Chapter Summaries

Xia Shule toured Shengshi Entertainment as its new chairman and encountered the star Xu Suidong and CEO Su Jin. Su Jin mistook Xia Shule for Xu Suidong before looking up and seeing his unfamiliar, beautiful face.

• Xia Shule left Yan Zhiyi's car early and admired Shengshi Entertainment's accomplished artists and the company Su Jin had built.
• The receptionist verified Xia Shule's identity as chairman, gave him an access badge, and showed him how to reach the top floor.
• Xia Shule recognized the disguised star in the elevator as Xu Suidong, while Xu Suidong wondered who the handsome newcomer was and snapped at his manager for suggesting Su Jin was involved with him.
• Xia Shule entered Su Jin's office after Xu Suidong left, and Su Jin mistook him for Xu Suidong before looking up and noticing his unfamiliar, beautiful face.

Xia Shule confronted Shengshi Entertainment’s manager Su Jin over his rude assumptions, making Su Jin apologize. While checking messages, Xia Shule learned that Song Dimu had signed with Shengshi and wondered why he had joined when Jiang Gechen was already supporting him.

• Su Jin told Xia Shule that his presence would cause trouble, assuming he was a pampered lover who had been handed the company.
• Xia Shule rebuked Su Jin for judging people based on rumors and demanded an apology, which Su Jin gave.
• Su Jin reconsidered his assumptions about Xia Shule and wondered whether President Yan was attracted to his fiery personality.
• Xia Shule read messages revealing that Song Dimu had signed a five-year contract with Shengshi Entertainment for a signing payment.
• Xia Shule recalled that Jiang Gechen paid Song Dimu monthly in exchange for his availability and wondered why Song Dimu needed to join the company.

Xia Shule toured Shengshi while trying to find Song Dimu and make amends, then interrupted Du Jianhao as he bullied a trainee in a restroom. Du Jianhao threatened to have Xia Shule eliminated, but Xia Shule held back from fighting.

• Xia Shule denied being President Yan's kept lover and left Su Jin to explore Shengshi on his own.
• Su Jin dealt with a dispute between an executive and a minor artist over their relationship and contract termination demands.
• Xia Shule learned Song Dimu had signed a boy group contract and searched the practice rooms for him.
• Xia Shule heard someone sobbing in a restroom and found Du Jianhao looming over a soaked trainee.
• Du Jianhao threatened to deduct Xia Shule's points and eliminate him, while Xia Shule reminded himself not to fight because of his injured wrist.

Xia Shule confronted Du Jianhao and his lackeys over bullying in the company, called Su Jin, and fought back after Du Jianhao insulted his family. Su Jin was on his way to the restroom as Xia Shule beat Du Jianhao, while Qu Jiayuan refused to join the attack.

• Du Jianhao threw a mop bucket at Xia Shule, drawing trainees and his lackeys to the restroom.
• Xia Shule photographed the group, recorded the lackeys’ names, and called Su Jin to report the bullying.
• Su Jin recognized what was happening and headed to the restroom, while Xia Shule slapped Du Jianhao’s hand away and taunted him and his lackeys.
• Du Jianhao insulted Xia Shule’s family, so Xia Shule punched him and kicked him to the floor.
• Qu Jiayuan refused to join Du Jianhao’s lackeys, and other trainees held them back as Du Jianhao attacked Xia Shule again.
• Xia Shule won the fight, leaving Du Jianhao’s face bruised and swollen.

Xia Shule stopped Du Jianhao from bullying Song Dimu, but reopened his wrist wound in the fight and discovered the boy he had helped was Song Dimu. Su Jin arrived and revealed Xia Shule was Shengshi’s new chairman, leaving Du Tong and Du Jianhao dismissed and blacklisted.

• Xia Shule reopened his wrist wound while fighting Du Jianhao, then picked up the fallen name badge and recognized Song Dimu.
• Xia Shule calmly returned Song Dimu’s badge, but Du Tong arrived and threatened to fire Xia Shule on Du Jianhao’s behalf.
• Su Jin arrived, heard Qu Jiayuan explain that Xia Shule had intervened to protect Song Dimu, and asked Xia Shule how he wanted to handle the matter.
• Song Dimu defended Xia Shule, and Xia Shule ordered Du Tong, Du Jianhao, and three others dismissed and blacklisted.
• Su Jin revealed that Xia Shule was Shengshi’s new chairman and ordered Du Tong and Du Jianhao to leave.

Xia Shule used his authority as chairman to get Du Tong and Du Jianhao fired, then went with Song Dimu to the hospital after his wrist wound reopened. He fell asleep on the drive after explaining why he had confronted Du Tong, and arrived to find Xu Wenchuan in surgery and another doctor ready to examine him.

• Su Jin confirmed that Du Tong had ignored the work-group message identifying Xia Shule as the new chairman, and Xia Shule threatened further consequences for Du Tong and Du Jianhao.
• Su Jin called HR, and Du Tong was officially dismissed before the afternoon ended.
• Song Dimu drove Xia Shule to the hospital in a car Jiang Gechen had lent him, and Xia Shule said he would no longer blame Song Dimu for Jiang Gechen or make him apologize for the past.
• Xia Shule explained that he had challenged Du Tong to teach him not to bully people without considering their status, then fell asleep in the car.
• At the hospital, Xia Shule found that Xu Wenchuan was in surgery, so another doctor invited him to sit down for an examination.

Xia Shule’s wrist wound reopened when Li Mengduo treated it, but Xu Wenchuan stopped the bleeding and sent her away. On the drive back, Xia Shule heard Jiang Gechen speak harshly to Song Dimu and wondered whether something had changed between the story’s protagonists; they arrived at the company to see Su Jin.

• Li Mengduo’s treatment made Xia Shule’s wound bleed again, so he waited for Xu Wenchuan to return.
• Xu Wenchuan treated Xia Shule, reprimanded Li Mengduo for interfering, and asked Xia Shule why he had not waited for him.
• Xu Wenchuan asked whether Song Dimu was Xia Shule’s friend, and Xia Shule introduced him as one.
• Xia Shule answered Song Dimu’s phone while he drove and heard Jiang Gechen order Song Dimu to come for dinner that evening.
• Song Dimu said Jiang Gechen had always had a short temper, and Xia Shule wondered whether their relationship had changed.
• Song Dimu drove Xia Shule back to the company, where they went to Su Jin’s office.

Xia Shule helped Su Jin resolve a company dispute and arranged better contract terms for Song Dimu before returning to Yan Zhiyi’s home. After Xia Shule admitted he had reopened his hand wound in a fight, Yan Zhiyi told him he was no longer allowed out of his sight, and Xia Shule agreed, mistaking his possessiveness for concern.

• Xia Shule asked Su Jin for the Du siblings’ files and advised him to dismiss both a married executive and a minor actor whose dispute threatened Shengshi’s reputation.
• Su Jin arranged a new contract with better terms for Song Dimu at Xia Shule’s request, and Song Dimu signed it.
• Xia Shule learned Yan Zhiyi had moved his belongings to the Yan Residence, ate at the Xia Family home, and then went to join Yan Zhiyi.
• Yan Zhiyi noticed Xia Shule’s worsening hand bandage and learned he had reopened the wound in a fight.
• Yan Zhiyi said Xia Shule was not allowed out of his sight, and Xia Shule agreed, believing Yan Zhiyi was simply looking out for him.

Yan Zhiyi explained why the Yan Residence’s Back Garden was off-limits and revealed the hidden history connecting his sister, Yan Zhishu, to Jiang Shou and Jiang Gechen. Xia Shule was left reeling from how much this contradicted the plot he knew, then Yan Zhiyi took him to wash off the pollen.

• Yan Zhiyi asked Xia Shule what he wanted for breakfast and agreed to make noodles when Xia chose them.
• Yan Zhiyi led Xia Shule through the Back Garden to a villa and revealed that his older sister, Yan Zhishu, lived there.
• Yan Zhiyi told Xia Shule that Jiang Shou had drugged and imprisoned Yan Zhishu, and that Jiang Gechen was their son.
• Yan Zhiyi explained that Jiang Gechen knew the truth but had chosen his father over the Yan Family.
• Yan Zhiyi took Xia Shule back inside and lifted him away from the sofa so they could wash the pollen off.

Xia Shule settled in at Yan Zhiyi’s home, exchanged messages with Song Dimu, and tried to resist being affected by Yan Zhiyi’s attentiveness. The chapter ended with Yan Zhiyi washing and drying Xia Shule’s hands, leaving him flustered by the intimacy.

• Yan Zhiyi washed their clothes and brought Xia Shule warm milk, then said Xia Shule would have to sleep within his sight.
• Xia Shule watched Xiang Lin’s video of Zhou Anyang accusing Song Dimu of pushing him while Jiang Gechen appeared to defend Song Dimu and reinforced the accusation.
• Xia Shule accepted Song Dimu’s friend request and encouraged him to make the most of his improved contract and build his career.
• Song Dimu privately decided to become successful so he could eventually leave Jiang Gechen behind.
• The next morning, Yan Zhiyi helped Xia Shule wash and dry his hands, making Xia Shule intensely self-conscious.

Xia Shule enjoyed Yan Zhiyi’s homemade chicken soup noodles and met Yan Zhiyi’s mother, Fu Lianhua, who quickly took a liking to him. After Fu Lianhua became upset during her meal, Xia Shule suggested that the Yan Family Old Master take her out more often, and Yan Zhiyi agreed to tell him.

• Yan Zhiyi told Xia Shule that he had made chicken soup noodles with broth simmered that morning, and Xia Shule praised his cooking.
• Fu Lianhua and the Yan Family Old Master joined them, and Xia Shule introduced himself as “Big Lele” and bonded with Fu Lianhua.
• Yan Zhiyi explained that Fu Lianhua’s emotional problems had worsened after Yan Zhishu’s incident and years of illness and confinement.
• Fu Lianhua knocked over her bowl and cried that society had abandoned her while the Yan Family Old Master tried to comfort her.
• Xia Shule suggested that the Yan Family Old Master take Fu Lianhua out for walks, and Yan Zhiyi agreed to bring it up.

Yan Zhiyi brought Xia Shule to his office, where they discussed the evidence against Jiang Shou and Yan Zhiyi prepared a play area to keep Xia Shule comfortable. Xia Shule admitted he was starting to fall in love with Yan Zhiyi, and Yan Zhiyi welcomed the confession as they settled into work and play.

• Yan Zhiyi’s assistant Li Changbin briefed him on evidence that Jiang Shou and Mr. Zhou had drugged Xia Shule, while warning that Jiang Shou might escape conviction.
• Li Changbin reported that the banned drug likely came from Jiang Shou’s old stock and that the case had been handed to the police.
• Xia Shule worried that Jiang Shou would not be punished enough, and Yan Zhiyi promised to make sure he paid.
• Yan Zhiyi held Xia Shule’s hand and showed him a leisure area he had prepared in his office, filled with snacks, toys, and books.
• Xia Shule told Yan Zhiyi he was starting to fall in love with him, and Yan Zhiyi happily accepted the confession before returning to work.

Jiang Gechen shifted the blame for the drugging scheme onto Zhou Anyang and was likely released from the police station. Yan Zhiyi told Xia Shule what had happened after teasing him into calling him big brother.

• Jiang Gechen angrily demanded to see the police chief, and Song Jing'an entered the interrogation room and told him to cooperate.
• Jiang Gechen accused Zhou Anyang of being the mastermind, citing surveillance footage, the bartender's statement, and a transfer from Zhou's account.
• Zhou Anyang arrived at the station, realized Jiang Gechen had set him up, and tearfully said he had only been an accomplice.
• Yan Zhiyi told Xia Shule that Zhou Anyang had taken the fall and Jiang Gechen had probably left.
• Yan Zhiyi teased Xia Shule into calling him big brother before revealing what had happened.

Xia Shule recalled the trauma of his previous life and asked Yan Zhiyi to make Jiang Gechen kneel and beg for mercy, and Yan Zhiyi agreed. Meanwhile, Zhou Anyang blamed Xia Shule for his sentence, Jiang Gechen struggled with the Jiang Corporation’s crisis, and Song Dimu woke from a disturbing dream about Lele and Jiang Gechen before dialing a number.

• Xia Shule remembered how Jiang Gechen had pushed him into the water in his previous life, and Yan Zhiyi noticed his distress and comforted him.
• Xia Shule asked Yan Zhiyi to punish Jiang Gechen by making him kneel and beg for mercy, and Yan Zhiyi agreed.
• Zhou Anyang received a six-month sentence that Jiang Gechen reduced to one month, and Zhou Anyang blamed Xia Shule while waiting for Jiang Gechen to rescue him.
• Jiang Gechen struggled with a funding crisis at the Jiang Corporation and called Song Dimu, who said he had had a nightmare.
• Song Dimu recalled a dream in which Jiang Gechen had abused him after Lele's death, questioned why everyone else suffered for Jiang Gechen's mistakes, and dialed a number.

Xia Shule rushed to comfort Song Dimu, who revealed a dream resembling the story’s original plot and admitted he had never liked Jiang Gechen. Xia Shule offered Song Dimu a job and five hundred thousand a month, leaving Song Dimu considering the offer.

• Song Dimu called Xia Shule in distress, and Xia Shule left Yan Zhiyi’s office to visit him.
• Jiang Gechen sent Xia Shule an angry text accusing his father, but Xia Shule denied it, insulted him, and blocked the number.
• Song Dimu welcomed Xia Shule into his apartment and told him about a dream that matched the events of Xia Shule’s previous life.
• Song Dimu said he had never liked Jiang Gechen and had accepted money to help his mother and younger brother.
• Xia Shule offered Song Dimu five hundred thousand a month, separate coverage for medical bills and tuition, and a sixty-forty earnings split in Song Dimu’s favor.

Song Dimu accepted Xia Shule’s offer of a well-paid assistant job, while Xia Shule reunited with Yan Zhiyi for dinner at the Quiet Silence Residence. There, Yan Zhiyi learned that Yuzhi had returned, and Xia Shule grew gloomy after seeing messages about the reunion.

• Song Dimu agreed to work for Xia Shule, and Xia Shule explained that Jiang Gechen had paid him far less than he could afford.
• Xia Shule told Song Dimu that he was getting married to Yan Zhiyi, then Song Dimu left to return to work.
• Yan Zhiyi picked Xia Shule up, changed his muddy shoes, and took him to the Quiet Silence Residence for dinner.
• Yan Zhiyi received group messages saying Yuzhi had returned and was meeting friends at the Quiet Silence Residence.
• Xia Shule read the messages, worried Yan Zhiyi might leave him to dine with the others, and became visibly gloomy.
• Yan Zhiyi noticed Xia Shule’s mood and asked whether he liked the bamboo grove.

Xia Shule struggled with unpredictable emotions and cried as he admitted he could not control them, while Yan Zhiyi comforted him and stayed to have dinner with him. The chapter ended with a refined man in the next dining room asking Jiang Tian whether Zhiyi had someone now.

• Yan Zhiyi offered to turn the back garden into a bamboo grove for Xia Shule, who doubted he would really do it.
• When Xia Shule asked whether he should go home or wait while Yan Zhiyi went to dinner, Yan Zhiyi said he would stay and eat with him.
• Xia Shule broke down crying and said he could not control his emotional swings, which he thought might stem from the trauma of that day.
• Yan Zhiyi held and comforted Xia Shule, then led him back to dinner after he had calmed down.
• Yan Zhiyi fed Xia Shule crab, and Xia Shule playfully bit his finger before they continued eating together.
• In the next private dining room, a refined man asked Jiang Tian whether Zhiyi had someone now.

At dinner, Wen Yuzhi asked Lai Jiangtian whether Yan Zhiyi had someone, and Lai reassured him that Yan was still single. Lai recalled how Wen had pursued Yan in high school, spiraled into self-harm and threats when rejected, and disappeared from their lives after Yan left the country; Wen had now returned, appearing calmer and more mature.

• Wen Yuzhi asked Lai Jiangtian whether Yan Zhiyi had found someone, while Yin Xian kept eating and avoided getting involved.
• Lai Jiangtian told Wen that Yan was still a bachelor and remarked that they might have ended up together if Wen had acted differently in the past.
• Lai Jiangtian recalled how he had introduced Yin Xian to Yan Zhiyi, and how their circle later included Song Jing'an and Lu Mingwen.
• Lai Jiangtian remembered Lu Mingwen rescuing Wen Yuzhi from people demanding money, after which Wen fell in love with Yan and pursued him daily.
• Wen Yuzhi began hurting himself and threatening suicide when Yan resisted him, spending much of his final high school months in the hospital.
• After graduation Yan went abroad, and Wen searched for him before settling in Little Han; Yan returned two years later to take over the Yan Corporation, while Wen stayed away from Jingjiang for ten years.

Wen Yuzhi met with Lai Jiangtian and Yin Xian, claiming he had moved on from Yan Zhiyi while secretly remaining fixated on him. Yan Zhiyi and Xia Shule enjoyed a walk and headed home to prepare wedding invitations, while Wen Yuzhi nearly crossed paths with them and mistakenly believed Yan had left alone.

• Wen Yuzhi told Lai Jiangtian and Yin Xian that he had made peace with his past pursuit of Yan Zhiyi and had returned from teaching in Little Han.
• Lai Jiangtian described how the former friends were doing, and Wen Yuzhi paused at the mention of Lu Mingwen before joking that Yan Zhiyi would be the last of them to find someone.
• Yan Zhiyi persuaded a sleepy Xia Shule to take a short walk after dinner, and Xia Shule eagerly agreed to write special wedding invitations for his family and friends.
• Yan Zhiyi and Xia Shule walked back to the Quiet Silence Residence and drove toward the Yan Residence while Xia Shule searched for invitation designs.
• Wen Yuzhi recognized Yan Zhiyi's profile as the car passed, but he did not see Xia Shule and smugly assumed Yan Zhiyi had left alone.
• Yin Xian noticed Wen Yuzhi's faint guilt and doubted the sincerity behind his composed behavior.

As the wedding approached, Xia Shule decorated invitations and rehearsed the ceremony with Yan Zhiyi, while the Yan family sent out the news of their marriage. The chapter ended with Yan Zhiyi’s friends reacting in stunned silence to their invitations.

• Xia Shule drew a personalized wedding invitation featuring himself, Yan Zhiyi, his late parrot, and roses, then decided to invite Song Dimu.
• Yan Zhiyi told Old Zheng to send out the regular invitations, shocking wealthy families who had expected Xia Shule to marry Jiang Gechen.
• The day before the wedding, Xia Shule rehearsed the ceremony and saw the matching rings Yan Zhiyi had designed and commissioned from Shi Luofu.
• Xia Shule delivered personalized invitations to his friends and parents, while Yan Zhiyi’s friends received regular invitations and struggled to believe the news.
• Lai Jiangtian broke the silent WeChat group chat by asking whether the others had also received a bizarre message.