Chapter Summaries

Su Bai identified Zhou Jialu’s rare wine as an aged Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Southern Rhône and impressed her with his detailed tasting skills. Zhou Jialu recruited him to help her identify wines at a housekeeper group’s tasting event.

• Zhou Jialu brought out a rare bottle of wine she had received from a housekeeper-circle acquaintance and asked Su Bai to try it.
• Su Bai examined and smelled the wine, identifying it as an aged grand cru from Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Southern Rhône.
• Su Bai tasted the wine and identified its Grenache-dominant GSM blend, age, and characteristic regional aromas.
• Zhou Jialu was astonished by Su Bai’s expertise and asked him to help her identify wines at an upcoming blind tasting.
• Su Bai accepted another glass as Zhou Jialu asked him to teach her how to pass off his conclusions as her own.

After drinking with Su Bai, Zhou Jialu helped him bathe and showed her care for him. She left a kiss mark on his neck so she could feel involved in his upcoming camping trip with Shengsheng.

• Zhou Jialu became tipsy after sharing wine with Su Bai, who helped her upstairs to rest.
• Zhou Jialu said she wanted to help Su Bai bathe, and he agreed.
• Zhou Jialu prepared a lavender bath and carefully washed Su Bai's back while praising his wine knowledge.
• Zhou Jialu kissed Su Bai's neck and left a visible mark, explaining that it gave her a sense of participation in his planned camping trip with Shengsheng.

Su Bai found Wan Xinyue modifying a portable stove to produce heart-shaped flames for his upcoming camping trip with Chen Yusheng. After seeing her invention work, he accepted the gift and reassured her that she did not need to repay his kindness.

• Su Bai went to the garage and found Wan Xinyue adjusting a dismantled portable butane stove.
• Wan Xinyue explained that she was modifying the stove to create heart-shaped flames as a romantic gift for Su Bai and Chen Yusheng's camping trip.
• Su Bai praised her thoughtfulness and told her she did not need to repay him for helping her.
• Wan Xinyue lit the stove, and its blue flame separated into two arcs that formed a heart.
• Su Bai promised to bring the stove camping while Wan Xinyue continued fine-tuning its flame.

Su Bai and Chen Yusheng drove to the starting point of a mountain camping route, where Su Bai’s gear and strength silenced hikers who had mocked his SUV. After arriving at a local restaurant, Chen Yusheng found the yak meat insufficiently spicy.

• Su Bai loaded the camping gear and Wan Xinyue’s pink portable stove into the Mercedes-Benz GLE while Chen Yusheng prepared to leave with him.
• Su Bai drove Chen Yusheng to the mountain town that marked the start of their camping route.
• Hikers mocked Su Bai’s clean SUV and road tires, but Chen Yusheng’s appearance and Su Bai’s expensive gear and effortless strength stunned them.
• Su Bai and Chen Yusheng went to a local restaurant and ordered braised yak meat, which Chen Yusheng tasted and judged not spicy enough.

Su Bai and Chen Yusheng camped in a mountain valley and enjoyed a spicy hot pot meal before a sudden blizzard warning forced them to postpone their hike. As Su Bai and Chen Yusheng chose to wait out the storm, a boastful veteran insisted that he and his companions would enter the mountains the next morning.

• Su Bai promised Chen Yusheng spicy hot pot, then drove with her to an official campsite in a mountain valley.
• Su Bai set up their tent and used Wan Xinyue's modified pink stove, whose flame formed a heart, to cook hot pot with premium ingredients.
• Chen Yusheng happily ate the spicy hot pot with Su Bai as nearby hikers watched enviously.
• Su Bai received a blizzard warning and decided he and Chen Yusheng would wait at the campsite before entering the mountains.
• A middle-aged veteran mocked the cautious hikers and declared that he and his companions would enter the mountains in the snow, while Su Bai and Chen Yusheng silently judged his decision.

Su Bai and Chen Yusheng weathered a snowstorm together in their tent, sharing an intimate night and imagining the child they hoped to have someday. They fell asleep in each other’s arms as snow covered the mountains.

• Su Bai used a heart-shaped stove and a surveillance setup to keep Chen Yusheng warm and protect their campsite as the storm approached.
• Chen Yusheng told Su Bai she felt no cold with him beside her, and they shared an intimate moment as snow began to fall.
• Later, Chen Yusheng imagined what their future daughter or son might look like and how their friends would help raise the child.
• Su Bai promised that the future Chen Yusheng imagined would come true, and they fell asleep together beneath the falling snow.

After a heavy overnight snowfall, Su Bai and Chen Yusheng stayed safe at the campsite while a rescue team went to find a veteran hiker trapped on the mountain. The chapter left them eating breakfast and reflecting on Su Bai’s decision to avoid the dangerous weather.

• Su Bai woke to find Chen Yusheng cold, and they saw that deep snow had covered the valley overnight.
• A mountain rescue team arrived and announced that hikers were trapped on the mountain after entering despite the storm warning.
• Su Bai and Chen Yusheng realized the trapped group included the boastful veteran hiker they had met the previous day.
• The rescue captain prepared his team to search for the hikers, one of whom was suffering from hypothermia.
• Su Bai cooked Chen Yusheng hot noodles, and they agreed that waiting out the storm had been the wiser choice.

After the blizzard cleared, Su Bai took Chen Yusheng hiking to a snowy mountain ridge, where she was awestruck by the view and they shared a joyful day taking photographs together. They remained on the ridge, looking out over the mountains and capturing the scenery.

• After checking trail conditions for two days, Su Bai packed their gear and led Chen Yusheng up the cleared hiking trail.
• Su Bai and Chen Yusheng reached a ridge and stopped to admire the vast snow-covered mountains and sunlit peaks.
• Chen Yusheng told Su Bai that seeing the mountains in person was far more moving than watching videos.
• Su Bai photographed Chen Yusheng posing among the snow-covered cedars and mountain scenery, and she gradually relaxed and smiled.
• Su Bai and Chen Yusheng looked through the photos together, thanked each other, and stood side by side on the ridge.
• Su Bai raised his camera again and took more pictures of the snowy mountains.

Su Bai and Chen Yusheng watched the Milky Way together in a clear valley night and talked about preserving their memories and their future as a family. They ended the evening imagining bringing their child to see the stars someday.

• Su Bai invited Chen Yusheng to stop packing and lie beside him under the clear night sky.
• Chen Yusheng marveled at the Milky Way and asked Su Bai about the stars and how far away they were.
• Chen Yusheng wondered whether their shared memories would endure like starlight, and Su Bai promised they would.
• Chen Yusheng asked Su Bai to take her stargazing every year, and he promised to take her to see other scenery too.
• Su Bai and Chen Yusheng imagined bringing their future child to watch the stars, then quietly held each other beneath the night sky.

After returning from their snowy camping trip, Su Bai and Chen Yusheng settled back into life at Donghu Club and chose their new semester courses together. Su Bai arranged his schedule to match Chen Yusheng’s, and Zhou Jialu’s teasing about their future child left Chen Yusheng blushing.

• Su Bai and Chen Yusheng drove back to River City, and Chen Yusheng saved a photo of herself leaning against Su Bai beneath the stars.
• At Donghu Club, Zhou Jialu and Wan Xinyue welcomed them back, and Zhou Jialu teased Chen Yusheng about the romantic photos.
• After resting, Chen Yusheng and Su Bai went to the study to choose their courses using the academic affairs system.
• Su Bai chose the same classes as Chen Yusheng and said he wanted to attend class with her, leaving their schedules nearly identical.
• Zhou Jialu teased them about arranging their college lives together and having a child, making Chen Yusheng blush.

On the first day of the semester at Jiangcheng University, Su Bai and Chen Yusheng joined their classmates as Xue Tao announced he was determined to improve his grades. Xue Tao blamed his past failures on Liu Yuanyuan and declared that his new relationship with Huang Ran would let him study properly, though his classmates doubted his plan would last.

• Su Bai drove Chen Yusheng to Jiangcheng University and went with her to class.
• Su Bai and Chen Yusheng found Xue Tao studying seriously, despite his textbook being upside down.
• Xue Tao blamed his poor grades from the previous semester on Liu Yuanyuan and other distractions.
• Xue Tao said Huang Ran supported his studies and promised to attend class, complete homework, and sleep before midnight.
• Chu Mingzhe, Wang Haoran, and Su Bai teased Xue Tao about fitting games, bars, and dates into his study plan.

Su Bai and Chen Yusheng went to check out the cafeteria’s newly opened counters, where long lines awaited them. An Anime Club senior offered to queue for them because Su Bai had supported the club, leaving Chen Yusheng surprised by the offer.

• Xue Tao declared that he would skip gaming at noon and study after eating, while his friends doubted his resolve.
• Su Bai suggested that he and Chen Yusheng try the cafeteria’s new counters, and they headed there after class.
• Su Bai and Chen Yusheng found the second-floor Sichuan, teppanyaki, and clay pot counters crowded with students.
• An Anime Club senior recognized Su Bai and offered to queue for him and Chen Yusheng because he had funded the club’s events.

Su Bai and Chen Yusheng ate spicy Sichuan food at Jiang University, where they discussed the Anime Club’s success thanks to Su Bai’s support. When Su Bai joked that Chen Yusheng’s new craving for spicy food meant they were having a daughter, she imagined their future child and could not hide her happiness.

• Su Bai paid the Anime Club senior school sister to queue for lunch, then explained to Chen Yusheng how much he had invested in the club.
• The senior school sister brought them food and asked to borrow a venue for the club anniversary; Su Bai told her to contact Zhou Jialu about using a city venue.
• Chen Yusheng enjoyed the spicy dishes and told Su Bai she preferred casual meals to refined restaurant dining for everyday food.
• Su Bai noticed Chen Yusheng had been craving spicy food and cited the saying “sour sons, spicy daughters” to tease her that they would have a daughter.
• Chen Yusheng imagined a beautiful daughter who resembled Su Bai and tried unsuccessfully to hide her smile.

After a week of classes and time at Donghu Club, Su Bai and Chen Yusheng continued preparing for a possible pregnancy while Su Bai checked in on Wang Haoran’s improving game studio. Xue Tao told them about a yacht party the next day, and Su Bai began considering buying a yacht of his own.

• Su Bai and Chen Yusheng spent the week together, and Chen Yusheng secretly researched baby strollers and carefully tracked their efforts to prepare for pregnancy.
• Su Bai visited the dorm and played Wang Haoran’s improved game, praising the team’s focus on making it enjoyable for players.
• Xue Tao returned from shopping with Huang Ran and announced that they would attend a yacht party the next day.
• Xue Tao described the yacht’s amenities and the appeal of yacht outings, prompting Su Bai to imagine taking Chen Yusheng and the others fishing and partying at sea.
• Su Bai became interested in buying a yacht, partly because he expected the purchase to earn substantial cashback.

Su Bai visited Xia Lin at her office and told her he was interested in buying a yacht for fishing and entertaining friends. Xia Lin connected him with a trusted yacht broker, and she planned to join Su Bai for a lunch meeting to help assess him.

• Su Bai visited Xia Lin at her office, where the two shared an affectionate moment before discussing why he had come.
• Su Bai told Xia Lin he was considering buying a yacht after hearing about Xue Tao's yacht party.
• Xia Lin explained the costs and practicalities of owning a yacht and recommended a reliable broker she knew.
• Xia Lin introduced Su Bai to the broker through WeChat, and Su Bai arranged to meet him at noon.
• Xia Lin said she would accompany Su Bai to a private restaurant by the river to help check out the broker.

Su Bai and Xia Lin met yacht dealer President Zhang over dinner to discuss buying a yacht for river trips and possible coastal use. When Su Bai said his budget had no upper limit, President Zhang began outlining high-end options, including yachts costing over a hundred million yuan.

• Xia Lin brought Su Bai to the Linjiang Private Kitchen and introduced him to President Zhang, who noticed their intimate ease with each other.
• Su Bai described wanting a yacht for river cruising, gatherings, fishing, and possible future coastal trips.
• President Zhang explained the ongoing costs and offered to arrange berthing, crew, maintenance, and management.
• Su Bai told President Zhang there was no upper limit to his budget, shocking him and prompting him to discuss high-end yachts.
• President Zhang outlined price ranges from fifteen to thirty million yuan for sports yachts to over a hundred million for luxury custom yachts.

Su Bai planned a roughly one-hundred-foot luxury custom yacht with President Zhang, specifying a sleek, high-tech design and extensive features for entertaining, fishing, diving, and comfortable trips. President Zhang agreed to prepare two proposals within three days for Su Bai and Xia Lin to review.

• President Zhang explained that a luxury custom yacht would cost over a hundred million and take about a year to build, and Su Bai chose to proceed with a custom order.
• Su Bai and President Zhang discussed a yacht of around one hundred feet with a deep space-gray exterior, modern interior, smart controls, stabilization, surveillance, and audiovisual entertainment.
• Su Bai requested a fishing area, diving equipment, and a Chinese kitchen designed for hot pot, while Xia Lin added that the yacht needed stability and suggested diving gear.
• President Zhang estimated the yacht would cost 150 to 200 million, and Su Bai approved the major features while asking for two proposals to review with Xia Lin.
• President Zhang promised to deliver renderings and configuration sheets within three days, and he and Su Bai toasted to a successful partnership.

Su Bai declined Xue Tao’s crowded yacht party and arranged to rent a well-maintained luxury yacht for a private outing with friends. He chose a spacious boat suited for fishing, cooking, and water activities, and asked President Zhang whether it could be ready by Saturday.

• Xue Tao invited Su Bai and their dormmates to a Saturday yacht party, but Su Bai declined because he disliked the crowd and noise.
• Su Bai asked President Zhang to arrange a yacht for six to eight people, with a stable ride, a working kitchen, fishing space, and water recreation equipment.
• President Zhang showed Su Bai three yacht options, and Su Bai favored the spacious, well-maintained yacht with a sea-fishing area.
• President Zhang quoted a discounted daily rate of 250,000 for the yacht and said he would check whether the crew, cleaning, and equipment could be arranged for the next day.

Su Bai arranged a last-minute trip from River City to Binhai to take an eighty-two-foot yacht out to sea. Zhou Jialu prepared to join him, while Chen Yusheng stayed behind because she got seasick, and Su Bai invited Ke Yujia in the group chat.

• President Zhang secured the yacht, arranged its crew and equipment, and sent Su Bai an itinerary for the trip to Binhai.
• President Zhang showed Su Bai the yacht and described two possible routes for their outing.
• Zhou Jialu decided to join Su Bai and began preparing clothes, food, and supplies for the trip.
• Chen Yusheng declined to go because she got seasick, then reminded Su Bai to take care of himself at sea.
• Su Bai messaged the group chat that he, Zhou Jialu, and Ke Yujia were going to the coast to play on a yacht.

Su Bai traveled with Zhou Jialu and Ke Yujia to Yuhai Province, where a yacht awaited them. During the flight, the two women joined him in his private cabin and playfully offered to relieve his ear pressure, leaving the trio teasing each other at cruising altitude.

• Su Bai, Zhou Jialu, and Ke Yujia left Donghu Club and drove to Tianhe International Airport for their trip to Yuhai Province.
• The trio boarded their first-class flight, bound for the coastal port where President Zhang's yacht was waiting.
• After the plane reached cruising altitude, Zhou Jialu and Ke Yujia slipped into Su Bai's cabin and mostly closed the door.
• Zhou Jialu and Ke Yujia massaged Su Bai and teased him while claiming to help relieve his ear pressure.
• Su Bai pulled Zhou Jialu into his arms and pinched Ke Yujia's cheek as their playful antics continued.