Chapter Summaries

At the winery, Gu Bai asked Chu Zeshen how he behaved when he liked someone, and Chu Zeshen admitted he was afraid to confess and scare that person away. After their early return to the Chu Family home, Gu Bai acted unusually attentive at dinner, leaving Chu Zeshen certain that something was on his mind.

• Chu Zeshen tried to learn what Gu Bai and Xie Wen had discussed, but Gu Bai asked him instead whether he had ever liked anyone.
• Chu Zeshen said he took the initiative to do things for someone he liked but avoided confessing because he feared scaring him away.
• Chu Zeshen bought several wines Gu Bai had wanted, and they left the winery early with Xie Wen and Lu Shengfan.
• Xie Wen and Lu Shengfan brought seafood to the Chu Family home, where Mocha greeted them and the group enjoyed dinner together.
• Gu Bai peeled shrimp for Chu Zeshen as often as Chu Zeshen peeled shrimp for him, making Chu Zeshen suspect Gu Bai had something on his mind.

Gu Bai struggled to sleep after learning that Xie Wen had told him Chu Zeshen had become more proactive since meeting him. Chu Zeshen came to Gu Bai’s room late at night and asked whether Gu Bai had figured out how he felt about him.

• After Xie Wen and Lu Shengfan left, Gu Bai declined to play with Chu Zeshen and went upstairs with Mocha.
• Chu Zeshen called Xie Wen and learned that Xie Wen had told Gu Bai he had become more proactive since meeting him.
• Gu Bai lay awake thinking about Chu Zeshen while Mocha watched him toss and turn.
• Mocha opened the bedroom door for Chu Zeshen, who entered and switched off Gu Bai’s bedside lamp.
• Gu Bai opened his eyes after Chu Zeshen started to leave, and Chu Zeshen caught him pretending to sleep.
• Chu Zeshen asked Gu Bai whether he had figured out how Chu Zeshen felt about him.

Chu Zeshen confessed his feelings to Gu Bai and asked to pursue him. Gu Bai agreed to give him one chance, and Chu Zeshen kissed his forehead before leaving the room.

• Gu Bai asked Chu Zeshen what he wanted from him, and Chu Zeshen said he liked him.
• Chu Zeshen confronted Gu Bai about avoiding him, and Gu Bai admitted he had pretended to be asleep.
• Chu Zeshen asked Gu Bai to give him a chance to pursue him, and Gu Bai agreed to give him one chance.
• Chu Zeshen kissed Gu Bai's forehead, wished him good night, and left after turning off the bedside lamp.

After Chu Zeshen kissed him, Gu Bai wondered whether he had moved too quickly but felt relaxed and happy. Chu Zeshen sent him a handwritten good-morning letter and a huge bouquet of roses, leaving Gu Bai surrounded by flowers and thinking about Chu Zeshen’s courtship.

• After Chu Zeshen left, Gu Bai replayed their kiss in his mind and eventually fell asleep, while Mocha settled beside its toy.
• Gu Bai woke late, found no message from Chu Zeshen on WeChat, and received a handwritten good-morning letter delivered by Mocha.
• Uncle Li recognized the letter as a love letter, while Gu Bai blushed and denied it.
• A deliveryman brought Gu Bai a huge bouquet of red roses, and Gu Bai recognized Chu Zeshen’s handwriting on the card saying, “Good afternoon. I miss you so much.”
• Gu Bai arranged the roses around the house and warned Mocha about their thorns, frightening Mocha into running outside.

Gu Bai waited all day for Chu Zeshen to return, and accepted his courtship when Chu Zeshen finally came home after midnight and said he had missed him. Chu Zeshen kissed Gu Bai forcefully in response.

• Gu Bai spent the rainy day waiting for Chu Zeshen, who missed dinner because of a last-minute meeting.
• Gu Bai grew frustrated when Chu Zeshen did not contact him, and turned off the living room lights before going to wash up.
• Chu Zeshen returned home after midnight and embraced Gu Bai, telling him he had missed him.
• Gu Bai returned Chu Zeshen's embrace and accepted his courtship.
• Chu Zeshen kissed Gu Bai forcefully, surprising him with how different it was from his usual gentleness.

Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen shared a tender kiss after Chu Zeshen dried Gu Bai’s hair, but Mocha interrupted them. Chu Zeshen left with the dog, then returned in his pajamas, leaving Gu Bai waiting in the dark as he came back from the bathroom.

• Chu Zeshen dried Gu Bai’s damp hair and kissed him, and Gu Bai gradually relaxed and kissed him back.
• Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen exchanged quiet declarations that they were happy, then kissed again.
• Mocha jumped onto the bed and interrupted them, so Chu Zeshen took him out of the room while Gu Bai told Mocha to sleep in his nest.
• Gu Bai grumbled to himself that Chu Zeshen had kissed him and then acted like a stranger, but Chu Zeshen returned carrying his pajamas and went into the bathroom.
• Chu Zeshen emerged after turning off the bathroom light, and Gu Bai watched him from the darkness.

Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen began married life with playful affection, while Elder Chu visited Gu Bai at home. The chapter ended with Elder Chu asking about their weekend gathering with Chairman Zhang.

• Chu Zeshen joined Gu Bai in bed and kissed him good night.
• Chu Zeshen teased Gu Bai in the morning, helped him out of the covers, and asked him to tie his tie before leaving for work.
• Uncle Li noticed the couple's growing closeness and decided to tell Elder Chu.
• Elder Chu visited while Gu Bai was relaxing with Mocha, and Gu Bai invited him to stay for lunch.
• Elder Chu asked whether Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen had attended Chairman Zhang's private gathering, and Gu Bai confirmed they had gone with Xie Wen, Lu Shengfan, and the others.

Elder Chu told Gu Bai he was leaving Chu Zeshen in his hands, confident that the two had developed real feelings despite starting their marriage with an act. Gu Bai set aside the idea of managing Chu Zeshen, then welcomed him home with affectionate kisses before they shared a lively dinner.

• Elder Chu told Gu Bai that he had noticed Chu Zeshen’s feelings and asked him to keep Chu Zeshen in line.
• Gu Bai admitted that he and Chu Zeshen had pretended to get along, but Elder Chu said their feelings could grow over time.
• Gu Bai agreed to Elder Chu’s request, then decided that Chu Zeshen could manage himself.
• Gu Bai played his game until Chu Zeshen came home, and Chu Zeshen teased him before they went to dinner.
• Chu Zeshen kissed Gu Bai, Gu Bai returned his affection, and they later ate dinner with Uncle Li.

Gu Bai secretly reviewed Chu Zeshen’s work proposals and found them poor, while Chu Zeshen assumed he was upset about the documents occupying his sofa. The two ended up bargaining over Gu Bai’s controller and the proposal he had criticized.

• Chu Zeshen and Gu Bai walked Mocha around the residential complex, and Mocha willingly let them wipe his paws when they returned.
• After showering, Gu Bai asked Mocha to fetch the remote, and Mocha brought it along with Chu Zeshen’s documents.
• Gu Bai read several proposals and tossed them aside, thinking they were bad, but Chu Zeshen returned before Gu Bai admitted he had reviewed them.
• Chu Zeshen collected the documents and accepted Gu Bai’s excuse that he had thrown them aside because they had taken over his sofa.
• Chu Zeshen tricked Gu Bai into trading his controller for the document he had criticized, and Gu Bai demanded they exchange the items at the same time.

Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen spent a cozy evening together as Chu Zeshen read documents and rubbed Gu Bai’s back. Gu Bai drew Chu Zeshen’s attention away from work, and they ended the evening kissing before finishing their game.

• Gu Bai cautiously handed Chu Zeshen the documents only after taking the controller, but Chu Zeshen tugged the papers and caught Gu Bai as he stumbled into him.
• Chu Zeshen rubbed Gu Bai’s lower back while reading, and Mocha covered Gu Bai with a blanket as they sat together on the sofa.
• Gu Bai became jealous of Chu Zeshen’s attention to the documents and asked whether he was less pleasant to look at.
• Chu Zeshen put the documents aside, kissed Gu Bai, and admitted he had hoped Gu Bai would seduce him.
• Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen began playing a game together, but they soon abandoned the controllers to kiss again.

After a night together, Chu Zeshen left Gu Bai sleeping and returned to work, where he canceled a Venture Capital Department meeting and ordered the team to revise its proposals. Assistant Feng relayed the news to anxious colleagues, who feared their year-end bonuses were at stake.

• Mocha woke to find Chu Zeshen carrying Gu Bai upstairs and followed them.
• Uncle Li scolded Chu Zeshen for leaving the living room lights and television on and documents scattered overnight.
• Chu Zeshen told Uncle Li not to wake Gu Bai, then went to the office while Gu Bai slept.
• Chu Zeshen canceled the Venture Capital Department meeting and gave the team until next week to produce more proposals and a Final Proposal.
• Chu Zeshen instructed Assistant Feng to have the team keep the proposals in folders rather than bind them.
• Venture Capital Department colleagues surrounded Assistant Feng to ask what Chu Zeshen had said about the meeting.

Gu Bai woke after a passionate night with Chu Zeshen and tried to reassure Mocha, who had been shut out of the bedroom. After their relationship became official, Gu Bai discovered Chu Zeshen was clingy and often found excuses to see him.

• Assistant Feng told the staff that Chu Zeshen had canceled their meeting and given them a week to improve their proposals, asking them to leave the documents unbound.
• Gu Bai woke at noon, remembered the previous night with Chu Zeshen, and found love bites covering his body.
• Mocha complained to Gu Bai about being shut out, but Gu Bai placated him with praise and a promise of steak.
• Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen exchanged a brief kiss in front of Mocha, who had stopped wondering about their game.
• Gu Bai noticed that Chu Zeshen deliberately left documents where he would find them so he could call and see him.

Gu Bai saw through Chu Zeshen’s staged excuse to bring him to the office and agreed to visit. He left home with Mocha, who decided that going to the office was worth the risk of being weighed at the veterinary clinic.

• Gu Bai found Chu Zeshen’s document by the controllers and realized Uncle Li had helped stage its discovery.
• Gu Bai called Chu Zeshen, who claimed he needed the document for a meeting and invited Gu Bai to bring his handheld console to the office.
• Gu Bai teased Chu Zeshen about bribing Uncle Li and rejected his attempt to include him in a promise to sleep and wake early.
• Gu Bai got ready to leave, and Mocha followed eagerly with his leash until Gu Bai mentioned stopping at the veterinary clinic to weigh him.
• Mocha first played dead to avoid the clinic, then agreed to go after Gu Bai said they would visit Chu Zeshen’s office afterward.

Gu Bai took Mocha to the pet hospital for a weigh-in, then brought him to Chu Zeshen’s company, where employees eagerly gathered to pet the popular dog. Chu Zeshen sent Assistant Feng to show Mocha around, and Gu Bai learned Mocha always followed the snacks without looking back at Chu Zeshen.

• Mocha avoided the doctor's office at the pet hospital, weighed himself, and received reassurance from the nurse that his weight was normal.
• Dr. Hu spotted Mocha and gave him a quick checkup, leaving Mocha eager to escape to the car.
• Gu Bai and Mocha arrived at Chu Zeshen’s company, where the receptionist called Gu Bai the boss’s wife and Mocha led him toward Chu Zeshen’s office.
• Employees gathered around Mocha during work hours until Chu Zeshen appeared, prompting them to flee into the conference room.
• Chu Zeshen asked Assistant Feng to show Mocha around, and Gu Bai asked whether Mocha always followed others without looking back at Chu Zeshen.

Gu Bai spent a nap at Chu Zeshen’s office after Chu Zeshen fussed over him, while Mocha waited outside the lounge door. After waking, Gu Bai sat in Chu Zeshen’s office and overheard Chu Ningwei complain about his and Han Jin’s work assignments.

• Chu Zeshen pulled Gu Bai into the lounge, where they made up after Chu Zeshen complained that Gu Bai paid more attention to Mocha.
• Gu Bai bit Chu Zeshen’s shoulder in warning, then told him to return to work while he took a nap.
• Mocha searched for Gu Bai, but Chu Zeshen refused to let him into the lounge, so Mocha dragged his bed to the door and waited there.
• Gu Bai slept until sunset, then took juice and admired the city view from Chu Zeshen’s office chair.
• Chu Ningwei came to complain that he and Han Jin had been assigned to work with a small company whose general manager kept interfering with their project.

Chu Ningwei visited Chu Zeshen to ask that he and his sister keep their previous projects, but found Gu Bai in Chu Zeshen’s chair instead. After Chu Ningwei accused Gu Bai’s family of scheming and claimed Chu Zeshen was only pretending to care for him, Chu Zeshen arrived, defended their relationship, and agreed that everything he owned would eventually belong to Gu Bai.

• Chu Ningwei asked Chu Zeshen to let him and Han Jin continue handling their previous projects at Chu Corporation.
• Gu Bai turned around in Chu Zeshen’s chair and startled Chu Ningwei by saying that Chu Zeshen’s things would eventually be his.
• Chu Ningwei accused Gu Bai’s family of arranging the marriage for its own benefit and claimed Chu Zeshen had only ever played along with others.
• Chu Zeshen entered, told Gu Bai he had never been pretending with him, and ordered Chu Ningwei to apologize for his remarks.
• Gu Bai repeated that Chu Zeshen’s possessions would eventually be his, and Chu Zeshen agreed that everything he had would belong to Gu Bai.

Chu Zeshen defended Gu Bai when Chu Ningwei challenged their relationship, then left work with Gu Bai and Mocha for dinner. At the restaurant, Gu Bai noticed Chu Zeshen was sulking because he had failed to reserve a table.

• Chu Zeshen rebuked Chu Ningwei for bypassing the chain of command and warned him not to do it again.
• Chu Ningwei accepted the reprimand and left Chu Zeshen's office.
• Chu Zeshen apologized to Gu Bai, and they left work together with Mocha.
• Chu Zeshen thanked his secretarial staff for their overtime and offered to pay for their group dinner.
• Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen found a pet-friendly restaurant without private rooms and sat by a window with Mocha.
• Gu Bai noticed Chu Zeshen rubbing his thumb against his index finger as he sulked over not making a reservation.

Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen enjoyed a meal together with Mocha before running into Chu Zeshen’s former classmate Cheng Kaiyu. The reunion turned awkwardly intriguing when Gu Jiazi joined them and described her connection to Chu Zeshen as their families being neighbors.

• Gu Bai cheered Chu Zeshen up by suggesting they see a movie, and Chu Zeshen booked tickets for the next day.
• Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen shared dinner while Mocha and a curious Golden Retriever became acquainted.
• A Labrador growled at Mocha, so Chu Zeshen led Mocha aside and recognized the Labrador’s owner, Cheng Kaiyu.
• Cheng Kaiyu told Chu Zeshen he had returned from abroad to explore bringing Cheng Group’s business back home, and the two exchanged business cards.
• Gu Jiazi arrived and told Cheng Kaiyu that her family and Chu Zeshen’s were neighbors, prompting Gu Bai to wonder if they had been childhood sweethearts.

Cheng Kaiyu, Chu Zeshen, Gu Bai, and Gu Jiazi shared a meal after their dogs clashed, while Cheng Kaiyu and Gu Jiazi continued their blind date. Gu Jiazi left the room, and Mocha tried to approach Heimi.

• Cheng Kaiyu learned that Gu Bai was Chu Zeshen’s spouse and invited everyone to sit together.
• Cheng Kaiyu explained that Heimi had barked because he mistook Mocha’s play with a puppy for a fight.
• Gu Jiazi pretended to like pets during the conversation, while Gu Bai knew she disliked them.
• Cheng Kaiyu asked Chu Zeshen why he had not announced his marriage to their graduate-school group chat, and Chu Zeshen promised to share the wedding date.
• Gu Jiazi left to clean cake off her clothes, and both dogs stood up to watch her warily.
• Cheng Kaiyu scolded Heimi for acting aggressively, while Mocha tried to approach him.

Gu Bai and Mocha quickly befriended Cheng Kaiyu’s dog Heimi, while Gu Jiazi’s discomfort around the dogs became increasingly apparent to Cheng Kaiyu. The gathering ended with Cheng Kaiyu and Gu Jiazi agreeing to meet again, though Gu Jiazi was interested mainly in his family connections.

• Gu Bai petted Heimi, and Mocha joined him; the two dogs soon played together freely.
• Chu Zeshen and Cheng Kaiyu discussed the comfort and challenges of raising pets.
• Gu Jiazi reluctantly picked up a ball for Cheng Kaiyu, then conspicuously wiped her hands.
• Cheng Kaiyu noticed Gu Jiazi instinctively avoiding Heimi and began to suspect her behavior.
• After the gathering, Cheng Kaiyu suggested meeting again, and Gu Jiazi agreed.