Chapter Summaries

After learning that Shen Minyi's stolen medicine had harmed laborers, Chi Ning resolved to improve the formula and lower its price. He and Qin Heng grew closer over a comforting hug and agreed to go camping if Qin Heng got into Gangnan, while Chi Ning began preparing a counterattack against the Shen Family.

• Chi Ning read that the medicine Shen Minyi stole had caused problems for laborers and told Qin Heng he would improve the formula and make it cheaper.
• Qin Heng comforted Chi Ning in the taxi, and Chi Ning wondered whether Qin Heng might like him.
• At Tea River Lounge, Chi Ning worked out possible improvements to the formula and decided to ask his father and older brother to verify them.
• Qin Heng asked Chi Ning to go camping with him if he got into Gangnan, and Chi Ning agreed.
• Chi Ning returned home early, where Chi Baichuan and Chi Yang discussed the Shen Family's failure and the time needed to develop a competing formula.

Chi Ning’s formula impressed Chi Baichuan and the lab director, while Chi Ning worried about his grandparents and struggled to explain his lab to Chi Yang. The family rushed to the hospital after learning that Grandpa Chen might have stomach cancer, and the chapter left them awaiting his biopsy and examination results.

• Chi Ning revealed that he had calculated the formula, and the lab director took his notes away for verification while promising to complete the follow-up work within a month and a half.
• Chi Yang learned that Chi Ning’s lab was real but questioned how he had rented it as a minor, and Chi Ning dodged his request to visit.
• Chen Mingxian called to say Grandpa Chen had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and needed a needle biopsy, so Chi Ning, Chi Baichuan, and Chi Yang hurried to the hospital.
• Chi Ning reunited with Grandpa Chen at Mingshan Private Hospital, where Grandpa insisted he could still eat roast duck before his diagnosis was confirmed.

Chi Ning’s grandfather underwent a successful cancer surgery, while Chi Baichuan revealed that Chi Ning’s treatment had received special approval and would be affordable. After realizing he had ignored Qin Heng all winter break, Chi Ning called him, but the chapter ended as reporters crowded the hospital and Qin Heng gently asked why Chi Ning had gone quiet.

• Grandpa Chen’s examination found stage-two cancer, and after weeks of treatment and observation, his surgery on Lunar New Year’s Day succeeded.
• Chi Baichuan told Chen Mingxian, Chi Ning, and Chi Yang that Chi Ning’s treatment had passed clinical trials and received special approval at an affordable, insured price.
• Chi Baichuan warned Chi Ning that paparazzi were waiting outside the hospital, and Chi Ning realized he had not contacted Qin Heng during winter break.
• Chi Ning saw Shen Minyi arrive with his injured mother and then went to the terrace to call Qin Heng.
• Chi Ning and Qin Heng spoke warmly about New Year’s and bayberry juice as reporters gathered outside the hospital, and Qin Heng asked why Chi Ning had stopped talking.

Chi Ning confronted Shen Minyi over blaming him for the consequences of Shen Minyi’s own actions, then reunited with Qin Heng when school resumed and began questioning his feelings for him. The chapter ended with Chi Ning preparing to leave class for a walk while Qin Heng teased him about skipping.

• Qin Heng warned Chi Ning about the rumors surrounding Madam Shen’s fall and the dangerous people connected to Shen Minyi’s family.
• Shen Minyi accused Chi Ning of causing his mother’s injury, but Chi Ning reminded him that his own theft and rushed launch of the formula had led to the crisis.
• Chi Ning helped his eldest brother complete his grandfather’s hospital admission procedures, and his family cared for his grandfather through the end of winter break.
• When school resumed, Qin Heng found Chi Ning playing in the fallen leaves and gave him hot grapefruit tea.
• Chi Ning felt his heart race at Qin Heng’s words and wondered whether his feelings for Qin Heng were different from brotherly affection.
• Chi Ning told Qin Heng that he was going out for a walk, and Qin Heng teased him that it counted as skipping class.

Chi Ning skipped school to check on his abandoned lab experiments, then returned to help Li Qiuhe with the students’ questions. After slipping away again, he visited Xu Jiahao’s billiards hall and met Mo Yuanzhou’s new disciple.

• Chi Ning sneaked out of No. 1 High School by climbing a wall and took a taxi to the lab.
• Chi Ning found that the cultures he had left in the shaker had all died, joked about eating the aquarium shrimp, and restarted two experiments.
• Li Qiuhe struggled to answer the students’ questions until Chi Ning returned at lunchtime, and Chi Ning promised to help during evening self-study.
• Chi Ning left school again after lunch, and Qin Heng noticed how practiced he had become at skipping class.
• Chi Ning visited Xu Jiahao’s billiards hall, where Mo Yuanzhou introduced him to his new disciple, who had come to learn snooker.

Chi Ning defeated Xi Zhiwen at billiards, taught his classmates trigonometry, and brought more than a dozen patents to his father. On the final day of the college entrance exams, he prepared to see the students off before competing in Yangcheng's National Snooker Amateur Players' Tournament.

• Mo Yuanzhou arranged for Chi Ning and Xi Zhiwen to play billiards, and Chi Ning won several frames by outmaneuvering him.
• Chi Ning returned to No. 1 High School for evening study and taught his classmates trigonometry question types and variations.
• Chi Ning kept up his studies and routine while recreating more than a dozen patents over the next six months.
• Chi Ning brought the patents to Chi Baichuan, who agreed to help use the fast-track approval channel.
• Chi Ning told Chi Yang he planned to compete in the amateur snooker tournament instead of pursuing a top-scorer title.
• On June 9, Chi Ning put on a formal suit before heading to see the exam students off and compete.

Chi Ning saw Qin Heng into the college entrance exam before rushing to the Olympic Sports Center for his televised snooker competition. As his first match began, he noticed Gu Zhe in the audience and felt his opponent tighten their handshake.

• Chen Mingxian changed Chi Ning out of his three-piece suit and into a cooler outfit for the competition.
• Chi Ning accompanied Qin Heng to the exam hall and told him he had booked a camping spot at Anaye for July 10.
• After Qin Heng entered the exam hall, Chi Ning took a cab to the Olympic Sports Center and adjusted to the venue before the audience arrived.
• Xu Jiahao and Mo Yuanzhou arrived to watch Chi Ning compete, and Chi Ning noticed Gu Zhe laughing in the front row.
• Chi Ning and his middle-aged opponent exchanged friendly greetings before the match, then Chi Ning felt the opponent tighten their handshake.

Chi Ning dominated the amateur snooker final against Brother Gu, taking an 8–1 lead by the end of the morning session. After the players broke for lunch, Gu Zhe shared food with Chi Ning and invited him to his upcoming performance.

• Chi Ning teased Brother Gu about his age and hair before breaking in the snooker match.
• Chi Ning used calculated shots to score twenty-two points in a row, while Brother Gu struggled to find an opening.
• Chi Ning and Brother Gu finished the morning’s nine frames with Brother Gu trailing 8–1.
• Mo Yuanzhou and Xu Jiahao invited the hungry Chi Ning to eat with them in the players’ lounge.
• Gu Zhe gave Chi Ning a chicken leg and invited him to his mid-August Yangcheng Music Festival performance.

Chi Ning won the snooker competition, collected his cash prize in a colorful woven plastic sack, and learned his twelve patents had been approved. At the exam venue, he answered a reporter’s questions about the patents and their intended use while waiting to pick up his classmate.

• Chi Ning won the snooker match and accepted the prize money, which he packed into a woven plastic sack.
• Chi Ning told the host that his approved patents were medicines, advised people to follow their instructions, and said more patents might come.
• Chi Ning left to pick up his classmate after the college entrance exam and asked the host about his family's stock, which had hit its daily limit.
• Xiao Jia and his cameraman recognized Chi Ning at the exam venue and asked whether he had completed the patents himself and who would own them.
• Chi Ning said his family had helped by transferring him money and explained that common medicines would go through pharmaceutical procedures, while a trauma medicine was planned for donation to a national pharmaceutical institution.
• Chi Ning questioned Xiao Jia's assumption that personal ownership would prevent his family from selling the patents, and other reporters crowded around him.

Chi Ning escaped a press scrum with Qin Heng and joined his classmates for a graduation celebration, where they learned about his patents and work habits. As the gathering grew nostalgic, Chi Ning left to use the restroom and overheard two young women arguing over which classmate was more handsome.

• Reporters questioned Chi Ning about skipping class and marriage plans, and he corrected their assumptions before Qin Heng led him out through the crowd.
• Chi Ning and Qin Heng took a taxi to the restaurant Wang Quan had booked, where they discovered the classmates were watching footage of Chi Ning at a snooker awards ceremony.
• Li Qiuhe and the other students reacted to Chi Ning's twelve patents and his claim that he worked only three or four hours each morning.
• Wang Quan praised Chi Ning and the class's exam results while sharing a drink with Qin Heng at the graduation gathering.
• Chi Ning went to the restroom and encountered two young women arguing over whether Li Qiuhe or Wang Mianzhi was more handsome.

At a graduation dinner, Qin Heng jealously asked Chi Ning to rate his looks, and Chi Ning admitted Qin Heng scored higher than Li Qiuhe. The students received their graduation certificates and said goodbye to Teacher Wang, while Chi Ning secretly paid the bill.

• Chi Ning rated Li Qiuhe three points above Wang Mianzhi, and Qin Heng overheard him.
• Qin Heng asked Chi Ning to score him; Chi Ning deducted a point for his tan but praised his features, then said he scored over ten points above Li Qiuhe.
• Qin Heng returned with Chi Ning to the private room, where Wang Quan handed out graduation certificates and reminded Chi Ning to take care of his stomach.
• Chi Ning secretly paid the bill, and Li Qiuhe promised to visit him and work for his family's lab after graduation.
• Li Qiuhe hugged Chi Ning and spoke of continuing their past affinity, but Qin Heng's glare made him pull away and complain that he felt cold.

Chi Ning and Qin Heng traveled to a wetland park to camp, where Qin Heng tested Chi Ning’s willingness to accept his advances. Qin Heng confessed his love and said he wanted to marry him, leaving Chi Ning stunned and pointing out that they were not even together yet.

• Chi Ning left a gathering with Qin Heng and reminded him to pack for their weeklong trip.
• After oversleeping, Chi Ning hurriedly packed and met Qin Heng at the lab, where he learned Qin Heng had already prepared luggage for him.
• Qin Heng drove Chi Ning to the wetland park, and they set up camp beside a lake and forest.
• Qin Heng applied insect repellent to Chi Ning and adjusted his shirt stay, then asked whether Chi Ning disliked his closeness; Chi Ning said he did not.
• Qin Heng embraced Chi Ning, confessed that he liked him, and said he wanted to marry him.
• Chi Ning was stunned and told Qin Heng that they were not even together yet.

Chi Ning finally confessed his feelings to Qin Heng with a kiss, while Qin Heng learned Shen Minyi was plotting against him and Chi Ning. Shen Minyi then launched a smear campaign against Chi Ning and Qin Heng, leaving their relationship exposed to public scandal.

• Qin Heng pressed Chi Ning to admit whether he liked him, but Zhang Qiuwen's call interrupted them with a warning that Shen Minyi was hiring criminals to target Chi Ning.
• After Chi Ning reassured Qin Heng and struggled to speak, he pulled Qin Heng down and kissed him, and Qin Heng held him close as rain poured outside.
• Shen Xichun refused Shen Minyi's demand that she help him attack the Chi family and offered Mr. Xi a deal to bring down the Shen Family in exchange for fifty million yuan.
• Shen Minyi vowed to ruin Chi Ning and arranged for newspapers to publish scandalous stories about Chi Ning and Qin Heng, using a photograph of them together at a highway service station.
• Zhang Qiuwen saw the newspapers and worried that their accusations would upset Chi Ning and provoke Qin Heng.

After Qin Heng confessed, Chi Ning kissed him, and the two spent the night camping together. A smear campaign against Chi Ning unexpectedly boosted sales of the Chi family's hair-growth tonic, while Chi Baichuan learned of the relationship and worried about Qin Heng; the chapter ended with Qin Heng teasing Chi Ning about his embarrassed morning reaction.

• Qin Heng wiped Chi Ning's stinging lips after their kiss, then changed the subject by offering him barbecue.
• Yangcheng residents dismissed the accusations against Chi Ning, praised the Chi family's medicine, and bought out the hair-growth tonic, turning the scandal into free publicity.
• Chi Baichuan, Chen Mingxian, and Chi Yang discussed Chi Ning's camping trip with Qin Heng, while Chi Baichuan worried about the relationship.
• The Nanyang Daily defended Chi Ning's contributions and private life, and Chi Baichuan relaxed after finding no mention of Qin Heng.
• The next morning, Chi Ning woke with his leg over Qin Heng's waist, hid beneath the blankets, and heard Qin Heng ask if it was his first time.

Chi Ning fought off Shen Minyi and the hired thugs who tried to kidnap him at the campsite, then beat Shen Minyi while confronting him about the attempted kidnapping. Qin Heng arrived and carried Chi Ning away, telling him that he was worthy of being kicked instead.

• Chi Ning woke from his nap and went to wash up while Qin Heng remained asleep in the tent.
• Shen Minyi ambushed Chi Ning at the washing area, but Chi Ning threw him down and fought off the hired thugs.
• The thugs learned Chi Ning was Second Young Master Chi, abandoned Shen Minyi, and left with their deposit and Shen Minyi's car.
• Chi Ning accused Shen Minyi of trying to kidnap him and beat him while deliberately avoiding serious injuries.
• Qin Heng arrived, lifted Chi Ning away from Shen Minyi, and told him that he was worthy of being kicked.

Chi Ning and Qin Heng stopped Shen Minyi’s attempted kidnapping, and Shen Xichun arranged for the Shen family’s crimes to be exposed and its businesses taken over. After the police took Shen Minyi away, Chi Ning tried to hurry home before his father learned he had sneaked out, but Chi Baichuan called and demanded to speak to Qin Heng.

• Shen Minyi insulted Qin Heng and threatened Chi Ning, but Chi Ning tied him up and had Qin Heng call the police.
• Xi Zhiqian arrived with police, while Shen Xichun revealed that she had given them evidence against Shen Minyi and his parents.
• Shen Xichun said the Shen family’s businesses would be taken over by Xi Zhiqian, with its pharmaceutical sector offered to the Chi family.
• The police took Shen Minyi away, and Xi Zhiqian told Chi Ning that Shen Zongze faced severe charges and Shen Minyi would likely be sent to an overseas psychiatric hospital.
• Chi Ning and Qin Heng packed up their campsite, but Chi Baichuan called and demanded to speak with Qin Heng.

Chi Ning and Qin Heng made their relationship official and went to meet Chi Ning’s parents, while news of Shen Zongze’s prosecution sent Yangcheng into turmoil. Chi Baichuan reluctantly welcomed Qin Heng into the Chi Residence after he arrived with carefully chosen gifts.

• Chi Ning offered to run away with Qin Heng, then assured him that other people’s disapproval would not change his feelings before they kissed.
• Yangcheng’s media reported Shen Zongze, Shen Minyi, and their associates’ crimes, and Zhang Qiuwen called Qin Heng with the news before realizing he had interrupted a private moment with Chi Ning.
• Chi Ning asked Qin Heng to keep Zhang Qiuwen from loudly calling him “little sister-in-law,” and Qin Heng decided to bring gifts when meeting Chi Ning’s parents.
• Chi Baichuan fretted over his phone call and waited seven hours for Chi Ning and Qin Heng to arrive at the Chi Residence.
• Qin Heng presented gifts Chi Ning had helped choose, including a miniature landscape that impressed Chi Baichuan, who then let them into the house.

Chi Ning and Qin Heng met Chi Ning’s parents, who gradually accepted their relationship while Chi Baichuan redirected his anger toward Xu Jiahao. After dinner, a sleepy Chi Ning asked Qin Heng whether he would stay in the guest room or sleep with him.

• Qin Heng carried the bonsai and gifts into the Chi home, impressing Chi Baichuan with how thoughtfully he had provided for the family.
• Chen Mingxian asked how long Chi Ning and Qin Heng had been together, then warmed to Qin Heng as he peeled walnuts for Chi Ning.
• Xu Jiahao arrived with liquor, and Chi Baichuan privately resented him for raising someone who had stolen his son’s heart.
• Chi Ning found an old childhood photo while searching for Sudoku, and Qin Heng kissed him and reassured him that he only cared about Chi Ning as he was now.
• Qin Heng brought dinner upstairs, and Chen Mingxian advised him to give Chi Ning honey and limit his drunken crab.
• After they finished eating, Chi Ning asked Qin Heng whether he would sleep in the guest room or with him.

Chi Ning and Qin Heng grew closer as Qin Heng stayed at Chi Ning’s house, but Chi Ning remained oblivious to Qin Heng’s intentions. When the lease came up for renewal, Chi Ning discovered Qin Heng had secretly bought the house and was offering it to him for fifty yuan a year.

• Qin Heng spent a sleepless night in the guest room while Chi Ning slept late, and Chi Yang returned home exhausted after handling the Shen Family’s affairs.
• Chi Yang learned Qin Heng was staying in the guest room and worried that Qin Heng had taken his little brother away from him.
• Chi Ning and Qin Heng ate breakfast together, planned to go to the lab, and agreed to attend Gu Zhe’s music festival performance on August fifteenth.
• Qin Heng kissed Chi Ning’s earlobe and asked whether he would renew the lease on the house, while Chi Ning failed to understand his hint.
• At the end of July, the agent told Chi Ning that the house had been sold and that the new owner would rent it to him for fifty yuan a year.
• Chi Ning realized Qin Heng had bought the house and asked him about it.

Qin Heng turned Chi Ning’s rent into a playful arrangement where each coin earned him a kiss, while Chi Ning spent the summer directing a rapid series of patent projects. The chapter ended as Chi Ning, dressed for a music festival, met Qin Heng outside his home.

• Qin Heng explained that each rent coin represented a week of rent and could be repaid with a kiss, and Chi Ning agreed to the arrangement.
• Qin Heng added two extra coins to Chi Ning’s pocket and carried him upstairs, where Chi Ning initiated the kisses.
• During the summer, Chi Ning guided his laboratory team through reproducing four patents and told them he would take the next day off to attend a music festival.
• Chen Mingxian made Chi Ning try several outfits, sent him out in a revealing black ensemble, and told him not to come home before eleven.
• Qin Heng arrived at the bottom of the steps and looked over Chi Ning’s festival outfit.