Chapter Summaries

Cheng Che took the first set 6–3 against Khachanov, then fell behind after Khachanov broke his serve in the second set. Cheng Che activated Total Concentration and served wide, leaving Khachanov unable to reach the ball.

• Cheng Che broke Khachanov in the opening game and held serve to lead 2–0.
• Khachanov steadied his serve and held several games, but Cheng Che broke him again to take the first set 6–3.
• Khachanov moved forward to attack Cheng Che’s serve and broke him in the third game of the second set, taking a 2–1 lead.
• Cheng Che activated Total Concentration and served wide; Khachanov anticipated the direction but could not reach the ball after its outward kick.

Cheng Che defeated Khachanov to reach his first Masters final, where he would face Zverev. After the match, he reunited with his parents, and Su Miaoyin’s sudden arrival prompted Jiang Xue to mistake her connection to Cheng Che and Cheng Jianguo to wonder how many female confidantes his son had.

• Cheng Che broke Khachanov twice and won the match 6-3, 6-2, advancing to the Masters final against Zverev.
• Cheng Che checked his system objective, then left with Qin Lie to review footage of his final opponent.
• Cheng Che found Jiang Xue and Cheng Jianguo waiting outside the venue with homemade food, and Jiang Xue told him she was proud of him.
• Su Miaoyin arrived to congratulate Cheng Che, then became flustered when she met his parents and introduced herself as his senior and music-club classmate.
• Jiang Xue warmly took Su Miaoyin’s hand, while Cheng Jianguo quietly asked Qin Lie how many female confidantes Cheng Che had.

Cheng Che’s parents shared dinner with him, Qin Lie, and Su Miaoyin, whom Jiang Xue warmly questioned and welcomed. Cheng Jianguo and Jiang Xue planned to visit Disneyland the next day, and Su Miaoyin agreed to guide them.

• Jiang Xue asked Su Miaoyin about her name, age, family, and plans, and grew pleased as they talked.
• Cheng Jianguo told Cheng Che that he and Jiang Xue wanted to visit Disneyland, but Cheng Che offered to go with them.
• Jiang Xue learned Su Miaoyin had visited Disneyland the day before and asked her to guide them instead.
• Su Miaoyin agreed to take Jiang Xue and Cheng Jianguo to Disneyland, while Cheng Che stayed behind to rest for his final.
• Cheng Jianguo remarked to Qin Lie that Cheng Che was better at dealing with people than he had been when young.

Su Miaoyin took Cheng Jianguo and Jiang Xue to Disneyland while Cheng Che prepared for his tennis final. Yan Ruanning arrived at Cheng Che’s hotel, triggering a new system binding, and planned to watch his match as she privately resented Su Miaoyin’s closeness to his family.

• Su Miaoyin guided Cheng Jianguo and Jiang Xue around Disneyland, steering Cheng Jianguo toward Pirates of the Caribbean instead of the mine train.
• Cheng Che and Qin Lie reviewed Zverev’s playing style as Cheng Che received encouraging messages from Pei Jingshu.
• Yan Ruanning surprised Cheng Che by arriving at his hotel, and the system bound her as Cheng Che’s second subject, granting him three buffs.
• Qin Lie left Cheng Che and Yan Ruanning alone, and Yan Ruanning said she had come for a magazine shoot and would watch Cheng Che’s final.
• Yan Ruanning privately recalled learning that Su Miaoyin had eaten with Cheng Che and his parents, then told Cheng Che she would be in the stands for his final.

Cheng Che faced Germany’s Zverev in the Magic City Tennis Masters final, with his family and supporters watching from the packed stadium. He activated Total Concentration and served at 237 kilometers per hour as his touch rose to 100.

• Lin Yan and Zhou Zhou introduced Cheng Che and Zverev before the final, while Jiang Xue watched from the stands with Cheng Jianguo, Su Miaoyin, and Yan Ruanning.
• Cheng Che reviewed his system abilities and saw that his Dynamic Luck value for the day was 6.
• Cheng Che entered the court to loud cheers and shook hands with Zverev at the net.
• Cheng Che activated Total Concentration, and Star of the Court raised his fixed 95 touch to 100.
• Cheng Che opened the match with a 237-kilometer-per-hour serve down the T.

Cheng Che overwhelmed Zverev with powerful serves and precise attacks, taking the first set 6–1 after an improbable net-cord winner further frustrated his opponent. As the set ended, Jiang Xue, Su Miaoyin, and Yan Ruanning watched Cheng Che closely from the stands.

• Cheng Che opened the match with four unreturned serves and held his first service game to love.
• Cheng Che attacked Zverev’s serves, broke him, and built a 3–0 lead as Zverev struggled with his movement.
• Cheng Che’s return rolled around the net tape and dropped away from Zverev, who lunged but could not reach it.
• Cheng Che continued to dominate, and he and Zverev traded service holds before Cheng Che won the first set 6–1.
• Jiang Xue noticed Su Miaoyin and Yan Ruanning watching Cheng Che intently as he returned to his chair, breathing steadily.

Cheng Che adapted to Zverev’s aggressive return tactics and defeated him 6–1, 6–2 to win the Magic City Masters. After the crowd celebrated his victory, Qin Lie told him he had risen to forty-seventh in the live rankings and urged him to collect his trophy.

• Cheng Che adjusted his serves to exploit Zverev’s forward position and held serve after losing the first two points of the second set.
• Cheng Che broke Zverev’s serve and built a 2–0 lead, then both players held serve until Cheng Che led 5–2.
• Cheng Che won the final game on his second match point, defeating Zverev 6–1, 6–2 and claiming the Magic City Masters title.
• The crowd cheered Cheng Che as he shook hands with Zverev, who congratulated him and said they would meet again at the Grand Slams.
• Qin Lie told Cheng Che he had reached forty-seventh in the live rankings and invited him to collect his championship trophy.

As Cheng Che won the Magic City Masters, his victory set off a frenzy online, including a viral Esquire cover and Yan Ruanning’s congratulatory post. After the ceremony, he found Jiang Xue, Cheng Jianguo, Su Miaoyin, and Yan Ruanning waiting in a van, then revealed that Pei Jingshu was joining them for dinner.

• Yan Ruanning posted a photo of Cheng Che holding the trophy and congratulated him, sparking arguments between her career-focused fans and bystanders.
• Esquire unveiled a Cheng Che cover timed to his championship win, and the photo rapidly went viral.
• Cheng Che stood on the podium with his gold medal and trophy as the national anthem played and the flag rose.
• After the ceremony, Cheng Che and Qin Lie left through a side door and found Jiang Xue, Cheng Jianguo, Su Miaoyin, and Yan Ruanning waiting in a van.
• Cheng Che told the group that Pei Jingshu was coming too, leaving everyone staring at him in silence.

After winning his match, Cheng Che picked up Pei Jingshu while Jiang Xue, Cheng Jianguo, Su Miaoyin, and Yan Ruanning rode along in tense silence. Pei Jingshu congratulated him outside her hotel and asked who was in the van, leaving Cheng Che unsure how to explain.

• Jiang Xue asked whether Pei Jingshu was the South Korean girl rumored to be involved with Cheng Che, and he said they were just friends.
• Jiang Xue tried to ease the awkward silence by asking Su Miaoyin about Cheng Che's match, and Su Miaoyin praised his play and composure while Yan Ruanning agreed pointedly.
• Cheng Che messaged Pei Jingshu that he was almost there and warned her there were other people in the van.
• The van arrived at Pei Jingshu's hotel, where she congratulated Cheng Che and said her delayed flight had kept her from watching his match.
• Pei Jingshu asked Cheng Che who was in the van, and he could not think of how to answer.

After binding Pei Jingshu and gaining powerful stacked buffs, Cheng Che brought her to dinner with Su Miaoyin, Yan Ruanning, and his parents, where the women competed to look after Jiang Xue. Qin Lie told Cheng Che that offers for a variety show, a movie, and a TV drama had arrived, but Cheng Che said they would discuss them after he returned to Peking University.

• Cheng Che bound Pei Jingshu and received the stacked buffs Attractiveness Supreme and Enchantment, along with Humanity's Darling.
• Pei Jingshu greeted Cheng Che's parents and shared Korean snacks with the group during the drive to the restaurant.
• At dinner, Su Miaoyin and Yan Ruanning took turns serving Jiang Xue while Pei Jingshu sat quietly, unable to follow most of the Chinese conversation.
• Qin Lie told Cheng Che that a variety show wanted him as a regular and that he had leading-role offers for a movie and a TV drama.
• Cheng Che said he would discuss the offers after returning to Peking University.

Cheng Che registered for the Hang City Marathon while his Esquire cover sparked an online feud between his fans and rival celebrity fandoms. At dinner, Pei Jingshu, Su Miaoyin, and Yan Ruanning each showed interest in his race, leaving Jiang Xue overwhelmed by her son’s popularity.

• Cheng Che registered for the Hang City Marathon to fulfill the running requirement for the Stamina Trial Fourth Stage.
• Esquire’s cover photo and behind-the-scenes praise for Cheng Che went viral, prompting rival celebrity fans to call him the “Four-Thousand-Year Pretty Boy.”
• Cheng Che’s fans retaliated with mocking nicknames for the celebrities whose fans had attacked him, bringing an online fight close to breaking out.
• At dinner, Cheng Che told Pei Jingshu, Su Miaoyin, and Yan Ruanning that he had registered for the November marathon.
• Pei Jingshu offered to cheer Cheng Che on, while Su Miaoyin and Yan Ruanning both felt jealous; Jiang Xue watched the three women gather around her son and sighed.

Cheng Che saw online mockery over the “Four-Thousand-Year Beautiful Boy” nickname and realized his benefactor’s favor was shielding him from fabricated rumors. Pei Jingshu came to his hotel late at night, hugged him, and asked whether he had missed her.

• After dinner, Qin Lie drove Pei Jingshu to her hotel, where she said goodbye to Cheng Che in Korean.
• At the hotel, Su Miaoyin and Yan Ruanning got off on the same floor, while Cheng Che went to his room alone.
• Cheng Che saw that the “Four-Thousand-Year Beautiful Boy” hashtag was trending and noticed that accounts spreading fabricated rumors about him had been warned and muted.
• Cheng Che checked his system panel, saw that his attributes had improved, and decided he would turn the mocking nickname into a compliment.
• Pei Jingshu arrived at Cheng Che’s door late at night, embraced him, said she had missed him, and asked whether he had missed her.

Cheng Che spent time with Pei Jingshu in his hotel room, but she hid in his wardrobe when Su Miaoyin arrived, and Su Miaoyin hid there too when Yan Ruanning came to see him. Yan Ruanning entered to discuss entertainment offers while the two women stayed crowded together in the dark.

• Pei Jingshu told Cheng Che she had come because she missed him and had no one else to talk to, and he promised to take her to the airport before agreeing to visit South Korea after his marathon.
• Su Miaoyin knocked and brought barbecue for Cheng Che, so Pei Jingshu hid inside his wardrobe.
• Su Miaoyin noticed Cheng Che was distracted as they ate and began to say what she wanted to eat after they returned.
• Yan Ruanning knocked with a folder of show, film, and television invitations, and Su Miaoyin hid in the wardrobe beside Pei Jingshu.
• Yan Ruanning entered the room to discuss the offers while Pei Jingshu and Su Miaoyin stared at each other in the wardrobe.

Yan Ruanning helped Cheng Che assess acting and variety-show offers for his debut, recommending a travel show and a campus drama. When Jiang Xue and Cheng Jianguo arrived unexpectedly, Yan Ruanning hid in Cheng Che’s wardrobe, where she found Su Miaoyin and Pei Jingshu already hiding.

• Yan Ruanning dismissed two proposals and recommended Walking the Flower Road Together and Youth Here to Cheng Che.
• Yan Ruanning advised Cheng Che to coordinate filming around school and have his studio hire an assistant.
• After Jiang Xue knocked, Yan Ruanning hid in Cheng Che’s wardrobe before he could stop her.
• Jiang Xue brought Cheng Che fruit, noticed his barbecue, and left with Cheng Jianguo.
• Inside the wardrobe, Yan Ruanning, Su Miaoyin, and Pei Jingshu silently glared at one another and each cursed inwardly.

After Jiang Xue and Cheng Jianguo left, Cheng Che waited outside while Yan Ruanning, Su Miaoyin, and Pei Jingshu hid in his wardrobe. The women left him alone for the night, and Cheng Che finally went to sleep after Qin Lie came knocking and received no answer.

• Cheng Che stayed by the door to keep the women in the wardrobe thinking Jiang Xue and Cheng Jianguo were still outside.
• When Cheng Che told them they could come out, Su Miaoyin rushed to the bathroom while Yan Ruanning and Su Miaoyin gave him matching, suspicious looks.
• Pei Jingshu rushed toward Cheng Che, but Su Miaoyin and Yan Ruanning grabbed her and dragged her out of the room.
• Cheng Che locked the door, fastened the chain, and went to bed, planning to return to Peking University and see Pei Jingshu off the next day.
• Qin Lie knocked and called Cheng Che, but Cheng Che stayed under the covers until Qin Lie left.

After Pei Jingshu departed, Cheng Che returned to Capital City, where hundreds of fans crowded the airport to greet him. He calmed the crowd with his Enchantment, then Qin Lie began investigating how someone had leaked Cheng Che’s flight information.

• Pei Jingshu said goodbye to Cheng Che and his family before leaving for South Korea, and Cheng Che later flew back to Capital City with his family and Su Miaoyin.
• Hundreds of fans crowded the arrivals hall and pushed toward Cheng Che, so Qin Lie called airport security for backup.
• Cheng Che used his Enchantment to calm the fans, then signed autographs and took photos while security organized the crowd.
• Cheng Che and his group left through a side door, and Cheng Che asked Qin Lie how the fans had learned his flight details.
• Qin Lie contacted the legal department to investigate a possible leak from Wilson staff or the airport and warned that the information could put Cheng Che at risk.

After returning to Peking University, Cheng Che reunited with Su Miaoyin and surprised his dormmates with gifts from his trip. The chapter ended with Wang Zheng, Zhou Hao, and Li Yuan celebrating his return and Cheng Che feeling glad to be back.

• Fans shared airport photos of Cheng Che, and online commenters debated his popularity and the considerate behavior of his fans.
• Cheng Che and Su Miaoyin returned to their hutong courtyard, where Su Miaoyin looked forward to seeing him regularly at Peking University.
• The next morning, Su Miaoyin accompanied Cheng Che to campus, where he reported his return from leave to his counselor.
• Cheng Che startled Wang Zheng, Zhou Hao, and Li Yuan awake in their dorm room by shouting that class was starting.
• Cheng Che gave Zhou Hao a limited-edition anime poster, Wang Zheng an EVA Unit-01 figurine, and Li Yuan two omamori.
• Wang Zheng, Zhou Hao, and Li Yuan called Cheng Che their godfather, and he told them to get dressed before they hugged him.

Cheng Che continued studying mathematics while Qin Lie finalized a variety show and television drama that would pay him 30 million yuan. After Qin Lie advised him to hire an assistant, Su Miaoyin asked Cheng Che if she could take the job.

• Cheng Che studied the second-year mathematics curriculum as he worked toward completing his Intelligence Trial.
• Su Miaoyin browsed Cheng Che's popular Weibo supertopic while sitting beside him as he studied.
• Qin Lie told Cheng Che that filming for Walking the Flower Road Together would start in November and that the Youth Here contract was being processed.
• Qin Lie offered Cheng Che 10 million yuan for the variety show and 20 million yuan for the television drama, and said he should hire an assistant.
• Su Miaoyin asked Cheng Che if she could become his assistant.

Cheng Che rejected Su Miaoyin’s offer to be his assistant, then left to buy groceries while considering who he could hire. On his return, he received a system notification that he had completed the fifth Charisma Trial stage.

• Cheng Che told Su Miaoyin she could not be his assistant because she had classes and could not be available around the clock, and he agreed to avoid hiring a fan.
• Su Miaoyin playfully acted as his assistant and teased him, but Cheng Che left to buy groceries instead of responding to her provocation.
• Cheng Che bought pork ribs, greens, tofu, and tomatoes while thinking that he would ask Qin Lie for advice about finding a reliable assistant.
• As Cheng Che entered the courtyard, the system announced that he had completed the Fame Throughout the World objective by making one million people develop favorable feelings toward him.

After completing the Charisma Trial, Cheng Che received Gu of the Heart and True Heart Glasses, which revealed Su Miaoyin’s True Heart Value was 85. He cooked her a meal from home, and their warm dinner left Su Miaoyin flustered by his earnest tenderness.

• Cheng Che returned home after clearing the Charisma Trial and found Su Miaoyin asleep on the sofa.
• Cheng Che claimed Gu of the Heart and True Heart Glasses, then saw Su Miaoyin’s True Heart Value was 85.
• Cheng Che covered Su Miaoyin with a blanket and cooked braised pork belly, four-joy meatballs, and vinegar cabbage.
• Su Miaoyin woke, saw the meal, and learned Cheng Che had let her sleep longer.
• Cheng Che said he would keep practicing the dishes and make them for Su Miaoyin regularly, leaving her embarrassed as they ate together.