Chapter Summaries

Lu Mingyu argued with Lu Yuan about his sexual health and brought women to the house, prompting Lu Yuan to leave. Earlier, Li Zhikong overheard the women discussing Lu Mingyu and Lu Yuan while painting near the residential complex.

• Lu Mingyu accused Lu Yuan of having a sexual problem after revealing he had drugged the wine, and challenged him to prove otherwise.
• Lu Yuan and Lu Mingyu argued until the doorbell rang, and Lu Yuan realized his father had arranged for women to visit.
• Assistant Sun let the women into the house, and Lu Yuan stormed out while insulting Lu Mingyu.
• Li Zhikong painted beside the complex's artificial lake and overheard the women talking about President Lu and Young Master Lu.

Li Zhikong overheard women gossiping about Lu Yuan and grew furious, then confronted him as he left the building. The two argued over Lu Yuan’s apparent infidelity and headed downstairs so he could explain, but Li Zhikong’s suggestion of a hotel made Lu Yuan realize his clothes were visibly inappropriate for a café.

• Li Zhikong overheard women call Young Master Lu scummy and decided to confront Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan left angrily and ran into Li Zhikong at the elevator while calling someone.
• Li Zhikong accused Lu Yuan of being busy with affairs and taunted him about condoms.
• Lu Yuan wondered whether Li Zhikong had been using him for sex and grabbed his wrist to take him somewhere private.
• Li Zhikong suggested the nearest hotel, and Lu Yuan objected before noticing what he was wearing.

Lu Yuan struggled to resist the delayed effects of the drug his father had given him while Li Zhikong teased him. Lu Yuan began explaining that the women at the gathering had nothing to do with him, but the deeper conversation remained unfinished.

• Lu Yuan realized the drug had taken effect and hurried with Li Zhikong to a private property to avoid being seen.
• Lu Yuan drank chilled water and poured it over himself, then tried to explain what had happened.
• Li Zhikong interrupted Lu Yuan’s explanation and flirted with him, while Lu Yuan insisted they keep their distance.
• Lu Yuan ordered Li Zhikong to face away and sit on the sofa, but Li Zhikong laughed at his predicament.
• Lu Yuan told Li Zhikong that the women had nothing to do with him and that he would not follow his father’s example.

Lu Yuan asked Li Zhikong to define their relationship, then confessed that he liked him very much. Li Zhikong claimed he felt the same, but Lu Yuan suspected he was only attracted to his body, and the drugged Lu Yuan began losing control of his emotions.

• Lu Yuan told Li Zhikong to answer his questions honestly and asked what he took him for.
• Li Zhikong weighed the dangers of calling himself a casual companion or becoming Lu Yuan’s official boyfriend, then asked Lu Yuan the same question.
• Lu Yuan admitted that he did not know what true love felt like but liked Li Zhikong very much.
• Li Zhikong said he liked Lu Yuan too and pointed to his birthday-party request as proof.
• Lu Yuan took Li Zhikong’s words as evidence that he had only lusted after his body, and the drug’s effects overwhelmed him.

Li Zhikong and Lu Mingyu slept together, but Lu Mingyu disappeared afterward. A call from the United States then brought Li Zhikong a surprising claim from Bai Jinxiao, who said he had not died and had been abroad for years.

• Li Zhikong comforted Lu Mingyu, and the two slept together on the living room carpet.
• Li Zhikong realized their encounter would sustain him for ten days to half a month, but Lu Mingyu vanished afterward.
• Li Zhikong stayed in bed while his grandmother went to the market without him.
• Li Zhikong answered a call from the United States, expecting it might be Lu Mingyu.
• Bai Jinxiao introduced himself and told Li Zhikong that the person who had died was not him and that he had been abroad.

Li Zhikong verified that the man on a video call was his father, Bai Jinxiao, and prepared to hear what had happened years ago. Meanwhile, Lu Yuan decided to stop waiting passively and considered using rumors about his supposed romantic pursuits in the United States to provoke Li Zhikong.

• Li Zhikong demanded proof of the caller’s identity and added him on WeChat for a video call.
• Bai Jinxiao answered Li Zhikong’s questions about his mother’s heart-shaped mole and the first words he had spoken to her, convincing Li Zhikong that he was genuine.
• Li Zhikong invited Bai Jinxiao to explain what had happened, and the father and son began talking.
• Lu Yuan decided he could no longer remain passive in his pursuit of Li Zhikong.
• Ms. Wang urged Lu Yuan to have lawyers challenge tabloids claiming he was pursuing foreign women, but Lu Yuan dismissed her suggestion and considered using the rumors to make Li Zhikong jealous.

Lu Yuan’s friends gave him drunken romantic advice, and he left for the United States to investigate his condition and begin his plan to pursue the Rabbit Spirit. Meanwhile, Li Zhikong listened as Bai Jinxiao recounted how he had survived and described the foreign returnee who had abducted him.

• Lu Yuan’s three friends urged him to make his romantic interest jealous, use danger to heighten attraction, and keep the relationship uncertain.
• Lu Yuan recalled that Lu Mingyu arranged treatment in the United States after learning about his hidden ailment, and Lu Yuan agreed to go.
• Lu Yuan flew to the United States, determined to learn why he could perform with the lecherous rabbit and to find a way to help his romantic target.
• Bai Jinxiao told Li Zhikong that a friendly, influential returnee from abroad had abducted him after they became friends.

Bai Jinxiao recounted how his brutal life abroad had turned him into a powerful Rabbit Spirit and urged Li Zhikong to come to the United States for help with his awakening. He revealed that Rabbit Spirits could experience false pregnancy, leaving Li Zhikong stunned as the chapter ended.

• Bai Jinxiao described being smuggled to the United States, kept captive, and eventually rising to power after killing his owner and the owner's heirs.
• Li Zhikong refused Bai Jinxiao's invitation to come to the United States, saying he could manage his awakening without repeating his father's mistakes.
• Bai Jinxiao asked whether Li Zhikong was on top or bottom with his Dual Cultivation partner, then warned him about Rabbit Spirits' false pregnancy response.
• Bai Jinxiao recalled experiencing false pregnancy symptoms, including maternal instincts, a swollen abdomen, nausea, and milk-like discharge.
• Bai Jinxiao urged Li Zhikong to come to the United States because inherited memories and knowledge alone might not help him handle his awakening.

Bai Jinxiao arranged for Li Zhikong to visit his mother in the United States, intending to find him a suitable Dual Cultivation partner. Li Zhikong left for the United States, while Qin Mobei remained unaware of Bai Jinxiao’s plans for him.

• Bai Jinxiao told Li Zhikong that frequent, carefully chosen Dual Cultivation partners and a strong Spirit-Gathering Array could help a Rabbit Spirit transform safely, and resolved to find his son a good Furnace Cauldron.
• Bai Jinxiao said he had found Li Zhikong’s mother and arranged for her to invite him to the United States, explaining that she had remarried and might be reluctant to reveal her children from China.
• Li Zhikong questioned why his brother Qin Mobei was not invited at the same time, and Bai Jinxiao said Qin Mobei would be busy and could come later.
• Qin Mobei sneezed after dealing with troublesome business partners and felt that someone might be plotting against him.
• Ms. Li called the Li Family, and Li Zhikong boarded a flight to the United States the next day.

Lu Yuan arranged a false school tour as an excuse to bring Li Zhikong to the United States, then learned Li was already there. After discovering that Li had gone with Rongsheng’s people, Lu Yuan began to suspect that Rongsheng’s male-loving leader might be interested in him.

• Lu Yuan bribed a teacher to put Li Zhikong on the Ivy League Tour Group roster, but learned from his insider that Li was already in the United States.
• Dr. Townsend told Lu Yuan that his rare condition had no proven treatment, though his sperm remained healthy and assisted reproduction was possible.
• Lu Yuan waited for Li Zhikong to contact him, then panicked when Li did not appear and personally investigated his whereabouts.
• Lu Yuan discovered that Rongsheng’s people had picked Li up from the airport and questioned his business contact about their connection.
• The contact told Lu Yuan that Rongsheng’s new leader was Chinese American and was rumored to like men, prompting Lu Yuan to react with alarm.