Recaps

Ji Shang brought An Yubei to the Ji Group, where a hacker attack exposed the company’s dependence on the unruly expert You Zhi. When the network failed and the screens insulted Ji Shang, An Yubei asked to try fixing the problem.

• Ji Shang ignored An Yubei’s protests and brought him to the office, where Zhao Ze reported that You Zhi was refusing to work and the technical department could not handle ongoing hacker attacks.
• An Yubei learned from Zhao Ze that You Zhi was a highly paid member of the Honker Alliance, while Ji Shang ordered Zhao Ze to find a replacement.
• Ji Shang kept An Yubei company after a morning meeting, and the two agreed to go out for hot pot that evening.
• Zhao Ze reported that the company network had gone down, but Ji Shang told him to find someone else to fix it and continued spending time with An Yubei.
• An Yubei saw that the hackers had disabled the company computers and left the message “Ji Shang is trash” on every screen, then asked Ji Shang to let him try fixing the problem.

An Yubei stopped a hacker attack on the Ji Group, surprising the technical department and prompting Ji Shang to send him money. When Ji Shang and An Yubei went to eat hot pot, Lu Jinsheng confronted An Yubei about blocking him, leaving Ji Shang afraid his secret would be exposed.

• Ji Shang let An Yubei try to stop the hacker, and An Yubei restored the network, upgraded the system, and explained his methods to the technical director.
• An Yubei refused Ji Shang's suggestion to change majors, said he wanted to study animal husbandry and live without working, and received ten million yuan from Ji Shang.
• An employee arrived to fetch You Zhi, but by the time You Zhi was ready to go, he learned that An Yubei had already solved the attack and became eager to meet him.
• Ji Shang and An Yubei queued for hot pot, and Ji Shang tasked Zhao Ze with opening a restaurant so they would not have to wait in line again.
• Lu Jinsheng confronted An Yubei at the restaurant and asked why he had blocked him, while Ji Shang worried that he would be exposed.

An Yubei invited Lu Jinsheng to join him and Ji Shang for hot pot, where the two men competed for his attention while he remained unaware of their hostility. After An Yubei left the table, Ji Shang confronted Lu Jinsheng over their rivalry and threatened to withdraw his financial support, but they hid their argument when An Yubei returned.

• An Yubei invited Lu Jinsheng to eat hot pot with him and Ji Shang, despite Ji Shang's displeasure.
• Ji Shang and Lu Jinsheng competed to serve An Yubei food, and An Yubei wondered why they seemed to be fighting over a girlfriend.
• An Yubei excused himself to go to the restroom, and Ji Shang and Lu Jinsheng stood up together to accompany him before he insisted on going alone.
• Lu Jinsheng accused Ji Shang of blocking him, and Ji Shang warned him to stay away from An Yubei and reminded him that he paid his expenses.
• Lu Jinsheng said Ji Shang's help came with conditions and that he did not owe him obedience; when An Yubei returned, both men pretended to get along.

An Yubei discovered that Ji Shang had used his phone to delete Lu Jinsheng from WeChat and grew angry with his brother for interfering with his friendship. Ji Shang tried to apologize, but An Yubei remained furious as Ji Shang took him home.

• Lu Jinsheng paid the bill before Ji Shang could, and An Yubei offered to repay him.
• An Yubei saw that Ji Shang had used his phone to block Lu Jinsheng, added Lu Jinsheng back, and transferred him the money.
• An Yubei left without speaking to Ji Shang, who apologized and promised not to interfere with his meetings with Lu Jinsheng.
• When An Yubei threatened in his thoughts to run away from home, Ji Shang carried him away from the taxi line and put him in the car.
• An Yubei cried and said he hated Ji Shang, while Ji Shang tried to soothe him and An Yubei insisted that he could not be coaxed out of his anger.

An Yubei cried after Ji Shang upset him, and Ji Shang asked Ji Dongsheng for help making things right. Ji Dongsheng comforted An Yubei by exaggerating Ji Shang’s faults and offered to move away with him, while Ji Shang waited unaware of the scheme.

• An Yubei ran upstairs in tears and locked himself in his room after returning home with Ji Shang.
• Ji Shang admitted he had blocked one of An Yubei’s friends on WeChat and smacked An Yubei’s bottom, then asked Ji Dongsheng how to earn his forgiveness.
• Ji Dongsheng agreed to advise Ji Shang, but privately decided to turn An Yubei against him and take An Yubei away.
• Ji Dongsheng found An Yubei crying and heard him say that his brother no longer liked him and that he might have to leave.
• Ji Dongsheng falsely claimed Ji Shang had criticized An Yubei and promised they would move out together, while Ji Shang waited anxiously downstairs.

Ji Dongsheng manipulated An Yubei and Ji Shang’s misunderstanding so he could take An Yubei away, while An Yubei believed Ji Shang no longer wanted him. The chapter ended with An Yubei embracing Ji Shang and Ji Shang realizing his father had lied.

• An Yubei decided to apologize to Ji Shang rather than leave with Ji Dongsheng, but Ji Dongsheng persuaded him to stay in his room while he spoke to Ji Shang.
• Ji Dongsheng falsely told Ji Shang that An Yubei wanted to move out, then told An Yubei that Ji Shang was angry and did not want him anymore.
• Lao Wang accused Ji Dongsheng of lying, and the two men grappled in the living room.
• Believing Ji Shang had rejected him, An Yubei agreed to leave with Ji Dongsheng but later went to Ji Shang’s room to explain himself.
• An Yubei hugged Ji Shang and begged him not to abandon him, and Ji Shang realized Ji Dongsheng had deceived them.

Ji Shang and An Yubei reunited after Ji Shang learned Ji Dongsheng had caused their misunderstanding. They reconciled, though Ji Shang insisted An Yubei could not leave him, and An Yubei offered to accept a spanking for his mistakes.

• Ji Shang drank alone, regretting how he had treated An Yubei and fearing he would leave with someone else.
• An Yubei came to Ji Shang’s room and threw himself into his arms, and Ji Shang realized Ji Dongsheng had stirred up trouble between them.
• Ji Shang carried An Yubei to the sofa and reassured him that he was not angry and would respect his belongings and boundaries.
• An Yubei apologized and admitted the spanking had not hurt, while Ji Shang said he could tolerate any tantrum but could not accept An Yubei leaving him.
• An Yubei offered to be spanked for saying hurtful things and positioned himself for it, asking Ji Shang to go easy.

Ji Shang reconciled with An Yubei, comforted him instead of spanking him, and carried him downstairs to make dumplings. Over dinner, they planned an amusement-park trip, and Ji Shang indulged An Yubei by repeating a dramatic romantic line.

• Ji Shang kissed An Yubei's lower-back dimple, then turned him around and said he would not spank him; An Yubei told Ji Shang he loved him, and Ji Shang said he loved him too.
• An Yubei said he was hungry, so Ji Shang carried him downstairs and began cooking dumplings.
• Ji Shang told An Yubei to choose what he wanted to eat, and An Yubei teased him about not knowing how to cook much before offering to give him instructions.
• While they ate, An Yubei asked to visit an amusement park with Ji Shang and Ji Dongsheng, and Ji Shang agreed; he also agreed when An Yubei asked to invite Lu Jinsheng.
• An Yubei asked Ji Shang to say, “Just give me a smile, Xiao Bei, and my life is yours,” and Ji Shang obliged, making An Yubei laugh happily.

Ji Dongsheng fled after Ji Shang froze his bank account, while An Yubei invited Lu Jinsheng to the amusement park with Ji Shang. Lu Jinsheng and Ji Shang competed for An Yubei’s attention, and the chapter ended with Ji Shang catching him after he collided with someone in a frog costume.

• Ji Dongsheng borrowed money from Lao Wang and fled after Ji Shang froze his bank account.
• An Yubei learned Ji Dongsheng had gone away, then invited Lu Jinsheng to the amusement park with Ji Shang.
• Lu Jinsheng tried to discourage Ji Shang from joining them by implying he was too old for the rides, but An Yubei praised his strength.
• At the amusement park, Ji Shang and Lu Jinsheng traded veiled jabs and competed to stay close to An Yubei.
• An Yubei collided with someone in a frog costume, and Ji Shang caught him before Lu Jinsheng could.

An Yubei went to an amusement park with Ji Shang and Lu Jinsheng, where the two men competed for his attention. As the roller coaster began, both claimed to be scared so An Yubei would comfort them, leaving their rivalry unresolved.

• An Yubei reassured a frog mascot after it bumped into him, and Ji Shang caught him before he fell.
• Lu Jinsheng suggested the roller coaster, and Ji Shang reluctantly joined An Yubei in the queue despite being afraid of heights.
• Two women admired An Yubei and speculated about his relationship with Ji Shang and Lu Jinsheng, prompting the men to block their view and Ji Shang to cover An Yubei's ears.
• When Ji Shang admitted he feared heights, An Yubei offered to get off the ride, and Lu Jinsheng pretended to be scared too.
• The staff told them the roller coaster was about to start, so Ji Shang asked An Yubei to hold his hand and Lu Jinsheng asked for the same comfort.

An Yubei rode a roller coaster with Ji Shang and Lu Jinsheng, whose jealousy over his attention continued as they rested and queued for bumper cars. After bystanders noticed how attentively the two men cared for him, both invited An Yubei to ride with them, leaving him unsure whom to choose.

• Ji Shang tried to stop Lu Jinsheng from holding An Yubei’s hand, but An Yubei asked him to let Lu Jinsheng hold it because he was scared.
• An Yubei enjoyed the roller coaster while Ji Shang and Lu Jinsheng emerged pale and exhausted, and he bought them water.
• Lu Jinsheng asked An Yubei to open his bottle, prompting Ji Shang to ask for the same attention after seeing An Yubei help him.
• As they queued for bumper cars, Ji Shang and Lu Jinsheng cared for An Yubei under the gaze of other visitors, and Ji Shang pulled him close when he tried to retreat.
• When they reached the bumper cars, Ji Shang and Lu Jinsheng each offered An Yubei a seat in their car, and he hesitated over whom to choose.

An Yubei avoided choosing between Ji Shang and Lu Jinsheng and went to the haunted house, where he met Li Liang and became fascinated by his magic trick. As Li Liang grew closer to An Yubei, Ji Shang and Lu Jinsheng formed a temporary alliance to keep him away from their friend.

• An Yubei left Ji Shang and Lu Jinsheng to ride the bumper cars and joined the haunted-house line alone.
• Li Liang introduced himself as the person who had apologized to An Yubei that morning and offered to enter the haunted house with him.
• Li Liang performed a coin trick and persuaded An Yubei to offer his WeChat, but Ji Shang took An Yubei’s phone before Li Liang could add him.
• An Yubei eagerly asked Li Liang to teach him the trick, while Ji Shang and Lu Jinsheng followed them with jealous expressions.
• When Li Liang tried to hug An Yubei in the zombie section, Ji Shang stepped between them and told Li Liang to hug him instead.

An Yubei and his companions entered the zombie zone, where Li Liang schemed to isolate him from Ji Shang and Lu Jinsheng. Ji Shang joined An Yubei inside a coffin, and An Yubei sweetly asked his brother to hug him.

• An Yubei's group ignored the haunted-house scares and followed Li Liang to the zombie zone.
• When the zombies chased them, Li Liang pretended to trip and pushed Ji Shang into a dark room.
• During the zombies' rest period, Lu Jinsheng explained the mechanisms to An Yubei while Li Liang secretly opened a concealed door and pushed Lu Jinsheng inside.
• An Yubei accused Li Liang of deliberately pushing Lu Jinsheng, then ran from the zombies without accepting Li Liang's help.
• Li Liang led An Yubei to a coffin and shoved him inside, but Ji Shang climbed in after him before the lid closed.
• In the darkness, An Yubei recognized Ji Shang and asked him to hug him because he was scared.

Trapped together inside a coffin, An Yubei apologized to Ji Shang for trusting Li Liang, while Ji Shang comforted him and promised to protect him. As they waited for Lu Jinsheng to free them, An Yubei innocently talked about dating and played with Ji Shang’s Adam’s apple, leaving Ji Shang struggling to control himself.

• Ji Shang rolled beneath An Yubei and held him while An Yubei apologized for being tricked by Li Liang.
• An Yubei asked Ji Shang to punish him, but Ji Shang reassured him that he would always support him.
• Ji Shang had An Yubei search the coffin lid for a mechanism, but they found none and decided to wait for Lu Jinsheng.
• An Yubei asked what kind of person Ji Shang liked, and Ji Shang said he liked someone like An Yubei.
• An Yubei said he hoped to find a girlfriend, so Ji Shang forbade him from dating and told him not to leave.
• An Yubei touched Ji Shang’s Adam’s apple, and Ji Shang warned him to stop before he played with him.

After a tiring day at the amusement park, Ji Shang carried the exhausted An Yubei home, where An Yubei asked him to help with a bath. Ji Shang agreed, though his desire made him warn An Yubei to behave and not cry out if his touch hurt.

• Lu Jinsheng opened the coffin lid and pulled An Yubei out, ending the escape room ordeal with Ji Shang.
• Ji Shang carried An Yubei to the car after their day of attractions, while a little boy persuaded his father to carry him too.
• An Yubei treasured the stuffed husky Lu Jinsheng had won because it reminded him of his parents, and Ji Shang grew jealous of the gift.
• An Yubei fell asleep in Ji Shang's arms, tightened his hold on the husky when Ji Shang tried to take it, and whined for Ji Shang not to leave.
• Ji Shang carried An Yubei home, and An Yubei woke enough to ask Ji Shang to bathe him.
• Ji Shang agreed to wash An Yubei and warned him to behave and not cry out if his touch hurt.

Ji Shang cared for An Yubei as he prepared for school, then kissed him while he slept. The next morning, An Yubei mistook the mark from Ji Shang’s kiss for a mosquito bite, and Lao Wang realized what had happened.

• Ji Shang massaged An Yubei’s feet in the bath while An Yubei asked whether Ji Dongsheng would return for the start of school.
• Ji Shang carried An Yubei to bed, then struggled with his desire while watching him sleep.
• An Yubei cuddled Ji Shang in his sleep, and Ji Shang replaced the toy dog in his arms before kissing him.
• Ji Shang instructed Lao Wang to prepare school supplies and a campus guide for An Yubei.
• An Yubei showed Lao Wang a mark on his collarbone that he thought was a mosquito bite, and Lao Wang realized Ji Shang had caused it.

An Yubei brought Ji Shang lunch at the office and proudly showed him a golden house he had built from gold bars. Ji Shang admitted he did not want An Yubei to leave and leaned in to kiss him again.

• An Yubei worried that Ji Dongsheng had not returned or answered his messages, while Ji Shang joked that he was enjoying a lover's embrace.
• An Yubei prepared to bring Ji Shang a homemade lunch, but Lao Wang persuaded him to let the chef cook and arranged a driver to take him to the office.
• An Yubei surprised Ji Shang in his office, and Ji Shang played along before embracing him.
• An Yubei gave Ji Shang the packed lunch and showed him a photo of the golden house he had built.
• Ji Shang offered to make An Yubei a real golden house, and An Yubei teased him about hiding him away.
• An Yubei said he did not want to leave Ji Shang, and Ji Shang leaned toward his lips, wanting to kiss him again.

An Yubei tried to persuade You Zhi to stay at the Ji Group and learned that You Zhi wanted to quit over Ji Shang’s review-report assignments. You Zhi vowed to toy with An Yubei, then died of embarrassment when he realized he had been talking to An Yubei himself.

• Ji Shang wiped something from An Yubei’s mouth, leaving An Yubei flustered before they ate lunch together.
• Zhao Ze told An Yubei that You Zhi was quitting, so An Yubei chased him down to persuade him to stay.
• You Zhi flirted with An Yubei and jokingly demanded that he become his boyfriend, but An Yubei steered the conversation back to work.
• You Zhi explained that he was quitting because Ji Shang had assigned him electronics product reviews and reports on school supplies, even toilet paper.
• You Zhi vowed to toy with An Yubei, and An Yubei revealed that he was An Yubei, leaving You Zhi mortified.

An Yubei let You Zhi resign from Ji Group, but You Zhi became fascinated by An Yubei’s cybersecurity plans and returned to work for far less pay. You Zhi rejoined the company, leaving Zhao Ze amazed at how An Yubei had handled him.

• You Zhi apologized to An Yubei for threatening him, and An Yubei decided to release him from his job because he planned to upgrade Ji Group’s system himself.
• An Yubei showed You Zhi Ji Shang’s approval of his resignation, and You Zhi celebrated his freedom before asking about the next hacker attack.
• An Yubei described plans to upgrade Ji Group’s system and create a network link to trace attackers, leaving You Zhi curious enough to follow him back to the company.
• An Yubei told Zhao Ze that You Zhi wanted an interview and proposed paying him the technical director’s rate.
• You Zhi accepted the lower salary and signed on to return to Ji Group, while Zhao Ze marveled at An Yubei’s ability to tame him.

An Yubei and You Zhi worked together on a system upgrade, and You Zhi coaxed him into a couples’ lunch that ended with An Yubei recording a playful love confession. The video spread through the company gossip chat, and Ji Shang watched it repeatedly before ordering Zhao Ze to delete it.

• An Yubei and You Zhi discussed the system upgrade, and You Zhi persuaded him to work overtime by promising they could finish before school started.
• You Zhi took An Yubei to a couples’ restaurant, called him “wifey,” and An Yubei reluctantly played along to earn a free cake.
• An Yubei recorded a video saying, “Hubby, your wifey loves you,” and You Zhi secretly kept it after claiming he had deleted it.
• The video appeared in the company gossip group, where Zhao Ze discovered it and played it aloud while bringing Ji Shang coffee.
• Ji Shang watched the video repeatedly, ordered Zhao Ze to delete it, and snapped his fountain pen in anger.

An Yubei brought Ji Shang a cake after dining with You Zhi, but Ji Shang grew jealous and questioned their relationship. Ji Shang accepted An Yubei’s explanation, then appeared to deliberately knock the cake onto the floor.

• An Yubei returned to the company with a cake and rejected You Zhi’s teasing about being his wife.
• Zhao Ze warned An Yubei that Ji Shang was in a bad mood, but Ji Shang softened when An Yubei entered his office.
• An Yubei gave Ji Shang the cake and explained that he and You Zhi had pretended to be a couple only to enter the restaurant.
• Ji Shang asked whether An Yubei liked You Zhi and confronted him about calling You Zhi hubby, then said he believed An Yubei’s explanation.
• As An Yubei prepared to share the cake, Ji Shang knocked it onto the floor and offered to buy another one.

An Yubei learned that the whole company had seen a video of him calling You Zhi “hubby,” and Ji Shang stayed close while he hid from the gossip. Trapped together in a bathroom stall, An Yubei licked Ji Shang’s Adam’s apple, and Ji Shang responded with visible desire.

• An Yubei tried to leave Ji Shang’s office, but Ji Shang insisted on accompanying him to the tech department and sat between him and You Zhi.
• An Yubei contacted Zhao Ze and learned that someone had shared the video in the company group chat, leaving Ji Shang furious and the company gossiping about An Yubei and You Zhi.
• An Yubei hid in a bathroom stall, where Ji Shang joined him and comforted him; An Yubei insisted he did not like You Zhi or anyone else.
• When coworkers entered the bathroom, An Yubei and Ji Shang stayed quiet together in the stall as the coworkers discussed the video and speculated about An Yubei.
• An Yubei became fixated on Ji Shang’s Adam’s apple, licked it, and saw Ji Shang press toward him with lust in his eyes.

After Ji Shang bit An Yubei's earlobe, An Yubei struggled to focus on work, then celebrated finishing the system upgrade with a late-night hot pot meal at a restaurant Ji Shang revealed was his. Unable to sleep and still thinking about Ji Shang, An Yubei messaged him at two in the morning to ask if he could sleep with him.

• Ji Shang bit An Yubei's earlobe in the restroom, leaving An Yubei flustered as they quietly held each other until An Yubei suggested they leave.
• An Yubei worked in Ji Shang's office, ignored You Zhi's advances over WeChat, and finished his work after ten that night.
• Ji Shang took hungry An Yubei to Yubei Hot Pot and told him the restaurant belonged to him.
• An Yubei lay awake thinking about their earlier intimacy, posted a question online about his racing heart, and dismissed the joking replies.
• At two in the morning, An Yubei messaged Ji Shang that he was scared and asked if he could sleep with him.

An Yubei missed sleeping beside Ji Shang and agreed to record a love confession in exchange for sharing his bed. After a passionate night, he blamed the marks on himself and Ji Shang on mosquitoes when Lao Wang noticed them at breakfast.

• An Yubei asked Ji Shang to let him sleep in his room, and Ji Shang demanded a video of him saying, “Dear Ji Shang, I love you.”
• An Yubei recorded the confession and joined Ji Shang in bed, where he asked to kiss Ji Shang’s Adam’s apple.
• Ji Shang pinned An Yubei down when he had had enough of being kissed, and the two spent the night together.
• An Yubei slept late and arrived at breakfast after Ji Shang had gone to work.
• Lao Wang noticed that An Yubei’s ears and Ji Shang’s Adam’s apple were swollen, and An Yubei blamed the marks on mosquitoes.

Ji Dongsheng returned with extravagant gifts and helped An Yubei pack for university, while Lao Wang misunderstood his purchases. An Yubei then spoke with Lu Jinsheng, who sounded lonely and envious of his family; the chapter ended with An Yubei wondering why Lu Jinsheng seemed so tragic.

• An Yubei greeted Ji Dongsheng enthusiastically, and Lao Wang teased Ji Dongsheng about his exhausting purchases and long absence.
• Ji Dongsheng explained that he had bought the supplies for An Yubei, then gave Lao Wang a designer watch to appease him.
• Ji Dongsheng and Lao Wang packed An Yubei's belongings, including a box of concealed contraceptives and various intimate toys.
• Lu Jinsheng called An Yubei and asked to register for university together, but An Yubei said his family would take him and their departments differed.
• Lu Jinsheng lamented that he had to prepare for university alone, leaving An Yubei puzzled by his sudden tragic-sounding complaint.