Chapter Summaries

Xie Zhuzhou and his family cleared a haunted house by smashing through its staged scares, while Chu Yanzhang admired his strength. That night, Xie Zhuzhou tried to recruit Ji Wangyun to scare Ji Wangyan, but Ji Wangchen caught them and threatened to give them more work.

• At the ghost-bride stage, Xie Zhuzhou cracked a cave wall, crushed a coffin lid, and received a key after the frightened NPCs fled.
• Xie Zhuzhou punched through the ghost train’s fake door, and the group cleared the haunted house in record time.
• After returning home, Xie Zhuzhou stayed awake with the lights on and decided to get revenge on Ji Wangyan for scaring him.
• Xie Zhuzhou and Ji Wangyun headed upstairs to sneak onto Ji Wangyan’s balcony, but Ji Wangchen caught them before they could carry out their plan.
• Xie Zhuzhou apologized and asked Ji Wangchen to let him rest before his upcoming cruise.

Xie Zhuzhou prepared to attend the Hollow City ribbon-cutting ceremony and invited Chu Yanzhang to join him on a cruise, where he taunted Ji Wuwei about the uncle’s schemes against the Ji family. Ji Wuwei threatened that Xie Zhuzhou would not make it ashore alive, and Chu Yanzhang arrived just as Ji Wuwei lunged for him.

• Ji Wangchen told Xie Zhuzhou to attend the Hollow City ribbon-cutting ceremony and warned him to be careful on the cruise.
• Xie Zhuzhou resisted the ceremony and worried that Chu Yanzhang would be unsafe aboard the cruise, but Ji Wangchen gave him no way to refuse.
• Xie Zhuzhou wheeled Ji Wuwei onto the cruise deck and teased him with threats of making his wheelchair go out of control.
• Ji Wuwei revealed his plan to eliminate Ji Wuqiu and his four sons so the other Ji family members could reclaim the Ji Group.
• Xie Zhuzhou recorded Ji Wuwei threatening him and said he had accidentally sent the recording to his father.
• Ji Wuwei lunged for Xie Zhuzhou’s phone, and Chu Yanzhang arrived as he appeared to be hurting Zhuzhou.

Chu Yanzhang mistook Xie Zhuzhou’s scheming for kindness and defended him after Ji Wuwei was hurt. Later, Ji Wuwei fell into the pool with another person, and Xie Zhuzhou ordered the crew to rescue them while Chu Yanzhang questioned whether they had to save Ji Wuwei.

• Chu Yanzhang kicked Ji Wuwei’s wheelchair over and accused him of bullying Xie Zhuzhou, while Xie Zhuzhou pretended to excuse his uncle.
• Chu Yanzhang threatened Ji Wuwei, and Wu Chang watched through a surveillance camera as Xie Zhuzhou struggled not to laugh.
• Ji Wuwei passed a group of rich heirs who blamed him and Xie Zhuzhou for the humiliating banquet incident.
• Zhao Kunming’s damaged railing gave way when someone slid into Ji Wuwei, sending both of them and Ji Wuwei’s wheelchair into the pool.
• Xie Zhuzhou told Yang Da to have the lifeguards rescue Ji Wuwei and the other person, while Chu Yanzhang asked whether they really had to save him.

Xie Zhuzhou noticed the assassins posing as cruise-ship servers and turned their poisoned barbecue against them. He left the disguised killers under pressure to eat the squid they had prepared for him.

• Ji Wuwei and Zhao Kunming were rescued from the pool, and Ji Wuwei passed out after trading threats with Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang.
• Xie Zhuzhou recognized that people aboard the cruise ship were trying to kill him and resolved to use the situation to earn money.
• Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang played cards while Xie Zhuzhou secretly explained that he was creating an opportunity for the assassins.
• Chu Yanzhang stopped Xie Zhuzhou from eating the squid by reminding him he was allergic to seafood, so Xie Zhuzhou offered it to the servers instead.
• Xie Zhuzhou kicked a server to the ground, then demanded that the suspicious servers eat the squid because he suspected it was undercooked.

Xie Zhuzhou thwarted the disguised killers’ attempt to dispose of the poisoned barbecue and forced them into a drawing-lots scheme, while Zhao Kunming grew increasingly alarmed by his behavior. As doctors were summoned to examine the servers, the killers realized their disguises and poisoning plan were at risk and decided to attack Xie Zhuzhou immediately.

• The disguised killers tried to throw the poisoned barbecue into the sea, but Yang Da stopped the server carrying it and Xie Zhuzhou ordered them to eat it.
• Xie Zhuzhou proposed drawing lots to decide who would eat the barbecue, and the servers agreed before panicking over the slips they received.
• The servers made excuses to avoid eating, and one falsely claimed Zhao Kunming had been with him, prompting Zhao Kunming to angrily deny the accusation.
• Xie Zhuzhou ordered doctors to examine the servers and said they would still have to eat the reheated barbecue afterward.
• Realizing the medical examination could expose their disguises and the barbecue could poison them, the five killers decided to attack Xie Zhuzhou and escape by lifeboat.
• The killers turned to restrain Yang Da and kill Xie Zhuzhou while they believed they had a five-minute opening.

Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang defeated the assassins at the pool, then turned the fight into shooting practice with toy guns. After Chu Yanzhang mastered the shots, Xie Zhuzhou stepped away, leaving Chu Yanzhang wishing he had learned more slowly.

• Xie Zhuzhou used a white cane to knock two assassins into the pool, then threw an unconscious attacker into the assassin fighting Yang Da.
• Yang Da subdued the final assassin while Xie Zhuzhou handed Chu Yanzhang a toy gun and shot at the men in the pool.
• Xie Zhuzhou had Zhao Kunming jump into the pool as a target so he could teach Chu Yanzhang to shoot.
• Chu Yanzhang quickly hit the assassins and Zhao Kunming with every shot, while Xie Zhuzhou praised his talent.
• Xie Zhuzhou moved away after Chu Yanzhang learned to shoot, and Chu Yanzhang regretted mastering it so quickly.

Xie Zhuzhou used a cruise-ship party to ease tensions with his potential enemies, but assassins interrupted his evening with Chu Yanzhang. The attack ended with the assassins incapacitated by a foul-smelling device, while the guests grew afraid that Xie Zhuzhou might be planning to kill them too.

• Most of the guests at Xie Zhuzhou’s party reconsidered opposing him after seeing his strength and hearing of the day’s violence.
• Wu Chang taunted the captive Sha Li, a subordinate of Ji Wuwei, while Sha Li refused to betray his boss.
• Chu Yanzhang began telling Xie Zhuzhou that he was a god and had asked Wen Shuming to pretend to be his cousin, but assassins dropped into the movie room.
• Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang used a Dazed and Disoriented Stink Bead to incapacitate five assassins, then left to shower while Yang Da’s men restrained them.
• The guests saw the unconscious assassins and began to fear that Xie Zhuzhou had invited them aboard to poison or kill them.

Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang spent the evening on the cruise, where Xie Zhuzhou’s attempt to avoid drinking wine exposed a hidden assassin. By the end of the meal, Xie Zhuzhou was pleased that the other rich young guests had learned to keep their distance.

• Xie Zhuzhou hurried Chu Yanzhang out of the shower and was surprised to see his well-built physique beneath his bathrobe.
• Chu Yanzhang changed into floral clothes that he considered a matching outfit with Xie Zhuzhou’s.
• At the seafood feast, Xie Zhuzhou’s polite smile frightened the guests, while Zhao Kunming and a hidden assassin realized they had been misled about his supposed seafood allergy.
• Xie Zhuzhou flung his wineglass toward the curtain where he sensed an assassin, and the cleaning staff exposed the hiding man.
• Yang Da fought the assassin and knocked him unconscious with a stun gun after the man tried to escape.
• Xie Zhuzhou ate the seafood Chu Yanzhang peeled for him and felt satisfied that the guests now avoided provoking him.

After returning from the cruise, Xie Zhuzhou found out his uncle had offered him two hundred million in compensation and turned a family dinner into a discussion about his brothers’ education. He later decided to build muscle like Chu Yanzhang, but struggled to swallow protein powder.

• Xie Zhuzhou returned home after a week of exploring the ocean, then slept for a day and a night.
• Ji Wangyun told Xie Zhuzhou that their uncle had apologized and offered two hundred million, but Xie Zhuzhou thought the amount was too small.
• Xie Zhuzhou teased Ji Wangyun and Ji Wangyan about resenting their work, then suggested they pursue further studies.
• Ji Wangchen and Ji Wuqiu backed the idea of more education, with Ji Wuqiu urging his sons to learn from Chu Yanzhang.
• Ji Wangyan suggested enrolling Ji Wuqiu in a class on being an excellent father, and the family fell silent rather than agree to study.
• Xie Zhuzhou resolved to work out after remembering Chu Yanzhang’s physique, but complained to trainer Zhang San that protein powder was impossible to swallow.

Xie Zhuzhou sought a sparring partner, but Ji Wangyun and Ji Wangyan redirected him toward a pit-roasted chicken outing on the Sheng Family estate. Chu Yanzhang joined them, where An Xinian tried to insult him but ended up helping him start the fire.

• Xie Zhuzhou asked Ji Wangyun to spar, but Ji Wangyun tried to avoid the match and Ji Wangyan claimed he was busy.
• Ji Wangyan mentioned making pit-roasted chicken, and Xie Zhuzhou decided to join and invite Chu Yanzhang.
• The group gathered at the Sheng Family estate with younger Sheng cousins, Qin Fang, and An Xinian.
• An Xinian insulted Chu Yanzhang over the Chu Family's bankruptcy, but Chu Yanzhang calmly agreed with him and kept tending the fire.
• Chu Yanzhang asked An Xinian to shift position so he could shield the lighter's flame, and An Xinian reluctantly followed his instructions.

Xie Zhuzhou handed out sweet potatoes while Chu Yanzhang used a helpless act to make An Xinian take over the fire-lighting. Xie Zhuzhou sided with Chu Yanzhang, and the group still struggled to get the fire going as noon approached.

• Xie Zhuzhou gave roasted sweet potatoes to the younger Sheng Family cousins and brought one over to Chu Yanzhang.
• Chu Yanzhang told An Xinian to light the fire after An Xinian claimed he was good at it, then framed the request as a misunderstanding when An objected.
• Xie Zhuzhou defended Chu Yanzhang and took the lighter back from An Xinian, telling An not to brag.
• Li Yankai and Lin Shu arrived with hot milk tea, and Li Yankai broke up the awkward standoff.
• Xie Zhuzhou asked Li Yankai to fetch the blowtorch from Second Brother because the fire still had not caught.

Li Yankai joined the group at the Sheng estate, where Xie Zhuzhou put Qin Fang to work setting up the outdoor gathering. After Xie Zhuzhou sent Qin Fang to ask Elder Sheng to help carry chairs, Elder Sheng and the butler readily joined in, leaving Qin Fang bewildered and resentful.

• Li Yankai saw Ji Wangyun wearing his fox jacket and declined his offer to eat after borrowing a blowtorch.
• Chu Yanzhang quickly assembled the tent, and Xie Zhuzhou ordered Qin Fang to fetch the grill and chairs.
• Xie Zhuzhou told Qin Fang to ask Elder Sheng and the old butler to help carry chairs, while the younger Sheng cousins accidentally splashed milk tea on An Xinian.
• Ji Wangchen approved Qin Fang's request, and Elder Sheng and the butler agreed to carry chairs to the lawn.
• Elder Sheng said he had hoped to be invited outside, while Qin Fang followed behind, angry that he had been left with most of the chairs.

Ji Wangchen, Xie Zhuzhou, and their companions gathered to make kiln-roasted chicken when Elder Sheng announced that several grandfathers were coming to visit. Qin Fang and An Xinian panicked and tried to call their grandfathers to stay away, while Xie Zhuzhou looked forward to seeing them again.

• Elder Sheng arrived with Qin Fang and found Ji Wangchen waiting at the kiln-roasted chicken site.
• Xie Zhuzhou handed the fire-lighting work to Butler Wu and pulled Chu Yanzhang to his feet, accidentally squeezing his arm painfully.
• Elder Sheng said Grandpa An, Grandpa Ling, and Qin Fang's grandfather were coming to visit, including Grandpa Ling to apologize for his grandson harming Xie Zhuzhou.
• Qin Fang searched for his phone so he could warn his grandfather not to come, while An Xinian also tried to call his own grandfather.
• Chu Yanzhang reassured Xie Zhuzhou that any trouble would not be his fault, and Elder Sheng began to regret inviting the grandfathers.

Xie Zhuzhou confronted Master Elder An and Master Elder Ling at a gathering, trading sharp retorts over their past treatment of him and the Ling Family’s failure to apologize. Master Elder Ling apologized on Ling Zhenhe’s behalf, and Xie Zhuzhou said he would visit him.

• Master Elder An recognized Xie Zhuzhou and tried to leave, but Master Elder Qin and Master Elder Ling dragged him over.
• Xie Zhuzhou greeted Master Elder An and Master Elder Ling, then answered Master Elder An’s criticism by saying he and An Xinian were no longer close.
• Xie Zhuzhou rebutted Master Elder Ling’s lecture about respecting elders and reminded him that Old Master Sheng had said he would apologize over Ling Zhenhe’s actions.
• Xie Zhuzhou pointed out that he had nearly lost his life while Ling Zhenhe had nearly lost a leg, prompting Master Elder Ling to apologize on Ling Zhenhe’s behalf.
• Xie Zhuzhou accepted the apology and said he would find time to visit Brother Zhenhe.

Xie Zhuzhou impressed the elders with his composure, then destroyed a spy drone filming the Sheng Family estate with a single throw. The blast left the onlookers stunned and worried, while Ji Wangyun feared that his little brother no longer loved him.

• Master Elder Ling and Master Elder An apologized to Xie Zhuzhou, who then sent An Xinian to help tend the fire.
• The elders recognized Chu Yanzhang and whispered that he had fallen into bad company, while Xie Zhuzhou overheard them.
• Xie Zhuzhou spotted an unfamiliar drone filming the estate and smashed it with a hot ball, drawing praise from Old Master Sheng.
• Qin Fang gave up on revenge, while An Xinian decided he could still win Xie Zhuzhou back by swallowing his pride.
• Ling Zhenyang watched his drone feed go gray, and Li Yankai worried that Xie Zhuzhou's martial arts ability had been exposed.
• Mo Liang asked Ji Wangyun whether he had ever offended Xie Zhuzhou, and Ji Wangyun feared that his little brother no longer loved him.

Xie Zhuzhou impressed everyone with his strength during the chicken-roasting gathering, then brought roast chicken home for Ji Wangyan. The next day, his eldest brother sent him to Hollow City alone for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, with Chu Yanzhang as his assistant, giving Chu a chance to talk with him.

• Ji Wangyun and Li Yankai discussed Xie Zhuzhou's strength, and Fu Liefeng warned Ji Wangyun to protect his brother from people who might try to capture him.
• Xie Zhuzhou's younger cousins hurried to help after seeing his strength, while Qin Fang's grandfather abandoned his plans and Lin Shu stared at him in shock.
• Ji Wangchen and Mu Fan discussed whether Xie Zhuzhou might hit his brothers and joked about how he could use his strength.
• After the gathering ended, Xie Zhuzhou packed roast chicken for Father and Third Brother, and Ji Wangyan thanked him before returning to work.
• The next day, Xie Zhuzhou left for Hollow City to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and Chu Yanzhang joined him as his assistant, determined to speak with him.

Xie Zhuzhou traveled to Hollow City with Chu Yanzhang for the Ji Family’s project ribbon-cutting and learned that he had ranked twelfth on his exams despite barely studying. The chapter ended with Li Yankai mentioning that his father was also in Hollow City, though Xie Zhuzhou thought they were unlikely to meet.

• Ji Wangchen sent Chu Yanzhang to accompany Xie Zhuzhou to Hollow City because of the threats against his brother.
• Xie Zhuzhou woke aboard the private plane and refused Chu Yanzhang’s offer to help him with his toiletries.
• Xie Zhuzhou arrived in Hollow City with Chu Yanzhang and heard why his presence could help the project.
• Li Yankai called to complain that Xie Zhuzhou had ranked twelfth despite claiming he had not studied.
• Li Yankai said his father was also in Hollow City, but Xie Zhuzhou doubted they would cross paths.

Xie Zhuzhou traveled with Chu Yanzhang, then listened as Chu Yanzhang confessed his hidden identity and apologized for lying. Xie Zhuzhou was stunned by Chu Yanzhang’s wealth and influence, but left him uncertain about whether he was angry.

• Li Yankai joked with Xie Zhuzhou over the phone while Chu Yanzhang grew jealous beside him.
• Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang ate at a local restaurant, where anti-fans recognized Xie Zhuzhou before the pair escaped by helicopter.
• Back at the villa, Chu Yanzhang told Xie Zhuzhou that Wen Shuming and Wu Chang were not his cousin and caregiver and revealed that he controlled Divine Sea Group.
• Chu Yanzhang apologized for the trouble Chu Yu had caused Xie Zhuzhou and shared details about his headquarters and home.
• Xie Zhuzhou was shocked that Chu Yanzhang was so young and powerful, then went to his room without telling him whether he was angry.

Chu Yanzhang tried to make amends with Xie Zhuzhou by cooking for him, and Xie eventually accepted the meal. At a project ceremony, Xie impressed the executives and rode back with Chu; on the way, he spotted a man who looked like Li Yankai’s father and wondered whether Li Yankai had lied about his background.

• Chu Yanzhang asked Wu Chang how his friend could win back an upset friend, then decided to target the Wang family’s finances rather than resort to murder.
• Chu Yanzhang cooked a meal for Xie Zhuzhou and coaxed him out of his room, where Xie kept up a stern front while enjoying Chu’s attention.
• Xie Zhuzhou attended the project’s ribbon-cutting ceremony, delivered his speech confidently, and had Yang Da record a disruptive executive’s details for his eldest brother.
• Chu Yanzhang held an umbrella for Xie Zhuzhou as they left the ceremony and drove back together.
• Xie Zhuzhou spotted a well-attended middle-aged man by the roadside and wondered whether Li Yankai had been pretending to be poor.

Xie Zhuzhou helped the struggling Wen Nan by offering him a maid and a place in one of his film and media companies, while Chu Yanzhang quietly arranged things to please him. In Country N, Ji Wuwei faced government investigations into his company and wondered who was targeting him.

• Chu Yanzhang identified Li Shangfeng as the man they had seen, and Xie Zhuzhou decided to keep watching Li Yankai pretend to be poor.
• Xie Zhuzhou stopped to pick up Wen Nan, whose assistant had quit and whose company had terminated his contract.
• Xie Zhuzhou offered Wen Nan Sister Lili's help and considered bringing him into his film and media company.
• After dropping Wen Nan off, Xie Zhuzhou remembered the businesses being managed for him, while Chu Yanzhang instructed his subordinates to make him happy.
• Ji Wuwei transferred his largest estate and three hundred million in cash to Xie Zhuzhou before returning to Country N.
• Authorities investigated Ji Wuwei's company after reports that he had illegally built an arsenal and manufactured banned drugs, leaving him to wonder who was targeting him.