Chapter Summaries

Yan Junye struggled through the morning after spending the night with Chang Yu, while Kan Jia encouraged You Hanliu to sue the man spreading sexual rumors. The rumor-monger then took the allegations online, creating damaging attention around Chang Yu, and Yan Junye went to Chang Yu’s office.

• Yan Junye asked Chang Yu to let him eat before they went to bed, then spent the evening heating Chang Yu’s food and cleaning before giving in to Chang Yu’s advances.
• Yan Junye arrived at work early, exhausted and sore, and Kan Jia realized why he disliked the color yellow after asking if he had hurt his foot.
• Chang Yu checked on the sleeping Yan Junye, covered him with his jacket, and left him to rest while Kan Jia returned to the office.
• You Hanliu told Yan Junye and Kan Jia that her boyfriend and parents opposed her suing the man who spread rumors about her.
• Kan Jia urged You Hanliu to sue and defend herself, while Yan Junye quietly left because his back hurt.
• Yan Junye saw that the rumor-monger had posted the allegations online, harming Chang Yu’s public image, and went to Chang Yu’s office.

Yan Junye asked Chang Yu about a secret after an online rumor spread about them, but Chang Yu refused to reveal the truth about hearing Yan Junye’s thoughts. Yan Junye reported that they were preparing to sue the rumor poster, then locked the office door after Chang Yu approached him.

• Yan Junye asked Chang Yu whether he had secrets, and Chang Yu admitted he did but said he would reveal the main one later.
• Chang Yu pleaded with Yan Junye not to leave him, then distracted him by confessing he wanted to cuddle with him in the office.
• Yan Junye went to check on Kan Jia and You Hanliu, then confirmed that they were suing the rumor poster and would publish a lawyer’s letter online.
• Chang Yu approached Yan Junye after hearing his thought about waiting until everyone left work, and Yan Junye entered the office and locked the door.

Yan Junye and Chang Yu openly showed their affection at work, then confronted Pei Bai when he came to challenge You Hanliu’s lawsuit. The chapter ended with Chang Yu admitting he was jealous of Yan Junye’s past feelings for Pei Bai, and Yan Junye reassuring him that he liked him too.

• Yan Junye and Chang Yu kissed in Chang Yu’s office, and Kan Jia arrived with the lawyer’s letter but hurried away after realizing what they were doing.
• Yan Junye noticed a cut on his lip and recognized Chang Yu’s possessiveness in memories of how Chang Yu had treated him as a golden retriever.
• Pei Bai came to the company to confront You Hanliu, and Chang Yu took Yan Junye downstairs to show their support for her.
• Pei Bai claimed Kan Jia had seduced You Hanliu, but You Hanliu insisted she would sue him for spreading rumors, and security removed Pei Bai.
• Yan Junye realized Pei Bai had likely liked him in college, and Chang Yu confessed that the thought of Yan Junye once wanting to be with Pei Bai made him unhappy.
• Yan Junye comforted Chang Yu, explained that jealous thoughts were nothing to condemn, and told him that he liked him too.

Yan Junye handled a crowded afternoon at the company, where he teased Kan Jia and accepted fruit from Chang Yu. After walking Xiaotu to a public restroom and taking him for grooming, Yan Junye encountered Xi Wu’s husky, who recognized the golden retriever but found him acting strangely.

• Yan Junye returned to the company, reassured the counseling clients that he would keep their secrets, and joked about Chang Yu cherishing him.
• Chang Yu had fruit bought and washed, then brought it to Yan Junye and fed him while Kan Jia watched.
• Kan Jia suggested giving Yan Junye a separate office, but Yan Junye refused and teased him about being happy to share.
• As the company grew busier, Yan Junye took Xiaotu to a public restroom and then headed to pamper him.
• Xi Wu’s husky charged at Xiaotu, and Yan Junye recognized it; the husky greeted the golden retriever but was confused when Xiaotu sniffed its rear.

Yan Junye tried to leave after meeting Xi Wu, while the golden retriever admitted he remembered neither Yan Junye nor his old encounters with Xi Wu and the bichon frise. Xi Wu stopped Yan Junye to ask about catching cats, then brought up Pei Bai’s connection to the rumors against You Hanliu.

• The husky and bichon frise questioned the golden retriever about his accident and lost memories, and he recalled Chang Yu looking devastated when he woke.
• Yan Junye introduced himself to Xi Wu as Chang Yu’s boyfriend, and Xi Wu asked whether he preferred cats or dogs.
• Yan Junye tried to leave with the golden retriever, but Xi Wu grabbed his arm and invited him to catch cats while the husky scrambled onto Yan Junye’s shoulders.
• Yan Junye said he had urgent business related to the unresolved rumor-spreading matter, and Xi Wu asked whether it involved Pei Bai.
• The bichon frise told the golden retriever that Pei Bai and the rumor-spreader had conspired to frame You Hanliu.

Yan Junye and Xi Wu argued over who could handle Pei Bai’s scandal, then returned to Chang Yu’s office after Yan Junye accidentally exposed Xi Wu’s private mishap. The chapter left Chang Yu comforting Yan Junye while Xi Wu protested that his privacy had been invaded.

• The dogs discussed how Pei Bai had manipulated You Hanliu’s parents into accepting a marriage without a bride price, then called the rumor-monger to say their plan had succeeded.
• The golden retriever asked to join the neighborhood cat-catching trips, but Yan Junye refused and told Xi Wu that Chang Yu would deal with Pei Bai when the time was right.
• Yan Junye mocked Xi Wu for being kicked out of the bedroom, prompting Xi Wu to head to Chang Yu’s office and demand an explanation.
• Yan Junye warned the dogs not to cause trouble and explained that hot dogs were sausages, not dog meat, after the golden retriever feared being eaten.
• The husky ran off to tell Chang Yu that Yan Junye ate hot dogs, while Yan Junye took Xi Wu upstairs to Chang Yu’s office.
• Xi Wu accused Chang Yu of invading his privacy, and Chang Yu called Yan Junye to his side and asked Xi Wu not to scare his wife.

Xi Wu argued with Chang Yu after his husky caused trouble, while Yan Junye explained how the conflict began and grew anxious about having kissed Chang Yu after the dog touched his lips. Chang Yu made Xi Wu compensate for the broken gold pig and keep his husky away from Yan Junye, then refused Yan Junye’s request for junk food.

• Chang Yu questioned Xi Wu about how he knew private details, and Xi Wu realized his wife might have shared them with her friends.
• After Xi Wu left, Yan Junye told Chang Yu that the husky had interrupted his attempt to bathe Xiaotu, and Chang Yu kissed him at length.
• Chang Yu learned that Xi Wu’s husky had shattered the company’s gold pig and decided to demand compensation.
• Xi Wu offered twenty thousand yuan, but Chang Yu demanded a larger payment and threatened to involve the police and keep the dog as collateral.
• Chang Yu agreed to accept a few tens of thousands on the condition that the husky stay a meter away from Yan Junye, and Xi Wu left with the dog.
• Yan Junye tried to persuade Chang Yu that wives helped their husbands succeed, but Chang Yu guessed he wanted junk food and refused to let him have any.

Yan Junye and Chang Yu spent the night together in the empty Evergreen Company building, then Yan Junye helped You Hanliu learn the truth about Pei Bai’s schemes. You Hanliu decided to sue Pei Bai, who threatened retaliation, and Chang Yu warned Yan Junye to stay close to him.

• Yan Junye told Chang Yu that Pei Bai had paid someone to spread rumors about You Hanliu and might have been manipulating her to avoid paying a bride price.
• Chang Yu cleared Evergreen Company's offices for the evening, and he and Yan Junye went to the conference room together.
• The next morning, Yan Junye asked Chang Yu to take him to the counseling room so he could explain Pei Bai’s actions to You Hanliu.
• After hearing what Pei Bai had done, You Hanliu contacted a lawyer to sue him and vowed not to let either man involved go unpunished.
• Pei Bai called You Hanliu to accuse her and threatened to target those who had helped her, so Chang Yu told Yan Junye to stay by his side.

Yan Junye stayed close to Chang Yu because he feared Pei Bai might target them, and he decided he would rather face danger himself than lose Chang Yu. They went home to make potato chips together, while the threat from Pei Bai remained unresolved.

• Yan Junye told Chang Yu he feared for both of them, and Chang Yu promised to keep him safe.
• Kan Jia said he would protect You Hanliu and distance himself once she had worked through her difficulties and the matter with Pei Bai was resolved.
• Yan Junye stayed close to Chang Yu at work and asked him to make potato chips at home.
• Chang Yu tried frying potato chips, but the first batch turned black, and the two ate fries together at home.

Chang Yu and Yan Junye left the golden retriever with the assistant while they went to get breakfast, unaware that Pei Bai’s attacker was following them. The dog was stabbed, and the assistant rushed him to the hospital as Chang Yu and Yan Junye followed, with Yan Junye collapsing or losing consciousness in the car.

• Yan Junye reminded Chang Yu to keep the golden retriever close and treat him well, while Chang Yu arranged bodyguards to protect Yan Junye.
• Chang Yu and Yan Junye walked hand in hand with the assistant and the golden retriever, unaware that an armed figure was following them.
• Yan Junye sent the assistant to buy soup dumplings and tofu pudding while he and Chang Yu waited in the car.
• An attacker stabbed the golden retriever, and the assistant drove him to the hospital without time to notify Chang Yu.
• Chang Yu spotted the assistant’s car and told the driver to follow it, then called out as Yan Junye closed his eyes.

After Yan Junye fainted when Xiaotu was injured, Chang Yu realized their souls had crossed again and rushed to the hospital. Xiaotu survived surgery, but he had to stay for observation, and he anxiously watched Chang Yu as the doctor put him in an oxygen chamber.

• Chang Yu took the unconscious Yan Junye to the hospital, where a doctor said he was weak but not in immediate danger and might not wake soon.
• Chang Yu suspected Yan Junye's soul had crossed into Xiaotu after hearing the dog howl, then hurried to the hospital where Xiaotu was undergoing surgery.
• Chang Yu reassured his assistant that Xiaotu's injury was not his fault and sent him to investigate the attacker, Pei Bai.
• After surgery, Xiaotu woke and comforted the tearful Chang Yu, then asked for the soup dumplings and tofu pudding he had missed.
• The doctor placed Xiaotu in an oxygen chamber and said he needed to stay for observation and treatment, leaving him worried that Chang Yu might leave.

Chang Yu left Yan Junye at the veterinary hospital for the night, but his grief drove him back to the hospital where Yan Junye’s human body lay. After learning that Pei Bai had attacked Xiaotu, Chang Yu confronted him before returning to comfort Yan Junye during an IV procedure.

• Chang Yu reluctantly left Xiaotu at the veterinary hospital, leaving his coat behind and asking staff to report any changes.
• Unable to bear being home without Yan Junye, Chang Yu went to the hospital and spent the night beside his unresponsive lover.
• Chang Yu’s assistant told him that Pei Bai had personally attacked Xiaotu, and Chang Yu confronted Pei Bai at the police station.
• Chang Yu returned to the veterinary hospital as staff prepared to insert Xiaotu’s IV needle, and he comforted Yan Junye by letting him bury his head in his arms.

Yan Junye recovered from his paw injury and returned home with Chang Yu, who continued to dote on him as a dog. The next day, Yan Junye sought out Pei Bai’s dog, only to learn he should ask the Labrador, who already knew about the relationship.

• Chang Yu treated Yan Junye’s injured paw and told him that his original body remained in a coma but was still alive.
• After Xiaotu recovered, Chang Yu took Yan Junye home, fed him, and invited him to sleep on his bed despite his strong doggy smell.
• The next day, Yan Junye dragged Chang Yu to find the husky and ask where Pei Bai’s dog lived.
• The husky mistook Yan Junye’s refusal to be sniffed for mixed signals, so Yan Junye turned to the bichon frise instead.
• The bichon frise suggested Yan Junye ask the Labrador, confused because it believed Yan Junye and the Labrador had made their relationship official.

Yan Junye visited the residential complex where Pei Bai's dog lived with Chang Yu, hoping to learn more about the pug's owner. There he ran into the worried Labrador he had kissed, promised to meet him again, and wondered about their relationship as Chang Yu held him close.

• The bichon told Yan Junye that the Labrador lived in Yinsheng Residential Complex and offered to help him confront Pei Bai's pug and its owner.
• Yan Junye left the dogs, joined Chang Yu and Xi Wu, and irritably reacted to Xi Wu praising small dogs while Chang Yu showed off Xiaotu.
• Chang Yu carried the sore Yan Junye through the residential complex, and Yan Junye worried about encountering the Labrador.
• The Labrador found Yan Junye and asked whether Pei Bai's owner had hurt him; Yan Junye confirmed he was hurt but fine and promised to visit in a few days.
• The Labrador left with his blind owner, while Yan Junye noticed the dog was male and wondered whether he would be the gong or the shou.

Chang Yu and Yan Junye, still in dog form, encountered a pug who had run away from Pei Bai. After winning the pug’s trust, Yan Junye learned that Pei Bai’s father had secretly run an entertainment business for men while concealing hundreds of millions in debt.

• Chang Yu carried Yan Junye past a Labrador that had pinned down the pug to ask where its owner was.
• The pug said it had run away from Pei Bai and did not know where he was.
• After the Labrador left, Yan Junye praised the pug’s appearance, earning its trust.
• Yan Junye asked the pug about Pei Bai, and the pug revealed that Pei Bai’s father had hidden his company’s debts and secretly established an entertainment paradise for men.
• The pug turned its curled tail toward Yan Junye, who shut his eyes to avoid looking.

Yan Junye learned more about Pei Bai’s history of spreading sexual rumors and inspected the company counseling office with Chang Yu. In the restroom, Yan Junye suddenly stopped Chang Yu from leaving after he heard You Hanliu talking in the women’s restroom.

• The pug told Yan Junye that Pei Bai’s parents had long been divorced and that Pei Bai had bragged about spreading rumors about a girl in college.
• Yan Junye recalled how Pei Bai’s bashful smile had led their friends to believe he had slept with a cute girl who later dropped out after developing depression.
• Chang Yu carried Yan Junye to the company, where Yan Junye checked the counseling office and saw Kan Jia in a session with You Hanliu.
• Chang Yu fed Yan Junye soup dumplings, then carried him into a restroom stall and raised his paw as if helping him pee.
• Yan Junye broke free, pushed Chang Yu back into the stall, and covered his mouth after hearing You Hanliu’s voice from the women’s restroom.

Chang Yu learned that You Hanliu had once been the girl Pei Bai pursued and was pursuing revenge against him, while Yan Junye misunderstood Chang Yu’s arousal and feared he had moved on. Chang Yu reassured Yan Junye, who later went downstairs and found You Hanliu talking with Kan Jia.

• Chang Yu carried Yan Junye out of the restroom after You Hanliu left, and Kan Jia fled when he saw them emerge from the same stall.
• Yan Junye realized You Hanliu had been the girl Pei Bai pursued and suspected she had changed her appearance to take revenge on him, using Kan Jia and himself along the way.
• Yan Junye saw Chang Yu’s arousal, thought Chang Yu had found someone else, and cried as he feared Chang Yu would abandon him.
• Chang Yu comforted Yan Junye by saying he was thinking about Yan Junye’s human body and promised they would wait for him to wake up.
• Yan Junye left the office to use the bathroom and ran into You Hanliu talking with Kan Jia, where she asked whether returning Pei Bai’s rumors was wrong.

You Hanliu planned to expose Pei Bai during a livestreamed show, and Chang Yu secured a place on the program so Yan Junye could confront him. At filming, Yan Junye recognized Pei Bai’s adopted Labrador as the golden retriever’s devoted partner, while the other dogs rallied to help him.

• You Hanliu told Kan Jia that she wanted to expose Pei Bai through his livestreaming habits rather than rely on legal channels.
• Chang Yu agreed to appear on Pei Xinglan’s livestreamed dog show after learning Pei Bai would be there, and he secured his place by offering to invest.
• Chang Yu kept Yan Junye’s parents from discovering his condition, then pretended during a phone call that he and Yan Junye were staying at a couples’ hotel.
• At the filming location, Yan Junye recognized the police Rottweiler and retired search-and-rescue German shepherd, then realized Pei Bai’s adopted Labrador was the golden retriever’s partner.
• The Labrador told Yan Junye he had damaged Pei Bai’s home and had deliberately timed it so Pei Bai would be filmed if he struck him.
• Yan Junye pretended his injuries remained severe, and the German shepherd and Rottweiler offered to help him.

Yan Junye recruited several dogs to help confront Pei Bai, then joined the production crew as they visited Pei Bai’s home and saw the Labrador’s destructive handiwork. Chang Yu stayed close to Yan Junye, while Pei Bai remained unaware that his own dog was deliberately exposing him.

• Yan Junye thanked a German shepherd, a Rottweiler, and a Central Asian shepherd for agreeing to help him get justice against Pei Bai.
• Yan Junye claimed that his emotional-support work saved people, and the other dogs accepted his explanation.
• Chang Yu told an actor that he and his wheelchair-using partner were very much in love, while Pei Bai suspected Chang Yu had joined the show because of him.
• The director took the crew to Pei Bai’s home first, where Pei Bai blamed the wrecked house on his Labrador, Bubu.
• Bubu showed Yan Junye the mess it had made, including licking the toothbrushes and putting bodily fluids in the toiletries, and Yan Junye nervously praised it.
• Chang Yu covered Yan Junye’s muzzle after Yan Junye joked that he had set his sights on Bubu.

Yan Junye joined the other dogs in tearing up Pei Bai’s home while Pei Bai presented himself on livestream as a reformed, dog-loving man. Pei Bai then accused Yan Junye of having hurt his dog, and Chang Yu suspected the incident had happened while Yan Junye was in his assistant’s care.

• Yan Junye stopped pawing at Chang Yu when Chang Yu signaled that cameras were filming, though he wrongly believed no one had noticed his behavior.
• Yan Junye joined the Labrador in scratching Pei Bai’s sofa, and the Rottweiler and two shepherds joined them.
• Pei Bai tried to stop the dogs, then claimed on camera that he indulged his mischievous Labrador and showed viewers the dog’s bed and food.
• Pei Bai said he had hurt Yan Junye because Yan Junye had previously hurt his dog, leaving Yan Junye indignant and the other owners silent.
• Chang Yu recalled that Yan Junye had not hurt any dogs while with him and suspected it had happened when his assistant was caring for the golden retriever.