Chapter Summaries

Luo Beishi investigated Hu Lian’s secret surveillance of Wu You'an and suspected Wu might be involved in Huo Qiuya’s death. After Huo Cixiao shared his conflicted feelings about his half-sister, an accident at a construction project forced him to call an urgent meeting, while Luo Beishi offered to accompany him.

• Luo Beishi watched footage showing Hu Lian spying on Wu You'an from a villa opposite his home and suspected Wu knew about it.
• Luo Beishi questioned whether Wu You'an had pretended to like Luo Bai to make Hu Lian hate Huo Qiuya, then asked Tongtong to investigate Wu’s family.
• Luo Beishi told Huo Cixiao he suspected more was behind Huo Qiuya’s death, and Huo Cixiao admitted he had stopped resenting her and sometimes helped her.
• Special Assistant Yu reported that a large section of a west-city project site had collapsed, so Huo Cixiao ordered the PR team to monitor the internet and called a meeting.
• Huo Cixiao resisted leaving Luo Beishi behind, but Luo Beishi offered to accompany him to the site.

After an unfinished aquarium collapsed in a rainstorm, Huo Cixiao investigated the construction failures while Luo Beishi and Tongtong stopped a coordinated online attack on Huo Corporation. The scheme’s organizer learned that the negative coverage had been erased and collapsed in rage.

• Huo Cixiao inspected the collapsed aquarium, identified serious problems with the contractor’s materials, and said Huo Corporation would sue.
• Luo Beishi suspected the project handover team had been involved, and Huo Cixiao revealed that the responsible people had been taken into custody.
• Luo Beishi instructed Tongtong to investigate the project team’s bank accounts, including overseas accounts, and then ordered it to erase online posts about the aquarium.
• Huo Corporation’s PR staff watched the negative coverage vanish and celebrated with a late-night meal after Luo Beishi sent them red packets.
• A middle-aged rival learned that his troll companies could not post anything about Huo Corporation or the aquarium, then passed out after his scheme failed.

Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao helped resolve Huo Corporation’s aquarium crisis, then uncovered a possible link between Wu You'an and Huo Cheng. After DNA testing confirmed Wu You'an was Huo Cheng’s son, Wu You'an went missing, and Luo Beishi passed his location to Huo Cixiao and the police.

• Luo Beishi gave Huo Cixiao evidence against the people behind the aquarium incident, and Huo Corporation submitted it to the police, clearing its name and prompting the suspects to face judgment.
• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao examined Wu You'an’s records and learned that his aunt Lu Lu, Huo Cheng’s first love, had drowned; they shared the lead with the other side for further investigation.
• Luo Beishi suspected Wu You'an might be Huo Cheng’s son because they looked alike, and Huo Cixiao arranged to collect samples for paternity testing.
• Two days later, Luo Beishi learned that the test confirmed Wu You'an was Huo Cheng’s son and that Wu You'an had gone missing.
• The system sent Luo Beishi Wu You'an’s location, and Luo Beishi forwarded it to Huo Cixiao, who passed it to the police; they also clarified that their earlier surveillance of Wu You'an had been part of investigating his aunt’s death.

After Wu You'an's rescue exposed Hu Lian's plot and his Huo Family ties, the police reopened Lu Lu's drowning case. Luo Beishi reflected on his own past while comforting Huo Cixiao, and the two set work aside to spend time together.

• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao discussed how Wu You'an had provoked Hu Lian into kidnapping him and how the police rescued him.
• Huo Cheng learned that Hu Lian had plotted Huo Qiuya's murder and collapsed; Hu La chose not to seek revenge and returned to her nightlife.
• Wu You'an's DNA results revealed he was Huo Cheng's illegitimate son, and Luo Beishi sent the results to Huo Cheng and Huo Cifeng as police reopened Lu Lu's drowning case.
• Luo Bai discovered Wu You'an was unreachable and learned online that he was connected to the Huo Family, abandoning his plan to ask him for career help.
• Luo Beishi told the system about his past experience with a dubious entertainment training company and said he was glad he had lacked money to be scammed.
• Luo Beishi told Huo Cixiao how empty his life would have been without him, and Huo Cixiao put his laptop aside.

Luo Beishi discovered that Assistant Zhang’s red cord connected him to Wu You'an, then learned how Wu You'an had once protected Zhang at school. The chapter ended with Assistant Zhang watching Huo Cifeng sleep and plotting to help Wu You'an reclaim what he believed was rightfully his.

• Luo Beishi recognized that Assistant Zhang wore a red cord matching Wu You'an’s merchandise and asked the system to investigate him.
• Luo Beishi embraced Huo Cixiao and promised to protect him, while Huo Cixiao said he would stay by Luo Beishi wherever he went.
• The system found that Wu You'an had defended Assistant Zhang from bullies at school, breaking his arm and missing a piano competition in the process.
• Luo Beishi concluded that Assistant Zhang had long regarded Wu You'an as his white moonlight and had stayed near Huo Cifeng as part of a plan.
• Assistant Zhang looked at Wu You'an’s photo and resolved to help him reclaim everything he believed belonged to him.

Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao discussed the strange chain of connections surrounding Wu You'an, while Wu You'an returned to filming and told Qin Feilin about his recent kidnapping and family revelations. Suspecting Wu You'an had a secret room, Luo Beishi considered investigating discreetly and realized Qin Feiyue also knew him.

• Luo Beishi told Huo Cixiao that Wu You'an's connections had indirectly led to Huo Cixiao being hit by a car, and they joked that Huo Cifeng had been a substitute.
• Wu You'an returned to filming and reassured his coworkers that he was fine and that he did not blame the person who had endangered him.
• Qin Feilin told Wu You'an that his biological brother was in the right and that he intended to stay out of his life.
• Qin Feilin revealed that he had agreed to a marriage alliance with a woman who wanted him as a beard.
• Wu You'an told Qin Feilin that Hu Lian had kidnapped him before he learned that Hu Lian was his biological younger brother and that he was Huo Cheng's illegitimate son.
• Luo Beishi learned from the system that a camera had caught part of a secret room in Wu You'an's bedroom, paid to falsify photo timestamps, and decided they needed a discreet way to investigate; then he remembered Qin Feiyue knew Wu You'an too.

Qin Feiyue called Luo Beishi, who invited him to visit Wu You'an despite Qin's suspicions about Wu's basement. Two days later, Qin arrived at Wu's home with a therapist posing as a bodyguard and a hen and duck in tow.

• Qin Feiyue called Luo Beishi and said Huo Cixiao's therapists were keeping him company and helping him feel better.
• Luo Beishi invited Qin Feiyue to dinner, and they discussed visiting Wu You'an to check on him and investigate the hidden basement door.
• Qin Feiyue grew frightened that Wu You'an might be dangerous, and Luo Beishi regretted encouraging him to visit.
• Huo Cixiao offered Qin Feiyue a therapist to pose as his bodyguard boyfriend, and Qin accepted.
• Two days later, Qin Feiyue and a suited therapist arrived at Wu You'an's home with gifts, a hen, and a duck.
• Wu You'an opened the door, recoiled from the animals, and let Qin Feiyue inside.

Qin Feiyue visited Wu You'an with Zhong Qijiu, and the two pretended to be an affectionate couple while Wu You'an tried to question them. The visit left Qin Feiyue convinced Zhong Qijiu was emotionally fragile, while he refused to hear anything about the Qin Family.

• Qin Feiyue introduced Zhong Qijiu as his boyfriend and explained that he had only been responsible for buying the chickens and ducks they brought.
• Zhong Qijiu asked Qin Feiyue for affection, and Qin Feiyue reluctantly hugged him as Wu You'an approached.
• Wu You'an brought them walnut milk and asked Zhong Qijiu about his work; Zhong Qijiu said his family ran a funeral services company.
• Zhong Qijiu implied he felt unworthy of Qin Feiyue, prompting Qin Feiyue to drink from Zhong Qijiu's bottle and comfort him.
• Wu You'an mentioned seeing Qin Feiyue's eldest brother, but Qin Feiyue said he wanted nothing to do with the Qin Family.

Wu You'an tried to draw Qin Feiyue closer while concealing his plans for revenge against Huo Cheng, but Qin Feiyue arrived with his boyfriend, Zhong Qijiu. As Wu You'an hosted them for lemon duck, Zhong Qijiu secretly coordinated with Luo Beishi, leaving their operation underway.

• Wu You'an recalled how Huo Cheng had driven his mother to suicide and resolved to continue his revenge, including arranging a meeting with Old Master Huo.
• Qin Feiyue asked to eat at Wu You'an's home and brought his boyfriend, Zhong Qijiu, along.
• Wu You'an took Qin Feiyue to cook while Zhong Qijiu secretly contacted Luo Beishi, who told him to wait until they were busy.
• Qin Feiyue and Wu You'an prepared duck together, giving Zhong Qijiu time to carry out the plan.
• At dinner, Qin Feiyue doted on Zhong Qijiu, who pretended to cry when Wu You'an mentioned having held Qin Feiyue before.

Wu You'an’s confrontation with Qin Feiyue and Zhong Qijiu ended with them leaving, while Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao learned that Wu You'an had collected compromising evidence and displayed Luo Beishi’s photographs. Luo Beishi suspected Wu You'an was trying to get close to him through Qin Feiyue, and they planned to meet him at a Wang family birthday celebration.

• Qin Feiyue accused Wu You'an of hurting Zhong Qijiu and ended their friendship, while Wu You'an defended his comments as jokes and praise.
• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao discussed how Zhong Qijiu had volunteered to stay beside Qin Feiyue and that Huo Cixiao had already assessed the Zhong family.
• After Qin Feiyue and Zhong Qijiu left, the system told Luo Beishi that Wu You'an held compromising evidence on influential people and had recently put up photographs of Luo Beishi.
• Luo Beishi suspected Wu You'an was trying to approach him through Qin Feiyue, and told Huo Cixiao about the photographs and his theory.
• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao planned to attend the Wang family grandfather's birthday celebration, while Huo Cixiao reacted angrily to the possibility that Wu You'an might harm Luo Beishi.

Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao discussed their matching outfits for an upcoming banquet, while Zhong Qijiu took Qin Feiyue for a drive and revealed that his family owned many cemeteries. Qin Feiyue accepted the revelation without prejudice, and the two continued to grow closer.

• Luo Beishi entertained Huo Cixiao with an outlandish story before they discussed choosing outfits for the banquet.
• Huo Cixiao told Luo Beishi that he had prepared a room full of new clothes for him.
• Zhong Qijiu drove Qin Feiyue away from Wu You'an's house and suggested they elope.
• Qin Feiyue questioned Zhong Qijiu about his work, and Zhong Qijiu admitted that he was not a doctor and that his family owned many cemeteries.
• Qin Feiyue told Zhong Qijiu he had no prejudice toward his family's business and reassured him that he did not need to feel inferior.

Zhong Qijiu drove Qin Feiyue out of the city while Luo Beishi learned that Huo Cifeng had hired a hypnotist to alter Assistant Zhang’s memories. At Old Master Wang’s birthday banquet, Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao arrived together as the influential elders played chess nearby.

• Zhong Qijiu drove Qin Feiyue toward the edge of the city, alarming him with his speed.
• Luo Beishi learned through the system that Huo Cifeng had drugged Assistant Zhang and brought in Lu Yinshan, a hypnotist.
• Huo Cifeng ordered Lu Yinshan to replace Wu You'an in Zhang Ze’s memories with himself.
• Luo Beishi told Huo Cixiao about the hypnosis, and they decided to attend the next evening’s banquet to watch what happened.
• Wu You'an arrived at Old Master Wang’s birthday banquet as Young Master Wang’s male companion.
• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao arrived in matching white outfits, while Old Master Wang and Old Master Huo played chess in a quiet corner.

At the Huo Family banquet, Wu You'an’s guzheng performance faltered when he became distracted by Zhang Ze and Huo Cifeng, while guests mocked him and gossiped about the family. The chapter ended with Huo Cifeng shaking Wu You'an’s hand as Zhang Ze prepared to wipe it, watched by Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao through the system’s screen.

• Wu You'an accepted Wang Chen’s suggestion to perform on the guzheng and asked him to record it.
• Wu You'an became distracted when Zhang Ze fed Huo Cifeng cake and played a mistake-riddled version of “High Mountains and Flowing Water.”
• Guests criticized Wu You'an’s performance and gossiped about his mother and the Huo Family, prompting Wang Chen to defend him.
• Banquet guests reported in “Really Not a Wealthy Family Group Chat” that Zhang Ze wiped Huo Cifeng’s hand after Wu You'an offered a handshake.
• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao watched the encounter on a screen, where Huo Cifeng greeted Wu You'an and Zhang Ze asked to wipe Huo Cifeng’s hand.

Huo Cifeng defended Zhang Ze after Wu You'an and Wang Chen slighted him, forcing Wang Chen to apologize and leaving Wu You'an to endure the humiliation. Huo Cixiao decided to investigate Wu You'an's background, while Wu You'an planned to contact Zhang Ze after the banquet.

• Zhang Ze openly said he was disgusted by Wu You'an, and Huo Cifeng defended Zhang Ze as both his friend and date.
• Huo Cifeng pointed out Zhang Ze's Ivy League education and business achievements, embarrassing Wang Chen and Wu You'an.
• Wang Chen apologized to Zhang Ze and resolved to distance himself from Wu You'an to protect the Wang Family.
• Wu You'an offered to apologize on Wang Chen's behalf, but Zhang Ze noted that Wang Chen had not yet apologized.
• Huo Cixiao decided to investigate Wu You'an and the circumstances of his upbringing.
• Wu You'an stayed at the banquet to wait for Old Master Huo and planned to call Zhang Ze after returning home.

Wu You'an grew furious when Zhang Ze's number no longer worked, while Luo Beishi reviewed the Qin Family's troubles and watched Wu You'an confront Hu Lian. Hu Lian revealed that Wu You'an had helped plot Huo Qiuya's murder and hinted that he knew who caused Huo Cixiao's car accident, leaving Wu You'an shaken.

• Wu You'an waited in vain for Grandpa Wang to notice him, then called Zhang Ze and heard that the number was no longer in service.
• Zhang Ze apologized to Huo Cifeng, promised to love only him, and said he had canceled the SIM card he used to contact his online friend.
• Luo Beishi rejected Qin Feilin's wedding invitation and considered the Qin Family's decline and Luo Bai's scam training classes.
• The system showed Luo Beishi footage of Wu You'an visiting Hu Lian in prison.
• Hu Lian told Wu You'an that he had exposed their relationship to protect himself and warned that Huo Cifeng could trace Wu You'an's role in Huo Qiuya's murder.
• Hu Lian asked Wu You'an to guess who had caused Huo Cixiao's car accident, leaving Wu You'an chilled as the supervising officer ended the visit.

Huo Cheng revealed the truth about Wu You'an’s mother and the money he had sent for Wu You'an, leading Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi to realize Wu You'an had been misled by his adoptive family. Huo Cixiao suggested leaving the matter to Huo Cifeng, then proposed a honeymoon with Luo Beishi, while Luo Beishi learned that his brother had gone missing.

• Huo Cheng told A Hu and A Long that Wu You'an’s mother had spent his support money on a gambling addict, and that he had arranged for Wu You'an’s child support to go to his eldest aunt.
• A Hu and A Long investigated the gambling addict and learned he had been sent to prison after someone reported him.
• Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi concluded that Wu You'an had pursued revenge after being misled by his eldest aunt’s family, and Huo Cixiao suggested leaving the matter to Huo Cifeng.
• Huo Cixiao told Luo Beishi that his brother was missing and speculated that Zhong Qijiu had taken him away.
• Huo Cixiao proposed that he and Luo Beishi go on their honeymoon, and Luo Beishi asked to review travel guides first.
• Luo Beishi thought about how Wen Gong managed their finances and wanted to give him a raise.

Huo Cifeng tested Zhang Ze’s feelings and discovered that Zhang Ze had forgotten their painful past, while Zhang Ze resolved to bring down Wu You'an. Meanwhile, Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi arrived at Beierkasi Island, which Huo Cixiao had transferred into his wife’s name, and settled into their suite.

• Huo Cifeng showed Zhang Ze documents about Wu You'an and watched as Zhang Ze condemned Wu You'an and swore that Huo Cifeng was the only one he loved.
• Huo Cifeng realized Zhang Ze no longer remembered their past, and Zhang Ze decided to make Wu You'an lose his status and expose his true nature.
• Huo Cixiao set off for Beierkasi Island with Luo Beishi, while Special Assistant Wen and Wen Gong followed to protect them.
• Huo Cixiao revealed that he had transferred ownership of Beierkasi Island to Luo Beishi, who was delighted by the gift.
• Luo Beishi explained how Liu Fang had accounted for his unusual coloring and how recessive genes in the Qin Family could explain his appearance.
• A She, A Hu, A Long, and A Ming helped Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi settle into their suite, where Luo Beishi wanted to take home the robot Xiao Pang.

Luo Beishi enjoyed a vacation with Huo Cixiao and Xiao Pang, while Wu You'an faced damaging romance rumors after Ma Jiaojiao’s setup. As the system explained the scheme to Luo Beishi during a cable-car ride, Huo Cixiao stopped the car and asked him to look down.

• Luo Beishi met Xiao Pang, learned Huo Cixiao had left the robot on the island to avoid worsening unemployment, and praised both Xiao Pang and her husband.
• Xiao Pang welcomed Luo Beishi as family and prepared fruit for him, while Huo Cixiao took over feeding him and A Hu and A Long silently judged their young master.
• News surfaced that Wu You'an had been seen at a hotel with Ma Jiaojiao, and Qin Feilin warned him that her family was near bankruptcy and urged him to issue a PR statement.
• Wu You'an told Qin Feilin and his manager that Ma Jiaojiao’s people had tied him up, and he suspected Huo Cifeng had arranged the setup.
• The system told Luo Beishi that Wu You'an was in trouble, and Luo Beishi suspected Huo Cifeng and Special Assistant Zhang had manufactured the scandal.
• During their cable-car ride, Huo Cixiao stopped the car and asked Luo Beishi to look down.

Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao visited the island’s animal sanctuary, while their assistants and bodyguards joked and sparred outside a restaurant. That night, the system showed Luo Beishi footage of the guards, then got ejected from the bathroom and chatted with Xiao Pang before returning to its host.

• Luo Beishi learned that Huo Cixiao’s Stray Animal Foundation rescued animals and cared for them on the island, and he watched the animals from a distance.
• A Hu, Special Assistant Wen, A Long, and A Ming joked about their jobs, and Special Assistant Wen defeated A Ming in a sparring match.
• Huo Cixiao picked king crab meat for Luo Beishi while the Twelve Zodiac Animals guarded them, and Sagittarius learned why Taurus valued money so much.
• Libra silently named Sagittarius and Taurus’s pairing the She-Niu ship.
• The system replayed footage for Luo Beishi after he returned to the hotel, then got ejected from the bathroom and began talking with Xiao Pang before rejoining Luo Beishi.

After Wu You'an accused someone of framing him, Luo Beishi released an authentic recording that exposed Wu You'an's private behavior and wrecked his reputation. As Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao continued their trip, Qin Feilin's bride called off their wedding and ran away.

• Wu You'an posted a statement claiming he had been tied up and hinting that someone had deleted surveillance footage to frame him.
• Luo Beishi decided to reveal proof and used the system to confirm that no device could detect the recording.
• Luo Beishi posted the recording anonymously on Weibo, and professionals confirmed it was genuine.
• Luo Beishi taunted Wu You'an, whose endorsements began disappearing as his fans reacted to the recording.
• Qin Feilin's bride Yaya called off their wedding after he defended Wu You'an, then climbed over a wall and ran away.