Chapter Summaries

Shen Yi read an anonymous post about a special assistant caught between his boss and an Omega, then began another workday managing Yuan Chen’s moods and strict routines. After Yuan Chen snapped at the new driver, Shen Yi warned the secretarial department that a storm was brewing.

• Shen Yi read a popular anonymous forum post describing a special assistant’s awkward experience while his boss argued with an Omega in a car.
• Shen Yi suspected the post might concern Yuan Chen, the CEO he had served for six years, and wondered who had exposed their boss online.
• Shen Yi prepared Yuan Chen’s car and reassured new driver Zheng before Yuan Chen came out at exactly eight thirty.
• Shen Yi assessed Yuan Chen’s bad mood as cloudy and warned the secretarial department in their group chat.
• Yuan Chen refused to hear his schedule, then rebuked the driver for turning up the stereo, prompting Shen Yi to send a warning about an approaching thunderstorm.

Shen Yi managed Yuan Chen’s office and let the pushy marketing director Liu Xiwang enter without an appointment, knowing Yuan Chen would throw him out. Yuan Chen accused Shen Yi of arranging the confrontation, and Shen Yi was reminded that his original reason for becoming Yuan Chen’s special assistant was connected to their past.

• Shen Yi accompanied Yuan Chen to Akit Pharmaceuticals and reviewed his schedule before leading the secretarial team’s Monday meeting.
• Marketing director Liu Xiwang arrived without an appointment and demanded to see Yuan Chen, but Shen Yi initially refused to announce him.
• Shen Yi eventually let Liu into Yuan Chen’s office, where Yuan Chen reprimanded him and drove Liu out within three minutes.
• Yuan Chen accused Shen Yi of deliberately letting Liu in, and Shen Yi defended his decision as the least embarrassing option.
• As Yuan Chen stared him down, Shen Yi recalled that his original reason for becoming Yuan Chen’s special assistant was connected to something he had not yet revealed.

The chapter recounts how Shen Yi became Yuan Chen’s special assistant and shows him managing a tense research meeting at Akit Pharmaceuticals. When Yuan Chen detects pheromones in the room, the researcher who had argued with Shen Yi admits she is releasing them.

• Shen Yi impressed Yuan Chen during a presentation and accepted his offer to become his assistant after a week of consideration.
• Shen Yi served as Yuan Chen’s right-hand man for six years and prepared the weekly report meeting while checking on the Omega attendees.
• Shen Yi asked Researcher Wang about her condition, and she objected to the notice asking Omegas to manage their pheromones.
• Yuan Chen stopped the meeting and demanded to know who was releasing pheromones.
• Researcher Wang raised her hand, apologized, and grew more distressed as Yuan Chen questioned her.

Shen Yi rushed back to Yuan Chen after removing the Omega pheromones that had triggered Yuan Chen’s migraines. Yuan Chen then ordered a same-day lunch at the fully booked Dan Yan, leaving Shen Yi to seek help from an alliance of company assistants.

• Yuan Chen’s pheromone sensitivity overwhelmed a researcher, and Shen Yi escorted her from the meeting and gave her a sedative and water.
• Shen Yi changed his suit and hurried back to Yuan Chen, who relaxed once he returned; Yuan Chen’s past pheromone trauma explained his severe migraines and need for a Beta assistant.
• Yuan Chen chose Dan Yan for a one p.m. lunch with Director Song, and Shen Yi found that the restaurant was fully booked.
• Shen Yi asked the Assistant Alliance group chat to help him secure a table for two at Dan Yan.

Shen Yi arranged a lunch reservation for Yuan Chen and accompanied him to meet Researcher Song, then ran into a former university senior who noticed Yuan Chen’s pheromones on him. After work, Yuan Chen found Shen Yi dozing at his desk and lingered to speak with him.

• Shen Yi secured a table at Dan Yan for Yuan Chen and Researcher Song by calling in a favor with Secretary Chen.
• Shen Yi drove Yuan Chen to lunch, where Yuan Chen met Researcher Song, and waited outside the restaurant.
• Shen Yi reunited with his former senior, a well-known broadcaster, who remarked that Yuan Chen’s pheromones made Shen Yi seem like an Alpha.
• Shen Yi urged the administrative secretaries to go home, then waited alone for Yuan Chen to finish work and fell asleep at his desk.
• Yuan Chen found the attendee list on Shen Yi’s desk, woke him, and sat on the edge of the desk while fixing his gaze on him.

Shen Yi enjoyed an unexpected early evening off, but Yuan Chen soon summoned him back to his house. Shen Yi found Yuan Chen in distress and recognized that he was showing signs of an S-Class Alpha’s rut.

• Yuan Chen asked Shen Yi about renewing his contract, then let him leave work early.
• Shen Yi went home, ate dinner, and watched a variety show featuring his neighbor Gu Qingheng.
• Shen Yi remembered he wanted to buy a Pheromone Enhancer and searched his contacts for someone to ask.
• Yuan Chen called Shen Yi and told him to come over, ending Shen Yi’s evening off.
• Shen Yi entered Yuan Chen’s house and found him in the study, overheated and breathing rapidly.
• Shen Yi saw Yuan Chen’s dilated pupils and identified the symptoms as an S-Class Alpha’s rut.

Shen Yi managed Yuan Chen through an unusually intense rut by administering a suppressant and staying overnight to monitor him. The next morning, Yuan Chen attended a breakfast meeting, and Shen Yi returned with him to the office, where a new secretary began work.

• Shen Yi measured Yuan Chen's elevated pheromone level, injected him with a suppressant, and prepared to contact his physician while Yuan Chen rested.
• Shen Yi stayed overnight to monitor Yuan Chen and checked his temperature as the suppressant began to take effect.
• Shen Yi attended a breakfast meeting as Yuan Chen's assistant and watched him appear composed at the main table.
• Shen Yi joined the secretaries' quiet conversation about their bosses and privately thought Yuan Chen was the most dazzling person there.
• Shen Yi welcomed the nervous new secretary, Secretary Chen, before following Yuan Chen into his office.

Chen Haoyu began work in Yuan Chen’s secretarial office, where Shen Yi introduced him to the team and explained its collaborative culture and demanding standards. After Chen Haoyu impressed everyone with his stenography, he learned about the office’s generous wardrobe and work benefits and was reminded to submit his Trait Confirmation Form.

• Yuan Chen declined to meet Chen Haoyu, leaving Shen Yi to welcome the new secretary and introduce him to the office staff.
• Shen Yi explained that the secretarial team valued mutual support and warned Chen Haoyu to be mindful around Yuan Chen.
• Chen Haoyu took minutes at the morning meeting, and the secretaries praised his speed and accuracy.
• Shen Yi approved Chen Haoyu’s minutes and advised him on professional clothing and grooming for the job.
• Secretary Li described the office’s clothing reimbursements and driving arrangements, while the team welcomed Chen Haoyu.
• Shen Yi reminded Chen Haoyu to submit his Trait Confirmation Form and asked the staff to complete their annual physicals.

Shen Yi returned to find Yuan Chen confronting his mother, Lin Shulan, over rumors that he used medication to suppress his ruts and could not perform. To counter the gossip threatening his position against his cousin Yuan Hao, Yuan Chen ordered Shen Yi to arrange a meeting with a popular Omega actor under a dating contract.

• Shen Yi and Chen Haoyu rushed back to the office after the secretarial group chat announced battle phase two, meaning Lin Shulan had arrived.
• Lin Shulan demanded to know whether Yuan Chen used medication to suppress every rut and confronted him about rumors that he could not perform and had no interest in Omegas.
• Yuan Chen suspected his cousin Yuan Hao had spread the rumor, while Lin Shulan warned him to resolve the situation before it reached his grandfather.
• After Lin Shulan left, Yuan Chen rejected Shen Yi's suggestion to suppress the rumor and decided to counter it by finding an Omega.
• Yuan Chen gave Shen Yi a photograph of a popular Omega actor and two contracts, ordering him to arrange an intimate meeting and stay out of his sight until it was handled.

Shen Yi helped Yuan Chen arrange a fake romance with Ouyang Keke to thwart Yuan Hao, but Yuan Chen grew visibly displeased as Ouyang Keke grew closer to Shen Yi. After a sudden car collision, Yuan Chen watched Shen Yi shield Ouyang Keke and felt his jealousy stir.

• Shen Yi persuaded Ouyang Keke to meet Yuan Chen, who offered him a one-month dating contract to create publicity and counter Yuan Hao's advances.
• Ouyang Keke agreed to the arrangement with compensation, and Shen Yi coordinated their public dates and staged romantic appearances.
• When Yuan Chen felt unwell after dinner, Ouyang Keke asked Shen Yi to watch a movie with him, and Yuan Chen left them alone before waiting by the car.
• Ouyang Keke sat beside Shen Yi in the car and chatted with him while Yuan Chen watched from the back seat.
• A car cut in front of Shen Yi's sedan, and Shen Yi braked sharply while shielding Ouyang Keke with his arm.
• Yuan Chen saw Shen Yi protect Ouyang Keke and felt his jealousy rise.

Yuan Chen warned Ouyang Keke to stay away from Shen Yi, then sent Yuan Hao a misleading photo of himself with Ouyang Keke. The photo brought Yuan Hao to his office the next morning, where he confronted Yuan Chen as Shen Yi prepared for trouble.

• After a car accident, Shen Yi handled the other driver's apology while Yuan Chen grew irritated by Ouyang Keke's interest in him.
• Yuan Chen escorted Ouyang Keke home and warned him not to get ideas about Shen Yi or touch him again.
• Shen Yi showed Yuan Chen a photo that made Yuan Chen and Ouyang Keke look like lovers, and Yuan Chen told him to send it to Yuan Hao.
• Yuan Hao stormed into Yuan Chen's office the next morning and demanded to know whether the photo was real.
• Shen Yi locked the office door and stood near a concealed security button as Yuan Chen and Yuan Hao faced off.

Yuan Chen confronted Yuan Hao over the rumors about his relationship with Ouyang Keke, while Shen Yi kept the brothers apart. After Yuan Hao tried to recruit Shen Yi with double his salary, Yuan Chen made Shen Yi’s contract renewal his top priority.

• Yuan Chen taunted Yuan Hao about dating Ouyang Keke, and Yuan Hao admitted that he had liked Ouyang Keke first.
• Yuan Hao charged at Yuan Chen, but Shen Yi intervened and eventually escorted him out of the office.
• Yuan Hao offered to double Shen Yi’s annual salary if he would work for him, but Shen Yi showed little interest.
• Shen Yi told Yuan Chen that the dating contract had two weeks remaining, and Yuan Chen ordered the breakup press release to be sent in three days.
• Yuan Chen postponed a meeting so he could prioritize renewing Shen Yi’s contract and offered to match Yuan Hao’s salary offer.

After a confidential leak let Yuzhi Technology patent Akit’s new drug first, Yuan Chen drove the company into an exhausting emergency response. More than a week into nonstop work, Shen Yi urged him to go home and rest, then discovered that Yuan Chen’s skin was unusually hot.

• Minister Yan reported that Yuzhi Technology had filed a patent for a compound identical to Akit’s new drug, and Yuan Chen ordered an immediate investigation and legal response.
• Yuan Chen visited the research institute, confirmed that research secrets had leaked, and returned to lead the company’s emergency countermeasures.
• For over a week, Yuan Chen neglected his personal life and worked through the nights while Shen Yi and the secretariat worked overtime alongside him.
• At three in the morning, Shen Yi brought Yuan Chen a fatigue recovery agent, tidied his office, and urged him to go home and rest.
• Shen Yi touched the back of Yuan Chen’s neck and found his skin exceptionally hot.

Shen Yi discovered that Yuan Chen’s pheromone levels had risen dangerously, but Yuan Chen ignored his worsening health to confront Yuzhi Pharmaceuticals over a stolen patent. After collapsing, Yuan Chen learned his condition was near total failure and agreed to clear a week for treatment.

• Shen Yi found Yuan Chen’s pheromone levels abnormally high, but Yuan Chen refused to go to the hospital and continued taking medication.
• Yuan Chen ordered private investigators to find the researcher who had leaked Akit’s information and rejected Yuzhi Pharmaceuticals’ proposal to buy or share the stolen patent.
• Yuan Chen told Fu Siliang that Akit would abandon the patent and develop a new drug, then warned Yuzhi Pharmaceuticals that he would repay their wrongdoing.
• Yuan Chen collapsed after the meeting, and Shen Yi rushed him to First Hospital.
• Professor Hu warned that Yuan Chen’s pheromone system and immune defenses were failing and that he needed to stop taking medication and prepare for his rut.
• Yuan Chen accepted that he needed immediate treatment and ordered Shen Yi to clear a week from his schedule.

Shen Yi arranged Yuan Chen’s secret rut leave in Boston and prepared the hotel suite, medication, and a male Beta partner for him. After leaving Yuan Chen to rest, Shen Yi headed to the lobby to wait for the partner’s arrival.

• Shen Yi and Yuan Chen flew to Boston for Yuan Chen’s rut leave, and Shen Yi enjoyed the prospect of a long vacation.
• Shen Yi inspected Yuan Chen’s hotel suite and explained the arrangements for meals, housekeeping, and supplies.
• Yuan Chen took the rut stimulant, and Shen Yi told him that his partner was expected to arrive in two hours.
• Yuan Chen asked whether Shen Yi would be staying downstairs and told him to enjoy his vacation, hoping he would not need to contact him.
• Shen Yi left the suite and went to the lobby to wait for Yuan Chen’s rut partner.

Shen Yi arranged for a beta professional to attend to Yuan Chen during his rut, then headed to the hotel lounge to enjoy the vacation he had been looking forward to. As he reflected on years spent working, someone asked to sit beside him.

• Shen Yi welcomed Peter, the first of the hired rut partners, and escorted him to Yuan Chen’s suite after checking his beta status and completing the contract arrangements.
• Peter asked whether Yuan Chen had any unusual preferences, but Shen Yi said he did not know and kept Yuan Chen’s private details confidential.
• Shen Yi handed Peter the key card, left him in Yuan Chen’s care, and celebrated that his vacation had begun.
• Shen Yi went to the top-floor lounge, ordered a bottle of 1982 Pétrus, and enjoyed the snowy Boston view while reflecting on his work-filled twenties.
• A stranger asked Shen Yi whether the seat beside him was taken.

Shen Yi abandoned a possible one-night stand after Yuan Chen called, then discovered that Yuan Chen’s rut partner had been expelled for using unauthorized Omega pheromones. Shen Yi returned to Yuan Chen, whose rut had begun, and was left trapped in his grip while trying to follow Professor Hu’s emergency instructions.

• Shen Yi flirted with a blond New York lawyer and considered spending the night with him, but Yuan Chen’s call made him leave the bar.
• Shen Yi learned that the contracted partner had used artificial Omega pheromones without permission, so he terminated the contract and called the second partner, who could not arrive until morning.
• Shen Yi returned to Yuan Chen’s room and found him sitting on the sofa after a bath, with an almost empty bottle of whiskey nearby.
• Shen Yi called Professor Hu, who warned him not to use suppressants and told him about an emergency sedative in the medical kit.
• Yuan Chen grabbed Shen Yi’s wrist, sending his phone onto the carpet as Professor Hu called out from the phone.

Shen Yi struggled to control Yuan Chen during his rut, injected him with a suppressant, and tried to keep him from crossing a line until his matched Beta arrived. Yuan Chen regained some reason but still asked Shen Yi for help, and Shen Yi reluctantly agreed to limited contact before they kissed again.

• Yuan Chen attacked Shen Yi in his rut, and Shen Yi escaped long enough to find the suppressant.
• Shen Yi injected Yuan Chen with the suppressant, then tried to distract and calm him while the drug took effect.
• Shen Yi kissed Yuan Chen and helped him endure the rut after Yuan Chen said he could not bear the pain.
• Shen Yi told Yuan Chen his matched Beta was on the way and made him promise not to cross the line.
• Yuan Chen kissed Shen Yi again more gently, and Shen Yi closed his eyes and put his arms around him.

After Shen Yi arranged a second partner for Yuan Chen, Yuan woke from his rut and returned home with Shen Yi, while both avoided discussing their night together. Shen Yi struggled to stop thinking about Yuan and asked Lin Xiaofeng to help him find a man to date.

• Shen Yi mistakenly let the second partner believe he was Yuan Chen's partner, then explained that Yuan was asleep and arranged for the man to enter the room.
• The second partner left without assisting Yuan Chen after Yuan woke from a long sleep and said his rut had ended.
• Yuan Chen and Shen Yi returned home and resumed their routine without mentioning their night together.
• Shen Yi fumbled while tying Yuan's tie, then went to Lin Xiaofeng's office to rest and confessed that he kept having thoughts about Yuan.
• Shen Yi asked Lin Xiaofeng to find him a mature, tall man to date, specifying that he preferred Betas.

Shen Yi met Chen Kang for a date but felt little interest and left when Yuan Chen called him over. While helping Yuan Chen choose an outfit, Shen Yi admitted he was seeing a man, and Yuan Chen offered to let him handle another brief rut.

• Shen Yi stopped Chen Kang from kissing him, then accepted his invitation to have dinner together another time.
• Yuan Chen called Shen Yi to his home, where Shen Yi helped him choose clothes for an entrepreneurs’ gathering.
• Yuan Chen noticed Chen Kang’s cologne on Shen Yi and asked whether he was dating a man.
• Shen Yi said he and Chen Kang were only meeting while they got to know each other.
• Yuan Chen tugged at the tie and said he had considered letting Shen Yi handle his next brief rut.