Chapter Summaries

Jiang Chiyan dreamed of Xiao Cheng again and learned that Xiao Cheng had seen him with Su Jing at the reception. After six years apart, the two men unexpectedly encountered each other in the restroom.

• Su Jing woke Jiang Chiyan at the reception, and he admitted he had dreamed about his first love, Xiao Cheng.
• Xiao Cheng watched Jiang Chiyan sitting close to Su Jing, broke his wineglass, and left the reception.
• Jiang Chiyan sensed Xiao Cheng's departure but saw no one, then told Su Jing that he and Xiao Cheng had dated for less than five days and never held hands.
• Jiang Chiyan left the reception hall and came face to face with Xiao Cheng in the restroom.

Six years after their breakup, Jiang Chiyan reunited with Xiao Cheng and used his future-seeing system to discover Xiao Cheng would die in a concert accident. Jiang Chiyan anonymously warned Xiao Cheng and his team, but the warning sparked backlash from Xiao Cheng’s fans.

• Jiang Chiyan ran into Xiao Cheng in a restroom and treated the cut on his hand.
• After touching Xiao Cheng, Jiang Chiyan used his system and saw a vision of Xiao Cheng dying in a concert accident on August 7.
• Jiang Chiyan created the anonymous Weibo account Late Silence and posted warnings about Xiao Cheng’s upcoming concert.
• Jiang Chiyan sent the warning to Xiao Cheng and his manager, then learned Xiao Cheng’s fans had attacked Late Silence online.

Jiang Chiyan’s warning about Xiao Cheng’s concert stunt went viral, and Xiao Cheng recognized the anonymous account as Jiang Chiyan. Xiao Cheng publicly thanked Late Silence and said he had always believed him, but the post exposed that he had used Jiang Chiyan’s phone, prompting a trending topic calling him Jiang Chiyan’s wife.

• Jiang Chiyan logged into Late Silence’s account and found it overwhelmed by notifications, with a surge of followers and hostile comments.
• Lu Ting questioned how Late Silence had learned about Xiao Cheng’s unannounced wire entrance, and Xiao Cheng recognized Jiang Chiyan’s distinctive typo.
• After Lu Ting left, Xiao Cheng privately looked through his album of Jiang Chiyan’s photos and kissed one on the screen.
• Jiang Chiyan entered the elevator and offered Xiao Cheng wound medicine, then lent him his phone when Xiao Cheng’s battery died.
• Xiao Cheng logged into his own Weibo account on Jiang Chiyan’s phone and posted that he believed Late Silence and thanked him.
• The post sparked the trending topic #Xiao Cheng Jiang Chiyan's wife#, and Xiao Cheng saw that it had been posted from Jiang Chiyan’s wife’s phone.

After Xiao Cheng’s Weibo post from Jiang Chiyan’s phone sparked rumors that they were married, Xiao Cheng resisted the idea of clearing them up. The chapter ended with Xiao Cheng growing jealous when Jiang Chiyan gave his jacket to Su Jing.

• Netizens noticed Xiao Cheng’s Weibo post used Jiang Chiyan’s source label and speculated that the two were married.
• Lu Ting tried to reach Xiao Cheng, then warned him that the studio would manage the rumors and told him not to post again.
• When Lu Ting asked about his relationship with Jiang Chiyan, Xiao Cheng thought he wanted to keep Jiang Chiyan hidden and restrained.
• Jiang Chiyan asked Xiao Cheng for his phone, but caught and held Xiao Cheng’s hand when he pulled away.
• Su Jing arrived, and Jiang Chiyan gave her his jacket; Xiao Cheng grew cold and thought that he would kill her if she was Jiang Chiyan’s girlfriend.

Xiao Cheng provoked Jiang Chiyan by offering Su Jing an autograph, then ordered custom restraints while threatening to lock Jiang Chiyan up. After Jiang Chiyan learned Xiao Cheng still planned to hold his concert despite a predicted accident, he messaged him from his alternate account and received an immediate reply.

• Xiao Cheng offered Su Jing an autograph on her hand and asked whether her boyfriend would get jealous, prompting Jiang Chiyan to question her.
• Jiang Chiyan teased Xiao Cheng by asking for an autograph on his abs, and Xiao Cheng’s ears turned red.
• Xiao Cheng ordered custom handcuffs, ankle cuffs, and chains engraved with Louis XIV roses, then murmured that he would lock Jiang Chiyan up if he was not good.
• Xiao Cheng confirmed to his manager, Lu Ting, that he would still hold the concert the day after tomorrow despite Late Silence’s prediction.
• Jiang Chiyan learned the concert was still on, messaged Xiao Cheng from his Late Silence account, and received the reply, “Turn around.”

Jiang Chiyan and Xiao Cheng met to talk, clearing up a misunderstanding about Su Jing and recalling how their relationship broke apart six years earlier. Jiang Chiyan told Xiao Cheng that he had always genuinely wanted to treat him well.

• Xiao Cheng approached Jiang Chiyan, got into his car, and asked to talk.
• Jiang Chiyan explained that Su Jing was his cousin and that she was a devoted fan of Xiao Cheng.
• At a tearoom, Jiang Chiyan invited Xiao Cheng to ask whatever he wanted to know, and both men apologized.
• Jiang Chiyan recalled how Xiao Cheng had mistaken his privileged background and affection for an attempt to exploit him.
• Jiang Chiyan told Xiao Cheng that he had never wanted to use influence or a casting-couch arrangement against him and had genuinely wanted to treat him well.

Xiao Cheng went ahead with his concert to investigate the suspected sabotage, and Jiang Chiyan caught him after both of his rigging cables snapped. The rescue made Late Silence go viral, and Jiang Chiyan confronted Xiao Cheng in a bedroom, leaving their argument poised to escalate.

• Xiao Cheng asked Jiang Chiyan to take their relationship slowly, and Jiang Chiyan left a hickey on his neck while warning him to remain faithful.
• Xiao Cheng told Jiang Chiyan he would attend the concert to determine whether the earlier incident was an accident or deliberate sabotage, and promised to reinforce the rigging.
• At the concert, Xiao Cheng rose several meters into the air before both of his load-bearing cables snapped.
• Jiang Chiyan rushed onto the stage and caught Xiao Cheng, then carried him away while scolding him for risking his safety.
• The incident and Jiang Chiyan's bridal carry trended online, and Late Silence's follower count passed one million.
• Jiang Chiyan confronted Xiao Cheng about how badly his fall could have hurt him as Xiao Cheng backed toward the bed.

Jiang Chiyan teased Xiao Cheng about punishing him with a forced hug before Lu Ting called with news about the sabotage case and warned them about public shipping and stalker fans. After Xiao Cheng invited Jiang Chiyan to his audition, Jiang Chiyan’s jealousy surfaced when Xiao Cheng called Su Jing pretty, leaving Xiao Cheng trapped between him and the desk.

• Jiang Chiyan backed Xiao Cheng into a corner and teased him about a forced hug, but Lu Ting’s call interrupted them.
• Lu Ting told Xiao Cheng that Yu Ci had sawed through the steel cable and warned that the police were pursuing him and that he could be dangerous.
• Jiang Chiyan asked Xiao Cheng about his plans, and Xiao Cheng invited him to watch his audition for the legal workplace drama Lawyer Storm.
• Jiang Chiyan agreed to attend and asked Xiao Cheng about the actresses he had worked with.
• Xiao Cheng said he did not remember what the actresses looked like, then told Jiang Chiyan that Su Jing was pretty enough.
• Jiang Chiyan grew jealous, trapped Xiao Cheng between the desk and his embrace, and demanded to know if Su Jing was pretty.

Jiang Chiyan accompanied Xiao Cheng to audition for Lawyer Storm, where Xiao Cheng’s powerful performance won director Liao Xian over. The chapter ended with Jiang Chiyan learning that Xiao Cheng had watched all 740 recordings of his court cases to prepare.

• Jiang Chiyan and Xiao Cheng arrived at the audition, where Yu Ci tried to bribe director Liao Xian for the role of Ji Zhanbei.
• Yu Ci mocked Xiao Cheng, but Xiao Cheng presented Liao Xian with a script marked up with legal corrections.
• Liao Xian asked Xiao Cheng and Yu Ci to perform a confrontation between Ji Zhanbei and the villain Zheng Shen.
• Xiao Cheng fully embodied Ji Zhanbei, while Yu Ci stumbled through his lines and was overwhelmed by Xiao Cheng’s performance.
• Liao Xian praised Xiao Cheng as the Ji Zhanbei he had been looking for.
• Xiao Cheng quietly told Jiang Chiyan that he had watched every one of his 740 recorded court cases, leaving Jiang Chiyan feeling a pang in his heart.

Jiang Chiyan teased Xiao Cheng before Yu Ci challenged the casting decision, but Xiao Cheng proved his acting skill in a renewed scene. Yu Ci was arrested on suspicion of murdering Xiao Cheng, while Jiang Chiyan headed down a dark hospital stairwell after getting medicine for Xiao Cheng’s injured hand.

• Jiang Chiyan flirted with Xiao Cheng, who blushed, until Yu Ci smashed a cup and accused Liao Xian of favoritism.
• Jiang Chiyan defended Xiao Cheng, and Xiao Cheng offered to perform the roles again with Yu Ci.
• Xiao Cheng delivered a chilling performance as Zheng Shen, while Yu Ci struggled through his lines and left in frustration.
• Police arrested Yu Ci outside on suspicion of murdering Xiao Cheng.
• Jiang Chiyan got medication for Xiao Cheng’s cuts, then entered the hospital stairwell when the elevator was out of service.
• The stairwell lights went out as Jiang Chiyan started down the stairs.

Jiang Chiyan fought off a stalker who attacked him in the hospital stairwell, but Xiao Cheng arrived and brutally injured the man. Jiang Chiyan sent Xiao Cheng away and claimed the violence was self-defense as medical staff came to help.

• A stalker confronted Jiang Chiyan in the stairwell and lunged at him with a scalpel.
• Jiang Chiyan disarmed and restrained the stalker, then called the police, but Xiao Cheng arrived before he could finish.
• Xiao Cheng struck the stalker with a surgical case, then pinned his hand to a crate with the scalpel and beat him until Jiang Chiyan stopped him.
• Jiang Chiyan noticed Xiao Cheng's bloodshot, frenzied eyes, checked for cameras, cleaned up traces, and ordered Xiao Cheng to leave through the parking garage blind spots.
• Jiang Chiyan supported the unconscious stalker upstairs and told medical staff the man had tried to stab him and that he had injured him in self-defense.

Jiang Chiyan learned from Lu Yanzhi that Xiao Cheng’s dangerous fixation might center on him, then defended Su Jing when she was accused of stealing an autographed shirt. He exposed the accusation by showing that Xiao Cheng readily promised Su Jing more signed merchandise, leaving Xiao Cheng secretly wondering how to win over Jiang Chiyan’s younger sister.

• Jiang Chiyan asked Lu Yanzhi about Xiao Cheng’s violent behavior, and Lu Yanzhi said Xiao Cheng’s untouchable point might be Jiang Chiyan.
• Jiang Chiyan rushed to Su Jing’s university after her adviser called to report trouble.
• Su Jing confronted Tu Wei and Secretary Sun over a false theft accusation and an attempt to revoke her postgraduate recommendation.
• Jiang Chiyan arrived and revealed that Su Jing was his younger sister, silencing Secretary Sun.
• Jiang Chiyan called Xiao Cheng on speaker, and Xiao Cheng offered Su Jing signed shirts, concert tickets, and movie merchandise.
• After Jiang Chiyan ended the call, Xiao Cheng searched for advice on winning over his husband’s younger sister, then deleted the search in embarrassment.

After Jiang Chiyan failed to see Xiao Cheng’s messages, Xiao Cheng spent the night worrying about him and went to his villa with handcuffs and ties, believing they might cheer him up. Jiang Chiyan woke to find someone beside him.

• Jiang Chiyan left the school with Su Jing, and Tu Wei later received a major demerit.
• Jiang Chiyan worked through the night at his law firm and did not see Xiao Cheng’s messages asking to assist him and apologizing for his actions in the hospital stairwell.
• Xiao Cheng stayed awake waiting for Jiang Chiyan’s reply, then searched online for ways to make an angry boyfriend feel better.
• Xiao Cheng gathered handcuffs, chains, and ties and went to Jiang Chiyan’s villa, entering with the code tied to Jiang Chiyan’s confession six years earlier.
• Jiang Chiyan woke in the master bedroom after sleeping through the afternoon and found someone beside his pillow.

Xiao Cheng tried to cheer Jiang Chiyan up with a blindfold and handcuffs, but Jiang Chiyan teased him until he confessed he wanted to become his assistant. Jiang Chiyan left him with the suggestion that he could use a little initiative to win the interview.

• Jiang Chiyan woke to find Xiao Cheng in pajamas, handcuffed to the headboard and blindfolded, trying to make him happy.
• Jiang Chiyan removed Xiao Cheng’s blindfold, tied his hands with it, then freed him when he noticed his arms were going numb.
• Jiang Chiyan asked why Xiao Cheng wanted to please him, and Xiao Cheng admitted he did not mind Jiang Chiyan touching him.
• Jiang Chiyan teased Xiao Cheng until he confessed that he wanted to be his assistant and asked what to prepare for the interview.
• Jiang Chiyan told Xiao Cheng that his interviewer was right in front of him and suggested he take the initiative.

On Xiao Cheng’s first day at Jiang Chiyan’s law firm, Jiang learned that Xiao had been sued for allegedly plagiarizing a novel and took on the case as his lawyer. As they prepared evidence, Xiao revealed that his novel was based on their past relationship, and Jiang teased him after discovering the explicit scenes Xiao had written about them.

• Jiang Chiyan invited Xiao Cheng to work at his law firm, where Xiao received a civil complaint, a response notice, and a court summons over an alleged plagiarism dispute.
• Xiao Cheng explained that he had written a boys' love webnovel at twenty and sold its IP rights for over three million yuan, and Jiang insisted that Xiao sign an authorization appointing him as lawyer.
• Jiang Chiyan told the law firm's partners that Xiao Cheng's novel recounted their relationship and sent them copies, filling the work chat with messages about their love story.
• Xiao Cheng outlined evidence for a Counter-Comparison Chart, including an earlier Weibo post about Jiang Chiyan's tangyuan allergy and his fan club's Louis XIV rose badges.
• Xiao Cheng revealed that he had posted the novel's explicit scenes on Zhihu six years earlier, on the day they got together, and Jiang printed them out and teased him until Xiao snapped at him to shut up.

Jiang Chiyan defended Xiao Cheng against Seventeen Strokes’ plagiarism allegations and argued their copyright dispute in court. After the hearing, Jiang Chiyan received a message that changed his expression.

• Seventeen Strokes publicly accused Xiao Cheng, also known as Season, of plagiarism and posted comparison materials on Weibo.
• Jiang Chiyan announced that he represented Xiao Cheng and posted a power of attorney, drawing teasing comments from fans.
• Xiao Cheng watched Jiang Chiyan argue several cases over the following days and grew confident in his ability.
• Xiao Cheng and Jiang Chiyan attended the copyright trial, while Seventeen Strokes sent only her lawyer.
• Jiang Chiyan presented a professional Counter-Comparison Chart and argued that original works of every genre deserved equal protection under the law.
• After the hearing ended and the collegiate panel began deliberating, Jiang Chiyan received a message and his expression changed.

Jiang Chiyan stopped a fan brawl outside the courthouse and learned that Xu Xiaoxiao was in danger of being trafficked, but her parents rejected his warning. After winning the plagiarism case against Seventeen Strokes, he told Xiao Cheng he was not okay, and Xiao Cheng promised to do whatever he wanted with him.

• Jiang Chiyan broke up the fight between Seventeen Strokes' fans and Season's original novel fans, then learned it had started after a fan took upskirt photos of a woman.
• Jiang Chiyan saw a vision of Xu Xiaoxiao being trafficked and dying, and sent Su Jing to take her to the hospital for her fractured arm.
• Xu Xiaoxiao's parents dismissed her injury and rejected Jiang Chiyan's warning that a fake talent scout would target her on August 25.
• Jiang Chiyan left the hospital after Su Jing doubted his prediction and threatened to confiscate her allowance.
• Xiao Cheng called to tell Jiang Chiyan that they had won the case against Seventeen Strokes, which was ordered to delete the book, pay compensation, and apologize.
• Jiang Chiyan admitted he was not okay, and Xiao Cheng promised to do whatever he wanted with him.

Jiang Chiyan and Xiao Cheng talked before Xiao Cheng left to film Lawyer Storm, and Jiang Chiyan’s jokes online led students to bring him breakfast and a turtle. The chapter ended with Jiang Chiyan sending Xiao Cheng a teasing photo before remembering something that darkened his expression.

• Jiang Chiyan teased Xiao Cheng about showing his abs, and Xiao Cheng said he would be away filming Lawyer Storm in Hengdian for a few months.
• After seeing online jokes about Xiao Cheng winning his case and handing over his salary card, Jiang Chiyan replied that the card was already handed over and he would do more bed-warming instead.
• At Experimental High School, a student gave Jiang Chiyan yogurt and bread because she believed he had no money for breakfast, while another gave him a live turtle as a virility booster.
• After his legal-awareness talk, Jiang Chiyan offered to buy every attendee a full set of Five Years of College Entrance Exams, Three Years of Mock Tests and left with the turtle and food.
• Jiang Chiyan sent Xiao Cheng a photo with the turtle and teased him, then glanced at his watch and suddenly looked troubled.

Jiang Chiyan rescued Xu Xiaoxiao from traffickers after the system forced him to accept the mission, then received a secret about Xiao Cheng as his reward. Xiao Cheng saw a video of Jiang Chiyan flirting with a woman, declared himself single online, and did not know Jiang Chiyan was already flying to Hengdian.

• Jiang Chiyan learned Xu Xiaoxiao had been abducted early and found her Weibo post placing her at Never Wake Bar.
• The system punished Jiang Chiyan for refusing the rescue mission by forcing him toward a poisonous mushroom, so he agreed to save Xu Xiaoxiao.
• A glamorous woman drugged Xu Xiaoxiao with eye drops and arranged to sell her to traffickers.
• Jiang Chiyan infiltrated the group by flirting with the woman, rescued Xu Xiaoxiao, and left a tracker on the woman for the police.
• The system awarded Jiang Chiyan one of Xiao Cheng's secrets while Xiao Cheng received a video of Jiang Chiyan with the woman.
• Xiao Cheng agreed to add shirtless scenes and posted that he was single, unaware Jiang Chiyan had boarded a plane to Hengdian.

Xiao Cheng struggled to focus on filming after seeing Jiang Chiyan flirt with a woman in a video, but Jiang Chiyan rushed to Hengdian to explain. Xiao Cheng learned the woman was a human trafficker Jiang Chiyan had helped expose, then went to cook for him while secretly contemplating imprisoning him if he ever cheated.

• Xiao Cheng repeatedly flubbed his lines, ended filming early, and ignored Jiang Chiyan's calls.
• Jiang Chiyan arrived at Xiao Cheng's hotel room and teased him until Xiao Cheng admitted he disliked being called “baby” and showed him the video.
• Jiang Chiyan explained that the woman in the video was a human trafficker and that he had flirted with her to rescue Xu Xiaoxiao, a sixteen-year-old reader of Xiao Cheng's work.
• Jiang Chiyan confessed he was hungry, and Xiao Cheng offered to cook for him and ordered him to rest.
• Xiao Cheng found handcuffs, leg shackles, and a collar in the kitchen cabinet and thought that, if Jiang Chiyan cheated on him, he would imprison him for life.