Chapter Summaries

Yuan Chen and Shen Yi agreed to marry and told Yuan Chen’s parents that their mental imprints were merging. His parents accepted the news joyfully, and Ms. Lin began preparing lavish gifts for Shen Yi’s family ahead of their visit.

• Yuan Chen promised to put Shen Yi first, and they decided to live together while Shen Yi returned to work.
• Yuan Chen and Shen Yi visited Yuan Chen’s family home and announced that they planned to marry and that their mental imprints had begun merging.
• Ms. Lin and Professor Yuan reacted with delight, and Yuan Chen said they planned to register their marriage and might skip a wedding.
• Ms. Lin learned Shen Yi’s parents would meet them that weekend and ordered the household to prepare lavish gifts for the visit.

Shen Yi brought Yuan Chen to meet his parents, who were nervous but gradually warmed to him and accepted their marriage plans. The visit ended with Shen Yi’s father asking whose surname their future children would take.

• Shen Yi and Yuan Chen drove to Shen Yi’s hometown, where Yuan Chen’s gifts had been delivered ahead of them.
• Shen Yi introduced Yuan Chen to his parents, who welcomed him awkwardly and offered him tea.
• Yuan Chen explained that he and Shen Yi planned to register their marriage the following week and hoped to arrange a meeting between both families.
• Shen Yi’s mother asked whether Yuan Chen’s feelings were genuine, and Yuan Chen said he had insisted on marrying Shen Yi because he could not live without him.
• Shen Yi’s father asked whether the mental imprints had merged, and then asked whose surname their children would take.

Shen Yi brought Yuan Chen to meet his parents, who gradually accepted their relationship as Yuan Chen charmed them and Shen Yi called him by his name at dinner. Later, Yuan Chen explored Shen Yi’s childhood room and found a ring in a box of old college belongings.

• Yuan Chen offered Shen Yi’s father free stays at his family’s resort, easing Shen Yi’s mother’s concerns about the marriage.
• Shen Yi helped his mother prepare dinner and reassured her that he was adjusting to his new reality.
• Shen Yi joined Yuan Chen and his father, then called Yuan Chen by his name after his parents urged him to stop using his formal title.
• Yuan Chen looked around Shen Yi’s childhood room and found certificates, photographs, and boxes of college belongings.
• Yuan Chen opened a box and discovered a faded ring engraved with initials and a heart.

Shen Yi and Yuan Chen reaffirmed their commitment after finding Shen Yi’s old love letters, and later visited Chairman Yuan to share news of their marriage and merging mental imprints. At a team lunch, Shen Yi revealed his upcoming marriage to his coworkers but postponed naming his partner until they finished eating.

• Shen Yi threw away an old ring and hid his high-school love letters after Yuan Chen found them, then reassured Yuan Chen that the past did not matter.
• Yuan Chen promised to become someone Shen Yi could rely on and offered to buy him a better ring, and Shen Yi told him, “I’ll be waiting.”
• Shen Yi and Yuan Chen visited Chairman Yuan, who celebrated their marriage and mental-imprint merger as Yuan Chen prepared to become vice chairman.
• Yuan Chen kept Shen Yi in the office rather than taking him on outside engagements, leaving Secretary Li to handle the demanding trips.
• Shen Yi told the secretaries at lunch that he was getting married soon and that his mental imprint was merging, while assuring Secretary Li he would continue working.
• When Secretary Chi asked who Shen Yi was marrying, Shen Yi said he would reveal the answer after they finished eating.

Shen Yi revealed to his secretaries that he and Yuan Chen were getting married, then rode home with Yuan Chen and tried to discuss work. The two shared a quiet moment together, though Shen Yi anticipated that news of their relationship would soon bring a flood of attention.

• Yuan Chen arrived at the restaurant and showed open affection toward Shen Yi in front of the secretaries.
• Shen Yi told the secretaries that he and President Yuan were getting married, and they congratulated the couple after their initial shock.
• Yuan Chen joined the secretaries' conversation, while Shen Yi felt relieved to have finally disclosed their relationship.
• Shen Yi rode home with Yuan Chen and reviewed the upcoming inauguration ceremony schedule.
• Yuan Chen took Shen Yi's hand and urged him to relax after work as Shen Yi worried that their news would soon spread.

As rumors about Yuan Chen and Shen Yi spread, they drafted an official statement confirming their marriage and imprint fusion. After sharing an intimate night, they felt their unborn child respond and chose the name Shi An.

• Rumors about Yuan Chen's appointment, marriage to Shen Yi, and their fused imprints spread, prompting reporters to pursue them.
• Yuan Chen drafted a concise statement confirming that he and Shen Yi had registered their marriage and asking people to respect their privacy.
• Yuan Chen and Shen Yi shared an intimate night after the doctor cleared them for a more stable stage of the pregnancy.
• Shen Yi and Yuan Chen felt warmth over Shen Yi's abdomen and realized their child might hear them, so they discussed choosing a name.
• The next morning, Yuan Chen chose the name Shi An, and he and Shen Yi shared a wish for their child to arrive safely.

Yuan Chen took Shen Yi skiing in St. Moritz, where Shen Yi struggled on the slopes but treasured their time together. After an affectionate day and night, they planned another vacation together and ended with Yuan Chen promising a seaside trip with Shi An.

• Yuan Chen helped Shen Yi learn alpine skiing, catching him when he stumbled and taking him to a mountain viewing platform to admire the scenery.
• In a rest hut, Peter told Shen Yi that Yuan Chen had instructed him to conceal that he never used omega pheromones during their Boston encounter; Yuan Chen returned and sent Peter away.
• Yuan Chen and Shen Yi shared hot cocoa, confessed their love, and returned to the slopes, with Yuan Chen promising to stay behind or beside Shen Yi.
• That evening, Yuan Chen and Shen Yi soaked in hot springs, discussed bringing Shi An skiing, and bought chocolates before sharing a kiss in the hotel elevator.
• The next morning, Shen Yi chose to rest in bed before exploring town, then fell asleep while suggesting a warm seaside vacation; Yuan Chen promised they would go and teach him to surf.

Yuan Chen missed Shen Yi and Shi An during his business trip to Zurich, while Shen Yi cared for their sick son at home. After Yuan Chen returned to City A, the couple reunited and hurried inside together.

• Yuan Chen called Shen Yi and saw Shi An asleep in the study after waiting for him, then spoke with them when Shi An woke up and asked when he would come home.
• On his fourth night in Zurich, Yuan Chen found the cufflinks Shen Yi and Shi An had packed for him, then called Shen Yi and promised they would set off fireworks together after his return.
• At City A Airport, Shen Yi welcomed Yuan Chen, who admitted he had been unable to sleep without him and said he had taken a suppressant.
• During the drive home, Yuan Chen warned Shen Yi that he was afraid he would lose control, and they were relieved their driver was a beta.
• After they reached home, Shen Yi told Yuan Chen to wash up, but Yuan Chen kissed him and they entered the house without taking off their shoes.