Vol. 1The Progress Bar and the Outbreak

Xue Ci moved through worlds shaped by competing suitors, marriage, and a growing tangle of relationships as he completed successive progress bars. He entered a school-life scenario that turned into a zombie outbreak, where his changing body and an unseen attacker left new dangers unresolved.

  • Xue Ci settled into Holy Spiral Academy and grew close to the Gu family and his classmates while Gu Xu, Gu Ling, Xin Yue, and Xie Yishu competed for his attention.
  • He won a photography prize and spent vacation with the Gu family, where the rivalry over him continued.
  • Gu Xu and Gu Ling pursued Xue Ci until he completed his progress bar, and Xue Ci married Zhao Ying in the countryside.
  • After mistaking Zhao Ying’s twin Lu Xiunan for his missing husband, Xue Ci reunited with Zhao Ying and faced Lu Xiunan’s continued closeness in their shared home.
  • Xue Ci divorced Zhao Ying but promised to remarry him once his carpentry business was running, then completed the world’s progress bar.
  • In Lost Continent, Xue Ci pursued Crow while Bai Wu, Cheng Yuqing, Gu Yan, and Chu Juesheng sought his attention, and Bai Wu flew to his hotel after losing contact with him.
  • Xue Ci became entangled with several suitors before completing his progress bar and entering a new school-life scenario, where he dated Lu Zhoucheng and later broke up with him as a zombie outbreak began.
  • As survivors reunited and Xue Ci’s body changed, Lu Zhoucheng and Duan Zeran competed to care for him while an unseen attacker and the possibility of another fragment remained unresolved.
Chapters 1–100 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1The Gu Family’s Attention

Xue Ci settled into Holy Spiral Academy while Gu Xu, Gu Ling, Xin Yue, and Xie Yishu grew increasingly attached to him. After managing his skin hunger and earning a photography competition prize, Xue Ci spent his vacation with the Gu family, where their rivalry for his attention continued.

  • Xue Ci arrived at the Gu family villa district with the elders’ engagement agreement, and Gu Xu rejected the arrangement before bringing him home after finding him sheltering from the rain.
  • Hu Shenglan and Gu Cheng welcomed Xue Ci, arranged his schooling, and promised not to force him into marriage, while Gu Ling began tutoring him for his entrance exam.
  • Xue Ci started at Holy Spiral Academy, met Duan Xingyan and Xin Yue, and grew closer to his classmates as Gu Xu repeatedly checked on him and gave him money.
  • At the Gu family birthday banquet, Xue Ci became weak and unusually sensitive, and Gu Xu later hugged him while in rut before apologizing and receiving a slap from Xue Ci.
  • Xue Ci developed moderate skin hunger, and Gu Ling secretly helped treat it with skin contact while an unknown sender threatened him and warned him to stay away from Xie Yishu.
  • Xie Yishu, Xin Yue, and Gu Ling each became involved in Xue Ci’s treatment, while Gu Xu proposed an engagement and withdrew it when Xue Ci said he wanted to focus on his studies.
  • Xue Ci entered a photography competition, placed higher than expected, and celebrated with the Gu family after winning six-figure prize money.
  • During vacation, Gu Xu joined Xue Ci’s hot spring trip, and Gu Ling, Duan Xingyan, and Gu Xu crowded into the changing room to help him with a vintage court-style dress.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2Confessions and Mistaken Husbands

Xue Ci completed his progress bar amid Gu Xu and Gu Ling's pursuit, then married Zhao Ying in the village. After mistaking Zhao Ying's identical twin Lu Xiunan for his missing husband, Xue Ci reunited with Zhao Ying but faced Lu Xiunan's continued pursuit inside their shared home.

  • Gu Xu exposed Xie Yishu's stalking and took Xue Ci to safety, then confessed after reaching his exam goal.
  • Gu Ling followed Xue Ci to the countryside, confessed his feelings, and continued pursuing him until Xue Ci's progress bar reached 100%.
  • Xue Ci accepted Zhao Ying's proposal and registered their marriage in the provincial capital.
  • Xue Ci sheltered the injured Lu Xiunan after Zhao Ying disappeared, mistook him for his amnesiac husband, and received his increasingly intimate attention.
  • Zhao Ying recovered from a car accident, met Lu Xiunan through the Lu family, and returned home to Xue Ci.
  • Xue Ci recognized Zhao Ying by his red wrist cloth, learned that Lu Xiunan was his husband's twin brother, and asked Lu Xiunan to conceal their encounters.
  • Lu Xiunan moved in with Zhao Ying and Xue Ci after the Lu family confirmed Zhao Ying's identity, while Xue Ci completed mandatory intimacy tasks with Zhao Ying.
  • Zhao Ying discovered that his creditor had already been repaid and returned home to feel threatened by Lu Xiunan's closeness with Xue Ci.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read

Arc 3Divorce and Online Courtship

Xue Ci divorced Zhao Ying, promised to remarry him after his factory was running, and completed the world's progress bar. In his next mission, Xue Ci pursued Crow in Lost Continent while several men sought his attention, and Bai Wu flew to his hotel after losing contact with him.

  • Zhao Ying consummated his marriage with Xue Ci, then moved with him to the city and established a carpentry business.
  • Xue Ci accepted Lu Xiunan’s check and signed a divorce agreement, but Zhao Ying followed him back to the village and pleaded for remarriage.
  • Xue Ci escaped a kidnapping attempt after drinking a drugged beverage, spent the night with A Hui, and later gave Zhao Ying a lucky red cord as the progress bar reached completion.
  • Xue Ci entered Lost Continent as Little Snowman and pursued Crow, while Bai Wu secretly watched him and eventually became his game partner.
  • Bai Wu exchanged contact details with Xue Ci and sent him gifts, while Cheng Yuqing courted Xue Ci and Gu Yan transferred him to the president’s office.
  • Xue Ci confronted Bai Wu about deliberately giving him a rabbit skin with side effects, then forgave him after Bai Wu admitted he wanted Xue Ci to ask him for help.
  • Bai Wu told Xu Wei and Cheng Yuqing that he had started a relationship while hiding that Xue Ci still believed he was a woman, and Chu Juesheng planned a musical confession.
  • Gu Yan secretly put a ring on Xue Ci’s finger during their business trip, and Bai Wu flew to the hotel and encountered Xue Ci in the hallway.
Chapters 51–7525 summaries Read

Arc 4Two Loves and the Outbreak

Xue Ci navigated a tangle of suitors until his progress bar reached 100%, then entered a new school-life scenario where he dated Lu Zhoucheng before breaking up with him as a zombie outbreak began. As Xue Ci’s body changed and the survivors reunited, Lu Zhoucheng and Duan Zeran competed to care for him, while an unseen attacker and the possibility of another fragment emerged.

  • Xue Ci became entangled with Bai Wu, Cheng Yuqing, Gu Yan, and Chu Juesheng, but ultimately disappeared from their reach and focused on life near a welfare home.
  • The Bai Family went bankrupt, Xue Ci attended a Rose Band concert to get Chu Juesheng’s autograph, and the progress bar reached 100%.
  • In a new scenario, Xue Ci tried to get close to Lu Zhoucheng while resisting Chen Jun’s orders to bully Yu Cheng, and Duan Zeran grew jealous of his attention to Lu Zhoucheng.
  • Lu Zhoucheng asked Xue Ci to date with marriage in mind, and Xue Ci agreed before later ending their relationship as flu spread and acid rain fell.
  • Mutated plants and zombies attacked the campus, Xue Ci’s chest began swelling and leaking, and Duan Zeran promised to protect him after learning his secret.
  • Lu Zhoucheng and Lu Bo'an both cared for Xue Ci during the outbreak, while Lu Zhoucheng’s lightning ability helped them survive and search for Duan Zeran and the others.
  • An invisible attacker assaulted Xue Ci, and Lu Zhoucheng killed a mutated honeysuckle vine that attacked him in the bathroom, and Eleven suspected the pervert might be one of Lu Zhoucheng’s fragments.
  • Xue Ci reunited with Duan Zeran, Wu Feng, and Yu Cheng, who described their abilities and encounters with self-aware zombies, as Lu Zhoucheng and Duan Zeran competed to care for him.
Chapters 76–10025 summaries Read
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