Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into a high school student’s body on Blue Ocean Star, Xia Xu discovered he could see people’s fate and talent potentials in a stat panel. He realized the ability could help him find talented people and build a business, though he had not yet decided how to use it.

• Xia Xu reflected on his return to youth and felt grateful to be back in school.
• When Xia Xu stood up for lunch, he became dizzy and noticed translucent patterns in his vision.
• Xia Xu examined Su Yu’s stat panel and saw that Su Yu had one-star potential as a mediocre doctor but two-star literature talent.
• Xia Xu considered using his ability to predict people’s futures, then decided that finding talented people for a business would be more worthwhile than fortune-telling.

Xia Xu discovered that both he and Tang Hao were marked as supporting characters in Hunter, then found Tang Youxin possessed extraordinary five-star potentials. The chapter ended with Xia Xu wondering how Tang Youxin could be a peerless beauty when she had barely registered in his classmates’ memories.

• Xia Xu checked his classmates’ attributes and found Tang Hao’s destiny listed as [Supporting character: Hunter].
• Xia Xu viewed his own panel and discovered the same Hunter destiny, along with a one-star combat talent and Attribute Viewing.
• Xia Xu resolved to avoid Tang Hao and the Hunter plot as much as possible.
• Xia Xu checked Tang Youxin’s panel and found five-star potentials in peerless beauty, husband’s blessing, and programming.
• Xia Xu read that Tang Youxin’s husband’s blessing could improve the fortune of people she loved, especially her husband.
• Xia Xu questioned the peerless beauty rating because Tang Youxin had seemed almost invisible to him and his classmates.

Xia Xu noticed that Tang Youxin was secretly eating a buckwheat bun during lunch and realized how poor and isolated she was. He took her food so he could insist on treating her to noodles, leaving her timidly eating at a quiet shop near the school.

• Xia Xu approached Tang Youxin and discovered she was secretly eating a grayish-black buckwheat bun.
• Xia Xu offered to buy Tang Youxin lunch, but she quietly resumed eating instead of answering.
• Xia Xu ate both of Tang Youxin’s buns and then insisted on taking her out to eat.
• Xia Xu brought Tang Youxin to a quiet noodle shop and ordered two bowls of noodles.
• Tang Youxin tried to push her bowl toward Xia Xu, but he sternly told her to eat, and she reluctantly began eating in small bites.

Xia Xu ate lunch with Tang Youxin and discovered that the noodle shop owner, Xue Mingjie, had the supporting-character fate potential “The Dying Man.” Their teacher Liu Xiulan unexpectedly summoned Xia Xu and Tang Youxin to her office during lunch break, leaving them heading back to school without knowing why.

• Xia Xu admired Tang Youxin’s beauty while she ate, and the two finished their lunch in silence.
• Xia Xu inspected the noodle shop owner’s attribute panel and learned that Xue Mingjie had a three-star gambling talent and the fate potential “The Dying Man.”
• Liu Xiulan arrived at the shop, and Tang Youxin tried to avoid drawing her attention.
• Xia Xu and Tang Youxin greeted Liu Xiulan, then hurried out of the shop after she sat down.
• Liu Xiulan called after them and ordered them to come to her office during lunch break, so Tang Youxin pulled Xia Xu toward school.

After Liu Xiulan summoned Xia Xu and Tang Youxin, Xia Xu explained that he had only treated her to lunch and reassured her that the teacher had called her in about financial aid. He returned to class considering how to earn money and build the capital he needed.

• Tang Youxin panicked that Liu Xiulan would assume she and Xia Xu were dating, and Xia Xu calmed her before they reached the office.
• Xia Xu told Liu Xiulan that he had bought Tang Youxin noodles because she had only been eating steamed buns.
• Xia Xu tried to spare Tang Youxin the embarrassment of being called in, but Liu Xiulan said she wanted to discuss her financial aid with her.
• Xia Xu told Tang Youxin that the meeting was about financial aid, and she went into the office.
• Xia Xu returned toward class and thought about his limited savings, living expenses, college entrance exam, and need for startup capital.

Xia Xu decided to watch Xue Mingjie’s noodle shop for clues about the gambling plot in “The Dying Man.” During a brief stakeout, he found several more supporting characters with gambling talents, including Yao Dawu, whose obsession hinted at a coming conflict.

• Xia Xu reasoned that Xue Mingjie’s three-star gambling talent and role as a supporting character could connect him to the protagonist and a gambling storyline.
• Tang Youxin caught up with Xia Xu to thank him for lunch, and his Inspection Spell showed that her affection had risen to 60.
• Ma Bing teased Xia Xu about taking Tang Youxin to lunch, and Xia Xu dismissed his gossip before finishing his midday nap.
• Xia Xu went to watch Xue Mingjie’s noodle shop during a break and inspected the people entering and leaving.
• Xia Xu found Yao Dawu and Zhu Guan listed as supporting characters in “The Dying Man,” both with gambling talents; Yao Dawu’s obsession suggested he wanted someone to lose everything.

Xia Xu discovered that checking the attributes of Yao Dawu and his men had unlocked part of Zhang Jianmin’s fate, giving him clues about an upcoming wager. After Yao Dawu’s group left, Xia Xu returned to class and caught Tang Youxin putting something in his desk.

• Xia Xu read a partial synopsis identifying Zhang Jianmin as the protagonist of “The Dying Man” and inferred that he might win money through a wager with Xue Mingjie and Yao Dawu.
• Yao Dawu and his men threatened Xue Mingjie, overturned tables and stools, and left after delivering a challenge for a later wager.
• Xia Xu returned to the classroom and caught Tang Youxin reaching into his desk.
• Xia Xu accused Tang Youxin of stealing, and she panicked as she tried to explain what she had been doing.

Xia Xu refused Tang Youxin’s attempt to repay him for lunch and asked her to let him copy her homework instead. After a day of studying and checking on Xue Mingjie, he was invited to an internet café as school let out for the weekend.

• Xia Xu teased Tang Youxin about hiding a love letter, then found the ten-yuan note she meant to use to repay him for lunch.
• Tang Youxin apologized for not considering Xia Xu’s pride, and he returned the money, asking to copy her homework and notes instead.
• Xia Xu paid attention in class and considered how studying at university could help him meet talented people, though he worried about the approaching college entrance exam.
• After the final bell, Ma Bing quickly packed his schoolbag, gathered his friends, and invited Xia Xu to the internet café.

After Tang Youxin discovered her wallet was missing, Xia Xu stopped the remaining students from leaving and used Attribute Viewing to identify the thief. He recovered her wallet from Zhuo Ren’s backpack, and the classmates who suspected Zhuo Ren of other thefts chased after him.

• Xia Xu declined Ma Bing’s invitation to the internet café and noticed Tang Youxin searching for her missing wallet.
• Xia Xu shut the classroom door and told the remaining students to stay while he looked for the thief.
• Xia Xu used Attribute Viewing and his memories of who knew about Tang Youxin’s financial aid to narrow down the suspect.
• Xia Xu took Zhuo Ren’s backpack and found Tang Youxin’s worn black wallet buried beneath his books.
• Zhuo Ren fled, and classmates who had lost belongings chased after him while others questioned Xia Xu about how he had identified the thief.

Xia Xu tested his ability to identify Zhuo Ren as a likely petty thief, then accepted Tang Youxin’s invitation to malatang and coaxed her into sharing his food. He continued watching Xue Mingjie’s noodle shop over the weekend, but saw no sign of the plot beginning and worried that school would make the stakeout harder.

• Xia Xu examined Zhuo Ren’s attributes and concluded that his pickpocket potential and desire for a limited-edition weapon gave him a motive to steal Tang Youxin’s money.
• Tang Youxin invited Xia Xu to eat as thanks for returning her wallet, and he accepted her invitation to a malatang stall.
• Xia Xu shared the malatang with Tang Youxin, coaxing her into eating some before they parted ways.
• Xia Xu returned to his rundown apartment and went to bed after the filling meal.
• Xia Xu spent Saturday watching Xue Mingjie’s noodle shop but saw no one connected to the plot.
• Xia Xu returned to the stakeout on Sunday and worried that attending classes on Monday would make it harder to keep watch.

Xia Xu followed Xue Mingjie to an illegal gambling game and watched Zhang Jianmin join it. Rather than risk gambling himself, Xia Xu reported the gathering to the police, hoping to claim a reward for the seized funds.

• Xue Mingjie withdrew several hundred thousand yuan and took it to a remote residential complex where Yao Dawu and his men had set up a card game.
• Xia Xu followed Xue Mingjie and found him gambling against Yao Dawu and two of his men.
• Zhang Jianmin arrived drunk, said he wanted to gamble, and joined the game despite Xue Mingjie's attempt to dissuade him.
• Xia Xu decided against gambling or placing side bets, reasoning that Yao Dawu could retaliate against anyone who beat him.
• Xia Xu called the police to report the illegal gambling gathering and pursue the informant's reward.

After reporting Zhang Jianmin and Yao Dawu’s gambling, Xia Xu anticipated a police reward and unlocked more of The Dying Man’s plot, which hinted at an antique bargain near a construction site. He wanted to investigate the opportunity but faced a conflict with school and considered finding someone trustworthy to help.

• Police officers arrested Yao Dawu and his companions, while Xia Xu gave a statement and his bank details so the gambling-money reward could be deposited.
• At home, Xia Xu reviewed his successful scheme and read a newly revealed section of The Dying Man, which described Zhang Jianmin encountering a construction worker selling antiques.
• Xia Xu reasoned that the old man might be selling a genuine antique as part of a reversal of the familiar construction-site scam, creating another chance for profit.
• Xia Xu worried that reporting Zhang Jianmin had disrupted the plot and that Monday classes would prevent him from following Zhang Jianmin to the construction site.
• Xia Xu considered finding someone to investigate for him and thought Attribute Viewing could help him identify a suitable, trustworthy person.

Xia Xu narrowed down where Zhang Jianmin might have found the antiques seller, but Zhang’s release from police custody left him unable to track him. After receiving a 56,000-yuan reward, Xia Xu decided that hiring someone to monitor story characters was becoming urgent.

• Xia Xu used Xieyou Travel Agency locations and the plot details to narrow the antiques encounter to an area near the gambling site, though three branches still needed checking.
• At school, Xia Xu learned that Zhuo Ren had transferred after being exposed as the thief who stole Tang Youxin’s wallet, and classmates talked about Xia Xu’s role in catching him.
• Xia Xu received a 56,000-yuan reward for reporting Yao Dawu’s illegal gambling operation and asked the police about the case.
• The police told Xia Xu that Yao Dawu would be charged, while Xue Mingjie and Zhang Jianmin would not be treated as gambling offenders; they refused to share Zhang’s private information.
• Xia Xu realized that Zhang Jianmin had disappeared from his radar and decided to prioritize finding someone to monitor story characters.

After school, Xia Xu searched a crowded job market for someone talented at surveillance, but no suitable candidate agreed to work for him. He then headed to Era Scenic Gardens to check nearby Xieyou Travel Agency branches and find the old man from the construction site.

• At lunch, Xia Xu shared one braised spare rib with Tang Youxin, who had been eating steamed buns.
• After school, Xia Xu went to a job market to find someone capable of surveillance and investigation work.
• Xia Xu checked hundreds of job seekers but failed to hire anyone, partly because the work was obscure and he looked like an unconvincing high school student.
• After the job market closed, Xia Xu took a taxi toward Era Scenic Gardens and asked the driver to pass two locations on the way so he could investigate Xieyou Travel Agency branches.

After failing for days to find the construction-site old man, Xia Xu decided to recruit Tang Youxin to help him, using his recent earnings to show that he could pay her. Tang Youxin misunderstood his offer, then learned he meant a job and tried to explain her reaction.

• Xia Xu searched the areas around the travel agencies for the construction-site old man and Zhang Jianmin for several days but found neither.
• Xia Xu fed Tang Youxin braised pork during lunch and asked whether she wanted to make money.
• Xia Xu showed Tang Youxin his bank notification for more than fifty thousand, and she asked how he had earned it.
• Tang Youxin mistook Xia Xu's unfinished offer for an inappropriate proposition and angrily told him to give up the idea.
• Xia Xu clarified that he wanted to hire Tang Youxin as an employee, valuing her five-star programming talent.
• Tang Youxin blushed and insisted she had only objected because she thought friends should help each other without payment.

Xia Xu persuaded Tang Youxin to accept a weekend part-time job at his newly rented shop, while hoping her special fate would improve his luck. Tang Youxin agreed to work for him, and Xia Xu set her pay at one hundred yuan a day.

• Tang Youxin apologized for misunderstanding Xia Xu, but refused his offer to hire and sponsor her education because she did not believe she was a genius.
• Xia Xu asked Tang Youxin to work for him for two days over the weekend and explained that he needed help cleaning his newly rented shop and with other tasks.
• Xia Xu considered how Tang Youxin's five-star Husband-Blessing fate might improve his luck if she became closer to him.
• Tang Youxin agreed to take the job but offered to accept only fifty yuan a day, then lowered her proposed pay to thirty yuan when Xia Xu rejected it.
• Xia Xu told Tang Youxin he was hiring her for work rather than charity and set her pay at one hundred yuan a day.

Xia Xu rented a storefront and set it up as the fake Nine Suns Comprehensive Consulting Company, planning to use it as a base for recruiting talented people. He left Tang Youxin to clean while he changed into a suit and headed to the Brilliant Human Resources Market, where Tang Youxin privately admitted she found him handsome.

• Xia Xu and Tang Youxin left school and went to a rented storefront in a nearby residential complex.
• Xia Xu explained that he needed a company as a credible framework for recruiting talented people, though he had not actually registered one.
• Xia Xu collected the sign for the Nine Suns Comprehensive Consulting Company and mounted it above the storefront.
• Xia Xu asked Tang Youxin to clean the shop while he changed into a suit for his recruiting work.
• Xia Xu left for the Brilliant Human Resources Market, and Tang Youxin blushed as she privately called him handsome.

After failing to find tracking talent at the job market or the old construction site, Xia Xu returned to his shop and discovered an unexpected customer. The customer, Yang Bowen, had exceptional tracking, reconnaissance, and intelligence-gathering potential, leaving Xia Xu excited by the luck Tang Youxin seemed to bring.

• Xia Xu found no suitable talents at the Brilliant Human Resources Market and failed to locate the old construction worker near Era Scenic Gardens.
• Xia Xu spotted Tang Hao with a group of teenagers and wondered whether their presence pointed to Hunter's plot.
• Xia Xu hurried to his shop after noticing a stranger's shadow beside Tang Youxin, but found the man calmly waiting for a consultation.
• The middle-aged customer, Yang Bowen, explained that he had come in because he was feeling down and had nowhere else to sit.
• Xia Xu used Attribute Viewing on Yang Bowen and discovered his four-star tracking potential, three-star reconnaissance potential, and three-star intelligence-gathering potential.

Xia Xu realized that Tang Youxin’s five-star Husband-Blessing fate may have helped bring the exceptionally talented Yang Bowen to his door, then invited him to talk about his troubles. After learning Yang Bowen was a truck driver, Xia Xu began to suggest that his abilities could be put to use.

• Xia Xu considered how Tang Youxin’s luck might create opportunities, while recognizing that he still had to notice and seize them.
• Xia Xu stopped Yang Bowen from leaving and invited him to a free consultation at his new company.
• Yang Bowen explained that he had argued with his wife after their son said he wanted an impressive father.
• Xia Xu reassured Yang Bowen that he might have abilities he had not discovered and asked his name.
• Xia Xu identified Yang Bowen as a truck driver, claiming his detective skills had revealed it.

Xia Xu persuaded Yang Bowen to leave truck driving and try working as a detective, offering him a paid trial and an 8,000-a-month base salary. Yang agreed to start the next morning, and Xia Xu reflected that Yang’s talents and family circumstances made him an ideal employee.

• Xia Xu praised Yang Bowen’s social skills, sharp reflexes, and attention to detail, then called him a born detective.
• Xia Xu offered Yang a paid trial job with an 8,000-a-month base salary and promised bonuses or raises if things went well.
• Xia Xu appealed to Yang’s ambition and his son’s admiration for detectives, persuading Yang to try the job.
• Yang agreed to start work at eight the next morning and asked Xia Xu to call him Old Yang.
• Xia Xu considered Yang’s talents, family, and established livelihood a strong fit for the position.