Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary

• Plot and events: After the dating show ends, Fang Yu becomes heavily drunk, and Jiang Ye takes him home. Jiang Ye cares for him by changing his clothes, wiping him down, giving him hangover medicine, and putting him to bed. Overcome by Fang Yu’s appearance and cherry-like scent, Jiang Ye briefly kisses him but immediately feels guilty and retreats to take a cold shower.
  Unable to leave Fang Yu alone, Jiang Ye stays overnight and decides to make soup for him. He carefully cooks despite a past incident in which he burned his hand while attempting the same thing. During the night, Fang Yu comes to Jiang Ye, asks whether he smells strongly of alcohol, and seeks reassurance about whether someone else finds him unpleasant. The encounter becomes emotionally charged and intimate.
  The next morning, Fang Yu has disappeared. He has turned off the soup but has not touched it. Jiang Ye calls him without receiving an answer and naively assumes Fang Yu will return later.

Character development

• Jiang Ye is shown as caring, devoted, inexperienced, and emotionally transparent. Although strongly attracted to Fang Yu, he restrains himself at first, worrying that his thoughts are improper while Fang Yu is drunk. His decision to cook soup demonstrates both his affection and his desire to care for Fang Yu before their upcoming separation for training.
• Fang Yu appears vulnerable beneath his usual confidence. Even while drunk, he seeks Jiang Ye’s attention and reassurance, then takes practical care of him by turning off the stove. His initiative during the night suggests that his feelings toward Jiang Ye are more complicated and mutual than he openly admits.
• Their ten-year age gap and the history between them remain significant emotional barriers.
• Themes: The chapter emphasizes longing, separation, unspoken romantic feelings, caretaking as an expression of love, and the tension between restraint and desire. It also highlights Jiang Ye’s insecurity and Fang Yu’s ability to affect him profoundly. The ending introduces uncertainty and the possibility that their intimate encounter may have different meanings for each of them.
• Character interactions: Jiang Ye tenderly looks after the intoxicated Fang Yu, while Fang Yu alternates between passivity, teasing, vulnerability, and initiative. Their conversations and physical closeness reveal a strong emotional bond, but Jiang Ye’s hopeful attachment contrasts with Fang Yu’s unexplained departure the following morning.

Yeyu Side Story (2) Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Five days after Jiang Ye marks Fang Yu, Fang Yu stops answering all of Jiang Ye’s calls and disappears from his reach.
• Desperate to find him, Jiang Ye obtains Fang Yu’s address from the dating show’s director. When security blocks him from entering Fang Yu’s luxury villa community, Jiang Ye buys a villa there outright to gain access.
• Jiang Ye camps outside Fang Yu’s door for a week, ordering food and waiting constantly. Fang Yu sees him through surveillance but refuses to speak to him, deliberately staying in hotels instead of returning home.
• Fang Yu plans to distance himself until Jiang Ye returns to his team’s training base. He hopes that months apart will cause Jiang Ye to forget their brief but intense relationship.
• Jiang Ye’s coach eventually retrieves him. Before leaving, Jiang Ye leaves Fang Yu a note containing his phone number and the precise address of the club base.
• Fang Yu initially throws the note away, but later searches through thorny vines for half an hour to recover it, revealing that he cannot truly let go of Jiang Ye.
• Over the following months, Jiang Ye’s calls gradually decrease from more than ten per day to only once or twice a day.
• Near the end of the year, Fang Yu experiences an especially severe heat and longs for Alpha comfort. When Jiang Ye’s daily call fails to come, Fang Yu becomes overwhelmed and silently cries, confronting how much he misses him.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ye: His attachment to Fang Yu becomes increasingly obvious and desperate. He goes to extreme lengths—buying a villa, sleeping outside Fang Yu’s door, and leaving detailed contact information—to prove that he wants to remain connected. His reduced calls over time suggest either growing restraint, resignation, or emotional exhaustion.
• Fang Yu: Although he outwardly acts cold and determined to end the relationship, his actions expose deep affection and insecurity. He worries about the age gap, his status as an older omega, and the possibility that Jiang Ye will eventually regret loving him. His decision to retrieve the discarded note demonstrates that he still wants a connection with Jiang Ye.
• Fang Yu’s Manager: He recognizes Fang Yu’s emotional self-sabotage and criticizes his refusal to accept happiness. He also emphasizes the medical and public-relations complications caused by Fang Yu’s pheromone disorder and Jiang Ye’s mark.

Significant Themes

• Love versus self-protection: Fang Yu pushes Jiang Ye away not because he lacks feelings, but because he fears future rejection, the age gap, and the pain of an eventual breakup.
• Insecurity and age: Fang Yu sees himself as too old for Jiang Ye despite being under thirty and still youthful. He believes distancing himself now will preserve Jiang Ye’s idealized memory of him.
• Longing and absence: The steadily diminishing phone calls and Fang Yu’s final breakdown show how separation intensifies his loneliness rather than curing it.
• Hidden vulnerability: Both men behave differently from what they openly claim—Jiang Ye appears reckless and persistent, while Fang Yu pretends to be detached but secretly preserves every sign of Jiang Ye’s presence.
• Public identity versus private desire: Fang Yu’s celebrity status, health condition, and fear of fan reaction complicate his ability to openly pursue the relationship.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ye and Fang Yu: Their direct interaction is almost entirely avoided after the marking. Jiang Ye repeatedly seeks contact, while Fang Yu watches him secretly and refuses to open the door. Their physical separation contrasts with their continuing emotional attachment.
• Fang Yu and his manager: The manager confronts Fang Yu about hiding the mark and rejecting Jiang Ye. He urges Fang Yu to stop using age and career concerns as excuses and to pursue the person he loves.
• Jiang Ye and his coach: The coach ultimately interrupts Jiang Ye’s vigil and forces him back to training, ending his attempt to wait outside Fang Yu’s home.
• Fang Yu and Shen Ranxin: Shen Ranxin is identified as someone who may know about the mark and could keep the secret, though Fang Yu has not yet spoken with him.

Summary: “You’ve Done a Great Service, Brother”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yu’s manager prepares him for a New Year’s business dinner, insisting that he wear warm clothing because of the freezing weather and warning him to take hangover medicine.
• The manager is especially concerned about President Wang, a wealthy and influential investor known for harassing Fang Yu. Although he cannot accompany Fang Yu, he arranges for assistants to wait outside and protect him.
• While traveling to the dinner, Fang Yu reflects on how overworked he is and thinks about Shen Ranxin’s vacation and Jiang Ye’s absence. He considers retiring once his current commitments end, believing that removing Jiang Ye’s mark may help cure his Pheromone Dysregulation Disorder and allow him to move on.
• At dinner, President Wang repeatedly touches Fang Yu and implies that Fang Yu should submit to him in exchange for professional favors. Fang Yu maintains a polite façade, toasts Wang, and drinks the liquor despite feeling dizzy.
• Fang Yu escapes to the restroom, where he splashes water on his face, smokes, and secretly activates a recording pen to document President Wang’s behavior.
• On his way back, Fang Yu encounters two teenagers who recognize him as the famous Best Actor. The boys are stunned by his appearance and realize that their captain—clearly Jiang Ye—has displayed Fang Yu’s photographs throughout the base.
• The teenagers decide to inform Jiang Ye that Fang Yu is nearby and jokingly plan to demand expensive food as a reward for helping him find his “wife.”

Character Developments

• Fang Yu: Remains composed, experienced, and capable of protecting himself despite exhaustion, intoxication, and unwanted advances. His thoughts reveal lingering feelings for Jiang Ye, though he tries to convince himself that retirement and removing the mark will help him forget him. He also demonstrates strategic awareness by recording President Wang rather than confronting him openly.
• The manager: Acts as a fiercely protective, almost parental figure. His constant nagging stems from genuine concern for Fang Yu’s health and safety, and he prioritizes Fang Yu over business interests.
• President Wang: Is established as predatory, entitled, and willing to exploit his financial influence. He attempts to pressure Fang Yu through physical contact and insinuations about professional “rules.”
• Jiang Ye: Does not appear directly, but his continued fixation on Fang Yu is revealed through the teenagers’ comments about his walls being covered with Fang Yu’s pictures. This suggests that he has not forgotten Fang Yu.
• The two teenagers: Provide comic relief while becoming important messengers. Their discovery of Fang Yu creates the possibility of reuniting him with Jiang Ye.

Significant Themes

• Protection and loyalty: The manager’s devotion and the assistants’ protective role contrast with the exploitative behavior common in Fang Yu’s industry.
• Power and exploitation: President Wang represents the abuse of wealth and influence, while Fang Yu’s recording pen shows his determination to defend himself.
• Longing and denial: Fang Yu insists that he can eventually forget Jiang Ye, yet his constant thoughts about him reveal unresolved attachment.
• Public image versus private vulnerability: Fang Yu maintains a polished, professional smile while privately feeling exhausted, dizzy, and emotionally unsettled.
• Fate and reunion: The chance encounter with Jiang Ye’s subordinates suggests that seemingly accidental events may bring Fang Yu and Jiang Ye back together.
• Humor amid tension: The boys’ exaggerated admiration of Fang Yu and their plan to demand twenty pounds of spicy crayfish lighten the otherwise threatening business-dinner situation.

Character Interactions

• The manager fusses over Fang Yu like a parent, dressing him warmly, giving him medicine, and warning him about President Wang.
• Fang Yu responds to the manager’s concern with teasing confidence but accepts his support.
• President Wang repeatedly tries to touch and intimidate Fang Yu, while Fang Yu counters with politeness, evasive movements, and calculated restraint.
• Fang Yu briefly interacts with the two teenagers through a polite smile and nod, unknowingly revealing his identity to them.
• The teenagers discuss Fang Yu’s effect on them and decide to contact Jiang Ye, setting up a likely reunion.

Chapter Summary: Yeyu Side Story 4: Don’t Leave Me

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yu attempts to leave a private gathering after completing business discussions, refusing the alcohol and advances offered by President Wang.
• President Wang reveals his intention to coerce Fang Yu, insulting him for being an omega without obvious power or backing and implying that Fang Yu has exchanged sex for his success.
• When Fang Yu refuses him, President Wang grabs his wrist and attempts to overpower him with Alpha pheromones. Fang Yu remains unaffected because he has already been marked, and he breaks President Wang’s wrist.
• President Wang continues insulting Fang Yu, but before the confrontation escalates, Jiang Ye bursts into the room and punches him for attacking and degrading Fang Yu.
• Jiang Ye’s teammates restrain him and ask Fang Yu to take him away before the incident damages Jiang Ye’s esports career.
• Fang Yu leads Jiang Ye to his car. Once inside, Jiang Ye pins him down and kisses him aggressively, expressing anger, hurt, and desperation after their long separation.
• Jiang Ye repeatedly accuses Fang Yu of abandoning him and fears that Fang Yu will leave again. Fang Yu initially responds with teasing and composure, but eventually comforts him.
• In tears, Jiang Ye declares that Fang Yu is his omega, wife, and partner, demanding to know why Fang Yu left without explanation. The chapter ends with Jiang Ye clinging to Fang Yu and pleading, “Don’t leave me.”

Character Developments

• Fang Yu: Demonstrates physical strength, emotional control, and resistance to pheromonal manipulation. Although he maintains a sarcastic, detached front, his guilt and tenderness toward Jiang Ye become evident when he wipes away Jiang Ye’s tears and allows him to express his grievances.
• Jiang Ye: Reveals the depth of his lingering attachment and emotional pain. His violent reaction to President Wang’s insults stems from protectiveness, while his rough kisses and angry accusations conceal profound fear of abandonment. He becomes openly vulnerable when he cries and begs Fang Yu not to leave.
• President Wang: Is exposed as predatory and entitled, assuming Fang Yu can be bought or forced. His attempted coercion fails, and he is physically humiliated by both Fang Yu and Jiang Ye.
• Jiang Ye’s teammates: Act as practical mediators, restraining Jiang Ye and attempting to protect his professional career and reputation.

Significant Themes

• Possessiveness and protection: Jiang Ye’s claim that Fang Yu is “mine” reflects both his romantic bond and his instinct to defend Fang Yu from exploitation.
• Abandonment and unresolved love: Jiang Ye’s anger is rooted in the pain of being left without explanation. His repeated demand that Fang Yu stay shows that their relationship remains emotionally unfinished.
• Power and vulnerability: Fang Yu appears powerless in President Wang’s eyes but proves capable of defending himself. In contrast, Jiang Ye’s physical dominance gives way to emotional vulnerability.
• Consent and coercion: President Wang represents sexual and professional coercion, while Fang Yu’s resistance establishes his independence. The intense reunion between Fang Yu and Jiang Ye is driven by mutual emotional tension, though Jiang Ye’s desperation and fear complicate their interaction.
• Emotional masks: Fang Yu uses humor and indifference to hide guilt, while Jiang Ye uses anger and aggression to conceal grief and insecurity.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yu and President Wang: Their confrontation moves from false politeness to open intimidation. Fang Yu rejects Wang’s advances, breaks free of his grasp, and exposes Wang’s inability to control him.
• Jiang Ye and President Wang: Jiang Ye immediately attacks Wang after hearing him insult Fang Yu, prioritizing Fang Yu’s dignity over the consequences to his career.
• Fang Yu and Jiang Ye: Their reunion is physically intense and emotionally volatile. Jiang Ye kisses and confronts Fang Yu, while Fang Yu alternates between teasing him and soothing him. Jiang Ye ultimately abandons his anger and openly begs Fang Yu not to leave again.

Chapter Summary: “Who Are You Calling by Name?”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• After Fang Yu rescues Jiang Ye from an upsetting encounter with President Wang, Jiang Ye clings to him while crying, terrified that Fang Yu will disappear again.
• Fang Yu obtains Jiang Ye’s team manager’s contact information and sends over a recording of President Wang’s harassment. The recording could protect Fang Yu legally and publicly damage Wang if necessary.
• Jiang Ye insists on following Fang Yu wherever he goes, revealing that he is on winter break and has been waiting for Fang Yu to return for more than half a year.
• During the drive, Jiang Ye confronts Fang Yu about their past intimacy, lifelong marking, and Fang Yu’s claim that they are unsuitable for one another. Jiang Ye firmly declares that he wants only Fang Yu for the rest of his life.
• Jiang Ye reveals that he sold his old apartment and bought an expensive villa in the neighborhood behind Fang Yu’s home so he could remain close to him. He also promises that he can financially support Fang Yu through tournament winnings, streaming, advertisements, and other work.
• Fang Yu brings Jiang Ye home. Jiang Ye is visibly relieved to finally enter the house where he once waited outside for a week without being allowed in.
• The two settle into bed together. Fang Yu releases soothing pheromones to calm Jiang Ye, who repeatedly calls Fang Yu’s name and reaffirms his attachment by biting and marking his shoulder.

2. Character Developments

• Jiang Ye becomes openly emotional and possessive. His fear of abandonment is evident in his refusal to let Fang Yu go, but he also shows determination and sincerity in pursuing their relationship.
• Jiang Ye’s devotion has developed into concrete action: he has moved near Fang Yu, planned his finances around supporting him, and is willing to work harder to build a future together.
• Fang Yu remains sarcastic and resistant, repeatedly insisting that they are incompatible, yet his actions reveal growing acceptance. He protects Jiang Ye, takes him home, allows him to stay, and comforts him with pheromones.
• Fang Yu is embarrassed by Jiang Ye’s straightforward declarations of love, suggesting that Jiang Ye’s sincerity is beginning to weaken his emotional defenses.
• Jiang Ye’s clingy behavior is partly modeled on Lu Zhi’s relationship advice, showing how limited Jiang Ye’s romantic experience is and how seriously he imitates the few successful relationships he knows.

3. Significant Themes

• Fear of abandonment and reassurance: Jiang Ye’s physical clinginess reflects his pain after Fang Yu disappeared and his need for proof that Fang Yu will not leave again.
• Love expressed through action: Jiang Ye’s new home, financial planning, and willingness to work demonstrate that his feelings are not merely impulsive declarations.
• Resistance versus acceptance: Fang Yu verbally rejects the relationship while repeatedly acting in ways that protect and comfort Jiang Ye.
• The permanence of bonding: The lifelong mark symbolizes the seriousness and exclusivity of their connection, intensifying the conflict over whether they can truly separate.
• Youthful sincerity versus adult hesitation: Jiang Ye’s direct confession contrasts with Fang Yu’s guarded, rationalized objections, emphasizing the emotional gap between them.

4. Character Interactions

• Jiang Ye physically embraces Fang Yu throughout the chapter, refusing to release him even while Fang Yu tries to negotiate boundaries.
• Fang Yu teases Jiang Ye for acting like a clingy “widow,” a ghost, or a koala, but he ultimately accommodates him.
• Jiang Ye invokes Lu Zhi’s clingy romantic behavior as an example, humorously revealing the limited guidance available to him.
• Their argument about the lifelong mark exposes the imbalance and risks of their Alpha–Omega bond, while Jiang Ye’s promise to want only Fang Yu turns the discussion into a heartfelt confession.
• At home, Fang Yu attempts to maintain distance by telling Jiang Ye to make himself comfortable, but Jiang Ye follows him into bed and asks for soothing pheromones.
• The chapter ends on an intimate, playful exchange in which Jiang Ye repeatedly calls Fang Yu by name and marks him again, reinforcing both his devotion and his possessiveness.

Chapter Summary: “And Just Like That, It Was Over”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yu wakes from drinking too much and discovers that he and Jiang Ye are wearing matching silver bracelets, apparently locked together. When Fang Yu tries to leave for the bathroom, Jiang Ye wakes in panic and begs him not to abandon him.
• Jiang Ye takes care of Fang Yu’s stomachache by preparing soup and carefully feeding it to him after cooling each spoonful.
• During this domestic exchange, Jiang Ye confronts Fang Yu about their past separation. He explains that he never truly considered them broken up and that his love has remained constant throughout the six months Fang Yu ignored him.
• Jiang Ye insists that Fang Yu must give him the opportunity to prove his maturity instead of deciding in advance that his feelings are childish or temporary.
• To offer Fang Yu security, Jiang Ye presents him with an electronic contract transferring all of his current and future assets to Fang Yu. He claims that both his money and his future belong to Fang Yu.
• Fang Yu is shocked and rejects the contract, calling Jiang Ye’s gesture foolish and overly extreme. Jiang Ye argues that surrendering his financial independence is his way of asking Fang Yu not to abandon him again.
• Jiang Ye jokingly threatens to starve if Fang Yu takes all his money and leaves, which makes Fang Yu laugh and cry at the same time. They kiss, and Fang Yu finally acknowledges that he is willing to accept Jiang Ye himself, even if he refuses the property agreement.
• The chapter closes with the implication that Fang Yu will slowly give Jiang Ye the reassurance he wants, while Jiang Ye will have time to prove that his love is genuine and lasting.
• The author then adds a playful, self-deprecating epilogue celebrating the completion of the story, joking about criticism, plot holes, and demanding three “love-powered gifts” from readers.

Character Developments

• Fang Yu: Initially guarded, sarcastic, and doubtful of Jiang Ye’s maturity, Fang Yu gradually softens as he sees Jiang Ye’s sincerity. His tears and kiss show that he still deeply loves Jiang Ye, and his decision to accept Jiang Ye without signing the contract marks a renewed emotional commitment.
• Jiang Ye: Demonstrates both his clinginess and his vulnerability, revealing how deeply the separation affected him. He also shows initiative and determination by preparing soup, articulating his feelings, and offering his entire fortune as proof of devotion. Although his methods are impulsive and excessive, he presents himself as someone willing to fight for the relationship.
• Lu Zhi’s influence: Jiang Ye admits that Lu Zhi encouraged him to express his feelings shamelessly and directly. Jiang Ye’s dramatic tactics reflect this advice, though Fang Yu jokingly blames Lu Zhi for Jiang Ye’s “crazy streak.”

Significant Themes

• Trust and reassurance: The central conflict is not whether the characters love each other, but whether Fang Yu can trust Jiang Ye’s love to last and whether Jiang Ye can trust Fang Yu not to leave again.
• Maturity versus age: Fang Yu doubts that Jiang Ye, who is not yet twenty, can understand lifelong commitment. Jiang Ye argues that age does not invalidate the seriousness of his feelings.
• Love as action: Jiang Ye attempts to prove his devotion through caregiving, emotional honesty, physical attachment, and even financial sacrifice. The chapter contrasts verbal promises with the need to demonstrate love consistently over time.
• Fear of abandonment: Jiang Ye’s panic when Fang Yu tries to leave and his insistence on security reveal the lasting emotional damage caused by their separation.
• Emotional vulnerability: Both characters finally expose their fears—Jiang Ye through desperate declarations and Fang Yu through tears and affection—allowing them to reconnect honestly.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ye’s frightened embrace and repeated pleas not to be left reveal his dependence on Fang Yu, while Fang Yu responds with reluctant tenderness.
• Their soup scene combines domestic intimacy with teasing, showing that their familiar affection has returned despite the unresolved emotional tension.
• Jiang Ye directly challenges Fang Yu’s assumptions, forcing him to confront the fact that he has been judging Jiang Ye’s feelings rather than allowing him to prove them.
• Fang Yu criticizes Jiang Ye’s extreme property-transfer proposal, but Jiang Ye turns the exchange into both a serious plea for security and a humorous attempt to make Fang Yu responsible for him.
• Their kiss and Fang Yu’s final acceptance of Jiang Ye signify reconciliation, though the relationship’s future will depend on gradual trust rather than a single dramatic promise.