Chapter Summaries

Xia Zhiyi returned to the past before his sister Xia Wanyi’s life was ruined and intervened when a truck veered toward them. After saving Xia Wanyi and dealing with the accident, he joined her at the hospital to answer police questions, where she insisted he had flown.

• Xia Zhiyi remembered that he and Xia Wanyi had been used as cannon fodder in his first life, and resolved to change their fate after returning to the past.
• Xia Zhiyi and Xia Wanyi left the crowded filming location, but a speeding truck veered off the road toward them.
• Xia Zhiyi moved to protect Xia Wanyi and went into the crowd to handle matters at the accident scene.
• The accident involving Fu Yunyi and the Extreme Speed City production went viral, and filming was suspended.
• Xia Zhiyi and Xia Wanyi answered police questions at the hospital, where Xia Wanyi told him that he had flown and he denied it.

After Xia Zhiyi escaped the truck with Xia Wanyi, he demonstrated his extraordinary movement to the police and witnesses, who mistook it for Qinggong. Once the police confirmed the surveillance footage matched their accounts, a writer-director approached Xia Zhiyi with an offer to join the entertainment industry.

• A witness backed up Xia Zhiyi's account of carrying Xia Wanyi out of the truck's path, and Xia Zhiyi offered to demonstrate how he had moved.
• Xia Zhiyi carried Xia Wanyi several meters in a blur, prompting a young police officer to ask whether he had used Qinggong.
• The police confirmed the surveillance footage mostly matched the witnesses' accounts and let Xia Zhiyi and Xia Wanyi leave.
• Xu Chang introduced himself as a writer-director on the Extreme Speed City Production Team and asked Xia Zhiyi if he wanted to join the entertainment industry.
• Xia Zhiyi accepted Xu Chang's business card and said he would consider the offer.

After the car accident, Xia Zhiyi considered an offer from Tianhuan Entertainment while reassuring Xia Wanyi that the company seemed reliable. He kept his past-life experiences to himself and concluded that the crash had been deliberate.

• Xia Zhiyi told Xia Wanyi that Xu Chang had offered him a business card from Tianhuan Entertainment, and she said she would ask a friend to check the company.
• Xia Wanyi supported Xia Zhiyi choosing his own work as long as he was not being scammed.
• Xia Zhiyi considered whether to tell his sister about his experiences but decided not to reveal his death and rebirth.
• Xia Zhiyi recalled that the driver had a terminal illness and had come prepared, and concluded the accident was no accident.

After a frightening incident, Xia Zhiyi and Xia Wanyi found a viral video of him demonstrating movement techniques and discussed his interest in acting. Xia Zhiyi rejected a call from Huanyu Entertainment, whose agent had recruited him in his previous life, and blocked her number.

• Xia Zhiyi comforted Xia Wanyi after they returned home, and she later found a viral video of him at the hospital.
• Xia Wanyi suggested the video could help Xia Zhiyi pursue acting, and he said he wanted to try the entertainment industry again.
• Chen Yun, an agent from Huanyu Entertainment, called Xia Zhiyi to recruit him after Zhou Kai told the company about him.
• Xia Zhiyi recognized Chen Yun and Zhou Kai from his previous life, declined her offer, and blocked her number.

Xia Zhiyi turned down Huanyu and planned to attend university while keeping acting as a possible side pursuit. After reporting the truck crash as a suspected murder, he learned that Song Guosheng had changed his will that morning, taking the Song Group shares away from him and Xia Wanyi.

• Xia Zhiyi told Xia Wanyi about Huanyu, and they agreed he would attend university as planned and look for reliable acting opportunities later.
• Xia Zhiyi reviewed online footage of the crash and found that surveillance had captured him rescuing Xia Wanyi.
• Xia Zhiyi went to the police station and reported that someone might have hired a killer, giving officers information about the Song family and a suspicious text message.
• The police confirmed that Song Guosheng's will had left Xia Zhiyi and Xia Wanyi 10% of the Song Group shares combined.
• Xia Zhiyi learned that Song Guosheng had amended the will that morning, replacing the siblings' shares with properties and reallocating the shares to his eldest and second sons.

Xia Zhiyi met his biological maternal grandfather, Song Guosheng, after reporting his uncles to the police as suspects in a murder plot. He rejected Song Guosheng’s request to call the case a misunderstanding and left, refusing to accept criminals as relatives.

• Chen Zhou escorted Xia Zhiyi to meet Song Guosheng, and Xia Zhiyi briefly encountered a striking, imposing man named Mr. Fu in the elevator.
• Xia Zhiyi entered a private room where Song Guosheng and other members of the Song family were waiting.
• Chen Zhou reflected that the Song family had kept the suspected murder plot quiet and wondered whether Song Guosheng would revise his will again.
• Song Guosheng warned Xia Zhiyi that leaving would end his protection and urged him to tell the police the incident was a misunderstanding so his uncles would treat him and his sister well.
• Xia Zhiyi thanked Song Guosheng but refused to withdraw his report, saying he did not need criminals as relatives.

Xia Zhiyi rejected Song Guosheng’s attempt to involve him and his sister in the Song family, and warned that he would call the police if anyone tried to hurt them. After he left, the Song family argued over who had exposed the attempted killing, while Xia Wanyi called to ask whether he wanted to appear on a variety show.

• Xia Zhiyi told Song Guosheng that he and his sister wanted nothing from the Song family and questioned whether his parents’ deaths were connected to Song Guosheng’s guilt.
• Xia Zhiyi warned the Song family not to involve him and his sister in their disputes, then left.
• Song Fei accused Song Tian of benefiting from Xia Zhiyi’s actions, while Song Guosheng suspected the second branch had sent Xia Zhiyi a warning text.
• Ji Wei and Chen Yi traded accusations, and Song Guosheng ordered the family to go home and think of another way to reach Xia Zhiyi.
• Xia Wanyi called Xia Zhiyi and asked whether he wanted to go on a variety show.

In a car, Fu learned that the accident victim was named Xia Zhiyi, while Xia Zhiyi learned about Orchid TV’s experimental livestreamed variety show. After discovering that the show would eventually be ruined by a contestant attempting to molest a female entertainer on camera, Xia Zhiyi wondered whether to join it.

• Fu asked his special assistant for the name of the accident victim, and the assistant identified him as Xia Zhiyi.
• Xia Wanyi told Xia Zhiyi that Orchid TV was recruiting adult students as non-celebrity guests for a new livestreamed variety show.
• Xia Zhiyi recalled that the show had ended in failure after a contestant attempted to molest a female entertainer during its twenty-four-hour livestream.
• Xia Zhiyi murmured about the livestreamed variety show and wondered whether he should participate.

Xia Zhiyi applied to join the lifestyle variety show Incredible 24H, and the production team quickly selected him as one of its two ordinary guests. After signing the contract, he learned the investigation into the Song family and the Song Group was still underway, with authorities having gathered most of the evidence.

• Xia Zhiyi explained to Xia Wanyi that the show might help its broadcaster and partner company discover young talent, then received a call from the production team confirming his application.
• Xia Zhiyi agreed to meet the production team, and Xia Wanyi briefly worried the invitation might be a scam before recalling her brother could defend himself.
• A few days later, Xia Zhiyi met the person in charge, who selected him immediately, and the siblings learned the show had filled its two ordinary-guest positions through internal applications.
• After signing his contract, Xia Zhiyi called the authorities and learned they had collected most of the evidence in the ongoing investigation into the Song family and the Song Group.

As the Song family came under investigation, Xia Zhiyi prepared to join Orchid TV’s new livestream variety show, Incredible Life. Xu Chang convinced his older sister Xu Chen to seek Xia Zhiyi’s contact information after learning he would appear as a non-celebrity guest.

• The Song family faced possible investigations into both its members and Song Corporation after Xia Zhiyi called the police.
• Orchid TV promoted Incredible Life with anonymous guest clues, and rumors that Fu Yunyi would join drove interest in the Orchid App.
• Xia Zhiyi discussed the show with Xia Wanyi, then prepared to leave home for fifteen days of filming.
• Xu Chang called Xu Chen late at night and told her that Xia Zhiyi, the impressive young man he had met, would appear on the show as a non-celebrity guest.
• Xu Chen agreed to contact Orchid TV the next day to ask for Xia Zhiyi’s contact information.

Xiao Yang and the cameraman unexpectedly found Xia Zhiyi exercising before the production team’s planned visit, and streamed him practicing swordsmanship. The cameraman then recognized Xia Zhiyi as the person rumored to be able to fly.

• Xiao Yang began the livestream early and explained that the crew planned to surprise the guests before the announced filming time.
• Xia Zhiyi finished his morning run, took an unsharpened longsword from Xia Wanyi, and began practicing in the residential complex’s square.
• Xiao Yang and the cameraman followed Xia Zhiyi and filmed him practicing swordsmanship from a distance.
• The cameraman said he remembered Xia Zhiyi as the person who could fly.

Xia Zhiyi demonstrated his martial arts for the Incredible Life production crew and livestream viewers, confirming that he could seemingly fly. The demonstration drew an excited crowd of elderly onlookers eager to learn more about his skills and master.

• Xia Zhiyi introduced himself to Xiao Yang and the Incredible Life production crew after finishing his sword practice.
• Xiao Yang asked Xia Zhiyi to demonstrate how he flew, and Xia Zhiyi agreed to show a short movement between a stone bollard and nearby steps.
• Xia Zhiyi sprang from the bollard and landed on the steps in seconds, astonishing the crew and livestream viewers.
• Several elderly men crowded around Xia Zhiyi, asking what martial art he used, whether he took disciples, and if he would demonstrate again.

Fu Chi and Old Master Fu watched the new variety show’s livestream, where Xia Zhiyi’s entrance impressed the old man. After answering the production team’s questions, Xia Zhiyi left with the crew for the airport, as the show began trending.

• Old Master Fu asked Fu Chi whether Fu Yunyi was prepared for the livestream, and Fu Chi reminded him that the guests could not receive outside help during filming.
• Old Master Fu opened Xia Zhiyi’s livestream and saw him fly across the screen, then decided the young man could keep Fu Yunyi safe.
• Fu Chi asked his special assistant to monitor the show, then secretly opened Xia Zhiyi’s livestream at his office.
• Xia Zhiyi told Xiao Yang that he joined the show as a summer job and a chance to make friends, while viewers reacted to his answers.
• After the interview, Xia Zhiyi informed Xia Wanyi and left with the production crew for the airport as trending searches began to heat up.

Fu Yunyi joined the live variety show at the last minute, drawing a surge of viewers with his sleepy good looks and blunt answers. He mistakenly described Incredible Life as a conflict-focused show, leaving the production team scrambling to correct him as viewers joked about another program.

• Fu Yunyi opened his door on camera and learned the production team had arrived earlier than he expected, then invited them in while he washed up.
• The livestream attracted a flood of viewers, while Xu Chen checked the other guests' streams and realized Zhou Kai had also joined the lineup at the last minute.
• Xu Chen heard Fu Yunyi say his youngest uncle had told him to join the show and experience life.
• Asked about Incredible Life, Fu Yunyi guessed it was an observational show where guests lived together and developed conflicts.
• Fu Yunyi explained that other laid-back shows he had watched featured repeated arguments, prompting a staff member's remark and viewers' jokes about Green Travel.

Xia Zhiyi watched the other guests’ livestreams while Xiao Yang explained the show and revealed that Xia Zhiyi had been assigned an extra mission for show funds. The mission card began with a requirement to hide his identity as a guest, but its details were not yet shown.

• Xiao Yang invited Xia Zhiyi to watch the other guests’ livestreams, and Xia Zhiyi agreed.
• Xiao Yang admitted he thought Xia Zhiyi was so impressive that addressing him by name felt disrespectful.
• Xia Zhiyi watched Fu Yunyi question whether the show was designed to create conflicts, and Xiao Yang denied that the production team would deliberately damage the guests’ relationships.
• Xia Zhiyi watched the guests pursue different activities and learned that he had set off earlier than the others.
• Xiao Yang handed Xia Zhiyi an extra mission card offering show funds, and Xia Zhiyi read its opening instruction to hide his identity as a guest.

Xia Zhiyi made a dramatic first impression on Fu Yunyi by carrying him into the air at the airport as part of a surprise mission. After the production team moved them to a VIP lounge, Xia Zhiyi revealed that his flight was Qinggong powered by internal force, then hurried off to meet two arriving guests.

• Xia Zhiyi asked how to interpret the mission to leave a deep impression on his five future roommates, and Xiao Yang said they would ask the guests afterward.
• Fu Yunyi entered the airport while chatting with viewers and admitted he knew nothing about the other guests.
• Xia Zhiyi lifted Fu Yunyi into the air, startling him, the production team, and nearby onlookers before they were escorted to a VIP lounge.
• Xia Zhiyi apologized to Fu Yunyi for the surprise, and Fu Yunyi said the flight had been a thrilling first for him.
• Xiao Yang confirmed that Xia Zhiyi had completed the mission, then asked how he had truly stayed airborne.
• Xia Zhiyi said he had used Qinggong that required internal force, then left with Xiao Yang to meet two incoming guests.

Fu Yunyi mistook Xia Zhiyi for a young contractor and wanted him to teach him Qinggong, while Xia Zhiyi returned with Qin Yue and Wang Chengran. After their first meeting went viral, Xia Zhiyi quietly approached a celebrity van in the airport parking lot, hinting at another surprise.

• Fu Yunyi asked the production staff about Xia Zhiyi and said he wanted to learn a move from him.
• Xia Zhiyi returned with Qin Yue and Wang Chengran, but left again before Fu Yunyi could stop him.
• Wang Chengran excitedly introduced himself as Fu Yunyi's fan, while Qin Yue held back from approaching him.
• Xia Zhiyi asked Xiao Yang if anything seemed off, put on a mask, and silently approached a celebrity van with the production team following.
• Fu Yunyi's livestream clips of Xia Zhiyi's Qinggong spread online, and Xia Zhiyi trended alongside Fu Yunyi.

After Xia Zhiyi’s airport livestream stunt went viral, Fu Yunyi learned that the show had gained a surge of attention. At the parking lot, Xia Zhiyi vanished just as Xiao Yang was about to introduce him to guest Xue Ranran, and a scream and angry curses left Xiao Yang uneasy.

• Online viewers argued over whether Xia Zhiyi’s flight with Fu Yunyi was real or a publicity stunt.
• Fu Yunyi learned from his assistant that the livestream had made the show a sensation, then watched Xia Zhiyi surrounded by two guests.
• Xia Zhiyi noticed a strange noise while approaching Xue Ranran’s vehicle in the parking lot.
• Xia Zhiyi disappeared before Xiao Yang could introduce him to Xue Ranran, prompting the chief director to order Xiao Yang and the cameraman to find him.
• A woman screamed, and a man cursed that she had found another man, giving Xiao Yang a bad feeling.

Xia Zhiyi stopped a man from attacking a woman with an iron rod, then went to the police station to give a statement. As the rest of the show continued filming without him, he met another person named Fu at the station.

• Xia Zhiyi's livestream viewers noticed he had disappeared, and the crew followed Xue Ranran toward a disturbance.
• Xia Zhiyi restrained a man who had tried to attack a woman from behind with an iron rod, while another person called the police.
• Xue Ranran examined the weapon, and Xia Zhiyi identified the victim and a witness to the crew.
• Police arrived, and Director Gong Cheng arranged for Xia Zhiyi's group to continue filming while Xia went to give a statement.
• Fu Yunyi asked where Xia Zhiyi was, and Xia met another person surnamed Fu at the police station.

After Xia Zhiyi helped a woman survive an attempted murder, Fu Chi sent a lawyer to assist him at the police station. A video call revealed that Xia Zhiyi had met Fu Chi once before, and Fu Chi hinted that he wanted Xia Zhiyi to join Tianhuan Entertainment.

• Xia Zhiyi and the victim went to the police station, where lawyer Chen Fang introduced himself as a representative sent by Fu Chi, an investor in Incredible Life.
• Chen Fang and an intern offered legal help to the victim, while Xia Zhiyi gave his statement about stopping the suspected attacker.
• Xia Zhiyi asked what Fu Chi looked like, so Chen Fang called him and handed the phone over.
• Xia Zhiyi recognized Fu Chi as the man he had passed during a rainstorm on the day he fell out with the Song family.
• Fu Chi told Xia Zhiyi to call him by his name and suggested his help was connected to Xia Zhiyi joining Tianhuan Entertainment.
• Fu Chi told Xia Zhiyi, “You're worth it,” leaving Xia Zhiyi unexpectedly moved.