Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Mo Ning prepares for a weekend skiing trip with Song Ren, agonizing over which jacket will make the best impression. With help from his omega father, Zhou Yue, he chooses a fur-collared leather jacket.
• Zhou Yue advises Mo Ning to be proactive and attentive toward Song Ren, reminding him not to take Song Ren’s affection for granted.
• Concerned about his dry skin and lips—especially after comparing his kisses with Song Ren’s—Mo Ning asks for skincare products. Zhou Yue sends him skincare supplies along with sexual necessities and teasingly asks which alpha will take the dominant role.
• Embarrassed but determined, Mo Ning studies relationship and sexual information for two alphas throughout the night so he can be properly prepared.
• The next morning, Mo Ning drives to pick up Song Ren. He carries Song Ren’s bag, opens the car door for him, and prepares a hot breakfast during the journey to the ski resort.
• While Song Ren eats, Mo Ning works on documents in the self-driving car. Song Ren watches him and reflects on the contrast between Mo Ning’s normally cool, professional appearance and his affectionate, almost boyish behavior around Song Ren.

Character developments

• Mo Ning: Becomes increasingly serious about being a good partner. His nervous attention to clothing, skincare, preparation, and breakfast shows how much he wants to impress and care for Song Ren. Though highly competent at work, he remains inexperienced and adorably uncertain in romantic matters.
• Song Ren: Quietly observes Mo Ning’s efforts and recognizes both sides of him: the aloof elite professional and the sweet, passionate boyfriend. His concern over whether Mo Ning has eaten reflects growing intimacy and care.
• Zhou Yue: Acts as a playful but supportive father, offering practical romantic advice while teasing Mo Ning about intimacy. His involvement highlights his affection and investment in his son’s relationship.

Significant themes

• Romantic inexperience and preparation: Mo Ning’s extensive research humorously contrasts with his otherwise capable personality, showing how seriously he takes his new relationship.
• Acts of service as affection: Preparing breakfast, carrying luggage, and checking Song Ren’s habits reveal Mo Ning’s love more clearly than grand declarations.
• Youth and self-presentation: The choice of the youthful leather jacket and attention to skincare reflect Mo Ning’s desire to appear attractive and maintain Song Ren’s interest.
• Intimacy and vulnerability: Both men are navigating a new relationship between two alphas, making roles and physical intimacy less clearly defined.

Character interactions

• Mo Ning and Zhou Yue share a warm, teasing father-son conversation in which Zhou Yue advises him on appearance, attentiveness, skincare, and sex.
• Mo Ning and Song Ren’s morning interaction demonstrates their developing domestic closeness: Mo Ning anticipates Song Ren’s needs, while Song Ren notices and appreciates his efforts.
• Song Ren’s private thoughts emphasize Mo Ning’s dual nature—professional and intimidating to others, but affectionate, youthful, and passionate with him.

Chapter 222 Summary

Plot and Events

• Mo Ning prepares an elaborate breakfast for Song Ren before they leave for their trip, wanting to reciprocate Song Ren’s usual care and kindness.
• During the drive, Song Ren clears away the dishes while Mo Ning handles work. They tease each other about Mo Ning feeding and “spoiling” Song Ren.
• Song Ren rests in the spacious rear compartment of the vehicle beneath the glass sunroof, watching the snowfall while Mo Ning works.
• Reflecting on Mo Ning’s attentive behavior, Song Ren realizes that romantic love feels distinctly different from friendship and that being loved can be deeply felt.
• Song Ren calls Mo Ning his “boyfriend” and encourages him to stop working and rest together. Mo Ning admits he has been avoiding sitting beside Song Ren because he is afraid he will lose control and want to embrace and kiss him.
• They abandon their planned nap and spend nearly an hour kissing and embracing passionately in the back of the vehicle.
• Afterward, they discuss whether to return to the hotel and continue their intimacy before their evening plans. Mo Ning admits he is nervous because this would be his first time.
• Song Ren considers how to make the experience comfortable and meaningful for Mo Ning, while Mo Ning reassures him that he will not let Song Ren be hurt.

Character Development

• Mo Ning: Demonstrates emotional maturity and consideration by preparing breakfast and trying to repay Song Ren’s care. Although inexperienced and nervous about intimacy, he is increasingly direct about his desires and protective feelings.
• Song Ren: Becomes more openly affectionate and accepts the depth of Mo Ning’s love. He recognizes that Mo Ning’s treatment of him is romantic rather than merely friendly and takes on a caring, reassuring role regarding their first intimate experience.
• Their relationship progresses from mutual affection and teasing into greater emotional and physical intimacy.

Themes

• Reciprocal love: Genuine affection is shown through everyday acts of service, such as preparing meals and caring for a partner.
• Being loved: Song Ren comes to understand that love is not only something one gives but also something one can clearly sense from another person.
• Trust and emotional safety: Their physical closeness is accompanied by open discussion of nervousness, consent, comfort, and concern about causing pain.
• Breaking expectations: Song Ren reflects on their age difference and his unexpected role as the older partner in a passionate relationship.

Character Interactions

• Mo Ning and Song Ren flirt through playful arguments about breakfast, cleaning, feeding one another, and “spoiling” each other.
• Song Ren gently teases Mo Ning about prioritizing work over his boyfriend.
• Their teasing shifts into an intense mutual kiss, with both taking turns initiating affection.
• Afterward, Song Ren comforts Mo Ning and discusses their next steps, while Mo Ning responds with possessive but reassuring determination to protect him.

Chapter 223 Summary

• Plot and events: Song Ren and Mo Ning share an intimate encounter in Mo Ning’s private vehicle while snow falls outside. Song Ren recognizes that Mo Ning is suppressing his own desires and decides to indulge him, reflecting on how much Mo Ning cares for him—and acknowledging that he has genuine feelings for Mo Ning as well. The scene is interwoven with Song Ren’s memory of being lonely as a student, when he built a snowman and spent an afternoon beside it after leaving the Song family home.
• Afterward, the two remain parked in a snowy, deserted forest. Song Ren smokes while leaning against the car window, and Mo Ning cleans up, worries about him catching cold, and drapes his jacket over him. When Mo Ning teasingly suggests continuing their intimacy, Song Ren refuses, admitting that he is exhausted and has eaten almost nothing all day. Mo Ning immediately shifts into a caring role and suggests they find food.
• Character development: Song Ren’s inner thoughts reveal that his relationship with Mo Ning is no longer merely tolerated or casual. He understands how deeply Mo Ning loves him and is willing to put Mo Ning’s wishes first because he cannot bear to see him feel deprived. He also openly recognizes that he loves Mo Ning, demonstrated through their physical closeness and emotional trust. His recollection of the snowman emphasizes his past loneliness and contrasts it with the companionship he now has.
• Mo Ning is portrayed as passionate and physically eager, but also restrained and considerate. After their intimacy, his attention turns immediately to Song Ren’s comfort, warmth, cleanliness, and hunger, showing that his affection is expressed through both desire and caretaking.
• Significant themes: The chapter explores mutual love, vulnerability, trust, and the transition from loneliness to companionship. Snow and the isolated winter setting reinforce the contrast between Song Ren’s former solitude and his present warmth with Mo Ning. The scene also balances sensual attraction with everyday tenderness, emphasizing that genuine intimacy includes concern for a partner’s physical and emotional needs.
• Character interactions: Song Ren and Mo Ning tease each other affectionately, with Song Ren mockingly calling Mo Ning a “stinky brat” and Mo Ning responding with kisses and playful requests. Mo Ning checks whether Song Ren is cold and touches his stomach after learning he has not eaten, while Song Ren comfortably leans into him and accepts his care. Their banter and physical closeness show a relationship built on mutual affection, familiarity, and growing emotional security.

Chapter 224 Summary

Key plot points and events

After leaving the resort, Song Ren struggles to walk because of severe muscle soreness and fatigue. Mo Ning immediately supports him and, concerned that he may be injured, arranges for them to stay in a private villa rather than Song Ren’s originally booked room. Once inside, Mo Ning helps him put on slippers, organizes their luggage, orders a mild meal, and takes care of him while Song Ren rests on the sofa. Song Ren eventually admits that he is too sore to eat on his own and asks Mo Ning to feed him, fulfilling Mo Ning’s earlier wish. After dinner, Song Ren asks Mo Ning to help him bathe as well, but he falls asleep in the warm bathtub from exhaustion.

Character developments

Song Ren’s usual alpha pride remains strong: he insists that he is fine and initially resists Mo Ning’s assistance. However, his physical weakness forces him to accept being cared for, and he gradually becomes more open and playful about relying on Mo Ning. He even deliberately asks for both feeding and bathing, using teasing intimacy to preserve his dignity. Mo Ning is revealed as attentive, energetic, and deeply considerate. He carefully supports Song Ren without openly embarrassing him, anticipates his needs, prepares gentle food, and protects his pride while gladly caring for him.

Significant themes

The chapter emphasizes vulnerability, trust, and intimacy between the two alphas. It humorously reverses traditional expectations of strength, with Song Ren exhausted and dependent while Mo Ning takes on the nurturing role. Their mutual efforts to “act normal” and preserve each other’s dignity show the tenderness beneath their teasing. The closing thoughts about winter and competing again in spring suggest both playful rivalry and anticipation of future time together.

Character interactions

Mo Ning repeatedly offers physical support, though Song Ren initially pushes him away. His quiet acts of service—booking a private villa, putting on Song Ren’s slippers, bringing water, arranging luggage, ordering food, and feeding him—deeply affect Song Ren. Song Ren recognizes Mo Ning’s consideration and responds with teasing affection, pulling him close and kissing his cheek. Their interaction becomes increasingly affectionate and trusting, culminating in Mo Ning carrying Song Ren to the bath and caring for him as he falls asleep.

Chapter 225 Summary

Plot Points and Events

• Song Ren wakes after an intense night with Mo Ning and is overwhelmed by delayed memories of what happened. His body is extremely sore and weak, leaving him unable to get up easily.
• When Song Ren cries out in pain, Mo Ning rushes in, panicked and ready to call a doctor. Song Ren stops him, explaining that his condition is only the result of overexertion and does not require medical attention.
• Mo Ning helps Song Ren sit up, brings him water, and remains attentive to his needs. Song Ren reassures him that he does not need to apologize because everything they did was consensual and mutually enjoyable.
• Song Ren explains that alpha–alpha pheromone interactions cause stronger aftereffects than ordinary alpha–omega interactions. The large amount of Mo Ning’s pheromones his body absorbed has left him physically and mentally depleted.
• Song Ren uses his semi-beast ability to release pheromones, causing vines, branches, and flowers to spread throughout the bedroom. He plans to recover through rest and photosynthesis, though the winter sunlight is weak.
• Since Song Ren cannot go skiing, Mo Ning reveals that he already informed Song Ren’s coworkers that Song Ren was too hungover to join them. He also openly told them that he and Song Ren are in a relationship.
• The chapter ends with Song Ren questioning Mo Ning about how he seemed to know so much during their first intimate experience.

Character Developments

• Song Ren: Though physically exhausted, Song Ren remains calm, knowledgeable, and reassuring. He takes responsibility for the previous night and makes clear that he does not regret it. His memories also make him suspicious of Mo Ning’s supposed inexperience.
• Mo Ning: Mo Ning is caring, anxious, and highly attentive, immediately responding to Song Ren’s pain and trying to arrange medical help. He shows growing confidence by handling Song Ren’s coworkers independently and publicly identifying himself as Song Ren’s boyfriend. His unexplained familiarity with intimate matters raises new questions about him.

Significant Themes

• Intimacy and mutual consent: Song Ren emphasizes that their actions were willingly shared and that neither of them needs to feel guilty.
• Care within a relationship: Mo Ning’s concern and Song Ren’s reassurance demonstrate their emotional closeness and growing domestic partnership.
• Theory versus experience: Song Ren’s professional knowledge of pheromones does not fully prepare him for the physical reality of an alpha–alpha bond.
• Secrecy and revelation: Mo Ning’s unexpected knowledge and behavior hint that he may be hiding something about his past or experience.
• Public acknowledgment of their relationship: Mo Ning’s decision to tell Song Ren’s coworkers marks a step toward openly defining their relationship.

Character Interactions

• Mo Ning rushes to help Song Ren, while Song Ren restrains his panic and comforts him.
• Song Ren stops Mo Ning from apologizing and playfully reassures him through touch and affection.
• Mo Ning serves Song Ren water, supports him physically, and asks how he can help.
• Song Ren praises Mo Ning for notifying his coworkers but becomes curious—and potentially suspicious—when learning that Mo Ning claimed to be his boyfriend and appeared so experienced the night before.

Chapter 226 Summary

Plot and events

Mo Ning stays by the exhausted Song Ren after their intense first intimate encounter, consulting his father about whether Song Ren needs medical attention. His father reassures him that rest is sufficient. When Song Ren wakes, they discuss how prepared Mo Ning had been, revealing that Mo Ning’s father supplied emergency items and that Mo Ning had studied beforehand. Song Ren teases him for being so well prepared, while Mo Ning affectionately asks whether he had performed well.
The couple spends a quiet morning together in bed and by the window, watching a movie, eating snacks, drinking warm beverages, and enjoying each other’s company. Mo Ning uses his supernatural greenery to fill the room with blooming flowers, and Song Ren places one behind Mo Ning’s ear before they kiss. By midday, Song Ren has recovered enough to leave the room.
Since Song Ren had originally planned to ski with his colleagues, he and Mo Ning return to the resort. Song Ren watches from the viewing platform while colleagues question him about their relationship. He openly explains that he and Mo Ning only confirmed their relationship that week and is now comfortable introducing Mo Ning as his boyfriend. Mo Ning then impresses everyone by expertly skiing down the advanced slope and waving proudly at Song Ren.
At dinner, the group learns more about the relationship. After drinking enough to blush, Mo Ning admits that he pursued Song Ren and had secretly liked him for years. Song Ren affectionately defends him when the colleagues tease them, which only makes the teasing more enthusiastic.

Character development

• Mo Ning is shown as attentive, prepared, affectionate, and slightly mischievous. He worries seriously about Song Ren’s condition, takes care of him throughout the morning, and openly acknowledges both his pursuit and long-standing feelings. His impressive skiing also reveals his physical ability and confidence.
• Song Ren becomes more accepting and public about their relationship. Rather than hiding their romance, he proudly introduces Mo Ning as his boyfriend and instinctively protects him from teasing. He also enjoys the domestic intimacy and comfort of their time together.
• Mo Ning’s father, Zhou Yue, serves as a practical and reassuring source of advice, having anticipated the couple’s needs.

Themes

The chapter emphasizes intimacy, emotional security, and the transition from private attraction to an acknowledged relationship. It contrasts the couple’s intense physical connection with their gentle domestic companionship. Trust, preparation, public acceptance, and the joy of openly claiming a partner are central themes.

Character interactions

Mo Ning and Song Ren share affectionate teasing, physical closeness, kisses, and quiet acts of care. Mo Ning’s conversation with his father highlights his concern for Song Ren. Song Ren’s colleagues react with surprise and excitement to the relationship, while Mo Ning and Song Ren respond as a united couple, with Song Ren proudly calling Mo Ning his boyfriend and Mo Ning confessing that he pursued Song Ren first.

Chapter 227 Summary

• Setting and event: The Imperial Palace hosts its annual coming-of-age ball for newly adult omegas. The main characters reunite in the same private room where they had gathered the previous year, creating a contrast between their past and present relationships.

Relationship developments

• In the previous year, Song Ren, Zhu Yucheng, and Ji Yunqi had joked about Yan Beiyou possibly falling in love. Now, Yan Beiyou is secretly in a relationship with Ye Nanxun, while Song Ren has begun dating Mo Ning.
• Song Ren arrives proudly with Mo Ning, wearing an outfit Mo Ning chose for him. He openly shows affection and introduces Mo Ning as his partner, appearing far happier and more relaxed than he had during his long period of unrequited love.
• Discussion of Ji Yunqi: Zhu Yucheng and Yan Beiyou reflect on Song Ren’s former feelings for Ji Yunqi. They remain uncertain whether Ji Yunqi truly lacked romantic feelings or simply never understood them. Ji Yunqi had always treated Song Ren differently and favored him over their other friends, but when Song Ren confessed and made his feelings clear, Ji Yunqi remained silent and withdrew. This finally convinced Song Ren to let go after more than a decade of devotion.
• Family conflict and regret: Yan Beiyou observes that Mo Ning is a better match for Song Ren, especially because Ji Yunqi’s family would never accept him marrying an alpha. Zhu Yucheng wonders whether Ji Yunqi’s retreat was caused partly by his loyalty to his family. Unlike Yan Beiyou, Zhu Yucheng, and Song Ren—who are relatively estranged from or resistant to their families—Ji Yunqi was raised in a close-knit household and taught to prioritize family above himself. His marriage, therefore, could never be an entirely personal decision.

Character interactions

• Zhu Yucheng teases Yan Beiyou about taking an entire year to publicly confirm his relationship with Ye Nanxun, despite having the power to act immediately. Yan Beiyou explains that he wanted to pursue genuine love rather than use his authority.
• Song Ren affectionately pulls Mo Ning into the room and encourages him to join the group for drinks. Their closeness visibly demonstrates Song Ren’s emotional renewal.
• Yan Beiyou mentions that Ye Nanxun is outside walking the “dog,” actually referring to Yan Beiyou’s transformed Companion Beast. The others recognize that Yan Beiyou is really spending time with his lover, prompting amused internal complaints about being surrounded by couples’ displays of affection.
• Themes: The chapter emphasizes moving on from unrequited love, the contrast between past heartbreak and present happiness, the difficulty of choosing love over family expectations, and the playful camaraderie among long-time friends. It also highlights how each character’s relationship has evolved over the past year.

Chapter 228 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Ren and Mo Ning attend a gathering with their closest friends, where Song formally introduces Mo Ning as his boyfriend.
• Ye Nanxun returns with Little Yellow Dog and discusses how difficult childcare is, mentioning that his parents and Mo Ning often help care for his children.
• Jiang Yuenian arrives with Zhu Yucheng. The group welcomes him warmly, and he meets Mo Ning for the first time.
• The friends spend the evening teasing Song Ren and Mo Ning about their relationship, while also joking about the dynamics between the couple.
• Yan Beiyou and Ye Nanxun share affectionate, playful interactions. Ye Nanxun quietly observes the others and comments that Mo Ning, usually calm and meticulous, smiles constantly when he is with Song Ren.
• Ji Yunqi arrives late and is made to drink three glasses as a penalty. The group raises a toast to Song Ren and Mo Ning’s relationship.
• Near midnight, several couples leave to watch the fireworks. Song Ren and Mo Ning go to the rooftop, while Yan Beiyou and Ye Nanxun also head outside.
• Ji Yunqi remains behind with Yan Beiyou briefly. Yan Beiyou recounts how Zhu Yucheng’s family once tried to separate Zhu Yucheng and Jiang Yuenian, ultimately forcing Jiang Yuenian to rescue Zhu Yucheng himself.
• Yan Beiyou suggests that Ji Yunqi’s inability to choose between friendship, love, and family has kept him trapped in indecision for years. Ji Yunqi admits that he cannot make such a choice, and Yan Beiyou gives him three days off.
• Under the fireworks, Mo Ning asks Song Ren to spend the New Year with his family and formally meet his parents. Song Ren agrees.
• The chapter concludes Song Ren and Mo Ning’s extra story. The author notes that other side couples will receive shorter extras, with Ye Nanxun and Yan Beiyou’s wedding serving as the final extra and the ending of the novel.

Character Developments

• Song Ren and Mo Ning: Their relationship becomes publicly acknowledged within their close circle. Song Ren openly protects Mo Ning from teasing, while Mo Ning becomes increasingly affectionate and expresses his desire to bring Song Ren home to meet his family.
• Ye Nanxun: He is shown as observant, quietly sociable, and genuinely entertained by listening to others. His relationship with Yan Beiyou is comfortable and affectionate, with Ye Nanxun becoming more willing to respond to Yan Beiyou’s flirtation.
• Yan Beiyou: He remains playful with Ye Nanxun but also acts as a perceptive and compassionate friend. His conversation with Ji Yunqi reveals his understanding of the emotional cost of avoiding difficult choices.
• Ji Yunqi: His loneliness and long-standing emotional conflict become more apparent. He recognizes that he has spent years avoiding a decision in order to preserve both family and friendship, but admits he lacks the courage to choose.
• Zhu Yucheng and Jiang Yuenian: Their affectionate, domestic dynamic is highlighted, contrasting their present happiness with the serious opposition they once faced from Zhu Yucheng’s family.

Significant Themes

• Public acknowledgment and commitment: Song Ren and Mo Ning’s introduction to their friends marks a new stage in their relationship, while Mo Ning’s wish to introduce Song Ren to his parents signals deeper commitment.
• Love versus family expectations: Yan Beiyou’s account of Zhu Yucheng and Jiang Yuenian’s past emphasizes the sacrifices required to defend love against social and familial pressure.
• Indecision and emotional avoidance: Ji Yunqi’s situation illustrates how refusing to choose can preserve the appearance of stability while causing prolonged inner suffering.
• Domestic intimacy: The chapter focuses on small gestures—holding hands, kissing, teasing, and caring for children—to show the couples’ established affection and everyday happiness.
• Closure and continuation: The chapter provides a warm conclusion to Song Ren and Mo Ning’s story while setting up future extras and the eventual wedding-centered ending of the novel.

Character Interactions

• Song Ren and Mo Ning receive playful teasing from their friends but respond with open affection and mutual defense.
• Zhu Yucheng enthusiastically welcomes Jiang Yuenian and behaves affectionately toward him, while Jiang Yuenian responds with calm familiarity.
• Ye Nanxun and Yan Beiyou exchange flirtatious remarks and physical affection, privately gossiping about Song Ren and Mo Ning.
• Yan Beiyou offers Ji Yunqi blunt but sympathetic advice, forcing him to confront the emotional consequences of his indecision.
• Song Ren and Mo Ning share a tender rooftop moment beneath the fireworks, ending the chapter with a mutual step toward family integration.

Chapter 229 Summary — Zhu Yucheng vs. Jiang Yuenian, Part One

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter opens on Zhu Yucheng and Jiang Yuenian’s tenth wedding anniversary. The two alphas share an intimate moment, with Zhu affectionately promising that they will celebrate many more anniversaries together.
• Zhu repeatedly expresses his love and devotion, while Jiang, sleepy but sincere, assures him that he loves him too and wants to spend the rest of their lives together.
• The narrative shifts back to their first meeting, when Jiang is twenty and performs piano with an orchestra at Dream City Grand Theater.
• Jiang comes from an ordinary, loving middle-class family and has always followed a predictable path centered on academics, music, marriage, and family. Although his future seems secure, he feels an unexplained emptiness regarding love and marriage.
• Before the concert, musicians gossip about Zhu Yucheng, a handsome and powerful young general, and the beautiful omega seated beside him. They assume that, as a top-tier alpha, Zhu will eventually marry a top-tier omega of equal status.
• After Jiang’s successful performance, Zhu approaches him with flowers, introduces himself, and asks to get to know him. He flirts openly, praises Jiang’s piano playing, calls him “Teacher Jiang,” and requests a hug.
• Jiang remains outwardly composed but is inwardly shaken by the encounter. He believes Zhu is far beyond his reach and assumes their meeting will remain insignificant.
• However, Zhu repeatedly attends Jiang’s performances, always bringing him flowers and asking for a hug. Each time, Zhu appears beside a different omega, leaving Jiang uncertain whether his attention is sincere or merely playful.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuenian: Initially portrayed as disciplined, reserved, and practical. He has talent and ambition but has never seriously considered what he wants emotionally from marriage. Meeting Zhu awakens feelings and possibilities he has never experienced before, though he suppresses them because he considers Zhu unattainable.
• Zhu Yucheng: Established as openly affectionate, confident, flirtatious, and prone to sweet talk. His public image suggests a glamorous young general and possible playboy, but the framing hints that his persistent attention toward Jiang may be more genuine than it appears.
• Their present-day affection contrasts with Jiang’s early skepticism, showing that Zhu’s seemingly frivolous romantic behavior eventually became a stable and enduring commitment.

Significant Themes

• Love versus social expectations: Society assumes top-tier alphas and omegas should marry within matching status and designation, shaping Jiang’s belief that Zhu cannot realistically become part of his life.
• Fate and unexpected change: Jiang’s carefully planned future is disrupted by one meeting that gives color to his previously empty emotional world.
• Sincerity hidden behind appearances: Zhu appears frivolous and surrounded by different omegas, but his repeated visits suggest a deeper, more focused interest in Jiang.
• Long-term devotion: The anniversary framing emphasizes that the playful attraction of their first meeting developed into a marriage lasting more than ten years.

Character Interactions

• In the present, Zhu clings to Jiang affectionately, kisses him, and makes emotional anniversary promises; Jiang responds with quiet but genuine tenderness.
• At the concert, Zhu approaches Jiang directly with flowers, introduces himself, compliments his performance, and asks for a hug.
• Jiang accepts the hug despite his reserved exterior and growing internal attraction.
• Zhu’s repeated appearances and public gestures create an unresolved tension: Jiang is increasingly aware of Zhu’s interest but remains unsure whether it is serious or simply part of Zhu’s flirtatious personality.

Summary: Zhu Yucheng vs. Jiang Yuenian (Part 2)

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhu Yucheng continues presenting Jiang Yuenian with flowers after every recital and openly asks, “Can I pursue you?”
• Jiang rejects him, assuming Zhu may be playing with his emotions, especially because Zhu is often accompanied by attractive omegas. Zhu clarifies that these companions are not romantic partners and that he genuinely wants Jiang.
• Zhu’s pursuit becomes persistent and shameless. Although Jiang repeatedly turns him down, Zhu keeps attending performances alone, sitting in the front row with flowers and declaring his affection.
• News breaks that war is about to begin, with General Zhu Yucheng leading the expedition. Jiang assumes Zhu will no longer attend his concert, and for the first time secretly checks the front-row seat for him during a performance.
• After the recital, Zhu unexpectedly appears outside the opera house in combat uniform. He gives Jiang a scarf, scolds him affectionately for not dressing warmly, and touches his frozen cheek.
• Zhu jokes that if he dies in battle after Jiang falls for him, Jiang would be left heartbroken. He promises to continue pursuing Jiang if he returns alive, while hesitating over what will happen if he does not.
• Jiang, showing his feelings for the first time, kisses Zhu and tells him to return alive.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yuenian: Initially guarded, skeptical, and determined not to become involved with a powerful alpha who might be treating romance as a game. However, Zhu’s persistence gradually affects him. Jiang begins noticing Zhu’s absence, worrying about him, and finally acknowledges his attachment through both physical affection and emotional vulnerability.
• Zhu Yucheng: Though publicly arrogant and imposing, Zhu reveals a playful, affectionate, and surprisingly vulnerable side around Jiang. His pursuit is sincere and unwavering. Before leaving for war, he openly confronts the possibility of death while still trying to protect Jiang from becoming too emotionally attached.

Significant Themes

• Persistence versus emotional guardedness: Zhu’s relentless courtship slowly breaks through Jiang’s defenses.
• Love amid uncertainty and war: Their relationship reaches a turning point just as Zhu must leave for battle, making their feelings urgent and precarious.
• Vulnerability and fear of loss: Zhu jokes about death, but his concern reveals genuine fear that Jiang may suffer if he does not return.
• Actions revealing love: Jiang’s growing feelings are conveyed through small changes—looking for Zhu in the audience, listening quietly to his teasing, and ultimately kissing him.
• Public identity versus private self: Zhu is a proud, intimidating general to others but becomes needy, flirtatious, and tender with Jiang.

Character Interactions

• Zhu repeatedly flirts with Jiang, calling him “Teacher Jiang” and “baby,” while Jiang responds with cool refusals and suspicion.
• Their dynamic shifts when Zhu gives Jiang a scarf and gently touches his face, prompting Jiang to respond with unusual softness.
• Zhu admits that he wants to keep pursuing Jiang, while Jiang finally calls him by his name and kisses him.
• The chapter ends with Jiang’s simple but emotionally significant request: “Come back alive.”

Chapter 231 Summary — “Bonus: Wedding 001”

Key Plot Points and Events

• An online forum erupts over news that Ye Nanxun, the Scientific Research Institute’s youngest and most admired professor, has resigned.
• At first, most people dismiss the report as an absurd rumor because Ye is highly successful, recently won a major award, and holds a tenured position.
• The institute’s website eventually removes Ye’s name and photograph, confirming that his resignation is real.
• Forum users speculate that Ye may be moving to the Imperial Palace to work directly for His Majesty the Star Lord.
• The truth gradually emerges: Ye has resigned to return home and hold a belated wedding with his alpha husband.
• Many admirers react dramatically, criticizing Ye’s unknown partner for supposedly forcing such a brilliant omega to abandon his career and possibly become a homemaker.
• Cao Xi, Ye’s student or assistant, reads the increasingly exaggerated discussions and sends screenshots to Ye. Ye responds with amused helplessness and tells him not to delete the posts.
• Cao Xi explains that the public wedding will soon reveal the identity of Ye’s alpha and clear up the rumors. He posts that Ye and his partner already have a child, that the ceremony is merely a delayed wedding, and that Ye will continue his scientific work.
• The chapter ends when Cao Xi receives a message from Gu Pingsheng announcing that he has returned.

Character Developments

• Ye Nanxun: His extraordinary reputation is emphasized: he is young, handsome, elegant, scientifically accomplished, physically capable, and talented in several areas. Despite public assumptions, he has not abandoned science permanently and remains calm and unconcerned about the gossip.
• Cao Xi: He acts protectively and loyally toward Ye, monitoring the forum and offering to suppress harmful rumors. He also enjoys anticipating the public’s reaction when Ye’s husband is revealed.
• Ye’s alpha/husband: Though absent from the scene, he becomes the center of public speculation and resentment. His true identity is deliberately withheld, creating suspense.
• Gu Pingsheng: His return at the end signals an important connection to the upcoming wedding and likely to the identity or circumstances of Ye’s partner.

Significant Themes

• Public image versus private reality: The forum constructs elaborate theories about Ye’s life, while the truth is much simpler: he is preparing for a delayed wedding and already has a child.
• Gender stereotypes and discrimination: Some commenters assume an omega must sacrifice his career for marriage and childbirth, while others strongly defend Ye’s independence and achievements.
• Celebrity worship and parasocial attachment: Ye’s admirers idolize him, calling him perfect and reacting emotionally to his marriage, despite knowing little about his private life.
• Career and family balance: The chapter challenges the idea that marriage or parenthood necessarily ends a person’s professional ambitions.
• Suspense and anticipation: The public wedding is positioned as the event that will reveal Ye’s mysterious alpha and overturn the rumors.

Character Interactions

• Forum users debate Ye’s abilities, resignation, gender, marriage, and mysterious alpha, often defending or criticizing him passionately.
• Cao Xi shares the forum’s reactions with Ye; Ye responds patiently and refuses to intervene.
• Cao Xi then posts a corrective comment defending Ye’s future career.
• Gu Pingsheng’s brief message to Cao Xi introduces a new development and closes the chapter on a cliffhanger.

Chapter 232: “Wedding 002” — Summary

Plot points and events

• News spreads that the Star Lord and his beloved will marry in early spring. Their two young princes are expected to serve as flower boys, and singer Gu Pingsheng may perform at the ceremony.
• Cao Xi arrives at Dream City Spaceport to pick up Gu Pingsheng, who is returning after more than a year away.
• Ye Nanxun calls to apologize for being unable to host dinner because he and His Majesty are busy preparing for the wedding. Cao Xi reassures him that Gu Pingsheng can stay at a hotel until they have time.
• While waiting, Cao Xi discovers that hundreds of fans have gathered to welcome Gu Pingsheng, now a successful and popular singer-songwriter.
• A fan tells Cao Xi that Gu Pingsheng recently admitted in an interview that he likes someone, though he did not reveal the person’s identity.
• Gu Pingsheng calls Cao Xi after landing, saying that the crowd is too large and asking him to wait in a car until his assistant retrieves him.
• Cao Xi becomes upset and jealous, assuming Gu Pingsheng has developed a romantic relationship elsewhere.

Character developments

• Cao Xi: His excitement at Gu Pingsheng’s return turns into insecurity and jealousy when he learns that Gu Pingsheng has someone he likes. He realizes that Gu Pingsheng has built a successful life away from Dream City and may no longer be emotionally available to him.
• Gu Pingsheng: He has grown from a former student and researcher into a popular singer-songwriter with a large fanbase. His continued frequent chats with Cao Xi suggest that he still values their relationship, though his romantic feelings remain unclear.
• Ye Nanxun and His Majesty: Their upcoming wedding dominates the chapter and keeps them extremely busy, showing the scale and importance of the event.

Significant themes

• Love and uncertainty: Cao Xi struggles with feelings that appear deeper than friendship, while fearing Gu Pingsheng’s heart belongs to someone else.
• Change and distance: Gu Pingsheng’s year away has transformed his life and status, making Cao Xi question whether they can remain as close as before.
• Public image versus private feelings: Gu Pingsheng is celebrated publicly by hundreds of fans, while his private romantic life remains mysterious.
• Anticipation and emotional tension: The wedding creates a joyful backdrop, but Cao Xi’s reunion with Gu Pingsheng is filled with anxiety and unresolved feelings.

Character interactions

• Cao Xi and Ye Nanxun speak warmly and familiarly about Gu Pingsheng and the wedding preparations.
• Cao Xi chats with an enthusiastic fan, learning about Gu Pingsheng’s popularity, talent, and romantic confession.
• Gu Pingsheng calls Cao Xi directly and addresses him affectionately as “Xiaoxi,” reinforcing their closeness while unintentionally intensifying Cao Xi’s jealousy.
• The chapter ends with Cao Xi angrily planning to confront Gu Pingsheng, setting up a potentially revealing reunion.

Chapter 233: “Wedding 003” — Summary

Plot points and events

Cao Xi arrives at the spaceport to pick up Gu Pingsheng, intending to tell him to stop visiting and chatting with him so frequently. Gu’s shy assistant recognizes Cao Xi from his distinctive backpack and escorts him to a luxurious van, where he waits alone. Gu soon arrives in disguise, startling Cao Xi before revealing himself. The two discuss food and decide to eat barbecue before returning to Dream City. Gu has already informed Teacher Ye of his arrival.

Character developments

Gu Pingsheng has undergone a dramatic transformation during their year apart. Once thin and lanky, he is now muscular, ruggedly handsome, and visibly more confident. He playfully shows off his abs when Cao Xi doubts they are real, teasing him and enjoying his embarrassed reaction. Cao Xi remains blunt and easily flustered around Gu, but his growing emotional sensitivity reveals that he may be developing romantic feelings.

Significant themes

The chapter emphasizes reunion, physical and emotional change, celebrity life, and unspoken attraction. Gu’s fame contrasts with Cao Xi’s ordinary lifestyle, while the romantic lyrics from Gu’s album intensify Cao Xi’s jealousy and uncertainty about the person Gu supposedly loves. Cao Xi’s reluctance to confront Gu suggests he values their connection more than he admits.

Character interactions

Gu’s assistant treats Cao Xi warmly and efficiently, reflecting Gu’s careful arrangements for his friend. When Gu and Cao Xi reunite, their conversation quickly returns to familiar teasing and casual intimacy. Gu openly flirts by guiding Cao Xi’s hand to his abs, while Cao Xi reacts with shock and embarrassment. Although Cao Xi plans to establish boundaries, he repeatedly postpones the conversation, partly because he wants Gu to buy him dinner and partly because he is reluctant to risk upsetting him.

Chapter 234 – “Wedding 004” Summary

Plot and events

Ye Nanxun is completely exhausted after spending the entire day taking wedding photographs with Yan Beiyou and their two energetic children, Black Mushroom and White Stripe. Yan carries him back to the nearby villa, reassures him that the children are already asleep, and explains that Mo Ning and Song Ren will take care of them the next day so the couple can rest. The following day will be a break, with only a less demanding couple’s photo session planned afterward.
While waiting for Yan to prepare a bath, Ye Nanxun nearly falls asleep on the sofa with Yan’s Companion Beast, Little Yellow Dog, in his arms. His hazy thoughts drift to a powerful black dragon boss from a game he used to play. After Yan helps him bathe and rest, Ye Nanxun gradually regains his energy and tells Yan about the game’s supposedly unbeatable boss, whom he once defeated unexpectedly because of a possible bug. The chapter ends with Yan correctly identifying the boss as “Big Black Dragon,” prompting Ye Nanxun to suspect that Yan may have designed the game or the boss himself.

Character development

• Ye Nanxun is shown as physically and mentally worn out but deeply comfortable and trusting with Yan. His “low-battery” state highlights his vulnerable, sleepy personality, while his later realization about the game demonstrates his sharpness and curiosity.
• Yan Beiyou is attentive, affectionate, and protective. He carries Ye Nanxun, speaks soothingly to him, manages the children’s care, and prioritizes his partner’s comfort. His knowledge of the game hints at a hidden connection to Ye Nanxun’s past and adds mystery to his character.
• The children, Black Mushroom and White Stripe, are characterized as lively and mischievous, having made the photo shoot far more exhausting. Little Yellow Dog continues to reveal the gentler, more endearing side of Yan’s powerful Companion Beast.

Character interactions

Yan tenderly cares for the exhausted Ye Nanxun, carrying him, kissing his hands and forehead, comforting him, and helping him recover through rest and intimacy. Ye Nanxun responds with affection, cuddling Little Yellow Dog and later resting in Yan’s arms. Their playful exchange includes Yan teasing Ye Nanxun about being hungry after he lightly bites his arm. The final conversation becomes more serious when Yan recognizes the game boss, leading Ye Nanxun to question whether Yan was involved in creating it.

Significant themes

The chapter emphasizes domestic intimacy, mutual care, and the contrast between the grand event of marriage and the couple’s ordinary, affectionate private life. It also highlights family responsibilities, the exhaustion caused by wedding preparations, and the importance of rest and support. The connection between Yan’s dragon Companion Beast and the game’s “Big Black Dragon” introduces a theme of hidden identities or intertwined pasts, ending the chapter on a mystery.

Chapter 235: “Wedding 005” — Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yan Beiyou reveals that he personally designed the game’s Big Black Dragon, which resembles his Companion Beast and possesses comparable strength.
• Ye Nanxun realizes that his lifelong battles against the unbeatable Big Black Dragon were indirectly connected to Yan Beiyou. Yan explains that the dragon did not deliberately lose their final battle—it was willing to accept Ye Nanxun.
• After their intimate night, Yan tenderly cares for Ye Nanxun by giving him water, adjusting his pillows and blanket, and comforting him as he falls asleep.
• Ye Nanxun reflects that his and Yan Beiyou’s lives were not truly separate before his rebirth; the game had unknowingly linked them for years.
• The next morning, Ye Nanxun wakes to find Yan playing with their children. The family travels from wintry Dream City to the springlike opposite side of Dream Star for wedding photographs and a vacation.
• Their children, Yan Wenzheng and Ye Xuran, greet Ye Nanxun affectionately. The family spends a peaceful day surrounded by flowers, sunshine, a lake, and mountains.
• Ye Nanxun expresses gratitude that leaving the estate allowed him to meet Yan, experience the world, and build a family.
• He plans to meet Gu Pingsheng and Cao Xi after returning to Dream City. Yan agrees to accompany him and look after the children so Ye Nanxun can talk privately with them.
• The chapter ends with the author confirming that the couple’s “first time” will be made up for later in the month.

Character Developments

• Yan Beiyou: His hidden connection to Ye Nanxun’s past is revealed through the Big Black Dragon. He is affectionate, attentive, and openly devoted, caring for Ye Nanxun with both playful intimacy and gentle tenderness.
• Ye Nanxun: He begins to understand the deeper connection between his past life and Yan Beiyou. His gratitude and emotional attachment to Yan and their children become more apparent, while he also grows more comfortable teasing Yan about his suggestive behavior.
• Yan Wenzheng and Ye Xuran: The children have grown and developed distinct appearances and personalities. Yan Wenzheng’s coloring increasingly resembles Yan Beiyou’s, while Ye Xuran retains Ye Nanxun’s lake-green eyes and fondness for repetitive words.

Significant Themes

• Fate and hidden connections: The game’s Big Black Dragon symbolizes the unseen bond between Yan and Ye Nanxun, showing that their lives were intertwined long before they met directly.
• Healing and new beginnings: Ye Nanxun’s former isolation contrasts with his present life of love, family, travel, and emotional security.
• Domestic intimacy: Small acts—offering water, adjusting bedding, comforting sleep, and caring for the children—emphasize the couple’s deep trust and affection.
• Gratitude and happiness: The beautiful vacation setting prompts Ye Nanxun to recognize how much his life has changed for the better.

Character Interactions

• Yan and Ye Nanxun exchange playful, flirtatious banter about the Big Black Dragon and Yan’s increasingly improper behavior.
• Yan physically comforts and protects Ye Nanxun after their intimate encounter, while Ye Nanxun unconsciously clings to him in sleep.
• The children warmly greet Ye Nanxun and fill his arms with affection.
• Yan and Ye Nanxun hold hands and discuss their future plans, including traveling together more often and meeting their friends after the wedding trip.

Chapter 236 Summary

• Plot and events: Cao Xi wakes with a severe hangover and fragmented memories of the previous night. He recalls spending the day with Gu Pingsheng, who visits his staff dormitory after they eat barbecue together. Gu talks about his difficult year away from home, including his estrangement from his parents and lonely life as a successful celebrity. Worried that Gu’s daily messages and ambiguous behavior may cause misunderstandings, Cao Xi buys alcohol to gather the courage to confront him.
• Revelation and confession: While drunk, Cao Xi accuses Gu of behaving improperly toward an omega and admits that Gu’s physique attracts him. Gu teasingly asks whether Cao Xi likes his muscles, then confesses that the person he loves is Cao Xi. He explains that he stayed in contact because Cao Xi was the only person he spoke to regularly, and that he left to become an alpha strong enough to protect and support him. Gu also promises to remain in Dream City.
• Character developments: Cao Xi’s drunken rant reveals his insecurity, jealousy, attraction, and fear of being only a friend—or an unwanted third party—in Gu’s life. His emotional defenses collapse, allowing him to openly admire Gu and discuss his own lack of romantic experience. Gu, previously reserved and taciturn, expresses his feelings directly and shows that his year away was motivated partly by his desire to become worthy of Cao Xi.
• Romantic progression: Cao Xi, believing he may be dreaming, touches Gu’s muscles and talks about his first kiss and past danger involving Jiang. Gu reassures him that he will protect him. Cao Xi compares Gu unfavorably to Ye Nanxun but admits that Gu has become much more handsome. He then kisses Gu, who reciprocates. Their embrace continues into Cao Xi’s bedroom, strongly implying that they consummate their relationship.
• Ending and interactions: The next morning, Gu appears at the bedroom door, cheerful and confident, asking whether Cao Xi is awake and offering to bring him breakfast. Cao Xi is left lying in bed, overwhelmed and questioning what happened.
• Themes: The chapter explores loneliness, emotional dependence, fear of unspoken romantic boundaries, self-worth, and the transition from friendship to mutual love. It also emphasizes Gu’s personal growth and Cao Xi’s gradual recognition that Gu’s affection has been directed toward him all along.

Chapter 237 Summary — “Wedding 007”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Pingsheng takes care of Cao Xi in his dorm after their drunken encounter, cooking him noodles and buying his favorite milk tea and a new matcha Basque cheesecake.
• Cao Xi, embarrassed and physically weak after the previous night, assumes Gu Pingsheng is merely trying to appease him out of guilt.
• He insists that what happened should be treated as an accident. Although he initiated the kiss, he argues that Gu Pingsheng should have resisted, especially since Cao Xi believed Gu Pingsheng already loved another omega.
• Cao Xi angrily condemns alphas who give in to pheromone temptation and worries about how an omega would feel if their partner were unfaithful.
• Gu Pingsheng interrupts Cao Xi’s tirade by kissing him while completely sober.
• He then confesses that Cao Xi is the omega he has always liked. He explains that there has never been anyone else and that he did not mistake Cao Xi for another person.
• Gu Pingsheng admits he knowingly responded to Cao Xi’s kiss because he believed Cao Xi had feelings for him, though he recognizes that he took advantage of Cao Xi’s drunkenness and sincerely apologizes.
• Cao Xi is shocked and makes Gu Pingsheng repeat the confession. Once he understands that Gu Pingsheng truly likes him, he immediately demands that Gu Pingsheng take responsibility, revealing that he considers first experiences important.

Character Developments

• Cao Xi: Initially defensive, ashamed, and convinced he was only an accidental substitute for someone else, Cao Xi expresses strong emotional insecurity beneath his anger. His furious lecture reveals that he cares deeply about fidelity and romantic commitment. After Gu Pingsheng’s confession, his embarrassment gives way to possessiveness and happiness; he quickly accepts the relationship while pretending to demand responsibility.
• Gu Pingsheng: Demonstrates tenderness by caring for Cao Xi and trying to comfort him. He is unusually apologetic and vulnerable, admitting both his feelings and his lack of self-control. His direct confession marks a major step from quiet affection to openly acknowledging that Cao Xi has always been the person he loves.

Significant Themes

• Miscommunication and emotional insecurity: Cao Xi’s misunderstanding about Gu Pingsheng’s feelings causes him to interpret kindness as guilt and intimacy as an accident.
• Consent, responsibility, and self-control: The chapter addresses the moral complications of pheromone influence, drunkenness, and the responsibility partners have to resist temptation and respect one another.
• Reassurance and confession: Honest communication finally resolves the mistaken belief that Cao Xi was merely a substitute for someone else.
• First love and emotional significance: Cao Xi’s insistence that he is conservative and values “first times” emphasizes how meaningful the encounter is to him.

Character Interactions

• Gu Pingsheng gently cares for Cao Xi through food, drinks, and attentive gestures, while Cao Xi responds with embarrassment and suspicion.
• Cao Xi verbally attacks Gu Pingsheng for failing to resist him, projecting his fear of being unwanted or interchangeable.
• Gu Pingsheng counters the argument not with more explanations but with a sober kiss and a direct declaration of love.
• Their interaction shifts from awkward guilt and accusation to mutual romantic acknowledgment, ending with Cao Xi effectively accepting Gu Pingsheng while demanding that he assume responsibility for their relationship.

Chapter 238 Summary — “Wedding 008”

Plot Points and Events

• Ye Nanxun prepares a private hot-pot meal for his former students, Gu Pingsheng and Cao Xi, using wild mushroom broth and rare wild vegetables.
• While waiting for them, he interacts with the little yellow dog, unsure whether it is currently Yan Beiyou or Little Dragon in animal form. He reminds the dog that Yan Beiyou should give them privacy during the meal.
• Gu Pingsheng and Cao Xi arrive together with flowers and a wedding anniversary gift for Ye Nanxun and Yan Beiyou.
• The two reveal that they have officially become a couple. Gu Pingsheng promises that now he has returned, he will not leave Cao Xi again.
• Ye Nanxun is surprised—not that they are together, but that they only began dating officially the day before, since they had already spent the past year chatting online every day.
• After dinner, Ye Nanxun tells Yan Beiyou about the couple. Yan Beiyou teasingly compares their past conflicts—when Ye Nanxun fought the Black Dragon—to a form of courtship.
• Their playful exchange becomes flirtatious, but Ye Nanxun avoids intimacy by reminding Yan Beiyou that they need to try on their wedding clothes the next day.
• They discover that the wedding outfits have been delivered early. Among the many formal outfits is a wedding dress that appears too small and short for Ye Nanxun.
• Ye Nanxun suspects Yan Beiyou may have ordered it deliberately. Yan Beiyou denies doing so but admits he has occasionally wondered what Ye Nanxun would look like wearing one.
• The chapter ends with Ye Nanxun unexpectedly asking whether Yan Beiyou would like to see him wear the dress.

Character Development

• Ye Nanxun remains calm, practical, and sincere, but his youthful curiosity and occasional flustered reactions are emphasized. He accepts his students’ relationship without judgment and shows increasing openness toward Yan Beiyou’s teasing and romantic desires.
• Yan Beiyou is affectionate and playful, using humor and flirtation to deepen his intimacy with Ye Nanxun. He also respects their agreed need for personal space, even while teasing Ye Nanxun about their relationship.
• Gu Pingsheng has matured physically and emotionally. His former melancholy has disappeared, and he now appears confident, strong, and devoted to Cao Xi.
• Cao Xi is healthier but still slender and easily embarrassed. His nervousness about revealing the relationship shows how much he regards Ye Nanxun as both a teacher and an elder figure.
• Gu Pingsheng and Cao Xi move from a long-distance emotional bond to an officially acknowledged romantic relationship.

Significant Themes

• Love developing before formal recognition: Gu Pingsheng and Cao Xi’s constant communication functioned like a relationship long before they officially declared themselves a couple.
• Marriage and personal identity: The wedding preparations invite questions about how Ye Nanxun wishes to present himself and what roles or traditions he is willing to embrace.
• Playfulness and intimacy: Teasing, shared memories, and flirtation serve as expressions of affection between Ye Nanxun and Yan Beiyou.
• Privacy and boundaries: Ye Nanxun and Yan Beiyou maintain a balance between their shared life and individual or private time.
• Acceptance and emotional growth: The characters openly acknowledge their relationships, showing greater confidence and stability than in the past.

Character Interactions

• Ye Nanxun warmly welcomes Gu Pingsheng and Cao Xi, accepts their gifts, and reacts to their relationship revelation with genuine surprise but no disapproval.
• Gu Pingsheng and Cao Xi nervously confess their relationship while holding hands, highlighting both their closeness and their concern about Ye Nanxun’s opinion.
• Ye Nanxun later recounts the event to Yan Beiyou, who responds with affectionate teasing about their own history.
• Yan Beiyou’s flirtation makes Ye Nanxun embarrassed, but Ye Nanxun counters by shifting the conversation to their wedding outfits.
• Their discussion of the wedding dress ends on a playful, potentially provocative note when Ye Nanxun offers to wear it for Yan Beiyou.

Chapter 239: “Wedding 009” — Summary

Key plot points and events

• The government publicly announces that the Star Lord’s spouse is Professor Ye Nanxun, revealing that Ye and Yan Beiyou have been married for a year and are now holding their long-delayed wedding.
• The news causes an uproar at Ye’s scientific research institute. Students and faculty discover that the recently resigned Professor Ye is actually the Star Lord’s partner and that the couple already has two children.
• An old forum thread about Ye’s resignation is revived, with commenters expressing shock, excitement, envy, and curiosity about the couple’s relationship.
• Professor Zhang Qiang reveals that Yan Beiyou often personally picked Ye up from work and had even invited Zhang to the wedding, confirming that the Star Lord had quietly visited the institute multiple times.
• The couple’s official wedding photographs are released, and viewers comment on their obvious affection and compatibility.
• One hostile alpha anonymously accuses Ye of using pregnancy and the children to climb socially, calling him a “breeding tool.” The post is rapidly deleted, the poster’s identity is exposed, and mechanical police arrest him for slander. His previous pattern of attacking Ye is also revealed.
• Meanwhile, Ye is resting in his room after the wedding celebrations, with his phone and communicator silenced. He wakes in the evening to an overwhelming number of messages and sees the televised announcement and wedding photos.

Character developments

• Ye Nanxun is publicly recognized not only as a brilliant professor but also as the Star Lord’s spouse. Although the sudden fame embarrasses and overwhelms him, he remains calm and reflective. He accepts that his life can no longer be completely private, but feels comforted by the thought that he can now openly hold Yan Beiyou’s hand.
• Yan Beiyou is shown indirectly as a devoted and involved partner who personally visited Ye’s workplace and picked him up, contradicting the idea that their marriage is merely political or centered on the children.
• Professor Zhang Qiang is revealed to have known about the relationship in advance and takes pride in his connection to the couple.
• The unnamed hostile alpha’s exposure demonstrates the consequences of publicly attacking Ye and the Star Lord, while also highlighting his hypocrisy and long-standing prejudice.

Significant themes

• Public revelation versus private love: The couple’s relationship, previously kept discreet, suddenly becomes a matter of public and governmental announcement.
• The collapse of rumors: The affectionate wedding photos and evidence of Yan Beiyou’s care undermine claims that Ye manipulated or used him.
• Social status and prejudice: The hostile comments reveal classism, alpha arrogance, and contempt toward omegas, while the swift legal response reinforces the protection and power surrounding Ye as the Star Lord’s spouse.
• Acceptance of change: Ye recognizes that his quiet, ordinary life is over, yet the loss of privacy is balanced by the freedom to acknowledge his relationship openly.
• Love beneath ceremony and politics: Despite the grand public significance of the wedding, the chapter emphasizes the couple’s genuine affection and emotional closeness.

Character interactions

• Students exchange frantic messages and gossip about Ye and Yan Beiyou, turning the institute into a center of excitement.
• Students pressure Professor Zhang Qiang for information, and he confirms the Star Lord’s personal efforts to care for Ye.
• Forum users defend Ye against the slanderous alpha, exposing his identity and celebrating his arrest.
• Ye interacts only briefly with others through selected replies, then watches the news alone, privately processing the public acknowledgment of his marriage.

Chapter 240 Summary — “Wedding 010 (The End)”

Key Plot Points and Events

• On the night before their wedding, Ye Nanxun becomes unusually nervous and develops a numb leg while thinking about the ceremony.
• Yan Beiyou comforts him by carrying him, massaging his leg in the bath, embracing him, and reassuring him that he only needs to hold his hand during the wedding.
• Ye Nanxun cannot sleep, so both men stay awake through the night. Yan Beiyou works in the study while Ye Nanxun reads a romantic novel nearby, comforted by being able to see his alpha whenever he looks up.
• Ye Nanxun reflects on how drastically his life has changed. Before meeting Yan Beiyou, he expected to live and die alone in his family estate. Now, at twenty-one, he has a loving partner, two children, close friends, students, and colleagues.
• The wedding takes place the next morning and is broadcast throughout the galaxy. Their children, Black Mushroom and White Stripe, serve as flower attendants, while friends, students, family, and former colleagues attend.
• Ye Nanxun remains mostly silent, as promised, but is overwhelmed by the grandeur and warmth of the ceremony. Yan Beiyou privately tells him, “I love you.”
• During the bouquet toss, Secretary Mo catches the bouquet after competing with others and gives it to the blushing Song Ren. The children and guests cheer for them to marry.
• After the ceremony, Ye Nanxun and Yan Beiyou quietly leave together. Ye Nanxun asks Yan Beiyou to finish reading the romance novel to him when they return home, reinforcing the story’s happy-ending tone.
• The chapter ends with an author’s preview of a future story focused on White Stripe, Ye Xuran, who will grow up on Earth, lack ABO secondary genders, and be able to transform into a small white dog.

Character Developments

• Ye Nanxun moves from pre-wedding anxiety to complete emotional calm. He recognizes that his fear disappears because Yan Beiyou’s presence makes him feel safe.
• He reflects on his transformation from an isolated young man expecting a lonely life into someone surrounded by love, family, friendship, and community.
• Ye Nanxun also accepts that marriage does not require abandoning his former life; it simply formalizes the love and family he and Yan Beiyou already share.
• Yan Beiyou continues to demonstrate tenderness, patience, and emotional dependability. He supports Ye Nanxun physically and emotionally, reassuring him without pressuring him to perform or speak.
• Yan’s formerly reserved personality has become openly affectionate and playful, including his whispered declaration of love and his willingness to indulge Ye Nanxun’s nervousness.
• Black Mushroom and White Stripe are presented as fully cherished children, participating proudly in the wedding despite their unusual origins.
• Gu Pingsheng and Cao Xi are shown to have matured and developed a romantic relationship, with Gu performing at the wedding.
• Secretary Mo and Song Ren receive playful romantic attention through the bouquet toss, suggesting that they may be the next couple to marry.

Significant Themes

• Love as safety and healing: Yan Beiyou’s presence transforms Ye Nanxun’s anxiety into peace, showing how love can provide emotional security.
• Second chances and changed fate: Ye Nanxun’s expected lonely destiny is replaced by a life filled with love, children, friends, and belonging.
• Family beyond convention: The wedding gives Black Mushroom and White Stripe a recognized family status, emphasizing that genuine parenthood is defined by love rather than conventional origins.
• Marriage as affirmation, not sacrifice: Ye Nanxun concludes that marriage should not require either partner to abandon their identity or previous life. It simply publicly confirms their commitment.
• Community and belonging: The presence of friends, students, colleagues, and parents highlights how much Ye Nanxun has gained since his isolated past.
• Happy endings: The wedding mirrors the romantic novel Ye Nanxun reads and fulfills the story’s promise of a joyful conclusion.

Character Interactions

• Yan Beiyou gently cares for Ye Nanxun after noticing his nervousness, carrying him, massaging his leg, embracing him, and holding his hand.
• Ye Nanxun relies on Yan’s physical closeness and reassurance, ultimately agreeing to be his “mute groom.”
• The couple exchange vows through gestures, shared glances, and mutual devotion rather than elaborate speeches.
• Their children enthusiastically participate in the celebration, clapping and chanting for Secretary Mo and Song Ren to marry.
• Friends, students, parents, and colleagues come together to honor the couple, demonstrating the strong network Ye Nanxun has built.
• The chapter closes with Ye Nanxun and Yan Beiyou leaving the wedding arm in arm, returning to the quiet intimacy of their shared home and their unfinished novel.