestream.

Wu Poyun’s sexual rumors about Lone Cloud and Audrey Cat disrupted Zhao Ruoxi’s livestream, and Lone Cloud proposed that they pretend to be a couple to stop them. Zhao Ruoxi considered the suggestion for ten minutes and decided it might be her only way out.

• Zhao Ruoxi confronted Wu Poyun’s comment as viewers began speculating about her relationship with Lone Cloud.
• Yun Xiaoran opened VA Station and found messages asking whether he and Audrey Cat were involved; he said they were fellow content creators with a normal relationship.
• Yun Xiaoran entered Audrey Cat’s livestream and realized Wu Poyun had started the rumors about them.
• Zhao Ruoxi ended the stream and tearfully asked Yun Xiaoran how they should respond to Wu Poyun’s claims.
• Yun Xiaoran suggested that they present themselves as a couple so the rumors would collapse, and Zhao Ruoxi considered the idea for ten minutes.