Chapter Summaries

Yu Qingchuan began preparing a competition painting of Lu Shiyi, who supported him with an assistant and meals while they grew closer. Liang Xingyao called to request another painting, prompting Lu Shiyi to learn he had been pursuing Qingchuan and summon him over.

• Yu Qingchuan agreed to enter the competition and asked Lu Shiyi to arrange a canvas, so Lu Shiyi summoned his assistant Xiao Qin to deliver supplies.
• Lu Shiyi arranged daily meals for a week so Yu Qingchuan could focus on painting, and Yu Qingchuan began sketching Lu Shiyi as his competition entry.
• Liang Xingyao called Yu Qingchuan to commission a painting of himself as Narcissus, but Lu Shiyi took the phone and refused on Qingchuan's behalf.
• Lu Shiyi called Lu Shiming, who revealed that Liang Xingyao had tried to persuade Yu Qingchuan to go with him.
• Lu Shiyi gave Liang Xingyao their address and, angered by what he learned, prepared for his visit.

Liang Xingyao learned that Lu Shiyi had awakened and was told to stay away from Yu Qingchuan, whom Lu Shiyi secretly loved. Lu Shiyi confessed his feelings to Yu Qingchuan, and after three days of painting and recovering, he fully awakened and was taken to the hospital, leaving Yu Qingchuan wondering whether they would still sleep together.

• Liang Xingyao visited Lu Shiyi, was surprised by Yu Qingchuan's changed appearance, and learned that Lu Shiyi considered Yu Qingchuan his own boyfriend.
• Lu Shiyi told Liang Xingyao to keep away from Yu Qingchuan, then confessed his love to Yu Qingchuan and said he wanted to court him properly before making their relationship official.
• Yu Qingchuan finished an especially romantic painting over three days while spending breaks with Lu Shiyi.
• Lu Shiyi's consciousness stopped separating from his body, and Yu Qingchuan took him to the hospital with Lu Shiming for an examination.
• The doctors confirmed Lu Shiyi had recovered and only needed rehabilitation; Lu Shiming cried with relief, and Yu Qingchuan wondered whether he and Lu Shiyi would still share a bed.

Lu Shiyi recovered quickly with Yu Qingchuan by his side, and the two began sharing a bed. Yu Qingchuan submitted a painting for his college’s competition, leaving his advisor startled by the signature and the work’s quality.

• Lu Shiyi asked Lu Shiming about Muay Thai, and Lu Shiming realized his brother planned to spar with him once he recovered.
• Yu Qingchuan helped Lu Shiyi bathe, then agreed to share his bed for the night.
• Yu Qingchuan accompanied Lu Shiyi to rehabilitation, where Lu Shiyi soon regained the ability to walk and drive independently.
• Yu Qingchuan submitted his oil painting to class representative Song Zhiran for the college competition.
• The student advisor recognized Yu Qingchuan’s signature on a painting and stepped outside to make a phone call.

Yu Qingchuan’s painting was removed from consideration after Su Ningyue and Li Chengze accused him of hiring someone to paint it. After Yu Qingchuan learned he had not been shortlisted, Lu Shiyi challenged the accusation and arranged for him to prove his skill before Professor Kong.

• Song Zhiran showed Yu Qingchuan’s angel painting to Professor Kong, who admired its emotion and wanted to meet its artist.
• Li Chengze told Su Ningyue about the painting, and she assumed Yu Qingchuan had hired an artist and urged Li to keep it out of the exhibition.
• Li Chengze persuaded Professor Kong to withdraw the painting, and Song Zhiran later told Yu Qingchuan that his work had not been shortlisted.
• Lu Shiyi comforted the discouraged Yu Qingchuan, then called Professor Kong and insisted he had watched Yu Qingchuan paint the work.
• Professor Kong invited Lu Shiyi and Yu Qingchuan to his office so Yu Qingchuan could paint in front of him.

Yu Qingchuan proved his painting talent to Professor Kong and learned that his student advisor had accused him of hiring someone to paint, prompting Lu Shiyi to investigate. After Yu Qingchuan cooked dinner for Lu Shiyi and Lu Shiming, Lu Shiyi pinned him against the wall and asked if he could kiss his lips.

• Yu Qingchuan retrieved his rejected painting from Song Zhiran and introduced Lu Shiyi as his boyfriend.
• Yu Qingchuan painted red spider lilies before Professor Kong, who recognized his talent and said the student advisor had claimed someone else painted his work.
• Lu Shiyi asked Professor Kong to keep the matter quiet while he investigated the student advisor, and Yu Qingchuan thanked him for his support.
• Yu Qingchuan invited Lu Shiming to dinner, cooked a feast, and Lu Shiyi sent his brother home after the meal.
• Lu Shiyi caught Yu Qingchuan by the wrist, pinned him against the wall, and asked permission to kiss his lips.

Yu Qingchuan and Lu Shiyi shared their first kiss, then spent a romantic date together at Maple Leaf Valley. The chapter ended with them falling asleep in each other’s arms while Lu Shiming prepared to spar with Lu Shiyi the next day.

• Yu Qingchuan asked Lu Shiyi for both a forehead kiss and a kiss on the lips, and Lu Shiyi gave him his first kiss.
• Yu Qingchuan decided to return to classes after the competition, while Lu Shiyi agreed to return to work the following Monday.
• Lu Shiyi arranged to spar with Lu Shiming, who nervously hoped he could land a few punches on his brother.
• Lu Shiyi took Yu Qingchuan on a date to Maple Leaf Valley, where they went boating, horseback riding, and picked roses together.
• Lu Shiyi and Yu Qingchuan kissed and fell asleep together in their room, while Lu Shiming prayed to defeat Lu Shiyi in their upcoming spar.

Lu Shiyi took Yu Qingchuan and Lu Shiming to the boxing gym, where he beat Lu Shiming until he cried, then taught Yu Qingchuan self-defense. After a peaceful day together and a shopping trip, Yu Qingchuan learned that two works from Z University had won recognition and wondered whether his was one of them.

• Lu Shiming waited outside Lu Shiyi and Yu Qingchuan's apartment, then joined them at the boxing gym after they returned from a date.
• Lu Shiyi beat Lu Shiming in the ring until he cried, then taught Yu Qingchuan self-defense moves.
• Lu Shiyi and Yu Qingchuan shopped together, and Lu Shiyi bought Yu Qingchuan clothes and a pink-diamond clip-on earring.
• Lu Shiyi reviewed company projects while Yu Qingchuan worked on commissions and considered developing original art for the Qinglindu account.
• After Lu Shiyi and Lu Shiming left for work on Monday, Song Zhiran announced that two outstanding works from Z University had been selected, leaving Yu Qingchuan wondering if his was one of them.

Yu Qingchuan’s painting won first place, but online accusations that he had hired someone to paint it threatened his reputation and Z University’s. Lu Shiyi proposed a livestream to prove the painting was Yu Qingchuan’s and help him confront the controversy, while offering to address Su Ningyue’s role in it.

• Song Zhiran announced that Yu Qingchuan’s “Eight-Winged Holy Angel” and Qi Bai’s “Heavenly Horse” won, with Yu Qingchuan’s painting ranked first.
• Yu Qingchuan’s painting drew praise online, but netizens dug up his old photos and questioned whether he had hired someone to paint it.
• Su Ningyue arranged for Yu Qingchuan’s old photos and grades to be leaked, prompting Ashley’s fans to accuse him and Z University of cheating.
• Song Zhiran called Yu Qingchuan and urged him to apologize or prove that he had painted the work himself; Yu Qingchuan insisted he had not hired anyone and said he would consult his boyfriend.
• Lu Shiyi proposed a livestream featuring himself as the painting’s model, and Yu Qingchuan agreed to meet him to plan it.
• Lu Shiyi asked about Yu Qingchuan’s sudden painting talent and Su Ningyue’s treatment of him; Yu Qingchuan admitted she treated him badly, and Lu Shiyi offered to teach her a lesson.

Yu Qingchuan prepared to expose the ghost-painting rumors by livestreaming himself painting roses, while Lu Shiyi helped him plan and comforted him. The stream drew a large audience, and Yu Qingchuan began painting as viewers praised his skill, until Lu Shiyi called him “wifey” on camera.

• Lu Shiyi comforted Yu Qingchuan about the online attacks and learned that Su Ningyue had poisoned him for years, then promised to find evidence against her.
• Yu Qingchuan told Song Zhiran he would livestream himself painting at seven thirty, while the scandal spread and Yu Chenyi threatened to disown him if he failed to resolve it.
• Su Ningyue celebrated the backlash, while Yu Qingluo reflected on his own progress and decided he would not abandon Yu Qingchuan.
• Xiao Qin prepared the livestream equipment, and Yu Qingchuan chose to paint the roses he and Lu Shiyi had picked together.
• Yu Qingchuan went live, confirmed his identity, and began painting roses as viewers watched and praised his talent.
• Lu Shiyi saw viewers calling Yu Qingchuan “wifey,” walked into the livestream, and asked whether his “wifey” needed help.

Yu Qingchuan proved his painting talent during a livestream, won over viewers, and publicly affirmed his relationship with Lu Shiyi. The successful stream boosted his reputation and helped Lu Shiyi advance their relationship with Yu Qingchuan’s family, and the chapter ended with Lu Shiyi proposing they bathe together.

• Lu Shiyi’s jealousy over the viewers calling Yu Qingchuan their wife led both men to tease the chat and openly claim each other.
• Yu Qingchuan painted roses live, drawing in viewers while Su Ningyue panicked and Yu Chenyi praised his son’s success.
• Chen Shujun watched the stream and decided he wanted Yu Qingchuan as his student.
• After finishing the painting, Yu Qingchuan discussed his weight loss and the ghost-painting allegations, then gave the painting to a randomly selected viewer.
• Yu Qingchuan praised the Yu Corporation’s upcoming smart home products and said his family supported his relationship, furthering Lu Shiyi’s plan to win public goodwill.
• After ending the successful stream, Yu Qingchuan praised Lu Shiyi, who carried him upstairs and asked to bathe together.

After Lu Shiyi and Yu Qingchuan grew closer, Yu Qingchuan used his father's newfound goodwill to ask him to investigate who had exposed his painting. Su Ningyue feared the investigation would uncover her involvement and began thinking of someone to blame.

• Lu Shiyi coaxed Yu Qingchuan into bathing with him, then carried him to bed after their long wash.
• Yu Chenyi called Yu Qingchuan after learning the livestream had boosted the Yu Corporation, and offered to make it up to him.
• With Lu Shiyi's guidance, Yu Qingchuan asked Yu Chenyi to investigate who had exposed his painting and explained that he had painted the work given to Mr. Liang.
• Yu Chenyi sent Yu Qingchuan one million and decided to investigate the online harassment himself, despite Su Ningyue offering to handle it.
• Su Ningyue worried Yu Qingchuan had discovered something was wrong with his food and began planning to find someone else to take the blame.
• Yu Qingchuan praised Lu Shiyi for helping him, and Lu Shiyi reassured him that he would never betray him.

Yu Qingchuan returned to Z University, was invited to study painting under Chen Shujun, and shared the good news with Lu Shiyi as they planned dates together. Meanwhile, Li Chengze agreed to take the blame for the ghost-painting allegations, and Yu Qingchuan heard Yu Chenyi's mistaken account of how they began.

• Lu Shiyi drove Yu Qingchuan to Z University, where his classmates praised his transformation and his painting of Lu Shiyi.
• Professor Kong introduced Yu Qingchuan to Chen Shujun, who invited him to become his student and gave him painting books and lessons to study.
• Yu Qingchuan saw Chen Shujun kiss his male partner, then told Lu Shiyi about his new teacher and agreed to go on a movie date and a camping trip with him.
• Su Ningyue offered Li Chengze five million and a future job to take responsibility for the ghost-painting allegations, and he accepted.
• Lu Shiyi picked Yu Qingchuan up, and Yu Qingchuan kissed him before they went to buy gifts for Chen Shujun.
• Yu Chenyi told Yu Qingchuan that Li Chengze had started the allegations, while Yu Qingchuan suspected Su Ningyue had paid him to stay quiet.

Yu Qingchuan arranged for Yu Chenyi and Su Ningyue to confront counselor Li Chengze over the accusations against him, while planning a birthday celebration with Lu Shiyi. At the university, Lu Shiyi revealed that Yu Qingchuan was his boyfriend and exposed Su Ningyue’s connection to Li Chengze.

• Yu Qingchuan persuaded Yu Chenyi to visit Z University with Su Ningyue and confront the counselor about the accusations.
• Yu Qingchuan chose to celebrate his birthday on the second of next month, and Lu Shiyi offered to decorate for it.
• Lu Shiming drove Yu Qingchuan and Lu Shiyi to the university, where they met Yu Chenyi, Su Ningyue, and Yu Qingluo.
• Lu Shiyi clarified to Yu Chenyi that Yu Qingchuan had always been his boyfriend, and Yu Chenyi questioned Su Ningyue for hiding the relationship.
• Lu Shiyi asked Li Chengze why he and Su Ningyue seemed like strangers despite being distant relatives, unsettling Su Ningyue.

Lu Shiyi exposed Su Ningyue’s role in the attempt to discredit Yu Qingchuan, and Yu Chenyi confronted her after Li Chengze confessed. Yu Chenyi apologized to Qingchuan, while Lu Shiyi declared his intention to marry him and reaffirmed his love.

• Lu Shiyi pressured Li Chengze over the online harassment and threatened consequences unless he told the truth.
• Li Chengze admitted Su Ningyue had paid him five million and urged him to blame Yu Qingchuan’s painting.
• Su Ningyue said she had passed on what Yu Chenyi told her, while Yu Chenyi angrily demanded an explanation and realized she had concealed her actions.
• Yu Chenyi apologized to Yu Qingchuan and took him home, but Lu Shiyi insisted on accompanying him as his future husband.
• In Lu Shiming’s car, Yu Qingchuan embraced Lu Shiyi, and they exchanged declarations of love.

Lu Shiyi challenged Su Ningyue’s account of her wrongdoing while protecting Yu Qingchuan from his family’s attempts to smooth things over. After Yu Qingchuan and Lu Shiyi left, Yu Qingluo questioned his mother, and the chapter ended with Yu Qingchuan eagerly pushing Lu Shiyi into the bathroom that evening.

• Lu Shiming drove Lu Shiyi and Yu Qingchuan to the Yu family home while Yu Chenyi questioned Su Ningyue in his study.
• Su Ningyue claimed she had only made a mistake in handling the incident, and Yu Qingluo urged Yu Chenyi to accept an apology and compensation.
• Yu Qingchuan declined compensation, but Lu Shiyi challenged Su Ningyue over why she had tried to make Li Chengze take the blame.
• Su Ningyue denied having done anything else wrong, and Yu Qingchuan and Lu Shiyi left the house.
• Yu Qingluo asked Su Ningyue whether the incident was truly her only wrongdoing, and she insisted her schemes had been meant to secure his future.
• After Teacher Chen Shujun taught Yu Qingchuan and assigned him homework, Yu Qingchuan finished dinner and pushed Lu Shiyi into the bathroom.

Yu Qingchuan and Lu Shiyi arranged matching outfits for Yu Qingchuan’s birthday banquet and spent a cozy day together. Meanwhile, Lu Shiming resigned early from the Yu Corporation and asked Yu Qingluo to talk, leaving their conversation yet to come.

• Lu Shiyi cared for the injured Yu Qingchuan at home and took another day off work.
• Yu Qingchuan agreed to have a designer visit and suggested that he and Lu Shiyi wear matching outfits to his birthday banquet.
• Su Lingyun visited to take their measurements, but Lu Shiyi insisted on measuring Yu Qingchuan himself.
• Yu Qingchuan guided Lu Shiyi through cooking a meal while they spent the day together.
• Lu Shiming resigned early from the Yu Corporation so he could learn from Liang Xingyao and help Yu Qingchuan in the future.
• Lu Shiming noticed Yu Qingluo watching him and asked him to talk.

Lu Shiming urged Yu Qingluo to live independently, prompting Yu Qingluo to move out and reject his mother's control. Meanwhile, Yu Qingchuan learned Li Chengze had been fired, then encountered three former bullies who threatened to expose compromising photos as they demanded money.

• Lu Shiming told Yu Qingluo not to become his mother's puppet and urged him to move out, then went to Xingyi and was assigned work by Lu Shiyi.
• Yu Qingluo announced at dinner that he wanted to live alone; Yu Chenyi supported him, while Su Ningyue objected and later angrily threatened him.
• Yu Qingluo moved into his nearby apartment after telling Su Ningyue he was tired of competing with Yu Qingchuan, and she decided she could no longer rely on him.
• Yu Qingchuan learned Li Chengze had been fired and asked Lu Shiyi not to pursue him further; they exchanged affectionate messages before Yu Qingchuan headed for Xingyi.
• Three young men who had bullied and extorted Yu Qingchuan confronted him at school and threatened to share compromising photos when he refused to pay.
• Yu Qingchuan warned the three men about the consequences of getting a criminal record, but they angrily moved to take him away for new photos.

Yu Qingchuan and Lu Shiyi exposed how Su Ningyue had failed to protect Yu Qingchuan from extortion, though Wang Bin avoided serious punishment by returning the money. Yu Chenyi agreed to investigate Su Ningyue’s spending after Yu Qingchuan sent him Lu Shiyi’s recording.

• Yu Qingchuan used Lu Shiyi’s emergency call and school security to stop Wang Bin and his two companions from attacking him, then reported them to the police.
• At the Police Station, Yu Qingchuan showed the transfer records, but Wang Bin denied extortion, claimed the money was a loan, and returned fifteen hundred yuan to avoid a criminal case.
• Lu Shiyi asked Yu Qingchuan to summon Su Ningyue, then recorded her admitting she had not given the students money or called the police when Yu Qingchuan was being extorted.
• Lu Shiyi pointed out that Wang Bin wore expensive designer clothes and revealed that Su Ningyue’s answer could expose either her secret payments or her failure to protect Yu Qingchuan.
• After leaving the Police Station, Yu Qingchuan sent Yu Chenyi the recording and asked him to investigate Su Ningyue’s spending; Yu Chenyi agreed.

Yu Qingchuan and Lu Shiyi spent the evening together after Yu Qingchuan used Lu Shiyi’s Muay Thai training to knock someone down. They shared dinner with Lu Shiming, and the chapter ended with Lu Shiyi holding Yu Qingchuan’s hand as he slept, awaiting the rings that would make their relationship official.

• Lu Shiyi admitted that he had a thing for Yu Qingchuan’s hands, and Lu Shiming arrived just in time to overhear them.
• Yu Qingchuan reassured Lu Shiming that he was fine and told him he had knocked someone down with a Muay Thai kick.
• Lu Shiming stayed for dinner, enjoyed the meal Yu Qingchuan and Lu Shiyi prepared, and was later sent home by Lu Shiyi.
• Yu Qingchuan painted a portrait of a teacher who had taught children in mountain villages and considered volunteering to teach children to paint.
• Lu Shiyi agreed to marry Yu Qingchuan once he was old enough, then held his hand as he slept while waiting for their rings to arrive.

Yu Qingchuan and Lu Shiyi tried on their birthday-banquet outfits, while Yu Chenyi investigated Su Ningyue’s suspicious finances and confronted her. Yu Chenyi ordered Su Ningyue to live separately and cut her allowance, but she remained determined to oppose Yu Qingchuan.

• Su Lingyun delivered the custom tuxedos, and Yu Qingchuan and Lu Shiyi admired each other in their perfectly matched outfits.
• Su Lingyun left after offering the couple her blessings, and Yu Qingchuan began looking forward to his birthday banquet.
• Yu Chenyi examined Su Ningyue’s bank records and found large cash withdrawals made before Yu Qingchuan was bullied at school.
• Yu Chenyi confronted Su Ningyue, who admitted she could not accept Yu Qingchuan’s advantages over her and Yu Qingluo.
• Yu Chenyi ordered Su Ningyue to live separately, reduced her allowance, and barred her from attending social gatherings.
• Su Ningyue accepted the punishment outwardly but resolved to keep fighting Yu Qingchuan and wondered how he had changed so dramatically.