Chapter Summaries

Bai Rui recalled how Fu Wensheng’s abuse led to Shang Zelan’s death and how she devoted herself to revenge by raising Fu Shirui to fail. As her own life ebbed away, she saw memories of her sister and wondered whether Shang Zelan hated her.

• Bai Rui remembered that Fu Wensheng had pursued her because she resembled Shang Zelan and had forced her to give birth to Fu Shirui.
• Bai Rui recalled Shang Zelan entrusting her with a box for her child and leaving despite Bai Rui’s pleas to escape.
• After Shang Zelan died, Fu Wensheng admitted that he had tampered with her medication, and Bai Rui resolved to avenge her sister.
• Bai Rui pretended to become Shang Zelan so Fu Wensheng would favor her, while secretly guiding Fu Shirui toward ruin so he would not hinder Fu Xiuyuan.
• As Bai Rui lay dying beside the bloodied Fu Shirui, she remembered Shang Zelan and wished she could see her sister again.

After spending the day with Ji Baiwei, Gu Nian'an was struck by a speeding car while pushing her out of its path. Ji Baiwei followed him to the hospital as he remained unconscious, and the chapter left his condition unknown.

• Gu Nian'an asked Fu Xiuyuan whether Shang Muxue was all right, and Fu Xiuyuan said she had not woken up yet.
• Ji Baiwei invited Gu Nian'an to spend time with her, and Fu Xiuyuan encouraged him to go.
• Gu Nian'an and Ji Baiwei walked by the river and reminisced about their past together.
• As they waited for a driver, Gu Nian'an saw a car speeding toward them and shoved Ji Baiwei out of its way.
• The car struck Gu Nian'an, leaving him unconscious and bleeding as Ji Baiwei struggled to call for help.
• Bystanders called the police and an ambulance, and Ji Baiwei accompanied Gu Nian'an to the hospital.

Gu Nian'an died in the hospital after telling Ji Baiwei that Fu Shirui had caused the car crash and asking her to care for Fu Xiuyuan. Fu Xiuyuan arrived, took Gu Nian'an's body, and said he was taking him home.

• Gu Nian'an walked through a dark, star-filled passage and entered a path of light.
• Gu Nian'an awoke briefly in the hospital and told Ji Baiwei not to blame herself for what had happened to him.
• Gu Nian'an told Ji Baiwei that Fu Shirui had caused the crash and asked her to tell Fu Xiuyuan they would meet again.
• Gu Nian'an asked Ji Baiwei to treat Fu Xiuyuan as family and not let him spend the New Year alone; then he died.
• Zhao Ying felt sudden pain and began crying while grooming a kitten in the bookstore.
• Fu Xiuyuan arrived at the hospital, lifted Gu Nian'an's body, and told Ji Baiwei he was taking him home.

After Gu Nian'an died, Fu Xiuyuan cared for his body and clung to it in despair. Ji Baiwei urged him to live and seek justice, while Fu Shirui was arrested; the chapter ended with Fu Xiuyuan still hoping Gu Nian'an would return and Renata dreaming of its owner.

• Fu Xiuyuan washed Gu Nian'an's bloodied body, trimmed his nails, and held him while mourning that he had left him.
• Ji Baiwei found Fu Xiuyuan tending to Gu Nian'an's corpse and told him that An'an had named Fu Shirui as his killer.
• Fu Xiuyuan offered Ji Baiwei control of Fu Yu so he could avenge Gu Nian'an, but she refused to let him destroy himself and reminded him that An'an had loved him and wanted him to live.
• Fu Xiuyuan wept and agreed to carry on, while Ji Baiwei insisted that they avenge An'an without sacrificing his life.
• Fu Shirui was arrested, and Fu Xiuyuan continued holding Gu Nian'an's body, hoping for a miracle as Renata curled up beside them and dreamed of its owner.

Gu Nian'an awoke in the Star Sea, grieving his separation from Fu Xiuyuan, until Shang Zelan comforted him and revealed she had once become the world’s first cornerstone in her son’s place. She sent Gu Nian'an back, asking him to tell Fu Xiuyuan that she loved him and had never regretted giving birth to him.

• Gu Nian'an found himself in the Star Sea and followed a familiar blue star into the palace where Yu Meng had once brought him.
• Gu Nian'an mourned leaving Fu Xiuyuan and feared being alone, clutching the ring on his finger as he cried.
• Shang Zelan appeared, comforted Gu Nian'an, and revealed that Yu Meng had shown her the truth about the world and its cycles.
• Shang Zelan explained that she had become the first cornerstone in Fu Xiuyuan's place until Gu Nian'an arrived.
• Shang Zelan sent Gu Nian'an back and asked him to tell Fu Xiuyuan that she loved him and had never regretted giving birth to him.

After nearly half a month of mourning Gu Nian'an, Fu Xiuyuan watched him return to life in his arms. Gu Nian'an reassured him they would stay together, while his eyes and hair changed to starry blue and snow-white.

• Fu Xiuyuan held Gu Nian'an's cold, seemingly sleeping body and finally broke down, admitting his beloved was gone.
• A wisp of starlight entered Gu Nian'an, restoring warmth and color as he woke and told Fu Xiuyuan he had returned.
• Fu Xiuyuan embraced and kissed Gu Nian'an, apologizing for failing to protect him, while Gu Nian'an comforted him.
• Fu Xiuyuan noticed Gu Nian'an's eyes had turned deep blue and his hair was turning white, then carried him indoors.
• Gu Nian'an promised Fu Xiuyuan they would be together forever, and the next morning he worried about his white hair while Fu Xiuyuan reassured him it was beautiful.

Fu Shirui learned that Shang Muxue had never loved him and died after telling her he loved her. Shang Muxue killed Fu Wensheng, then took her own life at Shang Zelan’s grave, mourning the son she had failed.

• Shang Muxue told Fu Shirui she had never loved him and said he should pay for his sins; he declared his love for her before she left.
• Fu Shirui died by lethal injection, recalling his painful childhood and the warmth of Shang Muxue’s embrace.
• Shang Muxue revealed that she had caused Fu Wensheng’s illness, set fire to the residence with him chained inside, and left him to die.
• Shang Muxue visited Shang Zelan’s grave, placed flowers there, and took drugs to end her life.
• As she died, Shang Muxue remembered the young Fu Shirui asking her to notice his blond hair and regretted failing him.

Ji Baiwei discovered that Gu Nian'an was alive and reunited with him at Fu Xiuyuan's Manor. She told Fu Xiuyuan that Fu Wensheng and Shang Muxue were dead, and he learned from Shang Muxue's letter that Fu Wensheng had caused his mother's death; the family decided to explain Gu Nian'an's return as a recovery from a coma.

• Ji Baiwei entered Fu Xiuyuan's bedroom and found Gu Nian'an alive in his arms.
• Ji Baiwei embraced Gu Nian'an, wept, and reassured herself that his changed appearance did not matter as long as he had returned.
• Ji Baiwei told Fu Xiuyuan that Fu Shirui and Fu Wensheng were dead, and that Shang Muxue had died by suicide at his mother's grave.
• Ji Baiwei showed Fu Xiuyuan Shang Muxue's letter, which revealed that Fu Wensheng had driven Shang Zelan to her death.
• Gu Nian'an comforted Fu Xiuyuan as he struggled with grief and rage, and Fu Xiuyuan vowed that the other people involved would not escape justice.
• Fu Xiuyuan proposed saying Gu Nian'an had awakened from a vegetative state, then pulled him close and promised to protect him.

Readers discussed the Fu Family scandal, including Fu Wensheng’s crimes and the deaths of Fu Shirui and Shang Muxue, then shared news of Gu Nian'an’s near-fatal accident and Fu Xiuyuan’s devotion to him. They ended by hoping Gu Nian'an recovered and the couple stayed safe together.

• Adventure-loving monkey king recounted that Fu Wensheng had caused Shang Zelan’s mental illness and death, schemed to take the Shang Family company, and was burned to death by Shang Muxue, who later died by suicide.
• An baby in one hand, Yu baby in the other revealed that Fu Shirui had hit Gu Nian'an with his car, leaving him gravely injured while Ji Baiwei panicked at the scene.
• Evening wish said Gu Nian'an had seemed beyond saving at the hospital, but Fu Xiuyuan carried him away and he later woke up.
• Raise a cup to invite the moon reported that Fu Xiuyuan handed Fu Yu Group to Ji Baiwei and had become openly affectionate with Gu Nian'an, who often visited him at work.
• Stars reflected that Fu Xiuyuan and Gu Nian'an understood each other’s insecurities and gave each other security through their intense love.
• Where's my wife expressed sympathy for Fu Xiuyuan’s painful family history and hoped Gu Nian'an would recover.

Gu Nian'an and Fu Xiuyuan shared a tender evening with their kitten, Renata, whose memories revealed its past life with Gu Nian'an. The next morning, Gu Nian'an promised Fu Xiuyuan he would never leave him again, and Fu Xiuyuan held him close as they prepared to visit Zhao Ying.

• Gu Nian'an checked his black contacts and worried about his snow-white hair before Fu Xiuyuan found him and kissed him.
• Gu Nian'an and Fu Xiuyuan trimmed Renata's claws, and the kitten nestled affectionately against Gu Nian'an.
• Renata dreamed of its former life with Gu Nian'an, its death, and their reunion after it was reborn as a kitten.
• Fu Xiuyuan told Gu Nian'an that Zhao Ying wanted to see him, and Gu Nian'an asked him to come along.
• The next morning, Fu Xiuyuan helped Gu Nian'an get ready to visit Zhao Ying, and Gu Nian'an tearfully promised they would stay together forever.

Gu Nian'an visited Zhao Ying's bookstore with Fu Xiuyuan, met her many kittens, and shared a meal with her as memories stirred in both of them. As evening came, Gu Nian'an asked to stay the night, leaving with his emotions tightly held back while Fu Xiuyuan reassured him.

• Fu Xiuyuan brought Gu Nian'an to Zhao Ying's bookstore, where Zhao Ying was overcome with emotion at the sight of his white hair.
• Zhao Ying showed Gu Nian'an her courtyard full of kittens, and he asked whether she truly liked keeping them.
• Zhao Ying asked about Gu Nian'an's car accident, and he assured her that he had recovered.
• Zhao Ying invited Gu Nian'an and Fu Xiuyuan to eat, and Gu Nian'an cried when her care reminded him of his mother.
• As dusk fell, Fu Xiuyuan said they should leave, but Gu Nian'an asked Zhao Ying if they could stay the night.
• Zhao Ying agreed and went to prepare a room, while Fu Xiuyuan comforted a trembling Gu Nian'an.

Gu Nian'an played Zhao Ying’s old piano and comforted her by promising to visit again, then broke down over the painful memories the visit had stirred. Later, he told Fu Xiuyuan about the visions of his past and future, including Fu Xiuyuan’s death, and reassured him that they would meet again and stay together.

• Zhao Ying showed Gu Nian'an the piano she had kept for over twenty years and told him about the child she had lost.
• Gu Nian'an played a sorrowful melody on the piano, moving Zhao Ying to tears.
• That night, Gu Nian'an sobbed in Fu Xiuyuan’s arms, and Fu Xiuyuan comforted him until he fell asleep.
• The next morning, Gu Nian'an told Zhao Ying he was happy and promised to bring Renata to visit her kittens.
• After Fu Xiuyuan gave Renata its eye drops, Gu Nian'an confessed what Yu Meng had told him and what he had seen, including Fu Xiuyuan’s death.
• Fu Xiuyuan asked whether they would be separated, and Gu Nian'an reassured him that they would meet again and remain together.

Gu Nian'an spent New Year at the Manor while recovering from a fever, with Fu Xiuyuan and Ji Baiwei caring for him. The family welcomed Fu Xiuyuan as a son, and Ji Baiwei later looked after him as well as An'an.

• Ji Baiwei visited the Manor and found Gu Nian'an feverish, while Yaozhi was away performing in Cangzhou.
• Fu Xiuyuan brought Gu Nian'an loquat-and-pear soup and cared for him as Ji Baiwei watched.
• Gu Nian'an and Fu Xiuyuan treated Renata's inflamed eyes, making Ji Baiwei smile at their closeness.
• Ji Baiwei gave Gu Nian'an and Fu Xiuyuan prayer bracelets; Gu Nian'an urged Fu Xiuyuan to call her Mom, and he did.
• The three welcomed the New Year together, and later Ji Baiwei brought water to Fu Xiuyuan and tucked the sleeping Gu Nian'an in.

Ji Baiwei apologized to Fu Xiuyuan for her prejudice and welcomed him into her family, comforting him as Gu Nian'an embraced him. In spring, Gu Nian'an reunited with Renata through a familiar willow-branch game and tearfully told him it was good to see him again.

• Ji Baiwei told Fu Xiuyuan she would not interfere in his relationship with Gu Nian'an and invited him to celebrate future New Years with the family.
• Gu Nian'an revealed he had heard their conversation and reassured Fu Xiuyuan that Ji Baiwei was his family too.
• Ji Baiwei joined their hands and blessed them, and Fu Xiuyuan wept as Gu Nian'an comforted him.
• In spring, Renata brought Gu Nian'an a willow branch and played with it as he remembered.
• Gu Nian'an hugged Renata, cried, and told him it was good to see him again.

Gu Nian'an accepted an invitation to join the livestreamed variety show “With You All the Way” and asked to bring his husband, Fu Xiuyuan, as his partner. A month later, the production team arrived at their enormous manor, stunning the livestream audience.

• Lin Shuxue invited Gu Nian'an to join Baiyu's travel variety show, and he agreed.
• Gu Nian'an asked whether Fu Xiuyuan could be his partner, and Lin Shuxue confirmed that he could.
• The guest list went public, prompting online excitement and speculation about Gu Nian'an's partner.
• A month later, the production team traveled to Gu Nian'an and Fu Xiuyuan's home as more than a million viewers watched the livestream.
• Security guards let the production team into the luxurious manor, and viewers marveled at its size and the medical equipment visible nearby.

The livestream crew visited Fu Xiuyuan and Gu Nian'an’s Manor to film the couple’s daily life. Gu Nian'an woke from an illness to find the crew watching, and the chapter ended with him reassuring Fu Xiuyuan after explaining the many security cameras in their home.

• The production crew toured the Manor and met Fu Xiuyuan, who said Gu Nian'an was still recovering and led them upstairs.
• Fu Xiuyuan woke Gu Nian'an, carried him to the bathroom, and helped him wash while the crew waited outside.
• Fu Xiuyuan helped Gu Nian'an put in colored contacts, and the field director introduced him as Gu Nian'an’s husband to the livestream audience.
• The crew began setting up cameras and noticed the home already had many small cameras installed.
• Gu Nian'an explained that Fu Xiuyuan had installed the cameras because he worried about leaving him alone when he was sick, then reassured Fu Xiuyuan with a smile.

During a livestream Q&A, Gu Nian'an and Fu Xiuyuan shared what they admired about each other and recalled how their love began. They ended the conversation gazing at one another, both grateful to have found someone who understood and protected them.

• Zhao Qing introduced the livestream Q&A and asked Gu Nian'an and Fu Xiuyuan to name each other's good qualities.
• Gu Nian'an praised Fu Xiuyuan's gentleness, patience, and dependability, while Fu Xiuyuan said Gu Nian'an was sweet, thoughtful, and accepting of his flaws.
• Fu Xiuyuan said he had kissed Gu Nian'an on a Ferris wheel because he feared Gu Nian'an might disappear, and Gu Nian'an admitted he had already liked him.
• Gu Nian'an said he fell for Fu Xiuyuan because the man cared for and protected him when he had always been alone.
• Fu Xiuyuan recalled falling for Gu Nian'an on a snowy night when Gu Nian'an comforted him and promised to stay, and said he wanted to spend his life with him.

During the final Q&A, Gu Nian'an explained that he confessed to Fu Xiuyuan when he feared he would die after falling into the water. The couple then cared for Renata and began a tour of their Manor, leaving the guests ready to explore the grounds.

• Zhao Qing asked who confessed first, and Gu Nian'an said he did while he was drowning and thought he might die.
• Fu Xiuyuan pulled Gu Nian'an into his arms and promised he would never let him face that danger again.
• Renata ran downstairs, and Gu Nian'an introduced the cat as his and Fu Xiuyuan's favorite little darling.
• Fu Xiuyuan and Gu Nian'an trimmed Renata's claws together, then Gu Nian'an comforted the sulking kitten.
• After lunch, Fu Xiuyuan kissed Gu Nian'an and went upstairs to handle company business.
• Gu Nian'an agreed to show Zhao Qing and the crew around the Manor and led them outside.

Gu Nian'an showed the production crew around the Manor, where they saw the medical building and the rose garden with the piano Fu Xiuyuan had used to confess his love. After a tender evening together, Gu Nian'an and Fu Xiuyuan prepared to leave, but Zhao Qing told them a problem with the car and plane tickets might delay their departure.

• Gu Nian'an introduced the Manor's staff quarters and medical building, where he explained that Li Changyu was Fu Xiuyuan's longtime private doctor.
• Gu Nian'an showed the crew the rose garden and said the piano there was the one Fu Xiuyuan had used to confess his love on New Year's Day.
• After the tour, Fu Xiuyuan massaged Gu Nian'an's legs, then carried him to bed when he fell asleep on the sofa.
• Fu Xiuyuan woke Gu Nian'an briefly to remove his black colored contacts, and the two fell asleep together.
• After they packed to leave, Zhao Qing told Gu Nian'an and Fu Xiuyuan that a problem with the car and plane tickets might delay their departure.

Fu Xiuyuan took Gu Nian'an and the crew to the filming location by helicopter, where he reunited with the other guests and introduced himself as Gu Nian'an's husband. The introductions ended with Li Zeyu discovering that his boss, Fu Xiuyuan, was also a guest on the show.

• Fu Xiuyuan arranged to take everyone to Sulan City by helicopter, while he and Gu Nian'an flirted during the flight.
• Fu Xiuyuan landed on his own mountain and coaxed Gu Nian'an into forgiving him before they continued to the guesthouse.
• At the filming location, Yun Bingxia greeted Gu Nian'an, and Fu Xiuyuan introduced himself as his husband.
• Yun Bingchen, Li Yueyue, and Li Zeyu introduced themselves to the group.
• Li Zeyu recognized Fu Xiuyuan as his boss at Fu Yu, and Li Yueyue explained the connection to the other guests.