Chapter Summaries

Tao Zhiyan joked with Feng Ze about their bet before Feng Ze left on a business trip. Feng Yan returned, blamed Tao Zhiyan for Bai Ruan’s disappearance, and tried to attack him, but Feng Yiqian intervened.

• Feng Ze told Tao Zhiyan that losing the bet meant serving as the Feng Family’s butler for life, and they joked about retiring together at sixty.
• Tao Zhiyan asked an anonymous adviser whether domineering CEOs liked being seen off, and the adviser replied that he would not want to leave.
• Feng Ze left before dawn, and Tao Zhiyan worried that the stormy weather might affect his flight.
• Feng Yan returned and slammed Tao Zhiyan against a wall, accusing him of persuading Bai Ruan to leave.
• Feng Yan tried to punch Tao Zhiyan, but Feng Yiqian caught his wrist and stepped in to protect Butler Tao.

Tao Zhiyan confronted Feng Yan over his treatment of Bai Ruan after Feng Yan chained him up and demanded Bai Ruan’s location. Tao Zhiyan revealed he knew where Bai Ruan was but refused to tell Feng Yan unless he admitted he was wrong and begged.

• Feng Yan ordered Tao Zhiyan to his room, but Feng Yiqian tried to protect Tao Zhiyan and invite him to the set instead.
• Tao Zhiyan distracted Feng Yiqian with praise and sent him outside, then went upstairs to speak with Feng Yan.
• Feng Yan dragged Tao Zhiyan into his room, locked the door, chained him, and demanded to know where Bai Ruan was.
• Tao Zhiyan challenged Feng Yan’s excuses for cheating on and mistreating Bai Ruan, while Feng Yan blamed Tao Zhiyan and Bai Ruan for their separation.
• Tao Zhiyan said he knew where Bai Ruan was, then demanded that Feng Yan admit he was wrong and beg before he would tell him.

Feng Yan forced himself to apologize to Tao Zhiyan and beg for Bai Ruan’s whereabouts, but Tao Zhiyan refused to tell him. Feng Yiqian burst in and attacked Feng Yan for hurting Butler Tao.

• Feng Yan yanked Tao Zhiyan’s chain and insisted that Tao Zhiyan should beg him, while Tao Zhiyan reminded him that he needed help finding Bai Ruan.
• Tao Zhiyan made Feng Yan admit that he had lied to Bai Ruan, cheated on him, and tried to take his kidney.
• Tao Zhiyan rejected Feng Yan’s apology and told him to beg properly, leaving Feng Yan panicked and pleading for Bai Ruan to be returned.
• Feng Yan grabbed Tao Zhiyan’s shoulders, and Feng Yiqian burst through the door and kicked Feng Yan away from him.
• Feng Yiqian seized Feng Yan by the collar and demanded to know why he had ignored the warning not to touch Butler Tao.

Feng Yiqian confronted Feng Yan, then rescued Tao Zhiyan and fussed over his injuries, growing confused by his own intense concern for the butler. When the front door opened, Tao Zhiyan warmly greeted Feng Ze, leaving Feng Yiqian angry again.

• Feng Yiqian warned Feng Yan that he could play just as ruthlessly, but Tao Zhiyan patted his head and led him downstairs.
• Feng Yiqian told Tao Zhiyan he had broken his contract and scolded him for confronting Feng Yan, then noticed the strangulation marks on his neck.
• Feng Yiqian admitted he was angry at Feng Yan, Tao Zhiyan, and himself for not returning sooner, while Tao Zhiyan soothed him and accepted his help.
• Feng Yiqian fetched the first-aid kit and sat close to Tao Zhiyan, feeling his heart race as he looked at him.
• Someone opened the front door, and Tao Zhiyan smiled and greeted Feng Ze, making Feng Yiqian angry.

After Feng Yan injured Tao Zhiyan, Feng Ze confronted him and brought him downstairs to apologize. Tao Zhiyan realized he cared more about Feng Ze, while Feng Yan struggled to speak through his injuries.

• Feng Ze noticed the marks on Tao Zhiyan’s neck, and Feng Yiqian blamed Feng Yan for strangling him with an iron chain.
• Tao Zhiyan explained that Feng Yan had learned about Bai Ruan and that Feng Yiqian had helped him during their conflict.
• Feng Ze went upstairs to get even for Tao Zhiyan, leaving Tao Zhiyan touched by his support.
• Feng Yiqian complained that Tao Zhiyan acted cuter around Feng Ze and demanded a cute Butler Tao of his own.
• Feng Ze dragged the injured Feng Yan downstairs, tossed him in front of Tao Zhiyan, and ordered him to apologize.

Feng Ze treated Tao Zhiyan's neck injury while provoking Feng Yiqian with their closeness, and Tao Zhiyan admitted Feng Ze had made him feel better. Feng Ze later told Feng Yiqian that he and Tao Zhiyan were not together yet, but Tao Zhiyan was pursuing him.

• Feng Yan apologized to Tao Zhiyan, and Tao Zhiyan saw that Feng Yan planned to ask Mr. Ren about Bai Ruan and later work with Gu Min against the Feng Corporation.
• Feng Ze applied ointment to Tao Zhiyan's injury while deliberately displaying their closeness to Feng Yiqian.
• Feng Ze asked Tao Zhiyan who had made him feel better, and Tao Zhiyan shyly answered that Feng Ze had.
• Feng Yiqian followed Feng Ze upstairs and asked whether he and Tao Zhiyan were together.
• Feng Ze said they were not together yet but claimed Tao Zhiyan was pursuing him, leaving Feng Yiqian upset.

Feng Ze tried to dissuade Feng Yiqian from pursuing Tao Zhiyan, while Tao Zhiyan went to confront Feng Yan after discovering a possible plot involving Gu Min and Mr. Ren. The chapter ended with Tao Zhiyan warning Feng Yan that they might be using him to frame Feng Ze.

• Feng Ze praised Feng Yiqian as his most obedient younger brother, then told him to stop setting his sights on Tao Zhiyan; Feng Yiqian refused and insulted him before running off.
• Tao Zhiyan searched his contacts for Mr. Ren and realized he had no connection with him, prompting him to wonder how Mr. Ren had obtained his anonymous Moments post.
• Aunt Zhao prepared lunch for Feng Yan, and Tao Zhiyan carried it upstairs after Feng Yan refused to come down.
• Feng Yan angrily knocked the tray to the floor when Tao Zhiyan said Feng Ze had asked him to bring lunch, then declared that he would make them all pay.
• Tao Zhiyan entered Feng Yan's room and suggested that Gu Min had sent the screenshot to Mr. Ren, who forwarded it to Feng Yan as part of a plan to frame Feng Ze.

Tao Zhiyan tried to keep Feng Yan from falling into Gu Min’s plan, but Feng Yan still decided to meet Mr. Ren and plot against the Feng Corporation. After Tao Zhiyan admitted he had acted to protect Feng Ze, Feng Ze kissed him.

• Tao Zhiyan told Feng Yan that Gu Min had sent him to the Feng Family to steal company secrets and warned him not to trust Mr. Ren.
• Tao Zhiyan showed Feng Yan Bai Ruan’s posts, and Feng Yan realized he missed Bai Ruan and blamed himself for failing to give him a good life.
• Tao Zhiyan saw that Feng Yan still planned to meet Mr. Ren and work with Gu Min against the Feng Corporation, so he took back his phone and left.
• Feng Ze found Tao Zhiyan on the stairs and asked why he had tried to reason with Feng Yan.
• Tao Zhiyan said he had been afraid they would hurt Feng Ze, and Feng Ze asked to kiss him before pressing a light kiss to his lips.

Feng Ze kissed Tao Zhiyan, but Tao Zhiyan still insisted their bet was unresolved, and Feng Yiqian confronted them after witnessing the kiss. As Feng Ze and Feng Yiqian competed for Tao Zhiyan’s attention, Feng Yan called him over, adding another complication.

• Feng Ze kissed Tao Zhiyan, and Tao Zhiyan asked whether the kiss meant he had won their bet to make Feng Ze fall in love with him.
• Feng Ze denied being in love and told Tao Zhiyan to keep trying, while Feng Yiqian revealed that he had seen them kissing.
• Feng Yiqian asked whether Tao Zhiyan and Feng Ze were together, and Feng Ze said they would be soon.
• Feng Yiqian and Feng Ze each grabbed Tao Zhiyan’s wrist and demanded to know whether he liked them; Tao Zhiyan said he treated both employers equally.
• Feng Yiqian asked if he could kiss Tao Zhiyan too, and Feng Ze coldly challenged him to try.
• Feng Yan opened his door and called Tao Zhiyan over, prompting Feng Ze and Feng Yiqian to turn toward him.

After Feng Yan and Tao Zhiyan narrowly avoided Feng Ze and Feng Yiqian, Tao Zhiyan anonymously vented about the Feng family and learned that Mr. Ren’s spouse had invited him to a birthday party. Tao Zhiyan accepted the invitation so he could find out what Mr. Ren and Feng Yan were planning.

• Tao Zhiyan rushed into Feng Yan’s room to escape Feng Ze and Feng Yiqian, then promised Feng Yan he would not reveal what had happened that day.
• After Feng Ze and Feng Yiqian left, Tao Zhiyan returned to his room and posted an anonymous rant about the Feng family and their romantic entanglements.
• An anonymous user claiming to be Mr. Ren’s spouse told Tao Zhiyan that Gu Min had given him to Mr. Ren, who knew he had been a mole and still treated him well.
• The anonymous user invited Tao Zhiyan to Mr. Ren’s birthday party the next night, and other commenters offered to protect him if he went.
• Tao Zhiyan decided to attend the party so he could see the words above Mr. Ren’s head and learn what Mr. Ren and Feng Yan were planning.

Tao Zhiyan attended Lin Yimu’s birthday party, where the gathered CEOs’ story labels appeared above their heads. He warned one Mr. Li about an impending drugging and discovered Young Master Leng had mistaken his math exam for English, leaving the party’s guests and their bizarre stories in view.

• Mr. Ren upgraded Lin Yimu’s birthday party after wealthy elites, including the heads of the Li and Pei families, asked to attend.
• Tao Zhiyan arrived at the party and saw labels above the CEOs’ heads revealing their dramatic personal stories.
• Tao Zhiyan met Mr. Li, learned that his runaway wife had secretly given birth to eighteen geniuses, and accepted his business card.
• Tao Zhiyan warned another Mr. Li that he would be drugged that night, prompting him to contact his personal doctor.
• Tao Zhiyan spoke with Young Master Leng and warned him to prepare for poor exam results.
• Young Master Leng checked his group chat and realized he had copied English answers during a math exam.

At Lin Yimu’s birthday party, Tao Zhiyan discovered that Gu Shengzhou, Lin Yimu’s former fiancé and Gu Min’s older brother, had recovered from a vegetative state and was watching Lin from afar. Gu Shengzhou planned to give Lin a birthday present and leave his life forever, leaving Tao Zhiyan worried that he intended something more drastic.

• Tao Zhiyan watched CEOs crowd around him, then noticed Gu Shengzhou sitting alone in a wheelchair and approached him.
• Gu Shengzhou revealed that he and Lin Yimu had been engaged before a car accident left Gu Shengzhou in a vegetative state and Lin with amnesia, allowing Gu Min to deceive Lin about their relationship.
• Lin Yimu emerged from backstage with Mr. Ren, and Gu Shengzhou told Tao Zhiyan he had awakened two months earlier but Lin now feared him and loved Mr. Ren.
• Gu Shengzhou showed Tao Zhiyan a small box and said he would give Lin a birthday present before leaving his life forever.
• Tao Zhiyan suspected Gu Shengzhou’s words hinted at a more serious intention.

At Lin Yimu’s birthday party, Tao Zhiyan helped him open Gu Shengzhou’s gift, and the matching rings stirred a faint memory in Lin Yimu. When a strange message warned that Lin Yimu would regain his memories and die of depression, Tao Zhiyan suspected Gu Shengzhou was in danger and rushed to find him, setting the banquet hall into chaos.

• Lin Yimu welcomed Tao Zhiyan but complained that Gu Shengzhou kept following him, while Gu Shengzhou wished him a happy birthday and offered him a gift.
• Lin Yimu rejected Gu Shengzhou’s attempts to spend his birthday with him, but Tao Zhiyan persuaded him to accept the gift.
• Lin Yimu opened the box and found matching rings engraved with “G&L”; he put one on and felt an inexplicable happiness as a message appeared saying he would regain his memories a year later and die of depression.
• Tao Zhiyan recalled Gu Shengzhou saying he would leave Lin Yimu’s life forever and feared Gu Shengzhou might kill himself, so he rushed out to look for him.
• The domineering CEOs, Young Master Leng, and Lin Yimu ran after Tao Zhiyan, leaving Feng Yan behind to wonder why everyone had gone mad.

Tao Zhiyan tried to stop Gu Shengzhou from jumping into the river, then leapt in after him when Gu fell. Feng Ze helped rescue them, and Tao Zhiyan learned Feng had stayed nearby because he thought Tao did not want to see him.

• Tao Zhiyan found Gu Shengzhou by the river and urged him to wait for Lin Yimu to recover his memories.
• Gu Shengzhou jumped into the river, and Tao Zhiyan followed, declaring that he would decide how the story ended.
• Dozens of CEOs jumped into the river, and several who could not swim had to rescue one another.
• Tao Zhiyan found Gu Shengzhou underwater, but his cramped foot made it difficult to bring him to the surface.
• Feng Ze appeared underwater, helped Tao Zhiyan and Gu Shengzhou reach the shore, and checked on Tao's foot.
• Tao Zhiyan asked why Feng Ze had not left for the United States, and Feng admitted he thought Tao did not want to see him.

After Tao Zhiyan revealed that Lin Yimu and Gu Shengzhou had been engaged to marry before a car accident, Lin Yimu still could not remember their past and told Gu Shengzhou he needed time. Mr. Ren and his younger brothers then welcomed Gu Shengzhou into their group with teasing offers to share Lin Yimu.

• Tao Zhiyan told Lin Yimu that the ring was his wedding ring and that Gu Shengzhou had fallen into a vegetative state saving him in a car accident on their way to the wedding.
• Lin Yimu tried to recover his memories but could not, then apologized to Gu Shengzhou and said he needed time because Gu Shengzhou felt like a stranger to him.
• Gu Shengzhou confirmed that he had stayed close to Lin Yimu because he could not let him go.
• Mr. Ren's younger brothers helped Gu Shengzhou into his wheelchair and said he was joining them, not breaking them up.
• Mr. Ren joked that he could be the other man while Gu Shengzhou became Lin Yimu's official spouse.

Lin Yimu told Gu Shengzhou that the person Gu had loved was gone, and Gu accepted that they could not return to their past. At the airport, Feng Ze teased Tao Zhiyan about avoiding him, leaving Tao flustered when Feng pretended to approach for a kiss.

• Lin Yimu told Gu Shengzhou that he no longer remembered their love and that the person Gu had loved had died.
• Gu Shengzhou gently told Lin Yimu not to cry or remember him.
• Tao Zhiyan asked Feng Ze what it felt like to be forgotten by someone you loved, and Feng said it felt like being near yet impossibly far away.
• Tao Zhiyan accompanied Feng Ze to the airport and promised not to avoid him if he behaved well.
• Feng Ze leaned close to Tao Zhiyan, who shut his eyes expecting a kiss, then teased him by asking what he had been hoping for.

Tao Zhiyan saw Feng Ze off at the airport and found himself struggling to let him go, while Feng Ze left for the Smart Brain Expo and an important chance to secure investors. Their messages afterward made Tao Zhiyan wonder whether he was falling for Feng Ze, and Feng Ze asked what Tao Zhiyan’s farewell nod had meant.

• Feng Ze told Tao Zhiyan he did not want to leave, but chose to catch his flight because the Smart Brain Expo mattered to his career and control of the Feng Group.
• Feng Ze asked whether Tao Zhiyan would miss him, and Tao Zhiyan gave a slight nod before leaving the airport with his heart racing.
• Tao Zhiyan replied to an anonymous Moments contact that seeing Feng Ze off had been hard, then wondered if he was falling for him.
• Tao Zhiyan learned that the anonymous contact’s special someone had seen them off and that the contact felt ready to love him to death.
• Feng Ze messaged Tao Zhiyan from the plane, and Tao Zhiyan sent him a photo of Aunt Zhao’s pudding.
• Feng Ze asked what Tao Zhiyan’s nod had meant, and Tao Zhiyan denied knowing before Feng Ze said he had thought it meant Tao Zhiyan would miss him.

Tao Zhiyan learned Feng Yan planned to sabotage Feng Ze’s Smart Brain exhibit and sent Feng Ze a recording exposing the deal. During a video call, Feng Ze confessed that he loved the person who had promised him a cake, and Tao Zhiyan abruptly hung up.

• Tao Zhiyan listened to Lin Yimu’s recording and learned Feng Yan had agreed to destroy Feng Corporation’s expo exhibit in exchange for Bai Ruan’s whereabouts.
• Tao Zhiyan forwarded the recording to Feng Ze, who later said he might need Tao Zhiyan’s help dealing with Feng Yan.
• Feng Ze learned Tao Zhiyan had attended Lin Yimu’s party to help him and asked whether Tao Zhiyan had ever loved anyone.
• Feng Ze said he had loved someone and confirmed that it was the person who had promised him a cake.
• Feng Ze looked into the camera and told Tao Zhiyan, “I love you,” prompting Tao Zhiyan to hang up.

Tao Zhiyan, believing Feng Ze already loved someone else, tried to distance himself, and Feng Ze grew uneasy at his unusually formal replies. Feng Ze rushed home early and realized Tao Zhiyan seemed to be treating him like everyone else again.

• Tao Zhiyan ended a video call with Feng Ze after learning Feng Ze had someone in his heart, then convinced himself he could accept losing their bet and move on.
• Over the next few days, Tao Zhiyan replied politely but stopped initiating conversations, leaving Feng Ze troubled by the change.
• Feng Ze sent their chat to Doctor Shen, who first called Tao Zhiyan a bot and said Feng Ze had no chance, then suggested Tao Zhiyan might feel distant because Feng Ze was away.
• Feng Ze rearranged his schedule, returned home early, and found Feng Yiqian trying to take Tao Zhiyan to a set.
• Tao Zhiyan addressed Feng Ze formally and said he could stay home instead of accompanying Feng Yiqian, making Feng Ze feel their relationship had returned to its beginning.

After Feng Ze recovered from a severe episode, Doctor Shen helped him realize Tao Zhiyan had become distant after their call about love. Feng Ze confirmed Tao Zhiyan’s feelings through an anonymous chat, then confronted him and confessed that he liked him, leaving Tao Zhiyan stunned.

• Feng Ze woke in the evening after Doctor Shen had treated him, but Tao Zhiyan chose to wait downstairs rather than visit him.
• Doctor Shen charged Feng Ze for relationship advice and helped him connect Tao Zhiyan’s changed behavior to their video call, when Feng Ze said he loved someone.
• Feng Ze messaged Tao Zhiyan anonymously, and Tao Zhiyan admitted that he was heartbroken because Feng Ze had said he loved someone else.
• Tao Zhiyan rushed upstairs after hearing a noise, but Feng Ze met him on the stairs, pulled him into a room, and tried to kiss him.
• Tao Zhiyan confronted Feng Ze about lying and manipulating him, and Feng Ze admitted he had lied before confessing, “I like you, Tao Zhiyan.”