Chapter Summaries

Song Shi'an awakened to find himself inside a CEO romance novel and discovered that Lu Mingyu could hear his thoughts. After Lu Mingyu rejected Tang Ruan's attempt to approach him, he realized she was supposed to be the female lead, though he found her strange.

• Song Shi'an recognized Lu Mingyu's generous bonus and entered the executive office to thank him.
• Tang Ruan brought tea to Lu Mingyu, but Lu Mingyu warned her not to spill it and reprimanded her for entering without clearance.
• Lu Mingyu asked Song Shi'an what he thought of Tang Ruan and himself, while Song Shi'an praised him aloud and insulted him in his thoughts.
• Lu Mingyu heard Song Shi'an's inner thoughts and realized Song Shi'an still regarded him as the male lead of a romance novel.
• After Song Shi'an left, Lu Mingyu wondered why Tang Ruan, whom he considered abnormal, was the female lead.

Song Shi'an tried to help Tang Ruan win Lu Mingyu's favor, but Lu Mingyu showed little interest in her and later turned down President Wang's offer of a female companion. After President Wang speculated that Lu Mingyu might like men, Song Shi'an began to fear that his boss might be interested in him.

• Tang Ruan brought Song Shi'an homemade cakes and asked how to please Lu Mingyu, so Song Shi'an advised her to stand out.
• Tang Ruan collided with Lu Mingyu in the hallway and was knocked to the floor, but Lu Mingyu only told her to be more careful.
• Lu Mingyu and Song Shi'an met President Wang and finalized their cooperation.
• President Wang's secretary flirted with Lu Mingyu, but Lu Mingyu refused her company for the night.
• President Wang asked whether Lu Mingyu liked men, and Song Shi'an began worrying that Lu Mingyu might be attracted to him.

After Lu Mingyu misread Song Shi'an's thoughts about his sexuality, Song Shi'an took him home and treated his hangover with soup mixed with cake from Tang Ruan. The next day, Tang Ruan accidentally hit Lu Mingyu with her car and sent him flying into a bush.

• Lu Mingyu crushed his cup and left President Wang's restaurant with Song Shi'an, who tried to comfort him while privately fearing Lu Mingyu might take an interest in him.
• Song Shi'an brought Lu Mingyu to Crosslake Villa and served him hangover soup mixed with cake, which relieved Lu Mingyu's stomach discomfort.
• Song Shi'an went home without receiving a late-night call from Lu Mingyu, then comforted Tang Ruan when she came to apologize for hitting Lu Mingyu.
• Song Shi'an accompanied Lu Mingyu to lunch, and Tang Ruan's sedan struck Lu Mingyu as they crossed the road, sending him into roadside bushes.

After Tang Ruan’s accident and another mishap in the hospital worsened Lu Mingyu’s injuries, Song Shi'an ended up caring for him at home. The chapter left Lu Mingyu listening to Song Shi'an’s thoughts as the assistant speculated that he had a sexual deficiency.

• Lu Mingyu passed out after Tang Ruan’s car hit him, and Song Shi'an called an ambulance and accompanied him to the hospital.
• When Lu Mingyu woke, Tang Ruan offered to care for him, but he refused; she then fell onto his wound and caused it to reopen.
• The doctor ordered Lu Mingyu to rest for a month, and after two days in the hospital he went home to recover.
• Song Shi'an became Lu Mingyu’s housekeeper and helped him reach the bathroom, but Lu Mingyu told him to wait outside.
• Lu Mingyu heard Song Shi'an wonder whether his refusal of help meant he had a sexual deficiency.

Lu Mingyu tried to keep Song Shi'an away while he used the restroom, then faced Tang Ruan when she came to apologize and offer to care for him. He rejected her advances and had her leave, while Song Shi'an's thoughts revealed Tang Ruan's intentions.

• Lu Mingyu ordered Song Shi'an to move ten meters away while he used the restroom, then returned to work in a foul mood.
• Tang Ruan arrived at the villa and said she wanted to apologize to Lu Mingyu for hitting him with her car.
• Tang Ruan entered the house and apologized, but Lu Mingyu told her not to come closer and refused her offer to care for him.
• Tang Ruan left a homemade cake despite Lu Mingyu's refusal, and Lu Mingyu told Song Shi'an to call security.
• Tang Ruan pretended to faint from low blood sugar, but Lu Mingyu hopped away and she fell face-first onto the floor.
• Tang Ruan explained her condition, then left after Lu Mingyu told her not to harm others.

Lu Mingyu made Song Shi'an stay with him after Song tried to feed him tonic dishes, while Song’s thoughts revealed a threat to Lu Tingting at her coming-of-age banquet. Lu Mingyu decided to keep Song close, ending by ordering him to stay in his room that night.

• Lu Mingyu threatened Tang Ruan until she left, then Song Shi'an helped him back to the sofa as his waist hurt.
• Song Shi'an ordered Lu Mingyu a meal of tonic foods, and Lu Mingyu objected before agreeing to eat and telling Song to stay overnight.
• Lu Tingting visited Lu Mingyu after hearing he had been in a car accident, and he asked about her birthday banquet in two days.
• Song Shi'an’s thoughts revealed that Chen Xiaowen and Chen Yaoqiang would target Lu Tingting at the banquet, so he resolved to go with Lu Mingyu and try to stop them.
• After Lu Tingting left, Lu Mingyu used the excuse of keeping Song nearby and told him to stay in his room that night.

Lu Mingyu kept Song Shi'an close overnight and learned that he could hear Song's thoughts and sleep-talking, then brought him to Lu Tingting's birthday banquet. There, they encountered Tang Ruan working as a server, and Song heard about her troubled family circumstances.

• Lu Mingyu told Song Shi'an to stay in his room, and Song spent the night on the sofa while secretly imagining Lu Mingyu had romantic intentions.
• Lu Mingyu listened to Song's sleep-talking, failed to wake him, and grew angry when Song claimed to be a light sleeper the next morning.
• Lu Mingyu invited Song Shi'an to accompany him to his sister Lu Tingting's birthday banquet, and Song agreed.
• At the banquet, Lu Mingyu and Song encountered Tang Ruan, who was working as a server to support her family.
• Tang Ruan explained that her mother was seriously ill, her father gambled, and her younger brother was still in school.

At Lu Tingting’s coming-of-age birthday banquet, Lu Mingyu suspected her friend Chen Xiaowen was dangerous, while Chen Xiaowen’s greed and dependence on Lu Tingting came to light. The chapter ended with Chen Xiaowen’s rude brother Chen Yaoqiang confronting Song Shi'an, then calming down after she whispered to him.

• Lu Mingyu arrived at the banquet and sent Lu Tingting out to greet guests, leaving Chen Xiaowen with Song Shi'an.
• Lu Mingyu warned Lu Tingting that Chen Xiaowen was no harmless person, but Lu Tingting defended her friend and refused to believe him.
• Song Shi'an learned that Chen Xiaowen came from a poor family and noticed her envy when he mentioned the Lu Group.
• Chen Yaoqiang confronted Chen Xiaowen for talking to Song Shi'an and complained that they had come to find him a rich wife.
• Song Shi'an warned Chen Yaoqiang that security was strict, and Chen Xiaowen whispered to her brother until he calmed down.

At Lu Tingting’s birthday banquet, Chen Yaoqiang insulted her with his chauvinistic marriage demands until Song Shi'an and Lu Mingyu intervened. After Lu Mingyu led Song Shi'an away, Chen Xiaowen spilled a drink on Lu Tingting’s clothes, and the siblings secretly celebrated as Tingting went to change.

• Chen Yaoqiang made crude comments about Lu Tingting’s appearance and demanded that she bear him a son, then scolded her and Chen Xiaowen for speaking out of turn.
• Lu Tingting confronted Chen Yaoqiang, and Song Shi'an stepped in to mock his unemployment and entitlement.
• Chen Yaoqiang raised his hand to strike Song Shi'an, but Lu Mingyu arrived and stopped him; Chen Xiaowen apologized and appealed to Lu Tingting’s sympathy.
• Lu Mingyu took Song Shi'an away, leaving Lu Tingting with Chen Xiaowen and Chen Yaoqiang despite Song Shi'an’s concern.
• Chen Xiaowen spilled her drink on Lu Tingting’s clothes, and Lu Tingting offered to change; Chen Xiaowen and Chen Yaoqiang exchanged victorious smiles.

Lu Mingyu rescued Lu Tingting from Chen Xiaowen’s betrayal and had Chen Xiaowen arrested, while Chen Yaoqiang was left at the mercy of four men. At the banquet, Tang Ruan was harassed by rich heirs, and Lu Mingyu was about to intervene as Song Shi'an anticipated a heroic rescue.

• Chen Xiaowen tried to drug Lu Tingting and revealed her resentment, but Lu Tingting fought back and threw her to the floor.
• Lu Mingyu arrived, comforted Lu Tingting, and told Song Shi'an to call the police on Chen Xiaowen.
• Lu Mingyu showed Song Shi'an that Chen Yaoqiang had been left with four hulking men, explaining that he had arranged it because Chen Yaoqiang liked that sort of thing.
• Song Shi'an and Lu Mingyu encountered Tang Ruan being harassed by rich heirs at the banquet.
• Lu Mingyu started to approach Tang Ruan, while Song Shi'an eagerly imagined a romantic rescue.

At Tingting’s birthday banquet, Lu Mingyu intervened when wealthy heirs harassed Tang Ruan, but Song Shi'an’s attempts to push the leads together only caused more trouble. After Tang Ruan accidentally tore Lu Mingyu’s clothes, Lu Mingyu dragged Song Shi'an upstairs with him.

• Song Shi'an tripped Lu Mingyu and shoved him toward Tang Ruan, prompting Lu Mingyu to stop the wealthy heirs from bullying her.
• Lu Mingyu dismissed the heirs and docked Song Shi'an half a month’s salary for tripping him.
• Tang Ruan grabbed Lu Mingyu’s sleeve, tearing his suit jacket and then his shirt as he tried to pull away.
• Song Shi'an urged Tang Ruan to take Lu Mingyu upstairs to change, while Lu Mingyu repeatedly tried to interrupt him.
• Lu Mingyu ordered Song Shi'an to come upstairs with him and dragged him away by the arm.

Song Shi'an and Lu Mingyu were trapped in a room after Lu Mingyu was drugged, and Song Shi'an tried to keep them apart while they waited for help. When President Lin arrived with a crowd to catch Lu Mingyu with his daughter, Song Shi'an hid in the bathroom as President Lin approached it.

• Song Shi'an realized he had grabbed the wrong person and tried to escape Lu Mingyu, but the room door shut and would not open.
• Lu Mingyu recognized that he had been drugged and took a cold shower while Song Shi'an extinguished the incense that was filling the room with a strange fragrance.
• Song Shi'an recalled that people had barged in to catch Lu Mingyu and Tang Ruan together in the original story, and rushed into the bathroom when he heard knocking.
• President Lin arrived with more than a dozen people and claimed he was looking for his daughter, while Lu Mingyu blocked him from entering the room.
• President Lin insisted on checking the bathroom, leaving Song Shi'an panicking inside as he approached the door.

Song Shi'an helped Lu Mingyu deal with President Lin's failed attempt to catch an affair, and Lu Mingyu rejected Tang Ruan after the banquet. The next morning, Shen Fu arrived at Lu Mingyu's villa to see him, while Song Shi'an let her inside.

• President Lin burst into the restroom expecting to find his daughter with Lu Mingyu, but found Song Shi'an washing Lu Mingyu's underwear instead.
• Lu Mingyu confronted President Lin, sent the others away, and said the police would handle the person inside.
• Tang Ruan hurried to check on Lu Mingyu, but he told her to stay away, and Song Shi'an later stopped her from visiting him.
• Lu Mingyu, unable to drive after drinking and injured, had Song Shi'an take him home and stay overnight in the guest room.
• Shen Fu arrived at Lu Mingyu's villa the next morning and demanded to be let in, so Song Shi'an opened the door and welcomed her.

Shen Fu accused Tang Ruan of stealing her bracelet at the Lu Group, but Lu Mingyu refused to defend Tang Ruan and told her to resign. Just as he was leaving, Old Madam Lu arrived and demanded to know who had bullied Tang Ruan.

• Shen Fu visited Lu Mingyu and left after he told her to arrange any future meetings through his new assistant, Tang Ruan.
• Shen Fu confronted Tang Ruan at the company, accusing her of stealing a bracelet found in her bag.
• Tang Ruan appealed to Lu Mingyu for help, but he demanded proof and told her to submit her resignation when she could provide none.
• Old Madam Lu arrived, saw Tang Ruan crying, and demanded to know who had bullied her.

Old Madam Lu protected Tang Ruan after Shen Fu accused her of stealing a bracelet, and insisted she remain Lu Mingyu’s assistant despite his complaints about the trouble surrounding her. When Lu Mingyu asked Song Shi'an to join him at an evening gathering, he offered Song Shi'an a bonus after hearing his thoughts about quitting.

• Old Madam Lu defended Tang Ruan and proposed a professional investigation into Shen Fu’s bracelet accusation.
• Old Madam Lu told Lu Mingyu that Tang Ruan had once saved her life and insisted Tang Ruan stay in her current position.
• Song Shi'an explained the string of mishaps that had followed Tang Ruan’s arrival, but Old Madam Lu still called their meeting fate.
• Lu Mingyu accepted an invitation to a gathering and asked Song Shi'an to accompany him after hearing Song Shi'an predict trouble that night.
• Lu Mingyu promised Song Shi'an an extra one-hundred-thousand bonus, prompting Song Shi'an to praise him in his thoughts.

At the Astragalus Club, Song Shi'an tried to keep Lu Mingyu from meeting Tang Ruan, whose encounter would trigger another heroic rescue. Lu Mingyu left with the drunken Song Shi'an, but they still heard Tang Ruan being harassed in the hallway.

• Lu Mingyu brought Song Shi'an to meet Fu Jingyan and Huo Yeting, and Song Shi'an silently listened to gossip about their romantic troubles.
• When Song Shi'an’s thoughts warned that Lu Mingyu would find Tang Ruan being bullied near the restroom, Lu Mingyu stayed seated instead of going there.
• Song Shi'an tried to make Lu Mingyu drink by downing two bottles himself, then passed out in Lu Mingyu’s arms.
• Lu Mingyu carried Song Shi'an out of the club, glad he had avoided Tang Ruan that evening.
• As they passed through the hallway, Lu Mingyu heard Tang Ruan crying while a man harassed her, and recognized her familiar voice.

Lu Mingyu rescued Song Shi'an from the club and took him home after Song got drunk and acted outrageously. The next morning, Lu Mingyu teased Song about the night before, leaving him mortified.

• Tang Ruan begged Lu Mingyu for help at the club, but staff intervened and he left with the drunken Song Shi'an.
• Song Shi'an woke briefly in the car, asked after the female lead, and drunkenly declared he would get promoted, get rich, and kill the boss.
• Song Shi'an flirted with Lu Mingyu and complained about his hard work before falling asleep in the car.
• Lu Mingyu brought Song Shi'an to his villa and let him sleep in the guest room.
• The next morning, Song Shi'an apologized and pretended not to remember the night, but Lu Mingyu reminded him that he had called Lu Mingyu hard to get.

Song Shi'an feared Lu Mingyu would punish him after he drunkenly flirted with him, but Lu Mingyu instead challenged him about why he would not keep him. At work, Tang Ruan confronted Lu Mingyu over failing to rescue her, and that evening Song Shi'an asked Chen Jiashu for advice about his drunken behavior.

• Song Shi'an tried to explain away his drunken promise to keep Lu Mingyu, and Lu Mingyu asked why he did not want to keep him.
• At the office, Tang Ruan accused Lu Mingyu of not saving her from being nearly taken advantage of, but he told her to leave and returned to work.
• After work, Song Shi'an met Chen Jiashu at a street food stall and complained that his boss had been making him work overtime.
• Song Shi'an admitted he had gotten drunk and flirted with Lu Mingyu, then asked Chen Jiashu what he should do.

Song Shi'an discussed Lu Mingyu's behavior and the romance between the male and female leads with Chen Jiashu, then was summoned to care for Lu Mingyu's headache. Lu Mingyu made Song Shi'an stay and massage his temples, leaving him stuck as free labor.

• Chen Jiashu suggested Lu Mingyu might be gay and pointed out his repeated rejection of women, while Song Shi'an insisted that was impossible.
• Song Shi'an asked Chen Jiashu how a Cinderella could pursue a rich man, and Chen Jiashu said wealthy relationships were usually driven by benefits.
• Lu Mingyu called Song Shi'an away from his late-night barbecue, claiming his head hurt, and Song Shi'an brought him medicine at his villa.
• After taking the medicine, Lu Mingyu told Song Shi'an to stay and massage his temples, then complained that Song Shi'an's pressure was either too light or too strong.
• Lu Mingyu refused Song Shi'an's offer to call a massage therapist, saying that hiring one would cost money.

Song Shi'an tried to steer Lu Mingyu toward Tang Ruan, but Lu Mingyu rejected the idea and remained uninterested. On a business trip to Fancheng, Tang Ruan joined them at Old Madam Lu's request, and Song Shi'an agreed to help bring the pair closer after receiving a bonus.

• Song Shi'an asked Lu Mingyu what he thought of Tang Ruan and suggested waiting five years, but Lu Mingyu dismissed the idea and sent him home.
• Song Shi'an learned he would accompany Lu Mingyu on a business trip to Fancheng, where Tang Ruan arrived with a suitcase after Old Madam Lu asked her to join them.
• Tang Ruan booked the flights, leaving herself in business class while Lu Mingyu and Song Shi'an sat in economy; Lu Mingyu told her to leave such arrangements to Song Shi'an next time.
• Lu Mingyu, Song Shi'an, and Tang Ruan arrived in Fancheng to inspect a tourist development zone after a death during demolition had drawn headquarters' attention.
• Old Madam Lu called Song Shi'an and asked him to help bring Lu Mingyu and Tang Ruan together, then offered him a 200,000 bonus; Song Shi'an agreed to give them a push.