Recaps

Yan Huan woke beside Mousey Sakuramiya and left her at his apartment while he went to Totsuki Academy. After learning that Perfect Sakuramiya planned to kill Yan Huan, Mousey Sakuramiya rushed out to warn him, while Perfect Sakuramiya prepared to hunt her down.

• Yan Huan woke with Meow-chan and Mousey Sakuramiya beside him, then left for school after telling Sakuramiya to stay put and promising to investigate the Barrier.
• Mousey Sakuramiya used Yan Huan's computer and camera to contact Mom Sakuramiya, who claimed Perfect Sakuramiya had killed Cool Sakuramiya and planned to target Yan Huan.
• Perfect Sakuramiya announced she would stop hunting the Sakuramiyas and kill Yan Huan instead, prompting Mousey Sakuramiya to disconnect the camera and rush to protect him.
• Perfect Sakuramiya revealed she had fabricated Cool Sakuramiya's death to lure Mousey Sakuramiya out, then learned she could intern with Yan Huan over summer and resolved to survive until then.
• Mousey Sakuramiya hurried from Yan Huan's apartment toward the subway, wearing his clothes and fearing Perfect Sakuramiya would kill him.

Yan Huan confronted Perfect Sakuramiya, who revealed that Hitomi’s plan to have a Sakuramiya replace her would continue even if Perfect Sakuramiya were defeated. After Perfect Sakuramiya left, Tong Yingying found Yan Huan in the collapsing barrier, but he mistook her for an impostor because she had quit smoking.

• Yan Huan questioned Perfect Sakuramiya about Insecure Sakuramiya, rejected her attempts to seduce him, and concluded that she could not truly replace anyone.
• Yan Huan accused Perfect Sakuramiya of being bound to Hitomi and demanded to speak with her, but Perfect Sakuramiya said Hitomi intended for Insecure Sakuramiya to replace her.
• You Anlina’s voice echoed through the collapsing barrier, and Perfect Sakuramiya left to deal with the situation, telling Yan Huan that her feelings for him were genuine.
• Tong Yingying entered the Club Teaching Building, worried that Yan Huan would reject her, before the building collapsed and left her unconscious in the barrier.
• Tong Yingying overheard Perfect Sakuramiya confess to Yan Huan, then found him alone after she left.
• Yan Huan mistook Tong Yingying for someone impersonating her and insisted that she could not be Sister Tong because she no longer smelled of smoke.

As Totsuki Academy prepared for its Cultural Festival, Yan Huan asked An Le to investigate Hitomi Sakuramiya’s Barrier while he handled festival duties. An Le met Hitomi Sakuramiya at the pool, and after their startling conversation was overheard by Tong Yingying, Mousey Sakuramiya reached the school gates and was startled by You Anlina.

• Yan Huan asked An Le to locate Hitomi Sakuramiya’s Barrier and left to check the Cultural Festival preparations.
• An Le found Hitomi Sakuramiya at the Swimming Pool and asked to speak privately in the women’s Changing Room.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya proposed dividing time with Yan Huan, but An Le suggested they be together at the same time and offered to teach her; Tong Yingying overheard them and became furious at being left out.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya agreed to let An Le teach her, while Tong Yingying left with resentment toward the younger women.
• Mousey Sakuramiya arrived at the school gates without her school card, and You Anlina startled her before pulling her into a comforting embrace.

Yan Huan and Tong Yingying were trapped together by Sakuramiya’s barrier, and Tong Yingying confronted him about his feelings for An Le and Hitomi Sakuramiya. After admitting the Modifier had made his life abnormal and that he might have ended up with Tong Yingying otherwise, Yan Huan pinned her gently and wiped away her tears.

• Yan Huan realized the woman posing as Tong Yingying was the real Tong Yingying when he spotted her Stun Baton, and she confirmed her identity and examined his injury.
• Tong Yingying tried to leave with Yan Huan, but the door resisted her strength, and Yan Huan explained that the Modifier’s barrier trapped them and made time pass differently.
• Tong Yingying learned that Sakuramiya had used An Le’s teachings to create the room’s rules, then joined Yan Huan on the bed and asked whether he had been intimate with An Le.
• Yan Huan explained that the Modifier had become inseparable from his life, and he admitted he might have ended up with Tong Yingying if he had never encountered it.
• Tong Yingying confessed she had recognized Yan Huan’s indirect rejections and said it was unfair that the Modifier had revived his feelings for Hitomi Sakuramiya; Yan Huan rolled over her and wiped away her tear.

Hitomi Sakuramiya returned to Totsuki Academy and learned that Bai Yi and Ye Shiyu both planned to confess their feelings to Yan Huan at the Cultural Festival. After You Anlina confronted her about her own feelings, Hitomi Sakuramiya admitted that she liked Yan Huan and accepted encouragement to act before it was too late.

• You Anlina and Hitomi Sakuramiya headed to the Second-Year Division to find Yan Huan, but overheard Bai Yi planning to offer him flowers and invite him to dance at the Cultural Festival.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya and You Anlina heard Ye Shiyu admit that she loved Xiao Huan and planned to become better before confessing to him.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya despaired as she realized that Bai Yi, Ye Shiyu, An Le, and Spencer had all made progress while she and Yan Huan remained distant.
• You Anlina questioned Hitomi Sakuramiya about her feelings for Yan Huan and scolded her for letting a year pass without acting.
• You Anlina gave Hitomi Sakuramiya her hydrangea hair clip and urged her to confess to Yan Huan before the other girls did.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya admitted that she liked Yan Huan very much.

Yan Huan and Tong Yingying gave in to their feelings inside Hitomi Sakuramiya's Barrier, while Perfect Sakuramiya and You Anlina discussed her progress outside. Afterward, Tong Yingying accepted that their relationship might remain unusual until the Modifier threat was dealt with and promised Yan Huan would like her even more once it was over.

• Tong Yingying encouraged Yan Huan to stop hesitating and let her take the lead, but she soon found herself overwhelmed and begged him for mercy.
• Outside the Barrier, You Anlina congratulated Perfect Sakuramiya and revealed that the Hydrangea hair clip she had given Hitomi Sakuramiya had been her own favorite style.
• You Anlina left with documents for the President, and Perfect Sakuramiya hurried into the Barrier while the door remained open.
• Yan Huan worried that his relationship with Tong Yingying could cause trouble, but Tong Yingying pinned him down and asked whether he would take responsibility for An Le too.
• Tong Yingying agreed to help Yan Huan deal with the Modifier and promised that after the threat was gone, he would like her more than the other girls.

Mousey Sakuramiya confessed to Yan Huan and asked him to be her dance partner at the High Table Banquet. Yan Huan accepted while protecting her from Perfect Sakuramiya, and his blood caused the barrier to warp and collapse around them.

• You Anlina encouraged Hitomi Sakuramiya to confess to Yan Huan, and Aishili told them he was in a classroom in the Club Building.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya found Yan Huan and warned him that Perfect Sakuramiya was hunting him, but Perfect Sakuramiya’s barrier activated and turned him into a white cat.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya offered Yan Huan a hydrangea hair clip and confessed by inviting him to be her dance partner at the High Table Banquet, then ran downstairs to draw Perfect Sakuramiya away.
• Perfect Sakuramiya attacked Hitomi Sakuramiya, but Yan Huan transformed back into a young man and caught her dagger, injuring his hand.
• Yan Huan told Hitomi Sakuramiya his answer was yes, and his blood striking the barrier made the building twist into a spiraling collapse that pulled everyone inside.

Perfect Sakuramiya returned to the Barrier room and found the President gone, while Insecure Sakuramiya woke among the others and learned how events had unfolded. As the Sakuramiyas urged Insecure Sakuramiya to replace Hitomi, Yan Huan and Tong Yingying escaped the Barrier and discovered the Cultural Festival had already begun.

• Perfect Sakuramiya found the Barrier room empty and suspected that Insecure Sakuramiya had escaped with the President.
• Insecure Sakuramiya woke in a shattered room, told the Sakuramiyas that Perfect Sakuramiya had attacked her and the President had taken a knife for her, and learned the President was missing.
• The Sakuramiyas urged Insecure Sakuramiya to replace Hitomi, and she began to accept the idea; Cool Sakuramiya and Petite Sakuramiya left to search for the President and save Hitomi.
• Yan Huan and Tong Yingying found another exit, crossed a broken path together, and emerged in the Equipment Room as the Cultural Festival began.
• Yan Huan checked his phone and saw that time had passed differently inside the Barrier, then found a flood of unanswered messages from Ye Shiyu asking where he was.

After the Barrier collapsed, Yan Huan dreamed of Sakuramiya’s childhood and recognized that the composed Perfect Sakuramiya was only a mask for the girl trapped in a wardrobe. He and Mousey Sakuramiya awoke in a sealed room inside the collapsing space, but when she embraced him, Yan Huan realized she was an impostor and confronted her.

• The collapsing Barrier pulled Yan Huan, Insecure Sakuramiya, and Perfect Sakuramiya into darkness, and Yan Huan lost consciousness.
• Yan Huan witnessed Sakuramiya’s childhood imprisonment, the cruelty of her grandfather, and the moment her outwardly perfect mask escaped while her true self remained trapped.
• Yan Huan awoke in a floating room with Mousey Sakuramiya and told her he knew where Hitomi’s true body was hidden.
• Yan Huan found You Anlina’s hair caught in the hydrangea clip and learned that Mousey Sakuramiya had invited him to the High Table Banquet as her partner.
• Mousey Sakuramiya hugged Yan Huan and confessed her feelings, but he sensed something was wrong and declared that Insecure Sakuramiya was flat.
• The Sakuramiya before Yan Huan watched her flawless expression crumble.

At Totsuki Academy’s parent event, Yan Huan reunited with Ye Shiyu and learned he would be interning alongside her at the Golden Lion Group. After slipping away to avoid being alone with her, he was caught in a corridor, where Ye Shiyu hugged him and quietly admitted how worried she had been.

• Principal Hermes welcomed Elvira, Sakuramiya Yuri, Ye Lan, and their daughters to the school, while Ye Shiyu remained suspicious about Yan Huan’s disappearance.
• An Le introduced herself to Elvira, and Yan Huan arrived as the mothers and students gathered outside Class 1-C.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya explained that Yan Huan had felt ill and gone home, and Yan Huan backed up her account by saying he had slept through the night and overslept.
• Ye Lan and Sakuramiya Yuri arranged summer internships for Yan Huan and Ye Shiyu with Ye International’s liaison team at the Golden Lion Group, where Aria would also be interning.
• Yan Huan went with Principal Hermes to amend his placement records, then headed toward the Student Council office and messaged An Le.
• Ye Shiyu intercepted Yan Huan in a corridor and hugged him tightly, trembling as she asked where he had gone and told him she had been worried something had happened to him.

Yan Huan confronted Perfect Sakuramiya, who confessed that she liked him but insisted that replacing Hitomi would not end the crisis. After Perfect Sakuramiya left the collapsing Barrier, Tong Yingying found Yan Huan, but he mistook her for an impostor and insulted her for quitting smoking.

• Yan Huan questioned Perfect Sakuramiya about Insecure Sakuramiya, and she said she did not know where she was or kill her.
• Perfect Sakuramiya tried several transformations to win Yan Huan over, but he rejected them and accused her of being unable to replace anyone.
• Yan Huan guessed that Perfect Sakuramiya was under an assessment and demanded that she help him reach Hitomi, but she argued that another Sakuramiya would replace Hitomi regardless.
• You Anlina's voice echoed through the collapsing Barrier, and Perfect Sakuramiya left to deal with the situation, telling Yan Huan that she liked him for real.
• Tong Yingying entered the shattered space, heard Perfect Sakuramiya's confession, and then found Yan Huan alone in the room.
• Yan Huan mistook Tong Yingying for an impostor and claimed she could not be the real Tong Yingying because she had quit smoking, leaving Tong Yingying furious.

Yan Huan confirmed that Ye Shiyu had worried about him and accepted the flower she secretly placed in his pocket, while he investigated Perfect Sakuramiya’s Barrier. Inside the Barrier, Insecure Sakuramiya and her allies prepared to ambush Perfect Sakuramiya during the Cultural Festival.

• Yan Huan realized Ye Shiyu had not hypnotized him, and Ye Shiyu explained that she had been worried when he disappeared.
• Yan Huan and Ye Shiyu returned to the Student Council office, where Ye Shiyu slipped a warm little flower into his pocket.
• Yan Huan learned from An Le that Perfect Sakuramiya resisted having her mouth approached, suggesting her Barrier might be located there.
• Yan Huan brought takoyaki back to the group, while Aria caught goldfish by hand and Hitomi Sakuramiya watched Ye Shiyu.
• Kitty Sakuramiya urged Insecure Sakuramiya to lead an attack, and the gathered Sakuramiyas armed themselves for an ambush.
• Mousey Sakuramiya volunteered to lure Perfect Sakuramiya into the Barrier and insisted that their plan had to be perfect.

Yan Huan discovered that the woman he had mistaken for Perfect Sakuramiya was Tong Yingying, but the barrier kept them trapped together. As they discussed his feelings for An Le and Hitomi Sakuramiya, Tong Yingying admitted her hurt, and Yan Huan ended the chapter by taking the initiative and comforting her.

• Yan Huan recognized Tong Yingying by her stun baton, and she admitted she had been caught in Sakuramiya's barrier.
• Tong Yingying tried to open the door, but the barrier kept it shut and repeatedly sent notes into the room.
• Tong Yingying asked whether Yan Huan had been with An Le and whether he would have chosen her without the Modifier.
• Yan Huan acknowledged that he might have ended up with Tong Yingying, but explained that he had feelings for Hitomi Sakuramiya and had tried to reject Tong Yingying gently.
• Tong Yingying lamented how unfairly the Modifier had changed their lives, and Yan Huan pinned her beneath him and wiped away her tear.

Bai Yi learned that Hitomi Sakuramiya had supposedly offered Yan Huan a flower and received his agreement to dance, so she went to find out what had happened. After Hitomi Sakuramiya first denied it, she suddenly claimed that Yan Huan had accepted, leaving Bai Yi furious and confused.

• Bai Yi prepared to give Yan Huan a flower and invite him to dance after her friends warned her that Hitomi Sakuramiya had approached him with her mother present.
• You Anlina announced that Hitomi Sakuramiya had offered Yan Huan a flower and that he had accepted, prompting Bai Yi to secretly investigate.
• Bai Yi watched Yan Huan with the mothers at a festival game, then followed Hitomi Sakuramiya when she left to rest.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya denied offering Yan Huan a flower, and Bai Yi relaxed, believing the rumor was false.
• Insecure Sakuramiya appeared, and Hitomi Sakuramiya abruptly told Bai Yi that she had offered Yan Huan a flower and he had agreed.

Tong Yingying and Yan Huan gave in to their feelings inside Hitomi Sakuramiya’s Barrier, and Tong Yingying later asked him to promise he would love her most once the Modifier was dealt with. Yan Huan was left facing the consequences of their relationship and the uncertain future after the Modifier.

• Tong Yingying stopped Yan Huan from rejecting her and insisted that he belonged to her, but he quickly overpowered her when they became intimate.
• Outside the Barrier, You Anlina celebrated Hitomi Sakuramiya’s progress and revealed that the Hydrangea hair clip she had given her was her own; Perfect Sakuramiya then returned to the Barrier.
• Afterward, Yan Huan worried about the consequences of what he had done and considered how the Modifier had made his life chaotic, while Tong Yingying feared he might regret their intimacy.
• Tong Yingying acknowledged that Yan Huan’s life had become abnormal because of the Modifier and asked what would happen after he dealt with it.
• Yan Huan said he had quit smoking and drinking, promised to help Tong Yingying with the Modifier, and agreed that their relationship could be special for now.
• Tong Yingying promised that Yan Huan would love her more than anyone else once the Modifier was gone.

Mousey Sakuramiya used Bai Yi’s Time Stop to escape into the Barrier, where she joined the other Sakuramiyas in killing Perfect Sakuramiya. Yan Huan entered the Barrier just as Perfect Sakuramiya’s body and mouse mask crumbled to dust, leaving the Sakuramiyas’ victory interrupted by his arrival.

• Mousey Sakuramiya provoked Bai Yi into activating Time Stop, which shattered the Barrier around her and Perfect Sakuramiya and sent them back into the Barrier.
• Bai Yi mistakenly believed she had made Hitomi Sakuramiya explode, then collapsed from Time Stop’s side effects; Yan Huan comforted her, found the flowers she had meant for him, and Ye Shiyu carried her to the Infirmary.
• Yan Huan headed for the Barrier entrance to investigate while Ye Shiyu carried Bai Yi away, and Bai Yi murmured that she loved Yan Huan’s chest muscles.
• Inside the Barrier, dozens of Sakuramiyas fought Perfect Sakuramiya until Mousey Sakuramiya stabbed her from behind and she died.
• The Sakuramiyas celebrated Mousey Sakuramiya as the real Hitomi Sakuramiya, but Yan Huan entered the Barrier and saw Perfect Sakuramiya’s body and cracked mouse mask dissolve into dust.

Jiang Haoxing and Guo Weicheng each decided Lu Ran posed no serious threat, while Guo planned to time his own drama’s premiere against The Beginning. Shen Qingyi asked Lu Ran for a song to promote Earth Trainee, and Lu Ran sent her a demo of “The Story of Time.”

• Jiang Haoxing worried that Lu Ran’s popularity might threaten his place in the costume romance market, but his manager reassured him that Lu Ran would only receive supporting roles.
• At Starshine Media, Guo Weicheng learned that The Beginning had a small cast, a simple setting, and no outside investors.
• Guo Weicheng decided Starshine Media’s drama would premiere whenever The Beginning did, so it could compete with Lu Ran’s series.
• Shen Qingyi told Lu Ran that Steady Happiness would release the next day and asked to use his essay Hurrying to promote Earth Trainee through a DouShou event.
• After Shen Qingyi outlined her request for an easy-to-sing song connected to passing time, Lu Ran chose “The Story of Time,” redeemed it, recorded a demo, and sent it to her.

Yan Huan escaped the Barrier after Insecure Sakuramiya concealed her plans and promised to search for Hitomi, while Meow-chan collected fragments that could evolve the Modifier. Outside, Ye Lan and Sakuramiya Yuri questioned Principal Hermes about the High Table Banquet’s traditional First Dance, and Yan Huan arrived just as Ye Lan was about to answer who he might invite.

• Yan Huan watched the Sakuramiyas kill Perfect Sakuramiya, then accepted Insecure Sakuramiya’s explanation that she would replace her while they searched for Hitomi’s Barrier.
• Yan Huan sensed the Sakuramiyas’ threatening attention, hid his knowledge of the other Modifiers, and left the Barrier with Meow-chan, who had eaten fragments that could help the Modifier evolve.
• Yan Huan noticed that Petite Sakuramiya, Cool Sakuramiya, and Mom Sakuramiya had been absent from the Barrier and wondered why.
• Ye Lan received Shiyu’s request to spare Yan Huan from organizing the High Table Banquet, then persuaded Principal Hermes to have the Student Affairs Office handle it.
• Sakuramiya Yuri pressed Principal Hermes about the First Dance tradition, prompting Elvira and Ye Lan to wonder whom Yan Huan would invite.
• Yan Huan returned as Ye Lan was about to answer Sakuramiya Yuri’s question and asked whether Shiyu had come back.

During Totsuki Academy’s parent event, Yan Huan reunited with the mothers and students after disappearing into the Barrier, while Perfect Sakuramiya covered for his absence. The adults arranged for him to intern alongside Ye Shiyu over the summer, and the chapter ended with Ye Shiyu catching him alone in a corridor and embracing him as she admitted how worried she had been.

• Principal Hermes welcomed Elvira, Sakuramiya Yuri, Ye Lan, and their daughters to Totsuki Academy’s parent event.
• An Le introduced herself to Elvira, who noticed An Le’s unusually mature demeanor, while Tong Yingying appeared beside her.
• Yan Huan arrived, reassured the group that he had gone home sick, and Ye Lan accepted his explanation despite Ye Shiyu’s continued suspicion.
• Sakuramiya Yuri and Ye Lan arranged for Yan Huan and Ye Shiyu to intern together at the Golden Lion Group, with Aria also joining the internship.
• Yan Huan avoided going to the Principal’s Office with Ye Shiyu, then encountered her alone in a corridor as she hugged him and quietly asked where he had gone.

Yan Huan avoided naming a dance partner when Ye Lan and Sakuramiya Yuri questioned him, while Hitomi Sakuramiya took charge of the High Table Banquet. Ye Shiyu and Hitomi Sakuramiya each believed Yan Huan had accepted her invitation, and Elvira discovered Aria had forgotten to follow up about the dance.

• Sakuramiya Yuri asked Yan Huan whether he would dance at the High Table Banquet and who his partner would be, but he avoided answering.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya persuaded Principal Hermes to let the Student Council handle the banquet, and Yan Huan agreed.
• Yan Huan told Ye Lan he would probably lead the dance, then went with Elvira to find Aria.
• Ye Shiyu told Ye Lan that she believed she was Yan Huan's dance partner, and Ye Lan learned that Ye Shiyu had confessed her feelings to him.
• Sakuramiya Yuri invited Ye Lan and Ye Shiyu to dinner, while both mothers privately celebrated what they thought was a romantic success.
• Elvira asked Aria about the banquet dance, and Aria admitted she had forgotten to respond to Yan Huan because she had been absorbed in a game and An Le's lesson.

Yan Huan confirmed that Ye Shiyu was genuinely worried about him, and she slipped a flower into his pocket as they returned to the Student Council office. Meanwhile, An Le’s discovery suggested Perfect Sakuramiya’s Barrier was inside her mouth, while the Sakuramiyas prepared an ambush to overthrow her and make Insecure Sakuramiya their leader.

• Yan Huan realized Ye Shiyu had not hypnotized him, reassured her that he had simply been unwell, and walked back with her while they talked about the Student Council and her worried messages.
• Ye Shiyu slipped a warm little flower into Yan Huan’s pocket, and he kept it while joining the others in the office.
• An Le told Yan Huan that Perfect Sakuramiya resisted anyone approaching her mouth, leading him to suspect her Barrier was located there.
• Yan Huan returned with takoyaki, and Aria ate the extra serving he had brought while Hitomi Sakuramiya and Ye Shiyu watched each other resentfully.
• Inside the Barrier, Kitty Sakuramiya and the other Sakuramiyas agreed to ambush Perfect Sakuramiya, and Insecure Sakuramiya summoned weapons for their plan.
• Mousey Sakuramiya volunteered to lure Perfect Sakuramiya into the Barrier and insisted the plan had to be perfect because their lives were at stake.

Bai Yi dreamed of an alternate past in which Zuo Jiangqin refused to leave for Linmen, then woke and agreed to join the Golden Lion Group’s variety show so she could stay close to Yan Huan. After An Le returned to Yan Huan’s apartment, Meow-chan used collected fragments to begin upgrading the Modifier.

• Bai Yi dreamed that Yan Huan chose Hitomi Sakuramiya and that Zuo Jiangqin refused to go to Linmen, then woke in the Infirmary and learned Ye Shiyu had brought her there.
• After receiving Zuo Jiangqin’s message about the increased appearance fee, Bai Yi asked where the show would film and agreed to join at the Golden Lion Building.
• Over the following days, Yan Huan had little time to enjoy the Cultural Festival while Ye Shiyu behaved herself, Bai Yi worked on a song and music video, and An Le’s family returned to the hospital.
• An Le came back to Yan Huan’s apartment, cooked dinner, and avoided asking about the flowers and hair clip she found among his things.
• Meow-chan swallowed the collected Modifier fragments and activated the Modifier Fragment Refiner, producing a golden light as the upgrade began.

Bai Yi set out to give Yan Huan a flower, but rumors that Hitomi Sakuramiya had already invited him to dance made her question what was happening. After Hitomi Sakuramiya first denied it, she suddenly claimed Yan Huan had accepted, leaving Bai Yi furious and confused.

• Bai Yi's friends told her that Hitomi Sakuramiya, her mother, and Yan Huan's family had discussed the High Table Banquet dance, but Bai Yi initially remained confident.
• You Anlina revealed that Hitomi Sakuramiya had given Yan Huan a flower and that he had accepted, prompting Bai Yi to abandon her plan and seek the truth.
• Bai Yi secretly watched the group, then confronted Hitomi Sakuramiya, who denied giving Yan Huan flowers or inviting him to dance.
• Perfect Sakuramiya appeared behind Bai Yi, but Insecure Sakuramiya returned and kept her from exposing that there were two Hitomi Sakuramiyas.
• After Bai Yi apologized and said she was relieved, Insecure Sakuramiya claimed she had given Yan Huan flowers and he had agreed, making Bai Yi turn red with anger.

Yan Huan unlocked new modifier features, chose the Demon Bank evolution, and explored the Crab Coin Shop and its missions. He ended the chapter testing the bank by exchanging an unwanted ability for 50,000 in Linmen legal tender.

• Yan Huan received reproduction attribute points and a random enhancement that gave Perfect Facial Expression Control a brief modifier-resistance effect and additional bonuses.
• Yan Huan chose the Demon Bank evolution over the Crab Deity Statue and selected the Electronic U-shaped Virus as his reward.
• Yan Huan discovered the Crab Coin Shop, its special rewards, and missions offering coins for the High Table Banquet and an internship with Ye Shiyu.
• Yan Huan spent his expiring Crab Coin to strengthen Sparkling Fireworks, gaining the ability to plant and remotely launch permanent fire seeds.
• Yan Huan joined An Le and Meow-chan in bed, heard that An Le had posted her drawings online, and exchanged his Painting Gene ability for 50,000 in Linmen legal tender.

Mousey Sakuramiya used Bai Yi’s Time Stop to escape into the Barrier, leaving Bai Yi convinced she had killed Hitomi Sakuramiya. Yan Huan comforted Bai Yi, then entered the Barrier and arrived just as Mousey Sakuramiya and the other Sakuramiyas killed Perfect Sakuramiya.

• Mousey Sakuramiya taunted Bai Yi about Yan Huan and the Golden Lion Group internship, provoking Bai Yi into activating her Pocket Watch.
• Bai Yi’s Time Stop shattered the Barrier around Mousey Sakuramiya and Perfect Sakuramiya, making Hitomi Sakuramiya appear to explode before both Sakuramiyas vanished.
• Bai Yi, frightened and suffering the Time Stop’s side effects, clung to Yan Huan and lost consciousness after giving him a flower.
• Yan Huan concealed the flower from Ye Shiyu, then headed to a Barrier entrance to investigate what had happened.
• Mousey Sakuramiya stabbed Perfect Sakuramiya while the other Sakuramiyas held her at bay, and Perfect Sakuramiya died and disintegrated into a cracked mouse mask.
• Yan Huan opened the Barrier entrance and saw the mask shatter into dust as the Sakuramiyas celebrated Mousey Sakuramiya’s victory.