Chapter Summaries

Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao returned from their honeymoon after learning that Old Master Huo had collapsed, and Huo Cixiao confronted the family members gathered at the hospital. In the ward, Luo Beishi comforted Grandpa Huo while Huo Cixiao silently peeled an apple, and they waited for the medical reports.

• Luo Beishi arranged their return after learning Old Master Huo had been admitted to the ICU.
• At the hospital, Luo Beishi demanded to know who had angered Grandpa Huo, and Huo Cixiang admitted it was him.
• Huo Cixiao warned Huo Cixiang that an investigation had begun and threatened consequences if anyone tried to play tricks.
• Huo Cheng criticized Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao for returning late, but Huo Cixiao silenced him with a threat.
• Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi entered Grandpa Huo's ward, where Luo Beishi joked with him about running a marathon once he recovered.

Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi exposed the plot involving poisoned incense, while the investigation brought the Chen family down and revealed Wu You'an’s role in manipulating others. Wu You'an was arrested after more evidence emerged, including compromising materials and a wall of photographs of Luo Beishi.

• Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi traced the harmful incense to Wu You'an’s connection with Chen Boyan, and both Chen Boyan and his grandfather were arrested.
• Luo Beishi comforted Huo Cixiao over his guilt about failing to protect Old Master Huo, and Huo Cixiao arranged for Xiao Pang to stay with them.
• Chen Boyan accused Old Master Chen of wanting Old Master Huo dead, and Old Master Chen was later jailed again over illegal fundraising in his calligraphy association.
• Huo Cixiao explained that Wu You'an had lost his endorsements and career prospects, and an online video showed him manipulating Chen Boyan into plotting against Old Master Huo.
• Hu Lian supplied evidence that Wu You'an had also incited him to commit murder, and police arrested Wu You'an after finding compromising materials and photographs of Luo Beishi in his home.

Luo Beishi developed a high fever, and Huo Cixiao cared for him while arranging an IV and reacting angrily to news about Wu You'an. Huo Cixiao left Luo Beishi resting and ordered A Hu to run five kilometers dragging ten tires, where A Hu wrongly concluded that the punishment was because Huo Cixiao had woken while he was in a vegetative state.

• Luo Beishi's fever reached 38.9 degrees, and Huo Cixiao comforted him while waiting for Doctor Li.
• Doctor Li examined Luo Beishi, said he was depleted, and set up an IV while warning Huo Cixiao to exercise restraint.
• Huo Cixiao told Special Assistant Wen to remove nasty comments and investigate the rumors about Wu You'an, then ordered Heavenly River Mountain Villa sold because it was unlucky.
• Huo Cixiao ordered A Hu to run five kilometers dragging ten tires, with the others running alongside and A Long supervising.
• A Hu struggled through the run and decided Huo Cixiao must have woken while he was still in his vegetative state, while A Long urged him to drink water.

A Long offered to help A Hu pay his debt, but his condition was to keep A Hu as a tiger. Meanwhile, Huo Cifeng failed to win over the old man, and Luo Beishi agreed to eat medicinal meals while scheming to get fever medicine from the system.

• A Long offered to pay A Hu's one-billion debt outright, then said he wanted to keep a tiger, prompting A Hu to reject the idea of dressing up as one.
• Huo Cifeng and Zhang Ze failed to cheer up the old man, while Huo Cifeng privately resented the inheritance going to Luo Beishi and considered his schemes against the old man.
• Huo Cixiao tightened security around the old man after hearing about Huo Cifeng's visit.
• Luo Beishi woke hungry, learned his fever had eased, and agreed to eat medicinal meals if they tasted better.
• The system offered Luo Beishi fever medicine for thirty million but said it could only provide it after Huo Cixiao left, so Luo Beishi asked to use the bathroom and Huo Cixiao carried him there.

Luo Beishi recovered after taking a pill from the system, while Huo Cixiao became convinced that his wife was an immortal and fussed over him. After A She retaliated against Luo Bai for injuring Liu Yang, Luo Beishi visited Liu Yang and suspected that A She and Liu Yang were more than brothers.

• Luo Beishi took a pill from the system, felt his strength return, and went downstairs with Huo Cixiao to eat.
• Luo Beishi noticed that the house had been rearranged, and Huo Cixiao said he had changed it because he suspected something was wrong with the house.
• A She visited the injured Liu Yang, heard that Luo Bai had attacked him, and comforted him as he cried.
• The system told Luo Beishi that Liu Yang was recovering and that Luo Bai had also ended up hospitalized after an unseen attacker beat him.
• Luo Bai suspected Liu Yang had arranged the attack but stayed silent because he feared a police investigation would expose his own wrongdoing.
• Luo Beishi saw A She holding Liu Yang while he slept and, along with the system, concluded that their relationship was not merely brotherly.

Luo Beishi arranged for Zhang Ze to encounter reminders of his school days in hopes of recovering his memories and exposing Huo Cifeng. At a class gathering, Zhang Ze began doubting his memories of A-Feng and Wu You'an, then became ill from the effort.

• Luo Beishi told the system to send Zhang Ze old school posts and asked Wen Gong to organize a reunion using money if necessary.
• Luo Beishi visited Grandpa Huo at the hospital with soup and played a game with him, unaware that Grandpa Huo had left him his estate.
• Zhang Ze's classmates invited him to a private club, where A-Nian and the others recounted memories from school.
• Zhang Ze found the stories familiar but at odds with his memories, and wondered whether A-Feng or Wu You'an had helped him.
• Zhang Ze developed a severe headache and nausea, vomited in the restroom, and his classmates concluded that his amnesia was real.

Huo Cifeng secretly established Maker Future while continuing to hide his plans from Zhang Ze, who later collapsed from exhaustion. Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao discussed Huo Cifeng's ambition and watched his actions, then Huo Cixiao joined Luo Beishi in the gaming area.

• Huo Cifeng finished arranging matters at his secret company, Maker Future, while Zhang Ze was away.
• Zhang Ze returned pale and unwell, complained of a severe headache, and fainted into Huo Cifeng's arms.
• Huo Cifeng had a doctor examine Zhang Ze, and the doctor attributed the fainting to exhaustion and stress.
• Luo Beishi learned that Huo Cifeng's company handled game promotion, production, and development, and discussed how Huo Cifeng might misuse Huo Corporation's resources.
• Luo Beishi explained that Huo Cixiao had given Huo Cifeng control over subsidiaries, creating a chance to test his conduct under pressure.
• Huo Cixiao joined Luo Beishi in the gaming area, and Luo Beishi agreed to carry him in the game.

Luo Beishi used the system’s power to restore a damaged tape that could help Huo Cixiao uncover the truth about his vengeance. Huo Cixiao listened to the recording on the way home, while Luo Beishi worried about what it might reveal; Lin Lan was already in prison, and the person she had protected was starting to expose himself.

• Huo Cixiao’s men captured Sun Quan, who confessed after being frightened by Mansi, and they later found the tape he had hidden near Guanyin Temple.
• Huo Cixiao told Luo Beishi about the damaged tape and his unsatisfactory progress, and Luo Beishi offered to repair it.
• Luo Beishi restored the tape in the old repair shop, astonishing the repairman and the people accompanying them.
• Huo Cixiao paid the repairman ten times the usual fee and bought his tape player.
• On the journey home, Huo Cixiao listened to the recording and grew furious, while Luo Beishi worried about what it contained.
• With Lin Lan in prison and no longer shielding him with her money, the person she had protected began to give himself away.

Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi learned how Huo Cheng and Lin Lan had arranged Pei Leilei’s murder, and the recording led to Huo Cheng’s arrest. After sharing their secrets, Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi reconciled and spoke about the care and love they had found in each other.

• Huo Cixiao remembered hiding as a child after finding Pei Leilei dead, and Luo Beishi comforted him.
• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao handed the recording to the authorities, who arrested Huo Cheng for murder.
• Xinxin told Huo Cheng that the baby was not his, and officers restrained him when he lunged at her.
• Luo Beishi confessed that he had used cheats through the Villain System, and Huo Cixiao revealed he had been conscious since Luo Beishi first moved in.
• Luo Beishi felt embarrassed when Huo Cixiao admitted he had wanted to woo him, and the two embraced and kissed.

Zhang Ze recovered his memories and helped expose Huo Cifeng, then turned himself in and named Huo Cifeng as the mastermind behind attempted murders. While Luo Beishi refused to help Qu Wanying escape, Huo Cifeng arrived at the detention center with his fortune and family gone, unaware that Zhang Ze and Wu You'an were nearby.

• Zhang Ze secretly checked Huo Cifeng's phone, while Huo Cifeng planned to sell his remaining Huo Corporation shares and flee abroad.
• Half a month later, Zhang Ze recovered his memories with help from classmates, and Huo Cifeng was arrested after his embezzlement and theft of company resources were exposed.
• Zhang Ze turned himself in for attempting to murder Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi and identified Huo Cifeng as the mastermind; the system revealed that Zhang Ze, Huo Cifeng, and Wu You'an had all ended up at the detention center.
• Qu Wanying called Luo Beishi from a stolen phone and begged him to rescue her, but Luo Beishi refused and reminded her that she had never believed him.
• Huo Cifeng was assigned to a single room near Zhang Ze and Wu You'an, and he reflected on how Huo Cixiao's financial pressure and a frozen overseas account had left him with only five percent of his shares and mounting debts.

Zhang Ze learned that Huo Cifeng had secretly protected him, while Luo Beishi laughed at the detention-center love triangle and negotiated compensation from the system. After receiving its final mission to raise Huo Cixiao’s happiness to 100%, Luo Beishi checked on Luo Bai and saw that Xu Qing had gained his trust and was helping him sell his house.

• Zhang Ze ate with Wu You'an in the detention center, unaware that Huo Cifeng had avenged him and that Wu You'an had arranged the attack he once protected him from.
• Hu Lian and Zhang Ze’s lawyer revealed that Huo Cifeng had been protecting Zhang Ze, but Zhang Ze had already submitted evidence against Huo Cifeng to the authorities.
• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao laughed at Zhang Ze’s despair, while Qin Feiyue and Zhong Qijiu continued their road trip and Qin Feiyue’s depression improved.
• The system issued Luo Beishi its final mission: raise Huo Cixiao’s happiness to 100%, and compensated him with an amount equal to the mining company’s registered capital.
• Luo Beishi learned that the system had been attached to him because earlier systems could not reach the villain, then used it to check on Luo Bai.
• Luo Beishi learned that Xu Qing had gained Luo Bai’s trust and was helping him sell his house after a forged endorsement contract forced him to pay a penalty.

Luo Bai lost his money and support after Xu Qing tricked him, and his increasingly erratic behavior led to his commitment to a psychiatric hospital. There, he unexpectedly encountered his mother, Qu Wanying, who was also a patient.

• Xu Qing persuaded Luo Bai to hand over money for a supposed company emergency before leaving, but Luo Bai later learned the contracts were fake and Xu Qing had recently been released from prison.
• After fainting and being hospitalized, Luo Bai discovered Qin Feilin and his other lovers had blocked him, while the fake system 250 ignored him and left.
• Luo Bai ranted that he was the protagonist and acted as though he was receiving signals from his system, so psychiatrists diagnosed him with mental illness and sent him to a psychiatric hospital.
• Qu Wanying recognized Luo Bai at the hospital and approached him, while Luo Bai hid behind a doctor and begged her to stay away.

Luo Bai’s attempt to attack a fellow patient got him beaten and transferred to an isolated room, where a frightening message on the wall made him pass out. Days later, Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao discussed bedtime stories, and Huo Cixiao turned the conversation toward their nightly exercise.

• Luo Bai blamed Luo Beishi for his downfall and tried to strangle the middle-aged patient who had demanded money from him.
• The patient kicked Luo Bai in self-defense, and hospital staff sided with him after reviewing the incident.
• The hospital moved Luo Bai to an isolated room and locked him inside while he protested that he was not mentally ill.
• Luo Bai found a warning written on the wall, became terrified, and passed out.
• Days later, Huo Cixiao saw Luo Bai’s condition, while Luo Beishi offered to read him bedtime stories.
• Huo Cixiao suggested they do their nightly exercise instead.

The Twelve Zodiac Animals gathered for a late-night barbecue near the greenhouses, where A Hu teased A-Niu and A Tu about marriage and A She brought his stepbrother Liu Yang along. Liu Yang’s admiration for A Quan’s muscles and his growing attraction to A She became the focus of the group’s jokes, while A She warned him that Huo Cixiao’s jealousy would keep him from dining with Brother Shi.

• A Hu asked A-Niu and A Tu who was older and when they would marry, prompting A Tu to suggest a novel wedding night before A-Niu stopped him.
• A She introduced Liu Yang as his little brother, and Liu Yang admitted he and A Quan had met through online gaming friends.
• Liu Yang admired A Quan’s muscles, while A She scolded him and took the grilled squid skewer he had been offered.
• Brother Gou teased A She about an ex-girlfriend, then joked that Liu Yang wanted to be A She’s husband, leaving Liu Yang speechless.
• Liu Yang lamented that he still had not eaten with Brother Shi, and A She warned him that Huo Cixiao’s jealousy made such a meal unlikely.

Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao prepared for their wedding while continuing to search for Huo Cixiao’s happiness value. Qin Feiyue told Luo Beishi that he and Zhong Qijiu were together, and the couples ended the chapter sharing intimate moments.

• Huo Cixiao suggested holding a wedding after the island vacation, and Grandpa Huo began arranging it for the following month.
• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao spent their free time playing games together as they continued looking for Huo Cixiao’s happiness value.
• Qin Feiyue called Luo Beishi from abroad to say he had confessed to Zhong Qijiu and they were now together.
• Luo Beishi warned Qin Feiyue to treat Zhong Qijiu well and asked the couple to return for the wedding preparations.
• Huo Cixiao kissed Luo Beishi and lifted him onto a table, while Zhong Qijiu comforted Qin Feiyue and hoped his emotional scars would someday be covered with a rose.

Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao settled into married life while Luo Beishi secretly learned to knit to make up for Huo Cixiao’s regret. Meanwhile, Lei Long accompanied Ling Kai to visit his parents in C City, where their easy acceptance of Lei Long left Ling Kai exasperated.

• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao held a traditional wedding, and Luo Beishi complained that Huo Cixiao had worn him out on their wedding night.
• Luo Beishi argued with Tongtong about the system’s wish to take a vacation and enter a book as an emperor.
• Luo Beishi secretly learned to knit while Huo Cixiao struggled through the workload left by his deputies’ simultaneous leave.
• Lei Long accompanied Ling Kai to C City and charmed Ling Kai’s parents when they met him at the airport.
• Ling Kai’s parents arranged for Lei Long to share Ling Kai’s room, and Lei Long happily accepted.

Lei Long asked Ling Kai to marry him, while Qin Feilin reflected on his family's ruin. Half a month later, Luo Beishi learned the sentences handed down to the criminals and prepared a surprise for Huo Cixiao, leaving him to face a mysterious little devil in their decorated bedroom.

• Lei Long embraced Ling Kai in private and proposed that they marry, though he promised to keep asking and not pressure Ling Kai for an answer.
• Qin Feilin watched a video of his younger brother's wedding and regretted how his family had treated Luo Beishi.
• Luo Beishi reviewed the prison sentences: Huo Cifeng received more than ten years, Zhang Ze received a shorter term, Wu You'an and Lin Lan received life, and Huo Cheng was sentenced to death.
• Luo Beishi hesitated to give Huo Cixiao his present, but Tongtong urged him to do something meaningful.
• Luo Beishi transformed their bedroom into a dim Spider Cave, where Huo Cixiao encountered a little devil claiming to have eaten his wife.

Luo Beishi said goodbye to the system after completing his final mission and settled into life with Huo Cixiao. They attended Lan Li and Yaya’s wedding and spent the Mid-Autumn Festival with Luo Beishi’s uncles, where Huo Cixiao revealed he had long seen through their serious act; the chapter ended with Huo Cixiao taking a picture of Luo Beishi in the glass conservatory.

• Luo Beishi said goodbye to Tongtong as the system departed, and Huo Cixiao comforted him in the bath.
• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao attended Lan Li and Yaya’s wedding, where Yaya married a woman.
• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao visited his uncles for Mid-Autumn Festival and played a ship game with his younger cousins.
• Huo Cixiao told Pei Xin, Pei Qian, and Pei Zhen that he had known they were pretending to be serious uncles.
• Luo Beishi handed Huo Cixiao his phone in the glass conservatory, and Huo Cixiao kissed him and pressed the shutter.

After dying in prison, Zhang Ze returned to a parallel spacetime and began approaching Huo Cifeng at Blue Sky University. When Huo Cifeng told him to stay away, Zhang Ze watched him leave and apologized, unwilling to let him go.

• Zhang Ze died in prison after months of guilt over hurting Huo Cifeng.
• A young man sent Zhang Ze to a parallel spacetime, where Huo Cifeng gave him a ride home in a Mercedes.
• Song Ziming and his lackeys beat Zhang Ze after rumors spread that he had gotten into Huo Cifeng's car.
• Zhang Ze returned to university, changed seats to stay near Huo Cifeng, and kept watch over him.
• Huo Cifeng told Zhang Ze to stay away, and Zhang Ze apologized as Huo Cifeng drove off.

Zhang Ze tried to get close to Huo Cifeng, but Huo Cifeng ignored his lunch and transferred into Lu Qingyan’s painting major, leaving Zhang Ze increasingly jealous. After Song Ziming beat Zhang Ze, the school punished Song Ziming, while Huo Cifeng showed little concern and Lu Qingyan recognized Zhang Ze’s calculated strategy.

• Song Ziming warned Zhang Ze to stay away from Huo Cifeng, and Zhang Ze left without responding.
• Huo Cifeng ignored the homemade lunch Zhang Ze left on his desk and went to the cafeteria with Lu Qingyan, telling him he planned to transfer into his major.
• Zhang Ze saw Huo Cifeng touch Lu Qingyan’s head, then confronted Song Ziming, who kicked him.
• Huo Cifeng transferred into the painting major, and Song Ziming blamed Zhang Ze and punched him while Zhang Ze refused to fight back.
• The dean’s office gave Song Ziming a warning, a demerit, and a two-week suspension after considering his earlier bullying of Zhang Ze.
• Huo Cifeng barely reacted to the news of Zhang Ze’s beating, while Lu Qingyan realized Zhang Ze had taken the punishment to ensure Song Ziming faced harsher consequences.