Chapter Summaries

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo promoted Gift Of The Ocean’s new jewelry collection in a livestream, delighting viewers with affectionate interactions and revelations about their one-of-a-kind gifts. The broadcast ended with Sheng Nian revealing the words he had silently said during the promotional film: “My Lord, forever free...”

• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo reviewed the livestream script together, then greeted viewers and introduced Gift Of The Ocean’s new jewelry collection.
• The pair showed off the promotional film and advertisements, then modeled the jewelry while explaining its designs and features.
• Yan Feizhuo learned to use a conch-shaped hairpin and styled Sheng Nian’s hair, prompting viewers to request the jewelry and loose pearls.
• Yan Feizhuo confirmed he had bought the platinum pearl from the promotional film, and both he and Sheng Nian said they had each wanted to give the other a one-of-a-kind item.
• A fan asked what Sheng Nian had said when Little Pearl fell in the advertisement, and Sheng Nian revealed, “My Lord, forever free...”

The second filming session of "Heart-Throbbing Observation Diary" began at Universal Technology, where Director Ren introduced a pursuit-stage game based on eye contact and heart-throbbing scores. The chapter left Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian about to take their turn, with Tang Jiang provoking Yan from beside Sheng Nian.

• Kari woke Sheng Nian and helped him prepare for filming at Universal Technology, where he reunited with the guests and Director Ren.
• Tang Jiang used her romance bonus to tie herself to Sheng Nian for six hours, then sat beside him despite Yan Feizhuo's objections.
• Director Ren announced the pursuit stage and explained that pairs would make eye contact for twenty seconds before choosing sides according to their heart-throbbing scores.
• Mo Yuanyuan and Chu Yue scored well, while Mu Ran impressed everyone by using his acting skills to raise his score with Nie Ge.
• Tang Jiang tried to seduce Sheng Nian during their turn, but he laughed and their score barely moved; Jiang Shu and He Gu scored well afterward.
• Ye Heng chose He Gu, Qi Xiao chose Mo Yuanyuan, and Yan Feizhuo chose Sheng Nian; Yan put the monitor on his own wrist and reacted angrily to Tang Jiang's teasing before their turn.

The contestants attended Universal Technology’s launch event for the holographic game Cosmos, then chose factions for a courtship-stage mission. Director Ren revealed that they would run game dungeons for badges and hinted that the factions and NPCs would shape their experience.

• Mu Ran and Nie Ge placed first, Chu Yue and Mo Yuanyuan second, Jiang Shu and He Gu third, the trio of singles fourth, and Sheng Nian and Tang Jiang last.
• Director Ren took the contestants to Universal Technology’s launch event, where they learned about Cosmos and watched its promotional trailer.
• Mu Ran and Nie Ge chose the Federation, Chu Yue and Mo Yuanyuan the Empire, Jiang Shu and He Gu the Space Pirates, and Qi Xiao, Yan Feizhuo, and Ye Heng Rebel Zone Three; Sheng Nian and Tang Jiang received the Zerg.
• Director Ren announced that the courtship-stage mission would involve running Cosmos dungeons, with Heart-Pounding Badges and Matchmaker Badges awarded according to their performance.
• Qi Xiao questioned how the game related to courting, and Director Ren told the contestants to explore the factions’ stories, talents, technology trees, and NPCs.

Sheng Nian entered Cosmos and was matched with a Selene, a fluffy moth-like insect whose early weakness and lack of a guide left him confused. After learning his support-focused abilities and finally taking flight, he explored the flowers and drank nectar.

• Director Ren ended Tang Jiang and Sheng Nian's ribbon pairing, and Yan Feizhuo treated the red marks on Sheng Nian's wrist.
• Sheng Nian entered Cosmos and emerged from a cocoon as a Selene, an advanced insect species modeled on a poodle moth.
• Sheng Nian learned that newly emerged Selenes could not fly until they clung to a surface and filled their wings with blood, so he crawled up a flower stem.
• Sheng Nian named his character Isaro and found that his innate skills were healing allies and nurturing special plants, with no beginner's guide or combat information.
• After his wings unfurled, Sheng Nian learned to fly among the flowers and eagerly drank nectar.

Sheng Nian reunited with Tang Jiang in the Zerg game world and learned that she could switch between human and insect forms while he remained a tiny moth. They received a mission to protect Queen Lucas on Fanya Star, leaving Sheng Nian worried about surviving the pursuit with his weak body and talents.

• Tang Jiang contacted Sheng Nian through her mental link, and he flew to her coordinates.
• Sheng Nian met Tang Jiang in human form and was introduced to the Zerg consul Xisaitu, who warned her to handle the fragile young highness gently.
• Tang Jiang showed Sheng Nian her butterfly form and explained that she could switch forms because she was the Zerg Queen.
• The system gave Sheng Nian and Tang Jiang a mission to protect Queen Lucas as she pursued Fanya Star's energy core, with a side mission to kill the leaders of four rival factions.
• Sheng Nian realized the mission meant he would be hunted and told Tang Jiang about his weak body and poor talents, prompting her to despair.

Tang Jiang and Sheng Nian searched for a Life Seed, and Sheng Nian accidentally tamed Nüluo, a dodder-based plant that rapidly raised him to level 30 and transformed him into human form. He named the plant spirit Sheng Yu, or Yubao, and the pair headed back to prepare for the mission in two days.

• Xisaitu explained that Selene could tame mutant plants as Life Seeds and gave Tang Jiang and Sheng Nian information about powerful plants and their territories.
• Tang Jiang and Sheng Nian rejected the Ghost-Faced Banyan, then fled encounters with the Devouring Rafflesia and Needle Grass before choosing to seek a Thorn Rose.
• Sheng Nian accidentally tamed Nüluo, a dodder-based Life Seed, instead of the Thorn Rose.
• Nüluo's power raised Sheng Nian from level 1 to level 30, transforming him into human form and greatly improving his stats.
• Sheng Nian named the golden-green rabbit Sheng Yu, nicknamed Yubao, and Tang Jiang suggested they return to prepare for the mission in two days.

Sheng Nian and Tang Jiang began building their Zerg base on Fanya Star and planned to use the planet’s native life and inhabitants to gain an advantage. While exploring with Yubao, Sheng Nian encountered Yan Feizhuo, whom Yubao immediately recognized as its father.

• Sheng Nian and Tang Jiang arrived on Fanya Star, where the system launched a five-faction battle to seize the energy core and destroy rival bases and leaders.
• Tang Jiang summoned worker ants to build an underground nest while Sheng Nian proposed using native Zerg, plants, and the Kaike Tribe to gather information and resources.
• Yubao insisted that Sheng Nian should have no other babies, then offered to help him communicate with plants as they explored.
• Yubao sensed someone approaching, and Yan Feizhuo appeared through the mist and embraced Sheng Nian from behind.
• Yan Feizhuo caught Yubao’s attacking stem and told it to call him Father, prompting Yubao to accept him while Sheng Nian protested.

Yan Feizhuo discovered that touching Sheng Nian’s antennae and wings made him intensely sensitive, then used his mist ability to cool him down. As Sheng Nian claimed the mist for himself and kept it from Yubao, the livestream audience speculated about what Yan Feizhuo was doing.

• Yan Feizhuo learned that Sheng Nian’s life seed was named Sheng Yu, nicknamed Yubao, and that Yubao believed Yan was his father.
• Yan Feizhuo said he had come because he wanted to choose Sheng Nian as his romantic partner in the next stage.
• Yan Feizhuo touched Sheng Nian’s antennae, making him weak, and then accidentally intensified his reaction by touching the base of his wings.
• Yan Feizhuo stopped touching Sheng Nian, laid him on a rock, and released cool mist that soothed him.
• Yubao gulped down the mist, but Sheng Nian insisted it was his, and Yan Feizhuo told Yubao to wait while Sheng Nian had it first.

Sheng Nian recovered after Yubao devoured the mist, and he and Tang Jiang formed a temporary alliance with Yan Feizhuo against the other factions. After sharing intelligence and planning to develop resources and build a Space Warp Channel, Yan Feizhuo returned to the plains and immediately clashed with the Federation over resources.

• Sheng Nian recovered, while Yubao devoured the mist, grew stronger, and curled around his arm to sleep.
• Yan Feizhuo explained that Rebel Zone Three was divided into three independent districts and asked Sheng Nian and Tang Jiang to consider an alliance.
• Sheng Nian and Tang Jiang agreed to a temporary alliance with Yan Feizhuo, planning to settle their own contest after defeating the other factions.
• Yan Feizhuo revealed that Rebel Zone Three possessed an unfinished Annihilation-level weapon, and the group shared intelligence about the factions and Fanya Star's Energy Core.
• The group planned to stockpile resources and build a Space Warp Channel to support Yan Feizhuo, who returned to the plains and clashed with the Federation over resources.

Yan Feizhuo fought Mu Ran and Nie Ge’s Federation forces in a resource-starved battle, using precise attacks and a Nuclear Bomb to destroy the mothership launch bay. With most of Yan Feizhuo’s base ruined and the Federation’s mothership delayed, both sides withdrew to regroup.

• Yan Feizhuo unlocked the Reconnaissance Eye, seized the Federation’s mine, and sent bayonet troops along three routes to raid its base.
• Mu Ran led Federation reinforcements to intercept the bayonet troops while Nie Ge stayed behind to develop the base and build defenses.
• Yan Feizhuo detonated an upgraded Reconnaissance Eye to destroy the Federation’s advance force, then intercepted its aerial units with Arbiter Ships.
• The Federation attacked on two fronts, destroying Yan Feizhuo’s barracks and damaging his base with a pulse laser cannon.
• Yan Feizhuo’s Nuclear Bomb struck the Federation’s mothership launch bay, delaying its launch as the battle became a standoff.
• Yan Feizhuo and the Federation forces withdrew to their bases to regroup without either side pressing its remaining advantage.

Tang Jiang and Sheng Nian left their resource-rich jungle to scout the mountains, where Tang Jiang’s Zerg army clashed with Mo Yuanyuan and Chu Yue’s Empire forces. As the battle intensified, the Federation launched a major assault on Yan Feizhuo’s Zone 24, prompting him to request Sheng Nian’s support.

• Tang Jiang mined obsessively while Sheng Nian explored the jungle with Yubao, whose parasitic growths spread Nüluo’s territory as the Zerg secured the area.
• After learning Yan Feizhuo had a temporary ceasefire, Sheng Nian urged Tang Jiang to stop mining, and she assembled a large force to search for intelligence and the energy core.
• Tang Jiang and Sheng Nian led their army toward the mountains, where Mo Yuanyuan spotted them and warned the Federation allies that Yan Feizhuo would be left alone.
• Tang Jiang destroyed the Empire’s basic infantry and attacked its barracks, but Mo Yuanyuan’s forces fought back; Sheng Nian’s Bill Zerg eventually shattered the particle shield and demolished the Empire’s frontline defenses.
• The Federation deployed its aerospace carrier against Yan Feizhuo’s Zone 24, and Yan Feizhuo built a backup base before requesting support from Isaro.

Sheng Nian used Yubao-awakened Ghost Needles to destroy the Empire’s power station defenses, then learned the Empire and Federation had joined forces against them. Tang Jiang ordered Sheng Nian to take the hive to help Yan Feizhuo fight off the Federation’s aerospace carrier while she kept the Empire occupied.

• Sheng Nian persuaded Yubao to awaken the Ghost Needle seeds beneath the Empire’s power station, and the plants destroyed the electromagnetic turrets.
• Sheng Nian led the Morie Zerg in an assault that routed the Empire’s mecha soldiers and dismantled half the power station.
• After Yan Feizhuo requested help, Sheng Nian learned that the Federation had ambushed him with an aerospace carrier while the Empire and Federation coordinated their attack.
• Tang Jiang decided to keep the Empire occupied while Sheng Nian returned to the hive, gathered troops, and took it to support Yan Feizhuo.
• Yan Feizhuo’s damaged base and limited resources had led him to build Suicide Ships, but the Federation’s aerospace carrier advanced toward his territory.

Yan Feizhuo used the Xuanyuan mech to stall the Federation’s aerospace carrier while Nie Ge and Mu Ran attacked Zone 24. Sheng Nian arrived with the Crimson Hive in time to devour the Dark Matter Railgun’s shot, and the Federation was eliminated when its base fell.

• Yan Feizhuo used a nuclear bomb to delay the aerospace carrier, then deployed the Xuanyuan mech to attack its energy compartments.
• Nie Ge ordered the carrier to push through Zone 24’s defenses, while Mu Ran piloted the Blue Sky to intercept Yan Feizhuo.
• Yan Feizhuo drew Mu Ran away from the carrier as the Federation’s forces damaged the Zone 24 base.
• Nie Ge fired the Dark Matter Railgun at the base, but Sheng Nian arrived with the Crimson Hive and ordered it to devour the projectile.
• The hive produced Zerg troops, Yan Feizhuo deployed self-destruct ships, and the Zone 24 base was destroyed, eliminating the Federation.

After the Federation was eliminated, the remaining factions fought in the Erlinoa Mountain Region until news of the energy core clues forced a ceasefire. They gathered at Mocatia Basin, where the Space Pirates proposed eliminating the Zerg first, but the Empire refused to ally without compensation, leaving the factions poised for a fight over the core.

• Mo Yuanyuan and Chu Yue learned that the Federation had fallen, contacted Qi Xiao and the Space Pirates, and received no answer from Jiang Shu and He Gu.
• Sheng Nian left Yan Feizhuo after Zone 24 took over the Federation’s assets, and Yan Feizhuo joined him in bringing their forces to the battle between the Empire and the Zerg.
• The Empire, District 23, the Zerg, and Zone 24 fought to a standstill in Erlinoa Mountain Region before learning that the Space Pirates and District 25 had found energy core clues.
• The factions agreed to a ceasefire and gathered at Mocatia Basin, where Jiang Shu revealed the Doomsday Fortress and Tang Jiang called for the clues to be shared.
• He Gu proposed that the Empire and District 23 ally with the Space Pirates and District 25 against the Zerg, but Qi Xiao suggested other options and He Gu refused to offer resources, so no alliance formed.

Tang Jiang and the Zerg fought the other factions for the Energy Core, and Sheng Nian supported her with healing and combat. After the opposing factions yielded, He Gu betrayed the agreement and killed Tang Jiang with the Doomsday Fortress, leaving Sheng Nian furious.

• Tang Jiang transformed into her butterfly form and fought Jiang Shu, He Gu, and Ye Heng, while Sheng Nian healed her and drove Ye Heng back.
• He Gu arranged a temporary alliance between the Empire and Space Pirates, but Yan Feizhuo refused Ye Heng’s attempt to recruit him and assigned the Zerg to fight their opponents.
• Tang Jiang overwhelmed Jiang Shu and He Gu, and the Empire and Space Pirates gave up the Energy Core.
• As Tang Jiang went to collect the Energy Core, He Gu fired quantum-collapse missiles from the Doomsday Fortress and killed her.
• The system credited Sheng Nian with more self-salvation progress, but he stared coldly at the Doomsday Fortress.

Sheng Nian discovered that the crystal was the Zerg Queen’s Insect Core and warned everyone away from the collapsed void, where the Death Tide emerged and consumed Ye Heng. After learning that the game’s survival may depend on resolving the Death Tide, Sheng Nian gathered allies to protect Yubao, rejected Jiang Shu’s dismissive response, and triggered a hidden plotline.

• Sheng Nian recognized the crystal as the Zerg Queen’s Insect Core and warned everyone not to approach the basin, but Ye Heng charged ahead and was swallowed by the Death Tide.
• Universal Technology announced that the Death Tide was a game-data bug and that another unknown bug might be able to resolve it; Sheng Nian decided to try to save Yubao.
• Yan Feizhuo promised to help Sheng Nian, and Mo Yuanyuan, Qi Xiao, and Chu Yue agreed to join them.
• Sheng Nian asked Jiang Shu and He Gu for help, but Jiang Shu called Yubao useless data and urged him to focus on completing the mission.
• Sheng Nian rejected Jiang Shu’s judgment, recalled how someone once praised his character, and told Jiang Shu he would no longer accept his help or tolerate another ambush; his self-salvation progress rose to 29%.

Sheng Nian and the others discovered that Nüluo could consume the Death Tide, but doing so required it to consume Sheng Nian first. After the Death Tide erased several characters and Yan Feizhuo, Sheng Nian gave Yubao the command to eat him and the Death Tide, ending with Fanya Star silent and the hidden ending achieved.

• Sheng Nian used the Insect Core to charge the Sword of Damocles, but it stopped before activating.
• Chu Yue read a captured Kaike tribesman’s mind and learned the Energy Core was a false objective, while God-Given Abilities were the most effective way to fight the Death Tide.
• Yubao transformed into Nüluo and drained Fanya Star’s energy, raising Sheng Nian to level 100; Sheng Nian realized Nüluo could consume the Death Tide but was limited by his level.
• Sheng Nian transformed into a Dog Moth as Yan Feizhuo and the others tried to hold back the Death Tide; the tide erased Mo Yuanyuan, Qi Xiao, Chu Yue, and Yan Feizhuo, while Sheng Nian saved Jiang Shu.
• As the Death Tide engulfed Sheng Nian, he commanded Yubao to eat him and the tide; Yubao obeyed, absorbed the Death Tide, and swept the survivors beyond Fanya Star’s dome.
• Nüluo wrapped the dead planet and fell silent, and the group achieved the hidden ending, “Silent Fanya Star.”

After the game mission, Sheng Nian struggled with doubts about his past and the strained relationship with Yan Feizhuo, while the other guests celebrated their success. He learned that the game’s Yubao might not return, and went back to his room without an answer.

• Sheng Nian left the gaming pod exhausted and returned to his room, unable to sleep before the evening gathering.
• Sheng Nian arrived at the villa and watched Yan Feizhuo enter without acknowledging him, leaving him hurt and withdrawn.
• At dinner, Jiang Shu sat beside Sheng Nian, then moved to the far end of the table when Sheng Nian did not look at him.
• Director Ren announced that Sheng Nian’s group had earned second place and that Universal Technology would hire the guests to film a Cosmos launch ad.
• Sheng Nian asked Universal Technology staff whether Yubao would remain in the game or recognize him, received no answer, signed the contract, and returned to his room.

After Sheng Nian felt abandoned and hid in a makeshift nest, Yan Feizhuo came to comfort him and kissed him, prompting Sheng Nian to realize he might like him. The chapter ended with Sheng Nian blushing as he began to understand his feelings.

• Sheng Nian built a nest on the floor and curled up inside, distressed that his brother, his virtual companion, and Yan Feizhuo could all disappear.
• Yan Feizhuo entered Sheng Nian’s dark room with a spare key, found him sobbing, and held him while coaxing him to eat.
• Sheng Nian asked why Yan Feizhuo had come, and Yan Feizhuo admitted that seeing him upset hurt too much to ignore.
• Yan Feizhuo kissed Sheng Nian and asked whether he disliked it; Sheng Nian felt overwhelmed but did not want the kiss to stop.
• Yan Feizhuo asked if Sheng Nian liked it, and Sheng Nian blushed as he realized that he might.

After Sheng Nian confessed his feelings, Yan Feizhuo promised he would stay and restore Yubao, and the two became a couple. Yan Feizhuo taught Sheng Nian how to kiss before settling beside him for the night.

• Sheng Nian feared that Yan Feizhuo would disappear after the mission, but Yan Feizhuo promised to stay and said he had arranged to restore Yubao's character data.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo made a pinky promise, confirmed they were a couple, and Sheng Nian asked Yan Feizhuo to help finish the mission.
• Yan Feizhuo fed Sheng Nian soup and revealed a secret passage behind the wardrobe so he could leave unseen.
• Sheng Nian kissed Yan Feizhuo, who gently showed him how to kiss before Sheng Nian tried again clumsily.
• Yan Feizhuo put Sheng Nian to bed, joined him, and held him as they settled down for the night.