Chapter Summaries

After the sofa tipped over during their flirting, Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu reassured Qin Yunzhi that they had not been fighting and traded affectionate jokes. The family settled downstairs, where Ye Yizhou claimed he had never lost a fight and Qin Yunzhi hinted that Yan Qingdu should understand how formidable his husband was.

• Yan Qingdu caught Ye Yizhou when the sofa tipped over, and they joked about their clumsy flirting.
• Qin Yunzhi rushed to check on them, then teased Yan Qingdu about how he had once rejected romance for work.
• Ye Yizhou boasted that he had a verifiable record with not a single defeat, while Yan Qingdu resolved to learn more about him in person.
• Qin Yunzhi hinted that she would side with Ye Yizhou if they fought, and Ye Yizhou pointed out that Yan Qingdu had missed her meaning.

Yan Qingdu decided to become Ye Yizhou’s personal assistant so he could stay close and understand his husband better. As Ye Yizhou led him upstairs, Yan Qingdu recognized that Ye Yizhou both wanted to be understood and feared it, and offered to wait until he was ready.

• Yan Qingdu admitted that he had not understood Ye Yizhou well enough, and Qin Yunzhi scolded him after Ye Yizhou lamented that he had failed to keep Yan Qingdu’s heart.
• Yan Qingdu said he would stay close to Ye Yizhou as his assistant, while Ye Yizhou joked that his company could go bankrupt because he could support Yan Qingdu and his parents.
• Qin Yunzhi left the couple to themselves after worrying that Yan Shanting still had not caught any fish.
• Yan Qingdu affirmed that he was serious about getting to know Ye Yizhou, and Ye Yizhou teased him about tagging along to drink and order male models.
• Ye Yizhou took Yan Qingdu upstairs for a nap and said his life was boring, prompting Yan Qingdu to ask if he was afraid of being understood and promise to wait.

Ye Yizhou reassured Yan Qingdu that he was devoted to their marriage, and the two made up with a hug. Later, they teased Yan Shanting about his bucket of fish before Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu headed out, only for their plans to go awry.

• Yan Qingdu became upset when Ye Yizhou joked about divorce, but Ye Yizhou apologized and admitted he had wanted to marry him for ages.
• Yan Qingdu forgave Ye Yizhou, and they embraced.
• Yan Shanting returned with a bucket of fish and claimed his catch showed the value of patience, while Yan Qingdu and Ye Yizhou revealed that a pond owner had supplied the fish.
• Ye Yizhou invited Yan Qingdu out to show him the pleasures of booking male models, but their plans failed when Ye Yizhou was exhausted and going out threatened to put him on the trending list.

Ye Yizhou’s nightclub fight and arrest dominated the trending list, while online users argued over whether he had acted violently or done something good. Yan Qingdu reassured Ye Jing'an that Ye Yizhou was safe and planned to sue people spreading rumors, but the controversy escalated with a new school-bullying topic.

• Videos of Ye Yizhou fighting at a nightclub and being taken to a police car pushed both incidents to the top of the trending list.
• Ye Jing'an called Yan Qingdu, who confirmed he had been with Ye Yizhou during the fight and at the police station and said Ye Yizhou was unharmed.
• Yan Qingdu explained that Ye Yizhou had described his actions as doing his duty as a successor to socialism.
• Yan Qingdu said lawyers were collecting evidence against people spreading rumors and that they would sue after the police released an official statement.
• After Yan Qingdu returned to wait for Ye Yizhou to finish his statement, the controversy escalated with the trending topic #Ye Yizhou school bullying#.

After a video showing Ye Yizhou violently confronting Jiang Shouyi went viral, Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu watched it at the police station and discussed the accusations. Yan Qingdu insisted Ye Yizhou was not a bully, but a caller interrupted Ye Yizhou before he could respond.

• Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu returned to the police station to watch the trending video after learning it had gone viral.
• The video showed Ye Yizhou forcing Jiang Shouyi's head into a urinal after beating him, while online commenters condemned Ye Yizhou as a bully.
• Yan Qingdu grew angry at the insults directed at Ye Yizhou, and Ye Yizhou asked whether the video had changed Yan Qingdu's opinion of him.
• Yan Qingdu argued that Ye Yizhou's calmness showed he had a clear conscience and was not a bully, admitting he had no psychology expertise and had only used the term to sound professional.
• Ye Yizhou began teasing Yan Qingdu, but an incoming call interrupted him as a loud voice came through the phone.

Ye Yizhou discussed an old video of him beating Jiang Shouyi and decided to investigate who had secretly filmed it and spread it online. After filing a report over the cyberbullying and misleading claims, Ye Yizhou left the police station confident that the truth would come out.

• Jiang Shouyi called Ye Yizhou in distress over the resurfaced video, and Ye Yizhou said he would deal with whoever had exposed it.
• Ye Yizhou told Yan Qingdu that Jiang Shouyi had once been egged on to bully a classmate, and that he had intervened and beaten Jiang.
• Ye Yizhou told a police officer he wanted to report the person twisting the facts and directing online abuse at him.
• The officer accepted Ye Yizhou's report and said the police would investigate without assuming either side was in the right.
• After leaving the police station, Ye Yizhou posted that he had filed a report, while Yan Qingdu said he had sent people to investigate the old incident.

After reporting the school-bullying allegations to the police, Ye Yizhou threatened online abusers with legal action and began suing thousands of people who had insulted or defamed him. The investigation remained unresolved, and his latest Weibo post left the public wondering what he was planning.

• Ye Yizhou replied to online critics, saying he had reported the allegations to the police and would take legal action against people spreading rumors and insults.
• Yanjing Public Security Bureau announced that it had accepted Ye Yizhou's report, obtained preliminary evidence, and would investigate further.
• A blogger who had posted insults about Ye Yizhou received notice that a law firm had applied to file a lawsuit against him, then defiantly challenged Ye Yizhou to prove him wrong.
• Law firms in Kyoto announced lawsuits against thousands of online detractors, including marketing accounts, prominent bloggers, and ordinary netizens.
• As the lawsuits continued for days, people debated Ye Yizhou's motives until they urged one another to look at his latest Weibo post.

Ye Yizhou claimed his recent actions had supported the Qinglang Campaign, while online discussion shifted from attacks toward calls to wait for the police investigation. After reassuring his worried parents, he joined both families and said he was handling the larger response while Yan Qingdu pursued lawsuits against the haters.

• Ye Yizhou posted that his actions had answered the nation's call for the Qinglang Campaign, and online commenters reacted with more restraint than before.
• Ye Chongli and Lu Qingwan called Ye Yizhou, worried about the abuse and the old video, but he told them he was fine and would come see them.
• Ye Yizhou arrived at his parents' home and found Ye Chongli, Lu Qingwan, Ye Jing'an, and Yan Qingdu's parents gathered there.
• Ye Yizhou teased Yan Qingdu through WeChat and explained that Yan Qingdu was handling lawsuits while he dealt with the rest of the situation.
• Ye Yizhou told the family he planned to wait patiently and maximize the returns of his response.

Ye Yizhou’s family reacted to a newly posted video of him fighting, while online viewers rejected claims that he had bullied anyone and praised his moves. The uploader, frustrated that the backlash had failed, prepared to release more videos to damage Ye Yizhou’s reputation.

• Ye Chongli and Yan Shanting teased each other about Ye Yizhou’s school years, and Ye Chongli insisted that fighting did not make him a bad student or a bully.
• Ye Yizhou’s manager called to report that another video of him fighting had appeared online, and Ye Yizhou posted a sarcastic Weibo update inviting the uploader to share more footage.
• Ye Yizhou’s family watched the video and argued that he looked like the person being outnumbered, while online commenters praised his fighting and questioned the accusations against him.
• Ye Yizhou’s post shifted the online discussion away from condemning him, and the new video drew mixed interpretations from casual viewers.
• The video’s uploader grew angry that the public was not following his intended narrative and opened a folder containing more videos of Ye Yizhou.

Jiang Zhengze published another video of Ye Yizhou before going to work, but the footage further weakened the online bullying accusations. Yan Qingdu suspected Jiang Zhengze had feelings for Ye Yizhou, and Ye Yizhou teased him about thinking he was softhearted as Yan Qingdu offered to deal with Jiang Zhengze.

• Jiang Zhengze published his video of Ye Yizhou, then hurried to the Yan Group after his manager ordered him back to work.
• Jiang Zhengze reflected that money and his job at the Yan Group mattered to him, and imagined Ye Yizhou meeting him after being driven from entertainment.
• The video sparked online discussion, with viewers questioning whether Ye Yizhou could have bullied groups of people who appeared fiercer than him.
• Yan Qingdu wondered whether Jiang Zhengze had positive feelings for Ye Yizhou after keeping videos of him for years.
• Ye Yizhou questioned whether Jiang Zhengze might be obsessed with him, while Yan Qingdu called Jiang Zhengze a rat and offered to handle him.
• Ye Yizhou reminded Yan Qingdu that he had already dealt with the matter and teased him for still thinking he was softhearted.

Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu kissed after discussing the leaked videos, then Ye Yizhou called Su Ran to challenge his claim that Yan Qingdu disliked wild advances. The call left Ye Yizhou convinced Su Ran had misread Yan Qingdu, and he asked why Su Ran had been sent to Africa.

• Ye Yizhou told Yan Qingdu that the people exposed in the leaked videos were panicking and that he welcomed the scandal growing.
• Yan Qingdu flirted with Ye Yizhou, and they kissed on the couch.
• Ye Yizhou asked whether Yan Qingdu liked wild people and explained that Su Ran had told him otherwise.
• Ye Yizhou called Su Ran, who said he had judged Yan Qingdu disliked wild advances after seeing him reject a daring young man.
• Ye Yizhou hung up in disbelief and asked Yan Qingdu who had sent Su Ran to Africa.

Ye Yizhou enjoyed Yan Qingdu’s affection after their marriage, then learned that old videos of his school fights had been shared with their families. When his relatives worried about the person who had filmed him, Ye Yizhou stayed calm and saw his upcoming class reunion as a chance to confront the culprit.

• Yan Qingdu told Ye Yizhou that he liked him as he was, and Ye Yizhou secretly delighted in their married life.
• Ye Yizhou found more than ninety-nine unread messages in the Loving Family WeChat group, where Ye Jing'an had shared videos of Ye Yizhou fighting at school.
• Ye Jing'an worried about whoever had secretly filmed Ye Yizhou, while Ye Yizhou said he had not dealt with the matter yet and would handle it thoroughly.
• Ye Yizhou saw the announcement for the Nanyang No. 1 High School reunion at the Shidun Hotel and decided the opportunity had arrived to draw in the culprit.
• Ye Yizhou called Jiang Shouyi and asked whether he could act.

At the Nanyang No. 1 High School reunion, classmates discussed Ye Yizhou’s viral fight videos and the accusations against him as they anticipated his arrival. Jiang Shouyi confronted the room when Ye was absent, while Jiang Zhengze privately hoped the gathering would turn into a scandal that ruined Ye.

• Classmates at the reunion defended Ye Yizhou against online accusations and repeated rumors that he would attend because Jiang Shouyi had threatened him.
• Jiang Zhengze listened eagerly to news of Ye’s expected arrival and imagined using the gathering to make Ye disgraced and dependent on him.
• Jiang Shouyi arrived with several classmates, took the microphone, and demanded to know where Ye Yizhou was.
• A classmate defended Ye, but several former targets of Ye’s fights blamed him for the renewed attention and threatened to damage his reputation if he did not appear.
• Jiang Shouyi failed to find anyone with Ye Yizhou’s contact information and complained that Ye was not as popular as people claimed.

Ye Yizhou’s classmates pushed back against Jiang Shouyi’s accusations while livestreamer Nan Ge exploited the reunion for views and insulted Ye Yizhou. Ye Yizhou revealed himself at the banquet and confronted Jiang Shouyi onstage.

• Several classmates defended Ye Yizhou and told Jiang Shouyi’s crowd to stop disrupting the reunion.
• Nan Ge livestreamed the tense banquet, mocked Ye Yizhou, and encouraged viewers to spread rumors about him.
• Nan Ge approached a masked young man for gossip, only to learn that the man was Ye Yizhou himself.
• Ye Yizhou removed his mask, silenced the loudest attendees, and walked toward the stage.
• Ye Yizhou addressed Jiang Shouyi, who snapped back defiantly.

At a school reunion, Jiang Shouyi incited Ye Yizhou’s former classmates to attack him, but Ye easily fought them off and dragged Jiang away. As Jiang Li'an and Wei Yanqiao managed the banquet hall, one classmate remained anxious about what might happen outside.

• Jiang Shouyi taunted Ye Yizhou and urged the people at the banquet to teach him a lesson.
• A man smashed a beer bottle, and Ye Yizhou’s former classmates surrounded him despite another guest’s attempt to calm them down.
• Ye Yizhou threw one attacker over his shoulder and fended off the group, emerging with only a little dirt on his clothes.
• Ye Yizhou vaulted onto the stage, seized Jiang Shouyi by the collar, and dragged him out as Jiang’s companions chased after them.
• Jiang Li'an said he had already called the police, while Wei Yanqiao stopped Nan Ge’s livestream and invited him to stay for the meal.
• A classmate nervously asked whether they should check on Ye Yizhou and Jiang Shouyi.

Ye Yizhou and Jiang Shouyi’s group staged a convincing fight, then prepared to make it look as though Ye had been hurt and left. Jiang Li'an and Wei Yanqiao found the aftermath and herded the group back to the banquet hall, while one person slipped toward the emergency stairwell.

• Ye Yizhou checked that the others were unharmed, and Jiang Shouyi complained that being dragged out had cost him his dignity.
• While makeup artists added fake wounds, Jiang Shouyi and the others admitted they did not resent Ye Yizhou and reflected on how he had stopped their bullying in high school.
• Ye Yizhou applied fake blood and wounds, acted injured, and staggered into the emergency stairwell.
• Jiang Shouyi told Jiang Li'an and Wei Yanqiao that Ye Yizhou had left, and they accused the group of starting the fight and took them toward the banquet hall.
• One person quietly ran toward the emergency stairwell as Jiang Li'an, Wei Yanqiao, and Jiang Shouyi exchanged knowing glances and carried Ye Yizhou’s denim jacket with them.

Jiang Zhengze confronted Ye Yizhou in the stairwell, hoping to reconnect over Ye Yizhou’s long-ago rescue of him from bullying. He explained how that act had shaped his life, but Ye Yizhou dismissed his emotional appeal and asked why he was playing the victim.

• Jiang Zhengze approached the injured Ye Yizhou in the stairwell, and Ye Yizhou warned him not to start trouble.
• Jiang Zhengze reminded Ye Yizhou that he had saved him from bullies in high school, but Ye Yizhou said he did not remember him.
• Ye Yizhou explained that he had helped many people without expecting gratitude and asked Jiang Zhengze to leave.
• Jiang Zhengze protested that Ye Yizhou meant everything to him and described his difficult upbringing and high school bullying.
• Jiang Zhengze said Ye Yizhou’s intervention had changed his life, and Ye Yizhou responded, “Why are you playing the victim?”

Ye Yizhou confronted Jiang Zhengze about stealing Jiang Shouyi’s watch and rejected his attempts to excuse his actions with poverty and a troubled family. The argument ended with Jiang Zhengze challenging Ye Yizhou over beating Jiang Shouyi.

• Ye Yizhou told Jiang Zhengze that his difficult childhood did not make him innocent and asked why Jiang Shouyi had treated him that way.
• Jiang Zhengze recalled Ye Yizhou rescuing bullied students and accused him of targeting him, while Ye Yizhou insisted he had never blamed victims.
• Ye Yizhou accused Jiang Zhengze of stealing Jiang Shouyi’s hundred-thousand-yuan watch and said hidden cameras had recorded him destroying it and throwing it into a lake.
• Jiang Zhengze admitted he could not accept Jiang Shouyi’s wealth, but still defended himself, and Ye Yizhou condemned him for refusing to take responsibility.
• Ye Yizhou said he had discovered Jiang Zhengze’s wrongdoing on the day Jiang Zhengze recorded a video and explained that he had punished Jiang Shouyi for bullying, not for suspecting Jiang Zhengze.
• Jiang Zhengze challenged Ye Yizhou’s principles by asking whether beating Jiang Shouyi was also wrong.

Ye Yizhou confronted Jiang Zhengze about stealing and destroying Jiang Shouyi’s watch, accepting Jiang Shouyi’s support, and posting videos to stir up public outrage. The chapter ended with Jiang Zhengze demanding that Ye Yizhou beg him, then confessing that he wanted them to be together.

• Ye Yizhou called Jiang Zhengze a hypocrite for taking Jiang Shouyi’s financial support while insulting him as scum and trash.
• Ye Yizhou reminded Jiang Zhengze that he had stolen and destroyed Jiang Shouyi’s watch, and that Ye Yizhou had suggested calling the police after seeing the surveillance footage.
• Ye Yizhou accused Jiang Zhengze of recording and posting videos to make people view him as a school bully, and Jiang Zhengze denied filming them before Ye Yizhou challenged his denial.
• Jiang Zhengze claimed Ye Yizhou should fear the online backlash and beg him to stop posting videos, threatening consequences for Ye Yizhou’s entertainment career and agency contract.
• Jiang Zhengze confessed that he wanted to be with Ye Yizhou, who reacted with anger and disbelief.

Ye Yizhou rejected Jiang Zhengze’s blackmail and warned him that spreading the videos could have legal consequences. When Jiang Zhengze attacked him with a fire extinguisher, Ye Yizhou disarmed and subdued him before police arrived.

• Ye Yizhou refused Jiang Zhengze’s demand to be together and said he did not care if the videos ruined his entertainment career.
• Ye Yizhou told Jiang Zhengze he was married to Yan Qingdu and that his lawyer had begun legal proceedings over the videos and online rumors.
• After Ye Yizhou turned to leave, Jiang Zhengze attacked him from behind with a fire extinguisher.
• Ye Yizhou dodged the swing, kicked the extinguisher away, and threw Jiang Zhengze onto the stairs.
• Ye Yizhou restrained Jiang Zhengze and said his attack could bring additional charges.
• Several people identified themselves as police and ordered everyone to stay still.