Chapter Summaries

Yan Ningke received a lavish wardrobe from Shao Ke and tried on a new outfit, while Shao Ke encouraged him to choose whatever he liked. The chapter ended with Yan Ningke kissing Shao Ke’s palm and Shao Ke saying he was honored to spoil him.

• Aunt An told Yan Ningke that his clothes had arrived, and he found the living room filled with clothing racks, boxes, and shoes brought by Lin Yechen.
• Yan Ningke tried on a punk-style outfit and asked Shao Ke what he thought; Shao Ke said it suited him and told him to wear it when they went out.
• Shao Ke ordered Uncle Zhang to turn the room beside Yan Ningke’s bedroom into a dressing room and stopped Yan Ningke from helping move the new clothes.
• Yan Ningke struggled to choose among the limited-edition shoes, and Shao Ke told him to pick whatever he liked or ask for more.
• Yan Ningke kissed Shao Ke’s palm and said Shao Ke was going to spoil him, and Shao Ke replied that it was his honor.

Shao Ke and Yan Ningke attended the club’s opening banquet with Lars, where Shao Ke’s friends saw how differently he treated Yan Ningke and the dog. Ji Wensheng spotted the group together and wondered whether he might have belonged among them if he had chosen Shao Ke instead of Shao Yang.

• Yan Ningke persuaded Shao Ke to let Lars come along to the banquet, and the three arrived at the club together.
• Wen Shaoyu and Si Yanzhuo greeted them, and Yan Ningke challenged Wen Shaoyu to a game of pool.
• Si Yanzhuo saw Shao Ke get up from his wheelchair, but Yan Ningke and Wen Shaoyu appeared not to notice.
• Yan Ningke lost three pool games to Wen Shaoyu, then joined the group on the golf course, where Lars proved better than him at retrieving balls.
• Shao Ke offered to have someone teach Yan Ningke golf and told Lars not to pant beside him, prompting Wen Shaoyu to notice the difference in his treatment of them.
• Ji Wensheng arrived with friends, saw Shao Ke laughing with Si Yanzhuo and Wen Shaoyu, and wondered if he could have been part of their circle had he chosen Shao Ke.

Ji Wensheng confronted Shao Ke and accused Yan Ningke of being Shao Yang’s pawn, sent to seduce and disgrace him. Shao Ke demanded to know who had told Ji Wensheng that, leaving the accusation hanging.

• Ji Wensheng watched Shao Ke with Yan Ningke and realized he was jealous of the attention Yan Ningke received.
• Si Yanzhuo teased Shao Ke about Ji Wensheng being his childhood sweetheart, but Shao Ke denied that Ji Wensheng was his ex.
• Ji Wensheng approached Shao Ke and appealed to their childhood bond, but Shao Ke remained focused on Yan Ningke.
• Ji Wensheng insulted Yan Ningke and nearly revealed what Shao Yang supposedly wanted, prompting Shao Ke and Si Yanzhuo to press him.
• Wen Shaoyu joined Si Yanzhuo in intimidating Ji Wensheng, who then claimed Shao Yang had sent Yan Ningke to seduce Shao Ke and ruin his reputation.
• Shao Ke asked Ji Wensheng who had told him Yan Ningke was Shao Yang’s pawn.

Yan Ningke defended his relationship with Shao Ke, struck Ji Wensheng, and later joined a card game at Wen Shaoyu's event. After leaving to wash his face, Yan Ningke was suddenly pulled into a private room.

• Yan Ningke admitted he was pursuing Shao Ke and rebuked Ji Wensheng for his relationship with Shao Yang.
• Ji Wensheng tried to hit Yan Ningke, but Yan Ningke stopped him and slapped him; Wen Shaoyu then had a bodyguard escort Ji Wensheng away.
• Yan Ningke ate with Shao Ke, Wen Shaoyu, and Si Yanzhuo, then played cards and lost his chips, so Shao Ke offered to cover his losses.
• A guest pressured Yan Ningke to smoke, and Wen Shaoyu silenced him by tossing him a lighter and telling him to smoke more himself.
• Yan Ningke left the card game to wash his face, and someone suddenly pulled him into a private room as he passed.

Yan Ningke acted jealous of Shao Ke and seduced him after a night out, then woke the next morning embarrassed by how thoroughly Shao Ke had turned the tables on him. The two returned to their usual teasing as Yan Ningke went downstairs for breakfast.

• Yan Ningke kissed Shao Ke in private and told him he was jealous, while Shao Ke accepted his punishment.
• Wen Shaoyu called to ask where Shao Ke had gone, and Shao Ke abruptly ended the call when Yan Ningke distracted him.
• Yan Ningke asked Shao Ke whether he liked being called “big brother,” and Shao Ke said he liked hearing it from Yan Ningke.
• Shao Ke carried the drunk Yan Ningke home, and Yan Ningke invited him to fulfill his wish somewhere else.
• Yan Ningke woke in Shao Ke’s room and recalled how Shao Ke had teased him through the night.
• Yan Ningke changed and went downstairs for breakfast, where he traded teasing remarks with Shao Ke.

Yan Ningke enjoyed a day at the golf course with Wen Shaoyu and Lars, then drew Shao Ke’s attention by acting upset that he hadn’t been kept informed. Shao Ke coaxed him with promises of cake and a game console before kissing him, while Yu Ping later found Yan Ningke a new job.

• Yan Ningke rebuked two men who insulted him and Shao Ke at Wen Shaoyu’s golf course.
• Wen Shaoyu invited Yan Ningke to stay for dinner, and Shao Ke arrived while they were playing pool.
• Yan Ningke grew irritated that Shao Ke watched without asking what was wrong, then complained that men should keep their partners updated.
• Shao Ke apologized and offered Yan Ningke cake and a game console, then kissed him after saying he had not truly had him yet.
• After the group ate and parted ways, Yu Ping selected a new job for Yan Ningke from the many offers he received.

Yan Ningke accepted an advertising job and learned that the company’s new leadership had improved his contract and assigned him an assistant. As he prepared for the shoot, he endured a strict dinner restriction and watched Shao Ke eat his favorite fish.

• Yan Ping called Yan Ningke in for an advertisement, and Yan Ningke decided to take the job despite resenting the interruption to his time off.
• Yu Ping explained that the new management had ordered the company to support Yan Ningke and warned him to cooperate without playing tricks.
• Yan Ningke accepted the beverage advertisement after seeing its 100,000 fee, then learned his revised contract gave him seventy percent of the earnings.
• Yu Ping introduced Liao Hai as Yan Ningke’s new assistant, and Yan Ningke arranged for him to pick him up for the shoot the next day.
• Yan Ningke studied the advertisement script while eating cucumber and watched Shao Ke enjoy fish with pickled mustard greens, so Shao Ke promised to have it made for him the following night.

Yan Ningke arrived at Pure Gardenia for a yogurt drink ad shoot, but Wang Hechuan halted filming to promote his own candidate amid a company power struggle. Yan Ningke and Liao Hai stepped aside, and another man arrived as the studio staff scrambled to respond.

• Yan Ningke met Liao Hai at a luxury villa, gave him breakfast, and rode with him to Pure Gardenia’s advertising studio.
• Yan Ningke finished makeup and began posing for the yogurt drink posters.
• Wang Hechuan interrupted the shoot, claiming the company had to compare Yan Ningke with a B candidate before filming.
• Wang Hechuan brought in his young sweetheart and ordered the staff to prepare him to shoot instead.
• Liao Hai told Yan Ningke that he had contacted Yu, and the two stepped aside to avoid a confrontation.
• A man arrived and asked why the shoot had stopped, prompting the female employee to brighten with relief.

Yan Ningke watched Zheng Yan Che shut down Wang Hechuan’s attempt to interrupt filming, then overheard Wang plotting against him in the stairwell. The chapter left Yan Ningke secretly recording their conversation and witnessing their awkward encounter.

• Zheng Yan Che ordered Director Li to resume filming as planned and rebuffed Wang Hechuan’s challenge, prompting Wang to leave with his companion.
• Yan Ningke returned to filming, then went to the emergency stairwell for air and exchanged teasing messages with Shao Ke.
• Wang Hechuan and his companion entered the stairwell above Yan Ningke and complained about Zheng Yan Che.
• Yan Ningke recorded Wang Hechuan admitting they had turned Zheng Yan Che’s assistant and were waiting to gather evidence against him.
• Yan Ningke filmed both men and, after hearing their encounter abruptly end, mocked Wang Hechuan’s lack of stamina in his thoughts.

Yan Ningke gave Zheng Yan Che a video exposing his assistant and coworkers’ resentment toward him, then hurried home to enjoy dinner with Shao Ke. The two teased each other over dinner, and Yan Ningke promised to buy Shao Ke candy with his appearance fee.

• After filming ended, Yan Ningke met Zheng Yan Che and showed him a recording of Wang Hechuan and the others discussing their plans against him.
• Zheng Yan Che asked Yan Ningke to send him the video, and Yan Ningke also sent the full recording after warning him to watch it somewhere private.
• Yan Ningke agreed to have a meal with Zheng Yan Che someday, then rushed home with Liao Hai.
• At the villa, Yan Ningke greeted Lars and hurried to dinner, where Shao Ke joined him.
• Yan Ningke and Shao Ke joked about having a little minx in the villa, and Yan Ningke promised to buy Shao Ke a hundred yuan’s worth of candy.

Yan Ningke realized that Shao Ke’s shareholders’ meeting was the event that would lead to his second injury and rushed out to stop it. The chapter ended with Yan Ningke hurrying to protect Shao Ke from the planned crash.

• Yan Ningke finished filming with Liao Hai, then shared an all-you-can-eat barbecue meal with him until they could barely move.
• Yan Ningke returned home, saw Shao Ke’s message that he was attending a Shao Corporation shareholders’ meeting, and reflected on Shao Ke’s hardships and kindness.
• Yan Ningke recalled that Shao Yang and other Shao family members had planned to take Shao Ke’s shares and arranged a staged truck crash that would injure him again.
• Yan Ningke sprang up and rushed outside to reach Shao Ke.

Yan Ningke raced to stop Shao Ke from taking the overpass, but his scooter ran out of power and he continued on foot through the storm. Shao Ke’s car reached the intersection beneath the overpass, where he spotted Yan Ningke running through the rain.

• Yan Ningke failed to reach Shao Ke by phone, so he told Uncle Zhang to contact Assistant Lin and warn the driver not to take the overpass.
• Shao Ke refused Shao Yang’s offer to buy his shares for less than three times the price, then left the office by car.
• Uncle Zhang could not reach Assistant Lin, while Yan Ningke rode his electric scooter toward the overpass.
• Yan Ningke’s scooter ran out of power five kilometers from the overpass, so he left it at a beauty salon and ran through the downpour.
• Shao Ke’s driver reached the intersection beneath the overpass and considered changing lanes as traffic slowed in the rain.
• Shao Ke looked out at a young man running through the storm and recognized Yan Ningke.

After Yan Ningke confessed his feelings to Shao Ke, a truck crashed into a car and exploded nearby, and Yan Ningke collapsed from exhaustion and illness. He woke the next morning at Shao Ke’s villa, where Shao Ke stayed beside him and admitted he had been worried.

• Shao Ke got out of his car and found Yan Ningke, who confessed that he liked him before a nearby truck crash caused an explosion.
• Shao Ke shielded Yan Ningke from the blast, then carried him to the villa after he collapsed.
• The doctor diagnosed Yan Ningke with a fever caused by gastroenteritis and exertion, and Shao Ke stayed by his bedside.
• Shao Yang celebrated the accident at the Shao Corporation and wished his cousin dead, while the Volkswagen driver survived with minor injuries.
• Yan Ningke dreamed of meeting Shao Ke as a real estate agent, then woke after nearly a day and night of sleep.
• Shao Ke told Yan Ningke he had stayed with him because he was worried.

Yan Ningke teased Shao Ke about the end of his tender treatment, and they reconciled with a kiss. Shao Ke took him to an old herbal pharmacy to see someone, where a call interrupted them.

• Yan Ningke read the official account of the car accident and watched a video showing Shao Ke shielding him.
• Yan Ningke joked that he wanted to buy a lifetime of sweet talk, and Shao Ke teased him about the price.
• Yan Ningke bit Shao Ke, then made up for it with a gentle kiss before they shared a lingering kiss.
• Shao Ke took the sleepy Yan Ningke by car to the old district and brought him to a herbal pharmacy to meet someone.
• Shao Ke's unusual ringtone startled Yan Ningke, and Shao Ke answered the call by scolding the caller for interrupting his nap.

Yan Ningke learned that his body’s incontinence and old injuries stemmed from years of abuse, and Shao Ke arranged for him to begin long-term treatment. After they left the physician, Shao Ke returned with a small porcelain jar whose purpose he had not yet explained.

• Shao Ke brought Yan Ningke to an old physician, who teased Shao Ke and examined Yan Ningke’s pulse.
• The physician diagnosed Yan Ningke with anemia, low immunity, organ damage, and serious old injuries, while Yan Ningke joked with Shao Ke to ease his worry.
• The physician explained that Yan Ningke’s incontinence and injuries resulted from abuse by traffickers and his parents, and prescribed years of herbal medicine and monthly checkups.
• Shao Ke photographed the prescription and sent it to Lin Yechen to obtain the ingredients.
• Shao Ke asked Yan Ningke to wait in the car, then returned with a small porcelain jar that smelled pleasant.

Shao Ke took Yan Ningke to a revolving restaurant, where Yan Ningke tried Western food and enjoyed a fireworks display. Shao Ke gave him eleven roses, and they returned to the villa in charged silence, leaving Yan Ningke flustered beneath Shao Ke’s gaze.

• Shao Ke took Yan Ningke to a revolving restaurant and encouraged him to choose unfamiliar dishes and ask the server for help.
• Yan Ningke asked the server about the food and Western dining etiquette, then teased Shao Ke about his steak.
• Yan Ningke watched fireworks from the restaurant as Shao Ke presented him with eleven red roses.
• Yan Ningke asked if Shao Ke was confessing his feelings, but Shao Ke did not answer.
• Yan Ningke carried the bouquet back to the villa, where he and Shao Ke exchanged a tense look in the dim entryway.

Yan Ningke entered Shao Ke’s bedroom despite his nerves, and the two spent the night together, leaving Yan Ningke exhausted and sore. After Shao Ke cared for him as he recovered, Yan Ningke teased him the next morning and ended up pinned to the bed again.

• Shao Ke taunted Yan Ningke into following him to the master bedroom, where Yan Ningke tried to flee but was caught and kissed.
• Shao Ke called Yan Ningke his boyfriend, and the two spent the night together while Shao Ke repeatedly coaxed him into continuing.
• Yan Ningke woke exhausted and accused Shao Ke of plotting the night after using a familiar fragrance to lure him in.
• Shao Ke teased Yan Ningke about his accusations, kissed him gently, and fed him porridge while he slept.
• The next morning, Yan Ningke boasted about recovering and teased Shao Ke for being aroused, so Shao Ke pinned him to the bed again.

Bairun Group announced that its mysterious chairman, Elvis, would attend the Lincheng Business Summit. Meanwhile, Yan Ningke enjoyed Shao Ke’s attentions, received a jade bangle, and ended the night coaxing his boyfriend into bed.

• Bairun Group told the summit organizers that Elvis would attend, prompting Director Wu to arrange a seat and invitation.
• After their morning together, Shao Ke gave Yan Ningke medicine and slipped a mutton-fat jade bangle onto his wrist.
• Yan Ningke happily admired the bangle and thanked Shao Ke, who indulged his playful kisses.
• At bedtime, Shao Ke confronted Yan Ningke when he headed toward his own room, and Yan Ningke returned with his charger and went to bed with him.
• Yan Ningke urged Shao Ke to smile, and Shao Ke asked whether Yan Ningke thought he was old.

Yan Ningke and Shao Ke spent a playful night together before Shao Ke prepared to attend a meeting in person. Shao Ke left to handle business while arranging a special cake for Yan Ningke, who stayed home to eat and take his medicine.

• Yan Ningke embarrassed himself by laughing loudly in the bathroom during Shao Ke's work call, then let Shao Ke dry his hair and kiss him.
• Yan Ningke nestled against Shao Ke at bedtime, and they exchanged good-night kisses and affectionate words.
• Yan Ningke noticed Shao Ke was no longer using his wheelchair and wondered whether he was about to make a move in the country.
• Shao Ke promised to bring Yan Ningke a trendy cake and reminded him to take his medicine before leaving for a meeting.
• Shao Ke told Lin Yechen to buy the cake shop's bestsellers and have smaller custom-made ones prepared while continuing his business plans.

At a business summit, Shao Ke revealed himself as Evils, the person behind the Bairun Group, shocking Shao Yang. Meanwhile, Yan Ningke enjoyed dinner with Zheng Yan Che and ran into Shao Ke afterward.

• Shao Yang attended a business summit in place of his father while the other executives waited for a prominent guest.
• Shao Ke arrived with Lin Yechen and was welcomed as Evils of the Bairun Group, leaving Shao Yang stunned by his recovery and power.
• Shao Ke passed Shao Yang without acknowledging him and took his seat.
• Yan Ningke accepted Zheng Yan Che's invitation to dinner, and Zheng Yan Che said he had put the man from their previous incident behind bars.
• Shao Ke called during dinner, and Yan Ningke told him he was eating with a handsome friend.
• After dinner, Yan Ningke spotted Shao Ke smoking by the restroom while two bodyguards waited outside.