Chapter Summaries

Ye Nanxun jumped into He Yiming’s pool to rescue Cao Xi, who was being abused by a group of alphas. After releasing Poison Mushroom pheromones into the water, Ye Nanxun confronted He Yiming, who demanded that he trade himself for Cao Xi.

• William escorted Ye Nanxun through the banquet as other alphas tried to approach him.
• Ye Nanxun and William found Cao Xi being thrown into the pool, and William tried to stop Ye Nanxun from intervening because Cao Xi belonged to He Yiming.
• Ye Nanxun broke free of William and jumped into the pool, releasing Poison Mushroom pheromones into the water.
• Ye Nanxun rescued Cao Xi from the alphas holding him underwater and tried to bring him to shore.
• Ye Nanxun asked He Yiming to let Cao Xi leave, and He Yiming agreed only if Ye Nanxun traded himself for Cao Xi.

Ye Nanxun rescued Cao Xi from the poisoned pool at He Lanxue's birthday banquet and took him to a hospital for treatment. After Yan Beiyou found him waiting outside Cao Xi's ward, he reassured the exhausted Ye Nanxun.

• Ye Nanxun kicked away an alpha who approached him and Cao Xi in the pool, while the poison caused people nearby to vomit and become ill.
• Ye Nanxun found Cao Xi amid the chaos, comforted him as he vomited up the drugged wine, and helped him leave with the medical staff.
• He Yiming ordered the sick guests removed, while Zhu Shixin went to greet his cousin Zhu Yucheng after General Zhu arrived.
• Ye Nanxun took Cao Xi to another hospital, settled his treatment, and waited outside his ward.
• Yan Beiyou crouched beside Ye Nanxun and told him it was all right.

After Yan Beiyou rescued Ye Nanxun from the He Household, he took him to his apartment, where Ye Nanxun warmed up, ate, and stayed for the night. The chapter ended with Ye Nanxun rereading Yan Beiyou’s message saying he was there to pick him up.

• Yan Beiyou assured Ye Nanxun that someone was looking after his friend and brought him to his apartment.
• Yan Beiyou gave Ye Nanxun a hot bath, clean pajamas, and food, then led him to the guest room.
• Yan Beiyou left Mushroom Egg with Ye Nanxun for the night and noticed that he was feverish.
• Ye Nanxun apologized for forgetting to call Yan Beiyou, and Yan Beiyou told him he had already come to pick him up.
• Ye Nanxun called Chen Mingzhu to say he was staying with a friend, then read Yan Beiyou’s earlier message.

Ye Nanxun visited Cao Xi in the hospital and offered to help him escape Jiang Ying by changing advisors, while Yan Beiyou arranged for Cao Xi’s care. Afterward, Ye Nanxun wondered whether Yan Beiyou’s presence had changed events from his previous life and found himself thinking about the alpha.

• Ye Nanxun found Yan Beiyou’s breakfast and note, then messaged him before asking to visit Cao Xi.
• Ye Nanxun drove Yan Beiyou’s hovercar to the hospital, where he reassured Cao Xi and offered to help him change advisors.
• Cao Xi feared involving Ye Nanxun further and said Jiang Ying would not agree to a change of advisor.
• Ye Nanxun confirmed Yan Beiyou had arranged a caregiver for Cao Xi and gave her his number in case of trouble.
• Ye Nanxun parked in a nearby park and wondered whether Yan Beiyou’s presence had altered events from his previous life.

Ye Nanxun reassured his worried parents, cared for Yan Beiyou’s Little Dragon, and learned that He Yiming had been confined while Jiang Ying had left the planet. As Cao Xi prepared to tell him what he knew, Zhu Shixin headed to the Scientific Research Institute, unable to stop thinking about Ye Nanxun.

• Ye Nanxun returned home and told Ye Xiangsong and Chen Mingzhu that he and Yan Beiyou were not romantically involved.
• Ye Nanxun apologized to Little Dragon, sent Yan Beiyou photos of the dog with Mushroom Egg, and agreed to keep looking after it.
• Four days later, Ye Nanxun took Cao Xi home from the hospital and explained that He Yiming was confined and Jiang Ying had gone on a business trip off-planet.
• Cao Xi told Ye Nanxun he would share everything he knew about what had happened at He Lanxue’s birthday banquet.
• Zhu Shixin slipped away from school and ordered his lackey to drive him to the Scientific Research Institute while thinking about Ye Nanxun.

Zhu Shixin waited at Ye Nanxun’s school but failed to find him, while Ye Nanxun spent another day studying at the Royal Library under a disguise. After a palace meeting, Yan Beiyou went out alone in the rain and found Ye Nanxun sitting with Little Dragon in a garden pavilion.

• Zhu Shixin dressed carefully and waited outside Ye Nanxun’s school, but Ye Nanxun never appeared.
• Ye Nanxun studied at the Royal Library, then walked Little Dragon in the garden while carrying the Mushroom Egg for his upcoming exchange with Yan Beiyou.
• Rain trapped Ye Nanxun in a pavilion, where he photographed Little Dragon and sent the picture to Yan Beiyou.
• Yan Beiyou assigned General He to a distant ceasefire mission, and Zhu Yucheng and Ji Yunqi wondered why he was warning the He Household.
• Yan Beiyou left the palace alone with an umbrella and found Ye Nanxun sitting in the pavilion with Little Dragon.

Ye Nanxun and Yan Beiyou shared a quiet conversation in a pavilion as they watched the rain and discussed Little Dragon and their work. After learning more about Yan Beiyou's Black Dragon form, Ye Nanxun later dreamed of the alpha's dragon tail wrapping around a mushroom.

• Ye Nanxun noticed Yan Beiyou when Little Dragon barked, and the two watched the rain together.
• Ye Nanxun asked whether Yan Beiyou would attend their exchange the next day, and Yan Beiyou said they would meet at the apartment in the evening.
• Yan Beiyou told Ye Nanxun to keep Little Dragon, then asked about his independent laboratory and praised his work as the youngest professor.
• Ye Nanxun explained that his Poison Mushroom pheromones and Companion Beast helped his research, and Yan Beiyou said using one's abilities well was not cheating.
• Ye Nanxun remembered rumors about Yan Beiyou's partial beastification and wondered whether the alpha's dragon form would resemble the one in his dream.

Ye Nanxun was confronted by Zhu Shixin outside the laboratory building, then met Li Suihuan, who warned him that Zhu Shixin was still waiting outside. He returned to his laboratory, where he noticed Mushroom Egg seemed to have grown, and stayed inside rather than risk another encounter.

• Zhu Shixin blocked Ye Nanxun in the rain and insisted he had waited for him, but Ye Nanxun rejected him and went into the laboratory building.
• Zhu Shixin failed to follow Ye Nanxun inside and angrily struck the closed doors, prompting staff to contact security.
• Li Suihuan introduced herself to Ye Nanxun and accompanied him to his laboratory.
• Ye Nanxun released Little Dragon, worked while watching Mushroom Egg, and decided not to walk the dog in the rain.
• Li Suihuan warned Ye Nanxun that Zhu Shixin's car remained outside, and Ye Nanxun bought biscuits before returning to his laboratory.

Ye Nanxun recalled Zhu Shixin’s history with Xu Wenyan, then encountered Zhu Shixin waiting outside the laboratory and refused to trust him after he got his clothes dirty. Ye Nanxun drove to Yan Beiyou’s apartment, where he found the place prepared for his arrival, but Yan Beiyou was absent.

• Ye Nanxun considered Zhu Shixin’s past behavior and wondered why he had come looking for him.
• Zhu Shixin’s car splashed dirty water onto Ye Nanxun, and Zhu Shixin apologized while trying to get him into the car.
• Ye Nanxun refused Zhu Shixin’s offer and drove away after Little Yellow Dog startled Zhu Shixin into freezing.
• Ye Nanxun messaged Yan Beiyou that he had arrived at the apartment and entered with his pets.
• Ye Nanxun found matching slippers and new bath products in the apartment, while Yan Beiyou was not there.

Ye Nanxun chased Mushroom Egg through Yan Beiyou’s home and twice fell into the alpha’s arms, leaving them both flustered before they laughed off the awkwardness. Yan Beiyou offered to discipline Mushroom Egg, which tried to escape behind the sofa as Little Dragon charged after it.

• Mushroom Egg rolled out of the bedroom, and Ye Nanxun chased it with a towel.
• Mushroom Egg sprang into the air, and Yan Beiyou caught it as Ye Nanxun fell against his chest.
• Yan Beiyou released Ye Nanxun’s waist, but Mushroom Egg rolled beneath his bare foot and caused him to fall again.
• Yan Beiyou caught Ye Nanxun and guided him down to sit on the floor, and they laughed together.
• Yan Beiyou said he would teach Mushroom Egg a lesson, and Little Dragon ran after it as it tried to hide behind the sofa.

Ye Nanxun asked Yan Beiyou to teach him how to control his psychic power so he could better protect himself, and Yan agreed to train him personally. They left to eat at a restaurant in the mall downstairs.

• Ye Nanxun asked Yan Beiyou whether Mushroom Egg already had thoughts of its own, and Yan said it seemed so.
• Yan Beiyou showed Ye Nanxun how a psychic-power barrier cushioned impacts and explained how long it could take him to learn.
• Ye Nanxun said he wanted to learn psychic control because he needed another way to protect himself.
• Yan Beiyou agreed to teach Ye Nanxun personally, warning him not to give up halfway.
• Yan Beiyou suggested that they eat at a restaurant in the mall downstairs, and Ye Nanxun agreed to go out rather than order delivery.

Ye Nanxun explored a luxurious Dream Star mall with Yan Beiyou, chose Muli Star dishes to take to the rooftop, and unexpectedly crossed paths with Xu Wenyan. The chapter ended with Xu Wenyan asking Ye Zhineng for the name of Ye Nanxun's cousin.

• Yan Beiyou took Ye Nanxun down in a transparent elevator and offered to show him the rooftop view.
• Ye Nanxun marveled at Dream Star's mall and chose Muli Star cuisine to take upstairs and eat with Yan Beiyou.
• Ye Nanxun reflected on his family's move from Muli Star and ordered several hometown dishes.
• Xu Wenyan mistook Ye Nanxun for the omega he had seen with Yan Beiyou and ran away after Yan Beiyou's cold stare frightened him.
• Xu Wenyan recognized Ye Nanxun and asked Ye Zhineng what his cousin's name was.

Ye Zhineng tried to reconnect with Ye Nanxun and chased him after spotting him at a mall, but Ye Nanxun avoided him and entered a lounge with Yan Beiyou. After mall security shocked and ejected Ye Zhineng, he resolved to have them crippled.

• Ye Zhineng regretted failing to help Ye Nanxun at the birthday banquet and received no replies to his attempts to contact him.
• Xu Wenyan told Ye Zhineng he had seen Ye Nanxun dining with a fierce alpha, and Ye Zhineng hurried to find him.
• Yan Beiyou carried the takeout bags for Ye Nanxun, who ignored Ye Zhineng calling after him and entered the lounge.
• Ye Zhineng pounded on the lounge door, and mall security shocked him with a stun baton and threw him out.
• Xu Wenyan found Ye Zhineng outside the mall and urged him not to tolerate the guards' treatment, prompting Ye Zhineng to threaten to have them crippled.

Ye Nanxun brought restaurant food home and enjoyed a warm dinner with his parents, who questioned him about Yan Beiyou and wondered if he was single. After messaging Yan Beiyou good night, Ye Nanxun could not sleep and searched for videos of their New Year's Eve dance.

• Ye Nanxun brought home leftover dishes from the restaurant, and his parents eagerly shared them with him.
• Ye Nanxun promised his parents he would take them to good restaurants, while the family avoided discussing Ye Zhineng and his parents cut ties with him.
• Ye Nanxun told his parents that Yan Beiyou was in his early thirties and an ordinary work contact, prompting them to ask whether Yan Beiyou was single.
• Ye Nanxun messaged Yan Beiyou that his parents liked the food, exchanged good-night messages, and then searched for videos of their New Year's Eve dance.

Nearly a month after New Year's Eve, Ye Nanxun watched a popular video of himself dancing with Yan Beiyou and saw online speculation that he might be the Star Lord's partner or resemble Su Lan Star's Third Prince. After oversleeping and arriving late at Yan Beiyou's home, Ye Nanxun found him swimming and became flustered by the sight of him.

• Ye Nanxun watched the dance video and read comments comparing his disguised appearance to Su Lan Star's Third Prince.
• Ye Nanxun overslept, hurried to Yan Beiyou's home, and apologized by message for being late.
• Little Dragon led Ye Nanxun downstairs, where he found Yan Beiyou emerging from the swimming pool.
• Yan Beiyou explained that he had missed Ye Nanxun's message because he was swimming.
• Ye Nanxun followed Yan Beiyou upstairs, then agreed to wait in the living room while he changed.

Ye Nanxun blushed after an intimate moment with Yan Beiyou, while Xu Wenyan grew jealous over rumors about the omega who had danced with the emperor. The chapter ended with Xu overhearing Dream Star’s elite speculate that Yan Beiyou was hiding a blue-eyed beauty in the Royal Library.

• Ye Nanxun came out of the bathroom flushed, and Yan Beiyou claimed he had warned Little Dragon not to disturb him while he studied.
• Xu Wenyan searched for information about Third Prince Yi Xing and insisted he could not be the omega who had danced with Yan Beiyou.
• Zhou Zhixia took Xu Wenyan to a club where Dream Star’s influential elites had gathered.
• Zhu Yucheng, Jiang Yuenian, and Ji Yunqi discussed Yan Beiyou’s unknown companion and rumors of a blue-eyed omega visiting the Royal Library.
• Xu Wenyan overheard Zhu Yucheng speculate that Yan Beiyou was hiding a beauty in a golden house.

Ye Nanxun’s parents left on a trip, and he went to the laboratory after learning that Jiang Ying might return. He disguised himself as Cao Xi to investigate Jiang Ying’s lab.

• Ye Nanxun’s parents set off on a luxury tour after he reassured them he could manage alone.
• Students on campus began discussing Ye Nanxun’s age, looks, and new position as a professor.
• Cao Xi told Ye Nanxun that Jiang Ying had contacted him and might be coming back.
• Ye Nanxun checked Cao Xi’s messages and asked who was currently working in Jiang Ying’s laboratory.
• Ye Nanxun used the green gemstone on his ear to transform into Cao Xi.

Ye Nanxun secretly planted a Mushroom Spore at Zhang Ming’s workstation, then protected Cao Xi from Zhu Shixin. The chapter ended with Zhu Shixin asking Ye Nanxun if they could be friends.

• Cao Xi watched in awe as Ye Nanxun used Yan Beiyou’s Emerald Earring to pass the facial recognition lock at Lab Three.
• Ye Nanxun waited for Zhang Ming to leave, then planted a Mushroom Spore on his computer monitor.
• Ye Nanxun returned to the car and sent Cao Xi back to the laboratory after learning Zhang Ming had gone home early.
• Zhu Shixin grabbed Cao Xi by the collar, but Ye Nanxun punched him and sent Cao Xi away to safety.
• Zhu Shixin admitted he had come to see Ye Nanxun and asked if they could be friends.

Ye Nanxun accepted Zhu Shixin’s offer of friendship but kept him at a distance, then practiced mental power at Yan Beiyou’s apartment while waiting for him to return. Yan Beiyou drove Ye Nanxun home, and Ye Nanxun invited him inside for tea.

• Zhu Shixin told Ye Nanxun they were friends, and Ye Nanxun exchanged contact information with him before going to work.
• Ye Nanxun accepted Zhu Shixin’s friend request after work, declined his dinner invitation, and muted his messages.
• Ye Nanxun went to Yan Beiyou’s apartment, changed into his combat uniform, and practiced mental power in the practice room.
• Yan Beiyou returned and drove Ye Nanxun to his parents’ dark, empty villa.
• Ye Nanxun asked about the Mushroom Egg and Little Dragon, then invited Yan Beiyou in for tea, and Yan Beiyou agreed.

Yan Beiyou visited Ye Nanxun at home, shared tea with him, and left Mushroom Egg to keep him company. After Yan left, Ye Nanxun went to his former laboratory and gathered wild mushrooms for hotpot.

• Ye Nanxun welcomed Yan Beiyou into his home and brewed him Phoenix Dancong tea.
• Yan Beiyou admired Ye Nanxun’s family photographs and praised his tea before preparing to leave.
• Yan Beiyou gave Ye Nanxun Mushroom Egg to keep him company and offered to help convert an empty room into a place to practice mental power.
• After Yan Beiyou drove away, Ye Nanxun took Mushroom Egg and an umbrella to his former laboratory.
• Ye Nanxun found wild mushrooms growing beneath the trees and prepared to make mushroom hotpot.