Chapter Summaries

Shang Shujue discovered that Zheng Jiaye and Zhou Wangqi were full brothers and learned their parents would die in a plane crash, so he resolved to warn them and save everyone aboard. The group arrived at Shangyu to sign contracts, but its gloomy, unsettling appearance made them wary of entering.

• Shang Shujue learned through Nuomi that Zheng Jiaye and Zhou Wangqi were full brothers, though their families’ tangled relationships left them all confused.
• Shang Shujue heard that the brothers’ parents would die in a plane crash and that their grandmother would turn them against each other to seize their family assets.
• Shang Shujue asked Nuomi to record the plane incident’s timing and resolved to save the brothers’ parents and everyone else aboard.
• The group arrived at Shangyu, where Hu Zhiyuan, Zheng Jiaye, Zhou Wangqi, and Li Ru felt a chill and sensed something was wrong.

Shang Shujue gave his companions protective talismans after discovering death qi over Shangyu, then brought them to Shang Shuchen’s office to investigate the fortune-absorbing object. As Nuomi began removing the death qi from Shang Shuchen, Shang Shujue saw that the threat to his brother’s fortune was real.

• Shang Shujue recognized the death qi over the company as a warning from the former world consciousness and decided it could not intimidate him while Nuomi was there.
• Shang Shujue gave Zheng Jiaye and the others protective talismans, while privately lamenting how many points they had cost him.
• Shang Shujue had Nuomi scan Shangyu and learned the fortune-absorbing object was in Shang Shuchen’s office, so he led everyone to the twenty-fifth floor.
• Shang Shuchen eagerly welcomed Shang Shujue and his companions, then promised to give his younger brother spending money once the matter was settled.
• Shang Shujue saw black qi on Shang Shuchen’s hand and watched Nuomi channel white light into him to remove the death qi and protect his fortune.

Shang Shuchen discovered that he and the four others could hear Shang Shujue’s thoughts, including his plans to remove the dangerous antique from the office. After Shang Shujue left with the box, Shang Shuchen learned about the thoughts and the novel coming to life, while Shang Shujue continued retaliating against the force threatening his people.

• Shang Shujue entered Shang Shuchen’s cold office and recognized the antique box on his desk as a dangerous object containing a human skullcap.
• Shang Shuchen heard Shang Shujue’s thoughts, startled, and scalded his hand; Shang Shujue treated the burn while the four others helped clean up.
• Shang Shujue took the antique box from Shang Shuchen, who agreed to give it to him despite learning it had cost eight million.
• Shang Shujue left with the box, and Hu Zhiyuan explained to Shang Shuchen that the four of them could also hear Shang Shujue’s thoughts and described the novel coming to life.
• Shang Shuchen and the others heard Shang Shujue celebrate as he and Nuomi struck back against the force threatening his people.

After signing the new performers and changing several people’s fates, Shang Shujue became overwhelmed by a surge of causality and struggled to stay awake. He sent his friends away and realized karmic punishment might be coming as delayed system notifications arrived.

• Shang Shujue killed the world consciousness avatar, whose remaining soul fled to Su Youchuan and attached itself to him.
• Hu Zhiyuan and the others signed their contracts, and Shang Shujue suddenly felt exhausted at a deep, spiritual level.
• Zheng Jiaye and the others worried over Shang Shujue during the ride back, but he snapped awake when Zhang Zhichen suggested contacting Song Yanqing.
• Yu Zeqi and Xu Jiaqiao escorted Shang Shujue to his dorm, where he insisted he was merely sleepy and sent them away.
• Shang Shujue recognized that his causality value had likely overloaded, then received delayed notifications reporting fate changes for Hu Zhiyuan, Li Ru, Zhou Qiyuan, and Baili Wu.

Shang Shujue learned that his karma would bring a seven-day punishment, which intimate contact with Song Yanqing could shorten, but Nuomi told him Song Yanqing had been shot and hospitalized. After Shang Shujue fell asleep without answering Song Yanqing’s calls, Song Yanqing panicked and tried to leave the hospital to find him.

• Nuomi reported that Shang Shujue’s karma had exceeded the limit and offered to deduct his merit to shorten the punishment.
• Shang Shujue learned that Song Yanqing had been shot in the shoulder and was recovering in a private hospital, then refused to spend merit to shorten his own punishment.
• Shang Shujue washed up, went to sleep, and sent Song Yanqing a message without receiving a reply.
• Song Yanqing called and messaged Shang Shujue repeatedly but got no answer.
• Song Yanqing got dressed and tried to leave the hospital despite his injuries, while Lu Qingyun attempted to stop him.

Song Yanqing tried to leave the hospital to find Shang Shujue, but Song Hengzhe forced him to rest until his wound recovered. At six thirty, Shang Shujue’s seven-day karmic punishment began, leaving him in agony as Nuomi failed to shield him and went to find Song Yanqing.

• Lu Qingyun summoned Song Hengzhe after Song Yanqing insisted on leaving the hospital to find Shang Shujue, who had not replied to his messages.
• Song Hengzhe scolded Song Yanqing, threatened to tie him up, and made him return to bed while his reopened wound was redressed.
• Song Hengzhe later told Lu Qingyun to let Song Yanqing leave if he still wanted to go out that night, since the Body-Strengthening Pill was speeding his recovery.
• At six thirty, Shang Shujue began suffering intense pain and weakness as his seven-day karmic punishment took effect.
• Nuomi tried to move Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing into the system space, but the main system warned that interfering would double the punishment and kill them.
• Shang Shujue said his Luck Points were too low to help, so Nuomi went to find Song Yanqing while Shang Shujue endured the pain.

Shang Shujue endured a devastating wave of karmic punishment until Song Yanqing rushed to his dorm and held him. Song Yanqing got the healing elixir into him, easing his injuries and warming him, though the pain returned when their kiss ended.

• Shang Shujue collapsed from severe pain, reliving a memory of Song Yanqing defending him as a child.
• Song Yanqing arrived with Zhang Zhichen and the others, found Shang Shujue injured, and carried him to the sofa.
• Shang Shujue asked Song Yanqing to send everyone away, and the system revealed it had exchanged its points for a healing elixir.
• Le Tianyu suspected Shang Shujue was suffering karmic punishment, while Zhang Zhichen asked him and the others to wait downstairs.
• Song Yanqing struggled to give Shang Shujue the medicine, then passed it to him mouth-to-mouth, and Shang Shujue swallowed it as his injuries began healing.
• Song Yanqing held and kissed Shang Shujue until his body warmed and his pain eased, but the pain returned when the kiss ended.

Song Yanqing stayed with Shang Shujue through a day of punishing pain, using kisses to ease it while Shang Shujue mistook his devotion for loyalty between friends. After the punishment ended, Song Yanqing gave Shang Shujue nutrient solution and watched him sleep, left with a wounded heart.

• Shang Shujue asked Song Yanqing to kiss him to ease his pain, and Song Yanqing held and kissed him until the pain subsided.
• Shang Shujue noticed Song Yanqing was covered in blood, but Song Yanqing said his wound had stopped bleeding and was healing.
• Shang Shujue called Song Yanqing loyal and suggested they become friends, prompting Song Yanqing to demand to know their relationship and kiss him again.
• When Shang Shujue's pain returned, he kissed Song Yanqing back to endure the punishment, and the two suffered through the rest of the day together.
• Yu Yang came by several times but stayed outside because the sounds from within embarrassed him.
• After the punishment ended, Song Yanqing fed Shang Shujue nutrient solution, tucked him into bed, and went to wash the blood from himself.

Shang Shujue woke to find Song Yanqing holding him and struggled to understand what Song Yanqing's earlier words and care meant. After discovering Song Yanqing had a fever, Shang Shujue called a doctor and stayed to nurse him, while their visitors left them alone.

• Shang Shujue woke in Song Yanqing's embrace, remembered their earlier intimacy, and wondered whether Song Yanqing hated him or felt something more.
• Shang Shujue tried to get out of bed, but Song Yanqing woke in a panic and insisted on going wherever he went.
• Shang Shujue discovered Song Yanqing had a fever and called the camp doctor, who said it was a common cold caused by emotional strain and exposure to cold air.
• Shang Shujue gave Song Yanqing medicine and fed him congee while Yu Yang and Zhang Zhichen checked on Shang Shujue.
• Shang Shujue asked Yu Yang and Zhang Zhichen to leave so Song Yanqing could rest, and they dragged Yu Zeqi away before he could interrupt.

While Song Yanqing slept, Shang Shujue cared for him and insisted they were only buddies, while Zhang Zhichen and the others wondered about their relationship. Le Tianyu and seven others arrived to say goodbye, and Shang Shujue let them in quietly so they would not wake Song Yanqing.

• Shang Shujue trimmed Song Yanqing’s nails as he slept, and Zhang Zhichen returned from his appearance with barbecue.
• Zhang Zhichen asked whether Shang Shujue had fallen for Song Yanqing after losing interest in Su Youchuan, and Shang Shujue said they were just buddies.
• Shang Shujue’s inner thoughts made others gossip about his relationship with Song Yanqing, while Bai Zhiyi, Xu Jiaqiao, and Yu Zeqi headed upstairs.
• Zhang Zhichen told Shang Shujue that Le Tianyu and the others planned to say goodbye, and Shang Shujue worried about them traveling at night.
• Le Tianyu and seven others arrived, and Shang Shujue invited them inside while asking them to keep their voices down.

Le Tianyu and seven others said farewell to Shang Shujue, thanking him for his help and giving him gifts before leaving. After his friends checked on him, Shang Shujue dismissed them and privately smiled as he thought about Song Yanqing.

• Le Tianyu thanked Shang Shujue for arranging financial aid and gave him a calligraphy set as a farewell gift, which Shang Shujue accepted with plans to tease Song Yanqing.
• Le Tianyu and seven others exchanged farewells with Shang Shujue, then met Bai Zhiyi, Yu Zeqi, Xu Jiaqiao, Zhang Yunchen, and Jian Yichen outside.
• Zheng Jiaye invited Zhou Wangqi to go home together, and Zhou Wangqi tearfully accepted.
• Xu Jiaqiao and the others checked on Shang Shujue, who said he was fine and urged them to finish the barbecue before leaving.
• Shang Shujue propped the broken dorm-room door shut and smiled to himself while thinking about Song Yanqing.

Song Hengzhe learned that Song Yanqing had left the hospital and decided to let him remain in Shangjing with Shang Shujue rather than bring him back for a possible arranged marriage. That night, Song Yanqing snuggled against Shang Shujue in his sleep.

• Song Hengzhe discovered that Song Yanqing had left the hospital without changing his bandage and was not answering calls or messages.
• Lu Qingyun told Song Hengzhe that the old master wanted Song Yanqing brought home to meet a young woman from a respectable family.
• Song Hengzhe rejected Lu Qingyun’s suggestion to abduct Song Yanqing and chose to return home without him, trusting Shang Shujue to look after him.
• Shang Shujue checked Song Yanqing’s temperature, found it normal, and went to sleep beside him.
• Song Yanqing felt cold, moved toward Shang Shujue, and cuddled him under the quilt while asleep.

Song Yanqing kissed Shang Shujue while confused from a dream, and Shang Shujue realized Song Yanqing had romantic feelings for him. Their struggle ended when Shang Shujue discovered he had reopened Song Yanqing’s wound.

• Shang Shujue woke to cover Song Yanqing, who was feverish and seemed dazed.
• Song Yanqing kissed and restrained Shang Shujue, and Shang Shujue realized he might be happy that Song Yanqing desired him.
• Shang Shujue slapped Song Yanqing, who apologized and said he thought he was dreaming.
• Song Yanqing feared Shang Shujue found him disgusting and kissed him again, while Shang Shujue’s inner voice revealed he did not feel disgusted.
• Song Yanqing stopped when he heard Shang Shujue’s thoughts, but Shang Shujue shoved and punched him.
• Shang Shujue saw blood seeping through Song Yanqing’s back and realized his wound had reopened.

Song Yanqing confessed that he had liked Shang Shujue for years, then fainted from his reopened wounds and fever. As Shang Shujue watched over him, Nuomi offered fresh gossip, and Yu Zeqi and the others arrived eager to hear it.

• Song Yanqing held Shang Shujue down, teased him about liking him, and kissed him before confessing his long-held feelings and passing out.
• Shang Shujue discovered Song Yanqing was feverish and bleeding, then called Doctor Zhang to treat him.
• Doctor Zhang gave Shang Shujue instructions for caring for Song Yanqing and left, still assuming they were a couple.
• Shang Shujue warmed Song Yanqing's hand and reflected on his confession, admitting to himself that he needed time to adjust.
• Nuomi offered Shang Shujue fresh gossip, and Yu Zeqi and the others arrived, eager to hear whose story it was.

Qi Tianlin heard Shang Shujue’s thoughts reveal gossip about his future while he and Lin Jinhao got ready for breakfast. The chapter ended with Qi Tianlin learning that he was the male lead of a sweet danmei novel.

• Qi Tianlin tried to wake Lin Jinhao for breakfast and dance practice, but Lin fell asleep again.
• Qi Tianlin heard Shang Shujue thinking about gossip concerning him and hurried back into the dorm when people outside turned to look.
• Lin Jinhao got up to listen to the gossip, while Qi Tianlin exchanged a good-morning voice message with Bai Luxing.
• Qi Tianlin listened as Shang Shujue revealed that he was the male lead of a sweet, pampering danmei novel.
• Lin Jinhao wondered whether he had become a supporting character in Qi Tianlin’s story, and Qi Tianlin told him not to make things worse.

Qi Tianlin learned that Shang Shujue imagined him and Bai Luxing ending up together, and his roommates began teasing him about their close relationship. He insisted nothing was happening between them, then answered Bai Luxing’s call because he did not want to upset him.

• Qi Tianlin dropped his phone and a glass in shock after reading Bai Luxing’s messages and hearing Shang Shujue’s imagined romance plot.
• Qi Tianlin denied having a twisted past and said he treated Bai Luxing like a younger brother, while Lin Jinhao teased him about their daily conversations.
• Jian Yichen revealed that Bai Luxing contacted Qi Tianlin almost every day, and Zhang Yunchen suggested Qi Tianlin had encouraged the boy’s attachment.
• Shang Shujue speculated that Qi Tianlin and Bai Luxing’s relationship was a warm, natural romance, but said he could not access their private story.
• Qi Tianlin protested that he and Bai Luxing had nothing going on, then answered Bai Luxing’s call rather than risk making him sad.

Qi Tianlin spoke with Bai Luxing while his roommates reacted in shock to Shang Shujue’s inner voice revealing their future relationship. As Shang Shujue’s thoughts exposed Qi Tianlin’s expected life and hinted that a fan’s obsession had disrupted the original story, Qi Tianlin felt an urgent need to leave the training camp and return to Bai Luxing.

• Bai Luxing worried that Qi Tianlin was ignoring his messages, and Shang Shujue’s inner voice startled Qi Tianlin’s roommates into a chaotic accident.
• Qi Tianlin helped Sheng Nanze after he fell, then took Bai Luxing’s call in the bathroom while his roommates silently reacted to the revelation about their relationship.
• Shang Shujue’s inner voice said Bai Luxing would grow to 193 centimeters, so Qi Tianlin asked whether he had drunk milk and insisted he keep drinking it.
• Bai Luxing told Qi Tianlin he missed him, and Qi Tianlin promised to come home after the competition.
• Shang Shujue’s inner voice described Qi Tianlin’s promising future and said a rabid fan had fallen in love with him, prompting Qi Tianlin to want to leave the training camp and return to Bai Luxing.

After learning that Bai Luxing was destined to die and that he himself might take his own life, Qi Tianlin decided to leave the training camp and return home. He began preparing to go, while his friends gathered to see him off.

• Qi Tianlin heard Shang Shujue’s thoughts about Bai Luxing’s death and his own tragic fate, then reassured Bai Luxing during their call that he would come home soon.
• Qi Tianlin realized Su Youchuan and Su Weiwei were connected to the fanfic’s plot and silently resolved to deal with them.
• Qi Tianlin told Lin Jinhao that he was leaving the training camp to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a scientist, and Yu Yang was relieved he would go.
• Lin Jinhao offered Qi Tianlin a jadeite bead bracelet, but Qi Tianlin declined and suggested they keep in touch.
• Qi Tianlin invited his dormmates to eat and shop with him before he left, while Jian Yichen and the others came downstairs to see him off.

Qi Tianlin visited Shang Shujue with gifts, pretending he wanted to trade them for Shang Shujue’s pineapple bun recipe, while Song Yanqing watched their interaction from the sickbed. The chapter left Qi Tianlin explaining the gifts as Shang Shujue silently recognized his true devotion to his younger brother.

• Le Tianyu and the others learned in their group chat that Qi Tianlin was leaving and sent him well wishes.
• Qi Tianlin returned to the training camp after a farewell meal and went alone to Shang Shujue’s dorm with several gifts.
• Song Yanqing complained that his congee tasted bitter, and Shang Shujue offered to order him a mousse cake.
• Qi Tianlin arrived, saw Song Yanqing awake, and felt relieved when Song Yanqing stopped staring at him.
• Qi Tianlin claimed he had brought gifts to exchange for Shang Shujue’s pineapple bun recipe for his younger brother.
• Shang Shujue realized Qi Tianlin was hopelessly devoted to his brother while Song Yanqing sat beside him and accepted a cup of hot water.

Qi Tianlin got Shang Shujue’s pineapple bun recipe and left to make the buns for his little brother, while Song Yanqing gave Shang Shujue time to consider their relationship. Su Youchuan arrived at the training camp, prompting Su Yuanqi and Sheng Nanze to hurry back and protect Shang Shujue and the others from him.

• Shang Shujue gave Qi Tianlin the pineapple bun recipe, and Qi Tianlin left for the airport feeling relieved and eager to see Bai Luxing.
• Song Yanqing asked Shang Shujue whether he wanted to use Song Yanqing’s influence to advance, then urged him not to make him wait too long for an answer about their relationship.
• Shang Shujue admitted in his thoughts that he needed time to change how he saw Song Yanqing, and Song Yanqing regretted having approached him as an enemy.
• Su Youchuan arrived at the training camp, where Su Yuanqi and Sheng Nanze recognized him and worried he might target Shang Shujue, Zhang Zhichen, and Bai Zhiyi.
• Su Yuanqi and Sheng Nanze left their basketball buddy and hurried back to the training camp.