Chapter Summaries

Ye Xunzhi won the pirates’ Texas Hold’em game with a royal flush, then held the pirate captain at gunpoint as the Country Z Navy arrived. Nearby, the Heavenly Faith deputy leader learned of the rescue and decided to wait for a chance to detonate the ship and kill everyone aboard.

• Director Mi, the tycoon, the heiress, and Ian exchanged valuables for vouchers, and Ian handed over his mother’s pocket watch after Ye Xunzhi reassured him.
• The pirate captain won nine rounds and went all in on the tenth, revealing a pair of kings.
• Ye Xunzhi revealed a royal flush, then took the captain’s gun and forced him back into his seat.
• The Country Z Navy arrived to rescue the ship, while Ye Chuyan’s earlier distress signal explained how they had learned of the danger.
• The Heavenly Faith deputy leader learned that the navy had arrived and chose to wait before carrying out the group’s plan to blow up the ship.

Ye Xunzhi and Ye Chuyan subdued the pirates and forced them to cooperate, while Commander Hu learned that the crisis had been handled. Ye Xunzhi then used a video call to implicate Colonel Casper and provoke a fight between the Country M and Country E representatives, leaving Shi Che and Ye Chuyan wary of her anger.

• Ye Xunzhi, Ye Chuyan, and Shi Che overpowered the pirates in the communications room, and Ye Xunzhi forced the second-in-command to cooperate.
• Commander Hu learned that the pirates had been dealt with and accepted a video call from the captain's cabin.
• Ye Xunzhi disguised herself and baited Colonel Casper by mentioning the USB drive, leading Commander Hu and Colonel Alim to suspect Casper.
• Ye Xunzhi kept provoking the representatives until Colonel Alim and Casper began fighting.
• Shi Che worried that Ye Chuyan had angered Ye Xunzhi, and Ye Chuyan insisted he was not afraid while asking about dangerous missions.

Ye Xunzhi helped the military rescue the cruise ship’s passengers and capture the Heavenly Faith’s deputy leader. After Ian gave her three times the money she had asked for and offered to make her his sister, Old Master Ye arrived and rejected the idea.

• Country Z’s Navy boarded the cruise ship under cover of explosions, while Shi Che and Ye Chuyan helped overpower the pirates and evacuate passengers.
• Ye Xunzhi helped the maid escape a pirate’s hostage-taking, and Merlot’s team captured the Heavenly Faith followers after dismantling their bomb trigger.
• The military confirmed the passengers were safe, and Colonel Alim reunited with Ian and recovered the chip hidden in his mother’s pocket watch.
• Ye Xunzhi billed Colonel Alim for the mercenaries, her services, and emotional distress, and he transferred three times the amount she requested.
• Ian gave Ye Xunzhi roses and offered to make her his little sister, but Old Master Ye shouted that she would not go with him.

Ye Xunzhi said goodbye to Ian after copying the contents of his necklace USB drive, but she secretly knew the files were fake and planned to hand them over to the state. Ye Chuyan mistook her lowered head for grief, then learned she was actually delighted that Ian had tried to deceive her too.

• Old Master Ye and Ye Xunzhi’s brothers confronted Ian on a video call and warned him not to take her away.
• Ye Xunzhi copied the contents of Ian’s necklace USB drive, returned it, and said goodbye as Ian and Colonel Alim departed by helicopter.
• Ian privately regretted deceiving Ye Xunzhi, while Colonel Alim tried to comfort him by mentioning the money they had given her.
• Ye Chuyan saw Ye Xunzhi lower her head and thought she was upset about receiving fake files, but her thoughts revealed she was glad to return Ian’s deception and planned to give the files to the state.
• Ye Xunzhi asked what Ye Chuyan had said, and he replied that he felt sorry for himself.

Ye Xunzhi abandoned her phone after Ye Chuyan confiscated it and persuaded him to leave the cruise early for City H, hoping to improve her luck at the Wealth God Temple. After struggling up the mountain, she made an alarming prayer for wealth, leaving Ye Chuyan to reconsider his own wish.

• Ye Chuyan confiscated Ye Xunzhi’s phone and pushed her to spend time enjoying the cruise.
• Ye Xunzhi met Director Mi, learned he planned to visit a temple in City H, and changed her mind after hearing about the Wealth God Temple.
• Ye Xunzhi persuaded Ye Chuyan to disembark with her, and they traveled by plane to City H while Director Mi went to meet a friend.
• Ye Xunzhi struggled up the mountain but refused Ye Chuyan’s offer to carry her, insisting she had to walk to the Wealth God Temple.
• Ye Xunzhi prostrated herself before the God of Wealth and prayed to gain prosperity by offering her enemies’ lives, prompting Ye Chuyan to reconsider his own wish.

Ye Xunzhi reunited with Qiao Man and Ye Yunhuai over dinner, where Qiao Man tried to set up her sons with two dangerous women. The meal was interrupted by the arrival of a middle-aged man whom Ye Xunzhi recognized and feared.

• Ye Chuyan and Ye Xunzhi met Qiao Man on the mountain, and Qiao Man warmly invited Ye Xunzhi to dinner.
• Qiao Man took Ye Xunzhi and Ye Chuyan to a revolving restaurant, where Ye Yunhuai joined them.
• Qiao Man proposed Lin Li and Tan Ying as potential matches, while Ye Xunzhi silently revealed their violent and dangerous sides to her brothers.
• Ye Xunzhi suggested that the matchmaker was an old person with few honest words, and both brothers solemnly agreed.
• A middle-aged man knocked and entered, prompting Ye Xunzhi to retreat after recognizing him.

Ye Yunhuai’s family learned that Qiao Liang was leaking company secrets to a rival after being seduced, and that his fiancée Lili was using him as cover for another man’s twins. When Qiao Man examined Qiao Liang’s medical scan, Ye Xunzhi realized his condition had likely come from an affair with a man.

• Qiao Liang returned Qiao Man’s forgotten bag and told the family about a ghostly voice he had heard in college.
• Ye Yunhuai learned through Ye Xunzhi’s thoughts that Qiao Liang had been seduced by a rival’s employee and had unknowingly leaked company secrets.
• Qiao Liang announced that he was marrying Lili, who was pregnant with twins, while Ye Xunzhi revealed that the children belonged to Lili’s married boss.
• Qiao Liang helped Ye Xunzhi shell crab, then left his medical records behind when he went to take a phone call.
• Qiao Man inspected Qiao Liang’s scan, and Ye Xunzhi recognized signs of external irritation and realized Qiao Liang had been cheating with a man.

Ye Xunzhi tried to warn Qiao Liang that his pregnant lover Lili might be cheating on him, but he dismissed every hint until Qiao Man and the others joined in. After Qiao Liang collapsed and was taken to the hospital, Ye Xunzhi found a wealthy old man in pain and offered to help him for money.

• Ye Xunzhi asked Qiao Liang how far along Lili was, then ran off and returned with a dog, green baby clothes, and a green hat to hint that he was being cheated on.
• Ye Xunzhi told Qiao Liang a story about a man whose wife had a baby that was not his, but Qiao Liang only realized the hints after drinking spinach juice and noticing his green hat.
• Qiao Man suggested that Lili might have been sent by Qiao Liang's business rival, while Ye Yunhuai and Ye Chuyan added warnings that left Qiao Liang disbelieving and heartbroken.
• Qiao Liang collapsed, and Qiao Man, Ye Yunhuai, and Ye Chuyan rushed to help him and take him to the hospital while Ye Xunzhi kept eating.
• At the hospital, Ye Xunzhi offered to help an elderly man who was suffering in pain and introduced herself as Huang Niu.

Ye Xunzhi helped Old Master He get medical care after he fell ill from unhygienic skewers, then stayed with him until his family arrived. The chapter ended with Old Master He's son rushing into the infusion room and reacting dramatically to finding his father there.

• Ye Xunzhi cried and pleaded with a doctor to squeeze Old Master He in for a consultation.
• The doctor summoned an old professor, who examined Old Master He and confirmed he needed an IV infusion.
• Ye Xunzhi helped Old Master He pay his fees, collect medicine, and get congee, while he admitted he had left his nursing home to eat skewers.
• Ye Xunzhi spoke with Qiao Man, who came to find her at the infusion room, and Old Master He accidentally revealed his location to his son by messaging him.
• Qiao Man greeted Old Master He, and his son arrived in a white suit, theatrically asking what had happened to his father.

Ye Xunzhi and Qiao Man met He Qianduo and his parents, opening the possibility of a business partnership while Ye Xunzhi won over Granny He. Later, Old Master Ye ordered Ye Xunzhi to study, and her attempt to sabotage Ye Chuyan’s study session ended with her grandfather watching through a hidden video call.

• He Qianduo thanked Ye Xunzhi for helping Old Master He, and Qiao Man discussed exploring a partnership with him.
• Granny He befriended Ye Xunzhi and treated her to food while Old Master He was left out.
• Old Master Ye called Ye Xunzhi and arranged for Ye Chuyan to supervise her studies with review materials.
• Ye Chuyan set up a candlelit study session, but Ye Xunzhi repeatedly blew out the candles with her book and English reading.
• Ye Chuyan revealed that Old Master Ye was watching on a video call, and Old Master Ye lit a candle and told Ye Xunzhi to begin her performance.

Ye Chuyan took Ye Xunzhi out for barbecue, where they met his former instructor working undercover at a Jianbing Guozi stall. Ye Xunzhi impressed them by making perfect jianbing, while Ye Chuyan teased their family group chat and his instructor left to pursue a target.

• Ye Xunzhi gave a wildly incorrect translation on her Chinese exam, and Ye Chuyan tried to encourage her to study before taking her out for barbecue.
• At a Jianbing Guozi stall, Ye Xunzhi revealed that Third Brother had made jianbing for her before, surprising Ye Chuyan.
• The stall owner recognized Ye Chuyan as his former instructor and made him prepare his own jianbing while he watched a target.
• Ye Xunzhi took over and made two perfect Jianbing Guozi, impressing Ye Chuyan and the instructor.
• Ye Chuyan sent a photo of Ye Xunzhi's jianbing to the family group chat to provoke their relatives, and the instructor ran off when his target appeared.

Ye Xunzhi and Ye Chuyan went night fishing, accidentally hooked an injured undercover police officer, and were caught in a misunderstanding during a hotel inspection. After the officer explained what happened, Qiao Man scolded Ye Chuyan, while Ye Xunzhi proposed an unusual way to forgive him.

• Ye Xunzhi accidentally hooked an egret while casting, and Ye Chuyan freed the bird after it pecked him.
• Ye Xunzhi caught an injured police officer in the river, and she and Ye Chuyan took him back to their hotel despite his warning that his attacker might find him.
• Ye Xunzhi began treating the officer just as police arrived to inspect the hotel and mistakenly accused Ye Chuyan of assaulting an officer.
• The injured officer woke and explained that he had been pursuing a murderer before being stabbed and escaping through the river, clearing Ye Chuyan and Ye Xunzhi of suspicion.
• Qiao Man scolded Ye Chuyan outside the police station, and Ye Xunzhi suggested forgiving him if he drank a glass of water dry.

At the VIP auction in City H, Ye Xunzhi reunited with Old Master Mo Ye and unexpectedly revealed that Qiao Man’s longtime business rival was her eldest uncle. The two rivals learned they were family and were left reflecting on years of competing without knowing their connection.

• Ye Xunzhi met Old Master Mo Ye at the auction and learned he had come with his eldest son.
• Old Master Mo Ye confronted Ye Shengli after Ye Xunzhi’s thoughts suggested he had used a honey trap against Qiao Man’s company.
• Ye Xunzhi clarified that Ye Shengli was her eldest uncle and Qiao Man was her big brother’s mother, shocking both rivals.
• Ye Shengli explained that Cui was his business alias and his real name was Ye Shengli.
• Qiao Man and Ye Shengli learned that their hidden ties to the Ye Family had kept them from knowing they were relatives while competing for years.

Ye Xunzhi’s thoughts revealed that Yu Tian had been manipulating Ye Shengli and Xiaoyue, prompting Ye Shengli and Old Master Mo Ye to reconsider their trust in her. The chapter ended with Ye Xunzhi recalling that Xiaoyue had saved Yu Tian from a fire and cared for her in the hospital.

• Old Master Mo Ye learned that Yu Tian had returned and was staying with Ye Shengli, then grew concerned that she was driving a wedge between him and Xiaoyue.
• Ye Xunzhi recalled that Yu Tian had used a packed lunch and childhood memories of a favorite restaurant to provoke Xiaoyue and get closer to Ye Shengli.
• Ye Shengli and Old Master Mo Ye resolved that Yu Tian could not remain in the family’s home, believing she had taken advantage of their kindness.
• Ye Xunzhi recalled that Xiaoyue had rescued Yu Tian from a villa fire and cared for her alone in the hospital while Ye Shengli was away.

Ye Xunzhi recalled how Yu Tian won Eldest Aunt Ye’s affection and drove Ye Shengli toward divorce, while Ye Shengli received little sympathy from his family. At the auction, Old Master Mo Ye bought rare Longjing tea and discovered that the remedy he had been drinking was gunpowder; Ye Xunzhi then gave him a recipe that she privately imagined would turn his ashes pink.

• Ye Xunzhi recalled Yu Tian treating Eldest Aunt Ye kindly, taking her out, and eventually helping her divorce Ye Shengli and invite Yu Tian to live with her.
• Old Master Mo Ye told Ye Shengli to improve himself, while Ye Chuyan sent him posts about valuing wives and male virtue training.
• At the auction, Yu Tian brought Eldest Aunt Ye champagne, and Eldest Aunt Ye rebuked Ye Shengli when he complained.
• Old Master Mo Ye bought scarce West Lake Longjing tea and an expensive tea set to brew it for Ye Xunzhi.
• Ye Xunzhi suspected the powder Old Master Mo Ye planned to add to his tea was gunpowder, and Ye Chuyan confirmed that Old Master Mo Ye had been drinking it for two days.
• Ye Xunzhi gave Old Master Mo Ye a dried shrimp, grape, and pumpkin seed recipe, while privately imagining his ashes could become a pink diamond.

Ye Xunzhi escaped her grandfather’s study orders with Ye Lan and joined the fourth episode of Director Mi’s variety show at the Magic City Theatre Academy. The familiar guests gathered for an arts exam task, with Shi Che revealing he had been assigned to supervise the production while completing his treatment.

• Ye Xunzhi returned home with Ye Chuyan, and Old Master Ye beat Ye Chuyan with a steel rod for taking her away.
• Old Master Ye forbade Ye Xunzhi from filming Director Mi’s variety show and ordered her to study at home.
• Ye Xunzhi tricked the butler and escaped through a window with Ye Lan, while Old Master Ye quietly allowed them to leave.
• Director Mi launched the show’s fourth episode at the Magic City Theatre Academy, where guests would assess arts exam students and select participants.
• Ye Xunzhi, Ye Lan, the Wu family, and the Shi siblings reunited, and Shi Che explained that his superiors had assigned him to supervise the show while he finished treatment.

Ye Xunzhi and Ye Lan turned a casting audition into a nightmare for the candidates, while Director Mi selected no one that afternoon. Later, Ye Xunzhi and Shi Yao got lost on campus and saw three men sneak over the school wall, followed by someone she recognized.

• He Chen auditioned with Ye Lan, who killed him repeatedly no matter how he answered questions about his parents.
• The principal gave He Chen another chance with Ye Xunzhi, who let him believe he had escaped before turning back and killing him.
• The Ye siblings frightened the candidates throughout the afternoon, and Director Mi chose no one from the auditions.
• Ye Xunzhi and Shi Yao retrieved Ye Xunzhi's bag, got lost on campus, and came upon a disused iron gate.
• Three men climbed over the school wall, and about a minute later another familiar-looking man followed them.

Wu Jia, Ye Xunzhi, and Shi Yao followed suspected grave robbers into a tomb, where they overheard Lin Ranran conspiring with Vajra to steal ancient coins and use them to redirect Ye Xunzhi’s fortune. Ye Xunzhi resolved to make sure Lin Ranran went to prison as the pair headed deeper into the tomb.

• Wu Jia explained that he had followed three suspected grave robbers from campus, and Ye Xunzhi and Shi Yao revealed that they had tracked him to the wooded mountain.
• The ground collapsed beneath Ye Xunzhi, and Shi Yao and Wu Jia followed her down into the tomb.
• The three hid when they heard footsteps below and overheard Lin Ranran tell Vajra that she needed ancient coins to redirect someone else’s fortune.
• Lin Ranran recalled that her teacher, Eileen, had sent her to obtain three coins before Ye Xunzhi could acquire them.
• Vajra and Lin Ranran left to search the tomb, and Ye Xunzhi vowed to put Lin Ranran in prison.

Ye Xunzhi and her companions searched for a way out of the tomb, where she reunited with Zheng Fangxing, the fortune-teller who had been trying to recruit her as his disciple. She persuaded him to guide her deeper into the imperial tomb and help her obtain three ancient coins by threatening to expose his secrets.

• Ye Xunzhi tried to navigate the tunnels with her phone, but a magnetic field interfered with its compass, so she used thrown pebbles to choose a direction.
• Ye Xunzhi encountered Zheng Fangxing, who excitedly declared that she was his disciple destined for him across three lifetimes.
• Ye Xunzhi agreed to become Zheng Fangxing's disciple and asked him to take her deeper into the tomb.
• Zheng Fangxing warned Ye Xunzhi about the dangers of the imperial tomb, but she pressured him by threatening to reveal his fortune-telling and personal secrets.
• Ye Xunzhi told Zheng Fangxing she wanted to open the coffin and take its three ancient coins, and he agreed to help her.

Ye Xunzhi’s group triggered a pressure-sensitive mechanism that split them apart and sent them falling through the moving tomb. Ye Xunzhi landed near Lin Ranran, who feared she had discovered something, while Ye Xunzhi greeted her with unsettling friendliness.

• Ye Xunzhi and Zheng Fangxing used their divination tools to guide the group through the tomb and chose the south passage at a three-way junction.
• Ye Xunzhi mentioned pressure-sensitive mechanisms, and the floor sank as the corridor began shaking.
• A fast-moving wall separated Ye Xunzhi from Zheng Fangxing, Shi Yao, and Wu Jia before holes opened beneath both groups and they fell.
• Wu Jia shot through an opening in the wall and was caught by Little Hu, while Zheng Fangxing landed in a new corridor holding Shi Yao.
• Ye Xunzhi landed near Lin Ranran, who panicked at seeing her, and Ye Xunzhi cheerfully invited Lin Ranran to shake hands.