Chapter Summaries

Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi grew closer as they planned to wear matching formalwear, while Luo Bai failed to win over Sheng Hao and secured an invitation to an auction. Before leaving the next day, Huo Cixiao presented Luo Beishi with wedding rings engraved with their initials and the twelve double-hours.

• Luo Beishi told Huo Cixiao to save his smiles for him, and Huo Cixiao agreed while asking to wear matching formalwear.
• Luo Bai waited for Huo Cixiao, then used System 250 to choose Sheng Hao as his next target.
• Sheng Hao's mother blamed Luo Bai for the trouble facing the Sheng Family, and Huo Cixiao refused Sheng Hao's plea to stop the pressure on them.
• Sheng Hao rejected Luo Bai's visit, and Luo Bai spent 10 affection points to obtain an invitation to the Parasol Tree Hall auction.
• Huo Cixiao presented Luo Beishi with wedding rings engraved with LBS, HCX, and characters representing the twelve double-hours.

Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao attended an auction together, where they flaunted their affection and bought every lot. After Luo Bai failed to reach Huo Cixiao, Luo Beishi suspected he had a system of his own, and Tongtong said it would investigate.

• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao put matching rings on each other and went to the auction.
• Luo Bai tried to enter the event but was thrown out, while Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao bought every auction lot.
• Luo Bai waited outside and used an evasion card to get past the bodyguards, but Huo Cixiao kicked him down before he could make contact.
• Luo Beishi asked Tongtong whether Luo Bai had a system, and Tongtong detected a weak, unfamiliar energy source on him.
• Luo Beishi asked Tongtong to investigate whether Luo Bai's system could be destroyed, and Tongtong said it needed to scan the network connection.

Luo Beishi learned Tongtong had replaced Luo Bai’s system with a fake and settled into preparations for a cozy New Year with Huo Cixiao. Huo Cixiao retaliated against Henry’s company over his tampering in Luo Beishi’s competition, while Luo Bai’s complaint against his system failed.

• Luo Beishi learned Tongtong had absorbed Luo Bai’s original system and installed Tongtong’s little brother as a substitute, leaving Luo Bai unaware of the swap.
• Huo Cixiao brought Luo Beishi home, shared his water, and agreed to help him decorate the villa and write New Year couplets.
• Luo Bai smashed things and threatened to report 250, but 250 warned that filing a complaint would cost him affection points, so he gave up.
• Henry returned to his country as Huo Cixiao’s actions pushed HL into a financial crisis and exposed Henry’s tampering with Luo Beishi’s competition buzzer.
• Luo Beishi asked Huo Cixiao if he had targeted HL, and Huo Cixiao confirmed it; Luo Beishi happily embraced him and accepted sunflower seeds.

Huo Cixiao grew increasingly devoted to Luo Beishi while helping him with games and explaining the Qin Family’s invitation to meet him. The chapter ended with Old Master Huo learning that Huo Cixiao had gone shopping with Luo Beishi.

• A-Niu realized Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi were already close, while the system shared energy with 250.
• Huo Cixiao helped Luo Beishi win his phone games and clear every level he had been stuck on.
• Huo Cixiao told Luo Beishi that the Qin Family was his biological parents’ family and wanted to acknowledge him.
• Luo Beishi wondered why Huo Cixiao liked him, and Huo Cixiao said it was because Luo Beishi was his wife.
• Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi went shopping together, and Old Master Huo reacted with shock when Old Liu told him.

Huo Cixiao took Luo Beishi on a carefully planned shopping trip, booking out the mall and indulging him with food, snacks, clothes, and jewelry. Luo Beishi felt deeply touched by Huo Cixiao’s attention but decided to wait and see before calling it love.

• The old man heard that Huo Cixiao had gone shopping with Luo Beishi and joked that his grandson was sucking up to him.
• Huo Cixiao took Luo Beishi to a supermarket in the empty mall, where Luo Beishi filled a cart with snacks and posted a photo of his husband on Moments.
• Huo Cixiao explained that he had booked the mall, then took Luo Beishi to a private restaurant for lunch before they continued shopping.
• Huo Cixiao brought Luo Beishi to a jewelry store and personally helped him try on earrings and other accessories.
• Luo Beishi admitted to the system that Huo Cixiao’s attentiveness might make him fall for him, though he said he wanted to wait and see.
• When they returned home, Huo Cixiao told Luo Beishi that money was meant to be spent, delighting the household staff.

After a shopping trip, Luo Beishi grew more attached to Huo Cixiao, who openly showed his affection and shared their photos online. Meanwhile, Qin Lei worried about revealing Luo Beishi’s identity, Luo Bai struggled to reach Huo Cixiao, and Huo Cixiao ended the evening watching over his sleeping spouse.

• Huo Cixiao carried Luo Beishi home after their shopping trip, and Luo Beishi admitted that he was beginning to fall for him.
• Huo Cixiao posted photos of their outing, and a business partner gained an extra one percent of the profits by praising him and Luo Beishi.
• Qin Lei learned that the Huo household had not responded to the Qin Family’s invitation and considered announcing the truth about Luo Beishi himself.
• Luo Bai complained that he could not get near Huo Cixiao and lost five Affection Points after insulting his system, 250.
• After working out, Huo Cixiao found Luo Beishi asleep at the gaming table, carried him to the living room, and began handling work beside him.

Luo Beishi sent evidence of Huo Cheng’s affair to Lin Lan, who discovered that the rest of the family already knew. Enraged and humiliated, she vowed to make Huo Cheng choose her again.

• Luo Beishi woke in Huo Cixiao’s arms, asked the system to send Huo Cheng’s affair evidence to Lin Lan, and was coaxed by Huo Cixiao to stay up with him.
• Lin Lan opened the photos Luo Beishi had sent and saw Huo Cheng with another woman and a young man who resembled him.
• Huo Qiuya argued with Lin Lan, accusing her of being a mistress and of mistreating Huo Cixiao, then stormed back to her room.
• Lin Lan forwarded the evidence to Huo Cifeng and learned from his reply that he already knew about the affair.
• Lin Lan realized she was the only one in the family unaware of Huo Cheng’s affair and vowed to force him to choose her again.

Rumors about Huo Cheng’s affair spread through elite circles, and he brought Xinxin home, where a staged tack attack turned him against Lin Lan. Meanwhile, Luo Beishi watched the chaos unfold and wondered where Huo Cixiao had gone.

• Servants leaked news of Huo Cheng’s affair, and elite-family group chats buzzed with gossip about him and Huo Cifeng.
• Huo Cifeng grew furious at the rumors while Assistant Zhang urged him to focus on the setbacks facing his tech company.
• Huo Cheng brought Xinxin home and ordered Lin Lan to prepare a room for her.
• After Xinxin was injured by thumbtacks in the bed, Lin Lan denied planting them, but Huo Cheng ordered security to remove her and called the police.
• Luo Beishi and the system discussed Xinxin’s role in antagonizing Lin Lan, then Luo Beishi asked where Huo Cixiao had gone.

Luo Beishi visited the Huo family’s old residence with Huo Cixiao, where Old Master Huo welcomed their relationship and learned the Qin Family planned to reclaim Luo Beishi. Huo Cixiao let his grandfather handle the Qin Family, and the couple returned home together.

• Old Master Huo questioned how Huo Cixiao had recovered so quickly, and Huo Cixiao joked that he was exceptionally gifted.
• Old Master Huo teased Huo Cixiao about once saying he would remain single, while Huo Cixiao announced that the Qin Family might come to acknowledge Luo Beishi.
• Huo Cixiao told Luo Beishi that Old Master Huo would deal with the Qin Family, and Luo Beishi agreed to let him arrange it.
• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao returned home with treasures from Old Master Huo, and Huo Cixiao confirmed that he had people stationed outside.

The Qin Family visited Old Master Huo to arrange for Luo Beishi to return and acknowledge his roots, but Old Master Huo challenged their motives and family disagreements. Outside, Qin Feilin told Qu Wanying that evidence showed Luo Beishi had not pushed Luo Bai down the stairs, leaving him determined to investigate their past.

• Qin Lei asked Old Master Huo to let Luo Beishi return to the Qin Family and be recognized as its fourth son at the family banquet.
• Old Master Huo questioned whether Luo Beishi should return to the Qin Family after marrying into the Huo Family and raised concerns about the Qin Family's adopted son.
• Qu Wanying objected when Qin Lei suggested publicly severing ties with Luo Bai, and Old Master Huo sent the Qin Family back to resolve their disagreement.
• Qin Feilin told Qu Wanying that surveillance footage showed Luo Beishi had not pushed Luo Bai down the stairs three years earlier.
• Qin Feilin recalled how the Qin Family had ignored Luo Beishi's explanation and failed to notice when he left, and he decided to investigate more of their past.

Qin Lei asked Old Master Huo to help bring Luo Beishi back, but was confronted with the harm the Qin Family had caused him. After the Qin Family publicly announced Luo Beishi as their biological son, Luo Bai raged while Luo Beishi declared online that he had severed ties with the family and wanted them to leave him alone.

• Qin Lei asked Old Master Huo to persuade Luo Beishi to return, but Old Master Huo challenged him to consider what Luo Beishi actually wanted and why he had left.
• Qin Lei ordered Qin Feilin to investigate every past conflict between Luo Bai and Luo Beishi, while Qin Feilin blamed Qin Lei for allowing the mistreatment to continue.
• The Qin Family announced at its banquet that Luo Beishi was their biological son, setting off widespread discussion and speculation.
• Luo Bai saw the announcement, smashed a bottle in anger, and decided to confront the Qin Family after 250 urged him to ask for an explanation.
• Luo Beishi posted online that his wealth had nothing to do with the Qin Family, that he had severed ties with them, and that he would pursue legal action against personal attacks.

After Luo Beishi’s statement about his biological family went viral, he enjoyed Huo Cixiao’s ear-cleaning service and put the Qin Family behind him. At the Qin home, Qin Lei argued with Qu Wanying and asked Qin Feiyue about Luo Beishi, then revealed that Beishi was married.

• Luo Beishi’s follower count reached sixty million as people reacted to his post and mocked their earlier doubts about him.
• Huo Cixiao offered to clean Luo Beishi’s ears, and Luo Beishi reluctantly accepted before relaxing in his lap.
• Qin Lei smashed Qu Wanying’s phone and ordered her out after she mocked his efforts to win Luo Beishi back.
• Qin Feilin passed the study without intervening, while Qin Feiyue entered and tried to calm Qin Lei.
• Qin Feiyue said he would save Luo Beishi because he was cuter, and Qin Lei asked whether he remembered how he had treated him.
• Qin Lei told Qin Feiyue that there might still be a chance to bring Luo Beishi back and revealed that Beishi was married, leaving Qin Feiyue shocked and asking whom he had married.

Qin Feiyue learned that his youngest brother was involved with Huo Cixiao and decided to find out more and visit him. Meanwhile, Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao spent the day making couplets and paper cuttings before Luo Beishi planned to make dumplings with him for Lunar New Year's Eve.

• Qin Lei told Qin Feiyue to look online for news about his youngest brother and urged him to arrange a meeting with him.
• Qin Feiyue asked his assistant to compile everything about Luo Beishi that had appeared online and decided to get his brother's address from Qin Lei.
• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao wrote couplets, including a humorous one for Mansi, and decorated even the vegetable greenhouse doors.
• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao learned to make paper cuttings, with Huo Cixiao quickly mastering the craft.
• Luo Beishi asked Tongtong for ideas for Lunar New Year's Eve and decided that he and Huo Cixiao would make dumplings together.
• Luo Beishi burrowed into Huo Cixiao's arms and rested his head on Huo Cixiao's shoulder, hoping to make him uncomfortable.

Luo Beishi reunited with his second brother, Qin Feiyue, who apologized for being absent while Luo Beishi suffered in the Qin Family. Huo Cixiao reluctantly joined them on a trip to the vegetable greenhouse, where he and Qin Feiyue competed for Luo Beishi’s attention.

• Huo Cixiao held Luo Beishi through the night, while Luo Beishi’s restless movements kept him from sleeping comfortably.
• A Ming told Luo Beishi that Qin Feiyue had come to see him, and Luo Beishi called him a helper for the day.
• Qin Feiyue explained that he had been away in the mountains and had only recently learned what Luo Beishi had endured; Luo Beishi recalled how their contact had been cut off.
• Huo Cixiao and Qin Feiyue argued over whether Qin Feiyue could visit Luo Beishi, but Luo Beishi ended the dispute by announcing their trip to pull radishes.
• Qin Feiyue insisted on joining Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao at the greenhouse, and Huo Cixiao tucked Luo Beishi’s gloved hand into his coat pocket while Qin Feiyue watched jealously.

Luo Beishi, Huo Cixiao, and Qin Feiyue pulled radishes together, and Luo Beishi invited Qin Feiyue to lunch and sent him home with some radishes. On the drive back, Qin Feiyue confronted Qin Lei over his neglect of Luo Beishi, leaving Qin Lei shaken and himself consumed with guilt.

• Luo Beishi comforted Huo Cixiao as he struggled to pull radishes, and Huo Cixiao promised to make dishes for his wife.
• Luo Beishi kept Qin Feiyue for lunch, gave him five radishes, and warned him not to share them; Qin Feiyue carefully secured them in his car.
• Qin Lei called Qin Feiyue, who accused him of neglecting Luo Beishi and questioned whether he was any different from Qu Wanying.
• Qin Feiyue reminded Qin Lei that Luo Beishi had been locked outside in winter and forced to work because Luo Bai had taken his money.
• Qin Lei hung up and took his blood pressure medication, while Qin Feiyue blamed himself for not taking Luo Beishi away sooner.

On Lunar New Year's Eve, Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao made dumplings together, and Luo Beishi recalled his past with Qin Feiyue while wondering whether Luo Bai had framed him. Luo Beishi asked for help investigating, then secretly reached for chips as Huo Cixiao called out to him.

• Qin Feiyue drove home after confronting the Qin Family with evidence of what they had done.
• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao prepared dumplings together, and Huo Cixiao decided to learn to cook for his wife.
• Luo Beishi told the system that Qin Feiyue had once supported him, while Luo Bai stole and spent the card Qin Feiyue gave him.
• Luo Beishi suspected Luo Bai might have arranged the plagiarism accusations against Qin Feiyue, and the system said Luo Bai's system could not control other people's thoughts or emotions.
• Luo Beishi asked the system to look for evidence that Luo Bai had tampered with events, and it advised him to ask Huo Cixiao for help.
• Luo Beishi tried to sneak some tomato-flavored chips, but Huo Cixiao called out to him.

Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao spent New Year's Eve together, making dumplings and setting off sparklers as Huo Cixiao shared photos of his wife. At midnight, Huo Cixiao gave Luo Beishi a puppy, fulfilling his long-held wish.

• Luo Beishi tried to hide his chips from Huo Cixiao, who confiscated them after pointing out that Luo Beishi had already eaten three bags the day before.
• Huo Cixiao told Luo Beishi they would visit Grandpa the next day for lucky money, then brought him to make dumplings.
• Huo Cixiao took Luo Beishi to the rooftop to play with sparklers and photographed him celebrating.
• Huo Cixiao posted four photos of Luo Beishi on Moments throughout New Year's Eve, prompting his followers to carefully compose comments.
• At midnight, Huo Cixiao gave Luo Beishi a Samoyed puppy, and Luo Beishi happily cradled and petted it.

Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi welcomed their new puppy, while the Qin Family continued to fracture over how they had treated Luo Beishi. Luo Bai discovered that the Qin Family’s affection scores for him had fallen below 30 and grew suspicious of his mother’s absences.

• Luo Beishi named the puppy Momo, and Huo Cixiao moved his data to the new phone Luo Beishi had given him.
• Huo Cixiao carried the sleepy Luo Beishi to bed and stole a brief kiss while he slept.
• Qin Feilin returned home drunk, regretted how he had treated Luo Beishi, and realized Luo Beishi had blocked him.
• Luo Bai learned that the Qin Family’s affection scores were all below 30 and refused to believe that Qin Feilin no longer cared for him.
• Luo Bai confronted Mother Luo about disappearing for another day, and she said she had visited her uncle’s home.
• Luo Bai told 250 he suspected Mother Luo had not given birth to him, but 250 assured him that she had.

On New Year's Day, Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao headed to the Huo Family residence, where Luo Beishi decided to face the relatives who feared them rather than avoid them. Their arrival left the surviving family members staring at them in terror.

• Luo Beishi worried about Momo's doghouse, and Huo Cixiao explained that Momo had chosen a custom luxury doghouse with its paw.
• Luo Beishi reflected that he was growing reluctant to divorce Huo Cixiao, while Huo Cixiao teased him and worried that the Huo Family might mistreat him.
• Luo Beishi said the Huo Family should be more afraid of them, and Huo Cixiao admitted he would still worry about him.
• Huo Cixiao helped Luo Beishi out of the car at the old residence, where the Huo Family members who had not gone to jail looked at them in terror.

Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao visited Grandpa Huo to exchange New Year greetings, while Huo Cheng faced his father’s anger over his other sons. Afterward, Huo Cixiao doted on Luo Beishi by the pond, where they were interrupted by someone asking to speak with Beishi.

• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao passed the gathered children and went to the tea room to wish Grandpa Huo a happy New Year.
• Grandpa Huo welcomed the couple warmly and gave them red envelopes, while Huo Cheng waited in vain for their attention.
• After the couple left, Grandpa Huo rejected Huo Cheng’s request to add his other sons to the Huo Family genealogy and berated him over transferring shares to Huo Cifeng.
• Huo Cixiao wrapped his warmed scarf around Luo Beishi, and they admired the fish in the frozen pond.
• A male voice asked Huo Cixiao to let him speak with Luo Beishi.