Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao attended a dinner where Lin Chen used a drinking contest to judge the Zheng Family’s intentions, then accepted Xu Mengyao’s offer to stay at her villa. Lin Xiaoqian led Lin Chen into Xu Mengyao’s bedroom and told him he would sleep there that night.

• Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao toasted the guests, and Lin Chen drank nearly a jin of baijiu.
• Xu Mengyao warned Lin Chen that Zheng Qingshan and Zheng Xu were trying to get him drunk, but Lin Chen deliberately drank with them to test their intentions.
• Lin Chen noticed coldness in Zheng Qingshan’s gaze and concluded that the Zheng Family harbored ill intent toward the Xu Family.
• After the dinner, Xu Mengyao offered to take Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian to her villa, and Lin Chen agreed.
• Zheng Qingshan and Zheng Xu discussed Lin Chen’s drinking ability and decided they still needed to investigate his background.
• At Xu Mengyao’s villa, Lin Xiaoqian led Lin Chen into Xu Mengyao’s bedroom and told him to sleep there.

Lin Chen spent the evening exploring Xu Mengyao’s home with Lin Xiaoqian and awakened a piano skill while teaching her. After Xu Mengyao sent him to the Guest Room, Lin Xiaoqian came to ask whether her parents had divorced because they were not sleeping together.

• Lin Xiaoqian showed Lin Chen her slide, playroom, and family music room, then asked him to teach her piano.
• Lin Chen taught Lin Xiaoqian for five minutes and obtained Piano Skill from the system.
• Xu Mengyao invited Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian to stay another day so Lin Xiaoqian could play with her friends, and told Lin Chen he would sleep in the Guest Room.
• Lin Xiaoqian came to Lin Chen’s room for a story and asked if he and Xu Mengyao had divorced because they did not sleep together.

Xu Mengyao reassured Lin Xiaoqian that she and Lin Chen were still married and would not separate, then discussed the Zheng Family’s possible marriage alliance with her parents. The chapter left Xu Guofeng offering Lin Chen the family’s best wine while Xu Mengyao agreed to keep him and Lin Xiaoqian at their house.

• Xu Mengyao showed Lin Xiaoqian their marriage certificate and promised that she and Lin Chen would not divorce.
• Lin Chen told Xu Mengyao that Lin Xiaoqian feared her parents would separate because she lacked a sense of security.
• Xu Mengyao spoke with Yang Qingyue and Xu Guofeng about the Zheng Family’s earlier plan to match her with Zheng Xu and their possible political motives.
• Xu Guofeng warned Xu Mengyao not to expand the business and advised her to strengthen risk management.
• Xu Guofeng suggested that Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian stay at their house longer and told Xu Mengyao to give Lin Chen wine from Wine Cabinet No. 1.

Zhao Jingshou and Liang Chunhua discovered that the painting Xu Mengyao gave them was signed by Lin Chen, confirmed he had painted it, and decided they could keep it. The next morning, Lin Chen took Lin Xiaoqian out to play with neighborhood children while Xu Mengyao left for work, and Xiaoqian asked her mother to kiss Lin Chen too.

• Zhao Jingshou judged Xu Mengyao's gift painting to be worth several hundred thousand and worried that accepting it could cause trouble.
• Liang Chunhua noticed Lin Chen's signature and called Xu Mengyao, who confirmed that Lin Chen had painted the gift.
• Zhao Jingshou agreed to keep the painting and praised Lin Chen after Liang Chunhua said she liked it.
• Lin Xiaoqian persuaded Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao to give the maids two days off, then went outside with her parents after breakfast.
• Lin Xiaoqian met Yiyi and Song Sisi, and Xu Mengyao introduced Lin Chen as her husband before leaving for work.
• Lin Xiaoqian asked Xu Mengyao to kiss Lin Chen, leaving Xu Mengyao speechless.

Lin Xiaoqian spent the day showing off her father to her friends as Lin Chen played basketball and shared stories with the children. After Xu Mengyao came home, the family agreed to invite the children and their mothers over for dinner the next day.

• Xu Mengyao left Lin Xiaoqian with Lin Chen, and Song Sisi asked how Qian Qian had become more outgoing and articulate.
• Lin Xiaoqian asked Lin Chen to teach her and Yiyi basketball, then gathered her friends to play with him.
• Lin Chen told the children stories and taught them songs and drawing, while the mothers praised his attentive companionship.
• Xu Mengyao returned home, and Lin Xiaoqian told her how much fun she had and that she no longer envied children with fathers.
• Lin Xiaoqian invited her friends over for dinner the next day, and Lin Chen suggested inviting their mothers so Xu Mengyao could show off her husband.
• Xu Mengyao mentioned her father’s wine for Lin Chen, then noted that they were not married yet.

Lin Chen shared a meal and wine with Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian, revealing that his Cooking Skill had reached Legendary level. After Yang Qingyue called, she offered to send a birthday gift to Lin Chen’s mother, and Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian agreed to prepare gifts too.

• Xu Mengyao brought Lin Chen a bottle of her father’s treasured wine, and she and Lin Chen drank a little together.
• Lin Xiaoqian urged Xu Mengyao to call Lin Chen “hubby,” and Xu Mengyao did so as they toasted to being family.
• Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian noticed that Lin Chen’s food tasted better, and Lin Chen explained that his Cooking Skill had improved again.
• Yang Qingyue video-called during dinner, spoke with Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian, and learned that Lin Chen would not return home soon.
• Yang Qingyue offered to mail a birthday gift to Lin Chen’s mother, while Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian said they would prepare gifts as well.

Lin Chen cared for Lin Xiaoqian and prepared an impressive meal for Xu Mengyao’s friends, who praised his cooking and their relationship. Later, Xu Mengyao offered to let him hug her, but Lin Chen sensed her fear and stopped, leaving her apologizing for being unable to control herself.

• Lin Chen told Lin Xiaoqian a bedtime story, then Xu Mengyao asked him to tell his parents that they were married.
• Xu Mengyao took Lin Xiaoqian and Lin Chen to the supermarket before hosting her friends and their children for lunch.
• Lin Chen cooked ten dishes, astonishing Xu Mengyao’s guests with their appearance and flavor.
• After lunch, Xu Mengyao put Lin Xiaoqian to bed while Lin Chen washed the dishes.
• Xu Mengyao said Lin Chen could try hugging her, but he stopped when he noticed her trembling and told her to wait until she was ready.

Xu Mengyao made progress in overcoming her fear of intimacy with Lin Chen and told him she would move in after her parents returned. After taking Lin Xiaoqian home, Lin Chen bought her doctor toys to ease her fear of vaccinations and acquired Western Medicine Skill from playing with her.

• Xu Mengyao suggested that Lin Chen hold her and said she would move in with him after her parents returned, but she fled upstairs when he teased her about it.
• Lin Chen took Lin Xiaoqian home, and Xu Mengyao gave him her Vaccination Record Book and asked him to take their daughter for her vaccinations.
• Yuanyuan's mother encouraged Xu Mengyao to live with Lin Chen, while Shen Qing reassured her that she had not been too forward and urged her to follow her heart.
• When Lin Xiaoqian became afraid of getting a shot at the Community Hospital, Lin Chen postponed the vaccination and bought her doctor toys instead.
• Lin Chen played doctor with Lin Xiaoqian at home and acquired Western Medicine Skill, which would reach Master level after twenty hours and Grandmaster after forty.

Lin Chen helped Lin Xiaoqian overcome her fear of injections and took her to get vaccinated. After learning that his father had fallen and could not straighten his back, Lin Chen prepared to return to his hometown, and Xu Mengyao arranged to go with him.

• Lin Chen taught Lin Xiaoqian about Western medicine and reassured her that doctors needed treatment too.
• After several days of playing doctor with Lin Chen, Lin Xiaoqian said she was no longer afraid of injections and got vaccinated without crying.
• Chen Mei told Lin Chen that his father had fallen from his motorcycle, fractured his arm, and suffered severe lower-back pain that kept him from standing straight.
• Lin Chen told Xu Mengyao he needed to return to his hometown, and she said she would accompany him with Lin Xiaoqian.
• Xu Mengyao arranged a temporary flight and called Xu Guofeng, who agreed that she should go back with Lin Chen.

Xu Mengyao joined Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian on a flight to visit Lin Chen’s injured father, while keeping their marriage and visit a surprise for his parents. As the plane prepared to land, its front landing gear failed to deploy, leaving the passengers facing an urgent problem with only an hour of fuel remaining.

• Xu Guofeng told Yang Qingyue that Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian would accompany Lin Chen to visit his injured father, and Yang Qingyue advised Xu Mengyao to prepare gifts and behave politely.
• Xu Mengyao invited Liang Ye to accompany them, and she, Lin Chen, and Lin Xiaoqian boarded her private jet without informing Lin Chen’s parents they were coming.
• Xu Mengyao and Lin Chen discussed surprising his parents, then held hands during the flight as the plane climbed and began its journey.
• Captain Xu Hongguang and co-pilot Luo Hui failed to deploy the plane’s front landing gear and followed the control tower’s order to climb to a safe altitude.
• A flight attendant told Xu Mengyao that the front landing gear had malfunctioned and the plane had only one hour of fuel remaining.

Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao survived a plane malfunction after the pilots resolved it with help from the ground, then continued to visit Lin Chen's hospitalized father. Xu Mengyao nervously joined Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian in meeting his parents, leaving Chen Mei and Lin Hai astonished by her arrival.

• Lin Chen reassured Xu Mengyao and the flight crew that they could use parachutes if the plane could not be saved, while he secretly chose not to intervene in the malfunction.
• The pilots resolved the malfunction with ground assistance, received priority landing clearance, and landed safely.
• Lin Chen, Xu Mengyao, Lin Xiaoqian, and Liang Ye left the airport in a Mercedes-Benz van loaded with gifts and headed to the hospital.
• Lin Chen called Chen Mei, who learned from Lin Xiaoqian that Xu Mengyao had come with them to visit Lin Hai.
• Chen Mei told Lin Hai that Lin Chen, Lin Xiaoqian, and Xu Mengyao were coming, and Lin Hai was stunned to hear Xu Mengyao had joined them.

Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian visited Lin Chen's parents in the hospital, where Lin Chen quickly treated Lin Hai's back injury. As Xu Mengyao prepared to leave, Lin Xiaoqian questioned why she called Chen Mei and Lin Hai “Aunt” and “Uncle” instead of “Mom” and “Dad.”

• Lin Hai worried that his injury might hold Lin Chen back, while Chen Mei planned to withdraw a hundred thousand as a meeting gift for Xu Mengyao.
• Lin Chen brought Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian to the hospital, and Chen Mei happily welcomed them.
• After the doctor said Lin Hai's tests did not explain his severe pain, Lin Chen diagnosed misaligned Meridians and reset them, relieving the pain.
• Lin Chen told Lin Hai his back had recovered but his fractured arm needed two to three months to heal, and said he could recuperate at home.
• Xu Mengyao said Liang Ye had arranged a hotel, and Lin Xiaoqian asked why Xu Mengyao called Lin Hai and Chen Mei “Uncle” and “Aunt” instead of “Dad” and “Mom.”

Lin Chen told his parents that he and Xu Mengyao had obtained a marriage certificate and were slowly working through her psychological barrier. After visiting Lin Xiaoqian at the hotel, he agreed with Xu Mengyao to consider buying an apartment in the county, while she insisted he sleep in the room she had booked for him next door.

• Lin Chen explained to Lin Hai and Chen Mei that he and Xu Mengyao had registered their marriage, were at the hand-holding stage, and hoped to hold a wedding banquet after the family house was finished.
• Lin Chen told his parents that Xu Mengyao's parents supported the marriage, and that Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian were staying at a hotel until the new house was ready.
• Lin Chen went to the hotel, told Lin Xiaoqian three bedtime stories, and watched her fall asleep while Xu Mengyao showered.
• Xu Mengyao proposed buying a renovated three-hundred-square-meter apartment in the county for Lin Xiaoqian and Lin Chen's parents, and Lin Chen agreed to inspect it the next morning and split the cost.
• Xu Mengyao told Lin Chen she had booked him a room next door, but he argued that sharing her room would be more frugal.

Lin Chen persuaded Xu Mengyao to call him “good husband,” then bought an apartment in the county town for his family. As Xu Mengyao brought Lin Hai and Chen Mei to the new place, Lin Xiaoqian asked Chen Mei an awkward question about sleeping with Grandpa.

• Lin Chen teased Xu Mengyao until she called him “good husband,” then left her room for the night.
• Xu Mengyao told Xu Guofeng that Lin Chen had healed Lin Hai’s waist and that his medical skills had improved.
• Lin Chen negotiated with Mr. Song and bought his apartment for two million eighty thousand.
• Xu Mengyao brought Lin Xiaoqian, Lin Hai, and Chen Mei from the hospital to meet Lin Chen at the new apartment.
• Lin Xiaoqian asked Chen Mei whether she slept with Grandpa, and Xu Mengyao hurriedly covered her mouth.

Lin Chen brought Xu Mengyao and his parents to a spacious county-town apartment he and Xu Mengyao had bought for family visits. After Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao went out to buy groceries, Chen Mei reassured Lin Xiaoqian that her parents still had a good relationship, and Xiaoqian revealed she had made them hold hands.

• Lin Xiaoqian asked whether Xu Mengyao loved Lin Chen, and Xu Mengyao blushed as she said she did.
• Lin Chen showed his parents the apartment he and Xu Mengyao had bought, and they agreed to stay there when visiting the county town.
• Lin Xiaoqian happily explored the apartment while Lin Chen explained that Xu Mengyao's parents could stay there too.
• Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao went to the Vegetable Market to buy groceries, and he asked whether picking up his parents had gone smoothly.
• Xu Mengyao complained that Lin Xiaoqian had asked awkward questions, while Lin Chen was pleased to hear she had been asked whether she loved him.
• Chen Mei pointed out Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao holding hands to reassure Lin Xiaoqian, who revealed she had made them do it.

Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao shopped for groceries together, but after Lin Chen exposed a pickpocket, the thief and two accomplices followed them. Lin Chen defeated all three in a few moves, leaving Xu Mengyao impressed by his strength as they headed home.

• Lin Xiaoqian explained that she had joined Chen Mei and Lin Chen's hands because she wanted them to become good friends.
• Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao bought groceries, and Lin Chen warned an elderly woman about a pickpocket.
• Lin Chen noticed the pickpocket's two accomplices following them and led Xu Mengyao away from the residential complex.
• The three men confronted Lin Chen, who defeated them with a punch and two palm strikes.
• Xu Mengyao asked Lin Chen about his martial arts and pursuit of internal energy, while the three men fled with swollen injuries.

Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao returned to his family’s home after Lin Chen drove off several thugs, and the family marveled at Lin Xiaoqian’s improved painting and Lin Chen’s cooking. As Xu Mengyao considered investing locally to help protect Lin Chen’s parents, Lin Chen said he and Xiaoqian could stay for a week while the house transfer was completed.

• Brother Kun and the other thugs decided to avoid Lin Chen after realizing how easily he had beaten them.
• Xu Mengyao proposed looking for a suitable local investment, and Lin Chen teased her about building connections to protect his parents.
• Chen Mei showed Xu Mengyao Lin Xiaoqian’s painting, which astonished her with its remarkable quality.
• Lin Xiaoqian called Xu Mengyao the happiest because she had Lin Chen and Xiaoqian, then playfully asked her mother to kiss Lin Chen for her.
• The family praised Lin Chen’s much-improved cooking, and he credited Xiaoqian with helping him awaken his system.
• Chen Mei learned that Xu Mengyao might invest locally and asked Lin Chen to stay longer; he said he and Xiaoqian could remain for a week.

Xu Mengyao left Lin Chen’s county after securing an eighty-million-yuan investment and receiving a welcoming gift from his parents. Lin Chen considered his father’s advice to build a career and weighed his options, with high-end private cooking seeming the most practical for now.

• Xu Mengyao said goodbye to Lin Chen and his parents before leaving for the airport, and Chen Mei gave her a gift box.
• Xu Mengyao opened the box in the car and found one hundred thousand and one yuan, then shared a photo with Yang Qingyue and Shen Qing.
• Xu Mengyao told Shen Qing she planned to move in with Lin Chen after her parents returned in a little over ten days.
• Chen Mei told Lin Chen she was glad Xu Mengyao had accepted the gift, while Lin Hai urged him to develop a career.
• Lin Chen considered pursuing aircraft manufacturing technology but decided to put it aside and thought he could soon become a high-end private chef.

Lin Chen cared for Lin Xiaoqian while Xu Mengyao stayed away to handle trouble with a major company project, and he promised his daughter that he would always remain with her. After returning home, he reassured Xu Mengyao and offered his support as she continued working to resolve the problem.

• Lin Chen comforted Lin Xiaoqian when she worried about being separated from him, promised to stay with her, and took her climbing each day.
• Lin Chen gained Mountaineering Skill while teaching Lin Xiaoqian to climb, and the two reached the hilltop together.
• After the house transfer was completed, Lin Chen took Lin Xiaoqian back to Magic City while Lin Hai and Chen Mei stayed behind to oversee the house construction.
• At the airport and during the flight, Lin Chen taught Lin Xiaoqian to fold paper airplanes and gained Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Experience.
• After returning home, Lin Chen sent Xu Mengyao a photo of Lin Xiaoqian and learned that her company's major project had encountered resistance.
• Lin Chen told Xu Mengyao he would support her, and she said caring for Qian Qian had eased her worries while she was away.

Zhang Chaojun visited Lin Chen and pressured the Xu Family to surrender part of its interests in exchange for protection, using a stuffed animal as a threat. Lin Chen warned Xu Mengyao, then practiced Tai Chi with Lin Xiaoqian and received an Ancient Martial Arts Tai Chi Secret Method from the system.

• Zhang Chaojun introduced himself to Lin Chen as a broker and offered to use his connections to help the Xu Family in exchange for part of its shares.
• Zhang Chaojun left Lin Xiaoqian a stuffed animal, which Lin Chen recognized as a threat.
• Lin Chen called Xu Mengyao, and they agreed the Xu Family should resist rather than surrender benefits immediately.
• Lin Chen practiced Tai Chi and told Lin Xiaoqian he wanted to protect her mother, so she began copying his movements.
• The system rewarded Lin Chen with the Ancient Martial Arts Tai Chi Secret Method and told him how long it would take to reach Master and Grandmaster levels.