Arc 2Chapters 26–43

No recap yet. An arc gets one once it has 25 chapters.

Chapters 26–43 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 26About your third brother

At dinner, Gu Zhiyue learned through Xiao Jiu that Gu Shuoyan would be crippled in a race after someone sabotaged his car. The family realized Tong Ziyi might be behind the plot, and Gu Zhiyue was left wondering how they had come to know such dangerous people.

  • Gu Shen Ci, Gu Zhiyue, Gu Shuoyan, Zhao Wanling, and the others arrived at the restaurant for dinner.
  • Gu Zhiyue chatted with the restaurant staff, who remarked on how much he resembled his second brother, then enjoyed the lemon juice.
  • As the family began eating, Xiao Jiu warned Gu Zhiyue that Gu Shuoyan would suffer a racing crash after his car’s brakes were sabotaged, leaving him permanently unable to walk.
  • Gu Shen Ci and Zhao Wanling recognized Tong Ziyi as Gu Shuoyan’s longtime friend, while Gu Shuoyan admitted he had not known Tong Ziyi’s true nature.
  • Xiao Jiu explained that Tong Ziyi envied Gu Shuoyan and had arranged for someone else to tamper with the car, while the person paid to do it would later die in an apparent accident.

Ch. 27I still don't know what you like

Gu Zhiyue and Xing Yisheng reunited after the concert, shared dinner, and learned about each other’s tastes and hobbies. Xing Yisheng offered Gu Zhiyue two collector’s-edition books as a gift, and Gu Zhiyue eagerly accepted.

  • Gu Zhiyue left the restaurant after seeing Xing Yisheng’s message, and Xing Yisheng picked him up in a car.
  • Xing Yisheng took Gu Zhiyue to a restaurant and ordered him steamed egg custard with fresh milk.
  • Gu Zhiyue and Xing Yisheng discussed their families’ business partnership and talked about their food preferences and hobbies.
  • Gu Zhiyue said he liked collecting books, and Xing Yisheng offered him two collector’s editions as a gift.

Ch. 28Transferring five percent of the shares

Gu Zhiyue returned home with Xing Yisheng and learned that Gu Shuoyan could be in danger in five days, while the family began planning how to protect him. At breakfast, Gu Jiangfeng offered Gu Zhiyue five percent of the group’s shares, which Gu Zhiyue accepted but left in Zhao Wanling’s care.

  • Gu Shuoyan told Zhao Wanling that Gu Zhiyue was with Xing Yisheng, and the family went home without him.
  • Xing Yisheng drove Gu Zhiyue back to the Gu estate, and they discussed meeting again during the National Day holiday.
  • Xiao Jiu warned Gu Zhiyue that Gu Shuoyan’s legs would be disabled in five days, while the family discussed investigating Tong Ziyi and preventing the attack.
  • Gu Zhiyue heard that unexpected gossip would unfold at home, and Gu Shuoyan promised Zhao Wanling he would record it for her.
  • Gu Jiangfeng offered Gu Zhiyue five percent of the group’s shares, worth about fifty trillion, and Gu Zhiyue asked Zhao Wanling to manage them until he needed the money.

Ch. 29Explosive gossip

Gu Zhiyue and Gu Shuoyan discovered maid A Cui stealing Gu Jiangfeng's underwear from his bedroom and learned she had secretly kept other pairs because she was infatuated with him. Zhao Wanling confronted A Cui and called for Gu Jiangfeng, leaving the household facing a major scandal.

  • Gu Zhiyue ended his gaming session and Xiao Jiu told him explosive gossip was unfolding in Gu Jiangfeng and Zhao Wanling's bedroom.
  • Gu Zhiyue and Gu Shuoyan watched A Cui rummage through the laundry hamper for Gu Jiangfeng's underwear, while Xiao Jiu revealed she had stolen and kept three pairs and hoped to become his second wife.
  • Gu Shuoyan summoned Zhao Wanling, who quietly joined them outside the bedroom.
  • A Cui came out holding Gu Jiangfeng's underwear, and Zhao Wanling confronted her and slapped her.
  • A Cui begged Zhao Wanling to forgive her, while Gu Zhiyue realized she had stolen his father's clothes before.
  • Zhao Wanling ordered Gu Shuoyan to call Gu Jiangfeng and tell him to come home immediately.

Ch. 30Explosive gossip (Part two)

After A Cui was caught stealing Gu Jiangfeng’s underwear, Zhao Wanling and Gu Jiangfeng dismissed her from the Gu Family, and Gu Zhiyue revealed that she had repeatedly crossed the line. A Cui left to pack her belongings while Zhao Wanling tried to recover from her anger.

  • Gu Shuoyan called Gu Jiangfeng home while Zhao Wanling confronted A Cui over the stolen underwear.
  • Xiao Jiu told Gu Zhiyue that A Cui had lied about her mother-in-law being alive, prompting Zhao Wanling to dismiss her.
  • Gu Jiangfeng returned, learned what A Cui had done, and told her to leave or face a police investigation.
  • Gu Zhiyue and Gu Shuoyan revealed that A Cui had been caught before and had continued stealing.
  • A Cui agreed to leave, and Gu Zhiyue sent Qian the Butler to help her pack and make sure she left quietly.
  • Zhao Wanling complained that the incident had ruined her mood, then asked Aunt Sun to prepare spicy beef for lunch.

Ch. 31Celebrating National Day

Gu Zhiyue and Gu Shuoyan prepared for the National Day festivities by shopping for snacks and inviting Luo Yunhe and Xie Zhen to dinner before a square performance. After arranging the evening and learning their eldest brother would arrive the next day, Gu Zhiyue planned a visit to his Lin Dad and Mom Qinglan, while Gu Shuoyan received an unexpected call from Tong Ziyi.

  • Gu Zhiyue and Gu Shuoyan planned to attend the National Day performance and invited Luo Yunhe and Xie Zhen to join them for dinner.
  • The brothers stocked up on snacks and drinks, then asked their driver to help carry the groceries home.
  • Gu Zhiyue invited Luo Yunhe and Xie Zhen in their group chat, and both agreed to come early that evening.
  • Zhao Wanling told Gu Zhiyue and Gu Shuoyan that their eldest brother, Xiao Chuan, would arrive the next afternoon.
  • Gu Zhiyue told Zhao Wanling he wanted to visit his Lin Dad and Mom Qinglan for a few days, and she agreed to arrange a driver.
  • Gu Zhiyue gave Aunt Sun a list of Luo Yunhe's dietary restrictions, then Gu Shuoyan received a call from Tong Ziyi.

Ch. 32Everyday moments at the dinner table

Gu Zhiyue hosted Luo Yunhe and Xie Zhen for dinner, where they shared food, games, and plans to watch performances. Elsewhere, Lin Xiang and Bai Qinglan discussed Gu Zhiyue’s upcoming visit and decided to go swimming during the holiday.

  • Xie Zhen and Luo Yunhe arrived at the Gu family home, and Gu Zhiyue offered them dessert and suggested watching performances after dinner.
  • Gu Zhiyue, Luo Yunhe, and Xie Zhen played a game until Aunt Sun called them to dinner.
  • Gu Zhiyue served Luo Yunhe mild soup and helped him try a less spicy portion of Sichuan boiled beef.
  • Gu Shuoyan and Zhao Wanling joined the meal, and Xie Zhen accidentally bit into a chili.
  • Lin Xiang came home to dinner with Bai Qinglan, who told him Gu Zhiyue planned to visit soon and had talked about buying them a nearby home.
  • Lin Xiang and Bai Qinglan agreed to go swimming the next day and postponed arranging a family meal until his work eased.

Ch. 33Anyang Square

Gu Zhiyue visited Anyang Square with his family for the National Day performances and unexpectedly reunited with Xing Yisheng, who took him to Yan Yin Tower to watch the show. Gu Zhiyue invited his family to join them, and they arrived as he wondered how much the room really cost.

  • Gu Zhiyue exchanged National Day greetings with Xing Yisheng, invited him to the square, and received a reply that Xing Yisheng had seen the performances before.
  • Gu Zhiyue explored the stalls alone and ran into Xing Yisheng, who said he had come hoping to find him and offered to take him somewhere to watch the show.
  • Gu Zhiyue and Xing Yisheng went to a private room at Yan Yin Tower, where Xing Yisheng ordered tart pastries and passion fruit juice for Gu Zhiyue.
  • Zhao Wanling, Gu Shuoyan, Luo Yunhe, and Xie Zhen left the crowded performance area for Yan Yin Tower, then joined Gu Zhiyue and Xing Yisheng in the reserved room.
  • Gu Zhiyue misunderstood Luo Yunhe's joke about the room's cost and guessed it was only two or three hundred yuan.

Ch. 34Comparisons were infuriating

As the group watched a performance at the square, Zhao Wanling and Gu Shuoyan promised to help Luo Yunhe get a thorough medical examination, and Xing Yisheng spoke with his parents about his new friendship with Gu Zhiyue. Xiao Jiu revealed Xing Yisheng’s remarkable academic and business accomplishments, leaving Gu Zhiyue grumbling about the unfair comparison.

  • Gu Zhiyue enjoyed sour pear cake while Xing Yisheng looked after him, and Gu Zhiyue and Xie Zhen worried when Luo Yunhe coughed.
  • Zhao Wanling told Luo Yunhe that a doctor would return from overseas in a few months to examine him, and Gu Shuoyan reassured him that he was family.
  • Xing Yisheng told his mother that he had befriended Gu Zhiyue, then learned from Xing Shan that people had noticed him in Gu Zhiyue’s photo post.
  • Xiao Jiu told Gu Zhiyue that Xing Yisheng had skipped grades, graduated university at nineteen, and become head of his family’s group at twenty-one.
  • Gu Zhiyue compared Xing Yisheng’s achievements with his own school life and complained that heaven played favorites.

Ch. 35Big Brother Was Back

Gu Tingchuan returned home and discovered he could hear Gu Zhiyue and Xiao Jiu’s unspoken conversation. Through it, he learned that a woman who would become his girlfriend planned to betray him and that a construction scandal could lead to his death; he went upstairs to unpack while his family prepared to explain what they had heard.

  • Gu Tingchuan arrived in Anzhou, where Zhao Wanling and Gu Shuoyan picked him up and told him that Gu Zhiyue was at home and Shen Ci was still working.
  • Gu Tingchuan met Gu Zhiyue, who greeted him warmly, and wondered whether he had imagined hearing Gu Zhiyue’s thoughts and Xiao Jiu’s voice.
  • Gu Zhiyue and Xiao Jiu revealed that Gu Tingchuan would be betrayed by a future girlfriend who passed company information to the Eldest Young Master of the Fu Family.
  • Xiao Jiu explained that the girlfriend would alter the budget for Gu Tingchuan’s hotel project, while a contractor’s manager diverted construction funds and unsafe work killed two laborers.
  • Gu Tingchuan realized the victims’ families would blame him and that one of them would later stab him to death, then went to his room to unpack.

Ch. 36Could they take on the Gu Family?

Gu Tingchuan learned that the Gu family could hear Gu Zhiyue’s thoughts and agreed to keep the secret while investigating the dangers he revealed. He and Gu Shuoyan then overheard Xiao Jiu describe Gu Zhiyue’s tragic future, including how he died avenging the family.

  • Zhao Wanling and Gu Shuoyan told Gu Tingchuan that the family could hear Gu Zhiyue’s thoughts, and he agreed to keep the secret and investigate after the holiday.
  • Gu Tingchuan and Gu Shuoyan overheard Gu Zhiyue joking with Xiao Jiu about chatting with Xing Yisheng and being attracted to handsome men.
  • Gu Zhiyue asked Xiao Jiu about his fate, and Xiao Jiu said he died a month after Gu Tingchuan, after ramming his car into the Fu Family’s eldest young master and a woman.
  • Xiao Jiu explained that Gu Zhiyue had investigated the Fu Family after the Gu family’s misfortunes and spent half a month planning his revenge.
  • Gu Shuoyan stormed back to his room in anger, while Gu Tingchuan reflected that the events had not happened yet and he did not even know the woman’s name.

Ch. 37His instincts had always been pretty accurate

The Gu family shared dinner and discussed Gu Tingchuan’s upcoming collaboration with the Fu Family, whose eldest son, Fu Yanting, had replaced Fu Xiaoye as the contact. Gu Zhiyue warned Gu Tingchuan to watch out for suspicious people around him, leaving Gu Tingchuan prepared to be cautious.

  • Gu Jiangfeng and Zhao Wanling reminisced about how they met as the family ate dinner together.
  • Gu Zhiyue asked Xiao Jiu to investigate Fu Yanting and Wu Jiaojiao, learning about the Fu brothers’ succession rivalry and Wu Jiaojiao’s favored position in her aunt’s household.
  • Gu Tingchuan told the family that Fu Yanting would handle the Fu Family collaboration, and Zhao Wanling advised him to stay alert.
  • Gu Shuoyan asked Gu Zhiyue for his instincts about Fu Yanting, and Gu Zhiyue warned Gu Tingchuan that the collaboration might not go smoothly and to watch for anyone suddenly appearing around him.
  • Gu Tingchuan agreed to keep the warning in mind, while Gu Zhiyue and Xiao Jiu joked about food and whether a system could get fat.

Ch. 38A surprise

Gu Zhiyue returned early to Yunxiang to surprise Bai Qinglan and spent the afternoon shopping with her, reassuring her that he was happy with the Gu Family. He learned that Gu Shuoyan had agreed to race Tong Ziyi the next day and prepared to go to the racetrack himself.

  • Gu Zhiyue arrived at Bai Qinglan and his adoptive father's home in Yunxiang, surprising Bai Qinglan and telling her he planned to return to the Gu Family on the sixth.
  • At the Gu Family home, Gu Jiangfeng persuaded Zhao Wanling to go on a date with him, including a movie and an overnight stay at a hotel.
  • Gu Zhiyue woke from a nap and walked with Bai Qinglan to the supermarket to buy groceries for dinner.
  • While Bai Qinglan picked out a fish, Gu Zhiyue told her the Gu Family had treated him well and offered to buy his adoptive parents a villa, but Bai Qinglan declined to move.
  • Xiao Jiu told Gu Zhiyue that Gu Shuoyan had agreed to race Tong Ziyi at four the next afternoon and had arranged for Gu Tingchuan to bring a second sports car.
  • Gu Zhiyue decided he would go to the racetrack the next day, then asked Bai Qinglan to buy instant noodles for him.

Ch. 39He'd definitely still come back empty-handed

Gu Zhiyue returned home and planned to watch Gu Shuoyan's car race while Lin Xiang and Bai Qinglan went fishing. After Gu Shuoyan discovered a dangerous clause in the race waiver and prepared a backup car, an unknown man arranged to sabotage him, and Gu Zhiyue set out the next day unaware of the threat.

  • Lin Xiang welcomed Gu Zhiyue home, and the family discussed fishing plans and Gu Shuoyan's car race the next day.
  • Gu Shuoyan read the race waiver, realized the danger his inner voice had warned him about, and arranged for a camera and a backup race car with Gu Tingchuan.
  • An unidentified man offered a mechanic a million to tamper with a car and vowed to destroy Gu Shuoyan at the race.
  • Gu Zhiyue woke late, ate the breakfast Bai Qinglan had left, and learned his parents had gone to the lake ahead of him.
  • Gu Zhiyue told Bai Qinglan he would eat before leaving to watch the race and find his parents at the lake afterward.

Ch. 40How Could We Not Watch It Together?

Gu Zhiyue exposed Tong Ziyi’s plot to sabotage Gu Shuoyan’s race car, while Gu Shuoyan planned to reveal the evidence to the spectators. Gu Zhiyue then rushed after the mechanic who had removed the brakes.

  • Gu Tingchuan drove Gu Zhiyue to Huanyao Circuit and learned that Tong Ziyi intended to harm Gu Shuoyan during the race.
  • Gu Zhiyue and Gu Shuoyan hid near the cars and recorded Tong Ziyi ordering a mechanic to wreck Gu Shuoyan’s brakes.
  • After the mechanic finished the sabotage, Gu Zhiyue sent the video to Gu Shuoyan and left the parking area.
  • Gu Shuoyan told Gu Tingchuan and Gu Jiangfeng he planned to show the video on the spectator grounds’ LED Screen.
  • Gu Zhiyue learned the mechanic was about to drive away and ran to stop him.

Ch. 41Would They Let You Leave?

Gu Zhiyue confronted Wang Yong over sabotaging Gu Shuoyan’s race car and persuaded him to turn himself in by promising to pay for his son’s medical care. Back at the circuit, Gu Zhiyue exposed Tong Ziyi’s role in the sabotage, and footage of Tong Ziyi tampering with the car played for the crowd.

  • Gu Zhiyue stopped Wang Yong from leaving and warned him that Tong Ziyi might silence him, then offered to pay his son’s hospital bills if he turned himself in and identified the person who hired him.
  • Gu Zhiyue brought Wang Yong back to the circuit, where he told his family that Wang Yong had agreed to cooperate with the police.
  • Tong Ziyi waited for Gu Shuoyan and Wang Yong, then was confronted by Gu Zhiyue and Wang Yong.
  • Gu Zhiyue showed surveillance footage of Tong Ziyi sabotaging Gu Shuoyan’s brake pads on the circuit’s big screen, and Tong Ziyi panicked as the crowd watched.

Ch. 42Do we look like fools?

After Tong Ziyi was arrested for arranging to sabotage Gu Shuoyan’s brakes, the police gathered evidence and questioned the suspects. The Tong Family pleaded with the Gu Family for a letter of forgiveness, but the Gu Family refused.

  • The police arrived at the racetrack, collected evidence, and took Tong Ziyi, Wang Yong, Gu Shuoyan, and Gu Zhiyue to the station for questioning.
  • Wang Yong told the police that Tong Ziyi had paid him to sabotage Gu Shuoyan’s brakes and that he had turned himself in because he feared Tong Ziyi would abandon him.
  • The police authenticated Gu Zhiyue’s video as genuine, heard statements from Gu Shuoyan and Gu Zhiyue, and let them leave after questioning.
  • Gu Zhiyue and Gu Shuoyan returned home and found Tong Dajun, Tong Weijie, and Zhang Meixia asking Gu Shuoyan to forgive Tong Ziyi.
  • Gu Shuoyan and his family refused to issue a letter of forgiveness, telling the Tong Family that Tong Ziyi had to face the consequences of his actions.

Ch. 43You'd Better Get Involved

Wang Yong received a two-year sentence after his son’s medical bills were paid, while Tong Ziyi was sentenced to five years and expelled by the Tong family. At dinner with his adoptive parents, Gu Zhiyue learned that Su Mingrui had returned to the Su family and that his mother had deliberately switched him and Su Baixuan at birth.

  • Wang Yong’s wife told him that his son’s medical bills had been paid, and Wang Yong promised to thank whoever had helped after he got out.
  • Wang Yong was sentenced to two years, Tong Ziyi was sentenced to five years, and the Tong family expelled Tong Ziyi.
  • Gu Zhiyue received twenty million from his biological parents and urged Luo Yunhe to get involved with his cousin’s situation.
  • Gu Zhiyue spent the evening with his adoptive parents and discussed arranging a meal for both families after Lin Xiang finished work.
  • Xiao Jiu told Gu Zhiyue that Su Mingrui had returned to the Su family and that his mother had deliberately switched him and Su Baixuan at birth.
Arc 2 of 2
Arc 2 of 2