Chapter Summaries

At Shen Yu’s coming-of-age banquet, Yuan Ming’s attempt to push a marriage alliance with Shen Yu turned into a public confrontation, and Ji Cიცen and the Shen Family defended him. Rumors spread that Ji Cიცen and Shen Yu were engaged, and Ji Cიცen stayed at the end of the banquet after Shen Changgeng reluctantly invited him to rest.

• Ji Cიცen shielded Shen Yu from Yuan Ming, rejected Yuan Ming’s marriage proposal, and scolded him for spreading insinuations about their joined hands.
• Shen Yu rebuked Yuan Ming, and Shen Jin confronted him before Yuan Fei appeared to apologize for his younger brother.
• Shen Changgeng warned the guests that the Shen Family would protect its children, then had Shen Yu deliver the formal banquet pleasantries.
• Ji Cიცen watched Shen Yu as the Shen Family’s support changed the guests’ view of him, while gossip about Ji Cიცen and Shen Yu grew into rumors of an engagement.
• After the banquet, Shen Changgeng offered Ji Cიცen a courteous invitation to stay and rest, and Ji Cიცen accepted, frustrating him.

Ji Cიცen and Shen Yu were summoned to Shen Changgeng’s study, then returned in good spirits and joined the family for dinner. Shen Yu’s university plans and his feelings for someone near A University became a source of teasing, while Shen Jin worried that the family had begun suspecting him too.

• Ji Zheyue abandoned Ji Cიცen and left with his wife, while Shen Changgeng recognized the closeness between Ji Cიცen and Shen Yu and called them into his study.
• Shen Jin and his brothers anxiously waited outside the study, and Shen Xingshuo joked that Shen Xubai should find a brother-in-law to distract their father.
• Shen Changgeng emerged with the boys at dinner, pulled Shen Yu to sit beside him, and teased him about growing up and leaving home.
• Shen Yu shared his university preferences, which mostly targeted schools near A University, and Shen Xingshuo teased him about wanting to stay close to someone there.
• Lin Yujing scolded Shen Changgeng for acting like Shen Jin, leaving Shen Jin worried that his family might suspect his own secret.

After dinner, Shen Changgeng grudgingly accepted Ji Cიცen and Shen Yu’s relationship, while the family met privately to discuss their youngest son. They realized Shen Yu’s prophecies and thoughts had stopped after his birthday, and ended the night worrying over him as he slept.

• Shen Jin became mortified over his father’s teasing, while Shen Yu and Ji Cიცen exchanged amused looks across the dinner table.
• Lin Yujing scolded Shen Changgeng for bullying Shen Yu, and Shen Changgeng reluctantly served his youngest son ribs.
• Shen Changgeng and Ji Cიცen said goodbye after dinner, with Shen Changgeng giving their guest an unwelcoming farewell.
• After Ji Cიცen got home safely, Shen Yu went to bed and the rest of the family gathered secretly in the study.
• Shen Xingshuo and Shen Xubai realized they had not heard Shen Yu’s thoughts or prophecies since his birthday.
• Shen Changgeng recalled that Ji Cიცen had promised to build a secure future before graduation, and he accepted the relationship despite his worries.

Shen Yu went on a date with Ji Cицen, who formally confessed and asked him to be his boyfriend. Shen Yu accepted, and he returned home still giddy while his family waited for an explanation.

• Shen Jin caught Shen Yu sneaking out early, but Shen Jun let him go to meet Ji Cицen.
• Ji Cицen took Shen Yu to a secluded cinema for their date and nervously held his hand during the movie.
• Ji Cицen asked Shen Yu to be with him, and Shen Yu immediately agreed.
• Ji Cицen gave Shen Yu flowers, and they continued their date before Shen Yu had to go home.
• Shen Yu teased Ji Cицen as he left, then entered the house carrying his flowers while the family watched him.

Shen Yu helped Zhao Jinren break free from his family, then celebrated with their friends and made his relationship with Ji Cicen public. As summer ended, Yao Maolin lamented being left single but looked forward to finding someone at university.

• Shen Changgeng learned that Shen Jin and Shen Jun would join a university lab when the semester began and approved of their studies.
• With Shen Yu's support, Zhao Jinren's father transferred his ex-wife's remaining shares to him, and Zhao Jinren celebrated finally letting go of his hopes for his birth family.
• At a gathering, Yao Maolin teased Shen Yu and Ji Cicen about parting after graduation, and Ji Cicen announced they could be boyfriends instead of desk mates.
• Ji Cicen brought Shen Yu milk while their friends reacted to the couple, and Yao Maolin mourned their childhood bond becoming matchmaking.
• Yao Maolin learned he would attend the same university as Shen Yu and hoped to gain experience before pursuing someone, while Shen Yu encouraged him to find a date.

Shen Yu began university, met his outgoing roommates, and endured military training before his brothers arrived to pamper him during a break. A photo of the brothers spread across campus, where students began openly fantasizing about marrying into their family.

• Shen Changgeng drove Shen Yu and his younger brothers to their schools, while Shen Yu explained that Ji Cიცen had gone abroad with Uncle Ji.
• Shen Yu met roommates Yuan Run and Xie Wentao, and Yuan Run shared gossip he had gathered from another freshman group chat.
• Shen Yu struggled through military training in the heat until Shen Jin and Shen Jun brought him watermelon and a sports drink.
• Students photographed Shen Yu being fed by his brothers, and the picture spread across campus alongside discussion of the Shen family.
• Anonymous students joked online about marrying into the family and argued over which of the three brothers they could claim.

Shen Yu’s popularity on the campus confessions page alarmed Ji Cicen, who returned early from overseas and reunited with him during military training. Ji Cicen revealed he was ready to make a lifelong commitment, while Shen Yu’s brothers watched and quietly accepted their relationship.

• Yuan Run showed Shen Yu a viral campus post about him, and Shen Yu revealed that he already had a partner.
• Ji Cicen saw the post overseas and changed his flight home, while Shen Yu endured military training the next day.
• Ji Cicen arrived at the training field, and Shen Yu ran to him as the students cheered at their reunion.
• Shen Jin gave Shen Yu snacks without objecting to Ji Cicen, who said he had promised Uncle Shen to spend his life with Shen Yu.
• Ji Cicen told Shen Yu he wanted to make their relationship official sooner, while Shen Jin and Shen Jun secretly watched and Shen Jun took a photo.

Shen Xubai got Shen Xiaoyu ready for his first day of kindergarten after the sleepy little boy refused to get up. Shen Xiaoyu left for school cheerfully, convinced he would become the boss and no one could bully him.

• Lin Yujing asked Shen Xubai to wake Shen Xiaoyu after he refused to get out of bed for kindergarten.
• Shen Xubai carried Shen Xiaoyu out of bed and dressed him while the little boy tried to win his way back under the covers with kisses and complaints.
• Shen Xubai tricked Shen Xiaoyu into checking the mirror by warning that he was drooling, and Shen Xiaoyu cheered himself up by calling himself a clever little genius.
• Shen Xubai helped Shen Xiaoyu wash up, packed his schoolbag, and applied face cream before carrying him downstairs.
• Shen Xubai warned Shen Xiaoyu not to bully classmates and to stand up for himself, while Shen Xiaoyu declared that he would become the boss.

Shen Xiaoyu went to kindergarten for his first day, where his family fussed over him and he appointed a crying boy named Congcong as a potential little follower. Just as Congcong agreed to prove himself, Yao Xiaolin arrived and scolded Little Yu for leaving without him.

• Shen Xubai helped Shen Xiaoyu tease Shen Changgeng at breakfast, while Lin Yujing kept peace between the family members.
• On the drive to kindergarten, Shen Xubai reminded Shen Xiaoyu to ask a teacher or his parents for help if anyone bullied him, and Shen Xiaoyu cheered up his sulking older brother.
• At kindergarten, Shen Xiaoyu declared that the other children would be his followers and approached the crying Congcong with a tissue.
• After Congcong stopped crying, Shen Xiaoyu said he could become a follower if he passed an assessment, and Congcong eagerly agreed.
• Yao Xiaolin showed up and complained that Shen Xiaoyu had left without him after making him wait outside the Shen Family home.

Shen Xiaoyu settled into kindergarten alongside Yao Xiaolin and Congcong, who quickly became his devoted little follower. When he saw a chubby boy trying to take another child's dessert, Shen Xiaoyu confronted him and promised to protect the child.

• Yao Xiaolin explained that he had come to visit Shen Xiaoyu because they were friends, while their fathers realized the children had not arranged the visit with them.
• Shen Xiaoyu introduced Congcong as his little follower, and Yao Xiaolin promised to protect him too.
• Shen Xiaoyu, Yao Xiaolin, and Congcong tried to join the older class's line but were sent back to the younger class.
• Congcong followed Shen Xiaoyu around kindergarten and carried his water cup, while Yao Xiaolin sat beside Shen Xiaoyu.
• Shen Xiaoyu spotted a chubby boy and his followers trying to steal another child's dessert, confronted them, and told the child to stand behind him.

Shen Xiaoyu protected Ji Xiaocen from Little Fatty at kindergarten and invited him to join his class for nap time. Their growing friendship left Yao Xiaolin jealous when he found Ji Xiaocen sharing Shen Xiaoyu’s bed.

• Little Fatty attacked Shen Xiaoyu, who defended himself and the little dumpling until a teacher intervened.
• The children explained that Little Fatty had threatened to beat everyone, but the teacher still coaxed him with snacks before he left.
• Shen Xiaoyu learned that the little dumpling was a boy named Ji Xiaocen and introduced him to Congcong, whose full name was Zhao Jinren.
• Ji Xiaocen refused to return to his own class, so Shen Xiaoyu took him to the nap room and offered to share his bed.
• Yao Xiaolin returned to the nap room, saw Ji Xiaocen under Shen Xiaoyu’s covers, and declared that Shen Xiaoyu was no longer his best friend.

After Xiao Ji was bullied, Shen Xiaoyu protected him and the two grew closer, while Yao Xiaolin felt left out. The kindergarten’s principal was replaced and investigated, Xiao Ji transferred to Shen Xiaoyu’s class, and the children gradually formed a new group.

• Shen Xiaoyu defended Xiao Ji from Yao Xiaolin’s curiosity and gave Xiao Ji his last candy, leaving Yao Xiaolin feeling abandoned.
• Yao Xiaolin stayed awake worrying that Xiao Ji would take his place beside Shen Xiaoyu, while the nap-time teacher struggled to manage the children.
• Xiao Ji clung to Shen Xiaoyu after the incident, and two days later the kindergarten replaced its principal and investigated him for embezzlement and bribery.
• Xiao Ji realized a parent had intervened when the teachers readily agreed to transfer him into Shen Xiaoyu’s class.
• Congcong took Xiao Ji’s hand, and Yao Xiaolin complained about being left behind before joining Congcong at a nearby seat.