Chapter Summaries

Chu Xingye found Jiang Xun dining with Ji Yuntian and Bai Lian, then confronted both men over their closeness to his fiancé. Jiang Xun escaped before the argument escalated, and Chu Xingye was left defending his jealousy by claiming he was protecting his dignity.

• Chu Xingye spotted Jiang Xun eating with Ji Yuntian and Bai Lian and entered the restaurant to confront them.
• Jiang Xun tried to reassure Chu Xingye, but Ji Yuntian claimed Jiang Xun had said he liked him, provoking Chu Xingye's anger.
• As Chu Xingye and Ji Yuntian traded barbs, Jiang Xun pretended to have an upset stomach and escaped through the back door.
• Ji Yuntian pointed out that Jiang Xun had fed Bai Lian, and Chu Xingye warned both men to stay away from his fiancé.
• Bai Lian ignored Chu Xingye and said Jiang Xun did not like him, while Ji Yuntian challenged Chu Xingye's claim that he hated Jiang Xun.
• Chu Xingye insisted that Jiang Xun was still his fiancé in name and that his behavior with others threatened Chu Xingye's dignity.

After learning from Jiang Xun’s diary that he had been abused and lost hearing in one ear, the Jiang family comforted him and apologized for failing to understand him. They took him to the hospital to have his ear examined, while Jiang Xun remained unwilling to forgive Jiang Shiyuan easily.

• Ji Yuntian left the restaurant after trading insults with Chu Xingye, and Jiang Xun returned to school and told Lin Jian a slanted account of what had happened.
• Jiang Huaijin called Jiang Xun and arranged to pick him up after school, then brought Deng Shu and Jiang Shiyuan to meet him.
• Deng Shu embraced Jiang Xun, and Jiang Huaijin returned his old notebook and admitted that he and the family had read it.
• Deng Shu and Jiang Shiyuan learned how badly Jiang Xun had suffered, while Jiang Shiyuan apologized and asked him to forgive him; Jiang Xun refused to forgive him easily.
• The Jiang family drove Jiang Xun to the hospital to have his damaged ear checked, and he briefly described how frightening it had been to lose hearing as a child.

Jiang Xun learned that his long-injured ear was unlikely to recover, while his family tried to comfort him and welcomed Jiang Zixing back into their company. After dinner, Jiang Xun returned to the Jiang Family home to avoid Fu Yanli, and the chapter ended with Jiang Xun mocking Jiang Zixing after he fell outside the restaurant.

• A specialist told Jiang Xun and his family that there was virtually no chance of restoring his hearing because treatment had been delayed.
• Jiang Zixing arrived on crutches to check on Jiang Xun, who told him he did not want to see him before joking and agreeing to go to dinner together.
• At dinner, Jiang Xun received a call from Fu Yanli and said he would stay at the Jiang Family home that night, while Jiang Zixing grew jealous of the attention Jiang Xun received.
• After dinner, Jiang Zixing fell while using his crutches, and Jiang Huaijin carried him toward the parking lot.
• Jiang Xun followed behind and amused himself by mimicking Jiang Zixing's fall.

After Jiang Xun’s family learned about his abuse and hearing loss, he teased Jiang Zixing for apologizing without taking action. Chu Xingye learned what Jiang Xun had endured and went to reassure him, though he misunderstood Jiang Xun’s silent stare.

• Deng Shu treated Jiang Zixing’s scraped palm while the Jiang family searched for a specialist to help Jiang Xun and Jiang Xun looked for an investigator to follow Jiang Yongqiang.
• Jiang Zixing apologized to Jiang Xun and assumed he wanted him to leave the family, so Jiang Xun theatrically reassured him while Jiang Huaijin watched from the doorway.
• Chu Xingye complained to Fu Yanli about Jiang Xun, then learned from Fu Sang that Jiang Xun had been abused by his adoptive parents and had lost hearing in his left ear.
• Chu Xingye asked Fu Yanli what he should do, but Fu Yanli said he did not know either.
• Chu Xingye waited for Jiang Xun at school and tried to comfort him, telling him he would not look down on him, while Jiang Xun silently thought he looked like an idiot.

At a business reception, Jiang Xun stunned the guests with his changed appearance and greeted Fu Yanli, whose feelings for him had grown more intense. When two young men confronted Jiang Xun in the restroom over his treatment of Jiang Zixing, he fought back with a mop.

• Jiang Xun attended the reception with Jiang Father, Jiang Mother, and Jiang Huaijin, drawing astonished attention for his handsome appearance and refined manner.
• Several young heiresses asked Jiang Xun for his WeChat, but they hurried off to greet Fu Yanli when he arrived with Ye Jing.
• Jiang Xun greeted Fu Yanli and Ye Jing, while Fu Yanli watched him and reflected on the feelings growing unchecked in his heart.
• Two young men cornered Jiang Xun in the restroom and accused him of repeatedly targeting Jiang Zixing.
• Jiang Xun dodged the men, grabbed a mop, and struck them as they chased him.

Jiang Xun fought off Jiang Zixing’s friends with a mop, and Fu Yanli intervened before one could kick him. After praising Jiang Xun, Fu Yanli asked why he was avoiding him and gently touched his injured left ear.

• Jiang Xun beat Jiang Zixing’s two friends with a wet mop after they confronted him about Jiang Zixing.
• Fu Yanli kicked the taller man before he could hurt Jiang Xun, then drove both men out of the restroom.
• Jiang Xun awkwardly thanked Fu Yanli and used the urinal beside him, stealing a glance at him.
• Fu Yanli asked what had happened, and Jiang Xun explained that Jiang Zixing’s friends wanted revenge; Fu Yanli praised him for fighting back.
• Fu Yanli brought up the night Jiang Xun had fallen into his arms and asked why he was avoiding him, leaving Jiang Xun flustered.
• Fu Yanli asked whether Jiang Xun’s left ear still hurt and touched it with his damp fingertips.

Fu Yanli embraced Jiang Xun in the restroom, asked whether he would return to the apartment, and secured his promise to come the next night. After Jiang Xun left, Jiang Zixing stayed home, longing for Fu Yanli and hiding that his ankle had nearly healed.

• Fu Yanli held Jiang Xun close, touched the scar on his forehead, and asked whether his adoptive father had caused it.
• Fu Yanli questioned whether Jiang Xun was avoiding him and whether he would return to the apartment; Jiang Xun agreed to come the next night before leaving.
• Jiang Huaijin stopped Jiang Xun from drinking wine and gave him juice, while Jiang Xun struggled to make sense of Fu Yanli's intimate behavior.
• Ye Jing briefly spoke with Jiang Xun, who choked on a pastry and felt flustered when she appeared.
• Jiang Zixing studied his collection of Fu Yanli photographs, privately complained that his family now favored Jiang Xun, and concealed that his ankle had nearly healed.
• Jiang Zixing answered a phone call from a friend.

Jiang Xun tried to resume his ordinary life with Fu Yanli and Chu Xingye while worrying about his missions, then learned Bai Lian believed Fu Yanli was pursuing him despite being married. The chapter ended with Jiang Xun fleeing before he could hear more.

• Jiang Zixing learned from the two men that Fu Yanli had defended Jiang Xun and wondered why Fu Yanli treated him so well.
• Jiang Xun returned to Fu Yanli's apartment and spent the evening there without incident.
• Chu Xingye invited Jiang Xun to lunch, fetched food for him, and told him not to stare so openly.
• Jiang Xun fed Senior on campus, accepted Bai Lian's repayment, and told him to focus on studying.
• Bai Lian warned Jiang Xun that Fu Yanli was married but had designs on him, and Jiang Xun ran away.

Bai Lian confronted Jiang Xun about Fu Yanli’s desire for him, while Fu Yanli coldly rejected Jiang Zixing’s advances. Fu Yanli’s thoughts ended on a boy who had been wronged.

• Bai Lian caught up with Jiang Xun on campus and told him that Fu Yanli’s attention toward him was possessive and inappropriate.
• Jiang Xun struck Bai Lian with his backpack and warned him not to repeat what he had said; Bai Lian promised to keep quiet and urged Jiang Xun to stay away from Fu Yanli.
• Jiang Xun asked whether Bai Lian was also pursuing him, and Bai Lian denied it before letting him leave.
• Jiang Zixing approached Fu Yanli outside Zhongyu Group with homemade cookies, but Fu Yanli told him not to seek him out again.
• Jiang Zixing tried to confront Fu Yanli about his kindness to Jiang Xun, and Fu Yanli warned that he would tell Jiang Zixing’s parents if he continued his schemes.
• Fu Yanli reflected in his office that his harsh rejection of Jiang Zixing was because a boy had been wronged.

Jiang Xun suspected Fu Yanli had feelings for him and bought a mind-reading skill card so he could learn what Fu Yanli was thinking. After Fu Yanli brought home a puppy named Sangbiao, Jiang Xun used palm reading as an excuse to touch his hand and heard Fu Yanli’s private thought.

• Jiang Xun fretted over Fu Yanli’s possible attraction to him, and Six-Six-Six sold him a Mind-Reading Skill Card for one thousand points.
• Chu Xingye drove Jiang Xun home, then angrily dropped him off when Jiang Xun ignored his driving showmanship.
• Fu Yanli returned with a Samoyed puppy and told Jiang Xun to raise it; Jiang Xun and Chu Xingye argued over its name before Fu Yanli chose Sangbiao.
• Jiang Xun pretended to read Fu Yanli’s palm so he could activate the skill card, then heard Fu Yanli think that Jiang Xun’s hands were small and soft.

Jiang Xun overheard Fu Yanli’s lustful thoughts during a palm reading and decided to keep his distance, though he stayed in the apartment and focused on studying for finals. A private investigator later reported that Jiang Yongqiang owed loan sharks several million and had been beaten by men in black, leaving Jiang Xun to wonder what would happen when Jiang Yongqiang demanded money from Jiang Zixing.

• While reading Fu Yanli’s palm, Jiang Xun heard his thoughts about kissing and touching him, then fled to his room in embarrassment.
• Jiang Xun resolved to avoid Fu Yanli and move out after finals, but he eagerly went to play with the puppy the next morning.
• Jiang Xun struggled to study for his business finals and kept his distance from Fu Yanli by staying out late.
• Detective Yang told Jiang Xun that Jiang Yongqiang had lost several million gambling, was hiding from loan sharks, and had been beaten by men in black.
• Jiang Xun paid Detective Yang the remaining fee and suspected Jiang Yongqiang would soon demand money from Jiang Zixing.

Jiang Xun kept trying to avoid Fu Yanli, but Fu Yanli waited outside his classroom and took him to dinner with Chu Xingye. After Chu Xingye left, Fu Yanli stopped Jiang Xun from running away and said they were going to the hospital.

• Jiang Xun spotted Fu Yanli waiting outside his classroom and told Lin Jian that Fu Yanli was Chu Xingye's uncle.
• Fu Yanli took Jiang Xun's backpack and brought him to a hot pot restaurant, where Chu Xingye joined them for dinner.
• Jiang Xun repeatedly served food to Chu Xingye to avoid engaging with Fu Yanli, while Fu Yanli watched them quietly.
• After dinner, Chu Xingye left to meet his friends, and Jiang Xun asked to go with him before attempting to leave on his own.
• Fu Yanli caught Jiang Xun, fastened his seat belt, and told him they were going to the hospital.

Fu Yanli took Jiang Xun to a hospital and arranged for a renowned specialist to assess his hearing, while Jiang Xun misread Fu Yanli’s gestures as attempts at seduction. The specialist said surgery could improve Jiang Xun’s hearing, and the chapter ended with Jiang Xun jokingly suggesting Fu Yanli dye his hair green.

• Fu Yanli drove Jiang Xun to a private hospital and brought in an international team of ear specialists.
• While they waited for the test results, Fu Yanli cared for Jiang Xun and accepted a pastry from him, leaving Jiang Xun convinced he was being seduced.
• The specialist told Jiang Xun and Fu Yanli that surgery could improve his hearing, though the operation would not restore it to normal and would take place in over a month.
• Fu Yanli gently tended to Jiang Xun outside the hospital and told him he could owe him for the trouble.
• Jiang Xun suggested that Fu Yanli dye his hair green, and Fu Yanli told him to quiet down.

At a dinner celebrating the treatment for Jiang Xun’s ear, Jiang Zixing secretly faced pressure from his biological father, Jiang Yongqiang, to provide three million. Jiang Xun appeared to overhear their exchange but pretended his hearing had worsened, leaving Jiang Zixing unsure what he knew.

• Jiang Huaijin toasted Fu Yanli and thanked him for arranging treatment for Jiang Xun, while Fu Yanli stopped Jiang Xun from drinking wine and gave him grape juice instead.
• Jiang Zixing received repeated calls and messages during dinner, left the private room, and argued with Jiang Yongqiang, who demanded three million to pay gambling debts.
• Jiang Xun left the dinner room under the pretense of answering a classmate’s call and went to the public restroom, where he found Jiang Zixing after the call ended.
• Jiang Zixing told Jiang Yongqiang he could not provide the money and warned him not to threaten to expose their relationship to the Jiang Family.
• Jiang Xun acted as if he had not heard Jiang Zixing’s conversation, claiming his hearing was getting worse, and asked whether Jiang Zixing had been on the phone.

Jiang Huaijin discovered that Jiang Zixing had secretly been sending money to Jiang Yongqiang, and the family confronted him about it. Jiang Zixing claimed he had given in to pressure and pity, while Jiang Huaijin told him to apologize to Jiang Xun; the chapter ended with Jiang Zixing crying in Deng Shu’s arms.

• Jiang Xun teased Ryan over a jigsaw puzzle until Jiang Huaijin stepped in, and a little strawberry cake soon cheered Ryan up.
• Jiang Huaijin learned that Jiang Zixing’s account had repeatedly transferred money to Jiang Yongqiang and told the family what he had found.
• Jiang Shiyuan, Deng Shu, Jiang Huaijin, and Jiang Xun confronted Jiang Zixing in the Dance Studio with the transfer records.
• Jiang Zixing admitted the transfers and said Jiang Yongqiang had pressured him by threatening to expose their relationship and claiming he owed loan sharks.
• Jiang Shiyuan and Jiang Huaijin reprimanded Jiang Zixing, and Jiang Huaijin said he owed Jiang Xun an apology before leaving with him.
• Jiang Xun jumped onto Jiang Huaijin’s back as they left, while Jiang Zixing hugged Deng Shu and cried.

Jiang Xun rejected Jiang Yongqiang’s demand for three million, then fought back when Jiang Yongqiang attacked him with a dagger. Fu Yanli rescued him and restrained Jiang Yongqiang, but afterward Jiang Xun sensed that Fu Yanli was in an unusual mood.

• Deng Shu told Jiang Zixing that she and his father were angry and disappointed in him for secretly supporting Jiang Yongqiang.
• Jiang Xun agreed to take Sangbiao to the veterinary clinic with Fu Yanli after Fu Yanli threatened to give the puppy away.
• Jiang Yongqiang confronted Jiang Xun outside the teaching building and demanded three million, but Jiang Xun slapped and kicked him instead.
• Jiang Yongqiang pulled out a dagger and chased Jiang Xun, until Fu Yanli knocked him down and pinned him.
• Jiang Xun kicked Jiang Yongqiang while Fu Yanli held him until campus security arrived, then followed Fu Yanli to the car and noticed his grim mood.

After rescuing Jiang Xun from Jiang Yongqiang, Fu Yanli took him and Sangbiao to the pet hospital and dinner, where Jiang Xun tried to set boundaries between them. Fu Yanli agreed to keep his distance, then drove to a Zhongyu Group warehouse where Jiang Yongqiang was being held.

• Fu Yanli warned Jiang Xun not to confront dangerous people alone after saving him from Jiang Yongqiang.
• Jiang Xun comforted Sangbiao through his vaccinations, and Fu Yanli took them to dinner afterward.
• Fu Yanli wiped mango from Jiang Xun’s mouth, prompting Jiang Xun to realize Fu Yanli had likely engineered their earlier encounters.
• After catching Jiang Xun when he stumbled, Fu Yanli asked whether they had an improper relationship; Jiang Xun insisted they keep their distance and avoid going out alone together.
• Fu Yanli agreed, then leaned close to buckle Jiang Xun’s seat belt before driving him home.
• After Jiang Xun went upstairs with Sangbiao, Fu Yanli drove to a Zhongyu Group warehouse, where his bodyguards told him Jiang Yongqiang was inside.

Fu Yanli beat Jiang Yongqiang and forced him to reveal that Jiang Zixing had known the truth about the switched children for three years and had been paying him to keep it secret. Fu Yanli returned to the apartment to find Jiang Xun and Chu Xingye playing with Sangbiao, and their joking abruptly stopped when he entered.

• Fu Yanli took Jiang Yongqiang to a warehouse and beat him for threatening Jiang Xun.
• Fu Yanli questioned Jiang Yongqiang about the money Jiang Zixing had sent him, and Jiang Yongqiang confessed that Jiang Zixing had learned three years earlier that he was not the Jiang Family's biological son.
• Jiang Yongqiang explained that he had blackmailed Jiang Zixing after Zhou Xiulan died, and Fu Yanli recorded his confession.
• Fu Yanli broke Jiang Yongqiang's leg with a baseball bat, ordered his bodyguards to handle the rest, and had the recording sent to his email.
• Fu Yanli returned to the apartment at ten that night and found Jiang Xun and Chu Xingye playing with Sangbiao; they all fell silent when he walked in.

Jiang Xun noticed what looked like blood on Fu Yanli’s sleeve and grew wary of his uncle, then spent the next day avoiding studying and teasing Jiang Huaijin. After Jiang Zixing fainted and reconciled with his family, Fu Yanli messaged Jiang Xun and summoned him to the office, promising something good.

• Fu Yanli returned home with apparent bloodstains on his sleeve, then watched a recording in his study and considered sending it to the Jiang Family.
• Jiang Xun tried to study but left for dinner with Jiang Huaijin and Lin Jian, where he teased Jiang Huaijin about being interested in Lin Jian.
• A classmate called Jiang Huaijin to report that Jiang Zixing had fainted from low blood sugar, so Jiang Huaijin took Jiang Xun back to school and went to the hospital.
• Jiang Zixing apologized to Jiang Shiyuan, Deng Shu, and Jiang Huaijin, and Jiang Shiyuan agreed to let the matter rest while warning him not to hide anything again.
• Fu Yanli messaged Jiang Xun to come to his office after school, and when Jiang Xun asked why, Fu Yanli replied by voice message that it was for something good.

Jiang Xun went to Zhongyu Group, where Fu Yanli gave him a recording exposing Jiang Zixing’s long-kept secret and arranged to spend the weekend with him in exchange for the favor. When Chu Xingye left for City B with concert tickets Fu Yanli had given him, Jiang Xun realized Fu Yanli had cleared the way for their time together, and Fu Yanli told him to pack for an imminent trip.

• Jiang Xun visited Fu Yanli at Zhongyu Group and listened to a recording of Jiang Yongqiang revealing that Jiang Zixing had learned the truth about his identity three years earlier.
• Fu Yanli offered to give Jiang Xun the recording in exchange for arranging his weekend schedule, and Jiang Xun agreed after Fu Yanli promised to send it Sunday night.
• Jiang Xun planned to bring Chu Xingye along for the weekend, but Chu Xingye said he was going to City B for a concert using front-row tickets from Fu Yanli.
• Fu Yanli returned home and found Jiang Xun knocking his head against the wall in frustration, then told him to pack because they were leaving soon.