Chapter Summaries

Lu Shixuan told Li Yi how he investigated his disappearance and uncovered Qiao Xinyue’s history with Lu Junjia’s father. He admitted transferring his shares to protect the Lu family from Li Yi’s revenge and Shi Yan’s pressure, leaving Li Yi to decide their fate.

• Lu Shixuan apologized to Li Yi for not realizing how badly the Lu family had treated him and explained that he went to Germany partly to gain power and investigate Li Yi’s disappearance.
• Lu Shixuan recounted how Qiao Xinyue and Lu Hongshen avoided calling the police after Li Yi vanished at a fireworks festival, while their explanations of how he got lost contradicted each other.
• Lu Shixuan explained that Lu Junjia was the son of Qiao Xinyue’s childhood lover, whom she brought into the Lu household after his parents died.
• Shi Yan accused Lu Shixuan of transferring his shares to protect the Lu family and stop Li Yi from taking revenge, and Lu Shixuan admitted he hoped to help them while leaving their punishment to Li Yi.

Lu Shixuan reconciled with Li Yi, shared his plans to settle in Germany, and returned there, while Li Yi continued his studies and heard how Zhou Xuanze’s life had changed. As Li Yi prepared to travel to Xijiang with Shi Yan and his grandparents, a drunk driver struck near him, and he was taken to the hospital unconscious despite having only superficial injuries.

• Lu Shixuan told Li Yi he would always be his big brother, then returned to Germany to propose to his girlfriend.
• Li Yi heard that Zhou Xuanze and Li Xu were dating and anonymously sent Li Xu a box of imported toys.
• Li Yi and Shi Yan planned a National Day trip to Xijiang with their grandparents, but Shi Yan had to attend an unexpected company meeting.
• As Li Yi waited for a taxi near school, a white van driven by a drunk driver sped toward him, and he dodged it before losing consciousness.
• Lin Mo told Shi Yan that Li Yi had been taken to Third People's Hospital, and Shi Yan rushed there.
• Doctors found that Li Yi had only superficial scrapes and normal bodily functions, but he remained unconscious for an unexplained reason.

Shi Yan stayed by the unconscious Li Yi’s hospital bed and dreamed of their childhood meeting beneath a bridge, when a young Li Yi was hit by a car while searching for food. Li Yi woke and recognized Shi Yan as the big brother from his dream of a previous life, and they realized they had met in that life despite missing each other in this one.

• Shi Yan refused food and stayed beside the unconscious Li Yi while Lin Mo reported that the driver appeared to have deliberately hit him.
• Shi Yan dreamed that, when he was eleven, five-year-old Li Yi left to find food in the rain and was struck by a car.
• In the dream, a scrap dealer took the injured Li Yi to the hospital, while Shi Yan returned to find only the broken umbrella.
• Shi Yan woke when Li Yi moved and heard him call him big brother.
• Li Yi said he had dreamed of their meeting in a previous life, and Shi Yan explained that he had avoided meeting him in this life because he had been forewarned.

After Li Yi woke in the hospital, Shi Yan found a notebook listing a future death date and tasks involving the Lu family, then connected Li Yi’s dreams to a fatal incident in their past life. He suspected the Lu family had caused Li Yi’s death and resolved to protect him in this life.

• Shi Yan called a doctor to examine Li Yi, and Lin Mo brought Li Yi’s backpack and a meal from the police station.
• While checking the backpack, Shi Yan found a notebook listing a date of death, tasks concerning the Lu family, and a fond note about Shi Yan as Li Yi’s boyfriend.
• Shi Yan recalled that his dream and Li Yi’s dream described their childhood meeting, and reasoned that the person who jumped from the car in the dream was Li Yi.
• Shi Yan recognized the black Bentley from his dream as belonging to the Lu family and suspected they had driven Li Yi to jump to his death in their previous life.
• Shi Yan comforted Li Yi and decided he would protect him from harm in this life.

After surviving Lu Junjia’s attempt to have him killed, Li Yi recovered and visited the Nursing Home, where he promised the grandparents he and Shi Yan would plan their New Year trip. He then visited Lu Hongshen, taunted him about Qiao Xinyue and Lu Junjia, and waited for him to ask why he had come.

• Lin Mo told Shi Yan that Lawyer He had found evidence against Lu Junjia and promised to handle the case, while Shi Yan suspected Qiao Xinyue had helped arrange the attack.
• Li Yi recovered in the hospital and visited the Nursing Home, where the grandparents secretly arranged bodyguards to protect him.
• Li Yi promised the grandparents that he and Shi Yan would plan a New Year trip and spend the holiday with them.
• Li Yi visited Lu Hongshen at the Lu Group and said Lu Junjia’s detention was a good thing for him.
• Li Yi mocked Lu Hongshen for being duped by Qiao Xinyue, then demanded a cola with ice before leaving.
• After Lu Hongshen had his secretary bring the cola, Li Yi drank it and challenged him to ask why he had come.

Li Yi told Lu Hongshen that Qiao Xinyue had arranged his disappearance so her former boyfriend’s son, Lu Junjia, could inherit the Lu family fortune. Lu Hongshen revealed that Li Yi’s biological mother was Xu Chutong, and Li Yi left determined to visit her grave and warning Lu Hongshen that Qiao Xinyue might target him next.

• Li Yi told Lu Hongshen that Qiao Xinyue had cheated on him and arranged Li Yi’s disappearance so Lu Junjia could take his place in the family.
• Lu Hongshen started to confront Qiao Xinyue, but Li Yi persuaded him to investigate for evidence first.
• Li Yi asked about his biological mother, and Lu Hongshen admitted he had met her during a business trip and concealed that he was married.
• Lu Hongshen said Li Yi’s mother was Xu Chutong, who had died and was buried at Datong Bay Cemetery in Huaicheng.
• Li Yi condemned Lu Hongshen for deceiving Xu Chutong and said he would visit her grave.
• Li Yi warned that Qiao Xinyue was calculating and might betray Lu Hongshen to secure the Lu family fortune, jolting him.

Lu Hongshen investigated Qiao Xinyue after Li Yi raised doubts about Lu Junjia’s adoption, while Qiao Xinyue blamed Li Yi for the family’s troubles and sought a better lawyer for Junjia. On her way to meet the lawyer, Qiao Xinyue was struck by a car and woke in the hospital, convinced the crash had been deliberate.

• Lu Hongshen asked his secretary to investigate Qiao Xinyue’s movements around Lu Junjia’s adoption.
• Qiao Xinyue dismissed Li Yi’s concerns about the adoption and argued with Lu Hongshen, who blamed her for spoiling the children.
• Lu Hongshen ordered his secretary to monitor the people Qiao Xinyue had placed in the company.
• Qiao Xinyue struggled to secure a lawyer for Lu Junjia after her first choice withdrew upon learning He Yi was opposing counsel.
• A novice driver hit Qiao Xinyue as she was getting out of her car on the way to meet the new lawyer.
• Qiao Xinyue woke in the hospital with fractures and chest compression, accused the driver of being part of a deliberate attack, and began coughing violently.

Li Yi and Shi Yan visited Xu Chutong’s grave, where Li Yi introduced himself and promised to live happily. They left with a daisy Li Yi kept as a keepsake and planned to make matching bookmarks.

• Qiao Xinyue was treated for her injuries and blamed Li Yi, but Assistant Liu dismissed her suspicion as a misunderstanding.
• Li Yi learned that Qiao Xinyue had suffered a fracture and said she deserved it.
• Li Yi and Shi Yan visited Xu Chutong’s grave, where Li Yi introduced himself, told her about Shi Yan, and complained about how Lu Hongshen had treated her.
• Li Yi and Shi Yan brought fruit and Coke to Xu Chutong’s grave, and Li Yi poured some Coke onto the ground for her.
• A daisy blew into Li Yi’s arms as he and Shi Yan left, and Li Yi decided to preserve it as a bookmark.
• Li Yi and Shi Yan planned matching couple bookmarks, while Peng Yuyan and Qi Feiyu blocked Shi Yan’s updates after seeing him show them off.

Li Yi and Shi Yan shopped for a wedding gift when they ran into Lu Xingluo and Song Li, who insulted Li Yi’s mother and provoked him. Li Yi warned that the Lu family’s fortunes would soon change and insisted he would claim what his grandfather had left him.

• Li Yi and Shi Yan chose a limited-edition watch as a possible wedding gift for Li Yi’s eldest brother.
• Li Yi confronted Lu Xingluo and Song Li after Song Li tried to cut in to see the watch.
• Lu Xingluo insulted Li Yi’s mother, and Li Yi slapped her and warned her not to do it again.
• Song Li identified himself as President Song’s younger son and offered Li Yi an apology gift, but Li Yi refused to forgive Lu Xingluo.
• Li Yi learned that the Song family was discussing a marriage alliance with the Lu family and warned that Lu Corporation would soon change hands.
• Lu Xingluo said her family would not oppose Li Yi claiming their grandfather’s bequest, but Li Yi rejected her assurances and said he would take back what belonged to him on December 25.

Li Yi and Shi Yan bought a limited-edition watch, while the Lu family’s troubles deepened after Lu Chuzhou and Lu Junjia were sentenced and the Song family withdrew its marriage alliance. At the Lu residence, Lawyer Song announced that Old Master Lu had left all twenty-five percent of his Lu Corporation shares to Li Yi.

• Li Yi bought the watch for Shi Yan, then agreed to shop for ordinary clothes with him.
• Lu Chuzhou and Lu Junjia received prison sentences of seven and nine years, and Song Li called off the marriage alliance after Li Yi’s warning.
• Lu Hongshen argued with Qiao Xinyue after discovering that Lu Junjia was the child of her ex-boyfriend, while Qiao Xinyue refused to divorce him.
• Li Yi arrived at the Lu family home with Shi Yan and Peng Yuyan to hear Lawyer Song announce Old Master Lu’s bequest.
• Lawyer Song stated that all twenty-five percent of Old Master Lu’s Lu Corporation shares would transfer to Li Yi, shocking Lu Hongshen, Qiao Xinyue, and Lu Xingluo.

Li Yi took control of the Lu Corporation after inheriting shares from his grandfather and receiving Shi Xuan’s shares. As Lu Hongshen, Qiao Xinyue, and Lu Xingluo faced the company’s debts and the possible sale of their residence, Li Yi finalized the transfer and left them to bear the consequences.

• Lawyer Song confirmed that Li Yi had inherited twenty-five percent of the Lu Corporation, while Lu Xingluo had inherited several houses.
• Li Yi revealed that Shi Xuan had transferred his shares to him, giving Li Yi fifty percent of the company and the right to become its president and remove Lu Hongshen.
• Li Yi warned the Lu family to repay the two-billion debt to the Huanxing Group or risk having the Lu residence sold to cover it.
• Qiao Xinyue and Lu Hongshen blamed each other and fought while Lu Xingluo pleaded with Li Yi to spare their home.
• Li Yi refused to help the Lu family and signed the documents confirming that the Lu Corporation had changed hands.

Li Yi invited his friends to celebrate his new position and persuaded Grandpa Butler to move to Wisteria Garden after finishing his work with the Lu family. At Tea Faraway Tower, the group shared a lively meal, and Xu Xing and Peng Yuyan grew closer while Shi Yan teased Li Yi in return.

• Li Yi asked Grandpa Butler to come live with him and Shi Yan, and Grandpa Butler agreed to join them the next day after handing over his remaining work.
• Grandpa Butler packed his few belongings, reflecting that he had long wanted to retire but had stayed because he worried about Li Yi.
• Li Yi, Shi Yan, and Peng Yuyan met Qi Feiyu and Wen Chi at Tea Faraway Tower, then Xu Xing arrived and said his younger brother was recovering well.
• Qi Feiyu said Xu Xing's brother would likely recover fully after another operation, and the friends toasted Li Yi's new position with cola.
• Wen Chi doted on Qi Feiyu, while Peng Yuyan held Xu Xing's hand under the table and reassured him that he would make more friends.
• Li Yi teased Shi Yan by calling him his big brother, and Shi Yan privately promised to let him say it as much as he wanted when they got home.

Li Yi and Shi Yan secured the Lu Corporation’s future, then returned home to find Yingjun happily playing Chinese checkers with Grandpa Butler Liu Xu. They welcomed Liu Xu as the villa’s professional butler, and he settled into his new role.

• Shi Yan accompanied Li Yi to the Lu Corporation shareholders' meeting, where his presence kept the older shareholders from challenging Li Yi.
• Li Yi appointed assistants to handle daily company work, and Shi Yan selected a professional manager to oversee the company.
• Yingjun welcomed Liu Xu to the villa and showed him around, including Sheriff’s Cat Paradise.
• Yingjun and Liu Xu played Chinese checkers while waiting for Li Yi and Shi Yan to return.
• Li Yi and Shi Yan found the pair laughing together and invited Liu Xu to dine with them.
• Liu Xu initially offered to return home, but Li Yi and Shi Yan assigned him household duties, and he agreed to manage the villa.

Li Yi, Shi Yan, Grandpa Butler, and Yingjun spent a snowy day playing outside and building a snowman while Sheriff caused trouble. They finished the snowman, took photos together, and shared them on Shi Yan’s Moments.

• Li Yi and Shi Yan woke to find Beicheng covered in snow and went outside to play with Grandpa Butler, Yingjun, and Sheriff.
• Li Yi and Yingjun started rolling a snowball for the snowman while Yingjun tried to talk with Sheriff using an online cat-language translator.
• Sheriff leaped onto Yingjun, ran into the house, and later crashed into the snowball body, ruining it.
• Shi Yan helped Sheriff roll another snowball, and Grandpa Butler cleaned the cat’s paws while Li Yi and Yingjun rebuilt the snowman.
• The group decorated the snowman, posed for photos, and Shi Yan posted them on his Moments, prompting Peng Yuyan and Qi Feiyu to ask to visit.

Shi Yan returned to the Shi family residence to deal with Zhao Shengqi and Su Yue, who had been tormenting the servants and threatening to expose him. After uncovering Wang Heng’s scheme to exploit the situation and seize Shi Yan’s Xuancheng project, Shi Yan decided to send them and Wang Heng to a sanatorium.

• Shi Yan arrived at the Shi family residence and heard Mrs. Wang describe Zhao Shengqi and Su Yue’s mistreatment of the servants.
• Shi Yan confronted Zhao Shengqi, who threatened to tell outsiders that Shi Yan was abusing him unless the heating was turned on.
• Shi Yan ordered the servants to clean up Zhao Shengqi and Su Yue and bring them downstairs to be moved elsewhere.
• Shi Yan accused a newly hired servant of stealing a ten-million-worth watch, prompting the servant to reveal Zhao Shengqi and Wang Heng’s plan to film Shi Yan and seize his Xuancheng project.
• Shi Yan decided that Wang Heng, Zhao Shengqi, and Su Yue would be sent to the sanatorium on South Ring Mountain.

Shi Yan questioned Wang Heng’s undercover employee, learned what he knew, and allowed him to work at the Shi villa. He sent Zhao Shengqi and Su Yue to Nanhuanshan Sanatorium, where they realized they could not escape.

• Shi Yan checked the undercover employee’s belongings and surveillance footage, then offered to pay him while he stayed at the villa.
• The employee revealed Wang Heng’s plan to obtain incriminating footage and shared secrets he had learned while working for Wang Heng.
• Shi Yan had Auntie Wang and Uncle Zhou take Zhao Shengqi and Su Yue away, telling them he was granting their wish to leave the Shi residence.
• Zhao Shengqi and Su Yue were taken to Nanhuanshan Sanatorium and pleaded not to be admitted after seeing its remote, heavily secured grounds.

Auntie Wang delivered Zhao Shengqi and Su Yue to Shi Yan’s sanatorium, while Shi Yan and Li Yi settled into a happy routine of meals, health tea, and winter-break plans. Li Yi brought food and cookies to Shi Yan’s office and entered without Shi Yan realizing who had arrived.

• Auntie Wang left Zhao Shengqi and Su Yue at the sanatorium, where the doctor welcomed them as new patients and their screams soon rang out.
• Shi Yan met Li Yi after school, agreed to make egg yolk chicken wings, and invited him to stay at the Shi family old residence and use its hot spring during break.
• Grandpa Butler served Li Yi and Shi Yan nourishing tea alongside home-style dishes, and Li Yi obediently drank the tea despite its medicinal taste.
• During winter break, Li Yi occasionally delivered meals to Shi Yan and overheard employees praising Shi Yan while criticizing President Wang’s struggling company.
• Li Yi gave Lin Mo freshly baked butter cookies, then entered Shi Yan’s office and announced that he had brought food, while Shi Yan remained unaware it was him.

Shi Yan and Li Yi planned a family trip and grew affectionate at Shi Yan’s office. That weekend, they drove to Jade Spring Villa to meet Shi Yan’s maternal grandparents, who eagerly went out to welcome them.

• Shi Yan showed Li Yi the travel route he planned and asked whether Li Yi wanted to meet his maternal grandparents; Li Yi agreed.
• Shi Yan kissed and teased Li Yi at the office, then finished his work early and left in a good mood.
• Li Yi and Shi Yan dressed in scarves and drove to Jade Spring Villa after saying goodbye to Grandpa Butler.
• Shi Yan’s grandparents waited excitedly for them, and the butler announced their arrival.
• Shi Yan’s grandparents walked hand in hand to the entrance to greet Shi Yan and Li Yi.

Li Yi and Shi Yan visited Shi Yan’s maternal grandparents, where they announced plans for a New Year trip together. Back at the Shi family’s old residence, Li Yi charmed the servants, enjoyed late-night snacks and a hot spring soak, then fell asleep in Shi Yan’s arms.

• Li Yi chatted warmly with Shi Yan’s grandparents while Shi Yan answered their questions stiffly.
• Shi Yan announced that he and Li Yi planned to take everyone on a New Year trip through Bincheng, Yuncheng, Jicheng, and Nanwan.
• Li Yi and Shi Yan stayed for dinner, went fishing with Shi Yan’s grandfather, and took two fish back to the Shi family’s old residence.
• Auntie Wang brought Li Yi and Shi Yan osmanthus rice wine glutinous rice balls, and Li Yi happily ate two bowls.
• Li Yi persuaded Shi Yan to join him in the hot spring, then fell asleep after their soak while Shi Yan held and kissed him.

At the Shi family old residence, Shi Yan shared painful memories of his childhood with Li Yi, who comforted him with kisses. The two grew intimate, and later Shi Yan cared for Li Yi and fed him desserts as they spent the evening together.

• Li Yi fed bread crumbs to birds by the bedroom window, and Shi Yan embraced him and told him about his mother and childhood.
• Li Yi kissed Shi Yan to comfort him, and Shi Yan carried him to bed as their affection turned intimate.
• Li Yi woke after dark feeling sore, while Shi Yan reassured him that he had applied ointment and offered to bring dessert.
• Shi Yan brought Li Yi jasmine tea custard, cake, and strawberry soy milk, then fed him as they finished the treats together.