Chapter Summaries

Cheng Yue witnessed what he thought was Zhao Li being kissed by a man, then met Zhao Jibai and realized he was the man from the hospital. Later, Cheng Yue called Fang Lele, who concealed that he was working in the cold at a factory.

• Cheng Yue saw a man seemingly force a kiss on Zhao Li outside the restroom and hurried back to tell Ji Huaijin.
• Cheng Yue told Ji Huaijin he was shocked that Zhao Li might have been the one pinned down, and Ji Huaijin dismissed it as Zhao Li's business.
• Ji Huaijin and Cheng Yue ran into Zhao Jibai, who teased Ji Huaijin about bringing his young man along.
• Cheng Yue recognized Zhao Jibai as the refined man he had once seen at the hospital and worried he might silence him for peeking.
• After they returned home, Cheng Yue called Fang Lele and told him he had sent warm clothes.
• Fang Lele hid that he was working at a factory and claimed that Ms. Chen had called him back for fruit.

Fang Lele returned to Sui Garden after his first late shift and tried to pay Ji Fengyao rent for his room. Ji Fengyao pressed him about calling him “Uncle,” then let him go and examined the twenty worn banknotes.

• Cheng Yue forgot his worries after Ji Huaijin tempted him, and the two went to the bedroom together.
• Fang Lele found work at a screw factory, declined company housing, and began commuting to Sui Garden.
• After his first afternoon shift, Fang Lele cycled home and found Ji Fengyao waiting for him in the dark living room.
• Fang Lele offered Ji Fengyao an envelope of rent and promised to pay more when his wages increased.
• Ji Fengyao repeatedly asked what Fang Lele had called him, then sent him upstairs and opened the envelope to find twenty banknotes.

Fang Lele learned that Ji Fengyao had arranged for him to return to school, while Ji Huaijin and Cheng Yue were called to intervene after Lin Shuyang got a woman pregnant and mistreated her. The chapter ended with Lin Yi leaving Lin Shuyang under guard at the hospital to face the consequences and help Xue Baoyi.

• Ji Fengyao's assistant told Fang Lele that he would take him to enroll in school, despite Fang Lele saying he still had work.
• Ji Huaijin and Cheng Yue arrived at a club and learned from Lin Yi and Xi Ming that Lin Shuyang had deceived Xue Baoyi, gotten her pregnant, confined her, and nearly caused her to miscarry.
• Lin Yi beat and berated Lin Shuyang before dragging him to Xue Baoyi's hospital room to apologize.
• Ji Huaijin offered Xue Baoyi legal help, and Lin Yi promised that the Lin Family would cooperate fully.
• Lin Yi ordered Lin Shuyang to stay at the hospital and assigned bodyguards to prevent him from leaving.

Lin Shuyang reconciled with Xue Baoyi after apologizing for his false identity, and their families agreed to the marriage. The chapter ended with Ji Fengyao asking about someone’s routine before remaining silent as his car continued through the night.

• Lin Shuyang complained that news outlets falsely reported his engagement, while Lin Yi revealed that their father had beaten him after learning what he had done.
• Lin Shuyang told Cheng Yue that he had invested Xue Baoyi’s money in stocks under her name and had upset her by revealing he was the Lin Group’s second son.
• Mrs. Lin apologized to Xue Baoyi on behalf of the family, and Xue Baoyi asked where Lin Shuyang was.
• Lin Shuyang visited Xue Baoyi three days later, confessed his feelings, and promised never to lie to her again; she accepted his apology.
• Mr. and Mrs. Lin traveled to Haicheng to ask for Xue Baoyi’s hand, and both families agreed to the marriage.
• Ji Fengyao asked his assistant how someone was doing, heard that he went to school and home on schedule, and remained silent when asked whether they were returning to the villa.

Fang Lele struggled with his studies and homesickness, then broke down alone in Sui Garden until Ji Fengyao found him and demanded to know what was wrong. The chapter left Fang Lele agreeing to behave for Ji Fengyao, whose interest in him turned increasingly possessive.

• Fang Lele gave up on a difficult test question and wandered into the courtyard, overwhelmed by uncertainty and thoughts of home.
• Fang Lele pricked his finger on a cycad and began crying quietly in the garden.
• Ji Fengyao returned to Sui Garden and ordered Fang Lele to explain why he was crying.
• Fang Lele asked why Ji Fengyao had not left him alone, and Ji Fengyao held his chin and asked how he wanted to be looked after.
• Fang Lele clung to Ji Fengyao and called him Uncle, then agreed to behave when Ji Fengyao made him repeat the promise.

Ji Fengyao began controlling Fang Lele’s daily life, and after Fang Lele stayed out to watch an opera, Ji Fengyao forced him through an obedience test. Fang Lele cried himself to sleep, while Ji Fengyao watched over him with possessive concern.

• Ji Fengyao arranged for Fang Lele to stop attending school and receive private lessons at home, which helped him relax.
• Fang Lele went out for a plum drink and ice cream, then followed a crowd to watch an opera and returned after dark.
• Ji Fengyao confronted Fang Lele and ordered him to throw away the ice cream, then forbade him from leaving to use the bathroom.
• Fang Lele eventually dropped the ice cream, sank to his knees, and pleaded with Ji Fengyao, who praised him for obeying.
• Fang Lele cried himself to sleep, and Ji Fengyao tucked him in as Fang Lele nuzzled against his fingers.

Ji Fengyao had his assistant bring Fang Lele to his office and kept him close during work and social engagements, while Fang Lele struggled with their silence after the previous night. When Fang Lele asked Ji Fengyao to help with a homework problem on the way back, Ji Fengyao did not answer, and Fang Lele fled the car before someone asked why he was standing outside.

• Ji Fengyao sent his assistant to bring Fang Lele to his office, where Fang Lele finished his homework while Ji Fengyao worked.
• Ji Fengyao had Fang Lele stay within sight over the following days, including during a dinner with officials, where he called Fang Lele a youngster from his family who needed discipline.
• Ji Fengyao declined an invitation to continue the evening and took Fang Lele home, while they rode in silence.
• Fang Lele asked Ji Fengyao to teach him a homework problem, received no answer, and got out of the car to flee.
• Fang Lele stood forlornly outside Sui Garden, and someone asked why he was not going inside.

Ji Fengyao taught Fang Lele to brew tea, then sent him to fetch his schoolwork after drawing him into an embarrassing embrace. In Capital City, Ji Huaijin told Cheng Yue that his grandfather wanted him to return, leaving Cheng Yue worried their relationship was the reason.

• Ji Fengyao called Fang Lele over and guided him through brewing tea while holding him close.
• Fang Lele made his first cup, but Ji Fengyao told him to taste it before pulling him against his chest and drinking the tea.
• Ji Fengyao asked Fang Lele to fetch his schoolwork, and Fang Lele stumbled onto him before fleeing upstairs in embarrassment.
• After getting drunk at Lin Shuyang's engagement, Cheng Yue woke to Ji Huaijin telling him that his grandfather wanted him to return.
• Cheng Yue worried the summons was because of their relationship, and Ji Huaijin reassured him that his grandfather was not frightening.

After learning that Su Xingchen had told the Ji Family about their relationship, Cheng Yue worried about Ji Huaijin's summons to Sucheng, but Ji Huaijin reassured him and brought him along. The two arrived safely, spent the evening together, and openly held hands as they walked beside the river.

• Cheng Yue learned that Su Xingchen had informed the Ji Family that Ji Huaijin had a boyfriend, prompting the family patriarch to summon Ji Huaijin home.
• Ji Huaijin told Cheng Yue he would take him to Sucheng, reassured him that the Ji Family would not imprison him, and the two were intimate together.
• Cheng Yue and Ji Huaijin flew to Sucheng and went to Ji Huaijin's villa.
• After dinner, Cheng Yue and Ji Huaijin strolled beside the river and interlaced their fingers beneath the lamplight.

Ji Huaijin took Cheng Yue to the Ji Family ancestral residence after Old Master Ji summoned them both. While Ji Huaijin went to see his grandfather, Cheng Yue faced Madam Ji’s questions and was left alone when she rushed off to tend to the little young master; Ji Huaijin returned and challenged Uncle Kui over the family’s poor hospitality.

• Cheng Yue worried that Ji Huaijin might not return from the Ji Family residence, and Uncle Kui arrived with an invitation from Old Master Ji for both men.
• Ji Huaijin and Cheng Yue reached the ancestral residence, where they met Grandmother Ji and Madam Ji before Ji Huaijin went to see his grandfather.
• Grandmother Ji invited Cheng Yue to stay and talk, and Ji Huaijin reassured him before leaving with Uncle Kui.
• Madam Ji asked whether Cheng Yue and Ji Huaijin were in a romantic relationship, but she hurried away when a housekeeper reported that the little young master wanted her.
• Ji Huaijin returned to find Cheng Yue alone and rebuked Uncle Kui for the Ji Family’s poor manners.

Ji Huaijin told Old Master Ji that his relationship with Cheng Yue was sincere, then left the reception hall after finding Cheng Yue had been neglected. Ji Fengyao arrived and welcomed Ji Huaijin warmly, while Cheng Yue learned that the man was Ji Huaijin’s uncle and head of the Ji Family.

• Ji Huaijin met Old Master Ji in the courtyard and denied acting out of spite toward the family.
• Ji Huaijin told Old Master Ji that he was serious about Cheng Yue and had no intention of moving back to Sucheng.
• Old Master Ji asked to meet Cheng Yue, and Ji Huaijin warned him not to frighten him.
• Ji Huaijin found Cheng Yue alone in the reception hall without tea and took his hand to leave.
• Ji Fengyao confronted Uncle Kui over his treatment of Ji Huaijin and Cheng Yue, then greeted Ji Huaijin warmly.
• Cheng Yue realized that Ji Fengyao was Ji Huaijin’s uncle and the head of the Ji Family.

Ji Fengyao reprimanded Old Master Ji for the family’s discourtesy toward Cheng Yue and Ji Huaijin, then returned to Sui Garden and let Fang Lele go see Cheng Yue after Fang asked for his permission. Ji Huaijin explained to Cheng Yue that he and his uncle were only five years apart, leaving Cheng Yue wondering whether Fang Lele should be with an uncle so young.

• Ji Huaijin introduced Cheng Yue as his boyfriend to Ji Fengyao, and the two left the Ji Residence.
• Ji Fengyao told Old Master Ji that Huaijin had left with his boyfriend and criticized the family for driving them away with their rudeness.
• Old Master Ji challenged Ji Fengyao about his own rumored relationship, but Ji Fengyao urged him to put the family’s conduct in order and left.
• At Sui Garden, Fang Lele asked Ji Fengyao for permission to visit Cheng Yue, and Ji Fengyao pinned his Badge on Fang and told him to put on a coat.
• Ji Huaijin told Cheng Yue that his uncle was only five years older than him, prompting Cheng Yue to question the arrangement with Fang Lele.

Cheng Yue learned why Ji Fengyao led the Ji Family and reunited with a transformed Fang Lele at dinner. Ji Fengyao called Fang Lele “fairly obedient,” leaving Fang Lele quietly indignant and unaware of what Ji Fengyao meant by obedience.

• Ji Huaijin told Cheng Yue that his father accepted Ji Fengyao leading the Ji Family because he knew his own limits, and joked that his youngest uncle could be deadly when angered.
• Fang Lele rushed into the private room, and Cheng Yue was astonished by how much the boy had changed.
• Ji Fengyao arrived and stopped Fang Lele from getting too close to Cheng Yue, while Ji Huaijin seated Cheng Yue beside himself.
• At the table, Fang Lele wanted sweet-and-sour pork, but Ji Fengyao ordered dry-fried pork and reminded him his throat had been bothering him.
• Cheng Yue thanked Ji Fengyao for looking after Fang Lele, and Ji Fengyao described the boy as “fairly obedient,” prompting Fang Lele to protest inwardly.

Cheng Yue learned about Fang Lele’s privileged new life and encouraged him to use the opportunity to become self-reliant. After Ji Huaijin took Cheng Yue back to the Sucheng villa, he revealed Ji Fengyao’s unruly past and how he became an untouchable figure in the Ji Family.

• Cheng Yue questioned Fang Lele about his life in Sucheng, and Fang Lele explained that Ji Fengyao had arranged an estate, personal care, and intensive private lessons for him.
• Ji Huaijin joked with Ji Fengyao about Fang Lele becoming his aunt, and Ji Fengyao told him to take Cheng Yue to visit his grandfather in a few days.
• Cheng Yue urged Fang Lele to study hard and reassured him that Aunt Fang was being cared for, prompting Fang Lele to thank him tearfully.
• Ji Fengyao took Fang Lele home, and Cheng Yue praised him for helping raise the boy, while Ji Huaijin hinted that his uncle had other intentions.
• At the Sucheng villa, Ji Huaijin kissed Cheng Yue and recounted how Ji Fengyao and Zhao Jibai had become notorious troublemakers before Ji Fengyao left the military and took over the Ji Family at twenty-five.

Cheng Yue and Ji Huaijin enjoyed a snowy outing in Sucheng before Ji Huaijin brought him to the Ji Family's old residence to meet the family. After Father Ji condemned their relationship, Ji Huaijin took Cheng Yue's hand and tried to leave, while Old Master Ji silenced Father Ji.

• Cheng Yue and Ji Huaijin shared a kiss beneath an umbrella in a snowy alley, and a fangirl photographed them.
• Ji Huaijin spent two days showing Cheng Yue around Sucheng and the places he had loved as a child.
• Ji Huaijin brought Cheng Yue to the Ji Family's old residence, where they admired its grounds before entering a reception hall full of relatives.
• Father Ji insulted Ji Huaijin and condemned his relationship with Cheng Yue, but Ji Huaijin took Cheng Yue's hand and turned to leave.
• Father Ji ordered Ji Huaijin to stop, but Old Master Ji struck his cane and rebuked him for overstepping his authority.

Ji Huaijin introduced Cheng Yue as his boyfriend at the Ji family gathering and refused to give up their relationship, even when his relatives objected. He declared he would leave the family, while Grandmother Ji threatened to test Cheng Yue.

• Ji Huaijin brought Cheng Yue inside and introduced him as his boyfriend, prompting Ji's father to erupt in anger.
• Grandmother Ji rejected the relationship as a scandal, and Ji Huaijin asked Old Master Ji for his view.
• Ji Huaijin said he would have his name removed from the family genealogy, drawing protests from his relatives.
• Ji Huaijin confronted his parents over their neglect, and Mother Ji realized he no longer saw her as his mother.
• Grandmother Ji threatened to test Cheng Yue, and someone praised her imposing manner.

Cheng Wenqing arrived at the Ji residence and publicly acknowledged Cheng Yue as her grandson, challenging the Ji elders’ manners and authority. After revealing that Cheng Wenzhuo had died but left Cheng Yue as her treasure, she calmly faced Ji Huaijin’s father’s accusation that Cheng Yue was involved with a man.

• Cheng Wenqing entered the Ji family hall and told Cheng Yue to call her Grandma, then he accepted her as his grandmother.
• Cheng Wenqing exchanged pointed remarks with Grandmother Ji over her unannounced arrival and the seating arrangements.
• Cheng Wenqing told the Ji family that Cheng Wenzhuo had been found but had died several years earlier.
• Cheng Wenqing called Cheng Yue the treasure her brother had left behind and promised not to let anyone mistreat him.
• Ji Huaijin’s father accused Cheng Yue of getting involved with a man, and Cheng Wenqing calmly asked what he meant.

Cheng Wenqing welcomed Ji Huaijin as Cheng Yue’s partner and gave him generous gifts, including a treasured painting by Master Wang. She challenged Grandmother Ji’s hypocrisy over family etiquette, while Ji Huaijin offered his grandmother tea.

• Cheng Wenqing thanked Ji Huaijin for caring for Cheng Yue and gave him jade gifts and a folding fan painted by Master Wang.
• Cheng Wenqing told Ji Huaijin that his relationship with Cheng Yue mattered more than the gifts, and Ji Huaijin called Cheng Yue his priceless treasure.
• Grandmother Ji accused Ji Huaijin of putting selfish desires above his parents and the Ji Family.
• Cheng Wenqing pointed out that the Ji Family treated Ji Huaijin like an outsider and criticized Grandmother Ji for letting the younger son sit while the eldest stood.
• Madam Ji faltered as she recognized she had neglected Ji Huaijin, and Ji Huaijin offered Grandmother Ji tea.

Cheng Wenqing helped Cheng Yue and Ji Huaijin gain Old Master Ji’s acceptance, and the couple left the Ji residence together. At the gate, Ji Huaijin spoke briefly with his younger brother and told him to take care of the family.

• Cheng Wenqing urged Grandmother Ji and Ji Father to let Cheng Yue and Ji Huaijin live as they chose.
• Old Master Ji stopped Ji Father from objecting and accepted the couple’s relationship, though Ji Huaijin remained hurt by the family’s past treatment of him.
• Cheng Yue took Ji Huaijin’s hand and said they were going home.
• Cheng Wenqing told Cheng Yue she hoped he would regard her as real family, then left to rest at a hotel.
• Ji Huaijin’s younger brother apologized, but Ji Huaijin told him neither of them had done anything wrong and asked him to take care of the family.

Cheng Yue and Ji Huaijin shared a tender, playful trip to buy candy after Ji Huaijin admitted he feared Cheng Yue might leave him. Back at their villa, their joking dinner led to a passionate night, and Cheng Yue woke the next morning too sore to stand.

• Cheng Yue stopped at a dessert shop, but Ji Huaijin pulled him back into the car and kissed him.
• Ji Huaijin spoke about how fate had brought Cheng Yue into his life and asked whether Cheng Yue would be gone long.
• Cheng Yue ordered a cake for delivery from the shop beside them, and he and Ji Huaijin held hands while they waited.
• At the villa, Cheng Yue and Ji Huaijin ate dumplings and cake for dinner before Cheng Yue tried to rekindle their passion.
• The next morning, Cheng Yue fell when his legs gave way, and Ji Huaijin carried him while teasing him about his unusual way of getting out of bed.