Chapter Summaries

Chapter 62 Summary

• Qiu Yang’s family situation: After waking from surgery, An Zimo talks with Qiu Yang, who happily describes seeing An Xiang kiss and call Zimo “baby.” Qiu Yang envies Zimo’s mother and reveals that his own parents have supposedly gone away to work. His grandfather privately knows they cannot return but maintains the lie to give the sick child hope. Qiu Yang’s upcoming surgery is meant to treat his liver cancer.
• An Zimo defends his mother: While browsing Weibo, Zimo sees that An Xiang’s comic—based partly on their real-life experiences—has gained many followers. When a commenter insults An Xiang for losing her child, Zimo fiercely argues with them for hundreds of replies until they block him. This shows his strong, if embarrassed and indirect, attachment to and protectiveness toward his mother.
• An Xiang’s devotion: An Xiang returns to the hospital exhausted and with burned fingers from preparing Zimo’s porridge. She insists on feeding him herself and refuses to leave, saying she would miss him. Though Zimo complains and pretends annoyance, he is touched by her care and secretly worries about her injury and lack of rest.
• Mother-and-son interaction: Zimo allows An Xiang to support him to the bathroom despite valuing his independence, though he becomes flustered when she offers further help. Their exchanges are humorous and affectionate, with Zimo criticizing her clinginess while clearly enjoying her concern.
• Zimo’s changing feelings: After finding An Xiang asleep from exhaustion, Zimo studies her tired appearance and reflects on his complicated beliefs about parental love and whether he deserves to be cared for. He ultimately covers her with a blanket and gently pats her back when she nearly wakes, revealing growing tenderness and concern.
• Awkward misunderstanding: Pei Yizhou, Pei Jinglin, and Sheng Shu arrive and see Zimo soothing An Xiang. Embarrassed, Zimo insists he was merely “dusting off the blanket,” while the others clearly interpret the scene as evidence of his affection.
• Themes: The chapter emphasizes parental love, sacrifice, hidden vulnerability, and the importance of hope. It contrasts Qiu Yang’s fragile hope of reuniting with his parents with An Xiang’s very real devotion to Zimo. It also develops Zimo’s gradual emotional softening and his reluctant acceptance that he is loved.

Chapter 63 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sheng Shu and Pei Jinglin visit An Xiang and An Zimo in the hospital to apologize for their previous behavior.
• Pei Jinglin awkwardly calls An Xiang “daughter-in-law,” upsetting both An Xiang and Pei Yizhou. He then offers to transfer An Zimo to a better hospital and even suggests An Xiang marry Pei Yizhou in exchange for half the Pei family’s property.
• An Xiang firmly rejects the Pei family’s involvement, clarifying that although An Zimo is Pei Yizhou’s son, she and Pei Yizhou have no relationship beyond co-parenting. She asks them not to interfere with her and Zimo’s life.
• Pei Yizhou privately confronts An Xiang. Hurt that she did not contact him during Zimo’s surgery, he asks why she treats him like an outsider.
• An Xiang insists that she can raise Zimo alone and that Pei Yizhou need only visit occasionally. When he hints that he may not regard her as an outsider, she directly tells him that having a child together does not mean they must become a couple.
• Deeply wounded and angry, Pei Yizhou leaves. He later drinks heavily at a bar, repeatedly muttering An Xiang’s name and admitting that he has been “dumped,” despite the two never officially dating.
• Xu Chuan attempts to call An Xiang to help Pei Yizhou. She initially refuses because she must care for Zimo, but Xu Chuan later sends her photos and Pei Yizhou’s address, making her reconsider.
• Back at the hospital, An Xiang also cares for Qiu Yang, a sick child whose parents are away. Qiu Yang offers to watch Zimo if An Xiang needs to leave.
• An Zimo mockingly calls Pei Yizhou useless for drinking over heartbreak, revealing his growing dislike or jealousy toward him.

Character Developments

• An Xiang: Remains independent, guarded, and determined to protect her life with Zimo. She refuses to accept marriage or emotional dependence on Pei Yizhou, though her concern over his drunken state suggests she is not completely indifferent.
• Pei Yizhou: His restrained emotions finally break through. He becomes openly vulnerable, desperate for An Xiang’s recognition, and devastated by her insistence that he is merely an outsider. His drunkenness reveals how deeply attached he has become.
• Pei Jinglin: Attempts to apologize but remains tactless and overbearing. His impulsive marriage and hospital-transfer proposals worsen the situation.
• Sheng Shu: Acts as the more socially aware mediator, pushing Pei Jinglin to apologize properly.
• Xu Chuan: Tries to help Pei Yizhou, initially exaggerating his condition to lure An Xiang out, but ultimately provides her with his address.
• An Zimo: Displays strong protectiveness toward his mother and hostility toward Pei Yizhou, sarcastically dismissing his drunken heartbreak.
• Qiu Yang: Shows maturity and consideration by offering to help look after An Zimo despite being ill himself.

Significant Themes

• Emotional denial and vulnerability: Pei Yizhou’s drunken breakdown contrasts sharply with his usual control and exposes feelings he cannot express soberly.
• Independence versus reliance: An Xiang insists on handling motherhood alone, while Pei Yizhou wants to be trusted and included.
• Family expectations and social status: The Pei family assumes marriage is the natural solution to the couple’s situation, while An Xiang rejects the idea that their child obligates them to marry.
• Miscommunication and emotional distance: Pei Yizhou wants a closer relationship, but An Xiang deliberately maintains boundaries, causing mutual hurt.
• Protectiveness and jealousy: An Xiang protects Zimo from the Pei family, while Zimo’s hostility toward Pei Yizhou suggests he may also be protective of his mother.

Character Interactions

• An Xiang confronts Sheng Shu and Pei Jinglin about respecting her boundaries.
• Pei Yizhou pleads with An Xiang not to treat him as an outsider, but she rejects his implied romantic feelings.
• Pei Jinglin’s careless comments intensify Pei Yizhou’s anger.
• Xu Chuan attempts to mediate between the heartbroken Pei Yizhou and An Xiang.
• An Xiang and An Zimo discuss Pei Yizhou, with Zimo openly criticizing him.
• An Xiang shows kindness toward Qiu Yang, who in turn offers support when she is troubled.

Chapter 64 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• An Xiang leaves An Zimo at the hospital and rushes to River Pavilion Tower after Xu Chuan tells her that Pei Yizhou is dangerously drunk.
• She finds Pei Yizhou conscious but weakened. Shortly after arriving, An Xiang becomes dizzy and feverish, prompting Pei Yizhou to carry her to bed and care for her.
• Although An Xiang insists she must return to care for Momo, Pei Yizhou persuades her to rest. She jokingly treats his home like a guesthouse and sends him a 1,000-yuan “rent” payment.
• Pei Yizhou gives her medicine, monitors her fever throughout the night, changes her cooling towels, and remains anxiously by her side. His disappointment toward her turns into concern and affection when he realizes how ill and exhausted she is.
• At dawn, Pei Yizhou arranges for a housekeeper and doctor to care for An Xiang, then goes to the pediatric hospital with breakfast for An Zimo.
• At the hospital, Pei Yizhou and An Zimo exchange sarcastic remarks. Pei tries to assume a caretaker’s role, while An Zimo resists his involvement and dislikes the implication that Pei is his father.
• Their banter is interrupted when Qiu Yang suddenly collapses. Doctors rush him to emergency treatment and reveal that his advanced cancer has spread, leaving him little hope of recovery.
• An Zimo questions why Qiu Yang’s impoverished family continues fighting to save him when he is likely to die. Pei Yizhou explains that because death lasts forever, people cherish life and continue struggling for every moment they can have.
• After Qiu Yang returns to the ward, An Zimo watches him closely. Qiu Yang’s grandmother comforts An Zimo, explaining that Qiu Yang does not want others to fear or ridicule him because of his illness.

Character Developments

• An Xiang: Despite feeling unwell, she immediately goes to help Pei Yizhou, demonstrating her compassion and sense of responsibility. Her fever and exhaustion reveal how much she has been sacrificing while caring for An Zimo and others.
• Pei Yizhou: He becomes noticeably more tender and protective. Though inexperienced at caregiving, he patiently looks after An Xiang through the night and begins behaving like a responsible father toward An Zimo.
• An Zimo: He remains guarded, cynical, and resistant to emotional attachment, but Qiu Yang’s collapse forces him to confront suffering, death, and the meaning of hope. Pei Yizhou’s explanation begins challenging his belief that death is preferable to painful life.
• Qiu Yang: His serious condition becomes fully apparent, emphasizing his vulnerability and the limited time he has left.
• Qiu Yang’s grandparents: Their grief and determination show their deep love for Qiu Yang and their refusal to abandon him despite the hopelessness of his condition.

Significant Themes

• Compassion and responsibility: An Xiang helps Pei despite being ill, while Pei reciprocates by caring for her and An Zimo.
• The value of life: The chapter contrasts An Zimo’s detached view of death with the family’s determination to preserve Qiu Yang’s life.
• Hope versus inevitability: Even when death seems unavoidable, people continue treatment because every remaining moment matters.
• Family and emotional connection: Pei’s growing relationship with An Zimo develops through ordinary care, teasing, and a serious conversation about life.
• Suffering and dignity: Qiu Yang’s grandmother emphasizes that illness should not make him an object of fear or ridicule.

Character Interactions

• An Xiang and Pei Yizhou: Their interaction mixes irritation, emotional distance, and growing tenderness. An Xiang insists they are not close, while Pei quietly cares for her and is hurt by her rejection.
• Pei Yizhou and An Zimo: Their tense, humorous exchanges resemble an awkward father-son relationship. Pei tries to care for him, while An Zimo resists and mocks him.
• An Zimo and Qiu Yang: Their playful quarrel is cut short by Qiu Yang’s collapse, making An Zimo confront the seriousness of his friend’s illness.
• Pei Yizhou and An Zimo: Their later discussion becomes the chapter’s emotional center, as Pei offers An Zimo a lesson about why people continue living and fighting despite suffering.

Chapter 65 Summary

Plot and key events

• After recovering from her fever, An Xiang returns to the hospital, where Qiu Yang remains unconscious and An Zimo is working quietly nearby. Pei Yizhou continues staying with them despite his work obligations.
• An Xiang notices Qiu Yang’s grandparents struggling with poor food and sleeping arrangements. She gives them a hot meal and begins preparing extra food for them each day.
• Qiu Yang eventually wakes up, and an anonymous donor covers his medical expenses, allowing his condition and family’s situation to improve. An Zimo is scheduled for discharge in two days, while Qiu Yang will transfer wards.
• Qiu Yang becomes upset about separating from An Zimo, but the two continue spending time together. An Zimo tutors Qiu Yang in elementary mathematics, gradually becoming more patient and engaged with him.
• An Xiang asks Pei Yizhou whether he secretly funded Qiu Yang’s treatment. He admits it, claiming he acted on a whim. She also tells him about An Zimo’s possible congenital insensitivity to pain and says she wants him thoroughly examined after discharge. Pei Yizhou accepts this without complaint.
• During an outing on the hospital lawn, An Xiang creates a modified soccer game so Qiu Yang can participate from his wheelchair. An Zimo reluctantly joins, and the activity attracts other children and parents, turning into a lively group game.
• Qiu Yang then gathers several hospitalized children and their parents in the ward, announcing that An Zimo will teach them. Although An Zimo initially refuses, An Xiang explains that Qiu Yang organized the class so the children could experience a normal learning environment despite their illnesses.
• An Zimo reluctantly teaches the children. His clear explanations and natural ability impress everyone. Someone records the lesson and posts it online, causing the video to go viral.

Character development

• An Xiang shows increasing compassion and responsibility. She cares not only for her own son but also for Qiu Yang and his grandparents, quietly helping them without seeking recognition.
• An Zimo becomes noticeably less cold and more socially engaged. His friendship with Qiu Yang brings out his patience, kindness, and willingness to participate in activities he normally dislikes. Though embarrassed and annoyed by the teaching situation, he ultimately accepts the responsibility and performs exceptionally well.
• Qiu Yang remains optimistic and considerate despite his illness. He values his friendship with An Zimo and thoughtfully creates opportunities for other sick children to study and enjoy themselves.
• Pei Yizhou continues supporting An Xiang and the children. His anonymous donation reveals a restrained but genuine kindness, while his eagerness whenever he is alone with An Xiang suggests his growing affection for her.

Themes

• Compassion and mutual support: Small acts—sharing food, funding treatment, organizing lessons, and adapting games—help families endure difficult circumstances.
• Childhood resilience: The children continue learning, playing, and forming friendships despite hospitalization and painful treatments.
• Emotional growth through friendship: Qiu Yang’s warmth helps An Zimo become more open and considerate.
• The value of education and normalcy: Qiu Yang’s class gives hospitalized children a sense of ordinary childhood life and prevents illness from completely disrupting their development.
• Unspoken affection: Pei Yizhou’s actions communicate his concern for An Xiang and An Zimo more clearly than his restrained words.

Character interactions

• An Xiang and Pei Yizhou discuss Qiu Yang’s funding and An Zimo’s health, deepening their trust.
• An Xiang bonds with Qiu Yang’s grandparents through practical kindness.
• An Zimo tutors Qiu Yang, shifting their relationship from simple companionship toward genuine friendship.
• An Xiang, An Zimo, and Qiu Yang play an improvised soccer game, with An Xiang making sure Qiu Yang can participate.
• Qiu Yang manipulates—though affectionately—the situation so An Zimo becomes a teacher, while An Xiang gently encourages An Zimo to accept the role.

Chapter 66 Summary

Plot and Major Events

• A video of three-year-old An Zimo teaching children in the hospital becomes hugely popular after being submitted to a major influencer. His intelligence, neat handwriting, aristocratic appearance, and mature demeanor win widespread admiration online.
• Netizens connect the video to An Xiang’s social-media account and comic, causing her previously struggling comic to surge into the top five trending topics.
• Before leaving the hospital, An Zimo undergoes a full examination, which confirms that he is healthy despite his malnutrition. He says goodbye to Qiu Yang, who gives him a notebook filled with drawings and messages from the children he taught.
• An Zimo secretly treasures the notebook, placing it in his coffin for safekeeping and later rereading it. The gift affects him deeply because he had received almost no affection or presents in his previous life.
• At home, An Xiang forces An Zimo to drink milk mixed with her blood to address his malnutrition and reminds him not to file down his sharpened teeth. She also decides that he should continue teaching at the hospital.
• Qiu Yang’s cancer worsens, and he is moved in preparation for surgery. During a private visit, he tells An Zimo that he hopes to recover and play soccer with him.
• An Zimo bluntly tells Qiu Yang that he has only a small chance of surviving. Qiu Yang nevertheless chooses to remain hopeful, explaining that his grandparents and doctors believe in him.
• The two boys make a bet: if Qiu Yang survives surgery, An Zimo must call him “big brother”; if he dies, Qiu Yang will be An Zimo’s “little brother.” They seal the bet with a pinky swear.
• The next day, An Zimo and An Xiang learn that Qiu Yang has died from hepatic encephalopathy before the surgery. An Zimo reacts with stunned silence, later focusing on the notebook and declaring that Qiu Yang “lost.”
• An Zimo attends Qiu Yang’s funeral. Although everyone else cries, he cannot. He stares at Qiu Yang’s smiling photograph, visibly affected but unable to express his grief openly. An Xiang leaves a card describing Qiu Yang as “the autumn sun of this world.”

Character Development

• An Zimo: His popularity increases, but the more important change is emotional. He begins to value friendship, affection, and the children’s recognition of him, even while maintaining his cold and blunt exterior. Qiu Yang’s death leaves him quietly shaken and marks a significant step in his emotional development.
• An Xiang: She continues to care for An Zimo in a practical, sometimes overbearing way, while becoming more attuned to his hidden feelings. At the funeral, she supports him physically and emotionally when he cannot process his grief himself.
• Qiu Yang: Despite his worsening illness, he remains optimistic and emotionally generous. He accepts An Zimo’s harsh honesty without resentment and encourages him to believe in hope, friendship, and the possibility of recovery.
• The hospital children: Their drawings and messages reveal how much An Zimo has influenced them. They regard him as a teacher and friend, helping him experience belonging for perhaps the first time.

Significant Themes

• Friendship and emotional awakening: Qiu Yang’s affection gradually breaks through An Zimo’s emotional defenses.
• Hope versus harsh reality: An Zimo relies on facts and probability, while Qiu Yang chooses hope despite knowing the danger. Their bet embodies the tension between realism and faith.
• Loss and grief: An Zimo cannot cry, but his silence, fixation on the notebook, and repeated memories of Qiu Yang show that he is grieving internally.
• The value of affection: The children’s notebook becomes one of An Zimo’s most treasured possessions, contrasting with the abuse and isolation of his former life.
• Life’s fragility: Qiu Yang’s sudden death emphasizes how quickly childhood, hope, and future plans can disappear.

Important Interactions

• An Xiang teases An Zimo about a girl wanting to marry him, provoking an indignant speech about being a child.
• Qiu Yang gives An Zimo the notebook and asks him to visit again.
• An Zimo and Qiu Yang discuss his illness, argue over hope, and make their playful “big brother/little brother” bet.
• An Xiang comforts An Zimo after learning of Qiu Yang’s death and accompanies him to the funeral, where his grief remains restrained but evident.

Chapter 67 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• After the funeral, An Xiang anonymously gives money to the elderly couple who are returning to their hometown, then resumes her daily life.
• An Zimo continues living mechanically after Qiu Yang’s departure, attending school and following his usual routine.
• He discovers an abandoned, malnourished orange kitten trapped in a garbage bag. Though initially emotionally detached, he buys goat milk powder and a feeding bottle, nurses the kitten, and names it Yangyang, partly in memory of Qiu Yang.
• An Zimo secretly cares for Yangyang, repeatedly using the jacket An Xiang gives him to line the kitten’s box. He lies to his mother by claiming he left the jacket at school.
• The twins, Pei Yan and Pei Nuo, discover his secret. They become fond of the kitten and help care for it, with Pei Yan even providing his ball as a toy.
• When An Zimo is away at the milk-tea shop, the twins find that Yangyang has been attacked. The kitten is severely injured, one ear cut and one leg broken, while the twins are also beaten and Pei Nuo’s hair is cut.
• Using his enhanced vampire sense of smell, An Zimo tracks the injured children and kitten. Pei Nuo explains that a group of older neighborhood children, led by someone called “Fatty,” abused Yangyang.
• An Zimo orders the twins to take Yangyang to the hospital and goes after the bullies, revealing his fangs and promising that he will not allow them to harm the twins without consequences.
• The chapter ends humorously with a future note that Pei Yan eventually becomes a lawyer and jokes about An Zimo’s earlier claim that using his ball for the cat was “emergency necessity.” The twins and An Zimo also belatedly remember that they are vampires.

Character Developments

• An Zimo: His emotional detachment begins to crack. Although he initially claims not to care about the kitten, he repeatedly feeds, shelters, and protects it. Naming the kitten Yangyang reveals his lingering attachment to Qiu Yang. His reaction to the abuse shows the emergence of intense protectiveness and controlled rage.
• An Xiang: Continues to care for An Zimo attentively, providing him with a jacket and preparing drinks and meals, though she remains unaware of his secret activities.
• Pei Yan and Pei Nuo: Move from curious observers to active caregivers and defenders of Yangyang. Despite their fear, they tell An Zimo the truth about the attackers. Their experience also strengthens their trust in him.
• Yangyang: Develops from a helpless abandoned kitten into a source of warmth and emotional connection for An Zimo and the twins.
• An Zimo and the twins: Their relationship becomes closer as the twins are accepted into An Zimo’s secret routine and help him care for the kitten.

Significant Themes

• Emotional healing and attachment: Caring for Yangyang gives An Zimo an outlet for feelings suppressed by grief over Qiu Yang.
• Compassion beneath indifference: An Zimo’s actions demonstrate that his apparent coldness does not prevent him from protecting vulnerable lives.
• Protection and justice: The abuse of Yangyang provokes a fierce response, emphasizing the characters’ growing willingness to defend one another and the powerless.
• Childhood cruelty and responsibility: The chapter condemns animal abuse and the failure of adults to stop cruel behavior.
• Memory and remembrance: The name “Yangyang” connects the kitten to Qiu Yang, showing how An Zimo unconsciously preserves his memory.
• Family and trust: The twins’ involvement in the secret creates stronger bonds between them and An Zimo.

Character Interactions

• An Zimo interacts politely but awkwardly with the cashier while buying supplies for Yangyang, even remembering to thank her.
• His gentle care for Yangyang contrasts with his usual emotional distance; the kitten’s licking and physical affection begin to soften him.
• The twins tease and question him about the cat, while An Zimo responds with his usual bluntness, including his defense of taking Pei Yan’s ball.
• When the twins are injured, An Zimo becomes cold and authoritative, questioning Pei Nuo until she identifies the attackers.
• He reassures the twins through decisive action rather than emotional comfort, sending them to get medical help while confronting the bullies himself.

Chapter 68 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• An Zimo follows the scent of blood into the maze and discovers the children who abused Pei Nuo’s kitten. The group is led by a chubby boy who carries bloodstained scissors.
• Overcome by rage, An Zimo attacks the boy and bites his neck. Pei Yan also attacks another child. Afterward, An Zimo forces the children to hand over their money, snacks, and toys as compensation for the injured cat, then cuts off the leader’s hair “for Pei Nuo.”
• Pei Nuo returns home carrying the badly injured kitten and alerts An Xiang and Pei Chen. An Xiang sends Pei Chen to the pet hospital with the cat, instructs Pei Nuo to contact Pei Yizhou, and takes a baseball bat to find An Zimo and Pei Yan.
• An Xiang discovers several adults surrounding the two boys. The children’s parents accuse them of attacking their son, stealing money, and endangering the neighborhood because they are vampires.
• An Xiang steps forward as the boys’ guardian and argues that the children abused the cat first, making the adults’ accusations hypocritical. The confrontation intensifies until Pei Yizhou arrives with bodyguards, lawyers, and security personnel, identifying himself as property management and taking control of the situation.

Character Developments

• An Zimo: His violent reaction shows how fiercely protective he has become of Pei Nuo and vulnerable creatures. Unlike his former self, he is willing to defend a helpless animal and accept trouble on someone else’s behalf. He also responds emotionally to An Xiang shielding him, experiencing a new sense of warmth and protection.
• Pei Yan: He joins An Zimo in confronting the bullies but becomes frightened when surrounded by adults. His nervous hiccups reveal his fear and childishness, while his defense of Pei Nuo and the kitten shows his loyalty.
• Pei Nuo: Despite being frightened and injured, she prioritizes saving the kitten and immediately explains what happened to the adults, demonstrating courage and concern for others.
• An Xiang: She acts decisively under pressure, arranging medical help for the kitten, seeking assistance, and confronting the hostile parents despite being physically outnumbered. Her protective instincts toward An Zimo and Pei Yan become especially clear.
• Pei Yizhou: He responds promptly to the crisis and arrives fully prepared with professional support, signaling his willingness to protect the children and manage the conflict.
• The chubby boy and his parents: The boy shows no remorse for abusing the cat, while his parents and the other adults focus only on the injury to their own child and use anti-vampire prejudice to condemn An Zimo and Pei Yan.

Significant Themes

• Protection and family bonds: An Xiang physically shields the children, while An Zimo defends Pei Nuo and the kitten. These actions suggest that genuine family attachment is changing An Zimo’s previously detached nature.
• Justice versus hypocrisy: The adults demand accountability for the bitten child while ignoring the children’s cruelty toward the cat. An Xiang challenges their one-sided sense of justice.
• Prejudice and fear of the “other”: The adults quickly label the boys as dangerous monsters because they are vampires, allowing fear and social prejudice to override the circumstances of the incident.
• Moral transformation: An Zimo’s defense of a weak animal marks a significant change from his earlier indifference and hints at his developing empathy.
• Power and vulnerability: Although An Xiang and the boys are surrounded and outnumbered, their moral position is stronger; Pei Yizhou’s arrival shifts the balance of power in their favor.

Character Interactions

• An Zimo and Pei Yan work together against the abusive children, though An Zimo takes the lead.
• Pei Nuo relies on An Xiang and Pei Chen to rescue the kitten and protect her brothers.
• An Xiang confronts the chubby boy’s parents, refusing to accept their accusations without acknowledging the cat’s abuse.
• An Zimo silently observes An Xiang protecting him, developing a deeper emotional attachment to her.
• Pei Yizhou’s arrival interrupts the hostile confrontation and sets up a likely resolution in the children’s favor.

Chapter 69 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Pei Nuo brings Pei Yizhou to confront the parents of the children who attacked her, Pei Yan, An Zimo, and a kitten. She dramatically recounts the incident and shows her swollen hand.
• The crowd recognizes Pei Yizhou as the powerful chairman of Pei Corporation and developer of the residential complex. The previously aggressive parents become intimidated.
• At the property management office, Pei Yizhou arranges for his legal team, private doctor, bodyguards, and a representative from the Vampire Management Bureau to handle the dispute formally.
• The opposing parents insist that An Zimo and Pei Yan attacked their children first. Pei Yizhou calmly agrees that compensation would be appropriate if the claim could be proven—but then presents medical reports showing Pei Nuo was injured by their children.
• Security footage reveals the children brutally abusing a kitten, attacking Pei Nuo when she intervened, knocking down Pei Yan, and repeatedly damaging the residential grounds and public facilities.
• The footage does not show An Zimo or Pei Yan biting the children. The supposed bite wounds have already healed because they were caused by underage vampires, and An Zimo clarifies that he only took the children’s money to pay for the kitten’s medical treatment.
• Pei Yizhou’s lawyer presents compensation demands for Pei Nuo’s injuries and the damage to public property. The families must also sign mediation agreements, or face court proceedings.
• Most parents sign immediately. Fatty’s parents resist but eventually sign after realizing they cannot win against Pei Yizhou’s legal and financial power.
• Before allowing them to leave, Pei Yizhou orders the children to apologize to An Zimo and Pei Yan. He then secretly instructs his assistant to prevent Fatty’s family from renting another nearby property, ensuring they cannot continue living under his control.

Character Developments

• Pei Yizhou demonstrates his authority, composure, and protectiveness. Rather than losing his temper, he uses evidence, legal procedure, and his influence to reverse the parents’ accusations and punish the guilty family.
• Pei Nuo appears vulnerable and innocent while reporting the assault, but she also confidently identifies the people responsible and seeks justice.
• An Zimo remains calm and strategically intelligent. He has carefully avoided leaving evidence that he bit the children and explains that taking their money was intended to fund the kitten’s treatment.
• Pei Yan initially wants to confront the parents angrily but restrains himself after An Zimo signals him to remain quiet. His protective feelings toward Pei Nuo are emphasized.
• An Xiang observes Pei Yizhou’s handling of the situation with growing admiration and attraction. Her sudden fascination irritates An Zimo, who becomes jealous and worries that his mother is interested in another man.
• Fatty’s parents shift from arrogance to fear and helplessness once the evidence and Pei Yizhou’s influence are revealed.

Significant Themes

• Justice through evidence and accountability: The chapter contrasts empty accusations with surveillance footage, medical reports, and legal documentation.
• Protection of the vulnerable: Pei Nuo, the kitten, and the younger vampires are defended after being victimized by privileged, badly behaved children.
• Power and social hierarchy: Pei Yizhou’s wealth, status, and ownership of the residential complex give him overwhelming influence over the dispute.
• Consequences of cruelty: The children’s abuse of the kitten and destruction of property are exposed, forcing both the children and their parents to accept responsibility.
• Family loyalty and possessiveness: Pei Yan protects Pei Nuo, An Zimo protects the family’s interests, and An Zimo’s jealousy reveals his strong attachment to An Xiang.
• Human-vampire legal tension: The presence of the Vampire Management Bureau highlights the special regulations governing vampires and the importance of proving wrongdoing under the law.

Character Interactions

• Pei Nuo appeals to Pei Yizhou as her protector, while Pei Yizhou immediately checks on An Xiang and manages the confrontation.
• Pei Yan nearly erupts at the unfair accusations, but An Zimo quietly stops him, showing their mutual understanding.
• Pei Yizhou and his lawyers systematically dismantle the parents’ claims, using their own footage and contracts against them.
• The children are forced to apologize to An Zimo and Pei Yan, though An Zimo does not accept their apologies sincerely.
• An Xiang’s admiration of Pei Yizhou sparks An Zimo’s jealousy, providing the chapter’s comedic closing note: the possessive “mama’s boy” fears his mother no longer loves him as much.

Chapter 71 Summary

Key plot points and events

• After Fatty’s family moves out, misleading online posts portray An Zimo as a violent “vampire brat” and claim his wealthy family forced the victims away. Another rumor identifies him as Pei Yizhou’s illegitimate son, exposing his connection to An Xiang.
• The accusations trigger trending topics, abusive messages, demands for boycotts, and reporters gathering outside An Xiang’s home. Her address is also exposed.
• Pei Yizhou arrives privately and asks whether they should release surveillance footage proving what happened. He decides to wait another day so the eventual clarification will have greater impact.
• Concerned that their home is no longer safe, Pei proposes that An Xiang and Zimo move in with him. He suggests publicly calling An Xiang his secretly married wife and formally acknowledging Zimo.
• Zimo points out that a public-company chairman cannot conceal his marital status, undermining Pei’s plan. Pei counters that the company’s board and executives are Bloodseed loyal to his family, so legal pressure is unlikely.
• An Xiang agrees to consider the move, but worries it could interfere if Pei later falls for someone else. Pei, who is attracted to her, is frustrated when she says she is not considering a relationship either.
• While An Xiang prepares lunch, Zimo calls Pei a villain and bites his arm. Pei responds with approval, imagining Zimo will grow into a fine young man—much to the boy’s confusion.

Character developments

• An Xiang remains calm despite the online abuse, prioritizing Zimo’s safety and trusting Pei to handle the crisis. She is kind and receptive, but does not recognize his romantic interest.
• Pei Yizhou takes protective action and reveals how strongly he feels about An Xiang and Zimo. His composed public manner contrasts with his nervousness when proposing they live with him, and his jealousy and desire surface repeatedly.
• An Zimo is alert, clever, and protective of his mother. He interrupts Pei’s advances and exposes the flaw in his “secret marriage” idea, while continuing their combative, comic father-son rivalry.

Significant themes

• Rumor, prejudice, and mob behavior: People accept unverified claims and use the incident to vent hostility toward vampires and the family.
• Protection and trust: An Xiang entrusts Pei with the response, while Pei seeks to shield her and Zimo from public stigma and harassment.
• Family and belonging: Pei wants to publicly claim An Xiang and Zimo as his wife and son, while their relationship remains emotionally unresolved.
• Power and privilege: Pei can treat the corporate-law obstacle as minor because the company is controlled by his family’s Bloodseed.

Character interactions

• Pei checks on An Xiang and offers her a safer home; her quiet trust deeply affects him.
• Zimo physically wedges himself between his parents when Pei’s gaze grows heated, then challenges his plan with sharp legal reasoning.
• Pei and Zimo trade insults and provocations, culminating in Zimo biting Pei—an antagonistic exchange that also hints at their developing father-son bond.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• An Xiang, An Zimo, and Pei Yizhou move into River Pavilion Tower, a quiet villa owned by Pei Yizhou. He offers An Xiang a bedroom and transportation, but she insists on buying an inexpensive car for herself.
• An Zimo worries that Pei Yizhou is financially “keeping” them and urges An Xiang to become independent. He proposes using her forty million yuan to invest in stocks and eventually build a company.
• An Xiang agrees to trust An Zimo with the investment but refuses his request to skip kindergarten and pursue accelerated education. She insists that he experience a normal childhood and learn to interact with children his own age.
• Moved by An Xiang’s unconditional trust and concern, An Zimo apologizes for secretly raising stray cats and biting people. They agree to bring Yangyang, the cat he rescued, home soon.
• Huaxing releases surveillance footage and police clarification proving that An Zimo bit the boy only after the boy had abused a cat and harassed a girl. The online scandal reverses completely: An Xiang’s reputation improves, her followers surge from roughly one hundred thousand to three million, and her comic becomes popular.
• Despite the clarification, rumors continue accusing An Xiang of being Pei Yizhou’s mistress and An Zimo of being his illegitimate child. Annoyed by the gossip and concerned for them, Pei Yizhou decides to publicly establish An Xiang as his wife.
• Pei Yizhou asks An Xiang to marry him in name only and hold a banquet at the Pei family residence. She accepts, agrees to wear a ring, and allows him to arrange the ceremony.
• An Xiang and An Zimo move temporarily into the Pei family’s enormous main residence. An Zimo dislikes the place because of his traumatic memories involving Pei Yizhou’s parents.
• While showing An Xiang the basement and his childhood study, Pei Yizhou becomes emotionally and physically closer to her. They accidentally become trapped when a hidden door, heating system, lights, and communications are shut off—apparently by Pei Yizhou’s parents.
• The cold basement causes An Xiang to develop a fever. Pei Yizhou holds her to keep her warm, then carries her out once he realizes she is sick. A doctor diagnoses inflamed tonsils and begins an IV, but Pei Yizhou remains by her side and takes over caring for her.

Character Developments

• An Xiang: Becomes more willing to rely on Pei Yizhou while still valuing independence. She displays strong maternal judgment by prioritizing An Zimo’s emotional development and childhood over wealth or academic achievement. Her trust in her son deepens, and she begins responding more openly to Pei Yizhou’s affection.
• An Zimo: Reveals a protective and ambitious side, wanting to make An Xiang wealthy enough to silence public criticism. Despite his adult-like intelligence, he shows vulnerability and guilt, apologizing for his past behavior. He recognizes An Xiang’s unconditional love and decides he wants to become stronger to protect her.
• Pei Yizhou: Moves from quietly supporting An Xiang to actively claiming responsibility for her and An Zimo. He plans a public marriage to protect their reputations, removes his parents from the main residence, and becomes visibly possessive and protective. His concern for An Xiang’s health exposes the depth of his growing feelings.
• Pei Yizhou’s Parents: Though mostly off-page, they are portrayed as manipulative and hostile. Their apparent sabotage of the basement reinforces their opposition to An Xiang and the upcoming marriage.

Significant Themes

• Unconditional family love: An Xiang values An Zimo not for his intelligence or earning potential but simply as her child, while An Zimo gradually understands and reciprocates that love.
• Childhood versus exceptionalism: The chapter argues that intelligence and wealth should not replace ordinary childhood experiences, friendships, and emotional growth.
• Trust and independence: An Xiang accepts help from Pei Yizhou and trusts An Zimo’s abilities, yet she continues trying to maintain autonomy and build a home of her own.
• Public reputation and truth: Online opinion changes dramatically once evidence is released, highlighting the danger of rumor-driven judgment and the importance of waiting for the truth.
• Protective relationships and emerging romance: Pei Yizhou’s “marriage of convenience” gradually takes on genuine emotional significance as his protectiveness and attraction toward An Xiang become increasingly obvious.

Important Character Interactions

• An Xiang and An Zimo argue over her dependence on Pei Yizhou, then bond when she supports his future while insisting he preserve his childhood.
• An Zimo’s apology marks a major emotional breakthrough between mother and son.
• Pei Yizhou and An Xiang negotiate the public marriage, with him offering protection and her accepting the arrangement for An Zimo’s sake.
• Their time trapped in the basement creates romantic tension and physical intimacy, culminating in Pei Yizhou holding and carrying the feverish An Xiang.
• Pei Yizhou’s tense interaction with the family doctor emphasizes how deeply worried he is about An Xiang.

Chapter 76 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Pei Yizhou restrains his vampiric hunger and only lightly bites An Xiang’s fingertip instead of feeding from her neck. Though he wants more, he stops because he refuses to hurt her.
• He quietly tucks An Xiang’s blanket around her while she sleeps, revealing his growing tenderness toward her.
• The next morning, Pei Yizhou catches his father, Pei Jinglin, sneaking out. Realizing Jinglin locked An Xiang in her room the previous night to force the couple together, he drags him to the basement and confines him in the old punishment room until afternoon.
• After waking, An Xiang realizes Jinglin tampered with her bedroom lock. She confronts Sheng Shu, who admits her husband was at fault and apologizes for the trouble caused to An Xiang and Pei Yizhou.
• An Xiang prepares to leave with An Zimo and gives Sheng Shu a gift, though she remains uncomfortable with Pei Yizhou’s parents assuming she and Pei Yizhou are romantically involved.
• News and photos from the banquet spread online, exposing An Xiang publicly as Pei Yizhou’s “secret wife” and disproving rumors that she was merely his kept woman. Her social-media following rises dramatically.
• An Xiang posts secretly taken photos of An Zimo, whose appearance attracts enthusiastic praise from online followers.
• While discussing plans for Children’s Day, An Xiang eagerly suggests an amusement park. An Zimo initially refuses but then offers to give her the holiday because he realizes she never had a happy childhood and wants to make her happy.
• An Xiang promises she will never have another child, reassuring An Zimo that he is her only beloved baby.

Character Developments

• Pei Yizhou: Demonstrates strong self-control and genuine concern for An Xiang. His punishment of Pei Jinglin also shows that he is increasingly protective of An Xiang and unwilling to tolerate interference in their relationship.
• An Xiang: Becomes more aware of the extent of Pei Yizhou’s family’s matchmaking efforts but remains emotionally conflicted about their assumptions. She enjoys the positive public response and shows her playful, childlike side through her excitement about Children’s Day.
• An Zimo: Displays unusual maturity and independence, but his attitude toward An Xiang softens considerably. He recognizes their shared unhappy experiences and begins to express affection indirectly, even sacrificing his own holiday for her.
• Pei Jinglin: His meddling and disregard for boundaries lead to direct consequences when Pei Yizhou locks him in the basement.
• Sheng Shu: Acknowledges her husband’s wrongdoing and tries to preserve her relationship with An Xiang while continuing to hope she and Pei Yizhou become a genuine couple.

Significant Themes

• Restraint and protection: Pei Yizhou’s refusal to feed fully reflects his desire to protect An Xiang rather than surrender to instinct.
• Family and emotional healing: An Xiang and An Zimo’s relationship deepens as both recognize each other’s loneliness and unmet childhood needs.
• Public image versus private reality: The media celebrates An Xiang and Pei Yizhou as a married couple, even though their actual relationship remains uncertain and undeveloped.
• Childlike joy and lost childhoods: An Xiang’s excitement over amusement-park activities reveals her longing to experience the childhood she missed, while An Zimo’s gift of Children’s Day becomes an intimate act of love.
• Comic foreshadowing: Both An Xiang and An Zimo insist they do not want another child, creating humorous irony about the possibility of a future second child.

Important Character Interactions

• Pei Yizhou and An Xiang: Their brief feeding scene is intimate but restrained, highlighting mutual trust and his growing feelings.
• Pei Yizhou and Pei Jinglin: Their conflict is comedic yet serious; Pei Yizhou punishes his father for manipulating the situation and violating An Xiang’s privacy.
• An Xiang and Sheng Shu: An Xiang firmly sets boundaries regarding further matchmaking schemes, while Sheng Shu apologizes and continues to view her as Pei Yizhou’s ideal partner.
• An Xiang and An Zimo: Their discussion of Children’s Day marks a major emotional step forward. Zimo’s decision to give her the holiday shows affection, while An Xiang’s promise not to have another child reassures him of his place in her life.

Chapter 77 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• On Children’s Day, An Xiang dresses herself and An Zimo in matching rabbit-and-carrot outfits and prepares to take her son to an amusement park.
• Pei Yizhou unexpectedly returns home. Finding a third matching shirt, he changes into it and decides to accompany An Xiang and An Zimo.
• At the crowded amusement park, Pei Yizhou helps care for An Zimo by carrying him and standing in line for tickets. An Xiang, touched by the heat affecting him, buys an umbrella and shares it with him.
• An Zimo accidentally pushes the two adults closer together, creating an intimate moment when Pei Yizhou catches An Xiang and continues holding her arm.
• Bystanders mistake the group for a happy family and secretly post pictures online, praising An Xiang’s beauty and commenting on An Zimo’s apparent unhappiness.
• Although the outing is meant to celebrate Children’s Day for An Zimo, An Xiang becomes the most enthusiastic participant. She rides nearly every attraction while Pei Yizhou and An Zimo wait for her.
• After noticing how much fun An Xiang is having, Pei Yizhou gently reminds her to drink water and shows quiet concern for her wellbeing.
• When An Xiang asks what the others want to do, An Zimo deliberately chooses the haunted house, knowing Pei Yizhou is frightened of ghosts.
• Pei Yizhou reluctantly enters and ends up hiding in An Xiang’s arms, to An Zimo’s satisfaction.

Character Developments

• An Xiang: Becomes unusually carefree and childlike, openly enjoying the amusement park. Her consideration for Pei Yizhou—buying an umbrella and sharing it with him—reveals growing affection and concern. She also begins to recognize the outing’s romantic, family-like atmosphere.
• Pei Yizhou: Takes an active paternal and romantic role. He carries An Zimo, buys ice cream, waits in line, shades An Xiang, and reminds her to drink water. His restrained but increasingly obvious fondness for An Xiang appears through his smiles, physical closeness, and indulgent attitude.
• An Zimo: Remains suspicious of Pei Yizhou’s intentions and calls him “Dog Daddy,” but he also accepts Pei Yizhou’s care. He becomes an amused, deliberate instigator, repeatedly creating or exploiting situations that bring the adults closer together.
• Pei Yizhou’s assistant: Finds Pei Yizhou’s cute family outfit amusing, highlighting the contrast between his stern personality and his unexpectedly domestic appearance.

Significant Themes

• Family intimacy: The matching outfits, amusement-park outing, and public perception emphasize the family-like bond developing among the three.
• Romantic tension: Shared umbrellas, physical contact, gentle caretaking, and Pei Yizhou’s evident attraction to An Xiang deepen their relationship.
• Role reversal and innocence: An Xiang, despite being the mother, behaves like the most excited child, while Pei Yizhou takes on the responsible caretaker role.
• Humor through contrast: Pei Yizhou’s intimidating, aloof personality clashes with his bunny shirt and fear of haunted houses, while An Zimo’s serious demeanor contrasts with his mischievous matchmaking.
• Public image versus reality: Strangers see them as a perfect family, while An Zimo remains aware of the complicated emotions and motives beneath the surface.

Important Character Interactions

• Pei Yizhou teasingly changes into the matching family shirt, causing An Xiang embarrassment and signaling his willingness to embrace their family-like appearance.
• Pei Yizhou takes An Zimo from An Xiang’s arms, subtly easing her burden while asserting his role as the child’s father.
• An Xiang buys an umbrella for Pei Yizhou and joins him in line; when An Zimo interrupts with his hat, Pei Yizhou catches and steadies her, creating an intimate moment.
• Pei Yizhou patiently indulges An Xiang’s enthusiasm, gives her water, and stops her from overexerting herself.
• An Zimo intentionally chooses the haunted house to expose Pei Yizhou’s fear, resulting in Pei Yizhou clinging to An Xiang while An Zimo enjoys his revenge.

Chapter 78 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• An Xiang takes An Zimo and Pei Yizhou to an amusement park, where they enter a haunted house modeled after a psychiatric hospital.
• Pei Yizhou is genuinely frightened but uses his fear to create intimacy with An Xiang. He asks her to hold his hand, claiming he can endure the haunted house for An Zimo’s sake.
• An Xiang, touched by his apparent vulnerability, protects him and briefly forgets about An Zimo. Pei Yizhou then encourages Zimo to lead the way, secretly enjoying the opportunity to grow closer to An Xiang.
• After leaving the haunted house, the family eats at a restaurant. They unexpectedly encounter An Yanze, An Xiang’s brother.
• An Zimo probes An Yanze about his supposedly deceased sister, An Xiang, exposing the tension surrounding An Xiang’s identity and past. An Yanze remains outwardly pleasant but appears calculating and dangerous.
• An Xiang’s mood worsens after learning that An Yanze is spending time with An Baozhu, the sister who publicly occupies the place An Xiang once held in the family.
• Pei Yizhou comforts An Xiang by giving her candy “as thanks for protecting him,” helping her remember that she is now capable of protecting her own child rather than remaining trapped in her painful past.
• The trio spends the afternoon together, but Pei Yizhou is called back to work before they can watch a movie. An Xiang plans to cook dinner for him as thanks.
• After returning home, An Xiang accepts a juice delivery order from Tiandu Entertainment City. She leaves sleeping An Zimo alone with a note and delivers the drinks herself.
• At the destination, she discovers that the order was a trap: An Ruoming, An Yuan, and several other An Family members are gathered in the private room. The chapter ends as An Xiang realizes she has walked into danger.

Character Developments

• An Xiang: Becomes more emotionally open with Pei Yizhou and increasingly acts as a protective mother. Her encounter with An Yanze revives old feelings of jealousy, abandonment, and hurt, but Pei Yizhou’s gesture helps her begin moving beyond those memories.
• Pei Yizhou: Reveals a playful, manipulative side beneath his normally composed exterior. He exaggerates or exploits his fear of the haunted house to gain An Xiang’s sympathy and physical closeness. He also begins investigating why An Zimo is so interested in the An Family’s “An Xiang.”
• An Zimo: Tries to undermine Pei Yizhou’s romantic progress by portraying him as timid, but becomes frustrated when Pei turns the situation to his advantage. He is suspicious of An Yanze and instinctively recognizes the danger surrounding him.
• An Yanze: Appears gentle and amiable but displays emotional restraint and hidden calculation. His reaction to questions about An Xiang suggests that he knows more than he reveals.
• The An Family: Their unseen influence over An Xiang’s past continues to threaten her present life, culminating in the deliberate trap at Tiandu Entertainment City.

Significant Themes

• Family and identity: An Xiang’s erasure from the An Family contrasts with An Baozhu’s favored public position, emphasizing the pain of being denied recognition.
• Healing from trauma: An Xiang is beginning to define herself as a mother and protector rather than as the neglected girl imprisoned by her family.
• Romantic manipulation and intimacy: Pei Yizhou’s feigned helplessness creates humorous but meaningful closeness with An Xiang.
• Protective relationships: An Xiang protects An Zimo, while Pei Yizhou begins positioning himself as part of their family unit.
• Hidden danger beneath appearances: An Yanze’s pleasant demeanor and the seemingly harmless juice order both conceal darker motives.

Important Character Interactions

• An Xiang and Pei Yizhou: Their hand-holding in the haunted house creates a flirtatious, intimate atmosphere. Pei later comforts her with candy and quietly resolves to investigate her past.
• An Xiang and An Zimo: Zimo teases his mother and Pei Yizhou but remains deeply protective of her. His questions about An Yanze expose An Xiang’s emotional wounds.
• An Zimo and Pei Yizhou: They engage in a silent rivalry over An Xiang’s affection. Zimo sees through Pei’s “scared” act and angrily labels him manipulative.
• An Xiang and An Yanze: Their encounter is tense despite An Yanze’s polite manner. His mention of An Baozhu reopens An Xiang’s old jealousy and sense of exclusion.
• An Xiang and the An Family: The final delivery reveals that her family has deliberately lured her into a private gathering, setting up the chapter’s impending confrontation.

Chapter 79 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• An Xiang overhears An Ruoming and the other An family members discussing their plan to lure her to the private room. Because she resembles the deceased An Xiang and is associated with Pei Yizhou, they intend to exploit and humiliate her.
• The conversation reveals a devastating secret: An Ruoming claims that An Yanze was responsible for disposing of the original An Xiang. He says An Yanze tricked her into drinking soup mixed with human blood, then watched as she was melted away, treating her gratitude as a source of amusement.
• An Xiang is shattered by the revelation. She realizes that the man she had trusted and worshipped since childhood may have orchestrated her death.
• An Yanze arrives and offers to deliver the takeout for her. Overwhelmed by betrayal and disgust, An Xiang pours two cups of juice over him and tells him, “I’m glad I died.”
• An Yanze recognizes the connection between An Xiang’s words and the original An Xiang. When An Ruoming confirms that he told her she had been burned and killed by An Yanze, Yanze violently attacks him.
• An Yanze nearly beats An Ruoming to death before ordering him to leave the country. He warns that he will kill him if he sees him again.
• Alone in the rain, An Xiang mourns the destruction of her childhood memories and leaves without anyone comforting or pursuing her.

Character Developments

• An Xiang: Her trust in An Yanze collapses completely. The kindness she once regarded as the foundation of her life is reinterpreted as manipulation and cruelty. Though devastated, she confronts An Yanze directly rather than remaining passive.
• An Yanze: His gentle façade disappears when he realizes An Xiang believes he killed her. His panic, guilt, and rage reveal intense emotional turmoil, but his violent response also emphasizes his dangerous nature and inability to communicate or control himself.
• An Ruoming: His cruel arrogance turns into terror once An Yanze attacks him. His careless disclosure becomes the catalyst for the confrontation.
• An Cheng and An Yuan: Both recognize that An Ruoming has gone too far. An Cheng tries to warn him beforehand, while An Yuan later attempts to stop the beating.

Significant Themes

• Betrayal and shattered trust: An Xiang’s cherished memories are transformed into evidence of deception.
• Abuse and exploitation: The An family treats people as disposable objects and uses An Xiang’s resemblance to manipulate her.
• Memory versus truth: An Xiang’s identity and past are controlled by conflicting stories, leaving her unsure whether the love she remembers was ever genuine.
• Power and violence: An Yanze’s authority protects him from others but also manifests in brutal violence against An Ruoming.
• Isolation and grief: The storm mirrors An Xiang’s emotional collapse as she leaves the family and the past behind.

Character Interactions

• An Xiang secretly listens to An Ruoming, An Yuan, and An Cheng discuss her and the original An Xiang.
• She confronts An Yanze by throwing juice over him and declaring that she is glad she died.
• An Yanze interrogates and beats An Ruoming after learning what he told An Xiang.
• An Cheng and An Yuan attempt, unsuccessfully, to intervene.
• The chapter ends with An Xiang separated from everyone, walking alone through the rain after abandoning her former faith in An Yanze.

Chapter 80 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• An Xiang returns home drenched and heartbroken after encountering An Yanze and overhearing the cruel things said about her. She avoids Pei Yizhou’s call, claiming Momo is asleep, and learns that Pei will be abroad for about a week because of an overseas project.
• She hides her distress from An Zimo, pretending that her hoarse voice and swollen eyes are caused by catching a cold in the rain. However, An Zimo immediately realizes that something is wrong and waits outside the bathroom while she cries.
• An Xiang eventually admits that the people who ordered takeout were people she hated and that she overheard them insulting her. An Zimo searches online for ways to comfort girls and awkwardly recites motivational quotations to her.
• Touched by his effort, An Xiang embraces him and thinks that Momo is now the person she cares about most. An Zimo, despite initially wanting to resist, patiently lets her hold him and pats her back.
• An Xiang takes Momo out for dinner after learning that Pei Yizhou will be away. On their way out, they encounter An Yanze, but she ignores him and leaves by taxi.
• An Yanze is summoned to the An Family home for assaulting An Ruoming. He apologizes superficially and gives Ruoming a manor in Britain, covertly threatening to send him away. He privately resolves to seize control of the An Family, eliminate threats, and keep An Xiang hidden and safe under Pei Yizhou’s protection.
• The next day, An Xiang develops a severe fever, chest pain, and coughing after being caught in the rain. An Zimo misses the kindergarten bus deliberately—or claims to have done so—and stays home to care for her.
• He insists on learning to cook and prepares porridge with the nanny’s help. Before serving it, he asks the nanny to contact Pei Yizhou because An Xiang’s condition is serious.
• When An Zimo returns to the bedroom, he finds An Xiang unconscious on the floor, surrounded by blood. The chapter ends with him overwhelmed by panic and fearing that she may be dead.

Character Developments

• An Xiang: Her encounter with An Yanze devastates her, reopening old emotional wounds and forcing her to confront the collapse of the tenderness she once associated with him. Despite her grief, she finds comfort and renewed purpose in her relationship with Momo. Her illness reveals both her physical vulnerability and her fear of leaving her son alone.
• An Zimo: He displays growing emotional attachment and concern for his mother. Although awkward and overly logical, he actively tries to comfort her, patiently accepts her embrace, stays home to care for her, learns to cook, and finally panics when he discovers her unconscious. His emotional control begins to break under the threat of losing her.
• An Yanze: He becomes increasingly ruthless and politically calculating. He is willing to manipulate his family, exile An Ruoming, and eventually control the An Family in order to protect his own interests and keep An Xiang safe from them. His love for An Xiang remains intense, but he chooses distance and concealment rather than approaching her.
• Pei Yizhou: Though absent for most of the chapter, his departure creates a crisis. His absence leaves An Xiang and Momo without immediate adult protection, and An Zimo ultimately realizes that he needs Pei’s help.

Significant Themes

• Maternal love and emotional dependence: An Xiang recognizes that Momo is the person she values most, while Momo’s actions show that he relies on and deeply cares for her despite his detached personality.
• The limits of emotional detachment: An Zimo usually dismisses insults and emotions as irrational, but An Xiang’s pain forces him to confront feelings he cannot solve through logic.
• Protection through distance and sacrifice: An Yanze believes he can protect An Xiang by cutting himself off from her and consolidating power within his family.
• Hidden suffering: Both An Xiang and An Yanze conceal their emotions—she hides her grief from Momo, while An Yanze masks his love and guilt behind calculated cruelty.
• Family and vulnerability: The chapter contrasts the cold, political An Family with the genuine but fragile bond between An Xiang and An Zimo.

Character Interactions

• An Xiang and An Zimo: Their relationship becomes more openly affectionate. He questions her about her tears, attempts to comfort her, allows her to embrace him, stays home when she is sick, and prepares food for her.
• An Xiang and Pei Yizhou: Their brief text exchange shows mutual consideration, but Pei’s departure leaves An Xiang emotionally and physically unsupported at a critical moment.
• An Xiang and An Yanze: She deliberately treats him as a stranger and refuses to acknowledge him, while he watches her leave with visible pain and remains committed to protecting her from afar.
• An Yanze and the An Family: The elders reprimand him for attacking Ruoming and warn him against associating with humans. He apologizes but secretly threatens Ruoming and begins planning to dominate the family.
• An Zimo and the nanny: The nanny helps him learn to cook, enabling him to make porridge for his sick mother. His request that she contact Pei Yizhou marks a rare admission that he cannot handle the situation alone.

Chapter 81 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yangyang alerts An Zimo that An Xiang is unconscious and has coughed up a large amount of blood.
• An Zimo discovers his mother surrounded by blood but remains calm. He calls an ambulance, prevents the nanny from moving her, packs necessary documents and belongings, secures the house, and contacts Pei Yizhou’s family.
• Pei Chen rushes to the hospital, while Pei Yizhou arranges an emergency flight back from Britain.
• An Xiang is taken to the hospital in critical condition. Doctors stabilize her and discover abnormalities in her lungs.
• Medical scans suggest a malignant lung tumor, possibly lung cancer. The doctors explain that the tumor may have invaded a major blood vessel, causing the severe bleeding. A tissue examination is required, with results expected in about a week.
• An Xiang’s condition stabilizes enough for hospitalization and visits. An Zimo remains beside her for the entire day, refusing to eat, sleep, or leave.
• The chapter ends with Pei Yizhou arriving at the hospital, exhausted and deeply worried.

Character Developments

• An Zimo: Demonstrates remarkable composure and practical judgment during the emergency, handling tasks more effectively than many adults. However, his outward calm hides genuine panic and fear at the possibility of losing An Xiang. His emotional development is emphasized when he recognizes panic as an emotion he has begun to regain. His devotion becomes clear as he refuses to leave her bedside.
• An Xiang: Is revealed to be critically ill, suffering from severe hemoptysis caused by a suspected malignant lung tumor. Despite being unconscious, her importance to An Zimo is shown through his memories of her constant love and emotional dependence on him.
• Pei Chen: Initially lashes out at An Zimo, misinterpreting his calmness as indifference. After learning that An Zimo called for help and managed the crisis, he realizes his mistake, apologizes, and offers emotional support.
• Pei Yizhou: Immediately arranges private travel from Britain and returns as soon as possible, demonstrating his concern for An Xiang and the family.
• The nanny: Although frightened, she supports An Zimo and defends him against Pei Chen’s accusations.
• Yangyang: Despite his injured leg, the cat alerts An Zimo to the emergency, helping ensure An Xiang is found in time.

Significant Themes

• Love beneath emotional restraint: An Zimo appears emotionless, but his actions reveal profound love and dependence on An Xiang.
• Growing emotional awareness: The crisis forces An Zimo to experience and identify panic, showing his gradual recovery of human emotions.
• Childhood versus responsibility: Though very young, An Zimo assumes adult responsibilities during the emergency, highlighting both his intelligence and the burden placed on him.
• The fragility of life: An Xiang’s sudden collapse and suspected cancer introduce the possibility of loss and create a major emotional crisis.
• Misjudgment and understanding: Pei Chen’s anger comes from misunderstanding An Zimo’s behavior, but he eventually recognizes that calmness does not mean a lack of fear or love.

Character Interactions

• An Zimo calmly directs the nanny and medical workers while protecting An Xiang from further injury.
• He humbles himself to persuade the doctor to let him accompany An Xiang in the ambulance, emphasizing that she is his only mother and he is all she has.
• Pei Chen confronts An Zimo for seeming indifferent, then apologizes after the nanny explains what he did and comforts him.
• The doctor explains An Xiang’s dangerous condition to the family and reassures An Zimo that prompt treatment may help.
• An Zimo silently keeps vigil beside An Xiang until Pei Yizhou finally arrives.

Chapter 82 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Pei Yizhou finds An Zimo refusing to rest while keeping vigil outside An Xiang’s hospital room. He forcibly carries him away despite Zimo’s resistance.
• Zimo lashes out violently, kicking and biting Pei Yizhou, revealing how deeply frightened and emotionally overwhelmed he is by his mother’s condition.
• Pei Yizhou persuades Zimo to rest by explaining that exhausting himself will not help An Xiang recover. He promises to watch over her and contact Zimo immediately if she wakes.
• Zimo agrees to eat, bathe, and sleep on the sofa in An Xiang’s ward rather than return home.
• Back in the room, Pei Yizhou anxiously watches over An Xiang. He has contacted leading specialists and fears that her fading soul indicates she may be nearing death.
• An Xiang awakens from her coma. Pei Yizhou cares for her gently, moistening her lips and answering her questions while concealing the seriousness of her illness at first.
• She recognizes that her coughing blood indicates something more serious than a cold and asks directly about her condition. Pei Yizhou reveals that doctors suspect a malignant lung tumor.
• An Xiang accepts the possibility of death, reflecting on her displaced soul, the loss of her original body, and the fact that she may have nowhere to go after this life ends.
• Believing she may die, An Xiang asks Pei Yizhou to take over An Zimo’s guardianship. He refuses, insisting that Zimo will remain with her and that he will not allow anything to happen to her.
• When An Xiang asks why he cares about her so much, Pei Yizhou finally kisses her. The kiss is brief and tender, but An Xiang is deeply shaken and begins coughing afterward.
• While awaiting the test results, An Xiang admits that she wants to live. She promises to marry Pei Yizhou if she survives, and he replies that he has always felt they were already married.

Character Developments

• An Zimo: His violent outburst exposes the fear and desperation beneath his usually controlled exterior. Although he claims not to feel emotions, his refusal to leave An Xiang’s side and his frantic reaction show how deeply attached he is to her. He ultimately accepts rest, demonstrating trust in Pei Yizhou.
• Pei Yizhou: He becomes openly protective and emotionally vulnerable. His panic over An Xiang’s illness, determination to seek medical help, and refusal to discuss transferring Zimo’s guardianship reveal the depth of his love. He finally expresses those feelings physically by kissing An Xiang.
• An Xiang: She confronts the possibility of death with apparent calm but privately remains strongly attached to life and her new family. She tries to prepare for Zimo’s future without her, yet her promise to marry Pei Yizhou shows that she still hopes to survive and build a future with them.

Significant Themes

• Love expressed through protection: Pei Yizhou and An Zimo both show devotion to An Xiang through their actions, even when they struggle to verbalize it.
• Fear of loss and helplessness: The chapter emphasizes the family’s inability to control An Xiang’s illness and the emotional turmoil caused by the possibility of her death.
• Hope versus fate: Although An Xiang believes her death may be predetermined, she still desperately wants to live and hopes the diagnosis may be treatable.
• Family and belonging: An Xiang worries about leaving Zimo without a mother, while Pei Yizhou insists they already form a family and refuses to let her surrender that future.
• Emotional awakening: Zimo’s behavior and Pei Yizhou’s confession challenge the idea that emotions can be avoided or suppressed.

Important Character Interactions

• Pei Yizhou confronts and comforts An Zimo, balancing firmness with understanding.
• Pei Yizhou tenderly cares for An Xiang as she wakes and tries to shield her from fear.
• An Xiang and Pei Yizhou discuss her illness, Zimo’s future, and the feelings between them.
• Their first kiss confirms Pei Yizhou’s romantic feelings and leaves An Xiang emotionally overwhelmed.
• An Xiang’s promise to marry him marks a hopeful commitment to life and to their shared family.

Chapter 83 Summary

Plot Points and Events

• An Xiang’s medical results are extremely grim. Pei Yizhou transfers her to another hospital and brings in specialists, but her condition continues to deteriorate despite treatment.
• She suffers from severe pain, exhaustion, chest pain, coughing, and coughing blood. Pei Yizhou abandons his work to remain constantly at her side.
• Desperate to save her, Pei Yizhou considers giving An Xiang the First Embrace, a dangerous vampire transformation that could grant her a vampire’s lifespan. Xu Chuan warns him that her weakened body would likely reject the process or die during it.
• An Zimo overhears this conversation. Pei Yizhou tells him not to mention it to An Xiang, knowing she might willingly risk her life if she learned about the possibility.
• Pei Yizhou receives an investigation into An Xiang’s past. The files reveal that she was abused and imprisoned by the An Family as a child. An Zimo is horrified and filled with violent anger upon seeing photographs of her injuries.
• An Xiang unexpectedly discovers the documents and confronts Pei Yizhou and An Zimo. Back in the hospital room, she finally admits that she is the missing An Family daughter they had been investigating.
• She recounts her tragic childhood: an illness left her mute and cognitively impaired; her father rejected her; her mother confined her in the ancestral tower; and her cousins repeatedly abused and humiliated her while the family ignored the cruelty.
• An Xiang asks whether Pei Yizhou will still love her after learning about her past. He assures her that he loves her soul, not merely her body or identity.
• The chapter ends with a humorous exchange in which Pei Yizhou compares loving her soul to carrying a beloved tree wherever he goes, while An Zimo mockingly calls him a “dog of a man.” The joke foreshadows An Zimo later attempting the same romantic gesture and failing spectacularly.

Character Development

• An Xiang: Though physically weakened and near death, she becomes emotionally more open by revealing her true identity and traumatic history. Her calm narration shows how deeply she has detached from her past, but her question to Pei Yizhou reveals lingering insecurity about being accepted.
• Pei Yizhou: His devotion becomes even more apparent as he sacrifices everything to care for An Xiang. His consideration of the First Embrace shows his desperation, while his declaration that he loves her soul reassures her that his feelings are unconditional.
• An Zimo: He learns the full extent of his mother’s suffering and reacts with intense protectiveness and murderous anger. He also begins to recognize the depth of his parents’ relationship and becomes comically jealous of their affection.
• Xu Chuan: He acts as a rational voice, warning Pei Yizhou that transforming An Xiang could kill her and restraining him from making an impulsive decision.

Significant Themes

• Unconditional love: Pei Yizhou emphasizes that An Xiang’s essence matters more than her body, past, or identity.
• Desperation versus acceptance: The possibility of the First Embrace represents the desperate desire to defy death, while the chapter also acknowledges that some risks cannot safely be taken.
• Trauma and survival: An Xiang endured neglect, imprisonment, violence, and humiliation, yet still grew into a gentle and loving person.
• Family cruelty and chosen family: The biological An Family rejected and abused her, whereas Pei Yizhou and An Zimo offer her protection, acceptance, and emotional belonging.
• Parent-child protection: An Zimo’s anger at those who hurt his mother reflects his growing maturity and devotion to her.

Character Interactions

• Xu Chuan tries to persuade Pei Yizhou to rest and cautions him against using the First Embrace.
• Pei Yizhou and An Zimo secretly examine the files about An Xiang’s past, creating a shared bond of grief and anger.
• An Xiang catches them investigating her and forces the truth into the open.
• She tells both of them about her childhood, while Pei Yizhou stops her when recounting it becomes physically painful.
• Pei Yizhou comforts her with a sincere declaration of love, and their affectionate exchange makes An Zimo jealous.
• The chapter closes with playful father-son banter that lightens the otherwise tragic atmosphere.

Chapter 84 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• An Zimo becomes more emotionally attached to An Xiang after learning about her painful past. His shared understanding of suffering strengthens his resolve to protect her.
• Pei Yizhou investigates An Xiang’s original body and confirms that it was cremated. Accepting that her former body is truly gone, he and An Zimo focus on accompanying her through treatment.
• An Xiang’s new treatment plan produces encouraging results. She remains cooperative and optimistic, while An Zimo spends nearly all his time at the hospital.
• Chemotherapy causes An Xiang to lose much of her hair. Concerned that her son will remember her only as a sick and unattractive woman, she asks Pei Yizhou to shave her head and brings out her makeup so she can continue presenting herself beautifully.
• When An Xiang becomes tearful during the haircut, Pei Yizhou unexpectedly shaves his own head to comfort her. He then kisses her, deepening their romantic relationship.
• An Zimo returns with a freshly shaved head, clearly imitating his parents to support his mother. He awkwardly claims that a barbershop promotion caused it, while An Xiang and Pei Yizhou humor his excuse.
• Over the following months, An Xiang continues treatment, exercises, wears makeup, and gradually improves. By winter, she is well enough to leave the hospital temporarily.
• She, Pei Yizhou, and An Zimo prepare to celebrate An Zimo’s December 24 birthday outside the hospital.
• In the snow, An Xiang and Pei Yizhou share a playful romantic moment. She gives him her cute hat, takes a selfie with him, and he kisses her for a new photograph. They both use the affectionate image as their phone wallpaper.
• An Zimo waits impatiently for them, suspicious that Pei Yizhou has “kidnapped” his mother while the couple enjoys their time together.

Character Developments

• An Zimo: He becomes gentler, more responsible, and openly protective of An Xiang. His decision to shave his head shows how deeply he empathizes with and supports her, despite disguising his affection with a clumsy lie.
• An Xiang: Although frightened by her illness and changing appearance, she chooses to remain active, hopeful, and dignified. She accepts treatment, maintains her appearance, and allows herself to grow closer to Pei Yizhou.
• Pei Yizhou: He shows increasing tenderness and emotional vulnerability. Shaving his head alongside An Xiang and comforting her through physical affection reveal how deeply he cares for her. He also becomes more openly romantic and playful.

Significant Themes

• Family and mutual protection: An Zimo’s determination to protect his mother is mirrored by Pei Yizhou’s care for both of them.
• Love in the face of illness: The characters use affection, humor, and companionship to confront An Xiang’s uncertain future.
• Maintaining dignity and identity: An Xiang’s makeup, wigs, and desire to look beautiful represent her effort to preserve her sense of self despite chemotherapy.
• Shared suffering and emotional healing: The family’s matching shaved heads turn a painful experience into a symbol of solidarity.
• Hope amid uncertainty: An Xiang refuses to let fear of death prevent her from living meaningfully and enjoying moments with her family.

Character Interactions

• An Xiang and An Zimo share a tender mother-son bond, with An Zimo silently comforting her through his actions.
• An Xiang and Pei Yizhou grow romantically closer through playful teasing, mutual care, and their affectionate kiss.
• Pei Yizhou and An Zimo indirectly compete for An Xiang’s attention, creating humorous tension.
• The family’s matching bald heads create an awkward but touching moment that demonstrates their unity.
• Their snowy selfie and shared phone wallpaper symbolize their growing intimacy and happiness as a family.

Chapter 85 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• An Zimo’s birthday, which falls on Christmas Eve, is celebrated with a small family dinner.
• An Xiang encourages him to make a wish, but instead he gives his birthday wish to her, moved by his realization that she loves him.
• An Xiang makes a wish for An Zimo to remain safe and grow into a gentle man.
• The family gives An Zimo various presents, including expensive assets from Pei Yizhou and a phone from An Xiang. The phone contains photographs, videos, and a special messaging program filled with An Xiang’s recorded voice messages.
• When An Xiang suggests taking a photo together and speaks as though the phone will comfort him after she dies, An Zimo becomes furious. He accuses her of preparing for her death rather than fighting to live.
• An Zimo leaves the celebration, rejecting both the phone and An Xiang’s attempt to take a photograph with him. The birthday gathering ends in sadness.
• An Xiang acknowledges that An Zimo’s anger stems from his lack of security and fear of being abandoned again. She decides to return to the hospital for treatment.
• Pei Yizhou later visits An Zimo and explains that An Xiang’s condition is worsening and that her next treatment may be difficult. He reminds An Zimo that she wants to live, even though she is not afraid of death.
• An Yanze summons Pei Yizhou to an underground bar and offers a bargain: he will extend An Xiang’s life if Pei Yizhou helps him overthrow An Heyuan and become head of the An Family.
• Pei Yizhou refuses to trust An Yanze, recognizing that using his life-force ability would cause severe backlash and that An Yanze’s motives are deceptive. He states that he will deal with the An Family, but not for An Yanze.

Character Developments

• An Zimo: Becomes more emotionally aware of An Xiang’s love and loneliness, but his fear of losing her causes him to lash out. His harsh reaction reveals how deeply he depends on her and how strongly he resents the possibility of another abandonment.
• An Xiang: Shows genuine affection by giving An Zimo her birthday wish and preparing a phone filled with reminders of her care. However, her preparations for death unintentionally deepen his insecurity. She recognizes her mistake and resolves to continue treatment.
• Pei Yizhou: Demonstrates strong concern for both An Xiang and An Zimo. He protects An Xiang emotionally, tries to guide An Zimo, and remains suspicious of An Yanze despite his offer to save An Xiang.
• An Yanze: Reveals his ambition and willingness to manipulate Pei Yizhou through An Xiang’s illness. His apparent gentleness disappears as his desire for power and his hidden personal motives become clear.

Significant Themes

• Love and fear of loss: An Zimo’s anger comes from love and terror that An Xiang will leave him.
• Abandonment and security: The chapter emphasizes that affection alone cannot erase An Zimo’s deep-rooted fear of being abandoned.
• Memory versus continued living: An Zimo rejects keepsakes and recorded messages, insisting that An Xiang should fight to remain alive rather than prepare memories for after her death.
• Sacrifice and manipulation: An Yanze’s life-extension ability requires him to sacrifice his own lifespan, but his offer is ultimately tied to political ambition and deceit.
• Family and belonging: The birthday gathering briefly creates a warm family atmosphere, while An Xiang’s illness threatens to fracture that newfound sense of security.

Important Character Interactions

• An Xiang and An Zimo share a tender but painful birthday exchange, with him offering her his wish and her wishing for his happiness.
• An Zimo and An Xiang clash when he interprets her gift as preparation for her death.
• Pei Yizhou comforts An Xiang after the argument and later explains her medical situation to An Zimo.
• Pei Yizhou and An Yanze engage in a tense negotiation. Pei Yizhou rejects An Yanze’s proposed alliance, calling out his lack of sincerity and describing his soul as “gray,” symbolizing deceit and conspiracy.