Chapter Summaries

Xue Ci reluctantly agreed to date Bai Wu, while Cheng Yuqing regretted not confessing sooner and struggled with jealousy. After Xue Ci moved to the president’s office and postponed their date, Bai Wu took him out later; Xue Ci got drunk and set a condition for kissing that led Bai Wu to kiss him.

• Xue Ci accepted Bai Wu’s confession after the OOC warning made refusing too risky.
• Bai Wu announced that he and Xue Ci were dating, and Cheng Yuqing confronted him angrily over pursuing Xue Ci.
• Cheng Yuqing warned Xue Ci not to give Bai Wu too much too soon, while Chu Juesheng returned Xue Ci’s folded clothes and hid his own guilty thoughts.
• Xue Ci transferred to the president’s office, postponing his date with Bai Wu as he adjusted to the busier job and higher salary.
• Bai Wu took Xue Ci to dinner a week later, and Xue Ci became drunk after sipping a cocktail.
• When Bai Wu asked to kiss him, Xue Ci said Bai Wu would have to kiss him all over, and Bai Wu sealed his mouth with a kiss.

After Bai Wu kissed Xue Ci repeatedly, he grew possessive and began improving Xue Ci’s living situation, while Chu Juesheng learned that Xue Ci had a boyfriend and watched them together with jealousy. Chu Juesheng kept visiting and secretly yearned to be the one caring for Xue Ci.

• Bai Wu kissed Xue Ci in the car until Xue Ci was breathless, then continued kissing him after they returned to his room.
• Bai Wu considered moving Xue Ci into one of his apartments so they could live together.
• Chu Juesheng noticed Xue Ci’s swollen lips and learned that Bai Wu was his boyfriend.
• Chu Juesheng met Bai Wu, felt jealous, and resolved to become worthy of Xue Ci while waiting for their relationship to end.
• Bai Wu paid to drive out the other tenants and replaced the apartment’s appliances, while Chu Juesheng continued visiting and overhearing the couple through the thin walls.
• Chu Juesheng listened to Xue Ci and Bai Wu kissing, then retrieved a piece of fabric from his pillow and wished he could hold and care for Xue Ci.

Xue Ci broke up with Bai Wu after rejecting his proposal and then began dating Cheng Yuqing, while Chu Juesheng secretly hoped for his chance. As Xue Ci settled into his new role at work, he remained unaware that his boss, Gu Yan, had become fixated on him.

• Bai Wu proposed to Xue Ci, who refused to move their relationship forward, and Bai Wu accused him of treating him like a dog before they stopped contacting each other.
• Xue Ci deleted Bai Wu after their breakup and turned his attention to Cheng Yuqing, while Chu Juesheng confessed but was gently rejected.
• Xue Ci began dating Cheng Yuqing, who kept their intimacy limited to gentle kisses despite his own strong desire for Xue Ci.
• Chu Juesheng watched Xue Ci date Cheng Yuqing and wrote love poems that helped his band grow more popular.
• Xue Ci was promoted and began reporting directly to Gu Yan, unaware that Gu Yan secretly imagined having sex with him.

After moving in with Cheng Yuqing, Xue Ci received increasingly jealous messages from Bai Wu, while Cheng Yuqing worked to secure his place as Xue Ci’s boyfriend. The chapter leaves Xue Ci waking up marked and embarrassed before work, unaware that Gu Yan is waiting for a chance to pursue him.

• Cheng Yuqing moved in with Xue Ci, replacing Bai Wu’s gifts and leaving Chu Juesheng upset about their separation.
• Xue Ci reassured Chu Juesheng that they would stay friends, while Cheng Yuqing grew jealous and tried to keep distance between them.
• Bai Wu sent Xue Ci jealous, sexually suggestive messages and photos after discovering he was living with Cheng Yuqing.
• Cheng Yuqing found Bai Wu’s messages and acted hurt, prompting Xue Ci to reassure him that he was the one he liked now.
• Cheng Yuqing coaxed Xue Ci into sharing his bed, and Xue Ci woke with marks and mess on him as he worried about going to work.
• Gu Yan anticipated that Cheng Yuqing would bring Xue Ci within his reach.

Xue Ci’s relationship with Cheng Yuqing grew more intimate while Bai Wu tried to reclaim his attention, and the rivals fought over him. After Xue Ci went to Gu Yan’s villa with Cheng Yuqing, he encountered Gu Yan alone, leaving Gu Yan resolved to pursue him.

• Cheng Yuqing bathed and massaged an exhausted Xue Ci, then became intimate with him while Bai Wu waited outside and overheard them.
• Bai Wu entered Cheng Yuqing’s apartment, saw Xue Ci being carried from the bathroom, and decided to become his other man; he and Cheng Yuqing fought through the night.
• Cheng Yuqing lied about his injuries, and Xue Ci scolded him after Bai Wu sent footage of their fight; Xue Ci later visited Chu Juesheng, prompting Cheng Yuqing to check him for signs of another lover.
• Xue Ci encouraged Bai Wu’s messages while refusing his advances, and Cheng Yuqing took Xue Ci to Gu Yan’s villa for a night together.
• Xue Ci met Gu Yan at the villa, learned it belonged to him, and nervously went upstairs; Gu Yan decided he needed to make a move before Xue Ci was claimed by someone else.

Xue Ci used a drunken night sharing a bed with Gu Yan as a pretext to break up with Cheng Yuqing, completing his mission. After Cheng Yuqing confronted him in a car and tore his shirt, Xue Ci pushed him away, and Cheng Yuqing offered to leave him alone if they slept together once.

• Gu Yan guided Xue Ci through work at home, and Cheng Yuqing returned to find them close together.
• Xue Ci grew upset after Cheng Yuqing secretly stimulated him while he slept, but they made up after Cheng Yuqing apologized and changed his behavior.
• Gu Yan drove Xue Ci home from work with hickeys on his neck, making Cheng Yuqing suspect they had been intimate; Cheng Yuqing then demanded sex that night.
• On a business trip, Xue Ci and Gu Yan woke up in the same bed after both had gotten drunk, so Xue Ci used the incident as his reason to break up with Cheng Yuqing and earned 700 points.
• Cheng Yuqing met Xue Ci at the airport and pulled him into a car, where he tore two buttons from Xue Ci's shirt before Xue Ci shoved him away.
• Cheng Yuqing told Xue Ci to sleep with him once and promised he would never bother him again.

After rejecting Cheng Yuqing, Xue Ci began dating Gu Yan, unaware that Gu Yan’s gentle pursuit concealed a much more passionate nature. Xue Ci moved into Gu Yan’s villa and tried to complete the system’s intimacy tasks, leaving himself alone with Gu Yan as their relationship grew more physical.

• Cheng Yuqing spiraled after Xue Ci ignored his messages, but Xue Ci later sent him a brief message urging him to rest and turned down Bai Wu.
• Gu Yan brought Xue Ci to stay elsewhere, then used Cheng Yuqing’s punch to gain Xue Ci’s sympathy and care before Xue Ci agreed to date him.
• Xue Ci planned to break up with Gu Yan later to avoid causing conflict between him and Cheng Yuqing, while the system assigned him tasks to initiate affection.
• Xue Ci repeatedly found chances to touch Gu Yan and eventually moved into Gu Yan’s villa after Gu Yan invited him to live together.
• Xue Ci sat on Gu Yan’s lap and kissed him, then found himself unable to refuse Gu Yan’s request to teach him how to kiss.
• Gu Yan carried Xue Ci to bed after their kissing, and Xue Ci panicked when he sensed Gu Yan was about to perform oral sex on him.

Xue Ci tried to break up with Gu Yan and maneuvered Cheng Yuqing into confronting him, but Gu Yan's possessiveness kept complicating his plans. After Cheng Yuqing arrived and the two men clashed, he made Xue Ci a suggestive offer, leaving the triangle unresolved.

• Gu Yan's constant sexual attention led Xue Ci to request a transfer back to his old department, and Gu Yan agreed after offering to raise his salary.
• Xue Ci suspected Gu Yan had transferred an attentive colleague to another city, confronted him, and told him they should break up, but Gu Yan refused to accept it.
• Xue Ci invited Cheng Yuqing over to provoke a confrontation with Gu Yan, hoping to use the conflict as grounds to end their relationship.
• Cheng Yuqing arrived with dessert, argued with Gu Yan, and then told Xue Ci he would gladly take over after Gu Yan, offering to lick cream from him.

After breaking up with Gu Yan, Xue Ci flirted with Chu Juesheng and became intimate with Bai Wu, then quit his job and disappeared to live on his own terms. He later volunteered at his childhood orphanage, where all four of his exes found him, but he refused to choose any of them.

• Xue Ci broke up with Gu Yan by message, moved out, and began considering new suitors, including Chu Juesheng.
• Xue Ci attended Chu Juesheng’s show, found his hidden confession on the ticket, and shared a kiss with him.
• Bai Wu entered Xue Ci’s apartment at night and seduced him; Chu Juesheng later visited and pleaded for a chance with him too.
• After two exhausting days with Bai Wu and Chu Juesheng, Xue Ci changed his passcode, quit his job, and vanished while traveling.
• Xue Ci became a volunteer teacher at his childhood orphanage, where Gu Yan, Cheng Yuqing, Bai Wu, and Chu Juesheng repeatedly visited and brought gifts.
• On New Year’s Eve, Xue Ci accepted the men’s red envelopes for the children and told them he would choose none of his exes.

Lu Zhoucheng returned home to discover that his brother, Lu Bo'an, had married Song Xueci, whom he soon resented for making him wait on him. Xue Ci had secretly been carrying out a system mission to sow discord, while Lu Bo'an grew increasingly protective and attracted to him.

• Lu Zhoucheng came home after two months away and found Song Xueci dressed in Lu Bo'an's shirt, then learned the two had registered their marriage.
• Lu Bo'an told Lu Zhoucheng to get along with Song Xueci, and the family formally met over dinner, where Lu Zhoucheng stayed cold toward him.
• When Lu Bo'an was away on business, Song Xueci made Lu Zhoucheng cook, prepare food, and massage his legs, then complained to Lu Bo'an when Lu Zhoucheng objected.
• The system credited Xue Ci 500 points for completing a mission to sow discord, and Xue Ci recalled his role as a vain teacher seeking a rich husband and the punishment tied to his chest.
• Xue Ci described how his chest discomfort led Lu Bo'an to help him in the car, then visit with medicine after receiving a revealing photo; Lu Bo'an secretly wanted to bring him home, and Xue Ci told him he only let his husband help him.

Xue Ci settled into married life with Lu Bo'an, spending his money while secretly saving the value of his gifts, and began provoking Lu Zhoucheng to complete a task. The chapter ended with Lu Zhoucheng confronting Xue Ci about seeing his brother kiss him, leaving his own reaction to that sight unresolved.

• Xue Ci moved into Lu Bo'an's villa, agreed to register their marriage, and secretly sold Lu Bo'an's gifts to build a stash.
• Lu Bo'an replaced Xue Ci's supposedly lost ring and later asked to consummate their marriage; Xue Ci reluctantly went to the bedroom with him.
• Xue Ci showed off his designer clothes at school, while students speculated in a group chat about the marks and changes on his body.
• Xue Ci tried to provoke Lu Zhoucheng by ordering him around and demanding drinks, but Lu Zhoucheng kept his temper until he mocked Xue Ci about his mouth.
• Lu Zhoucheng revealed that he had seen Lu Bo'an kissing Xue Ci, and Xue Ci stared at him in shock.

Lu Zhoucheng continued to resent Song Xueci while becoming increasingly preoccupied with him, and he secretly listened as Lu Bo'an began intimate attention to Song Xueci on the sofa. The chapter left Lu Zhoucheng pretending to sleep, desperate to look and find out whether Song Xueci really had the rumored body part.

• Lu Zhoucheng read school forum posts sexualizing Song Xueci and blocked the boys who asked him to pass along gifts.
• Lu Bo'an returned home, told Lu Zhoucheng to be accommodating to Xiao Ci, and explained that he had come back to help Xue Ci with his swollen chest.
• Lu Zhoucheng helped Song Xueci wash and hang up his clothes, then brought him juice as Song Xueci watched a movie.
• Lu Bo'an came home for dinner, and Song Xueci fed him shrimp while Lu Zhoucheng watched resentfully.
• Lu Zhoucheng pretended to sleep while Lu Bo'an and Song Xueci began an intimate encounter, and he wondered whether Song Xueci had the body part mentioned in the forum.

Lu Zhoucheng grew increasingly attracted to Song Xueci, while Song Xueci befriended Duan Zeran and tried to raise his progress bar with Lu Zhoucheng. The chapter ended with Song Xueci experiencing an inexplicable bodily reaction and climaxing in front of Lu Zhoucheng.

• Lu Zhoucheng secretly listened as Lu Bo'an and Song Xueci were intimate, then became aroused by the sounds and came under a cold shower.
• Duan Zeran gave Song Xueci jewelry and invited him out, and Song Xueci repeatedly spent evenings with his new colleague while Lu Bo'an grew suspicious.
• Song Xueci messaged Lu Zhoucheng to come home, and Lu Zhoucheng returned with a plush toy that Song Xueci happily took.
• While Lu Zhoucheng massaged Song Xueci's legs, the clock stopped and Song Xueci's progress bar rose.
• Song Xueci followed a system task by resting his legs on Lu Zhoucheng, then felt an unexplained sensation and climaxed in front of him.

Xue Ci grew increasingly confused by the strange changes to his body while Lu Zhoucheng secretly used his time-stopping ability to tease him. After Lu Bo'an grew jealous and resumed intimacy with Xue Ci, Xue Ci sought comfort in Lu Zhoucheng, whose attraction to him deepened.

• Xue Ci rushed upstairs after Lu Zhoucheng teased him, while Lu Zhoucheng smelled the damp couch blanket and took Xue Ci’s underwear to keep beneath his pillow.
• Xue Ci checked the system and found no punishment, but Lu Bo'an noticed his low spirits and scolded Lu Zhoucheng for upsetting him.
• Lu Zhoucheng teased Xue Ci at dinner, and Xue Ci snapped that children should mind their own business.
• Xue Ci noticed new marks and changes on his body, while Lu Bo'an wrongly blamed Duan Zeran and grew jealous of him.
• Lu Bo'an came home with roses and a stuffed toy, woke Xue Ci with kisses, and resumed intimacy with him; Xue Ci later emerged from the study upset and spent the weekend in the guest room.
• Xue Ci praised Lu Zhoucheng’s muscles and touched him, leaving Lu Zhoucheng flustered and thinking of his mother.

Lu Zhoucheng grew increasingly attracted to Song Xueci and eagerly arranged to return home for the weekend, while Song Xueci dealt with uncomfortable symptoms at school. After Duan Zeran helped him clean up, Song Xueci confided in him, and Duan Zeran suggested finding someone to massage him.

• Lu Zhoucheng massaged Song Xueci's leg while Lu Bo'an watched warily, then Lu Bo'an went to wash fruit and grew suspicious of his younger brother.
• After Lu Zhoucheng returned to school, he began wanting to kiss and date Song Xueci, who prompted him to come home by reminding him to bring an out-of-print manga.
• At school, Song Xueci helped students with exercises, became uncomfortable, and retreated to the restroom, where Duan Zeran found and helped him clean up.
• Song Xueci told Duan Zeran about his symptoms and intimate life with Lu Bo'an, and Duan Zeran suggested that a massage might relieve the problem.

Xue Ci followed Duan Zeran’s advice about his unusual symptoms, but Lu Bo'an grew jealous of their closeness. As Lu Bo'an became invisible, he secretly tormented Xue Ci at school, leaving him overwhelmed when Duan Zeran approached him.

• Duan Zeran advised Xue Ci to abstain, wear breathable clothing, and try a bra, and he gave Xue Ci a bracelet.
• Xue Ci asked Lu Bo'an to sleep separately, but Lu Bo'an agreed only to be more considerate and called the family doctor to examine him.
• The family doctor said Xue Ci did not need to abstain, though things should not become too frequent or rough.
• Lu Bo'an found Xue Ci’s bra and learned that Duan Zeran had given him the bracelet, then grew jealous of their friendship.
• After becoming invisible, Lu Bo'an followed Xue Ci to school and secretly touched and kissed him while he was alone in the office.
• Duan Zeran found Xue Ci trembling at his desk, unaware that Lu Bo'an had been tormenting him.

After Xue Ci fled Lu Bo'an, Lu Zhoucheng mistakenly thought he had driven him away and went to the hotel to apologize, bringing him food and manga. Xue Ci let Lu Zhoucheng care for him, but Lu Bo'an eventually appeared while suckling him, leaving the brothers facing off over who would tend to Xue Ci.

• Lu Zhoucheng sent Xue Ci money, manga photos, and desperate apologies, then learned Xue Ci was angry at Lu Bo'an rather than him.
• Xue Ci gave Lu Zhoucheng the hotel address and decided to stay away until he could divorce Lu Bo'an.
• Lu Zhoucheng arrived with food and manga, peeled shrimp for Xue Ci, and privately fantasized about him.
• Xue Ci woke to a dark figure and mistook Lu Zhoucheng for Lu Bo'an, lifting his clothes and asking him to hurry.
• Lu Zhoucheng called Xue Ci his wife, but an invisible Lu Bo'an appeared and began suckling him.
• Lu Zhoucheng challenged Lu Bo'an, asking whether he could manage with only one mouth.

Xue Ci maneuvered Lu Zhoucheng into helping him secure a divorce from Lu Bo'an, then faced a sudden punishment that left him seeking relief from Lu Zhoucheng. After the divorce, Xue Ci went back to packing while Lu Zhoucheng realized he had been used.

• Fragment comforted Xue Ci, who learned that Lu Zhoucheng had helped relieve his sore chest the previous night and that Lu Bo'an had fought him over it.
• Xue Ci tended Lu Zhoucheng's bruises and encouraged him to urge Lu Bo'an to divorce him, while Lu Zhoucheng offered him company shares and made the necessary legal preparations.
• Lu Bo'an resisted the divorce, but Xue Ci threatened that their marriage would damage his reputation and prospects until Lu Bo'an finally relented after three days.
• As Xue Ci signed the divorce agreement and packed at the villa, an OOC punishment triggered an intense bodily need that he could not relieve on his own.
• Xue Ci asked Lu Zhoucheng to help, and Lu Zhoucheng pleased him before watching him resume packing, convinced Xue Ci regarded him as a useful dog.

After leaving Lu Bo'an’s villa, Xue Ci pursued wealthy men and entered relationships with Duan Zeran and the Lu brothers while working through his mission. He sent a provocative photo to the men he had hooked, and as they gathered downstairs, he had to decide whom to invite up.

• Xue Ci left Lu Bo'an’s villa with Lu Zhoucheng, then refused Lu Zhoucheng’s attempts to move him into a luxury apartment near school.
• Xue Ci accepted meals and gifts from wealthy colleagues, but became frightened when he found their forum posts about him; after Duan Zeran removed the posts, Xue Ci began pursuing him.
• Xue Ci asked Duan Zeran to be his husband, and Duan Zeran agreed; they moved in together, and Duan Zeran gradually gained control over their intimate life.
• The Lu brothers offered to serve Xue Ci and give him their money, and Xue Ci accepted their offer before breaking up with Duan Zeran.
• Xue Ci completed his mission by sending a revealing photo to the group of men he had hooked, then learned that several were waiting downstairs and had to choose whom to invite up.

Xue Ci and Bill woke up trapped in a strange room with a task requiring Xue Ci to release with another player's help. After a monster tentacle punishment forced him to choose Bill, Bill caught him, and the chapter ended with Bill telling him to sit on his lap.

• Xue Ci woke in a windowless room with Bill, who accused him of bringing them there and resented him for past betrayals.
• Xue Ci and Bill searched the room, then heard the rules: Xue Ci had to release with another player's help and could not use his own hands.
• Bill refused to help Xue Ci, and the two ate the delivered meal while Xue Ci continued waiting and searching.
• A tentacled monster bound Xue Ci as punishment, so he cried out and chose Bill to help him.
• Bill caught Xue Ci and moved to kiss him, but Xue Ci stopped him; Bill told him to sit on his lap first.