Chapter Summaries

Bai Le and Xi Yan shared a quiet moment before Mu Mu’s kite was torn during a dispute with another child. When Bai Le and Xi Yan confronted the boy’s mother, her muscular husband arrived, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Xi Yan visited Bai Le, who teased him about his phone wallpaper and leaned against him to rest.
• Mu Mu cried over his broken kite, and Lin Xu explained that another boy had tried to take it after his mother demanded a toy exchange.
• Bai Le praised Lin Xu and asked him to take Mu Mu away while he and Xi Yan dealt with the woman.
• The woman dismissed the incident as children playing, while Xi Yan’s expression turned cold when he heard Mu Mu had been pushed.
• The woman’s husband arrived, and she looked at Bai Le triumphantly.

Meng Zhi arrived to defend his wife, but recognized Xi Yan and quickly tried to appease him. Bai Le made the family apologize to Mu Mu, and Xi Yan promised to handle the matter with a small punishment.

• Meng Zhi saw Xi Yan and abandoned his plan to confront the people his wife accused of bullying her.
• Meng Zhi apologized to Xi Yan, then ordered his son to apologize despite his wife’s protests.
• After the boy gave a reluctant apology, Bai Le insisted he apologize again in front of Mu Mu.
• The boy apologized to Mu Mu, and Xi Yan comforted him and said the family knew they were wrong.
• Xi Yan told Bai Le not to worry and promised to deal with the family himself.

Xi Yan visited Xi Defeng to ask whether anyone else had helped cause his car accident, and Xi Defeng hinted that Xi Yan’s father might have been involved. Bai Le comforted Xi Yan, and the chapter ended with Bai Le moving with him to a quiet villa in Xiangshan after resting through the first three months of his pregnancy.

• Bai Le stayed home to rest during his pregnancy while Xi Defeng was taken away for questioning over his role in the attack on Xi Yan.
• Old Master Xi refused to protect Xi Defeng and left his punishment to the authorities.
• Xi Yan visited Xi Defeng, who hinted that Xi Yan’s father might have helped cause his car accident and questioned whether his father wanted him.
• Bai Le urged Xi Yan not to bear his pain alone and reminded him that he had Bai Le, Mu Mu, and their coming baby.
• After spending three months resting at home, Bai Le moved with Xi Yan to a villa in Xiangshan that Xi Yan had bought for them.

Bai Le took Mu Mu to a fishing outing with Xiaozhouzi and Wu Hua after getting Xi Yan’s permission. As Bai Le sent Xi Yan photos from the lake, Xi Yan asked for his location.

• Bai Le told Xi Yan about his friends’ invitation and received permission to go out as long as he kept his phone on.
• Bai Le brought Mu Mu to a riding stable in the eastern suburbs, where Xiaozhouzi explained that the group planned to fish at a nearby lake.
• Xiaozhouzi and Wu Hua teased Bai Le about Xi Yan, and Xiaozhouzi later held Mu Mu while the group fished.
• Xiaozhouzi told his companion that Mu Mu was his godson, while Bai Le stopped him from teasing further.
• Bai Le sent Xi Yan photos of the fishing trip, and Xi Yan asked where he was.

Bai Le encountered a woman who warned him not to rely on Mu Mu to keep Xi Yan, prompting Wu Hua to suspect she was trying to provoke him. Xi Yan joined Bai Le and Mu Mu at the fishing spot, while the woman and the others reacted nervously to him.

• Bai Le learned that Xi Yan was at the fishing spot because someone he knew liked horseback riding.
• A woman who had been with Xiaozhouzi questioned Bai Le about meeting Xi Yan and warned him that having Mu Mu would not keep Xi Yan by his side.
• Wu Hua wondered whether the woman was trying to provoke Bai Le, and Xi Yan overheard them asking who knew him.
• Xi Yan gave Bai Le a ceramic goldfish and asked what he and Wu Hua had been discussing.
• Mu Mu ran to Xi Yan, called him Father, and asked Bai Le whether Daddy was happy too.
• Xi Yan sat beside Bai Le to watch him fish, then singled out Xiaozhouzi to speak with him.

Bai Le spent the outing fishing with Xi Yan and Mu Mu while a woman mistakenly assumed Bai Le had somehow mastered the art of making wealthy men dote on him. As they headed home, Xi Yan asked whether Bai Le suspected him of having someone else.

• Xiaozhouzi warned Wu Hua not to call Bai Le “Lele” in front of Xi Yan, and Wu Hua insisted Bai Le would not betray him.
• Xi Yan teased Bai Le about taking his tiny catch home to keep, while Bai Le told Mu Mu they would let the fish grow before eating it.
• The woman secretly photographed Bai Le and Xi Yan, then learned from her friend that they were the Bai family’s eldest young master and the Xi Family’s Fourth Master.
• Bai Le asked Xi Yan about the woman who claimed to know him, and Xi Yan said he did not know her.
• Xi Yan turned to Bai Le and asked whether he thought Xi Yan had something going on with someone else.

Bai Le and Xi Yan returned home with Mu Mu and the ceramic goldfish Xi Yan had made. At a prenatal checkup, Bai Le learned they were expecting a daughter and began planning to buy her clothes with the family.

• A foreign visitor recognized Xi Yan and realized that Xi Yan had made the ceramic goldfish Mu Mu was holding.
• In the car, Xi Yan told Mu Mu that the goldfish had a fat belly because it ate too much, and Bai Le teased Xi Yan while keeping the toy.
• Mu Mu listened to Bai Le's belly and promised to share his toys with the baby.
• Bai Le went to the hospital with Xi Yan and Mu Mu, and the doctor confirmed the fetus was healthy and revealed it was a girl.
• Bai Le showed Xi Yan dresses for their daughter, and Xi Yan suggested they shop for one together with Mu Mu in a few days.

Bai Le, Xi Yan, and Mu Mu shared a meal, where Xi Yan teased Bai Le about their first meeting and reassured him that he remembered everything about him. After Bai Le overheard diners gossiping about his marriage and Mu Mu’s parentage, Xi Yan confronted them.

• Bai Le chose a Sichuan hot pot restaurant and treated Xi Yan and Mu Mu to a meal.
• Xi Yan peeled shrimp for Bai Le and cleaned Mu Mu’s hands before teasing Bai Le about their first meeting.
• Bai Le changed the subject when Xi Yan asked why he had schemed against him, and Xi Yan reassured him that he remembered everything about him.
• Bai Le overheard people in a nearby room gossiping that Xi Yan had married him only because of Mu Mu and questioning whether the boy was Xi Yan’s son.
• Xi Yan pushed open the nearby room’s door and coldly challenged the gossiping diners.

Xi Yan confronted Chen Yue and the others after they spoke maliciously about Bai Le, warning them not to repeat the rumors. Bai Le returned with Xi Yan to their villa, and in November Xi Yan quietly kept him company as he watched the rain.

• Bai Le and Xi Yan entered a private room where Chen Yue and the others recognized Xi Yan and nervously apologized.
• Xi Yan warned Chen Yue and the others that they would face consequences if they repeated their comments about Bai Le.
• Bai Le clarified that he did not live in the mountains, then left with Xi Yan and Mu Mu.
• Xi Yan reassured Bai Le that he would no longer hear the rumors, and Bai Le joked about whether their home looked remote.
• In November, Bai Le watched the rain by the window while Xi Yan sat nearby and quietly kept him company.

Bai Le developed a fever during his pregnancy and Xi Yan rushed him to the hospital, where doctors confirmed the baby was fine. After recovering and being discharged, Bai Le tried to use his swollen IV hand to coax Xi Yan into comforting him.

• Bai Le's fever worsened overnight, so Xi Yan carried him to the hospital.
• The doctor said Bai Le's condition was not serious and reassured him that the baby would be fine.
• Xi Yan stayed beside Bai Le until he fell asleep, and Auntie Wu looked after Mu Mu.
• Xi Yan kept Bai Le in the hospital for observation until his fever was gone and everything was fine.
• Mu Mu visited Bai Le and blew on his sore hand, while Bai Le hinted that he wanted Xi Yan to comfort him too.

After Bai Le left the hospital, he attended Lin Xu’s birthday party with Xi Yan and Mu Mu, then went home early when the baby began moving restlessly. The next day, Lin Xu visited, and Mu Mu hesitated to leave Bai Le’s side because he thought his father still felt unwell.

• Xi Yan teased Bai Le about his injured hand before calling the doctor to remove his nearly finished IV.
• After Bai Le was discharged, he accepted the Xie Family’s invitation to Lin Xu’s birthday party, and Xi Yan accompanied him.
• At the party, Lin Xu welcomed Bai Le and Mu Mu, then played piano while the guests watched.
• Bai Le felt the baby moving restlessly, so Xi Yan took him and Mu Mu home early; Bai Le fell asleep during the ride.
• The next morning, Mu Mu told Bai Le that Lin Xu had arrived, but said he wanted to stay with his father until Bai Le encouraged him to go play.

During New Year, Xi Yan took Bai Le and Mu Mu to visit Bai Le’s family, where Bai Le worried about Bai Huizhang and Xi Yan teased him into eating his vegetables. The visit ended with Bai Huizhang still reserved around Xi Yan, who had never called him Dad.

• Lin Xu played with Mu Mu, learned the reason behind Mu Mu’s name, and heard him hum the piano piece Lin Xu had played the day before.
• Lin Xu asked why Mu Mu had left his big brother out of a family drawing, and Mu Mu complained that Xi Yan would not let him sleep with Bai Le.
• Xi Yan took Bai Le and Mu Mu to visit the Bai family during New Year.
• Bai Huizhang told Bai Le not to worry about the company and to focus on his health and the baby, while Bai Le asked after his father’s well-being.
• Xi Yan stopped Bai Le from picking out the vegetables and teased him until he ate them.

Bai Le attended a college reunion while heavily pregnant, where his former classmates reacted with surprise and Zhang Fengjun confronted him over an old romantic grievance. After Bai Le offered an apology, Zhang Fengjun rejected it and mocked his pregnancy, leaving the reunion tense.

• Bai Huizhang reluctantly said goodbye to Mu Mu, but Lele refused to stay because he wanted to look after his unwell Daddy.
• Bai Le told Xi Yan about a class reunion, and Xi Yan agreed he could go as long as he kept his phone on and called for a ride home.
• Bai Le took Mu Mu to the Xie Family home to play with Lin Xu, then went to the reunion at a downtown S City hotel.
• Bai Le’s former classmates, including Cheng Ming, were surprised by his pregnant belly, and Cheng Ming congratulated him.
• Bai Le recognized that Zhang Fengjun resented him for having once pursued a girl Zhang Fengjun loved, so Bai Le offered to apologize.
• Zhang Fengjun refused Bai Le’s apology and mocked his pregnancy, prompting Bai Le to call him petty and leaving Cheng Ming frowning as the room grew tense.

At a university reunion, Bai Le listened as his classmates discussed Xi Yan and asked about Bai Le’s marriage, while Bai Le described Xi Yan as frightening and temperamental. Xi Yan arrived to pick him up and caught the end of his complaints, leaving Bai Le to explain himself in front of his classmates.

• Cheng Ming broke the awkward silence at the meal, and the group began reminiscing about university.
• When classmates praised Xi Yan, Zhang Fengjun compared him favorably to Bai Le and called Bai Le a good-for-nothing.
• Bai Le received Xi Yan’s message saying he had come to pick him up.
• Su Xiuxiu and the others questioned Bai Le about his husband, and Bai Le described Xi Yan’s temper and intimidating stare.
• Xi Yan entered the private room and sat beside Bai Le after hearing him complain about him.
• Bai Le asked Xi Yan to give him face in front of his classmates, while Zhang Fengjun sneered and Cheng Ming thought Xi Yan looked familiar.

At a reunion dinner, Xi Yan’s former classmates discovered his identity and learned that he was married to Bai Le. After defending Bai Le from Zhang Fengjun’s insults, Xi Yan left with him, and Bai Le accepted that he could rely on Xi Yan for support.

• Xi Yan named the Xi Family’s company as his workplace, and Cheng Ming recognized him as Senior Xi Yan from an honorary photo.
• Xi Yan stopped Bai Le from eating spicy seafood and insisted that he drink more water, surprising the other guests.
• Zhang Fengjun questioned why Xi Yan was with Bai Le and insulted Bai Le, but Xi Yan said he considered Bai Le outstanding.
• Xi Yan took Bai Le away from the dinner early, while the other classmates blamed Zhang Fengjun.
• In the car, Bai Le said Zhang Fengjun had insulted him before Xi Yan arrived, and Xi Yan told him to speak up if it happened again.
• Bai Le agreed that he could rely on Xi Yan to stand up for him.

Bai Le went into labor and underwent surgery while Xi Yan stayed by his side, reassuring him until the anesthetic took effect. After giving birth to a girl, Bai Le woke to find Xi Yan and Mu Mu waiting beside him.

• Mu Mu showed off his schoolbag to the nurses and said he would go to kindergarten with his little sister.
• Xi Yan sent Mu Mu out of Bai Le’s room so he could spend time alone with Bai Le.
• Bai Le went into labor, and Xi Yan called the doctors and accompanied him to the operating room.
• Bai Le grew anxious before the anesthetic took effect, and Xi Yan held his hand and reassured him.
• Bai Le woke after the operation as Mu Mu asked when he could see his little sister, and Xi Yan sat beside Bai Le with a half-peeled apple.

Bai Le woke after giving birth, reunited with Mu Mu and met his newborn daughter, whom he named Xi Jinxi and nicknamed Xixi. After recovering, he returned to the company with Mu Mu and ran into Ye Feifei.

• Bai Le woke in the hospital, and Xi Yan gave him an apple after peeling many for him while he waited anxiously.
• Bai Le held his healthy newborn daughter and chose Xixi as her nickname; Mu Mu promised to protect his little sister.
• Bai Le named his daughter Xi Jinxi, and Mu Mu's toys helped calm Xixi when she cried.
• After weeks of recovery, Bai Le left the hospital, and Mu Mu and Xi Yan helped care for Xixi at home.
• Several weeks later, Xi Yan let Bai Le return to the company, where Bai Le brought Mu Mu and ran into Ye Feifei in the elevator.

Bai Le brought Mu Mu to his office, where Mu Mu charmed Ye Xiaosi into letting him stay while Bai Le worked. At three o’clock, Bai Le took Mu Mu to see Xi Yan, and they left together for the kindergarten.

• Ye Xiaosi brought Bai Le a stack of accumulated documents and objected to Mu Mu staying in the office, but Mu Mu persuaded him to allow it.
• Mu Mu behaved quietly while Bai Le worked, reading picture books and drawing as the company employees brought him snacks.
• Bai Le took Mu Mu to Xi Yan’s office, where they overheard Xi Yan dismissing a new female employee who had brought him tea.
• Xi Yan picked up Mu Mu and said the woman would not appear again, then left with Bai Le and Mu Mu for the kindergarten.

Mu Mu started kindergarten and adjusted so easily that Bai Le felt more upset than he did. After three weeks, Mu Mu complained that nursery class was boring, and his teacher suggested an IQ test because he seemed far ahead of the other children.

• Bai Le and Xi Yan left Mu Mu at kindergarten, where he greeted Xiao Xian and joined the other children without crying.
• Bai Le worried about leaving Mu Mu, and Xi Yan comforted him while they waited outside the kindergarten.
• Three weeks later, Lin Xu visited to see Mu Mu off on his first official day of kindergarten, and Mu Mu kissed his family goodbye before skipping into class.
• Bai Le and Xi Yan left Lin Xu at his nearby elementary school, while Xixi went to keep Old Master Xi company.
• Mu Mu told Bai Le and Xi Yan that nursery class was no fun because the other children cried and peed everywhere.
• Mu Mu's teacher told Bai Le that he was lively and popular but seemed unusually advanced for his age, and she recommended an IQ test.

Bai Le and Xi Yan celebrated Mu Mu’s fourth birthday at a restaurant, where Mu Mu embraced being a big brother and Bai Le got jealous when women admired Xi Yan. Later, fireworks reminded Xi Yan and Bai Le of the festival in Japan where their relationship began to change.

• Bai Le and Xi Yan followed the doctor’s advice and moved Mu Mu into the senior kindergarten class, where he became more eager to attend school.
• Bai Le and Xi Yan took Mu Mu and Xixi to a restaurant to celebrate Mu Mu’s fourth birthday, where Mu Mu accepted candy for his little sister and happily declared that he was a big brother.
• Xi Yan stepped outside to take a call from his grandfather while Bai Le took both children to the bathroom.
• Bai Le returned to find women admiring Xi Yan, sat across from him, and teased him before Xi Yan recognized that Bai Le was jealous.
• Bai Le and Xi Yan walked along the embankment with the children, and Xi Yan recalled the fireworks festival in Japan that had marked a change in their relationship.