Recaps

Bai Le agreed to marry Xi Yan after they drew up an agreement about separating if either fell for someone else. The next day, Bai Le visited Old Master Xi at the Xi family residence and surprised him with his skill at chess.

• Bai Le agreed to marry Xi Yan and proposed an agreement allowing them to part if either met someone they liked.
• Bai Le and Xi Yan signed the agreement, including a discussion about what would happen to their property if one of them cheated.
• Wu Xueying and Bai Huizhang worried about Bai Le, Bai Yin was relieved to avoid marrying a stranger, and Chen Suqiu complained privately.
• Wu Hua called Bai Le to question him about the marriage, then invited him to meet friends on Friday.
• Bai Le visited the Xi family residence with Xi Yan and played chess against Old Master Xi, who was surprised by Bai Le's ability.

At Old Master Xi’s house, Bai Le and Xi Yan were pressed into staying overnight in one room, forcing them into an awkward glimpse of married life. As Xi Yan helped dry Bai Le’s hair, Bai Le asked when he would stop pretending to be disabled, leaving Xi Yan visibly troubled.

• Old Master Xi questioned Bai Le about his pregnancy, then asked Xi Yan where they would hold their wedding.
• Old Master Xi insisted that Bai Le and Xi Yan stay the night and ordered a single room prepared; Xi Yan agreed despite Bai Le’s protests.
• Xi Yan gave Bai Le pajamas and told him to shower, then scolded him for getting into bed with wet hair.
• Xi Yan roughly dried Bai Le’s hair, easing his touch after Bai Le cried out.
• Bai Le asked when Xi Yan’s legs would get better and whether he planned to keep pretending to be disabled; Xi Yan paused, showing complicated emotions.

Bai Le learned that Xi Yan had set a plan in motion that involved him, but accepted Xi Yan’s assurance that it would not harm him or his family. The next day, Bai Le left to meet Wu Hua and their friends at an upscale bar, where he found a quiet, elegant venue.

• Xi Yan admitted that his plan to strike Xi Defeng could affect Bai Le, but said it would not harm him or his family.
• Bai Le reassured Xi Yan that he understood the situation, and the two shared a quiet moment before falling asleep with the bedside lamp on.
• Bai Le woke after ten, remembered his Friday plans with Wu Hua and the others, and changed into loose clothes to conceal his rounded belly.
• Old Master Xi insisted that Bai Le take a driver, and Bai Le accepted before heading out.
• Bai Le arrived at the upscale bar and found that it was peaceful and elegant rather than loud and flashy.

Bai Le met his friends for drinks, but Xi Yan arrived and caught him at the table. After Xi Yan left, Bai Le's friends encouraged him to be bolder with his new husband, only for Xi Yan to return and overhear them.

• Wu Hua and Bai Le's friends checked on Bai Le, teased him about marrying Xi Yan, and offered to help if he was in trouble.
• Bai Le noticed Xi Yan approaching and warned his friends that someone had come to catch him.
• Xi Yan confronted Bai Le about the liquor, and Bai Le insisted he had only been drinking hot milk.
• Secretary Xing reminded Xi Yan of his appointment, so Xi Yan left after looking at Bai Le again.
• Wu Hua encouraged Bai Le to show more backbone with Xi Yan, but Xi Yan returned and challenged him by asking, "Is that so?"

Xi Yan took Bai Le from his friends, brought him to a business meeting, and later ordered Zhou Kun to set a trap for Xi Defeng by revealing that his legs had healed. As Bai Le and Xi Yan prepared for their wedding aboard the Pearl, Xi Yan woke him with a question about what he had called him.

• Xi Yan took Bai Le away from Wu Hua and his friends, then reassured him by holding his hand during a meeting with an elderly man.
• Xi Yan told Zhou Kun he would let Xi Defeng learn that his legs were healed so Xi Defeng would make a move and be unable to recover.
• News spread that Xi Yan's legs had healed, while Bai Le recognized that Xi Yan had been pretending all along.
• The Xi family set the wedding for the following Wednesday on an island and arranged for Bai Le and Xi Yan to board the Pearl ahead of time.
• As Bai Le began to drift off beside Xi Yan, Xi Yan whispered, "What did you call me?"

Xi Yan and Bai Le married in a lavish ceremony, and Bai Le felt an unfamiliar stir in his heart after their kiss. At the reception, Xi Defeng watched the guests from a shadowed corner.

• Xi Yan quietly watched Bai Le sleep and touched his belly.
• Bai Le got ready with Xi Yan for their wedding and asked Secretary Xing to keep calling him Mr. Bai.
• Xi Yan and Bai Le entered the wedding hall together, exchanged vows, and kissed when Xi Yan pulled Bai Le close.
• Bai Le felt something strange in his heart after the kiss.
• Xi Defeng stood in a shadowed corner at the reception and watched the dancing guests.

At the wedding reception, Xi Defeng realized the rumor about Xi Yan’s healed legs had been staged and proposed making it real by targeting Xi Yan’s younger brother. Bai Le left the hall with Xi Yan, noticing that Xi Yan had been slowing his pace to wait for him.

• Xi Defeng told his companion he knew they had been played, then suggested making the false story real by going after Xi Yan’s younger brother.
• Bai Le deflected Bai Yin’s questions about Xi Yan’s healed legs and rescued a young woman from the drunken Wu Hua.
• Wu Hua asked Bai Le whether he liked Xi Yan and lamented that he still had not found love.
• Xi Yan appeared and called Bai Le away, while guests discussed his healed legs and Bai Le’s marriage into the Xi Family.
• Wu Hua bumped into a woman who gossiped about Bai Le and Xi Yan, spilling champagne on her dress.
• Bai Le stopped in the corridor, confirmed Xi Yan had slowed down to wait for him, and caught up with him.

Xi Yan took Bai Le to the quiet top deck, where he revealed his troubled childhood and confessed that he might really be abnormal. Bai Le tried to comfort him, and Xi Yan embraced him and leaned in to kiss him, but Bai Le suddenly went pale and retched.

• Xi Yan took Bai Le's hand and led him away from the crowd to the cruise ship's top deck.
• Xi Yan asked how much Bai Le knew about his childhood, then told him that people had called him crazy because of an illness in his head.
• Xi Yan recalled pushing his younger brother down the stairs, feeling pleasure at the sight of blood, and being locked up before his father sent him to a psychiatric hospital.
• Bai Le told Xi Yan that his cold smile did not look genuine, and Xi Yan pulled him into a tight embrace.
• Xi Yan stroked Bai Le's hair and leaned in to kiss him, but Bai Le shoved him away and retched at the railing.

Bai Le and Xi Yan arrived on the island and spent time together at a barbecue, where their awkward closeness continued. Bai Le asked whether Xi Yan was still taking medicine, leaving Xi Yan to wonder how he knew about it.

• Bai Le and Xi Yan reached the island after Bai Le avoided a possible kiss by getting seasick.
• Bai Yin teased Bai Le about wanting to be alone with Xi Yan, and Xi Yan said she would leave before them.
• Bai Le changed clothes and headed to the barbecue, but Xi Yan stopped talking with Secretary Xing and went with him.
• Xiaozhouzi questioned Bai Le about his relationship with Xi Yan, but Xi Yan sent him away to find his brother.
• Bai Le persuaded Xi Yan to add more salt to the grilled meat and complimented his hands.
• Bai Le asked Xi Yan whether he was still taking medicine, and Xi Yan asked how he knew.

Bai Le spent the evening with Xi Yan and his family, discussing the baby and the changes marriage would bring. After Xi Yan grilled food for him, the two walked together along Sun-Moon Island’s beach and sat beside the waves.

• Bai Le claimed he had liked Xi Yan before, and Xi Yan grew irritated at the word “before” before softening when Bai Le offered to grill for him.
• Bai Yin asked Bai Le about the baby’s sex and name, then tearfully worried that he would move out after marrying Xi Yan.
• Bai Le helped Xi Yan prepare the seasonings, then praised the meat Xi Yan grilled and ate it.
• Xi Yan wiped Bai Le’s mouth and invited him to walk on the beach.
• Bai Le asked Xi Yan about Sun-Moon Island’s name, then sat down and invited Xi Yan to sit beside him as they watched the waves.

Xi Yan named the baby Xi Mubai, leaving Bai Le flustered when he realized the name might be a romantic confession. The next morning, Bai Le became nauseated after drinking milk, and Xi Yan summoned a doctor to find out what was wrong.

• Xi Yan told Bai Le that he had chosen Xi Mubai as the baby's given name, and Bai Le blushed as he understood the implication.
• Bai Le returned to the villa with Xi Yan and reflected on how fully he had accepted his pregnancy and life in this world.
• Xi Yan found Bai Le asleep, covered him with a blanket, and opened the window to cool the room.
• Xi Yan brought Bai Le hot milk the next morning, but Bai Le drank it and immediately began retching.
• Xi Yan called a doctor despite Bai Le's protests and demanded to know what was wrong.

While on their island honeymoon, Bai Le learned that Fang Rong’s group had been accused of rigging a talent show and worried Xi Yan would not compensate him for the resulting losses. He tried to pressure Xi Yan into signing a compensation agreement, and Xi Yan signed while asking him to move the pen away from his belly.

• Bai Le learned that everyone else had gone home and that he and Xi Yan planned to stay on the island for half a month, though they might leave sooner.
• Bai Le received a call from Ye Xiaosi and learned that a trainee had accused Fang Rong’s five-member group of rigging the talent show.
• Bai Le remembered Xi Yan’s promise to compensate him and help Fang Rong, but grew anxious that Xi Yan had forgotten it.
• Bai Le drafted a compensation agreement and confronted Xi Yan in the study, threatening to poke his belly with a fountain pen if Xi Yan refused to sign.
• Xi Yan signed the agreement, and the people in his abruptly ended video meeting were left baffled.

Bai Le grew more confident around Xi Yan and made their residence feel more lived-in after they returned from the island. He met Xi Yan’s mother, Tan Lianxin, and suspected she was responsible for much of Xi Yan’s suffering.

• Bai Le stayed beside Xi Yan during a video conference, then grabbed his hand and said he was hungry when Xi Yan tried to stroke his head.
• After returning from the island, Bai Le moved into Xi Yan’s residence and changed its flowers, curtains, carpets, and decorations.
• Bai Le met Tan Lianxin in the yard, recognized her as Xi Yan’s mother, and noticed she seemed uncomfortable around him.
• When Xi Yan came home, Bai Le showed him his flower arrangement, and Xi Yan praised it despite its messy appearance.

Bai Le learned that his unborn child was a healthy boy, while Xi Yan took him shopping for baby supplies. The chapter left them in a baby-care store as Bai Le adjusted to being called a pregnant husband.

• Xi Yan told Secretary Xing to keep Tan Lianxin from returning and worried that Bai Le might learn too much about his past.
• Bai Le went to a prenatal checkup with Xi Yan, and the doctor confirmed the fetus was developing well and was a boy.
• The doctor revealed that Bai Le had once considered aborting the baby, prompting Xi Yan to look at him with displeasure.
• After the hospital visit, Xi Yan took Bai Le to a baby-care store and examined baby clothes.
• A clerk asked whether Xi Yan was shopping for the pregnant husband or the baby, and Bai Le realized the clerk meant him.

Xi Yan and Bai Le shopped for baby supplies, and Bai Le met a pregnant father and his daughter Weiwei. After Weiwei revealed that she hated seeing her daddy cry and her father treat him harshly, Xi Yan joined Bai Le, and the other man asked whether Xi Yan was his husband.

• Xi Yan agreed to buy all the baby items and chose outfits and toys for their unborn son.
• A little girl asked Bai Le whether he had a baby in his tummy, and her father explained that he was the child's daddy and was pregnant too.
• Bai Le told the man he was a little over five months along, and the man advised him to take care of himself.
• Weiwei told her daddy that she hated his crying and her father's meanness toward him.
• Xi Yan approached Bai Le, and the man asked whether Xi Yan was his husband.

Bai Le and Xi Yan grew closer while discussing their baby, and Bai Le later wondered whether his feelings for Xi Yan had changed. The next morning, Bai Le summoned Wu Hua to the Xi Family residence, but the chapter ended before he explained why.

• Xi Yan drove Bai Le home and told him he knew Bai Le had only briefly considered aborting the baby, asking him to love the child a little more.
• Bai Le misunderstood Xi Yan's words, and Xi Yan reassured him that he knew how much Bai Le loved the baby and praised him for doing well.
• Bai Le touched Xi Yan's pillow, noticed his racing heart, and called Wu Hua to say he had been acting strangely.
• Wu Hua arrived at the Xi Family residence the next morning and teased Bai Le while he watered the flowers.
• Bai Le sprayed Wu Hua with the hose, then invited him to sit in the pavilion and handed him a banana.

Bai Le asked Wu Hua to test whether romantic words would stir any feelings in him, then went out with him to a club for singing and bowling. Xi Yan arrived at the KTV, leaving everyone inside frozen in silence.

• Bai Le asked Wu Hua to pretend to be his former girlfriend and say something romantic, but felt no reaction and concluded he still was not gay.
• Wu Hua suggested they go out, and Bai Le chose a club with both a KTV and a bowling alley.
• Bai Le told Xi Yan about the outing and teased Wu Hua that Xi Yan was coming to deal with him.
• Bai Le and Wu Hua joined Xiaozhouzi and the others in a KTV room, where Wu Hua stopped a man from putting an arm around Bai Le.
• Xi Yan entered the room as Xiaozhouzi sang, and everyone fell silent.

Xi Yan joined Bai Le and his friends for truth or dare, and Bai Le revealed that he had saved Xi Yan’s WeChat contact as a picture of a goldfish. The game picked Bai Le again, leaving him to answer when his first love had been.

• Xi Yan arrived at the private room, checked whether Bai Le had been drinking, and asked everyone to carry on.
• Bai Le encouraged Xi Yan to act friendlier, and Wu Hua suggested they play truth or dare.
• Xi Yan joined the game after asking whether Bai Le’s earlier confession about liking someone had come from playing it.
• Bai Le answered that he had saved his partner’s WeChat contact as a little blue fish, and Xi Yan froze at the sight.
• Wu Hua and Xiaozhouzi faced their own penalties before the spinner landed on Bai Le again.
• Xiaozhouzi read Bai Le’s next question aloud: when was his first love?

Bai Le’s answer about a childhood crush briefly made Xi Yan jealous, and Xi Yan took him home before he could go bowling. Back at the residence, Xi Yan fussed over Bai Le and fed him soup, then stroked his cheek before catching himself.

• Bai Le said he had liked a girl in elementary school, and the others mistakenly thought he had dated her.
• Bai Le clarified that he had never dated anyone and had only been fond of a childhood classmate whose face he could no longer remember.
• Xi Yan took Bai Le away from the gathering, asked if there was someone he liked, and admitted he had never liked anyone in elementary school.
• Xi Yan brought Bai Le home and stopped Auntie Wu from taking off his coat because he wanted him to stay warm.
• Xi Yan fed Bai Le nourishing soup, then stroked his cheek after Bai Le accidentally touched his hand with his tongue.
• Bai Le told Xi Yan to stop rubbing his cheek, and Xi Yan withdrew his hand and returned to his normal expression.

Bai Le stayed at the villa while Xi Yan dealt with family and business matters, then returned home late and found Bai Le asleep on the sofa. The chapter ended with Bai Le refusing to bathe because a horror movie had frightened him.

• Bai Le stayed indoors for several days and read parenting books, determined not to raise the child to be like Xi Yan.
• Old Master Xi scolded Xi Defeng over the public scandal and falling share prices, then ordered Xi Yan to pursue a project in Ai City.
• Old Master Xi asked about Bai Le and the child, learned the child was a healthy boy, and questioned Xi Yan about whether he had caused his father's death; Xi Yan said he had not intended for his father to die.
• Xi Yan returned home late and found Bai Le asleep on the sofa, covered him with a blanket, and asked if he had been waiting.
• Bai Le followed Xi Yan to the bedroom and turned on all the lights, then refused to bathe because a horror movie had scared him.

Xi Yan bathed and cared for Bai Le, whose embarrassment and growing suspicions about Xi Yan’s feelings left him unsure how to interpret the man’s attention. After thinking about the baby he would meet in four months, Bai Le lay with his head on Xi Yan’s lap so Xi Yan could dry his hair.

• Xi Yan gently washed Bai Le’s hair and teased him about his flushed face.
• Xi Yan dried Bai Le and helped him get dressed, while Bai Le called him a rogue.
• Bai Le noticed his belly had grown and thought excitedly about meeting the baby in about four months.
• Xi Yan tested the hair dryer and had Bai Le lie with his head on his lap.

Bai Le felt the baby kick for the first time, easing his worries after Xi Yan reassured him that their child was healthy. The chapter ended when Bai Le caught Xi Yan secretly reading a child-rearing encyclopedia in the middle of the night.

• Bai Le felt the baby kick and excitedly told Xi Yan about the movement.
• Xi Yan confirmed he felt the baby move and reassured Bai Le that the child was healthy.
• Bai Le fretted about the baby’s quietness and appearance, while Xi Yan urged him to sleep.
• Bai Le fell asleep, then woke near midnight and discovered Xi Yan reading a scientific child-rearing encyclopedia.

Bai Le went with Xi Yan to the Xi Family company before they were due to fly to Ai City, and the office staff mistook their relationship for an unhappy, forced marriage. While getting juice in the pantry, Bai Le overheard employees gossiping about him and Xi Yan and spoke up.

• Xi Yan told Bai Le he was going to Ai City for work and insisted that Bai Le come with him.
• Bai Le accompanied Xi Yan to the Xi Family headquarters, where a receptionist assumed the couple had a poor relationship until she saw Xi Yan comfort him.
• Xi Yan had Bai Le wait in his office while he worked, and Secretary Xing brought him pastries.
• Bai Le went to the pantry for hot juice and overheard employees discussing his pregnancy and whether Xi Yan cared for him.
• Bai Le poked his head out from behind the partition and told the startled employees that Xi Yan did not seem to treat him pitifully.

Bai Le and Xi Yan traveled to Ai City for a bidding conference, then went shopping, where Bai Le’s pregnancy made the outing difficult. After Bai Le was harassed outside the mall, Xi Yan confronted the men.

• Bai Le overheard coworkers gossiping about him, and they fled after noticing his belly.
• Bai Le and Xi Yan flew to Ai City for the bidding conference scheduled for the next morning.
• Xi Yan took Bai Le to a mall, wrapped him in a scarf, and stopped him from buying puffed snacks.
• Bai Le and Xi Yan paused in the baby care section, where Bai Le remarked that raising a child seemed difficult.
• Bai Le waited outside the car because he felt nauseated, and a drunken yellow-haired man tried to hit on him.
• Xi Yan appeared behind Bai Le and challenged the yellow-haired man.

Xi Yan intervened when a blond man harassed Bai Le, then took care of Bai Le after they returned to the hotel. The blond recognized Xi Yan as Fourth Master but left without giving his name.

• Xi Yan twisted the blond man's arm when he reached for him, then asked Bai Le whether the man had hit his right hand.
• Xi Yan checked on Bai Le, who said he felt sick, and adjusted his scarf before the blond threatened them.
• The driver apologized to Xi Yan, while the blond realized Xi Yan was Fourth Master of the Xi Family and retreated with his men.
• Xi Yan brought Bai Le back to the hotel and gently wiped his face and feet as Bai Le grew sleepy.