Chapter Summaries

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.

Yan Huan approved Hitomi Sakuramiya’s extravagant plans for the High Table Banquet and confirmed a date with Ye Shiyu after school. When he signed the banquet draft, an unknown countdown appeared throughout the Barrier, set to end as the dance began.

• Yan Huan discussed Meow-chan’s resistance-boosting idea and checked his messages to Ye Shiyu on the way to the Student Council meeting.
• Yan Huan found Hitomi Sakuramiya coordinating a large team to plan the High Table Banquet and learned she intended to fund the event herself, despite its cost being at least sixteen times the usual budget.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya explained that she wanted the banquet to be perfect and remembered as the Student Council’s final project, and Yan Huan agreed to review and submit her plan.
• Ye Shiyu told Yan Huan she was free that afternoon and would wait for him outside Commercial Street after school; he agreed to meet her.
• Yan Huan signed the banquet draft, triggering an unknown countdown throughout the Barrier that would end when the banquet dance began.

Yan Huan escaped the Barrier after Perfect Sakuramiya’s death, but his suspicions about Insecure Sakuramiya and the missing Sakuramiyas remained. Outside, the mothers discussed the end-of-term dance and Yan Huan’s possible partner before he arrived and asked whether Shiyu had returned.

• Insecure Sakuramiya told Yan Huan she would replace Perfect Sakuramiya in reality while the others searched the Barrier for Hitomi, and Yan Huan concealed his suspicions and left with Meow-chan.
• Meow-chan revealed that the Modifier could evolve that week, then told Yan Huan that Petite Sakuramiya, Cool Sakuramiya, and Mom Sakuramiya had not been in the Barrier.
• Ye Lan read Shiyu’s message asking her to spare Yan Huan from organizing the High Table Banquet and persuaded Principal Hermes to let the school handle preparations.
• Sakuramiya Yuri drew attention to the tradition of the Student Council leaders leading the first dance, prompting Elvira and the other mothers to question who Yan Huan might invite.
• Yan Huan returned and interrupted Ye Lan just as she was about to answer, asking whether Sister Shiyu was back.

Jiang Yun defended the Doujin Club from classmates’ mockery, then found An Le teaching Spencer about physiology and fashion. An Le and Spencer followed Yan Huan and saw him meet Ye Shiyu, who had dressed up to go out with him.

• Jiang Yun told her classmates that she and Spencer had turned over a new leaf, and Ye Shiyu silenced one girl who had insulted her younger brother, Xiao Huan.
• Jiang Yun entered the Doujin Club and caught An Le explaining explicit material to Spencer, who then showed them a video about outfits.
• Spencer asked An Le to help her dress up, and Jiang Yun suggested they ask Ye Shiyu because she looked especially stylish that day.
• An Le received Yan Huan’s message that he would be late, while Spencer’s Modifier activated and led her to decide to find him.
• Spencer dragged An Le toward the school gates, where they saw Ye Shiyu straighten Yan Huan’s collar before the two left together.

Yan Huan faced questions about his High Table Banquet dance partner after accepting invitation flowers from Ye Shiyu, Bai Yi, and Sakuramiya. Ye Shiyu concluded that she would be his partner, while Elvira learned that Aria had forgotten to follow up about dancing; Yan Huan returned to the Gymnasium with Elvira to find her.

• Ye Lan brought Yan Huan into a conversation with Elvira and Sakuramiya Yuri, who asked whether he would dance and who his partner would be; Yan Huan avoided naming anyone.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya volunteered to take charge of the Student Council's final event, and Yan Huan agreed to let the council handle the banquet.
• Sakuramiya Yuri tried again to ask about Yan Huan's dance partner, but Hitomi Sakuramiya stopped her and revealed that Yan Huan had accepted her flower.
• Ye Lan told Ye Shiyu that Yan Huan planned to lead the dance but had not named his partner; Ye Shiyu assumed he had accepted her invitation and told her mother she would keep trying with him.
• Yan Huan went with Elvira to find Aria, while Elvira asked Aria about the banquet dance; Aria recalled Yan Huan asking whether she could dance but admitted she had forgotten to answer or ask him again.

An Le and Spencer decided to secretly take Yan Huan back from Ye Shiyu, while Yan Huan and Ye Shiyu grew closer during their date in Beihai District. The chapter ended with Yan Huan admiring Ye Shiyu’s smile reflected in the underwater restaurant window as she watched a jellyfish.

• An Le comforted Spencer, who felt upset after seeing Yan Huan with Ye Shiyu, and proposed they secretly steal Yan Huan back.
• Spencer agreed to An Le’s plan, and An Le explained how they would keep Ye Shiyu distracted while Spencer lured Yan Huan away.
• In their ride-hailing car, Ye Shiyu asked Yan Huan to call her Shiyu, and they held hands and leaned against each other.
• Ye Shiyu took Yan Huan to an underwater restaurant in Beihai District, where she shielded him from other diners’ stares.
• When a jellyfish floated past the window, Ye Shiyu smiled at its beauty, and Yan Huan admired her reflection.