Chapter Summaries

Lin Fengmian went to Xia Qinghe’s private office after Secretary Su said Xia was drunk and in a bad mood, only to find him suffering from an abnormal fever. Lin Fengmian got him out of the office and took him to the hospital, covering his waist with Xia’s jacket.

• Song Su asked Lin Fengmian about meeting the girl she had arranged for him, but he ignored her and played the drums until Secretary Su called.
• Secretary Su told Lin Fengmian that Xia Qinghe had drunk too much and was in a bad mood, so Lin Fengmian went to see him.
• Xia Qinghe’s AI-controlled doors flirted with Lin Fengmian, who threatened him and went inside.
• Lin Fengmian turned on the lights and tickled Xia Qinghe until his agitation disappeared.
• Lin Fengmian realized Xia Qinghe had an abnormal fever, helped him leave for the hospital, and wrapped Xia’s suit jacket around his waist.

Lin Fengmian and Xia Qinghe fought their way out of the office and ended up in the hospital, where Secretary Su mistook melted ice for evidence that Lin had beaten Xia badly. After the misunderstanding was cleared up, the pair fell asleep together, while nurses discussed the hospital’s unusual history.

• Lin Fengmian found Xia Qinghe’s bent glasses, then stuffed towel-wrapped ice into Xia’s waistband, and the two wrestled out of the room.
• Secretary Su saw Xia Qinghe and Lin Fengmian tumble into the elevator and noticed a trail of water, so he feared Lin had beaten Xia severely.
• At the hospital, Xia Qinghe stayed beside Lin Fengmian, who hid beneath the covers and threw tissues at him when he wanted the lights turned off.
• Secretary Su brought a doctor to check Xia for internal injuries, but Lin explained that the water came from melted ice used to chill Xia’s crotch.
• Lin Fengmian and Xia Qinghe went back to sleep, while the head nurse told a new nurse that the hospital had once been called Qingwan and Xia had considered renaming it Cuckold Hospital.

Xia Qinghe and Lin Fengmian stayed in the hospital as bait and the police caught the waiter who had drugged Xia Qinghe, though the trail suggested someone else had planned the attack. An old woman and a group of planted onlookers then staged a public apology to pressure Xia Qinghe, but he and Lin Fengmian exposed their tactics and threatened legal action as the incident spread rapidly online.

• Secretary Su brought bodyguards and suits to the hospital, where Xia Qinghe told him to give the police the hospital evidence and investigate the drugging.
• The police traced Xia Qinghe’s leads and arrested a waiter, who claimed jealousy had motivated him, while the drug’s purchase trail suggested someone had arranged the scheme in advance.
• Xia Qinghe and Lin Fengmian decided to remain in the hospital for safety, unaware that their stay had also served as a sting operation that caught a fish.
• An old woman burst into the ward and begged Xia Qinghe to forgive her son while a group of onlookers filmed and accused him of being unreasonable.
• Xia Qinghe called the police and threatened lawsuits against the old woman’s supporters, while Lin Fengmian filmed and challenged them to explain the crime; their videos spread online with startling speed.

Xia Qinghe and Lin Fengmian helped the police expose and detain the people who had filmed Xia Qinghe, while the legal team took over the case. After changing into suits, they left the hospital to replace Xia Qinghe’s glasses.

• Xia Qinghe told the police that the crowd had filmed him and posted videos without his permission, and officers detained those who had uploaded them.
• Lin Fengmian stopped the old woman from leaving, and the detained people accused her of hiring them to film and post videos.
• Secretary Su arrived with the legal team, and Qin Minghui treated Xia Qinghe with respect as the group was taken to the police station.
• Lin Fengmian urged Xia Qinghe to change security companies, and Secretary Su agreed to speak with them.
• Xia Qinghe tied Lin Fengmian’s tie, and Lin Fengmian agreed to buy him eight or ten pairs of replacement glasses.

Xia Qinghe took Lin Fengmian to a luxury mall, where Lin chose several pairs of glasses for him. After a sales assistant offended Xia Qinghe and was beaten, Lin and Xia left with the selected glasses, leaving the mall manager to deal with the fallout.

• Xia Qinghe recalled how he first met Lin Fengmian as a child and began offering his hand to be bitten.
• Xia Qinghe brought Lin Fengmian to a mall, where Lin selected sixteen pairs of glasses and approved seven or eight for him to keep.
• A sales assistant angered Xia Qinghe, who slapped him, and the mall manager hurried over to apologize.
• Lin Fengmian and Xia Qinghe left the mall with the glasses, while the manager shouted for the fourth-floor manager.

Lin Fengmian stayed at Xia Qinghe’s company home and fell asleep in his familiar bed while Xia Qinghe dealt with the fallout from the online rumors and hospital incident. As Xia Qinghe brought him lunch, the chapter recalled how the two had first become close as children, leaving them together again beneath the same roof.

• Lin Fengmian bought glasses with Xia Qinghe, then agreed to stay at his company home after learning Xia Qinghe had moved his old mattress there.
• Lin Fengmian went to sleep on the 108th Floor while Xia Qinghe worked on the 107th Floor.
• Secretary Su reported that the woman who caused trouble at the hospital had received three days’ detention and a five-hundred fine, and that the legal team was pursuing the rumor-spreading bloggers and investigating the security company.
• Xia Qinghe brought lunch upstairs to Lin Fengmian and reflected on how the Lin Family had doted on him since his premature birth.
• The chapter recalled that little Qinghe fed sleepy little Fengmian at their first meeting, then insisted on staying over and slept beside him.

Xia Qinghe reluctantly agreed to attend a family dinner where his mother hoped he would meet Fan Jing, while Lin Fengmian refused a singing job until his manager mentioned Xia Qinghe's upcoming birthday. The chapter ended with Lin Fengmian asking who Yu Huan was, signaling he had accepted the gig.

• Xia Qinghe agreed to come home for dinner after Qian Yulan pressed him to meet Fan Jing.
• Qian Yulan introduced Fan Jing and said Xia Qinghe would be home that evening.
• Lin Fengmian ignored Lin Sui's repeated calls before finally answering and rejecting a ten-million-yuan singing job.
• Lin Fengmian insisted Xia Qinghe would never marry and said he was happy spending Xia Qinghe's money.
• Lin Sui reminded Lin Fengmian that Xia Qinghe's birthday was coming up, prompting Lin Fengmian to ask who Yu Huan was.

Lin Sui told Lin Fengmian that his former bandmate’s girlfriend wanted him as a guest vocalist, while Song Su tried to find someone suitable for Lin Fengmian to marry by visiting her daughters-in-law and daughters. The chapter ended with Song Su at Lin Zhixia’s workplace cafeteria, pretending she had come only to check on her pregnant daughter.

• Lin Sui told Lin Fengmian that his former bandmate’s girlfriend had invited him to be a guest vocalist, and Lin Fengmian wondered whether she knew he was the Lin family’s fourth son.
• Song Su visited Zhang Qiuyue and complained that Xia Qinghe had a blind date while Lin Fengmian still had no partner; Zhang Qiuyue said she had run out of people to introduce.
• Song Su asked Lin Tingyu for suitable introductions, and Lin Tingyu sent her three WeChat contacts.
• Lin Zhixia complained that Lin Tingyu had not warned her Song Su was coming, then took Song Su to her workplace cafeteria.
• Song Su claimed she had come to see Lin Zhixia and asked about her seven-month pregnancy, while Lin Zhixia praised her acting and pretended not to notice her matchmaking motives.

Lin Fengmian’s sisters and brother-in-law tried to pressure him into going on a blind date, but he refused and remained unmoved when he heard Xia Qinghe had one too. Lin Qiwu chose to focus on his son’s grades instead of scolding him, leaving Lin Fengmian’s family matchmaking efforts unresolved.

• Lin Tingyu scolded Lin Fengmian for resisting their mother’s blind dates, but he said he did not know what kind of person he liked and fell asleep during the call.
• Jian Yi called to persuade Lin Fengmian to meet a suitable match, but Lin Fengmian refused even when Jian Yi mentioned Lin Zhixia’s pregnancy.
• Lin Zhixia took over the call and threatened Lin Fengmian, then revealed that Xia Qinghe was going on a blind date that evening.
• Lin Fengmian showed no jealousy and reasoned that Xia Qinghe could endure the blind date on his own.
• Lin Fengmian called Lin Qiwu to ask why he had not yelled at him, and Lin Qiwu said he was busy dealing with his son’s poor grades.

Xia Qinghe was forced by Qian Yulan to attend dinner with Fan Jing, while Lin Fengmian woke up hungry and learned about the blind date. The chapter ended with Secretary Su telling Xia Qinghe that Lin Fengmian knew about it.

• Qian Yulan had bodyguards bring Xia Qinghe home and insisted he meet Fan Jing, but he could not reach Lin Fengmian because his phone was switched off.
• Xia Qinghe protested the blind date through his rude behavior at dinner, and Qian Yulan sent him away afterward.
• Fan Jing reassured Qian Yulan, then left for her hotel after chatting with her.
• Lin Fengmian found no ready food at Xia Qinghe's home, and Secretary Su took him to a nearby noodle shop.
• Lin Fengmian asked Secretary Su to tell Xia Qinghe he had gone home, and Xia Qinghe later learned that Lin Fengmian knew about the blind date.

Lin Fengmian’s mother prepared him for a blind date and blocked Xia Qinghe, but he fled after finding a crowded room full of women. Xia Qinghe tracked him down and brought him back, where Lin Fengmian struggled to work out which woman was his date.

• Song Su dressed Lin Fengmian for his blind date, warned him not to eat too much, and blocked Xia Qinghe on his phone.
• Lin Fengmian arrived at the Prosperity Room, saw a table full of women, mistook it for the wrong room, and ran away.
• Xia Qinghe found Lin Fengmian after guessing where the blind date was, then teased him about his appearance and his escape.
• Xia Qinghe accompanied Lin Fengmian back into the room and sat down across from a woman wearing jade earrings.
• Lin Fengmian introduced himself, and the women all began introducing themselves, leaving him unsure which one was his blind date.

Lin Fengmian’s blind date with Huang Yachu turned into a confrontation after her friends arrived early, ate before him, and questioned his family and job. Xia Qinghe defended Lin Fengmian, and after the women left, the restaurant demanded they pay for the food they had ordered.

• Lin Fengmian met Huang Yachu and her friends, while Xia Qinghe ordered fresh dishes for him and answered the women’s questions bluntly.
• When Huang Yachu’s friends criticized Xia Qinghe and Lin Fengmian, Xia Qinghe confronted them, and Huang Yachu flipped the table before leading the women out.
• Lin Fengmian explained that he had wanted to avoid upsetting his family, while Xia Qinghe transferred him ten million and urged him not to tolerate disrespect.
• Xia Qinghe told Lin Fengmian that he had turned down his own blind date, then offered to take him home.
• A server stopped Huang Yachu and her friends and told them they had to pay for the dishes they had ordered before Lin Fengmian and Xia Qinghe arrived.

Xia Qinghe confronted the women who had run up a bill of over a million yuan during a blind date, and the dispute went to the police station. The women agreed to mediation and left responsible for more than seven hundred thousand yuan in ingredient costs, while Lin Fengmian slept through the proceedings.

• Xia Qinghe accused the women of using the blind date to take advantage of him, and the police took both sides to the station for mediation.
• The hotel manager presented the menu and surveillance footage, while the women denied knowing the prices and argued about the cameras.
• Jian Yi and Huang Yahua arrived, and Huang Yahua slapped Huang Yachu after learning what she had done.
• Xia Qinghe refused to pay the women’s bill, and the police warned them that their actions could constitute criminal offenses.
• The hotel agreed not to pursue the matter if the women paid for the ingredients, leaving each of them with more than seventy thousand yuan to pay.
• Lin Fengmian remained asleep, and Xia Qinghe carried him out of the police station.

Xia Qinghe recounted how he exposed Lin Fengmian’s disastrous blind date, then spent the evening joking and wrestling with him. Song Su gave up arranging blind dates after seeing a misleading complaint video, while the short-video platform began strictly reviewing divisive content.

• Xia Qinghe told Song Su that Lin Fengmian’s date had arrived with nine girlfriends, run up a huge restaurant bill, and tried to leave without paying, so he took them to the police station.
• Xia Qinghe stayed for dinner and went upstairs with Lin Fengmian to play games, then joined him in the shower, where their horseplay ended with Xia Qinghe cushioning Lin Fengmian’s fall.
• Lin Fengmian and Xia Qinghe resumed wrestling in the bedroom until Song Su called them to dinner, trading teasing insults as they got dressed.
• Song Su stopped arranging blind dates after seeing a misleading online complaint that blamed the man for what had happened.
• A short-video platform began its strictest online cleanup, removing divisive videos for review and revision.

Xia Qinghe reluctantly asked Fan Jing out at his mother's insistence, while Lin Fengmian refused Yu Huan's offer to be her guest vocalist. The chapter ended with Xia Qinghe texting Lin Fengmian to come on a date with him.

• Qian Yulan pressured Xia Qinghe to ask Fan Jing out, and he called her, bluntly saying his mother wanted them to have a meal together.
• Fan Jing agreed, and Qian Yulan arranged for them to go camping at Grassland.
• Yu Huan confronted Lin Sui and offered twenty million for Lin Fengmian to be her guest vocalist, but Lin Fengmian declined.
• Xia Qinghe texted Lin Fengmian, asking him to come on a date.

Lin Fengmian worried that Xia Qinghe’s future wife would demand repayment of the two billion he had spent, so he returned ten million and claimed he had taken a singing job. Xia Qinghe canceled the job and sent him fifty million instead, leaving Lin Sui to conclude that Xia Qinghe had spoiled Lin Fengmian into laziness.

• Xia Qinghe complained to Lin Fengmian about being pressured into another date with the same woman and said he wanted to find someone who gave him the same feeling Lin Fengmian had at their first meeting.
• Lin Fengmian calculated that he had spent two billion of Xia Qinghe’s money over more than ten years and returned the ten million Xia Qinghe had recently transferred him.
• Xia Qinghe asked Lin Sui what work Lin Fengmian had taken, and Lin Sui said he had signed on as a guest supporting singer for ten million.
• Xia Qinghe ordered Lin Sui to cancel the job and offered to pay the penalty, then transferred Lin Fengmian fifty million.
• Lin Sui left the Lin Family home thinking that Xia Qinghe’s indulgence was why Lin Fengmian was so lazy.

Lin Fengmian worried about earning enough to repay the money Xia Qinghe had given him, while Xia Qinghe investigated the show that had tried to hire him as Yu Huan’s singing partner. Yu Huan’s agent, Yi Qiang, discovered that an investor linked to the Xia Group had forced her off the show, and he left without challenging Xia Qinghe.

• Lin Fengmian asked Song Su how she had made her money, then accepted another ten million from her and asked Lin Sui to find him suitable work.
• Xia Qinghe had Secretary Su investigate who wanted Lin Fengmian as a singing partner and ordered Yu Huan removed from the show after learning she was Ji Ye’s ex.
• Yu Huan and her agent Yi Qiang tried to meet the show’s person in charge, but the production team refused to see them.
• Yi Qiang pressed Yu Huan to explain whether she had offended anyone, and she denied acting on her own while asking him to recover the job.
• The show’s person in charge hinted that an investor had demanded Yu Huan’s removal, and Yi Qiang realized the investor was a Xia Group subsidiary and left without confronting Xia Qinghe.

Yi Qiang confronted Yu Huan after the Xia Group intervened, learned she had planned to use Lin Fengmian’s connections for publicity, and forced her to withdraw from Empire Singer. Yu Huan’s apology sparked rumors of workplace bullying, and Yi Qiang spent company funds to suppress the growing buzz.

• Yi Qiang summoned Yu Huan and demanded to know how she had offended the Xia Group.
• Yu Huan revealed that Lin Fengmian was Song Su’s youngest son, and Yi Qiang realized she had planned to exploit his connections for publicity.
• Yi Qiang ordered Yu Huan to post that she was withdrawing from Empire Singer for health reasons, and she published an apology on Weibo.
• Yu Huan disabled comments after fans began speculating that she had been pushed off the show, prompting them to spread rumors of workplace bullying.
• Yi Qiang berated Yu Huan for turning off comments, then requested company funds to suppress the online buzz.

Yi Qiang and Ming Xiafeng suppressed the online investigation into Yu Huan’s removal from Empire Singer before it could reach Xia Corporation, leaving the show scrambling for a replacement. During a horseback outing with Fan Jing, Xia Qinghe grew angry that Lin Fengmian was acting like a bystander and prepared to reject her.

• Yi Qiang confronted Ming Xiafeng over the trending topics, and she realized the investigation could expose Xia Corporation and hurried to stop it.
• Yi Qiang and Ming Xiafeng spent the night suppressing the scandal and redirecting attention to their own artists, while Lin Sui watched anxiously as the topics about Yu Huan disappeared.
• The Empire Singer producers struggled to find a replacement for Yu Huan, and an acquaintance suggested they recruit a washed-up star seeking a comeback.
• Lin Fengmian accompanied Xia Qinghe and Fan Jing on a horseback outing, but wandered away from them and nearly fell asleep on his horse.
• Xia Qinghe pulled Lin Fengmian in front of him and complained that he had been asked to play his boyfriend, not be a decoration.
• As Xia Qinghe began to speak to Fan Jing, Lin Fengmian covered his mouth and silently urged him not to ruin his chances with her.

Xia Qinghe tried to persuade Lin Fengmian to consider marrying Fan Jing, but Lin Fengmian rejected the idea and admitted he was in love with Xia Qinghe. They returned to the villa together, where Fan Jing observed their closeness and Xia Qinghe warned her off with a look.

• Lin Fengmian told Xia Qinghe that Fan Jing would make a suitable wife, and Xia Qinghe accused him of pressuring him under the guise of acting for his own good.
• Xia Qinghe pretended to cry before licking Lin Fengmian's neck, prompting Lin Fengmian to shove him down and beat him playfully.
• Xia Qinghe admitted he had been besotted with Lin Fengmian since childhood and said each blind date made him regret his feelings more deeply.
• Lin Fengmian and Xia Qinghe rode back to the villa together while Fan Jing watched them and wondered about their relationship.
• At dinner, Xia Qinghe seated Lin Fengmian beside him in the place of honor, and Fan Jing admired Lin Fengmian before Xia Qinghe gave her a displeased, warning look.