Chapter Summaries

He Qing gave her maternal grandmother the pill Lin Zhengran had made for her injured waist. After resting, her grandmother recovered so completely that Aunt He returned home to find her hoeing the garden.

• He Qing picked up Lin Zhengran’s package and told him she was chatting with her husband when a passerby asked for her number.
• He Qing gave her maternal grandmother the larger pill Lin Zhengran had made for her waist injury.
• Her grandmother swallowed the pill, then rested as its spiritual energy moved through her body and made her feel warm and comfortable.
• Aunt He returned from work and found her mother hoeing the vegetable garden without any waist pain.
• He Qing’s grandmother said Lin Zhengran’s medicine had healed her old ailments, leaving Aunt He stunned and confused.

Maternal Grandmother recovered dramatically after taking Lin Zhengran’s pill, leaving Aunt He astonished and deeply grateful. After learning Lin Zhengran had prepared another pill for her, Aunt He asked to speak with him, and he agreed.

• Aunt He brought Maternal Grandmother inside after finding her hoeing the field, frightened by her sudden activity despite her back injury.
• Maternal Grandmother demonstrated that her back no longer hurt, and Aunt He became emotional seeing her mother move freely again.
• Maternal Grandmother explained that she had taken the pill Lin Zhengran gave Little He Qing, and Little He Qing showed Aunt He his note and the second pill intended for her.
• Aunt He asked Little He Qing to check whether Lin Zhengran was available to talk, and Lin Zhengran replied that he was free.

Lin Zhengran spoke with He Qing’s family about the pills he had made for her maternal grandmother and Aunt He, explaining how they should be used and warning them to keep the medicine secret. Aunt He agreed to take her pill after Lin Zhengran reassured her that he had already given He Qing the best care.

• Aunt He called Lin Zhengran and asked about his outing with He Qing and whether he knew medicine.
• Lin Zhengran told Aunt He and Maternal Grandmother that the pill had healed Maternal Grandmother’s waist, but warned her not to overexert herself.
• Aunt He asked Lin Zhengran about her own health concerns, and he said her pill should help with them.
• Lin Zhengran told Aunt He and Maternal Grandmother not to reveal that he had given them the scarce pills, and they promised to keep it secret.
• Aunt He offered to give her pill to He Qing, but Lin Zhengran reassured her that He Qing already received the good things first.

Lin Zhengran thanked Aunt He for her hospitality and promised to visit her family, while He Qing secured their approval for his future marriage proposals with a signed agreement. After Aunt He took Lin Zhengran’s pill and recovered, He Qing sent him a photo of the agreement.

• Aunt He and Maternal Grandmother praised Lin Zhengran and promised to welcome him when he visited.
• He Qing asked Aunt He and Maternal Grandmother to promise not to oppose Lin Zhengran when he proposed marriage, and they agreed.
• He Qing wrote an agreement stating they would accept his requests if she agreed, ask for no bride price, and signed it with the two elders.
• Aunt He took Lin Zhengran’s pill and woke the next morning feeling recovered.
• He Qing sent Lin Zhengran a photo of the agreement, saying it would ensure her family accepted his marrying multiple girls.

He Qing received birthday gifts from Han Wenwen and Jiang Xueli, prompting both girls to reflect on her time with Lin Zhengran and their own hopes for him. Lin Zhengran planned to visit Zhengshi Company, where his mother was preparing for an interview, and left home after speaking with He Qing.

• He Qing received birthday gifts and a card from Han Wenwen and Jiang Xueli, then thanked them while realizing they knew her birthday had been spent with Lin Zhengran.
• Han Wenwen guessed that Lin Zhengran and He Qing had been intimate on her birthday, grew jealous, and resolved to plan a private birthday with him for herself.
• Jiang Xueli complained that Lin Zhengran had not messaged her that morning, then played her guitar and sang the song that reminded her of meeting him as a child.
• Lin Xiaoli told Lin Zhengran that her interview at Zhengshi Music was scheduled for the afternoon after tomorrow, and he decided he could interview her himself.
• Lin Zhengran spoke with He Qing, learned that Aunt He had improved after taking his medicine, and left for Zhengshi Company.

Lin Zhengran visited Zhengshi Company and discovered Jiang Jingshi sternly handling a serious mistake by one of her ministers. When Jiang Jingshi saw him, her anger gave way to delighted tenderness, and she asked if he was back.

• Lin Zhengran read online reactions to Jiang Jingshi’s fame and learned that his spiritual energy had risen to level seventy-three through feedback from his contracted companions.
• Lin Zhengran arrived at Zhengshi Company and entered the building without telling anyone he was coming.
• Lin Zhengran overheard Jiang Jingshi reprimanding executives after a minister sent one client’s confidential product files to another client.
• Pan Lin told Lin Zhengran that Jiang Jingshi had arranged coordination and compensation to address the mistake.
• Jiang Jingshi spotted Lin Zhengran outside the conference room, softened immediately, and asked, “Zheng Zheng... you're back?”

Lin Zhengran reunited with Jiang Jingshi at the company, where they spent time together and arranged for him to visit the Jiang family for dinner. Jiang Qian was delighted to hear he was coming, then learned he would probably arrive with her older sister.

• Pan Lin ended the department heads' meeting after Jiang Jingshi left, and Lin Zhengran reunited with Jiang Jingshi in her office.
• Lin Zhengran and Jiang Jingshi talked, kissed, and agreed he would visit her family that evening.
• Jiang Jingshi called Father Jiang, who welcomed Lin Zhengran and said the family would have dinner together.
• Jiang Qian and Fang Meng learned Lin Zhengran was coming and planned to pick him up, but Father Jiang said he would likely go with Jiang Jingshi.
• Jiang Qian froze when she realized Lin Zhengran would be going home with her older sister.

Jiang Qian and Fang Meng each resolved to pursue Lin Zhengran as Jiang Jingshi prepared to bring him home to meet her family. After spending the afternoon together, Jiang Jingshi and Lin Zhengran left Zhengshi Company early and headed for the villa where she lived with Jiang Qian and Fang Meng.

• Jiang Qian denied that Jiang Jingshi and Lin Zhengran could become a couple, then vowed to finish her work quickly and prepare to face him in her best state.
• Fang Meng warned Jiang Qian not to ignore her parents’ interest in Lin Zhengran, then privately resolved to pursue him in her own way.
• Jiang Jingshi ate lunch with Lin Zhengran and invited him to spend the evening watching a movie in her room.
• Jiang Jingshi leaned against Lin Zhengran for an afternoon nap, and they left Zhengshi Company early for the villa where she lived with Jiang Qian and Fang Meng.

Jiang Jingshi brought Lin Zhengran to the Jiang sisters’ villa, where Jiang Qian returned early and competed with her sister for his attention. The sisters began showing Lin Zhengran around before their grandfather came downstairs to meet him.

• Jiang Jingshi took Lin Zhengran to her private beauty salon for a hairstyle touch-up, then praised his looks during the drive to the villa district.
• Lin Zhengran spotted a mysterious White-Haired Girl at an intersection before arriving at the Jiang sisters’ villa.
• Jiang Jingshi told Lin Zhengran that Jiang Qian was taking over more work at Jiang Corporation and sent Pan Lin home early.
• Jiang Qian arrived home early because she knew Lin Zhengran was visiting, then wedged herself between him and Jiang Jingshi and led him inside with Fang Meng.
• As Jiang Qian showed Lin Zhengran around the villa, the sisters’ grandfather came downstairs and introduced himself.

Lin Zhengran visited the Jiang family, where Grandpa Jiang learned that both Jiang Jingshi and Jiang Qian liked him. Jingshi revealed that she and Lin Zhengran were already together and planned to tell Qian Qian at dinner, while Qian Qian took Lin Zhengran upstairs after learning he had eaten Jingshi’s cooking.

• Grandpa Jiang welcomed Lin Zhengran and recalled the Childhood Sweetheart arrangement between him and Jiang Jingshi.
• Jiang Qian objected to Grandpa Jiang calling Jingshi and Lin Zhengran a good match, then led Lin Zhengran and Fang Meng on a tour of the house.
• Jiang Jingshi told Grandpa Jiang that Jiang Qian liked Lin Zhengran because they had been high school deskmates and Qian Qian had not known Lin Zhengran was her blind date three years earlier.
• Jiang Jingshi told Grandpa Jiang that she and Lin Zhengran were already together and that she planned to reveal it to Qian Qian at dinner.
• During the tour, Lin Zhengran said Jiang Jingshi had cooked for him, surprising Fang Meng and angering Jiang Qian, who then invited him to see her Piano Room.

Lin Zhengran toured the Jiang family villa and played a piano duet with Jiang Qian, impressing Jiang Jingshi when she joined them. After Lin Zhengran called her “Jingshi,” Jiang Qian grew jealous and tried to keep him away from her older sister.

• Fang Meng showed Lin Zhengran and Jiang Qian the second floor, including the Piano Room and Collection Room, and explained that Jiang Jingshi lived on the first floor because the sisters had never gotten along.
• Lin Zhengran and Jiang Qian played a piano duet in the Piano Room, drawing the attention of Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Jingshi.
• Jiang Jingshi praised Lin Zhengran's piano skills, and he complimented her appearance while addressing her as “Jingshi.”
• Jiang Qian and Fang Meng hurried Lin Zhengran away before Jiang Jingshi could show him her bedroom, but Jiang Jingshi followed them.
• Jiang Qian wondered whether Lin Zhengran liked her older sister, then convinced herself she had misheard and thought about getting her ears checked.

Lin Zhengran and the Jiang sisters visited Jiang Qian’s bedroom, where they discovered her carefully preserved photos of Lin Zhengran, before finding a strand of long white hair in Fang Meng’s room. The group went downstairs to meet Jiang Jingshi and Jiang Qian’s formally dressed parents, who greeted Lin Zhengran with pointed interest.

• Fang Meng showed Lin Zhengran and Jiang Jingshi Jiang Qian’s bedroom, where Jiang Jingshi uncovered a desk covered with photos and recordings featuring Lin Zhengran.
• Jiang Qian and Jiang Jingshi teased each other about collecting photos of Lin Zhengran, while Fang Meng explained that Jiang Qian kept them as high school mementos.
• Lin Zhengran found a long strand of silvery-white hair on Fang Meng’s floor and connected it to the white-haired girl he had seen earlier; Fang Meng put it in the trash.
• Jiang Jingshi called Lin Zhengran “Zheng Zheng” as the group headed downstairs, startling Jiang Qian.
• Father Jiang and Mother Jiang arrived and formally greeted Lin Zhengran, saying they had come back early to meet him.

Lin Zhengran met Jiang Jingshi’s parents, who welcomed him warmly after he saved their daughter. Jiang Qian and Fang Meng overheard Jiang Jingshi and Lin Zhengran using intimate nicknames and prepared to challenge their growing closeness at dinner.

• Father Jiang greeted Lin Zhengran formally and praised his composure, while Mother Jiang thanked him for saving Jiang Jingshi and invited him to visit again.
• Jiang Jingshi took Lin Zhengran to tour the courtyard, and Jiang Qian pulled Fang Meng into the study for an emergency meeting.
• Father Jiang and Mother Jiang discussed Lin Zhengran as a potential match for Jiang Jingshi and considered how business ties might affect the family.
• Jiang Qian and Fang Meng concluded that Jiang Jingshi and Lin Zhengran might have feelings for each other after hearing them use affectionate nicknames.
• Jiang Qian declared that they would fight their way out and use dinner as a chance to challenge the situation.

Jiang Jingshi and Lin Zhengran agreed to tell her family they were together and reassured her parents that their companies would not oppose each other. At dinner, Jiang Qian stunned the family by declaring that she liked Lin Zhengran and intended to be with him.

• Jiang Jingshi told Lin Zhengran she wanted to reveal their relationship to her parents, and he agreed.
• Jiang Jingshi explained her parents might worry that Lin Zhengran could threaten Jiang Corporation, and he promised their companies would cooperate as family.
• Jiang Qian interrupted Jiang Jingshi and Lin Zhengran in the courtyard, then watched Jiang Jingshi pour tea for him.
• Father Jiang and Mother Jiang asked Lin Zhengran and Jiang Qian to promise not to oppose each other or their companies, and both agreed.
• Jiang Jingshi began to speak before the family raised their glasses, but Jiang Qian spoke first and declared that she liked Lin Zhengran and must be with him.

At a family dinner, Jiang Qian confessed her love for Lin Zhengran, but Jiang Jingshi announced that she and Lin Zhengran were already dating. Jiang Qian kissed him and vowed to keep pursuing him, then ran out after Jiang Jingshi kissed him in front of the family; Fang Meng later messaged that she was watching over Qian Qian.

• Jiang Qian confessed at dinner that she loved Lin Zhengran and insisted he was hers.
• Jiang Jingshi announced that she and Lin Zhengran were already together, and Lin Zhengran confirmed it.
• Jiang Qian kissed Lin Zhengran and declared she would keep trying to win him before they married.
• Jiang Jingshi kissed Lin Zhengran in front of the family, and Jiang Qian ran out while Fang Meng chased after her.
• Fang Meng messaged Jiang Jingshi and Lin Zhengran that she was watching Qian Qian and that she was fine.

After Jiang Jingshi kissed Lin Zhengran in front of her family and Jiang Qian, Lin Zhengran left while her parents prepared to confront their younger daughter. Jiang Qian mourned her defeat but insisted she would keep competing with her sister for Lin Zhengran.

• Father Jiang and Mother Jiang apologized to Lin Zhengran and sent him home, while he asked them not to scold Jiang Jingshi.
• Jiang Jingshi watched Lin Zhengran leave and brightened when he promised to see her at the company the next day.
• Father Jiang told Jiang Jingshi to go inside and called for Jiang Qian to return for a family meeting.
• In the park, Jiang Qian cried over Lin Zhengran choosing her sister, then resolved not to give up because they were not married.
• Mother Jiang called Fang Meng and told her to bring Jiang Qian home; Jiang Qian washed her face and declared that she would win her battle with Jiang Jingshi.

Jiang Qian returned to the villa and argued with her family about confessing to Lin Zhengran despite Jiang Jingshi already being with him. Both sisters declared they would not give him up, even offering to surrender their Jiang Corporation shares for him.

• Jiang Qian came home with Fang Meng and coldly defended her decision to return after going shopping.
• Father Jiang and Mother Jiang confronted Jiang Qian about confessing to Lin Zhengran, and Jiang Qian insisted she had not known Jiang Jingshi was with him yet.
• Jiang Qian said she had fallen for Lin Zhengran and would keep pursuing him, while Jiang Jingshi reaffirmed her commitment to him.
• The sisters argued over which of them should pledge herself to Lin Zhengran and refused to back down.
• Jiang Qian and Jiang Jingshi each offered to give up their company shares rather than give up Lin Zhengran, leaving Father Jiang despairing.

After Jiang Jingshi and Jiang Qian both confessed their feelings for Lin Zhengran and kissed him, their family decided not to interfere and to let the sisters’ rivalry play out. Their parents left worried that neither daughter would ever give up on him, while the sisters remained determined to win.

• Father Jiang complained that Jiang Jingshi and Jiang Qian had fought over Lin Zhengran and kissed him in front of their parents.
• Grandpa Jiang said the elders should not interfere in the sisters’ feelings and asked them to promise they would remain family whatever happened.
• Jiang Jingshi and Jiang Qian both insisted they would not lose, and Mother Jiang agreed to let the matter take its natural course.
• Mother Jiang told the sisters to invite Lin Zhengran for a proper dinner another time and warned them not to fight over him at the table again.
• After leaving the Villa, Father Jiang admitted he feared one daughter might remain single, while Mother Jiang recalled something Grandpa had once said.

Lin Zhengran returned home after visiting Jiang Jingshi, while his parents planned a family meeting to discuss the girls around him. Jiang Qian apologized for kissing him, then discarded her phone to avoid seeing his reply, leaving the Jiang sisters and Fang Meng uneasy about what might happen next.

• Lin Zhengran told his parents he had visited Jiang Jingshi, and Lin Xiaoli said the family would hold a meeting after her interview to discuss his relationships.
• Lin Zhengran replied to Jiang Jingshi, who worried that Jiang Qian’s confession would complicate the next four years of university.
• Jiang Qian apologized to Lin Zhengran for kissing him, said she would speak with him in person, and threw her phone into water so she could not see his reply.
• Jiang Jingshi resolved to keep watch over Jiang Qian, while Jiang Qian sat awake thinking about her first kiss with Lin Zhengran.
• Fang Meng worried that she would need to change if she wanted to be with Lin Zhengran, and stared at a strand of hair she had thrown away.

Jiang Jingshi went to Zhengshi Company to spend the morning with Lin Zhengran, who planned to accompany her to Zhengshi Music for a matter involving his mother. Meanwhile, Lin Xiaoli arrived at the music company for an interview, while Jiang Qian avoided checking the message she had sent Lin Zhengran.

• Jiang Jingshi prepared for work and ignored Jiang Qian after their argument the previous night.
• Jiang Qian told Fang Meng that she would use only her alternate WeChat account for the time being after soaking her phone overnight.
• Jiang Jingshi postponed unimportant work and went to Zhengshi Company, where Lin Zhengran had arrived early.
• Lin Zhengran reassured Jiang Jingshi that they would not break up, then invited her to Zhengshi Music to handle a matter involving his mother.
• Lin Xiaoli arrived at Jingshi Music and nervously saw other interview candidates arriving in taxis.