Chen Feng is a manual laborer who works as a brick carrier, struggling to make ends meet while raising his young son, Chen Jiuxing. His life is further complicated by his wife, Zhao Linlin, who openly despises him, calling him inadequate and cheating on him with their neighbor, Wang Baqiang. Chen Feng recently suffered a head injury that caused amnesia, leaving him with only a month of memories, yet he retains a deep, instinctive bond with his son. The family lives in poverty, and Zhao Linlin eventually absconds with their remaining savings, leaving Chen Feng with a fabricated 100,000 yuan debt. When aggressive debt collectors threaten to harm his son, Chen Feng is forced to the rooftop of his thirty-third-floor apartment. In a moment of desperation, he attempts to jump to safety but falls, only to be caught mid-air by a mysterious figure with black wings.
Upon waking, Chen Feng discovers his account balance has been inflated to one billion yuan by his father, Chen Zihua, a wealthy man who claims he hid Chen Feng’s true identity to toughen him up. However, the narrative reveals a darker reality: Chen Zihua is merely a toad-like demon servant reporting to a powerful, beautiful Prince who rules over the Lake Mist Realm. The Prince is tormenting Chen Feng, seeking to break his spirit through suffering, but Chen Feng remains unnervingly calm and indifferent to his misfortunes, including the revelation that his son is not biologically his. This emotional detachment frustrates the Prince, who decides to escalate his efforts by sending various demons to seduce or harass Chen Feng.
The Prince himself disguises himself as a handsome spiritual master named Wang He and infiltrates Chen Feng’s life under the guise of a protector hired from a fraudulent spirit-dispelling agency. While living with Chen Feng, the Prince is exposed to human customs, such as drinking alcohol, which he finds both fascinating and confusing. Simultaneously, various monsters and demons, attracted by Chen Feng’s unique scent, begin to inhabit his home. These creatures, including a red-eyed suction cup monster and swarms of tiny black insects, clean and restore Chen Feng’s environment without his knowledge, creating a bizarre domestic harmony. The Prince, disguised as Wang He, is forced to contend with these creatures while maintaining his cover, occasionally using his powers to banish threats that might expose his true identity.
As the story progresses, the Prince’s interactions with Chen Feng become increasingly complex. He attempts to manipulate Chen Feng into a life of luxury and emotional dependency, hoping to eventually crush him, but Chen Feng’s stoic and pragmatic nature thwarts these plans. The Prince’s disguise is nearly compromised when he transforms into his true form after drinking, but Chen Feng remains oblivious, attributing the events to dreams or confusion. Meanwhile, the Prince is drawn to Chen Feng’s scent, which has a calming and addictive effect on him, creating an internal conflict between his desire to torment Chen Feng and his growing, unwanted attraction to him. The narrative sets the stage for a continued struggle between the demonic Prince and the unyielding human, with the Prince’s schemes becoming more elaborate and personal as he seeks to understand and break the man who refuses to suffer.
