Chapter Summaries

Ji Chi arrived at Huo Jin’s home with a suitcase to move in, but first demanded to know who Zhou Qi was. After Zhou Qi discovered Ji Chi and Huo Jin had a marking link, he questioned how Ji Chi had won Huo Jin over, and Huo Jin’s gentle treatment of Ji Chi left Zhou Qi stunned.

• Ji Chi found Zhou Qi at Huo Jin’s door, called Huo Jin to complain about the guard dog, and challenged Zhou Qi as Huo Jin came out.
• Ji Chi announced that he had come to move in with Huo Jin, and Huo Jin carried his suitcase and took his hand inside.
• Ji Chi asked about Zhou Qi, and Huo Jin explained that Zhou Qi was his subordinate who had come to get a document signed.
• Zhou Qi asked Ji Chi if he was Huo Jin’s wife, then recognized the marking link between them and enthusiastically complimented Ji Chi.
• Ji Chi claimed Huo Jin had coerced him and could go to prison if Ji Chi pressed charges; Huo Jin gently changed Ji Chi’s shoes and confirmed that this was true.

Ji Chi proposed a contract that would let Huo Jin pursue him while Ji Chi promised no affection in return. Huo Jin agreed, then asked to marry him.

• Huo Jin cooked for Ji Chi and changed his shoes, astonishing Zhou Qi, who teased Ji Chi about Huo Jin liking him.
• Huo Jin sent Zhou Qi away, and Ji Chi confronted Huo Jin before agreeing to talk over dinner.
• Ji Chi presented a contract laying out strict terms for their three-year arrangement and declared that he would never love Huo Jin.
• Huo Jin agreed to the contract but invoked his right to set a condition, then asked Ji Chi to marry him.

Ji Chi agreed to marry Huo Jin after Huo Jin argued that marriage would give Ji Chi legal protection and leverage in their relationship. After they planned to register the next day, Ji Chi struggled to sleep without Huo Jin’s pheromones and climbed into Huo Jin’s bed.

• Huo Jin proposed marriage, explaining that it would let Ji Chi hold him accountable and protect himself under the law.
• Ji Chi agreed to marry Huo Jin and insisted they go to the registry immediately, but Huo Jin said it was already closed, so they planned to go the next day.
• Ji Chi grew embarrassed when he realized the French song in Huo Jin’s car had explicit lyrics, then let Huo Jin dry his hair.
• Huo Jin admitted he wanted to kiss Ji Chi, but accepted Ji Chi’s refusal and let him sleep in the guest room.
• Unable to sleep without Huo Jin’s pheromones, Ji Chi went to Huo Jin’s bedroom at three in the morning and climbed into bed, taking all the covers.

Ji Chi and Huo Jin married under a three-year contract, and Ji Chi reacted jealously when two young Alphas approached Huo Jin at the registry. Huo Jin called Ji Chi his wife and backed him up, while Ji Chi handed the Alphas wedding candy.

• Ji Chi woke in Huo Jin's arms, and Huo Jin held him without crossing the line before they both fell asleep.
• Huo Jin made breakfast, and Ji Chi hurried them to the Supreme Authority's special marriage registry to get married.
• Ji Chi and Huo Jin took their marriage photo, received their stamped certificates, and became legal partners.
• Two young Alphas recognized Huo Jin and asked to take a photo with him, but Ji Chi told them it was not a good time.
• Huo Jin said his wife would not let him take the photo and added that Ji Chi called the shots in their family.
• Ji Chi corrected the Alpha who claimed to be Huo Jin's junior, then offered both Alphas wedding candy.

After marrying Huo Jin, Ji Chi struggled with his feelings about Huo Jin’s devotion and tried to keep their relationship at a distance. Huo Jin returned home early to cook for him, only to find Ji Chi fumbling with a smoking pan.

• Ji Chi left the marriage registration office with Huo Jin, rejected his offer to keep him company at work, and refused his salary card before taking it back to threaten to spend all his money.
• Ji Chi told Huo Jin not to call him his wife, and Huo Jin released an A-Class Soothing Pheromone before explaining that he was patient with Ji Chi.
• Huo Jin dropped Ji Chi off at home, and Ji Chi told him to come back at night but refused to say where he was going.
• Huo Jin left the CE Experimental Institute early and told a security guard that his wife liked his cooking.
• After bad takeout left him hungry, Ji Chi tried to cook for himself, and Huo Jin arrived home to find the kitchen filled with smoke.

Ji Chi continued to resist Huo Jin’s affection, but after Huo Jin rescued him from an assassination attempt, their relationship softened into a tense domestic routine. During his third heat, Ji Chi remembered how badly he had hurt Huo Jin and insisted they go repair the phone he had smashed, believing it would ease Huo Jin’s sadness.

• Huo Jin cooked for Ji Chi, but Ji Chi rejected his attempts to please him and later sent him angry messages while out drinking.
• Ji Chi brought Huo Jin a divorce agreement, then was attacked by a group of powerful Alphas while carrying a Suppressant sample.
• Huo Jin arrived with the Supreme Authority, rescued Ji Chi, and took him to the hospital; Zhou Qi revealed that Huo Jin had rushed to reach him despite being injured.
• Ji Chi and Huo Jin continued living together, and Ji Chi accepted Huo Jin’s care without returning it until his third heat brought memories of the ways he had hurt him.
• Ji Chi apologized for smashing Huo Jin’s phone and insisted they go repair it, so Huo Jin agreed and prepared a blocker patch before taking him out.

While Ji Chi’s heat created a false timeline in which he loved and cared for Huo Jin, Huo Jin cherished their days together and confessed his love. After Ji Chi returned to his usual cold indifference, Huo Jin concealed his injuries, and the chapter ended with Ji Chi racing home in a fury as his Aggression Pheromone erupted.

• Huo Jin took Ji Chi to a repair shop to fix his shattered phone, then brought him home and comforted him during his heat.
• Ji Chi spent three days acting affectionate toward Huo Jin, and Huo Jin told him, “I love you,” while Ji Chi promised to protect him.
• Ji Chi and Huo Jin went on a nighttime amusement-park date, and Huo Jin carried the sleepy Ji Chi home on his back.
• When Ji Chi woke, he returned to his indifferent manner and left the house, while Huo Jin accepted his rejection.
• Huo Jin returned from a business trip with concealed wounds on his arm, and Ji Chi pretended not to notice before leaving without eating.
• Half a month later, Ji Chi received a phone call, rushed home in fury, and let his Aggression Pheromone surge out of control.

Ji Chi rushed home to stop Ji Shengming’s violent pheromone-fueled attack on Lin Jun and helped Song Lin get Lin Jun to the hospital. He left Ji Shengming locked inside the wrecked room and rode with Lin Jun and Song Lin to seek treatment.

• Song Lin called Ji Chi to report that Ji Shengming was out of control, and Ji Chi drove home in a car borrowed from Huo Jin.
• Ji Chi injected himself with a stabilizer and found Lin Jun injured on the floor while Song Lin tried to shield him from Ji Shengming.
• Ji Chi confronted Ji Shengming, but turned to Lin Jun when he called out and begged him to divorce Ji Shengming.
• Song Lin carried Lin Jun downstairs, and Ji Chi kicked Ji Shengming and locked him inside the room.
• Ji Chi rode with Lin Jun and Song Lin to the hospital and thanked Song Lin for helping them.

After Ji Chi brought the injured Lin Jun to the hospital, he struggled with memories of Lin Jun’s relationship with Ji Shengming. Huo Jin arrived and embraced Ji Chi as he finally broke down in tears.

• Song Lin drove Ji Chi and the injured Lin Jun to Jiang City Hospital, where Gu Baizhou arranged emergency treatment.
• Ji Chi waited silently, then went to smoke after Lin Jun was taken into the stabilization room.
• Ji Chi remembered believing Lin Jun had stayed with Ji Shengming out of love, despite years of pain.
• Huo Jin found Ji Chi in the corridor, took his cigarette, and soothed him with his pheromones.
• Ji Chi tried to hide his tears and leave, but Huo Jin pulled him into a warm embrace.

Ji Chi broke down in Huo Jin’s arms, then asked him to let Lin Jun stay at his home after discharge. While Lin Jun recovered in the hospital, Dr. Gu Baizhou explained that Ji Chi’s hostility toward Huo Jin was a defense against the feelings he experienced during heat.

• Ji Chi cried in Huo Jin’s arms and told him he hated him, and Huo Jin promised he would not cling to him and would let Lin Jun stay at his home.
• Song Lin confronted Ji Chi about Huo Jin, and Ji Chi called Huo Jin his boyfriend before taking him to Lin Jun’s room.
• After Lin Jun’s pheromones stabilized, Dr. Gu Baizhou said he could be discharged after another stabilizer injection and asked everyone else to leave.
• Dr. Gu Baizhou told Lin Jun that Ji Chi’s family environment had deeply affected him and that his emotional numbness after heat was a way of protecting himself.
• Lin Jun realized that Ji Chi loved Huo Jin during heat and hated him again once he was lucid.