Recaps

Qi Si asked Bo Yanqi to reconsider his choice of successor, insisting that Bo Fuyu not be chosen. As Bo Yanqi withheld his answer, Qi Si recalled the family’s bitter history and wondered why Bo Yanqi treated Bo Fuyu differently from the rest of the Bo Household.

• Bo Yanqi teased Qi Si during their discussion, then challenged him to state his request before agreeing to anything.
• Qi Si shifted into a serious negotiating manner and asked Bo Yanqi to reconsider his successor choice.
• Qi Si said Bo Yanqi could choose anyone as successor as long as it was not Bo Fuyu.
• Qi Si recalled that Bo Yanqi’s mother had died by suicide when he was ten and that the eldest Bo brother had sent him abroad.
• Qi Si remembered Bo Yanqi’s return as an adult with power of his own and the eldest brother’s subsequent stroke, which many blamed on Bo Yanqi.
• Qi Si wondered why Bo Yanqi had repeatedly compromised for Bo Fuyu despite his hostility toward the Bo Household.

Qi Si urged Bo Yanqi to reconsider choosing Bo Fuyu as the Bo Household’s heir, citing Bo Fuyu’s behavior toward women and showing Bo Yanqi footage of his treatment of Shen Shuyu. Bo Yanqi watched in silence, and Qi Si asked whether the planned marriage alliance with the Shen Household had to involve Bo Fuyu.

• Bo Yanqi said he had chosen Bo Fuyu because he found him pleasing and wanted an heir he could control, while Qi Si urged him to pick someone else.
• Qi Si recalled Bo Fuyu and Lin Weiwei’s abuse of a supporting actress and secured Bo Yanqi’s promise not to retaliate against Qi Si, Qi Wang, or Qi Corporation.
• Qi Si told Bo Yanqi that Bo Fuyu acted differently around him and criticized his disrespectful treatment of Shen Shuyu.
• Qi Si played Bo Yanqi the footage of Bo Fuyu’s dispute with Shen Shuyu and Zhou Linzhe, and Bo Yanqi watched with darkening eyes.
• Qi Si asked whether the Bo-Shen marriage alliance had to pair Bo Fuyu with Shen Shuyu or could involve another member of the Bo Household.

Qi Si questioned Bo Yanqi about Bo Fuyu and Shen Shuyu’s marriage and urged him to replace Bo Fuyu as heir. He then pressed Bo Yanqi to say whose side he would take if Qi Si and Bo Fuyu clashed.

• Qi Si noticed that Shen Shuyu’s fear and disgust toward Bo Fuyu contradicted the original story’s portrayal of their romance.
• Bo Yanqi told Qi Si that the Shen Household had sought the marriage alliance, prompting Qi Si to suspect Shen Shuyu had not wanted to marry Bo Fuyu.
• Qi Si urged Bo Yanqi to replace Bo Fuyu as heir, but Bo Yanqi challenged him to explain why he should interfere in the family’s affairs.
• Qi Si reminded Bo Yanqi of his earlier question on Green Bubbles and demanded to know whether he would side with Qi Si or Bo Fuyu in a fight.

Qi Si persuaded Bo Yanqi not to help Bo Fuyu, then left their private meeting when Qi Wang came looking for him. Seeing Bo Fuyu arrive at the banquet, Qi Si realized Bo Yanqi might have abandoned him as a successor, and decided Bo Fuyu was no longer a threat to Qi Wang.

• Bo Yanqi told Qi Si he would help neither him nor Bo Fuyu, and Qi Si made him promise not to give Bo Fuyu any help or money.
• Qi Wang called Qi Si, so Qi Si ended his private meeting with Bo Yanqi and hurried downstairs.
• Qi Wang found Qi Si and told him to stay by his side, while Qi Si hid that he had met Bo Yanqi.
• Bo Fuyu arrived at the banquet with Shen Shuyu, prompting Qi Si to realize Bo Yanqi's promise could mean he had stopped supporting Bo Fuyu.
• Qi Si concluded Bo Fuyu could not rival Qi Wang without Bo Yanqi's backing and stopped worrying about him.

At the Bo family patriarch’s birthday banquet, Qi Si talked with Qi Wang about Bo Fuyu and learned that his brother would immediately defend him if Bo Fuyu caused trouble. Xiao Chou then joined them, and Qi Wang left the two friends alone to talk.

• Qi Wang asked whether Qi Si was close to Shen Shuyu and Bo Fuyu, then said they did not need to greet them.
• Qi Si asked whether Qi Wang would be angry if he fought with Bo Fuyu, and Qi Wang instead worried that Bo Fuyu might bully him.
• Qi Si told Qi Wang that Bo Fuyu might hold a grudge over their disagreements on a variety show, and Qi Wang eyed Bo Fuyu with hostility.
• Qi Si predicted that Qi Wang could swallow up the Bo Household if Bo Fuyu became its heir, while Qi Wang acknowledged that Bo Fuyu was the most capable of the younger generation.
• Xiao Chou appeared and joked with Qi Si, while Qi Wang admonished Qi Si for speaking improperly.
• Qi Wang gave Qi Si and Xiao Chou space, and Xiao Chou watched him leave enviously before Qi Si told him to stop staring at his brother.

Qi Si learned that Lin Weiwei and Bo Fuyu had secretly met, but he said he no longer cared for Lin Weiwei and kept the video as protection against a possible false accusation. At Bo Fuyu’s grandfather’s birthday banquet, Zhou Linzhe arrived with Lin Weiwei, prompting Bo Fuyu to lash out at Shen Shuyu before confronting them, while Qi Si and Xiao Chou followed to watch.

• Xiao Chou showed Qi Si a video of Lin Weiwei and Bo Fuyu entering a hotel together the previous night.
• Qi Si told Xiao Chou he no longer liked Lin Weiwei and asked him to send the video as evidence in case Lin Weiwei later accused him of something.
• Zhou Linzhe arrived at Bo Fuyu’s grandfather’s birthday banquet with Lin Weiwei, and Bo Fuyu reacted with anger.
• Bo Fuyu hurt Shen Shuyu by gripping her wrist, then accused her of betraying him when she pulled away.
• Shen Shuyu went upstairs to check on Grandpa Bo, while Bo Fuyu approached Zhou Linzhe and Lin Weiwei.
• Qi Si and Xiao Chou secretly followed Bo Fuyu, eager to watch the confrontation.

Qi Si watched Bo Fuyu confront Zhou Linzhe and Lin Weiwei, then invited Bo Yanqi to follow the confrontation by video call. The chapter left Qi Si quietly narrating the tense exchange to Bo Yanqi as he moved closer to the group.

• Xiao Chou followed Qi Si as Bo Fuyu rushed to confront Zhou Linzhe and Lin Weiwei, and Qi Si noticed Lin Weiwei’s aggrieved expression softening Bo Fuyu’s anger.
• Bo Fuyu asked Zhou Linzhe where his father and older brother were, and Qi Si explained to Xiao Chou that the question belittled Zhou Linzhe.
• Lin Weiwei linked arms with Zhou Linzhe and watched him and Bo Fuyu trade barbs while Qi Si messaged Bo Yanqi about the gossip.
• Bo Yanqi suggested watching by video call, and Qi Si called him while warning him not to come downstairs and change the atmosphere.
• Qi Si followed a waiter closer to the group and whispered a summary of the conflict to Bo Yanqi, who asked him to continue.

Qi Si left the birthday banquet’s awkward confrontation between Bo Fuyu, Lin Weiwei, and Zhou Linzhe to follow Bo Yanqi’s promise of juicier gossip upstairs. Bo Yanqi joined him at a hidden viewing spot, where they watched Shen Shuyu, her parents, and Bo Fuyu’s mother meet in a private garden.

• Qi Si hid behind a pillar to watch Bo Fuyu question Lin Weiwei about attending the banquet with Zhou Linzhe.
• Bo Yanqi told Qi Si there was more gossip upstairs, and Qi Si left Xiao Chou behind to go see it.
• Zhong Ming led Qi Si to a one-way-glass window overlooking a private garden, where Shen Shuyu, her parents, and Bo Fuyu’s mother had gathered.
• Bo Yanqi joined Qi Si and said he was concerned Qi Si might not understand the gossip.
• Bo Yanqi found Qi Si’s focused, joyful gaze bewitching.

Qi Si learned that Shen Shuyu wanted to cancel her engagement to Bo Fuyu, overturning what he thought he knew about their relationship. As Shen Shuyu’s family pressured her to marry Bo Fuyu, she revealed that he loved someone else, and Madam Bo began asking her for details.

• Bo Yanqi told Qi Si that Shen Shuyu wanted to end the engagement, while Qi Si learned that Bo Fuyu had once pursued Shen Shuyu and been rejected.
• Mother Shen slapped Shen Shuyu after she refused to marry Bo Fuyu and suggested choosing a different marriage alliance partner.
• Shen Shuyu told Madam Bo that Bo Fuyu already loved someone else, surprising Madam Bo and prompting the Shen parents to comfort her.
• Madam Bo asked Shen Shuyu who Bo Fuyu loved, and Shen Shuyu said Madam Bo should ask Bo Fuyu directly so he would not blame her.

Qi Si and Bo Yanqi watched Shen Shuyu refuse to reveal who Bo Fuyu liked as Madam Bo pressured her to prove her claim and warned about the families’ business alliance. When Bo Yanqi asked what he would do in Shen Shuyu’s place, Qi Si argued she should resist the marriage and find other ways to save her family’s company, then realized he had revealed too much about his abilities.

• Bo Yanqi told Qi Si that Madam Bo likely already knew about Bo Fuyu and Lin Weiwei, while Qi Si worried that Bo Fuyu would blame Shen Shuyu regardless.
• Qi Si questioned why Shen Shuyu would sacrifice herself for her family, and Bo Yanqi suggested he ask her directly.
• Madam Bo demanded proof of Shen Shuyu’s claim and warned that breaking the engagement could harm Shen Corporation and the alliance between the families.
• Qi Si said the family that had begged for the marriage should be the one marrying into the other household.
• Bo Yanqi pressed Qi Si about choosing family duty over his own life, and Qi Si argued he could save a company through business rather than marriage.
• Qi Si realized his confident business advice did not fit the original owner’s playboy reputation and feared he had exposed himself.

Qi Si watched Shen Shuyu leave with her parents, then saw Madam Bo slap Bo Fuyu, a scene that clashed with everything he remembered about the original novel. Bo Yanqi pointed out how strange Bo Fuyu’s meekness was, leaving Qi Si questioning why the story’s character settings had changed.

• Qi Si claimed that Qi Wang would never force him into anything, and Bo Yanqi let the subject drop.
• Shen Shuyu's parents apologized to Madam Bo, then dragged Shen Shuyu away while she stayed silent.
• Bo Yanqi drew Qi Si back to the window, where they saw Bo Fuyu arrive after Madam Bo summoned him.
• Madam Bo slapped Bo Fuyu, and he lowered his head without resisting.
• Qi Si wondered why Bo Fuyu's behavior differed from the original novel, and Bo Yanqi asked whether he found the scene unbelievable.

Qi Si learned why Liu Qin pressured Bo Fuyu to marry Shen Shuyu and discovered Bo Yanqi was using the family’s uncertainty about his ambitions to unsettle them. After Qi Si and Bo Yanqi’s playful hand-holding was photographed by Zhong Ming, Qi Si asked whether he could kiss the back of Bo Yanqi’s hand.

• Bo Yanqi told Qi Si that he chose Bo Fuyu as his successor because he was the least useless member of the family, and explained Liu Qin’s ambitions for her son.
• Bo Yanqi revealed that Liu Qin relied on Bo Fuyu to secure her position in the Bo family, while he let others believe he might compete for its power.
• Liu Qin ordered Bo Fuyu to break up with Lin Weiwei and repair his engagement with Shen Shuyu so he could secure the Shen family’s support.
• Bo Yanqi told Qi Si that Bo Fuyu had secretly arranged a paternity test after suspecting Liu Qin was not his biological mother.
• Qi Si grabbed and stroked Bo Yanqi’s hand, while Zhong Ming secretly photographed them and sent the picture to Zhong Li.
• Qi Si asked Bo Yanqi if he would object to Qi Si kissing the back of his hand.

Qi Si kissed Bo Yanqi and claimed the kiss was part of their arrangement because he had spent nine hundred thousand on him. Bo Yanqi pulled Qi Si close and kissed him back, while Zhong Ming secretly photographed them and sent the pictures to Zhong Li.

• Qi Si kissed the back of Bo Yanqi's hand, then stole a kiss from his lips while Zhong Ming watched in shock.
• Bo Yanqi caught Qi Si as he tried to run and challenged him for kissing him without permission.
• Qi Si argued that the kiss was an erotic transaction because he was paying to keep Bo Yanqi.
• Bo Yanqi pulled Qi Si into his arms and fiercely kissed him, shocking Zhong Ming.
• Zhong Ming photographed the pair and sent the pictures to Zhong Li, while Qi Si wrapped his arms around Bo Yanqi's neck and returned the kiss.

Qi Si and Bo Yanqi grew closer, while Zhong Li took Ning Jia to a gay bar to relax. Ning Jia was recognized and attacked by a man from his past, and he lost consciousness after calling for Zhong Li.

• Qi Si asked Bo Yanqi to kiss him again, and Bo Yanqi indulged him before pushing him away.
• Zhong Ming messaged Zhong Li about Bo Yanqi and Qi Si, prompting Zhong Li to leave work and seek a break.
• Zhong Li picked up Ning Jia near Qi Corporation and drove him to a gay bar, where Ning Jia sat uneasily while Zhong Li went to the dance floor.
• A man recognized Ning Jia, grabbed him, and threatened him as Ning Jia denied his identity and tried to escape.
• Ning Jia called for Zhong Li as the man dragged and struck him, then Ning Jia collapsed and lost consciousness.

Zhao Qiang attacked Ning Jia at a bar, but Zhong Li intervened and overpowered him. Zhai Yonghui recognized Zhong Li and treated him with deference, leaving Zhao Qiang to realize he had provoked someone powerful.

• Zhao Qiang grabbed Ning Jia by the throat and prepared to punch him while the bystanders made excuses for Zhao Qiang and did not intervene.
• Ning Jia cried out for Zhong Li, who rushed over, broke Zhao Qiang's wrist, and kicked him to the floor.
• Zhong Li shielded Ning Jia and asked whether he was hurt, while Ning Jia insisted he wanted to leave and claimed he did not know Zhao Qiang.
• Zhai Yonghui arrived angrily, but his demeanor changed when he recognized Zhong Li, and he offered to handle whoever had offended him.
• Zhao Qiang realized Zhong Li had powerful connections and cursed that Ning Jia had found another person to protect him.

At the bar, Zhong Li intervened when Zhao Qiang bullied Ning Jia, ordered the police to be called, and took Ning Jia home. Zhong Li then began investigating Zhao Qiang, while Qi Wang went upstairs at the Bo Household banquet to find his missing younger brother.

• Zhai Yonghui recognized Zhong Li as his boss and apologized after learning Zhao Qiang had bullied Zhong Li's friend, Ning Jia.
• Zhong Li stopped Zhai Yonghui's men from taking Zhao Qiang away privately and ordered them to call the police and make Zhao Qiang apologize to Ning Jia.
• Zhai Yonghui waived the bills of customers who had entered before nine and warned them not to reveal what had happened or Zhong Li's identity.
• Zhong Li took Ning Jia home, noticed his fear of Zhao Qiang, and ordered someone to investigate Zhao Qiang.
• Qi Wang noticed his younger brother was missing from the Bo Household banquet again and went upstairs to look for him.

Qi Wang found Qi Si embracing Bo Yanqi and angrily accused Bo Yanqi of seducing his younger brother. Qi Si felt moved by Qi Wang’s unquestioning defense, while Bo Yanqi stayed silent after seeing Qi Si’s reddened eyes.

• Qi Wang left the elevator and searched the second floor for Qi Si.
• Qi Wang turned a corner and found Qi Si pressed close to Bo Yanqi, then shouted at them.
• Qi Si pulled away from Bo Yanqi and blamed him for calling him upstairs, angering Bo Yanqi.
• Qi Wang recognized Bo Yanqi and accused him of seducing Qi Si, insisting that Qi Si had never been interested in men.
• Qi Si felt touched by his brother’s unwavering support, and Bo Yanqi fell silent when he saw Qi Si’s reddened eyes.

Qi Si tried to stop Qi Wang from confronting Bo Yanqi by admitting he had pursued Bo Yanqi first, but Qi Wang left in anger. Qi Si chased after him, leaving Bo Yanqi behind and knocking Bo Fuyu aside on the stairwell.

• Qi Si told Qi Wang that Bo Yanqi had not seduced him and that he had been the one to pursue Bo Yanqi.
• Qi Wang became angry with Qi Si and left, while Qi Si hurried after him after telling Bo Yanqi he would contact him later.
• Bo Yanqi watched Qi Si leave and remarked that Bo Yonghao's birthday banquet was unpleasant.
• Qi Wang left Qi Si behind when the elevator doors closed, so Qi Si ran down the stairs to catch him.
• Qi Si shoved Bo Fuyu into a wall on the stairwell and continued chasing Qi Wang, worrying that the conflict could lead back to the original plot ending.

After Qi Si upset Qi Wang at the Bo Household’s birthday banquet, Qi Wang drove him home and confronted him about their strained relationship. Qi Wang recounted how he had cared for Qi Si after their parents’ accident, leaving Qi Si shaken by his brother’s disappointment.

• Qi Si chased Qi Wang from the banquet and got into the car Qi Wang had left running for him.
• Qi Wang drove Qi Si home in silence, then went to his bedroom without hearing his explanation.
• Qi Si found Qi Wang sitting on the balcony and asked why he had been so rebellious despite Qi Wang’s care.
• Qi Wang recalled how Qi Si had grown distant after going abroad and had repeatedly ignored his discipline.
• Qi Wang described caring for Qi Si after their parents’ accident and admitted he had sometimes considered leaving Qi Si to fend for himself.

Qi Wang told Qi Si he would stop controlling him and give him a house, making Qi Si fear he was being abandoned. Qi Si explained that he had acted against Qi Wang because he feared Bo Yanqi and Bo Household would hurt his brother, but he kept his deeper motives secret.

• Qi Wang told Qi Si he had protected him for years and offered him a house as he stepped back from controlling his adult brother.
• Qi Si panicked and begged Qi Wang not to abandon him, and Qi Wang comforted him and said he could never leave his only family.
• Qi Si explained that he had opposed Qi Wang because he feared Bo Yanqi and Bo Household would harm him.
• Qi Si kept his transmigration and plan to disrupt the alliance between Bo Yanqi and Bo Fuyu secret, hoping to avoid a violent confrontation.

Qi Si explained that he had pursued Bo Yanqi willingly, but Qi Wang remained furious and sent him out of the room. The brothers ended the night sleepless, and Qi Si found that Qi Wang had left him a bowl of beef noodles.

• Qi Wang misunderstood Qi Si's words and angrily asked whether Bo Yanqi had forced him.
• Qi Si told Qi Wang that he had approached Bo Yanqi willingly, but Qi Wang ordered him out before losing his temper and kicking over a chair.
• Qi Si messaged Bo Yanqi that he would explain later, while Bo Yanqi rode home in silence and Zhong Ming worried about his mood.
• Zhong Ming came home without finding Zhong Li, who returned in the middle of the night and spent the rest of the night thinking about Ning Jia.
• Qi Si went downstairs to make instant noodles and found a bowl of beef noodles with a fried egg that Qi Wang had prepared for him.

Qi Si woke to find Qi Wang had left on a business trip without breakfast and was ignoring his calls and messages, leaving him worried that his brother still resented him. He met Bo Yanqi at a coffee shop to explain himself, but ended by blaming Bo Yanqi for the fight with Qi Wang.

• Qi Si woke up, hurt his knees getting out of bed, and discovered Qi Wang had left without preparing him food.
• Qi Si called Qi Wang repeatedly, then went to the company and learned from Zhou Zhi that Qi Wang had gone to H City for about a week.
• Qi Si messaged Qi Wang, received no reply, and considered buying a ticket to follow him.
• Bo Yanqi called Qi Si and asked him to explain what he had said the previous night, then arranged to meet him at a nearby coffee shop.
• Qi Si told Bo Yanqi that Qi Wang had gone on a business trip and called Bo Yanqi a calamity.

Qi Si joked with Bo Yanqi about the trouble with Qi Wang, but Bo Yanqi realized Qi Si had a fever and took him to the hospital. Qi Si remained worried when his brother still did not answer his calls as they drove.

• Qi Si told Bo Yanqi he had taken responsibility for their situation when speaking with Qi Wang.
• Bo Yanqi and Qi Si traded jokes about the nine hundred thousand and Bo Yanqi's demand that Qi Si resolve the trouble he had caused.
• Bo Yanqi noticed Qi Si was losing focus, checked his forehead, and realized he had a fever.
• Bo Yanqi took the dazed Qi Si to the hospital, and Qi Si tried to call Qi Wang again.
• Qi Si could not reach Qi Wang, so Bo Yanqi comforted him and suggested trying again later.

Bo Yanqi rushed the feverish Qi Si to the hospital, where Qi Si dreamed of childhood memories with his brother. After hearing that Qi Si was unconscious and calling for him, Qi Wang abandoned his business trip and headed back.

• Bo Yanqi took the crying, feverish Qi Si to the hospital, where Zhong Ming guided him inside.
• Qi Si dreamed of being a young child who had pulled up his mother's flower seedlings and ran to his brother for help.
• Bo Yanqi called Qi Wang, who initially responded resentfully when he heard Bo Yanqi's voice.
• Bo Yanqi told Qi Wang that Qi Si had been hospitalized with a forty-degree fever and was calling for his brother.
• Qi Wang said he would return immediately, and Bo Yanqi watched over the calmer Qi Si.

Qi Wang abandoned his business trip and rushed back after learning Qi Si had been hospitalized, fearing Qi Si had hurt himself deliberately. As Qi Si struggled through his illness, he fixated on whether Qi Wang had contacted him, and the chapter ended with Bo Yanqi saying Qi Wang had sent him a message.

• Qi Wang left Cao Yu to handle the meeting and returned by plane after hearing that Qi Si was in the hospital.
• Qi Si woke up weak and nauseated, and Bo Yanqi helped him to the bathroom and carried him back to bed.
• Qi Si asked whether Qi Wang had called, and Bo Yanqi said he had not, prompting Qi Si to hide beneath the blanket.
• Qi Si became distressed and breathless beneath the blanket until Bo Yanqi told him Qi Wang had sent a message.
• Qi Si grabbed Bo Yanqi and asked about the message, while Bo Yanqi grew angry at how completely Qi Si focused on his brother.