Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen learned the attack had stemmed from a Dawson Family power struggle, then returned home with Lin Xiaoqian after a week in the United States. Xu Guofeng and Yang Qingyue considered urging Xu Mengyao to marry Lin Chen, unaware they were already married, while Lin Xiaoqian told her mother that a woman had brought Lin Chen flowers.

• Xu Guofeng confirmed that Solina's rival within the Dawson Family had caused the incident and assured Lin Chen that there would be no further trouble.
• Lin Chen spent five days visiting Yang Qingyue in the hospital with Xu Guofeng and Lin Xiaoqian, and Solina visited to thank him after winning her family struggle.
• Yang Qingyue worried Solina might be interested in Lin Chen and suggested Xu Mengyao marry him, but Xu Guofeng said they should wait and see how the couple got along.
• Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian returned home, where Xu Mengyao picked them up and greeted them affectionately.
• Lin Xiaoqian whispered to Xu Mengyao that an auntie had visited Lin Chen and brought him flowers.

After returning home with Lin Xiaoqian, Xu Mengyao grew jealous of Solina, who had brought flowers to Yang Qingyue, and tried to hide her feelings. Lin Chen reassured her that Solina posed no threat, but Xu Mengyao accused him of lying and left their relationship more strained.

• Lin Chen brought Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian home, then went out to buy groceries while they went upstairs.
• Xu Mengyao questioned Lin Xiaoqian about the pretty woman with flowers and learned the flowers had been for Yang Qingyue, not Lin Chen.
• Xu Mengyao video-called Yang Qingyue, who praised Lin Chen and deliberately described Solina as pretty.
• Xu Mengyao claimed she would skip lunch, but her growling stomach and Lin Chen's cooking led her to eat with him and Lin Xiaoqian.
• After Lin Xiaoqian fell asleep, Lin Chen asked if Xu Mengyao was jealous and explained that Solina had brought flowers for Yang Qingyue.
• Xu Mengyao said Lin Chen had lied about Solina's looks, citing Yang Qingyue and Lin Xiaoqian, then prepared to leave.

Xu Mengyao worried that Lin Chen had lied about Solina’s appearance, then apologized in her own way by giving him a fountain pen and agreeing to take Lin Xiaoqian to the amusement park. Lin Chen began practicing Tai Chi in hopes of inspiring Lin Xiaoqian to learn, but his training was interrupted when Zhao Tianyou appeared at his door.

• Xu Mengyao asked Xu Guofeng whether Lin Chen or Lin Xiaoqian was lying about Solina being pretty, and Xu Guofeng told her neither was lying and teased her with a roast duck photo.
• Xu Mengyao invited Lin Chen to take Lin Xiaoqian to the amusement park, then brought him a fountain pen; Lin Chen teased her, and she agreed to visit the next evening.
• Lin Chen chose Tai Chi to practice while Lin Xiaoqian napped, and the System selected a reliable version for him.
• Lin Chen learned that his physique had reached 171 points and continued practicing until Zhao Tianyou rang his doorbell.
• Lin Chen opened the door and greeted Zhao Tianyou, who had tracked down his home after returning to the country.

Zhao Tianyou tried to pay Lin Chen to stop pursuing Xu Mengyao, but Lin Chen refused, saying Mengyao liked him. Meanwhile, Xu Guofeng learned that Xu Mengyao was upset with Lin Chen over a misunderstanding about Solina, and Yang Qingyue failed to reach her by phone.

• Zhao Tianyou told Lin Chen that he and Xu Mengyao were socially incompatible and offered him money and a job to leave her alone, but Lin Chen refused.
• Zhao Tianyou reported his failure to Zhao Huaiyuan, who advised him to wait a week and avoid pressuring Lin Chen or using underhanded methods.
• Xu Guofeng told Yang Qingyue that Xu Mengyao thought Lin Chen had lied about Solina and asked Yang Qingyue to explain the misunderstanding if Mengyao contacted her.
• Yang Qingyue called Xu Mengyao, but Mengyao declined the call while working late at a meeting.

Lin Chen used the royalties from his Fairy Tales to buy a commercial property for Lin Xiaoqian’s future piano room and dance studio. He secured the 180-square-meter space for five million and planned to renovate it quickly.

• Yang Qingyue tried to arrange another meal with Lin Chen and told Xu Mengyao that Solina was ordinary-looking so she would not misunderstand Lin Chen.
• Xu Mengyao explained that she had worked late and avoided telling her mother she planned to visit Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen received 5.4 million in royalties for the reprint of his second Fairy Tale, bringing his savings to about seven million.
• Lin Chen asked Agent Li to find a commercial property and offered five million for a poorly located 180-square-meter unit.
• Boss Wei accepted Lin Chen’s offer, and Lin Chen signed the purchase contract after inspecting the property.
• Lin Chen calculated that the remaining two million would cover the renovation and decided to start it soon.

Lin Chen gained the Grass-Skimming Lightness Skill by teaching Lin Xiaoqian to run and used his new knowledge to help her practice safely. He and Xu Mengyao planned the renovation of a commercial property for Xiaoqian, and Lin Chen ended the evening by refusing to teach Xu Mengyao cooking.

• Lin Chen learned that teaching Lin Xiaoqian to run for five minutes had earned him the Grass-Skimming Lightness Skill, which could improve his speed and agility.
• Lin Chen coached Xiaoqian as she practiced running, praised her persistence, and massaged her tired muscles.
• Lin Chen told Xu Mengyao he had bought a 180-square-meter commercial property to turn into a music room, dance studio, Combat Room, and his studio.
• Xu Mengyao offered to arrange the renovation and planned the rooms, while Lin Chen handed her the keys.
• Xiaoqian woke up crying because she had wet the bed, and Lin Chen explained that she felt more secure waking at his home.
• Xu Mengyao asked Lin Chen to teach her cooking, but he refused and said she could not reach his level even after twenty years.

Lin Chen welcomed Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian home with an elaborate meal, deepening Xu Mengyao’s sense of warmth and family. After dinner, the three went for a walk by the Huangpu River, where Lin Xiaoqian urged Lin Chen to hold Xu Mengyao’s hand.

• Xu Mengyao took Lin Xiaoqian downstairs, where the girl bravely introduced herself to other children and played with them.
• Xu Mengyao brought Lin Xiaoqian home, and the smell of Lin Chen’s cooking made her feel the warmth of home.
• Lin Chen served Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and other famous dishes, impressing Xu Mengyao with his cooking and his careful attention to Lin Xiaoqian’s nutrition.
• Lin Chen washed the dishes, then took Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian for a walk along the Huangpu River.
• Lin Xiaoqian asked Lin Chen to hold Xu Mengyao’s hand, and Lin Chen held out his hand to her.

Xu Mengyao held hands with Lin Chen during a family walk because Lin Xiaoqian wanted them to, then asked Shen Qing for advice about her growing feelings. The chapter left Xu Mengyao awake at night, discovering another wealthy fan had tipped Lin Chen and receiving a video call from her mother, Yang Qingyue.

• Xu Mengyao let Lin Chen hold her hand during their riverside walk after Lin Xiaoqian asked them to, though the contact stirred her old trauma.
• After Lin Xiaoqian went to sleep, Xu Mengyao told Shen Qing about holding hands, and Shen Qing advised her to move in with Lin Chen once her parents returned.
• Unable to sleep, Xu Mengyao found Lin Chen practicing tai chi in the study, and he said he hoped to grow stronger to protect her and Lin Xiaoqian.
• Xu Mengyao checked Childlike Heart Network and saw that the same person had given Lin Chen another Silver Alliance tip.
• Yang Qingyue suddenly called Xu Mengyao by video.

Xu Mengyao asked Lin Chen to attend Auntie Liang’s fiftieth birthday and paint a gift, agreeing to owe him a hug in return. On the way to the amusement park with Lin Xiaoqian, Xu Mengyao answered a video call from Lin Chen’s mother, whom she had never met.

• Yang Qingyue reminded Xu Mengyao to prepare a suitable gift for Auntie Liang’s fiftieth birthday and suggested Lin Chen attend.
• Xu Mengyao invited Lin Chen to the birthday gathering and asked him to paint a gift, explaining Auntie Liang’s family ties and her husband’s position as a District Chief.
• Lin Chen agreed to paint a picture in exchange for a hug within half a year, and Xu Mengyao accepted.
• Xu Mengyao woke Lin Xiaoqian, and Lin Chen, Xu Mengyao, and Lin Xiaoqian set off for the amusement park.
• Lin Chen’s mother called by video, and Xu Mengyao answered while explaining that Lin Chen was driving and they were taking Qian Qian to the amusement park.

Lin Chen, Xu Mengyao, and Lin Xiaoqian spent the day at an amusement park, where Xiaoqian enjoyed having both parents with her. After Xiaoqian caught a cold, Xu Mengyao asked how Lin Chen had built his physique, and he teased her about lusting after his body.

• Chen Mei video-called Lin Chen and spoke with Lin Xiaoqian, then told Lin Hai she had seen Xu Mengyao and hoped she might eventually marry their son.
• Lin Chen, Xu Mengyao, and Lin Xiaoqian rode the Carousel and Bumper Cars, and Lin Chen took a photo of Xiaoqian with Xu Mengyao.
• Lin Chen taught Xiaoqian to swim and gained Swimming Skill from the system while Xu Mengyao watched him from shore.
• After Xiaoqian played in the water for over half an hour, she sneezed and fell asleep in the car with a stuffy nose.
• Xu Mengyao said Xiaoqian caught colds easily and asked Lin Chen how he had gotten so muscular despite not working out; Lin Chen teased her about wanting his body.

Lin Chen planned a birthday gift for Xu Mengyao’s parents and painted her a Wealth and Longevity Painting while caring for Lin Xiaoqian, who was coming down with a cold. He prepared medicine for Xiaoqian and faced her reluctance to drink it.

• Lin Chen suggested that Xu Mengyao consider moving in with him, but she said they would discuss it later and pretended to nap during the drive home.
• After they returned, Xu Mengyao left for the company and asked Lin Chen to watch Xiaoqian and think about a gift for her parents.
• Lin Chen painted a Wealth and Longevity Painting featuring a paradise flycatcher and peonies, added calligraphy, and sent Xu Mengyao a photo.
• Xu Mengyao praised the painting, while Xiaoqian jokingly told her to thank Lin Chen by calling him hubby.
• When Xiaoqian woke coughing with a blocked nose, Lin Chen explained that she had a cold and prepared medicine for her, but she complained that it tasted bad.

Lin Chen cared for Lin Xiaoqian as she recovered, reassured his parents about his relationship with Xu Mengyao, and gave his father money. When Xu Mengyao and Shen Qing visited, Lin Chen joked about marrying Xu Mengyao, leaving her flustered and Shen Qing feeling left out.

• Lin Chen persuaded Lin Xiaoqian to drink her bitter medicine by explaining how it helped her body fight illness, then rewarded her with rock candy.
• Lin Chen told Chen Mei and Lin Hai that he and Xu Mengyao were friends and that their relationship might progress later, and revealed he had bought a house for over twelve million.
• Lin Chen transferred Lin Hai one million and explained that he wanted his parents to spend comfortably and be prepared to welcome Xu Mengyao and her family.
• After two days of treating Lin Xiaoqian, Lin Chen saw her mostly recovered and learned that his medical skills had improved greatly.
• Xu Mengyao and Shen Qing visited, and Lin Chen joked that Shen Qing could sit in the matchmaker's seat at his future wedding banquet with Xu Mengyao.
• Lin Xiaoqian asked Xu Mengyao when the wedding banquet would be, and Shen Qing felt sad when Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian told her not to eat too much.

Lin Chen discussed opening an exclusive private chef business to build powerful connections, while Xu Mengyao worried about her family’s dwindling alliances. After leaving Shen Qing and Lin Xiaoqian at home, Lin Chen held Xu Mengyao’s hand during their walk, where two girls unexpectedly recognized her.

• Shen Qing praised Lin Chen’s greatly improved cooking, and she suggested that Xu Mengyao invest in a prestigious private chef business for him.
• Lin Chen said he might accept only one or two tables each week and charge at least one million yuan per table, with customers supplying the ingredients.
• After the meal, Shen Qing stayed with Lin Xiaoqian while Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao went out together.
• By the river, Xu Mengyao told Lin Chen that her family’s connections were weakening and that others were eyeing its company.
• Lin Chen held Xu Mengyao’s hand as they walked, and two girls approached and called out to her.

Xu Mengyao introduced Lin Chen as her husband to old classmates and later revealed his extraordinary painting talent to Shen Qing. As Xu Mengyao left with Shen Qing, Lin Chen reassured Lin Xiaoqian that he would not hire her an art teacher.

• Xu Mengyao met Li Li and Liu Siqi while out with Lin Chen, introduced him as her husband, and asked them to keep their marriage secret because they had not held a wedding banquet.
• After Li Li and Liu Siqi left, Lin Chen teased Xu Mengyao about being in love with him, and she hurried him home in a taxi.
• Shen Qing praised Lin Xiaoqian's painting and suggested finding her an art teacher, prompting Xu Mengyao to reveal that Lin Chen was a gifted painter whose work Teacher Zhao Yanming had offered 800,000 to buy.
• Lin Chen showed Xu Mengyao and Shen Qing his painting, then went to prepare Xiaoqian's medicine and medicinal bath while Shen Qing urged Xu Mengyao to pursue him.
• Xu Mengyao told Shen Qing that her fear of intimate contact was improving after she had managed not to pull away when Lin Chen held her hand.
• Lin Xiaoqian ran to Lin Chen, worried about getting an art teacher, and he promised to teach her himself and comforted her before Xu Mengyao and Shen Qing left.

Lin Chen reached Legendary Painting Skill and helped Lin Xiaoqian make a major leap in her painting, while Xu Mengyao arranged an ordinary frame for his painting as a gift. Xu Mengyao’s classmates learned she was secretly married, and she and Lin Chen took the news in stride.

• Lin Xiaoqian agreed to take her final dose of medicine in exchange for two candies from Lin Chen.
• Xu Mengyao told master framer Pei Gongyi that Lin Chen had painted the artwork she wanted framed, and Pei Gongyi resolved to do his best with ordinary materials.
• Lin Chen’s Painting Skill reached Legendary level, which also greatly increased Lin Xiaoqian’s talent and helped her create a much better painting.
• Lin Chen took Lin Xiaoqian outside to play basketball after she asked to paint another picture.
• Xu Mengyao discovered her classmates were discussing her secret marriage and explained to Lin Chen that the news had spread; they joked about being a pair.

Yang Qingyue learned that Xu Mengyao and Lin Chen had secretly married, and she and Xu Guofeng accepted the news and hoped their relationship would grow. The next afternoon, Xu Mengyao joined Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian to collect a mounted painting before Auntie Liang’s birthday banquet.

• Yang Qingyue heard from Auntie Liang and Huang Jiayun’s mother that Xu Mengyao had said she was married, then asked Xu Mengyao about it by video call.
• Xu Mengyao admitted that she and Lin Chen had married after getting Property Notarization, and said they had kept it from their families.
• Yang Qingyue told Xu Guofeng about the marriage, and he agreed that it was good news while noting their feelings still mattered.
• Lin Chen drove to Xu Mengyao’s company, where she and Lin Xiaoqian joined him to head to Auntie Liang’s birthday banquet.
• Xu Mengyao said they needed to collect the mounted painting, and Lin Xiaoqian got her to call Lin Chen “husband.”

Lin Chen, Xu Mengyao, and Lin Xiaoqian visited Pei Gongyi to collect a mounted painting before attending a birthday banquet. After checking Pei Gongyi’s pulse, Lin Chen urged him to get a hospital examination focused on his heart.

• Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao discussed etiquette for the banquet, while Lin Xiaoqian asked for a younger sibling.
• Lin Chen drove the family to Pei Gongyi’s home, where Pei welcomed them and showed them the mounted painting.
• Lin Xiaoqian admired the painting and said she wanted Lin Chen to teach her to draw.
• Before leaving, Lin Chen privately checked Pei Gongyi’s pulse and advised him to get a physical examination, especially of his heart.

Lin Chen showed off his medical knowledge and singing skills while driving Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian to Uncle Zhao’s banquet. At the restaurant, Zhao Jingshou apologized for arranging a meeting between Xu Mengyao and another man before he knew she had married Lin Chen, and the man arrived as they spoke.

• Lin Chen told Pei Gongyi that his chest tightness might be serious and urged him to get checked, then explained to Xu Mengyao that Pei Gongyi had coronary heart disease.
• Lin Xiaoqian told a story and asked Xu Mengyao and Lin Chen to sing; Lin Chen sang several songs until his Singing Skill reached the Master level.
• Xu Mengyao, Lin Chen, and Lin Xiaoqian arrived at the restaurant hosting Uncle Zhao’s banquet, where Zhao Jingshou welcomed guests.
• Zhao Jingshou apologized to Lin Chen for having arranged a meeting between Xu Mengyao and another man before learning that they were married.
• An old-model Audi arrived, and Zhao Jingshou told Lin Chen that the man he had invited was there.

Lin Chen met Zheng Qingyun and Zheng Xu, who had come hoping to be introduced to Xu Mengyao, and learned that Zhao Jingshou feared the Xu Family would face growing pressure. After the Zhengs apologized and left, Lin Chen reunited with Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian, while Xu Mengyao privately worried about the consequences of the visit.

• Zhao Jingshou introduced Lin Chen to Zheng Qingyun and Zheng Xu and explained that Lin Chen was married to Xu Mengyao, prompting the Zhengs to apologize for seeking an introduction.
• Lin Chen told Zhao Jingshou that the Zhengs' politeness felt superficial and warned that the Xu Family might face trouble; Zhao Jingshou privately reflected on the family's weakening support and possible threats to its assets.
• Lin Chen greeted Liang Chunhua with Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian, and Liang Chunhua blessed the couple after noticing Xu Mengyao's feelings for Lin Chen.
• Zheng Qingshan and Zheng Xu apologized to Xu Mengyao for not knowing she was married, and she accepted their explanation while suspecting the encounter could harm the Xu Family.
• Lin Chen let Lin Xiaoqian go play with another child, and Xu Mengyao quietly asked whether the Zhengs had mistreated him; Lin Chen suggested she call him honey instead.

At Zhao Jingshou’s wife’s birthday banquet, Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao discussed the risks posed by old-money families before joining the business guests at their table. Zheng Qingshan and Zheng Xu repeatedly toasted Lin Chen, apparently hoping to get him drunk, but Lin Chen showed no sign of being affected.

• Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao discussed the Zheng Family’s influence and agreed that Xu Mengyao’s father should handle any future conflict.
• Zhao Jingshou welcomed the guests and opened his wife’s birthday banquet with a toast.
• Lin Chen sat between Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian, served his daughter food, and joked with her about the cooking.
• A business guest toasted Xu Mengyao and Lin Chen, and they drank with the guests at their table.
• Zheng Qingshan apologized to Lin Chen and toasted him, then Zheng Xu arrived and drank three glasses with him.
• Xu Mengyao checked on Lin Chen after Zheng Xu left, and Lin Chen said he was fine.