Recaps

Chi Ye told Shen Zhiyi that he liked her and asked her to become his girlfriend and kiss him, while she struggled to understand why he would choose her. Shen Zhiyi kissed him, leaving Chi Ye overwhelmed and unable to speak clearly.

• Chi Ye lifted Shen Zhiyi onto the bed and told her he no longer wanted their partnership to end or to lose all connection with her.
• Chi Ye asked Shen Zhiyi to become his girlfriend and said he wanted them to kiss, but she insisted he could not like her and called them partners.
• Chi Ye asked Shen Zhiyi to kiss him, then hurriedly apologized and withdrew his hands when she became calm.
• Shen Zhiyi pulled Chi Ye forward and kissed him briefly.
• Chi Ye blushed, struggled to speak, and pointed at Shen Zhiyi in confusion.

After kissing Chi Ye, Shen Zhiyi dealt with his clingy affection over breakfast, while Chi Ye competed with the Housekeeper for her praise. Elsewhere, Chu Yanqing watched his parents excuse Chu Yannan’s wrongdoing and was left deeply disappointed.

• Chi Ye begged Shen Zhiyi to kiss him again and insisted she had to take responsibility for him after she kissed him.
• Chi Ye fussed over Shen Zhiyi at breakfast, introducing dishes made by the Housekeeper and claiming his commentary helped her enjoy the meal.
• After Shen Zhiyi praised the Housekeeper, Chi Ye grew jealous, kissed her cheek, and sarcastically praised the Housekeeper before fleeing upstairs.
• Chu Yanqing watched Chu Yannan kneel as their parents defended him and urged Chu Yanqing to arrange an apology to Mu Mu’s family.
• Chu Yanqing listened as his parents blamed him for making a public scene and asked him to speak with Chi Ye, leaving him exhausted and disappointed.

Chu Yanqing confronted his family, resigned from the Chu company, and demanded they end Chu Yannan’s betrothal to Liu Muyan. He then went to the Liu home and invited Liu Muyan to see Ely Chief flowers, while her parents reconsidered their ties with the Chu Family.

• Chu Yanqing told his parents he would leave the company and insisted they break Chu Yannan and Liu Muyan’s childhood betrothal, saying Grandpa had agreed.
• Chu Yanqing punched Chu Yannan and warned him to stop pursuing Liu Muyan before leaving the Chu home.
• Chu Yanqing apologized at the Liu home, then tossed a stone at Liu Muyan’s window and invited her to see Ely Chief flowers.
• Liu Muyan agreed to change and go with Chu Yanqing, while Lan Fei stopped Liu Father from confronting him.
• Liu Father decided the Liu Family would put its collaboration with the Chu Family on hold after the current crisis.

Ye Nianliu and Chi Chuan arranged for Chi Ye to bring Shen Zhiyi to dinner at the Old Residence, while Chi Ye became alarmed after finding Shen Zhiyi on the balcony and sought reassurance by holding her. The chapter ended with Chi Ye trying to kiss her again and Shen Zhiyi warning him not to push his luck.

• Ye Nianliu teased Chi Ye about calling Shen Zhiyi his daughter-in-law, and Chi Chuan invited the couple to dinner at the Old Residence.
• Chi Ye agreed to bring Shen Zhiyi, after learning his parents had already met her at Yan Qing's birthday party.
• Chi Ye heard Shen Zhiyi's thoughts outside her bedroom and rushed in when he saw her standing on the balcony.
• Chi Ye pulled Shen Zhiyi back and hugged her, asking her to say something so he could hear her voice.
• Chi Ye tried to kiss Shen Zhiyi like they had that morning, but she pushed his face away and told him not to push it.

Shen Zhiyi worried about meeting Chi Ye’s family, but he reassured her that he had prepared gifts and that she only needed to come home with him. As Chi Ye left to pick her up for dinner, Shen Zhiyi remained uneasy and missed the solitude of her dark room.

• Shen Zhiyi asked Chi Ye what his family liked, and he described their interests and the gifts he had arranged for them.
• Chi Ye revealed that he had prepared the gifts a month earlier, before Shen Zhiyi had agreed to his proposal, and teased her about taking responsibility for him.
• Xu Housekeeper remarked that Chi Ye had never acted so shamelessly, prompting Chi Ye to argue with him while Shen Zhiyi kept her distance.
• Chi Ye left for work and later learned that Madam Ye had stocked the kitchen while Chi Ye’s father and grandfather practiced frying eggs for dinner.
• After finishing his meetings, Chi Ye saw Madam Ye’s video and headed home to pick up Shen Zhiyi.

Shen Zhiyi asked Xu Housekeeper about the Chi Family before Chi Ye drove her to meet his relatives at the Old Residence. The family warmly welcomed her, while Chi Ye’s cousins gathered to see his new girlfriend.

• Shen Zhiyi asked Xu Housekeeper about the Chi Family and learned that the old master had hoped she and Chi Ye would spend time together.
• Chi Ye showed Shen Zhiyi videos and messages of his family preparing for her visit, while warning relatives not to arrive empty-handed.
• Chi Ye brought Shen Zhiyi to the Old Residence, where Madam Ye, Chi Father, the old master, and other relatives waited to greet her.
• The old master welcomed Shen Zhiyi to the Chi Family.

Shen Zhiyi visited the Chi Family, where Ye Nianliu welcomed her and shielded her from an overwhelming crowd. The family’s warmth continued over dinner, while Chi Ye grappled with whether his feelings for Shen Zhiyi were genuine.

• The Chi Family crowded around Shen Zhiyi with questions until Ye Nianliu intervened and led everyone inside to eat.
• Chi Father scolded Chi Ye for failing to warn his family that Shen Zhiyi found socializing frightening, then urged him not to treat her feelings carelessly.
• Shen Zhiyi noticed Chi Ye standing alone and suggested that Ye Nianliu hug him, but Ye Nianliu instead embraced Shen Zhiyi and told her how much she liked her.
• Chi Ye arrived in time to hear Shen Zhiyi say she was not as good as Ye Nianliu’s daughter, then backed his mother’s praise of her.
• At dinner, Chi Ye and Ye Nianliu both served Shen Zhiyi until her bowl was full, and Ye Nianliu realized Shen Zhiyi would eat everything rather than refuse.

At the Chi Family home, Ye Nianliu welcomed Shen Zhiyi warmly, encouraged her to set boundaries with Chi Ye, and gave her an expensive jewelry set. Shen Zhiyi accepted the gift but planned to return it, then rested in the garden as Chi Ye’s cousins quietly discussed her.

• Shen Zhiyi noticed the tea table and realized Chi Ye had not been the first to choose her.
• Ye Nianliu walked with Shen Zhiyi through the garden, praised her courage, and urged her to say no when something made her uncomfortable.
• Ye Nianliu gave Shen Zhiyi a costly set of jewelry, which Shen Zhiyi accepted while deciding to return it to Chi Ye.
• Shen Zhiyi rested on a garden swing beneath the stars while Chi Ye’s cousins discussed how quiet she seemed and wondered what kind of person Chi Ye liked.

Chi Ye comforted Shen Zhiyi and realized how deeply her lack of attachment to life troubled him. After his grandfather warned him to consider whether he truly wanted a future with her, Chi Ye said he only wanted to make things right between them.

• Shen Zhiyi overheard Chi Zhao and Chi Chunran discussing whether she and Chi Ye suited each other, and her long-stagnant emotions stirred.
• Chi Ye found Shen Zhiyi waiting in the garden, asked her to take pity on him, and received a hug from her.
• Chi Chunran and the others watched them leave and remarked that Chi Ye was the one pursuing Shen Zhiyi.
• Shen Zhiyi fell asleep in the car, and Chi Ye remembered her earlier attempts to die and recognized that she had little desire to live.
• Chi Ye's grandfather warned him to think carefully about whether he wanted to spend his life with Shen Zhiyi and offered to help her if he chose to leave her.
• Chi Ye told his grandfather that he wanted to make things good between himself and Shen Zhiyi.

Chi Ye begged Grandpa Chi to support his relationship with Shen Zhiyi, while Madam Ye spent the week welcoming Shen Zhiyi into the Chi Family and introducing her to S City's social circle. After Shen Zhiyi became absorbed in a scandalous story, Chi Ye learned its answer and tried to use it to get her attention, leaving her resisting his closeness and considering asking someone else.

• Chi Ye pleaded with Grandpa Chi not to take Shen Zhiyi away, and Grandpa Chi told him their future depended on the two of them.
• Ye Nianliu took Shen Zhiyi shopping and to afternoon teas, introducing her as Chi Ye's girlfriend and daughter-in-law.
• Chi Ye interrupted Shen Zhiyi's afternoon tea, and she remained preoccupied with a story about Boss Wang's wife's affairs and her son's paternity.
• Chi Ye messaged Madam Ye for the answer, and she revealed that Boss Wang's father had fathered the boy.
• Chi Ye told Shen Zhiyi he knew the story's ending and urged her to ask him, but she tried to free her hand and reach for her phone instead.

Chi Ye discovered that Shen Zhiyi was in severe pain and rushed her to the hospital, where a doctor identified signs of depression and years of harmful eating habits. The doctor warned that her recovery would depend largely on Shen Zhiyi finding hope for herself.

• Shen Zhiyi rejected Chi Ye’s confession and tried to hide her worsening pain from him.
• Chi Ye noticed Shen Zhiyi trembling and hurting herself, then took her to the hospital.
• Hospital staff treated Shen Zhiyi’s wounds while she slept, and the doctor discussed her condition with Chi Ye.
• The doctor reported that Shen Zhiyi showed physical symptoms associated with depression and had eaten irregularly for years, leaving her stomach unable to handle rich food.
• Chi Ye realized he had failed to notice Shen Zhiyi’s insomnia and eating problems, and the doctor warned that her recovery depended on her finding hope.

After bringing Shen Zhiyi home from the doctor, Chi Ye cared for her and persuaded her to let him sleep in her room so he could reassure Madam Ye during her visit. The two avoided discussing the afternoon’s events, and Chi Ye ended the evening by telling Shen Zhiyi it was time for bed.

• Chi Ye brought Shen Zhiyi home and followed the doctor’s advice to care for her gently, while Xu Housekeeper prepared the prescribed meals.
• Chi Ye held Shen Zhiyi at dinner and debated whether to wake her until she opened her eyes and scolded him for taking liberties.
• Chi Ye asked Shen Zhiyi to let him sleep in her room, citing Madam Ye’s planned visit, and she agreed after he promised to sleep on the floor.
• Chi Ye applied medicine to Shen Zhiyi’s bruised arm and left after telling her she should have hit him instead.
• Shen Zhiyi read messages from Madam Ye and Liu Muyan, including news about Chu Yanqing and the Chu Group, before Chi Ye came downstairs and called her to bed.

Chi Ye and Shen Zhiyi shared a bedroom, where he read her French poetry until he fell asleep and reached for her hand. Shen Zhiyi slept more peacefully than usual, and Chi Ye left quietly the next morning while she was still asleep.

• Chi Ye arranged floor bedding beside Shen Zhiyi’s bed and asked her to share the room.
• Shen Zhiyi said good night to Chi Ye, who began reading her a fairy tale before switching to French poetry.
• Chi Ye read until he fell asleep, while Shen Zhiyi lay awake and felt calmer than on previous nights.
• Chi Ye woke from a nightmare, took Shen Zhiyi’s hand, and fell asleep holding it; Shen Zhiyi let him keep hold of her hand.
• Chi Ye woke first, watched Shen Zhiyi sleeping, and quietly went to the guest bedroom to wash up.

Shen Zhiyi hid her worsening insomnia from Chi Ye and secretly visited her smashed-up house, where she found her coffin untouched. Chi Ye later went looking for her at the tearoom and learned she had left almost immediately.

• Shen Zhiyi pretended she had slept well while Chi Ye offered to keep reading aloud to help her rest.
• Shen Zhiyi lied to Chi Ye about meeting a woodcut client, and he drove her to a tearoom before leaving for work.
• Shen Zhiyi took a narrow lane to her damaged house and found her black coffin still beside her bed.
• Shen Zhiyi cleaned the dusty coffin, messaged Chi Ye, and planned to end their arrangement in half a month.
• Chi Ye searched the tearoom for Shen Zhiyi at lunchtime and learned she had left less than two minutes after arriving.

Chi Ye coaxed Shen Zhiyi into bringing him lunch, then proudly showed his assistants that she was his girlfriend. The chapter ended with the assistants stunned by Chi Ye’s deliberate public display of affection.

• Chi Ye called Shen Zhiyi and persuaded her to bring him a proper lunch by pretending he would settle for bread.
• Chi Ye told his skeptical assistants that his girlfriend would bring him lunch, but they did not believe him.
• Shen Zhiyi arrived at Chi Ye’s office building with the food, and Chi Ye hurried downstairs to meet her.
• Chi Ye kissed Shen Zhiyi’s cheek in front of the assistants and led her into his office.
• The assistants realized Chi Ye really had a girlfriend and called his public display of affection a dirty move.

Shen Zhiyi rejected Chi Ye’s attempts to draw them closer and reminded him that their contract would end in half a month. Chi Ye refused to accept their separation, insisting he had told Aunt Ye he would marry no one but her.

• Chi Ye apologized for kissing Shen Zhiyi without permission, then persuaded her to eat lunch with him.
• Chi Ye asked Shen Zhiyi to carve his desk, and she rebuffed his requests before going to nap.
• While Shen Zhiyi slept, Chi Ye arranged a carving table and wooden boards in his office as a surprise for her.
• Shen Zhiyi told Chi Ye to prepare Aunt Ye for their separation because their contract ended in half a month.
• Chi Ye kissed Shen Zhiyi to interrupt her, then refused to accept the contract ending and said he had promised his mother he would marry no one but her.

Shen Zhiyi agreed to give Chi Ye a chance, and he took her to his company, where she offered the game director suggestions on character designs. The chapter left the director and the others watching her as she asked whether they had any other questions.

• Chi Ye asked Shen Zhiyi to trust him and give their relationship a chance, and she agreed after warning that she could not easily express herself.
• Chi Ye embraced Shen Zhiyi and took her around the company, but he was called away while she waited in an empty chair.
• The employees looked to Shen Zhiyi to solve a software bug, but she told them to fix the problem they had created themselves.
• The game director showed Chi Ye sketches for the farming game, and Chi Ye asked Shen Zhiyi to give him pointers.
• Shen Zhiyi recommended making the younger sister character livelier and reducing the colors' saturation, then asked whether anyone had other questions.

Chi Ye introduced Shen Zhiyi as his girlfriend and took care of her while preparing to finish his work before their trip. Meanwhile, Chu Yannan struggled to manage the Chu company as employees continued to compare his decisions to Chu Yanqing’s.

• Chi Ye introduced Shen Zhiyi to his employees as his girlfriend and asked them to look after her.
• Shen Zhiyi remained too unsettled to work, so Chi Ye took her home and bought her a chocolate cake.
• Madam Ye began taking Shen Zhiyi and Liu Muyan to afternoon tea, while Liu Muyan confronted Chi Ye about dating Shen Zhiyi.
• Chu Yannan insisted that An Qian join the company as his secretary, despite his parents’ objections and her difficulty with the work.
• After employees rejected another of Chu Yannan’s decisions by invoking Chu Yanqing, Chu Yannan grew frustrated and insisted that his decisions were correct.

Shan Yirou and An Qian clashed at the Chu Group after an important contract document went missing, and An Qian accused Shan of taking it. Surveillance proved the document had reached President Wen, but Chu Yannan reassigned document handling to Special Assistant Gao, leaving him resentful of his new errand work.

• Shan Yirou joined the Chu Group hoping to get close to Chu Yannan, and her conflict with An Qian stirred up the office.
• Shan Yirou confronted An Qian for handing an important document to a stranger, and An Qian accused her of taking it.
• Chu Yannan asked Special Assistant Gao to investigate while An Qian insisted Shan return the missing document.
• Special Assistant Gao reviewed the surveillance footage and found that President Wen had received the document shortly before.
• Chu Yannan ended the dispute and assigned Special Assistant Gao to handle the documents, prompting his frustration at becoming an errand boy.

Chi Ye tried to cook dinner for Shen Zhiyi, setting off a kitchen disaster, but he believed he saw her smile and cherished the moment. After Xu Housekeeper was sent back to the Old Residence, Chi Ye stocked the kitchen with cooking supplies and another microwave.

• Chi Ye emerged from the smoking kitchen with a charred, unidentifiable dinner, and Shen Zhiyi showed a faint trace of amusement.
• Chi Ye realized Shen Zhiyi had smiled, then blushed as she wiped the soot from his hands and washed them with him.
• Xu Housekeeper finished cleaning the kitchen, but Chi Ye sent him back to the Old Residence so he could be alone with Shen Zhiyi.
• Chi Ye returned with a box of kitchen supplies and a microwave, explaining that it was different from the one Xu Housekeeper had used.

Chi Ye secretly practiced making desserts for Shen Zhiyi while she worked and went out to meet a client. At a restaurant, Shen Zhiyi overheard Chu Yannan comforting An Qian before someone suddenly snatched her drink.

• Chi Ye repeatedly attempted desserts at home, following a book and trying to keep his noisy experiments from disturbing Shen Zhiyi.
• Chi Ye let Shen Zhiyi meet a client alone, then worked on a dessert while she was out.
• Shen Zhiyi delivered her painting, accepted Liu Muyan's invitation to eat, and ordered food at a nearby restaurant.
• Shen Zhiyi overheard An Qian complain about Ms. Shan and Chu Yannan promise to make her leave after his company's collaboration with the Shan Family ended.
• Someone reached over and snatched the drink in front of Shen Zhiyi.

Shan Yirou, Chu Yannan, and An Qian fought at the restaurant until Shen Zhiyi splashed all three with grape drinks, while Liu Muyan backed her up. After the trio left, Liu Muyan confided that she suspected Yan Qing was pursuing her, and Shen Zhiyi listened as she tried to sort out her feelings.

• Shan Yirou splashed An Qian with Shen Zhiyi's drinks, and Chu Yannan retaliated by throwing water in Shan Yirou's face.
• Shen Zhiyi ordered more drinks and threw one at each of Chu Yannan, An Qian, and Shan Yirou.
• Liu Muyan arrived, photographed the drenched trio, and stood beside Shen Zhiyi as she mocked them; Chu Yannan asked to talk, but Liu Muyan refused.
• Shen Zhiyi paid the cleaning fee, and Liu Muyan told her she suspected Yan Qing was pursuing her.
• Someone called out, "Shen Zhiyi, I'm here!"

Chi Ye joined Shen Zhiyi and Liu Muyan at the restaurant, then helped Chu Yanqing find a way to leave with Liu Muyan. On the drive home, Shen Zhiyi worried that she still lacked money for a gift, and Chi Ye pulled over to ask why she seemed sad.

• Chi Ye arrived after Liu Muyan called him and angrily asked who had bullied Shen Zhiyi, but Shen Zhiyi said the women had only taken her drink.
• Chi Ye noticed Liu Muyan was bored, pointed out Chu Yanqing approaching, and watched as Chu Yanqing sat beside her and greeted her.
• When Chi Ye prepared to take Shen Zhiyi home, Chu Yanqing pretended to feel unwell so Liu Muyan would take him to the hospital.
• Shen Zhiyi saw through Chu Yanqing's pretense and asked Chi Ye whether he tricked her too; Chi Ye denied it.
• Shen Zhiyi checked messages from clients in Chi Ye's car and worried that she needed several more commissions to afford a gift.
• Chi Ye heard Shen Zhiyi sigh, pulled over, and asked, "Shen Zhiyi, what's wrong? Are you feeling sad?"

Shen Zhiyi listened as Chi Ye admitted he had schemed to spend more time with her, then kissed him and let him hold her. Chi Ye explained that he kept calling her by her full name because he hoped she would think of his home as hers and stay with him.

• Chi Ye confessed that he had lied and schemed because he wanted Shen Zhiyi to like him and stay by his side.
• Shen Zhiyi told Chi Ye to drive them home, then kissed him in the parking garage.
• Chi Ye kissed Shen Zhiyi passionately, and she told him to stop when she struggled to breathe.
• Chi Ye carried Shen Zhiyi to the sofa and thanked her for making him happy.
• Shen Zhiyi asked why Chi Ye called her by her full name, and he said he wanted her to remember home and not take the wrong road.

Chi Ye and Shen Zhiyi shared a domestic moment after he failed to bake chocolate cookies, then agreed to dye their hair together. They went to a salon, where Madam Ye joined them and wealthy customers began noticing and gossiping about the pair.

• Chi Ye served Shen Zhiyi burnt chocolate cookies, and she tried to spare his feelings while admitting they were hard to eat.
• Shen Zhiyi comforted Chi Ye and agreed to dye her hair with him after he suggested changing their hair colors.
• Chi Ye and Shen Zhiyi visited a salon and chose trendy hair colors, while Chi Ye attentively arranged food and drinks for her.
• Madam Ye came to watch them dye their hair after Chi Father persuaded her not to join in.
• Salon customers recognized Chi Ye and gossiped about him and Shen Zhiyi as they sat together in a private room.