Chapter Summaries

Ye Nanxun dreamed of meeting a young Yan Beiyou alone in a forest, where the boy wished for a home and asked to see him again. Ye Nanxun woke to find Yan Beiyou beside him, asking why he had entered someone else’s dream.

• Ye Nanxun followed glowing Mushroom Spores through a forest and found a little boy celebrating his birthday with a stone cake and a burning branch.
• The boy told Ye Nanxun that his parents were dead and wished for a home and people who loved him.
• Ye Nanxun comforted the boy, promised his wishes would come true, and agreed they would meet again the next day.
• The boy introduced himself as Yan Beiyou, and Ye Nanxun gave his name before Yan Beiyou ran off into the dawn.
• Ye Nanxun woke from the dream as Yan Beiyou shaded his eyes and asked why he had snuck into someone else’s dream.

Ye Nanxun and Yan Beiyou took Black Mushroom and White Stripe on a quiet mountain outing during their stay on Morning Star. At a temple, Ye Nanxun reflected that people were not disposable NPCs in someone else’s story, and that his own wish had already come true.

• Ye Nanxun and Yan Beiyou hiked with Black Mushroom and White Stripe in carriers, and Yan Beiyou noticed the straps had left red marks on Ye Nanxun’s shoulders.
• Black Mushroom and White Stripe worried about Ye Nanxun and kissed him, while Yan Beiyou asked for a kiss of his own.
• After eating, the family walked toward a nearby temple, where Ye Nanxun took photos of the children and Yan Beiyou kissed him for the camera.
• Yan Beiyou took the children to play near the temple entrance while Ye Nanxun wandered alone and stopped beneath a wishing tree.
• Ye Nanxun considered the wishes on the ribbons and concluded that people were not insignificant NPCs or disposable sacrifices; he left no wish because his had already come true.

Yan Beiyou and Ye Nanxun visited Ye Nanxun’s parents with Black Mushroom and White Stripe, who had learned to take human form, and enjoyed watching the grandparents care for them. As Yan Beiyou imagined meeting Ye Nanxun in his younger years, he admitted he might have married him to ward off political matchmaking, but said he would have fallen in love with him at any age.

• Yan Beiyou and Ye Nanxun brought Black Mushroom and White Stripe to the manor, where Chen Mingzhu and Ye Xiangsong recognized the children as the two sprites after they called them Grandpa and Grandma.
• Ye Nanxun explained that Black Mushroom and White Stripe could transform into human children, and Yan Beiyou guessed they preferred staying that way so they could hug their fathers.
• Chen Mingzhu and Ye Xiangsong spent several days gardening, fishing, and feeding fruit with the children while Yan Beiyou and Ye Nanxun watched from the balcony.
• Ye Nanxun wondered what Yan Beiyou would have done if they had met in a dream during Yan Beiyou’s youth, and Yan Beiyou said he would have blocked him after school until he agreed to date.
• Yan Beiyou said that as Star Lord he might have registered a marriage with Ye Nanxun to stop others from sending omegas to him, and declared he would have fallen in love with him at any stage of life.

Ye Nanxun finished his work at the Scientific Research Institute while Yan Beiyou took Black Mushroom and White Stripe for their examinations. As Ye Nanxun left the institute, someone attacked him with sulfuric acid, but his Psychic Barrier reflected it back.

• Ye Nanxun spent a restful morning with Yan Beiyou and the children before they went to the Imperial Palace for Black Mushroom and White Stripe's physical examinations.
• Yan Beiyou stayed with the children while Ye Nanxun went to the Scientific Research Institute, delivered gifts to colleagues, and completed his project work.
• Ye Nanxun saw a news report that He Yiming and Jiang Ying were suspected of interstellar human trafficking crimes.
• As Ye Nanxun walked toward the parking lot, he sensed someone approaching with concealed omega pheromones but kept walking.
• An attacker cursed Ye Nanxun and threw concentrated sulfuric acid at him, but Ye Nanxun's Psychic Barrier reflected the liquid back.

Xu Wenyan attacked Ye Nanxun with sulfuric acid at the Scientific Research Institute, but the Psychic Barrier reflected it and left Xu Wenyan blind and disfigured. Ye Nanxun reassured Yan Beiyou that no one else would harm him and decided he would share the truth about his rebirth someday.

• Xu Wenyan sneaked into the Scientific Research Institute and tried to attack Ye Nanxun with sulfuric acid, but the Psychic Barrier reflected the acid onto Xu Wenyan.
• Ye Nanxun called security and the police, and the authorities took Xu Wenyan to the hospital to face prosecution.
• Ye Nanxun and Yan Beiyou discussed the incident on the rooftop, and Yan Beiyou promised to stand by Ye Nanxun and keep the attack from becoming public.
• Ye Nanxun told Yan Beiyou that he might explain his past-life experience someday, but he did not want to upset him yet.
• Yan Beiyou asked whether anyone else might harm Ye Nanxun, and Ye Nanxun assured him there was no one else.

In the main story ending, Yan Beiyou proposed to Ye Nanxun, and they agreed to marry. The parallel-universe extra began with Ye Nanxun, who had not been reborn, dying after Ye Zhineng kidnapped and disfigured him; a puppy found him shortly before he smelled roses and lost consciousness.

• Ye Nanxun woke from a dream beside Yan Beiyou, who asked whether he had had a nightmare.
• Yan Beiyou revealed matching rings and proposed that he and Ye Nanxun register their marriage that day.
• Ye Nanxun accepted Yan Beiyou’s proposal, and the main story ended.
• In the parallel universe, Ye Nanxun lay blind and dying in the outskirts after Ye Zhineng kidnapped and disfigured him.
• A stray puppy licked Ye Nanxun’s fingers, then ran off when he tried to warn it away.
• Ye Nanxun lost consciousness after smelling roses.

Ye Nanxun woke in the Royal Hospital after an alpha found him badly injured in the wilderness, but he passed out before he could explain what he wanted. The alpha learned that Ye Nanxun was an SS-class omega who had gone missing and had needle marks suggesting someone experimented on his gland, then ordered Zhu Yucheng to take charge of the case.

• Ye Nanxun woke from a nightmare and learned from the man beside him that a dog had found him in the wilderness and brought him to the hospital.
• Ye Nanxun tried to gesture toward his nape, but the man mistook his meaning and told him his gland was unharmed; Ye Nanxun shook his head until he passed out.
• The man examined Ye Nanxun's hand and nape, noticed needle marks near his gland, and suspected he had been subjected to illegal experiments.
• Secretary Mo told the man that the patient's name was Ye Nanxun, a twenty-one-year-old SS-class omega who had been missing for over a month while his parents searched for him.
• The man ordered that Ye Nanxun's family be reassured and that they wait for Ye Nanxun's consent before hearing the details, then appointed Zhu Yucheng to handle the case.
• The man paused over Ye Nanxun's file when he saw that his pheromones were Poison Mushroom pheromones.

Ye Nanxun woke in the Royal Hospital and communicated with the man who had rescued him, learning that he was safe and that his recovery was possible. Yan Beiyou promised to protect Ye Nanxun’s parents and left, saying he would see him the next day.

• Ye Nanxun woke and recognized the voice of the man who had saved him.
• With help from Yan Beiyou, Ye Nanxun used an electronic screen to explain that his pheromones were poisonous.
• Yan Beiyou reassured Ye Nanxun that he was immune to poison and that no one would be harmed by his pheromones.
• Yan Beiyou told Ye Nanxun that he was at the Royal Hospital, that the government was investigating his disappearance and injuries, and that he could recover.
• Ye Nanxun declined to see his parents until he was stronger, and Yan Beiyou promised to protect and reassure them.
• Yan Beiyou introduced himself and said he would see Ye Nanxun the next day.

Ye Nanxun’s voice began recovering, and Yan Beiyou took him outside to enjoy the sun and played piano for him. As Ye Nanxun listened, he realized he liked Yan Beiyou, though he felt self-conscious about his injuries and appearance.

• Yan Beiyou examined Ye Nanxun’s throat and encouraged him to speak, and Ye Nanxun managed to say a few words.
• Yan Beiyou told Ye Nanxun to wait until he recovered before thanking him, then offered to take him outside for sunshine.
• Yan Beiyou carried Ye Nanxun outside and settled him into a reclining chair, where the sunlight and fresh air lifted his spirits.
• Yan Beiyou talked with Ye Nanxun about music and played the piano beside him.
• Ye Nanxun quietly poked his palm twice to express that he liked piano and liked Yan Beiyou a little, then worried that he was an ugly Poison Mushroom.

Ye Nanxun’s throat continued to recover, and Yan Beiyou comforted him before his third surgery. After the successful operation, Yan Beiyou asked whether his pheromones could ease Ye Nanxun’s pain, leaving the doctor surprised.

• Ye Nanxun recorded a message for his parents and learned from the doctor that his voice was recovering well.
• Yan Beiyou visited Ye Nanxun before his third surgery, reassured him, and agreed to take him for a walk once he had recovered.
• Ye Nanxun objected to Yan Beiyou calling him a child, and Yan Beiyou explained that he called him cute before addressing him as Xun.
• Yan Beiyou stayed and read Ye Nanxun a story, and Ye Nanxun later woke after his successful third surgery.
• Yan Beiyou asked the doctor whether his pheromones could ease Ye Nanxun’s postoperative pain, and the doctor began to respond in surprise.

Ye Nanxun woke to news that Jiang Ying and Ye Zhineng had been arrested and continued recovering under Yan Beiyou’s care. By the lake, Yan reassured him that the remaining suspects would be caught and told him his Poison Mushroom pheromones smelled like a forest after rain.

• Ye Nanxun reacted to the news of Jiang Ying and Ye Zhineng’s arrests, and Yan Beiyou calmed him and helped him outside.
• Yan Beiyou carried Ye Nanxun to the hospital lake, where Ye Nanxun noticed his voice and strength were improving.
• Ye Nanxun learned that Yan Beiyou had been meeting with his uncle and aunt to update them on his condition.
• Yan Beiyou told Ye Nanxun that Zhu Shixin had been confined by his family and that He Yiming and Xu Wenyan had fled but would be found.
• Yan Beiyou tested Ye Nanxun’s pheromones by getting close to his gland, then reassured him that they smelled like a forest after rain.

Yan Beiyou and Ye Nanxun had secretly married, and Yan Beiyou publicly announced the marriage without revealing his spouse’s identity. As the galaxy speculated about the Star Lord’s family, Ye Nanxun planned to leave the institute early so he could hold a wedding with his beloved.

• Yan Beiyou sent Secretary Mo photos of his marriage certificate and rings, asking him to post an announcement.
• Song Ren saw the galaxy-wide announcement that Yan Beiyou had married, but learned that his spouse’s identity remained secret.
• Yan Beiyou appeared publicly with Yan Wenzheng and Ye Xuran, prompting people to speculate that his spouse was surnamed Ye.
• Ye Nanxun smiled at Yan Beiyou’s photo of their children while colleagues teased him about being the Star Lord’s beloved.
• Ye Nanxun told Li Suihuan that he planned to resign after finishing his project early and hold a wedding with his beloved.

Ye Nanxun finished another exhausting night at the laboratory and reunited with Yan Beiyou and their two sons, while his resignation from the Scientific Research Institute approached. Before Ye Nanxun left, the institute director asked whether he would attend the Dream Star Scientific Research Award ceremony, where the Star Lord was rumored to present the awards.

• Ye Nanxun watched a news report of Yan Wenzheng and Ye Xuran asking to sleep with their fathers, then met Yan Beiyou and the boys in a hovercar outside the laboratory.
• Yan Beiyou carried the exhausted Ye Nanxun home after putting the sleeping boys in their room, and murmured that in one more year he could reveal Ye Nanxun's name to the world.
• Ye Nanxun prepared to end his collaboration with the institute in half a month, coinciding with the second anniversary of his marriage to Yan Beiyou.
• The institute director let Ye Nanxun resign without pressing him to stay, knowing his identity and family circumstances.
• The director asked whether Ye Nanxun would attend the Imperial Palace award ceremony, where the Star Lord was rumored to present the Dream Star Scientific Research Awards.

Ye Nanxun attended the Imperial Palace award ceremony, where a rival tried to discredit him over his Poison Mushroom pheromones. After winning his award, he reunited with Yan Beiyou and their children, revealing his marriage to the star system’s ruler to his colleagues.

• Ye Nanxun arrived at the Imperial Palace with his colleagues and confirmed that his spouse worked there.
• An envious researcher glared at Ye Nanxun, then later tried to force him to withdraw from the award ceremony by raising concerns about his Poison Mushroom pheromones.
• Imperial Palace guards arrested the old researcher for bribery and illegally obtaining information about Ye Nanxun.
• Ye Nanxun won the major award, then left with Yan Beiyou and their two children as his colleagues realized Yan Beiyou was his spouse.

During a violent storm, Yan Beiyou found Ye Nanxun trembling and terrified in his hospital room and held him until he cried through the night. At dawn, Ye Nanxun wondered whether Yan Beiyou cared for him as more than a patient, and Yan Beiyou answered his thanks with a kiss.

• Sensing the coming storm, Yan Beiyou left his office at the Imperial Palace in the middle of the night and went to Ye Nanxun's hospital ward.
• Yan Beiyou found Ye Nanxun curled beneath the blankets, cold and trembling, with bloody bite marks on his fingers.
• Yan Beiyou held Ye Nanxun, soothed him with his voice and pheromones, and kissed his bandaged face until Ye Nanxun broke down sobbing.
• After the storm passed, Ye Nanxun thanked Yan Beiyou and privately wondered if his visit reflected feelings beyond concern for a patient.
• Yan Beiyou told Ye Nanxun to thank him differently, kissed him, and asked him to open his mouth.

Ye Nanxun learned that Yan Beiyou had cared for him with his pheromones and had never dated anyone before. When Ye Nanxun asked why Yan had kissed him, Yan said he liked him and wanted to date him.

• Song Ren told Ye Nanxun that Yan Beiyou had used his pheromones to help him recover while he was unconscious.
• Ye Nanxun asked whether Yan Beiyou was much older and learned from Song Ren that Yan had never dated or even held an omega's hand.
• After Song Ren left, Ye Nanxun thought about Yan's age and feared appearance, then heard him arrive.
• Ye Nanxun asked Yan why he had kissed him, and Yan kissed the back of his bruised hand and said he liked him and wanted to date him.

Song Ren learned that Yan Beiyou had begun working at the hospital to stay close to Ye Nanxun, while Mo Ning quietly looked forward to seeing Song Ren again. As snow fell, Ye Nanxun shared a tender moment with Yan Beiyou and asked whether his confession had been serious.

• Zhu Yucheng asked Song Ren why Yan Beiyou kept visiting the hospital, and Song Ren teased him about being jealous.
• Song Ren noticed it was snowing, and Mo Ning lent him an umbrella and arranged to see him the next day.
• Mo Ning recalled that Yan Beiyou had moved his work to a temporary office beside Ye Nanxun's ward so he could keep him company.
• Yan Beiyou led Ye Nanxun away from the window and promised to build a mushroom snowman with him the next morning.
• Yan Beiyou held Ye Nanxun's hands against his cheeks, and Ye Nanxun asked whether Yan Beiyou had truly meant his confession and invitation to date.

Ye Nanxun and Yan Beiyou admitted that they liked each other and agreed to begin a relationship. Yan Beiyou reassured Ye Nanxun that his sight and appearance could be restored, and Ye Nanxun asked him to guide him since he had never dated before.

• Yan Beiyou asked why Ye Nanxun had not pushed him away when they kissed, and Ye Nanxun admitted that he liked him a little.
• Yan Beiyou recalled learning about Ye Nanxun's poisonous pheromones and explained that he had fallen for Ye Nanxun's intelligence, kindness, and pure heart.
• Yan Beiyou told Ye Nanxun that he had seen his photos and believed his eyes and appearance could be restored.
• Ye Nanxun confessed that he had secretly liked Yan Beiyou for a long time, regardless of Yan Beiyou's age.
• Ye Nanxun said he had never dated before and asked Yan Beiyou to tell him if he made mistakes rather than getting angry.

Yan Beiyou cared for Ye Nanxun as he recovered, stayed with him through his pheromone instability, and married him. Nearly a year later, Ye Nanxun’s eyes were still bandaged, but he expected to see Yan Beiyou for the first time the following month.

• Yan Beiyou helped Ye Nanxun reach 120 jin and encouraged him to begin taking walks as the weather warmed.
• Song Ren and the doctor removed Ye Nanxun’s bandages, and Yan Beiyou guided him as he felt his healed face.
• When Ye Nanxun’s pheromones entered a turbulent period, Yan Beiyou offered to stay and care for him before they registered their marriage.
• A week later, Yan Beiyou and Ye Nanxun registered their marriage at the Imperial Palace and later made the palace their home.
• Nearly a year into their marriage, Ye Nanxun told Little Yellow Dog that his eye bandages might come off the next month, and wondered if he would finally see Yan Beiyou.

On their first wedding anniversary, Ye Nanxun removed the bandage over his eyes and saw Yan Beiyou for the first time, learning that his husband was the Star Lord. Later, Mo Ning asked Yan Beiyou for advice after Song Ren agreed to try a relationship with him, and Yan Beiyou offered him a chance to visit the Song family.

• Yan Beiyou untied Ye Nanxun’s eye bandage, and Ye Nanxun recognized him by his scent and told him he was handsome and not old.
• Yan Beiyou revealed that he was the Star Lord, explaining why others rarely dared to look directly at him.
• Mo Ning told Yan Beiyou that Song Ren had agreed to give their relationship a try and asked for advice.
• Yan Beiyou told Mo Ning to be patient because Song Ren had only agreed to try things out, not to start dating.
• Yan Beiyou said Song Ren would attend the old master of the Song family’s birthday next week and offered Mo Ning the chance to deliver a gift on his behalf.