Chapter Summaries

Gu Nian'an remained gravely ill while online rumors about him intensified, prompting friends and colleagues to defend him publicly. Fu Xiuyuan discovered the attacks and evidence that Jubao Company had promoted the incident, then ordered legal notices sent to those spreading rumors.

• Fu Xiuyuan worried over Gu Nian'an's persistent high fever and let him sleep before answering a call about the online uproar.
• Fu Xiuyuan read the comments and private messages on Gu Nian'an's Weibo account while Gu Nian'an remained unaware of the rumors.
• Mu Chen revealed that Gu Nian'an had cared for him at their orphanage, and Yu Songqing, Ji Baiwei, Ji Yaozhi, Yun Bingxia, Lin Xianyu, and Ai Mingzhu also defended Gu Nian'an.
• Fu Xiuyuan reviewed evidence of Jubao Company's scandals and its role in promoting the incident, then ordered his secretary to identify attackers and send legal notices.

Fu Xiuyuan decided to go public with his relationship with Gu Nian'an after Fu Yu and the Yongan Legal Team threatened legal action against people spreading rumors about him. Gu Nian'an agreed and shared why he had entered entertainment, while Fu Xiuyuan promised they would not be separated.

• Fu Yu announced it had preserved evidence against people who abused or spread rumors about Gu Nian'an, and the Yongan Legal Team said it would pursue the case.
• Gu Nian'an woke from his fever and learned about the legal notices from Fu Xiuyuan.
• Fu Xiuyuan suggested they make their relationship public, and Gu Nian'an agreed after explaining he was worried about the effects on Fu Xiuyuan.
• Gu Nian'an told Fu Xiuyuan that he had entered entertainment partly hoping his mother would see him and find him.
• Fu Xiuyuan comforted Gu Nian'an, promising that they would not be separated.

Fu Xiuyuan and Gu Nian'an held a livestream press conference, revealed they were married, and refuted rumors about Gu Nian'an’s connections and the leaked photos. Gu Nian'an announced he would likely leave the entertainment industry, then publicly confessed his love to Fu Xiuyuan and promised not to leave him.

• Fu Xiuyuan brought Gu Nian'an to Fu Yu Group’s press conference and introduced him as his husband.
• Fu Xiuyuan explained that he was the man in the leaked photos and denied that Gu Nian'an had relied on his influence for roles.
• Fu Xiuyuan revealed that he had given Gu Nian'an the earrings and vowed to pursue those who had spread the rumors, while the people from Jubao regretted fabricating them.
• Gu Nian'an said he would probably no longer work in entertainment and thanked Fu Xiuyuan for supporting and protecting him.
• Gu Nian'an kissed Fu Xiuyuan in front of the reporters and promised that he would stay with him and loved only him.

After Jubao went bankrupt and its exploited artists received legal help, online posts revealed how Fu Xiuyuan had supported Gu Nian'an and how their romance had unfolded. Fu Xiuyuan and Gu Nian'an shared a passionate kiss, but a ringing phone interrupted them.

• Jubao faced scandals and bankruptcy, while Yong'an's legal team helped artists escape its exploitative contracts.
• Online commenters praised Fu Xiuyuan's leadership of Fu Yu Group and shared stories of his relationship with Gu Nian'an.
• Employees and crew members recalled Fu Xiuyuan caring for Gu Nian'an, visiting his film set, and protecting him during the show.
• Fu Xiuyuan read the online well-wishes and held Gu Nian'an close as he remembered Gu Nian'an's public declaration of love.
• Gu Nian'an teased Fu Xiuyuan with a kiss, and Fu Xiuyuan kissed him passionately before his phone rang.

Fu Xiuyuan and Gu Nian'an attended Li Mochen's banquet, where Li Mochen questioned Gu Nian'an about his parents and orphanage, raising suspicions about his past. After Gu Nian'an reunited with Ji Baiwei, a server spilled drinks on his suit, and Fu Xiuyuan helped him prepare to change.

• Fu Xiuyuan agreed to attend Li Mochen's banquet after Li Mochen said he had something important to tell them about Gu Nian'an.
• At the banquet, Li Mochen asked Gu Nian'an about his father, mother, and the orphanage where he grew up, but Fu Xiuyuan stopped the questioning.
• Gu Nian'an felt uneasy at the banquet, then sat with Ji Baiwei, who asked about his pale appearance at the press conference.
• A server stumbled and spilled drinks over Gu Nian'an's suit, and Fu Xiuyuan removed his wet outer layer while Li Mochen signaled the server to leave.

Ji Baiwei recognized Gu Nian'an as the child she had believed died after seeing his butterfly birthmark, while Fu Xiuyuan took him away from the banquet. Li Mochen revealed that he had suspected Gu Nian'an’s identity for months and had arranged the incident to confirm it.

• Li Mochen told Gu Nian'an to change out of his alcohol-soaked clothes, but Ji Baiwei saw the butterfly birthmark on his waist and broke down.
• Gu Nian'an tried to comfort Ji Baiwei, but Fu Xiuyuan pulled him away when she desperately reached for him.
• Fu Xiuyuan took Gu Nian'an from the banquet hall, leaving Li Mochen to steady the distraught Ji Baiwei.
• Ji Baiwei asked Li Mochen when he had discovered Gu Nian'an’s identity, and he said he had begun to suspect it last winter and later confirmed it.
• Li Mochen explained that Gu Nian'an’s resemblance, orphanage location, and birthmark had convinced him he was Ji Baiwei’s child, so he arranged the banquet to verify it.

Ji Baiwei met Fu Xiuyuan and agreed to wait for the paternity test before seeing Gu Nian'an, while Fu Xiuyuan affirmed that he loved him. After the test confirmed the relationship, Fu Xiuyuan told Gu Nian'an that his mother had been found, and Gu's overwhelming grief brought on a breathing crisis.

• Ji Baiwei asked Li Mochen to arrange a meeting with Fu Xiuyuan so she could discuss Gu Nian'an with him.
• Fu Xiuyuan gave Ji Baiwei hair and nail samples for a paternity test and asked her not to act rashly or raise Gu Nian'an's hopes before the results came back.
• Ji Baiwei asked whether Gu Nian'an had been well, and Fu Xiuyuan said he was doing well now; he also told her firmly that he loved Gu Nian'an and that he was his everything.
• At the manor, Fu Xiuyuan showed Gu Nian'an the paternity test report and asked whether he wanted to see his mother.
• Gu Nian'an broke down in tears at the news, then began coughing and struggling to breathe, so Fu Xiuyuan rushed him to the bedroom and called for emergency medical help.
• The medical staff used a ventilator to stabilize Gu Nian'an's breathing.

After learning that Ji Baiwei was his mother, Gu Nian'an overcame his anxiety and reunited with her at her home. He began to feel happy with both Ji Baiwei and Fu Xiuyuan beside him.

• Gu Nian'an woke after fainting and asked Fu Xiuyuan his mother's name; Fu Xiuyuan told him she was Ji Baiwei.
• Fu Xiuyuan explained that Ji Baiwei had believed Gu Nian'an was dead until she recognized his birthmark, and promised to support him whenever he chose to meet her.
• The next day, Gu Nian'an and Fu Xiuyuan visited Ji Baiwei's villa, where Gu Nian'an nervously called her Mom.
• Ji Baiwei embraced Gu Nian'an, apologized through tears, and shared stories from their past while Fu Xiuyuan quietly gave them space.
• Gu Nian'an cried as he listened, then told Ji Baiwei he was happy to have both her and Fu Xiuyuan by his side.

Gu Nian'an decided to leave Ji Baiwei’s villa and return to the estate with Fu Xiuyuan, while Ji Baiwei reluctantly accepted his choice and worried about his future. After the couple left, she remembered Ji Yaozhi’s suspicions about Fu Xiuyuan and his behavior toward An'an on the show.

• Gu Nian'an told Ji Baiwei he planned to return to the estate with Fu Xiuyuan, and promised they would visit each other often.
• Ji Baiwei sang Gu Nian'an to sleep and assured him that her home would always be his safe harbor.
• Fu Xiuyuan woke Gu Nian'an the next morning and told him they would go home after breakfast.
• Gu Nian'an left with Fu Xiuyuan while Ji Baiwei watched them go and worried that Fu Xiuyuan might hurt him someday.
• Ji Baiwei recalled that Ji Yaozhi had claimed Fu Xiuyuan deceived An'an and remembered how Yaozhi had treated An'an on the show.

Online speculation about Gu Nian'an and Fu Xiuyuan escalated after an anonymous post claimed Fu Xiuyuan married him to inherit family shares. Ji Baiwei checked on Gu Nian'an, and Fu Xiuyuan learned about the rumors as Gu Nian'an asked what was wrong.

• People online questioned why Gu Nian'an and Fu Xiuyuan had married, while others defended the couple.
• An anonymous user claimed Fu Xiuyuan had married Gu Nian'an to satisfy his grandfather's will and inherit shares, and other commenters spread allegations about Fu Xiuyuan's ruthlessness.
• The rumors spread, prompting fans to question whether Gu Nian'an had been forced to retire and whether Fu Xiuyuan would abandon him.
• Ji Baiwei called to check that Gu Nian'an was safe, and Fu Xiuyuan took the phone and learned what had happened online.
• After the call, Gu Nian'an noticed Fu Xiuyuan's grave expression and asked whether something had happened.

Gu Nian'an learned that online commenters were attacking Fu Xiuyuan over the Fu Family's will, and he publicly defended his partner. He also told Ji Baiwei how their relationship began, leaving her heartbroken as she confronted the hardships he had endured.

• Fu Xiuyuan told Gu Nian'an that the will had been posted online and people were using it to stir up trouble.
• Gu Nian'an read a comment calling Fu Xiuyuan an ungrateful bastard and posted a defense of him online.
• Gu Nian'an reassured Ji Baiwei, then admitted that he and Fu Xiuyuan had initially married because of a contract tied to the will.
• Ji Baiwei cried while holding a photograph of Gu Nian'an and reflecting on his loneliness and past hardships.

Fu Xiuyuan publicly confirmed his marriage to Gu Nian'an and revealed that he had placed half of Fu Yu Group's shares and much of his wealth under Gu Nian'an's control. As netizens reacted, accounts exposed the abuse Fu Xiuyuan had suffered from Fu Wensheng and explained how Fu Xiuyuan had rebuilt Fu Yu Group.

• Fu Yu Group reposted Fu Xiuyuan's Weibo post, where he shared his marriage certificate, property documents, and a photo of their wedding rings.
• Fu Xiuyuan declared that he loved Gu Nian'an and would not let him go unless Gu Nian'an stopped loving him.
• Netizens questioned rumors that Fu Xiuyuan had suppressed his family, and a relative described how Fu Wensheng had betrayed Shang Zelan and mistreated Fu Xiuyuan after her death.
• Other commenters confirmed that Fu Xiuyuan had revived Fu Yu Group, expanded it overseas, and led projects that produced popular products and affordable medicines.
• Netizens praised Fu Xiuyuan and Gu Nian'an for publicly standing by their marriage and hoped they would stay together.

Gu Nian'an's acute bronchitis brought Ji Baiwei to the manor, where she discovered a deep scar on his wrist and broke down apologizing for the suffering he had endured. As she and Fu Xiuyuan comforted him, Gu Nian'an began coughing blood, and they rushed him to the private hospital.

• Gu Nian'an developed a high fever and acute bronchitis, and Ji Baiwei hurried to the manor to see him.
• Ji Baiwei found Gu Nian'an pale and trembling in bed while Fu Xiuyuan cared for him and fed him pear soup.
• Ji Baiwei saw a deep scar beneath Gu Nian'an's cuff, pulled him into her arms, and repeatedly apologized for failing him.
• Gu Nian'an comforted Ji Baiwei, but began crying and coughing uncontrollably, so Fu Xiuyuan separated them.
• Gu Nian'an coughed blood, and Fu Xiuyuan carried him toward the private hospital as Ji Baiwei followed.

Ji Baiwei discovered that Fu Xiuyuan had been tracking Gu Nian'an and confronted him, but Gu Nian'an defended Fu Xiuyuan and reassured his mother that their love was real. Later, Fu Xiuyuan feared Gu Nian'an had learned the truth about his possessiveness, but Gu Nian'an comforted him and declared that he loved him.

• Ji Baiwei removed the locator hidden behind Gu Nian'an's Sapphire Earring and angrily confronted Fu Xiuyuan about monitoring her son.
• Fu Xiuyuan said he tracked Gu Nian'an to protect him, but Ji Baiwei tried to strike him over the scars on Gu Nian'an's wrist.
• Gu Nian'an stopped Ji Baiwei and explained that he had signed Fu Xiuyuan's contract willingly and believed Fu Xiuyuan would never hurt him.
• Ji Baiwei accepted that she could not choose Gu Nian'an's relationship for him and tearfully held him as Fu Xiuyuan watched with a bleeding hand.
• Fu Xiuyuan asked Gu Nian'an whether he knew everything and feared his love frightened him, but Gu Nian'an kissed and reassured him.
• Gu Nian'an told Fu Xiuyuan that he was his home, redemption, and hope, and Fu Xiuyuan embraced and kissed him.

Ji Baiwei and Ji Yaozhi learned that Gu Nian'an was the childhood He Yun'an whom Ji Yaozhi had believed was dead, and they visited the orphanage where he grew up. The chapter left them reading his old diary, which might reveal more about his past.

• Ji Yaozhi asked Ji Baiwei whether Gu Nian'an was his younger brother, and she confirmed that he was He Yun'an.
• Ji Yaozhi recalled how He Yun'an had followed him as a child and grieved over the hardships his younger brother must have endured.
• Ji Baiwei took Ji Yaozhi to Warm Home, where director Zhang Wenzhi recognized Gu Nian'an and recalled his kindness to the other children.
• Zhang Wenzhi showed Ji Baiwei and Ji Yaozhi the orphanage's reading room and gave them Gu Nian'an's old diary.
• Ji Baiwei opened the diary and began reading Gu Nian'an's childish handwriting.

Ji Baiwei read Gu Nian'an’s childhood diary and learned how much pain he had endured after being abandoned, then grieved that she had failed to find him sooner. Ji Yaozhi urged her to make their relationship public, and she announced that Gu Nian'an was her son and would receive one-third of the Ji Family’s shares.

• Ji Baiwei read diary entries describing Gu Nian'an’s loneliness, pain, and longing for a home and love.
• Ji Baiwei broke down in tears, realizing the diary explained why Gu Nian'an married Fu Xiuyuan and defended him.
• Ji Baiwei recalled that she had believed Gu Nian'an was dead after He Yunzhou’s mistress told her a child had died on the mountain.
• Ji Baiwei blamed herself for pushing Gu Nian'an toward Fu Xiuyuan, and Ji Yaozhi urged her to publicly acknowledge him with the Ji Family’s support.
• Ji Baiwei announced online that Gu Nian'an was her son and that she would give him one-third of the Ji Family’s shares, attaching a DNA report.

After learning that Gu Nian'an was Ji Baiwei's lost son, Ji Baiwei and Ji Yaozhi welcomed him home and promised to protect him. Ji Baiwei accepted his marriage to Fu Xiuyuan, gave them matching jade pendants, and asked Fu Xiuyuan to keep her son safe.

• Ji Yaozhi congratulated Gu Nian'an on coming home and offered support from himself and Ji Baiwei.
• Gu Nian'an reassured Ji Baiwei and Ji Yaozhi that he was happy to reunite with them, while holding Fu Xiuyuan's hand.
• Ji Yaozhi asked Gu Nian'an to call him his big brother, and Ji Baiwei promised that she would protect her son.
• Gu Nian'an said they were a family and drew Fu Xiuyuan closer, affirming that he belonged with both him and his newly found relatives.
• Ji Baiwei gave Gu Nian'an and Fu Xiuyuan matching crescent jade pendants and asked Fu Xiuyuan not to hurt her son.
• Fu Xiuyuan promised Ji Baiwei that he would love, protect, and take good care of Gu Nian'an.

Fu Xiuyuan confronted Fu Wensheng at the Fu Family’s old residence as Fu Shirui faced prosecution and the family’s power collapsed. As Fu Xiuyuan left with Gu Nian'an, Fu Shirui grabbed a knife and lunged at him.

• Gu Nian'an asked Fu Xiuyuan whether Fu Shirui’s scandals and impending lawsuits would affect him, and Fu Xiuyuan promised that everyone who had bullied Gu Nian'an would be punished.
• At the Fu Family’s old residence, Fu Wensheng threw a teacup and accused Fu Xiuyuan of sending Fu Shirui to prison, while Fu Xiuyuan said they were facing the consequences of their own actions.
• Fu Wensheng attacked Fu Xiuyuan, who dodged and pinned him to the floor before Fu Shirui and Shang Muxue came downstairs.
• Fu Wensheng disowned Fu Xiuyuan, and Fu Shirui threatened that Fu Xiuyuan would pay, but Fu Xiuyuan left with Gu Nian'an without taking him seriously.
• After Fu Xiuyuan and Gu Nian'an turned to leave, Fu Shirui grabbed a knife from the coffee table and lunged at Fu Xiuyuan.

Fu Shirui stabbed Shang Muxue, who took the knife for Fu Xiuyuan, and learned from her that she had always hated him. As Shang Muxue lost consciousness and was taken away by ambulance, police arrested Fu Shirui.

• Fu Shirui stabbed Shang Muxue in the abdomen, and she shoved him away before collapsing.
• Fu Xiuyuan gave Gu Nian'an instructions to call the police and an ambulance, then treated Shang Muxue's wound.
• Shang Muxue told Fu Shirui he should never have been born and that she hated him, leaving him devastated as he begged to know if she had ever loved him.
• As Shang Muxue faded, she thought of her sister Shang Zelan and hoped to see her again.
• Doctors carried Shang Muxue away on a stretcher, while police cuffed Fu Shirui and took him away despite his protests.

Shang Muxue relived the memories of how Shang Zelan had repeatedly protected and accepted her as a younger sister. She recalled how Shang Zelan’s marriage to Fu Wensheng trapped her in the Fu Family after it took over the Shang businesses, and how Muxue lost access to her sister once she became pregnant.

• Shang Zelan rescued Shang Muxue from a pond and told her to stand up for herself.
• Shang Zelan defended Shang Muxue after she won a piano competition, declaring that she was better at piano.
• After Shang Zeyu died, Shang Muxue apologized to Shang Zelan, who told her that their shared family made repayment unnecessary.
• Shang Muxue learned that Fu Wensheng’s family had engineered the Shang Family’s troubles and taken over its companies.
• Shang Muxue urged the pregnant Shang Zelan to leave with her, but Shang Zelan chose to keep the child, and Fu Wensheng soon prevented Muxue from visiting.