Chapter Summaries

Shi Yuan spent the day with Wei Zelin before rejoining You Gui, Xiao Ying, and Xiao Wen for a craft outing. As the group went to lunch, Meng Zhenzhen spotted them and followed them toward the barbecue restaurant.

• Wei Zelin took Shi Yuan to meet You Gui, then gave him hot dumplings before leaving for a business lunch.
• Shi Yuan joined You Gui, Xiao Ying, and Xiao Wen at a craft shop, where he made two phone cases, including one for Wei Zelin.
• Shi Yuan and the others headed to an all-you-can-eat barbecue restaurant to meet their voice-acting group.
• Meng Zhenzhen saw Shi Yuan and the others enter the restaurant and started upstairs after them.

Shi Yuan rejected Meng Zhenzhen’s attempts to provoke him at the barbecue, while Xiao Ying and the others backed him and Xiao Wen. Wei Zelin left a company gathering to pick up Shi Yuan, keeping him away from the troubles he was preparing to resolve within the Wei Family.

• Shi Yuan and You Gui refused to let Meng Zhenzhen join their table, and Meng Zhenzhen went to sit with Gu Chengwang instead.
• Xiao Ying, Xiao Wen, and the others praised Shi Yuan’s new outfit, frustrating Meng Zhenzhen’s attempt to mock him.
• Meng Zhenzhen brought up Xiao Wen’s expensive ticket and implied she should have spent the money; Shi Yuan and Xiao Ying defended her, and Lin Yunan showed interest in her.
• Wei Zelin told Kuang Yuebin he wanted a dissatisfied person within the Wei Corporation to reveal himself, but would not let Shi Yuan get caught up in the trouble.
• Wei Zelin said he was going to pick up Shi Yuan and told Kuang Yuebin that the Wei Family’s affairs would soon be settled.

Wei Zelin reunited with Shi Yuan after his barbecue with friends and brought him back to the hotel to rest before a banquet. As Pan Ying and the staff prepared Shi Yuan for the event, Wei Zelin presented him with an expensive watch and treated him as his partner.

• Wei Zelin followed Shi Yuan through the mall, and You Gui pointed him out to Shi Yuan before the two left together.
• The group realized Wei Zelin had come to see Shi Yuan, leaving Meng Zhenzhen embarrassed after he mistakenly thought Wei Zelin was interested in him.
• Wei Zelin took Shi Yuan to his hotel room to rest before they attended the evening banquet.
• Pan Ying and the staff dressed and styled Shi Yuan, while Wei Zelin introduced him as his partner.
• Wei Zelin chose an expensive watch for Shi Yuan and sent Pan Ying and the staff out after Shi Yuan objected to him kissing in front of others.

Wei Zelin and Shi Yuan attended Magic Cube’s banquet, where Shi Yuan noticed a server named Fan You had been injured and later faced ridicule over his family. Wei Zelin left with him, and they comforted each other as they planned to visit a dessert shop again.

• Wei Zelin brought Shi Yuan downstairs to the banquet, where guests whispered about the Wei Family and Fan You was injured after Shirley tripped him.
• Shi Yuan urged Fan You to get his bleeding arm treated, while Wei Zelin accepted a small object from Shen Yan for his wife.
• Two businessmen mocked Shi Yuan over his father, Shi Guohua, and the Shi Family’s downfall.
• Wei Zelin noticed Shi Yuan’s discomfort and agreed to leave the banquet with him.
• Shi Yuan held Wei Zelin’s hand and asked about the Strawberry Daifuku, and Wei Zelin promised to take him to the Snow Lady shop when they returned.

Shi Yuan recovered from his illness while Wei Zelin cared for him, and the two spent the final day of the S City event exploring together. Before leaving for home, Shi Yuan said goodbye to You Gui, who described her difficult manager and wondered about a possible future in S City.

• Shirley found Fan You washing his filthy shirt in the ladies' restroom, and Fan You stopped when she entered a stall and put up an "Under maintenance" sign.
• Shi Yuan invited Wei Zelin to share his hotel room after nearby hotels were fully booked, and Wei Zelin pulled him into the bathroom after Shi Yuan brought him pajamas.
• Shi Yuan woke up sick the next morning, and Wei Zelin arranged a doctor's visit and cared for him while he recovered.
• Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin explored S City, discussed Wei Zelin's college-built robot A01, and shared a small container of chocolate ice cream.
• Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin checked out and had lunch before Shi Yuan met You Gui, who told him Manager Yang seemed to single her out.
• Shi Yuan said goodbye to You Gui and suggested that Manager Yang might like her, while You Gui said she might move to S City someday.

Shi Yuan returned to Capital City with Wei Zelin, learned more about Wei Zelin’s college friend Shen Yan, and found a jade pendant Wei Zelin had prepared for him. As they settled back into their home, Wei Zelin advanced his plans at the Wei Corporation, while Shi Yuan accepted a chance to apply for a substitute teaching job and Wei Zelin’s scheme against Wang Liya concluded.

• Shi Yuan accepted Shen Yan’s ride to the mall after Wei Zelin confirmed over the phone that Shen Yan would bring him there, and learned Shen Yan had been Wei Zelin’s college roommate and close friend.
• On the drive home, Wei Zelin covered sleeping Shi Yuan with a blanket and admitted he had once considered leaving Shen Yan to handle everything after his death; Shi Yuan embraced him and told him not to think that way again.
• Shi Yuan found a jade pendant among his belongings, and Wei Zelin told him he had made it from a rough stone he bought and asked him to wear it.
• Wei Zelin reported a potential collaboration with Magic Cube Technology to Wei Ming, then persuaded Wang Liya to bring him the company and Tea Tasting Pavilion financial statements on a USB drive at a hotel.
• Director Ren offered Shi Yuan a letter of introduction for a substitute English-teaching position at Xiao Rong’s school, and Shi Yuan agreed to apply.
• Wei Zelin received word that Wang Liya had been arrested after Kuang’s team recovered the USB drive and planted incriminating items, then took Shi Yuan home for hot pot.

Shi Yuan began working as an English teacher and settled into life with Wei Zelin while taking on a voice-acting role for Xiao Ying’s dubbing group. The chapter ended with Wei Zelin preparing discreet protection for Shi Yuan as he moved ahead with his plan against the Wei Family.

• Shi Yuan agreed to follow Wei Zelin to S City whenever he went, and Wei Zelin promised they would choose a house together.
• Shi Yuan got a substitute English-teaching job at Oak Bay Elementary School and thanked Director Ren and Ren Zhi for helping him.
• Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin settled into a busy routine, while Shi Yuan missed him as Wei Zelin increasingly came home late.
• Xiao Ying asked Shi Yuan to voice a supporting character in her dubbing group’s adaptation, and he agreed to try it.
• Wei Zelin told an associate to stick to the original plan and arrange discreet protection for Shi Yuan after the New Year.

Shi Yuan agreed to accompany Wei Zelin to the Wei Family after learning Wei Zexuan had been released, then met their new neighbor Fan You. Fan You’s phone call with his brother Fan Zuo and his discovery that the ointment came from an extraordinarily expensive brand hinted at his involvement in the Wei Family’s conflicts.

• Shi Yuan decided to go with Wei Zelin to the Wei Family despite his fear of Wei Zexuan, and Wei Zelin promised to pick him up the next day.
• Shi Yuan collided with Fan You in the hallway, spilled Fan You’s milk tea, and brought him inside to treat his scalded hand.
• Wei Zelin arrived and worriedly checked Shi Yuan for burns before the men prepared to leave.
• After returning home, Fan You argued with his brother Fan Zuo, who urged him to leave Capital City and warned that a girl in S City had reported him to the police.
• Fan You poured out the delivered milk tea, considered Wei Zelin more frightening than Wei Zexuan, and discovered the ointment Shi Yuan had given him cost over ten thousand yuan.

Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin returned to the Flower House, where Wei Zelin revealed his resolve to challenge the family and reassured Shi Yuan before confronting Wei Ming. The gathering was shaken by news that Director Qi was under investigation, threatening the Wei Family’s political connections.

• Shi Yuan told Wei Zelin that Fan You, the waiter they had met in S City, had unexpectedly moved in next door, and they agreed to stay wary of him.
• At the Flower House, Wei Zexuan insulted Wei Ming and Wei Zelin, while Wei Ming pretended to offer Wei Zelin his inheritance to win his support.
• Wei Zexuan taunted Shi Yuan about the cruise ship, frightening him, and Wei Zelin warmed his hands before seating him and promising to protect him.
• Wei Zelin addressed Wei Ming by name and refused to leave the Flower House, then Wei Zexuan received a call saying Director Qi was under investigation.
• Wei Wanwan realized that Director Qi’s possible downfall could destroy the Wei Family’s political network and leave them exposed to their enemies.

Wei Zelin and Wei Wanwan exposed Wei Ming’s schemes and secured the evidence needed to divorce him and remove him from the Wei Family home. Wei Zelin then rejected the family’s affairs and left with Shi Yuan, while Huang Shiren stayed behind to handle the aftermath.

• Wei Zexuan learned that Director Qi might have been arrested and accused Wei Zelin of causing it, but Huang Shiren arrived and revealed that he was on Wei Zelin’s side.
• Wei Wanwan ordered her father’s safes brought downstairs and showed Lawyer Gu the marriage agreement that denied Wei Ming any claim to Wei Family assets after a divorce.
• Wei Zelin handed Wei Wanwan evidence of Wei Ming’s bigamy, and Lin Qingxue confirmed that she had provided the confession and parentage proof.
• Wei Ming attacked Lin Qingxue, but Wei Zelin had Huang Shiren’s men restrain him as Shi Yuan defended her and the children.
• Wei Wanwan declared that she was divorcing Wei Ming and ordered him out, while Wei Zelin told Wei Zexuan that the family’s collapse resulted from his incompetence.
• Wei Zelin and Shi Yuan left the Flower House, leaving Huang Shiren to handle the aftermath.

Wei Zelin took Shi Yuan to Golden World to meet his subordinates and spend New Year's Eve together. After giving his staff red envelopes, Wei Zelin gifted Shi Yuan a car, and Shi Yuan drove it home with his guidance.

• Wei Zelin helped Lin Qingxue and her two children leave safely, then watched them go before returning to the person waiting at home.
• Wei Zelin picked Shi Yuan up on New Year's Eve and brought him to Golden World to meet his subordinates.
• Wei Zelin introduced Shi Yuan to Huang Shiren and Bao Lili, and Shi Yuan asked them to call him by his name or little brother rather than sister-in-law.
• Shi Yuan kissed Wei Zelin, then joined his subordinates for mahjong while Wei Zelin stayed beside him and handed out New Year's red envelopes.
• Wei Zelin gave Shi Yuan a car key as a New Year's gift, and Shi Yuan drove their car home with Wei Zelin coaching him.

Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin left Capital City after Wei Zelin forced the Wei Corporation toward collapse and closed the chapter on his family’s past. In S City, they chose a new home together, and Wei Zelin revealed how deeply he had once planned to destroy Wei Ming before Shi Yuan gave him a reason to move on.

• Wei Zexuan realized Wei Zelin controlled Magic Cube Technology, knelt before him, and begged him to spare Wei Wanwan as the Wei Corporation faced ruin.
• Wei Zelin told Shen Yan he was leaving Capital City behind and would take Shi Yuan back to S City to build their future together.
• Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin flew to S City, viewed three homes Wei Zelin had already bought, and chose a villa near Forest Park.
• As workers transformed the villa into their home, Wei Zelin told Shi Yuan that he had once been Magic Cube Technology’s executive president and had returned to the Wei Family to make Wei Ming lose everything.
• Shi Yuan urged Wei Zelin not to spend his life on Wei Ming, and Wei Zelin showed him their newly furnished home.

Shi Yuan settled into Wei Zelin’s new villa in S City, where Wei Zelin indulged his wishes and tried to reassure him that he would be safe and free there. As they prepared to attend a Charity Gala, Wei Zelin told Shi Yuan he no longer had to fear or tolerate mistreatment.

• Shi Yuan explored the villa, asked for a fish pond, and grew excited about making a home with Wei Zelin.
• The next morning, Shi Yuan met Kuang Yuebin and rejected the flashy sports car Wei Zelin had bought for him, saying he preferred Wei Zelin’s old Volkswagen.
• At Magic Cube Technology, Shen Yan tried to assert his authority, but the shareholders praised Wei Zelin, who held fifty-two percent of the company’s shares.
• Shi Yuan toured the Flower and Bird Market with You Gui, invited her to his new home, and played a co-op game with her in the villa’s media room.
• Wei Zelin returned home, found Shi Yuan asleep beside water bamboo in a collectible vase, and rested with him before inviting him to the Charity Gala.
• Wei Zelin told Shi Yuan that in S City he had nothing to fear as long as he did not kill anyone or burn anything down, and that nobody could mistreat him.

At a charity auction, Wei Zelin outbid Shen Ruru for an ancient painting Shi Yuan admired, then arranged to find a rough gemstone for their first wedding anniversary. At home, Shi Yuan told Wei Zelin he planned to prepare for postgraduate entrance exams, while an urgent news report revealed that a vehicle carrying Shen’s Blood Diamond had plunged into the Moat.

• Shi Yuan attended Magic Cube Technology’s charity auction with Wei Zelin and decided he wanted to resume his education and take the postgraduate entrance exam at S University.
• Shen Ruru outbid Wei Zelin for a Blood Diamond, and Wei Zelin let her have it after Shi Yuan signaled that he disliked its color.
• Shen Ruru tried to outbid Shi Yuan for an ancient painting, but Wei Zelin raised the bid to two hundred million, prompting her to leave in humiliation.
• Wei Zelin thanked Mrs. Lin for donating the Blood Diamond and asked her to find a rough stone he could turn into matching anniversary rings for himself and Shi Yuan.
• At home, Shi Yuan told Wei Zelin he wanted to study for postgraduate exams, and Wei Zelin enthusiastically supported him.
• A news bulletin reported that a vehicle transporting Shen’s Blood Diamond had plunged into the Moat, taking the gem into the river.

Shi Yuan prepared for his master's entrance exams while settling into married life with Wei Zelin. During a late-night barbecue outing, he learned that Liang Miao and Qin Yi were filming a popular variety show nearby, and Wei Zelin wondered about Liang Miao’s connection to Shen Yan.

• Wei Zelin sent Pan Ying to explain the property and shares he was transferring to Shi Yuan, and Pan Ying arranged staff and a financial adviser to help manage them.
• Shi Yuan began preparing for S University's master's exams, passed the preliminary exam, and relaxed by watching a variety show each Friday.
• Wei Zelin came home while Shi Yuan was watching the show, and the two later went out together for barbecue and beer.
• A customer rushed outside after spotting Liang Miao and Qin Yi, bumped into Shi Yuan, and apologized after Wei Zelin confronted him.
• The customer told Shi Yuan that the celebrities were filming a popular Fruit TV variety show, and Shi Yuan recognized Liang Miao as Shen Yan's fiancée.
• Shi Yuan fell asleep on the ride home, and Wei Zelin gently woke him when they arrived at the villa.

Shi Yuan celebrated his first wedding anniversary with Wei Zelin at a manor Wei Zelin had bought for him, where they exchanged rings and enjoyed a day together. After Wei Zelin returned to work, Shen Yan began attacking his reputation online, and Wei Zelin decided to respond to the public opinion campaign.

• Shi Yuan stopped taking dubbing work to prepare for the postgraduate entrance exam and shared study tips and reading lists on Magic Sound, gaining followers.
• Wei Zelin took Shi Yuan to a sprawling manor he had bought for him, and they celebrated their first wedding anniversary with matching rings and a day among the flowers and horses.
• Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin returned to the manor with flowers and vegetables, then shared a meal and rested together.
• Online posts began reporting that Wei Zelin had replaced Shen Yan as president of Magic Cube Technology and criticizing the company’s projects.
• Wei Zelin learned that Shen Yan controlled the entertainment company under Liang Miao’s name and rejected a plan to attack it over alleged misuse of company funds.
• Wei Zelin concluded that Shen Yan was smearing him to protect his own reputation and decided to fight back in the public opinion war.

Shi Yuan visited You Gui at Magic Cube Technology and witnessed Yang Mingcheng berate her before Wei Zelin intervened. Yang Mingcheng backed down after speaking with Wei Zelin, while You Gui said she did not like him, and Shi Yuan left with Pan He.

• Wei Zelin invited Shi Yuan to the company, gave him an access card, and asked Pan He to show him around.
• Shi Yuan and Pan He found You Gui working in Human Resources, and she happily welcomed Shi Yuan when he came to visit.
• Yang Mingcheng scolded You Gui for chatting with Shi Yuan, prompting Pan He to hand him a call from Wei Zelin.
• Wei Zelin reprimanded Yang Mingcheng over the phone and told Shi Yuan he was coming to get him.
• Yang Mingcheng apologized and praised You Gui's work, then admitted that he liked her; You Gui told Shi Yuan she did not like Yang Mingcheng.
• Shi Yuan suggested moving You Gui to another position, but she declined, and he left with Pan He as her colleagues crowded around to ask about him.

Shi Yuan worried about Wei Zelin’s standing at Magic Cube Technology, but Wei Zelin reassured him and supported his ambitions. After Shi Yuan passed the S University entrance exam, he visited Wei Zelin at work to share the news, where a hidden attempt to film them failed.

• Wei Zelin took Shi Yuan to the company cafeteria, where employees gossiped about Wei Zelin’s authority and criticized his visit to the human resources department.
• Wei Zelin reassured Shi Yuan that he had a plan for the company and learned that Shi Yuan’s Second-Round Exam was approaching.
• Wei Zelin arranged a visit to S University, and Shi Yuan later passed his Second-Round Exam and received admission to its full-time Political Science-Diplomacy Program.
• Shi Yuan went to Wei Zelin’s office to share his admission news, and Wei Zelin welcomed him and prepared snacks while he waited.
• Wei Zelin and Shi Yuan left the office together, while a hidden employee’s attempt to record them failed because of Wei Zelin’s signal-blocking device.
• Kuang Yuebin spotted the suspected filmer on the security feed and recognized his resemblance to Shen Yan.

Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin celebrated Shi Yuan’s admission to S University by buying a vast courtyard residence, while Magic Sound launched a talent competition and caught contestants rigging votes. Wei Zelin then spotted suspicious activity in Phoenix Spring Media’s accounts and promised to send Kuang Yuebin’s team to investigate.

• Wei Zelin arranged an eleven-mu courtyard residence near S University as a home for Shi Yuan, who agreed to move in and wanted to plant a bamboo grove.
• Magic Sound opened registration for its talent competition and began online auditions, allowing viewers to vote for contestants.
• Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin discussed vote-rigging after Magic Sound disqualified two contestants, surnamed Wang and Sun, and terminated their contracts.
• Wei Zelin advised Shi Yuan to take a more active role in overseeing his businesses and examined the accounts for Phoenix Spring Media.
• Wei Zelin found suspicious activity in Phoenix Spring Media’s statements and said he would send Kuang Yuebin’s team to investigate.

Shi Yuan accompanied Kuang Yuebin to investigate Phoenix Spring Media, where they uncovered Zhang Fengquan’s fraud, exploitation, and abuse of the company. After Kuang Yuebin began clearing out the corrupt management, Shi Yuan chose to offer the recent contract holders a chance to stay and rebuild with him; most left, but two wanted to remain.

• Shi Yuan followed Kuang Yuebin to Phoenix Spring Media, where Kuang confronted manager Zhang Fengquan and demanded company records and staff.
• Kuang Yuebin and Pan He discovered that Zhang Fengquan had falsified accounts, pocketed rental income, and mistreated the company’s contracted talent, so Kuang’s legal team prepared a complaint.
• Shi Yuan spotted exploitative long-term contracts on Zhang Fengquan’s computer, and Kuang ordered the company’s misappropriated money recovered and the corrupt staff removed.
• Rather than simply shut down Phoenix Spring, Shi Yuan asked to offer recent contract holders the choice to leave or sign new contracts with him.
• Most of the contracted workers chose to leave with compensation, while two agreed to stay.