Chapter Summaries

Plot and events

• After a photo of Tang Lin and Yang Xin sparks a fight between her fans and detractors online, Han Feng reappears and is startled by Tang Lin’s much bigger, tanned appearance after two months of training.
• The two trade insults and take Tang Lin’s motorcycle out to the outskirts. Tang Lin speeds up to frighten Han Feng, but Han Feng’s unusually gentle plea—and especially his teasing, seductive “big brother”—flusters Tang Lin and makes him stop.
• They agree to a fight with a favor at stake. Han Feng wins, though he recognizes Tang Lin has improved greatly, and demands that Tang Lin end his public couple pairing with Yang Xin. Tang Lin agrees. Han Feng gets a ride back, and they continue bickering; after Tang Lin leaves, Han Feng smiles to himself.
• Troubled by the timing of the recent photo and worried about how the public might judge him, Tang Lin eventually asks Yang Xin to meet. He says he has something important to tell her. Yang Xin, dressed up and hopeful, wonders if he is about to confess his feelings.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Lin is stronger and more confident after training, but still cannot beat Han Feng. Han Feng’s closeness and flirtatious teasing make him unexpectedly self-conscious.
• Han Feng remains sharp-tongued and competitive, yet shows tenderness in how he rides against Tang Lin’s back. His request to end Tang Lin and Yang Xin’s pairing—and his private smile afterward—suggests feelings he has not openly admitted.
• Tang Lin and Han Feng express their growing intimacy through challenges, teasing, and insults, while Tang Lin’s promise to end the pairing creates tension around his meeting with Yang Xin.
• Yang Xin is pleased to see Tang Lin and interprets his serious invitation as a possible confession, highlighting the gap between her hopes and his likely purpose.

Significant themes

• Romance masked by antagonism: Tang Lin and Han Feng’s rivalry and banter coexist with attraction and affection.
• Public image versus private feelings: The online couple pairing complicates Tang Lin’s relationships, even though he and Yang Xin are not actually dating.
• Growth and rivalry: Tang Lin’s training improves his fighting ability, but Han Feng remains ahead—and recognizes his progress.
• Misread intentions: Yang Xin’s hopeful interpretation of Tang Lin’s serious conversation contrasts with the reason he asked to meet.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Lin asks Yang Xin to end their public “pairing” because Han Feng ordered him to. Yang Xin is hurt and angry, warning Tang Lin that his attachment to Han Feng could damage his career.
• Tang Lin posts online that he and Yang Xin are only friends. When Yang Xin’s fans demand an explanation, Tang Lin’s anti-fans share a video of him riding closely with Han Feng. Yang Xin steps in to calm the controversy, insisting both relationships are platonic.
• Yang Xin stops contacting Tang Lin. He sends her a gift through her assistant, but she remains too upset to respond.
• Before going home on break, Tang Lin plans to ride his cherished motorcycle. Han Feng claims it for himself and threatens to scratch it; Tang Lin lifts him off the bike, repairs the small scratch, then reluctantly gives him the keys. Han Feng rides away without paying, leaving Tang Lin to travel home by plane.
• Tang Lin buys a replacement motorcycle, briefly shows off his improved physique to friends, and then trains hard for the unusually dangerous upcoming season of Loving and Killing Each Other: One Family. His fighting ability improves with his brother’s help.
• At the filming departure, Tang Lin is surprised to see Susan and Su Chen, then Fang Cheng and Si Wuyu, among the participants. After landing, he learns that the person collecting them is someone familiar and reaches out to touch the back of the man’s head.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Lin remains impulsive and somewhat oblivious, especially about Yang Xin’s feelings and the effect of his choices on her. He is also deeply attached to his motorcycle, but shows practical skill by repairing it, and becomes more disciplined as he trains.
• Yang Xin is hurt by Tang Lin’s decision but still protects him from rumors that could expose his connection with Han Feng. Her continued concern contrasts with her decision to keep her distance.
• Han Feng is domineering and possessive, casually taking Tang Lin’s prized bike and refusing to pay. Tang Lin protests but ultimately gives in, while their physical closeness continues to invite speculation.
• Tang Lin’s family and friends support his training and notice his physical transformation; his little sister warns him about the coming production and later borrows his replacement bike.

Significant themes

• The strain between friendship, public image, and private relationships.
• Tang Lin’s loyalty and submission to Han Feng, contrasted with his failure to recognize Yang Xin’s hurt.
• Rumors and fan speculation shaping the characters’ public lives.
• Tang Lin’s growing effort to become stronger and better prepared for the risks ahead.

Plot points and events

• Tang Lin recognizes Han Feng after the group encounters human traffickers, then spends the walk provoking and arguing with him. Their banter continues after they trick Yang Hua into paying for a meal and wreck a scam shop.
• Tang Lin volunteers to share a hotel room with Han Feng, partly to keep an eye on him. He pours out the milk tea Yang Hua bought because he suspects it has been drugged.
• While exercising, Tang Lin jokes about Han Feng’s orange pajamas. Their playful physical teasing turns awkward when Han Feng lies against him. Tang Lin concludes Han Feng is attracted to men and blurts out that he is straight and not interested.
• Han Feng asks whether Tang Lin is disgusted by him. Tang Lin insists he is not judging him, though his rejection clearly hurts Han Feng. Han Feng slaps him and withdraws under the quilt.
• Unable to sleep, Tang Lin asks why Han Feng likes men, then turns away before hearing an answer. Han Feng privately thinks Tang Lin will not get away from him.
• Later, Yang Hua’s plan succeeds: traffickers take the group onto a truck. Tang Lin notices Si Wuyu holding Yang Hua, switches places with Fang Cheng, and then gets caught in a series of jolts that send Han Feng rolling first into his arms and then into Director Wang’s.

Character development and interactions

• Tang Lin is loud, shameless, and relentlessly teasing, but his concern shows when he warns Han Feng about the drugged drink and agrees to room with him. His reaction to Han Feng’s apparent attraction is confused and defensive rather than openly hostile; he tries to clarify that he is not disgusted, while still firmly stating he is straight.
• Han Feng shifts between irritation and playful closeness. Tang Lin’s rejection visibly wounds him, and he responds by retreating. His private determination suggests his feelings for Tang Lin are not easily dismissed.
• Their relationship remains full of bickering and physical comedy, but the room encounter reveals a more vulnerable tension beneath their usual banter.
• Fang Cheng and Director Wang serve as bystanders caught up in the group’s movements, while Tang Lin’s irritation at Yang Hua and Si Wuyu’s affectionate embrace adds comic contrast.

Significant themes

• Romance beneath teasing: Their constant arguments mask growing intimacy and unresolved attraction.
• Miscommunication and vulnerability: Tang Lin’s clumsy attempt to set boundaries hurts Han Feng, while his later questions reveal lingering curiosity.
• Comedy amid danger: The group faces trafficking and possible drugging, but the chapter repeatedly undercuts tension with banter, slapstick, and awkward mishaps.

Plot points and events

• Tang Lin, Han Feng, and their companions endure a long, bumpy ride after being kidnapped. Hungry and desperate, Tang Lin and Fang Cheng struggle to hold out, while Han Feng quietly gives Tang Lin his only piece of candy.
• Tang Lin tries to return the candy by pushing it into Han Feng’s mouth, but Han Feng misreads the gesture as rejection. The pair bicker, and Tang Lin bites Han Feng when he pinches him.
• At the Scam Compound, the group is threatened at gunpoint, taken inside, and locked in a small room. After guards arrive, Tang Lin, Han Feng, Si Wuyu, and Fang Cheng seize their chance to escape through a ventilation duct.
• Tang Lin takes the lead and successfully finds their way to Room Six. While heading for food, they hide from the compound’s boss, first beneath a bed and then in a wardrobe in a foul-smelling room.
• The boss discovers them and fires. Han Feng shields Tang Lin, taking the bullet in his arm. Believing they may die, Han Feng kisses Tang Lin—then pulls him into a hidden passage when an inner door opens. The boss calls for backup.

Character developments

• Tang Lin remains impulsive, proud, and resourceful, using humor and boldness to cope with hunger and danger. His instinctive closeness to Han Feng unsettles him, challenging his assumption that he is straight.
• Han Feng’s antagonism toward Tang Lin masks growing affection. His gift of his only candy, protective actions, and eventual kiss reveal how deeply he cares, even as he assumes Tang Lin dislikes him.
• Tang Shiba observes the pair’s antagonistic closeness and privately concludes that Tang Lin is “doomed,” hinting at the romantic tension others can see.
• Fang Cheng is increasingly weakened by hunger, while Si Wuyu remains part of the group’s escape.

Significant themes

• Affection hidden beneath conflict: Taunts and squabbles coexist with quiet generosity, protection, and physical intimacy.
• Miscommunication and unspoken feelings: Han Feng mistakes Tang Lin’s awkward kindness for rejection, while Tang Lin struggles to understand his own attraction.
• Survival and loyalty: The group’s escape depends on improvisation, and Han Feng’s willingness to take a bullet shows his devotion to Tang Lin.
• Comedy amid danger: Hunger, crude jokes, and bickering contrast with the serious threat of the compound.

Character interactions

Tang Lin and Han Feng repeatedly alternate between arguing and caring for one another: Han Feng shares his candy and later shields Tang Lin, while Tang Lin responds with teasing, a bite, and unguarded closeness. Their cramped hiding places intensify their mutual attraction, culminating in Han Feng’s kiss. Meanwhile, Tang Lin encourages and argues with Fang Cheng, and the group works together to escape the compound.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Lin is shaken by the close-range gunfire and by Han Feng’s sudden attempt to kiss him during the escape. When Han Feng’s wound worsens, Tang Lin puts his embarrassment aside to help him.
• Han Feng refuses Tang Lin’s offer to carry him, taking offense at the suggestion that Tang Lin is only helping out of guilt. Tang Shiba removes the bullet and gives Han Feng medicine, then sends Tang Lin ahead with him while she stays behind to handle the aftermath.
• Han Feng loses a dangerous amount of blood and develops a high fever. Tang Lin helps get him to safety in Room Six, then brings him food and feeds him because his injured arm is unusable. Their teasing and shared meal draw amused reactions from the livestream audience.
• Tang Shiba and the others leave to search for Su Chen. Han Feng stays behind to recover, with Tang Lin keeping him company.
• Once they remove Han Feng’s livestream ear stud for privacy, Han Feng admits directly that he wanted to kiss Tang Lin—and still does. Tang Lin is flustered and flees to the bedroom to cool off.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Lin shows concern and loyalty, repeatedly prioritizing Han Feng’s injury despite his own fear and discomfort. His awkward attempts to act normally around Han Feng reveal that he is increasingly attracted to him, though he remains unwilling to acknowledge it.
• Han Feng is both vulnerable and provocative: he is seriously injured, yet still prickly about accepting help and bold about pursuing Tang Lin. He also removes his ear stud to protect Tang Lin’s privacy and career.
• Their dynamic shifts from teasing and resentment to greater intimacy. Han Feng’s blunt confession leaves Tang Lin rattled, while Han Feng privately delights in Tang Lin’s evident innocence and attraction.

Significant themes

• Care amid danger: Tang Lin’s practical concern for Han Feng outweighs their unresolved tensions.
• Embarrassment and romantic tension: Their attraction is expressed through teasing, evasions, and Han Feng’s forward advances.
• Privacy and public scrutiny: The livestream audience observes their closeness, prompting Han Feng to create a private moment by removing his ear stud.

Plot points and events

• After rescue workers arrive, Tang Lin is relieved to see his sister safe. He carries the injured Han Feng, who teases and bites him along the way; their bickering has an increasingly flirtatious edge.
• The group flies back to Cloud City, exhausted but safe. Director Wang, who had feared he might die, credits Tang Shiba with saving him and vows to worship her.
• At the airport, a huge crowd of fans greets the group. Han Feng leaves with two elderly people, and Tang Lin notices how openly happy and affectionate Han Feng seems with them. Watching him go leaves Tang Lin unexpectedly unsettled.
• Afterward, Tang Lin cannot stop thinking about Han Feng, though he tries to distract himself. They meet again at Tang Lin’s eldest brother’s wedding, where Tang Lin realizes that seeing Han Feng makes his heart race.
• Determined to drink Han Feng under the table, Tang Lin challenges him to a drinking contest: whoever gets drunk first must grant the other a favor. Tang Lin quickly becomes intoxicated on his sister’s potent liquor.
• Han Feng carries him upstairs. He jokingly threatens to take advantage of him, frightening Tang Lin, but privately intends only to scare him in retaliation for Tang Lin’s usual teasing. As Han Feng drags him toward the room, Tang Lin recalls advice about turning the tables on anyone who pins him down.

Character developments

• Tang Lin moves from dismissing his reactions to Han Feng to recognizing that Han Feng’s absence and presence affect him emotionally, though he still interprets his feelings with comic confusion.
• Han Feng continues to provoke and flirt with Tang Lin, but his gentle concern for the older people at the airport reveals a warmer, more vulnerable side. Despite his provocative threats, he does not intend to exploit Tang Lin while he is drunk.
• Director Wang is shaken by the dangerous ordeal and deeply grateful to Tang Shiba.

Themes

• Emerging romantic feelings: Tang Lin’s jealousy-free but persistent attention, longing, and racing heart suggest growing affection he does not yet understand.
• Teasing and emotional intimacy: Bites, insults, and dares serve as a playful way for Tang and Han to express closeness.
• Vulnerability beneath appearances: Han Feng’s warmth with the elderly people contrasts with his usual guardedness, while Tang Lin’s drunken helplessness reveals both his fear and his trust.
• Survival and gratitude: The group’s safe return brings relief and renewed appreciation for those who helped them.

Character interactions

Tang Lin and Han Feng’s relationship shifts between physical teasing, verbal sparring, and growing emotional awareness. Tang Shiba’s rescue earns Director Wang’s reverence, while Tang Lin’s observations at the airport show him noticing a side of Han Feng that others rarely see.

Plot points and events

• Drunk Tang Lin tackles Han Feng and refuses to let go. Han Feng pretends to die to make him release his grip, but Tang Lin panics and gives him CPR. Han Feng suddenly kisses him, then teases him for being fooled.
• Embarrassed and angry, Tang Lin flees. Later, he contacts Han Feng through WeChat, first using a fake pregnancy joke and then claiming his sister wants to speak with him. Han Feng accepts the request and donates five million to Tang Shiba.
• Han Feng flirts with Tang Lin, who is flustered by his messages. They keep in touch and spend time together, usually fighting at the gym or visiting a haunted house rather than doing anything romantic.
• At a pet competition, Tang Lin discovers Han Feng has entered his dog. Their dogs, Er Gou and Mie Mie, become a couple. Seeing them together makes Han Feng jealous, and he sits in Tang Lin’s lap and asks him to get together.

Character developments

• Tang Lin moves from wanting to avoid Han Feng to realizing he wants to be closer to him, though he remains embarrassed and defensive about his attraction.
• Han Feng continues to pursue Tang Lin through teasing, flirtation, and calculated steps toward joining the Tang family. His final proposal makes his intentions explicit.
• Tang Lin’s concern shows through his panic when he believes Han Feng has collapsed, despite their constant bickering.

Character interactions

Tang Lin and Han Feng’s relationship is built on physical tussles, pranks, insults, and increasingly flirtatious messages. Tang Lin’s sister Tang Shiba briefly becomes a useful pretext for getting Han Feng’s attention, while the dogs’ romance provides a contrast—and a catalyst for Han Feng’s bold move.

Significant themes

The chapter explores attraction hidden beneath antagonism, the difference between playful teasing and genuine concern, and the slow shift from resistance to intimacy.

Plot

Tang Lin confirms that Han Feng’s pursuit is sincere, and the two begin a relationship with a passionate kiss. Their time together is interrupted by a work call, though their teasing and flirtatious banter continues as Han Feng leaves.
Tang Lin later sneaks into his eldest brother’s room to retrieve a computer, defeating its facial-recognition security with a disguise—but Tang Mother catches him leaving the room the next morning and scolds him. Meanwhile, Tang Lin becomes busy promoting his film. At its premiere, Han Feng’s presence leads to a private hotel encounter, after which the pair spend the afternoon together.
That evening, Tang Lin brings Han Feng home for dinner. The Tang family welcomes their relationship without objection and gives them gifts, reassuring Han Feng that they are accepted. Later, learning their relationship may become public, Tang Lin announces he is leaving show business. He joins his second brother in game design and becomes more confident and steady in love. The story closes with him and Han Feng heading together to a family dinner about Tang Shiba’s wedding.

Character development

• Tang Lin moves from hesitant desire to openly committed love. He becomes protective of their future, leaves acting to avoid potential exposure, and grows more mature and settled.
• Han Feng shifts from playful pursuer to affectionate, trusting partner. The Tang family’s warm acceptance gives him a sense of security and helps ease the pain of the years they were apart.

Interactions and themes

Their relationship is marked by teasing, physical affection, and a playful push-and-pull, but beneath the humor is growing trust and devotion. Tang Lin’s family accepts Han Feng readily, reinforcing the theme of family support and personal freedom in choosing whom to love. The chapter also emphasizes commitment, emotional security, and building a shared future: Tang Lin changes his career plans, and the couple move forward hand in hand.

Key plot points and events

• Using a new identity arranged by Tang Shiba, Chris begins messaging Fang Cheng daily. Fang Cheng replies with deliberately irrelevant, baffling answers, believing this is how to be funny.
• Tang Lin discovers Fang Cheng’s chat style and realizes he has misunderstood Tang Shiba’s advice. Fang Cheng had actually followed Susan’s misleading suggestion to answer every question with something unrelated.
• Chris pays Tang Shiba for help winning Fang Cheng’s attention. Tang Shiba advises her to remove her dramatic makeup and filters and present herself as a delicate, vulnerable beauty.
• After a makeover, Chris sends Fang Cheng a selfie. He is immediately captivated, becomes an enthusiastic flirt, and thinks he is falling for the girl he knows as Li Li.
• Chris says she will graduate and return to Cloud City in a few months, but still intends to honor the one-year agreement before meeting Fang Cheng in person. Fang Cheng eagerly agrees to meet later.
• Chris sends Fang Cheng expensive custom gifts. Learning from Tang Shiba that she is a wealthy heiress, Fang Cheng decides to buy her a present and takes Tang Lin jewelry shopping.
• Fang Cheng and Tang Lin misunderstand each other’s purchases: Fang Cheng buys Tang Lin a gold pig because he thinks Tang Lin chose a thumb ring for him, while Tang Lin bought the ring for someone else. Their friendship ends—briefly, and only for an hour.

Character developments

• Fang Cheng shifts from dismissive and awkward to warmly flirtatious once he sees Chris’s transformed photo. His feelings begin to seem genuine, though they are based on her concealed identity and appearance.
• Chris remains determined despite Fang Cheng’s frustrating replies. She actively changes her presentation to attract him while keeping their eventual meeting at a distance.
• Tang Lin acts as a sensible observer, recognizing Fang Cheng’s mistake and warning him about treating Chris carelessly. He also shows eagerness to leave Fang Cheng behind so he can meet Han Feng.
• Tang Shiba and Susan shape events from the sidelines: Tang Shiba offers Chris strategic advice, while Susan’s bad advice causes Fang Cheng’s initial disastrous texting.

Significant themes

• Identity and appearance: Chris’s disguise and makeover transform how Fang Cheng responds to her, raising questions about whether he is drawn to the person or the image.
• Miscommunication and manipulation: Misunderstood advice drives the comic failure of Fang Cheng’s early conversations.
• Money and gift-giving: Chris’s wealth and expensive presents alter Fang Cheng’s expectations and inspire his own gesture.
• Romantic irony: Chris knows who Fang Cheng really is and plans to reveal herself only later, while he believes he is courting someone entirely new.

Character interactions

• Chris persistently messages Fang Cheng, while his mismatched replies frustrate her.
• Tang Lin challenges Fang Cheng’s behavior and exposes the source of his misunderstanding.
• Chris pays Tang Shiba for advice, then follows it with help from a makeup artist.
• Fang Cheng and Chris grow closer through their newly lively messages and exchange of gifts.
• Fang Cheng and Tang Lin shop together, but their crossed assumptions about the ring and gold pig produce a playful falling-out.

Plot points and events

• While preparing for a shoot, Fang Cheng spots Tang Lin with Han Feng and assumes they’re about to fight. He secretly follows them, but the hotel receptionist tricks him into thinking they left. Tang Lin ignores Fang Cheng’s calls while he and Han Feng are together.
• Tang Shiba assures Fang Cheng that Tang Lin is fine—and that Han Feng is actually the one in trouble. Fang Cheng mistakenly concludes Tang Lin has secretly become strong enough to beat Han Feng.
• Later, Tang Lin and Han Feng openly reveal they are a couple. Tang Lin has also retired from acting, ending his work with Fang Cheng. Fang Cheng is stunned and feels left behind as everyone around him seems to have a partner.
• Feeling lonely, Fang Cheng complains to Chris. With help from her servants, Chris replies, “Don’t you still have me?” Fang Cheng interprets this as a confession and answers, “Yeah.” Chris then calls him her boyfriend, and Fang Cheng happily accepts.
• Fang Cheng begins showing off his new relationship to the Tang family, unaware they know Chris’s real identity and worry he will discover she has been deceiving him. As Chris’s arrival in Cloud City approaches, Fang Cheng heads to the airport with flowers and cake, thinking of her online persona, Li Li—and unexpectedly wondering about Chris.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Cheng is comically oblivious: he misreads Tang Lin and Han Feng’s relationship, then takes Chris’s coached messages as a genuine confession. His loneliness makes him eager to embrace the idea of having a girlfriend.
• Tang Lin and Han Feng move from apparent antagonists to a couple. Tang Lin is affectionate and confident with Han Feng, while Fang Cheng remains unaware until they announce their relationship.
• Chris relies on her servants to guide her romantic messages and is excited when Fang Cheng agrees to be her boyfriend. She plans to win him over before he recognizes her in person.
• Tang Shiba and the Tang family know more than Fang Cheng does. Tang Shiba warns him off the supposed fight, while the family quietly anticipates the awkward revelation of Chris’s identity.

Significant themes

• Dramatic irony and mistaken assumptions: Fang Cheng repeatedly misunderstands what is happening, while others know the truth.
• Loneliness and the desire for connection: Seeing others pair off pushes Fang Cheng to seek comfort and embrace Chris’s message.
• Deception and identity: Chris’s filtered photos and hidden identity threaten to complicate their relationship when they meet face-to-face.
• Romantic anticipation: Fang Cheng’s preparations for Li Li’s arrival—and his sudden thoughts of Chris—foreshadow the coming encounter.

Key plot points and events

• While waiting two hours for Chris at the airport, Fang Cheng is too excited to sleep and briefly annoys Tang Lin with messages. Tang Lin returns to bed beside Han Feng, while Fang Cheng briefly blocks and then unblocks him.
• When Chris arrives, she intends to reveal that she is Li Li, the woman Fang Cheng has been dating under another identity. Fang Cheng recognizes her immediately, before she can keep up the deception.
• Fang Cheng is stunned and hurt by the revelation. Rather than discuss it, he insists he came to pick up Chris, gives her the flowers and cake, and leaves with her. The ride is silent, and he soon escapes to the studio under the pretense of filming.
• Chris, devastated, drops the gifts and withdraws inside. Fang Cheng instead goes drinking with Tang Lin, tells him his relationship is over, and drinks until he passes out.
• Chris helps bring him home. While drunk, Fang Cheng mistakes her for Li Li and says he doesn’t want Chris to touch him. He privately wants time to accept the truth, but cannot say so clearly.
• Chris leaves her necklace with him and goes to a hotel, fearing her presence will make things worse. When Fang Cheng wakes, Li Ba tells him she left because she believes he hates her.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Cheng shifts from buoyant anticipation to shock, hurt, and avoidance. His anger is rooted in feeling deceived; despite his harsh words, he does not actually hate Chris and needs time to process what happened.
• Chris moves from anxious hope to heartbreak. She tries to explain and care for Fang Cheng, then chooses distance rather than pressure, while still not giving up on their relationship.
• Li Ba supports both of them, helps Fang Cheng after his drinking, and quietly resents how badly Chris has been hurt.
• Tang Lin serves as Fang Cheng’s casual confidant, though Fang Cheng does not tell him the real cause of his distress. Tang Lin’s playful exchange with Fang Cheng contrasts with the later emotional crisis.

Significant themes

• Trust and deception: Chris’s hidden identity has consequences even though Fang Cheng cares for her.
• Miscommunication and emotional avoidance: Fang Cheng cannot explain that he needs time, while Chris interprets his drunken rejection as hatred.
• Love alongside hurt: Both still care, but shock and pain temporarily keep them apart.

Plot points and events

• Confused about his feelings for Li Li and Chris, Fang Cheng seeks advice from Tang Lin, who is newly in a relationship and reluctant to leave his boyfriend.
• Tang Lin helps Fang Cheng realize he was drawn to Li Li partly because she resembled Chris—and that his longstanding affection for Chris may be more than friendship.
• Fang Cheng goes to Chris’s hotel. After some awkward, playful conversation, she asks directly whether they have broken up. He says they have not.
• Chris asks whether he likes her. Fang Cheng hesitates, then sits close and raises his concern that she might interfere with his acting career. She promises to respect his choices.
• Fang Cheng asks permission to kiss her. Chris agrees, and they begin a relationship.
• Later, Tang Lin is surprised that the couple rarely quarrel; they explain that their childhood closeness makes it easy to understand one another.

Character developments

• Fang Cheng moves from confusion toward recognizing his feelings for Chris. He takes the risk of visiting her, voices his worries, and initiates their first kiss.
• Chris is direct about wanting clarity and shows a softer, more accommodating side. She reassures Fang Cheng that she will respect his career.
• Tang Lin briefly acts as a relationship adviser, helping Fang Cheng connect his attraction to Li Li with his bond with Chris, though he is eager to return to his own boyfriend.

Themes

• Childhood friendship becoming romance: Familiarity and longstanding affection provide the foundation for Fang Cheng and Chris’s relationship.
• Honest communication and reassurance: Their relationship turns on openly discussing whether they are together and what Fang Cheng fears.
• Trust and respecting personal choices: Chris’s promise not to obstruct Fang Cheng’s acting career helps him feel secure.
• The comedy of romantic confusion: Fang Cheng’s cluelessness and Tang Lin’s exaggerated advice lighten the emotional turning point.

Character interactions

• Tang Lin questions Fang Cheng about his feelings and points out the connection between Li Li’s resemblance to Chris and Fang Cheng’s attraction.
• Fang Cheng and Chris move from teasing familiarity to a direct conversation about their relationship, career boundaries, and a first kiss.
• Tang Lin later observes their affectionate, quarrel-free dynamic with disbelief, while Fang Cheng and Chris explain that their closeness makes conflict unnecessary.

Plot and events

• Three years later, Tang Shiba wins Best Actress. She tells her fans she and Si Wuyu will marry the following month, but gives them a false venue to keep them from discovering the real one.
• Si Wuyu arrives to escort her away, and the two share an affectionate reunion. Tang Shiba also teases him—and torments her comic system, taking its points and driving it to log off.
• Tang Shiba has largely retired from acting and spends her time at home with the children. Shang Yun has two children, while Gu Qingcheng has two sons and is expecting another. The family dogs and their puppies join in the household chaos.
• Before the wedding, tradition keeps Si Wuyu away from the Tang family. Fang Cheng begs him for help: Fang and Chris are postponing marriage until he wins Film Emperor, but he has only reached A-list status. Si Wuyu refuses to get involved.
• Fans crowd the families’ residential complex, hoping to follow them to the wedding. The families have already left discreetly, and the fans realize too late that the ceremony is about to begin.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba is now a celebrated, confident actress who prioritizes family life. She remains playful and mischievous, both with her fans and with the system.
• Si Wuyu is openly delighted to marry Tang Shiba and remains affectionate and devoted to her.
• Fang Cheng is frustrated by his stalled career and delayed marriage; Chris is equally committed to their agreement, leaving them at an impasse.
• The wider family is settled into domestic life, with the children and dogs creating humorous, warm interactions. Tang Shiba shares an amused rapport with the dogs, while Gu Qingcheng firmly manages their antics.

Significant themes

• Love and commitment: Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu’s long relationship reaches marriage.
• Fame and privacy: The fans’ enthusiasm contrasts with the families’ efforts to keep the wedding private.
• Family life and humor: Children, pets, and playful teasing provide a lighthearted picture of the characters’ lives after the main events.
• Ambition and compromise: Fang Cheng and Chris’s marriage depends on his career success, showing how professional goals can complicate personal plans.

Key events

• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu marry in a lavish ceremony on an island in Cloud City, livestreamed across three cities. Tang Shiba’s father becomes emotional as he gives her away, and the couple exchange rings in front of family, friends, and fans.
• The Tang brothers and their partners cry during the ceremony. The eldest brother reveals his generous gifts to the newlyweds, prompting his siblings to realize how much more he earns from their shared game business.
• After the wedding, the system secretly possesses Er Gou to eat a chicken leg. It accidentally speaks aloud, frightening a fan, then knocks her unconscious and returns to Tang Shiba. The incident is mistaken for the fan having drunk too much.
• At the bouquet toss, Tang Lin and Chris compete fiercely; Chris catches the bouquet and plans to give it to Fang Cheng, keeping their relationship private.
• Tang Shiba chooses Water City for the honeymoon so she can attend Qiao Family Village’s Dragon God Festival. Tang Lin, Han Feng, Fang Cheng, and Chris join the trip, and the group travels to the village together.
• The villagers warmly welcome Tang Shiba. Qiao Da and Qiao Er, now university students, hope to return home after graduating and help develop the village. At the festival, the villagers bless Tang Shiba’s marriage and happiness rather than asking the Dragon God for protection.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba’s parents show both grief at seeing their daughter marry and happiness for the life she is beginning with Si Wuyu.
• Tang Lin and Han Feng’s affection is evident in their emotional reaction and playful private exchange. Fang Cheng and Chris also appear to be a couple, though Chris wants to protect Fang Cheng’s rising career by keeping it secret.
• Tang Shiba’s friends and family continue to gather around her, even as their lives move in different directions. Susan, pregnant and unable to travel, feels lonely watching the others go.
• The system’s comic mishap highlights its growing closeness with Tang Shiba. When she asks whether it will remain with her, it promises to stay until she peacefully dies of old age.

Significant themes

• Family and life transitions: The wedding brings both the sorrow of parting and the joy of seeing loved ones begin new chapters.
• Love and loyalty: Couples support and protect one another, while friends and relatives show their affection through gifts, tears, and companionship.
• Community and gratitude: The villagers’ blessings reflect how deeply Tang Shiba has affected Qiao Family Village.
• Change and enduring bonds: Friends’ lives are evolving, but their connection to Tang Shiba—and the system’s stated commitment to her—remains strong.

Plot points and events

• Tang Shiba takes part in Qiao Family Village’s Dragon God Gathering. Though overwhelmed by the villagers’ reverence, she respects their customs and completes a two-day procession.
• She stays for the village’s food festival, enjoys the local cooking, and promises the Village Chief—who has grown to love her like a daughter—that she will return each year. She leaves Tang Lin and the others behind so they can keep enjoying the festivities.
• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu travel for a month before returning to Cloud City. Tang Lin is upset she left him, though her gift soon cheers him up.
• Tang Shiba brings a calico cat, formerly the System, to her parents’ home. The cat enjoys a lazy life, while young Tang Yichen insists it can talk.
• After marrying Si Wuyu, Tang Shiba finds their home constantly crowded with visiting relatives. Three months into the marriage, she becomes pregnant. Si Wuyu is delighted, devotes himself to caring for her, and—unusually—suffers severe morning sickness himself.
• When Tang Shiba is five months pregnant, the System reports that Tang Xueqing has died in prison after being struck by another inmate. Tang Xuan arranges for her ashes to be scattered on a mountain, wishing her peace in another life.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Shiba balances playful embarrassment at being treated as a deity with genuine respect for the villagers’ traditions. Her bond with the Village Chief becomes especially affectionate, culminating in their goodbye and her promise to return.
• Tang Lin enjoys showing off as one of the Dragon God’s envoys, but resents being left behind; Tang Shiba teases him about spending time with Han Feng.
• Si Wuyu’s excitement about becoming a father leads him to work from home and take over Tang Shiba’s care. Their families also step in to help, particularly with cooking.
• The System’s transformation into a cat turns it into a contentedly idle pet, despite Tang Yichen’s attempts to make it speak.
• Tang Xuan’s decision to dispose of Tang Xueqing’s ashes with a compassionate wish suggests lingering pity despite her troubled past.

Significant themes

• Community and belonging: The villagers’ devotion makes Tang Shiba feel like family, and her promise to return creates a lasting connection.
• Love and care: Affection appears in the Village Chief’s fatherly attachment, Si Wuyu’s devoted support, and the family’s practical help during pregnancy.
• Humor in domestic life: The talking-cat misunderstanding and Si Wuyu’s sympathetic morning sickness provide lighthearted contrast to the chapter’s emotional moments.
• Regret and release: Tang Xueqing’s death closes her story on a sorrowful note, while Tang Xuan’s farewell expresses a wish that she might find peace.

Plot points and events

• Tang Shiba gives birth to healthy boy-and-girl twins, with Si Wuyu supporting her throughout. After the painkiller wears off, she complains that childbirth hurt so much and jokes that he should give birth next time; he agrees, though she tells him to be realistic.
• At the twins’ one-month celebration, Tang Shiba’s suggested names are rejected as impractical. The family lets the babies choose from a shortlist, and they select Si Yuze and Si Mengqi.
• The mischievous twins soon wreak havoc, even tormenting Dumb System. Tang Lin also suffers when the children are brought to his room, prompting him to pack up and leave with Han Feng for some peace.
• Two years later, Tang Shiba has another daughter, Si Mengyao. Si Wuyu says they should have no more children so she need not endure childbirth again.
• When the children are old enough for school, Si Wuyu distributes company shares among them and gives Tang Shiba the largest portion. He expresses his wish to be with her in the next life and to die before her, while she insists they have a long life ahead. The story ends with his hope that she and the children will live happily and free from worry.

Character development and interactions

• Si Wuyu is consistently devoted and protective: he stays beside Tang Shiba during labor, takes responsibility for her suffering, spoils her, and worries about losing her. His willingness to give birth himself is played for humor but reinforces his self-sacrifice.
• Tang Shiba remains playful, outspoken, and carefree. She enjoys being pampered, jokes about childbirth and naming, and treats the family’s rejection of her name ideas with humorous resignation.
• The twins are introduced as energetic troublemakers, while their younger sister completes the growing family. The grandparents eagerly care for the babies.
• Dumb System serves as comic relief, repeatedly complaining about the twins and Tang Shiba’s teasing. Its attempted escape fails when the crying children draw it back.
• Tang Lin becomes the twins’ overwhelmed target and flees for a break, with Han Feng amused by his predicament.

Significant themes

• Family and affection: The families’ concern during childbirth and their delight in the babies show the warmth of the extended family.
• Devotion and sacrifice: Si Wuyu’s care for Tang Shiba is central, from supporting her through labor to fearing a future without her.
• Humor in domestic life: Naming disputes, mischievous children, and Dumb System’s complaints turn family life into a recurring source of comedy.
• Mortality and lasting love: Si Wuyu’s wish to go first and reunite with Tang Shiba in another life introduces a tender, bittersweet note beneath the chapter’s humor.

Plot points and events

• After Shang Yun slaps Tang Xuan and returns to work, he waits outside her office to bring her to dinner. Shang Yun, hurt that he has not contacted her all day, insists that their business engagement should not involve feelings.
• Tang Xuan pulls her into his car, where they bicker, kiss, and trade slaps before going to dinner. He fusses over her food, and she learns he has never dated anyone before her.
• Tang Xuan takes Shang Yun to his villa. Despite her protests and teasing, they grow physically closer. The next day, she suggests choosing engagement rings; they pick them out and become engaged.
• Afterward, Tang Xuan moves Shang Yun’s belongings into his home. They marry and travel together on their honeymoon, where Shang Yun becomes more comfortable with their intimacy.
• After they return, Shang Yun discovers she is pregnant. Tang Xuan blames his younger brother, Tang Third Brother, and chases him around the family home while the others watch and laugh.

Character development

• Shang Yun begins hurt and guarded, believing their relationship is merely practical. Learning Tang Xuan has been single and that he respects her plans helps her feel reassured; she gradually accepts their relationship and looks forward to building a family.
• Tang Xuan is openly eager for closeness and often overbearing, but his devotion is genuine. He wants Shang Yun beside him and shows affection through attention, persistence, and care.
• Tang Third Brother becomes the target of Tang Xuan’s comic anger after Shang Yun’s pregnancy, though he insists he is innocent.

Significant themes

• From arrangement to affection: Their engagement starts as a business arrangement, but everyday care and growing intimacy turn it into a loving partnership.
• Trust and emotional vulnerability: Shang Yun’s insecurity gives way to greater confidence in Tang Xuan’s feelings.
• Playful domesticity and family: Their bickering, marriage, honeymoon, and pregnancy culminate in a lively, affectionate family scene.

Character interactions

• Shang Yun and Tang Xuan’s relationship is defined by teasing, arguments, kisses, and growing tenderness. Her resistance and his persistence create much of the chapter’s comedy, while his attentiveness helps her feel secure.
• The extended Tang family responds to the pregnancy with amusement: Tang Xuan pursues his brother, the parents laugh, Tang Shiba applauds, and Tang Second Brother protects Gu Qingcheng from the commotion.

Plot points and events

• After returning from Jade Country, Susan is distracted because she wants to see Wen Ze, a Special Forces commander she has encountered without seeing his face. She decides to ask her brother for help.
• Meanwhile, Tang Shiba holds a relaxed snack-and-gossip gathering for her company’s Sugar Babies. Using a fan Gossip-Watching Card, she discovers that her fans include people with powerful family connections and impressive professional skills.
• Tang Shiba learns that someone connected to the Wen Family works at the company. Wanting to thank Wen Ze, she buys gifts for his family and asks an employee to deliver them.
• Susan follows the employee to the Wen home. When he catches her, she admits she wants to meet Wen Ze and thank him herself. Learning that Wen Ze is home, she offers her full set of Sugar Bean dolls in exchange for an introduction.

Character developments

• Susan moves from privately longing to see Wen Ze to actively pursuing a meeting, though she is embarrassed when confronted about following the employee.
• Tang Shiba shows warmth toward her fans and generosity toward Wen Ze’s family. She trusts Susan despite the unexpected tail.
• Xiao Wen is initially amused by Susan’s transparent act but is persuaded by her offer of collectible dolls.

Significant themes

• Fan loyalty and community: Tang Shiba’s gathering celebrates her close, affectionate relationship with her fans.
• Hidden identities and abilities: The gossip session reveals that ordinary-looking employees include influential heirs and exceptional talents.
• Gratitude and connection: Tang Shiba’s gifts and Susan’s wish to thank Wen Ze bring the two families closer.
• Comic misunderstandings: Susan’s “proper fan” status, her secret following, and the fans’ misleading Weibo interpretation provide humor.

Character interactions

• The Sugar Babies enthusiastically tease Tang Shiba about her upcoming marriage, while she joins in their casual gathering.
• Tang Shiba’s inner thoughts expose surprising information about the group, prompting alarm from Susan and astonishment among the fans.
• Tang Shiba asks Xiao Wen to deliver gifts to the Wen Family; Susan follows him, then negotiates with him for an introduction to Wen Ze.

Plot points and events

• Xiao Wen gives Shanshan Wen Ze’s WeChat contact and suggests she use a blind-date pretext. Xiao Wen tells his uncle that his family arranged the date, so Wen Ze accepts Shanshan’s request.
• Shanshan eagerly arranges to meet Wen Ze. At the café, he mistakes her for a child and assumes she has come without her family’s approval. When she insists she is there to date him, he orders food but tries to leave.
• Shanshan confronts him, asking why he is rejecting her before getting to know her. Wen Ze calls her too young, leaves, and later deletes her from WeChat. He assumes her crush will pass.
• Instead, Shanshan vows to win him over. A year later, she becomes a qualified war correspondent and travels to the dangerous Border.
• When Wen Ze sees her there, he angrily orders her removed. Shanshan stands her ground, challenges his temper, and produces her press credentials.

Character developments

• Shanshan shifts from nervous excitement around Wen Ze to bold determination. Rejection deepens her resolve, and she pursues a demanding career that brings her back into his orbit.
• Wen Ze initially sees Shanshan as a frightened, immature girl and treats her feelings lightly. His anger at finding her in a dangerous assignment suggests concern, though he expresses it harshly.
• Xiao Wen acts as the playful matchmaker, helping Shanshan make contact with his uncle.

Character interactions

• Xiao Wen coaches Shanshan and misleads Wen Ze about the blind date being arranged by family.
• At their first meeting, Shanshan’s nervousness contrasts with Wen Ze’s blunt, dismissive manner; she challenges his rejection, but he leaves.
• At the Border, their dynamic reverses: Shanshan confronts Wen Ze confidently, while he tries to control the situation by ordering her out. She asserts her professional right to stay.

Significant themes

• Persistence and agency: Shanshan turns rejection into a long-term determination and chooses her own path.
• Misjudgment and growth: Wen Ze mistakes her fear for weakness and her youth for immaturity; a year later, she faces him with professional credentials and confidence.
• Care masked by anger: Wen Ze’s fierce reaction to Shanshan’s presence in a dangerous place may reflect concern, even as he tries to drive her away.

Plot and character developments

• Wen Ze confiscates Shanshan’s press pass and tries to have another reporter sent in, insisting she return home. Shanshan angrily fights back, then breaks down over the year of hard work she put into earning the assignment. Moved by her distress, Wen Ze relents and lets her stay.
• Shanshan spends her days reporting and her evenings following Wen Ze, teasing and pestering him. She reveals that Tang Shiba encouraged her to pursue him and said they were destined to be together. Wen Ze dismisses the idea aloud, but feels secretly pleased.
• Shanshan jokingly claims Wen Ze must take responsibility because everyone thinks she is his fiancée. Though he repeatedly objects, his men see their closeness and the rumor spreads. Over time, Wen Ze grows accustomed to her lively company and realizes he has developed affection for her.
• When Wen Ze leaves on a mission, Shanshan is forced to stay behind. He returns a week later poisoned and unconscious. Shanshan is frightened, then devotes herself to caring for him. After he wakes, they exchange playful, flirtatious remarks; his toxins are cleared, and he is given time to recover.

Relationships and interactions

Shanshan is bold, persistent, and openly affectionate, while Wen Ze initially responds with irritation and sternness. Her tears and continued presence soften him, and their bickering gradually becomes mutual teasing. His subordinates notice their closeness, even as Wen Ze refuses to acknowledge the engagement rumors.

Themes

• Persistence and emotional change: Shanshan’s determination gradually breaks through Wen Ze’s defenses.
• Affection expressed through banter and care: Their teasing masks growing intimacy, while Shanshan’s nursing shows her devotion.
• Fate versus choice: Tang Shiba’s claim that they are destined to be together intrigues Wen Ze, though Shanshan’s own pursuit is what brings them closer.