Chapter Summaries

Chi Ye found Shen Zhiyi attempting to drown herself in the river and rescued her, then desperately tried to revive her on the bank. The chapter ended with him pleading for her to wake up.

• Chi Ye sensed something had happened to Shen Zhiyi, stopped the car, and searched for her by the river.
• Shen Zhiyi climbed over the railing and let herself fall into the river, hoping to die and escape her debts, grief, and nightmares.
• Chi Ye saw Shen Zhiyi fall, jumped into the river, and swam to pull her to safety.
• Chi Ye gave Shen Zhiyi air and brought her toward shore, where the driver helped pull them both out.
• Chi Ye performed chest compressions and rescue breaths, repeatedly calling for Shen Zhiyi to wake up.

Chi Ye rescued Shen Zhiyi from the river and stayed with her at the hospital while she recovered. After the doctor cleared her for discharge, he warned Chi Ye that Shen Zhiyi might have depressive tendencies and needed support and a psychology appointment.

• Chi Ye pulled Shen Zhiyi from the river, revived her, and took her to the hospital by ambulance.
• The doctor found no major injuries, and Chi Ye stayed overnight while Shen Zhiyi slept.
• Shen Zhiyi woke in the hospital, realized she was still alive, and saw Chi Ye nearby.
• The doctor cleared Shen Zhiyi for discharge and advised her to address her poor eating, sleep, and nutrition.
• The doctor privately told Chi Ye that Shen Zhiyi might have depressive tendencies and urged him to support her and arrange a psychology appointment.

After leaving the hospital, Shen Zhiyi tried to repay Chi Ye and then wandered into the rain, believing she had nowhere left to go and waiting for death. Chi Ye returned to find her and vowed to keep pursuing her until she agreed to work with him.

• Chi Ye learned from the doctor that Shen Zhiyi's psychological problems were severe and asked Assistant Fang to investigate what had happened after she returned to S City.
• Chi Ye found Shen Zhiyi had left the ward, then met her in the corridor as she thanked him and transferred the money for her medical expenses.
• Chi Ye left after Shen Zhiyi brushed off his concern, and she later tried to transfer him the rest of her money, but the payment failed.
• Shen Zhiyi left the hospital with her suitcase and walked through the rain, thinking she had no home and could wait for death.
• Chi Ye ran back to Shen Zhiyi, and when she called him a puppy, he said he would keep trying until she agreed.

Chi Ye brought the unconscious Shen Zhiyi to Heavenly Domain Villa, where a doctor warned that she was weak from not eating and might become ill. After caring for her, he discovered that Shen Zhiyi was unusually obedient when he woke her and offered her food, leaving him puzzled.

• Chi Ye carried Shen Zhiyi to Heavenly Domain Villa in the rain and arranged for the family doctor to examine her.
• The doctor said Shen Zhiyi had not eaten for a long time and might develop a fever or pneumonia, so the housekeeper prepared porridge and ginger soup.
• Chi Ye changed Shen Zhiyi into dry clothes while blindfolded, then moved her to a clean room.
• Chi Ye brought Shen Zhiyi food and struggled to wake her, eventually pinching her nose and cheek.
• Shen Zhiyi sat up, drank the ginger soup, and ate porridge obediently, though she left the dishes farther away untouched.

Chi Ye learned that Shen Zhiyi was homeless and wondered about the mysteries surrounding her past. At a family dinner, Chu Yannan publicly rejected his arranged engagement to Liu Muyan, then Chu Yanqing returned home and saw Liu Muyan and Chu Yannan together in the greenhouse.

• Chi Ye saw Shen Zhiyi obey his instructions mechanically, eat her meal, and immediately fall asleep.
• Chi Ye learned from Assistant Fang's investigation that Shen Zhiyi was homeless and considered the many questions he still had about her.
• At dinner, Ling Shuang and Lan Fei discussed arranging an engagement between Chu Yannan and Liu Muyan.
• Chu Yannan objected to the engagement and insulted Liu Muyan, but his parents scolded him, froze his cards, and forced him to apologize.
• Liu Muyan asked Chu Yannan to talk with her in the greenhouse, where Chu Yanqing arrived and saw them.

Liu Muyan confronted Chu Yannan about their engagement, slapped him, and pretended to be upset when his older brother Chu Yanqing arrived. She returned to the Liu home, where her parents noticed her subdued mood.

• Chu Yannan told Liu Muyan he refused to marry her and urged her to end their engagement.
• Liu Muyan slapped Chu Yannan and berated him for his arrogance and dependence on his family.
• When Chu Yanqing approached, Liu Muyan acted tearful and said she would explain the situation to their families.
• Chu Yanqing scolded Chu Yannan for upsetting Liu Muyan, while Chu Yannan denied doing anything wrong.
• Liu Muyan left the Chu Family villa and returned home to Lan Fei and Liu Father.
• Liu Muyan asked her parents if they had heart trouble after noticing their worried sighs.

Liu Muyan told her parents she did not want to marry Chu Yannan, and they happily supported her decision. At Chi Ye’s villa, Shen Zhiyi became feverish and tried to reach the balcony, but Chi Ye arrived and tried to stop her.

• Liu Muyan told Lan Fei and Liu Father that she did not like Chu Yannan and did not want to get engaged to him.
• Lan Fei and Liu Father agreed, reassured Liu Muyan, and joined her in criticizing Chu Yannan.
• Liu Muyan messaged Chu Yanqing to ask why he had returned and when he would leave, but he did not reply.
• Shen Zhiyi developed a fever, vomited, and, overwhelmed by grief, staggered toward the balcony to chase the moonlight.
• Chi Ye remembered that Shen Zhiyi might develop a fever, went to check on her, and found her reaching toward the balcony.
• Chi Ye stood in Shen Zhiyi’s way and told her there was no moonlight anymore.

Chi Ye stayed up caring for Shen Zhiyi through a high fever, then arranged for Linda and the Housekeeper to look after her while he went to work. Shen Zhiyi woke at the villa and began washing up as Linda changed her bedding.

• Shen Zhiyi collapsed into Chi Ye's arms, and he carried her to bed and tried several ways to bring down her fever.
• Chi Ye stayed awake checking Shen Zhiyi's temperature, worked on his laptop, and sent product notes to Assistant Fang.
• After the Housekeeper woke, Chi Ye gave him detailed instructions about watching Shen Zhiyi and preparing food before leaving for the office.
• Linda accepted Chi Ye's offer of double pay and went to Heavenly Domain Villa to care for Shen Zhiyi.
• Shen Zhiyi woke, drank warm water through a straw, and went to wash while Linda changed her bedding.

Linda reported that Shen Zhiyi had bathed by herself, alarming Chi Ye, who feared she might harm herself and rushed to the villa. He found her safe and eating, then remained alone in his car in the dark garage.

• Linda told Chi Ye that Shen Zhiyi had bathed by herself, but she missed his repeated calls while getting food and medicine.
• Unable to reach Linda or the housekeeper, Chi Ye feared for Shen Zhiyi and left work in a hurry.
• Chi Ye panicked in traffic when an ambulance was blocked, then felt relieved when it turned away from his route.
• Linda connected Chi Ye to Shen Zhiyi by video, and Shen Zhiyi told him she was fine.
• Chi Ye reminded Shen Zhiyi to take her medicine, ended the call, and stayed in his car after the garage lights went out.

Shen Zhiyi decided to leave Chi Ye’s villa after a week, believing she should stop imposing on him and repay his kindness if he needed her help. The housekeeper tried to delay her departure and contact Chi Ye, but he could not reach him.

• After Linda fell asleep, Shen Zhiyi covered her with a blanket and decided she would work with Chi Ye to repay his kindness before choosing death.
• Chi Ye worked late, and a week passed without him and Shen Zhiyi seeing each other.
• Shen Zhiyi packed her suitcase and told the housekeeper she was going home.
• The housekeeper asked Shen Zhiyi to wait while he informed Chi Ye, and she agreed to sit in the living room.
• The housekeeper repeatedly called Chi Ye without getting an answer and resolved to keep Shen Zhiyi at the villa until Chi Ye returned.

The housekeeper persuaded Shen Zhiyi to stay another night and urged Chi Ye to come home early. Chi Ye rushed back from work and found her watching television at the villa, where he teased her for looking aloof.

• The housekeeper convinced Shen Zhiyi to stay another night by promising that Chi Ye would come home early, then took her suitcase and planned dinner.
• The housekeeper messaged Chi Ye about Shen Zhiyi wanting to leave, but Chi Ye first called back and heard him rambling about dinner dishes.
• Chi Ye read the housekeeper’s messages, worried Shen Zhiyi might leave, and hurried to finish his work so he could return home.
• Chi Ye discussed software testing with the product manager, left work early, and drove back to the villa.
• Chi Ye found Shen Zhiyi watching television without reacting to the comedy and called her aloof.

Chi Ye persuaded Shen Zhiyi to stay and cooperate with him in pretending to be a couple, while the Housekeeper secretly put salt in Chi Ye’s red wine. At dinner, Chi Ye spat out the wine and blamed the Housekeeper, while Shen Zhiyi calmly ate.

• Chi Ye asked Shen Zhiyi whether she was leaving, and she agreed to cooperate with him.
• Chi Ye persuaded Shen Zhiyi to keep living in the villa so their fake relationship would convince Madam Ye.
• The Housekeeper added salt to Chi Ye’s red wine while preparing dinner.
• Chi Ye spat out the salted wine and shouted at the Housekeeper, while Shen Zhiyi moved her glass away.
• Chi Ye served Shen Zhiyi turtle soup, tasted it, and ate most of it to wash away the wine’s taste.

After drinking the housekeeper’s turtle soup, Chi Ye had an intense dream about Shen Zhiyi and woke feeling guilty and embarrassed. The next morning he avoided her, leaving Shen Zhiyi to mistake his distance for renewed dislike.

• Chi Ye realized the housekeeper’s turtle soup had caused his desire, while Shen Zhiyi experienced only a nosebleed.
• Chi Ye dreamed that Shen Zhiyi touched and kissed his Adam’s apple, but woke before they kissed.
• Chi Ye took a cold shower and felt guilty for dreaming about Shen Zhiyi, while Shen Zhiyi sat on the balcony staring at the moon.
• The next morning, Chi Ye repeatedly avoided Shen Zhiyi because he was embarrassed, and Shen Zhiyi assumed he was distancing himself out of aversion.
• The housekeeper told Chi Ye his behavior was obvious and would make Shen Zhiyi like him less, but Chi Ye remained unsure how to face her.

Shen Zhiyi mistook Chi Ye’s awkward behavior for dislike and accepted an urgent carving job at S University, while Chi Ye insisted on driving her there. At the art classroom, they discovered that Liu Muyan had hired Shen Zhiyi for the work.

• Chi Ye repeatedly called Shen Zhiyi’s name but turned away, leaving her hurt and angry as the Housekeeper noticed his flushed ears.
• Shen Zhiyi accepted a carving job for a ten-thousand-yuan deposit and arranged to meet the client at S University.
• Chi Ye returned and insisted on driving Shen Zhiyi, asking where she was going and whom she would meet.
• Shen Zhiyi swiped into S University and led Chi Ye to the Department of Fine Arts, ignoring his questions about her access card.
• Liu Muyan greeted Chi Ye in alarm, then realized he had brought Shen Zhiyi, the expert she had hired.

Shen Zhiyi taught Liu Muyan how to begin carving a woodcut of peonies she planned to give Yan Qing, while Chi Ye lingered nearby before leaving after Shen Zhiyi sent him away. As Shen Zhiyi and Liu Muyan headed out after their lesson, they spotted a young man and woman standing beneath a streetlight.

• Chi Ye dismissed Liu Muyan's insult and watched as Shen Zhiyi introduced herself to her.
• Liu Muyan hesitated to discuss her gift for Yan Qing while Chi Ye stayed, but Shen Zhiyi told him to leave.
• Chi Ye hurried away after becoming lost in thoughts of Shen Zhiyi.
• Liu Muyan showed Shen Zhiyi her design of three Ely Chief peonies, and Shen Zhiyi praised it.
• Shen Zhiyi taught Liu Muyan the first steps of carving the large woodcut, which would take over a week to finish.
• Shen Zhiyi declined Liu Muyan's dinner invitation, and the two spotted a young man and woman under a streetlight as they walked toward the school gates.

Liu Muyan confronted Chu Yannan and An Qian over their public behavior, then accused Chu Yannan of damaging the friendship between their families and disregarding Chu Yanqing’s burdens. When Chu Yannan shielded An Qian from her, Shen Zhiyi struck him across the face.

• Liu Muyan recognized Chu Yannan and An Qian and confronted them, while An Qian insisted they had only happened to meet.
• Chu Yannan accused Liu Muyan of making things difficult for An Qian, and Shen Zhiyi stood beside Liu Muyan in support.
• Liu Muyan told Chu Yannan she had rejected their betrothal and criticized him for risking the families’ partnership and ignoring Chu Yanqing’s workload and birthday obligations.
• An Qian asked Liu Muyan if she was all right, and Chu Yannan instinctively moved to protect An Qian from her.
• Shen Zhiyi slapped Chu Yannan, leaving him stunned and wondering who had hit him.

Liu Muyan confronted Chu Yannan over his relationship with An Qian, while Shen Zhiyi slapped him for insulting Liu Muyan. Later, Chi Ye went to the campus with Chu Yanqing, who noticed that Chi Ye was unusually worried and restless.

• Shen Zhiyi slapped Chu Yannan, and Liu Muyan told An Qian that she could be with him only after he ended his relationship with Liu Muyan.
• Chu Yannan criticized Shen Zhiyi and threatened to tell Liu Muyan's parents, but Liu Muyan laughed and said she was glad he had been hit.
• Liu Muyan recalled how Chi Ye had beaten Chu Yannan as a child whenever he tried to take Chu Yanqing's belongings.
• Liu Muyan told Chu Yannan she had been disappointed in him for years, leaving him angry and bewildered.
• Chi Ye, who had waited all day for a message from Shen Zhiyi, went to campus with Chu Yanqing.
• Chu Yanqing told Chi Ye that he seemed worried and restless, unlike his usual self when he lost his temper.

Chi Ye and Chu Yanqing found Shen Zhiyi, Liu Muyan, and the others arguing, and Chi Ye took Shen Zhiyi away after threatening Chu Yannan. Later, Chi Ye complained that Shen Zhiyi never messaged him, changed his contact name for her, and waited by the car as she walked slowly.

• Chi Ye stopped Chu Yannan from pointing at Shen Zhiyi and warned him not to do it again, then checked Shen Zhiyi for injuries.
• Chi Ye seized Shen Zhiyi's wrist after hearing her describe the people around them as protagonists, a villain, and supporting characters, then said he was taking her with him.
• Chu Yanqing told An Qian to leave and took Liu Muyan and Chu Yannan away, while An Qian watched them go.
• Chi Ye complained that Shen Zhiyi had not messaged him, and she sent him a series of numbered messages in response.
• Chi Ye changed Shen Zhiyi's contact name to "Remember to message Chi Ye" and told her to reflect on why he was angry.
• Two girls approached Chi Ye by the car, and he pointed them toward Shen Zhiyi before telling her not to walk so slowly just because he was angry.

Chi Ye brought Shen Zhiyi home, where the Housekeeper teased him during dinner, and later Shen Zhiyi spent a week helping Liu Muyan in S University's art classroom. Yan Song watched Shen Zhiyi and, inspired by her, decided to approach her.

• Chi Ye drove the sleeping Shen Zhiyi home and reflected on how deeply unhappy she seemed.
• The Housekeeper teased Chi Ye at dinner, then sat down after Shen Zhiyi thanked him for cooking.
• Shen Zhiyi spent the following week helping Liu Muyan work on a sculpture in S University's art classroom.
• Yan Song watched Shen Zhiyi for three days, found her inspiring, and decided to greet her the next time they met.
• As Liu Muyan finished the Ely Chief, Yan Song walked toward the window where Shen Zhiyi often sat, hoping to start a conversation.

Yan Song asked Shen Zhiyi to advise him and model for a painting, but she eventually gave him her phone number. Chi Ye watched from outside the classroom, and his eyes met Shen Zhiyi’s as Yan Song left.

• Yan Song approached Shen Zhiyi, praised her skills, and asked to exchange contact details so they could be friends.
• Shen Zhiyi declined to advise Yan Song and suggested he talk with Liu Muyan instead.
• Yan Song admitted that Shen Zhiyi inspired him and asked her to model for him.
• Chi Ye arrived at the art classroom and watched Yan Song speak with Shen Zhiyi from outside the window.
• Shen Zhiyi gave Yan Song her phone number, and Chi Ye’s eyes met hers as Yan Song left.