Chapter Summaries

After returning to Sea City, Lu Mingyu heard that Fu Jingyan was being forced into an engagement with Lin Ying, who had beaten him whenever he refused. The chapter ended with Lin Ying carrying Fu Jingyan out of the Lu Group after he tried to avoid her.

• Lu Mingyu learned that Fu Jingyan’s engagement had been arranged because of an old betrothal between their grandfathers’ families.
• Fu Jingyan told Lu Mingyu that Lin Ying had beaten him repeatedly and that he had tried to flee the marriage.
• Song Shi'an announced Lin Ying’s arrival, and Fu Jingyan tried to hide from her.
• Lin Ying confronted Fu Jingyan about his plan to leave the country before their engagement banquet.
• Lin Ying hoisted Fu Jingyan over her shoulder and carried him out of the Lu Group as he begged Lu Mingyu for help.

Lin Ying forced Fu Jingyan to honor their engagement and agreed to sleep with him if he stayed away from other women for a month, explaining that her grandfather had only a month left. At the Lu family residence, Old Madam Lu said she was feeling better and asked Lu Mingyu and Song Shi'an when they planned to marry.

• Song Shi'an asked whether Lu Mingyu should prepare an engagement gift for Fu Jingyan, but Lu Mingyu said only the Fu and Lin families' elders would attend.
• Lin Ying confronted Fu Jingyan in the parking garage and insisted he attend their engagement because he had agreed to marry her.
• Fu Jingyan demanded that Lin Ying sleep with him if he had to avoid other women for a month, and Lin Ying accepted his condition.
• Lin Ying told Fu Jingyan that her grandfather had only a month left, and Fu Jingyan agreed to return with her to the compound.
• Lu Mingyu and Song Shi'an visited Old Madam Lu, who said Doctor Bai's medicine had helped her feel better.
• Old Madam Lu asked Lu Mingyu and Song Shi'an when they planned to hold their wedding.

Lu Mingyu agreed with Old Madam Lu that he and Song Shi'an would prepare for a wedding, and Lu Tingting followed them to Crosslake Villa with a mysterious gift. Lu Mingyu opened the bag and carried Song Shi'an upstairs, where its contents left Song Shi'an scrambling to escape.

• Old Madam Lu urged Lu Mingyu and Song Shi'an to hold a wedding soon, and Lu Mingyu agreed to discuss preparations with Song Shi'an.
• Lu Tingting asked to add creative touches to the wedding, then persuaded Old Madam Lu to let her go with Lu Mingyu and Song Shi'an to Crosslake Villa.
• At Crosslake Villa, Lu Tingting gave Song Shi'an a bag she called a good gift, but Lu Mingyu opened it before Song Shi'an could return it.
• Lu Mingyu carried Song Shi'an upstairs and emptied the bag onto the bed, prompting Song Shi'an to try to flee.
• Lu Mingyu caught Song Shi'an by the ankle and pulled him back onto the bed.

Song Shi'an tried to get Lu Tingting to move out after her gifts caused trouble, but Lu Mingyu's plans to take him away for a week warmed his heart. Lu Tingting's tearful questions made Song Shi'an give in, agreeing she could stay and pretending to like her gifts.

• Song Shi'an woke up after a night with Lu Mingyu and overheard him arranging a week off so they could take a trip together.
• Song Shi'an tried to send Lu Tingting away, but she insisted she was not bored and could stay with them.
• Lu Tingting pretended to cry and asked whether Song Shi'an disliked her, blamed her for disturbing them, or disliked her gifts.
• Song Shi'an apologized, agreed Lu Tingting could stay, and said he liked her gifts.

After finishing a week of work, Lu Mingyu took Song Shi'an on a seaside honeymoon, where they relaxed and planned to join a beach volleyball event. Back at their villa, Lu Mingyu applied sunscreen to Song Shi'an and turned the task into a flirtatious encounter.

• Lu Tingting revealed that she had studied acting and insisted that her earlier tears had been genuine.
• Lu Mingyu finished handling Lu Group's work and took Song Shi'an to the seaside for a week-long vacation.
• At the resort, Lu Mingyu rejected two women who asked for his contact information and introduced Song Shi'an as his other half.
• Lu Mingyu and Song Shi'an decided to join the hotel's beach volleyball event as teammates and took a nap before it began.
• Lu Mingyu told Song Shi'an that sleeping beside him had cured his insomnia, then offered to apply sunscreen before the beach event.
• Lu Mingyu applied sunscreen to Song Shi'an's back and lower body, making Song Shi'an blush and tell him to stop and come over.

Song Shi'an rested while Lu Mingyu played beach volleyball, but a foreigner named Anruite harassed him and invited him to his bar. Song Shi'an rejected Anruite and insulted him, while Lu Mingyu remained occupied in the match.

• Lu Mingyu took Song Shi'an to the beach after their afternoon together, and Song Shi'an sat out the volleyball match to rest.
• Lu Mingyu joined the competition while Song Shi'an watched from a lounge chair.
• Anruite sat beside Song Shi'an, introduced himself, and invited him to his bar.
• Song Shi'an refused Anruite repeatedly, but Anruite grabbed his arm and offered to support him.
• Song Shi'an told Anruite that he did not meet her standards for a sugar daddy.

Song Shi'an confronted Anruite and another man for harassing him, and Lu Mingyu intervened when Song called for help. After the men left, Anruite confronted them again with a group of followers, and Lu Mingyu promised Song that Anruite would learn what underhanded methods really meant.

• Song Shi'an insulted Anruite and his companion in fluent Italian after they made vulgar remarks about him.
• Anruite and his companion moved toward Song, but Song called for Lu Mingyu, who came over and stood between them.
• Song told Lu Mingyu that the two men had harassed him and that Anruite had tried to touch him, while Anruite threatened them before leaving.
• Song apologized for causing trouble, and Lu Mingyu reassured him that he would protect him.
• After dinner, Song Shi'an and Lu Mingyu encountered Anruite and his followers, and Song provoked Anruite by telling Lu Mingyu that he had called him a coward.
• Anruite left after saying they would come begging, and Lu Mingyu told Song that Anruite would learn what underhanded methods really meant that night.

Lu Mingyu took Song Shi'an to confront Anruite, the man who had harassed him, but Song Shi'an found the bizarre rose-filled setup more unsettling than romantic. After Anruite revealed his history of violent crimes, Lu Mingyu's men began beating him while Song Shi'an watched.

• Lu Mingyu led an uneasy Song Shi'an to a remote place decorated with roses, where they learned his men had arranged the flowers for his arrival.
• A buzz-cut man brought Lu Mingyu and Song Shi'an to a room where Anruite lay tied in a sack inside a heart of roses.
• Anruite woke and exposed a string of assaults and other crimes while trying to guess who had kidnapped him.
• Song Shi'an asked them to teach Anruite a lesson, and the buzz-cut man slammed him into the floor and repeatedly slapped him.
• Anruite pleaded for mercy, but the buzz-cut man kept slapping him for apologizing too quickly and then for taking too long to admit fault.

Lu Mingyu protected Song Shi'an from Anruite and reassured him that Anruite could not retaliate. After spending the night outside Song Shi'an's locked door to win his sympathy, Lu Mingyu walked with him the next day, but a group of burly men confronted them.

• Lu Mingyu took Song Shi'an back to the hotel while his crew-cut underling dealt with Anruite.
• Song Shi'an locked Lu Mingyu out of his room, and Lu Mingyu spent the night outside his door.
• The next morning, Lu Mingyu persuaded Song Shi'an not to lock him out again, and they went out for breakfast and a stroll.
• The crew-cut man told Lu Mingyu that Anruite had been sent back and that his phone contained videos involving minors; Lu Mingyu let him handle it.
• A group of tall, burly men appeared in front of Lu Mingyu and Song Shi'an and glared menacingly at Song Shi'an.

Song Shi'an and Lu Mingyu were kidnapped by Locke and Anruite, but Lin Wen intervened after learning they had used the Haynes family's name for their dealings. The two returned safely to the villa, where Lu Mingyu clung to Song Shi'an and asked him for a kiss.

• Song Shi'an tried to escape with Lu Mingyu when Locke's men surrounded them, but the men blindfolded them and took them away.
• Lu Mingyu revealed his ties to the Lu family, and Locke realized he had kidnapped someone powerful.
• Anruite urged Locke to silence Lu Mingyu, but Lin Wen arrived with his men and surrounded them.
• Lin Wen apologized to Lu Mingyu and promised to handle Locke and Anruite, then Lu Mingyu left with Song Shi'an.
• Song Shi'an learned Lu Mingyu had arranged for bodyguards to call for backup, and they returned to the villa.
• Lu Mingyu hugged Song Shi'an and claimed he was still uneasy, then asked for a kiss.

After a crash while fleeing Locke's men, Song Shi'an woke in the hospital and learned Lu Mingyu had suffered a concussion. When Lu Mingyu woke with memory loss and failed to recognize him, Song Shi'an told him that he was his husband.

• Lu Mingyu learned Locke's men might pursue them, so he and Song Shi'an left with the crew-cut man.
• Locke's men chased their van, and a truck crashed into it as Lu Mingyu shielded Song Shi'an.
• Song Shi'an woke a day later and went to Lu Mingyu's room after learning Lu Mingyu was hospitalized with a mild concussion.
• Lu Mingyu woke but did not recognize Song Shi'an, and the doctor said helping him recall memories might restore them.
• Song Shi'an told Lu Mingyu, "I'm your husband."

After an accident left Lu Mingyu unable to remember his relationship with Song Shi'an, Song Shi'an convinced him they were married and that Lu Mingyu had been the bottom. Once discharged, Lu Mingyu invited Song Shi'an to share his bed, and he emerged from his bath ready to act like a couple.

• Lu Mingyu questioned Song Shi'an's claim that they were together, but their photos and the buzz-cut man's account confirmed their relationship after the car accident.
• Song Shi'an told Lu Mingyu he had been the bottom for love, and Lu Mingyu struggled to believe it despite feeling his heart flutter when he looked at Song Shi'an.
• After Lu Mingyu left the hospital, Song Shi'an claimed he had pursued and moved in with him, then stopped himself before they went further and let Song Shi'an take the lead.
• Lu Mingyu asked Song Shi'an to sleep with him, arguing that it would help restore his memories, and Song Shi'an agreed.
• After bathing, Lu Mingyu walked out without pants and suggested that they do what couples do, leaving Song Shi'an surprised.

Song Shi'an tried to take the lead with Lu Mingyu, but Lu Mingyu took control, then claimed their intimacy had helped him recover a memory. Lu Mingyu suggested they repeat it to restore more of his memory, leaving Song Shi'an unable to refuse.

• Song Shi'an invited Lu Mingyu to bed, but Lu Mingyu pinned him down and took the lead through the night.
• Song Shi'an confronted Lu Mingyu the next day, and Lu Mingyu said his natural reaction proved they had been intimate that way before.
• Lu Mingyu remembered Song Shi'an calling him husband and suggested they spend more time doing what they used to do to help recover his memory.
• Song Shi'an felt disappointed that Lu Mingyu was no longer clingy, even as he struggled to resist Lu Mingyu's suggestion.
• The buzz-cut man arrived with bags, asked about Lu Mingyu's memory, and left after Lu Mingyu made clear he was an unwanted third wheel.

Lu Mingyu insisted that Song Shi'an help him recover the memories he had lost, even though Song Shi'an tried to avoid his suggestions. The chapter ended with Lu Mingyu revealing that the electroshock device he had ordered was meant for Song Shi'an.

• Lu Mingyu told Song Shi'an they needed to stay away until he recovered his memories and asked him to help.
• Lu Mingyu carried Song Shi'an to the bedroom, but Song Shi'an insisted that they had not usually been intimate during the day.
• Song Shi'an suggested hitting Lu Mingyu or using electroshock to restore his memories, and Lu Mingyu left without explaining his response.
• Lu Mingyu spent the afternoon handling Lu Group business while Lu Zhengyao covered for him.
• Song Shi'an signed for a package labeled as an electroshock device, and Lu Mingyu told him it was for Song Shi'an.

Song Shi'an struggled to escape Lu Mingyu's advances while Lu Mingyu used his lost memories as an excuse to draw him close. After a week abroad, they prepared to return to China, but Lu Mingyu still claimed his memories were unclear and said he wanted them back for Song Shi'an.

• Lu Mingyu insisted Song Shi'an had hinted he wanted to try something, blocked his attempts to leave, and carried him to the bedroom.
• The next morning, Lu Mingyu carried the sore Song Shi'an downstairs and brought him food.
• After staying in the villa for a week, Lu Mingyu's head wound healed and they began preparing to return to China.
• Song Shi'an questioned whether Lu Mingyu had recovered his memories, and Lu Mingyu said they were still unclear.
• Lu Mingyu told Song Shi'an he believed he had loved him deeply and wanted to recover his memories for his sake.

After returning home from Lu Mingyu’s injury, Song Shi’an enjoyed staying with Old Madam Lu while Lu Mingyu tried to persuade him to leave with him. Their visit was interrupted by Lu Wenmei, who offered her grandson as Lu Mingyu’s heir, and Lu Mingyu rejected the proposal.

• Lu Mingyu and Song Shi’an returned to the country, where Lu Mingyu dismissed visitors and moved into the old residence with Song Shi’an.
• Old Madam Lu kept Lu Mingyu and Song Shi’an in separate rooms, and Song Shi’an enjoyed her company and the freedom from Lu Mingyu’s nighttime advances.
• Lu Mingyu asked Song Shi’an to move back home with him, but Song Shi’an chose to stay with Old Madam Lu, who scolded Lu Mingyu for treating him harshly.
• Lu Wenmei arrived with her grandson, Lu Ling, and urged Lu Mingyu to accept the boy as his heir.
• Lu Mingyu rejected Lu Wenmei’s offer and questioned why he would choose her grandson if he wanted to adopt a child.

Lu Mingyu refused to adopt Lu Ling after Lu Wenmei tried to persuade him, then discovered she had abandoned the child at the Lu residence to force his hand. He arranged to send Lu Ling to the police station and returned to Lu Group with Song Shi'an, where a lunchtime invitation turned into a passionate kiss.

• Lu Mingyu rejected Lu Wenmei's arguments for adopting Lu Ling, and Lu Zhengyao backed him up by refusing to let the child into the family.
• Lu Zhengyao and Mrs. Lu told Lu Mingyu to resume managing Lu Group and left to continue their interrupted trip.
• Lu Mingyu learned that Lu Wenmei had taken her family abroad and abandoned Lu Ling at the Lu residence.
• Lu Mingyu refused to take Lu Ling in and ordered Old Madam Lu to send him to the police station.
• Lu Mingyu took Song Shi'an to Lu Group and kissed him fiercely when Song came to his office for lunch.

Song Shi'an tried to avoid returning to Henghu Villa by saying he wanted to spend more time with Grandma Lu, but Lu Mingyu took him to the private room in his office. Afterward, Song Shi'an woke exhausted and left the president's office, where Lin Baiyun realized he had slept in Lu Mingyu's room.

• Song Shi'an asked Lu Mingyu to wait because he was hungry, and Lu Mingyu questioned whether Song Shi'an had been avoiding him at the old house.
• Song Shi'an refused to move back to Henghu Villa, saying he wanted to keep Grandma Lu company, and Lu Mingyu agreed to stay at the old house.
• Lu Mingyu carried Song Shi'an into his office's hidden rest room and seduced him, while Song Shi'an questioned why Lu Mingyu had supplies in the bedside table.
• After Song Shi'an fell asleep, Lu Mingyu signed an urgent document for him and told Lin Baiyun that Song Shi'an was resting.
• Song Shi'an woke exhausted and left the president's office, prompting Lin Baiyun to ask whether he had slept in Lu Mingyu's room.

Song Shi'an tried to explain away Lu Mingyu’s unusual attentiveness at work, then faced Lu Mingyu’s plan to have him stay with him at night while helping recover his memories. He agreed to leave the Lu family residence with Lu Mingyu, though he remained wary of his promise to only hold him.

• Song Shi'an told Lin Baiyun that he had injured himself in a car accident and had only discussed work with Lu Mingyu, then accepted Lin Baiyun’s assurance that the injury qualified for workers’ compensation.
• Lu Mingyu brought Song Shi'an a cushion at the office, prompting speculation that Song Shi'an explained away by saying Lu Mingyu was caring for his injured backside.
• Song Shi'an and Lu Mingyu learned that the police had returned the abandoned child to the station and might send the child to an orphanage if no relatives were found.
• Lu Mingyu told Old Madam Lu that he still needed Song Shi'an’s help to recover his memories, and she agreed not to keep them apart anymore.
• Song Shi'an reluctantly agreed to stay with Lu Mingyu at night after Lu Mingyu promised he would only hold him.

Song Shi'an questioned Lu Mingyu about his recovering memories before they spent the night together. The next morning, Lu Mingyu confronted Lu Wenmei over her scheme involving Lu Ling and defended his relationship with Song Shi'an, leaving Song Shi'an wondering whether Lu Mingyu remembered more than he admitted.

• Song Shi'an asked Lu Mingyu what he remembered, and Lu Mingyu said he recalled only a few things about Song Shi'an.
• Lu Mingyu asked Song Shi'an for a good-night kiss, then kissed him when Song Shi'an did not respond.
• Song Shi'an saw Lu Wenmei arrive with Lu Ling and several young people, accusing Lu Mingyu of sending her grandson to an orphanage.
• Lu Mingyu revealed that Lu Wenmei had deliberately abandoned Lu Ling and returned with her family as soon as he went to the orphanage.
• Lu Wenmei proposed that Lu Mingyu marry her niece and have a child, but Lu Mingyu rejected her and defended his devotion to Song Shi'an.
• Song Shi'an heard Lu Mingyu defend him and wondered whether Lu Mingyu had regained his memories.