Chapter Summaries

Ji Ting faced a virtual recreation of his late aunt, Ji Minghua, and relived a tender memory from his childhood. Overcome with grief, he asked why she had never told him she was sick or appeared in his dreams, and whether she blamed him.

• Ji Yanzhi gave Ji Ting space as he struggled to contain his tears, then sat beside him while Ji Minghua served him sweetened soy milk and a bun.
• Ji Yanzhi asked Ji Minghua why she added sugar to Ji Ting's soy milk, and she recalled how she had strained out the residue that once made him sick at the Children's Home.
• Ji Minghua remembered Ji Ting asking her to add sugar so he could finish his soy milk, then asked whether he still drank it sweet.
• Ji Ting looked at Ji Minghua and broke down when she gently told him how much he had grown.
• Ji Ting asked why Ji Minghua had not let anyone tell him she was sick or asked him to come home, then demanded to know why she had never visited him in his dreams.

Ji Yanzhi explained that a vivid dream of Ji Minghua had led him to save Ji Ting, and reassured Ji Ting that his aunt had seen how well he was doing. Ji Ting found comfort in the truth as Ji Yanzhi revealed that he had called Ji Minghua “Mom” in the dream.

• Ji Minghua told Ji Ting she had been beside him all along, and Ji Yanzhi confirmed that she was telling the truth.
• Ji Yanzhi recounted his long, vivid dream of Ji Minghua and the childhood memories and final moments she had shared with him.
• Ji Yanzhi explained that the dream had frightened him into trying to contact the Primordial Base, and that Qiao Hansong had eventually reached him.
• Ji Ting asked whether Ji Minghua had seen how he was doing, and Ji Yanzhi assured him she had seen his achievements and knew he had Ji Yanzhi by his side.
• Ji Ting relaxed into Ji Yanzhi's embrace as Ji Yanzhi revealed that he had called Ji Minghua “Mom” in the dream.

Ji Ting shared a heartfelt breakfast with Ji Yanzhi and the virtual “Ji Minghua,” accepting that his mother remained with him in a different way. After asking Ji Yanzhi to promise to outlive him, Ji Ting learned that Ji Yanzhi had never feared marriage and watched him kneel to propose.

• Ji Ting told “Ji Minghua” about his work, friends, academician status, and new home with Ji Yanzhi, and promised he would care for her.
• Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi went downstairs, found the old ping-pong table gone, and waved to “Ji Minghua” watching them from the apartment window.
• Ji Ting told Ji Yanzhi he understood his mother had not truly left and asked him to promise to die after him.
• Ji Yanzhi promised to live a long, healthy life and outlive Ji Ting, and Ji Ting kissed him.
• Ji Yanzhi confessed he had never feared marriage, then knelt at the childhood apartment door with a velvet box to propose.

Ji Yanzhi proposed to Ji Ting and gave him five rings, each chosen to express what Ji Ting meant to him. Ji Ting accepted every ring, leaving Ji Yanzhi to realize that the jeweled hand resembled Thanos wearing the Infinity Stones.

• Ji Yanzhi confessed how Ji Ting had changed his life and asked him to share countless tomorrows together.
• Ji Ting accepted, and Ji Yanzhi placed a pigeon blood ruby ring on his finger.
• Ji Yanzhi revealed four more rings, explaining why he had chosen each gemstone for Ji Ting.
• Ji Ting hugged Ji Yanzhi and said that any ring from him was the best.
• Ji Yanzhi put all four remaining rings on Ji Ting, who promised to take turns wearing them.
• Ji Yanzhi noticed Ji Ting's ring-covered hand looked like Thanos's Infinity Stones pose.

Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi celebrated their engagement with the Jiang family and agreed to hold a grand wedding. On the eve of their marriage registration, Ji Ting took an sleepless Ji Yanzhi to wait outside the Civil Affairs Bureau at two in the morning.

• After the AI projection of Ji Ting's mother disappeared, Ji Ting told Ji Yanzhi he treasured their brief visit and decided privately not to return so she could move on in peace.
• The couple returned to the Jiang family home, where Grandpa Jiang Mingde chose the eighth as their registration date and the official arranged an early appointment for them.
• Ji Yanzhi said they did not need a wedding, but Jiang Mingde insisted, and Ji Ting agreed to hold one because Ji Yanzhi wanted it.
• On the night before registration, Ji Yanzhi could not sleep, so Ji Ting suggested they leave immediately.
• At two in the morning, Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi sat in their car outside the closed Civil Affairs Bureau, and Ji Yanzhi asked whether Ji Ting was spoiling him too much.

Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi registered their marriage after sharing a nervous, affectionate wait outside the Civil Affairs Bureau. They exchanged vows, received their marriage certificates, and Ji Ting announced their marriage on WeChat Moments.

• Ji Yanzhi tried to persuade Ji Ting that he spoiled him too much, but Ji Ting said he would only ever marry him.
• Ji Yanzhi gave Zhang Jian and Xiao Lin gold wedding sweets, and they wished the couple a happy life together.
• Director Cui and the bureau director helped Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi complete their marriage registration.
• Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi exchanged marriage vows and received their red marriage certificates as Xiao Lin photographed them.
• Ji Ting posted a photo of their marriage certificates on WeChat Moments with the caption, “I've found my constant.”

After registering their marriage, Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi received a flood of congratulations and shared affectionate posts describing their relationship as a constant and a completed coupling. Ji Ting secretly arranged a honeymoon destination based on Ji Yanzhi’s wishes, leaving their trip poised to become unforgettable.

• Shen Mu Lan saw Ji Yanzhi and Ji Ting’s marriage certificates and wondered whether Ji Ting would ask him to be a best man, while Sun Ye asked when Shen Mu Lan would meet his parents.
• Ji Ting explained that Professor Zhang had shared news of their marriage with Academician Cao after seeing his WeChat Moments post, where he called Ji Yanzhi his constant.
• Ji Yanzhi posted “Coupling complete” to describe their bond, and he and Ji Ting spent hours answering congratulatory calls and messages after returning home.
• Ji Ting wrote down the names of elders and officials who wanted wedding invitations, then asked Ji Yanzhi where he would most like to go on their honeymoon.
• While Ji Yanzhi showered, Ji Ting checked which destinations he could visit and quietly confirmed a remote, extreme location for their honeymoon.

Ji Yanzhi and Ji Ting discussed the absurd business decisions in a book, Ji Yanzhi’s plans for Ji Ting’s laboratories, and their wedding. After Ji Yanzhi held back from pressing Ji Ting about intimacy, Ji Ting asked if he was afraid of the cold, and they began kissing in bed.

• Ji Ting asked whether Ji Yanzhi would halve Shili Group’s prices because of their marriage, and Ji Yanzhi explained that doing so would amount to commercial suicide.
• Ji Yanzhi revealed that he planned to build Ji Ting more laboratories, and Ji Ting admitted he had already noticed the first one was funded beyond his own contribution.
• Ji Ting asked about Ji Yanzhi’s preferred role in intimacy, but Ji Yanzhi changed the subject to their wedding and agreed to arrange a simple, solemn ceremony.
• Ji Yanzhi mentioned his work schedule and nearly revealed his honeymoon plans before correcting himself.
• Ji Ting asked whether Ji Yanzhi was afraid of the cold, and they cuddled and began kissing in bed.

Ji Yanzhi agreed to help Ji Ting with his plan, then went to Shili Group, where Shen Mu Lan faced a hostile welcome from Finance Manager Wang. Ji Yanzhi appeared at lunchtime and publicly invited Shen Mu Lan to eat with him, leaving Shen stunned.

• Ji Ting asked Ji Yanzhi to help him seek a favor from Deng Luqing, and Ji Yanzhi agreed to handle it.
• Ji Yanzhi arrived at Shili Group and reviewed the financial report and Starlight chip progress with Yu Lin.
• Shen Mu Lan joined the Finance Department as deputy supervisor, where Manager Wang assigned him a makeshift desk and menial budget-summary work.
• Shen Mu Lan endured the department's cold reception and focused on compiling spreadsheets while colleagues kept him away from core business.
• Ji Yanzhi arrived at Shen Mu Lan's desk with Manager Wang and invited him to lunch, surprising Shen Mu Lan.

Ji Yanzhi and Ji Ting supported Shen Mu Lan as he settled into his new job at Shili Group, leaving his coworkers stunned by his connections. Ji Ting received a message that the Xuelong 3 had arrived at the dock.

• Ji Yanzhi escorted Shen Mu Lan from the Finance Department, leaving Manager Wang afraid that Shen Mu Lan would report how he had treated him.
• Ji Yanzhi and Shen Mu Lan met Ji Ting in the Staff Dining Room, where Ji Ting explained he had asked Ji Yanzhi to help Shen Mu Lan settle in.
• Ji Ting told Shen Mu Lan that he wanted to spare him the ostracism Ji Ting had once faced as an outsider brought in from above.
• Shen Mu Lan thanked Ji Yanzhi, who teased him for being sappy, while Ji Ting received Wu Zhongheng's message that the Xuelong 3 had arrived at the dock.

Ji Ting secretly prepared a surprise trip for Ji Yanzhi, while Ji Yanzhi explained why he had kept Manager Wang in an important position. The next day, Zhang Jian brought Ji Yanzhi to the helipad, where he learned Ji Ting was waiting for him at their destination.

• Supervisor Liu invited Shen Mu Lan to a welcome dinner, and Shen Mu Lan accepted.
• Ji Yanzhi explained to Ji Ting that Manager Wang was capable but had been warned about his conduct, while Ji Ting remained uneasy about the situation.
• Ji Ting called Team Leader Wu Zhongheng for advice, then asked Cao Yingying to coordinate travel clothes for him and Ji Yanzhi.
• Ji Ting followed Wu Zhongheng's detailed checklist and went shopping to prepare a secret surprise.
• At a board meeting, Ji Yanzhi approved the smart cockpit chip budget and told Yu Lin to prepare further assessments.
• After the meeting, Zhang Jian told Ji Yanzhi that Ji Ting had sent him to the helicopter, and that Ji Ting was waiting at their destination.

Ji Ting surprised Ji Yanzhi with a honeymoon voyage to the Arctic aboard the research vessel Xue Long, arranging special permission to join the 14th Arctic Scientific Expedition. They boarded together, and Ji Yanzhi ended the chapter teasing Ji Ting about their duties as husbands.

• Ji Yanzhi traveled with Zhang Jian by helicopter to S City, where Ji Ting revealed their honeymoon destination was the Arctic.
• Ji Ting explained that he had received approval to join the 14th Arctic Scientific Expedition as a technical expert and planned their trip to coincide with the aurora and the return of the sun.
• Ji Yanzhi embraced Ji Ting, moved by his efforts to make their honeymoon wish come true, and they boarded the Xue Long with their luggage already aboard.
• Ji Ting introduced Ji Yanzhi to expedition leader Wu Zhongheng as his husband, making Ji Yanzhi happy.
• After Wu Zhongheng left them alone, Ji Yanzhi pressed Ji Ting against the cabin door and asked how he would fulfill his duties and exercise his rights as a husband; Ji Ting said he had brought everything they needed.

Ji Ting got drunk on a low-alcohol fruit drink during lunch aboard Xuelong 3, then woke to learn he had critiqued Ji Yanzhi’s thesis. Ji Yanzhi ended his teasing recounting by telling Ji Ting he wanted to date him.

• Ji Ting proposed helping Chef Liu prepare a larger lunch for the expedition team by standardizing ingredient weights and seasonings.
• Ji Ting drank a fermented fruit drink at lunch, became drunk, and told Leader Wu Zhongheng he needed to return to his room.
• Ji Yanzhi helped Ji Ting back to their cabin, where Ji Ting insisted on reviewing Ji Yanzhi’s university thesis and pointed out several flaws.
• After Ji Ting woke, Ji Yanzhi recounted the incident and asked what Ji Ting would do if he no longer wanted to be his student.
• Ji Yanzhi told Ji Ting that he wanted to date him.

Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi shared a tender sunrise at sea before joining the Xuelong 3's research team for ice-core sampling. The expedition reached the Arctic, where Leader Wu welcomed them to the crown of the Earth.

• Ji Ting remembered his drunken conversation with Ji Yanzhi, who teased him about dating a student.
• Ji Ting examined Ji Yanzhi's paper, admitted his earlier criticism was nonsense, and apologized for making him revise it all night.
• Ji Yanzhi asked Ji Ting to make up for his lost sleep by watching the sunrise with him, and they shared the moment hand in hand.
• Seven days into the voyage, Ji Ting accepted Leader Wu's invitation to help with blind-box ice-core sampling and worked alongside Ji Yanzhi.
• The research team reached the Arctic's central region, where Leader Wu welcomed Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi to the crown of the Earth.

Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi traveled from the Arctic research station to Spitsbergen for their honeymoon, visiting the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and a safe ice cave. Back at their aurora cabin, Ji Yanzhi prepared a romantic setting while Ji Ting showered, and the chapter ended with Ji Yanzhi eyeing their bed.

• Leader Wu warned Ji Ting about restricted areas, gave him altered identification cards and a handgun, and asked him to check in daily.
• Ji Yanzhi suggested they stay near the research station for safety, but Ji Ting showed him a sensor that could detect nearby firearms, and they agreed to visit the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
• Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi toured the seed vault and discussed what superpowers they would choose in an apocalypse, then visited an ice cave and returned to their aurora cabin.
• Ji Yanzhi hurried through his shower, arranged champagne, candles, and simulated firelight while Ji Ting showered, and looked toward the bed with anticipation.

Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi tried to consummate their relationship beneath the aurora, but their inexperience and missing supplies made the attempt painful, so Ji Yanzhi stopped. They ended the night with a promise to prepare better next time, then found another way to be intimate.

• Ji Yanzhi invited Ji Ting to watch the aurora beneath the glass dome, and they shared sparkling wine before kissing.
• Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi tried to have sex but struggled because neither knew what to do, and Ji Ting experienced sharp pain.
• Ji Yanzhi stopped when he realized how much Ji Ting was hurting, and they searched online for advice.
• Ji Yanzhi discovered they lacked an important aid, but the shops in Longyearbyen were closed for the night.
• Ji Yanzhi refused to try again that night and reassured Ji Ting they could prepare better next time.
• Ji Ting agreed to make it up to Ji Yanzhi another way, and they resumed their intimacy.

Ji Yanzhi and Ji Ting spent several days exploring the Arctic, sharing quiet moments and meals while enjoying its outdoor activities. On a whale-watching trip, a woman tried to draw Ji Yanzhi into conversation and suggested exchanging numbers, leaving his response unresolved.

• Ji Yanzhi checked that Ji Ting was comfortable after their night together, and they decided Ji Yanzhi would carry the handgun Leader Wu had given Ji Ting.
• Ji Yanzhi and Ji Ting rode snowmobiles and went polar hiking during their Arctic vacation.
• Ji Ting caught an Arctic cod while ice fishing, and he and Ji Yanzhi later cooked hot pot with supplies from Leader Wu.
• Ji Yanzhi and Ji Ting saw humpback whales from a ferry, where a blonde woman asked Ji Yanzhi for camera advice and invited him to exchange numbers.

During their honeymoon, Ji Ting stopped a woman from flirting with Ji Yanzhi, and the couple later encountered foreign researchers mocking Huaguo’s reported Sixth-Generation Fighter at a restaurant. Ji Ting confronted them as Ji Yanzhi rose to intervene.

• Ji Ting told a woman who had approached Ji Yanzhi that they were married and on their honeymoon, then explained how he recognized her flirtatious body language.
• Ji Yanzhi and Ji Ting went to a nearby Chinese restaurant after whale watching, where the owner’s wife recognized them as fellow countrymen and gave them extra fried rice.
• A television report announced that Huaguo’s Sixth-Generation Fighter had completed its first public test flight, prompting three foreign researchers to ridicule the claim and Huaguo’s aviation capabilities.
• The restaurant owner defended Huaguo, but a bespectacled researcher overwhelmed him with technical questions about the fighter’s systems and engine.
• After the other researchers mocked Huaguo in French, Ji Yanzhi stood up and Ji Ting told them there were two more people with lofty ambitions.

Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi silenced three British men who mocked Huaguo’s technology, then continued their Arctic honeymoon. After a report claimed Ji Ting was leading a secret controlled nuclear fusion breakthrough, Leader Wu rushed to evacuate them, as the cabin’s sensor detected four weapons approaching.

• Ji Yanzhi and Ji Ting rebuked a British researcher and his companions, exposing flaws in their Storm Project and leaving them humiliated.
• The restaurant owners recognized Ji Ting as Academician Ji, but kept his identity to themselves as he and Ji Yanzhi departed.
• Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi spent the next two days exploring the Arctic and collecting ice samples.
• A major American media outlet reported that Huaguo, under Ji Ting’s leadership, might be close to completing an experimental controlled nuclear fusion reactor.
• The former researcher recognized Ji Ting in the report and rushed to alert others.
• Leader Wu ordered Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi to evacuate as their sensor detected four weapons approaching the cabin.

Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi escaped an apparent attack after a mistaken identification revealed that their pursuers were a Chinese-Russian research station escort. Ji Yanzhi insisted that the convoy return to Yellow River Station, while Daniel failed to obtain restaurant or supermarket footage to prove their identities.

• Ji Ting detected four dangerous targets approaching, and Leader Wu rushed him and Ji Yanzhi into a vehicle to flee.
• Zhao Jinsong called to clarify that the pursuing team was friendly and had come to escort the two men under official orders.
• Ji Yanzhi insisted that the convoy return to Yellow River Station before evacuating, and the group set off in a three-vehicle formation.
• Daniel told a contact that he had recognized Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi, then sought restaurant security footage as evidence.
• The restaurant owner showed police that its cameras did not cover the dining area, leaving Daniel without evidence.
• Daniel tried to obtain footage from a nearby supermarket, but its owner also refused to show it without police present.