Chapter Summaries

Wen Chengze returned to Haicheng and found himself delayed by a crowd of fans waiting for the famous actor Zhong Mohan. After narrowly avoiding the surging crowd, Wen Chengze left the airport irritated and eager to get home.

• Wen Chengze flew to Haicheng and prepared to leave the airport after landing.
• Wen Chengze called Uncle Zhang and learned that a crowd had gathered to pick up a celebrity.
• Wen Chengze tried to make his way through the crowd, but people rushed past after someone shouted Zhong Mohan’s name.
• Wen Chengze spotted the masked Zhong Mohan among the fans, then pulled his suitcase away, still annoyed by the delay.

Wen Chengze returned to the Wen Household and reunited with his parents and older brother. He told Mother Wen that he was not leaving for now, though she remained reluctant to let him go again.

• Uncle Zhang noticed Wen Chengze’s dark expression and told him that his family had taken the day off to welcome him home.
• Mother Wen rushed to embrace Wen Chengze when he arrived, then worried that he had become thinner.
• Wen Chenglin helped redirect Mother Wen inside before she started crying.
• Mother Wen asked Wen Chengze to stay by her side, and he replied that he was not leaving for now.
• Wen Chengze ended their long conversation when he noticed Mother Wen was tired and suggested she rest.

Wen Chengze returned to the Wen Household and reassured his father and older brother that he would help the family. Father Wen and Wen Chenglin explained the family’s dependence on the Zhong Household, and Wen Chengze identified the new Zhong Household head as the reason for the upcoming gathering.

• Wen Chenglin told Wen Chengze he did not have to return, but Wen Chengze said he had come willingly and would stand by the family.
• Wen Chengze and Wen Chenglin went to Father Wen’s study to discuss the situation.
• Father Wen told Wen Chengze he could go abroad again after the family crisis had passed, but Wen Chengze insisted on helping.
• Father Wen and Wen Chenglin explained that the Wen Household and other wealthy families were affiliates of the powerful Zhong Household.
• Wen Chengze asked whether the gathering of prominent clans was being held because the Zhong Household had a new head.

Wen Chengze learned that the Zhong Household’s new heir faced challenges from dependent families seeking to expand their influence. He understood that the Wen Household could not remain neutral, leaving him unable to find a way to protect his family.

• Father Wen explained that the former Zhong family head had passed over his daughter and son-in-law to make his grandson the heir.
• Wen Chenglin noted that the new heir was a celebrity with no business experience, prompting other families to question his leadership.
• Wen Chengze realized that dependent families were forming factions and planned to test the new head before seeking alliances and weakening the Zhong Household.
• Father Wen explained that the Wen Household could not stay neutral because its position and assets made it a target for both the Zhong Household and its rivals.
• Wen Chengze considered urging his family to abandon its business and go abroad, but recognized that they could not give up what they had built, and the study fell silent.

Wen Chenglin reassured Father Wen and Wen Chengze that their family would face any danger together, while Mother Wen urged the brothers to relax and plan a family trip. That night, Wen Chengze found comfort in being home, and his parents agreed that he seemed to be doing better.

• Wen Chenglin told Father Wen and Wen Chengze not to worry because their family had bargaining chips and would protect one another.
• Mother Wen scolded the men for staying in the study and urged Wen Chenglin to take Wen Chengze out for fun.
• Wen Chenglin redirected Mother Wen’s attention by suggesting a family trip, and the family enjoyed dinner together.
• Wen Chengze reflected that being home made him feel warmer and calmer and considered staying in the country for a while.
• Mother Wen worried that Wen Chengze seemed different, but Father Wen reassured her that he was doing well and communicating normally.

Wen Chengze returned to his family home and joined them for breakfast before agreeing to go shopping with Mother Wen. After they began buying things at the mall, she offered to have his eldest brother buy him a car.

• Wen Chengze woke early and went downstairs to eat breakfast with his family.
• Mother Wen invited Wen Chengze to shop with her, and he readily agreed.
• Wen Chenglin gave Wen Chengze a bank card, insisting that he spend it on himself.
• Mother Wen and Wen Chengze went to the mall and bought enough things to send some bags home with the driver.
• Mother Wen asked whether Wen Chengze could drive and offered to have Wen Chenglin buy him a car.

Wen Chengze went to buy milk tea for his tired mother and met a masked man who caught him after his cousin knocked him over. The cousin became infatuated with Wen Chengze, while the masked man warned him that his manager was coming.

• Wen Chengze bought his mother milk tea with 30% sugar after she asked for extra sugar.
• The cousin crashed into Wen Chengze, spilling the milk tea, and the masked man caught Wen Chengze before he fell.
• The masked man offered to replace the milk tea, and Wen Chengze accepted before leaving with the new cup.
• The cousin told his cousin he thought the crash had brought him romantic luck because he was taken with Wen Chengze.
• The masked man warned his cousin that his creditor was coming, and the cousin anxiously searched for his manager.

Wen Chengze received several expensive watches from a Mr. Zhong as an apology, leaving his family puzzled about his connection to the Zhong Household. Wen Chenglin suspected the sender was a young master from the Zhong Household’s maternal side.

• Wen Chengze continued shopping with Mother Wen, then returned home with her after dinner.
• Father Wen and Wen Chenglin welcomed Wen Chengze and listened as Mother Wen recounted their shopping trip.
• Several people delivered watches to the Wen home, saying Mr. Zhong had sent them to Wen Chengze to make amends.
• Wen Chengze said he did not know any Mr. Zhong, but remembered that someone had bumped into him at the mall that morning.
• Wen Chenglin wondered if the sender was a young master from the Zhong Household’s maternal side.

Wen Chengze attended the Zhong Household banquet with his family, where guests speculated that he was Young President Wen’s lover. He withdrew to a quiet corner to observe the gathering, unaware that someone upstairs recognized him.

• The Wen family decided to return the Zhong Household’s valuable gifts after the family gathering had passed.
• Wen Chengze stayed home until the night of the Zhong Household banquet, then arrived with his parents and Wen Chenglin shortly before it began.
• Guests noticed Wen Chengze and whispered about whether he was Young President Wen’s lover.
• Wen Chenglin warned Wen Chengze not to wander around the Zhong Household villa, and Wen Chengze found a secluded sofa to sit and watch the banquet.
• Someone on the second floor pointed Wen Chengze out to their cousin as the boy from that day.

At the Zhong Household banquet, Old Master Zhong announced that Zhong Mohan would succeed him as family head, stirring ambition and anxiety among the guests. Wen Chengze assessed the new head and the dangers surrounding the succession, while Zhong Mohan found the Wen family unusually difficult to read.

• Zhong Sirui admired Wen Chengze, but Zhong Mohan warned her to mind her words when she called him sickly.
• Wen Chengze recognized Zhong Mohan beside Old Master Zhong and decided to discuss the Zhong Household with his father and brother.
• Old Master Zhong formally announced that Zhong Mohan would take over as head of the Zhong Household.
• Wen Chengze observed the guests' greed and fear, while Zhong Mohan noticed that the Wen family seemed troublesome.
• Father Wen led Wen Chenglin and Wen Chengze to greet Zhong Mohan, whose imposing presence alarmed the older men, and Zhong Mohan singled out the Wen family as unusual.

At the banquet, Zhong Mohan pressured the Wen family over his apology gifts, but Wen Chengze refused them and made clear the family would not be tied to the Zhong Household. Later, Wen Chengze became dangerously ill after drinking champagne and was taken upstairs, where a man entered and mistook his weakened state for an attempt to seduce him.

• Zhong Mohan asked Wen Chengze whether he was satisfied with the apology gifts sent after his cousin offended him.
• Wen Chengze declined the gifts, explaining that accepting them would make the Wen family seem greedy, and Zhong Mohan let the matter drop.
• Wen Chengze left the banquet for the restroom, where his body grew hot and weak after he recalled drinking only a glass of champagne.
• A waiter helped Wen Chengze upstairs to an empty room, saying he would fetch hangover soup.
• Wen Chengze dropped his phone while trying to retrieve it, and a man entered, saw him bent over, and assumed he was deliberately seducing him.

Wen Chengze and Zhong Mohan were trapped in a room while both affected by a drug, and they had an intimate encounter. After Zhong Mohan left to investigate, Wen Chengze concluded the setup had targeted Zhong Mohan and resolved to stay away from him.

• Wen Chengze realized he and Zhong Mohan had both been drugged and that the room door was locked.
• Wen Chengze urged Zhong Mohan to stay in the bathroom, but Zhong Mohan pinned him down and they had sex.
• An hour later, Wen Chengze pushed Zhong Mohan away and insisted they should not dwell on what happened.
• Zhong Mohan left to investigate while Wen Chengze regretted the encounter and reasoned that the setup had targeted Zhong Mohan.

Wen Chengze left the Zhong Household banquet after his encounter with Zhong Mohan and hid what had happened from his family. Wen Chenglin suspected his younger brother had been harmed and began investigating, while Zhong Mohan ordered his assistant to uncover the cause of the incident.

• Wen Chengze saw his missed calls, dressed, and called Wen Chenglin to take him home.
• Wen Chenglin found Wen Chengze looking unwell, but Wen Chengze insisted he was fine and asked to leave.
• On the drive home, Wen Chenglin noticed Wen Chengze shifting uncomfortably and saw red marks on his neck, leading him to suspect someone had bullied his brother.
• Wen Chengze went to rest without answering Wen Chenglin's questions, so Wen Chenglin asked his assistant to investigate the banquet.
• Zhong Mohan ordered his assistant to find out what had happened, and the assistant brought him the results at four in the morning.

Zhong Mohan learned that Wen Chengze had been deliberately set up at the Zhong Household banquet and decided to use the scheme to his advantage. The next morning, Wen Chengze developed a fever, and Zhong Mohan visited the Wen Household, claiming he had rescued him.

• Zhong Mohan read the investigation report and learned that Wen Chengze had also been deliberately targeted at the banquet.
• Wen Chenglin found Wen Chengze asleep with a high fever and called the doctor.
• Wen Chenglin told Father Wen that Wen Chengze might have been frightened at the banquet, while Mother Wen blamed them for making him attend.
• Zhong Mohan arrived at the Wen Household and said he had saved Wen Chengze at the banquet and wanted to check on him.
• Wen Chenglin suspected Zhong Mohan's explanation but did not believe he had harmed Wen Chengze.

Zhong Mohan visited the Wen Household and pressured Father Wen to hand over what he controlled in the Zhong Household. He then insisted on seeing the feverish Wen Chengze and hinted that he shared responsibility for what happened the previous night, leaving Wen Chengze mortified.

• Father Wen and Wen Chenglin tried to keep Zhong Mohan from seeing Wen Chengze, so Father Wen took him to the garden to talk.
• Zhong Mohan bluntly asked Father Wen to hand over what he possessed in exchange for a suitable price, then threatened the Wen Household if he refused.
• Father Wen and Zhong Mohan returned from the garden after a tense discussion, and Zhong Mohan learned that Wen Chengze was ill.
• Zhong Mohan insisted on visiting Wen Chengze and followed Father Wen and Wen Chenglin upstairs to his bedroom.
• Zhong Mohan sat beside Wen Chengze and said he bore half the responsibility for the previous night, leaving Wen Chengze embarrassed and furious.

Wen Chengze tried to distance himself from Zhong Mohan after their night together, while his family grew suspicious of their connection. He assured his mother that he had not suffered any loss and asked her to let the matter go.

• Zhong Mohan visited the sick Wen Chengze and offered to take responsibility and compensate him, but Wen Chengze refused.
• Wen Chenglin called Zhong Mohan Wen Chengze’s elder, leaving both men momentarily stunned.
• Wen Chengze thanked Zhong Mohan for visiting but asked him to end their contact, and Zhong Mohan agreed to leave.
• Mother Wen questioned Wen Chengze about his relationship with Zhong Mohan and asked whether he had forced him.
• Wen Chengze said the circumstances had been complicated, but he had not suffered any loss and wanted his mother to pretend nothing had happened.

Wen Chengze suspected that someone had targeted him and Zhong Mohan to disrupt the Wen and Zhong Households’ cooperation, while Zhong Mohan dismissed him as a plaything. After learning that Wen Chengze’s fever might have resulted from their encounter, Zhong Mohan sent him medicine, leaving Wen Chengze blushing when he opened the delivery.

• Mother Wen chose to trust Wen Chengze’s claim that he could handle his problems while Father Wen and Wen Chenglin worried about his illness.
• Wen Chengze reasoned that someone had deliberately targeted him and Zhong Mohan to damage their households’ cooperation, and he worried that Haicheng’s power struggles ran deeper than he knew.
• Zhong Mohan told his assistant that Wen Chengze was only a plaything and that his main interest was cooperating with the Wen Household.
• Zhong Mohan learned that Wen Chengze’s fever could have been caused by their encounter and ordered a doctor and the best ointment sent to him.
• The Zhong Household delivered medicine to Wen Chengze, who blushed after unpacking the bag.

Wen Chengze received teasing gifts from Zhong Mohan and reunited with his childhood friends at a welcome-home dinner. The evening ended when he encountered a tearful woman pleading with a man outside the restroom.

• Wen Chengze found intimate clothing and several boxes of products among Zhong Mohan's gifts, grew embarrassed, and hid them in the bedside cabinet.
• Zhong Mohan declined to clear Dingfeng Restaurant for a business dinner and asked his assistant to reserve a private room.
• Cheng Liang called Wen Chengze, and they arranged a welcome-home gathering for the following night.
• Wen Chenglin drove Wen Chengze to the reunion and told him his new car would arrive in two days.
• Wen Chengze reunited with his childhood friends, enjoyed dinner, and went to the restroom after drinking water.
• Wen Chengze saw a tearful woman tell a man outside the men's restroom, “I'm absolutely clean.”

Wen Chengze ran into Zhong Mohan after leaving the restroom, and Zhong Mohan demanded compensation for making him watch his encounter with a woman. Zhong Mohan brought Wen Chengze to a private dinner, where Wen Chengze confronted a guest who stared at him.

• Wen Chengze saw Zhong Mohan ignore a woman at the restroom entrance and went to use the restroom.
• Afterward, Zhong Mohan stopped Wen Chengze and demanded an admission fee for watching his “little show.”
• Wen Chengze agreed to follow Zhong Mohan and messaged Cheng Liang and the others without mentioning their encounter.
• Wen Chengze bumped into Zhong Mohan when he stopped unexpectedly, then argued back instead of acting cautious around him.
• Zhong Mohan brought Wen Chengze into a private dining room and ordered a chair for him.
• Wen Chengze calmly took his seat and asked the guest staring at him whether he had flowers on his face.

Wen Chengze helped Zhong Mohan disrupt a dinner with potential partners, only to discover Zhong Mohan had used him to drive them away and had formed an alliance with the Wen Household. The two left together, and Zhong Mohan ended the night by asking whether Wen Chengze had liked the intimate gifts he had given him.

• Wen Chengze rebuked a man who had leered at him, while Zhong Mohan watched without intervening.
• A guest offered to buy and train Wen Chengze, and Zhong Mohan revealed that Wen Chengze was the young master of the Wen Household.
• The dinner ended badly, and Zhong Mohan signaled his assistant to deal with the guests who had offended the Wen Household.
• Wen Chengze accused Zhong Mohan of using him to disrupt the dinner and demanded a ride home.
• Zhong Mohan admitted he needed an excuse to dismiss the guests and said he and Wen Chengze's father had become partners.
• Zhong Mohan asked Wen Chengze whether he had liked the things they had not gotten to use.