Chapter Summaries

Yan Ningke and Lin Yechen exposed Yan Zhen’s online attack and uncovered his past crimes, while Yan Zhipeng was arrested and the Yan family’s assets were seized. Half a year later, Yuan Qi regretted losing Yan Ningke, who left Zhou Pingfan with a reminder to look ahead.

• Yan Zhen teamed up with a paparazzo to publish photos targeting Yan Ningke, but Lin Yechen’s system blocked the attack and traced Yan Zhen’s IP address.
• Lin Yechen sent Yan Zhen’s mistress and her son to the Yan family villa, where Yuan Qi fought with them while Yan Zhen hid.
• Officials arrested Yan Zhipeng for using harmful substances and evading taxes, and authorities later seized the family’s villa as his wife and mistress fought over his assets.
• Lin Yechen investigated Yan Zhen and discovered that he and several wealthy classmates had abused a girl who later died by suicide; Shao Ke ordered them imprisoned, and Lin Yechen released the story publicly.
• Half a year later, Yuan Qi realized she had lost contact with Yan Ningke and remembered how he had once worked to buy her a brooch that she discarded.
• Yan Ningke gave Zhou Pingfan grass jelly dessert, told him to look ahead, and left him to go to school.

Yan Ningke chose to play a scumbag ex-husband in a historical drama and began filming, where he saved Shen Qianyue from a falling roof tile. Afterward, he returned safely to the hotel and reassured Shao Ke that he was unharmed.

• Yan Ningke chose the role of the heroine’s scumbag ex-husband, and Shao Ke agreed to his taking it while warning him to behave on set.
• Yan Ningke left for filming after Shao Ke kissed him goodbye.
• During a scene, Yan Ningke spotted a roof tile falling toward Shen Qianyue and pulled her out of its path.
• After the crew stopped filming to inspect the set, Shen Qianyue thanked Yan Ningke and exchanged WeChat contacts with him.
• Shao Ke called Yan Ningke and urged him to get checked at a hospital, but Yan Ningke convinced him he was unharmed.

Wen Shaoyu reunited with Zheng Yan Che during a business meeting, teased and kissed him after they were left alone, and explained why he had disappeared. Wen Shaoyu agreed to the partnership and shared a private, suggestive handshake with Zheng Yan Che.

• Yan Ningke realized Liao Hai had arranged Shao Ke's interruption for his sake and dismissed the assistant's joking declaration of devotion.
• Wen Shaoyu teased Zheng Yan Che beneath the conference table while they attended a meeting with President Chen.
• After President Chen and the others left the room, Wen Shaoyu kissed Zheng Yan Che and explained he had gone overseas to deal with trouble.
• Wen Shaoyu asked whether Zheng Yan Che had missed him, and Zheng Yan Che answered by embracing and kissing him.
• Wen Shaoyu accepted President Chen's partnership proposal and shook Zheng Yan Che's hand while secretly stroking his palm.

Yan Ningke settled into filming while Shao Ke’s plans against Shao Yang began to unfold. After Shao Yang was left paralyzed, Shao Ke took control of the position Shao Yang had coveted.

• Shen Qianyue coached Yan Ningke on his period-drama lines, and they shared lunch with Liao Hai and Shen Qianyue’s assistant.
• Yan Ningke video-called Shao Ke, noticed his fatigue, and confessed that he had eaten with Shen Qianyue.
• Yan Ningke saw news that Shao Yang had collapsed at the Shao Corporation’s shareholders’ meeting and recognized it as the first sign of Shao Ke’s move.
• Shao Yang learned he was paralyzed, tried and failed to stand, and angrily blamed Shao Ke.
• Shao Ke sat in the position he had sought while Shao Yang’s relatives sided with him and pressured Shao Lao'er to accept the outcome.

Yan Ningke finished filming and received a costly watch from Shen Qianyue, while Shao Ke pursued the Shao family members involved in his parents’ murder. The chapter ended with Lin Yechen reporting that all the targeted family members had been apprehended.

• Shao Ke watched the Shao family members turn against one another and continued targeting those involved in his parents’ murder.
• Shen Qianyue shared soup and a hand warmer with Yan Ningke during their winter filming, and he began sending her homemade soup in return.
• After Yan Ningke finished filming, Shen Qianyue gave him a watch and promised to support his career.
• Yan Ningke called Shao Ke before his wrap party, and Shao Ke reassured him that he was fine.
• Shao Ke asked Lin Yechen how many Shao family members remained, and Lin Yechen said they had all been apprehended.

At the crew’s wrap party, Yan Ningke was abducted at knifepoint after leaving the restaurant. The kidnappers tied him up, stole his phone, and took notice of the watch Shao Ke had given him.

• At the wrap party, Shen Qianyue offered Yan Ningke several scripts, then got drunk and was taken home by her assistant.
• Yan Ningke went to the restroom and a masked man threatened him with a knife, forcing him to leave the restaurant.
• Zhou Nanxing encountered Yan Ningke and spoke with him, but Yan Ningke kept the abduction secret under the knife’s threat.
• Outside, the masked man shoved Yan Ningke into a waiting car, where the kidnappers tied his hands and switched off his phone.
• The kidnappers pulled a hood over Yan Ningke’s head and noticed the expensive watch Shao Ke had given him.

Zhou Nanxing realized Yan Ningke was in danger and rushed back, while Yan Ningke persuaded his kidnappers to take him to Shao Yang. After paying them with Shao Ke’s Black Card, Yan Ningke was left alone with the bound Shao Yang as Shao Ke’s people pinpointed his location.

• Zhou Nanxing noticed the masked man’s hostility and hurried back, convinced something had happened to Yan Ningke.
• Yan Ningke offered his kidnappers five times their payment and persuaded them to take him to their destination.
• The kidnappers brought Yan Ningke to a downtown hotel, where he recognized Shao Yang as the person behind the abduction.
• Yan Ningke ordered the kidnappers to tie up and gag Shao Yang, then transferred them twenty million using Shao Ke’s Black Card.
• Shao Ke’s people pinpointed Yan Ningke’s location as the kidnappers left, and Yan Ningke assured Shao Yang they would not get far.

Shao Ke’s men tracked down the vehicle used to abduct Yan Ningke as Yan Ningke confronted Shao Yang, who had arranged the kidnapping. Yan Ningke punished Shao Yang for his past cruelty and ended by striking him again.

• Lin Yechen told Shao Ke that his team had identified the people who abducted Yan Ningke.
• Lin Yechen received the kidnappers’ information and the vehicle’s last known location, and Shao Ke sped off in his Maybach.
• Yan Ningke taunted the bound Shao Yang and burned the back of his hand when Shao Yang tried to provoke him.
• Yan Ningke reminded Shao Yang of his schemes against Shao Ke and his betrayal of Yan Ningke’s sincere feelings.
• Yan Ningke struck Shao Yang with an ashtray, saying the blow was for Yan Ningke, then hit him again for himself.

Yan Ningke confronted Shao Yang and beat him for hurting Shao Ke, then collapsed from exhaustion and illness after Shao Ke arrived. At the hospital, Yan Ningke woke in tears and clung to Shao Ke before falling asleep again, while Shao Ke stayed by his side.

• Yan Ningke told Shao Yang that he was and was not Yan Ningke, then struck him a third time for Shao Ke.
• Shao Ke and Lin Yechen arrived, and Shao Ke embraced Yan Ningke as he weakened and lost consciousness.
• Shao Ke took Yan Ningke to the hospital, where a doctor diagnosed gastroenteritis and exhaustion; Lin Yechen left to retrieve Yan Ningke’s things.
• Yan Ningke woke, sobbed as he clung to Shao Ke, and dislodged his IV needle before falling asleep again.
• Shao Ke stayed beside Yan Ningke through the night and kissed his bruised hand.

Yan Ningke worked through the pain of his childhood and the kidnapping with Shao Ke by his side, while Shao Ke dealt with those responsible. After three days of snow, Yan Ningke woke to sunlight and greeted Shao Ke with a smile.

• Yan Ningke broke down in tears as he faced memories of his abuse, and Shao Ke comforted him and promised to stay by his side.
• Yan Ningke worried that he had lost the watch Shao Ke gave him, but Shao Ke showed him it had been recovered along with the twenty million.
• Lin Yechen reported that the kidnappers had been punished and Shao Yang had been sent to Xiangshan Villa with cerebral palsy.
• Shao Ke watched over Yan Ningke as he slept and wished for him to live freely in the sunlight.
• After three days of heavy snow, Yan Ningke woke to sunshine, sat on the bay window seat, and wished Shao Ke good morning.

As Yan Ningke recovered in the hospital, Wen Shaoyu learned about his depression and Shao Ke’s fear of losing him. Yan Ningke found comfort in Shao Ke’s embrace and reunited with Zhou Pingfan.

• Zheng Yan Che visited Yan Ningke with Wen Shaoyu, who tried to joke with him and later apologized for anything he had done wrong.
• Wen Shaoyu saw Yan Ningke’s psychological assessment and was shocked to learn he had moderate depression.
• Yan Ningke struggled with antidepressants and, after refusing them, sat by the ward window until Shao Ke found him and begged him not to go.
• Yan Ningke asked Shao Ke to leave the ward, then welcomed Zhou Pingfan and comforted him as they embraced.

After Yan Ningke’s mental health improved, he left the hospital surrounded by the care of Shao Ke and his friends. Shao Ke took him somewhere after discharge, leaving Yan Ningke curious about their destination.

• Yan Ningke cooperated with his psychologist, whose report showed a small sign of new life in his bleak inner world.
• Shao Ke hugged Yan Ningke after hearing the doctor’s assessment, and Yan Ningke reassured him that things would get better.
• Liao Hai and Zhou Nanxing visited Yan Ningke, and Yan Ningke comforted Liao Hai while pretending he had easily defeated his kidnappers.
• Yan Ningke shared a warm moment with Shao Ke before leaving the hospital, then put on a mask when Shao Ke covered his mouth outside.
• Shao Ke drove Yan Ningke away from the hospital, and Yan Ningke watched the scenery while wondering where they were going.

Shao Ke brought Yan Ningke to a private courtyard he had made into Yan Ningke’s home and celebrated his birthday with gifts and a necklace. Lin Yechen arrived with Yan Yiheng, giving Yan Ningke a family, and the chapter ended with Yan Ningke back at the villa, happily settling in and joking with Shao Ke and Aunt An.

• Shao Ke took Yan Ningke to a flower-filled suburban courtyard and told him it would always belong to him alone.
• Shao Ke gave Yan Ningke twenty-three birthday gifts and a blue diamond key necklace, and Yan Ningke cried as he thanked him.
• Lin Yechen brought Yan Yiheng to the courtyard, and Yan Ningke embraced the boy and welcomed him as his younger brother.
• Shao Ke moved Uncle Zhong and Yan Yiheng into the courtyard, while Lin Yechen delivered Yan Ningke’s household registration booklet.
• Yan Ningke returned to the hillside villa, enjoyed Aunt An’s cooking, and teased her and Shao Ke about love and money.

After recovering at home, Yan Ningke agreed to attend Weibo Night and prepared for his first major red-carpet appearance. He walked the carpet confidently and asked Liao Hai how handsome he had looked.

• Yan Ningke celebrated being home and told his friends about his new little brother, Yan Yiheng.
• Shao Ke gently put Yan Ningke’s phone away after he fell asleep, and Yan Ningke spent several more days recuperating at home.
• Yu Ping called with invitations to award events, and Yan Ningke agreed to attend Weibo Night after growing tired of staying home.
• Liao Hai accompanied Yan Ningke to the company and fussed over him during his preparations, while Lin Yechen rewarded Liao Hai with money for his protective attitude.
• Yan Ningke chatted with Wen Shaoyu, agreed to attend a dinner afterward, and joked with Liao Hai while waiting to walk the red carpet.
• Yan Ningke walked the red carpet alone, handled the interview confidently, and asked Liao Hai if he had looked handsome.

Yan Ningke won a Popular Artist Award and shared the moment with Shao Ke, who teased him about his dancing and confessed that he kept watching him because of love. After leaving the ceremony, Yan Ningke ran into Yuan Qi, who confronted him about his father and younger brother being in trouble.

• Yan Ningke retaliated against online teasing by having Liao Hai post his improvised dance, prompting fans to beg him to delete it.
• Yan Ningke lounged on camera at the ceremony, won a Popular Artist Award, and took celebratory photos with Liao Hai.
• Yan Ningke messaged Shao Ke about his award, and Shao Ke teased him about his dancing before saying he followed him because of love.
• Yan Ningke left the ceremony early, gave Liao Hai money, and joked that he should start dating, even suggesting he find a boyfriend.
• Yuan Qi rushed up to Yan Ningke in the parking lot, and Liao Hai stepped between them before she said she was Yan Ningke's mother and asked him to come home because his father and younger brother were in trouble.

Yan Ningke refused Yuan Qi’s pleas to save Yan Zhen and his father, severing the family relationship and leaving her behind. He went to the club afterward, where Wen Shaoyu tried unsuccessfully to arrange a ride for Zheng Yan Che.

• Yuan Qi begged Yan Ningke to help Yan Zhen and his father, but he reminded her that she had forgotten his age when he returned and his birthday.
• Yan Ningke told Yuan Qi they should leave each other alone, then departed as she watched him disappear and eventually sank to her knees.
• Yan Ningke went to the club, where Wen Shaoyu asked why he had come alone and complained that everyone else was busy.
• Yan Ningke called Zheng Yan Che, who agreed to come to the club himself, foiling Wen Shaoyu’s hoped-for chance to pick him up.
• Yan Ningke teased Wen Shaoyu for not simply going to see Zheng Yan Che, and Wen Shaoyu insisted he did not want to go.

Yan Ningke hosted a hot pot meal where Wen Shaoyu flirted with Zheng Yan Che until their bickering turned physical. The chapter ended with Wen Shaoyu pulling Zheng Yan Che into his arms as Yan Ningke eagerly watched for a kiss.

• Wen Shaoyu arranged for Yan Ningke to receive a custom copper hot pot, and Yan Ningke secured Zheng Yan Che a seat beside Wen Shaoyu.
• Shao Ke, Si Yanzhuo, Lin Yechen, and Yan Yiheng arrived, and Shao Ke helped Yan Yiheng with his food.
• Wen Shaoyu teased Zheng Yan Che under the table, making him blush and ignore Wen for the rest of the meal.
• Yan Ningke noticed their strange behavior, and Wen Shaoyu teased him until Zheng Yan Che threw his car keys at Wen.
• Zheng Yan Che swung at Wen Shaoyu, who blocked the punch and pulled him into his embrace while Yan Ningke watched excitedly.

Yan Yiheng received red envelopes and blessings from Yan Ningke’s companions, then left for home with Uncle Zhong. After the child departed, the men prepared to continue their evening, and Wen Shaoyu teased Zheng Yan Che over his car keys, stirring an intimate memory.

• Zheng Yan Che gave Yan Yiheng a red envelope, and Yan Ningke encouraged the child to accept it and thank him.
• Wen Shaoyu gave Yan Yiheng another red envelope, and the child sincerely called him a good person, making Yan Ningke and the others laugh.
• Si Yanzhuo pressed Lin Yechen to accept a red envelope, and Lin Yechen took it while insisting he was not hiding anything.
• Yan Yiheng offered his red envelopes to Yan Ningke, who told him to keep the blessings for himself and arranged for Uncle Zhong to take him home.
• After Yan Yiheng left, Wen Shaoyu proposed moving elsewhere and teased Zheng Yan Che by demanding he beg for his car keys, bringing back a sensual memory.

Wen Shaoyu gave Zheng Yan Che a luxury car key, warned his staff to protect him, and brought him to a bar. The chapter ended as they joined Si Yanzhuo and the others, who had already started drinking.

• Wen Shaoyu kissed Zheng Yan Che, then handed him a McLaren key instead of returning his BMW key.
• Wen Shaoyu told a hotel manager to ensure Zheng Yan Che was never mistreated at his establishments, and the manager circulated Zheng’s name and photo.
• Wen Shaoyu and Zheng Yan Che arrived at Blues Music Bar, where the staff eagerly welcomed Zheng Yan Che.
• Si Yanzhuo joked that he had not waited for Wen Shaoyu and Zheng Yan Che because they might not have liked it.

As the year ended, Yan Ningke balanced work with cozy days at home while Shao Ke stayed busy and looked after him. They welcomed the Lunar New Year together, with Yan Ningke walking Lars and decorating the house as New Year’s Eve arrived.

• Shao Ke carried Yan Ningke home from a late outing, teased him in bed, and tucked him in after another bath.
• Yu Ping arranged local engagements for Yan Ningke, who finished his year’s work on the twenty-seventh and exchanged New Year wishes and red envelopes with Yu Ping and Liao Hai.
• Yan Ningke reunited affectionately with Lars at home, then spent the afternoon eating Aunt An’s fried food and sharing bites with the dog before Shao Ke returned.
• Shao Ke washed Yan Ningke’s greasy hands, and Yan Ningke joked that he should be called Yan Youli and Shao Ke Mr. Shao Kebao.
• On the twenty-ninth, Yan Ningke walked Lars, helped Uncle Zhang put up spring couplets, and hung extra fortune decorations around the hall.