Chapter Summaries

Xu Shi waited with Gu Shixu outside the television station, then watched Xie Yanci’s interview and saw him credit Xu Shi with designing his suit. The chapter left Xu Shi with nationwide exposure while Xie Yanci eyed Gu Shixu jealously.

• Xu Shi waited in the cold for Xie Yanci, but Secretary Zhou saw him beside Gu Shixu and left without inviting him inside.
• A television station manager escorted Xu Shi and Gu Shixu into the Studio, where Gu Shixu spotted his father among the guests.
• Xu Shi watched Xie Yanci wearing the suit he had designed and thought admiringly about his appearance.
• Xie Yanci noticed Xu Shi and Gu Shixu together, grew jealous, and heard Xu Shi privately blame Gu Shixu for seducing him.
• When the host asked about suits, Xie Yanci said that Xu Shi had designed the one he was wearing, giving Xu Shi exposure to viewers and industry figures.

At a luxury-brand interview, Xie Yanci mentioned Xu Shi and then arranged to see him, while Song Zhixing complained about his attention to a rival designer. Xie Yanci invited Xu Shi to the evening dinner, and Xu Shi asked whether he would attend as Xie Yanci’s rumored boyfriend.

• Xie Yanci mentioned Xu Shi during an official interview, prompting Song Zhixing to scold him for promoting a rival company’s designer.
• Secretary Zhou told Xie Yanci that Xu Shi was in the lobby with Gu Shixu, and Xie Yanci asked him to bring Xu Shi to the Lounge.
• Xu Shi admired the designers gathered at the event until Secretary Zhou summoned him to see Xie Yanci about his suit.
• Xie Yanci gave Xu Shi ginger soup and explained that he had attended the interview to wear Xu Shi’s suit and mention him.
• Xie Yanci invited Xu Shi to the evening dinner, and Xu Shi asked whether he would attend as Xie Yanci’s rumored boyfriend.

Xu Shi and Xie Yanci agreed to be each other’s boyfriends, though Xu Shi still wanted to keep their relationship private. While Xie Yanci left for a business dinner, Xu Shi was summoned downstairs by Gu Shixu, who offered to sneak him into the event.

• Xu Shi rejected being called President Xie’s boyfriend, and Xie Yanci asked instead to be Xu Shi’s boyfriend; they kissed and agreed to date.
• Secretary Zhou called Xie Yanci to dinner, and he asked Xu Shi to come along, but Xu Shi refused.
• Xu Shi waited in the lounge, delighted to be dating Xie Yanci, until Gu Shixu called and demanded that he come downstairs.
• Xu Shi spotted Xie Yanci among the business guests, admired him from hiding, and watched him leave in a Maybach.
• Gu Shixu showed Xu Shi an invitation he had stolen from his father and offered to take him into the dinner.

Xu Shi reluctantly went to a dinner gathering with Song Zhixing after he threatened to expose Xu Shi and Xie Yanci’s relationship. The chapter ended with Xie Yanci spotting Xu Shi and Song Zhixing entering together.

• Xu Shi refused to join Gu Shixu upstairs and stayed in the restaurant to eat the food Gu Shixu had paid for.
• Song Zhixing took Xu Shi’s phone and questioned him about his closeness to Gu Shixu, then tried to provoke him about Xie Yanci.
• Xu Shi defended Xie Yanci and teased Song Zhixing by saying Xie Yanci could act cute.
• Song Zhixing stopped his recording and threatened to reveal Xu Shi and Xie Yanci’s relationship unless Xu Shi accompanied him to the gathering.
• Xu Shi agreed to go with Song Zhixing and called Xu Yu to invite her and her friends to eat the food downstairs.
• Xie Yanci heard Xu Shi’s thoughts, spotted him entering with Song Zhixing, and saw Xu Shi wave at him.

At a banquet, Xu Shi enjoyed the food while Xie Yanci used Song Zhixing as cover to stay near him without revealing their relationship. Afterward, Xie Yanci picked Xu Shi up while slightly drunk, and Xu Shi invited him home to care for him.

• Xie Yanci asked Xu Shi why he had come to the banquet, and Song Zhixing jokingly answered for him before Xie Yanci told him to stay as a cover for his relationship with Xu Shi.
• At dinner, Xu Shi sat in the third private dining room, where Song Zhixing defended bringing him against Gu Shixu's taunts.
• Xu Shi ate his fill, then answered Xie Yanci's call and went to meet him in the underground parking garage.
• Xu Shi noticed Xie Yanci was slightly drunk, scolded him gently, and invited him home so he could look after him.
• Xie Yanci thanked Xu Shi by calling him honey.

Xu Shi told Xu Xingqi that he and Xie Yanci were together after Xu Xingqi interrupted their evening. Xie Yanci kissed Xu Shi in front of Xu Xingqi, leaving the three of them frozen in the apartment.

• Xu Shi and Xie Yanci returned to Xu Shi's apartment, where Xu Shi planned to let Xie Yanci stay the night.
• Xu Xingqi appeared in the hallway and confronted Xie Yanci for coming to Xu Shi's place late at night.
• Xu Shi took Xie Yanci's hand and told Xu Xingqi that they were together, adding that Xu Xingqi was the only person he had told.
• Xu Xingqi decided to sleep on the couch and demanded that Xie Yanci not touch or kiss Xu Shi.
• Xie Yanci put his arm around Xu Shi and kissed him in front of Xu Xingqi.

Xu Shi and Xie Yanci grew closer after Xie Yanci dealt with Xu Xingqi’s tears, but Xu Xingqi remained outside the bedroom as Xie Yanci began seducing Xu Shi. The chapter ended with the two kissing on the bed while Xu Xingqi’s protests continued outside.

• Xie Yanci returned to Xu Shi’s room exhausted after Xu Xingqi cried, and said he had threatened to have his assistant throw Xu Xingqi downstairs if he did not stop.
• Xu Shi overheard Xu Xingqi complaining that Xie Yanci was awful and vowing to become rich so Xu Shi would leave him.
• Xie Yanci caught Xu Shi eavesdropping, teased him about looking at another man, and kissed his ear and neck while Xu Xingqi called from outside.
• Xu Xingqi offered to sleep between them to protect Xu Shi, but Xu Shi insisted he was fine as Xie Yanci continued touching and kissing him.
• Xie Yanci locked the bedroom door and kissed Xu Shi on the bed while Xu Xingqi warned Xu Shi not to let him touch him.
• Xu Shi told Xie Yanci to be gentle, and Xie Yanci agreed.

Xu Shi woke up embarrassed and angry after Xie Yanci had sex with him while Xu Xingqi was still in the apartment, then began a cold war with Xie Yanci at work. A last-minute meeting brought Xu Shi to the president’s office, where he found Xie Yanci waiting in the VIP Lounge.

• Xu Shi found the apartment cleaned and Xu Xingqi gone, then ate breakfast with Xie Yanci, who admitted he had been unable to control himself the night before.
• Xu Shi realized Xu Xingqi might have heard them, accused Xie Yanci of doing it on purpose, and declared he would stop speaking to him.
• At the office, Xu Shi changed Xie Yanci’s contact name to “Free Duck” and decided to keep more distance from the men around him, though he still blamed Xie Yanci for making him jealous.
• Xu Shi’s manager summoned him to a last-minute meeting on the top floor, where Xu Shi entered the VIP Lounge and saw Xie Yanci seated there.

Xie Yanci commissioned two suits from Xu Shi and apologized for their argument the previous night, while Gu Jiming and Gu Shixu speculated about Xu Shi’s relationships. The chapter ended with Gu Shixu heading off to ask Xu Shi what was really going on.

• Xu Shi met Xie Yanci in Gu Jiming’s office, where Xie asked him to design suits for Liva.
• After Gu Jiming left them alone, Xie apologized and offered Xu a contract for ten suits; Xu negotiated it down to two and agreed to work with him.
• Xu Shi and Xie Yanci signed the revised contract in front of Gu Jiming and shook hands.
• Gu Jiming asked Gu Shixu about Xu Shi’s relationship with Xie, and Gu Shixu wrongly guessed that Xie was trying to break up Xu and Song Zhixing.
• Gu Jiming told Gu Shixu to build a good relationship with Xu and find out the truth, so Gu Shixu went to speak with him.

Xu Shi teased Xie Yanci by letting him overhear Gu Shixu boast about a celebrity boyfriend and an expensive diamond necklace. Xie Yanci went to the auction to confront Gu Shixu, only to discover Xu Shi had known the rival was lying and had been playing a prank on him.

• Gu Shixu barged into Xu Shi’s studio and claimed he had a celebrity boyfriend who was better-looking than Xu Shi.
• Xu Shi secretly video-called Xie Yanci, who overheard Gu Shixu insult Xu Shi and brag that he would give his new boyfriend a diamond necklace.
• Xie Yanci promised to buy Xu Shi a diamond necklace and invited him to the auction, but Xu Shi stayed behind to work on a proposal.
• Xie Yanci found that the auction had no expensive necklaces, then spotted Gu Shixu there alone without a boyfriend.
• Xu Shi laughed at Xie Yanci’s messages and admitted he had known Gu Shixu was lying, then sweetly asked for the necklace and told Xie Yanci he loved him.

Xie Yanci outbid Gu Shixu for a diamond necklace, then brought it to Xu Shi under the pretext of delivering the gift. He arrived at Xu Shi’s residential complex and reunited with him beneath a streetlight.

• Xie Yanci deliberately outbid Gu Shixu for a diamond necklace until Gu Shixu paid one million, then won it with a bid of one million and one.
• Xie Yanci told Gu Shixu that he had intentionally humiliated him, leaving Gu Shixu afraid his father would punish him for offending Xie Yanci.
• Xie Yanci photographed the necklace and sent it to Xu Shi, who praised his hand and agreed to see him.
• Xie Yanci asked Secretary Zhou to investigate Gu Shixu’s supposed boyfriend in the entertainment industry.
• Xie Yanci arrived at Xu Shi’s residential complex, where Xu Shi met him outside, accepted his coat, and kissed his cheek.

Xu Shi gave Xie Yanci a children’s phone watch that could track his location, and Xie Yanci accepted it to keep Xu Shi happy. The chapter ended with Xie Yanci wondering whether the tracking watch was too emotionally detached.

• Xie Yanci gave Xu Shi a diamond necklace, and Xu Shi decided to show it off to Gu Shixu the next day.
• Xie Yanci promised to get even with anyone who insulted Xu Shi, and Xu Shi kissed him.
• Xu Shi presented Xie Yanci with a children’s phone watch that could track his location through parental mode.
• Xie Yanci briefly upset Xu Shi by calling the watch a tracker, then claimed his second personality had said it and put it on.
• Xu Shi connected the watch to his phone and showed Xie Yanci that it displayed his location and whether he was standing or walking.

Xu Shi wore the diamond necklace Xie Yanci had given him to work, where Gu Shixu discovered that Xie Yanci was his boyfriend. Gu Shixu asked Xu Shi to put in a good word for him after realizing he had offended Xie Yanci at the auction.

• Xu Shi checked Xie Yanci’s location through the phone-watch app and teased him during a call, but hung up when Xie Yanci suggested they shower together and discuss human anatomy.
• Xu Shi thought about celebrating Xie Yanci’s upcoming birthday as Gu Shixu arrived and noticed the diamond necklace.
• Xu Shi teased Gu Shixu about the necklace before revealing that Xie Yanci was his boyfriend.
• Gu Shixu realized Xu Shi had deliberately outbid him at the auction and asked how he and Xie Yanci had met.
• Xu Shi said he had saved Xie Yanci’s life, and Gu Shixu pleaded with him to put in a good word with Xie Yanci.
• Xu Shi told Gu Shixu that it depended on his mood.

Xu Shi reassured the jealous Xie Yanci after Gu Shixu massaged his shoulders, and the two shared a kiss and promised to stay together. Xu Shi left the studio thinking about a birthday gift for Xie Yanci.

• Gu Shixu massaged Xu Shi’s shoulders and begged him not to tell his father about his behavior.
• Gu Jiming and Xie Yanci entered the studio, and Gu Shixu quickly withdrew his hands before leaving with his father.
• Xie Yanci admitted he was jealous of Gu Shixu touching Xu Shi, and Xu Shi invited him to join him at a massage parlor.
• Xu Shi and Xie Yanci kissed and promised to remain together, with Xie Yanci saying he would do everything he could to grant Xu Shi’s wish.
• Xu Shi noticed Xie Yanci wearing the children’s watch he had given him and wondered what birthday gift to get him.

Xu Shi decided to give Xie Yanci a new wedding ring and accepted an invitation to Liva’s annual fashion show, which Xie Yanci had arranged. He arrived at Liva with his young assistant, eager to see the show and its famous executives.

• Xu Shi saw that Xie Yanci’s wedding ring was gone and decided to give him a new one.
• Xu Shi received a Liva fashion show invitation listing Song Zhixing as the inviter and worried that attending as a rival-company designer might seem improper.
• Xu Shi called Xie Yanci, who confirmed he had sent the invitation and encouraged him to attend in person.
• Xu Shi went to Liva with his young assistant, who was excited to visit the fashion house and hoped to see President Xie and President Song.

Xu Shi watched Xie Yanci’s livestreamed interview and later took a concealed seat at Liva’s runway show, where Xie’s children’s watch sparked online gossip about his boyfriend. The chapter ended with Song Zhixing questioning Xu Shi’s presence and Xu Shi revealing that he was Xie Yanci’s boyfriend.

• Xu Shi watched Xie Yanci’s interview and noticed the children’s smartwatch he had given him on Xie’s wrist.
• Xu Shi read online comments speculating about Xie Yanci’s boyfriend, while his young assistant discovered that Xie had publicly come out.
• Xu Shi told his assistant he did not know who Xie’s boyfriend was, then went to his front-row seat at Liva’s runway show.
• Xu Shi covered his face with a mask and glasses as Xie Yanci arrived amid camera flashes.
• Song Zhixing questioned why Xu Shi was seated there, and Xu Shi told him he was Xie Yanci’s boyfriend.

Xu Shi attended Liva’s haute couture show with Xie Yanci, admiring the designs and laughing with him while Song Zhixing watched nearby. After leaving early to avoid the cameras, Xu Shi waited in Xie Yanci’s office, and they decided to go to Xu Shi’s home for the night.

• Song Zhixing recognized Xu Shi beneath his mask and glasses, then sat nearby as Xie Yanci joined Xu Shi.
• Xu Shi admired Liva’s runway designs and told Xie Yanci he was thinking about how rich he would be with such an amazing husband; Xie Yanci said everything was his.
• Xu Shi left the venue before the executive speeches, then told his assistant to return without him and went to Xie Yanci’s office.
• Xie Yanci arrived at his office early, explaining that Song Zhixing could handle the speeches, and invited Xu Shi to go home with him.
• Xu Shi chose his own home because it was closer to work the next day, and Xie Yanci agreed.

Xu Shi told Zhou An that he and Xie Yanci were together after Zhou An arrived at Xu Shi’s home with work notes. Once Zhou An left, Xie Yanci and Xu Shi planned to share an expensive bottle of wine and take the night off together.

• In the elevator, Xie Yanci asked Xu Shi to return to Liva, but Xu Shi refused and joked that he would help a rival company crush Liva.
• Xu Shi and Xie Yanci found Zhou An waiting outside Xu Shi’s apartment with notes from a company planning meeting.
• Xie Yanci challenged Zhou An for visiting Xu Shi late at night, and Zhou An replied that Xie Yanci was doing the same.
• Xu Shi took Xie Yanci’s hand and told Zhou An that they were together, after which Zhou An left the notes and went home.
• Inside, Xie Yanci asked Xu Shi for a kiss, and they decided to open a bottle of wine Xu Shi had received from Gu Shixu.

After a wine-fueled evening with Xie Yanci, Xu Shi woke up sore and learned that Xie Yanci had secured him a day off by contacting President Gu. They settled back into bed after Xie Yanci explained his excuse and Xu Shi checked the online rumors about their ages.

• Xie Yanci, tipsy after two glasses of wine, kissed Xu Shi and carried him to the bar counter before they ended up on the sofa together.
• Xu Shi woke up aching and scolded Xie Yanci for watching him sleep, then enjoyed his massage.
• Xie Yanci told Xu Shi that his supervisor had rejected his leave request, but he had gotten the day off by contacting President Gu as himself.
• Xie Yanci explained that he had claimed Song Zhixing had requested Xu Shi's presence for his birthday, and Xu Shi questioned whether President Gu knew the date.
• Xu Shi searched online and found rumors that Song Zhixing and Xie Yanci were both twenty-four, then decided to sleep longer.

Xu Shi made Xie Yanci a wedding ring for his birthday and discovered that a fashion-show photo had sparked speculation about Xie Yanci’s boyfriend. After the trending topic was removed, Xie Yanci invited Xu Shi over for his birthday weekend, but Xu Shi asked him to come to his place instead.

• Xu Shi chose a button for Xie Yanci’s suit and looked over the plain wedding ring he had made for Xie Yanci’s birthday.
• Xu Shi saw a trending topic speculating that the masked man beside Xie Yanci at the Liva Annual Fashion Show was his boyfriend.
• Xu Shi asked Xie Yanci and Secretary Zhou about the topic, and Secretary Zhou said it had been removed while Xie Yanci was in a meeting.
• Xu Shi noticed that Liva-related topics had replaced the Xie Yanci topics and decided to focus on planning Xie Yanci’s birthday.
• Xie Yanci called Xu Shi, confirmed the comments had not revealed his identity, and invited him over for the weekend.
• Xu Shi told Xie Yanci to come to his place instead.