Chapter Summaries

Xia Zhiyi and Fu Chi tried kissing in Xia Zhiyi’s clean dorm room, and their tentative first kiss quickly became an intense, enjoyable one. The chapter left Xia Zhiyi flustered and wondering how Fu Chi had become so skilled so quickly.

• Xia Zhiyi showed Fu Chi around his tidy dorm and suggested they try kissing again.
• Xia Zhiyi awkwardly interrupted their first attempt to ask whether they should rinse their mouths.
• After rinsing, Xia Zhiyi pressed Fu Chi against the wall and kissed him, and Fu Chi gently drew him back for a deeper kiss.
• Xia Zhiyi enjoyed the kiss and realized he was willing to kiss Fu Chi because he found him attractive.
• Fu Chi apologized for losing control, and Xia Zhiyi asked how he had learned to kiss so well after seeming just as inexperienced.

Xia Zhiyi and Fu Chi shared an affectionate moment before Xia Zhiyi urged him to check his restored eyesight. After meeting Xia Zhiyi’s roommates and saying goodbye, Xia Zhiyi left with Fu Chi, keeping the real reason for his absence from campus to himself.

• Fu Chi kissed Xia Zhiyi again, and Xia Zhiyi reminded him to check whether he could see.
• Xia Zhiyi led Fu Chi to the balcony, where Fu Chi confirmed that he could see.
• Xia Zhiyi’s roommates Wang Sheng, Ouyang Qi, and Lin Li returned and met Fu Chi, whom Xia Zhiyi introduced as his boyfriend.
• After Fu Chi went downstairs to wait, Xia Zhiyi chatted with his roommates and said he probably would not stay in the dorm for the next few days.
• Wang Sheng joked that boys should protect themselves, and Xia Zhiyi kicked him back into the room before leaving.

After Xia Zhiyi introduced Fu Chi to his roommates, the new couple spent the afternoon together and discussed how they could stay in touch despite work and confidentiality concerns. Xia Wanyi welcomed Fu Chi with matching sun-and-moon keychains, and Xia Zhiyi chose the gold sun.

• After Xia Zhiyi left, Wang Sheng and Lin Li speculated about Fu Chi’s looks until Ouyang Qi reminded them that it was Xia Zhiyi’s business.
• On the drive from the university, Xia Zhiyi told Fu Chi he might not be able to see him for a few days, and Fu Chi asked if he could visit instead.
• Xia Zhiyi said he would check whether Fu Chi could visit, sent him his class schedule, and promised they would make time to see each other.
• Xia Zhiyi contacted Xia Wanyi, then took her and Fu Chi to dinner before Fu Chi drove them back to their residence.
• Xia Wanyi gave Fu Chi matching couple keychains as a first-meeting gift, and Xia Zhiyi took the gold sun keychain.

Xia Zhiyi and Xia Wanyi quietly acknowledged how they had grown apart and kept secrets, while Xia Zhiyi realized his sister understood his feelings for Fu Chi. Fu Chi treasured the matching keychain and exchanged photos with Xia Zhiyi, leaving Fu Yunyi's plea for help ignored.

• Xia Wanyi reflected with Xia Zhiyi on how they had both grown up, then returned to supervise Xia Zhen's studying.
• Xia Zhiyi realized Xia Wanyi had chosen the keychain with his feelings for Fu Chi in mind and felt happy that she still understood and supported him.
• Fu Chi showed Old Master Fu the matching keychain, prompting his father to tease him for showing off his relationship.
• Fu Chi ignored Fu Yunyi's messages asking him to intervene in a dispute on a film production.
• Xia Zhiyi sent Fu Chi a photo of his switched-over keychain, and Fu Chi replied with a picture of his own keys.

Fu Yunyi’s director clashed with investor Liu Baiye over casting, and Liu threatened to withdraw his investment. The dispute opened the third male lead role for Xia Zhiyi, whose manager Xu Chen agreed to investigate the offer.

• President Liu demanded that the director replace an important supporting actress with his mistress, and the director refused.
• Liu Baiye threatened to pull his investment, but the director told him to leave and invited Fu Yunyi to ask Xia Zhiyi about playing the third male lead.
• Fu Yunyi contacted Xia Zhiyi and Xu Chen, and Xu Chen said she would meet the director the next day to discuss the role.
• Xia Zhiyi told Fu Chi about the unexpected offer and wondered why the director had thought of him.

After Xia Zhiyi agreed to consider an acting role, Fu Chi invested fifty million in Fu Yunyi’s production. Xia Zhiyi began training ten selected recruits with dangerous-looking tests, while the head instructor and his subordinate concluded that his martial arts could not simply be taught to everyone.

• Xia Zhiyi told Fu Chi he would consider acting after Sister Chen reviewed the role and his schedule, and Fu Chi later offered Fu Yunyi fifty million in funding.
• Fu Yunyi messaged Xia Zhiyi and Gu Zhiyuan late at night to boast about his uncle’s support, and Xia Zhiyi replied that Fu Yunyi had grown up.
• Xia Zhiyi began teaching the ten selected recruits, promising to test their abilities and help each of them develop their talents.
• Over four days, Xia Zhiyi put the recruits through intense tests and intervened whenever they were in danger, leaving them exhausted but mostly unharmed.
• The head instructor and his subordinate watched the training and agreed that ordinary people could not reach Xia Zhiyi’s level, believing his martial arts came from a lost tradition.

Xia Zhiyi gave his ten disciples individualized training plans and assigned them a detailed report before leaving the base to return to university. After spending the last day of the holiday with Xia Wanyi, Xia Zhen, and Ming Taotao, he saw them off and called Li Jing about a matter he had planned.

• Xia Zhiyi gave his ten disciples training schedules tailored to their physical condition and told them not to exceed their limits.
• Xia Zhiyi assigned the disciples a report of at least ten thousand characters analyzing their training plans, due in a month.
• Xia Zhiyi left the base and took Xia Wanyi, Xia Zhen, and Ming Taotao around University A and the nearby university town on the last day of the holiday.
• Xia Zhiyi saw Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen off, promised to visit them on the weekend, and asked Xia Zhen to remind her sister to eat.
• Xia Zhiyi called Li Jing on his way back to campus and asked whether Li Jing had handed himself over.

Li Jing agreed to return to China and work with the government, while Xia Zhiyi planned to recruit him for a Skynet upgrade. At University A, Xia Zhiyi ran into Wang Su again, who grew frightened as Xia Zhiyi approached him.

• Li Jing told Xia Zhiyi he would return to China the day after tomorrow and declined to meet him in person.
• Li Jing worried about giving up his freedom but hoped a government job would let him focus on computers and networks.
• Xia Zhiyi planned to begin upgrading Skynet after Li Jing joined, if everything went smoothly.
• Xia Zhiyi encountered Wang Su alone at University A's gates, and Wang Su mocked him about taking a taxi and his boyfriend.
• Wang Su warned Xia Zhiyi not to come closer and threatened to call security, while Xia Zhiyi calmly stepped toward him.

At the campus gates, Xia Zhiyi befriended Teng Si'an, who immediately defended him from Wang Su. The confrontation ended with Teng Si'an accidentally wasting a student's bread, and he and Xia Zhiyi recognized the student as Teng Si'an's older sister.

• Teng Si'an enthusiastically introduced himself to Xia Zhiyi and declared them friends.
• Teng Si'an confronted Wang Su for bothering Xia Zhiyi, and the two traded insults.
• When Wang Su insulted Teng Si'an's family, Xia Zhiyi stuffed bread into Wang Su's mouth, and Teng Si'an slapped him.
• Xia Zhiyi restrained Wang Su when he tried to hit back and warned him to stop.
• Teng Si'an apologized to the student whose bread had been wasted, then recognized her as his sister.

Xia Zhiyi discovered that the student whose bread Wang Su had snatched was Mi Kexing, a distant relative of Teng Si'an, and let her leave after she declined to get involved. He then showed Teng Si'an evidence he had collected about Wang Su, leaving them considering whether to expose him.

• Xia Zhiyi recognized Mi Kexing as a volunteer who had helped him register at University A, and learned she and Teng Si'an were distant relatives.
• Mi Kexing declined Teng Si'an's offer to buy her a meal and left to meet a friend, avoiding Wang Su.
• After Mi Kexing left, Xia Zhiyi let go of Wang Su and said he was easy to deal with.
• Xia Zhiyi showed Teng Si'an the online evidence he had collected about Wang Su.
• Teng Si'an asked whether exposing the evidence could get Wang Su sent to prison.

Xia Zhiyi learned that Wang Su was facing scrutiny after evidence of his misconduct spread online, while making sure the women linked to Wang Su were not exposed. As Xia Zhiyi traveled to meet Xu Zixu and the others, Ming Taotao mistook his phone conversation for a call with President Fu.

• Xia Zhiyi warned Teng Si'an not to confront Wang Su and explained that others could uncover Wang Su's embezzlement and other misconduct.
• Xia Zhiyi deleted the material from his phone and put the matter aside, confident that the outcome was already decided.
• Less than half a month later, Teng Si'an told Xia Zhiyi that Wang Su had been called away by his furious adviser and was facing online accusations and possible disciplinary action.
• Xia Zhiyi asked Li Jing to remove information about the women connected to Wang Su so their reputations would not be harmed.
• After Xia Zhiyi ended his call with Teng Si'an, Ming Taotao asked whether he had been talking to President Fu, leaving Xia Zhiyi with the strange feeling that he was being unfaithful to Fu Chi.

Xia Zhiyi planned to meet Xu Zixu, but a woman accompanying the artist Lou Wangxing accused him of secretly taking photos and tried to seize his phone. After Xia Zhiyi took down a bodyguard, Xu Zixu's manager reported that he and Lou Wangxing had gotten into a fight.

• Ming Taotao asked Xia Zhiyi about his long phone call, and he explained that he had spoken with a school senior named Wang Su and asked her to warn Xu Chen in case Wang Su blamed him.
• Xia Zhiyi and Ming Taotao reached the hotel parking garage to meet Xu Zixu and encountered Lou Wangxing's entourage.
• Lou Wangxing's middle-aged companion accused Xia Zhiyi of being a stalker fan and secretly photographing the artist, then sent a bodyguard to take his phone.
• Xia Zhiyi took down the approaching bodyguard and told Lou Wangxing's group that they did not seem interested in resolving the misunderstanding properly.
• Xu Zixu waited for Xia Zhiyi, and her manager arrived to say that Xia Zhiyi and Lou Wangxing had gotten into a fight.

After Lou Wangxing’s group attacked Xia Zhiyi, he knocked down her bodyguards and was taken to the police station with them. As Xu Chen went to retrieve hotel surveillance footage, Fu Chi told Xia Zhiyi he was coming, and Lou Wangxing began to resent her manager for starting the conflict.

• Xia Zhiyi was taken to a nearby police station with Lou Wangxing and her group after knocking down her bodyguards.
• Ming Taotao told Xia Zhiyi that Xu Chen was going to the hotel to obtain surveillance footage and that Xu Zixu’s work had been delayed.
• Xia Zhiyi ordered milk tea for the people waiting at the hotel and messaged Fu Chi about the incident.
• Fu Chi replied that he was coming to the police station with the person he was meeting about a collaboration.
• Lou Wangxing heard Ming Taotao mention President Fu and resented her manager for trying to take Xia Zhiyi’s phone and causing trouble.

Fu Chi arrived after Xia Zhiyi fought off the manager’s bodyguards, and Xia Zhiyi learned that Fu Chi’s classmate Teng Shu was connected to several people he knew. The tangled family relationships left Xia Zhiyi trying to work out what that made him to everyone else.

• Fu Chi arrived with Teng Shu, while Assistant Li and Ming Taotao went to find out what had happened.
• Xia Zhiyi hugged Fu Chi and explained that he had fought the bodyguards to protect Ming Taotao; Fu Chi said a lawyer was on the way.
• Lou Wangxing realized Xia Zhiyi was Fu Chi’s boyfriend and regretted that her manager had offended him.
• Fu Chi introduced Teng Shu as his university classmate, the CEO of Ailiana Audio-Visual Company, and Gu Zhiyuan’s uncle.
• Xia Zhiyi discovered that Teng Shu was Teng Si’an’s uncle and was also related to Fu Chi, then struggled to untangle the connections among them.

Xia Zhiyi left with Fu Chi after the confrontation, while Fu Chi arranged for a lawyer to hold Lou Wangxing and her group accountable. Fu Chi personally drove Xia Zhiyi to the hotel, where Xia waited for Xu Chen and reassured Fu Chi before he left.

• Fu Chi took Xia Zhiyi away from the station, leaving Assistant Li to tell Lou Wangxing and her manager that a lawyer would pursue the attack on Xia Zhiyi.
• Lou Wangxing and her manager tried to dismiss the incident as a misunderstanding, but Assistant Li made clear that Fu Chi would not let it go.
• In the car, Fu Chi admitted he was worried about Xia Zhiyi, who explained that his bad luck often drew him into trouble when a plot began.
• Xia Zhiyi arrived at the hotel and chose to wait in the lobby for Teacher Xu rather than let Fu Chi walk him upstairs.
• Xia Zhiyi stroked Fu Chi's head and promised to message him later, and Fu Chi reluctantly agreed to leave.

Xu Zixu explained that Lou Wangxing’s manager had taken out their anger at her on Xia Zhiyi after Lou Wangxing and Xu Zixu argued. Meanwhile, Fu Yunyi learned that Fu Chi had a boyfriend and was stunned when Old Master Fu confirmed it.

• Xu Zixu told Xia Zhiyi that Lou Wangxing had mocked her at the hotel, and their argument had led Lou Wangxing’s manager to target Xia Zhiyi in the parking lot.
• Xia Zhiyi reassured Xu Zixu and changed the subject to their upcoming work.
• Xu Chen obtained the hotel surveillance footage and headed to the police station after learning Fu Chi had picked up Xia Zhiyi.
• Fu Yunyi called Fu Chi to arrange a meal and learned that Fu Chi wanted to tell him something in person.
• Fu Yunyi assumed Fu Chi had a girlfriend, but Old Master Fu told him that Fu Chi had a boyfriend.
• Fu Yunyi asked whether Fu Chi had stayed single because he liked men, leaving Old Master Fu speechless.

Fu Yunyi asked Old Master Fu about Fu Chi dating a man, and the old man said Fu Chi’s love life was his own business. Fu Yunyi misunderstood the old man’s praise of the boyfriend’s looks, leaving him convinced Fu Chi had found an unrivaled beauty.

• Fu Yunyi asked Old Master Fu whether Fu Chi might like men, and the old man said Fu Chi alone could decide whom to date.
• Old Master Fu recalled how Fu Chi had taken on responsibility for the family after his older brother died, while Fu Yunyi had pursued acting by choice.
• Old Master Fu told Fu Yunyi that Fu Chi’s partner was quite good-looking and that he had already met him.
• Fu Yunyi pictured an exceptionally beautiful man but never asked who Fu Chi’s boyfriend was before ending the call.
• Xia Zhiyi sneezed.

Xia Zhiyi impressed Director Li with his sword skills and acting, causing a music video shoot to expand into an all-day production. Xu Zixu reminded Director Li to stop, and Xia Zhiyi declined further work because he had already accepted a drama and film and wanted to focus on his studies; Director Li guessed he had joined Fu Yunyi’s troubled production to help.

• Xia Zhiyi performed a sword dance for Director Li, then filmed the wandering swordsman scenes with ease.
• Director Li kept adding fight scenes, and Xu Zixu realized the shoot was turning into a short film.
• Xu Zixu interrupted Director Li and reminded him that Xia Zhiyi was a student with classes the next day.
• Xia Zhiyi explained that he had signed with an agency and accepted a TV drama and a film, so he could not take on another project.
• Director Li asked whether Xia Zhiyi had joined Fu Yunyi’s troubled production to save it, and Xia Zhiyi confirmed that he had guessed correctly.

Xia Zhiyi impressed Director Li with his acting and secured a weekend filming arrangement while preparing for his role as Yan Yan in Chasing the Front Line. After returning to his apartment, he spoke with Fu Chi and planned to spend Friday evening with him before going to the set.

• Director Li praised Xia Zhiyi's audition and said his acting would help him stand out as Yan Yan.
• Xia Zhiyi joined Ming Taotao, Xu Zixu, and Director Li for dinner, then returned to his apartment.
• Xia Zhiyi told Fu Chi he needed to review the revised script for Chasing the Front Line.
• Xia Zhiyi asked to visit Fu Chi on Friday evening so they could share a meal and spend quiet time together.

After a tiring day of filming, Xia Zhiyi called Fu Chi and asked him to pamper him, leading to an affectionate conversation about their relationship. Fu Chi asked to visit Xia Zhiyi, who agreed before hanging up, then blushed at the thought of Fu Chi’s earnestness in romance.

• Xia Zhiyi told Fu Chi that filming had run long, and Fu Chi offered to handle it if the director had pushed beyond Xia Zhiyi’s work duties.
• Xia Zhiyi reassured Fu Chi that he was unharmed and admitted he wanted to be pampered.
• Fu Chi said he would learn to give Xia Zhiyi what he wanted, and Xia Zhiyi told him he liked him as he was.
• Fu Chi asked if he could come over because he suddenly wanted to see Xia Zhiyi, and Xia Zhiyi invited him over before abruptly ending the call.
• Xia Zhiyi buried his face in a cushion and blushed while imagining how seriously Fu Chi might ask for permission before intimacy.