Chapter Summaries

Yan Ningke transmigrated into the novel as the doomed original Yan Ningke and met Shao Ke while applying to be his caregiver. He decided to stay close to Shao Ke and prevent the tragedy ahead, but Shao Ke remained wary and ordered Uncle Zhong to explain the job to him.

• Yan Ningke recalled how Shao Yang had used the original Yan Ningke to steal evidence from Shao Ke and then poisoned him, while Shao Ke had ultimately died by suicide.
• Shao Ke ordered Uncle Zhong to show Yan Ningke out after Yan Ningke reacted strangely to his demand to take something off.
• Yan Ningke flirted with Shao Ke and pretended they had grown up together, prompting Shao Ke to order Uncle Zhong to remove him again.
• Yan Ningke explained that he had applied to be Shao Ke’s caregiver to help Shao Yang steal documents, and resolved to protect Shao Ke instead.
• Yan Ningke introduced himself anew, and Shao Ke told Uncle Zhong to explain the arrangement before leaving in his wheelchair with a chilling look.

After transmigrating, Yan Ningke accepted a housekeeper job at Shao Ke’s mansion, eager for the generous salary and comfortable room despite the demanding schedule. He started work after Lars knocked him down and licked him, while Shao Ke remained alone in the silent villa after Uncle Zhong left.

• Yan Ningke met Lars in the garden, where the husky knocked him down and covered his face with licks.
• Yan Ningke saw Shao Ke on the second-floor loft and accepted the housekeeper job after learning it paid twenty-eight thousand a month.
• Yan Ningke signed the employment agreement, and Shao Ke told Uncle Zhong to return to the old residence.
• Lars targeted Yan Ningke’s backside, sending him rushing to the bathroom to change his pants.
• Yan Ningke began his first evening as housekeeper by heading to the kitchen to cook.

Yan Ningke cooked dinner for Shao Ke, whose cold judgment of him softened only slightly as they ate in silence. Afterward, Yan Ningke took Lars out, but the energetic husky dragged him away, leaving Shao Ke imagining the chaos ahead.

• Yan Ningke prepared a home-cooked meal while Shao Ke watched him and suspected he had ulterior motives.
• Yan Ningke served dinner and settled in at the table, but Shao Ke scolded him for talking while eating.
• Yan Ningke fell silent and ate carefully, while Shao Ke dismissed his manners as an act.
• Yan Ningke cleared the table and fed Lars, then tried to persuade the husky to take a gentle walk.
• Lars bolted with Yan Ningke in tow, and Shao Ke considered tearing up their agreement.

Yan Ningke adjusted to life after transmigrating into his new body while working as Shao Ke’s caretaker, though his brazen interest in Shao Ke repeatedly tested the cold man’s patience. The chapter ended with Yan Ningke serving Shao Ke breakfast and learning that he preferred his coffee without sugar.

• Yan Ningke returned from walking Lars exhausted, then eagerly tried to help Shao Ke bathe before fleeing under Shao Ke’s icy glare.
• Yan Ningke examined his new body and wondered how he had transmigrated, then accepted that he might never return to his former life.
• Yan Ningke woke to his alarm and went downstairs to prepare breakfast, while Lars made a racket that woke Shao Ke.
• Yan Ningke barged into Shao Ke’s room and stared at him in his underwear until Shao Ke covered his eyes and ordered him out.
• Yan Ningke checked his meager savings, served Shao Ke shrimp wontons and egg pancakes, and asked how he wanted his coffee.

Yan Ningke returned to his apartment to pack, but missed Shao Ke’s deadline to get back to the villa. A threatening call from Yuan Qirui forced Yan Ningke to confront the original owner’s traumatic memories, and he arranged to meet Yuan at Muse Bar to collect the money he owed.

• Yan Ningke asked Shao Ke for an hour off to pack, then walked to the bus stop after Shao Ke refused to arrange transport.
• Yan Ningke booked a cleaner, tidied the apartment, and packed his belongings, but realized he would not reach the villa before noon.
• Yuan Qirui called to invite Yan Ningke to meet Second Young Master Ren and the others, but Yan Ningke refused and demanded repayment of the two hundred thousand Yuan Qirui owed him.
• Yuan Qirui threatened to expose videos of Yan Ningke, triggering the original owner’s terror and memories of abuse.
• Yuan Qirui agreed to bring the money to Muse Bar at eight, and Yan Ningke collapsed onto the sofa after the call ended.

Yan Ningke resolved to reclaim what Shao Ke had lost and went to Muse Bar to collect money from Yuan Qirui and his friends. He arrived prepared to accept payment by any method, while Shao Ke spent the evening with Si Yanzhuo and Wen Shaoyu and angrily thought about Yan Ningke.

• Yan Ningke empathized with Shao Ke’s painful childhood and promised to help him take back everything he had lost.
• At Muse Bar, Si Yanzhuo and Wen Shaoyu teased Shao Ke about the little housekeeper Shao Yang had arranged for him, and Shao Ke dismissed the Shao family’s antics as entertainment.
• Shao Ke thought angrily about Yan Ningke, who had caused trouble and run away.
• Yan Ningke rode a shared bike to Muse Bar, hungry and determined to reclaim what he had lost.
• Yan Ningke found Yuan Qirui and the other young people at their usual booth and demanded his money instead of drinking twelve shots.
• Yan Ningke showed Yuan Qirui his phone and card reader, offering to accept repayment through WeChat, Alipay, or a card.

Yan Ningke confronted Yuan Qirui and the other young men at a bar, then beat Yuan Qirui and warned Second Young Master Ren to stop insulting Shao Ke. He left without revealing how frightened he had been, while Shao Ke and his friends watched him go.

• Yan Ningke demanded that Yuan Qirui repay his debt as Second Young Master Ren and the others mocked him for relying on Shao Ke.
• After Yuan Qirui insulted Shao Ke, Yan Ningke pinned him to a table, forced liquor into his mouth, and poured a bottle over him.
• Yan Ningke warned Second Young Master Ren that Shao Ke belonged to the Shao family, making Ren and the others uneasy.
• Yan Ningke told Yuan Qirui to transfer the money by eight the next morning or face a court summons, then walked out of the bar.
• Si Yanzhuo and Wen Shaoyu discussed Yan Ningke as Shao Ke watched him leave, and Yan Ningke admitted outside that he had been scared.

After receiving the two hundred thousand yuan from Yuan Qirui, Yan Ningke returned to Shao Ke’s villa to find the gate shut and no one answering. Worried that something had happened inside, he climbed the spiked gate and became stranded on top, calling for Lars to rescue him.

• Yan Ningke bought and enjoyed a serving of vegetable stir-fried rice noodles while Shao Ke watched from his car.
• Yan Ningke went home, slept, and woke to find that Yuan Qirui had transferred exactly two hundred thousand yuan.
• Yan Ningke helped an old man push a scrap-filled tricycle up a slope and left with a worn pinkish-purple electric scooter.
• Yan Ningke rode back to Shao Ke’s villa, found the gates shut, and got no answer when he rang the doorbell.
• Yan Ningke climbed the spiked iron gate to check on Shao Ke, then got stuck on top and shouted for Lars to save him.

Yan Ningke returned to Shao Ke’s villa by climbing the gate, only to be fined for breaking his work agreement and held responsible for Lars’s medical expenses. He reconciled with Lars and prepared lunch, while Shao Ke noticed Yan Ningke had no shrimp in his bowl; Yan Ningke said he was allergic.

• Yan Ningke got stuck on the villa’s iron gate until Shao Ke and Lars found him, and he claimed he had been testing the gate’s security.
• Shao Ke told Yan Ningke the villa had extensive camera coverage, then charged him a five-thousand fine for missing work and assigned him Lars’s medical expenses.
• Yan Ningke apologized to Lars for leaving him unable to go to the bathroom and shared imported blueberries with him.
• Yan Ningke cooked lunch for Lars and prepared seafood noodle soup for Shao Ke, who noticed Yan Ningke had no shrimp in his bowl.
• Yan Ningke said he was allergic to shrimp, and Shao Ke silently studied him before returning to his meal.

Shao Ke learned that Yuan Qirui had circulated a humiliating video of Yan Ningke and ordered the video suppressed while preparing to deal with those responsible. Yan Ningke remained unaware of the scandal as he bathed Lars, still regretting that he had not touched Shao Ke.

• Si Yanzhuo told Shao Ke that a video depicting Yan Ningke being humiliated had spread among Jing City's younger generation.
• Shao Ke ordered Si Yanzhuo to destroy the video, disable phones of people discussing Yan Ningke, trace the source with Shao Yu, and deal with those involved; he said he would handle the Ren Family himself.
• Yuan Qirui shared the video across dozens of group chats, but the phones of people watching or discussing it went black.
• Yan Zhen saw the video, angrily denied knowing Yan Ningke, and smashed his phone after failing to reach his friend.
• Yan Ningke bathed Lars in the yard, unaware of the scandal, and sighed again over not having touched Shao Ke.

Yan Ningke learned that his acting contract carried an eight-million breach penalty and agreed to go filming with Shao Ke supervising him. The next morning, they left for the film studio complex together, while Yuan Qirui and his parents faced sudden ruin.

• Yan Ningke called his agent, Brother Yu, who threatened him with an eight-million penalty unless he reported to the film studio complex the next day.
• Yan Ningke told Shao Ke he needed time off for filming, and Shao Ke agreed to accompany him because he did not trust him.
• Yan Ningke learned he would play a newspaper seller who was beaten to death in a brief scene, then went to sleep without responding to Yan Zhen.
• Men in black dragged Yuan Qirui from his home while his parents struggled with their company's sudden bankruptcy.
• Yan Ningke cooked breakfast, rushed Shao Ke out the door, and left with him for the film studio complex in Shao Ke's luxury-fitted car.

Yan Ningke began work as a newspaper seller on a film set, charming the crew and enjoying the experience while Shao Ke waited in the car with the lunch Yan Ningke had packed. After meeting fellow actor Zhou Nanxing, Yan Ningke learned that his small role paid by the line and could involve long waits.

• Yan Ningke reassured Shao Ke that the customized luxury car was great, then packed him lunch and told him to go home if filming ran late.
• Yan Ningke found the production crew, charmed the staff, and got clean clothes and flattering makeup for his newspaper-seller role.
• Yan Ningke watched the filming and gained respect for actors’ ability to perform amid distractions.
• Yan Ningke met Zhou Nanxing, who played the thug who beat him up, and the two shared sunflower seeds while discussing the plot.
• Yan Ningke enjoyed the crew’s lunch and learned from Zhou Nanxing that his role paid two hundred per line but could require waiting around all day.

Yan Ningke landed a paid real estate agent role after impressing the director with his first scene as a newspaper seller. He left the studio with little pay from his extra work, but felt reassured when he spotted Shao Ke’s car waiting by the gate.

• Yan Ningke teased Shao Ke over WeChat by promising to buy him candy as a reward for eating his sandwiches.
• Yan Ningke filmed a scene as a newspaper seller, and after a failed first take, completed the scene convincingly on the second take.
• Zhou Nanxing praised Yan Ningke’s acting, and director Zheng De offered him a real estate agent role for thirty thousand yuan.
• Yan Ningke agreed to the role and exchanged contact details with Zhou Nanxing, then learned his company would keep most of his extra pay.
• Yan Ningke left the studio and walked toward Shao Ke’s car, feeling reassured by its presence.

Yan Ningke cooked dinner for Shao Ke and learned that Shao Ke expected a ten-ninety split of his acting income. As Yan Ningke reflected on his exploitative agency and his situation with Shao Ke, he later found a new way to tease Shao Ke.

• Yan Ningke told Shao Ke he could no longer buy candy, then made sweet-and-sour ribs and Sichuan boiled fish for dinner.
• Shao Ke demanded ninety percent of Yan Ningke’s side-job earnings, arguing that private work breached their agreement and interfered with his duties.
• Yu Ping told Yan Ningke that the production team had praised his acting, while Yan Ningke kept quiet about the role Zheng De had offered him.
• Yan Ningke recalled how the agency had given him few real acting opportunities and how the original owner had ended up working as Shao Ke’s caregiver after Shao Yang misled him.
• Yan Ningke crated Lars before watering the flowers, then climbed a ladder and offered flowers to Shao Ke at the window.

Yan Ningke accompanied Shao Ke to a high-society banquet after remembering that Shao Yang and Childhood Friend would use the event to humiliate Shao Ke. They arrived safely, but the chapter ended as Shao Yang and Childhood Friend entered the hall.

• Yan Ningke tried to sell Shao Ke flowers in exchange for touching his abs, but Shao Ke told him to get down after he nearly fell from the ladder.
• Yan Ningke remembered that Shao Ke would be pushed into a swimming pool at the banquet while the guests watched and did nothing.
• Yan Ningke persuaded Shao Ke to let him attend the banquet, claiming he could take care of him.
• Yan Ningke changed into a casual outfit and accompanied Shao Ke to the private estate, where guests mistook him for Shao Ke's male companion.
• Yan Ningke compared the guests' gossip to a village entrance gossip station, making Shao Ke smile.
• Shao Yang and Childhood Friend arrived at the banquet, drawing Yan Ningke and Shao Ke's attention.

At a social gathering, Yan Ningke mocked Shao Yang and Ji Wensheng while trading playful barbs with Shao Ke. When Ji Wensheng asked to speak with Shao Ke alone, Yan Ningke blocked him and warned him not to pursue someone else after making his choice.

• Yan Ningke insulted Shao Yang’s polished smile, then joked with Shao Ke about hiring eight male models until Shao Ke refused.
• Shao Yang approached Shao Ke and apologized for not greeting him sooner, while Yan Ningke sized up Ji Wensheng.
• Shao Yang acted pleased that Yan Ningke and Shao Ke were getting along, then left after noticing their changed dynamic.
• Ji Wensheng asked Shao Ke to speak privately, but Yan Ningke pulled the wheelchair closer and challenged him.
• Ji Wensheng called Yan Ningke a nanny and told him not to interfere, so Yan Ningke accused him of wanting someone else while already dating Shao Yang.

Yan Ningke protected Shao Ke from being pushed into the pool, then rebuked Ji Wensheng when he blamed him for the accident. Shao Ke rejected Ji Wensheng’s interference, and Ji sought comfort from Shao Yang while wondering why Shao Ke had changed.

• Shao Ke dismissed Ji Wensheng and left with Yan Ningke, who teased him as they crossed the banquet venue.
• A waiter was shoved into Shao Ke’s wheelchair, sending it rolling toward the pool, but Yan Ningke grabbed it and kicked the waiter into the water.
• Ji Wensheng accused Yan Ningke of endangering Shao Ke and demanded that he apologize to the waiter.
• Yan Ningke mocked Ji Wensheng’s moral posturing, and Shao Ke told him to mind his words and actions before leaving with Yan Ningke.
• Ji Wensheng threw himself into Shao Yang’s arms and wondered why Shao Ke had changed after becoming disabled.

Yan Ningke teased Shao Ke during their drive and took him to a street-food market, where he amused himself by pretending Shao Ke was helpless. They returned to the car after trading insults, with Shao Ke quietly entertained and Yan Ningke tying up his snack bags.

• Yan Ningke asked Shao Ke if he was thinking about Ji Wensheng, but Shao Ke said he was not and focused on Yan Ningke’s sudden change in behavior.
• Yan Ningke poked Shao Ke’s arm to feel his muscles, and Shao Ke warned him not to touch again.
• Yan Ningke took Shao Ke to a street-food market and used the wheelchair to persuade stallholders and customers to let them buy food first.
• Shao Ke scolded Yan Ningke for playing on people’s sympathy, and Yan Ningke joked that Shao Ke should repay his lifesaving favor by marrying him.
• Shao Ke called Yan Ningke “a toad having babies,” and Yan Ningke looked up the phrase and angrily climbed into the car with his snacks.
• Shao Ke ordered the driver to leave, and Yan Ningke tied up the food bags after complaining about capitalist behavior.

Yan Ningke enjoyed snacks and beer at Shao Ke’s villa, then thanked Shao Ke for giving him a home and a chance at a better life. The next day, while Shao Ke put off a meeting with the Ren Family, Yan Ningke baked desserts and brought them to Shao Ke’s study.

• Yan Ningke coaxed Lars home by promising to find him a sister-in-law, then ate snacks and drank beer in the yard.
• While looking at the stars, Yan Ningke told Shao Ke, “Thank you,” for the warmth he had given him.
• Yan Ningke woke with a hangover, traded barbs with Shao Ke over breakfast, and later felt better after resting.
• Si Yanzhuo told Shao Ke that the Ren Family wanted to meet, but Shao Ke said to leave them waiting.
• Yan Ningke brought fruit-studded cookies and an Americano to Shao Ke, who tasted them as Yan Ningke asked how they were.

Yan Ningke explored Shao Ke’s library, tried to read a mystery novel, and fell asleep while Shao Ke watched over him. After waking, he met Uncle Zhong, who brought Shao Ke some things and remarked that Yan Ningke had grown healthier.

• Yan Ningke admired Shao Ke’s extensive book collection and asked to borrow a mystery novel, but fell asleep on the sofa instead.
• Shao Ke covered Yan Ningke with a blanket and quietly wondered whether he was still the same person.
• Yan Ningke woke alone in the study and went downstairs, where he found Uncle Zhong visiting Shao Ke.
• Uncle Zhong said Yan Ningke looked healthier and had gained weight, prompting Yan Ningke to happily check his appearance in a mirror.
• Shao Ke told Yan Ningke to make tea, and Yan Ningke cheerfully agreed while Uncle Zhong watched them.