Chapter Summaries

Ji Yanzhi treated Ji Ting’s neck wound and learned that Ji Ting expected to spend New Year alone, prompting him to question whether Ji Ting considered them family. The next day, Ji Ting went to Ruihe for a physical, while Liao Kai received his examination results and psychiatric treatment records to deliver to Ji Yanzhi.

• Ji Yanzhi disinfected Ji Ting’s neck wound, and Ji Ting said he expected to spend New Year alone while Ji Yanzhi visited his maternal grandfather.
• Ji Ting reminded Ji Yanzhi that he had promised to get a physical, and Ji Yanzhi angrily asked whether he had promised Ling Xi to love him forever.
• Ji Yanzhi left the conversation in a cold mood, while Ji Ting realized that he was jealous.
• The next morning, Liao Kai accompanied Ji Ting to Ruihe under Ji Yanzhi’s instructions to keep him safe and watch for Lu Yanchu.
• After Ji Ting’s examination had lasted more than five hours, Liao Kai received his physical results and psychiatric and psychological treatment records for Ji Yanzhi.

Ji Ting arranged to stay away from home during the Spring Festival and asked Zhang Xu to cover for him, while Ji Yanzhi discovered Ji Ting’s long-standing Asperger syndrome diagnosis. Doctor Zheng explained that Ji Ting’s social difficulties may have caused him great hardship, leaving Ji Yanzhi to reconsider how his family had treated him.

• Ji Ting asked Xu Ren if he could stay at Xinxin Jiayuan for a few days and told him he wanted somewhere quiet to organize materials.
• Ji Ting asked Zhang Xu to tell his family he had gone abroad with him for about two weeks during the Spring Festival, and Zhang Xu agreed.
• Liao Kai brought Ji Yanzhi Ji Ting’s medical reports, and Ji Yanzhi read that Ji Ting had been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome as a child.
• Ji Yanzhi summoned Doctor Zheng, who said Ji Ting’s condition could lead to emotional difficulties if left unaddressed and that Ji Ting must have endured considerable hardship growing up.
• Doctor Zheng told Ji Yanzhi that careless insults from people who misunderstood Ji Ting’s condition could cause him especially great harm.

Ji Yanzhi learned more about Ji Ting’s Asperger’s and realized how much fear and misunderstanding had shaped their relationship. Meanwhile, Ji Ting rejected his family’s attempt to arrange a trip with Ling Xi and gave Ling Xi an analysis of three possible partners, prompting Ling Xi to ask why Ji Ting had excluded himself.

• Ji Yanzhi asked Doctor Zheng about Ji Ting’s condition and learned that Ji Ting’s extraordinary learning and memory could reflect exceptional abilities alongside Asperger’s.
• Ji Yanzhi recalled Ji Ting’s fear that he would discover the condition and judge him as abnormal.
• At dinner, Ji Shize suggested that Ji Ting and Ling Xi take a trip, while Lin Qing and Ling Xi discussed Singapore without giving Ji Ting a real choice.
• Ji Ting left dinner and later summoned Ling Xi to the small sitting room after Ling Xi waited outside his room.
• Ji Ting gave Ling Xi an analysis listing Qin Zaiye, Lu Yanchu, and Ji Yanzhi as potential partners, and Ling Xi asked why Ji Ting had not included himself.

Ji Ting discouraged Ling Xi from choosing any of the four men by listing the difficulties of being with them, then persuaded him to leave in tears. Later, Ji Yanzhi brought Ji Ting oden, but their tense conversation was interrupted when Liao Kai arrived with a booklet Ji Ting had dropped.

• Ji Ting explained why Lu Yanchu, Qin Zaiye, and Ji Yanzhi would each be difficult partners, then insisted that he could offer Ling Xi the best life and give everything up for him.
• Ling Xi refused to let Ji Ting abandon his family, apologized, and ran off with reddened eyes.
• Ji Ting messaged Lin Qing that Ling Xi no longer wanted to go to Singapore and said he would invite Zhang Xu and the others instead.
• Ji Yanzhi returned to the Old Residence and gave Ji Ting a warm box of oden, prompting them to argue about past gifts and Ji Ting’s comments about him.
• Ji Ting began to confess something to Ji Yanzhi, but Liao Kai interrupted and reported that Zhao Tian had found a booklet Ji Ting left in the West Building corridor.

Ji Yanzhi found Ji Ting and Ling Xi’s booklet comparing potential partners and mistakenly thought Ji Ting was trying to influence Ling Xi against him. After Ji Ting admitted he had criticized Ji Yanzhi, Ji Yanzhi asked him to make it up to him.

• Ji Yanzhi read the booklet and assumed Ling Xi had created it to compare him, Lu Yanchu, and Qin Zaiye, then decided to use it to teach Ji Ting a lesson.
• Ji Yanzhi confronted Ji Ting with the booklet, and Ji Ting explained that he could not be a candidate for Ling Xi’s future partner.
• Ji Ting told Ji Yanzhi that his score of 23 was unfairly low, while Lu Yanchu had scored 92, and explained why the analysis could not accurately judge someone’s character.
• Ji Ting confessed that he had criticized Ji Yanzhi to Ling Xi, and Ji Yanzhi asked whether he had done so deliberately to slander him.
• Ji Ting admitted that he had slandered Ji Yanzhi without intending to, and Ji Yanzhi told him to make it up to him.

Ji Yanzhi ordered Ji Ting not to speak to Ling Xi over the New Year holiday, then took him to the company to visit the R&D Center. At the Dining Room, Wang Mian brought Ji Ting food before Wang Bin arrived to escort them to the Laboratory.

• Ji Yanzhi told Ji Ting his punishment was to ignore Ling Xi over the New Year holiday, and Ji Ting agreed but suggested choosing something else.
• Ji Yanzhi told Ji Ting to join him at the company in the morning, and Ji Ting agreed to visit the R&D Center.
• After they slept for just over five hours, Ji Yanzhi and Ji Ting went to the company and had a light breakfast in the Dining Room.
• Wang Mian brought Ji Ting beef noodles and radish pastry, ignored Ji Yanzhi's objections, and joked with Ji Ting.
• Wang Bin arrived and told Ji Yanzhi and Ji Ting that everything was ready at the Laboratory, leaving Wang Mian startled that Ji Yanzhi had arranged it.

Ji Yanzhi took Ji Ting to visit Wang Bin’s Communications Laboratory after Wang Bin and Wang Mian argued in the Dining Room. Wang Mian warned Ji Yanzhi that Wang Bin was attracted to clever, pretty young men, leaving Ji Yanzhi to dismiss the possibility that Ji Ting could be Wang Bin’s type.

• Wang Mian and Wang Bin argued in the Dining Room until Ji Yanzhi threatened to keep Ji Ting from visiting the group again.
• Ji Ting asked whether Wang Mian and Wang Bin were professional rivals, and Ji Yanzhi explained that they had dated in college before Wang Bin dumped Wang Mian.
• Wang Bin gave Ji Ting a Portable Display containing a prepared database and took him toward the Communications Laboratory.
• Ji Yanzhi told Liao Kai to escort Wang Mian away, but Wang Mian followed him into the lounge and warned that Wang Bin liked clever, pretty young men.
• Ji Yanzhi said Wang Bin’s past relationship with Wang Mian proved that Ji Ting could not be his type.

Ji Ting toured Wang Bin’s research projects while Ji Yanzhi interpreted, then returned to the President’s Office and discussed his Lunar New Year plans with Ji Yanzhi. Ji Yanzhi tried to use their sleeping arrangement as leverage before Ren Qun announced that Mr. Lu had arrived.

• Ji Yanzhi had Liao Kai take Wang Mian away after Wang Mian claimed he would pursue Ji Ting instead of Wang Bin.
• Wang Bin showed Ji Ting the group’s space-air-ground integration research, and Ji Yanzhi interpreted for Ji Ting until Liao Kai brought him back early.
• Ji Ting praised Wang Bin’s research approach, and Ji Yanzhi sent Fang Jie away after learning Ji Ting planned to spend Lunar New Year’s Eve with Zhang Xu.
• Ji Ting asked how long Ji Yanzhi would stay with the Jiang family because he needed to sleep with him, and Ji Yanzhi threatened to extend his stay if Ji Ting misbehaved.
• Ji Ting warned Ji Yanzhi that changing their agreement would damage his trust, but Ren Qun entered and announced Mr. Lu’s arrival.

Lu Yanchu visited Ji Yanzhi’s office to see Ji Ting, and the two men argued over Ji Ting’s freedom and a letter he never received. Ji Yanzhi revealed Ling Xi was staying at his house, but the booklet he showed Lu Yanchu exposed that Ji Ting had written Ji Yanzhi’s ratings himself, leaving Ji Yanzhi stunned and furious.

• Ren Qun realized he had summoned Lu Yanchu a day early because he had misunderstood Ji Yanzhi’s late-night instructions.
• Lu Yanchu asked Ji Ting about his recovery and the letter he had sent, then accused Ji Yanzhi of controlling Ji Ting’s social life.
• Ji Yanzhi told Lu Yanchu that Ling Xi was staying at his house and offered to let him take Ling Xi away.
• Lu Yanchu examined the booklet and asked whether Ling Xi had made it, but Ji Ting admitted that he had.
• Ji Ting explained that the big data module supplied the scores and that he had manually entered Ji Yanzhi’s shortcomings based on his own understanding.

Ji Ting left Ji Yanzhi’s office after Ji Yanzhi insisted that he hated him, then went to Shen Mu Lan’s home to ask for a meeting with Political Commissar Shen. He helped Shen Mu Lan stop Doubao from eating cat litter, but Shen Mu Lan then asked why he and Ji Yanzhi had fought.

• Lu Yanchu left Ji Yanzhi’s office after Ji Ting said he wanted to speak with Ji Yanzhi alone.
• Ji Ting told Ji Yanzhi that he had never hated him, but Ji Yanzhi claimed he hated Ji Ting and ordered him to leave.
• Ji Ting went to Shen Mu Lan’s home and asked him to arrange a meeting with Political Commissar Shen after the Spring Festival, asking him not to tell Ji Yanzhi.
• Ji Ting installed sensors and a magnetic lock to stop Doubao from entering Doujuan’s litter box.
• Shen Mu Lan thanked Ji Ting for solving the problem and asked him why he and Ji Yanzhi had fought.

Shen Mu Lan helped Ji Ting realize he had been protecting Ji Yanzhi because he cared about him, but Ji Ting chose not to go home yet after recalling Ji Yanzhi had said he hated him. Their conversation was interrupted when Meng Yunji arrived at Shen Mu Lan’s restaurant.

• Shen Mu Lan questioned Ji Ting about why he had criticized Ji Yanzhi to Ling Xi and concluded that Ji Ting had been trying to spare his brother from heartbreak.
• Ji Ting insisted he did not feel for Ji Yanzhi and said he would wait before going home because Ji Yanzhi might not want him around.
• Shen Mu Lan invited Ji Ting to stay and try his small-pot rice noodles.
• Meng Yunji entered the restaurant, and Shen Mu Lan introduced him to Ji Ting as a college classmate of Ji Yanzhi and Shen Mu Lan.

Meng Yunji visited Shen Mu Lan and learned that Ji Ting was his new boyfriend, then told Ji Yanzhi about them. Ji Yanzhi arrived at Shen Mu Lan’s home and confronted him, leaving Shen Mu Lan to reveal how heartbroken Ji Ting had been.

• Meng Yunji brought Shen Mu Lan his favorite egg tarts, and Shen Mu Lan explained to Ji Ting that Meng Yunji was his ex-boyfriend.
• Shen Mu Lan warned Ji Ting that Ling Xi had strung him along and encouraged him to stay clearheaded.
• After leaving, Meng Yunji called Ji Yanzhi and told him he had met Ji Ting, Shen Mu Lan’s new boyfriend.
• Shen Mu Lan cooked rice noodles for Ji Ting, who stayed to help and retrieve Doubao’s ball from the pond.
• Ji Yanzhi arrived and demanded to know where Ji Ting was, then argued with Shen Mu Lan about his relationship with Ji Ting.
• Shen Mu Lan asked Ji Yanzhi why he had said he hated Ji Ting and explained that Ji Ting had arrived at his home in tears.

Ji Yanzhi rescued Ji Ting after he fell into a frozen pond while trying to retrieve Doubao’s ball. After watching the security footage, Shen Mu Lan admitted fault and asked if he should offer himself in marriage to make it up to Ji Ting.

• Ji Yanzhi and Shen Mu Lan rushed to the backyard after hearing a splash and Doubao howling.
• Ji Yanzhi jumped into the pond, pulled Ji Ting out, and carried him inside to warm up.
• Ji Yanzhi stayed by the bathroom while Ji Ting washed, then told Shen Mu Lan to retrieve the backyard security footage.
• The footage showed Ji Ting trying to save Doubao after the dog ran onto the thin ice, causing both of them to fall into the pond.
• Ji Yanzhi blamed Shen Mu Lan for failing to keep Ji Ting safe, and Shen Mu Lan asked if he should offer himself in marriage.

After Ji Ting fell into the pond, Ji Yanzhi cared for him and awkwardly admitted that he did not hate him. Shen Mu Lan overheard Ji Yanzhi say they slept together every night, then watched the brothers grow closer as Ji Ting offered to dry Ji Yanzhi’s hair.

• Shen Mu Lan made ginger tea while Ji Ting changed, and Ji Yanzhi found the hair dryer after noticing Ji Ting’s hair was still wet.
• Ji Yanzhi offered to dry Ji Ting’s hair, and when Ji Ting asked whether he hated him, Ji Yanzhi said he did not and mentioned that they slept together every night.
• Shen Mu Lan overheard Ji Yanzhi and was shocked, but he kept his suspicions to himself and apologized to Ji Ting for the accident with Doubao.
• Ji Yanzhi returned after a long shower and drank the ginger tea while Ji Ting told him he wanted to dry his hair in return.
• Ji Ting said he did not hate Ji Yanzhi either, leaving Shen Mu Lan awkwardly watching their exchange.

Ji Yanzhi and Ji Ting left Shen Mu Lan’s pet shop and stayed overnight at the company instead of going to the Old Residence. In the early morning, Ji Ting noticed Ji Yanzhi struggling to breathe and pressed his face against him, leaving Ji Yanzhi startled.

• Ji Yanzhi and Ji Ting traded teasing remarks while Shen Mu Lan watched Doubao downstairs.
• Fang Jie brought clothes for Ji Yanzhi and Ji Ting, and Shen Mu Lan urged Ji Yanzhi to find a romantic partner before implying that Ji Ting should date.
• Ji Yanzhi mistook Shen Mu Lan’s concern for inappropriate interest in Ji Ting and left with him.
• Ji Ting said he did not want to spend New Year’s at the Old Residence, so Ji Yanzhi drove him to the company to stay.
• Ji Ting woke to Ji Yanzhi coughing and breathing laboriously, then cupped his head and pressed his face against Ji Yanzhi’s.

Ji Ting cared for Ji Yanzhi after he developed a fever from rescuing him, but Ji Yanzhi resisted treatment and demanded something cold. Ji Ting refused to buy ice cream and instead brought fruit cooled outside, leaving Ji Yanzhi to accept his quiet consideration.

• Ji Ting checked Ji Yanzhi for a fever and urged him to go to the hospital, but Ji Yanzhi refused.
• Ji Ting went to buy medicine while Ji Yanzhi called to ask for something ice-cold, which Ji Ting refused.
• Ji Ting returned with medicine and fruit, and Ji Yanzhi reluctantly ate apple slices and an orange.
• Ji Ting explained that he had cooled the fruit outside so it would soothe Ji Yanzhi's throat without upsetting his stomach.

Ji Ting cared for the feverish Ji Yanzhi through the night, while Ji Yanzhi struggled with the unfamiliar feeling of being genuinely cared for. The next morning, Ji Ting learned that Ling Xi had testified in a way that could undermine the investigation into Qin Zaiye, and he warned that Ling Xi’s relationship with Qin made his testimony potentially biased.

• Ji Yanzhi told Ji Ting not to stand outside in the cold for him, but Ji Ting misunderstood his complaint about the orange as a symptom of his fever.
• Ji Ting checked Ji Yanzhi’s temperature, gave him medicine and loquat syrup, and woke repeatedly through the night as his fever gradually fell.
• Ji Ting received a call from Fu Yongsheng, who said Qin Zaiye had been suspended and was under investigation.
• Fu Yongsheng told Ji Ting that Ling Xi had testified there was no personal grudge between Ji Ting and Qin Zaiye, and Ji Ting said Ling Xi’s romantic relationship with Qin could make his testimony biased.
• Fu Yongsheng invited Ji Ting to the bureau to discuss the case, but Ji Ting declined because he had plans for the New Year holiday.

Ji Ting asked the investigators to contact him directly and leave his family out of Qin Zaiye’s case, while the director ordered an inquiry into whether Ling Xi had given biased or false testimony. Ling Xi then asked Lu Yanchu to write Qin Zaiye a letter of forgiveness, claiming Ji Ting was willing to forgive him, and the chapter ended with Lu Yanchu hearing the claim.

• Ji Ting told Fu Yongsheng that investigators should contact him directly and not disturb his family over the case.
• Fu Yongsheng reported that Ling Xi was romantically involved with Qin Zaiye, prompting the director to order an investigation into Ling Xi and possible false testimony.
• Ling Xi met Lu Yanchu and admitted he had come to ask him to write a letter of forgiveness for Qin Zaiye.
• Lu Yanchu refused to excuse Qin Zaiye and said Qin should ask Ji Ting for forgiveness himself.
• Ling Xi claimed he had persuaded Ji Ting to forgive Qin Zaiye and that Ji Ting would write a letter for his sake.

Lu Yanchu agreed to support Qin Zaiye only if Ling Xi brought him Ji Ting’s letter of forgiveness, while suspecting Ji Yanzhi might pressure Ji Ting to provide one. On Lunar New Year’s Eve, Ji Ting cared for Ji Yanzhi’s cold, and Ji Yanzhi warned him against misbehaving with Zhang Xu.

• Ling Xi told Lu Yanchu that Ji Ting might forgive Qin Zaiye and argued that Qin’s punishment would be excessive; Lu Yanchu agreed to sign a letter if Ling Xi obtained Ji Ting’s forgiveness letter.
• After Ling Xi left, Lu Yanchu concluded Ji Ting would not willingly forgive Qin Zaiye and suspected Ji Yanzhi might force him to do so, which Lu Yanchu vowed to oppose.
• On Lunar New Year’s Eve, Ji Ting packed medicine for Ji Yanzhi and told him to follow instructions about food, alcohol, and taking his medicine.
• Ji Yanzhi agreed to follow Ji Ting’s instructions after Ji Ting threatened to stop caring for him if his cold worsened.
• Ji Yanzhi warned Ji Ting that Zhang Xu would answer to him if Ji Ting repeated his former misbehavior while out with Zhang Xu.

Ji Ting spent Lunar New Year's Eve alone at the Xinxin Jiayuan apartment while Ji Yanzhi visited the Jiang family and tried to make sure he was enjoying himself. Ji Yanzhi called Zhang Xu after finding no transactions on the charge card and caught him lying about where Ji Ting was, leaving Zhang Xu pressed to tell the truth.

• Ji Yanzhi gave Ji Ting a charge card and told him to enjoy himself without taking advantage of anyone, then left for the Jiang family home.
• Ji Ting returned to the apartment, bought supplies and beef dumplings, and began cleaning for the New Year.
• At the Jiang family home, Ji Yanzhi awkwardly connected with Jiang Shuoyuan by talking about the fish, and agreed to receive some.
• Ji Yanzhi checked the charge card's blank transaction history and called Zhang Xu to ask if Ji Ting was with him.
• Zhang Xu claimed Ji Ting was at a mountain resort, but Ji Yanzhi pointed out that Ji Ting had never mentioned one and demanded the truth.