Chapter Summaries

Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen went to the indoor park to pick up Mocha, where they watched him fall for a golden Border Collie named Milk Tea. The dogs played Frisbee together, but Milk Tea’s family was leaving for a neighboring city, and Mocha had to part with her.

• Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen found Mocha playing with another dog and greeted him after Chu Zeshen promised to play Frisbee.
• Mocha brought toys to Milk Tea, but Chu Zeshen realized she preferred active games and used Frisbee to get the dogs playing together.
• Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen watched Mocha enthusiastically court Milk Tea while Chu Zeshen threw the Frisbee for them.
• Milk Tea’s owner said her family would return to a neighboring city the next day, and Gu Bai learned the distance made future visits unlikely.
• Mocha tugged at his leash as Milk Tea left, but Chu Zeshen took hold of it and led him home.

Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen enjoyed a quiet weekend together while gossip about Gu Ruilin and Gu Bai spread. After Gu Haisheng summoned them to the hospital, Gu Bai revealed he had suspected Jiang Yi since Mimi was left near his home, and they entered a ward where Gu Ruilin had enraged his recovering father.

• Gu Bai ordered a late dinner while Chu Zeshen teased him about wearing his clothes, then Chu Zeshen wiped Mocha's paws.
• Gossip about Gu Ruilin's relationships spread, and Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen were summoned to the hospital by Gu Haisheng.
• Jiang Yi asked Gu Bai when he had found out, and Gu Bai said he had become suspicious when Mimi appeared near his home.
• Gu Bai told Jiang Yi to find Mimi a good owner if he did not want to keep her, then Chu Zeshen shielded Gu Bai from an apple thrown inside the ward.
• Gu Haisheng blamed Gu Ruilin for provoking him after surgery, while Gu Ruilin insisted he wanted his father to stay healthy.

Gu Haisheng suspended Gu Ruilin from his work at Gu Corporation headquarters over gossip and offered Gu Bai his brother’s projects, but Gu Bai refused them and said he wanted only what belonged to him. Gu Ruilin refused to break up with his boyfriend, and Gu Bai pressed the call button when Gu Haisheng struggled to breathe.

• Gu Bai pointed out a pillow for Gu Haisheng to throw, and Gu Haisheng hit Gu Ruilin with it.
• Gu Haisheng ordered Gu Ruilin to set aside his work at Gu Corporation headquarters, while Gu Jiazi warned him to keep their scheme against Chu Zeshen secret.
• Chu Zeshen stepped between Gu Ruilin and Gu Bai when Gu Ruilin moved toward his younger brother.
• Gu Haisheng offered Gu Bai the projects Gu Ruilin had handled, but Gu Bai refused and said he wanted only what belonged to him.
• Gu Haisheng told Gu Ruilin to break up with his boyfriend, but Gu Ruilin refused, prompting Gu Bai to press the call button as Gu Haisheng struggled to breathe.

Gu Bai confronted Gu Jiazi about exposing Gu Ruilin’s relationship with Chu Zeshen, while Zhao Xinran tried to shame Gu Jiazi and was met with a threat to inspect a Gu Corporation subsidiary. Gu Bai left the hospital with Chu Zeshen, and the Gu Family’s butler arrived at the Chu home with documents to discuss Gu Corporation’s affairs, only to find Gu Bai absent.

• Doctors rushed in to treat Gu Haisheng after he collapsed, while Gu Ruilin left the hospital with Jiang Yi.
• Gu Jiazi tried to smooth things over with Gu Bai, who reminded her that she had exposed Gu Ruilin’s relationship and was now at odds with the Chu Family.
• Zhao Xinran criticized Gu Jiazi, and Gu Jiazi warned that she would inspect the Gu Corporation subsidiary competing with Zhao Xinran’s birth family for a project.
• Gu Bai followed the doctor’s instructions and left the hospital with Chu Zeshen after learning Gu Haisheng’s condition was not life-threatening.
• The Gu Family’s butler brought company documents to the Chu Family home, but Gu Bai was not in the living room, so he waited with his companion.

The Gu Family’s butler brought Manager Xu to the Chu Family home to begin lessons for Gu Bai on the Gu Corporation’s history and business. Gu Bai agreed to the schedule after moving the start time later, and Manager Xu prepared to take him to the study.

• Uncle Li hosted the Gu Family’s butler while they waited for Gu Bai to wake up.
• The butler introduced Manager Xu, who was to teach Gu Bai about the Gu Corporation’s rise.
• Gu Bai asked whether passing the first exam would end the lessons, then learned several more lessons and exams were planned.
• Gu Bai negotiated a 9:30 start time, accepting that lessons would then end at 6:30.
• After breakfast, Gu Bai went to the living room, where Manager Xu suggested they begin in the second-floor study.

Gu Bai endured a business lesson from Manager Xu while avoiding taking notes and asking for frequent breaks. The lesson ended at lunchtime, and Gu Bai invited Manager Xu to stay for lunch.

• Manager Xu began teaching Gu Bai the Gu Corporation’s history, while Gu Bai listened with his eyes closed and Mocha watched nearby.
• Gu Bai asked Manager Xu to highlight the key points and said he would read the materials later instead of taking notes.
• Manager Xu agreed to bring the key points the next day, and Gu Bai called for a twenty-minute break.
• Gu Bai had Mocha fetch the remote and guide Manager Xu to the bathroom, astonishing Manager Xu with the dog’s cleverness.
• When lunchtime arrived, Gu Bai invited Manager Xu to stay for lunch.

Gu Bai endured a long day of lessons from Manager Xu, repeatedly falling asleep until Chu Zeshen came home and helped him end class early. After Manager Xu left, Gu Bai collapsed on the sofa, and Chu Zeshen carried him while asking why he had not come to hug him.

• Manager Xu returned in the afternoon with a microphone and taught Gu Bai, whose lessons repeatedly put him to sleep.
• Manager Xu shouted Gu Bai awake each time he nodded off, and Gu Bai continued class until Chu Zeshen came home.
• Gu Bai asked Chu Zeshen to remove Manager Xu's microphone and used Chu Zeshen's dinner time as a reason to end the lesson.
• Manager Xu shortened the remaining half-hour lesson to ten minutes the next day and left the Chu residence.
• Gu Bai collapsed onto the sofa, and Chu Zeshen picked him up and asked why he had not come to hug him.

Gu Bai adjusted to his new lessons and found himself waking early even on the weekend. Chu Zeshen told him Gu Ruilin had asked for forgiveness, and revealed that he had left the decision about holding a grudge to Gu Bai.

• Chu Zeshen explained that Gu Haisheng's assistant had arranged lessons for Gu Bai, and Gu Bai agreed to continue only after Chu Zeshen promised not to force him.
• Manager Xu taught Gu Bai without a microphone, while Chu Zeshen helped him review his business lessons each evening.
• After five days of lessons, Gu Bai woke early on Saturday and admitted he could no longer sleep in.
• Gu Bai took Mocha outside to enjoy the sun, where Chu Zeshen told him Gu Ruilin had asked him to let bygones be bygones.
• Chu Zeshen told Gu Bai that he had said he would listen to Gu Bai's decision about Gu Ruilin, and Gu Bai asked if he had really said that.

Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen continued their playful domestic life as Gu Bai set boundaries and teased Chu Zeshen. The chapter ended with Gu Bai drinking wine on the sofa while Mocha cuddled in his arms.

• Gu Bai told Chu Zeshen he did not want to see Gu Ruilin or Jiang Yi again, and Chu Zeshen promised to keep them away.
• Gu Bai sent Chu Zeshen to sleep in his own room, then spent the evening gaming with him and teased him when he asked to share Gu Bai’s room.
• At dinner, Chu Zeshen poured Gu Bai wine, and Gu Bai drank most of half a bottle before Chu Zeshen put it away.
• Gu Bai took his wineglass to his Little Nest and curled up on the sofa with Mocha nestled in his arms.

Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen shared an intimate evening before Gu Bai learned that Gu Ruilin had been sent overseas. As Gu Bai began business management lessons, he argued that Chu Zeshen could teach him better than any tutor.

• Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen watched game footage, shared wine in a kiss, and went upstairs together.
• Several days later, the Gu Family's butler told Gu Bai that Gu Ruilin had been transferred to the family's overseas branch.
• Gu Bai began formal business management lessons using Gu Corporation case studies.
• Gu Bai persuaded the management tutor to relax by saying Chu Zeshen, a respected business leader and his partner, could teach him.

Gu Bai arranged to get help from Chu Zeshen during a business exam at the Chu Family home. With Uncle Li and Mocha helping him keep the Gu Family's butler away, Gu Bai sent Chu Zeshen photos of the paper and finished it with his answers, though his praise of the Gu ancestors sounded overly commercial.

• Gu Bai had used Chu Zeshen's reputation for indulging him to persuade his teachers that he would make progress in business studies.
• Gu Bai arranged for Uncle Li to distract the Gu Family's butler while Mocha watched the back door.
• Gu Bai photographed the exam paper and sent it to Chu Zeshen, who was in a secretarial department review meeting.
• Chu Zeshen dismissed the staff and helped Gu Bai answer the exam questions, after teasing him about compensation.
• Gu Bai finished the paper with Chu Zeshen's help and noticed that the passage praising the Gu ancestors sounded too commercial.

After Gu Bai finished his exams, Chu Zeshen coaxed him into spending his day off at the office. There, Chu Zeshen had a new desk and chair set up for Gu Bai, who realized the workstation was meant for him.

• Gu Bai ended his call with Chu Zeshen when Mocha barked, and the butler found that he had finished his morning exam.
• Chu Zeshen called Gu Bai repeatedly during the afternoon exam, but the Gu Family Butler answered and told him Gu Bai was busy.
• After Gu Bai finished his exams, the butler told him he could take the next day off.
• Chu Zeshen persuaded Gu Bai to come to the office on his day off, despite Gu Bai regretting leaving the warm house in the rain.
• Chu Zeshen returned to his office with Assistant Feng and workers, who installed a desk and chair beside his own.
• Gu Bai realized Chu Zeshen had prepared the workstation for him and said so.

Gu Bai visited Chu Zeshen’s company, tried out the custom office chair prepared for him, and gradually grew less resistant to starting work at Gu Corporation. After work, he and Chu Zeshen met Xie Wen and Lu Shengfan for dinner, where Xie Wen showed an unusual interest in Mocha.

• Chu Zeshen showed Gu Bai his custom office spot and said Gu Bai would start at Gu Corporation in a few days.
• Gu Bai tried the comfortable chair, then joked in the group chat that he had taken over Chu Zeshen’s position.
• Gu Bai napped in the Rest Lounge until nearly the end of the workday, and Chu Zeshen woke him with a kiss.
• Chu Zeshen and Gu Bai met Xie Wen and Lu Shengfan at a restaurant Xie Wen had chosen.
• Xie Wen looked for Mocha and asked why Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen had not brought him, and Gu Bai explained that the rainy weather might make the pet catch cold.

Xie Wen told Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen that he planned to adopt a female Border Collie named Brandy and joked about matching her with Mocha. Gu Bai advised Xie Wen on caring for the puppy, and the meal ended with Xie Wen eagerly taking notes while asking questions.

• Xie Wen revealed that he had reserved a female Border Collie and planned to name her Brandy.
• Xie Wen proposed that Brandy and Mocha become in-laws, while Chu Zeshen pointed out that Mocha had been neutered.
• Xie Wen suggested an online meeting for the dogs, and Chu Zeshen and Gu Bai advised him to wait until Brandy was older and settled before introducing her to Mocha.
• Xie Wen asked Gu Bai for puppy-care advice and took notes as Gu Bai explained what to do after Brandy came home.
• Lu Shengfan and Chu Zeshen ordered dinner while Gu Bai answered Xie Wen's questions, leaving Gu Bai with little time to eat.

At dinner, Gu Bai discussed Gu Ruilin’s transfer and Gu Haisheng’s recovery while Xie Wen teased him about taking over the family fortune. Afterward, Xie Wen arranged for Mocha to meet Brandy, and Gu Bai agreed to let the dogs get acquainted.

• Chu Zeshen warned Xie Wen to stop monopolizing Gu Bai, and Xie Wen backed down until after dinner.
• Gu Bai told Xie Wen that Gu Ruilin had been sent to F Country to manage a subsidiary, while Gu Haisheng shut himself off from outside contact to recover.
• Xie Wen asked whether the Gu Family assets now belonged to Gu Bai, who said the situation could change in the future.
• After dinner, Xie Wen promised to send pictures of Brandy so Gu Bai could show them to Mocha.
• In the car, Gu Bai told Chu Zeshen that he only wanted Mocha to make a new friend and would not force him to like Brandy.

Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen tested Mocha’s reaction to a photo of Brandy, then Gu Bai prepared to begin his role as executive president of Gu Corporation. The chapter left Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen kissing as they dressed for work.

• Gu Bai showed Mocha a photo of Brandy, but Mocha briefly looked at it before returning to his toy.
• Gu Bai told Xie Wen that Mocha’s reaction to Brandy’s photo had been misleading, and the dogs’ meeting was postponed while Brandy adjusted to her new home.
• Gu Bai faced his first day as executive president of Gu Corporation, while Chu Zeshen helped him get out of bed and chose a suit for him.
• Chu Zeshen helped Gu Bai change, and Gu Bai kissed him after realizing his husband had ulterior motives.

Gu Bai began his first day as executive president of the Gu Corporation, establishing a formal distance from Gu Jiazi and the other executives. He found the custom desk Chu Zeshen had arranged for him waiting in his office, while the company’s directors remained divided over his leadership.

• Chu Zeshen helped Gu Bai dress, leaving him sore, and the two left for work in separate cars.
• Gu Jiazi and the Gu Corporation’s directors and employees gathered to welcome Gu Bai, speculating about his health and authority.
• Gu Bai told Director He to address him as President Gu at work, then greeted Gu Jiazi as Director Gu.
• The directors split between those who doubted Gu Bai’s qualifications and those loyal to Gu Haisheng, leaving Gu Bai without his own supporters.
• Gu Jiazi showed Gu Bai to his office, where he found a custom desk and chair Chu Zeshen had arranged for him.
• Gu Bai told Gu Jiazi not to discuss personal matters during work, reinforcing their strictly professional relationship.

Gu Bai began his first day as executive president of Gu Corporation, where Gu Haisheng’s decision to assign Assistant Liu to him strengthened his authority. He became absorbed in reviewing documents, but Chu Zeshen arrived at lunchtime and pulled him onto his lap, leaving Gu Bai to ask Chu to read the final document for him.

• Gu Jiazi introduced Gu Bai to his newly assigned assistant, but Gu Bai sent her back to her original position because Gu Haisheng had arranged for Assistant Liu to help him.
• Gu Jiazi questioned whether Gu Haisheng had really assigned Assistant Liu to Gu Bai, and Gu Bai told her to speak to his father if she objected.
• Gu Bai called Chu Zeshen to ask whether his position let him leave work after half a day, and Chu said his afternoon off would depend on his performance.
• Assistant Liu brought Gu Bai documents to sign and explained that Gu Haisheng had declined some meetings so Gu Bai could adjust to his new role.
• Gu Bai asked Chu Zeshen for beef hot pot, then became engrossed in reading documents until Chu arrived shortly before noon.
• Chu Zeshen took the last document from Gu Bai, sat in his chair, and pulled him onto his lap; Gu Bai asked him to read the final document instead.

On his first day as Gu Corporation’s Executive President, Gu Bai finished a day’s work in the morning, then skipped the afternoon with Chu Zeshen. In the days that followed, Gu Bai kept adjusting his hours to avoid working longer than necessary, and Gu Haisheng accepted his son’s habit of leaving early.

• Chu Zeshen kissed Gu Bai in his office at noon, then left with him five minutes after the hour.
• Assistant Liu found the office empty and learned from the receptionist that Chu Zeshen had taken Gu Bai home for an important matter.
• Chu Zeshen took Gu Bai to beef hot pot, and the two decided to skip work that afternoon and nap together at home.
• Gu Bai continued finishing work early or leaving before the day ended, while Assistant Liu tried to intercept him at lunchtime.
• Gu Haisheng laughed when he heard about Gu Bai’s work habits and let him adjust his schedule.

Gu Bai enjoyed the freedom to skip work and sleep in, but Xie Wen arrived early with Brandy to introduce the puppy to Mocha. The two dogs met and began getting acquainted while Xie Wen stayed for breakfast.

• Gu Bai reflected on how freely he could come and go from work after escaping his old family obligations.
• Xie Wen arrived at the Chu residence with Brandy, waking Gu Bai and Chu Zeshen with Mocha’s excited barking.
• Gu Bai calmed Mocha and put him on a leash while Xie Wen brought Brandy inside in a pet carrier.
• Brandy boldly approached Mocha, and Mocha initially startled before the two dogs sniffed each other and began to bond.
• Xie Wen filmed the dogs’ first meeting and invited himself to breakfast while Gu Bai watched Chu Zeshen’s reaction.