Chapter Summaries

Luo Beishi prepared for an impending attack on Huo Cixiao’s villa by arranging portable toxin detectors for the bodyguards and buying up audio drama studios through his aides. He then interviewed Wen Gong for an assistant position, offering to cover his mother’s medical expenses but requiring that Wen Gong’s alcoholic father be sent abroad.

• Luo Beishi rejected hiring unfamiliar guards and gave A Long fifty million to buy portable toxin detectors for the bodyguards’ food and water.
• Luo Beishi told Ling Kai to acquire audio drama studios in the Capital, and Ling Kai and Lei Long spent two days arranging the purchases and partnerships under Huo Cixiao’s name.
• Ling Kai arranged for Wen Gong to meet Luo Beishi in the garden as a potential assistant and professional manager.
• Luo Beishi offered to pay Wen Gong’s salary in advance and cover his mother’s medical costs, then said Wen Gong’s alcoholic father had to be sent abroad.

Wen Gong received money and a job from Luo Beishi, allowing him to arrange his mother's surgery and send his abusive father abroad. Meanwhile, Luo Beishi's growing success enraged Huo Cifeng and deepened Huo Cihai's conflicts with Mo Baili.

• Luo Beishi hired Wen Gong to manage his properties and gave him money for his mother's surgery and his father's trip to Singapore.
• Wen Gong paid his mother's hospital bills and scheduled her surgery for a week later.
• News that Luo Beishi had acquired audio drama studios for Huo Cixiao sparked online admiration and jealousy.
• Huo Cifeng grew angry over Luo Beishi's publicity and worried about repaying the money he owed Huo Cixiao.
• Huo Cihai suspected Luo Beishi was monitoring him, and Mo Baili berated him for being useless before ordering him to his room.

Luo Beishi ignored Han Xuening’s online campaign accusing him of forcing her to break off her engagement to Huo Cixiao, while letting public outrage grow. When reporters and angry netizens blocked his university entrance, he began commuting by helicopter and the university tightened security.

• Luo Beishi learned that Han Xuening, Huo Cixiao’s former fiancée, had come to see Huo Cixiao and told Uncle Chen to send her away.
• Han Xuening posted online that Luo Beishi had taken Huo Cixiao from her, gaining followers and turning public opinion against Luo Beishi.
• Luo Beishi let the accusations spread, while the competition organizers, great families, and the Lan Family declined or failed to intervene.
• Reporters and hostile netizens gathered at the university entrance, so Luo Beishi obtained permission to take a helicopter to and from class.
• After Luo Beishi commuted by helicopter for over a week, the university president added staff and required identity checks at the entrance.

Luo Beishi waited for the Luo Family to make another move, then exposed the truth behind the broken engagement and his forced marriage to Huo Cixiao. The evidence led to arrests and the Han Corporation’s collapse, while Luo Beishi celebrated the Face-Slapping Points he had earned.

• Luo Beishi waited until the Luo Corporation claimed he had forced the Huo Family to break off its engagement with Han Xuening, reigniting online attacks against him.
• Luo Ming was arrested after a report accused the Luo Family of defamation, kidnapping, and other offenses.
• Luo Beishi posted a video showing the Han Family demanding to end the engagement and the Luo Family plotting to confine and send him to Huo Cixiao.
• The video turned public opinion against the Han Family, and the Han Corporation faced investigations, arrests, and a stock-price collapse.
• Huo Cheng realized Luo Beishi had handled the affair himself and regretted expecting him to ask for help.
• Luo Beishi told Huo Cixiao he had earned 50 Face-Slapping Points and laughed about the people who had cursed him.

Luo Beishi secretly massaged Huo Cixiao, who had regained some sensation but hid that he was conscious. Qin Feilin visited Luo Beishi to demand that he stop targeting the Luo Family, but Luo Beishi challenged his right to make the request.

• Luo Beishi massaged Huo Cixiao's hands and feet while Huo Cixiao concealed that he could feel the touch and move his fingers and toes.
• Qin Feilin discussed the family's strained circumstances and company with Father Qin, who suggested Luo Beishi could take over if Qin Feilin could not manage.
• Qin Feilin went to Huo Cixiao's estate, where Luo Beishi had carried Huo Cixiao into the garden to bask in the sun.
• Qin Feilin asked Luo Beishi to stop targeting the Luo Family and to release Luo Ming.
• Luo Beishi asked Qin Feilin in what capacity he was making the demand, and Qin Feilin began scolding him.

Luo Beishi rejected Qin Feilin’s claim of brotherhood, refused to protect the Luo Family at the Qin Family’s expense, and explained that he had repaid what he owed his adoptive family. After Qin Feilin left, he declined Luo Bai’s request to meet, shaken by what he had learned about Luo Beishi’s treatment.

• Qin Feilin claimed he was Luo Beishi’s eldest brother, but Luo Beishi said he had no brother and called Huo Cixiao his husband.
• Luo Beishi offered to stop suppressing the Luo Family only if Qin Feilin let him target the Qin Family instead, then asked to record Qin Feilin’s request.
• Qin Feilin backed down and told Luo Beishi to do whatever he wanted to the Luo Family, while Luo Beishi said he had severed ties with the Qin Family.
• Luo Beishi told Qin Feilin that the Luo Family had given him only 150 yuan a month while taking 100,000 yuan from him, and that he had repaid the Qin Family as well.
• Qin Feilin left in a daze, then received a call from Luo Bai asking to see him.
• Qin Feilin told Luo Bai he could not meet, thinking about how his family had treated Luo Beishi and avoiding the truth behind Luo Beishi’s behavior.

As Huo Cixiao regained sensation and movement, Luo Beishi dreamed of a warmer, affectionate version of him and woke feeling unsettled. Meanwhile, Huo Cifeng tried to seize the Huo Corporation by arranging to poison the villa’s bodyguards, but Luo Beishi’s precautions exposed the plot and the culprit was arrested.

• Huo Cixiao felt sensation return to his neck and realized he could move both hands while Luo Beishi slept beside him.
• Luo Beishi dreamed that Huo Cixiao smiled, embraced him, and waited for him in the rain, then woke from the dream at dinnertime.
• Huo Cifeng arranged for a cafeteria worker to poison the bodyguards’ food as part of his plan to take over the Huo Corporation.
• The bodyguards detected poison in the food, while Huo Cifeng’s men waited outside the villa and failed to get inside.
• Luo Beishi ordered A-Niu to call the police, and the cafeteria worker was taken away in handcuffs.

Luo Beishi donated hundreds of millions to schools, welfare homes, and scholarships, earning public approval and helping the Huo Group’s stock rise. Father Qin considered bringing Luo Beishi back into the family, but Qin Feilin warned him off, while Luo Beishi remained unaware and ended the chapter washing Huo Cixiao’s hair.

• After Huo Cifeng’s plan failed again, Luo Beishi received 200 million from the system and donated it to upgrade the university’s equipment.
• Luo Beishi gave Assistant Wen 500 million to support welfare homes in the Capital, with monthly withdrawals and audits to prevent misuse.
• Luo Beishi transferred another 200 million to fund scholarships for outstanding students in financial hardship in remote regions.
• Father Qin praised Luo Beishi’s growing influence and asked Qin Feilin about him, then warned Qin Feilin to keep his distance and not help him with company funds.
• Qin Feilin told Father Qin to abandon the idea of making Luo Beishi the Qin Family heir, saying Luo Beishi’s own power might rival the family’s.
• Luo Beishi washed Huo Cixiao’s hair and rinsed the foam from his ears while Huo Cixiao silently wondered why his ears were red.

Huo Cixiao reflected on Luo Beishi’s harsh exterior and worried about their future, while Huo Cifeng and Huo Cihai continued trying to undermine Luo Beishi. The chapter ended with Huo Cifeng arriving at Huo Cihai’s drinking gathering and mocking him about his mood.

• Huo Cixiao suspected Huo Cifeng had caused his car accident and concluded that Luo Beishi’s domineering manner helped him survive the Luo Family.
• Huo Cifeng smashed up his home after another failed attempt to deal with Luo Beishi, then decided to pursue him relentlessly.
• Luo Beishi refused to let Huo Cifeng into the villa and had A-Niu dismiss a woman Huo Cihai sent to pose as Luo Beishi’s ex-girlfriend, while offering to help her with her family’s medical expenses.
• Huo Cixiao heard Luo Beishi explain that Huo Cihai had sent the woman to frame him and felt relieved that she was not his ex-girlfriend.
• Huo Cihai’s friend Li Ping questioned why he kept targeting Luo Beishi, and Huo Cifeng arrived at their gathering and mocked him.

Huo Cihai accused Huo Cifeng of arranging his beating, but both men were later attacked and mocked online. Luo Beishi enjoyed the escalating feud, while Huo Cixiao worried about his power and found himself increasingly drawn to his wife.

• Huo Cihai insulted Huo Cifeng, then was beaten on his way home and blamed him to Mo Baili and Old Master Huo.
• Huo Cifeng denied attacking Huo Cihai, and Old Master Huo told Huo Cihai to return with evidence.
• Luo Beishi told Huo Cixiao that he had arranged Huo Cihai's beating, and Huo Cixiao wondered how far Luo Beishi's influence reached.
• Huo Cihai's livestream backfired as viewers mocked him, and Mo Baili berated him for embarrassing her.
• Huo Cifeng was also beaten after work, and online viewers joked that the cousins were sharing hardship.
• Luo Beishi laughed over the online reactions, while Huo Cixiao admired his laughter and felt tempted by him.

Luo Beishi took Huo Cixiao to Chaoyang Hospital for a checkup and learned that his condition had improved significantly, so he kept the results secret. After Huo Cifeng received misleading information about Huo Cixiao, the system told Luo Beishi that a new mission would come the next day.

• Luo Beishi brought Huo Cixiao to Chaoyang Hospital, where bodyguards kept reporters from seeing him.
• The doctors’ examination showed that Huo Cixiao’s bodily functions, immunity, and muscle activity had improved.
• Luo Beishi told Uncle Chen, A Long, and A Hu to conceal the results and report that Huo Cixiao’s condition was unchanged.
• Huo Cixiao listened as Luo Beishi and the others discussed protecting his recovery from people around Old Master Huo.
• Huo Cifeng heard from his informant that Huo Cixiao had not improved and thought he still had time to pursue Luo Beishi.
• The system told Luo Beishi that he would have a new mission to carry out the next day.

Luo Beishi traveled to Sinkhole Mountain and retrieved the Flower of Illusion for Huo Cixiao, then returned to care for him. As Luo Beishi’s fame and online following surged, he remained focused on his husband and turned down social invitations.

• Luo Beishi told Huo Cixiao he was going to Sinkhole Mountain for medicinal herbs, and Huo Cixiao worried about the dangers and wondered whether Luo Beishi had been helping his recovery with medicine.
• Luo Beishi traveled with A-Hu and A-Niu, used purchased medicinal-plant knowledge to locate a Flower of Illusion on a cliff, and climbed down to collect it himself.
• Luo Beishi returned late at night with the flower, and Uncle Chen told him Huo Cixiao had refused to eat until he came back.
• Luo Beishi fed Huo Cixiao and saw the Flower of Illusion placed in an icebox beside the bed.
• Luo Beishi declined invitations from prominent families, citing his need to care for Huo Cixiao, while celebrities flocked to follow his Weibo account.
• A hashtag about celebrities following Luo Beishi reached the headlines, and he gained twenty million followers overnight.

Luo Beishi avoided a classmate’s attempt to push him down the stairs, but Lin Feifei later accused him online of pushing her and threatened to call the police. As accusations and defenses spread across the internet, Luo Beishi welcomed the chance to see what would happen next.

• Luo Beishi followed Huo Cixiao’s blog account, sparking a surge of online speculation about their relationship.
• A jealous classmate arranged a distraction with her family’s driver, then tried to shove Luo Beishi down the stairs, but he moved aside to answer his ringing phone and she fell instead.
• Luo Beishi’s counselor told him that Lin Feifei accused him of pushing her and wanted to report him to the police, and Luo Beishi told the counselor not to interfere.
• Lin Feifei posted photos of her broken leg online and claimed Luo Beishi had pushed her, drawing both criticism and support for him.

Luo Beishi stayed composed during questioning and warned Lin Feifei’s father that the truth would soon come out and that the family should move to avoid retaliation. After police evidence exposed Lin Feifei’s false accusations and paid accomplice, she faced public backlash, a breakup, and expulsion from school, while Luo Beishi received five Face-Slapping Points.

• Luo Beishi admitted he had been at the scene and said he had no obligation to save someone deliberately courting death.
• Luo Beishi told Lin Feifei’s father he would not target the Lin family, advised him to move, and warned that the truth would be revealed the next afternoon.
• Mr. Lin moved his household overnight, and the police announcement and video exposed Lin Feifei’s accusations and showed that she had paid the other woman to make a claim.
• Lin Feifei faced angry crowds at the hospital, and A Cheng broke up with her over her attack on his idol.
• Lin Feifei received a school notice ordering her to withdraw and saw thousands of abusive comments online.
• Luo Beishi watched the online backlash and received five Face-Slapping Points from Tongtong.

Luo Beishi received a beauty card from the system, questioned his sexuality, and arranged legal help against Lin Feifei. As Luo Bai planned to report him, Huo Cixiao remained secretly conscious and mistook Luo Beishi’s casual habits for neglect, until Luo Beishi urged him to wake up.

• Luo Beishi learned his Flower of Illusion reward was a beauty card and refused to use it, then told the system he was unsure of his sexuality.
• Luo Beishi asked Ling Kai to have Huo Cixiao’s legal team contact Lin Feifei’s side and provide humanitarian consideration.
• Luo Bai suspected Huo Cixiao was secretly directing Luo Beishi and decided to report Luo Beishi for illicit income.
• The system warned Luo Beishi about Luo Bai’s plan, but Luo Beishi dismissed the concern and went back to sleep beside Huo Cixiao.
• Huo Cixiao, secretly conscious, worried that Luo Beishi was losing interest in him, then felt reassured when Luo Beishi encouraged him to eat and wake up.

Luo Bai’s public accusation against Luo Beishi’s wealth collapsed after police confirmed his domestic assets were legal gifts from the Huo Family. Qin Lei confronted Qu Wanying over her continued support of Luo Bai, then left to stay with Qin Feiyu, who spoke admiringly of Beishi.

• Luo Bai accused Luo Beishi of having unexplained, potentially illegal wealth, but police said they could not investigate his overseas affairs and confirmed his domestic assets were lawful gifts from the Huo Family.
• Qin Lei called Luo Bai, who rejected the call, and then berated Qu Wanying for giving him a hundred million and letting him report Beishi.
• Qu Wanying and Qin Lei argued over their responsibility for Luo Bai, and Qin Lei said he would stay at Fragrant Mountain with Feiyu instead of returning home.
• Qin Feiyu praised Luo Beishi’s popularity, abilities, and recent achievements when Qin Lei asked what he thought of his brother.
• Qin Lei told Qin Feiyu that Qu Wanying still chose Luo Bai over Beishi when they argued.

Qin Feiyu asked Qin Lei for funding for a programming competition, while Qin Lei worried over how to acknowledge Luo Beishi as his son. Later, Luo Beishi rebuffed Sheng Hao’s plea to spare Luo Bai and continued playing a game using Huo Cixiao’s fingers, leaving Huo Cixiao increasingly aware of sensations returning to his body.

• Qin Feiyu admitted that he resented Qin Lei and asked for money for his competition team, and Qin Lei agreed to transfer him funding.
• Qin Lei called Shen Cong to arrange a meeting about acknowledging Luo Beishi and bringing him back.
• Luo Beishi ignored an unfamiliar caller until Sheng Hao identified himself and begged him to stop going after Luo Bai.
• Luo Beishi rejected Sheng Hao’s plea, warned that he might target the Sheng Family, and ended the call after telling Sheng Hao not to call himself his brother.
• Luo Beishi checked Huo Cixiao for a fever, then moved him to the rug and used his fingers to play a game while calling it exercising his hand joints.

Luo Beishi used the system to expose Nong Chengjiang’s affair with Wang Weiwei’s mother, causing Mr. Wang to freeze her cards and cut off their hotel accommodation. He then had the system publish an anonymous post from Guan An’s perspective, leaving the fallout from the scandal to unfold.

• Luo Beishi asked Tongtong to find the three people who had bullied him, and learned that Nong Chengjiang was vacationing in Australia with Wang Weiwei’s mother.
• Luo Beishi had Tongtong send Wang Weiwei intimate photos of Nong Chengjiang and his mother using Nong Chengjiang’s WeChat.
• Wang Weiwei showed the photos to his father, who ordered his secretary to freeze his wife’s cards.
• Nong Chengjiang and Mrs. Wang discovered that her cards were frozen and their hotel accommodation had been withdrawn.
• Luo Beishi had Tongtong publish an anonymous blog post from Guan An’s perspective, claiming A was having an affair with B’s mother and sharing a censored photo.

Wang Weiwei, his mother, and their allies suffered public exposure and legal consequences after their feud escalated, while Luo Beishi remained dissatisfied with the revenge. As winter arrived, Luo Beishi continued caring for the comatose Huo Cixiao and turned away a man who claimed Luo Beishi had once saved his life.

• Wang Weiwei rushed back to the Capital after photos of Nong Chengjiang and his mother sparked an online scandal, and Mrs. Wang discovered the news when she returned home.
• A week later, Guan An reported Nong Chengjiang and Wang Weiwei to the police for breaking someone's legs and committing a hit-and-run, while Nong Chengjiang and Guan An exposed each other; Wang Weiwei fainted and was arrested.
• Luo Beishi celebrated the trio's downfall but regretted that they did not know who had arranged it, while Luo Bai stayed home as people cursed and harassed him.
• As the weather grew colder, Luo Beishi told Huo Cixiao about the greenhouse vegetables and worried that Huo Cixiao would be angry about the golf course being used for planting.
• Uncle Chen told Luo Beishi that Mr. Henry wanted to meet him because Luo Beishi had once saved his life, but Luo Beishi refused, and Huo Cixiao reflected on his wife's surprising kindness and success.

Luo Beishi arranged for reporters to expose Luo Bai and Henry together at a hotel after learning Henry had wronged him at an international competition. The chapter ended with photos and videos of the pair spreading across the internet, while Huo Cixiao continued pretending to be unconscious as Luo Beishi cared for him.

• Luo Beishi bathed, dressed, and massaged Huo Cixiao, while Huo Cixiao struggled with his feelings about his wife caring for him.
• Henry went to Huo Cixiao's home to apologize to Luo Beishi, but a bodyguard turned him away and Henry blamed Luo Bai for misleading him.
• Henry and Luo Bai arranged to meet at the Golden Dragon Hotel, Chaoyang branch, and both became stuck in snowy traffic on the way.
• After learning Henry had screwed him over at the quiz competition, Luo Beishi called Ling Kai and asked him to send reporters to room 1808 at the hotel.
• Reporters rushed into the room and photographed Henry and Luo Bai together, and the images spread online the next morning.