Chapter Summaries

Xu Shi spiraled into painful memories of his adoptive parents’ rejection until Xie Yanci found him and comforted him in the break room. Their intimate reunion was interrupted when the supervisor opened the door, and Xu Shi shoved Xie Yanci out of hiding.

• Xu Shi took his medication while recalling his adoptive parents’ harsh expectations and the scorn they showed him after he failed to enter graduate school.
• Xie Yanci found Xu Shi trembling, held him close, and reassured him that he was there for him.
• Xu Shi admitted he was used to handling problems alone, while Xie Yanci insisted he could always rely on his husband.
• Xu Shi and Xie Yanci kissed passionately in the break room until the supervisor knocked and demanded to know who was inside.
• When the supervisor opened the door, Xu Shi shoved Xie Yanci out from behind it.

Xu Shi and Xie Yanci reconciled after Xu Shi secretly pushed Xie out to face Supervisor Zhang, then Xu Shi went home emotionally exhausted after dealing with the Xu Family. Xu Xingqi came to cook for him and answered a call from Xie Yanci, who heard him claim Xu Shi was showering.

• Supervisor Zhang found Xie Yanci disheveled after Xu Shi hid from view, and Xie told him to keep what happened secret.
• Xu Shi explained that he had pushed Xie out because Supervisor Zhang would not dare scold the president, and Xie coaxed Xu into kissing him.
• Xu Shi returned home, cried over the years of mistreatment from his adoptive parents, and hid his tears when Xu Xingqi arrived.
• Xu Xingqi covered Xu Shi with a blanket, then cooked him sweet-and-sour ribs after learning Xu had not eaten.
• When Xie Yanci called, Xu Xingqi answered and told him that his baby was taking a shower.

Xu Xingqi told Xu Shi that the police were investigating Xia Shian for allegedly stealing Xu Shi’s graduation project, while Xu Shi avoided explaining that he had sold the work. Later, Xie Yanci arrived at Xu Shi’s home, where Xu Shi introduced him to Xu Xingqi as a repairman hired to fix a light bulb.

• Xu Xingqi cooked dinner for Xu Shi and admitted that he had heard Xia Shian was under investigation over Xu Shi’s graduation project.
• Xu Shi said he would wait for the police investigation and privately worried about having accepted thirty million from Xia Shian for the work.
• Xu Shi discovered that Xu Xingqi had answered a call from Xie Yanci and questioned him about it.
• Xie Yanci arrived at Xu Shi’s home, and Xu Shi asked him to fix his bedroom light bulb.
• Xu Xingqi and Xie Yanci eyed each other with suspicion, while Xu Shi introduced Xie Yanci as a repairman.

Xu Shi coaxed Xie Yanci into fixing his bedroom light, soothed Xu Xingqi into doing the dishes, and then fell asleep in Xie Yanci’s arms. Two hours later, Xie Yanci dragged Xu Xingqi out of the apartment, where they encountered Zhou An.

• Xu Shi called Xie Yanci by name and sweet-talked him into changing the bedroom light bulb, while Xu Xingqi grew jealous of their closeness.
• Xu Shi ruffled Xu Xingqi’s hair and persuaded him to wash the dishes, then slipped into the bedroom to find Xie Yanci jealous of him soothing Xu Xingqi.
• Xu Shi nuzzled Xie Yanci and admitted he was exhausted, so Xie Yanci carried him to bed, tucked him in, and kissed him as he slept.
• Two hours later, Xie Yanci hauled Xu Xingqi out of the apartment and threatened to leave him downstairs if he refused to go home.
• Zhou An stepped out of the elevator as Xie Yanci and Xu Xingqi were about to leave, and the three men appraised one another in the hallway.

Xie Yanci sent Zhou An and Xu Xingqi away from Xu Shi’s door, then told Zhou An he was already investigating Xia Shian and would keep Xu Shi unaware. After waking to a clean home, Xu Shi decided to celebrate his birthday and thought of inviting Song Zhixing.

• Xie Yanci stopped Zhou An from visiting the sleeping Xu Shi and drove Zhou An and Xu Xingqi home.
• Xie Yanci warned Xu Xingqi not to bother Xu Shi and told Zhou An he had asked Song Zhixing to investigate Xia Shian and recover Xu Shi’s work.
• Zhou An accepted that Xie Yanci would handle the investigation and thought Xie Yanci was a good match for Xu Shi.
• Xu Shi woke to find his home cleaned and the bedroom light replaced, then decided to celebrate his birthday and invited Xu Yu.
• Xu Shi hesitated to contact Xie Yanci about his birthday and instead thought of going to Song Zhixing.

Xu Shi invited Song Zhixing to his birthday gathering, hoping he would get Xie Yanci to come, while Xie Yanci misunderstood their conversation and promised to teach Song Zhixing a lesson. Xu Shi then nervously asked Xie Yanci to celebrate his birthday with him, and Xie Yanci eagerly agreed.

• Xu Shi invited Song Zhixing to his birthday gathering and suggested he bring Xie Yanci along.
• Song Zhixing teased Xu Shi by pretending he would not tell Xie Yanci about the invitation, making Xu Shi vow to complain to his husband.
• Xie Yanci brought Xu Shi into his office and asked whether Song Zhixing had bullied him.
• Xu Shi complained that Song Zhixing had messed with him, and Xie Yanci promised to call him in and teach him a lesson.
• Xu Shi hinted that he wanted Xie Yanci to celebrate his birthday with him, and Xie Yanci asked whether he would be the only guest.
• Xu Shi started to say that Xie Yanci could forget it if he did not want to come, but Xie Yanci interrupted to say he would come.

Xu Shi celebrated his twenty-seventh birthday with Xu Yu, Zhou An, and Xu Xingqi while waiting for Xie Yanci, who was investigating Xia Shian’s arrest. The chapter ended with Xie Yanci arriving and wishing Xu Shi a happy birthday.

• Xu Yu and Zhou An arrived at Xu Shi’s apartment to celebrate his birthday, and Zhou An gave him flowers.
• Xu Shi learned that Xia Shian had been detained and that President Song was investigating the case at the police station.
• Xu Shi suspected Xie Yanci was late because he was handling the investigation and waited for him to bring the birthday cake.
• Xie Yanci arrived, steadied Xu Shi as he tumbled into his arms, and wished him a happy birthday.

Xu Shi celebrated his birthday with Xie Yanci and their friends, while keeping their special bond private. After the guests left, Xu Shi kissed the apparently sleeping Xie Yanci and asked him to hide away with him so fate would not find them.

• Xu Shi recalled that only Xie Yanci knew his birth name, Suisui, and welcomed him home in matching couple slippers.
• Xie Yanci brought a homemade cake to Xu Shi’s birthday gathering and showed jealousy toward Xu Xingqi and Zhou An.
• Xu Xingqi and Xie Yanci traded barbs over the cake, while Zhou An watched and realized he had no place between them.
• After the guests drank all five bottles of wine, Xie Yanci pretended to be unconscious, and Song Zhixing told Xu Shi to let him stay.
• Xu Shi saw the others off, kissed Xie Yanci, touched the wedding ring around his neck, and asked him to hide away together.

Xu Shi found Xia Shian's statement among Xie Yanci's papers, confirming that his stolen graduation project had been credited to him without implicating him. After waking alone and fearing Xie Yanci had vanished, Xu Shi reunited with him and demanded that he never leave without a word again.

• Xu Shi teased and kissed Xie Yanci, then found Xia Shian's statement and read that Xia had stolen Xu Shi's graduation project.
• Xu Shi confirmed the statement was authentic and wept with relief that his work had finally been credited to him.
• Xu Shi fell asleep in Xie Yanci's arms on the sofa but woke in bed clutching Xie Yanci's jacket, unsure whether the night had been real.
• Xu Shi ran into the empty living room and panicked until Xie Yanci returned with breakfast.
• Xu Shi clung to Xie Yanci, kissed him, and told him not to leave him alone again without a word.

Xu Shi clung to Xie Yanci after waking to find him gone, and Xie Yanci promised to stay by his side while wondering whether his mission was complete. At work, Xia Shian confronted Xu Shi and tried to attack him, but security restrained him before Xie Yanci arrived and revealed he was Liva’s president.

• Xu Shi held Xie Yanci tightly and asked him to wake him before leaving in the future, and Xie Yanci promised to stay by his side forever.
• Xie Yanci drove Xu Shi to work, and Xu Shi said he would start designing his suit and no longer work as his assistant.
• Xia Shian confronted Xu Shi outside Liva and blamed him for Song Zhixing’s investigation and the ruin of his career.
• Xia Shian lunged at Xu Shi, but five bodyguards and security guards restrained him before he could reach Xu Shi.
• Xie Yanci arrived, shielded Xu Shi, and told Xia Shian that he was Liva’s president and could be challenged through a lawyer and an appeal.

Xie Yanci publicly called Xu Shi his wife and promised Xia Shian that Xu Shi would have him for life, but he could not repeat that promise privately. Xu Shi returned to work and, amid growing rumors about Xia Shian’s plagiarism, teased Xu Yu by claiming he had slept with Xie Yanci.

• Xia Shian threatened Xu Shi, and Xie Yanci declared that Xu Shi was his wife and would have him for the rest of his life.
• In the private elevator, Xie Yanci apologized to Xu Shi but could not promise to protect him for life when Xu Shi asked.
• Xu Shi returned to the studio, where Supervisor Zhang welcomed him and coworkers discussed Xia Shian’s alleged theft of Xu Shi’s graduation project.
• Xu Yu defended Xu Shi’s work and later messaged him to ask whether he and Xie Yanci had slept together.
• Xu Shi laughed at Xu Yu’s teasing and texted back that he had slept with Xie Yanci.

Xu Shi told Xu Yu that he planned to move to Noro after New Year, then spent the evening working on a suit for Xie Yanci. On the ride home, Xie Yanci revealed that Xia Shian’s case result would come the next day and promised to prepare a celebration for Xu Shi.

• Xu Shi shocked Xu Yu by saying he had slept with Xie Yanci, then told her he planned to move to Noro after New Year.
• Xu Yu offered to move with Xu Shi and work as his assistant, while joking that he could juggle four men.
• Xu Shi worked late in his studio on a suit he was making as a gift for Xie Yanci.
• Xie Yanci picked Xu Shi up outside the company after Xu Shi ignored his messages.
• Xu Shi asked about Xia Shian’s case, and Xie Yanci said the result would come out the next day and that he would prepare a celebration for his wife.

On the way home, Xie Yanci teased Xu Shi by calling him his wife, then reassured him that the Xu Family—not Xu Shi—was responsible for repaying the thirty million from Xia Shian. At Xu Shi’s apartment, Xie Yanci clashed with Xu Xingqi and grew jealous when Xu Shi tried to carry the groceries himself.

• Xie Yanci claimed that Xu Shi was still his wife because they had not divorced in their previous life, and Xu Shi ignored his teasing.
• Xu Shi asked about the thirty million he had taken from Xia Shian, and Xie Yanci said the Xu Family should repay it instead of Xu Shi.
• Xie Yanci walked Xu Shi to his apartment and lent him his coat.
• Xu Xingqi mistook Xie Yanci for Xu Shi and hugged him, then jumped away when Xie Yanci revealed himself.
• Xu Xingqi made Xie Yanci carry the groceries, and Xie Yanci took the bag from Xu Shi while grumbling that Xu Shi was too nice to him.

Xu Shi turned down Xu Xingqi’s request to move in, while Xie Yanci comforted him and acknowledged why he remained attached to Xu Xingqi. At work, Xu Shi learned that the truth about Xia Shian’s stolen design had been officially recognized, and his mission progress reached 90%.

• Xu Xingqi told Xu Shi that the Xu family might have to sell its villa to pay the Xia Family thirty million in compensation, then asked to move in with him.
• Xie Yanci refused to let Xu Xingqi stay with Xu Shi and offered Xu Xingqi a place at his own home instead, prompting Xu Xingqi to leave.
• Xu Shi told Xie Yanci that Xu Xingqi had been good to him and that he did not want to lose the few people who had treated him kindly.
• After a sleepless night with Xie Yanci, Xu Shi arrived at work and learned that the verdict and statements from Liva and HKU had confirmed Xia Shian’s famous design had been stolen from him.
• Xu Yu gave Xu Shi a newspaper announcing that the truth had come to light, and Xu Shi held it close as his mission progress reached 90%.

After Xu Shi’s stolen work was credited to him, Xie Yanci discovered his mission progress had stalled at 90 percent and learned it was tied to Xu Shi’s affection. Xu Shi offered Xie Yanci a chance to pursue him, and Xie Yanci promised to stay by his side.

• Xie Yanci saw that Xu Shi’s plagiarized works had been exposed and his name restored to the design, but the system showed his mission progress at only 90 percent.
• Xu Shi told Xie Yanci he was willing to give him a chance to pursue him, and the system’s progress rose to 91 percent.
• Xu Shi shared his wishes, including becoming a famous designer and dating a handsome man whose abs he could touch.
• Xie Yanci gave Xu Shi a completed application for Liva’s Chief Designer selection and explained that the company would announce him as Xia Shian’s replacement after his first garment was made.
• Xie Yanci told Xu Shi he would not return to Germany and promised he would not leave again.

Xu Shi tried to ignore rumors linking him to Xie Yanci and went out to celebrate with his coworkers, while Xie Yanci grew jealous of the flowers Xu Shi received from Zhou An. Xie Yanci followed Xu Shi to the restaurant and kissed him in the emergency stairwell, admitting that he was jealous.

• Xu Shi met Brother Alan in the elevator and rejected the idea of staying at Liva to become Chief Designer through Xie Yanci’s influence.
• Xu Shi discovered that online attention centered on his looks and reported a comment speculating about his sexuality.
• Xu Shi agreed to treat his coworkers to dinner, and Zhou An brought him flowers to congratulate him.
• Xie Yanci appeared as Xu Shi was leaving, refused his invitation to dinner, and watched him drive away with Zhou An and Xu Yu.
• Xu Shi sent Xie Yanci the restaurant’s location, then left the private dining room for the emergency stairwell.
• Xie Yanci followed Xu Shi into the stairwell, kissed him, and admitted that he was jealous.

Xie Yanci grew jealous over the men around Xu Shi, then kissed him until his lips were swollen. After Xu Shi drank too much at dinner, he climbed into Xie Yanci’s Maybach, teased him drunkenly, and fell asleep as Xie Yanci directed the driver to the villa.

• Xie Yanci accused Xu Shi of letting other men get too close, and Xu Shi reassured him that he had only ever kissed Xie Yanci.
• Xu Shi returned to the private dining room with swollen lips and made excuses when Xu Yu and Zhou An noticed.
• Xu Shi drank heavily at dinner, said goodbye to Xu Yu and Zhou An, and got into Xie Yanci’s Maybach by mistake while drunk.
• Xu Shi mistook Xie Yanci for a male model and touched him while making suggestive remarks, so Xie Yanci repeatedly covered his mouth and urged him to sleep.
• Xu Shi fell asleep in Xie Yanci’s arms, and Xie Yanci told the driver to take them to the villa.

Xu Shi began his new job as a designer at Noro after choosing to build his career independently of Xie Yanci. His first meeting with his superior, Gu Shixu, ended with Gu revealing he had photographed Xie Yanci kissing a man in the Maldives.

• Xu Shi woke up hungover beside Xie Yanci and learned that Xie Yanci had secretly paid their bill the previous night.
• Xu Shi told Xie Yanci he would not stay at Liva, and Xie Yanci encouraged him to become a renowned designer.
• After the New Year, Xu Shi joined Noro, where Zhou An told him his immediate superior was difficult to deal with.
• Xu Shi recalled that Xie Yanci had unexpectedly joined his Maldives vacation and spent much of it having sex with him.
• Xu Shi met Gu Shixu, who asked about his sexuality and Xia Shian, then said he had photographed Xie Yanci kissing a man in the Maldives and offered to show Xu Shi the picture.

Xu Shi was caught in a blurry photo kissing Xie Yanci, then faced Gu Shixu’s announcement that he intended to pursue him. Xie Yanci visited Xu Shi’s new workplace, grew jealous of Gu Shixu, and returned secretly to message his wife that he wanted to see him.

• Gu Shixu showed Xu Shi a blurry photo of Xie Yanci kissing a man, and Xu Shi recognized himself as the man in the picture.
• Gu Shixu told Xu Shi he wanted to pursue him, but Xu Shi rejected him by saying he did not like men.
• Xie Yanci arrived at Noro with Gu Shixu’s father, pretended not to know Xu Shi, and warned Xu Shi with a jealous look.
• After seeing Xu Shi and Gu Shixu together, Xie Yanci suggested replacing the manager’s office walls with clear glass.
• Xie Yanci pretended he had to pick up Song Zhixing, then returned secretly to the sixth floor and messaged Xu Shi that he wanted to see him.

Xu Shi adjusted to his new job while Xie Yanci grew jealous of the people around him. After Gu Shixu mentioned Xie Yanci’s television interview, Xu Shi rushed to the station to surprise him but couldn’t get inside.

• Xu Shi met Xie Yanci in the emergency stairwell, where Xie Yanci kissed him and admitted he disliked seeing other men around him.
• Xu Shi reassured Xie Yanci that he was happy at work and could rely on him if he ran into trouble.
• Gu Shixu invited Xu Shi to dinner, then offered to take him to an industry interview featuring Xie Yanci.
• Xu Shi went with Gu Shixu to the television station, where they realized they had no invitation.
• Xu Shi messaged Xie Yanci that he was downstairs and unable to get in.