Chapter Summaries

Ye Yizhou disguised himself as a new legal intern to visit the Yan Group's break room and gather gossip about Yan Qingdu. He learned that employees suspected Yan Qingdu was Ye Yizhou's masked husband, while others speculated about Yan Qingdu and Wen Ningcheng; the chapter ended with someone insisting the two men had no romantic relationship.

• Pei Jiabei retracted his compliment that Ye Yizhou was cute after Yan Qingdu scrutinized him, and Yan Qingdu seemed pleased.
• Ye Yizhou wore a mask, posed as a new legal intern named Zhou, and persuaded Zheng to take him to the administration department's break room.
• Ye Yizhou joined the employees' conversation and heard Zheng guess that Yan Qingdu and Wen Ningcheng were involved.
• The employees explained that a masked man on Ye Yizhou's dating-show livestream resembled Yan Qingdu, leading them to speculate that Yan Qingdu was Ye Yizhou's husband.
• Ye Yizhou grew uneasy as employees discussed Wen Ningcheng going upstairs to see Yan Qingdu, until someone argued that their relationship was entirely innocent.

Ye Yizhou heard office gossip about Yan Qingdu turning down Wen Ningcheng’s tipsy request for a ride, which reassured him that Yan Qingdu was oblivious to romantic overtures. He went to Yan Qingdu’s office hoping to catch Wen Ningcheng there, leaving Pei Jiabei uneasy about his intentions.

• Xiao Yue told Ye Yizhou and their coworkers that Yan Qingdu had refused to drive Wen Ningcheng home after the annual party because he had been drinking, and had offered to arrange designated drivers instead.
• Ye Yizhou enjoyed hearing how oblivious Yan Qingdu was and decided that taking the initiative was the best way to pursue him.
• Xiao Zheng gave Ye Yizhou a boxed tiramisu before he returned to work.
• Ye Yizhou went to the top floor and asked the secretary to tell Pei Jiabei that he had been called up for work, so Yan Qingdu would not be warned he was there.
• Pei Jiabei led Ye Yizhou toward Yan Qingdu’s office, and Ye Yizhou asked whether Wen Ningcheng liked Yan Qingdu and said he was not there to catch anyone cheating.

Ye Yizhou entered Yan Qingdu’s office and pretended to be a legal department employee to advise against suing himself over rumors linking him to Yan. Yan kept him in the room for another assignment just as Wen Ningcheng revealed a matter that seemed aimed at Ye Yizhou.

• Pei Jiabei escorted Ye Yizhou to Yan Qingdu’s office, where they overheard Wen Ningcheng urging Yan to sue Ye Yizhou over rumors about his dating-show partner.
• Ye Yizhou announced that handling the case was his specialty, then entered the office disguised as Xiao Zhou from the Legal Department.
• Ye Yizhou argued that there was insufficient evidence to sue and suggested Yan could clarify his relationship status himself.
• Yan Qingdu said he would handle the rumors and asked Wen Ningcheng what else he needed to discuss.
• Yan Qingdu stopped Ye Yizhou from leaving and told him to wait for another assignment, while Wen Ningcheng began explaining a matter that made Ye Yizhou uneasy.

Wen Ningcheng criticized Lingyao Group’s lack of progress on their joint project, and Yan Qingdu said he would follow up personally. After Wen Ningcheng left, Ye Yizhou praised him, prompting Yan Qingdu’s jealousy and a conversation about whom Ye Yizhou liked; Ye Yizhou ended by asking whether Yan Qingdu knew Wen Ningcheng liked him.

• Wen Ningcheng complained that Lingyao Group had made no progress on the joint project, and Yan Qingdu promised to follow up personally.
• After Wen Ningcheng left, Ye Yizhou praised his looks, manners, and ambition while Yan Qingdu reacted with confusion and sarcasm.
• Yan Qingdu asked Ye Yizhou whether he liked that kind of man, and Ye Yizhou assured him that Yan Qingdu was his type.
• Ye Yizhou realized Yan Qingdu had been jealous and told him that Wen Ningcheng liked him.
• Ye Yizhou asked Yan Qingdu whether he knew Wen Ningcheng liked him.

Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu discussed Yan Qingdu’s supposed admirer, then teased each other over Ye Yizhou’s stalled project work. Their playful exchange made Ye Yizhou feel that they were finally beginning to act like a couple.

• Yan Qingdu told Ye Yizhou he had only heard secondhand that someone liked him and promised to make his marriage clear by showing off his ring.
• Ye Yizhou accused Yan Qingdu of indirectly pressuring him about the project, then insisted he could keep not working even if Yan Qingdu asked directly.
• Yan Qingdu joked back at Ye Yizhou, and their banter made them both laugh.
• Ye Yizhou hugged Yan Qingdu and said that despite their physical intimacy, something had been missing between them.
• Ye Yizhou said their playful bickering felt like dating, and he realized he had ended up in a romance after all.

Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu flirted before Director Liu called about the delayed project and concerns from Yan Group. After the call, Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu realized who was pushing for the project to move forward, and Ye Yizhou teased Yan Qingdu about caring more for that person.

• Ye Yizhou kissed Yan Qingdu, and they playfully bit each other until Ye Yizhou accidentally split the corner of Yan Qingdu's mouth.
• Director Liu called Ye Yizhou after returning from his two-month vacation to discuss the project and Yan Group's concerns about its lack of progress.
• Ye Yizhou told Director Liu to enjoy more vacation, then arranged to meet him in person at the office.
• Ye Yizhou confronted Yan Qingdu about Yan Group pressuring Director Liu, and Yan Qingdu said he had trusted Ye Yizhou to handle the project.
• Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu figured out who was pushing for progress, and Ye Yizhou jokingly accused Yan Qingdu of liking that person more.

Ye Yizhou teased Yan Qingdu before explaining that he had waited to meet Yan Qingdu’s parents together as his partner. They agreed to visit them for dinner that night, and Ye Yizhou left Yan Qingdu’s office looking forward to it.

• Ye Yizhou declined Yan Qingdu’s offer to take him and joked with him about coming to find him if he stayed out that night.
• Ye Yizhou told Yan Qingdu that his parents had invited him to dinner and explained he had waited for Yan Qingdu to formally introduce him as his lifelong partner.
• Yan Qingdu apologized for not thinking things through, and Ye Yizhou accepted while explaining he could teach him social customs.
• Yan Qingdu agreed to pick Ye Yizhou up after work discreetly, then walked him to the office door and reminded him to wear his mask.
• Ye Yizhou declined Pei Jiabei’s offer to drive him, took the elevator downstairs, and left the executive staff gossiping after Pei Jiabei went into Yan Qingdu’s office.

After employees at Yan Qingdu’s company speculated about why Xiao Zhou had left the president’s office with Assistant Pei, they settled on an ordinary explanation without discovering the truth. Ye Yizhou then arrived at Yuhuang Entertainment amid fierce competition for a film project, where Director Liu called him out and drew everyone’s attention to him.

• Employees wondered whether Xiao Zhou was a connected newcomer, but a colleague confirmed he had visited the Administration Department and they concluded he was simply doing work for Yan Qingdu.
• Ye Yizhou took a taxi to Yuhuang Entertainment, showed his face to the security guards, and entered the company.
• In the elevator, Ye Yizhou overheard people discuss Director Liu’s return and the upcoming film project funded by the Yan Group and the Lingyao Group.
• Ye Yizhou reached the eighth floor and found agents and artists gathered in rival groups, all competing for a chance in the production.
• Ye Yizhou tried to leave unnoticed, but someone called his name and Director Liu rushed out asking where he was, making the other artists focus on him.

Ye Yizhou met Director Liu to discuss the project and told the gathered artists that auditions, not personal recommendations, would decide the cast. He and Liu met He Sipei in a conference room, where He explained that Manager Wen from the Yan Group had pushed for progress, prompting Ye to ask who Wen was.

• Liu Jiangzhou found Ye Yizhou and invited him to discuss the project in a quieter room.
• Ye Yizhou told the artists that the project would hold open auditions and that Director Liu did not have the final say.
• Liu Jiangzhou confirmed Ye Yizhou was right and said the cast would be chosen based on acting ability.
• Ye Yizhou and Liu Jiangzhou went to the tenth-floor conference room and asked He Sipei to join them.
• He Sipei said Manager Wen from the Yan Group had urged the project forward, and Ye Yizhou asked who Wen was.

Ye Yizhou pressured He Sipei to choose whose authority he would follow on the project and urged him to ask his brother Pei Jiabei for advice. He Sipei called Pei Jiabei on speaker to ask whether the rumors about Yan Qingdu and Manager Wen were true, leaving Ye Yizhou and Liu Jiangzhou eager to hear his answer.

• Ye Yizhou baited Liu Jiangzhou into discussing rumors that Manager Wen and Yan Qingdu were university classmates with an unusually close relationship.
• He Sipei said the rumors came from people at the group offices, who believed Yan Qingdu treated Manager Wen differently.
• Ye Yizhou reminded He Sipei that he was in charge of the project and asked whose lead He Sipei would follow if he and Manager Wen disagreed.
• Ye Yizhou revealed that He Sipei's biological brother was Pei Jiabei, Yan Qingdu's assistant, and suggested He Sipei ask him for advice.
• He Sipei called Pei Jiabei on speaker and asked whether the rumors about Yan Qingdu and Manager Wen were true, while Ye Yizhou and Liu Jiangzhou listened.

He Sipei learned from Pei Jiabei that Ye Yizhou was in charge of the project and warned him not to spread rumors or overstep. After rejecting He Sipei’s proposal to turn the project into an acting variety show, Ye Yizhou heard that something else was already stealing the spotlight.

• He Sipei asked Pei Jiabei whether Yan Qingdu and Manager Wen were involved, and Pei Jiabei scolded him for believing rumors instead of checking the trending topic about Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu.
• Pei Jiabei reminded He Sipei that Ye Yizhou was the project’s person in charge and had final say on its decisions, then warned him not to interfere or run his mouth.
• Ye Yizhou declined He Sipei’s idea to use the project as an acting variety show, saying it would distract from the important production.
• He Sipei quietly told Ye Yizhou that something truly attention-stealing had already appeared.

Ye Yizhou delegated casting for the new project to Liu Jiangzhou while joking with He Sipei about his marriage of convenience and his own limited involvement. As they settled in for lunch, He Sipei's secretary arrived with Yan Qingdu as well.

• He Sipei suggested Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu appear together less often to prevent rumors about their marriage from overshadowing the project, and Ye Yizhou agreed.
• Liu Jiangzhou proposed holding casting at the company, and Ye Yizhou gave him authority to choose actors and handle objections.
• Ye Yizhou stressed that the actors needed background checks so the finished project would not be jeopardized before release.
• Ye Yizhou admitted he was keeping up appearances because he feared the project would be no different without him, then suggested ordering lunch and chatting.
• He Sipei arranged lunch, but his secretary unexpectedly brought Yan Qingdu along.

Ye Yizhou explained his plan to bring down Song Jincheng and teased Yan Qingdu about baiting him into their relationship. The chapter ended with He Sipei and Liu Jiangzhou puzzled as a new WeChat message arrived.

• Yan Qingdu entered the conference room unnoticed while He Sipei and Liu Jiangzhou discussed industry gossip.
• Liu Jiangzhou asked about the risks surrounding Song Jincheng, and Ye Yizhou predicted Song would soon bring himself down by panicking over lost work.
• Ye Yizhou explained that he and a woman had planned to expose Song Jincheng and another man after he encountered them having an affair.
• Yan Qingdu asked whether Ye Yizhou had been fishing for him, and Ye Yizhou asked if Yan had taken the bait.
• He Sipei and Liu Jiangzhou exchanged bewildered looks as Liu Jiangzhou received a new WeChat message.

Ye Yizhou revealed that his marriage to Yan Qingdu had begun as a business arrangement, while their affectionate banter suggested their relationship had grown beyond that. The conversation left He Sipei exposed to Yan Qingdu’s questions after Ye Yizhou pointed out that He had appeared despite the project’s need for them to stay apart.

• He Sipei asked whether Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu were in a business marriage, and Ye Yizhou readily confirmed it.
• Ye Yizhou teased Yan Qingdu for strictly supervising his work, and Yan Qingdu claimed he had become terrifyingly strong at making comebacks.
• He Sipei admitted he had avoided following Ye Yizhou’s trending topics because Ye Jing'an had told him not to interfere, revealing that Yan Qingdu had arranged Ye Yizhou’s entry into Yuhuang Entertainment Company.
• Ye Yizhou joked that he could have used the arrangement to get close to Yan Qingdu, then confessed he had other plans and said his tactics had won Yan Qingdu’s heart.
• Ye Yizhou pointed out that He Sipei had come to see them despite the project’s instructions, and Yan Qingdu demanded a reasonable explanation from He.

He Sipei advised Yan Qingdu and Ye Yizhou not to appear together to keep attention on the project, but Yan Qingdu rejected the suggestion and later proposed making their relationship public. Yan Qingdu brought Ye Yizhou to his parents’ villa with gifts, where Qin Yunzhi welcomed Ye Yizhou so warmly that Yan Qingdu was left on the sofa armrest.

• He Sipei explained that appearing together could distract from Ye Yizhou’s project, but Yan Qingdu said he would not follow the suggestion.
• He Sipei warned Yan Qingdu that rumors linking him to Manager Wen could hurt Ye Yizhou, and Yan Qingdu said he knew about the issue.
• Yan Qingdu suggested that he and Ye Yizhou go public, while Ye Yizhou replied that he had already announced their marriage and hinted at their relationship.
• Yan Qingdu and Ye Yizhou arrived at Yan Qingdu’s parents’ villa with gifts that Yan Qingdu said Ye Yizhou had carefully chosen.
• Qin Yunzhi welcomed Ye Yizhou and seated him beside her, leaving Yan Qingdu on the sofa armrest; Yan Qingdu asked whether there was really no room for her own son.

Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu learned that Zhao Yalan had caught her husband Liu Shengnan cheating with actor Song Jincheng, and that her public exposé had triggered a wave of revelations. As Song Jincheng’s career collapsed, Ye Yizhou returned with Yan Qingdu to his parents’ villa, where Yan Qingdu noticed something puzzling in the wardrobe.

• Qin Yunzhi told Ye Yizhou that Zhao Yalan had caught Liu Shengnan cheating with Song Jincheng in his office.
• Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu read Zhao Yalan’s detailed Weibo post, which included evidence of the affair.
• Song Jincheng faced further online revelations about trading sexual relationships for career opportunities, putting his entertainment career and unaired dramas at risk.
• Ye Yizhou remarked that lies always came at a price and celebrated Song Jincheng’s downfall.
• After dinner, Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu went to Yan Qingdu’s room, where Yan Qingdu opened the wardrobe and looked puzzled.

Ye Yizhou teased Yan Qingdu about secretly staying at his home and challenged him to get to know him for himself. Yan Qingdu carried him to the bathroom to start with his anatomy, and the two became intimate.

• Yan Qingdu massaged Ye Yizhou's shoulders while Ye Yizhou played a game, then caught his wrist when he tried to leave.
• Yan Qingdu confronted Ye Yizhou about having already used half the wardrobe despite claiming he had not come over for dinner.
• Ye Yizhou said his earlier talk about meeting Yan Qingdu's parents had been insincere and praised himself as a considerate partner.
• Ye Yizhou challenged Yan Qingdu to get to know him properly, and Yan Qingdu said he knew Ye Yizhou lusted after his body.
• Yan Qingdu carried Ye Yizhou into the bathroom, where they kissed and became intimate, continuing from the bathroom to the bed.

Ye Yizhou discussed Song Jincheng’s downfall and the dating show’s future with director Ji Yanfeng, explaining that he had turned the situation into both revenge and profit. He ended by offering to help Ji win over Director Liu if Ji begged him.

• Ji Yanfeng called Ye Yizhou to ask about the trending searches and worry over the dating show's edited recordings.
• Ye Yizhou said he had no concern about the show's finances because its popularity had already earned back the investment and generated profits.
• Ji Yanfeng suspected Ye Yizhou had invited Song Jincheng onto the show knowing his scandals would eventually ruin him.
• Ye Yizhou said Song Jincheng had spent two years spreading rumors and exploiting Ye's popularity, and that his own response was justified.
• Ji Yanfeng admitted he had hoped the show's success would improve his standing with his father-in-law, Director Liu.
• Ye Yizhou teased Ji about Director Liu's family vacation and offered to arrange an opportunity for Ji to win Liu's favor if Ji begged him.

Ye Yizhou told Director Ji he could end the dating show or continue with new couples, then joked with Qin Yunzhi about Yan Qingdu being angry after discovering his lie. Yan Qingdu returned and explained he had gone fishing with his father, then asked Ye Yizhou to explain his talk of divorce.

• Ye Yizhou told Director Ji that the show had already made a profit and offered him the choice to end it or recruit new couples, and Director Ji decided to seek his father-in-law’s help.
• Ye Yizhou joined Qin Yunzhi downstairs and told her Yan Qingdu had discovered he stayed in his room, then claimed they might divorce if Yan Qingdu was angry.
• Yan Qingdu returned and clarified that he had left early to go fishing with his father, not because he was upset with Ye Yizhou.
• Yan Qingdu said he had caught several fish while his father stayed behind, and revealed he had arranged for someone to watch over him.
• Yan Qingdu asked Ye Yizhou to explain what he meant by saying they might divorce.

Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu teased each other over Ye Yizhou's mention of divorce, then turned their banter flirtatious and intimate. Ye Yizhou tried to take the lead, but the sofa tipped over beneath them.

• Qin Yunzhi urged Ye Yizhou to stand up for himself, and Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu went upstairs together.
• Yan Qingdu asked Ye Yizhou to explain his comment about divorce, and Ye Yizhou said they would separate only if their hearts or paths diverged.
• Ye Yizhou teased Yan Qingdu for failing to comfort him, then joked that he wanted to train himself a good husband.
• Ye Yizhou reassured Yan Qingdu that he had no intention of divorcing him and flirted with him, prompting Yan Qingdu to pin him onto the sofa.
• Ye Yizhou kissed Yan Qingdu and tried to roll on top of him, but the sofa tipped over.