Chapter Summaries

Meng Shangzhi arrived at Bai Yunsheng’s school and stopped Feng Yanshan from slapping him, then took him away. In the car, Bai Yunsheng placated an angry Meng Shangzhi by calling him “Brother,” and Meng Shangzhi said he was no longer angry.

• Feng Yanshan raised his hand to slap Bai Yunsheng, but Meng Shangzhi arrived and stopped him.
• Bai Yunsheng told Meng Shangzhi that he had hit someone and did not think he was wrong, so Meng Shangzhi sent Zheng Long to take him to the car.
• Zheng Long told Bai Yunsheng that Meng Shangzhi had come because he had learned what happened and had people at the school.
• Meng Shangzhi apologized for arriving late, and Bai Yunsheng said he was used to Feng Yanshan’s behavior, making Meng Shangzhi angry.
• Bai Yunsheng called Meng Shangzhi “Brother,” promised to call him for help next time, and soothed him until he said he was no longer angry.

Bai Yunsheng returned to his dorm after confronting his classmates and learned that his roommates had heard about the incident and his family history. He explained that he had been bullied for years and warned that he would settle accounts with everyone who had harmed him.

• Bai Yunsheng returned to his silver-badge dormitory and overheard his roommates discussing his fight, his connection to Feng Zhiyou, and the rumors about his parentage.
• Bai Yunsheng entered the dorm, accepted a small gift from the dorm leader, and gradually eased the tense silence.
• Bai Yunsheng asked a frightened roommate whether he thought Bai Yunsheng was a lunatic, and the dorm leader admitted that the violent incident had frightened people.
• Bai Yunsheng told his roommates that Feng Tingfan had trapped him in a bathroom and forced him to eat cigarette butts, but that he had stayed silent because speaking up seemed useless.
• Bai Yunsheng said Feng Tingfan deserved what happened and declared that he would settle accounts with everyone who had bullied him.

Gao Yan insisted he could draw Bai Yunsheng to him despite Meng Shangzhi’s influence, then invited Bai Yunsheng to his birthday party through Feng Yanshan. At the party, Gao Yan acted as though they were close friends, while Bai Yunsheng remained cold and questioned whether Gao Yan had finished staring at him.

• Gao Yan dismissed the man kneeling beside him, and Sheng Chengguang warned that Meng Shangzhi had punished people who crossed Bai Yunsheng.
• Gao Yan claimed Meng Shangzhi would eventually discard Bai Yunsheng and said he would make Bai Yunsheng attend his birthday party.
• Feng Yanshan told Bai Yunsheng that Gao Yan had personally invited him and Feng Tingfan to the party, and Bai Yunsheng accepted that he could not refuse.
• Feng Tingfan hurried Bai Yunsheng to the hotel, where Bai Yunsheng sat alone while Gao Yan received guests.
• Gao Yan approached Bai Yunsheng, stared at him, and claimed he had always considered him a good friend; Bai Yunsheng asked whether he had seen enough.

At Gao Yan’s birthday party, Bai Yunsheng rejected Gao Yan’s advances and clashed with Sheng Chengguang, whose unsettling remarks made Bai Yunsheng wary. Feng Tingfan brought Bai Yunsheng back inside for the cake cutting, where Bai Yunsheng cautiously accepted a slice and wished Gao Yan a happy birthday.

• Bai Yunsheng confronted Gao Yan about his hypocrisy and rejected his claim that Bai Yunsheng was playing hard to get.
• Sheng Chengguang interrupted, then made suggestive remarks to Bai Yunsheng, who warned him to stop and left for the night air.
• Sheng Chengguang watched Bai Yunsheng leave, then headed toward Feng Tingfan inside the banquet hall.
• Feng Tingfan found Bai Yunsheng outside and insisted he return for Gao Yan’s cake cutting, threatening to tell their father if he refused.
• Gao Yan offered Bai Yunsheng cake, but Bai Yunsheng rejected the first slice and only tasted a different slice after Gao Yan urged him to eat.

After Feng Tingfan and Gao Yan drugged Bai Yunsheng through the cake, Bai Yunsheng escaped their attempt to assault him and called Meng Shangzhi for help. After recovering at the hospital, Bai Yunsheng asked to return to the Feng Household to settle some debts.

• Bai Yunsheng became dizzy after eating cake at the banquet, and Feng Tingfan revealed that he and Gao Yan had planned to drug and disgrace him.
• When Feng Tingfan let him fall into Gao Yan's arms, Bai Yunsheng bit himself to stay alert, struck Gao Yan with a wine bottle, and fled.
• Bai Yunsheng hid in a private room, called Meng Shangzhi, and wounded his arm to keep himself awake while waiting for help.
• Meng Shangzhi found Bai Yunsheng, carried him out, and took him to the hospital, where Bai Yunsheng gradually woke after an hour.
• Bai Yunsheng asked to return to the Feng Household because he had debts to settle.

Bai Yunsheng beat Tingfan after confronting him at the Feng Household, while Meng Shangzhi backed him and threatened to end his cooperation with the Feng Household. Bai Yunsheng demanded that Chairman Feng publicly reveal he was the Feng Household’s legitimate son, leaving Chairman Feng torn and Jiang Li desperate to stop him.

• Bai Yunsheng entered Tingfan’s bedroom with Meng Shangzhi and dragged Tingfan from bed before beating him.
• Chairman Feng and Jiang Li rushed in, and Jiang Li pulled Bai Yunsheng away while demanding an explanation.
• Meng Shangzhi told Chairman Feng that Tingfan owed Bai Yunsheng an explanation and threatened to end their cooperation.
• Bai Yunsheng asked Chairman Feng to announce publicly that he was the Feng Household’s legitimate son.
• Jiang Li pleaded with Chairman Feng to refuse, while Chairman Feng hesitated over the consequences of revealing the truth.

Feng Yanshan agreed to reveal Bai Yunsheng’s identity, confirming Feng Tingfan was the illegitimate son, and Meng Shangzhi promised to handle Gao Yan and the others. When Feng Tingfan returned to school, his classmates and former ally Yang Zhenyu turned against him, and Yang vowed to make him pay.

• Feng Yanshan agreed to make Bai Yunsheng’s identity public despite Feng Tingfan’s protests.
• Bai Yunsheng walked Meng Shangzhi out and accepted his offer to handle Gao Yan and the others.
• After staying home for three days to recover, Feng Tingfan returned to school and Yang Zhenyu rejected him for being an illegitimate son.
• Feng Tingfan faced hostile stares and taunts from students who condemned him for taking Bai Yunsheng’s place and blaming Bai Yunsheng.
• Yang Zhenyu confronted Feng Tingfan and said he would not let him get away with using him.

Yang Zhenyu had Feng Tingfan beaten after learning about his parentage, and Bai Yunsheng refused to help him when he begged. At home, Bai Yunsheng turned Feng Yanshan against Jiang Li’s accusations and offered to ask Meng Shangzhi for business connections, while Jiang Li recruited Feng Zhiyou to support Tingfan.

• Yang Zhenyu ordered his followers to beat Feng Tingfan, who fled and confronted Bai Yunsheng but was left behind when Yang’s group caught up with him.
• Han Chen encouraged Bai Yunsheng before he returned home, where Jiang Li accused him of arranging the attack on Feng Tingfan.
• Bai Yunsheng suggested that Meng Shangzhi might have spread the news and offered to ask him for help with Feng Yanshan’s pharmaceutical business, shifting Feng Yanshan’s attention away from Jiang Li’s blame.
• Jiang Li told Feng Zhiyou that Feng Yanshan favored Bai Yunsheng and asked him to take Feng Tingfan to school after his hospital discharge; Feng Zhiyou agreed and affirmed his loyalty to Jiang Li and Tingfan.

Bai Yunsheng dreamed of a man making a reverent pilgrimage to a temple, then woke unsettled and went to dinner with Meng Shangzhi. When a girl asked to add Meng Shangzhi as a friend, he rejected her by saying he did not like girls.

• Bai Yunsheng dreamed of an unfamiliar man climbing stone steps on his knees and entering a temple, then woke with his heart racing.
• Meng Shangzhi called Bai Yunsheng and picked him up outside Wu Shanye's place to collect on the meal Bai Yunsheng had promised.
• Bai Yunsheng and Meng Shangzhi went to a crowded restaurant and waited together for a table.
• A girl approached Meng Shangzhi and asked to add him as a friend, and he told her he did not like girls.

Bai Yunsheng suffered a sudden painful flash of a dream during dinner with Meng Shangzhi, then confronted Sheng Chengguang outside the restaurant. He openly declared that he liked Meng Shangzhi and warned Sheng Chengguang not to insult him again.

• Bai Yunsheng heard Meng Shangzhi describe how his father had neglected him when he was young.
• Bai Yunsheng experienced a sudden burst of pain and a fleeting vision of a colorful scene and a thin figure's back.
• Bai Yunsheng waited outside the restaurant for Meng Shangzhi's car and ran into Sheng Chengguang.
• Sheng Chengguang insulted Bai Yunsheng and criticized Meng Shangzhi, prompting Bai Yunsheng to grab him by the collar.
• Bai Yunsheng declared that he liked Meng Shangzhi and threatened Sheng Chengguang if he spoke badly of him again.