Born into a family of China's first-generation computer engineers, Nan Qi's parents were among the Republic's earliest and finest computer programmers. Growing up in such an environment, Nan Qi inherited his parents' excellent genes and developed a deep interest in computer programming from a young age. Yet while Nan Qi could roam freely through the sea of code, in real life he was exceptionally introverted. His low-key ways, combined with a series of coincidences, led to him ending up as a network administrator at Galaxy Internet Cafe after graduating from university, despite having no other choice. As time went by, Nan Qi gradually realized that this internet cafe was no ordinary place, and before he knew it, he was caught up in its affairs. Would he take control of his fate, or would fate control him? Nan Qi felt like he was walking down a road with no streetlights. All he could see ahead was darkness, yet he couldn't stop moving forward.