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I Became a Star After Slacking Off on a Parenting Variety Show
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Arc 3A Birthday at Sea

Su Huaiming and Fu Jingfan grew closer through the secluded-cabin show, Su Huaiming’s handmade gifts, and Fu Jingfan’s birthday trip on a yacht. After Madam Li asked Su Huaiming to help with her Gambiered Silk designs, Fu Jingfan invited him to join his planned luxury brand, leaving Su Huaiming unsure whether to accept.

  • Su Huaiming offered to keep Yu Ruicheng company, and the guests later drank stream water after hearing it supposedly helped villagers grow thick hair.
  • Sun Siyuan’s attempts to chop wood sent his ax and its handle flying, but Su Huaiming dodged the danger and helped Yu Ruicheng avoid the handle.
  • Su Huaiming and Fu Xiaoxiao presented local specialties on a livestream, sold out the products, and called Fu Jingfan, who told Su Huaiming he had come to see him.
  • Su Huaiming made Fu Jingfan a green hat, underwear, and socks, then returned home and shared a late-night snack with him.
  • Su Huaiming traveled to City A to film a jewelry commercial, where he mistook a life-size standee of Fu Jingfan for Fu Jingfan himself.
  • Fu Jingfan took Su Huaiming to sea for his birthday, and Su Huaiming suspected the trip fell on Fu Jingfan’s real birthday rather than the date he had claimed.
  • Fu Jingfan and Su Huaiming spent a quiet day on the yacht, then returned to shore, where Fu Jingfan took Su Huaiming to a clinic to treat his stiff neck.
  • Madam Li and Su Huaiming worked on Gambiered Silk designs, and Fu Jingfan invited Su Huaiming to join the luxury brand he planned to launch, but Su Huaiming said he would think about it.
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Ch. 51Chapter 29

Yu Ruicheng found relief from the crowded house when Su Huaiming helped him relax on the cabin deck, and the two later joined the others in fetching water for the villagers. The stream’s supposed hair-thickening benefits left the guests drinking so much that they became bloated and drew attention from the village chief and livestream viewers.

  • Yu Ruicheng joined Su Huaiming on the deck and admitted that solitude helped him recharge, but Su Huaiming offered to stay quietly beside him.
  • Su Huaiming joked that Yu Ruicheng could think of him as a cabbage, making Yu Ruicheng laugh and easing his stress; they both relaxed and fell asleep.
  • The production team sent the guests with the village chief to fetch stream water for elderly villagers who missed its taste.
  • Su Huaiming asked the village chief whether the stream water explained the villagers’ thick hair, and the chief enthusiastically agreed.
  • Sun Siyuan and the other guests heard the claim and drank repeated dippers of water until their bellies were swollen, amusing the livestream viewers.
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Ch. 52Chapter 30

Sun Siyuan watched the children bond with Jameel and his gentle black dog, then joined their game of covering one another’s ears. The children demanded that Sun Siyuan keep covering Fu Xiaoxiao’s ears so he could hear the firewood chopping, leaving Sun Siyuan unable to escape their game.

  • Sun Siyuan worked on chopping firewood while Fu Xiaoxiao, Yu Xuanxuan, and Ji Youyou discovered Jameel petting a large black dog in the yard.
  • The children petted the dog and listened as Jameel explained that it had guided him home after he got lost.
  • Fu Xiaoxiao, Yu Xuanxuan, and Ji Youyou praised Jameel’s name and began playing together with him.
  • The children covered one another’s ears to block the sound of Sun Siyuan chopping wood, and Sun Siyuan joined in by covering Fu Xiaoxiao’s ears.
  • Sun Siyuan tried to return to chopping, but Fu Xiaoxiao and the other children pleaded for him to keep covering their ears.
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Ch. 53Chapter 53

Sun Siyuan’s frustration with the children led him to chop wood recklessly, nearly hitting Su Huaiming with flying debris. When he accidentally sent an ax handle toward Yu Ruicheng, Su Huaiming’s dance instructions prompted Yu Ruicheng to dodge with an elaborate move.

  • Sun Siyuan gave up trying to make the children leave and carried the dog to the platform while they protested.
  • Sun Siyuan vented his anger by chopping wood, and Ji Mingzhe asked Su Huaiming to calm him down.
  • Sun Siyuan’s ax and its handle flew toward Su Huaiming, who dodged them easily and left Sun Siyuan suspecting he knew kung fu.
  • Sun Siyuan apologized to Su Huaiming and tried to free the ax, but the handle flew toward Yu Ruicheng.
  • Su Huaiming called out dance instructions, and Yu Ruicheng instinctively spun away from the flying handle before adjusting his pose.
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Ch. 54Chapter 31

Yu Ruicheng learned that Sun Siyuan had accidentally sent a stick flying toward him, and he and Sun Siyuan thanked Su Huaiming for helping him dodge it. Sun Siyuan’s firewood-chopping reward turned out to be pork fat cracklings, and the chapter ended with him and Fu Xiaoxiao fighting over the last piece until Su Huaiming said it belonged to the dog.

  • Sun Siyuan told Yu Ruicheng that he had accidentally sent a stick flying toward him while trying to free an axe, and Yu Ruicheng realized Su Huaiming had helped him dodge it.
  • Sun Siyuan and Yu Ruicheng promised to repay Su Huaiming, while Ning Lei watched the three of them together and felt resentful.
  • The production crew delivered Sun Siyuan’s reward, and Su Huaiming opened it and recognized the pork fat cracklings inside.
  • Fu Xiaoxiao joined Su Huaiming in eating the cracklings, and Sun Siyuan tried one before deciding he liked them and finishing most of the bag.
  • Sun Siyuan and Fu Xiaoxiao argued over the last crackling, and Su Huaiming declared that it belonged to the dog.
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Ch. 55Chapter 32

Sun Siyuan and Fu Xiaoxiao fought over the last piece of pork crackling until Su Huaiming revealed that the little black dog had eaten it, leaving Sun Siyuan humiliated and Fu Xiaoxiao tearful. The livestream turned Sun Siyuan’s misunderstanding into a viral joke, and the group then headed to the fishpond for the day’s task, where Fu Xiaoxiao and Jameel insisted they could catch fish too.

  • Sun Siyuan and Fu Xiaoxiao argued over the last piece of pork crackling until Su Huaiming told them the little black dog had eaten it.
  • Fu Xiaoxiao comforted himself, hugged Little Black, and took the dog outside, while Su Huaiming apologized to Sun Siyuan for his humiliating remark.
  • Sun Siyuan remained unaware that the livestream audience had turned his argument into a trending joke and alerted the other guests.
  • The next morning, Yu Ruicheng awkwardly let slip that he had seen the incident, and Su Huaiming covered for him with a story about Fu Jingfan’s chat history.
  • The director assigned the adults to help the village chief catch fish, but Fu Xiaoxiao and Jameel rushed toward the pond until the staff stopped them.
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Ch. 56032 (continued)

Ning Lei’s plan to use a fishing contest to improve his image fell apart when Jameel and Fu Xiaoxiao exaggerated their fathers’ abilities. Su Huaiming avoided the cold pond after Sun Siyuan pulled him back, and the group later gathered at the village chief’s house to prepare a meal.

  • Ning Lei planned to catch more fish than Su Huaiming so he could promote himself online, but Jameel and Fu Xiaoxiao’s boasts exposed that neither father could match their claims.
  • Ji Mingzhe, Ning Lei, and Yu Ruicheng entered the pond to catch fish, while Sun Siyuan stopped Su Huaiming from stepping into the cold water.
  • Su Huaiming and Sun Siyuan joked about cruel ways to kill fish, and a carp leaped from the water and landed at Su Huaiming’s feet.
  • Ji Mingzhe gave Sun Siyuan an extra fish, so both Sun Siyuan and Su Huaiming avoided fishing in the pond.
  • The group brought their fish to the village chief’s house, where Ning Lei went to the kitchen with the village chief’s wife and Ji Mingzhe while the others watched the children play.
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Ch. 57Chapter 57

Fu Xiaoxiao and the other children turned a goose’s head-bobbing into a contest before joining Su Huaiming and the village chief’s family for dinner. After Fu Xiaoxiao stayed behind to play with the goose, he and Su Huaiming walked back to the cabin at night, where Fu Xiaoxiao tried to scare him with stories about monsters.

  • Ji Youyou spotted the village chief’s goose, and Fu Xiaoxiao, Yu Xuanxuan, Jameel, and Ji Youyou competed with it by shaking their heads until Su Huaiming stopped them.
  • Fu Xiaoxiao tried to outdo the goose by drawing out a long “sorry,” prompting the village chief to hold the goose’s beak shut and Su Huaiming to take Fu Xiaoxiao for water.
  • Sun Siyuan explained that the children had challenged the goose because it seemed to be provoking them, and Su Huaiming and Yu Ruicheng silently agreed that Sun Siyuan was acting like a child too.
  • The village chief’s family served dinner to Su Huaiming and the others, and Sun Siyuan eagerly ate an unfamiliar black dish without asking what it was.
  • Fu Xiaoxiao insisted on staying to play with the goose, so Su Huaiming let the others return ahead while he waited with Fu Xiaoxiao.
  • Su Huaiming and Fu Xiaoxiao walked toward the cabin by moonlight, and Fu Xiaoxiao warned him that monsters might attack grown-ups.
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Ch. 58Chapter 33

Fu Xiaoxiao and Su Huaiming mistook a tractor for a tiger in the dark, then returned to the cabin safely. Later, they joined the production team’s livestream to sell local specialties, where Su Huaiming noticed something odd in the comments as he waited for the purchase links.

  • Fu Xiaoxiao tried to scare Su Huaiming with a monster act, then panicked when he mistook a dark shape for a tiger and asked Su Huaiming to chase it away.
  • Su Huaiming ran off without Fu Xiaoxiao, realized he had left him behind, and hurried back to find him.
  • Fu Xiaoxiao pointed out the supposed tiger, and he and Su Huaiming ran back toward the cabin before the cameraman revealed the shape was a tractor.
  • Su Huaiming and Fu Xiaoxiao returned to the cabin exhausted, startling Sun Siyuan as they collapsed on the sofa.
  • The director announced a sales livestream for local specialties and assigned Su Huaiming and Fu Xiaoxiao to present first.
  • Su Huaiming introduced dried local goods during the livestream, then frowned at the comments while waiting for the purchase links.
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Ch. 59Chapter 34

Su Huaiming hosted a livestream that sold out the local specialties and drew attention to his relationship with Fu Jingfan. After the butler confirmed that Fu Jingfan had been watching, Su Huaiming called him “Husband” on camera, leaving the viewers excited about their marriage.

  • Su Huaiming refused requests to sell locally made mushroom sauce, pork fat, and stream water, while the other guests and director agreed to help viewers obtain them.
  • Su Huaiming and the director put all seven specialty products up for sale, and the livestream audience bought them out immediately.
  • When Su Huaiming asked what to do next, viewers joked about buying him as a wife, and the butler objected that he belonged to Mr. Fu.
  • Su Huaiming recognized the butler, who said that Fu Jingfan had been watching the livestream and missed Su Huaiming.
  • Su Huaiming realized he had not acted like someone in love with Fu Jingfan, so he looked toward the camera and asked, “Husband,” if Fu Jingfan was there.
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Ch. 60034 (continued)

Su Huaiming’s sales livestream became a comedic exchange with Fu Jingfan, who openly admitted he had tuned in to see him. After the stream, Su Huaiming sent Fu Jingfan an exaggeratedly clingy message and was challenged to read it aloud, leaving him bracing himself for embarrassment.

  • Fu Jingfan told Su Huaiming during the livestream that he had come to see him, prompting viewers to tease them about their relationship.
  • Su Huaiming reassured the viewers that Fu Jingfan would not get jealous, while Sun Siyuan tried to warn him that Ning Lei was acting like a green tea.
  • Jameel compared Ning Lei’s angry expression to Logger Vick, leaving Ning Lei flustered as the children gathered to watch him.
  • The livestream ended after Su Huaiming and Fu Jingfan’s conversation filled out the remaining time, and Ji Mingzhe and Yu Ruicheng praised Su Huaiming while Sun Siyuan mocked Yu’s praise.
  • Su Huaiming sent Fu Jingfan a sugary message imitating the viewers’ green-tea comments, and Fu Jingfan called to ask whether the message was really from him.
  • Fu Jingfan asked Su Huaiming to read the message aloud in person, and Su Huaiming reluctantly prepared to do so.
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Ch. 61Chapter 61

The parents prepared outfits for the children’s fashion show, while Su Huaiming and Sun Siyuan appeared to put little effort into the task. The show began with several strange outfits and Ning Lei’s well-made sweater, leaving Su Huaiming’s creation still to be revealed.

  • Fu Jingfan ended his call with Su Huaiming after they agreed Su Huaiming would return home in three days.
  • The production team assigned the parents to make outfits, and Sun Siyuan was told to create one for himself despite having no child partner.
  • Su Huaiming bought vivid light green fabric for Fu Xiaoxiao, while Ning Lei chose yarn to knit Jameel a sweater.
  • Ning Lei worked through the night on his sweater as the other parents prepared their outfits, while Su Huaiming and Sun Siyuan kept to their usual routines.
  • Sun Siyuan opened the fashion show wearing a black cape made by draping fabric over his clothes, and he accepted last place.
  • Yu Xuanxuan walked out covered in white fabric, Ji Youyou appeared wrapped in pink strips, and Jameel modeled the black sweater Ning Lei had knitted for him.
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Ch. 62Chapter 35

Su Huaiming’s outfit for Fu Xiaoxiao impressed everyone, and Fu Xiaoxiao tried to persuade him to make Fu Jingfan matching light-green accessories. Su Huaiming eventually agreed, then took Fu Xiaoxiao to a courtyard where they met Little Black’s elegant elderly owner.

  • Fu Xiaoxiao modeled Su Huaiming’s sophisticated light-green outfit, earning praise from Ji Mingzhe, Yu Ruicheng, and the livestream viewers.
  • Fu Xiaoxiao asked Su Huaiming to make Fu Jingfan a light-green hat, then insisted on adding underwear and socks until Su Huaiming reluctantly agreed.
  • Fu Xiaoxiao followed Su Huaiming through the mountains to a traditional courtyard and discovered that Little Black lived there.
  • An elegant elderly woman welcomed Su Huaiming and Fu Xiaoxiao, and she affectionately returned Fu Xiaoxiao’s greeting.
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Ch. 63035 (continued)

Su Huaiming visited an elegant old lady with Fu Xiaoxiao, borrowed her sewing machine, and secretly made gifts for Fu Jingfan from precious fabric. After the old lady helped clear online accusations against Su Huaiming, he tried to thank her, then returned home with Fu Xiaoxiao and reunited with Fu Jingfan.

  • The old lady welcomed Su Huaiming and Fu Xiaoxiao, and Su Huaiming borrowed her antique sewing machine after admiring her Gambiered Silk.
  • While the old lady was away, Su Huaiming secretly made a hat, underwear, and socks from tender green fabric for Fu Jingfan.
  • Online commenters attacked Su Huaiming's outfit and Fu Xiaoxiao, but a respected designer praised Su Huaiming's talent and criticized the outfit's unfinished details.
  • The production team released Su Huaiming's design sketch and making-of footage after the old lady contacted them to dispel rumors that he had cheated.
  • Su Huaiming and Fu Xiaoxiao left gifts and his contact information at the old lady's closed door, then finished filming and returned home.
  • Fu Xiaoxiao ran into Fu Jingfan's arms at the greenhouse, and Fu Jingfan gently patted his head before turning to Su Huaiming.
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Ch. 64Chapter 64

Su Huaiming returned from filming and tried to pass off an opened bottle of mineral water as Fu Jingfan’s gift, but Fu Xiaoxiao exposed the green handmade clothes Su Huaiming had brought for him. That evening, Su Huaiming delivered Fu Jingfan a late-night snack in an enormous bowl and eagerly served himself some soup.

  • Su Huaiming reported that filming the secluded-cabin episode had gone smoothly, then gave Fu Jingfan an opened bottle of mineral water as his gift.
  • Fu Xiaoxiao rummaged through Su Huaiming’s suitcase and tossed out a green hat, revealing the handmade clothes and accessories they had brought for Fu Jingfan.
  • Fu Xiaoxiao claimed the gift was his idea and said Su Huaiming had made the items; Fu Jingfan accepted the gift without putting on the hat.
  • Fu Jingfan teased Su Huaiming about wanting to see him wear the green outfit, then asked him to bring a late-night snack that evening.
  • Su Huaiming brought Fu Jingfan one enormous bowl of soup to the study and immediately ladled himself a small serving.
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Ch. 65Chapter 36

Su Huaiming shared a late-night snack with Fu Jingfan, who teased him about his eating habits and the green hat, underwear, and socks he had given him. After Su Huaiming said he would be home for about half a month, Fu Jingfan told him to rest, but the next morning Su Huaiming learned he had to travel to City A to shoot a commercial.

  • Su Huaiming ate several bowls of glutinous rice balls in fermented rice soup while Fu Jingfan watched, then Fu Jingfan served himself a bowl.
  • Su Huaiming urged Fu Jingfan to look after his health, and Fu Jingfan teased him about exercising and having meals brought to his room.
  • Fu Jingfan asked why Su Huaiming had given him a green hat, underwear, and socks, then joked that he had not been green enough.
  • Su Huaiming told Fu Jingfan he could stay home for about half a month, and Fu Jingfan told him to get some rest.
  • The next morning, Su Huaiming learned he had to go to neighboring City A to shoot a commercial.
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Ch. 66036 (continued)

Su Huaiming traveled to a neighboring city to shoot a jewelry commercial, impressing the crew with how naturally he fit the elaborate set and outfits. After the shoot, the crew took publicity photos while he was zoning out and thinking about dinner, then prepared him for a new look in a studio.

  • Su Huaiming accepted the butler's arrangements and traveled with five assistants to the neighboring city for a jewelry commercial.
  • The makeup artists prepared Su Huaiming in an ornate European-style outfit, and the director explained that he should blend naturally into the jewelry store setting.
  • Su Huaiming performed so convincingly in three lavish outfits that the director praised him and decided to take additional publicity photos.
  • The photographer captured Su Huaiming zoning out as he thought about dinner and mistook his vacant expression for sophisticated modeling.
  • Su Huaiming told the makeup artists the truth about the photo, and they changed his makeup and dressed him in a casual outfit for a new studio shoot.
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Ch. 67Chapter 37

Su Huaiming filmed a Qixi advertisement built around a warm, lived-in home and the impression that he was loved by Fu Jingfan. When he discovered the director planned to use Fu Jingfan’s standee as his partner, Su Huaiming mistook it for the real Fu Jingfan, and the director agreed to replace its shadow with a generic one.

  • Su Huaiming filmed a relaxed morning scene, and the director praised how naturally he seemed to show off his love for Fu Jingfan.
  • The director gave Su Huaiming custom matching rings and explained that he would run to embrace someone during a countryside scene.
  • Su Huaiming spotted a figure that looked like Fu Jingfan, but discovered it was a life-size standee.
  • The director apologized for using Fu Jingfan’s image without permission, while Su Huaiming explained that he had mistaken the standee for Fu Jingfan in the dim light.
  • Su Huaiming suggested replacing the standee with a generic shadow, and the director agreed.
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Ch. 68037 (continued)

Su Huaiming finished filming, where a staged scene with Fu Jingfan’s standee convinced the crew that the two were deeply in love. On returning home, he learned it might be Fu Jingfan’s birthday and found a gift box in Fu Jingfan’s study, but he still did not know how to ask him about it.

  • Su Huaiming acted through the filming scenes with Fu Jingfan’s standee and accidentally appeared to embrace it, prompting the crew to believe he and Fu Jingfan were affectionate newlyweds.
  • Su Huaiming declined the director’s dinner invitation, signed autographs for two makeup artists, and headed to the airport.
  • The butler told Su Huaiming that Fu Jingfan’s birthday was on the fourth, and Su Huaiming realized that the date was that very day.
  • After landing, Su Huaiming could not reach the butler or find Fu Jingfan’s birthday online, so he returned to the villa late that night.
  • Su Huaiming found Fu Jingfan working in his study and noticed a gift box with a red ribbon, making him wonder whether it was Fu Jingfan’s birthday.
  • Fu Jingfan joined Su Huaiming on the small sofa, appearing exhausted as Su Huaiming continued to search for a way to ask about the gift.
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Ch. 69Chapter 69

Su Huaiming went to Fu Jingfan’s study to wish him a happy birthday, and Fu Jingfan turned him into a makeshift present. Su Huaiming agreed to be Fu Jingfan’s present for a day, provided Fu Jingfan followed his rules.

  • Su Huaiming asked Fu Jingfan whether he took breaks on special days, then pointed to the gift box and asked if it was his birthday.
  • Fu Jingfan confirmed it was his birthday and asked Su Huaiming for a present.
  • Fu Jingfan tied the box’s red ribbon around Su Huaiming’s neck and declared him the present he had chosen.
  • Su Huaiming agreed to be Fu Jingfan’s present for a day, but said Fu Jingfan did not own him.
  • Su Huaiming gave Fu Jingfan the right to use him, on the condition that Fu Jingfan obeyed his rules, beginning with not making him do anything illegal or harmful to others.
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Ch. 70Chapter 38

Su Huaiming laid down conditions for being Fu Jingfan’s birthday gift, but Fu Jingfan decided where he would sleep and took him on an overnight drive to an undisclosed destination. As the car traveled, Su Huaiming slept beside Fu Jingfan, who made room for him when his foot repeatedly pressed against his thigh.

  • Su Huaiming listed demands about exercise, meals, sleep, work, and the number of times he could refuse Fu Jingfan, and Fu Jingfan agreed to them.
  • Fu Jingfan told Su Huaiming that he would decide where Su Huaiming slept, then took him to a car and said they would arrive the next morning.
  • Su Huaiming fell asleep under a blanket in the back seat while Fu Jingfan reviewed documents during the drive.
  • Su Huaiming stretched in his sleep and repeatedly pressed his foot against Fu Jingfan’s thigh, so Fu Jingfan moved closer to the window to give him room.
  • At dawn, the butler woke and hit his arm against the car roof, startling the driver.
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Ch. 71Chapter 71

Su Huaiming woke on the yacht after spending the night beside Fu Jingfan, then met Fu Jingfan’s friend Song Hanyu and learned that Fu’s birthday was on the tenth, not the fourth. The butler revealed Fu disappeared for a day around this time every year, leaving Su Huaiming to wonder why Fu had let him celebrate the wrong birthday.

  • Su Huaiming woke in the car and discovered Fu Jingfan had stayed awake all night while being squeezed against the door by Su’s restless sleeping.
  • Fu Jingfan brought Su Huaiming to a yacht, where Song Hanyu warmly greeted Su and told him how he had invested in Fu’s overseas business.
  • Su Huaiming exchanged WeChat details with Song Hanyu, then followed Fu onto the yacht and went to change after Fu warned him about the sea wind.
  • The butler told Su Huaiming that Fu Jingfan’s birthday was on the tenth, prompting Su to question why Fu had accepted his birthday celebration on the fourth.
  • The butler said Fu disappeared for a day around this time every year and that this was the first time he had learned Fu went to the yacht.
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Ch. 72Chapter 39

Su Huaiming learned that Fu Jingfan usually spent his birthday alone at sea, then tried to understand why Fu Jingfan had brought him along this year. Fu Jingfan revealed it had been a whim, and the two continued their bickering aboard the yacht.

  • The butler accidentally revealed that Fu Jingfan went out to sea every year on the day he disappeared, leading Su Huaiming to suspect the day was Fu Jingfan's real birthday.
  • Fu Jingfan told Su Huaiming he had handed his work to Secretary Zhou and brought neither his phone nor documents on the yacht.
  • Su Huaiming tried to evoke a romantic moment by mentioning Titanic, but worried about falling into the sea, and the pair's conversation turned into morbid teasing.
  • Su Huaiming realized that Fu Jingfan's provocations made him unusually quick to argue, then asked why Fu Jingfan had brought him aboard this year.
  • Fu Jingfan explained that he had gone to sea alone in previous years, but on a whim brought Su Huaiming along as a birthday gift to amuse himself and quiet Song Hanyu.
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Ch. 73Chapter 73

Su Huaiming and Fu Jingfan spent a peaceful day and night aboard a yacht, where Su Huaiming avoided learning the truth about Fu Jingfan’s birthday. After waking with a painful stiff neck, Su Huaiming left the yacht with Fu Jingfan and tried to hide his awkward posture from everyone.

  • Su Huaiming asked Fu Jingfan why he had let everyone celebrate his birthday on the wrong date, then quickly refused to hear the explanation.
  • Su Huaiming and Fu Jingfan enjoyed a quiet day on the yacht, and Su Huaiming told the butler that Fu Jingfan had finished his work early so he could relax.
  • Fu Jingfan watched Su Huaiming sleep and eventually fell asleep beside him through the night.
  • Su Huaiming woke with a painful stiff neck, and Fu Jingfan called the butler to help as the yacht staff crowded around him.
  • After the yacht docked, Fu Jingfan teased Su Huaiming about his tilted head, while Su Huaiming tried to conceal his stiff neck from Song Hanyu.
  • Fu Jingfan called Su Huaiming away from Song Hanyu, and Su Huaiming followed him into the car.
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Ch. 74Chapter 40

Su Huaiming got treatment for his stiff neck, then returned to the villa and found a puppy waiting in the greenhouse. He was teasing the puppy when Fu Xiaoxiao arrived and tried to take it from him.

  • Fu Jingfan took Su Huaiming to a traditional Chinese medicine clinic, where an old doctor massaged his neck until he could straighten it again.
  • Fu Jingfan gave Su Huaiming mints to comfort him, and Su Huaiming reluctantly ate them on the drive home.
  • The butler told Su Huaiming that a guest was waiting in the glass greenhouse, but Su Huaiming found only a small yellow puppy there.
  • Su Huaiming picked up and teased the puppy, joking about adding it on WeChat and wondering whether it understood him.
  • Fu Xiaoxiao ran up, saw the puppy in Su Huaiming's hands, and reached for it but could not reach it.
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Ch. 75040 (Continued)

Su Huaiming reunited with Madam Li, who asked for his help refining her clothing designs, and the two quickly connected through their shared creative interests. Fu Jingfan revealed plans for a luxury brand and urged Su Huaiming to join as chief designer; Su Huaiming agreed only to think it over, and Madam Li left after promising to visit Fu Xiaoxiao again.

  • Fu Xiaoxiao told Su Huaiming that Grandma had brought Little Black and his puppies, and Su Huaiming found Madam Li waiting in the villa.
  • Madam Li asked Su Huaiming to suggest improvements to her Gambiered Silk designs, and they worked together on distinctive details inspired by local clothing.
  • Madam Li encouraged Su Huaiming to trust his talent and break free from conventions, and the two finished discussing the designs together.
  • Fu Jingfan arrived and explained that he had invited Madam Li to become chief designer for his planned luxury brand.
  • Fu Jingfan asked Su Huaiming to join the brand, and Su Huaiming, reluctant to commit, said he would think about it.
  • Madam Li prepared to leave after a call from her husband, and Fu Xiaoxiao hugged her leg and asked if she was going home.
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