Chapter Summaries

Su Huaiming and the group watched a marine-animal show, then interacted with the dolphins backstage. As they prepared to leave, Fu Jingfan dried Su Huaiming’s hair and touched his sensitive ear, leaving Su Huaiming unsettled by their closeness.

• Fu Xiaoxiao interrupted Su Huaiming and Fu Jingfan’s awkward moment by asking for dried fish, and Su Huaiming shared some with him.
• Su Huaiming and the children watched the dolphin show, and he amused himself by imagining how he could use it to persuade Fu Xiaoxiao to study when he was older.
• Fu Xiaoxiao approached a dolphin with Su Huaiming’s support, and the children and adults took turns touching and greeting the animals.
• When the group had to leave, a dolphin splashed water over Fu Xiaoxiao and Su Huaiming as it seemed to bid them farewell.
• Su Huaiming dried Fu Xiaoxiao’s hair while Fu Jingfan gently dried his, pinching his ear and telling him not to move.

At the aquarium, Fu Jingfan realized he had long wanted Su Huaiming to stay by his side forever, while Su Huaiming mistook his affectionate touch for removing a bug. After the group left the Underwater World, Sun Siyuan teased Fu Xiaoxiao about writing a travelogue, and Su Huaiming left Fu Jingfan to handle the upset child.

• Fu Jingfan dried Su Huaiming's hair, and Su Huaiming blushed while the livestream viewers noticed Fu Jingfan's fond behavior.
• Su Huaiming admired the belugas in the dark aquarium as Fu Jingfan watched him and understood that his feelings and possessiveness came from wanting Su Huaiming beside him forever.
• Su Huaiming invited Fu Jingfan to look at the belugas, and Fu Jingfan affectionately rubbed Su Huaiming's ear, which Su Huaiming thought had a bug on it.
• Ji Mingzhe brought the children to find Su Huaiming, then complimented him and Fu Jingfan as a well-matched couple; Su Huaiming agreed, misunderstanding Ji Mingzhe's meaning.
• After the group left the Underwater World, Fu Xiaoxiao asked to return every year, and Su Huaiming joked that he would have to write a travelogue and reflection.
• Sun Siyuan teased Fu Xiaoxiao about writing for hours, leaving him aggrieved, so Su Huaiming gave Fu Jingfan a look to handle the situation.

Fu Huaiming and the others agreed to help a shy young man prepare a proposal, while Yu Xuanxuan’s comments prompted Fu Jingfan to decide he wanted to make up for never proposing to Su Huaiming. An urgent call from Fu Group interrupted Fu Jingfan before he could speak to Su Huaiming, and he left him with a promise to tell him something after they returned.

• Fu Xiaoxiao boasted that he would write the world’s best travelogue, and Su Huaiming recorded him repeating the claim for future use.
• The director asked the group to help a young man propose at their dessert shop, and Ji Mingzhe, Su Huaiming, and the others agreed.
• Yu Xuanxuan joined the planning and urged Yu Ruicheng to find a sister-in-law so he could have a nephew to play with.
• Yu Xuanxuan’s talk about proposals made Fu Jingfan realize he wanted to make up for skipping a proposal when he married Su Huaiming.
• Secretary Zhou called Fu Jingfan about an urgent problem at Fu Group, and Fu Jingfan told Su Huaiming he would explain something after they returned.

Su Huaiming realized his six-month marriage agreement with Fu Jingfan had expired and prepared to leave, while Fu Jingfan had been planning to propose. When Su Huaiming brought up their separation, Fu Jingfan reacted with barely restrained anger and stormed out, leaving their relationship unresolved.

• Fu Jingfan left the filming location after telling Su Huaiming he would explain something later, while Su Huaiming continued filming and helped with a moving proposal ceremony.
• At a beach bonfire, Ji Mingzhe's comment about the show’s four episodes reminded Su Huaiming that his six-month marriage agreement with Fu Jingfan was nearly over.
• Su Huaiming returned to the manor with Fu Xiaoxiao, began preparing to leave, and decided to keep no money or possessions tied to the Fu family.
• On the agreement’s final day, Su Huaiming went to Fu Jingfan’s study and explained that he would cooperate with the separation and stop contacting Fu Xiaoxiao if asked.
• Fu Jingfan, who had been preparing to propose, grew furious as Su Huaiming discussed leaving and asked him to take back his words.
• Fu Jingfan restrained himself, told Su Huaiming he was very good, and stormed out of the study.

Fu Jingfan, angry that Su Huaiming planned to leave, secretly ordered the butler to keep him within the secured area and sought Song Hanyu’s advice on how to win him over. The chapter ended with Fu Jingfan returning home early and learning that Su Huaiming had spent the day shut in his room playing a game.

• Su Huaiming dismissed Fu Jingfan’s anger as a mood swing and went to sleep, while Fu Jingfan stayed awake all night.
• Fu Jingfan told the butler to keep Su Huaiming from leaving the secured area without letting him notice.
• Fu Jingfan’s grim mood unnerved the executives at work, and he later asked Song Hanyu for advice about his feelings for Su Huaiming.
• Song Hanyu advised Fu Jingfan to court Su Huaiming patiently and avoid using force; their conversation lasted all morning.
• Fu Jingfan came home early and learned Su Huaiming had not left his room all day.
• The butler recalled finding Su Huaiming energetically playing a computer game when he brought him lunch.

Fu Jingfan persuaded Su Huaiming to stay for a month and asked him to choose a collar pin, hoping to grow closer to him. The next day, Su Huaiming took Fu Xiaoxiao shopping and picked out a pin for Fu Jingfan, while hesitating over one for himself.

• Fu Jingfan found Su Huaiming asleep, woke him for dinner, and persuaded him to stay another month for Fu Xiaoxiao’s sake.
• Fu Jingfan asked Su Huaiming to choose a collar pin for him and take Fu Xiaoxiao to the mall the next day.
• Su Huaiming challenged Fu Jingfan about his behavior the previous night, and Fu Jingfan apologized for taking his bad mood out on him.
• Su Huaiming took Fu Xiaoxiao to the mall, where they joked together before shopping for a collar pin.
• Su Huaiming chose a sapphire-accented collar pin for Fu Jingfan, then found another one he liked but hesitated over its price.

Su Huaiming took Fu Xiaoxiao to visit Fu Jingfan’s family after his aunts pressured the boy to see his grandfather. At the family villa, Fu Xiaoxiao stayed close to Su Huaiming, who was left alone among the hostile relatives as they began to judge him.

• Su Huaiming bought Fu Jingfan a tie clip and tie, then took Fu Xiaoxiao for ice cream, where the boy’s two aunts confronted them.
• The aunts tried to take Fu Xiaoxiao to the old house, and he agreed to visit his grandfather after Su Huaiming promised to go with him.
• The butler sent Su Huaiming messages revealing secrets about the Fu family during the drive to the villa.
• Fu Xiaoxiao’s grandfather welcomed him, but Fu Xiaoxiao clung to Su Huaiming and went to play with Big Yellow alongside the butler.
• After the butler left with Fu Xiaoxiao, the Fu relatives treated Su Huaiming with hostility and seated him in the farthest corner for their confrontation.

Su Huaiming exposed the Fu family elders’ scandals and turned them against one another, then pretended to fall ill when they threatened him. Fu Jingfan arrived, carried him upstairs, and left Su Huaiming wondering how his plan had made him look like a scheming villain.

• Su Huaiming revealed Second Uncle’s relationship with an advertising model, prompting Second Uncle’s wife to attack him and uncovering that their son was involved too.
• Su Huaiming mentioned Eldest Uncle’s son’s expensive purchases, leading the Fu family to suspect Eldest Uncle of misusing company money and start fighting among themselves.
• When Eldest Aunt confronted him, Su Huaiming pretended to become seriously ill, and Fu Xiaoxiao rushed in to defend him.
• Fu Jingfan arrived, misunderstood the situation, and carried Su Huaiming upstairs while warning the Fu family to stay quiet.
• Su Huaiming reassured the distraught Fu Xiaoxiao that he was healthy, then wondered how his actions had made him seem like a vicious schemer.

Su Huaiming overheard Fu Xiaoxiao’s grandfather and eldest uncle discussing Fu Jingfan’s adoption and insulting his past, then comforted Fu Jingfan as he sought an embrace. The three returned home together, with Fu Xiaoxiao insisting on protecting Su Huaiming as he carried him to bed.

• Su Huaiming and Fu Jingfan shared a tender moment after Fu Jingfan worried about Su Huaiming’s health, and Su Huaiming ate before going outside.
• Su Huaiming overheard Fu Xiaoxiao’s grandfather reveal that Fu Jingfan had been adopted and argue with Fu Xiaoxiao’s eldest uncle about Fu Jingfan and the company.
• Su Huaiming found Fu Jingfan nearby, covered his ears against the men’s insults, and let Fu Jingfan hold him.
• After the men left, Fu Jingfan composed himself and walked back with Su Huaiming to meet Fu Xiaoxiao.
• Fu Xiaoxiao raced Su Huaiming to the car, then fell asleep on the ride home and insisted that Su Huaiming carry him to bed.

Su Huaiming learned how Fu Jingfan had been mistreated as a child and how he came to adopt Fu Xiaoxiao, then agreed to visit Fu Jingfan’s high school with him. The next evening, Fu Jingfan emerged dressed casually with two baseball caps, ready to go.

• Su Huaiming searched the house for Fu Jingfan and found him alone in the greenhouse, where Fu Jingfan told him about his childhood and the Fu family’s treatment of him.
• Fu Jingfan explained that he had built the Fu Group himself, would not punish Fu Xiaoxiao for the older generation’s actions, and had come to see Xiao Xiao as family.
• Fu Jingfan asked whether he could still have a home, and Su Huaiming grew flustered when Fu Jingfan nearly touched him.
• Fu Jingfan said he wanted to revisit his high school, and Su Huaiming agreed to go with him the following night.
• After a sleepless night, Su Huaiming waited for Fu Jingfan the next evening, and Fu Jingfan appeared holding two baseball caps.

Su Huaiming and Fu Jingfan sneaked into Fu Jingfan’s high school, where Fu Jingfan recalled his difficult student years and showed Su Huaiming the school. After a security guard spotted them, they fled toward the perimeter wall, leaving Su Huaiming captivated by Fu Jingfan.

• Fu Jingfan and Su Huaiming entered the school at night with the guard’s help, and Fu Jingfan told Su Huaiming how he had skipped classes to earn tuition money.
• Su Huaiming saw Fu Jingfan’s display in the outstanding alumni board, praised him, and laughed when Fu Jingfan revealed that the school had wanted to erect a statue of him.
• Su Huaiming nearly fell while walking backward, and Fu Jingfan caught him before offering to show him his old classroom.
• A security guard spotted them, so Fu Jingfan grabbed Su Huaiming’s wrist and ran with him across the dark campus.
• Fu Jingfan lifted Su Huaiming onto the perimeter wall, then climbed up after him.

Su Huaiming and Fu Jingfan escaped a security guard by climbing over a courtyard wall, then shared an intimate moment before heading out for late-night food. They returned home with the food, where Su Huaiming learned Fu Xiaoxiao was already asleep.

• Fu Jingfan caught Su Huaiming as he jumped over the courtyard wall, then hid him from a passerby until they were alone.
• Su Huaiming and Fu Jingfan walked to the car, and Fu Jingfan explained that he had often climbed that wall to skip class.
• Fu Jingfan took Su Huaiming to collect Cantonese dim sum, and Su Huaiming eagerly ate abalone puffs during the drive home.
• Su Huaiming fed Fu Jingfan an abalone puff, and Fu Jingfan's lips brushed his finger.
• Su Huaiming carried the food boxes into the house and learned from the housekeeper that Fu Xiaoxiao was already asleep.

Su Huaiming shared food with Fu Xiaoxiao and spent an awkwardly intimate night beside Fu Jingfan, who carefully drew him away from the edge of the bed. The next night, a late-night snack led Su Huaiming to recognize the missing matching ring on Fu Jingfan’s desk, and Fu Jingfan claimed Su Huaiming had given it to him.

• Fu Xiaoxiao woke to the food’s aroma, joined Su Huaiming and the butler for dinner, and persuaded Su Huaiming to give him another bite before bedtime.
• Fu Jingfan got into bed beside Su Huaiming, who became acutely aware of his presence and tried to move away; Fu Jingfan pulled him back to keep him from falling.
• Fu Jingfan spent the following day working in his study, then asked Su Huaiming to bring him a late-night snack.
• Su Huaiming noticed a red velvet box on Fu Jingfan’s desk and remembered it held one of the matching rings he had thought was lost.
• Fu Jingfan told Su Huaiming that he had given him the ring.

Su Huaiming struggled to understand Fu Jingfan’s intentions after discovering their rings were a matching couple’s set, then visited the old madam’s studio and learned that Fu Jingfan had promised to respect and protect him. The old madam suggested Fu Jingfan’s appreciation and respect were the foundations of love, leaving Su Huaiming flustered and guilty.

• Fu Jingfan persuaded Su Huaiming to accept a ruby collar pin as a return gift instead of asking for his ring back, and Su Huaiming later realized their rings were a matching couple’s set.
• Su Huaiming decided he needed to reclaim his ring and help Fu Xiaoxiao adjust to his departure, but he postponed confronting Fu Jingfan when the old madam invited him to her studio.
• The old madam studied Su Huaiming’s two designs, praised their originality, and asked to keep them so they could develop a series together.
• A young designer at the studio questioned Su Huaiming about his work for three hours before the old madam rescued him.
• The old madam told Su Huaiming that Fu Jingfan had promised to respect and protect him, then said Fu Jingfan’s appreciation and respect were foundations of love.

After the old madam told Su Huaiming that Fu Jingfan liked him, Su Huaiming discovered fans’ evidence that Fu Jingfan was in love with him and began wondering whether to stay after their agreement expired. Fu Jingfan noticed Su Huaiming acting strangely and invited him and Fu Xiaoxiao to a hot spring trip, while Fu Xiaoxiao misunderstood what hot springs were for.

• The old madam told Su Huaiming that Fu Jingfan liked him, leaving him conflicted about their approaching separation.
• Su Huaiming browsed the True Love Revival fan community and realized Fu Jingfan might truly love him, then considered staying with him.
• The butler called Fu Jingfan when Su Huaiming stayed in his room and missed dinner; Fu Jingfan checked on him, and Su Huaiming claimed he was overheated from exercise.
• Fu Jingfan invited Su Huaiming and Fu Xiaoxiao to the hot springs, and Su Huaiming agreed.
• Fu Xiaoxiao excitedly prepared to bring his bear body wash until Su Huaiming explained that a hot spring trip was not a bath.

Su Huaiming went with Fu Jingfan and Fu Xiaoxiao on a hot spring vacation while struggling to sort out his feelings about Fu Jingfan. At the inn, they reunited with Song Hanyu, who revealed that he had invested in the place and offered to host Su Huaiming.

• Fu Xiaoxiao teased Su Huaiming about wanting to play in the water, then eagerly agreed to join the hot spring trip.
• Fu Jingfan arranged for Song Hanyu to meet them on the way, and Fu Xiaoxiao noticed Su Huaiming acting nervous around Fu Jingfan.
• Fu Xiaoxiao imitated Uncle Butler and showed off his keen observations, prompting Su Huaiming to praise his talent.
• Fu Jingfan gently asked whether Su Huaiming was angry, but Su Huaiming avoided explaining and remained unsure about his feelings during the drive.
• The group arrived at the mountain hot spring inn, where Song Hanyu greeted Su Huaiming and offered him the best room as a friend.

Su Huaiming and Fu Jingfan visited Song Hanyu’s inn with Fu Xiaoxiao, where a hot-spring mishap embarrassed the child before the group enjoyed dinner. After Fu Xiaoxiao fell asleep, Su Huaiming and Fu Jingfan went to catch fireflies, and Fu Jingfan approached him with his hands cupped.

• Song Hanyu arranged private hot-spring baths, and Su Huaiming took Fu Xiaoxiao to soak while Fu Jingfan stayed apart from them.
• Fu Xiaoxiao wrapped a towel around his waist to imitate a manly pose, but it fell, leaving him mortified and crying as Su Huaiming and the others comforted him.
• At dinner, Song Hanyu told the group about the fireflies, and Su Huaiming agreed to take Fu Xiaoxiao to see them.
• Fu Xiaoxiao fell asleep after dinner, so Su Huaiming and Fu Jingfan went out to the meadow to catch a firefly for him.
• Su Huaiming struggled to catch any fireflies until Fu Jingfan came over, his shirt damp with dew, and held out his cupped hands.

Fu Jingfan confessed that he loved Su Huaiming and asked him to stay by his side forever. Su Huaiming realized his heart had answered yes, but he remained flustered and unsure how he had responded as he returned to their room.

• Fu Jingfan told Su Huaiming he loved him and could not be without him, then asked him to stay together forever.
• Su Huaiming walked back to the room hand in hand with Fu Jingfan but could not remember what he had said in reply.
• In the shower, Su Huaiming saw the water circle his ring finger like an invisible ring and understood that his heart had accepted Fu Jingfan.
• Su Huaiming tried to hide his embarrassment from Fu Jingfan, then left the room to calm himself while Fu Jingfan washed up.
• Su Huaiming returned to find the room empty and the bathroom door still closed, with water running inside.

Su Huaiming and Fu Jingfan grew closer when Fu Jingfan confessed his feelings through a bedtime story and Su Huaiming accepted him. Their first kiss kept Su Huaiming awake until late, and the chapter ended with Fu Jingfan bringing him breakfast and encouraging him to sleep more.

• Fu Jingfan pulled down Su Huaiming's covers, then lay beside him while Su Huaiming pretended to sleep.
• Fu Jingfan noticed Su Huaiming was awake and told him a story about a lonely firefly who found a star, revealing his feelings for Su Huaiming.
• Su Huaiming answered Fu Jingfan with “Okay,” accepting his feelings.
• Fu Jingfan kissed Su Huaiming, and they stayed together until Su Huaiming finally fell asleep around three in the morning.
• Fu Jingfan brought Su Huaiming breakfast, then suggested he get more sleep.

Su Huaiming found the firefly Fu Jingfan had left for him and spent the day flustered by Fu Jingfan’s attention as their newly changed relationship left him unsure how to act. The chapter ended with Su Huaiming struggling to stay composed in the hot spring while Fu Jingfan watched him and worried he had pushed him too far.

• Su Huaiming woke, discovered the firefly Fu Jingfan had left in a jar, and lingered over it before joining Fu Jingfan, Fu Xiaoxiao, and Song Hanyu for a meal.
• Fu Jingfan shelled crab for Su Huaiming, who shared some with Fu Xiaoxiao while trying to hide his embarrassment.
• Song Hanyu watched Fu Jingfan grow frustrated as Su Huaiming chatted with others and Fu Xiaoxiao repeatedly took Su Huaiming’s attention.
• Su Huaiming went to soak in the hot spring, and Fu Jingfan unexpectedly entered with Fu Xiaoxiao.
• Su Huaiming became flustered by Fu Jingfan’s presence and sank too far into the water, but Fu Xiaoxiao’s remark let him pretend nothing had happened.
• Fu Jingfan watched Su Huaiming’s distress and wondered whether he had pushed him too hard.