Chapter Summaries

Nan Xingyu stopped Xi Jin from falling off an overpass, and the two grew closer as they walked and rode home together. Later, Xi Jin called her from outside her apartment and asked whether he should come up to kiss her or she would come down to him.

• Nan Xingyu tackled Xi Jin away from the overpass railing, and he insisted she call him Xi Jin instead of Young Master Brother.
• Xi Jin rode on the back of Nan Xingyu's bicycle before taking over and making her hold his waist on the way home.
• Xi Jin walked with Nan Xingyu through the Manor's bamboo grove, admitted he had lied about being afraid of the dark, and later turned down special admission to Peking University.
• Nan Xingyu and Liu Meili returned to their rented apartment after shopping, and Liu Meili suspected Nan Xingyu was dating someone.
• Xi Jin called Nan Xingyu while she was in her bedroom, revealed he was waiting outside her apartment, and asked whether he should come up to kiss her or she would come down.

Nan Xingyu sneaked away from Liu Meili to meet Xi Jin, who was possessive and refused to let her use birth-control medicine. After her mother questioned her about dating, Nan Xingyu returned to campus and learned that Jiang would be teaching her next lecture, making her worry about Xi Jin’s reaction.

• Nan Xingyu left home to stop Liu Meili from washing her underwear and was pulled into Xi Jin’s car downstairs.
• Xi Jin was intimate with Nan Xingyu and refused to let her buy birth-control medicine, saying she should have the baby if she got pregnant.
• Nan Xingyu returned home, where Liu Meili asked whether she was seeing someone and urged her to meet a young man; Nan Xingyu denied dating and refused.
• The next evening, Lin Piaopiao told Nan Xingyu that Jiang would teach the open lecture because Professor Zhang had gone abroad.
• Nan Xingyu worried that Xi Jin might cause trouble because he would see Jiang as a love rival.

Nan Xingyu tried to avoid Xi Jin at a jurisprudence lecture, but he appeared behind her and made pointed remarks while Jiang Yu taught a case about betrayal and suicide. Xi Jin’s words brought back a memory of the time he gave her his umbrella in the rain, then followed her home while soaked himself.

• Nan Xingyu spotted Xi Jin in the lecture hall, and he greeted her and Lin Piaopiao before saying his girlfriend might get jealous if they added each other on WeChat.
• Nan Xingyu dropped her phone, and Jiang Yu picked it up for her, prompting Lin Piaopiao to tease her about liking him while Xi Jin watched from behind.
• Jiang Yu presented a case about a husband who died by suicide after discovering his wife's affair, and Xi Jin spoke about betrayal in a way that unsettled Nan Xingyu.
• Nan Xingyu remembered being caught in the rain in high school when Xi Jin offered to walk her home, but she moved away from his umbrella out of fear that others would see them together.
• Xi Jin handed Nan Xingyu the umbrella and walked away in the rain; later, as she walked from the bus stop toward the Xi Family Manor, she did not realize he was following her, soaked and watching her.

After Xi Jin confessed his feelings while recovering from a fever, Nan Xingyu agreed to stay with him, but she tried to hide their relationship at school. During a group dinner, Xi Jin cornered her in the restaurant and followed her into the fire escape, where he blocked her attempt to shut the door.

• Xi Jin returned home soaked in the rain, fell ill with a high fever, and Nan Xingyu visited him at night to apologize.
• Xi Jin kissed Nan Xingyu, confessed that he liked her, and asked to stay together forever; she agreed.
• At school, Xi Jin said his jurisprudence knowledge came from his girlfriend's book, and Nan Xingyu tried to avoid joining dinner with him, Jiang Yu, and Lin Piaopiao.
• At the restaurant, Xi Jin sat beside Nan Xingyu and secretly touched her beneath the table, prompting her to flee to the restroom.
• Nan Xingyu hid in the fire escape, but Xi Jin found her and pushed the door open as she tried to shut it.

Nan Xingyu tried to avoid Xi Jin at dinner, but he repeatedly pressed his possessive attention on her and followed her to the cinema. The chapter ended with Xi Jin kissing her during the movie while Jiang Yu saw them.

• Xi Jin cornered Nan Xingyu in the stairwell, teased her, and made her kiss him before they returned to dinner.
• Xi Jin told Jiang Yu that his girlfriend would not come, while Nan Xingyu privately resented him and agreed to go to the movie to prevent him from causing trouble.
• At the cinema, Xi Jin ignored his assigned seat and sat beside Nan Xingyu, leaving Jiang Yu to find another seat.
• Xi Jin held Nan Xingyu's hand during the movie, then pulled her close and kissed her despite her protest.
• Jiang Yu turned back and saw Xi Jin kissing Nan Xingyu.

Xi Jin confirmed to Jiang Yu that he and Nan Xingyu had been together since childhood and intended to marry, while keeping their relationship secret from his father. After days apart, Xi Jin resumed messaging Nan Xingyu, and her new roommate Jiang Yuexi brought her to a restaurant where Xi Jin was waiting and began walking toward her.

• Xi Jin told Jiang Yu that he and Nan Xingyu had known each other since they were seven, revealed she was the gardener’s daughter, and said he planned to marry her despite his father’s opposition.
• Xi Jin secretly touched Nan Xingyu’s hand as they got into the car, while Lin Piaopiao continued trying to set Nan Xingyu up with Jiang Yu.
• Nan Xingyu worried when Xi Jin stayed away for several days, then exchanged messages and photos with him after he asked whether she missed him.
• Jiang Yuexi arrived as an exchange student and shared expensive chocolates with Nan Xingyu, Lin Piaopiao, and Li Ziyan before inviting them to dinner.
• Jiang Yuexi drove the roommates to her uncle’s restaurant, where Nan Xingyu spotted Xi Jin with Xi Kun and several suited men; Xi Jin walked toward her.

Nan Xingyu grew anxious when she saw Xi Jin with Jiang Yuexi and was later pulled aside by him to have her hands washed after a stranger steadied her. Their intimacy that night reminded her of the time at eighteen when she feared she was pregnant, leaving her recalling an awkward newborn-care lesson with Xi Jin.

• Nan Xingyu saw Xi Jin meet Jiang Yuexi and wondered whether Jiang Yuexi was his arranged marriage partner.
• Nan Xingyu tripped by the waterside pavilion, and Song Shuchen caught her; Jiang Yuexi teased her uncle about taking a fancy to Nan Xingyu.
• Xi Jin summoned Nan Xingyu to the restroom and repeatedly washed her hands, then watched as she helped soothe a baby in the mother-and-baby room.
• Nan Xingyu and Xi Jin spent an intimate night together, and she remembered that her period had once failed to come when they were eighteen.
• Nan Xingyu recalled Xi Jin taking her to the hospital and their accidentally knocking the head off a newborn-care practice doll.

Nan Xingyu was relieved to learn she was not pregnant, while Xi Jin told her he only wanted her, with or without a child. After Xi Jin left on a business trip, Nan Xingyu went out with her roommates and ended up accepting Song Shuchen’s coat after Lin Piaopiao got sick in his car.

• Nan Xingyu learned her blood test showed she was not pregnant, and Xi Jin assured her that he only wanted her, whether or not they had a child.
• Nan Xingyu told Liu Meili she planned to take the postgraduate entrance exam and find work near home, intending to leave Jingzhou and Xi Jin.
• Xi Jin came to Liu Meili’s apartment with a story that Lin Piaopiao was drunk and needed help, then drove Nan Xingyu away and told her he would return Friday.
• Nan Xingyu joined Jiang Yuexi, Lin Piaopiao, and Li Ziyan for skewers, where Lin Piaopiao drank heavily over a heartbreak.
• Song Shuchen drove the roommates toward school, but Lin Piaopiao vomited in the car, so they took her to the hospital.
• When Nan Xingyu removed her soiled coat, Song Shuchen offered her his own coat to keep warm.

Nan Xingyu spent Christmas Eve celebrating with her roommates while Xi Jin rushed back to Jingzhou, expecting to find her at home. When he discovered her transfer application to a southern university, he realized she planned to leave him.

• Song Shuchen lent Nan Xingyu his coat and arranged to have her dirty clothes cleaned, while Jiang Yuexi teased him about liking her.
• Nan Xingyu learned Xi Jin would be away on Christmas Eve and excitedly made plans to celebrate with her roommates.
• Xi Jin caught the last flight to Jingzhou and texted Nan Xingyu, who said she was at home and claimed she missed him.
• Xi Jin returned to an empty home, assumed Nan Xingyu had gone out, and prepared a candlelit dinner for her.
• Xi Jin accidentally opened Nan Xingyu's laptop and found a transfer application to a southern university dated the previous week.

Nan Xingyu confronted Xi Jin about her plan to transfer schools, but he forced her to stay and continued controlling her choices. Later, after Xi Jin became jealous over a jacket returned by Song Shuchen, Jiang Yuexi suspected Nan Xingyu’s phone might be tapped.

• Xi Jin confronted Nan Xingyu after finding her transfer application and demanded she stay with him, then forced her to eat with him after threatening to make her kill him.
• Xi Jin withdrew Nan Xingyu’s transfer application, and she spent several miserable days while he gave her some space.
• At a dinner party, Xi Jin noticed Song Shuchen returning Nan Xingyu’s handmade jacket and learned it belonged to her.
• Xi Jin ordered Nan Xingyu to throw away the jacket, and she argued that he was controlling her whereabouts and clothes before he left.
• Jiang Yuexi borrowed Nan Xingyu’s phone and noticed its screen flickered during calls and messages, then wrote that it might be tapped.

After Song Shuchen found a bug and tracker in Nan Xingyu’s phone, she told Jiang Yuexi she wanted to transfer schools to escape Xi Jin’s control. When Xi Jin confronted her, their argument escalated into a near-fatal drive toward the river, ending with him stopping the car and warning her never to leave him again.

• Song Shuchen found a bug and tracker in Nan Xingyu’s phone and told Jiang Yuexi he suspected someone close to her had installed them.
• Jiang Yuexi offered to help Nan Xingyu, who said she wanted to transfer schools.
• Xi Jin confronted Nan Xingyu about removing the devices, and they argued over his surveillance, her lies, and their relationship.
• Nan Xingyu said she never wanted to be with Xi Jin again, and he seized her by the throat before driving toward the river.
• Nan Xingyu begged Xi Jin to stop and promised not to leave, so he braked at the river’s edge and embraced her.
• Xi Jin warned Nan Xingyu not to threaten to leave again and told her he would love her even if she did not love him.

Nan Xingyu remained afraid of Xi Jin and planned to leave Jingzhou, while Xi Jin struggled to keep her close and defied Xi Kun for their supposed future. After Xi Jin accidentally cut his finger and saw Nan Xingyu worry over him, he begged her to teach him how to love her, but she resolved to transfer schools and leave after the new year.

• Jiang Yuexi told Nan Xingyu that the school was reviewing her request and asked whether she wanted to leave Jingzhou because of a pursuer, but Nan Xingyu refused to identify Xi Jin.
• Xi Jin tried to kiss Nan Xingyu, but her tears made him ask whether she loved him before he left the bedroom.
• Xi Jin messaged Nan Xingyu about picking her up and making dinner, then drove her home and cooked while she worked on her paper.
• Xi Kun berated Xi Jin for skipping an important meeting, and Xi Jin argued that Xi Kun had used an innocent person to force him to submit.
• Nan Xingyu tried to tell Xi Jin not to sacrifice things for her, but he insisted he would never give up and accidentally cut his finger while cooking.
• Nan Xingyu bandaged Xi Jin's finger, and he pulled her close and promised to change, while she resolved to transfer schools and leave after the new year.

Xi Jin joined a teachers-versus-students basketball game and impressed the crowd while drawing Nan Xingyu’s attention. Later, Nan Xingyu recognized the tattoo on his ribs as her name, and Xi Jin asked whether she liked it.

• Xi Jin accepted Jiang Yu’s invitation to substitute in the basketball game and secretly held Nan Xingyu’s hand beneath his jacket.
• Xi Jin dominated the court with a series of baskets and blocked a ball with his back to protect Nan Xingyu.
• Jiang Yuexi saw Xi Jin’s protective gesture, while the crowd noticed the faint tattoo on his ribs after the game.
• Nan Xingyu realized the tattoo’s lettering stood for her name while she and Xi Jin were intimate.
• Xi Jin guided Nan Xingyu’s fingers over the tattoo and asked whether she liked it.

Nan Xingyu accepted an overseas transfer arranged with Jiang Yuexi’s help and went to a resort with her roommates for winter break. At the resort, Song Shuchen showed interest in Nan Xingyu, while Xi Jin arrived and grew jealous of his closeness with Jiang Yuexi.

• Nan Xingyu accepted her transfer documents from Jiang Yuexi and asked her to keep the move secret from Lin Piaopiao and the others.
• Jiang Yuexi and Song Shuchen discussed how he had secretly helped arrange Nan Xingyu’s transfer.
• Jiang Yuexi invited Nan Xingyu and their roommates to her uncle’s resort, and Xi Jin agreed to let Nan Xingyu enjoy the outing before he picked her up.
• At Cloudtop Manor, Song Shuchen caught Nan Xingyu when she stumbled, asked to call her Xiaoyu, and secretly took a photo of her.
• Xi Jin arrived at the resort, saw Song Shuchen leaving, and questioned Jiang Yuexi about their closeness, making her suspect he was jealous.

Nan Xingyu tried to avoid Xi Jin at Jiang Yuexi’s campsite, but he sat beside her and challenged Song Shuchen’s closeness to her. During a truth-or-dare game, Nan Xingyu denied liking anyone, then was forced to ask Song Shuchen whether he loved her, and he answered that he did.

• Nan Xingyu hid from Xi Jin when he arrived, then pulled her hand free when he grabbed it as the group walked to dinner.
• At the campsite, Xi Jin sat beside Nan Xingyu while Song Shuchen took the seat on her other side, and Xi Jin sharply questioned how close Song Shuchen was to her.
• Xi Jin brought Nan Xingyu orange juice, and she told Song Shuchen that she and Xi Jin had known each other for a while.
• Lin Piaopiao picked Nan Xingyu for truth or dare, and Nan Xingyu denied having someone she liked.
• Nan Xingyu was picked again and had to ask Song Shuchen, “Do you love me?”; Song Shuchen answered, “I do.”

At a party, Xi Jin kissed Nan Xingyu during a dare, then confronted her by the lake and threatened that she could never escape him. Song Shuchen intervened and tried to persuade Xi Jin to release her, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Xi Jin kissed Nan Xingyu for ten seconds during a party game, and they left separately as the others speculated about their relationship.
• By the lake, Xi Jin accused Nan Xingyu of playing games with Song Shuchen and cornered her against a tree.
• Nan Xingyu told Xi Jin she would rather die than be controlled by him, and he threatened to follow her even in death.
• Xi Jin grabbed Nan Xingyu and pulled her against him when Song Shuchen arrived and demanded that he let her go.
• Song Shuchen warned Xi Jin that his behavior would make Nan Xingyu more afraid and more determined to leave him.

Xi Jin and Nan Xingyu argued after he accused her of wanting Song Shuchen, and she slapped him. When Nan Xingyu learned her mother had been injured, Xi Jin took her to the hospital and helped arrange surgery, then held her close and told her the slap still hurt.

• Xi Jin accused Nan Xingyu of choosing Song Shuchen, and she slapped him.
• Nan Xingyu received a call from the Xi Family's butler saying Liu Meili had fallen and was in the hospital, so Xi Jin took her there with Song Shuchen driving.
• A doctor said Liu Meili had a minor spinal fracture and needed minimally invasive surgery, which Xi Jin arranged that night.
• After the surgery, Liu Qing left, while Xi Jin stayed at the hospital and Nan Xingyu thanked him as he walked her out.
• Xi Jin pulled Nan Xingyu into his arms and told her that the place where she had hit him still hurt.

Nan Xingyu returned to Xi Family Manor with Xi Jin, then apologized to Jiang Yuexi for concealing her relationship with him. When Nan Xingyu said she did not like Xi Jin, he overheard her from around the corner.

• Xi Jin stayed beside Nan Xingyu overnight at the hospital and took her back to Xi Family Manor through the front gate.
• Xi Jin arranged for Liu Meili to travel home by private plane with two caregivers.
• Jiang Yuexi visited Liu Meili, and Nan Xingyu apologized to her in the hospital lobby.
• Jiang Yuexi asked about Nan Xingyu and Xi Jin's secret relationship, and Nan Xingyu said they had been together since she was eighteen.
• Nan Xingyu told Jiang Yuexi that she did not like Xi Jin, and Xi Jin overheard her.

Nan Xingyu told Jiang Yuexi she did not like Xi Jin, while Xi Jin insisted that they would marry on February 14, the day she planned to go abroad. After accompanying her mother home with Xi Jin, Nan Xingyu resisted his demand to tell her parents about their relationship, leaving him to suspect she was stalling.

• Nan Xingyu admitted to Jiang Yuexi that she did not like Xi Jin, and Jiang Yuexi wondered whether Xi Jin's controlling behavior came from insecurity.
• Xi Jin visited Liu Meili in the hospital, then took Nan Xingyu to Guanlan Shengshi and declared that they would register their marriage on February 14.
• A few days later, Nan Xingyu and Liu Meili returned to their hometown on the Xi Family's private plane, with Xi Jin accompanying them.
• Nan Zhiping and Liu Meili discussed Xi Jin's kindness and wealth, while Nan Zhiping remarked that he and Nan Xingyu looked like a good match.
• At the hotel, Xi Jin asked Nan Xingyu when she would tell her parents; she asked to wait, refused his suggestion to marry abroad, and he asked whether she was stalling for time.

Nan Xingyu tried to keep Xi Jin at a distance while he refused to leave Jiangzhou, and she worried about him spending New Year alone. On New Year's Eve, Xi Jin arrived at her family home, leaving her stunned.

• Nan Xingyu refused to tell her parents about her relationship with Xi Jin, and he accused her of making excuses to avoid being with him.
• Xi Jin told Nan Xingyu he would stay in Jiangzhou for New Year and spend it with her, but she insisted she had to be with her family.
• Nan Xingyu learned from Liu Meili that Xi Jin often spent New Year alone, but Liu Meili discouraged inviting him because their family lived so differently from his.
• On New Year's Eve, Nan Xingyu worried about Xi Jin as she prepared Spring Festival couplets with Nan Zhiping.
• Nan Zhiping brought Xi Jin into the courtyard with gifts, and Xi Jin greeted the stunned Nan Xingyu with a quiet, teasing “Surprise.”