Recaps

After a night of dancing and forced intimacy, Su Cimu prepared to attend Shen Yannian’s father’s birthday banquet with him. They arrived at the Shen Residence, where guests watched Shen Yannian personally help Su Cimu out of the car.

• Fang Youwei agreed to take the drunken Liang Tian home while Shen Yannian left the bar with Su Cimu.
• At home, Shen Yannian demanded that Su Cimu dance for him, then broke their intimacy agreement and transferred him three million in breach-of-contract penalties the next morning.
• Su Cimu took a master’s calligraphy and painting from his family home as a birthday gift, then got styled and dressed for the banquet.
• On the drive, Shen Yannian apologized for the previous night, while Su Cimu told him he had to find another way to make it up to him.
• At the Shen Residence, Shen Yannian personally opened the car door for Su Cimu and helped him out in front of the arriving guests.

Su Cimu attended Shen Chuannan’s birthday banquet with Shen Yannian and answered the guests’ insults and Shen Chuannan’s attempts to put him in his place. Shen Chuannan stopped the argument in front of the guests, leaving the family’s tensions unresolved.

• Guests at the banquet gossiped about Su Cimu, but he ignored them and told Shen Yannian that they were jealous and that his family really was nouveau riche.
• Shen Yannian reassured Su Cimu and offered to have anyone who upset him thrown out.
• Shen Yannian brought Su Cimu to greet Shen Chuannan and seated him beside the old man.
• When Shen Chuannan criticized Su Cimu for sitting without permission, Su Cimu challenged his authority and joked that Shen Yannian had no real power.
• Hao Mei scolded Su Cimu, but Shen Yannian defended his fiancé and told her to treat him politely.
• Shen Chuannan ended the argument to avoid making a spectacle before the guests, then glanced at Su Cimu.

At Shen Chuannan’s seventieth-birthday banquet, Su Huaiyuan impressed him with an original Wu Daozi painting, while Su Cimu presented a work that shocked the guests. The chapter ended with the guests questioning whether Su Cimu’s painting was authentic.

• Shen Chuannan told Su Cimu to stay beside Shen Yannian and avoid embarrassing the Shen Family.
• Su Huaiyuan arrived with his wife and son and presented Shen Chuannan with an original Scroll of the Eighty-Seven Immortals by Wu Daozi.
• Shen Chuannan praised Su Huaiyuan’s gift and invited him to appreciate paintings together another day.
• Shen Zhongyuan challenged Su Cimu to show his birthday gift, and Su Cimu had Shen Yannian help unveil it.
• Shen Chuannan identified Su Cimu’s gift as Qi Baishi’s Twelve Landscape Screens, and guests marveled at its value while questioning whether it was fake.

Su Cimu presented Shen Chuannan with an authentic Qi Baishi painting, winning Shen Chuannan’s approval as Shen Yannian’s fiancé and drawing attention to the Su Family’s wealth. At the birthday banquet, Su Cimu traded insults with Hao Mei, who was rebuked by Shen Chuannan and Shen Zhongyuan.

• Su Huaiyuan recognized the Qi Baishi painting Su Cimu had taken from his storeroom, while Su Cimu avoided his angry glare.
• Su Cimu assured Shen Chuannan the painting was authentic, and Shen Chuannan praised him and accepted him as Shen Yannian’s fiancé.
• News that the Su Family’s birthday gifts were worth nearly one billion spread through the banquet, prompting gossip and envy from the guests.
• As the guests moved to the banquet hall, Su Cimu mocked Hao Mei for staring at him, and Shen Chuannan told her to stop.
• Shen Zhongyuan rebuked Hao Mei, while Shen Yannian squeezed Su Cimu’s hand to signal him to leave the argument alone.

After Shen Yannian's birthday banquet, Su Cimu asked him to keep him from being taken home by Su Huaiyuan, who was furious that Su Cimu had given away an eight-hundred-million painting without permission. Shen Yannian defended Su Cimu and helped him apologize, leaving the father and son reconciled for the moment.

• After the old man stopped the criticism at the banquet, Su Cimu quietly asked Shen Yannian to take him away afterward and not let him return to the Su Family.
• When the banquet ended, Su Huaiyuan tried to take Su Cimu home, but Su Cimu hid behind Shen Yannian and insisted on staying at the Shen Residence.
• Su Yunchao tried to calm Su Huaiyuan by arguing that the painting had improved Old Master Shen's impression of Su Cimu.
• Shen Yannian learned that Su Cimu had taken the eight-hundred-million painting from Su Huaiyuan's storeroom without permission and promised to give his father-in-law an even more valuable painting.
• Shen Yannian told Su Cimu to apologize, and Su Cimu apologized to Su Huaiyuan and promised to ask before taking anything from the storeroom again.

After Shen Yannian defended Su Cimu before the Su Family, the couple teased each other and spent the night together at the Shen Residence. The next morning, Shen Yannian brought breakfast upstairs to the exhausted Su Cimu, while Shen Chuannan told him to treat his fiancé well.

• After Su Cimu's parents and eldest brother left, Su Cimu worried about family discipline over the eight-hundred-million-yuan gift, and Shen Yannian reassured him.
• Su Cimu said he could handle the Su Family himself, then promised to protect Shen Yannian from outsiders.
• At the Shen Residence, Shen Yannian kissed Su Cimu and kept him up through the night, leaving Su Cimu hoping school would start soon so he could move into the dorm.
• The next morning, Shen Chuannan told Shen Yannian to treat Su Cimu well and explained that he trusted the Su Family and liked Su Cimu's resemblance to his mother.
• Shen Yannian took the plate of soup dumplings upstairs, where Su Cimu had finally woken and asked what was for breakfast.

Su Cimu spent the morning with Shen Yannian before returning to campus to meet Liang Tian and work on their project. He noticed Liang Tian looked unusually pale, but Liang Tian dismissed his concern, leaving Su Cimu uncertain as they headed to the library.

• Su Cimu ate steamed soup dumplings, drank milk after Shen Yannian promised it could help him grow, and borrowed Shen Yannian’s clothes.
• Su Cimu and Shen Yannian joked with Shen Chuannan, who promised Su Cimu a gift if he began calling him Dad.
• Shen Yannian dropped Su Cimu at the university and arranged for a driver to pick him up later.
• Su Cimu met Liang Tian at a campus milk tea shop and noticed he looked pale, but Liang Tian said he had stayed up gaming.
• Su Cimu and Liang Tian worked on their project at the library and struggled to share ice water after eating extra-spicy chicken pot.

Su Cimu went to Liang Tian’s apartment to nap and received a flirtatious call from Shen Yannian that left him blushing. When Liang Tian asked whether Su Cimu had fallen for his fiancé, Su Cimu hesitated, and Liang Tian warned him not to get emotionally involved.

• Liang Tian took Su Cimu to his apartment for a nap after Su Cimu joked that he was a taken man who needed to keep his distance.
• Shen Yannian called Su Cimu, asked about his plans, and admitted that he missed him and envied Liang Tian for knowing him when he was younger.
• Su Cimu hung up, flustered, and told Liang Tian what Shen Yannian had said.
• Liang Tian asked whether Su Cimu had fallen for Shen Yannian, and Su Cimu stammered that liking his fiancé would be normal.
• Liang Tian warned Su Cimu that Shen Yannian was out of his league and that getting emotionally involved would leave Su Cimu hurt.

Liang Tian warned Su Cimu that Shen Yannian was not right for him, but Su Cimu swore he would not give his heart away lightly. After a long day studying, Su Cimu went home with Shen Yannian and blamed him for delaying his project, and Shen Yannian indulged him.

• Liang Tian argued that Su Cimu and Shen Yannian would have trouble if either of them fell in love, so Su Cimu promised not to give his heart away lightly.
• Liang Tian and Su Cimu agreed to meet at the library the next morning, then went their separate ways.
• Shen Yannian picked Su Cimu up from the library and drove him back to Huaishan Manor.
• Su Cimu complained that he and Liang Tian had finished only ten percent of their project after a full day of studying.
• Su Cimu blamed Shen Yannian for delaying his project by keeping him busy with their engagement and flirting, and Shen Yannian accepted the blame and offered compensation.

Su Cimu sulked at Shen Yannian after their conversation, but could not explain what had made him angry. When he threatened to find a new fiancé, Shen Yannian stopped him, and their bedroom antics kept Butler Shen from calling them to dinner.

• Su Cimu rejected Shen Yannian’s offer of money and suggested a car instead, then rested against him on the way to Huaishan Manor.
• Su Cimu rushed to his room when they arrived, and Shen Yannian told Butler Shen that he would coax him back into a good mood.
• Shen Yannian teased Su Cimu as he angrily pummeled a pillow, and Su Cimu insisted that Shen Yannian had made him angry without saying why.
• Su Cimu threatened to find a new fiancé, and Shen Yannian warned him not to; Su Cimu continued his threat before Shen Yannian silenced him with a kiss.
• Butler Shen came upstairs to call them to dinner, heard suggestive panting from the bedroom, and hurried away.

Su Cimu confronted Shen Yannian about breaking their intimacy agreement, and they agreed to void it and revisit the issue when his semester began. The next day, Fang Youwei confronted Liang Tian at the campus gates, revealing that they had slept together while drunk and insisting he wanted to date him.

• Su Cimu accused Shen Yannian of ignoring their agreement, and Shen Yannian promised to control himself once Su Cimu's semester started.
• Su Cimu agreed to tolerate Shen Yannian for the remaining half month before voiding their agreement.
• Su Cimu and Liang Tian studied in the library, then ran into Fang Youwei near the campus gates.
• Fang Youwei demanded to know why Liang Tian was avoiding him, and Su Cimu stepped in to defend Liang Tian.
• Fang Youwei said he would report Liang Tian for raping him, but Liang Tian insisted they had both consented while drunk.
• Liang Tian hurried away with Su Cimu as Fang Youwei shouted that he would eventually persuade Liang Tian to date him.

Su Cimu interrogated Liang Tian about his one-night stand with Fang Youwei, then convinced him to stop avoiding Fang and talk things through. Liang Tian met Fang Youwei at a café, where Fang asked whether Su Cimu’s advice or his own feelings had brought Liang Tian there.

• Su Cimu questioned Liang Tian about when he slept with Fang Youwei, their roles, and why Fang had waited for him at the school gates.
• Liang Tian said he had ignored Fang’s attempts to contact him and felt guilty because he had initiated things while drunk.
• Su Cimu blamed Fang, encouraged Liang Tian to meet him, and Liang Tian decided to clear things up the next day.
• Su Cimu told Shen Yannian he planned to beat up Fang, and Shen offered to help, then asked Su for another round.
• Liang Tian met Fang Youwei at a café, and Fang asked whether Su Cimu’s words or Fang’s feelings had persuaded him to come.
• Liang Tian told Fang Youwei that Fang had not moved him at all.

Liang Tian tried to settle things with Fang Youwei after their one-night stand, but Fang Youwei insisted that Liang Tian date him instead. The chapter ended with Fang Youwei earnestly asking Liang Tian to consider it, leaving Liang Tian stunned by his sincerity.

• Liang Tian told Fang Youwei they should consider the one-night stand settled and stop seeing each other.
• Fang Youwei rejected Liang Tian's proposal and said Liang Tian had to take responsibility for sleeping with him.
• Liang Tian offered money or other compensation, but Fang Youwei said he wanted Liang Tian to date him.
• Liang Tian objected that he did not want to date Fang Youwei and wanted his first relationship to be with someone he loved.
• Fang Youwei praised himself as a handsome, faithful partner who would pamper Liang Tian, then asked him to seriously consider dating.
• Liang Tian was stunned when he realized Fang Youwei was serious.

Liang Tian agreed to date Fang Youwei for three months, and Fang Youwei accompanied him to the library. When Su Cimu discovered they were together, he confronted Liang Tian and realized Fang Youwei had won him over.

• Liang Tian agreed to give Fang Youwei a three-month trial relationship after Fang promised to cut off his other flings.
• Fang Youwei added Liang Tian on WeChat, labeled him “Wife,” and insisted on accompanying him to study.
• Su Cimu saw Fang Youwei with Liang Tian and demanded an explanation from Liang Tian outside the library.
• Liang Tian explained that Fang Youwei had asked him to take responsibility and promised to spoil him, so he decided to try dating him.
• Su Cimu scolded Liang Tian for expecting Fang Youwei to agree to an amicable breakup after three months.

Liang Tian stayed with Fang Youwei despite Su Cimu’s warning, while Su Cimu and Shen Yannian argued over living arrangements and agreed that Shen Yannian would move into Su Cimu’s apartment during the semester. After seven days of indulgence, Su Cimu searched for medicinal prescriptions to restore his energy.

• Su Cimu urged Liang Tian to break up with Fang Youwei, but Liang Tian kept his promise to give their relationship three months, and Fang Youwei waited for them at the campus café.
• Shen Yannian called Fang Youwei and asked him to notify him when Su Cimu finished his research work, then picked Su Cimu up and took him home for dinner.
• Su Cimu and Shen Yannian argued about living together during the semester, and Shen Yannian agreed to move into Su Cimu’s apartment and limit their intimacy from Monday through Thursday.
• Before classes began, Shen Yannian indulged himself with Su Cimu for seven days, leaving Su Cimu searching online for restorative medicinal prescriptions.

Su Cimu registered at University A with Shen Yannian, then visited the Su family and reunited with his parents and brother. After they competed to give him pocket money, Shen Yannian won his favor with a ten-million transfer, and the evening ended with Su Cimu gaming at home.

• Su Cimu told Su Yunchao he would visit the Su family after registration, and Shen Yannian agreed to take him to school.
• At University A, Su Cimu introduced Shen Yannian as his fiancé to a reporter and later caught up with Su Xiaoke, whom he had helped.
• At the Su family home, Liang Zhen and Su Cimu joked about pairing Su Yunchao with Su Xiaoke while Shen Yannian listened.
• After Su Cimu woke from a long nap, Su Huaiyuan and Su Yunchao each transferred him pocket money, and Shen Yannian sent him ten million.
• Su Cimu declared that he liked Shen Yannian best, then played games with him after dinner.

Su Cimu returned to University A for start-of-term exams and breezed through the morning papers while Jing Yiheng struggled. During lunch, Su Cimu told Jing Yiheng that he was engaged to Shen Yannian, Shen Kezhou’s youngest uncle, and explained how Shen Kezhou had cheated on him.

• Shen Yannian got Su Cimu to stop gaming, dried his hair, and tucked him into bed before they slept.
• Shen Yannian woke Su Cimu early, drove him to University A, and then went to work.
• Su Cimu reunited with Jing Yiheng, and they handed in their phones before taking the morning exams.
• After the exams, Su Cimu said he had answered every question and expected full marks, while Jing Yiheng worried that he had left several blank.
• Su Cimu told Jing Yiheng he was engaged to Shen Yannian, defended Shen Yannian’s age and character, and revealed that Shen Kezhou had cheated on him.

Su Cimu and Jing Yiheng went to the cafeteria, where Han Yi confronted Su Cimu over his fiancé, his grades, and his scholarships. Su Cimu defended himself against Han Yi’s accusations, and Han Yi left after the students sided with Su Cimu.

• Su Cimu bought Jing Yiheng a 26-yuan milk tea with money his fiancé had given him.
• Han Yi mocked Su Cimu for his engagement and accused him of falsifying his grades and unfairly taking scholarships.
• Jing Yiheng defended Su Cimu, while chemistry students vouched for Su Cimu’s academic record and competition results.
• Su Cimu told Han Yi that scholarships went to students who earned them and that students in need could apply for financial aid.
• Han Yi threatened Su Cimu and fled as the surrounding students cheered for Su Cimu.

After their exams, Su Cimu introduced his friend Jing Yiheng to his fiancé, Shen Yannian, who admitted he was jealous of their closeness. Shen Yannian moved into Su Cimu’s apartment, where they discussed making room for his clothes.

• Su Cimu finished the afternoon exam confidently, while Jing Yiheng complained that Su Cimu’s looks, wealth, and intelligence made him jealous.
• After Shen Yannian arrived to pick him up, Su Cimu introduced Jing Yiheng to his fiancé, and Shen Yannian greeted Jing as Su Cimu’s friend.
• Shen Yannian asked Su Cimu not to be so physically intimate with Jing Yiheng, and Su Cimu agreed to try to change the habit gradually.
• Shen Yannian accompanied Su Cimu home and had the driver carry his suitcase into Su Cimu’s apartment.
• Su Cimu showed Shen Yannian the mostly empty wardrobe and explained that he preferred understated clothes for school, so Shen Yannian offered to buy him more casual outfits.

After Su Cimu topped the start-of-term exams with perfect scores, Han Yi accused him of cheating and provoked him into a fight. The teacher summoned their parents, and Shen Yannian rushed to the university after Su Cimu called him, while Han Yi and Su Cimu gave conflicting accounts in the office.

• Shen Yannian promised Su Cimu a non-monetary reward if he earned first place, and Su Cimu later topped every subject with full marks.
• Han Yi confronted Su Cimu, accused him of cheating, and grabbed his arm when Su Cimu tried to leave.
• Su Cimu broke Han Yi's wrist, and the two began grappling until their classmates fetched a teacher.
• The teacher ordered Su Cimu and Han Yi to the office and told them to call their parents.
• Shen Yannian left a departmental review meeting and hurried to the university after Su Cimu called him.
• Jing Yiheng told the teacher that Han Yi had provoked Su Cimu, while Han Yi insisted Su Cimu had struck first.

Su Cimu defended his exam results after Han Yi accused him of cheating, while their argument led to a fight and a dispute with Han Yi’s mother. Shen Yannian arrived to support Su Cimu and threatened to involve the police, but Han Yi’s mother continued to insist her son was right.

• Su Cimu told the teacher that Han Yi had accused him of cheating and attacked him, and the teacher said the university would investigate Han Yi’s claims.
• Han Yi’s mother arrived, dismissed the teacher’s explanation, and demanded that Su Cimu be punished and the university investigate his exam results.
• Shen Yannian arrived, noticed Su Cimu’s injuries, and asked whether Han Yi had caused them.
• Shen Yannian proposed calling the police and seeking an injury assessment, saying he wanted Han Yi imprisoned for hurting his fiancé.
• The teacher explained the dispute to both parents, but Han Yi’s mother still claimed Han Yi had only been questioning Su Cimu’s results and scholarship.

Su Cimu refused to settle with Han Yi after their fight, and Shen Yannian backed him up with the Shen Group’s legal team. The teacher promised to investigate Han Yi’s cheating accusation, and Shen Yannian took Su Cimu to the hospital for treatment.

• Jing Yiheng defended Su Cimu and argued that Han Yi should face disciplinary action for starting the fight.
• Su Cimu told Han Yi and his mother that he would sue for provocation, intentional injury, and defamation, and refused to settle.
• Han Yi panicked at the prospect of losing his scholarship, while his mother changed her tune and pleaded for a private settlement.
• Su Cimu asked Shen Yannian what he thought, and Shen Yannian offered the Shen Group’s legal team and said Su Cimu should do whatever he wanted.
• Shen Yannian introduced himself to the teacher as Su Cimu’s fiancé, and the teacher promised to investigate the cheating accusation and clear Su Cimu’s name.
• Shen Yannian took Su Cimu to the hospital to have his injuries examined.

After Su Cimu was injured fighting Han Yi, Shen Yannian took him to the hospital and scolded him for not protecting himself. They made up, and the doctor confirmed Su Cimu's facial injuries were minor and would not scar.

• After Shen Yannian and Su Cimu left the school, the teacher sent Han Yi and his mother away to deal with the consequences themselves.
• On the drive, Shen Yannian admitted he was angry that Su Cimu had gotten hurt, and Su Cimu snapped back and demanded to be let out.
• Shen Yannian apologized for raising his voice, and Su Cimu calmed down as Shen reassured him and held him close.
• At the hospital, Jing Jun changed his mind about seeing them after Shen Yannian offered a ten-million investment.
• Jing Jun treated Su Cimu's injuries and confirmed they were minor and would not leave scars, so Shen Yannian led him away.

Su Cimu celebrated taking first place by accepting Shen Yannian’s gift of a full-floor apartment near his university, then returned to class while recovering from his injuries. After the college cleared Su Cimu of cheating and warned Han Yi, Shen Yannian forced Han Yi to injure his own face, and Su Cimu began to suspect Shen Yannian was responsible.

• Shen Yannian gave Su Cimu the key to a full-floor apartment near campus, and Su Cimu agreed to move in with him and invite Liang Tian and Jing Yiheng over.
• Su Cimu attended afternoon classes despite his injuries, and his lecturers and classmates expressed concern and support.
• The college announced that Su Cimu had not cheated and issued Han Yi a warning for baselessly accusing him and questioning the teachers’ impartiality.
• Shen Yannian told Han Yi to inflict twice as many facial injuries on himself as Su Cimu had suffered, and Han Yi complied under threat.
• Jing Yiheng told Su Cimu that Han Yi had appeared with a badly swollen face, and Su Cimu suspected Shen Yannian had arranged it.

Su Cimu confronted Shen Yannian about whether he had beaten Han Yi, and Shen Yannian denied it before the two shared an affectionate moment. After Han Yi stopped bothering Su Cimu and the couple settled into their routine, they moved into a new apartment and hosted Liang Tian, Fang Youwei, and Jing Yiheng for lunch.

• Su Cimu went to Shen Yannian's office and asked whether he had beaten Han Yi, but Shen Yannian denied doing it.
• Su Cimu explained that he had suspected Shen Yannian because he knew Shen Yannian liked him and would defend him; Shen Yannian kissed him, leaving his lip sore and swollen.
• Shen Yannian and Su Cimu ate hot pot together, and Han Yi later stopped appearing in front of Su Cimu while Su Cimu returned to his studies.
• Over the weekend, Shen Yannian and Su Cimu moved into their new apartment and invited Liang Tian and Jing Yiheng for lunch.
• Fang Youwei insisted on joining Liang Tian, met Su Cimu and Jing Yiheng, and Jing Yiheng thanked Su Cimu for the lavish meal.