Chapter Summaries

Yan Zhiyi’s friends learned that he was marrying Xia Shule and arranged to meet him, while Lu Mingwen realized Xia Shule was the former student he had cared for and lamented that Yan Zhiyi had once again gotten close to someone he liked. Xia Shule eagerly agreed to meet the group at the Garden Estate, and Lu Mingwen joined them with a grudge against Yan Zhiyi.

• Lai Jiangtian, Yin Xian, and Song Jing'an reacted with disbelief to Yan Zhiyi’s upcoming marriage, and Lai Jiangtian recognized Xia Shule from Yan Zhiyi’s birthday banquet.
• Lu Mingwen learned that Xia Shule was marrying Yan Zhiyi and recalled how he had returned to China after Xia Shule graduated, only to find out too late.
• Yan Zhiyi asked Xia Shule whether he wanted to meet his friends, and Xia Shule was excited to discover that Lu Mingwen had been his university teacher.
• Xia Shule recalled how Lu Mingwen had patiently tutored him and brought him breakfast, while Yan Zhiyi realized Lu Mingwen had treated him with unusual kindness.
• Xia Shule agreed to meet Yan Zhiyi’s friends at the Garden Estate and sent the group a message in Yan Zhiyi’s style.
• Lai Jiangtian, Yin Xian, Song Jing'an, and Lu Mingwen hurried to join the meeting, and Lu Mingwen vowed to settle things with Yan Zhiyi.

Jiang Gechen discovered that Song Dimu had signed with Shengshi and violently confronted him, then fixated on Xia Shule’s wedding invitation. As Song Dimu waited in Jiang Gechen’s wrecked office, Qin Dong arrived with secret news about Shengshi.

• Xia Shule wondered why Lu Mingwen had told him and Yan Zhiyi to wait, and Yan Zhiyi suggested Lu Mingwen wanted to keep them from getting impatient.
• Jiang Gechen confronted Song Dimu about signing with Shengshi, struck him with a book, and demanded to know why he had gone to Yan Zhiyi’s company.
• Song Dimu said he wanted more savings, while Jiang Gechen claimed he would give him anything and kissed him.
• Jiang Gechen asked whether Xia Shule was getting married and decided to bring Song Dimu to the wedding to see who would crack first.
• Qin Dong entered Jiang Gechen’s wrecked office and hinted that he had learned secret news about Shengshi.

Jiang Gechen learned that Yan Zhiyi had given Shengshi to Xia Shule as a wedding present, then decided to attend their wedding with Song Dimu. Xia Shule continued settling into his new role and learned that Yan Zhiyi had rushed to find him on the night they first met.

• Qin Dong told Jiang Gechen that Yan Zhiyi had given Shengshi to Xia Shule as a wedding present, shocking Jiang Gechen.
• Qin Dong hurried away after realizing his remark had insulted Jiang Gechen, who swept the table clear and took Song Dimu to get a custom suit for Xia Shule's wedding.
• Xia Shule reflected on how he and Xiang Lin planned to bring Du Tong and Du Jianhao to ruin before Xiang Lin took them in.
• Lai Jiangtian revealed that Yan Zhiyi had rushed to find Xia Shule after noticing something was wrong, and Xia Shule smiled at the confirmation.
• Xia Shule spotted gossip about Xu Suidong and Su Jin on his phone, but the trending topic disappeared while Yin Xian greeted him and asked his age.

Yan Zhiyi doted on Xia Shule while Yin Xian and Lai Jiangtian reacted to their closeness. When Song Jing'an arrived, Xia Shule noticed how much he resembled Song Dimu and began probing whether they might be related.

• Yan Zhiyi fed Xia Shule fruit tea, prompting Yin Xian and Lai Jiangtian to whisper about Yan Zhiyi's unexpected affection.
• Yin Xian told Lai Jiangtian that Yan Zhiyi had never liked Wen Yuzhi and that Wen Yuzhi was unlikely to cause trouble.
• Lu Mingwen and Song Jing'an arrived, but Xia Shule focused on Song Jing'an's resemblance to Song Dimu.
• Xia Shule asked Song Jing'an whether he had siblings, and Song Jing'an said he had a younger brother living with their parents.
• Xia Shule asked whether Song Jing'an had another younger brother who had gone missing as a child.

Xia Shule met Lu Mingwen again and became anxious when he could not remember a promise, while Yin Xian noticed signs of memory loss. Over dinner with Yan Zhiyi and their friends, Xia Shule agreed to invent a grand love story about how he and Yan met.

• Xia Shule told Song Jing'an that a friend looked remarkably like him, and Song Jing'an agreed to meet him when he had time.
• Lu Mingwen asked Xia Shule why he had not visited after returning, but Xia Shule could not remember promising to do so, making Yin Xian suspect memory loss.
• Yan Zhiyi reminded Xia Shule that he had promised his wedding bouquet to Xiang Lin, and Xia Shule forgot that promise too.
• Xia Shule ate dinner while Lu Mingwen and Yan Zhiyi each tried to give him food, then Lai Jiangtian asked how he and Yan had met.
• Xia Shule asked Yan Zhiyi whether to tell the truth or invent a grand love story, and then began telling their story to the group.

At dinner, Xia Shule entertained the group with a fanciful version of how he and Yan Zhiyi got together, then let Yan Zhiyi tend to his scar. Wen Yuzhi contacted Lai Jiangtian and asked to attend Yan Zhiyi’s wedding so he could apologize, leaving Yan Zhiyi to decide whether he could come.

• Xia Shule spun a dramatic story about being drugged and falling in love with Yan Zhiyi, while Lu Mingwen noticed his scar-reduction patch.
• Yan Zhiyi replaced Xia Shule’s peeling patch and carefully treated the scar beneath it.
• Wen Yuzhi messaged Lai Jiangtian asking to meet, and Yin Xian replied that Lai Jiangtian was busy.
• Wen Yuzhi learned Yan Zhiyi was getting married and asked Lai Jiangtian to bring him to the wedding so he could apologize.
• Yin Xian told Yan Zhiyi about Wen Yuzhi’s request, and Xia Shule leaned over to read the messages.

Yan Zhiyi refused to let Wen Yuzhi attend the wedding, and Xia Shule spent the night preparing nervously for the ceremony. The chapter ended with Yan Zhiyi finding Xia Shule awake and disheveled before dawn.

• Xia Shule asked Yan Zhiyi who Wen Yuzhi was, and Lu Mingwen explained that Wen Yuzhi had threatened suicide over Yan in high school.
• Yan Zhiyi decided Wen Yuzhi should not come to the wedding, and Yin Xian sent him a blunt rejection on Lai Jiangtian's phone.
• Everyone went home, and Yan Zhiyi carried a sleeping Xia Shule inside; Xia Shule held onto Yan's clothes when he stirred.
• Xia Shule and Xiang Lin joked over messages about Jiang Gechen and his plan to bring Song Dimu to the wedding.
• Xia Shule woke at five and later sat nervously on his bed when Yan Zhiyi came to check on him.

Xia Shule and Yan Zhiyi prepared for their wedding, with family and friends gathering to witness the ceremony. The chapter ended as Xia Shule’s parents entrusted him to Yan Zhiyi and Ming Yue tearfully asked Yan Zhiyi to treat him well.

• Yan Zhiyi and Xia Shule got ready separately after sharing breakfast at the Yan Residence.
• Guests gathered at the decorated venue, where Xiang Lin befriended Lai Jiangtian and exchanged a greeting with Song Dimu.
• Yan Zhiyi waited at the Vow Platform while Xia Shule dressed with help from Ms. Ming Yue, and Xia Dunrong urged him to come home if he was ever mistreated.
• At nine, Xia Shule entered with his parents and carried a solid-gold bouquet chosen because fresh flowers could trigger his allergies.
• Xia Shule’s parents placed his hand in Yan Zhiyi’s, and Ming Yue tearfully asked Yan Zhiyi to treat Lele well.

Yan Zhiyi and Xia Shule married in a heartfelt ceremony, while Yan invited Jiang Gechen to make clear that Xia Shule belonged with him. As the evening banquet began, the others questioned Yan about the history between Xia and Jiang, and Xia arrived just as they were discussing it.

• Yan Zhiyi and Xia Shule exchanged rings and vows, then kissed as their wedding guests cheered.
• Xia Shule threw his bouquet to Xiang Lin, who caught it and cried while Ming Yue comforted him.
• At the Yan Residence banquet, Song Jing'an asked Yan Zhiyi why he had invited Jiang Gechen, and Yan said he wanted to show him that Xia Shule no longer belonged to him.
• Yan Zhiyi told the group that Xia Shule used to like Jiang Gechen and that he had invited him to make the situation clear.
• Xia Shule approached as the group asked about his past with Jiang Gechen and gave an untroubled smile.

At his wedding gathering, Xia Shule faced a sudden panic attack triggered by memories of Jiang Gechen drowning him. He emptied the tub and went to rest, but his sleep remained troubled by visions of his death.

• Xia Shule told Yan Zhiyi and their friends that he and Jiang Gechen were now enemies, while Lai Jiangtian brushed off their falling-out as youthful heartbreak.
• Xiang Lin and Ruan Jiaojiao arrived at the Yan Residence, where Ruan Jiaojiao teased Xia Shule and privately checked whether he still had feelings for Jiang Gechen.
• Xia Shule went upstairs to bathe, but the water triggered memories of Jiang Gechen forcing his head under until he drowned.
• Xia Shule emptied the tub, recalled that the fear of water had begun after his rebirth, and washed briefly in the shower instead.
• Xia Shule asked Yan Zhiyi to let him sleep, then fell asleep exhausted and saw visions of Jiang Gechen's face beneath the water.

After waking from a nightmare about Jiang Gechen, Xia Shule found comfort in Yan Zhiyi and attended an evening banquet with him. There, Xia Shule publicly introduced Yan Zhiyi as his husband while classmates questioned his sudden marriage and his feelings for Jiang Gechen.

• Xia Shule woke from a nightmare about Jiang Gechen, and Yan Zhiyi brought him chocolate cake and comforted him with a hug.
• Xia Shule arrived at the banquet holding Yan Zhiyi's hand, where Jiang Gechen watched him and a classmate deliberately brought Jiang Gechen over.
• Chen Jin bluntly reminded Jiang Gechen that he had drugged Xia Shule, ruining the classmate's attempt to embarrass Xia Shule.
• Xia Shule introduced Yan Zhiyi as his husband, making Yan Zhiyi happy, then let him go speak with Lai Jiangtian.
• After Yan Zhiyi left, classmates questioned Xia Shule about marrying so suddenly and giving up on Jiang Gechen, while Xia Shule responded with a scathing look.

At the Yan Residence reunion, Xia Shule publicly put Liu Gang in his place, while Song Dimu rejected Liu Gang’s proposal to join forces against him. After entertaining his classmates with a fabricated love story, Xia Shule was confronted by Jiang Gechen, who grabbed his wrist.

• Xia Shule mocked Liu Gang for excusing his partner’s affair, and Yan Zhiyi’s intimidating presence kept Liu Gang from retaliating.
• Xiang Lin called out Liu Gang’s past behavior, and Liu Gang retreated into the crowd.
• Liu Gang tried to recruit Song Dimu to help undermine Xia Shule, but Song Dimu said he only wanted money and walked away.
• Xia Shule told his classmates a made-up love story, then joked with Xiang Lin and Ruan Jiaojiao after the crowd dispersed.
• Jiang Gechen approached Xia Shule with a dark expression and forcefully grabbed his wrist.

At a gathering, Jiang Gechen cornered Xia Shule and insisted they talk, while Xia Shule made clear he no longer wanted anything to do with him. Xia Shule publicly recounted their past and Jiang Gechen’s contradictory behavior, leaving the crowd to discuss the conflict and question Jiang Gechen.

• Jiang Gechen grabbed Xia Shule’s injured wrist and demanded they talk, while Xia Shule told him to let go.
• Xiang Lin confronted Jiang Gechen, who threatened him before backing down because of Xiang Lin’s family connections.
• Xia Shule slapped Jiang Gechen for cursing at Xiang Lin and said there would be more times he hit him.
• Jiang Gechen tried to take Xia Shule to the back garden, but Xiang Lin pointed out Xia Shule was allergic to pollen.
• Xia Shule loudly described Jiang Gechen’s past favors and his later demands for revenge over Song Dimu, as Song Dimu returned and the crowd listened.
• The crowd began discussing Xia Shule’s account, and Lai Jiangtian and the others started to understand the history between Xia Shule and Jiang Gechen.

Xia Shule rejected Jiang Gechen, slapped him repeatedly, and warned him to stay away while his friends backed him up. As classmates criticized Jiang Gechen and recalled their past, he became unstable and shouted that Xia Shule owed him.

• Jiang Gechen demanded that Xia Shule leave with him, but Xia Shule rejected him and told him to disappear.
• Xia Shule slapped Jiang Gechen three times when he kept threatening him, and Xiang Lin tripped him as he tried to grab Xia Shule.
• Xia Shule told Jiang Gechen that he hated him and would slap him again if he came looking for attention.
• Classmates whispered about Jiang Gechen’s past and said Xia Shule had protected him, leaving Jiang Gechen furious and convinced he had been bullied.
• Jiang Gechen became visibly unstable and shouted that Xia Shule owed him.