Chapter Summaries

Yan Jinyue took Ji Hanxing home and helped him apply ointment, then asked him to call him big brother. Ji Hanxing teased him with a sarcastic nickname and offered to repay him with a meal, but accidentally hinted that he could cook.

• Yan Jinyue brought Ji Hanxing to his home and offered to apply ointment to his back.
• Ji Hanxing reluctantly let Yan Jinyue treat his back, then applied ointment to his front himself.
• Yan Jinyue asked Ji Hanxing to call him big brother, and Ji Hanxing mockingly called him “Bwother Yue.”
• Ji Hanxing offered to treat Yan Jinyue to a meal, then blurted out that he was best at cooking before denying that he could cook.

Yan Jinyue decided to cook for Ji Hanxing, who tested him with a long list of food restrictions before reluctantly helping in the kitchen. As Ji Hanxing showed off his precise knife skills, Yan Jinyue questioned how he could claim not to know how to cook.

• Yan Jinyue found plenty of ingredients in Ji Hanxing's refrigerator and offered to cook after Ji Hanxing claimed he could not.
• Yan Jinyue explained that he had learned to cook while studying abroad, then began preparing a meal for Ji Hanxing.
• Ji Hanxing listed numerous food restrictions, and Yan Jinyue agreed to follow them all.
• Feeling guilty about making his guest cook, Ji Hanxing helped wash and prepare the vegetables.
• Ji Hanxing displayed expert knife skills, prompting Yan Jinyue to ask why he had said he could not cook.

Ji Hanxing evaded Yan Jinyue’s questions about his cooking skills, and Yan Jinyue promised to believe whatever he said. When Yan Jinyue served a sour-smelling, charred dish, Ji Hanxing took over cooking, leaving Yan Jinyue’s confidence bruised.

• Ji Hanxing made up a story about learning to gut fish at RT-Mart, and Yan Jinyue said he would believe him.
• Ji Hanxing watched Yan Jinyue cook and discovered that the shrimp had become a pitch-black, sour-smelling mess.
• Yan Jinyue offered the dish to Ji Hanxing and claimed Jiang Yuzhuo liked it, while Ji Hanxing privately wondered how Jiang Yuzhuo and Si Mu had endured eating it.
• Yan Jinyue realized Ji Hanxing did not want to eat the dish and offered to make something else, but Ji Hanxing took over the cooking.
• Yan Jinyue watched Ji Hanxing cook and felt hurt that his effort had been met with such disdain.

Ji Hanxing cooked a meal for Yan Jinyue and explained how he had learned, while Yan Jinyue listened to his thoughts and grew closer to him. When Yan Jinyue began to confess what made Ji Hanxing different, Ji Hanxing cut him off to keep the plot from falling apart, and they continued eating.

• Ji Hanxing told Yan Jinyue he had learned to cook from a famous chef while researching a restaurant venture for the Ji Group.
• Ji Hanxing discovered Yan Jinyue had coated shrimp in edible bamboo charcoal powder, then cooked oil-braised prawns and the rest of the meal.
• Yan Jinyue heard Ji Hanxing privately congratulate himself for staying in character, and Ji Hanxing teased him about his culinary disasters.
• Yan Jinyue praised Ji Hanxing's cooking and asked whether Ji Hanxing would cook for him, but Ji Hanxing said he would stay out of it.
• Yan Jinyue told Ji Hanxing that he was different from the others and began to explain, but Ji Hanxing interrupted him and urged him to eat.

Ji Hanxing wrestled with his feelings for Yan Jinyue because he feared that being together could cost him his life. Yan Jinyue learned the danger from Ji Hanxing’s thoughts and promised to stay by his side.

• Ji Hanxing reflected on Yan Jinyue’s care and realized he could not accept his feelings while burdened by the system’s tasks and uncertainty about survival.
• Yan Jinyue worried that he had made Ji Hanxing uncomfortable, and Ji Hanxing reassured him that he had not.
• Ji Hanxing thought that he might die if he and Yan Jinyue were together, and Yan Jinyue heard the unspoken thought and believed him.
• Ji Hanxing pulled his hand away as he wondered whether he could ask Yan Jinyue to wait for him, and Yan Jinyue took his hand again.
• Yan Jinyue told Ji Hanxing he knew there was something he could not discuss and promised to stay by his side.

Yan Jinyue told Ji Hanxing he understood that Ji Hanxing could not respond to his feelings yet and promised to wait. Both men kept their deepest secrets hidden, but Yan Jinyue’s promise gave Ji Hanxing renewed resolve to survive and find a way forward.

• Ji Hanxing asked whether Yan Jinyue understood what he was saying, and Yan Jinyue confirmed that he knew Ji Hanxing had reasons for holding back and would wait for him.
• Yan Jinyue considered revealing that he could read Ji Hanxing’s thoughts, but decided to keep that ability secret until Ji Hanxing was safe.
• Yan Jinyue began to mention the strange things Ji Hanxing did, and Ji Hanxing covered his mouth and told him not to say any more.
• Ji Hanxing decided he could not reveal his transmigration or CEO System secrets because he feared the system and original plot might harm Yan Jinyue.
• Yan Jinyue’s promise to wait gave Ji Hanxing fresh motivation to complete his missions and find a way to protect them both.

Ji Hanxing went with Yan Jinyue to buy cologne, using the outing to test the system and decide to show Yan Jinyue more of his real self. They arrived at a mall owned by the Yan Group, and Yan Jinyue asked which scents Ji Hanxing disliked.

• Yan Jinyue picked Ji Hanxing up, and Ji Hanxing told the system he was spending time with Yan Jinyue to learn practical domineering CEO skills.
• Ji Hanxing admitted to Yan Jinyue that he was buying cologne for himself, while privately testing whether the system would warn him for acting out of character.
• Yan Jinyue touched Ji Hanxing and heard his thoughts about whether Yan Jinyue would accept the real him.
• A staff member drove Yan Jinyue's car away to park it, and Yan Jinyue explained the arrangement after Ji Hanxing mistook the driver for a car thief.
• Ji Hanxing linked arms with Yan Jinyue and excitedly followed him into the mall, where Yan Jinyue asked what scents he disliked.

Ji Hanxing and Yan Jinyue went shopping for cologne to satisfy the system’s demands, and Yan Jinyue bought every scent Ji Hanxing liked. They left the counter after a saleswoman openly shipped them, while Yan Jinyue wondered about Ji Hanxing’s thoughts of marinating himself in perfume.

• The system required Ji Hanxing to find cologne matching a romance-novel description, so Ji Hanxing recited it to Yan Jinyue despite his embarrassment.
• Yan Jinyue led Ji Hanxing to a perfume counter and explained the cologne requirements to the sales manager.
• Ji Hanxing sampled several colognes and liked them all, and Yan Jinyue told him to take every bottle.
• The sales staff packaged the colognes, and Yan Jinyue carried the bag as Ji Hanxing hurried away after noticing a saleswoman shipping them together.
• Yan Jinyue heard Ji Hanxing wonder how to marinate himself in cologne and puzzled over what he meant.

Ji Hanxing and Yan Jinyue encountered Li Mingxuan and his daughter, Li Xiyue, prompting Ji Hanxing to question their connection to the night he was drugged. The chapter ended with Yan Jinyue reacting to Ji Hanxing’s suspicion that they had drugged him, though his evidence pointed to someone else.

• Yan Jinyue agreed to figure out how to make Ji Hanxing’s perfume scent last longer.
• Ji Hanxing recognized Li Mingxuan and remembered meeting him at the business conference on the day he had transmigrated and been drugged.
• Li Mingxuan claimed Ji Hanxing and Li Xiyue had shared a long conversation, while Li Xiyue acted evasive and hurried away.
• Yan Jinyue gave Ji Hanxing a Supreme Card, then asked him to explain his connection with Li Xiyue.
• Ji Hanxing suspected Li Mingxuan and Li Xiyue had drugged him, and Yan Jinyue recalled evidence identifying a different culprit.

Yan Jinyue told Ji Hanxing that the evidence showed he had drugged his own drink, leaving Ji Hanxing confused and convinced someone had framed him. They discussed the suspicious black-market transactions as they worked to uncover who was targeting Ji Hanxing.

• Yan Jinyue told Ji Hanxing that the evidence indicated he had put the drug in his own glass, and Ji Hanxing insisted he had not done it.
• Ji Hanxing recalled that the original owner's memories became hazy after he got drunk, but found no memory of administering a drug.
• Yan Jinyue explained that Fu Fangxi found a transaction between Ji Hanxing's Yan Group bank account and a black-market account, and said he had removed the transaction information and secured the remaining evidence.
• Ji Hanxing learned that the black-market account was linked to other illegal transactions involving drugs and accused someone of framing him.
• Ji Hanxing tried coffee for the first time, found it bitter, and rinsed his mouth with water Yan Jinyue brought him.

Ji Hanxing reconstructed how someone used his lost bank card to frame him and suspected Li Xiyue knew about the plan involving his room at the business networking conference. Yan Jinyue agreed to investigate, then invited Ji Hanxing to join him at a land auction.

• Ji Hanxing remembered losing the bank card that had been used to buy drugs in his name and concluded that someone had set him up.
• Ji Hanxing told Yan Jinyue he suspected Li Xiyue knew something, then reasoned that the plan had been to drug him and leave someone waiting in room 5103.
• Yan Jinyue offered to investigate and comforted Ji Hanxing after he struck the table and hurt his palm.
• Ji Hanxing questioned the system and learned it knew nothing about what happened before it arrived.
• Yan Jinyue told Ji Hanxing about a northern-city land auction and invited him to come along.

Ji Hanxing investigated the missing bank card while preparing to attend the North of the City land auction, where he suspected Yan Jinyue planned to let the Yan Group lose the bid. He deliberately triggered a system mission to acquire the land and decided to test his guess at the auction.

• Xue Hui told Ji Hanxing that the group had received an invitation to bid on the North of the City land, and Ji Hanxing said he would attend in person.
• After Xue Hui described the land's strong prospects, Ji Hanxing asked him to prepare one billion and questioned him about the missing bank card.
• Ji Hanxing told Xue Hui to report the bank card lost, then asked the system to issue a mission for the auction.
• The system tasked Ji Hanxing with successfully acquiring the land in exchange for five days of life points.
• Ji Hanxing suspected Yan Jinyue intended to let the Yan Group lose the bid and chose not to call him, deciding to test his theory at the auction.

After reading domineering CEO romance novels, Yan Jinyue realized Ji Hanxing was being forced to act like a domineering CEO and needed Life Points to survive. At the bidding venue, Yan Jinyue tried to help Ji Hanxing and rearranged the company seating so the Ji Group sat beside the Yan Group.

• Yan Jinyue finished the romance novels and concluded that Ji Hanxing's domineering CEO behavior was caused by something that threatened his life.
• Yan Jinyue inferred from Ji Hanxing's thoughts that he had to complete assigned tasks to earn Life Points, and resolved to help him.
• Yan Jinyue waited at the bidding venue for Ji Hanxing, then suggested Ji Hanxing could attract onlookers just by standing there.
• Yan Jinyue heard Ji Hanxing think that the system would not reward him with Life Points for standing around, confirming Yan Jinyue's suspicions.
• Yan Jinyue moved the Yan Group's place card beside the Ji Group's and put Fuxiang Jewelry in the front-row center seat, claiming he had created an opportunity for Li Mingxuan to talk with the Ye Family.

At the land auction, Yan Jinyue’s joke about wanting the northern plot nearly caused Ji Hanxing to give up on his task. Yan Jinyue admitted Ji had guessed correctly and insisted he did not want to bid, leaving Ji to decide whether to believe him.

• Yan Jinyue and Ji Hanxing seated Li Mingxuan beside the Ye Corporation Group, making him uneasy about facing the industry giant.
• Yan Jinyue and Ji Hanxing teased each other before Ji asked whether Yan had ever wanted the northern plot.
• Ji Hanxing thought he had lost his wager with the system and loosened his grip on Yan Jinyue’s sleeve.
• Yan Jinyue realized Ji’s task involved whether he bought the land and regretted misleading him.
• Yan Jinyue caught Ji’s hand and confessed that he truly did not want to bid for the plot.

At an auction, Yan Jinyue regretted teasing Ji Hanxing after realizing the joke could have cost him five days of life points, and he lost control of his emotions. Ji Hanxing forgave him and revealed he had prepared a billion to secure the plot of land in the North of the City.

• Yan Jinyue explained why he had no intention of bidding on the plot, and Ji Hanxing realized his earlier teasing had been a trick.
• Yan Jinyue apologized and became distressed over nearly making Ji Hanxing fail his mission, while Ji Hanxing reassured him that he was not angry.
• Yan Jinyue gripped Ji Hanxing's hand too tightly, and Ji Hanxing pinched Yan Jinyue's waist to get him back and declare them even.
• Yan Jinyue promised not to lose control again, then gently rubbed Ji Hanxing's reddened wrist as Ji Hanxing stopped him from apologizing further.
• Ji Hanxing declared he would take the plot in the North of the City and told Yan Jinyue he had prepared a billion for the auction.

Ji Hanxing decided he wanted to win the costly plot of land, and Yan Jinyue agreed to change his plan to help him. While Ji Hanxing considered how to use the land, he received a call from Old Master Ji.

• Yan Jinyue explained that the five-square-kilometer plot had only 1.3 square kilometers of usable land and could reach a price of 2.5 billion yuan.
• Ji Hanxing realized Yan Jinyue had intended to bid up the price to appease the authorities, but Yan Jinyue agreed to change plans because Ji Hanxing wanted the land.
• Yan Jinyue asked Ji Hanxing what he planned to do with the plot, but Ji Hanxing had no answer and resolved to make full use of it after winning the auction.
• After Yan Jinyue left, Ji Hanxing asked Xue Hui to transfer the company’s available liquid funds to him.
• Ji Hanxing wondered what the land could be used for, then saw that Old Master Ji was calling.

Ji Hanxing secured Old Master Ji’s approval to bid for the North of the City plot, while Yan Jinyue clarified that he was not pursuing it. Jiang Yuzhuo offered to help fund Ji Hanxing’s bid, and Yan Jinyue asked whether Jiang Yuzhuo owned a Hot Spring Resort.

• Old Master Ji questioned Ji Hanxing’s plan to bid on the overpriced plot, then approved the funds after Ji Hanxing promised it would benefit the company.
• Ji Hanxing told Yan Jinyue that his grandfather had backed his bid, and Jiang Yujing arrived and questioned why they were seated away from the front row.
• Jiang Yuzhuo complained that Jiang Yujing planned to bid on the plot for a mountain leisure resort and assumed Yan Jinyue wanted it too.
• Yan Jinyue said he was not bidding, so Ji Hanxing told Jiang Yuzhuo that he wanted the plot instead.
• Jiang Yuzhuo offered to cover any shortfall in Ji Hanxing’s bid, and Yan Jinyue asked whether Jiang Yuzhuo owned a Hot Spring Resort.

Ji Hanxing and Yan Jinyue flirted over a planned hot spring celebration before attending an auction for a coveted plot. As bidding narrowed to a few contenders, Ji Hanxing entered the contest with an offer of eight hundred million.

• Yan Jinyue invited Ji Hanxing to celebrate at a hot spring resort, and they secretly held hands beneath the table.
• Ye Zuixi arrived without Ye Chongyun and took his place in the front row, surprising Jiang Yuzhuo.
• Ji Hanxing noticed Ye Zuixi seemed familiar with Li Mingxuan and suggested she might know something about his past drugging.
• The land auction began, and the price climbed as Ye Zuixi, Jiang Yujing, and two other companies remained in contention.
• At Yan Jinyue's encouragement, Ji Hanxing raised his paddle and bid eight hundred million.

Ji Hanxing won the North City land auction for two billion after Ye Zuixi withdrew and Jiang Yujing reached his budget. Yan Jinyue took Ji Hanxing to a secluded hot spring resort for their celebration, where they planned to soak in an open-air rooftop pool.

• Ji Hanxing outbid Jiang Yujing for the land, winning it for two billion after Ye Zuixi lowered her paddle.
• Ye Zuixi told Ji Hanxing that she had withdrawn because the man she liked wanted the land, and asked him to give her an answer about their collaboration next time they met.
• Yan Jinyue reminded Ji Hanxing about his promised celebration and drove him to Jiang Yuzhuo's private hot spring resort.
• Ji Hanxing received the system's announcement that he had completed the mission and earned five days of life points.
• Yan Jinyue led Ji Hanxing through the resort and told him they would soak in the rooftop hot spring in the open air.

Ji Hanxing and Yan Jinyue watched the sunset from their mountain villa terrace, then shared an embrace as Yan Jinyue teased him about what they had come to do. Ji Hanxing insisted they were only going to soak in the hot springs, and Yan Jinyue agreed while keeping his desire to take things further to himself.

• Ji Hanxing followed Yan Jinyue onto the terrace and watched the sun set over the mountains.
• Yan Jinyue wrapped his arms around Ji Hanxing from behind, and they stood together as their heartbeats fell into rhythm.
• Yan Jinyue teased Ji Hanxing about being eager, but Ji Hanxing denied it and said they had come to soak in the hot springs.
• Ji Hanxing broke free from Yan Jinyue's embrace, and Yan Jinyue agreed to begin while deciding not to scare him away.