Chapter Summaries

Feng Ze opened up to Peach's Mom about his strange visions and fears, and her reassurance helped him sleep peacefully. The next day, Tao Zhiyan chose Feng Ze over Meng Yang as his hide-and-seek partner, prompting Meng Yang to challenge Feng Ze to an arm-wrestling match.

• Peach's Mom asked Feng Ze about his past and why he had seemed to attack Tao Zhiyan, and Feng Ze admitted he had been seeing strange places and hearing things.
• Peach's Mom reassured Feng Ze that his experiences might be a response to trauma, and Feng Ze slept peacefully for the first time in days.
• Tao Zhiyan visited Feng Ze the next morning, waited to eat breakfast with him, and tried to teach him pinyin when he learned Feng Ze did not attend school.
• Meng Yang offered Tao Zhiyan candy in exchange for calling him big brother, but Tao Zhiyan refused and happily called Feng Ze big brother instead.
• When Tao Zhiyan chose Feng Ze as his hide-and-seek teammate, Meng Yang challenged Feng Ze to arm-wrestle for the chance to team up with him.

Feng Ze impressed the children with his strength while arm-wrestling, then let Tao Zhiyan win their match. When Peach's Mom took Feng Ze back to the Orphanage, Tao Zhiyan gave him Chairman Feng's watch and promised to visit again after school the following Friday.

• Feng Ze defeated Meng Yang and the chubby boy in arm-wrestling matches, drawing a line of challengers.
• Tao Zhiyan challenged Feng Ze, and Feng Ze let him win so the children would praise him.
• Feng Ze and Tao Zhiyan played hide-and-seek, with Tao Zhiyan using his knowledge of where the other children liked to hide to find them.
• Peach's Mom took the boys home for dinner and then brought Feng Ze back to the Orphanage.
• Tao Zhiyan gave Feng Ze the watch Chairman Feng had given him and promised to visit after school the following Friday, and Feng Ze said he would wait.

Feng Ze defended the watch Tao Zhiyan had given him when an abusive teacher attacked him, and Tao Zhiyan helped him escape and report what happened. Peach's Mom took both boys away from the orphanage, promising to seek justice.

• A volunteer teacher introduced Feng Ze to dimensions, and Feng Ze thought about Tao Zhiyan before returning to his room.
• Feng Ze caught the teacher trying to take his watch, and she beat him when he refused to hand it over.
• Tao Zhiyan bit the teacher to stop her from striking Feng Ze, and Feng Ze hit her with a chair when she turned on Tao Zhiyan.
• Tao Zhiyan took Feng Ze to Peach's Mom, who heard their account and confronted the headmistress and the injured teacher.
• Peach's Mom left with both boys, offered Feng Ze a place to stay, and vowed to report the abuse to the authorities.

After a doctor diagnosed Feng Ze with depression and later identified trauma-related symptoms, Peach's Mom learned how to support his recovery. She took him to the market afterward, where he recognized the man who had given Tao Zhiyan a watch in a passing luxury car.

• A doctor told Peach's Mom that Feng Ze might be depressed, and Tao Zhiyan later asked what the illness meant and how he could help his big brother.
• Tao Zhiyan announced that he would quit kindergarten to give Feng Ze more love, but Peach's Mom and Feng Ze ignored the plan and sent him to school.
• A psychiatrist assessed Feng Ze and found signs of trauma, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and hallucinations, while advising Peach's Mom to focus on care and guidance rather than medication.
• Peach's Mom took Feng Ze to the market, where they bought a carp and vegetables.
• Feng Ze recognized the man who had given Tao Zhiyan a watch inside a luxury car passing the intersection.

Chairman Feng went to the orphanage to find his son, Feng Ze, but the teacher lied that the boy was violent and had run away. Feng Ze overheard Chairman Feng call him his son, then heard the butler say he might be used as a blood donor, and decided not to reveal his name or go with him.

• Chairman Feng and the old butler visited the orphanage to take Feng Ze home, but the teacher claimed Feng Ze had run away after violently injuring her.
• The teacher refused to provide a photograph of Feng Ze, so Chairman Feng and the old butler left without finding him.
• Feng Ze overheard Chairman Feng say he was his father and felt a surge of hope.
• Feng Ze heard the old butler say Chairman Feng had found another blood bag and realized they might want to use his blood.
• Chairman Feng recognized Feng Ze from the night market and asked his name, but Feng Ze decided not to reveal it or go home with him.

Feng Ze met Chairman Feng, who revealed he was Feng Ze’s father and wanted to take him home, but Feng Ze said he would first ask whether Feng Ze wanted to meet him. Afterward, Tao Zhiyan cheered Feng Ze up with his candy and promised to celebrate his upcoming birthday.

• Chairman Feng told Feng Ze that he was Feng Ze’s father and had come to take him home, but Feng Ze said he would ask Feng Ze whether he wanted to meet him.
• Chairman Feng agreed to meet again at the same place the following afternoon and told the old butler not to bring up the blood bag business.
• Tao Zhiyan shared all his candy with Feng Ze, who was moved by the boy’s generosity.
• Tao Zhiyan gave Peach's Mom and Feng Ze little red flower stickers as rewards for them.
• Feng Ze told Tao Zhiyan that his birthday was October seventh, and Tao Zhiyan promised to buy him a big pink cake with peaches and a fountain pen.

Tao Zhiyan was hurt when a child said he had no father, while Feng Ze comforted him and learned that Peach's Mom had been suffering headaches. As Feng Ze finally decided to meet Chairman Feng, Peach's Mom collapsed from a severe headache, and Feng Ze chose to take her to the hospital instead.

• A chubby boy said Tao Zhiyan had no father, and Meng Yang and the other children defended Tao Zhiyan.
• Feng Ze told Peach's Mom what had happened, and she explained that Tao Zhiyan's dad had been away for work for nearly two years.
• Feng Ze massaged Peach's Mom's aching temples, and she reassured a sleepy Tao Zhiyan that he had a dad.
• The chubby boy apologized to Tao Zhiyan with chocolate, and Tao Zhiyan accepted and went to school with him.
• Feng Ze brooded over whether to meet Chairman Feng, then Peach's Mom collapsed with severe head pain as he was about to leave.
• Feng Ze set aside his plans and offered to take Peach's Mom to the hospital.

Peach's Mom learned that she had a large brain tumor and feared it might be malignant, but she hid the news from Tao Zhiyan. After a brief spell of blurred vision on the way to dinner, Feng Ze helped her stay upright while Tao Zhiyan worried about her.

• A doctor told Peach's Mom that her three-centimeter brain tumor could be dangerous and that she would have to wait two days for results to learn whether it was benign or malignant.
• Peach's Mom asked Feng Ze not to tell Tao Zhiyan, then called Peach's Dad, who promised to return home that night and reassured her.
• Peach's Mom and Feng Ze picked up Tao Zhiyan late from kindergarten, and the three decided to eat wontons.
• Tao Zhiyan sang affectionately to Peach's Mom and Feng Ze as they walked, but Peach's Mom's vision suddenly went black and Feng Ze caught her.
• Tao Zhiyan noticed Peach's Mom's pale lips, while Feng Ze distracted him by asking why he had not received a red flower; Tao Zhiyan admitted he had misbehaved during nap time.

Tao Zhiyan shared wontons with Feng Ze and then watched him win prizes at a ring-toss stall. Feng Ze won the colored crayons and the difficult-to-ring plush dog, leaving Tao Zhiyan thrilled with his big brother.

• Tao Zhiyan promised Feng Ze he would earn him a little red flower every day, then coaxed him into eating the wontons he couldn't finish.
• Peach's Mom took Tao Zhiyan and Feng Ze home, and Tao Zhiyan stopped at a street-side ring-toss stall.
• A young woman gave Tao Zhiyan her five remaining rings, but he failed to win a prize with his first two throws.
• Feng Ze threw a ring over the distant box of colored crayons and won them for Tao Zhiyan.
• Feng Ze knocked the packaged plush dog from its chair and landed a ring around it, winning the toy as the crowd cheered.

Tao Zhiyan and Feng Ze joined Peach's family for a crayfish dinner after Grandma visited, while Peach's Mom's sister-in-law made pointed remarks about Grandma's generosity. Tao Zhiyan proudly helped Feng Ze and his family, and he ended the evening by declaring he wanted to be Feng Ze's little butler.

• Feng Ze won a turtle plushie at the ring-toss stall, and Tao Zhiyan returned home with prizes to find Grandma waiting outside.
• Grandma brought twelve jin of crayfish to Peach's Mom, and her sister-in-law arrived with Xiao Hang and complained that Grandma favored Tao Zhiyan.
• Feng Ze offered to scrub the crayfish to help Peach's Mom, and Tao Zhiyan joined in so she would not be the only one receiving help.
• Peach's Mom praised Tao Zhiyan for carefully scrubbing a crayfish, and he proudly showed it to Grandma and Feng Ze.
• Peach's Mom steamed the crayfish, and Tao Zhiyan passed the first one she peeled to Feng Ze before declaring he wanted to be his little butler.

Feng Ze defended Tao Zhiyan after Xiaohang cruelly mocked him for not having a father, then faced the adults’ anger when he shoved Xiaohang and threw him out of the room. Peach's Mom told Feng Ze that hitting children was wrong, but he remained convinced he would protect Tao Zhiyan again.

• Tao Zhiyan showed his toys to Feng Ze and Xiaohang, who mocked his toys and taunted him about not having a father.
• Feng Ze shoved Xiaohang and later dragged him out of the bedroom after Xiaohang insulted Tao Zhiyan and threatened to hit him.
• Xiaohang's mother slapped Feng Ze and tried to strike him again, while Tao Zhiyan cried and stood between them to protect his big brother.
• Peach's Mom and Xiaohang's mother argued, and Grandma left with Xiaohang and his mother after the dispute escalated.
• Tao Zhiyan explained that Xiaohang had said he did not have a dad, and Peach's Mom thanked Feng Ze for protecting him but warned that hitting was wrong.
• Feng Ze stayed silent and decided he would still make anyone who hurt Tao Zhiyan pay.

Peach's Dad returned home after nearly two years away, but Tao Zhiyan refused to accept his attention and revealed that he blamed his father for neglecting him and Peach's Mom. Peach's Dad realized how his absence had hurt his family, while Tao Zhiyan remained close to Feng Ze.

• Peach's Dad came home, but Tao Zhiyan hid behind Feng Ze and barely acknowledged his parents.
• At dinner, Tao Zhiyan refused fish from Peach's Dad and Peach's Mom but happily ate when Feng Ze fed him.
• Feng Ze joined Tao Zhiyan in the bedroom, where the boy drew pictures of them and said he did not like Daddy.
• Tao Zhiyan told Feng Ze that Daddy had left him and Mommy alone, even when Mommy was sick.
• Peach's Dad overheard Tao Zhiyan's explanation, realized he had neglected his family, and held Peach's Mom's hand.

Tao Zhiyan resisted his father’s attempts to comfort him, while Feng Ze encouraged him to consider giving his father another chance. Peach’s Dad gradually won Tao Zhiyan over with a game, as he and Peach’s Mom kept the uncertain medical report from the boy.

• Feng Ze told Tao Zhiyan that he had found his own father and encouraged him to consider giving his father a chance, prompting Tao Zhiyan to reconsider his rejection of his dad.
• Peach’s Mom told Peach’s Dad that the doctor could not confirm whether her condition was benign and asked him not to tell Tao Zhiyan; they planned to collect the report at the hospital the next morning.
• Peach’s Dad brought Tao Zhiyan a game console, but Tao Zhiyan initially stayed close to Feng Ze and refused to take it.
• After Feng Ze agreed to play, Tao Zhiyan accepted the console and became absorbed in the airplane game.
• Peach’s Dad guided Tao Zhiyan through the game, then hugged and kissed him as Tao Zhiyan delighted in dodging the monsters.

Peach's Mom learned that her malignant tumor had spread, and Peach's Dad promised to take her to the Imperial Capital for treatment. As the family prepared to leave, Peach's Dad told Feng Ze that they would take him back to the Orphanage the following evening, though he had also reported its abuses to the authorities.

• Peach's Dad recognized the watch Chairman Feng had given them as a Rolex Daytona, but Peach's Mom said she had bought it for two hundred yuan from someone on the street.
• The doctor told Peach's Mom and Peach's Dad that her grade-four malignant tumor had spread and required surgery at a larger hospital as soon as possible.
• Peach's Dad comforted Peach's Mom and promised that money would not stop her from getting treatment in the Imperial Capital.
• Peach's Dad filed a complaint about the abuses and problems at Feng Ze's Orphanage, and the authorities promised to investigate within seventy-two hours.
• Peach's Dad told Tao Zhiyan that the family would leave for the Imperial Capital, then told Feng Ze they would take him back to the Orphanage tomorrow evening.

Feng Ze faced leaving Tao Zhiyan’s home, but Peach’s Dad promised to bring Tao Zhiyan back for Feng Ze’s birthday. Later that night, Feng Ze overheard Peach’s Dad’s financial troubles and offered him the valuable watch.

• Peach’s Dad told Tao Zhiyan that Feng Ze could not go with them, and Tao Zhiyan cried and begged to stay with Feng Ze.
• Peach’s Dad promised to bring Tao Zhiyan back for Feng Ze’s birthday next Sunday, giving Feng Ze something to look forward to.
• Feng Ze overheard Peach’s Dad pleading for more time to pay a business partner after the family’s company and finances ran into trouble.
• Feng Ze brought Peach’s Dad his watch and told him it was real and worth a lot of money.

Feng Ze gave Tao Zhiyan’s father the watch so the Tao family could avoid trouble, then returned to the Orphanage after promising Tao Zhiyan he would wait for him. When Tao Zhiyan failed to arrive as promised, Feng Ze waited at the gates until late at night, still hoping he would come.

• Feng Ze gave the watch Tao Zhiyan had given him to Peach's Dad, who examined it and suspected it might be valuable.
• Tao Zhiyan hugged Feng Ze goodbye at the Orphanage gates and promised he would return the following week; Feng Ze promised to wait for him.
• After conditions at the Orphanage improved and its director changed, Tao Zhiyan called Feng Ze and told him he missed him and planned to visit in two days.
• Tao Zhiyan described a kind new big brother and an amusement park, making Feng Ze feel jealous before Tao Zhiyan reassured him that he missed him most.
• Feng Ze waited at the Orphanage gates all day for Tao Zhiyan, but nobody arrived by seven o'clock.
• At eleven, the director urged Feng Ze to go to bed, but he continued staring at the entrance with red, tearful eyes.

Feng Ze waited for Tao Zhiyan, but learned that the Tao Family had sold their home and disappeared. After another year of waiting, Feng Ze returned to his family and began searching for Tao Zhiyan, whose whereabouts remained unknown.

• Feng Ze waited through the night and several days for Tao Zhiyan, while the director tried to reassure him and contact Tao Zhiyan.
• The director took Feng Ze to Tao Zhiyan's apartment, where a new couple told them the Tao Family had sold it and moved away.
• Feng Ze found a discarded drawing among Tao Zhiyan's belongings and carefully kept it as he grieved.
• Feng Ze waited at the Orphanage for another year, hoping Tao Zhiyan would return, but Tao Zhiyan never contacted him.
• Feng Ze agreed to return with Feng Ze's Father and asked the butler to investigate the Tao Family, but learned only that they had left the Imperial Capital.

Feng Ze secretly prepared to propose to Tao Zhiyan while claiming to be away on business, and Tao Zhiyan discovered the deception without getting angry. After accompanying Feng Yiqian to a magazine shoot, Tao Zhiyan video-called Feng Ze to tease him and question his whereabouts.

• Feng Ze inspected another pair of rings with Doctor Shen while planning to propose to Tao Zhiyan the next day.
• Feng Yiqian told Tao Zhiyan that Feng Ze was in the Imperial Capital buying rings with another man, but Tao Zhiyan used the text above Feng Ze's head to learn he was planning a proposal.
• Tao Zhiyan drove Feng Yiqian to his shoot, where Feng Yiqian joked that he would kill Feng Ze and inherit Tao Zhiyan if his brother mistreated him.
• Tao Zhiyan kept Feng Yiqian company during his magazine-cover shoot, which finished in the evening.
• Tao Zhiyan video-called Feng Ze and asked why he appeared to be outside despite claiming he had a business dinner.

Feng Ze and Tao Zhiyan flirted over a video call while Feng Ze secretly prepared a surprise for him. They ended the night exchanging shy kisses through their screens, with Feng Ze watching Tao Zhiyan’s light go out from outside his villa.

• Feng Ze pretended to shop for hangover candy, then teased Tao Zhiyan by picking up lemon-flavored Durex and messaging him about other flavors.
• Tao Zhiyan showered and called Feng Ze again after reading his playful messages and admitting he missed him.
• Feng Ze invented an excuse about Assistant Wang’s project to get Tao Zhiyan out of the house the next day, and Tao Zhiyan agreed to go along with it.
• Tao Zhiyan and Feng Ze joked about their MBTI types, calling Feng Ze SEXY and Tao Zhiyan LOVE.
• Before ending the call, Feng Ze blew Tao Zhiyan a kiss, and Tao Zhiyan kissed the screen; Feng Ze watched his room go dark and wished him good night.

Tao Zhiyan visited a wonton shop that brought back memories of his childhood and his late mother. After lunch, Assistant Wang led him through a series of Feng Ze's staged surprises, ending with Tao Zhiyan attempting ring toss for a little boy.

• Assistant Wang took Tao Zhiyan to a wonton shop, where the owner recognized him from childhood visits with his mother.
• The owner recalled Tao Zhiyan's gentle mother, and Tao Zhiyan learned she had once patiently fed and comforted him before she died of illness.
• Assistant Wang reported to Feng Ze that Tao Zhiyan was pleased with lunch, then suggested they take a walk.
• Tao Zhiyan spotted Feng Ze's plant at a ring-toss stall and realized the boy asking for help was also part of Feng Ze's plan.
• The boy asked Tao Zhiyan to win a box of crayons, and Tao Zhiyan reluctantly agreed to try ring toss.