Chapter Summaries

Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin traveled to Germany for business, where an idol tried to flirt with Wei Zelin and stirred up Shi Yuan’s jealousy. After the couple made up, Wei Zelin ordered Kuang Yuebin to deal with the idol for staring at his husband.

• Shi Yuan let Xiaomei go and agreed to consider Lu Budai for a short-term management contract while Pan He handled the new company’s arrangements.
• Wei Zelin offered Shi Yuan an empty building in Magic Cube Technology’s park for the company and left with him for Germany.
• A bodyguard noticed Song Yanzhou watching Wei Zelin, and Song approached him while Shi Yuan slept, but Wei Zelin said he was with his husband.
• Shi Yuan caught Song Yanzhou looking at him after the flight and got angry when he learned Wei Zelin had spoken with him, so Wei Zelin chased him down and coaxed him.
• Wei Zelin admitted that his jealousy came from loving Shi Yuan and wanting his attention, and Shi Yuan reassured him that he was his husband.
• After they reached the hotel, Wei Zelin told Kuang Yuebin to deal directly with Song Yanzhou so he would stop looking at Shi Yuan.

Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin reconciled after a jealous misunderstanding, then finished their trip abroad and returned home. After resting, they moved into their renovated residence at Cloud Peak, which Shi Yuan named the Lin Residence.

• Shi Yuan let Wei Zelin back into his room to eat and rest, then slept beside him and later explained why Wei Zelin’s suspicions had hurt him; they made up.
• Kuang Yuebin ordered his bodyguards to ambush Song Yanzhou, while Wei Zelin and Shi Yuan spent the next day sightseeing near King's Lake.
• Wei Zelin concluded negotiations with Mr. Paul and gave Kuang Yuebin and the interpreter time off, while he and Shi Yuan decided to return home early.
• Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin flew back to S City, rested, and prepared to move into their completed Cloud Peak residence.
• Shi Yuan rejected the names Shi Residence and Wei Residence, chose Lin Residence, and showed Pan He how to use a 3D phone display to find his bedroom.

Shi Yuan explored his new estate, reunited with Wei Zelin after getting lost, and visited Yuanlin Media, where he learned about Lu Budai’s hardship and recruited him on generous terms. Lu Budai signed a five-year artist contract and prepared to move into company housing with his sister.

• Wei Zelin decided to ask Fan Zuo to oversee the estate, warning him that any trouble involving Shi Yuan would have consequences.
• Wei Zelin found Shi Yuan lost near a side gate, and Shi Yuan promised to wait in place if he got lost again.
• Pan He showed Shi Yuan Yuanlin Media, a sixteen-story building with artist facilities and recording studios.
• Shi Yuan read Lu Budai’s file and learned how he had cared for his younger sister after their mother died and had been trapped in Zhang Fengquan’s forty-year contract.
• Shi Yuan offered Lu Budai a five-year contract with training, insurance, housing, and favorable protections, and Lu Budai signed it.

Shi Yuan invited Lu Budai and his sister Lu Buxi to the housewarming gathering, then spent the night at the Manor with Wei Zelin before bringing the siblings to Cloud Peak. Their friends and coworkers arrived for the celebration, and Wei Zelin welcomed them into the home.

• Shi Yuan reflected on Lu Budai’s painful past, then Wei Zelin noticed his unsent message and arranged for Lu Budai to be watched carefully.
• Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin went to the Manor to pick grapes, shared an intimate moment, and stayed there overnight.
• Shi Yuan chatted with Xiao Ying and the others as they traveled to the housewarming, then drove home with Wei Zelin.
• Shi Yuan spotted Lu Budai and his sister Lu Buxi by the roadside and invited them into the car.
• You Gui arrived at Cloud Peak and met Lu Budai, while Shi Yuan showed her around the residence.
• Bao Lili, Kuang Yuebin, Pan He, Pan Ying, and the other guests arrived, and Wei Zelin invited everyone inside.

Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin hosted a housewarming feast, where their friends and colleagues gathered, the children became playmates, and guests marveled at the estate. After lunch, Shi Yuan invited Xiao Ying and Xiao Wen to stay, while Lu Budai left to find Pan He as You Gui went to rest.

• Wei Zelin assigned staff to greet guests and care for the children, while Pan Ying introduced her daughter Qiao Qiao to the gathering.
• Shi Yuan gave Qiao Qiao and Lu Buxi matching rabbit balloons, and Qiao Qiao led the shy Lu Buxi into the garden to play.
• Huang Shiren, Xiao Ying, and Xiao Wen arrived, and the guests shared a barbecue feast as they admired Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin's home.
• Wei Zelin teased Shi Yuan about having children after hearing Kuang Yuebin's joke, and Shi Yuan nearly choked on his food.
• Shi Yuan invited Xiao Ying and Xiao Wen to stay in guest suites, and the two friends settled in for a nap.
• Shi Yuan asked Lu Budai about his training, and Lu Budai offered to walk You Gui to her room before going to find Pan He.

At the housewarming banquet, Shi Yuan celebrated You Gui’s birthday with a warm gathering and gave her a new apartment, while Wei Zelin presented a lavish diamond pendant for Yuan. The chapter ended with You Gui moved by Yuan’s gifts and Wei Zelin teasing Yuan about making up for his jealousy.

• Shi Yuan visited Wei Zelin as he prepared for the banquet, asked for help with Lu Budai’s Magic Sound audition, and joked with Wei Zelin before heading to the rear courtyard.
• Wei Zelin welcomed Shen Yan and Shen Ruru, trading barbs with Shen Yan before Pan Ying presented him with a diamond pendant made for Shi Yuan.
• While Wei Zelin hosted guests in the front courtyards, Shi Yuan celebrated You Gui’s birthday with friends, homemade longevity noodles, cake, and small gifts.
• Shi Yuan offered to help Lu Budai find a kindergarten for Xiao Xi, and Lu Budai wished You Gui a happy birthday as she left.
• You Gui found Shi Yuan’s birthday card and a note with the address of an apartment he had given her, and she cried as she read his well wishes.
• Shi Yuan worried that You Gui might refuse the apartment, while Wei Zelin admitted he was jealous and asked Shi Yuan to make it up to him.

Shi Yuan helped You Gui settle into her new apartment, started school alongside Xiao Xi, and supported Lu Budai as he advanced in the Magic Sound competition. The chapter left Lu Budai entering closed-door training, with Shi Yuan hoping the contest would remain fair as he pursued a place among the finalists.

• Shi Yuan arranged for Xiao Xi to attend a nearby kindergarten and checked on Lu Budai's training at Yuanlin Media.
• Shi Yuan accompanied You Gui to her new apartment, gave her the property documents, and left her to take in her new home.
• Wei Zelin cherished the roses Shi Yuan gave him and posted photographs of them on his Moments feed.
• Shi Yuan and Xiao Xi started school in September, while Lu Budai advanced through Huzhou's regional auditions and returned to S City for the national finals.
• Shi Yuan arranged for Xiao Xi to live at Cloud Peak with Auntie Qiu while Lu Budai began closed-door training after making the top eighty.
• Shi Yuan said Lu Budai should compete fairly rather than receive rigged results, while Pan Ying hinted that their connections could secure him first place.

Shi Yuan took Xiao Xi to watch Lu Budai perform in Magic Sound’s first public performance, where Lu Budai salvaged his group’s act but fought with Wang Qi backstage. Shi Yuan then watched Meng Zhenzhen stumble during his own performance and left to check on Lu Budai.

• Shi Yuan brought Xiao Xi to the Stadium, where Pan He led them to front-row seats to watch the live competition.
• Lu Budai switched places with the rattled Wang Qi during their group’s performance, helping the group recover while drawing attention to Wang Qi’s mistakes.
• Wang Qi punched Lu Budai backstage, and Lu Budai fought back until Pan He stopped them and reminded him Xiao Xi was there.
• Meng Zhenzhen spotted Shi Yuan in the audience during his group’s performance, faltered, and recovered after briefly singing off-key.
• Meng Zhenzhen confronted Shi Yuan backstage and mocked his company for signing only Lu Budai, but Shi Yuan left with Xiao Xi and Pan He to check on Lu Budai.

Shi Yuan and Lu Budai dealt with Meng Zhenzhen’s eavesdropping before Lu Budai advanced through the talent competition, but a smear campaign helped push him out of the top three at the final. Runze and Lu Budai both signed with the little-known Yuanlin Media, while Pan He and Pan Ying prepared to respond to the people behind Meng Zhenzhen.

• Shi Yuan told Lu Budai to keep him informed and arrange time with Xiao Xi, then caught Meng Zhenzhen eavesdropping and made him apologize.
• Lu Budai advanced in fifth place at the next performance, while Runze and Tingting ranked first and second.
• An edited video, spliced audio, and misleading photos spread online, falsely suggesting Lu Budai had a daughter and a same-sex lover.
• Lu Budai placed fourth in the final after the rumors affected his votes, and Pan He suspected Meng Zhenzhen had arranged the smear campaign.
• Pan Ying told Pan He to leave the online response to headquarters and assigned him to manage Runze and arrange a variety show for Lu Budai.
• Runze, Lu Budai, Tingting, and Meng Zhenzhen signed with different agencies, with Runze and Lu Budai joining Yuanlin Media.

Runze, Lu Budai, and Zhong Meng joined Yuanlin Media and began filming a reality show, where Lu Budai faced hostile comments about his private life. Meanwhile, Shi Yuan set up a birthday surprise for Wei Zelin at the Manor, but his playful note alarmed Wei Zelin and sent him rushing there.

• Yuanlin Media announced Runze, Lu Budai, and Zhong Meng as new members, and the three took on new entertainment projects.
• Pan Ying explained that Lu Budai needed to clear his name, so she arranged for him to appear on a popular outdoor reality show.
• Lu Budai's livestream showed signs that a child lived in his dorm, prompting viewers and the director to speculate about the rumors surrounding him.
• The top four Magic Sound contestants joined Let’s Go on an Outing, where Lu Budai received abuse from viewers and the guests prepared to gather supplies for their campsite.
• Shi Yuan left Wei Zelin a note claiming aliens would take him away from the Manor that night, and Wei Zelin panicked despite checking that Shi Yuan was safe nearby.
• Wei Zelin ordered the bodyguards to watch Shi Yuan closely and left for the Manor without breakfast.

Wei Zelin survived Shen Ruru and Shen Yan’s plot to drug and assault him, then left their villa after his men intervened. Meanwhile, Shi Yuan searched for his stolen phone at a town market and unexpectedly crossed paths with Lu Budai and the cast of a variety show.

• Wei Zelin recognized that his driver had drugged him and taken him to Shen Ruru’s villa, where Shen Ruru tried to take advantage of him.
• Wei Zelin grabbed Shen Ruru by the throat, but Shen Yan and Kuang Yuebin arrived, and Wei Zelin released her before she was seriously harmed.
• Wei Zelin exposed Shen Yan’s scheme, and his men detained the driver, who had accepted gold in exchange for betraying him.
• Shi Yuan went to a market with Xiao Xi to buy eggs, discovered his phone was missing, and tracked it to a woman who denied taking it.
• Shi Yuan proved the phone belonged to him by calling its assistant, and Lu Budai caught the woman’s thrown phone and returned it.
• Meng Zhenzhen called Shi Yuan and Lu Budai a real couple, leaving Fu Ke'er and the others stunned as they recognized Shi Yuan’s connection to Lu Budai’s scandal.

After Meng Zhenzhen accused Lu Budai of being a cheater and Shi Yuan of being his homewrecker, Lu Budai and Shi Yuan explained their relationship and the hardships Lu Budai and Xiao Xi had endured. Meng Zhenzhen was arrested for spreading false rumors, and the chapter ended with three helicopters flying toward the neighboring mountain as the filming equipment briefly failed again.

• Meng Zhenzhen's accusation sparked a wave of online attacks against Lu Budai and Shi Yuan, while Bao Lili ordered the PR team to smear Lu Budai.
• Shi Yuan explained that he was Lu Budai's boss and friend, and Lu Budai revealed that Xiao Xi's mother had died and that Shi Yuan helped care for her.
• Shi Yuan took Xiao Xi to buy balloons, and Yuanlin Media announced that it was suing Meng Zhenzhen and working with the police over his false allegations.
• Police arrested Meng Zhenzhen during filming, while Tingting apologized to Lu Budai and later struggled through the remaining tasks.
• Three helicopters flew over the campsite toward the neighboring mountain, and the show's cameras and livestream equipment temporarily went dark.

On Wei Zelin’s birthday, Shi Yuan comforted him with a handmade painting declaring his love in 5,200 languages. As a storm forced a production crew to take shelter at the Manor, Fu Ke’er approached Shi Yuan with a proposal involving Lu Budai and his younger sister.

• Wei Zelin returned to the Manor in distress, embraced Shi Yuan, and ate the soggy longevity noodles Shi Yuan had made for his birthday.
• Shi Yuan promised to make Wei Zelin longevity noodles every year, and Wei Zelin admitted he had missed him even during their half-day apart.
• Shi Yuan showed Wei Zelin a painting of them exchanging rings, composed of “I love you” written in 5,200 languages, and Wei Zelin thanked him tearfully.
• Runze and Lu Budai reached the Manor through the storm, and Wei Zelin sent security guards with motorboats to bring the stranded production crew to safety.
• Shi Yuan welcomed the soaked guests, while Wei Zelin’s imposing presence kept their conversation restrained.
• Fu Ke’er asked Shi Yuan to consider having Lu Budai and his younger sister appear on a parenting variety show invited by Tomato TV.

Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin supported Lu Budai and Xiao Xi’s appearance on Tomato TV’s Baby, Charge Ahead, while Fu Ke’er secured a Magic Cube Technology endorsement. As filming began at Cloud Peak, Wei Zelin asked Shi Yuan about getting a dog, and Shi Yuan learned that a campus forum post about him had vanished.

• Lu Budai agreed to join Baby, Charge Ahead with Xiao Xi after Shi Yuan encouraged him to consider his sister’s wishes, and Wei Zelin offered Fu Ke’er a chance to pursue a Magic Cube Technology endorsement.
• The guests left Cloud Peak, and Lu Budai spent time with Xiao Xi before Pan He told him that the show wanted them to attend an interview.
• Shi Yuan arranged for the production crew to pick up Xiao Xi at his residence, and Auntie Qiu packed clothes, toys, and books for her.
• The crew arrived at Cloud Peak to film Xiao Xi, but the security team stopped them from recording anywhere except her courtyard.
• Wei Zelin suggested getting a dog after Shi Yuan worried about Xiao Xi leaving, and Shi Yuan reassured him that he loved him most.
• Han Siyuan told Shi Yuan that a campus forum thread about his appearance on a variety-show livestream had gone viral, but the post had disappeared.

Shi Yuan spent the day with Han Siyuan and Wei Zelin, while an unknown watcher repeatedly failed to get close to him. The next morning, edited videos and false rumors made Shi Yuan trend online, accusing him of bullying a classmate and more.

• Shi Yuan argued with Ma Guodong after Ma Guodong bumped into him, and neither Shi Yuan nor Han Siyuan noticed the recording device on Ma Guodong's shirt.
• A reporter who had followed Shi Yuan was restrained by bodyguards and had his camera film removed.
• Shi Yuan visited Wei Zelin at Magic Cube Technology and found his painting displayed on every building's screens, then gave Wei Zelin flowers.
• Shi Yuan went to a bar with Han Siyuan and bodyguards, where a waitress's staged fall was stopped by a bodyguard.
• Han Siyuan called the next morning to tell Shi Yuan that he was trending, and Shi Yuan found edited footage portraying him as a bully alongside false accusations about his marriage and the bar.

Shi Yuan faced a wave of fabricated online accusations, while Wei Zelin confronted Shen Ruru and prepared a public response. Wei Zelin began an unexpected livestream to address the rumors, introducing himself as Magic Cube Technology’s chairman and CEO.

• Shi Yuan watched videos and posts accusing him of bullying Ma Guodong, assaulting a dancer, and breaking up Wei Zelin’s engagement, while netizens speculated that he had entered S University through Wei Zelin’s donations.
• Wei Zelin reassured Shi Yuan over the phone, then questioned Shen Ruru about who had arranged the attacks; she blamed her cousin’s son, and Wei warned her to stay out of her brother’s affairs.
• Magic Cube Technology’s legal and public relations departments gathered evidence to counter the rumors, and Wei Zelin decided to livestream that evening.
• Wei Zelin began a livestream on Magic Sound, saying he would satisfy viewers’ curiosity about his love life as Shi Yuan sat across from him.
• Pan Ying placed a nameplate before Wei Zelin identifying him as Magic Cube Technology’s chairman of the board and CEO.

Wei Zelin used a livestream to expose the lies about Shi Yuan and defend their relationship, then Magic Cube Technology released evidence implicating a Youyan Media reporter in fabricating scandals. The story left Youyan Media facing legal action as the public recognized how easily Shi Yuan could have been ruined.

• Wei Zelin showed livestream viewers footage from Shi Yuan's watch that proved Ma Guodong had provoked Shi Yuan and thrown the first punch.
• Wei Zelin presented Shi Yuan's admission documents and certificates, rejected rumors about an engagement to Shen Ruru, and let Shi Yuan urge viewers not to follow online rumors blindly.
• Wei Zelin announced that Magic Cube Technology would develop new digital products, and the company quickly delivered promised product sets to two livestream viewers.
• Bao Lili released restored bar security footage showing Shi Yuan had stayed at his seat while a plaid-shirted man later staged a fabricated scene involving lookalikes.
• Magic Cube Technology and Yuanlin Media announced they would sue the plaid-shirted man, whose edited accusations were linked to Youyan Media and its deputy magazine director.

Reporters exposed how Ma Guodong’s parents married off his sisters for bride prices, and Kuang Yuebin rescued the youngest, Ma Xiaowu, from her in-laws. As Xiaowu began a new life in S City and later gave birth to a seriously ill baby she chose to send back to his father’s family, Shi Yuan also discovered Fan You lurking near the estate and arguing with his brother Fan Zuo.

• Reporters interviewed Ma Guodong’s sisters and learned their parents had married them off for large bride prices; Xiaowu told a reporter she wanted to escape but feared being sold again.
• Kuang Yuebin arrived with bodyguards, police, and reporters, overcame Xiaowu’s in-laws’ resistance, and took her to S City for hospital care.
• Pan Ying reported Xiaowu was malnourished and carrying an underdeveloped boy; Shi Yuan offered to help her and support whatever choice she made about raising the baby.
• Shi Yuan welcomed Xiao Xi home from filming, then overheard Fan Zuo confronting his younger brother Fan You near the estate and warned Wei Zelin that Fan You had been following them.
• Ma Xiaowu gave birth to a frail baby with severe congenital problems and chose to send him back to his father’s family after he recovered further in the hospital.

Ma Xiaowu’s baby was rejected by her family and sent to a Welfare Home owned by Shi Yuan, while Ma Xiaowu returned to work and visited him in secret. Shi Yuan watched Xiao Xi’s variety-show debut with Han Siyuan and ended the chapter reassuring Xiao Xi that she did not need to fit into other people’s world.

• Ma Xiaowu’s family refused to keep her baby after noticing his right ear, so the person Pan Ying sent brought him back to S City.
• A junior secretary arranged for the baby to enter Shi Yuan’s Welfare Home, where Ma Xiaowu could visit him, and Ma Xiaowu returned to her job at Magic Cube’s cafeteria.
• Shi Yuan hurried home with Han Siyuan to watch Xiao Xi’s variety-show debut, and the broadcast showed her life in Shi Yuan’s courtyard and her interactions with Lu Budai and the other families.
• Shi Yuan recognized Ren Zhi and his nephew Ren Yunrong on the show, then watched Ren Zhi and Ren Yunrong bicker while Xiao Xi shared food and grew popular with the children.
• After Xiao Xi said the other children’s parents had called her from a different world, Shi Yuan told her that she did not need to go to their world and that they could come to hers.

Wei Zelin left a banquet early and returned home to Shi Yuan, while Fan You’s attempt to engineer an encounter with him ended in humiliation. Later, Xiao Xi was injured in a horse-riding accident during filming, and Shi Yuan learned she was stable but that the staff member who saved her had suffered a devastating knee injury.

• Wei Zelin rejected a student whom Boss Wang sent to approach him, then stopped Fan You from colliding with him and kicked away a box that had fallen from Fan You’s pocket.
• Shi Yuan and Wei Zelin spent the evening together at home, and Wei Zelin agreed to have Shi Yuan accompany him to a future reception.
• At the variety-show filming, the other parents and children crowded around Xiao Xi after learning about Shi Yuan’s support for her, while Xiao Rong and the award-winning actor’s son watched from the sidelines.
• Pan He told Shi Yuan that Xiao Xi had been thrown from her horse after a boy accidentally hit it with a slingshot, and Wei Zelin arranged for specialists to go to the filming location.
• Pan Ying told Shi Yuan that Xiao Xi had a bruised arm and a mild concussion but was otherwise all right; the staff member who rescued her had a shattered kneecap and needed further examination in S City.