Chapter Summaries

Xie Ji sold his system-shop beauty and hair-growth pills at a crowded market stall, earning a huge sum after a customer’s scar vanished instantly. The sale ended when urban enforcement officers accused him of selling counterfeit products and ordered him to come with them.

• Xie Ji set up a stall with Lu Xunji, and Lu told a woman that Xie Ji liked men before claiming he was the man Xie Ji liked.
• Xie Ji sold a whitening pill to a woman, whose scar disappeared and whose skin became smooth and pale within moments.
• The crowd bid up the pills, and Xie Ji sold his stock of whitening and hair-growth pills for a total of three hundred thousand star coins.
• Urban enforcement officers pushed through the crowd, kicked over Xie Ji’s stall, and ordered him to accompany them over a report of counterfeit goods.
• Lu Xunji stepped in front of Xie Ji, suspecting someone had reported him because enforcement officers rarely came to the area.

After Xie Ji’s stall was reported for breaking the rules, he and Lu Xunji were taken to a public security station to pay a fine and write self-criticisms. Lu Xunji nearly kissed Xie Ji while wiping ink from his face, fled to the nearby mall, and returned soaked after Xie Ji had waited over an hour.

• Urban enforcement officers took Xie Ji and Lu Xunji to a public security station after Xie Ji’s stall was reported, ending the livestream.
• Xie Ji complained about writing a self-criticism and copied Lu Xunji’s page while they crouched at the station.
• Lu Xunji wiped ink from Xie Ji’s face, grew overwhelmed by his closeness, and abruptly stood up.
• Lu Xunji asked where the restroom was and rushed out before the officer finished explaining that he had to leave his identification details.
• Xie Ji kept writing for over an hour, then saw Lu Xunji return soaked and assumed he had been constipated.

After Xie Ji and Lu Xunji were detained over their stall, Xie Ji noticed Lu Xunji’s self-inflicted wounds and tried to care for him, but Lu Xunji recoiled from his touch. Once they were released, Xie Ji angrily left Lu Xunji with money for groceries, and Lu Xunji struggled to ask him to stay.

• Xie Ji finished copying the self-criticisms and discovered that Lu Xunji had several fresh cuts on his arm.
• Lu Xunji pulled away from Xie Ji’s touch, while Xie Ji gave him ointment and grew angry at his rejection.
• The urban management officer made Xie Ji rewrite his self-criticism after he had copied Lu Xunji’s name, then fined them five thousand and returned his stall.
• Xie Ji transferred two thousand to Lu Xunji for groceries and said he would leave without him.
• Lu Xunji caught Xie Ji’s wrist and asked where he was going, but Xie Ji swatted him away and told him to stay out of his business.

After returning to his stall, Xie Ji profited from public backlash and accidentally ate a rare Divine Sense Fruit, which might improve his divination but carried unpredictable dangers. He left a desperate customer furious by refusing to sell him a Hair-Growth Pill, then headed off to meet Lu Xunji.

• Xie Ji returned to his stall, and the livestream audience’s criticism earned him a flood of system points.
• Xie Ji spent a thousand pulls in the system shop and found a Divine Sense Fruit, which he ate before Little Black could warn him about its dangerous side effects.
• Little Black explained that the fruit might enhance Xie Ji’s divination but could also cause unpredictable fatal accidents.
• Zhou Tianye hurried to Xie Ji’s stall to buy a Hair-Growth Pill, but Xie Ji claimed it was sold out and then called the pill in his hand a sample.
• Xie Ji left Zhou Tianye and the livestream audience fuming as he walked away to meet Lu Xunji.

After Xie Ji earned three hundred thousand, Lu Xunji’s favorability rose as Xie Ji ran to him and demanded an apology. They reconciled on the speedboat, where Xie Ji tended Lu Xunji’s wounds, and returned to find Ji Shi and Mu Yao waiting outside the villa.

• Xie Ji transferred the three hundred thousand he had earned into his personal account and saw a system notification that Lu Xunji’s favorability had increased.
• Xie Ji ran to Lu Xunji, demanded an apology, and Lu Xunji carried him onto the boat after quietly saying he was sorry.
• Xie Ji checked Lu Xunji’s wound on the speedboat, applied ointment, and told him to take medicine if he hurt himself again.
• Xie Ji and Lu Xunji carried the groceries back toward the villa, and Lu Xunji’s favorability rose again when Xie Ji let him carry one bag.
• Xie Ji and Lu Xunji found Ji Shi and Mu Yao sitting outside the villa and watching the road.

The courtyard residents gathered to plan a shared dinner, but realized they needed to buy kitchenware and could not find Zhou Heyu. Xie Ji found Zhou Heyu caring for two abandoned puppies and brought them back to the residence, where Zhou Heyu followed after him.

• Lu told Ji Shi and Xie Ji to carry the things inside if they wanted dinner, while Ji Shi and Mu Yao argued.
• Shang Yan proposed that everyone contribute points toward basic kitchenware, and the group agreed.
• The residents noticed Zhou Heyu was missing and searched the courtyard residence for him.
• Xie Ji found Zhou Heyu crouched in the grass with two newborn puppies.
• Xie Ji picked up the puppies and persuaded Zhou Heyu to take them home with him.

Xie Ji brought two stray puppies back to the villa and persuaded the others to let him keep them. After revealing he had earned money selling pills, he began discussing a veterinary hospital and product testing with Shang Yan, but Lu Xunji carried him off to bed before they could continue.

• Xie Ji returned with two filthy puppies, and Lu Xunji made them a sheltered bed while Mu Yao and Shang Yan objected to keeping them.
• Xie Ji promised to care for the puppies himself, and Ji Shi and Mu Yao eventually agreed to let him keep them.
• Shang Yan warned Xie Ji that the puppies needed proper medical care, and Ji Shi offered to contact his father about a veterinarian.
• Xie Ji offered to open a veterinary hospital and showed Shang Yan two million and three hundred thousand he had earned selling pills.
• Shang Yan became interested in testing Xie Ji's products and discussed their potential value, while Xie Ji named the puppies A-Qiang and A-Gang and called Shang Yan his adoptive father.
• Lu Xunji interrupted their discussion, said it could wait until morning, and carried Xie Ji to his room.

The group discussed how to stop Xie Ji from sleeping in Lu Xunji’s room, while Shang Yan hinted at a plan. After Lu Xunji bathed Xie Ji, he used Xie Ji’s presence to calm his own agitation, but Xie Ji disappeared while Lu Xunji showered.

• Shang Yan, Ji Shi, Mu Yao, and Zhou Heyu debated how to keep Xie Ji from staying in Lu Xunji’s room, and Shang Yan hinted that he had a plan.
• Lu Xunji bathed Xie Ji, who worried aloud about whether A-Gang and A-Qiang would be cold or hungry.
• Lu Xunji became agitated while washing Xie Ji and left the bathroom, then noticed the medicine bottles Xie Ji had given him.
• Lu Xunji pulled the freshly bathed Xie Ji into his arms, said the contact worked well, and went to shower.
• Lu Xunji came out of the bathroom and found that Xie Ji had disappeared.

Lu Xunji and Xie Ji cared for two abandoned puppies outside the villa, improvising feeding nipples from baby-be-gone sheaths. After getting the puppies fed and warm, they returned to bed, leaving the used sheaths beside the cardboard box.

• Lu Xunji brought Xie Ji a jacket while Xie Ji fed the shivering puppies warm goat's milk.
• Xie Ji told Lu Xunji that Zhou Heyu had gone back after accidentally getting kicked by a calf while they looked for a goat to milk.
• Lu Xunji fetched baby-be-gone sheaths and fashioned them into makeshift nipples so they could feed the puppies more efficiently.
• Xie Ji covered the puppies' box with his jacket, and Lu Xunji led him back inside to sleep.
• Lu Xunji and Xie Ji forgot to throw away the used sheaths, leaving them beside the puppies' box, then fell asleep together.

Xie Ji cleared up a misunderstanding over two latex sleeves that Ji Shi thought Mu Yao had used, revealing that he and Lu Xunji had used them to feed puppies. The group’s anger subsided, and Xie Ji asked what they were having for breakfast.

• Xie Ji found Ji Shi and Mu Yao arguing over two latex sleeves left outside the guesthouse, which Ji Shi believed Mu Yao had used.
• Xie Ji picked up the sleeves and admitted that he and Lu Xunji had used them, making Ji Shi burst into tears and charge toward Lu Xunji.
• Zhou Heyu worried that Lu Xunji had forced Xie Ji into a relationship, but Xie Ji explained they had used the sleeves to feed puppies.
• Xie Ji swept the sleeves into the trash and apologized to Ji Shi for leaving them outside.
• Lu Xunji admitted he had understood the misunderstanding but had let it continue because he liked watching people lose it.
• Ji Shi argued with Lu Xunji while Xie Ji asked whether they could finally decide what to make for breakfast.

Xie Ji agreed to let Shang Group distribute his pills, trusting Shang Yan to handle the deal. After everyone gathered for lunch, Lu Xunji fed Xie Ji first, drawing jealous and admiring stares as Xie Ji happily ate.

• Ji Shi left for the rice paddies without his usual chat with Xie Ji, while Zhou Heyu said goodbye to Xie Ji before heading to work.
• Shang Yan told Xie Ji that a testing agency would provide results on the pills within three days and offered Shang Group's distribution or investment options.
• Xie Ji chose Shang Group distribution because he trusted Shang Yan, and Shang Yan left to record their decision.
• Xie Ji finished his work in the livestock area and returned to find Lu Xunji had cooked while Zhou Heyu and Ji Shi prepared the table.
• Lu Xunji fed Xie Ji a bite of squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, then gave him a bowl, while Ji Shi and Mu Yao watched him eat.

During dinner, Xie Ji humorously catered to Ji Shi before returning to eat, and later bathed the two puppies with Mu Yao. Mu Yao warmed to A-Qiang, and the system unlocked his affection progress at 59%.

• Lu Xunji called Xie Ji over, brushed rice from his face, and received food Xie Ji piled into his bowl.
• Ji Shi demanded that Xie Ji serve him, so Xie Ji grabbed braised pork with his hand and dumped it into Ji Shi's bowl.
• After dinner, Xie Ji prepared to bathe the puppies while Mu Yao heated water, and Mu Yao joined him when A-Qiang rubbed his head against Mu Yao's palm.
• The system detected an intrusion, integrated mutated values, and unlocked Mu Yao's affection progress at 59%.

Xie Ji earned points by teasing Mu Yao, then helped care for the puppies and finished the livestock work with Lu Xunji, Zhou Heyu, and Ji Shi. When the three young men tried to make dinner, their cooking caused a small explosion that left Lu Xunji’s kitchen smoking.

• Xie Ji teased Mu Yao until Mu Yao’s favorability fell and Xie Ji gained 100 points.
• Xie Ji washed A-Gang and A-Qiang, and Lu Xunji showed him the doghouse he had built for them.
• Zhou Heyu and Ji Shi helped Xie Ji finish the livestock work in just over half an hour.
• Xie Ji, Zhou Heyu, and Ji Shi tried to prepare dinner without cooking help, and their attempt caused an explosion in the kitchen.
• Xie Ji asked Lu Xunji what he wanted for dinner and admitted that about forty percent of the kitchen had been affected.

After Ji Shi, Zhou Heyu, and Xie Ji accidentally set the kitchen ablaze, Lu Xunji took Xie Ji away and washed the soot from his hair. Xie Ji told Lu Xunji that he liked him so much, while Lu Xunji struggled to hide his feelings.

• Xie Ji, Ji Shi, and Zhou Heyu tried to heat food, burned the pot, and filled the residence with smoke before Xie Ji put out the flames.
• Lu Xunji led Xie Ji upstairs and ordered Ji Shi and Zhou Heyu to clean the kitchen after showering.
• Shang Yan and Mu Yao returned and found Zhou Heyu waiting outside the communal bathhouse, where they mocked him and the kitchen disaster.
• Lu Xunji washed Xie Ji's hair in the bathtub, and Xie Ji asked whether Lu Xunji was still angry with him.
• Xie Ji moved closer to Lu Xunji and whispered that he liked him so much.

Lu Xunji kissed Xie Ji after washing his hair, then angrily forbade him from repeating a phrase that had flustered him. When they went downstairs, Shang Yan suspected they had been sneaking snacks upstairs.

• Lu Xunji kissed Xie Ji fiercely after Xie Ji praised his hair-washing technique.
• Lu Xunji finished washing Xie Ji's hair and warned him not to repeat the phrase, crushing the bathroom door's glass in his grip.
• Xie Ji hurriedly washed and went downstairs with Lu Xunji.
• Shang Yan saw them and asked whether they had been sneaking snacks upstairs.

After Xie Ji developed a high fever, Lu Xunji cared for him while the doctor’s arrival was delayed. Xie Ji clung to Lu Xunji and worried that he might hurt himself again, leaving Lu Xunji to tend to him as his fever worsened.

• Xie Ji used his points to replace the burned kitchen utensils, then ate only half a bowl of dinner.
• Lu Xunji noticed Xie Ji was feverish, confirmed his temperature had reached thirty-eight degrees, and carried him upstairs to rest.
• Ji Shi argued with Lu Xunji over who should look after Xie Ji, while Shang Yan urged Ji Shi to contact a doctor.
• Xie Ji held Lu Xunji’s wrist and asked him not to cut himself again; Lu Xunji promised to stay beside him.
• Ji Shi learned the doctor’s boat was delayed by an hour, so Lu Xunji mixed medical alcohol with warm water and wiped Xie Ji’s body.

Xie Ji dreamed of witnessing an intimate encounter between two men, one of whom sounded like him, before waking in bed with a fever. Ji Shi’s panicked attempt to revive him made him vomit, and Lu Xunji sent Ji Shi away.

• Xie Ji drifted into a dreamlike world of white curtains and found two figures on a bed.
• Xie Ji heard one figure speak in a familiar voice and saw the other reveal deep purple eyes as he bit his partner.
• Xie Ji woke with a scream, and Ji Shi shook him while trying to revive him.
• Lu Xunji pulled Ji Shi away and scolded him, while Xie Ji leaned over the bed and vomited.

Xie Ji’s unexplained fever came from the Divine Sense Fruit’s residual karma, which Little Black tried to burn away by dangerously raising his temperature. After Xie Ji recovered, Lu Xunji’s fear and desire surfaced as he carried him toward a hospital by speedboat.

• Lu Xunji caught Xie Ji as he collapsed and ordered the director to arrange urgent transport to a hospital.
• In system space, Little Black explained that Xie Ji’s fever was caused by karma and admitted he had gambled with Xie Ji’s life by raising his body temperature.
• Little Black lowered Xie Ji’s temperature too far before restoring it, while Lu Xunji held the unconscious Xie Ji and reopened his own wound in distress.
• Lu Xunji carried Xie Ji onto the Shang Group’s speedboat and feared he was dying as his body temperature fell.
• Xie Ji woke when Lu Xunji’s tear touched his face, and Lu Xunji confessed that he wanted to fuck him.

Lu Xunji lost control and tore open his arm wounds while Xie Ji and Shang Yan struggled to restrain him. After Lu Xunji woke in the hospital, he feared he had frightened Xie Ji, but Xie Ji looked at him with his usual warmth and concern.

• Lu Xunji grabbed Xie Ji and begged to kiss him as Shang Yan briefly saw them grappling through the cabin door.
• Shang Yan returned, realized Lu Xunji was tearing open his bloody wounds, and helped Xie Ji try to restrain him.
• Lu Xunji pinned Xie Ji down and kissed him until Shang Yan struck an acupoint and knocked him unconscious.
• Xie Ji and Shang Yan took Lu Xunji to the hospital, where doctors treated his wounds and gave him a blood transfusion.
• Lu Xunji woke three hours later, remembered losing control, and worried Xie Ji would no longer approach him without reservations.
• Xie Ji leaned into Lu Xunji's view and asked if he was still in pain.

After waking in the hospital, Lu Xunji became fixated on Xie Ji, who mistook his desire for an urgent private problem and tried to give him space. When Shang Yan arrived, Xie Ji misunderstood his offer to help Lu Xunji and warned Lu Xunji against accepting help from a man.

• Lu Xunji woke and grabbed Xie Ji's hair while staring at him, then admitted he wanted to deal with a private problem.
• Xie Ji offered to leave Lu Xunji alone, and Lu Xunji told him to get out.
• Xie Ji guarded the hospital room door when Shang Yan returned, claiming Lu Xunji needed privacy.
• Lu Xunji came out, steadied Xie Ji, and told Shang Yan he had been pissing.
• Shang Yan offered to help Lu Xunji, and Xie Ji blocked him and warned Lu Xunji that a man who gave his dick a hand could only be a gay dude.