Chapter Summaries

Shen Yi's lingering illness worsened during a research institute visit, and he fainted in front of Yuan Chen. Yuan Chen carried him to a car and arranged an IV, then ordered him to stop working for the day as they returned to City A.

• Shen Yi asked Yuan Chen not to bring up dating men again, and Yuan Chen dropped the subject coldly.
• After weeks of fever and abdominal pain, Shen Yi struggled through work while Secretary Li urged him to rest.
• Yuan Chen rebuked Shen Yi for not being ready to accompany him to the research institute, and Shen Yi went despite feeling ill.
• During the institute inspection, Shen Yi's vision went black and he collapsed, breaking his tablet as Yuan Chen caught him.
• Yuan Chen carried Shen Yi to a lounge and later took him in a car with an IV, ordering him to take the rest of the day off.

Shen Yi’s worsening illness led doctors to discover that he was differentiating from a beta into an omega. He left the hospital stunned and feared how Yuan Chen would react.

• Shen Yi blocked Chen Kang after rejecting his abusive messages and ended their ambiguous relationship.
• Shen Yi made repeated mistakes at work, and Yuan Chen angrily dismissed him from the office.
• Shen Yi requested three days of sick leave and went to the hospital for further tests.
• A specialist diagnosed Shen Yi with omega differentiation and recommended an activating injection and time off to adjust.
• Shen Yi left the hospital with his diagnosis and medicine, worrying that Yuan Chen would kill him.

After accepting his second differentiation into an Omega, Shen Yi decided to resign from his job. Yuan Chen refused to believe the diagnosis until he smelled Shen Yi’s pheromones, then insisted on taking him to Professor Hu for another examination before approving the resignation.

• Shen Yi recovered at home, accepted that he had become an Omega, and decided to resign.
• Shen Yi told Secretary Li about his differentiation and sent Yuan Chen his medical report, but Yuan Chen tore it up and demanded to know when Shen Yi would return to work.
• Yuan Chen visited Shen Yi and accused him of inventing the Omega diagnosis to avoid work.
• Shen Yi challenged Yuan Chen to smell his pheromones, and Yuan Chen confirmed that Shen Yi was truly an Omega.
• Yuan Chen insisted Shen Yi see Professor Hu the next day, and Shen Yi agreed on the condition that Yuan Chen approve his resignation if the examination confirmed the diagnosis.

After Shen Yi was confirmed as an S-class omega, he resigned from Yuan Chen’s office, but Yuan Chen struggled to adapt to his absence. Weeks later, drunk and still thinking about work, Yuan Chen called Shen Yi to ask about the next day’s schedule.

• Professor Hu confirmed Shen Yi was an S-class omega and offered to monitor his condition at the hospital.
• Shen Yi submitted his resignation, and Yuan Chen accepted the letter without opening it and told him to take care of himself.
• Secretary Li and the other staff struggled to cover Shen Yi’s duties, while Yuan Chen found the new routines and scents unsettling.
• Yuan Chen repeatedly called for Shen Yi at work, even though Shen Yi had left and Chen Haoyu was handling the meeting minutes.
• After getting drunk at a late-night business engagement, Yuan Chen called Shen Yi and asked what was on the schedule tomorrow.

Yuan Chen drunkenly called Shen Yi about his resignation, and Shen Yi went to his home to look after him despite their separation. The next day, Yuan Chen showed up at Shen Yi’s door and asked him to go somewhere so they could talk.

• Yuan Chen called Shen Yi while drunk and claimed he had torn up Shen Yi’s resignation letter, then fell asleep before they could finish talking.
• Shen Yi worried about Yuan Chen and went to his home, where he tidied his clothes and left honey water and medicine for him.
• Yuan Chen woke with a hangover and realized Shen Yi had visited, recognizing the faint jasmine scent he had left behind.
• Shen Yi read a job recommendation but continued to worry about his future and his difficulty tolerating Yuan Chen’s pheromones.
• Yuan Chen arrived at Shen Yi’s home with sushi and asked him to come out and talk, then suggested they go to Lost Town.

Yuan Chen asked Shen Yi to return as his special assistant, but Shen Yi refused to resume the job because of the risks and strain of working as an Omega. They agreed that Shen Yi would help train the Secretary Department and choose a replacement, beginning Monday.

• Yuan Chen drove Shen Yi to Lost Town and warned him not to release pheromones around him.
• Over dinner, Yuan Chen asked Shen Yi to come back to work, saying that no one but him would do.
• Shen Yi explained that Omega pheromones and the risk of a Heat Period made returning to his former duties unsafe and exhausting.
• Yuan Chen offered a higher salary and insisted that Shen Yi could manage, but Shen Yi firmly refused the special assistant position.
• Shen Yi agreed to train the Secretary Department and help choose a new special assistant, and Yuan Chen set his return for Monday.

Shen Yi returned to the office to manage the handover after three weeks away, while learning how the team had coped in his absence. He planned to leave the day after tomorrow after finding a candidate for President Yuan's special assistant, leaving Chi Ziheng to endure the workload a little longer.

• Shen Yi reunited with the Secretary Department and reviewed the work they had handled for President Yuan.
• Secretary Li told Shen Yi that President Yuan had stopped drinking his usual coffee and seemed sensitive to heat, so Shen Yi identified the scented lotion as a likely cause of his discomfort.
• Yuan Chen returned and gave Chi Ziheng instructions without commenting on Shen Yi's arrival.
• Chi Ziheng told Shen Yi how exhausting it had been to cover his duties, and Shen Yi suggested he become President Yuan's special assistant, but Chi Ziheng refused.
• Shen Yi told Chi Ziheng he would stay until the day after tomorrow and find a candidate for the special assistant position before leaving.

Shen Yi tried to restore order in the Secretary Department and find a replacement before leaving, but struggled to identify a suitable candidate. After working late with President Yuan, he ate dinner with him and was asked what he planned to do next.

• Shen Yi saw the Secretary Department overwhelmed and stepped in to answer calls and direct Secretary Pang's priorities.
• Shen Yi updated the procedure manual and contacted headhunters, but found no promising replacement for himself.
• Shen Yi let his colleagues leave at eight and continued working alone in the office.
• President Yuan returned after nine, ordered dinner for himself and Shen Yi, and ate with him.
• President Yuan asked Shen Yi what he planned to do after leaving, and Shen Yi said he was still thinking about it.

Shen Yi tested whether Yuan Chen could tolerate his pheromones, but the attempt only made their disagreements over Shen Yi’s resignation more intense. The next morning, Shen Yi returned to the office determined to find a replacement special assistant.

• Yuan Chen asked Shen Yi to release his pheromones, then insisted he would keep trying to get used to them despite his visible discomfort.
• After work, Yuan Chen rode with Shen Yi and repeatedly asked him to release pheromones during the drive.
• At Yuan Chen’s home, Shen Yi insisted he would resign, while Yuan Chen argued that Shen Yi still had duties under his contract.
• The next morning, Shen Yi arrived early, greeted the Secretary Department staff, and decided to find a suitable candidate for special assistant.

Shen Yi presented Yuan Chen with candidates for a new special assistant, but Yuan Chen rejected them and told Shen Yi there was nothing about him he disliked. After Yuan Chen drove Shen Yi home, Shen Yi remained unsure what Yuan Chen’s affection meant as they faced their final day working together.

• Shen Yi brought Yuan Chen three qualified candidates, but Yuan Chen rejected them and said he wanted someone like Shen Yi.
• Shen Yi stopped recommending candidates and reflected on how heavy his position as head of the Secretary Department felt.
• Yuan Chen waited for Shen Yi in the parking garage, refused to let him go home alone, and drove him away in Shen Yi’s carless predicament.
• During the drive, Yuan Chen said being with Shen Yi put him in a better mood, but denied having romantic feelings when Shen Yi asked.
• Shen Yi tested Yuan Chen with his pheromones, saw that Yuan Chen could tolerate them, and thanked him for the ride home.
• Yuan Chen drove off, leaving Shen Yi to realize his car was still at the office and prepare to endure one last day working with him.

On his final day at the company, Shen Yi completed his resignation despite Yuan Chen trying to persuade him to stay. At a follow-up appointment, he learned that imprint fusion was virtually impossible and heard that Yuan Chen was determined to overcome his own problem to win him back.

• Shen Yi handed Yuan Chen a laminated resignation letter and explained that the handover and automated resignation process were complete.
• Shen Yi returned his employee badge, confirmed his omega diagnosis with HR, and left the company as news of his resignation and differentiation spread.
• At his follow-up appointment, Shen Yi discussed his pheromone control and was told his first heat was expected around November 5 or 6.
• Professor Hu showed Shen Yi that his implantation structure was unstable, making mental imprint fusion virtually impossible.
• Professor Hu told Shen Yi that Yuan Chen had asked how to win him back and whether his problem could be cured, and said Yuan Chen seemed determined not to lose him.

Shen Yi left the hospital feeling at ease and arranged to meet Lin Xiaofeng, while Yuan Chen endured gossip about Shen Yi’s differentiation at an entrepreneurs’ luncheon. After Yuan Hao provoked him with baseless claims and threatened to pursue Shen Yi, Yuan Chen wondered whether letting Shen Yi go had been the right choice.

• Shen Yi answered Lin Xiaofeng’s angry call and agreed to meet him the day after tomorrow to make up for not telling him about his differentiation.
• Shen Yi drove away from the hospital, feeling that life as an Omega was comfortable without anxiety weighing on him.
• At a business luncheon, attendees discussed Shen Yi’s differentiation and resignation while Yuan Chen silently drank water and struggled to hide his displeasure.
• Yuan Hao joined Yuan Chen, mocked him over Shen Yi’s departure, and suggested that Yuan Chen’s pheromones had caused Shen Yi to differentiate.
• Yuan Chen angrily ordered Yuan Hao to leave, and Yuan Hao hinted that he might pursue Shen Yi.
• After Yuan Hao left, Yuan Chen wondered whether keeping Shen Yi nearby would have spared him the gossip, then questioned whether letting Shen Yi go had been right.

Shen Yi met Lin Xiaofeng for drinks after differentiating into an S-class Omega, and they discussed the company gossip and Shen Yi’s plans to take a year off. Their teasing was interrupted when Yuan Chen arrived and dragged Shen Yi away from Lin Xiaofeng.

• Shen Yi deleted and blocked a message from Yuan Hao before meeting Lin Xiaofeng at a quiet bar.
• Lin Xiaofeng gave Shen Yi a Panda Plush and warned him about drinking around Alphas so soon after differentiating.
• Shen Yi told Lin Xiaofeng he planned to take a year off and denied being romantically involved with President Yuan.
• Lin Xiaofeng questioned why Shen Yi did not look like the delicate S-class Omegas he had seen on television, and Shen Yi teased him by releasing pheromones.
• Yuan Chen arrived at the bar and grabbed Shen Yi by the back of his shirt, dragging him and his chair away from Lin Xiaofeng.

Yuan Chen confronted Shen Yi while he was drinking with Lin Xiaofeng and scolded him for releasing pheromones in public. Shen Yi angrily challenged Yuan Chen’s right to control him, but Yuan Chen’s pheromones made him collapse into sleep, and Yuan Chen took him home.

• Yuan Chen stopped when he spotted Shen Yi drinking with Lin Xiaofeng and reprimanded him for drinking carelessly and releasing pheromones.
• Yuan Chen dismissed Lin Xiaofeng’s explanation and told Shen Yi to drink somewhere out of sight if he could not control his pheromones.
• Shen Yi stood up and accused Yuan Chen of having no right to command him, reminding him that he had resigned and that they were no longer together.
• Shen Yi noticed Yuan Chen releasing bergamot pheromones, then went limp and fell asleep under their influence.
• Yuan Chen caught Shen Yi, told Lin Xiaofeng to clean up, and carried Shen Yi home while Lin Xiaofeng decided to keep the encounter to himself.

After hearing that Yuan Chen had defended Omegas and Shen Yi at a public event, Shen Yi reconsidered their recent conflict but decided not to contact him. Meanwhile, Yuan Chen learned that the people involved in the dispute were suing for workplace harassment and insult.

• Shen Yi woke on his entryway floor and recalled his drunken argument with Yuan Chen.
• Shen Yi visited Blue Rail headquarters to deliver Chen Ciyi the promised Pheromone Enhancer and catch up with him.
• Chen Ciyi told Shen Yi that Yuan Chen had angrily confronted Alphas who mocked Omegas at a chamber of commerce event.
• Shen Yi found the event in Yuan Chen's schedule, felt guilty about blaming him, and decided not to call him.
• A lawyer informed Yuan Chen that the other parties were suing for workplace harassment and insult, and Yuan Chen asked to hear the details.

Yuan Chen faced a lawsuit from Wang Zixuan that threatened his position and decided he needed Shen Yi’s help with his pheromone problem. He asked Shen Yi to return as his secretary, offering him the Wanhua Building in exchange for staying by his side until he said otherwise.

• Yuan Chen reviewed Wang Zixuan’s lawsuit and suspected Yuan Hao had arranged it to undermine him.
• Yuan Chen’s lawyer advised him to avoid litigation and consider pheromone treatment, leaving Yuan Chen to conclude that he needed Shen Yi.
• Yuan Chen visited Shen Yi at home and asked him to return to work, but Shen Yi doubted he could take responsibility for Yuan Chen’s life.
• Yuan Chen explained Yuan Hao’s actions and offered Shen Yi the Wanhua Building, valued at around thirty billion, if Shen Yi stayed by his side.
• Shen Yi was tempted by the offer and began to waver when he realized Yuan Chen trusted him completely.

Shen Yi agreed to return as Yuan Chen’s secretary after negotiating revisions to the lifetime contract. The next morning, he resumed his usual duties as Yuan Chen left for work.

• Shen Yi told Yuan Chen that working as his secretary could cause further trouble and asked for time to consider the thirty-billion offer.
• Shen Yi accepted the offer conditionally, and Yuan Chen summoned Lawyer Hao to revise the contract.
• Shen Yi negotiated a three-month adjustment period, transfer-tax coverage, a weekly day off, rules for pheromones, regular medical checkups, and leave during his heat period.
• Yuan Chen left for work the next morning, and Shen Yi greeted him and opened the car door as usual.

Shen Yi returned to work as Secretary Department Head and faced Yuan Hao’s provocations and a barrage of intrusive calls about his status as an omega. As he worked through the day, he received a call from Lin Shulan.

• Shen Yi accompanied Yuan Chen to Headquarters, where Yuan Hao taunted him about being an omega and questioned his relationship with Yuan Chen.
• Yuan Chen ignored Yuan Hao’s remarks and barred him from boarding the elevator, telling Shen Yi to keep his chin up because he would hear more of them.
• Secretary Li and the other secretaries welcomed Shen Yi back, and he gathered their work updates before tackling the backlog.
• Shen Yi handled repeated calls from people probing into his circumstances as an omega, firmly setting boundaries with intrusive callers.
• Shen Yi hurried to answer a call from Lin Shulan and apologized for being late because he had been busy with work.

Lin Shulan visited Shen Yi to question his sudden differentiation and return to work, but mistook his arrangement with Yuan Chen for a budding romance and encouraged him to marry her son. Shen Yi denied they were a couple and brought the misunderstanding to Yuan Chen, who repeated the word “daughter-in-law” in disbelief.

• Lin Shulan called Shen Yi and told him she was coming to see him after hearing he had differentiated into an omega.
• Lin Shulan questioned Shen Yi about his lifetime contract and his relationship with Yuan Chen, and Shen Yi explained that Yuan Chen wanted his help overcoming his pheromone disorder.
• Lin Shulan asked about Shen Yi’s family and offered him an envelope of money, then clarified that she wanted to reward him and encouraged him to keep caring for Yuan Chen.
• Shen Yi repeatedly denied that he and Yuan Chen were dating, but Lin Shulan insisted he was the first person Yuan Chen had fallen for and asked him to share any good news.
• After Lin Shulan left, Shen Yi took the envelope to Yuan Chen’s office and told him about her daughter-in-law assumption; Yuan Chen repeated the word in disbelief.

Shen Yi told Yuan Chen that Lin Shulan had mistaken them for a couple, but Yuan Chen chose to let the misunderstanding continue and gave Shen Yi the money she had brought. At a sponsorship evening, Shen Yi calmly rebuffed Oak’s pheromone provocation, though the encounter left him nauseated and chilled.

• Shen Yi recounted Lin Shulan’s visit and her hope that he and Yuan Chen would marry, and Yuan Chen decided not to correct her misunderstanding.
• Yuan Chen tucked Lin Shulan’s envelope into Shen Yi’s suit pocket, and Shen Yi joked that they looked good together.
• Shen Yi accompanied Yuan Chen to a sponsorship evening and guarded the entrance while Yuan Chen held a private conversation.
• Oak introduced himself to Shen Yi and used his pheromones to test him, but Shen Yi calmly pointed out that Oak’s pheromones were unstable.
• Oak hurried away, while Shen Yi hid his nausea and reflected on how difficult it was to live as an Omega.