Recaps

Shan Ye hugged Fan Jin before they parted, then returned to Muzhou and realized how intensely he wanted him. The chapter ended with Shan Ye messaging Fan Jin to ask him to be a little nicer.

• Shan Ye asked Fan Jin for a hug, and Fan Jin let him hold him even though he did not hug back.
• Shan Ye teased Fan Jin about being inexperienced and told him to come back to Muzhou soon.
• Shan Ye drove home with Yu Chuan and told his mother he had met Fan Jin's grandmother.
• Shan Ye thought about Fan Jin in the bath and admitted to himself that he liked him deeply.
• At one in the morning, Shan Ye messaged Fan Jin, asking him to be a little nicer to him.

Shan Ye tried to make Fan Jin pursue him by holding back, but Tan Yi'an advised him to play it cool, and Shan Ye followed the advice by delaying his reply. Fan Jin worried that Shan Ye would eventually leave, though he began to wonder if Shan Ye’s feelings were sincere.

• Shan Ye told Fan Jin that he had missed him, then decided to stop initiating messages to make Fan Jin come to him first.
• After Fan Jin’s message went unnoticed, Shan Ye drank with Tan Yi'an, who told him to play it cool rather than immediately respond.
• Fan Jin noticed Shan Ye’s delayed reply and asked why it had taken so long.
• Shan Ye said he had stopped messaging because Fan Jin did not reply, and Fan Jin realized he had deliberately ignored Shan Ye’s earlier message.
• Fan Jin doubted he could offer Shan Ye a happy relationship and feared Shan Ye would leave, but wondered whether Shan Ye’s feelings might be genuine.

Fan Jin decided to stop hiding his feelings from Shan Ye and began replying more warmly, while Shan Ye continued teaching despite falling ill. The chapter left Shan Ye feverish at work as Yu Chuan arranged leave and offered to take him to the hospital.

• Fan Jin recalled his difficult past and admitted to himself that he wanted Shan Ye to stay, then messaged him that he would reply from then on.
• Shan Ye happily asked whether Fan Jin would answer if he said he missed him, and Fan Jin replied, “Okay.”
• Over the following days, Fan Jin and Shan Ye messaged more often, and Fan Jin listened to Shan Ye’s cheerful voice messages.
• Shan Ye woke up with cold symptoms on Friday, took medicine, and went to teach despite feeling increasingly weak.
• Yu Chuan noticed Shan Ye’s fever, arranged leave for him, and brought fever medicine and water before offering to take him to the hospital.

Shan Ye fell ill, and Yu Chuan stayed to care for him until Fan Jin rushed back from Osmanthus City. Fan Jin looked after Shan Ye through the night, and the chapter ended with Shan Ye embarrassed but pleased to have him there.

• Shan Ye refused to go to the hospital, so Yu Chuan took him home, gave him medicine, and stayed to watch over him.
• Yu Chuan answered Fan Jin's call and told him Shan Ye had a fever, prompting Fan Jin to arrange an early return to Muzhou.
• Fan Jin returned to Shan Ye's apartment, checked his fever, and told him Yu Chuan had left.
• Fan Jin cooked noodles for Shan Ye, who realized Fan Jin had changed his clothes while he was feverish.
• Shan Ye put on his pajama bottoms while Fan Jin waited for him to get up and eat.

Fan Jin returned from Osmanthus City to care for Shan Ye, and Shan Ye teased him about his jealousy and concern. After Shan Ye read to him and confessed how happy he was to have him back, Fan Jin admitted that he had fallen for him.

• Shan Ye asked Fan Jin why he had returned, and Fan Jin explained that he had found Shan Ye's address through his takeout orders and called after Shan Ye stopped messaging him.
• Shan Ye guessed that Fan Jin had come back because he was jealous of Yu Chuan and worried about Shan Ye, flustering Fan Jin into washing the dishes.
• Fan Jin warned Shan Ye not to shower while he still had a slight fever, then brought him a jacket and told him to dry his hair.
• Shan Ye read an English passage aloud to Fan Jin and told him he felt relaxed and happy with him.
• Fan Jin admitted he could not stay indifferent to Shan Ye and thought he had fallen for him.

Fan Jin told Shan Ye about his painful past and his fear that he could not offer him a good life, but Shan Ye insisted he would keep loving him. Fan Jin stayed overnight, and the next day Shan Ye’s parents returned and warmly approved of him.

• Fan Jin told Shan Ye about his abusive childhood, his parents’ deaths, and his doubts about being able to love him.
• Shan Ye said he would keep liking Fan Jin and asked him to let Shan Ye love him, while Fan Jin asked for more time.
• Fan Jin gave Shan Ye his medicine and stayed the night in Shan Ye’s bed after Shan Ye asked him not to leave.
• Shan Ye woke to find Fan Jin reading the newspaper, then noticed Fan Jin had used an extra toothbrush.
• Shan Ye and Fan Jin cooked together until Shan Ye’s parents returned home and found them in the kitchen.
• Mother Shan asked Shan Ye whether he and Fan Jin were together, and she said she approved of the man he had chosen.

Shan Ye brought Fan Jin home to meet his parents, who welcomed him warmly and learned about his military service and coffee shop. Fan Jin returned to Osmanthus City the next morning to visit his grandmother, while Shan Ye and Zhang Nan discussed Shan Ye’s feelings for him.

• Shan Ye told Fan Jin that his parents knew he liked him, then introduced Fan Jin to them over tea.
• Shan Ye’s parents chatted with Fan Jin, and his father praised Fan Jin’s military service and knowledge of coffee.
• Fan Jin told Shan Ye he would return to Osmanthus City the next morning, and they shared a tight embrace before parting.
• Fan Jin visited his coffee shop and told Zhang Nan he would soon return to Osmanthus City for his grandmother.
• Shan Ye told Zhang Nan that he and Fan Jin were not together yet but that he liked him, and Zhang Nan said he had noticed long ago.

Fan Jin admitted to his grandmother that he liked Shan Ye, and she accepted him choosing Shan Ye as his partner. When Shan Ye left on a three-day work trip with Yu Chuan, Fan Jin's jealousy showed, though the chapter ended with him telling Shan Ye he missed him too.

• Zhang Nan told Shan Ye that Fan Jin had once scolded a friend for breaking Shan Ye's roses.
• Fan Jin asked his grandmother what she thought of Shan Ye as his partner and confessed that Shan Ye was the only person he could imagine sharing his life with.
• Fan Jin's grandmother accepted Shan Ye and asked Fan Jin to bring him for a visit.
• Shan Ye told Fan Jin he was leaving for a three-day exchange visit with Yu Chuan, and Fan Jin grew quiet and displeased.
• Shan Ye realized Fan Jin was jealous of Yu Chuan and messaged that he would call when he arrived.
• Fan Jin admitted to himself that he liked Shan Ye, asked when his flight was, and texted that he missed him too.

Shan Ye attended an exchange conference with Yu Chuan, impressed fellow educators, and exchanged WeChat details with Chen Ting, while Fan Jin waited for his calls and showed his jealousy. On the night before Shan Ye's return, Shan Ye called Fan Jin from his hotel, feeling a growing heat as they spoke.

• Fan Jin waited anxiously for Shan Ye's flight to land, then told him to get a room to himself when he heard Yu Chuan nearby.
• Shan Ye attended the conference opening and group discussions, messaging Fan Jin when he grew bored during the speeches.
• At the main forum and workshop, Shan Ye took notes, earned praise for his translation paper, and gave a presentation in fluent English.
• Chen Ting approached Shan Ye after the workshop, added him on WeChat, and walked out with him while Yu Chuan teased him about attracting her attention.
• After showering at the hotel, Shan Ye felt increasingly hot and called Fan Jin, telling him he would see him every day once he returned.

Shan Ye spent a restless night thinking about Fan Jin, then hurried to meet him when Fan Jin surprised him at Muzhou Airport. Fan Jin drove Shan Ye away with his luggage and gave him his jacket against the cold.

• Shan Ye flirted with Fan Jin over the phone, admitted he liked his voice, and asked whether Fan Jin had missed him; Fan Jin said yes.
• Shan Ye boarded a flight to Muzhou with Yu Chuan and messaged Fan Jin that he would arrive in three hours.
• After landing, Shan Ye saw Fan Jin's photo of the airport arrivals hall and rushed out, leaving Yu Chuan to collect his luggage.
• Shan Ye found Fan Jin waiting at the arrivals exit, then went back to meet Yu Chuan and retrieve his suitcase.
• Fan Jin took Shan Ye's suitcase, and when Shan Ye shivered in the cold outside, Fan Jin placed his jacket over Shan Ye's shoulders.

Fan Jin picked Shan Ye up from the airport and kept their relationship undefined, while Shan Ye got drunk at a work dinner and Fan Jin brought him home. Yu Chuan challenged Fan Jin to let him pursue Shan Ye, and Fan Jin insisted that Shan Ye’s choice was not Yu Chuan’s concern.

• Fan Jin picked Shan Ye up at the airport, gave him his jacket, and drove him home without coming inside.
• Shan Ye attended a dinner with his colleagues, drank too much, and messaged Fan Jin that he would finish around nine.
• Fan Jin arrived early and took the drunken Shan Ye from Yu Chuan, who offered to pursue Shan Ye if Fan Jin did not truly like him.
• Fan Jin told Yu Chuan that Shan Ye’s choice of whom to be with was not something he needed to explain, then drove Shan Ye to Spring Breeze Alley.
• As Fan Jin unfastened Shan Ye’s seat belt, Shan Ye woke and brushed his lips against Fan Jin’s cheek.

Fan Jin and Shan Ye admitted their feelings and became boyfriends after sharing their first kiss. They ended the night cuddling in bed, with Fan Jin trying to resist Shan Ye’s teasing.

• Fan Jin brought the drunk Shan Ye home, helped him upstairs, and gave him clean clothes after he showered.
• Shan Ye asked Fan Jin whether he had kissed anyone, and Fan Jin kissed him for the first time.
• Fan Jin told Shan Ye that Yu Chuan wanted to pursue him, then admitted he could not give Yu Chuan a chance.
• Fan Jin asked Shan Ye to be his boyfriend, and Shan Ye happily accepted.
• Shan Ye cuddled and teased Fan Jin in bed, but stopped when Fan Jin warned he would sleep outside.

Shan Ye spent his first day as Fan Jin’s boyfriend visiting him at the café, buying groceries, and joining him at home to make dinner. As Fan Jin unpacked the shopping bags, he found a blue box of ultra-thin condoms.

• Shan Ye woke to Fan Jin’s note and enjoyed the congee Fan Jin had prepared for him.
• Shan Ye visited Fan Jin at the café, where he teased him by message and asked to have dinner together.
• Shan Ye bought a large assortment of groceries and brought them to Fan Jin’s apartment.
• Shan Ye asked whether Fan Jin’s request for him to be his boyfriend still counted, and Fan Jin confirmed it before kissing him.
• Fan Jin found a box of ultra-thin condoms among Shan Ye’s groceries.

Shan Ye worried Fan Jin would be angry after finding the box he had bought, but Fan Jin treated him kindly and agreed to let him stay the night. As they lay in bed together, Shan Ye admitted that his heart was pounding and he could not sleep.

• Fan Jin found the box Shan Ye had bought, and Shan Ye nervously tried to explain that he had not bought it for them to use soon.
• Shan Ye hid the box under his pillow, then relaxed when Fan Jin acted normally through dinner.
• Fan Jin gave Shan Ye a dry shirt after he got wet washing the dishes.
• Shan Ye asked to stay the night, and Fan Jin agreed despite Shan Ye's initial worry that he would be refused.
• Shan Ye showered and climbed into bed beside Fan Jin, then confessed that he could not sleep because his heart kept pounding.

Shan Ye and Fan Jin shared an intimate night but chose to take their relationship slowly. As Shan Ye spent more time at Fan Jin’s home, he gained a key and began making himself at home there.

• Shan Ye asked to kiss Fan Jin, and Fan Jin deepened their kiss as they grew increasingly intimate.
• Shan Ye suggested going further, but Fan Jin paused, and they agreed not to rush into sex.
• Fan Jin gradually made room for Shan Ye at his home, adding his belongings and clearing half the wardrobe for his clothes.
• Mother Shan teased Shan Ye about visiting Fan Jin and encouraged him to stay longer.
• Shan Ye arrived at Fan Jin’s home with his key and showed it off to Tan Yi'an, who complained about Shan Ye flaunting their relationship.

Shan Ye and Fan Jin grew increasingly intimate, but Fan Jin later prepared to sleep in the guest room. Hurt by Fan Jin’s decision to sleep separately, Shan Ye decided to leave his apartment.

• Shan Ye visited Fan Jin, and they kissed passionately before taking turns showering to cool down.
• After similar encounters repeated, Shan Ye asked Fan Jin if anything was wrong, but admitted he liked how things were.
• A week later, Shan Ye arrived at Fan Jin’s apartment and found a separate bed prepared in the guest room.
• Fan Jin told Shan Ye they should sleep separately, leaving Shan Ye hurt and confused.
• Shan Ye said he was going home and reached for the door.

Shan Ye stopped Fan Jin from pushing him away and learned that Fan Jin had avoided sharing a bed because he feared losing control. They reconciled and had sex, leaving Shan Ye exhausted and sore afterward.

• Fan Jin stopped Shan Ye from leaving and admitted he was afraid he would not be able to hold back if they shared a bed.
• Shan Ye reassured Fan Jin that he wanted to sleep with him and initiated a kiss.
• Shan Ye and Fan Jin went to the bedroom and had sex after Shan Ye agreed to let Fan Jin take the lead.
• Afterward, Shan Ye lay exhausted and sore while Fan Jin checked on him gently.

After their first night together, Shan Ye woke sore and embarrassed, while Fan Jin regretted being too rough and cared for him. Fan Jin applied ointment and went to make Shan Ye food, leaving Shan Ye comforted by his attention.

• Shan Ye woke beside Fan Jin, showered, and returned to bed to sleep.
• Fan Jin found blood on the tissues, bought ointment, and returned to tend to Shan Ye.
• Shan Ye resisted the ointment at first, then comforted Fan Jin and let him apply it.
• Shan Ye reassured Fan Jin that neither of them had experience and said he could touch him again.
• Fan Jin asked if Shan Ye was hungry and went to make him food.

Shan Ye recovered at Fan Jin’s home, then returned to teaching while hiding the hickeys Fan Jin had left on his neck. After Fan Jin took him in again, Shan Ye accidentally damaged Fan Jin’s old high-school scarf, and Fan Jin’s unusually stern reaction left him uneasy.

• Fan Jin brought Shan Ye breakfast, and they took turns feeding each other before spending the day cuddling at home.
• Shan Ye wore Fan Jin’s old gray scarf to hide his hickeys when he returned to teach, and Yu Chuan learned that he and Fan Jin were together.
• Shan Ye greeted Fan Jin with a hug that evening and said his parents had kicked him out, so he needed Fan Jin to take him in.
• Fan Jin hurried to inspect the wet scarf after Shan Ye said its stitching had come loose, then reassured Shan Ye that it was fine.

Shan Ye bought Fan Jin a new scarf and had Fan Jin’s old, treasured scarf repaired, not realizing it had been knitted by Fan Jin’s late mother. After Fan Jin withdrew from him, Shan Ye returned the repaired scarf with a note, while the two remained apart.

• Shan Ye bought Fan Jin a new cashmere scarf and searched the old part of town for someone to repair the frayed one.
• Fan Jin accepted the new scarf but became upset when he learned Shan Ye had taken his late mother’s scarf to be repaired.
• Fan Jin went to bed without explaining why the scarf mattered, and Shan Ye lay awake wishing they could talk.
• Shan Ye collected the repaired scarf the next day and left it at Fan Jin’s apartment with a note saying he loved him and had gone home for the night.

Fan Jin believed Shan Ye had left and broke down over his mother’s scarf and his fear of losing the person he loved. Shan Ye stayed, comforted him, and promised to be by his side and replace the scarves his mother could no longer knit.

• Fan Jin returned home with tiramisu, found Shan Ye gone, and regretted treating him coldly.
• Fan Jin remembered his mother knitting him the scarf before she died and sobbed over losing Shan Ye.
• Shan Ye revealed he had stayed, comforted Fan Jin, and promised not to leave.
• Fan Jin explained that the scarf was a keepsake from his mother, and Shan Ye apologized for damaging it.
• Shan Ye promised to buy Fan Jin scarves each winter or learn to knit them, and Fan Jin thanked him and held him.

Shan Ye spent the day with Fan Jin at the café, trying to learn how to make coffee before going home with him. The chapter ended with the two of them kissing and Shan Ye suggesting they learn to communicate with their bodies.

• Shan Ye brought Fan Jin red roses and reminded him to dress warmly, while Zhang Nan teased them about dating.
• Shan Ye tried making coffee under Fan Jin’s guidance, but overfilled the portafilter and made milk foam that ruined the drink.
• Shan Ye kept practicing until closing time, when Fan Jin embraced him and invited him to stay the night.
• At Fan Jin’s home, Shan Ye showered and helped dry Fan Jin’s hair before they kissed on the bed.
• Shan Ye straddled Fan Jin and suggested they learn the secrets of communicating with their bodies, then kissed him.

Fan Jin and Shan Ye shared an intimate night, then Shan Ye continued practicing coffee-making at Fan Jin’s café. When Shan Ye’s mother invited them to dinner, Shan Ye asked Fan Jin to meet his family, but Fan Jin did not answer directly, leaving the visit for another time.

• Fan Jin checked that Shan Ye was comfortable, and they spent the night together before joking about how good it felt.
• Shan Ye practiced latte art at the café, made a recognizable cat design, and posted a picture of it on Moments.
• Shan Ye’s mother invited him to dinner and suggested he bring Fan Jin, prompting Shan Ye to ask Fan Jin if he wanted to meet his family.
• Fan Jin froze at the invitation, so Shan Ye reassured him that they could go whenever he felt ready and arranged a restaurant date instead.
• Fan Jin told Zhang Nan he was leaving with Shan Ye, then reflected that Shan Ye’s presence had made him more cheerful.

Fan Jin and Shan Ye went on a dinner date, where Shan Ye shared how he realized he liked men and reassured Fan Jin that he had only ever been with him. Their date was interrupted by Zhou Min, an old neighbor who flirted with Fan Jin, and she left after noticing how close Fan Jin and Shan Ye were.

• Fan Jin and Shan Ye left the café together, teased each other on the way to the garage, and kissed after Shan Ye passed smoke into Fan Jin's mouth.
• During the drive, Shan Ye told Fan Jin that girls had liked him since middle school and that he realized in college he was attracted to men; he insisted he had only ever been with Fan Jin.
• At the restaurant, Shan Ye ordered food and talked about his college and graduate-school years while Fan Jin listened.
• Zhou Min recognized Fan Jin and reminded him that she had once lived across from him and helped with his apartment renovations.
• Zhou Min asked whether Fan Jin was single, saved his number, and invited him to dinner, while Shan Ye reacted jealously and choked on his water.
• Zhou Min noticed Fan Jin and Shan Ye's closeness, ended the conversation, and said she would visit Fan Jin's café another day.

Shan Ye sulked over Fan Jin’s past interactions with a woman who had invited him to dinner, and Fan Jin explained that he had never been interested in her. After Fan Jin apologized, Shan Ye demanded a sweet pet name before he would forgive him.

• Shan Ye stayed silent and avoided Fan Jin after Zhou Min left, refusing the food Fan Jin placed in his bowl.
• Fan Jin stopped Shan Ye in the parking garage and explained that Zhou Min had helped him while his apartment was being renovated, but Shan Ye remained upset.
• At Fan Jin’s home, Shan Ye confronted him about giving Zhou Min his contact details and accepting her cooking, while Fan Jin said he had not realized she liked him.
• Fan Jin admitted he had been wrong and promised it would not happen again, but Shan Ye refused to forgive him immediately.
• Shan Ye demanded that Fan Jin call him “baby” or “sweetheart” as the price of forgiveness.