Chapter Summaries

Xi Jin visited Nan Xingyu’s family for New Year and ingratiated himself with Nan Zhiping while teasing Nan Xingyu and pretending they were close. After he kissed her in the kitchen, Nan Xingyu remained furious, and the chapter ended with Xi Jin asking for the strawberry in her mouth.

• Xi Jin visited Nan Xingyu’s home, where Nan Zhiping praised him and told Nan Xingyu to learn from him.
• Xi Jin teased Nan Xingyu by claiming he had told her father that she had slept with him, then followed Nan Zhiping into the kitchen to help cook.
• Xi Jin said he was making drunken giant river prawns because Nan Xingyu liked them, while Nan Xingyu insisted they were not close.
• Xi Jin told Nan Zhiping he had a girlfriend, then pulled Nan Xingyu close and kissed her while they were alone in the kitchen.
• Nan Xingyu threatened Xi Jin with a kitchen knife, but he laughed and continued helping with the meal.
• After Nan Xingyu returned to the kitchen with strawberries, Xi Jin asked for the one in her mouth.

Xi Jin spent New Year's Eve with Nan Xingyu and her family, teasing her and helping with the celebrations. At the lakeside, he revealed that his wish was Nan Xingyu, who asked what he would do if she left him.

• Xi Jin teased Nan Xingyu in the kitchen, but stopped when Nan Zhiping returned.
• Xi Jin caught Nan Xingyu when she fell from a stool while putting up couplets, and she reluctantly thanked him.
• Nan Zhiping and Liu Meili hosted Xi Jin for dinner, where they thanked him for bringing and cooking giant river prawns for Nan Xingyu.
• Nan Zhiping asked Nan Xingyu to take Xi Jin for a walk by the lake after dinner.
• Nan Xingyu wrote a wish for her family and friends on a sky lantern, while Xi Jin showed her one bearing only her name and said his wish was her.
• Nan Xingyu asked Xi Jin what would happen if she left him someday.

Xi Jin insisted that Nan Xingyu marry him on February 14 and travel with him on February 10, while she refused and accused him of forcing her. After he threatened her and she struck him, Xi Jin confessed that he feared she would leave and asked why she tormented him.

• Xi Jin told Nan Xingyu he had canceled her school transfer application and planned to move south with her after graduation.
• After they had sex, Xi Jin said they would get their marriage certificate on February 14 and demanded she travel with him on February 10.
• Nan Xingyu refused, and Xi Jin threatened to take her by force and warned her not to involve her parents.
• Nan Xingyu slapped and pounded on Xi Jin, who grabbed her wrists and briefly lifted her by the neck.
• Xi Jin admitted that he feared Nan Xingyu would leave or fall for someone else, then let her go and asked why she tormented him.

After Xi Jin and Nan Xingyu reunited at a snowy lakeside, he pressed her for a declaration of love before leaving for work in Shenzhen. Xi Jin’s family conflict intensified, and the chapter ended with Nan Xingyu learning that his grandfather had died.

• Xi Jin teased Nan Xingyu at the lake, pulled her into the car, and asked whether she loved him; she said she did, and he told her he loved her too.
• Xi Kun ordered Xi Jin to return to Jingzhou amid a struggle over the Xi Family’s succession and insisted he marry Jiang Yuexi.
• Xi Jin refused to let his father dictate his private life, defended Nan Xingyu, and told Zhang Zhe to stop putting Xi Kun’s calls through.
• During the New Year holiday, Nan Xingyu waited for Xi Jin to contact her while he was in Shenzhen, but he did not call that day.
• Liu Meili told Nan Xingyu that Xi Jin’s grandfather had died in Jingzhou that morning.

At his grandfather’s funeral, Xi Jin faced accusations from Xi Zhan and learned that Xi Kun still suspected him of killing Xi Song and possibly his grandfather. After Nan Xingyu called to check on him, Xi Jin’s estranged mother Hua Jinfang appeared at the mourning hall, holding a fruit knife.

• Xi Jin represented the grandchildren at the memorial, while Xi Zhan accused him of being involved in the deaths of Xi Song and his grandfather.
• Xi Jin threatened Xi Zhan, and Xi Kun defended Xi Jin’s inheritance but admitted he might have killed their father if he had known about the will.
• Xi Jin told Nan Xingyu he missed her and asked her to come to Jingzhou the next day; she agreed.
• Hua Jinfang approached Xi Jin at the mourning hall, gave him a plate of apple pieces, and continued holding the fruit knife.

Xi Jin remembered feeling overlooked by Hua Jinfang as he mourned his grandfather, while Nan Xingyu left home and arrived in Jingzhou to be with him. After Xi Jin brought her to Guanlan Shengshi and they were intimate, Xi Zhan and Xi Hao confronted him at the door and threatened to expose his private life.

• Xi Jin recalled how Hua Jinfang favored Xi Song and left his childhood wish for her to read The Little Prince unanswered.
• Nan Xingyu said goodbye to Liu Meili and Nan Zhiping, flew to Jingzhou, and reunited with Xi Jin, telling him her grandpa had died.
• Xi Jin teased Nan Xingyu about keeping vigil with him, then took her to Guanlan Shengshi, where they were intimate.
• Xi Zhan and Xi Hao arrived at Xi Jin's door, accused him of secretly seeing a woman during mourning and ahead of a marriage alliance with the Jiang Family, and threatened to call reporters.

Xi Jin comforted Nan Xingyu after having her disruptive father and brother removed, then planned to make their relationship public after his grandfather’s funeral. At the hotel, Xi Zhan hinted to Xi Kun that Xi Jin might be unable to continue the Xi Family bloodline, while Hua Jinyao disparaged Nan Xingyu in front of Xi Jin and Jiang Yuexi.

• Xi Jin had his people remove Nan Xingyu’s father and brother, then comforted Nan Xingyu and promised that they would no longer have to hide their relationship.
• After the funeral, Xi Zhan showed Xi Kun photos of Xi Jin with Nan Xingyu and warned that their relationship could threaten the marriage alliance with the Jiang Family.
• Xi Kun dismissed Xi Zhan’s warning and mocked him for his past, prompting Xi Zhan to hint that Xi Jin might be infertile and offer to explain what he had learned from a hospital friend.
• Xi Jin video-called Nan Xingyu while driving to the hotel, and she complained that he was keeping her awake and acting annoyingly affectionate.
• At the hotel, Xi Jin overheard Hua Jinyao insult Nan Xingyu, then entered an elevator with Hua Jinyao and Jiang Yuexi as Hua praised Jiang Yuexi as Xi Jin’s future match and disparaged girls seeking to marry into wealthy families.

Xi Jin beat Hua Jinyao after he insulted Nan Xingyu, then defied Xi Kun’s demands to leave her and marry for the Xi Family’s inheritance. He insisted Nan Xingyu was the only woman he wanted and ended by declaring she was his life.

• Hua Jinyao insulted Nan Xingyu, and Xi Jin kicked him down and beat him until hotel staff restrained him.
• Jiang Yuexi tried to stop Xi Jin, but he flung her aside, and she realized Nan Xingyu mattered deeply to him.
• Hua Jinyao passed out after claiming he was dying, and Xi Jin later wiped his blood from his hand in the hotel suite.
• Xi Kun reprimanded Xi Jin for attacking Hua Jinyao in front of Jiang Yuexi and warned him not to harm the Xi Family’s interests.
• Xi Kun questioned whether Xi Jin knew Nan Xingyu had a fertility problem and invoked the family requirement that Xi Jin marry before inheriting its business.
• Xi Jin rejected Xi Kun’s demands to abandon Nan Xingyu and declared that she was his life.

Xi Jin remembered how Nan Xingyu’s fertility problems had been discovered after she suffered severe bleeding, and why he had kept the diagnosis from her. The memory ended with him hiding his grief behind claims that he hated children.

• Xi Jin recalled Nan Xingyu wondering whether she might want a child after she mistakenly thought she was pregnant.
• After Xi Jin returned from overseas, Nan Xingyu took a contraceptive pill and began bleeding heavily the next day.
• Xi Jin rushed Nan Xingyu to the hospital, cried in front of her, and waited while she underwent surgery.
• A doctor told Xi Jin that Nan Xingyu’s chances of becoming pregnant were nearly zero, so Xi Jin secretly confirmed he was fertile and concealed the diagnosis from her.
• When Nan Xingyu helped a mother with her baby on a train, Xi Jin pretended to dislike children, despite remembering her hopes for a family.

As her departure approached, Nan Xingyu resisted Xi Jin’s controlling demands and refused his proposal to marry abroad, deciding she had to leave his luxurious home and find herself. The next day, she met Song Shuchen in secret and confirmed she wanted to transfer schools, accepting his plan to get her away safely.

• Xi Jin demanded Nan Xingyu send him her location, then asked her to marry him abroad on February 14, but she refused because his grandfather had just died.
• Xi Jin accused Nan Xingyu of never loving him and ended the call, while she reflected that their home felt like an exquisite cage and resolved to leave.
• Nan Xingyu met Song Shuchen in disguise, and he told her Yuexi had asked him to handle her school transfer.
• Nan Xingyu confirmed she wanted to transfer schools, and Song Shuchen showed her the new school he had arranged instead of the decoy transfer notice.