Chapter Summaries

Luan Xiaoping learned that Dong Xuebin had gotten Qu Yunxuan pregnant while married to Xie Huilan and confronted him in a fury. After slapping him and ordering him out, she left Dong Xuebin to flee the home while Xie Huilan and Qu Yunxuan stayed to calm her.

• Dong Xuebin tried to escape the awkward lunch by leaving, but Luan Xiaoping arrived and slapped him.
• Luan Xiaoping demanded to know who Xiao Qianqian's father was, and Qu Yunxuan confirmed the child was hers as Dong Xuebin admitted his mother knew.
• Luan Xiaoping condemned Dong Xuebin for betraying Xie Huilan and hiding Qu Yunxuan's pregnancy, then slapped him again as he accepted the blame.
• Luan Xiaoping broke down in tears, and Xie Huilan and Qu Yunxuan comforted her while Dong Xuebin brought her blood-pressure medicine.
• Luan Xiaoping ordered Dong Xuebin to leave, and he fled the home after Xie Huilan and Qu Yunxuan promised to care for her.

After Luan Xiaoping kicked Dong Xuebin out, he wandered through the cold and rain without money, a place to stay, or a working phone. He eventually reached Xu Yan’s residential compound, where she arranged for a guard to cover his taxi fare and invited him inside.

• Luan Xiaoping refused to let Xie Huilan give Dong Xuebin money, so he left without his wallet, identification, or car keys.
• Dong Xuebin wandered through a park, unable to decide whom to ask for help, until his phone battery died and the rain began.
• Dong Xuebin took a taxi to Nanshan District to visit Xu Yan, but admitted he could not pay the fare.
• Xu Yan recognized Dong Xuebin as her godson and told the guard to lend him the taxi fare.
• The guard paid the driver and let Dong Xuebin enter the compound to see Xu Yan.

After being struck by his mother, Luan Xiaoping, Dong Xuebin went to Xu Yan’s home for comfort and tried to conceal what had happened. Xu Yan welcomed him, urged him to shower and warm up, and left him to put on her spare clothes.

• Dong Xuebin arrived at Xu Yan’s home drenched by the rain, and Xu Yan let him in and noticed the handprint on his face.
• Dong Xuebin admitted that his mother had hit him but refused to explain why, and Xu Yan comforted him and told him to take a hot shower.
• Dong Xuebin worried that Luan Xiaoping might refuse to acknowledge him and feared for her health because she had previously undergone stent surgery.
• After showering, Dong Xuebin used a towel to dry himself, and Xu Yan entered the bathroom with clothes for him.
• Xu Yan gave Dong Xuebin a shirt and flower-embroidered pajama pants, and he accepted them in embarrassment.

After his mother threw him out over his affair and the other woman's pregnancy, Dong Xuebin took shelter at Xu Yan’s home and confessed what had happened. Xu Yan comforted him and assured him that his mother would eventually forgive him.

• Dong Xuebin called Xie Huilan, who said his mother was still furious and told him to stay elsewhere for a few days.
• Xu Yan cooked soup for Dong Xuebin, washed his clothes, and looked after him while he stayed at her home.
• Dong Xuebin told Xu Yan that his mother had rejected him because he had gotten another woman pregnant while married.
• Xu Yan learned that Xie Huilan already knew and had accepted the situation, and she reassured Dong Xuebin that his mother would not truly disown him.

After Dong Xuebin confided in Xu Yan about his troubles at home, she invited him to stay the night and agreed to let him treat her again. He prepared to use REVERSE to make her younger, hoping to restore her to her thirties.

• Dong Xuebin finished telling Xu Yan about his troubles, and she offered to listen whenever he needed her.
• Xu Yan insisted that Dong Xuebin stay at her apartment rather than go out alone in the rain.
• Dong Xuebin offered Xu Yan another treatment, and she asked whether he could make her younger again.
• Dong Xuebin said he could likely restore Xu Yan to her thirties but hid the limits of his remaining REVERSE time.
• Xu Yan agreed to the treatment and went to shower and remove her makeup as Dong Xuebin prepared.

Dong Xuebin used Revere while giving Xu Yan a full-body massage, making her look increasingly younger and healing her skin. When Xu Yan asked him to treat her chest as well, he reluctantly agreed, and the chapter ended as he placed his hands on her.

• Xu Yan came out of the bathroom in a towel and led Dong Xuebin to her bedroom for the massage.
• Dong Xuebin massaged Xu Yan's scalp and face while using Revere to make her younger and erase wrinkles and freckles.
• Dong Xuebin continued the treatment down Xu Yan's neck, back, legs, and feet, smoothing her skin and fading a scar on her calf.
• After Xu Yan asked whether the untreated parts of her body could regain their vitality, Dong Xuebin explained that he needed to massage them too.
• Xu Yan asked Dong Xuebin to treat her chest, and he placed both hands on it.

Dong Xuebin finished using reverse to make Xu Yan look several years younger, transforming her into a stunning beauty. Xu Yan discovered the change when Lao Zhou failed to recognize her and then saw herself in the mirror.

• Dong Xuebin stopped reverse with five minutes remaining after estimating it had made Xu Yan five or six years younger.
• Dong Xuebin saw that Xu Yan's wrinkles, freckles, and excess weight had vanished, leaving her looking remarkably beautiful.
• Xu Yan woke up, asked Dong Xuebin whether she looked younger, and decided to check a mirror.
• Lao Zhou arrived with Xu Yan's requested document but did not recognize her at the door.
• Xu Yan took the document, looked in the bathroom mirror, and cried out in astonishment.

Xu Yan discovered that Dong Xuebin’s treatment had made her look and feel more than ten years younger, then tested her renewed strength by sparring with him. Dong Xuebin also learned that his family wanted him to return home the next day to resolve his quarrel with his mother.

• Xu Yan examined her youthful reflection and thanked Dong Xuebin for the treatment, while he concealed that it had reversed her age rather than merely improved her appearance.
• Qu Yunxuan called Dong Xuebin and told him his mother had calmed down and that he should come home tomorrow to make amends.
• Xu Yan offered Dong Xuebin a place to stay if things went badly at home, then invited him to spar.
• Xu Yan quickly pinned Dong Xuebin and proved much faster and stronger than before; he realized her rejuvenation had restored her fighting ability.
• Xu Yan defeated Dong Xuebin repeatedly, while he held back and admitted defeat.

Dong Xuebin and Xu Yan argued over where to sleep before sharing her bed, and he struggled to fall asleep beside her. He later woke up hugging Xu Yan and touching her breast, just as she asked whether he had had a nightmare.

• Dong Xuebin and Xu Yan argued over who would sleep on the bed and who would take the sofa.
• Xu Yan persuaded Dong Xuebin to share the bed, and he lay beside her, trying to keep his distance.
• Dong Xuebin spent hours awake before falling asleep and dreaming about several women.
• Dong Xuebin woke up holding Xu Yan from behind, with his hand inside her pajamas and on her breast.
• Xu Yan shifted and asked Dong Xuebin whether he had had a nightmare.

Dong Xuebin woke in Xu Yan’s bed after accidentally groping her through the night, but she reassured him and treated the incident lightly. They talked about her choice to remain unmarried and his marriage to Hui Lan, and the chapter ended with Xu Yan noticing his lingering arousal as they got up.

• Xu Yan spoke while Dong Xuebin was touching her, but he stayed still, and they both eventually fell asleep.
• Dong Xuebin woke with his hand still inside Xu Yan’s pajamas and struggled to free it before she fully awoke.
• Xu Yan teased Dong Xuebin about groping her all night, accepted his apology, and let him remain beside her.
• Xu Yan and Dong Xuebin discussed her lack of plans to remarry and how he could better understand and care for Hui Lan.
• When Xu Yan patted Dong Xuebin’s leg as they prepared to get up, she noticed his arousal and teased him about it.

Xu Yan teased Dong Xuebin about his marriage and, after learning he had been away from his wife, helped relieve his pent-up desire. The chapter ended with Dong Xuebin reaching his limit while Xu Yan comforted him.

• Xu Yan questioned Dong Xuebin about his sex life with his wife and criticized him for being ruled by lust.
• Xu Yan asked Dong Xuebin to lie down and removed his shirt and blanket.
• Xu Yan put her hand inside Dong Xuebin's pants and began helping him, telling him to lie still.
• Dong Xuebin briefly touched Xu Yan's butt, but pulled his hand away when she told him to leave it alone.
• After about twenty minutes, Dong Xuebin reached his limit, and Xu Yan urged him not to hold back.

After Xu Yan helped Dong Xuebin with his physical needs, he thanked her and wondered what their relationship had become. Xu Yan sent him home with health supplements and money, telling him he could come back whenever he needed a place to stay or help.

• Xu Yan finished helping Dong Xuebin, cleaned him up, and made him breakfast.
• Dong Xuebin worried that Xu Yan had helped him because she felt indebted, but she said she had acted because she felt bad seeing him suffer.
• Xu Yan changed into colorful clothes from ten years earlier, and Dong Xuebin praised her youthful appearance.
• After they watched the news, Xu Yan gave Dong Xuebin health supplements for his mother and money for a taxi.
• Xu Yan told Dong Xuebin to come back if his family threw him out or he needed help with his physical needs.

Dong Xuebin returned home and tried to win forgiveness from Luan Xiaoping after angering her. Luan Xiaoping softened toward him during the family meal, though she still blamed him for his mistakes.

• Dong Xuebin arrived home with health supplements and found Xie Huilan and Qu Yunxuan waiting; they urged him to keep his head down when facing Luan Xiaoping.
• Luan Xiaoping ignored Dong Xuebin and scolded him, but Xiao Qianqian’s crying distracted her, and Dong Xuebin used his granddaughter to plead for forgiveness.
• Xie Huilan soothed Xiao Qianqian and explained that the baby responded to her calm, smiling expression.
• Luan Xiaoping held Xiao Qianqian throughout the meal, while Dong Xuebin toasted her, Xie Huilan, and Qu Yunxuan with three cups of Baijiu.
• Luan Xiaoping stopped Dong Xuebin from drinking more and admitted that she could not deny him as her son.

Luan Xiaoping apologized to Qu Yunxuan and Xie Huilan for Dong Xuebin’s actions and offered to help raise Xiao Qianqian. Xie Huilan then revealed she was pregnant, leaving the family celebrating that she would soon have a child of her own.

• Dong Xuebin played with Xiao Qianqian until Luan Xiaoping took the baby and called him, Qu Yunxuan, and Xie Huilan to talk.
• Luan Xiaoping apologized to both women, accepted Qu Yunxuan as her daughter-in-law, and warned Dong Xuebin not to wrong either of them again.
• Luan Xiaoping offered to care for Xiao Qianqian, and Qu Yunxuan agreed that she could help raise the child.
• Xie Huilan revealed a hospital report confirming that she was pregnant, and Luan Xiaoping, Qu Yunxuan, and Dong Xuebin celebrated the news.
• Qu Yunxuan offered to stay and explain what Xie Huilan should avoid during pregnancy.

Dong Xuebin learned that Xie Huilan was pregnant, and the couple celebrated the news together at home. The family gathered for dinner, where Luan Xiaoping fussed over the expectant and new mothers while Dong Xuebin complained about being forgotten.

• Dong Xuebin congratulated Xie Huilan on her pregnancy and joked with her about whether their baby would be a boy or a girl.
• Xie Huilan said pregnancy had made her feel more motherly and planned to tighten her grip on work before her belly began to show.
• Dong Xuebin promised to care for Xie Huilan and doted on her as the two cuddled and kissed.
• Luan Xiaoping prepared chicken soup and nutritious dishes for Xie Huilan and Qu Yunxuan, while leaving Dong Xuebin without the food he wanted.
• Dong Xuebin complained that he had lost his standing in the family, and Qu Yunxuan and Xie Huilan laughed.

Dong Xuebin returned to work at the Fenzhou City Discipline Inspection Committee after learning that Xie Huilan was pregnant, and caught up on the department’s affairs. He heard that Deputy Secretary Zhan Guiping had been away because his daughter was injured in an earthquake, and realized she might be Zhan Rourou.

• Dong Xuebin shared a cheerful breakfast with Xie Huilan, Qu Yunxuan, and Luan Xiaoping as the family discussed caring for the children and Xie Huilan’s pregnancy.
• Dong Xuebin accompanied Xie Huilan to work, then returned to his office at the City Discipline Inspection Committee.
• Luo Haiting briefed Dong Xuebin on office matters and said Liu Hanqing had returned to work and stopped throwing his weight around.
• Luo Haiting reported that Zhang Huo had been placed under Double Designation after the investigation cleared Geng Yuehua of wrongdoing.
• Luo Haiting told Dong Xuebin that Deputy Secretary Zhan Guiping had taken leave to seek treatment for his seriously injured daughter, and Dong Xuebin asked whether the daughter was Zhan Rourou.

Dong Xuebin learned that Zhan Rourou, the nurse he had rescued during the Second Hospital earthquake, was paralyzed and receiving treatment in the Capital City. He contacted her father, Zhan Guiping, to ask about her condition and offered to use his hospital connections to help, but Zhan Guiping did not seem to take the offer seriously.

• Luo Haiting told Dong Xuebin that Zhan Rourou could no longer walk after her injuries in the earthquake.
• Dong Xuebin asked Luo Haiting for Zhan Guiping’s phone number and called him after she sent it.
• Zhan Guiping thanked Dong Xuebin for saving Zhan Rourou and explained that delayed treatment had left her wheelchair-bound.
• Dong Xuebin offered to use his Capital City hospital connections to help Zhan Rourou, but Zhan Guiping declined the offer.

Dong Xuebin and pregnant Xie Huilan traveled to the Capital City for New Year’s Day and went to the People’s Liberation Army General Hospital for her pregnancy examinations. While waiting for her checkup, Dong Xuebin spotted Zhan Rourou in a wheelchair amid a loud argument and recognized Deputy Party Secretary Zhan Guiping and his wife beside her.

• Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan packed for their trip to the Capital City, and Xie Huilan told Han Jing they would arrive around noon after visiting a hospital.
• Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan drove to the People’s Liberation Army General Hospital for an ultrasound and pregnancy examinations arranged by Dean Liu.
• Xie Huilan went in for her examination while Dong Xuebin waited outside and then headed downstairs to smoke.
• Dong Xuebin noticed Zhan Rourou crying in a wheelchair near the orthopedics department, with Zhan Guiping and his wife beside her amid an argument.

Dong Xuebin found Zhan Rourou and her parents being told that her injuries were beyond treatment, and he apologized for his role in the earthquake evacuation. When they learned only Professor Ci in 301’s West Building might be able to help, Dong Xuebin contacted Aunt Liu, who agreed to come examine Zhan Rourou.

• Doctors at the Capital City hospital said Zhan Rourou’s damaged nerves and bones made surgery unlikely to restore her ability to walk.
• Dong Xuebin apologized to Zhan Rourou and her parents, while Madam Zhan blamed him and Zhan Guiping defended him.
• Zhan Guiping said a doctor had recommended Professor Ci, but the hospital staff explained that Professor Ci treated cases only in the West Building.
• Dong Xuebin called Aunt Liu using Hui Lan’s phone and asked her to help Zhan Rourou reach Professor Ci.
• Aunt Liu said she was near the hospital and would come examine Zhan Rourou in orthopedics.

Dong Xuebin asked Liu Xuemei, a vice dean at the People's Liberation Army General Hospital, to help Zhan Rourou, whose parents had been unable to find a surgeon willing to treat her paralysis. Liu arranged further care and an operation with Professor Ci, leaving Zhan Guiping and Madam Zhan grateful to Dong Xuebin as Rourou was moved to the West Building for tests.

• Zhan Guiping and Madam Zhan pleaded with the orthopedic doctor to treat Zhan Rourou, but he said the hospital could not perform the operation.
• Dong Xuebin returned and reassured Zhan Rourou that he had contacted someone, while deciding not to use his reverse ability because it could expose him.
• Liu Xuemei arrived, greeted Dong Xuebin, and reviewed Zhan Rourou's scans and medical records.
• Liu Xuemei said Rourou had a strong chance of recovering and arranged for her to move to the West Building and have Professor Ci operate as soon as possible.
• After Liu Xuemei left, Zhan Guiping thanked Dong Xuebin, and Madam Zhan began to apologize for having doubted him.