Chapter Summaries

Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu set out together to complete their shared world-saving mission, joking about the game’s poor date planning as they approached a cursed forest. They found a huge bed waiting in a clearing deep among the thorn-covered trees.

• Bai Luochuan agreed to Qi Yu’s suggestion to pursue their shared mission and complained that the game had failed to arrange a proper date.
• Qi Yu said traveling together through another world felt romantic, while Bai Luochuan urged him to criticize the developers for their poor work.
• Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu discovered that the two animal companions had disappeared, leaving them to continue alone.
• The pair reached a forest of scorched, thorn-covered trees that opened a path for them as they approached.
• Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu reached a clearing in the forest and found a huge bed there.

Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu followed the game’s demand to express their love, and Bai Luochuan gave Qi Yu the kiss he wanted. After they continued their journey, Qi Yu transformed into a gigantic nine-tailed fox and invited Bai Luochuan to ride on his back up the mountain.

• A heart-shaped sign told Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu that only love could break the curse blocking their way.
• Qi Yu sat on the bed and invited Bai Luochuan to join him, while Bai Luochuan teased him before finally kissing him.
• Bai Luochuan woke to find Qi Yu carrying him near the foot of the mountains after washing him in a lake.
• Qi Yu refused to put Bai Luochuan down, then transformed into a huge white nine-tailed fox and offered to carry him up the mountain.

Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu reached the cave expecting to find an evil dragon, but instead discovered a lavish, romance-themed room and a clue that love could nourish the dragon and break its curse. After a kiss caused a heart-shaped mark to appear on Bai Luochuan’s chest, he wondered whether he was the evil dragon.

• Bai Luochuan rode on Qi Yu’s fox form and enjoyed the journey to the cave while Qi Yu reassured him that the game would not let them get hurt.
• Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu entered the cave and found no dragon, only pink decorations, a soft bed, and plentiful ingredients.
• Qi Yu found a book containing the clue, “Love can nourish the evil dragon and break the curse.”
• Bai Luochuan kissed Qi Yu, and they noticed an empty heart-shaped mark with a small pink patch over Bai Luochuan’s heart.
• Bai Luochuan wondered whether he was the evil dragon mentioned in the book.

Qi Yu and Bai Luochuan suspected the date was meant to help Bai Luochuan awaken his beast form and resolve his pheromone problems. After Qi Yu comforted Bai Luochuan about his shock at possibly becoming a dragon, they planned to build up the heart-shaped mark through affection, but Qi Yu insisted they eat first.

• Qi Yu examined the pattern on Bai Luochuan and agreed that their theory about the date might be right.
• Qi Yu excitedly praised Bai Luochuan’s possible dragon beast form, then led him to the bed and comforted him when he seemed unsettled.
• Bai Luochuan explained that he was surprised but not unhappy, and Qi Yu reassured him that fear and uncertainty were normal.
• Bai Luochuan concluded that enough love would let him transform, but Qi Yu urged him to eat first because the process might take a while.
• Qi Yu went to cook and asked Bai Luochuan to consider whether he would take him flying once he became a Giant Dragon.

Bai Luochuan worried that Qi Yu would be disappointed by his likely evil dragon Beast Form, but Qi Yu reassured him that he would love him in any form. Three days later, Bai Luochuan transformed into a massive red evil dragon and carried Qi Yu on his back.

• Bai Luochuan asked Qi Yu whether he was disappointed that Bai Luochuan might become an evil dragon rather than Little Yellow Chick.
• Qi Yu explained that he had once wanted Bai Luochuan to be a small animal because he felt insecure, but he thought Bai Luochuan would be cool as a powerful beast.
• Qi Yu reminded Bai Luochuan that a little animal might not be able to protect him, and Bai Luochuan cheered up at the thought of protecting Fox-Fox.
• Three days later, Bai Luochuan's chest mark glowed pink, but nothing happened immediately after his kiss with Qi Yu.
• A burning sensation spread through Bai Luochuan, and he transformed into a massive red evil dragon, carrying Qi Yu on his back.

After Bai Luochuan returned from the game as a Giant Dragon, he and Qi Yu had his health checked and went to a soccer stadium to test his Beastification. Bai Luochuan transformed into a dragon large enough to break through the stadium roof, then lowered his head toward Qi Yu for affection.

• Bai Luochuan awoke back in the familiar room after the game ended and kissed Qi Yu, who praised his dragon form.
• Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu decided to have him examined before trying Beastification at home, and found that less than ten minutes had passed outside the game.
• A doctor confirmed Bai Luochuan's glands and pheromones were in a healthy state and said his pheromone scent would likely appear within days.
• Qi Yu called Lu Ran to arrange a soccer stadium where Bai Luochuan could demonstrate his Beastification.
• Bai Luochuan transformed into a Giant Dragon, broke through the stadium roof, and lowered his head toward Qi Yu for a gentle caress.

Bai Luochuan transformed into a Giant Dragon, and the doctor and manager fled because they could not withstand the heat around him. After the doctor confirmed he seemed healthy, Bai Luochuan returned to human form and went home with Qi Yu, only to learn that a stadium sighting of his dragon Beast Form had made him trend on Weibo again.

• Bai Luochuan transformed into a Giant Dragon, and everyone in the stadium except Qi Yu fled from the scorching heat around him.
• Qi Yu called the doctor, who said Bai Luochuan could change back because he appeared healthy, but the heat made him impossible to examine up close.
• Bai Luochuan changed back into human form, and Qi Yu told him he was the only one who could endure his heat.
• Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu headed home after the doctor said they needed practice rather than medication.
• Chen Miao called Bai Luochuan and told him he was trending again because a Giant Dragon had been spotted at the stadium.

After photos of Bai Luochuan’s fire-dragon form went viral, fans crowded social media with praise and calls for his return, while Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu realized someone was watching them. They returned home, where Qi Yu began investigating and went outside to handle a commotion, telling Bai Luochuan to stay inside.

• Bai Luochuan saw photos of his fire-dragon form and Qi Yu spread online, along with fans’ excited comments and renewed attention for Director Liu.
• Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu noticed hidden observers and a camera pointed at them, then hurried home.
• Qi Yu investigated who had released the photos and news, while Chen Miao advised Bai Luochuan to stay home to avoid fanatical followers.
• Qi Yu was pleased that Bai Luochuan would be home, since it gave him an excuse to stay by his side instead of going to work.
• When a commotion arose outside, Qi Yu stopped Bai Luochuan from going out and promised to handle everything himself.

Bai Luochuan asked Chen Miao how to deal with the reporters crowding Qi Yu’s company, and Chen Miao suggested finding work at a military facility. After seeing the reporters swarm Qi Yu, Bai Luochuan told him he had decided to join the military.

• Bai Luochuan called Chen Miao and asked how to handle the reporters and fans gathering outside.
• Chen Miao advised Bai Luochuan that he could wait for the attention to fade or start a new project, but suggested asking Qi Yu to arrange work at a military facility.
• Bai Luochuan agreed that Chen Miao’s suggestion was appealing because it could keep the reporters from affecting Qi Yu and his company.
• Bai Luochuan went outside and saw reporters surrounding Qi Yu and filming him.
• Bai Luochuan ruffled Qi Yu’s hair and announced that he would leave his security job and join the military.

Bai Luochuan told the press he intended to join the military, prompting an uproar online and easing the crowds outside Qi Yu’s company. At home, Qi Yu objected because he feared Bai Luochuan was choosing another life for someone else’s sake, and he urged him to think it over before saying anything about becoming a mercenary.

• Bai Luochuan deliberately told reporters that joining the military suited him, giving them news to spread and keeping crowds away from Qi Yu’s company.
• Reporters posted Bai Luochuan’s remarks online, and fans reacted with shock while Qi Yu’s company warned people against disrupting its operations.
• Qi Yu told Bai Luochuan that a reporter who had climbed over the courtyard wall had been caught and taken away by police.
• Bai Luochuan comforted Qi Yu, who admitted he was unhappy because he thought Bai Luochuan had made the decision for his sake rather than his own.
• Bai Luochuan explained that he disliked the entertainment industry and had reconsidered security work, while military service seemed to fit his skills and preferences.
• Qi Yu stopped Bai Luochuan from mentioning becoming a mercenary, offered to help arrange military service, and advised him to take more time to decide.

Bai Luochuan asked Qi Yu about joining the military, and Qi Yu explained that Bai Luochuan’s abilities would make him a welcome addition. Although the battlefield’s dangers made Qi Yu reluctant to let him serve, Bai Luochuan set the question aside and asked to try a permanent marking.

• Bai Luochuan accepted that Qi Yu would be more opposed to him returning to mercenary work than becoming a security guard.
• Bai Luochuan asked Qi Yu how an Omega like him might fit into the military’s mostly Alpha and Beta combat units.
• Qi Yu told Bai Luochuan that his exceptional abilities would make the military eager to recruit him.
• Qi Yu privately recalled the military’s offers but resisted the idea because he did not want Bai Luochuan exposed to battlefield danger.
• Bai Luochuan grinned and told Qi Yu he had been looking forward to trying the permanent marking.

Qi Yu shielded Bai Luochuan from the online controversy while Bai Luochuan stayed home and accepted his care. When Director Liu offered Bai Luochuan a role in a family variety show, Bai Luochuan refused, then explained that the promised chance to buy a game company was no reason to work hard.

• Qi Yu handled the controversy surrounding Bai Luochuan while Bai Luochuan avoided social media and stayed home.
• Director Liu called Bai Luochuan to offer him a paid role in a family variety show.
• Bai Luochuan rejected Director Liu's offer, surprising both Director Liu and Qi Yu.
• Qi Yu grew jealous when Bai Luochuan praised Director Liu as a generous boss, and Bai Luochuan placated him by calling him the best.
• Bai Luochuan told Qi Yu that Director Liu's promise about buying a game company was unrealistic and gave him no reason to work hard.

Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu completed their planned marking, which triggered Bai Luochuan’s heat and kept them together for a week. Bai Luochuan woke feeling happy and certain the marking had succeeded, then wondered whether Qi Yu had secretly been drinking.

• Bai Luochuan invited Qi Yu to mark him, and Qi Yu hoped the marking would finally succeed.
• Their marking brought on Bai Luochuan’s heat, and they spent a week together before regaining their reason.
• Bai Luochuan felt a tingling sting on his neck and knew their marking had succeeded.
• Qi Yu brought Bai Luochuan food and juice, and Bai Luochuan kissed him before inspecting the tray and room.
• Bai Luochuan asked Qi Yu whether he had been secretly drinking behind his back.

Bai Luochuan discovered that the scent of hard liquor was his own pheromones, and Qi Yu coaxed him into another intimate encounter. Afterward, Qi Yu revealed that the important thing still left for them was to have a wedding together.

• Bai Luochuan realized that the faint liquor scent came from his pheromones, and Qi Yu confirmed it.
• Qi Yu told Bai Luochuan that his vetiver pheromones seemed stronger because Bai Luochuan liked Qi Yu more than himself, then claimed the liquor scent was making him drunk.
• Qi Yu stopped Bai Luochuan from airing out the room and kissed him, while Bai Luochuan later recognized that Qi Yu had used the scent as an excuse for another encounter.
• Qi Yu made sure Bai Luochuan ate and got dressed after he woke, then asked him to remember an important task they had not completed.
• Bai Luochuan guessed the task concerned joining the military, but Qi Yu asked whether he wanted to marry him and receive their friends’ and family’s blessings.

Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu discussed wedding rings, and Qi Yu offered to have unique ones made for their real-world wedding. While looking for the old rings, Bai Luochuan found the physical gifts Qi Yu had prepared for him in the game and recalled wearing a similar tie clip during a mission; Qi Yu kissed him and asked to see him wear the gifts.

• Bai Luochuan checked the game storage and learned that Qi Yu had bought and kept their original wedding rings himself.
• Bai Luochuan suggested using the old rings for their wedding, but Qi Yu said he wanted to have unique rings made for them.
• Bai Luochuan agreed to let Qi Yu arrange the wedding and rings, then asked to see their old rings.
• Qi Yu searched a cabinet in their secret garden, where Bai Luochuan discovered the physical gifts Qi Yu had brought him during their game dates.
• Bai Luochuan picked up a tie clip and recalled wearing a similar one during a mission; Qi Yu kissed him and asked him to wear the gifts for him.

Bai Luochuan discovered the physical gifts Qi Yu had prepared for him and remembered the love and promises behind them. As Qi Yu dressed him in one of their matching outfits, he imagined becoming Bai Luochuan’s househusband, while his memories revealed how little he had once expected from the future.

• Bai Luochuan saw the many gifts Qi Yu had prepared and felt overwhelmed that they were real objects rather than game items.
• Bai Luochuan recognized the white suit from their first Valentine’s Day, and Qi Yu encouraged him to wear it as a new gift.
• Qi Yu told Bai Luochuan that he had eaten all the chocolates Bai Luochuan gave him so they would not expire.
• Bai Luochuan put on the suit, and Qi Yu tied the matching sky-blue tie around his neck.
• Qi Yu said he had long wanted to tie Bai Luochuan’s tie each morning and stay home cooking and waiting for him.
• Qi Yu admitted that before Bai Luochuan came into his life, he had lived under the threat of death and had not dared to hope for a future.

Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu agreed to face the uncertain future together, exchanged their old rings, and later went to military headquarters so Bai Luochuan could enlist. Qi Yu warned him about frontline training and hinted that his familiar commanding officer would be involved.

• Bai Luochuan reassured Qi Yu that they could choose a direction and build their future together.
• Qi Yu proposed to Bai Luochuan with the rings he had given him in the game, and they put the rings on each other.
• Qi Yu had Bai Luochuan rest for half a month after his permanent marking succeeded.
• After the rest period, Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu went to military headquarters, where Bai Luochuan completed his enlistment paperwork.
• Qi Yu explained that frontline service would involve daily training and promised Bai Luochuan would not be too disappointed by his familiar commanding officer.

Bai Luochuan moved into Qi Yu’s residence at the military base, where Qi Yu explained that he would serve as his personal physician and live with him. Bai Luochuan learned that training would begin the next day with the newly recruited Alphas, while Qi Yu asked him to indulge him for giving up on private lessons.

• Qi Yu showed Bai Luochuan the residence where he would stay, explaining that no separate dorms were normally arranged for Omegas.
• Bai Luochuan worried about Qi Yu leaving his company, and Qi Yu explained that his mother had resumed her role as CEO and his family supported his choice.
• Bai Luochuan found his clothes and personal necessities already in the master bedroom and asked about sharing the enormous bed.
• Qi Yu said Bai Luochuan was his personal physician and that living close would help keep his pheromones under control, then added that their permanent marking meant they should not be separated.
• Bai Luochuan asked about training, and Qi Yu said he would join the newly recruited Alphas rather than receive private lessons, asking Bai Luochuan to spoil him for the compromise.

Bai Luochuan began his first day of training at the military base, excited to start in an environment he preferred. Qi Yu arranged for Lu Ran to take Bai Luochuan to the assembly point so he could make a romantic surprise of his own departure.

• Bai Luochuan admitted he worried other trainees would hold him back, and Qi Yu accepted that his concern might be justified.
• After a comfortable night, Bai Luochuan got up early, put on his training uniform, and turned down Qi Yu's advances so he would not be late.
• Qi Yu told Bai Luochuan that Lu Ran was waiting downstairs to take him to the assembly point.
• After Bai Luochuan left, Lu Ran complained that Qi Yu had made him act as a courier, and Qi Yu teased him about understanding once he was in a relationship.
• Lu Ran hung up, privately criticizing Qi Yu for becoming foolish now that he was in love.

Bai Luochuan joined the training unit, and Lu Ran reassured him about its screening and warned him not to kill anyone who tried to bully him. When Bai Luochuan met the other Alphas, they were stunned that the famous celebrity had joined the vanguard for Qi Yu.

• Lu Ran explained that Bai Luochuan’s fellow Alphas were still being screened for eventual service in combat units.
• Bai Luochuan compared the training to his former mercenary experience and felt relieved that failure here would only mean expulsion.
• Bai Luochuan realized Qi Yu had asked Lu Ran to help him adjust, and Lu Ran told him he could defend himself from bullies as long as he did not kill them.
• The waiting Alphas recognized Bai Luochuan and discussed rumors about his celebrity status, fire-breathing dragon Beast Form, and relationship with Qi Yu.
• The Alphas concluded that Bai Luochuan had joined the unit voluntarily for his husband and envied him.