Chapter Summaries

After Yun Xiaoran told Shen Jin about the night before, they prepared to pretend to be a convincing married couple when his parents visited. Shen Jin warmly introduced herself to Zhou Xian and Yun Xiang as their daughter-in-law, and the family welcomed her into their home.

• Yun Xiaoran recounted the previous night's events to Shen Jin, who insisted he not come upstairs without permission.
• Yun Xiaoran learned that his parents were coming, and he and Shen Jin agreed on how to act like a married couple during the visit.
• Shen Jin bought gold and health supplements to bring as gifts for Yun Xiaoran's parents.
• Shen Jin linked arms with Yun Xiaoran and introduced herself to Zhou Xian and Yun Xiang as his wife.
• Yun Xiang and Zhou Xian admired Shen Jin, accepted her gifts, and welcomed her as they went upstairs together.

Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran acted affectionate in front of his parents, who asked when they planned to have a baby. After his parents left, Yun Xiaoran arranged to meet his former lover at a café, while Shen Jin’s sudden cry and a thud came from the living room.

• Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran coaxed Yun Xiang and Zhou Xian to relax while they prepared lunch together.
• Shen Jin told Yun Xiaoran’s parents that her own family was busy, and Yun Xiaoran promised to arrange a meeting with his in-laws.
• When Yun Xiang asked about children, Yun Xiaoran said they had no plans to have a baby for three years, and Shen Jin backed him up.
• After lunch, Yun Xiang and Zhou Xian left, and Yun Xiaoran praised Shen Jin’s acting before returning to his room.
• Yun Xiaoran received a message from his former lover asking him to meet at a café, and he agreed to settle things there the day after tomorrow.
• Shen Jin cried out from the living room, followed by a thud.

After Shen Jin slipped on the freshly mopped floor and sprained her ankle, Yun Xiaoran helped her to the sofa and applied safflower oil. The chapter ended with Shen Jin bewildered and annoyed when he left her to finish treating the injury herself.

• Shen Jin slipped on Yun Xiaoran's slippery floor and injured her right ankle, then blamed him for the fall.
• Yun Xiaoran approached to help, but Shen Jin bit his forearm in anger and pain.
• Shen Jin noticed the deep bite marks and offered Yun Xiaoran her arm to bite in return, but he refused.
• Yun Xiaoran carried Shen Jin to the sofa and applied safflower oil to her ankle.
• Yun Xiaoran handed Shen Jin the remaining medicine and cotton swabs, then left for the bedroom, leaving her frustrated.

Yun Xiaoran spent the day writing while Shen Jin and Sister Hua dealt with Shen Jin’s sprained ankle and prepared to take her to the hospital. They arrived at the private hospital, where Shen Jin covered herself up tightly as she got out of the car.

• Yun Xiaoran checked his VA Site messages and wrote a dozen or so chapters while Shen Jin learned that online trolls were attacking her performance and accusing Lone Cloud of plagiarism.
• Sister Hua came to Shen Jin’s home, learned that Yun Xiaoran had caused Shen Jin’s sprain by making the floor slippery, and saw the bite marks Shen Jin had left on his arm.
• Sister Hua noticed Yun Xiaoran’s pillow in Shen Jin’s room, and Shen Jin explained that they had staged its presence to fool his parents.
• Sister Hua and Yun Xiaoran helped Shen Jin into the car and took her to a private hospital for a checkup.
• At the hospital, Shen Jin covered herself up tightly as she got out of the car.

After Shen Jin sprained her ankle, Yun Xiaoran took her to the hospital and cared for her at home. There, Li Qingxi saw Yun Xiaoran with Shen Jin and mistook her for his new girlfriend, while Shen Jin asked about his VA Site account and explained why she had torn up her business card.

• Shen Jin told the doctor she was Yun Xiaoran's wife, and the doctor instructed Yun Xiaoran to treat her sprained ankle with medicine and massage.
• Li Qingxi spotted Yun Xiaoran supporting Shen Jin at the hospital and believed he had found a new girlfriend three days after their breakup.
• Liu Yi showed Li Qingxi photos of Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin, suggesting they could use them to save five hundred thousand.
• Yun Xiaoran moved his workspace into the living room to care for Shen Jin, who asked whether he knew the song Blue and White Porcelain and requested his VA Site username.
• When Yun Xiaoran asked for Shen Jin's phone number, she reminded him that she had given him a business card, and he explained that she had torn it up while drunk.
• Shen Jin remembered tearing up the card after seeing Yun Xiaoran pocket another woman's business card and grew anxious that he might discover why.

Shen Jin grew jealous after hearing Yun Xiaoran take a call from Zhou Yanqi, while Yun Xiaoran brushed off Zhou Yanqi’s advances and cooked dinner for Shen Jin. As they grew more comfortable together, Yun Xiaoran told Shen Jin he would be meeting a friend the day after tomorrow.

• Shen Jin blamed Yun Xiaoran for their awkward situation and told him he could do what he wanted as long as he did not bring anyone home.
• Zhou Yanqi called Yun Xiaoran and suggested meeting to discuss music, but he discouraged her and ended the call without encouraging her advances.
• Shen Jin grew jealous after hearing Zhou Yanqi address Yun Xiaoran affectionately, then demanded Garlic Lobster for dinner.
• Yun Xiaoran cooked for Shen Jin, accommodated her preferences, and served her crayfish he had already peeled.
• Yun Xiaoran told Shen Jin he would meet a friend the day after tomorrow and asked her to have Sister Hua look after her.

After an awkward dinner, Yun Xiaoran focused on writing his popular new novel while Shen Jin and he silently turned the question of who would return his pillow into a contest. The chapter ended with Shen Jin deciding to enter his room to look for Fu Bao.

• Shen Jin ate the crayfish Yun Xiaoran peeled for her, but their conversation about their remaining twenty days together ended with Yun Xiaoran retreating to his room.
• Editor Kong Bai saw that Yun Bai's new novel had reached first place in both bookmarks and tips on the Newcomer Rankings.
• Yun Xiaoran read the readers' enthusiastic comments and resumed writing, determined to produce twenty thousand characters a day.
• Shen Jin noticed Yun Xiaoran's pillow in her room and decided not to return it, treating the situation as a contest over who would enter the other's room.
• Yun Xiaoran noticed his missing pillow but chose not to retrieve it, then went to bed.
• Shen Jin saw that Yun Xiaoran was asleep and decided to enter his room to look for Fu Bao.

Yun Xiaoran learned that Shen Jin had noticed rumors linking Lone Cloud with Audrey Cat, then agreed to write a catchy song for Audrey Cat. He promised to find a singer by the next day, though he had no one in mind yet.

• Shen Jin spotted Lone Cloud's friendly exchanges with Audrey Cat and suspected they were promoting a romance, while Yun Xiaoran hid that he was Lone Cloud.
• Shen Jin grew jealous as she discussed Audrey Cat with Yun Xiaoran, who decided to reveal less about himself online.
• Yun Xiaoran messaged Zhao Ruoxi, who admitted she had helped spread the rumor to get his attention and asked him to write her a song.
• Yun Xiaoran agreed to write a catchy song but realized he had no female friend to sing it, so he promised to find someone by the next day.

Yun Xiaoran arranged for Zhou Yanqi to sing a new dance song and finished writing “Calories,” while Shen Jin sought singing advice from Lone Cloud without realizing he was her husband. Their conversation ended with Yun Xiaoran declining Shen Jin’s offer to join China Star Entertainment.

• Yun Xiaoran asked Zhou Zeyu for Zhou Yanqi’s contact in exchange for writing Zhou Zeyu a love poem and a sad song.
• Yun Xiaoran added Zhou Yanqi on WeChat and wrote the lyrics and melody for “Calories.”
• Shen Jin complained to Sister Hua about her dull days with Yun Xiaoran and wondered whether he was really a stalker fan.
• Shen Jin messaged Lone Cloud for advice on singing the final chorus, and Yun Xiaoran explained how to perform it.
• Shen Jin offered Lone Cloud a lyricist position at China Star Entertainment, but Yun Xiaoran declined because he wanted to remain independent.

Yun Xiaoran arranged to meet Zhou Yanqi so she could sing a song, then wrote lyrics and music for Zhou Zeyu. At dinner, Shen Jin questioned him about his VA Site videos and nearly exposed his secret identity.

• Zhou Yanqi mistook Yun Xiaoran’s invitation to sing his song for romantic interest and agreed to meet him the next day.
• Yun Xiaoran wrote a love letter and chose “Gentleman” as the song for Zhou Zeyu.
• Shen Jin came home for dinner, and Yun Xiaoran cooked for her and Fu Bao.
• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran what kind of videos he posted on VA Site, and he dodged the question.
• Shen Jin recommended that Yun Xiaoran learn from Lone Cloud, unaware that he was hiding his online identity.

Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin went for a walk to help him practice socializing, where a neighbor teased them about having a baby. Yun Xiaoran took Shen Jin’s hand to play along, but she retaliated by pulling him close and pinching his waist as they walked away.

• Yun Xiaoran called Shen Jin “honey” by accident, then escaped to wash the dishes when she watched him with an amused smile.
• Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran went downstairs for a walk, and Yun Xiaoran greeted an older neighbor who asked whether Shen Jin was his girlfriend.
• Shen Jin held the neighbor’s granddaughter, Tiantian, and told the woman they would do their best when she urged the couple to have a baby.
• After the neighbor made a suggestive joke, Yun Xiaoran took Shen Jin’s hand and led her forward, surprising her.
• Shen Jin pulled Yun Xiaoran close, pinched his waist, and trapped his wrist when he tried to get away.
• Zhou Zeyu called Yun Xiaoran twice, but Yun Xiaoran did not answer.

Shen Jin found Yun Xiaoran’s love letter and convinced herself it might be meant for her, leaving her flustered and unsure how to respond. Yun Xiaoran slept on, unaware that she had read it and taken the notebook to her room.

• Shen Jin reflected on her marriage with Yun Xiaoran and insisted that her irritation over his dinner with Zhou Yanqi had not been jealousy.
• Yun Xiaoran copied love poems onto a card, planning to end things with Li Qingxi and record a song with Zhou Yanqi the next day.
• Shen Jin entered Yun Xiaoran’s room to take Fu Bao and noticed the love-letter card and notebook on his desk.
• Shen Jin read the poems and decided Yun Xiaoran might have written them for her, growing excited and embarrassed.
• Shen Jin hurried back to her room with the notebook, panicking over how she would respond if Yun Xiaoran gave her the letter.

Shen Jin confided her worries about Yun Xiaoran to Sister Hua while he met Li Qingxi and later joined Zhou Yanqi at Zhou Zeyu’s recording studio. After agreeing to record a song, Yun Xiaoran planned to shop at the night market and buy Shen Jin a gold bangle.

• Yun Xiaoran left Shen Jin with Sister Hua, who asked what had happened between them, and Shen Jin told her about her worries over his feelings.
• Yun Xiaoran met Li Qingxi at a café and told her that they had moved on and that he had a wife who loved him; Li Qingxi ended the conversation and left with Liu Yi.
• Zhou Yanqi arrived early to meet Yun Xiaoran and went with him to Zhou Zeyu’s home, where Zhou Zeyu praised the lyrics and melody Yun Xiaoran had written for “Gentleman.”
• Zhou Yanqi agreed to record the song on the condition that they visit the night market afterward, and Yun Xiaoran said he would buy food for Shen Jin and Sister Hua.
• Yun Xiaoran said he also wanted to buy Shen Jin a gold bangle to match the expensive one she had bought him.

Yun Xiaoran spent the evening at the night market with Zhou Yanqi, while Shen Jin discovered his love letters were gone and convinced herself she was upset because he had lied, not because she was jealous. As Yun Xiaoran headed home with food for Shen Jin, Zhou Yanqi persuaded him to ride in her car and planned to take him to his front door.

• Yun Xiaoran accompanied Zhou Yanqi around the night market, where she bought them food and he carried a gift box with a gold bracelet and a greeting card.
• Sister Hua teased Shen Jin about her growing closeness with Yun Xiaoran and discussed her acting prospects and signing Lone Cloud.
• Shen Jin found Yun Xiaoran’s love letters missing and concluded that he had taken them to another girl, leaving her upset despite insisting she was not jealous.
• Yun Xiaoran checked his messages, wondered whether Shen Jin had eaten, and told Zhou Yanqi he needed to bring chicken drumsticks home to his wife.
• Zhou Yanqi convinced Yun Xiaoran to ride in her car by warning that the food would get cold, intending to take him all the way to his front door.

Shen Jin feared Yun Xiaoran had spent the evening with another woman and drank while waiting for him. Yun Xiaoran returned with a Gold Bracelet and placed it on her wrist, leaving her to interpret the gift as a romantic gesture.

• Shen Jin received Yun Xiaoran's message about bringing home snacks, grew upset that he was late, and asked Sister Hua for wine.
• Yun Xiaoran read Sister Hua's urgent message and left Zhou Yanqi after dropping her off near a fast-food place.
• Shen Jin drank a second glass and started upstairs, but Yun Xiaoran arrived home with a box in hand.
• Shen Jin mistook the box for a ring and became flustered as Yun Xiaoran approached her.
• Yun Xiaoran opened the box, put the Gold Bracelet on Shen Jin's wrist, and praised how it looked on her.

Shen Jin treasured Yun Xiaoran’s bracelet and handwritten note, then performed exceptionally at I Am a Singer while Li Qingxi discovered evidence of her marriage to him. After Shen Jin left the stage, Li Qingxi confronted Yun Xiaoran backstage.

• Yun Xiaoran gave Shen Jin a gold bracelet and explained that he had enlisted another woman to help with a song, prompting Shen Jin to warn him to ask her to sing next time.
• Shen Jin read Yun Xiaoran’s handwritten wish and realized his recent work had been for a song, then decided to forgive him for the sake of the bracelet and note.
• Zhou Zeyu told Yun Xiaoran their song video had gone viral and invited him out while Shen Jin attended I Am a Singer.
• Liu Yi and Li Qingxi recognized Shen Jin in a hospital photograph with Yun Xiaoran, and Li Qingxi resolved to use the image against them.
• Shen Jin delivered a powerful performance despite her injured ankle, then left the stage feeling exhausted.
• Li Qingxi called out Yun Xiaoran in a hostile voice as Shen Jin and Sister Hua entered the corridor.

Shen Muge performed at I Am a Singer before Li Qingxi confronted her about Yun Xiaoran and lured her into a private dinner. Shen Jin learned that Yun Xiaoran had initially married her to appease his family, but defended their relationship to Li Qingxi, leaving the two women in a tense argument over what love meant.

• Li Qingxi recognized Shen Muge’s hospital disguise and decided to use her photograph to threaten Shen Muge and get back at Yun Xiaoran.
• Shen Muge gave a strong performance at I Am a Singer despite feeling weak, then Li Qingxi confronted her backstage about the hospital photograph.
• Shen Jin offered Li Qingxi five hundred thousand for the photograph, but Li Qingxi refused the money and asked about her relationship with Yun Xiaoran.
• At the Tianhe Hotel, Shen Jin told Li Qingxi that Yun Xiaoran was her husband, and Li Qingxi revealed that he had originally wanted to marry her to appease his family.
• Li Qingxi questioned whether Yun Xiaoran’s care and gifts amounted to love, and Shen Jin defended their bond before accusing Li Qingxi of judging love through sexual experience.

Shen Jin confronted Li Qingxi about her lack of understanding of love, then picked up Yun Xiaoran and learned the truth about his breakup. The chapter ended with Yun Xiaoran carrying Shen Jin into the villa after her sprained foot began to hurt again.

• Shen Jin challenged Li Qingxi's ideas about love and left her alone in the private dining room.
• Shen Jin picked up Yun Xiaoran after interrupting a young woman who was asking for his WeChat.
• Yun Xiaoran told Shen Jin that Li Qingxi had asked to meet him after their breakup two weeks earlier.
• Yun Xiaoran explained that Li Qingxi had left him for her career as a star, and Shen Jin defended women in entertainment.
• Shen Jin's sprained foot hurt again at the villa, so Yun Xiaoran carried her while she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Shen Jin tried to grow closer to Yun Xiaoran by learning what food he liked and urging him to dress better, while Yun Xiaoran continued working on his novel. Later, he met Ning Yao, who asked him to guide her to Building A1 so she could surprise Shen Jin and expose what she believed was a fake marriage.

• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran what dishes he liked, learned that he avoided green peppers, and told him to dress better because he was her husband.
• Yun Xiaoran posted six thousand characters of Wild Rush, then went for a walk near the residential complex's playground.
• Ning Yao, who had come to visit Shen Jin unannounced, asked Yun Xiaoran for directions to Building A1.
• Ning Yao asked Yun Xiaoran to take her there, trusting him while planning to catch Shen Jin in a lie about her marriage.

Yun Xiaoran invited Ning Xian into his home while she waited for her daughter, and they chatted about marriage, cooking, and her daughter’s childhood. Shen Jin came home and revealed that Ning Xian was her mother, leaving Yun Xiaoran stunned after he had called her “sis.”

• Yun Xiaoran escorted Ning Xian to the eighth floor and invited her to wait at his home when she could not find her daughter’s apartment key.
• Ning Xian asked Yun Xiaoran about his marriage, and he told her he and Shen Jin had registered two weeks earlier.
• Ning Xian talked about her daughter’s childhood while Fu Bao settled onto her lap, and Yun Xiaoran described how Shen Jin only ate food he cooked.
• Ning Xian told Yun Xiaoran that Shen Jin likely liked him, but he doubted her interpretation.
• Shen Jin came home, asked Yun Xiaoran to peel an apple, and revealed that Ning Xian was her mother.