Chapter Summaries

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun enjoyed a playful, affectionate day together while discussing Yunxi and Li Duo. Meanwhile, Zhao Zitong’s sister confronted him over the Zhao Family’s troubles and warned him that powerful families were protecting Chi Yining, a claim he refused to believe.

• Chi Yining sent Yan Yao and Yan Shu away, then teased Yan Guiyun into calling him big brother.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun discussed Yunxi’s situation and learned that Li Duo and several local criminals had been arrested after Yan Guiyun paid people double for evidence.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun reminisced about their first hot-springs trip before kissing and joking together.
• Zhao Zitong remained furious as the Zhao Family faced business losses and rejection after he tore up the marriage agreement and left the Yan Family’s home.
• Zhao Zitong’s older half-sister blamed him for the family’s troubles and told him that several prominent families were protecting Chi Yining.
• Zhao Zitong rejected her warning and suspected Yan Guiyun had been deceived by Chi Yining.

Yan Guiyun arranged for Zhao Zitong and Old Master Zhao to face investigation, then planned to visit Chi Yining’s friends and stop private gossip from spreading. At the Bao Family ancestral hall, Wenwen rescued the starving Bao Luofeng and carried him away to elope.

• Police arrested Zhao Zitong after confirming evidence of plagiarism, framing others, and other offenses.
• Police arrested Old Master Zhao over evidence linking him to a classmate’s murder, and he fell seriously ill and was taken to the hospital.
• Yan Guiyun told Chi Yining he had given Shao Chongsi work investigating the old case, and Chi Yining shared gossip about their friends and Bao Luofeng.
• After Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun traced the gossip to postproduction staff, Yan Guiyun said he would investigate how it had spread.
• Bao Luofeng’s family kept him kneeling without food or water after his relationship with a man was exposed, and Wenwen sneaked into the ancestral hall and carried him away.

Wenwen rescued Bao Luofeng from the Bao residence with help from Li Qingmi and others, and the two reunited after Bao Luofeng recovered. Bao Luofeng chose to break away from his controlling family and stay with Wenwen.

• Wenwen carried the weakened Bao Luofeng out of the Bao residence, while Li Qingmi incapacitated the Bao Family guards long enough for them to escape.
• A helicopter helped Wenwen and his group leave, and Li Qingmi slipped away after seeing the rescue was underway.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun discussed how they would have met even if Chi Yining had never joined the dating show, and Yan Guiyun asked for a different reward than a pay raise.
• Bao Luofeng woke after sleeping for a day and learned from Wenwen that Chi Yining, Li Qingmi, and others had helped rescue him.
• Bao Luofeng rejected Wenwen’s father’s offer to give the Bao Family a project at Totem Mountain and said he would not return to his family, since he had already moved out and had his own household registration.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun celebrated their wedding on Cadiz Island, where family and friends joined the festivities. After the guests were taken to their rooms, the newlyweds shared heartfelt declarations and headed into their romantic wedding night.

• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun exchanged vows and rings at their grand wedding on Cadiz Island.
• Zhong Feifei and Chi Jingyi stayed close to Chi Yining as he struggled with the crowd and the demands of the ceremony.
• The wedding guests, including Chen Shiyu and Li Qingmi, drank heavily at the banquet, and Zhong Feifei arranged for them to be taken back to their rooms.
• Grandpa Su and Grandpa Jia bristled at each other over their grandsons, while Grandpa Shao and Grandpa Gu quietly enjoyed the wedding.
• Back in their room, Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun sobered up, reflected on their journey together, and teased each other amid the roses and candles.
• Yan Guiyun carried Chi Yining through the decorated room as they joked about spending every night together.

Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun indulged in a playful night of signing each other with red ink, then settled into married life at their new villa while discussing a honeymoon and receiving news of a wedding gift from Chi Yining's grandfather. The chapter ended with Yan Guiyun returning from a meeting to cling to Chi Yining, marking the end of the main story.

• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun spent the night playing games with red-ink signatures, then struggled to wash the ink off the next morning.
• Shao Chongsi brought breakfast to Gu Chengyuan and admitted he had pretended to be drunk, while Gu Chengyuan complained about their rough night.
• Su Ziqian confronted Jia Mingchuan about pretending to be drunk and demanded a back massage.
• Chi Yining and Yan Guiyun returned to their villa, where Yan Guiyun suggested a honeymoon once he finished his projects, and Chi Yining agreed.
• Zhong Feifei told Chi Yining that his grandfather was busy with missions but planned to choose an instance as a wedding gift.
• Yan Guiyun finished a meeting and embraced Chi Yining, telling him he had missed him.

Bai Chongxuan remembered his childhood promise to Wang Xinyang after they reunited on a dating show, then pursued him as Wang Xinyang moved on from his crush on Chi Yining. Their growing closeness led to love, an engagement, and marriage.

• As a child, Bai Chongxuan met Wang Xinyang at the Wang family home, and Wang Xinyang took him to play in his greenhouses.
• Beili brought Bai Chongxuan to Country E, where she endured imprisonment and years of legal battles before securing her fortune and relinquishing her claim to the throne.
• Bai Chongxuan returned to Xia Country as an exchange student, later met with Shao Chongsi, and eventually agreed to join a dating show for its food.
• On the show, Bai Chongxuan recognized Wang Xinyang’s familiar scent and tried to get close to him, but Wang Xinyang was initially interested in Chi Yining.
• After Wang Xinyang learned Chi Yining was living with Yan Guiyun, Bai Chongxuan comforted him, and their relationship grew into love.
• Wang Xinyang accepted Bai Chongxuan’s proposal, and they later registered their marriage.

Shao Chongsi and Gu Chengyuan’s childhood friendship was torn apart after Gu Chengyuan secretly rescued Shao Chongsi, but they reunited years later on a dating show and uncovered the truth. After Shao Chongsi apologized and persistently pursued him, they married and began their life together.

• Little Persimmon, Shao Chongsi, met the lost Little Orange, Gu Chengyuan, and helped him find his mother; the boys soon became close friends.
• Three years later, Shao Chongsi fell into a pool, and Gu Chengyuan rescued him, but the Gu Family concealed Gu Chengyuan’s role and kept the boys apart.
• Shao Chongsi grew withdrawn, believing Little Orange had died, and years later briefly dated Yunxi before spotting a young man who reminded him of his lost friend.
• On a dating show, Shao Chongsi recognized Gu Chengyuan and learned from a file and childhood photos that Gu Chengyuan had saved him and had been forced away.
• Gu Chengyuan revealed that he had hoped Shao Chongsi would find him, while Shao Chongsi apologized and kept pursuing him until they married and announced it online.

Li Qingmi joined a dating show and grew close to Chen Shiyu, eventually falling for him and deciding to marry him. After months apart while Li Qingmi worked, the two reunited, secretly registered their marriage, and stunned their families with the news.

• Li Qingmi arrived on the island for the dating show and recognized Chen Shiyu as the childhood fiancé he had once been betrothed to.
• During a game, Li Qingmi hid with Chen Shiyu in a cramped cabinet, where their close contact stirred Chen Shiyu’s attraction to him.
• Li Qingmi and Chen Shiyu won the Planet Battle date night, and Li Qingmi became angry after Chen Shiyu accidentally gave him his first kiss on the foot.
• After the show ended, Li Qingmi focused on work and kept away from Chen Shiyu while arranging for bodyguards to watch over him.
• Li Qingmi surprised Chen Shiyu with a kiss, and the two confessed how much they had missed each other.
• Li Qingmi asked Chen Shiyu to secretly register their marriage, and they posted their marriage certificates in a family group chat the next day.

Jia Mingchuan met Su Ziqian on a snowy day when he was struggling with his parents’ separation, and their brief outing brought him comfort. After years apart and a reunion through the dating show, they grew close again, married, and looked back on how they had first lost track of each other.

• Jia Mingchuan, upset that his mother had moved out after arguing with his father, met Su Ziqian when Su Ziqian collided with him in Heavenly Heart Park.
• Su Ziqian kept Jia Mingchuan company as they played games and spent the day together, and they exchanged contact details before going home.
• Jia Mingchuan waited a week for Su Ziqian to contact him, then gradually came to terms with his parents’ troubles; his parents later reconciled, while Su Ziqian called him during summer vacation and they began keeping in touch.
• After years apart, Su Ziqian turned down a dating show after seeing Jia Mingchuan’s name, but they later reconnected when Su Ziqian’s identity was exposed at Crimson Flame Courtyard.
• Jia Mingchuan and Su Ziqian eventually registered their marriage, discussed their wedding and honeymoon, and recalled how they had reunited during the dating show.

Three years after Hu Bing fled home, An Yan took him in, and their roommate arrangement gradually turned into a romance. After Hu Bing suggested marriage, An Yan agreed to marry him on his twentieth birthday, and the chapter ended with the newlyweds at home.

• Hu Bing arrived at An Yan's home soaked after arguing with Hu Yi, and An Yan invited him to stay for a long time as his roommate.
• After Hu Bing twisted his ankle, An Yan carried him home and grew increasingly eager to care for him.
• Hu Bing mistook An Yan's attention to girls for proof that An Yan was straight, while An Yan waited for Hu Bing to confess his feelings.
• Years later, An Yan joined Hu Bing's dating show and used the opportunity to draw Hu Bing's attention away from Chi Yining.
• After the show, An Yan chased off Hu Bing's suitors, and Hu Bing suggested they marry; An Yan proposed they do so on Hu Bing's twentieth birthday.
• A month later, An Yan and Hu Bing had married, and An Yan carried his tired husband toward a bath.

The chapter traced Chai Yi and Mo Li’s relationship from childhood estrangement through years of jealousy and arguments to their eventual romance. After marrying on New Year’s Day, they returned home and resumed their teasing, affectionate life together.

• As children, Mo Li clung to Chai Yi, but after the piano incident Chai Yi stopped visiting and Mo Li regretted not trusting him.
• Chai Yi became the top scorer in the college entrance examination, while Mo Li watched him from afar and grew jealous of his relationships with Wang Xinyang and Lian Zhouzhou.
• On the dating show, Mo Li repeatedly ended up with Chai Yi, and after they moved into the courtyard house, Mo Li offered to pay for Chai Yi’s expenses.
• Mo Li panicked after discovering Chai Yi was boxing for money, then tearfully complained when Chai Yi came home late; Chai Yi comforted him, and Mo Li admitted his feelings.
• After the show, Chai Yi and Mo Li began living together, became lovers, and later married after Chai Yi proposed.
• On New Year’s Day, Chai Yi and Mo Li returned home with their marriage certificates and spent the day together before Mo Li asked Chai Yi for food.

Qin Shijing rescued Feng Louyu from a drunken party, and Feng Louyu rejected Hao Jing’s confession after Qin warned him she liked him. Six months later, they revealed their long-standing mutual feelings, and Qin took Feng Louyu by plane to Country Y to meet his parents and get away together.

• Qin Shijing found Feng Louyu drunk at a club, stopped Hao Jing from touching him, and carried him home after helping him throw up.
• Feng Louyu reassured Qin Shijing that he did not like Hao Jing and agreed to stop talking to her when Qin told him she had a crush on him.
• Hao Jing confessed to Feng Louyu at school, but he said he already liked someone and turned her down while Qin watched.
• Feng Louyu suggested moving out of the dorms to focus on his studies, and Qin asked whether he wanted to live at his place or Qin’s.
• Six months later, Feng Louyu told Qin Shijing that he had liked him since university and revealed he had arranged bodyguards to protect Qin while he filmed overseas.
• Qin Shijing took Feng Louyu by plane to Country Y to meet his parents and take a break, then teased him about joining him on the plane.

Chi Yining awoke as Yan Lingyun’s new consort and began navigating a marriage arranged to undermine the injured prince, while his candid, unambitious behavior unexpectedly lowered Yan Lingyun’s blackening value. The next morning, Chi Yining refused to visit his family for the customary return visit, leaving Yan Lingyun surprised by his decision.

• Chi Yining learned from System 8845 that he had entered a romance-conquest instance and was supposed to win over Yan Lingyun, the Prince of Annan, whose blackening value was 97%.
• Yan Lingyun lifted Chi Yining’s wedding veil, questioned him about his background, and shared the nuptial wine with him.
• Chi Yining explained that he accepted his new circumstances and wanted to enjoy his meals, prompting Yan Lingyun to let him eat and lowering the prince’s blackening value to 95%.
• Chi Yining helped Yan Lingyun undress, carried him to bed, and reassured him until he fell asleep.
• The next morning, Yan Lingyun asked Chi Yining about gifts for his family, and Chi Yining said he would not make the customary return visit or send gifts.

Chi Yining persuaded Yan Lingyun to let him sleep in, then openly challenged and flirted with the prince while revealing his formidable strength. Yan Lingyun remained frustrated but allowed Chi Yining to stay close, and the chapter ended with Chi Yining making him eat lunch as servants marveled that the consort was still alive.

• Yan Lingyun ordered that Chi Yining be forbidden to sleep in, but Chi Yining massaged his shoulders and persuaded him to relent.
• Chi Yining threatened to kill any concubines Yan Lingyun might take and unleashed enough killing intent to alarm Ying Yi and Ying Er.
• Yan Lingyun questioned Chi Yining's identity, and Chi Yining insisted that he belonged to the prince.
• Chi Yining stayed beside Yan Lingyun, took his book away, and wheeled him to lunch while the prince's servants watched in surprise.
• The servants whispered about Chi Yining's beauty and fearlessness, while Yan Lingyun considered how difficult it would be to restrain him.

Chi Yining continued keeping Yan Lingyun close, and the prince’s corruption fell to 85% while the pair’s unconventional behavior caused a scandal over Chi Yining’s dowry. After Chi Yining reclaimed the property his birth mother had left him, Yan Lingyun arranged to manage it through the princely residence, exposing years of embezzlement at the Chi residence.

• Chi Yining took Yan Lingyun back to Xuanyun Courtyard, beat him at Go, and carried him to bed, while his constant company helped lower Yan Lingyun’s corruption to 85%.
• Chi Yining skipped the customary visit to his family, and news of the sparse dowry spread through Shangjing; at court, Yan Lingyun confronted Prime Minister Chi, who promised to supplement it.
• Li Wenpei learned Chi Yining was alive and had attached himself to Yan Lingyun, then rebuked Chi Mulin for insulting the prince’s consort and had him shown out.
• Chi Yining woke late and fetched Yan Lingyun for lunch, then identified the goods sent by the Chi residence as property left by his birth mother and asked for them to be managed.
• Yan Lingyun ordered Fuqing to inventory the property and transfer it to the princely residence, prompting the staff at Chi Yining’s shops to return embezzled profits and leaving Madam Chi with another financial loss.

Chi Yining dealt with servants who insulted him and secured compensation from the Wang household, while Yan Lingyun forced court officials and the emperor’s household to fund relief for flooding in the south. The chapter ended with Chi Yining waiting for Yan Lingyun to return and welcoming him home, while Chancellor Chi grieved over his depleted vault.

• Chi Yining ordered his servants to defend themselves and summoned Madam Wang to answer for her household’s insults, then accepted three chests of gold and two chests of banknotes as compensation.
• Chi Yining gave the compensation to Yan Lingyun to support his troops, and Yan Lingyun ordered it sent to the military camp.
• At court, Yan Lingyun demanded that ministers fund relief for the southern floods and ordered half their household wealth collected, while the emperor and imperial harem also lost half their private funds.
• Fuqing told Chi Yining that Prince An'nan’s estate would send troops to the south rather than contribute money.
• Chi Yining considered buying rheumatism ointment for Yan Lingyun, then waited at the estate entrance and helped him back inside when he returned.
• Chancellor Chi and Madam Chi mourned the gold and wealth Chi Yining had taken from their household.

Chi Yining protected Yan Lingyun from assassins, treated his scarred legs, and persuaded him to withdraw from court while claiming he was gravely injured. After turning away seven imperial princes who came to visit, Chi Yining reassured Yan Lingyun that he no longer cared for Li Wenpei, leaving the prince quietly watching over his sleeping consort.

• Chi Mulin cursed the Prince of Annan after the prince’s household took his family’s silver, and he predicted someone would kill the prince.
• Black-clad assassins stormed Redbud Courtyard, but Yan Lingyun froze them before Chi Yining could fight; he then ordered Ying San to send their heads to the Minister of Revenue’s residence and have the emperor investigate the minister.
• Chi Yining carried Yan Lingyun to bed and massaged ointment into his scarred legs until he fell asleep.
• Chi Yining kept Yan Lingyun home the next morning, and Yan Lingyun announced that he was gravely injured and would stop attending court indefinitely.
• Chi Yining turned away the seven imperial princes who came to visit Yan Lingyun, and Li Wenpei left feeling resentful after Chi Yining ignored him.
• Chi Yining told Yan Lingyun that he no longer cared for Li Wenpei, and Yan Lingyun watched him sleep after Fuqing reported how he had treated the princes.

Chi Yining uncovered the emperor’s plot against Yan Lingyun, killed the emperor, and healed Yan Lingyun’s legs. Yan Lingyun’s defenses fell as he kissed Chi Yining and began their wedding night.

• Chi Yining asked Yan Lingyun if he seemed familiar, then promised to avenge the attack on him.
• Chi Yining raided the emperor’s study, found evidence of the emperor’s agreement with a neighboring country, and compared the handwriting to the emperor’s memorials.
• The emperor died in his sleeping quarters, and the eldest prince accused Yan Lingyun of killing him before the Imperial Insignia Guard took the eldest prince away.
• Chi Yining and Yan Lingyun offered incense for the late emperor, then Chi Yining applied ointment that restored Yan Lingyun’s ability to move his legs.
• After 8845 reported that Yan Lingyun’s blackening value had fallen to twenty, Yan Lingyun kissed Chi Yining and drew him onto the couch.