Chapter Summaries

After Xie Lin’s confrontation with Zhang Shimian, Lu Ye came to pick him up and reaffirmed that Xie Lin could rely on him. Lu Ye then brought Xie Lin to a mountaintop hotel, where a formal reception revealed he had planned a proposal.

• Zhang Shimian tried to attack Xie Lin again but was held back, and Xie Lin finished his advertisement shoot early.
• Xie Lin told Lu Ye that Zhang Shimian had insulted him, and Lu Ye asked Qin Zheng to investigate.
• Lu Ye reassured Xie Lin that he wanted him to share anything that happened, and they kissed before leaving to get food.
• Lu Ye drove Xie Lin to a mountaintop hotel, where two lines of people welcomed them with roses and marriage wishes.

Lu Ye proposed to Xie Lin, who accepted after asking whether Lu Ye would remain faithful. They celebrated with friends, then planned to bring their families together to discuss the engagement banquet and talked about taking a trip.

• Lu Ye proposed to Xie Lin with a blue diamond ring and promised to stay by his side.
• Xie Lin asked Lu Ye if he could remain faithful for life, then accepted his proposal.
• Lu Ye put the ring on Xie Lin's finger, and they embraced and kissed as Jiang Si, Mu Huazhang, and Yan Su cheered.
• The group ate together, and Mu Huazhang asked when Lu Ye and Xie Lin would hold their engagement banquet.
• Lu Ye planned to invite their families to discuss the banquet and suggested a trip with Xie Lin.

After Xie Lin accepted Lu Ye’s proposal, the two drove away from Snow Hall and spent the night together before Xie Lin headed to work. At the office, Lu Ye learned Zhang Shimian had posted and then deleted a video of Xie Lin, and he ordered Qin Zheng to handle the matter while bragging to his friends about his new relationship.

• Uncle Nian saw Lu Ye and Xie Lin kissing in the Maybach outside Snow Hall, then watched them drive away instead of coming inside.
• Xie Lin agreed to spend the night with Lu Ye after setting rules to protect himself before his commercial shoot the next morning.
• Lu Ye drove Xie Lin to the set, then told Qin Zheng that Xie Lin had accepted his proposal and that Zhang Shimian had posted a video of Xie Lin confronting him.
• Lu Ye watched the video and asked Qin Zheng to send him the full surveillance footage and deal with Zhang Shimian.
• Lu Ye bragged in the group chat with Jiang Si, Mu Huazhang, and Yan Su about his night with Xie Lin, prompting his friends to tease him.

Xie Lin learned that Yu Xiaoyu’s fans wanted to help protect him and agreed to discuss making his relationship with Lu Ye public. After Lu Ye watched Xie Lin’s sultry IF commercial and grew jealous of the online comments calling Xie Lin their wife, Xie Lin comforted him by calling him “Hubby.”

• Xie Lin saw Zhang Shimian’s out-of-context video of their clash and told Yu Xiaoyu not to worry because Lu Ye would handle it.
• Xie Lin agreed that Yu Xiaoyu could tell some fansite admins about Lu Ye’s proposal, and he offered to send them money for treats.
• IF released its commercial featuring Xie Lin as a vampire, drawing hundreds of thousands of reposts and flirty comments from fans.
• Lu Ye watched the commercial during a meeting, told his team to pursue buying IF while paying Xie Lin’s endorsement fee in full, and saved the video afterward.
• Lu Ye called Xie Lin to complain that people online called him their wife, and Xie Lin blushed as he called Lu Ye “Hubby.”

After Xie Lin finished filming an ad, he visited Lu Ye at Dingchi and discovered Lu Ye had told the whole company they were engaged. The chapter ended with Lu Ye carrying Xie Lin into his lounge and kissing him while Xie Lin reminded him he had to leave soon.

• Xie Lin rejected Zhang Shimian’s apology and showed him his engagement ring, leaving him stunned.
• Xie Lin finished filming the ad, then asked Yu Xiaoyu to take him to Dingchi.
• The receptionists recognized Xie Lin as Lu Ye’s wife and let him go straight to Lu Ye’s office.
• Lu Ye told Xie Lin that he had informed the whole company they were engaged so nobody would turn him away.
• Lu Ye carried Xie Lin into the lounge and began kissing him despite Xie Lin saying he had to leave soon.

After Lu Ye took Xie Lin home, Xie Lin learned that the Lu family had formally proposed an engagement banquet and brought introductory gifts. Xie Lin agreed to let his grandfathers arrange the banquet for the eighth of next month.

• Xie Lin woke at Lu Ye’s lounge, scolded him for their encounter, and reluctantly ate before leaving with him.
• Lu Ye’s assistant Qin Zheng revealed that Lu Ye had ordered more school uniforms, prompting Xie Lin to storm out and beat Lu Ye in the elevator and car.
• At Snow Hall, Uncle Nian told Xie Lin that Old Master Lu had visited to propose an engagement banquet and bring betrothal gifts.
• Xie Lin joined Xie Yanqiu and Wen Xubai in opening Old Master Lu’s introductory gifts, including a rare book Wen Xubai had long sought.
• Xie Lin’s grandfathers suggested holding the engagement banquet on the eighth of next month, and Xie Lin agreed to leave the arrangements to them.

Xie Lin met Lu Ye’s fathers and Lu Zhenzhen over dinner, where teasing about Lu Ye’s childhood crush led Shen Qing'an to recall the confusion around Lu Ye’s first differentiation. The chapter ended with Lu Tianyang revealing that Lu Ye had once gone missing for half a month, nearly driving Shen Qing'an to despair.

• Lu Ye invited Xie Lin to dinner with his fathers and Lu Zhenzhen after Xie Lin finished filming his cameo.
• Lu Ye told Xie Lin he had acquired IF, where Wu Xinyou now worked, and brought him to meet his family.
• Xie Lin nervously greeted Shen Qing'an and Lu Tianyang, while Lu Ye and Lu Zhenzhen bickered over where to sit.
• Lu Zhenzhen began to reveal that Lu Ye had a childhood crush, prompting Xie Lin to tease him about his own former crush.
• Shen Qing'an explained that Lu Ye had been confused when he first differentiated, and Lu Tianyang said Lu Ye had gone missing for half a month, nearly making Shen Qing'an lose his mind.

Xie Lin realized that Lu Ye was the boy who had rescued him as a child, the same person he had mistaken for Pretty Older Brother for years. After Lu Ye left to ask his father about the past, he arranged to pick Xie Lin up the next morning and told him to bring his household registration booklet.

• Xie Lin recalled Shen Qing'an's account of Lu Ye rescuing a child and realized the details matched his own childhood kidnapping.
• Xie Lin showed Lu Ye the newspaper and blue badge, then told him he was the Pretty Older Brother he had searched for.
• Lu Ye was stunned that he had forgotten rescuing Xie Lin, then comforted him as he cried.
• Lu Ye left to check the details with his father, while Xie Lin reflected on how Lu Ye had saved him twice.
• Lu Ye messaged Xie Lin to bring his household registration booklet when he picked him up the next morning, and Xie Lin asked if he wanted to elope.

Lu Ye rushed to marry Xie Lin after learning how much of their shared past he had forgotten, and Xie Lin reluctantly went home with him. The morning after, Shen Qing'an obtained Xie Lin's household register, leaving the couple poised to register their marriage.

• Lu Ye asked Xie Lin to skip their engagement and register their marriage the next morning, then persuaded him to come home with him.
• Lu Ye embraced and kissed Xie Lin, overcome by the fear that he had nearly lost him again.
• Lu Ye urged Xie Lin to get up for their trip to the Civil Affairs Bureau, and Shen Qing'an arrived with Xie Lin's household register.
• Lu Ye and Xie Lin ate breakfast and discussed living together after registering their marriage.
• Xie Lin asked Lu Ye to take him to Fu Yunxi's engagement party, and Lu Ye teased him into moving in first.

Lu Ye and Xie Lin registered their marriage, and Xie Lin celebrated with friends at a bachelor party while learning that the Wu Family had been exposed for child trafficking. He began to suspect the family might have been connected to his childhood kidnapping.

• Lu Ye and Xie Lin completed their marriage registration, and Lu Ye announced their marriage on Moments.
• Xie Lin told Lu Ye he wanted to make their relationship public after speaking with Sister Dan and start his own entertainment studio.
• Xie Lin joined Wu Xinyou, Yu Zhiwei, Lu Zhenzhen, Xiao Lie, Mi Ziqi, and Song Yunshen for a bachelor party.
• Wu Xinyou warned Xie Lin that the Wu Family had been reported for child trafficking and told him to be careful.
• Xie Lin wondered whether Lu Ye's recent protectiveness and his childhood kidnapping were connected to the Wu Family.

Xie Lin rescued a young man from an A-Rank alpha in the bar restroom, then vanished before his friends arrived. Lu Ye mobilized his people to search for his missing wife, but Xie Lin reappeared unharmed.

• Xie Lin overheard an A-Rank alpha assaulting a young man in the restroom, intervened, and knocked the attacker unconscious.
• Xie Lin told the young man he had called the police and went to use the restroom while the man waited for officers.
• Wu Xinyou and Lu Zhenzhen realized Xie Lin was missing, and Lu Ye ordered the bar and surrounding streets sealed off.
• Qin Zheng brought nearby surveillance footage and reported that his team was pursuing a suspicious vehicle.
• Lu Ye suspected the bar manager of stalling and had Zhan Ying restrain him.
• Xie Lin spoke up from a corner, dazed, and asked why everyone was gathered there.

Xie Lin returned safely after going downstairs to use the bathroom, calming Lu Ye and their companions, who had feared he had been abducted. The next day, Lu Ye explained that the Wu Family’s connection to an old kidnapping case had prompted renewed danger, and that Wu Meibing had found an opening to act.

• Xie Lin returned from the downstairs bathroom, and Lu Ye embraced him in relief after believing he had gone missing.
• Xie Lin recognized a suspicious car from the surveillance footage, while Lu Ye sent Zhan Ying to escort the others home and carried his sleepy wife away.
• Lu Ye soothed Xie Lin in the car, and Xie Lin fell asleep before they reached home.
• The next day, Xie Lin overheard Lu Ye’s men discuss suspicious people near Snow Hall and asked what had happened.
• Lu Ye explained that the Public Security Bureau had arrested more than twenty people over the Wu Family’s past kidnapping case, but Wu Meibing had escaped scrutiny because evidence was gone and police resources were limited.

After Wu Meibing was caught for plotting to kidnap Xie Lin, Lu Ye arranged for them both to attend Fu Yunxi’s engagement party in style. Xie Lin reflected on how Lu Ye had protected him throughout his life, and they looked forward to wedding photos and their honeymoon.

• Wu Meibing confessed that she had planned to kidnap Xie Lin and use him to pressure Lu Ye.
• Xie Lin learned that Lu Ye had asked Star Emperor to cancel his work so he could stay home.
• Lu Ye hired a styling team to prepare them for Fu Yunxi’s engagement party, determined to outshine Xie Lin’s ex.
• Lu Ye realized they had not taken wedding photos, and Xie Lin reassured him that they had plenty of time together.
• Xie Lin told Lu Ye he was glad they had met, and the main story ended with them planning their future together.

Lu Ye and Xie Lin attended Fu Yunxi’s engagement banquet, where Lu Ye’s jealousy over Xie Lin’s past with Fu Yunxi sparked an argument. The couple reconciled enough to stay and watch, while Fu Yunxi entered the hall to face the gathering guests.

• Lu Ye arrived at the hotel holding Xie Lin’s hand and introduced him to Fu Yunxi as his wife, while Fu Yunxi reflected on losing someone who had loved him selflessly.
• Yue Lan arrived with Yu Zhiwei and mocked Fu Yunxi about marrying the younger sister who loved him most.
• Lu Ye and Xie Lin joined Jiang Si in the hall, where they joked about arriving without invitations and watched Jiang Song enter.
• Lu Ye grew jealous and argued with Xie Lin over Fu Yunxi, but Xie Lin called him out for taking his resentment out on his husband.
• Lu Ye tried to coax Xie Lin with promises of a new home, and Xie Lin teased him about divorce and taking the Xie surname.
• Fu Yunxi entered the hall, and Xie Lin mocked Lu Ye for comparing himself to him.

At Fu Yunxi and Song Yingying's engagement banquet, Lu Ye exposed Song Yingying's role in Xie Lin's kidnapping and her ties to the Wu Family. The police arrested the Fu family, and Xie Lin left the banquet happily with Lu Ye.

• Zhao Yating began the engagement banquet with a speech and photos of Fu Yunxi and Song Yingying.
• Lu Ye revealed surveillance footage showing Song Yingying hiring the kidnappers who had taken Xie Lin.
• Lu Ye identified Wu Shaoyang as the man who paid the kidnappers and accused Zhao Yating of using the Jiang Family to hide that the child was not hers.
• Police arrived and took Zhao Yating, Fu Yunxi, Song Yingying, and Fu Zhenhai away.
• Jiang Si agreed to take over the Fu family's assets, while Jiang Song thanked Xie Lin and Lu Ye.
• Xie Lin celebrated the Fu family's downfall and left with Lu Ye after saying goodbye to their friends.

Wen Xubai and Xie Yanqiu watched Xie Lin prepare to marry Lu Ye, joking with him about his weight gain before the couple left Snow Hall. As Lu Ye and Xie Lin rode away, Xie Lin's wedding suit button popped off.

• Wen Xubai and Xie Yanqiu dressed for Xie Lin's wedding and remembered how happy Zhiyi and Qingshan would have been to see him marry.
• Xie Lin discovered he had gained ten pounds and struggled to fit into his wedding suit.
• Lu Ye arrived, teased Xie Lin about his weight, then reassured him and carried him out to leave for the wedding proceedings.
• Xie Lin grew emotional as he looked back at Snow Hall, and Lu Ye promised they could visit his grandfathers whenever he wanted.
• Lu Ye called Qin Zheng to send a different suit, while Xie Lin joked with him and playfully attacked him during the drive.
• Xie Lin's suit button popped off, and he told Lu Ye what had happened.

After their wedding, Lu Ye and Xie Lin rushed to the hospital when Xie Lin developed severe stomach pain, where they learned Xie Lin was thirty days pregnant. Lu Ye stayed by his husband’s side and told his grandfathers the news, while Wen Xubai advised him to be more careful.

• After Xie Lin complained that Lu Ye had ruined his wedding suit, Lu Ye’s father called and asked about the damage, prompting Xie Lin to hang up and hit Lu Ye with a pillow.
• Lu Ye and Xie Lin began making up, but Xie Lin suddenly suffered severe stomach pain, so Lu Ye rushed him to the hospital.
• At the hospital, Lu Ye admitted they had not used protection, and the doctor revealed that Xie Lin was thirty days pregnant and needed to avoid intercourse until the pregnancy stabilized.
• Lu Ye apologized to Xie Lin and reassured him that he loved him, while Shen Qing'an urged them to return to the ward.
• Jiang Si visited, and Lu Ye joked that he should bring his daughter a present next time.
• Lu Ye told his grandfathers about the pregnancy, then confessed what had happened to Wen Xubai, who told him to be careful in the future.

After returning home from the hospital, pregnant Xie Lin discovered Lu Ye had secretly left and suspected him of cheating, so he enlisted Lu Zhenzhen and Shen Qing'an to help catch him. They tracked Lu Ye to a nightclub, where Shen Qing'an stormed toward his private room ready to beat him.

• Xie Lin found his favorite snacks gone and argued with Lu Ye about the restrictions on his pregnancy diet.
• Xie Lin read a message on Lu Ye's phone, then pretended to fall asleep while Lu Ye left, claiming work had come up.
• Xie Lin called Lu Zhenzhen and told her Lu Ye was sneaking around, so she drove him to investigate.
• Lu Zhenzhen called Shen Qing'an for backup, and Shen Qing'an arrived with Lu Tianyang carrying a nine-section whip.
• Shen Qing'an kicked open the private-room door at the nightclub and shouted for Lu Ye to come out.

Xie Lin confronted Lu Ye after a misunderstanding led Shen Qing'an to attack him, then insisted on sharing Lu Ye’s barbecue despite his pregnancy. Lu Ye promised to arrange healthy barbecue, but later tricked Xie Lin with a nutritious dinner and the smell of grilling, prompting Xie Lin to lunge at him.

• Shen Qing'an stormed into the private room and chased Lu Ye with a whip after believing he had hidden an omega, then learned Lu Ye had only sneaked out for barbecue.
• Xie Lin left in anger, and Lu Ye followed him, apologized, and carried him to the car after they argued about food and the baby.
• Lu Ye promised Xie Lin healthy barbecue the next day, and Xie Lin recorded the promise on his phone.
• Xie Lin eagerly waited all day for barbecue, but Lu Ye served nutritious food while making them both smell the barbecue instead.
• Xie Lin lunged at Lu Ye, shouting that he was taking him down with him.

Pregnant Xie Lin met Yu Zhiwei and Wu Xinyou for lunch, where Yu Zhiwei talked about her new acting opportunity and Xie Lin discussed his future in the industry. As the three left, a woman attacked Xie Lin with a bottle of unknown liquid, and its foul smell made him vomit.

• Lu Ye reluctantly let Xie Lin go to lunch with Yu Zhiwei and Wu Xinyou after warning him to call if he felt unwell.
• Wu Xinyou stopped Xie Lin from ordering spicy duck head, and Yu Zhiwei explained that Yue Lan had recommended her for a major IP adaptation.
• Xie Lin said he would likely leave the entertainment industry when his contract expired and considered opening his own studio.
• Wu Xinyou said there would be no revival of "Heartbeat Time Difference" because Xie Lin was pregnant and Film Emperor Fu's reputation had been ruined.
• A middle-aged woman rushed at Xie Lin with a bottle of unknown liquid, but Xie Lin kicked a trash can and knocked her down with the garbage.
• The bottle shattered, and its foul smell made Xie Lin's stomach churn until he threw up by the roadside.