Chapter Summaries

Xiao Cheng helped Fuguang students improve their sword dance, then performed an impressive routine that reopened his finger wound and drew reporters to the activity room. Jiang Chiyan hid with him in a cabinet, where he grew jealous over Xiao Cheng’s attention to Jiang Yang and teased him about his exposed waist.

• Jiang Chiyan showed Xiao Cheng a fan poll that overwhelmingly favored calling him “Wifey,” then agreed to bring him to the student union to help with its sword-dance performance.
• At the Fuguang activity room, Jiang Chiyan stopped Wen Lele from asking Xiao Cheng for an autograph, but Xiao Cheng agreed to take a photo with the Gunpowder Smoke CP.
• Xiao Cheng corrected Jiang Yang’s sword technique, then performed an improvised routine with a heavy sword that amazed the students and exposed his waist.
• Jiang Chiyan noticed blood seeping through Xiao Cheng’s bandage and carried him toward the exit, but Su Jing warned that entertainment reporters had surrounded the building.
• Su Jing locked Jiang Chiyan and Xiao Cheng inside a cabinet to hide them from reporters, where Jiang Chiyan kissed Xiao Cheng after hearing him praise Jiang Yang’s looks.

Jiang Chiyan helped Xiao Cheng record two songs, using a mock proposal and private coaching to get him into the right frame of mind. Afterward, they went shopping for supplies, and the chapter ended when Jiang Chiyan picked up a box of orange-flavored condoms that Xiao Cheng had bought and casually said was for him.

• Jiang Chiyan teased Xiao Cheng while they hid from a reporter, then took him to have his injured finger treated and drove him to the recording studio.
• Jiang Chiyan played the Wedding March and proposed to Xiao Cheng, helping him record all ten tracks of “Proposal” in one take.
• Jiang Chiyan privately coached Xiao Cheng on “Fish and Water,” and Xiao Cheng returned to the booth and recorded it flawlessly in one take.
• Jiang Chiyan drove the sleeping Xiao Cheng home, then pushed him through the supermarket in a shopping cart while they bought household supplies.
• Xiao Cheng used his nearly expired shopping card and chose a box of orange-flavored condoms to make up the remaining twenty yuan; Jiang Chiyan picked it up and froze after Xiao Cheng said it was for him.

Jiang Chiyan brought Xiao Cheng back to the villa, where Da Bai had been chased out by two geese after stealing an egg. After the geese injured Jiang Chiyan and Da Bai’s affection made Xiao Cheng jealous, Xiao Cheng treated Jiang Chiyan’s neck and handed him a contract to sign.

• Jiang Chiyan took Xiao Cheng to his villa, where Da Bai fled through a window as two geese chased it.
• Da Bai explained that it had stolen an egg from the geese’s nest to fry for Jiang Chiyan, then clung to him for comfort.
• Jiang Chiyan threw the geese out of the car, but one goose twisted his neck; Xiao Cheng’s jealousy and corruption values rose when Jiang Chiyan checked on him and Da Bai.
• Xiao Cheng pulled Jiang Chiyan upstairs, then returned with a first-aid kit and treated his swollen neck.
• Jiang Chiyan tried to soothe Xiao Cheng, and Xiao Cheng handed him a contract and told him to sign it.

Jiang Chiyan signed Xiao Cheng’s possessive contract and learned why Xiao Cheng had been troubled, while Xiao Cheng secretly began investigating the people threatening Jiang Chiyan’s legal career. At the script read-through, a reporter named Lu Shi fixated on Xiao Cheng and revealed that he planned to use hypnosis and drugs on him.

• Jiang Chiyan signed Xiao Cheng’s contract, changed its infidelity clause to let Xiao Cheng imprison him, and promised to abide by it.
• After Jiang Chiyan questioned him, Xiao Cheng admitted he had overheard Jiang Chiyan and Jiang Yun discussing the pressure on Jiang Chiyan’s career, and said he would not leave him.
• Xiao Cheng unlocked Jiang Chiyan’s phone, read messages from Lin Baizhi about Jiang Chiyan’s demotion and removal from the bar association, then asked someone to investigate Lin Baizhi and buy Judicial Examination study materials.
• Xiao Cheng and Jiang Chiyan arrived at the Who Rules the Realm script read-through, where Xu Zheng warned Xiao Cheng about an unfriendly reporter.
• Lu Shi tried to provoke Jiang Chiyan and claimed he knew Xiao Cheng from an earlier filming job, but Xiao Cheng politely rebuffed him and Jiang Chiyan warned Xiao Cheng to stay away.
• After Xiao Cheng and Jiang Chiyan entered the villa, Lu Shi watched Xiao Cheng obsessively while clutching a syringe and drug, vowing that Xiao Cheng could not resist his hypnosis.

The chief director and assistant director mistook the swelling on Jiang Chiyan’s neck for evidence of rough intimacy with Xiao Cheng, while new guests Deng Rong and Bai Zhi arrived at the villa. The chapter ended with Lu Shi approaching Jiang Chiyan with a drug-filled syringe and bringing up Xiao Cheng.

• The chief director and assistant director spotted a red swelling on Jiang Chiyan’s neck and speculated that Xiao Cheng had beaten him, but Xiao Cheng said Da Bai Goose had pinched him.
• The chief director sent Xiao Cheng links for a soft-bristled whip and a see-through outfit, and Jiang Chiyan joked that the outfit would look good with a body chain.
• Deng Rong and Bai Zhi arrived at the villa, and Bai Zhi’s suitcases spilled snacks and local specialties across the floor.
• Jiang Chiyan went to the bathroom, where Lu Shi stopped him and asked to talk about Xiao Cheng.
• Lu Shi approached Jiang Chiyan with a syringe full of drugs dripping from its needle.

Lu Shi tried to frame Jiang Chiyan, then stirred up hostility during the livestream, but Xiao Cheng revealed that he was the original author of Who Rules the Realm and that the story’s leads were based on him and Jiang Chiyan. After the first day of the read-through, Jiang Chiyan drove to retrieve a present for Xiao Cheng and arrived that night with matching silver chains and a see-through outfit.

• Lu Shi pretended to injure his ankle, but Xiao Cheng treated him while trusting Jiang Chiyan and rejecting Lu Shi’s insinuations.
• Jiang Chiyan teased Lu Shi about being single and persuaded him to send a thousand yuan as a cash gift for Jiang Chiyan and Xiao Cheng’s relationship.
• Lu Shi paid trolls to attack the leads and the novel’s fans during the livestream, then suggested Xiao Cheng and Jiang Chiyan did not fit the original author’s characters.
• Xiao Cheng revealed that he was the author Xiao Family Five Abysses and the pen name Season, and said the novel’s two male leads were based on him and Jiang Chiyan.
• After the first day of the script read-through, Jiang Chiyan drove to Demon Capital to pick up a present for Xiao Cheng.
• Jiang Chiyan returned late that night with matching silver body chains and a see-through outfit, leaving Xiao Cheng stunned.

During his blood-drinking state, Xiao Cheng mistook Jiang Chiyan’s gifts and reluctance to post photos as signs he was a scumbag, then coaxed and restrained him into giving in to his demands. The chapter ended with Xiao Cheng cuffing Jiang Chiyan to the bed and looming over him in the dark.

• Xiao Cheng clung to Jiang Chiyan, claimed his gifts and phone, and accused him of planning to give a chain to another man.
• The chief director overheard Xiao Cheng asking to sleep in Jiang Chiyan’s bed and spread an excited rumor with the assistant director.
• Jiang Chiyan struggled to fasten the chain around Xiao Cheng’s waist, and Xiao Cheng accused him of being a player for refusing to post their photos.
• Xiao Cheng dragged Jiang Chiyan into the bathroom, where they took over a thousand pictures together wearing matching body chains.
• Xiao Cheng demanded Jiang Chiyan call him hubby, then cuffed his wrists and fastened them to the headboard after Jiang Chiyan gave in.

After Xiao Cheng’s blood-drinking state left him childlike, Jiang Chiyan coaxed and kissed him through the night while chained to the railing. The next morning, they recovered from the night together and prepared to rehearse the wedding scene, in which Jiang Chiyan’s prince would mistake Xiao Cheng’s crown prince for his bride.

• Xiao Cheng cried and refused to release Jiang Chiyan from the handcuffs, so Jiang Chiyan pinned him down and kissed him.
• Jiang Chiyan came downstairs the next morning supporting his sore lower back, and the chief director noticed.
• Jiang Chiyan brought Xiao Cheng milk and toast, then teased him about how clingy he had been the night before.
• Jiang Chiyan carried Xiao Cheng to the bathroom and told him they would try out a scene that afternoon.
• Jiang Chiyan explained that the scene was the prince accidentally abducting Xiao Cheng’s crown prince and taking him to the bridal chamber.

Jiang Chiyan and Xiao Cheng auditioned scenes as Prince Regent Rong Yuheng and Crown Prince Rong Che, impressing the crew with their acting and chemistry. Their final scene ended in an unscripted kiss, and the author mused about writing a separate historical BL story about the characters.

• Jiang Chiyan joined Xiao Cheng during his bridal-costume fitting, and together they exposed Xiao Duo's secret recording and got her fired.
• Jiang Chiyan improvised Rong Yuheng's lines in a scene about forcing Rong Che into a bridal sedan, earning the director's admiration.
• Jiang Chiyan and Xiao Cheng performed their characters' wedding scene, while Xiao Cheng struggled to hide his real feelings for Jiang Chiyan.
• Jiang Chiyan and Xiao Cheng memorized and acted out the finale's confrontation, and Xiao Cheng kissed Jiang Chiyan instead of pulling away as scripted.
• The author considered writing a separate story or bonus chapter about Rong Yuheng and Rong Che.

Xiao Cheng defended Jiang Chiyan against Lin Baizhi’s coercion, then demolished the Law Firm building and exposed Lin’s scandals. Afterward, Lu Shi injected Xiao Cheng with a drug and declared that he had finally fallen into his hands.

• Lin Baizhi tried to force Jiang Chiyan to sell his partnership interest for a fraction of its value by threatening to expose that he lacked his Lawyer’s License.
• Xiao Cheng intervened, and Jiang Chiyan attacked Lin Baizhi after Lin insulted Xiao Cheng; Jiang then trusted Xiao Cheng to handle the dispute and gave him his seals.
• The next morning, Xiao Cheng used his ownership of the land to demolish the Law Firm building and posted videos exposing Lin Baizhi’s alleged scandals on Lin’s Weibo account.
• As Xiao Cheng returned to his car, Lu Shi injected him with a drug from the back seat and said Xiao Cheng was finally in his hands.

Lu Shi kidnapped Xiao Cheng and used drugs and hypnosis to try to control him, but Xiao Cheng fought back before Lu Shi triggered the laboratory’s self-destruct system. Jiang Chiyan rescued Xiao Cheng, who woke and asked for a hug as Jiang Chiyan stood over Lu Shi with a scalpel.

• Lu Shi injected Xiao Cheng with a drug, hypnotized him, and tried to take him to his laboratory while impersonating him on a call with Jiang Chiyan.
• Jiang Chiyan realized something was wrong, identified Lu Shi from surveillance, and set out to rescue Xiao Cheng.
• Xiao Cheng woke in Lu Shi’s laboratory, wounded Lu Shi, and resisted hypnosis, but Lu Shi injected him with another drug and triggered the laboratory’s self-destruct system.
• Jiang Chiyan and the others struggled to break through the laboratory glass, and Jiang Chiyan cracked it with his diamond ring before carrying Xiao Cheng outside.
• Xiao Cheng received oxygen and asked Jiang Chiyan for a hug while Jiang Chiyan restrained his urge to kill Lu Shi.

After Xiao Cheng recovered at home, Jiang Chiyan reassured fans, welcomed Sun Jin and Wen Qipian, and learned more about Da Bai’s emotional programming. Xiao Cheng woke and took his medicine with Jiang Chiyan’s help, but the chapter ended when a crying little girl called Jiang Chiyan “Daddy.”

• Jiang Chiyan posted that Xiao Cheng was fine and would soon begin filming, and fans recognized that he had written the post.
• Sun Jin and Wen Qipian visited with medicine and robots, and Wen Qipian persuaded Sun Jin to let Da Bai stay alongside Xiao Bai.
• Sun Jin warned Jiang Chiyan that Da Bai had human emotions and gave him the robot’s control chip in case it crossed a line.
• Xiao Cheng woke, heard that Sun Jin and Wen Qipian had visited, and drank his bitter medicine as Jiang Chiyan fed it to him.
• Xiao Bai handed Jiang Chiyan his ringing phone, and a tearful little girl called him “Daddy.”

Jiang Chiyan reassured Xiao Cheng about his niece and Da Bai, then went to Jiang Jinxi’s kindergarten and handled the fallout after she attacked children who insulted him. After Jiang Chiyan introduced Xiao Cheng to Jinxi, Da Bai told Xiao Cheng it had a secret about Jiang Chiyan to reveal.

• Jiang Chiyan explained that Jiang Jinxi was his niece, comforted Xiao Cheng about his jealousy, and gave him a tracking watch.
• Jiang Chiyan went to Galaxy Kindergarten, where Jiang Jinxi admitted she had beaten up boys who insulted Jiang Chiyan and Xiao Cheng and washed their mouths with sewage.
• Jiang Chiyan made Jiang Jinxi apologize, offered to cover the other children’s costs, and confronted Lin Baizhi about insulting her and abusing his wife.
• Jiang Chiyan video-called Xiao Cheng, and Jiang Jinxi eagerly greeted him as Auntie.
• Da Bai told Xiao Cheng it liked Jiang Chiyan and Xiao Cheng, then began to reveal a long-kept secret about Jiang Chiyan.

Xiao Cheng learned that Jiang Chiyan had bought a mermaid wedding dress, then spent the night at home with him and Xiao Jinxu before joining Jiang Chiyan for a magazine shoot. The chapter ended when Jiang Yun called Xiao Cheng with a stern message.

• Da Bai told Xiao Cheng that Jiang Chiyan had bought a seven-figure mermaid wedding dress in Xiao Cheng’s size, and Jiang Chiyan teased Xiao Cheng about wearing it as a birthday present.
• Jiang Chiyan cooked dinner for Xiao Cheng and Xiao Jinxu, but ruined most of the food and forgot to plug in the rice cooker; Xiao Cheng later helped Xiao Jinxu with her homework.
• Xiao Jinxu spilled milk on Xiao Cheng’s clothes and used the mishap to ask Jiang Chiyan for gifts, while Jiang Chiyan arranged for Xiao Cheng’s pajamas to be washed and gave him a sheer shirt to wear.
• The next morning, Xiao Wu called Xiao Cheng about an afternoon fashion magazine cover shoot, and Jiang Chiyan accompanied him.
• At the shoot, Xiao Cheng posed with Jiang Chiyan for the cover, and the photographer offered them more portraits in themed outfits.
• Jiang Yun called Xiao Cheng and spoke in a stern, ruthless voice.

Xiao Cheng recovered Jiang Chiyan’s Lawyer’s License by bargaining with Jiang Yun, then celebrated Jiang Chiyan’s birthday with a series of playful outings and photo shoots. The chapter ended with Xiao Cheng restrained in a mermaid wedding gown as the robots prepared him as Jiang Chiyan’s birthday present, just as Jiang Chiyan entered the room.

• Xiao Cheng used evidence of Jiang Yun’s political corruption to secure the return of Jiang Chiyan’s Lawyer’s License and Jiang Chiyan’s dream.
• Xiao Cheng and Jiang Chiyan posed for two themed photo shoots, and Jiang Chiyan teased Xiao Cheng into giving up his plan to take the top role.
• At the amusement park haunted house, Jiang Chiyan borrowed a female ghost’s costume and surprised Xiao Cheng, then suggested Xiao Cheng wear a mermaid dress at home.
• During their skydiving outing, Jiang Chiyan revealed that he had first tried dangerous Halo skydiving at thirteen and had broken his arm after falling into the sea.
• Xiao Cheng told the household robots to decorate for Jiang Chiyan’s birthday, but Da Bai and Xiao Bai dressed and restrained Xiao Cheng as a present for Jiang Chiyan.
• Jiang Chiyan returned from the Jiang Family’s old residence and entered the room where the robots had left Xiao Cheng blindfolded and chained to the bed.

Jiang Chiyan celebrated Xiao Cheng’s birthday with him, then massaged his sore back the next morning. Xiao Cheng went to the National Academy of Science and Technology to donate research funding in Sun Jin’s name, where Sun Jin revealed that he was her and Wen Qipian’s biological son.

• Da Bai and Xiao Bai dressed Xiao Cheng as a mermaid for Jiang Chiyan’s birthday surprise and locked the bedroom door behind them.
• Jiang Chiyan unwrapped Xiao Cheng’s present, and they spent the night together.
• The next morning, Jiang Chiyan massaged Xiao Cheng’s aching back before Xiao Cheng headed to the National Academy of Science and Technology with Da Bai.
• Researchers accused Sun Jin of leaking the academy’s produce, herbs, and drugs to an outsider, and Sun Jin defended her work.
• Sun Jin showed the researchers a DNA test report and declared that Xiao Cheng was her and Wen Qipian’s biological son.
• Sun Jin noticed Xiao Cheng standing nearby as he stared at her in disbelief.

Xiao Cheng accepted Sun Jin and Wen Qipian as his parents, defended Sun Jin at the academy, and returned home with them. After Jiang Chiyan joined the family for dinner and promised to cherish Xiao Cheng, Xiao Cheng went to his room during a thunderstorm and asked to stay with him.

• Xiao Cheng embraced Sun Jin and challenged Ji Wen over the DNA report, forcing Ji Wen to admit it was genuine.
• Xiao Cheng paid the academy’s expenses for Sun Jin and called her Mom before they went home together.
• Wen Qipian warmly welcomed Xiao Cheng, and the family learned that Xiao Cheng and Jiang Chiyan were dating.
• Little Green exposed Xiao Cheng’s injuries and fever, prompting Wen Qipian to suspect Jiang Chiyan had mistreated him until Xiao Cheng explained he had initiated their relationship.
• Jiang Chiyan promised Wen Qipian that he would never hurt Xiao Cheng, then helped him through dinner with his new parents.
• Xiao Cheng went to Jiang Chiyan’s room with a pillow and blanket, saying the thunder frightened him.

Jiang Chiyan learned from Lu Yanzhi that Xiao Cheng’s blood-drinking delusions might worsen, but refused to imprison or abandon him. After Xiao Cheng overheard their conversation and hid in the bathroom, Jiang Chiyan reassured him and promised to support him through treatment on his own terms.

• Xiao Cheng avoided Jiang Chiyan’s kisses with excuses, then shared his diary, which revealed how frightened he had been alone during the storm.
• Jiang Chiyan called Lu Yanzhi, who warned that Xiao Cheng might come to believe he was a vampire and that Jiang Chiyan was his only salvation.
• Lu Yanzhi suggested confining Xiao Cheng for study, but Jiang Chiyan refused to take away his freedom and said he would respect Xiao Cheng’s wishes about treatment.
• Xiao Cheng overheard the call and locked himself in the bathroom during a thunderstorm, so Jiang Chiyan kicked the door open and found him hiding.
• Xiao Cheng begged Jiang Chiyan not to send him to a laboratory, and Jiang Chiyan promised not to force him into anything before agreeing to help him bathe.

Xiao Cheng got Jiang Chiyan drunk with a cocktail made from 96% vodka, and the two spent the night together before Xiao Cheng took Jiang Chiyan to the hospital to begin psychotherapy. When hypnosis triggered Xiao Cheng’s violent, bloodthirsty state, Jiang Chiyan approached him, and Xiao Cheng grabbed him by the throat.

• Xiao Cheng gave Jiang Chiyan a cocktail laced with distilled vodka, and Jiang Chiyan drank the whole bottle before collapsing.
• The next morning, Jiang Chiyan drunkenly spoke with Jiang Yao, while Wen Qipian secretly doctored Jiang Chiyan’s breakfast and then got caught sneaking chocolate.
• Xiao Cheng carried Jiang Chiyan upstairs, treated his bruises, and later took him to the hospital, where he agreed to undergo psychotherapy with Lu Yanzhi.
• Jiang Yao arrived at the hospital to see Lu Yanzhi, but a crash from the counseling room interrupted their conversation.
• Jiang Chiyan entered the counseling room and offered Xiao Cheng a hug, but Xiao Cheng grabbed him by the throat.

Jiang Chiyan learned that Xiao Cheng had suffered severe depression after their breakup and had endured six years of pain, then discovered Jiang Yun had been critically injured in a suspected attack. After Jiang Chiyan used his healing ability to treat his father, Xiao Cheng mistook his absence for rejection and activated a mode to imprison him.

• Xiao Cheng nearly struck Jiang Yao while under hypnosis, but Jiang Chiyan calmed him and sent Jiang Yao and Lu Yanzhi outside.
• Orange Oranges told Jiang Chiyan that Xiao Cheng had developed severe depression after Jiang Yun forced him to leave Jiang Chiyan, and showed him records of Xiao Cheng's suffering and recovery.
• When Xiao Cheng awoke in his blood-drinking state, Jiang Chiyan offered his own blood, and Xiao Cheng bandaged his wrist before passing out on the sofa.
• Jiang Zhuo told Jiang Chiyan that Jiang Yun had been critically injured in a car crash shortly before the presidential election, and doctors said he needed an amputation.
• Jiang Chiyan entered the operating room, rejected the amputation, and used his healing ability to treat Jiang Yun's severe injuries.
• After Orange Oranges told Xiao Cheng that Jiang Chiyan knew about his depression, Xiao Cheng could not reach him at the locked-down hospital and activated imprison Jiang Chiyan mode.