Chapter Summaries

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.

Xi Yan returned from the bidding event and handled an apology from the father of the man who had offended him and Bai Le. Back at the hotel, Xi Yan and a sleeping Bai Le ended up in an awkwardly intimate position, leaving Bai Le embarrassed when he woke.

• Xi Yan learned from Secretary Xing that Bai Le had eaten lunch and encountered the father of the man who had offended them.
• The man apologized and asked Xi Yan to overlook his son's offense, but Xi Yan made clear the offender should take responsibility and said Bai Le disliked being called his wife.
• Xi Yan returned to the hotel and found Bai Le asleep, then rested beside him.
• Bai Le shifted in his sleep and accidentally placed his hand in an awkward spot on Xi Yan, who watched him while trying to restrain himself.
• Bai Le woke, pulled his hand away, and offered Xi Yan water while both avoided discussing what had happened.

On his birthday, Xi Yan took Bai Le to a snowy mountain resort for a private getaway. While Xi Yan was away in the lobby, a glamorous woman recognized Bai Le, though he did not recognize her.

• Xi Yan woke Bai Le on his birthday and drove him to a ski resort in the mountains.
• Bai Le realized Xi Yan had remembered how much he liked snow, and the two walked hand in hand to the resort.
• Xi Yan arranged for them to spend the birthday alone, bringing only a doctor and leaving Secretary Xing and the bodyguards behind.
• Bai Le waited in the lobby while Xi Yan went to take care of something, then a woman approached and recognized him.
• Bai Le asked the woman who she was, and she expressed surprise that he did not recognize her.

Bai Le encountered Xie Yu, a woman he had pursued in college, and Xi Yan grew jealous of his past romantic confessions. On Bai Le’s birthday, Xi Yan offered to take him outside to watch people skiing, though Bai Le would only be able to watch.

• Xie Yu questioned Bai Le about his pregnancy and recalled that he had pursued her in college.
• Xi Yan returned with milk, told Xie Yu she was sitting in his seat, and drove her away.
• Xi Yan asked Bai Le how many people he had told he liked them, and Bai Le tried to appease him with an orange.
• On his birthday, Bai Le watched people skiing outside and envied them.
• Xi Yan offered to take Bai Le out for a little while, and Bai Le agreed to watch him ski.

Bai Le and Xi Yan went skiing together, and Bai Le began seriously considering his feelings for Xi Yan. Their quiet outing ended when a knife-wielding man attacked Bai Le and Xi Yan pulled him to safety.

• Bai Le and Xi Yan bought ski equipment and rode the cableway, where Xi Yan comforted Bai Le through his fear of heights.
• At a secluded slope, Bai Le enjoyed the snow while Xi Yan skied briefly and then stopped.
• Xi Yan suggested they live somewhere snowy together when they were old, prompting Bai Le to consider what he felt for Xi Yan.
• While Bai Le waited alone, a masked man approached and tried to stab him with a knife.
• Xi Yan seized Bai Le and pulled him out of danger, and Bai Le recognized the attacker as the man who had been lurking near his home.

Li Jing attacked Xi Yan, but Bai Le knocked him unconscious with a rock. As Xi Yan comforted Bai Le in a nearby temple, Bai Le began having severe abdominal pain and lost consciousness, apparently going into labor.

• Li Jing confronted Xi Yan and threatened Bai Le, then attacked Xi Yan with a dagger.
• When Li Jing stabbed Xi Yan in the shoulder, Bai Le struck Li Jing on the head with a rock and knocked him unconscious.
• Bai Le called for help and brought the bleeding Xi Yan to a nearby mountain god temple for shelter.
• Xi Yan asked to hear Bai Le say he liked him, and Bai Le confessed that he only liked Xi Yan.
• Bai Le felt pain in his lower abdomen, and Xi Yan hurried to pick him up as he appeared to go into labor.
• Bai Le lost consciousness during a wave of pain.