Chapter Summaries

Wen Shubai reluctantly gave Lu Chiyan one final round of electrotherapy at Qin Sili’s insistence. Lu Chiyan woke and recognized Qin Sili, reuniting with him in relief.

• Qin Sili insisted Wen Shubai continue the electrotherapy, saying he would not live if Lu Chiyan died.
• Wen Shubai checked Lu Chiyan’s condition and agreed to one last treatment.
• Lightning filled Lu Chiyan’s dark space, and a beam of light broke through the darkness.
• Lu Chiyan woke to Qin Sili calling his name and recognized him.
• Qin Sili helped Lu Chiyan sit up, and Lu Chiyan clung to him, saying he had feared never seeing him again.

After Qin Sili brought Lu Chiyan back, Lu Chiyan explained that a system had imprisoned him and created a puppet to force the novel’s plot. Qin Sili appeared to humor him rather than believe him, leaving Lu Chiyan angry and frustrated.

• Qin Sili comforted Lu Chiyan after bringing him back, and Lu Chiyan asked how he had returned.
• Qin Sili explained that Wen Shubai had diagnosed Lu Chiyan with split personality and used electrotherapy at his request.
• Lu Chiyan insisted he had no split personality and explained that their world was a novel, with him as a male lead and Qin Sili as the villain.
• Lu Chiyan said the system Little I had imprisoned him and created a puppet version of him to keep the plot on track.
• Qin Sili told Lu Chiyan to rest and said he believed him, but Lu Chiyan accused him of pretending and grew angry.

After Lu Chiyan became upset that Qin Sili doubted his claim, Qin reassured him and went to handle his discharge. Qin then asked the exhausted Wen Shubai whether they were living in a novel, explaining that he believed Lu Chiyan because he could hear his thoughts and had encountered two versions of him.

• Lu Chiyan sulked under the covers, and Qin Sili comforted him and said he believed him.
• Qin Sili left to handle Lu Chiyan's discharge while Wen Shubai slept in the next hospital room.
• Qin Sili woke Wen Shubai and asked whether they were characters in a novel.
• Qin Sili explained that he could hear Lu Chiyan's thoughts and had seen two versions of him.
• Wen Shubai realized Lu Chiyan had told Qin Sili about the novel, and Qin said he believed Lu Chiyan without hesitation.

Wen Shubai confronted Lu Chiyan about his claim that their world was a novel and concluded that he had delusional disorder. Lu Chiyan challenged Wen Shubai to prove the world was not a novel, leaving him unable to answer.

• Wen Shubai went to Lu Chiyan's hospital room after Qin Sili told him about Lu Chiyan's claim.
• Wen Shubai asked Lu Chiyan to explain his theory that the world was a novel, and Lu Chiyan accused Qin Sili of sharing it with him.
• Lu Chiyan repeated his explanation, but Wen Shubai responded that he would try to treat Lu Chiyan's delusional disorder.
• Lu Chiyan asked Wen Shubai to prove that the world was not a novel, and Wen Shubai could not answer.
• Lu Chiyan argued that Wen Shubai might be the one with delusional disorder if he believed the world was not a novel without proof.

After leaving the hospital, Lu Chiyan told Qin Sili he feared the system had caused his car accident to force him back into the little black room. Qin Sili said he was willing to believe and learn about Lu Chiyan’s claims, but could not fully believe them yet, and the chapter ended when a knife clanged to the floor in the kitchen.

• Wen Shubai admitted he might be the one who was sick and left to think about his life.
• Qin Sili took Lu Chiyan home from the hospital through the underground garage to avoid the waiting reporters and paparazzi.
• Lu Chiyan suspected the system had arranged his car accident to create a chance to lock him in the little black room again.
• At the villa, Lu Chiyan asked Qin Sili whether he believed him, and Qin Sili promised to protect him while admitting he could not fully believe the story yet.
• Lu Chiyan ordered Qin Sili to cut him some fruit, then heard a knife hit the kitchen floor.

Qin Sili suffered a sudden, agonizing loss of control in the kitchen and nearly strangled Lu Chiyan. After briefly regaining awareness, he feared he would hurt Lu Chiyan again and cut his own arm with a fruit knife.

• Lu Chiyan rushed into the kitchen and found Qin Sili crouched on the floor beside scattered fruit and a knife, clutching his head in pain.
• Qin Sili, with bloodshot eyes, repeatedly warned Lu Chiyan to stay away as he felt something taking over his mind.
• When Lu Chiyan approached to help, Qin Sili seized him by the throat and pinned him against the island.
• Qin Sili abruptly regained awareness, released Lu Chiyan, and realized in horror what he had done.
• As another wave of head pain hit, Qin Sili picked up the fruit knife and slashed the arm he had used to choke Lu Chiyan.

Qin Sili cut himself badly and passed out after seeing the marks on Lu Chiyan’s neck, while Lu Chiyan rushed to stop the bleeding and called Wen Shubai for help. Wen Shubai treated Qin Sili, and Lu Chiyan suspected the system was responsible; Little I confirmed it had caused Qin Sili’s actions.

• Qin Sili wounded himself severely and apologized to Lu Chiyan, fearing he would hurt him again.
• Lu Chiyan fetched the first aid kit, but Qin Sili lost consciousness before he returned.
• Lu Chiyan stopped the bleeding and called Wen Shubai, who came to treat Qin Sili.
• Wen Shubai asked if Lu Chiyan had injured Qin Sili, and Lu Chiyan broke down, explaining Qin Sili had cut himself.
• Lu Chiyan suspected the system was behind Qin Sili’s behavior, and Little I confirmed, “I did it.”

Lu Chiyan confronted Little I after it made the unconscious Qin Sili the protagonist, and learned the system planned to preserve the novel’s tragic plot by making Qin Sili hurt him. Little I laid out a revised story in which Lu Chiyan died by suicide and Qin Sili realized his love too late.

• Lu Chiyan demanded that Little I explain what it had done to Qin Sili, who lay unconscious in bed.
• Little I said it had changed its strategy because Lu Chiyan insisted on staying in the world, making Qin Sili the protagonist instead of Duan Linfeng.
• Lu Chiyan realized that preserving the novel’s main plot meant Qin Sili would have to become the man who oppressed and hurt him.
• Little I proposed that Qin Sili reject Lu Chiyan, drive him to suicide, then realize his love and die remorsefully at Lu Chiyan’s grave.
• Lu Chiyan reacted with disbelief to Little I’s revised plot.

Lu Chiyan confronted Little I about its control over Qin Sili, then stayed by Qin Sili’s bedside while he recovered from a fever and an arm wound. Wen Shubai learned that Lu Chiyan believed they were in a novel world, and Qin Sili remained unconscious.

• Lu Chiyan learned that Little I had altered Qin Sili’s memories and behavior because Qin Sili had not awakened, while the system could no longer interfere with awakened characters.
• Lu Chiyan rejected Little I’s demand that he accept his role as the protagonist and angrily vowed not to let the system defeat him.
• Wen Shubai watched Lu Chiyan speak to the unseen system and worried that his own mental state was failing.
• Lu Chiyan told Wen Shubai that they were in a novel world controlled by a system, leaving Wen Shubai stunned.
• Wen Shubai said Qin Sili should wake once his fever subsided, then went to sleep in the guest room.
• Lu Chiyan stayed beside the unconscious Qin Sili, distressed by his wound and determined not to leave him.

Lu Chiyan woke to find Qin Sili acting like a cold, dutiful older brother, apparently because the system had changed his character setting. Lu Chiyan insisted he had accepted their sibling relationship, but Qin Sili was startled by the change and heard Lu Chiyan’s thoughts as a mysterious voice.

• Lu Chiyan woke with a stiff neck and found Qin Sili sitting up, watching him with an unfamiliar, cold gaze.
• Lu Chiyan asked Qin Sili who they were to each other, and Qin Sili said he only saw Lu Chiyan as his little brother.
• Lu Chiyan inwardly blamed the system for changing Qin Sili’s character setting and said he had let go of his feelings, agreeing they were just brothers.
• Qin Sili reacted with disbelief when Lu Chiyan suddenly claimed to have moved on.
• Qin Sili heard Lu Chiyan’s inner thoughts and looked at him in astonishment.

Lu Chiyan decided to defy the system by treating Qin Sili only as a younger brother, then arranged to meet Pei Zeyan and Wen Zhao. As he left the villa, he told Qin Sili he was going out to find a boyfriend.

• Lu Chiyan heard Qin Sili’s thoughts and realized Qin Sili’s feelings did not match what he had expected.
• Lu Chiyan moved to the guest bedroom and resolved to act like an affectionate older brother to avoid the system’s tragic storyline.
• Pei Zeyan called Lu Chiyan after returning to Qing City to check on him following the car accident.
• Lu Chiyan invited Pei Zeyan and Wen Zhao to eat with him, then got ready to leave the villa.
• Qin Sili stopped Lu Chiyan at the door, and Lu Chiyan said he was going out to find a boyfriend.

After Lu Chiyan left Qin Sili’s villa with a pointed “goodbye, big brother,” Qin Sili was left confused by his changed behavior. Qin Sili then arranged to return to the imperial capital that night for work, while Fang Zhi assumed Lu Chiyan would go with him.

• Lu Chiyan told Qin Sili he would find someone else to be his boyfriend, called him “big brother,” and left before Qin Sili could respond.
• Wen Shubai found Qin Sili sitting alone and teased him about Lu Chiyan, but Qin Sili dismissed the remarks and refused a temperature check.
• Fang Zhi told Qin Sili he had to attend a contract signing with President Jin of Green Forest Technology in three days.
• Qin Sili ordered Fang Zhi to book a flight back to the imperial capital that night and said he did not need to tell Lu Chiyan.
• Fang Zhi assumed Qin Sili intended for Lu Chiyan to accompany him and decided to buy tickets for them both.

After confirming Lu Chiyan was unharmed, Pei Zeyan tried to reject Wen Zhao’s peeled shrimp so Wen Zhao would not mistake his kindness for romantic interest. Lu Chiyan learned that Qin Sili had bought him a ticket back to the imperial capital, though he doubted Qin wanted him to come along.

• Pei Zeyan checked that Lu Chiyan was uninjured and told him to worry about Wen Zhao instead.
• Wen Zhao silently set a plate of peeled shrimp in front of Pei Zeyan, who passed it to Lu Chiyan because he feared encouraging Wen Zhao.
• Lu Chiyan pushed the shrimp back, saying he only ate shrimp peeled by his A-Li.
• Pei Zeyan asked why Qin Sili was absent, and Lu Chiyan said Qin was busy being a big brother and would be away for a while.
• Fang Zhi called Lu Chiyan and told him Qin Sili was returning to the imperial capital that night and had bought him a ticket to go with him.

Lu Chiyan visited Qian Le at the hospital before heading to Qingcheng Airport to return to the imperial capital with Qin Sili. At the airport, Fang Zhi stopped Qin Sili from going through security because he thought Lu Chiyan was traveling with them, but Qin Sili had not expected to wait for him.

• Lu Chiyan left Pei Zeyan and Wen Zhao alone at their meal, and Wen Zhao teased Pei Zeyan by pretending to leave.
• Lu Chiyan bought the items on Qian Le's shopping list and found her playing cards with other patients.
• Qian Le refused Lu Chiyan's offer to arrange her discharge because she enjoyed the hospital's VIP room and services.
• Lu Chiyan told Qian Le he was returning to the imperial capital with Qin Sili that night.
• Fang Zhi stopped Qin Sili at Qingcheng Airport and asked him to wait for Lu Chiyan, surprising Qin Sili.

Lu Chiyan arrived to see Qin Sili off, but Qin Sili ordered him to return with him after learning Fang Zhi had bought him a ticket. On the plane, a fan recognized Lu Chiyan and Qin Sili and enthusiastically celebrated their pairing.

• Lu Chiyan told Qin Sili he had only come to see him off, while Fang Zhi realized he had booked Lu Chiyan's ticket without confirming Qin Sili wanted him to come.
• Qin Sili stopped Lu Chiyan from leaving and said they should not waste the ticket, so Lu Chiyan agreed to travel with him.
• Fang Zhi's booking placed Lu Chiyan and Qin Sili in adjacent first-class seats, while Fang Zhi sat in economy.
• A female fan in first class recognized Lu Chiyan, took a photo with him, and got his autograph.
• The fan spotted Qin Sili beside Lu Chiyan and urged them to stay together as the pairing she shipped.

Lu Chiyan dodged Qin Sili’s questions about a fan wishing them a long life together by claiming it referred to their brotherly bond. After hearing Lu Chiyan’s thoughts about Weibo, Qin Sili opened the app and found 999+ notifications and posts he did not remember sending.

• A fan wished Qin Sili and Lu Chiyan a lifetime together, and Lu Chiyan thanked them and handed over a signed photo.
• Qin Sili asked Lu Chiyan to explain the fan’s words, but Lu Chiyan said they meant their brotherly relationship would last a long time.
• Lu Chiyan privately mocked Qin Sili for being fooled and suggested he look at Weibo, while Qin Sili overheard his thoughts.
• Qin Sili connected to the plane’s Wi-Fi and opened Weibo as Lu Chiyan put on an eye mask and settled down to sleep.
• Qin Sili found 999+ notifications and saw posts on his own profile that he did not remember making.

Qin Sili discovered private Weibo posts and fan evidence showing that he and Lu Chiyan had been lovers, despite his own memories of seeing Lu Chiyan only as a younger brother. He suspected he had lost important memories of Lu Chiyan, while Lu Chiyan believed his plan to awaken Qin Sili's consciousness was working.

• Qin Sili read his old Weibo posts, which recorded his affection for Lu Chiyan and their intimate moments together.
• Qin Sili found the “Words of Courtesy” ship super topic and saw more evidence of their close relationship, including videos and photos.
• Qin Sili realized that he might have lost important memories involving Lu Chiyan.
• After the plane landed, Lu Chiyan woke up and asked Qin Sili whether he was going back to the Qin residence.
• Qin Sili looked at Lu Chiyan with complicated emotions, and Lu Chiyan suspected that Qin Sili was beginning to uncover the truth.

Lu Chiyan gambled that Qin Sili’s feelings could resist the system’s control, then discovered his belongings were still in Qin Sili’s room at the Qin residence. Qin Sili found Lu Chiyan’s clothes in his closet and, after Lu Chiyan hinted at the reason, reluctantly asked Lucky to explain.

• Lu Chiyan followed Qin Sili off the plane and believed his gamble against the system would succeed because Qin Sili still loved him.
• At the Qin residence, Lu Chiyan found his wardrobe empty and realized his clothes were probably still in Qin Sili’s room.
• Qin Sili discovered that Lu Chiyan’s clothes filled much of his walk-in closet.
• Lu Chiyan came to retrieve his clothes and teased Qin Sili about why they were in his closet.
• Lucky offered to explain, and Qin Sili reluctantly asked the robot for the answer.

Qin Sili carried Lu Chiyan to his room and insisted that he move in, then asked for a goodbye kiss before Lu Chiyan left for work. After Lucky showed Qin Sili the hallway footage of their flirtation and kiss, he fell silent.

• Lucky played surveillance footage of Qin Sili confronting Lu Chiyan in the second-floor hallway.
• Qin Sili carried Lu Chiyan to his room and warned him not to go to the wrong room again.
• Lu Chiyan said he had work and agreed to wait until that night.
• Qin Sili stopped Lu Chiyan from leaving and demanded a goodbye kiss, then deepened it.
• Lu Chiyan left to meet Qian Le, while Qin Sili watched him go.
• Lucky displayed a starry-eyed emoji, and Qin Sili sank into silence after watching the footage.

Qin Sili discovered that Lucky had stored videos of him doing things he could not remember, so he reset the robot and ordered him not to snoop. He brought Lu Chiyan to Green Forest Technology for a contract signing, then told him to stay downstairs, leaving Lu Chiyan confused.

• Qin Sili suspected Lucky was responsible for the videos he had seen and opened the robot to inspect its programs.
• Qin Sili reset some of Lucky's programs, deleted the videos, and instructed him not to look at or listen to things he should not.
• Lu Chiyan saw Lucky chanting Qin Sili's new rule while covering his eyes and ears, then asked him to fetch water.
• Qin Sili brought Lu Chiyan along to meet Jin Yunsen at Green Forest Technology, and Lu Chiyan said he knew of the handsome tech founder.
• After arriving at Green Forest Technology, Qin Sili told Lu Chiyan he did not need to go upstairs, baffling him.