The narrator returns to the world of the free federation, where he has just returned from his high school prom. He hears a voice telling him that his good friend, Zhang, has something important to tell him. The narrator is convinced that this is the same thing that happened to him in his previous life, when Zhang stabbed him with an aphrodisiac ring, causing him to do perverse things to Xue'er. In this life, he says, he won't do the same things. He invites his friend over to his house for a meal. He tells him that the show is about to begin, and that he wants to invite him over for a taste of his cooking skills. When he asks what he is going to do with the ring, the narrator says that it is just "an ordinary ring" . He says that he didn't know who would want to harm him in the past life, but this time he might get help from the guards of the family. The aunt of Zhang says that the ring has strong aphrodisiac on it, and she asks him if he knows the reason for it. He doesn't, but he does know that someone would like to humiliate him and the narrator. He asks the aunt if this is a "heaven's choice" ability, and the aunt says that she can give him anything he wishes for. She asks him to come on as long as he tells her the secret in his heart, and then she will be able to give him whatever he desires. He replies that he cannot rely on the cultivation system to awaken such abilities. He adds that he does not know who is using an anonymous account to order him to harm his friend. He feels that his friendship with Zhang has gone to hell, and