Chapter Summaries

After dying and awakening his memories as a demonic cultivator, Xie Yuan realized he had been reborn as a doomed character in a novel and confronted the leads who had caused his death. He drove Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue away after beating them and forcing Gu to pay ten million yuan, then turned his attention to the wicked system.

• Xie Yuan revived in the hospital and recalled the novel’s plot, including his death, his sister’s fate, and his brother’s ruin.
• Xie Yuan recognized Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou as the leads and told Su she should join him in the grave.
• Xie Yuan slapped Gu Yanzhou twice, slapped Su Wanyue twice, and put a trash can over Gu’s head.
• Xie Yuan demanded ten million yuan from Gu on Su’s behalf and threatened to call the police if they refused.
• Gu transferred the money with Xie Yuan’s requested payment note, and Xie Yuan sent the pair away before summoning the system.

After recovering from leukemia, Xie Yuan relentlessly insulted Su Wanyue, her fans, and Gu Yanzhou, earning Villainy Points and drawing intense online attention. He joined the dating show "Heartbeat Means Action" as a guest and investor, where the premiere began with viewers anticipating the guests’ identities.

• Xie Yuan ignored the Wicked System until it cured his leukemia, then recovered and left the hospital after three days.
• Xie Ran visited Xie Yuan, warned him to stay away from Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue, and said she would end her engagement to the Gu Family.
• Xie Yuan fought with Su Wanyue’s fans online, then livestreamed himself roasting them until the platform banned his broadcast.
• Su Wanyue posted an apology video, and Xie Yuan and Gu Yanzhou immediately argued in the comments.
• Xie Yuan earned a fifth of the Villainy Points and agreed to join "Heartbeat Means Action" after its director invited him; he also invested ten million in the show.
• The premiere livestream surged in popularity as viewers discussed the announced and mystery guests, whose identities were hidden behind code names.

Xie Yuan appeared as the mystery guest Iron Hammer on a dating show and clashed with Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou. As the guests traveled to their villa, he accused Gu Yanzhou of being an illegitimate child.

• Viewers voted Xie Yuan, the mystery guest Iron Hammer, into second place, and he offered 2,500 each as prizes.
• The show introduced the remaining guests, including Gu Yanzhou, Tan Yaya, Zhang Jue, Wang Zihua, Liu Yan, and Mu Ze.
• The guests rode together to their villa and discussed why they had joined the dating show.
• Gu Yanzhou said he had come to pursue true love, and Xie Yuan called him out for joining with a fiancée.
• Xie Yuan mocked Gu Yanzhou's parents' business marriage and called him an illegitimate child, prompting the chief director to shout his name.

Xie Yuan clashed with Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue during the dating show's first day, then stunned the guests by completing a difficult dance move in the room-selection game. He won first choice and went upstairs to sleep.

• Gu Yanzhou argued with Xie Yuan, who criticized him for flirting with Su Wanyue while engaged.
• Xie Yuan chose to share a room with Mu Ze, and the guests settled into rooms without changing partners.
• The guests competed in a mirroring game to determine room-choice order, and Xie Yuan's team sent Mu Ze for the first moves.
• Gu Yanzhou split his trousers attempting a middle split, and Xie Yuan mocked him and rebuked Su Wanyue.
• Xie Yuan performed a swallow kick into a backbend, won first place, and went upstairs to sleep.

Xie Yuan paired with Mu Ze for the dating show and let Mu Ze run their snack-cart stall while he provoked viewers and stirred up the other guests’ performances. The chapter ended with Xie Yuan leading the crowd to demand that Su Wanyue dance again.

• Xie Yuan’s swallow kick and backbend went viral, bringing a surge of viewers to the livestream, and Director Ma gave the guests a lunch break to keep him on the show.
• Xie Yuan chose Mu Ze as his temporary partner, and Mu Ze accepted; they were tasked with earning money for dinner and their next date.
• Mu Ze chose to sell snacks from a three-wheeled cart while Xie Yuan lounged and answered viewers’ insults with sharp retorts.
• Xie Yuan visited the other pairs’ performances, praised Tan Yaya, and took Wang Zihua’s stool while Liu Yan danced.
• Xie Yuan sat at the front of Su Wanyue’s performance and rallied the crowd to demand an encore, so she danced again.

Xie Yuan humiliated Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou during a public dance, then returned to Mu Ze’s food stall for a meal. Director Ma faced a flood of calls and finally put his phone on airplane mode.

• Su Wanyue danced repeatedly for the crowd while Xie Yuan encouraged the audience to demand more performances.
• Someone tried to tear Su Wanyue’s skirt, but Xie Yuan dodged and Gu Yanzhou accused him of arranging the attack; Xie Yuan slapped Gu Yanzhou and paid a bystander to strip off Su Wanyue’s gauzy skirt.
• Gu Yanzhou tried to stop the bystander, but the man threw him down and left after insulting Su Wanyue, who fainted from the humiliation.
• Xie Yuan urged Gu Yanzhou to shake Su Wanyue harder, causing her to vomit over him; Xie Yuan mocked Gu Yanzhou as a renowned physician and left laughing.
• Xie Yuan returned to Mu Ze’s stall and ordered cold noodles and watermelon juice, while Mu Ze advised him to choose less ice and sugar.
• Director Ma ended another phone call, switched his phone to airplane mode, and slumped in his chair.

Xie Yuan and Mu Ze sold their prepared food, and Mu Ze directly asked Xie Yuan to date him, though Xie Yuan mistook the offer for the show’s dating exercise. After they returned to the villa separately, Su Wanyue came downstairs and asked where Mu Ze was.

• Clips accusing Xie Yuan of bullying spread online, but the Xie Group posted the full recording and threatened legal action against false accusers.
• Mu Ze confessed that he wanted to date Xie Yuan, who agreed to try dating while assuming they were already doing so for the show.
• Xie Yuan ate Mu Ze’s cold noodles, then fell asleep in the filming vehicle while Mu Ze finished selling the food.
• Mu Ze tried to shield the sleeping Xie Yuan from the sun, but Xie Yuan woke and questioned him.
• Mu Ze stopped at a supermarket to buy groceries while Xie Yuan rode back to the villa in the crew’s vehicle.
• Su Wanyue found Xie Yuan relaxing alone in the villa and asked where Mu Ze was.

Xie Yuan slapped Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou after mocking Su Wanyue’s fake concern, then kicked Gu Yanzhou when he tried to retaliate. When Mu Ze returned with groceries, Xie Yuan slapped Su Wanyue again and told her, “Now that’s bullying you.”

• Su Wanyue urged Xie Yuan to contribute more to his relationship with Mu Ze, and Xie Yuan slapped her after she claimed to care about him.
• Gu Yanzhou rushed to Su Wanyue’s defense and demanded that Xie Yuan apologize, threatening to withhold marriage to Xie Yuan’s sister.
• Xie Yuan slapped Gu Yanzhou, insulted him for cheating on his fiancée, and kicked him when he tried to attack.
• Director Ma told his assistant to get Gu Yanzhou to a hospital while accepting the risk of trouble from the livestreamed fight.
• Mu Ze returned with groceries, and Xie Yuan slapped Su Wanyue again, declaring that this was what bullying looked like.

Mu Ze brought Xie Yuan chips and made him watermelon juice while Gu Yanzhou was taken away and the other guests returned. When Wang Zihua demanded juice, Mu Ze said there was none, and Wang challenged the refusal.

• Mu Ze brought Xie Yuan two flavors of chips, then told Su Wanyue to take Gu Yanzhou to the hospital before he woke up.
• Production staff carried Gu Yanzhou out of the villa, and Su Wanyue followed while Mu Ze took the groceries to the kitchen.
• Xie Yuan asked Mu Ze for watermelon juice, and Mu Ze made him a glass in two minutes.
• The other pairs returned, and Wang Zihua asked Xie Yuan for juice, but Xie Yuan said he did not know whether any remained and then declared there was none.
• Wang Zihua went to the kitchen and ordered Mu Ze to make him juice, but Mu Ze said there was none, prompting Wang to question why Xie Yuan had gotten some.

Mu Ze refused to sell Wang Zihua watermelon juice except at an exorbitant price, but the production team’s rules prevented Wang from buying it. The guests then began a drawing-and-guessing game to decide who would get first pick of ingredients, use the kitchen first, and choose a dinner location.

• Mu Ze raised the price of a cup of watermelon juice to 58,888, and Wang Zihua agreed to buy it.
• The PD stopped Wang Zihua from paying because guests could only spend money they had earned during the livestream.
• Wang Zihua returned to Liu Yan with a glass of water, and she suggested they earn money to buy their own watermelon the next day.
• Teacher He explained that the guests would play a game to determine kitchen and dinner privileges, and Tan Yaya asked what guests who could not cook would do.
• Teacher He started a three-minute drawing-and-guessing game, with Tan Yaya drawing first while Zhang Jue guessed.

Xie Yuan and Mu Ze impressed the guests and livestream audience with their strong performance in a drawing-and-guessing game, earning nine points. As Wang Zihua and Liu Yan began their turn, Wang Zihua failed to identify Liu Yan’s drawing of an egg white separator.

• Zhang Jue and Tan Yaya finished their turn with seven points after guessing most drawings within a few tries.
• Xie Yuan chose to draw while Mu Ze guessed, and Xie Yuan stunned the set with a vivid landscape that Mu Ze identified as green mountains and clear waters.
• Xie Yuan drew a lifelike phoenix, which Mu Ze correctly guessed, while Zhang Jue promised to ask Xie Yuan to draw one for Tan Yaya.
• Director Ma told the assistant director to have Xie Yuan’s drawings edited into a separate video, and Xie Yuan and Mu Ze finished with nine points.
• Wang Zihua and Liu Yan took their turn, but Wang Zihua could not guess Liu Yan’s drawing of an egg white separator.

The couples competed in a drawing-and-guessing game, and Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou won first place over Xie Yuan and Mu Ze. Su Wanyue tried to offer Xie Yuan the prize, but he rejected her gesture and clashed with Gu Yanzhou, who led her away.

• Wang Zihua and Liu Yan scored five points in the game, while livestream comments compared the pairs and noticed Mu Ze wiping Xie Yuan’s hand before accepting a chip from him.
• Tan Yaya and Zhang Jue discussed choosing dishes for their dinner date.
• Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou returned and scored ten points, taking first place ahead of Xie Yuan and Mu Ze, who scored nine.
• Teacher He announced the rankings and said the winning pair would get first choice of ingredients, kitchen use, and dinner location.
• Su Wanyue offered to let Xie Yuan choose first, but Xie Yuan pointed out that Mu Ze had already used those benefits and criticized her for approaching an engaged person.
• Gu Yanzhou confronted Xie Yuan for picking on Su Wanyue, and Xie Yuan threatened to hit him before Gu Yanzhou took Su Wanyue away.

Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou picked ingredients after the guests reacted to the production team’s high prices, while the livestream chat argued over Su’s fans and Xie Yuan. The chapter ended with Gu Yanzhou demanding that Xie Yuan and Mu Ze leave the kitchen.

• Xie Yuan told Mu Ze he was hungry, and Mu Ze went inside to prepare the final dish.
• Mr. He presented the ingredients and explained their high prices, prompting complaints from the guests and livestream viewers.
• Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou chose potatoes, eggs, and tomatoes, while the remaining pairs bought the pork belly.
• Director Ma ordered staff to mute accounts posting abusive comments in the livestream.
• Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou entered the kitchen, where Xie Yuan tasted Mu Ze’s fish and praised it.
• Gu Yanzhou told Xie Yuan and Mu Ze to leave the kitchen.

Xie Yuan and Mu Ze left the kitchen and joined the other guests, where Xie Yuan agreed to paint for Tan Yaya in exchange for gaming with Zhang Jue. After the group played a match together, Su Wanyue was surprised to learn that Xie Yuan played games.

• Gu Yanzhou helped Su Wanyue prepare ingredients, and their affectionate cooking drew mixed reactions from livestream viewers.
• Zhang Jue asked Xie Yuan to paint for Tan Yaya, and Xie Yuan agreed in exchange for playing games with him.
• Xie Yuan, Mu Ze, Tan Yaya, and Zhang Jue formed a team and entered a match with a randomly assigned top laner.
• Xie Yuan and Tan Yaya repeatedly died under the enemy tower, prompting the top laner to complain, while Zhang Jue and Mu Ze helped secure the win.
• Tan Yaya praised Zhang Jue's play, and Xie Yuan asked Mu Ze about his hero before Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou joined them.
• Su Wanyue asked what the group had been discussing, then expressed surprise that Xie Yuan played games despite having once disliked them.

Xie Yuan challenged Gu Yanzhou’s account of their past, then joined Mu Ze in viewing the four decorated dinner-date locations. When Teacher He asked about their interest in each other, Mu Ze openly said he liked Xie Yuan, and Xie Yuan said Mu Ze had the scent he liked.

• Xie Yuan questioned Su Wanyue’s claim that Gu Yanzhou had told her about his gaming interests and accused Gu Yanzhou of misrepresenting their past.
• Teacher He moved the guests along to the next cooking pair, and Tan Yaya and Zhang Jue began preparing dinner.
• Mu Ze suggested that he and Xie Yuan inspect the four dinner-date locations, and they returned to the living room after viewing them.
• Teacher He asked Mu Ze whether he liked Xie Yuan, and Mu Ze said he did and that Xie Yuan was the first person he had been attracted to.
• Xie Yuan said Mu Ze smelled wonderful and had the scent he liked, while Mu Ze clarified that he was not wearing perfume.

Xie Yuan clashed with Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou during the dinner-location selection, then chose the screening room with Mu Ze. The guests began their dinner dates as viewers argued over the differing meals, while Director Ma dismissed concerns that the show’s growing controversy could get it banned.

• Su Wanyue suggested that Xie Yuan’s group choose first, but Xie Yuan rebuked her and argued with Gu Yanzhou when he demanded an apology.
• Su Wanyue chose the garden gazebo, Xie Yuan chose the screening room, Tan Yaya and Zhang Jue chose the rooftop, and Liu Yan and Wang Zihua took the poolside.
• Viewers continued debating Xie Yuan’s behavior, and Director Ma refused his assistant director’s suggestion to ask Xie Yuan to tone it down.
• The guests went to their dinner dates, and the main livestream showed their meals in turn.
• Viewers compared Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou’s three meatless dishes with Xie Yuan and Mu Ze’s four dishes and soup, then argued over who was responsible for the difference.

The couples cooked and ate together, and Mu Ze’s impressive meal drew attention while Gu Yanzhou privately compared Su Wanyue’s cooking to Xie Ran’s. The chapter ended with Director Ma hinting that he knew something about Mu Ze.

• Tan Yaya and Zhang Jue struggled to cook, while Liu Yan’s decent meal and flirtatious conversation with Wang Zihua brought them closer.
• Su Wanyue apologized to Gu Yanzhou for their simple meal, and he reassured her while thinking about the lavish food he had shared with Xie Ran.
• Gu Yanzhou praised Su Wanyue’s cooking despite finding the dishes bland, and she served him more food.
• Xie Yuan delighted in Mu Ze’s flavorful dishes, and Mu Ze offered to cook for him again next time.
• Su Wanyue’s fans criticized Xie Yuan in his livestream’s comments, while other viewers praised Mu Ze’s cooking.
• Director Ma wondered whether Mu Ze’s food was really so good, then warned the assistant director not to pry when asked if he knew him.

Tan Yaya, Zhang Jue, Su Wanyue, Gu Yanzhou, Liu Yan, and Wang Zihua negotiated over rice during dinner, while Xie Yuan gave Mu Ze roses and promised to bring him flowers again. The chapter ended with viewers defending Xie Yuan and Mu Ze after a hostile comment insulted their appearance and suggested their mutual attraction was disgusting.

• Tan Yaya and Zhang Jue bargained the production team down to five yuan for a bowl of rice and managed to finish half their dishes.
• Su Wanyue spent ten yuan on rice for Gu Yanzhou, explaining that she was dieting for an upcoming audition, while Liu Yan bought two bowls at the reduced price and shared hers with Wang Zihua.
• Xie Yuan gave Mu Ze roses as a reward for cooking, and Mu Ze asked whether he could choose the flowers Xie Yuan would give him in the future.
• Viewers in Xie Yuan's livestream speculated that he and Mu Ze had feelings for each other, then argued with a commenter who insulted their appearance and attraction.

After dinner, Xie Yuan and Mu Ze grew closer as Mu Ze helped with the housework and cared for Xie Yuan. Xie Yuan decided to investigate Mu Ze’s death from the novel, while Mu Ze went to shower after drying Xie Yuan’s hair.

• Tan Yaya shared her roses with Zhang Jue, while Gu Yanzhou and Xie Yuan argued over Gu Yanzhou’s comments about the flowers.
• Gu Yanzhou went upstairs alone, followed by Su Wanyue, and Xie Yuan headed upstairs in a good mood.
• Mu Ze unpacked Xie Yuan’s clothes and organized his belongings, prompting Xie Yuan to praise him and consider investigating whether his future death was truly an accident.
• The livestream viewers praised Mu Ze for his housework and care for Xie Yuan.
• Mu Ze dried Xie Yuan’s hair, then went to take a shower.

Mu Ze showered and washed Xie Yuan’s clothes while his attraction to him deepened, and Xie Yuan dealt with the Wicked System and asked it to monitor the leads. The livestream audience speculated about Mu Ze’s time in the bathroom until he finished the laundry and found Xie Yuan still awake.

• Mu Ze resisted smelling Xie Yuan’s towel, showered, and decided to investigate Xie Yuan’s past and keep his Legal Department ready.
• Xie Yuan asked the Wicked System to monitor the male and female leads, then threatened it when it complained about the task.
• Mu Ze washed Xie Yuan’s clothes and underwear, privately imagining that Xie Yuan’s permission meant he liked him too.
• Director Ma’s staff member warned livestream viewers to stop making inappropriate comments after the bathroom speculation drew reports.
• Mu Ze finished the laundry, came out, and asked Xie Yuan why he was still awake.