Chapter Summaries

At breakfast, Ji Mingzhu’s remarks about sharing a bed with Gu Shang shocked Gu Yan and embarrassed Gu Shang, who planned to explain their business marriage. Ji Mingzhu chased Gu Shang to the door, where Gu Shang told him to straighten his clothes before leaving.

• Ji Mingzhu told the Gu family he had slept beside Gu Shang, and Gu Yan choked and demanded to know if they had slept together.
• Gu Shang recalled that he had meant to discuss the business marriage with Ji Mingzhu, but Ji Mingzhu’s sweet behavior had sidetracked him.
• Gu Shang left for the office, and Ji Mingzhu hurried after him while Gu Yan vowed to expose him.
• Ji Mingzhu caught up with Gu Shang at the front door, and Gu Shang told him to straighten his clothes and asked why he had run so fast.

Ji Mingzhu coaxed Gu Shang into kissing him before returning to the Gu family, where Shen Yue Ru asked him to remind Gu Shang to rest. After the family left, Ji Mingzhu summoned Uncle Chen to learn about his husband’s health so he could prepare a restorative soup.

• Ji Mingzhu demanded that Gu Shang return the kiss from the previous day, and Gu Shang pecked him on the cheek.
• Ji Mingzhu returned to the main hall and greeted Shen Yue Ru after the Gu family had finished eating.
• Shen Yue Ru told Ji Mingzhu that she and Gu Yan had to leave, then asked him to remind Gu Shang to get enough rest.
• Ji Mingzhu decided to ask Uncle Chen about Gu Shang’s health and summoned him, planning to make a restorative soup if needed.

Ji Mingzhu learned from Uncle Chen that Gu Shang often skipped meals while working and decided to make him food. Despite Uncle Chen’s warning that Gu Shang might react badly to an unexpected interruption, Ji Mingzhu resolved to wait and asked him to prepare an insulated lunch box.

• Ji Mingzhu asked Uncle Chen about Gu Shang’s habits and health.
• Uncle Chen explained that Gu Shang exercised and had regular checkups but often neglected meals at the office.
• Ji Mingzhu decided to cook something for Gu Shang and take it to him.
• Uncle Chen warned Ji Mingzhu that Gu Shang disliked disruptions to his work and might not welcome the visit.
• Ji Mingzhu said he could wait and asked Uncle Chen to prepare an insulated lunch box.

Ji Mingzhu answered Ji Yonglin and Ji Zhian’s condescending messages with cutting retorts, then returned his attention to preparing food for Gu Shang. Ji Zhian was left furious and convinced that Gu Shang would eventually see through Ji Mingzhu.

• Ji Mingzhu read Ji Yonglin’s text and told him to have the Ji Family clean up so they would not embarrass him.
• Ji Yonglin angrily insulted Ji Mingzhu, while Madam Ji soothed him and called Ji Mingzhu ungrateful.
• Ji Zhian warned Ji Mingzhu that his behavior could damage his marriage to Gu Shang and threatened that Gu Shang might prefer someone prettier.
• Ji Mingzhu replied that he would rather make more dishes for his husband than listen to Ji Zhian’s advice.
• Ji Zhian forced himself to stay composed and fumed that Ji Mingzhu had no shame.

Ji Zhian misread Ji Mingzhu’s remark as a scheme to get Gu Shang’s attention and recruited people to make trouble, while Ji Mingzhu went to Gu Corporation with lunch for his husband. The chapter ended with Manager Wang mistaking Ji Mingzhu for an escort and confronting him in the lobby.

• Ji Zhian suspected Ji Mingzhu was seeking attention and gathered people, but their group chat focused on Ji Mingzhu’s looks and plans to tease him.
• Ji Mingzhu took an unpleasant taxi to Gu Corporation with food prepared by the butler.
• Ji Mingzhu entered Gu Corporation and asked the receptionist which floor Gu Shang was on.
• The receptionist refused to help Ji Mingzhu because he had no appointment and assumed he was seeking an affair with the married Gu Shang.
• Manager Wang stepped in, called Ji Mingzhu an escort, and ordered the receptionist to remove him.

Ji Mingzhu confronted Wang Chuan at the Gu Corporation headquarters and revealed that Gu Shang was his husband. Secretary Chen arrived before Wang Chuan could throw him out, reprimanded Wang, and escorted Ji Mingzhu to a private office.

• Ji Mingzhu told Wang Chuan that Gu Shang was his husband and said he would have him fired for damaging the company’s image.
• Wang Chuan refused to believe Ji Mingzhu’s claim and dismissed him as an impostor.
• Ji Mingzhu challenged Wang Chuan to bet that his identity was genuine, with Wang’s resignation as the stakes.
• Wang Chuan refused the bet, insulted Ji Mingzhu, and threatened to throw him out.
• Secretary Chen arrived, reprimanded Wang Chuan, and sent him back to work.
• Secretary Chen apologized to Ji Mingzhu and led him by private elevator to an executive office.

Ji Mingzhu brought Gu Shang a meal he had cooked himself and tried to coax him after hearing he was overworked. Gu Shang remained wary of his motives, but Ji Mingzhu embraced him and thanked him for working hard.

• Gu Shang returned to his office frustrated after a meeting and found Ji Mingzhu waiting for him.
• Ji Mingzhu told Gu Shang he had missed him and brought food he had cooked to help him eat properly.
• Gu Shang offered to buy Ji Mingzhu something and questioned whether he wanted anything in return, but Ji Mingzhu insisted he only wanted to care for him.
• Gu Shang secretly asked Secretary Chen whether Ji Mingzhu had encountered trouble getting upstairs, then asked Ji Mingzhu if he had something to tell him.
• Ji Mingzhu mistook Gu Shang's suspicion for a desire to be comforted, hugged his waist, and thanked him for working hard, making Gu Shang shudder.

Gu Shang told Ji Mingzhu that their marriage was only a business arrangement and that Ji Mingzhu did not need to please him. Ji Mingzhu stayed cheerful, but Gu Shang’s mood darkened after Secretary Chen reported what had happened in the lobby.

• Ji Mingzhu cuddled up to Gu Shang, leaving Gu Shang flustered and embarrassed.
• Gu Shang explained that he had agreed to marry into the Ji Family because of the previous family head’s arrangements, not because he knew Ji Mingzhu’s circumstances.
• Gu Shang told Ji Mingzhu that they were more like colleagues and that he would not force him to act against his true feelings.
• Gu Shang raised Ji Mingzhu’s chin and asked whether he was angry, but Ji Mingzhu said he only cared that their food stayed delicious.
• Gu Shang received Secretary Chen’s detailed message about the incident in the first-floor lobby, and his expression darkened.

Gu Shang tried Ji Mingzhu’s cooking and was impressed, while Ji Mingzhu flirted and asked for a reward. Wang Chuan, who had mocked Ji Mingzhu in private messages, was summoned to Gu Shang’s office, leaving his confrontation with Gu Shang impending.

• Gu Shang said he had no appetite, but Ji Mingzhu’s silky jade tofu and minced beef soup soothed him and changed his mind.
• Ji Mingzhu asked whether Gu Shang liked the food, then leaned closer and asked his husband for a reward.
• Gu Shang grew flustered at Ji Mingzhu’s request, but a knock interrupted them.
• Wang Chuan privately mocked Ji Mingzhu to his nephew Wang Ke and boasted that Gu Shang had not known Ji Mingzhu was coming.
• After Secretary Chen summoned Wang Chuan to the president’s office, Wang Chuan headed there without worrying about the consequences.

Gu Shang confronted Wang Chuan for insulting Ji Mingzhu and made him apologize, then Ji Mingzhu served Gu Shang a meal he had cooked. After Wang Chuan left, Gu Shang suspected Ji Mingzhu was pursuing a bigger scheme, and Ji Mingzhu asked whether he was free tomorrow for the post-wedding visit to his family.

• Wang Chuan entered Gu Shang's office, apologized to Ji Mingzhu, and pleaded to keep his job.
• Gu Shang mocked Wang Chuan by ordering him to work as a male escort for six months if he wanted to remain at the Gu Corporation.
• Ji Mingzhu served Gu Shang food and challenged Wang Chuan to see that it was not poisoned; Gu Shang ate and enjoyed the meal.
• Wang Chuan left after Ji Mingzhu pointed out that he was hungry, while Gu Shang reconsidered what Ji Mingzhu might be scheming.
• Ji Mingzhu asked Gu Shang whether he was free tomorrow because he had to make his post-wedding visit home.

Ji Mingzhu left Gu Shang’s office feeling hurt, while Gu Shang asked Secretary Chen to keep an eye on him. Wang Chuan faced the consequences of his treatment of Ji Mingzhu, and Ji Zhian looked forward to his brother’s post-wedding visit.

• Gu Shang tried to comfort Ji Mingzhu, but Ji Mingzhu left after bringing him lunch, and Gu Shang told Secretary Chen to watch over him.
• Wang Chuan resented Ji Mingzhu and told Wang Ke to stop prying, then warned him to rein in his friends.
• Wang Ke told his friends that Ji Mingzhu had left Gu Shang’s office in tears, prompting Ji Zhian to plan to comfort his brother during the next day’s post-wedding visit.
• Secretary Chen told Wang Chuan to bring his work reports and performance sheets to Gu Shang, then returned to Gu Shang’s office with the documents.

Gu Shang read a report about Ji Mingzhu’s harsh childhood and early jobs, learning how poverty and abuse had shaped his life. He was moved by a photograph of Ji Mingzhu working at a repair shop, while Secretary Chen urged him to feel for his wife.

• Gu Shang decided to arrange matching wedding bands after noticing his bare ring finger.
• Secretary Chen gave Gu Shang a background report on Ji Mingzhu, including his childhood with an abusive adoptive father and an adoptive mother who left.
• Gu Shang learned Ji Mingzhu had excelled in middle school but had been forced to leave school and take poorly paid manual jobs.
• The report described Ji Mingzhu’s adoptive father taking his earnings and later tracking him down to seize his savings.
• Gu Shang saw a photo of Ji Mingzhu repairing a motorcycle at a shop and was struck by his bright, carefree smile.
• Secretary Chen told Gu Shang that Ji Mingzhu made people feel heartache for him.

Gu Shang read about Ji Mingzhu’s close friendships and grew jealous, then decided to send him to a wealthy wives’ course to make him study and adapt to his new status. He left Secretary Chen to arrange a small class, intending to add more courses if Ji Mingzhu liked them.

• Gu Shang read that Ji Mingzhu’s friends helped him with food, work, and a place to stay when he had nowhere else to go.
• Gu Shang concluded that Ji Mingzhu was comfortable being affectionate with others and angrily dismissed the idea of feeling sorry for him.
• Gu Shang ordered Secretary Chen to find a popular Wealthy Wives’ Required Course and enroll Ji Mingzhu.
• Gu Shang rejected the idea of a private tutor and asked Secretary Chen to choose a small class with only a few courses at first.
• Gu Shang said additional courses could be added according to Ji Mingzhu’s preferences if he liked studying.

Gu Shang came home expecting Ji Mingzhu to be upset, but Ji Mingzhu warmly welcomed him and softened his resentment. When Gu Shang asked about Ji Mingzhu’s delicate hands, Ji Mingzhu unexpectedly recalled a past jade-carving job, leaving Gu Shang both regretful about pushing him into classes and uneasy about the person who had referred him.

• Gu Shang stayed late at the office despite having finished most of his work, then went home after eating at the staff cafeteria.
• Ji Mingzhu greeted Gu Shang warmly and took his briefcase, easing the resentment Gu Shang had nursed all day.
• Ji Mingzhu led Gu Shang toward the living room and suggested they turn in early while holding his hand.
• Gu Shang asked how Ji Mingzhu’s hands stayed soft if he had worked at an auto repair shop.
• Ji Mingzhu said someone had referred him to jade carving and that he had needed to keep calluses off his hands, though he seemed unsure of the memory.
• Gu Shang regretted arranging classes for Ji Mingzhu but felt uncomfortable that someone from Ji Mingzhu’s past had referred him to the job.

Ji Mingzhu surprised Gu Shang with a handmade wedding outfit, and Gu Shang responded by signing him up for a course for wealthy wives. Ji Mingzhu ended the evening flustered by his husband's teasing.

• Ji Mingzhu tried to undress Gu Shang and asked him to close his eyes so he could reveal a surprise.
• Ji Mingzhu changed into a dark red robe he had sewn himself as a wedding present, then showed Gu Shang a matching outfit.
• Gu Shang admired the robe, pulled Ji Mingzhu into his arms, and offered him a present in return.
• Gu Shang told Ji Mingzhu that he had signed him up for a required course for wealthy wives.
• Ji Mingzhu secretly felt shy and delighted that Gu Shang had called him his wife.

Gu Shang explained that Ji Mingzhu would take classes to cultivate skills as the Gu Family’s wife, and Ji Mingzhu eagerly accepted the challenge. The chapter ended with Ji Mingzhu reminding Gu Shang that tomorrow was his first visit home after the wedding and asking him to come along.

• Gu Shang told Ji Mingzhu he had enrolled him in classes such as music, calligraphy, cooking, and flower arranging so he could hold his own at social events.
• Ji Mingzhu insisted he was not dim and offered to accept stricter treatment if he did poorly.
• Gu Shang settled on having Ji Mingzhu cook him a meal as a punishment if he failed to excel.
• Ji Mingzhu promised he could cook for Gu Shang every day and asked him to spare time tomorrow.
• Ji Mingzhu reminded Gu Shang that tomorrow was his first visit home after the wedding and asked whether he was coming with him.

Gu Shang agreed to accompany Ji Mingzhu to the Ji Family and planned to arrive after Ji Mingzhu to surprise his father. After spending another night in the same bed, they went to the Ji Family's home, where the servants were stunned to see Ji Mingzhu looking radiant and Gu Shang at his side.

• Gu Shang cleared his schedule and agreed to visit the Ji Family with Ji Mingzhu.
• Ji Mingzhu asked Gu Shang to enter the Ji Family home separately, and Gu Shang accepted his plan to arrive later as a surprise.
• Ji Mingzhu fell asleep in Gu Shang's bed again, and Gu Shang let him stay there for the night.
• The next morning, Gu Shang chose an elegant Dior outfit for Ji Mingzhu, and they set off for the Ji Family's home.
• The servants at the entrance recognized Ji Mingzhu and were astonished by his changed appearance and by Gu Shang's presence.

Ji Mingzhu visited the Ji Family alone for his first post-wedding visit, while Gu Shang waited outside. He showed his family his pink diamond wedding ring and rejected Ji Yonglin’s claim that it belonged to him.

• Ji Mingzhu entered the Ji Family home after Gu Shang promised to wait outside.
• Ji Zhian recognized Ji Mingzhu, and the Ji Family rose to face him warily.
• Ji Yonglin criticized Ji Mingzhu for arriving without gifts or Gu Shang, then asked to see his wedding ring.
• Ji Mingzhu showed the pink diamond ring and told his family they could not have it.
• Ji Yonglin claimed that whatever Ji Mingzhu owned belonged to him as his father.

Ji Mingzhu refused to give his family the diamond ring his husband had put on his finger. When Ji Yonglin threatened to beat him, a man entered and demanded to know whom he planned to hit.

• Ji Yonglin and Cao Wanhua demanded that Ji Mingzhu remove his pink diamond ring so they could take it for the family and Ji Zhian.
• Ji Mingzhu mocked Ji Yonglin and refused, saying his husband had put the ring on his finger.
• Ji Yonglin claimed the marriage and ring should have gone to Ji Zhian, who acted aggrieved to provoke his parents.
• Ji Yonglin threatened Ji Mingzhu with his belt, and a man waiting outside entered and asked who he was going to hit.

Gu Shang arrived as Ji Yonglin and Cao Wanhua tried to justify pressuring Ji Mingzhu to hand over his wedding ring, and he made it clear he had heard everything. Ji Zhian watched Gu Shang with growing fascination and wondered whether he could still take Ji Mingzhu’s place.

• Gu Shang found Ji Mingzhu standing up to Ji Yonglin and the Ji Family, and Ji Mingzhu complained that they had been mean to him.
• Ji Yonglin and Cao Wanhua denied intending to hurt Ji Mingzhu and claimed they only wanted to borrow his wedding ring for an exhibition.
• Gu Shang dismissed their excuses and said that even blood relatives had to keep their accounts straight, pointedly referring to Ji Zhian.
• Ji Zhian became captivated by Gu Shang and wondered whether Gu Shang and Ji Mingzhu had registered their marriage yet.