Chapter Summaries

Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao confronted Huo Cifeng, who wanted to speak privately with Luo Beishi about their past. Luo Beishi rejected him and confessed that his pursuit had only been meant to get Huo Cixiao’s attention, leaving Huo Cixiao pleased and eager to reward him with a kiss.

• Luo Beishi thanked the system for helping him escape the role of Huo Cifeng’s lovesick pursuer, while the system warned him to watch his language around Huo Cixiao.
• Huo Cifeng asked Huo Cixiao for permission to speak with Luo Beishi, and Huo Cixiao mocked his looks and compared Luo Beishi’s past spending on Huo Cifeng with what he had spent pursuing Huo Cixiao.
• Huo Cifeng tried to argue that Luo Beishi had once visited him in all kinds of weather, but Huo Cixiao interpreted it as proof that Luo Beishi had wanted to meet him.
• Huo Cifeng asked Luo Beishi to speak in private, but Luo Beishi said he had pursued Huo Cifeng only to get Huo Cixiao’s attention and mocked Huo Cifeng’s bowlegged appearance.
• Huo Cixiao took Luo Beishi’s words as a confession of love and decided to reward him with a kiss.

Luo Beishi enjoyed Huo Cixiao’s affection while Huo Cixiao drove Huo Cifeng away from the family meal. When Huo Cixiang tried to splash juice on Luo Beishi, Luo Beishi retaliated with soup, and Huo Cixiao kicked Huo Cixiang away as he charged at him.

• Huo Cixiao kissed Luo Beishi’s forehead, and Luo Beishi blushed and hid in his arms.
• Huo Cixiao taunted Huo Cifeng, then messaged Ling Kai to send him away from the family gathering.
• Huo Cifeng received a call and hurried off to handle a matter at the company, leaving Lin Lan without his support.
• Huo Cixiang deliberately tried to splash juice on Luo Beishi, but Huo Cixiao pulled Luo Beishi out of the way.
• Luo Beishi poured a basin of winter melon and pork rib soup over Huo Cixiang and pretended his hand had slipped.
• Huo Cixiang charged at Luo Beishi, and Huo Cixiao kicked him several meters away.

Huo Cixiao punished Huo Cixiang and Third Aunt Huo exposed Lin Lan’s family troubles at dinner. As the meal finally began, Huo Qiuya realized Huo Cixiao genuinely loved Luo Beishi, confirming that Huo Cixiang was his stand-in.

• Huo Cixiao kicked Huo Cixiang and ordered A Long to throw him out into the cold, while Third Aunt Huo stayed silent rather than defend her son.
• Third Aunt Huo accused Huo Cifeng of provoking Huo Cixiang and taunted Lin Lan about the mistresses in her household.
• Lin Lan retorted, but Third Aunt Huo revealed that Huo Cheng supposedly had a second mistress coming; Lin Lan left in anger.
• Luo Beishi asked Grandpa Huo to begin dinner, and Grandpa Huo ordered everyone to eat without arguing.
• Huo Qiuya watched Huo Cixiao serve Luo Beishi and remove the bones from his fish, then concluded her eldest brother truly loved him and that Huo Cixiang was his stand-in.

Luo Beishi reunited with Momo and reassured Huo Cixiao after rushing to find the puppy, while Qin Feiyue arrived to celebrate Lunar New Year and give them red envelopes. The chapter ended with Luo Beishi noticing Qin Feiyue’s guitar and asking whether he had brought him a song.

• Luo Beishi stopped himself from holding Momo until he had showered, then took Huo Cixiao’s hand and apologized for rushing away.
• The system teased Luo Beishi about his kiss with Huo Cixiao, but Luo Beishi insisted he did not know whether Huo Cixiao saw him romantically.
• Qin Feiyue woke on Lunar New Year’s Day, gathered red envelopes, sheet music, and a guitar, and drove to Huo Cixiao’s villa.
• Luo Beishi greeted Qin Feiyue and accepted his red envelope, while Qin Feiyue gave Huo Cixiao a rabbit-themed envelope.
• At Luo Beishi’s urging, Huo Cixiao called Qin Feiyue “Brother,” and Qin Feiyue replied by calling him “President Huo.”
• Luo Beishi noticed the guitar by the coffee table and asked Qin Feiyue if he had brought him a New Year song.

Huo Cixiao investigated Qin Feiyue after seeing Luo Beishi enjoy his singing, while Ling Kai and Lei Long discussed the Qin Family and grew closer over drinks. The next morning, Luo Beishi learned about Huo Cixiao's maternal relatives and decided to expose Huo Cheng's mistress, then asked whether they could visit Huo Cixiao's uncle's family.

• Huo Cixiao asked Ling Kai to investigate Qin Feiyue after noticing the singer's troubled reputation and Luo Beishi's interest in him.
• Ling Kai and Lei Long discussed the Qin Family's attempt to reconnect with Luo Beishi, toasted to Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao, and Ling Kai got drunk.
• Lei Long carried the sleeping Ling Kai and wondered why he felt afraid of waking him.
• Huo Cixiao told Luo Beishi that his maternal relatives, the Pei Family, had once supported him despite their lack of recent contact.
• Luo Beishi asked Tongtong to send Xinxin and Lin Lan information about Huo Cheng's mistress, then asked Huo Cixiao whether they could visit his uncle's family and give the children red envelopes.

Luo Beishi persuaded Huo Cixiao to send New Year’s greetings to his uncles and cousins, while Huo Cifeng confronted the chaos in Huo Cheng’s home. The family’s argument erupted into a fight, and Luo Beishi arranged to send the footage to the police and share it with the prominent families’ group chat.

• Luo Beishi suggested Huo Cixiao send his uncles holiday wishes, red envelopes to his younger cousins, and New Year’s gifts, and Huo Cixiao agreed.
• Huo Cifeng returned home and questioned Huo Cheng about the chaos, where Hu La, Xinxin, Lin Lan, and Huo Qiuya were gathered.
• Hu La demanded to move into the house or leave with her son, and Huo Cheng pleaded with her to stay while reassuring Xinxin.
• Hu La slapped Xinxin, then attacked Huo Cheng after he scolded her, and Huo Cheng fought back when Xinxin fell to the floor.
• Luo Beishi laughed at the scene and told Tongtong to call the police, send the surveillance footage to the police station, and post it in the prominent families’ group chat.

Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi grew closer as Huo Cixiao learned that Luo Beishi had arranged for his father to be taken into police custody. Meanwhile, Luo Bai visited the Liu Family with his mother, grew suspicious of her relationship with Liu Li, and followed Liu Yang to the backyard.

• Huo Cixiao sent New Year greetings to his uncles and red packets to his younger cousins, then persuaded Luo Beishi to put Momo in his bed.
• Luo Beishi showed Huo Cixiao news that his father was in police custody, and Huo Cixiao realized Luo Beishi had stood up for him.
• Huo Cixiao comforted Luo Beishi, held him on his lap, and watched comedy sketches with him.
• Luo Bai asked 250 why his Affection Points had fallen, then sent a mass New Year greeting to his admirers.
• At the Liu Family villa, Luo Bai noticed a strange exchange between his mother and Liu Li, and 250 urged him to investigate the family.
• Liu Yang offered to take Luo Bai to the backyard to see the flowers.

Liu Yang nudged Luo Bai toward the truth about Liu Fang’s role in his parents’ divorce, and Luo Bai stormed out of the Liu Family home. Meanwhile, Luo Beishi enjoyed Huo Cixiao’s affection, while Huo’s uncles realized his New Year’s greetings were prompted by his wife.

• Liu Yang hinted to Luo Bai that Liu Fang had been visiting his father and giving him plants and clothes, then let slip that he suspected she had driven Luo Bai’s mother away.
• Luo Bai left the Liu Family home in disgust, telling Liu Fang never to return as Mrs. Luo or take money from his father.
• Luo Beishi and the system discussed the Liu Family drama before Huo Cixiao gently asked what was on his mind.
• Luo Beishi asked Huo Cixiao for cherries and snacks, and Huo agreed to find him something that was not too heaty.
• Pei Xin and Pei Zhen wondered why Huo Cixiao had sent them New Year’s greetings, and Pei Qian explained that Huo was a slave to his wife.
• Pei Xin said he had heard Luo Beishi was ruthless, and Pei Qian said that made him a perfect match for Huo Cixiao.

The Pei Family learned that Huo Cixiao and Luo Beishi had helped expose the Huo Family’s latest brawl and felt relieved that Luo Beishi had protected Huo Cixiao. The next morning, Luo Beishi worked up the courage to kiss his husband, but Huo Cixiao kissed him first, leaving Luo Beishi wondering whether he had kissed someone else before.

• Pei Qian’s eldest aunt told the family that Huo Cheng, his mistresses, and Lin Lan had fought and ended up at the police station.
• Pei Qian recognized the circulated surveillance video as likely Luo Beishi’s work, and his uncles felt grateful that Luo Beishi had helped keep Huo Cixiao safe.
• The next morning, Luo Beishi told the system he wanted to kiss Huo Cixiao but worried about making the first move.
• Luo Beishi finally held Huo Cixiao’s face and tried to confess what he wanted, but Huo Cixiao kissed him first.
• Huo Cixiao teased Luo Beishi about being more direct next time, and Luo Beishi asked whether he had kissed someone else before.

Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao discussed the investigation into the coordinated attacks on Qin Feiyue, with Luo Bai emerging as a possible suspect. Huo Cixiao then told Luo Beishi that Qin Feiyue had depression and a tendency toward self-harm.

• Huo Cixiao offered to help resolve Qin Feiyue's situation, and Luo Beishi said Qin mattered, but not as much as his husband.
• Huo Cixiao explained that several companies had worked together against Qin Feiyue and that investigators expected results in a few days.
• Luo Beishi suspected Luo Bai might have been behind the attacks and asked Huo Cixiao to tell him as soon as he learned more.
• Huo Cixiao warned Luo Beishi that Qin Feiyue had depression and a tendency toward self-harm.

Luo Beishi tracked the haters who had targeted Qin Feiyue and asked Huo Cixiao to investigate Luo Bai’s parentage. As Huo Cixiao arranged the DNA tests, the two drew closer, ending the chapter together in the study while the system teased them.

• Luo Beishi told Huo Cixiao that solving the problem at its root and exposing the worst haters mattered most.
• Luo Beishi used his new hacking skill to trace the haters’ IP addresses and asked the system to gather information about them and their finances.
• Luo Beishi examined Huo Cixiao’s email about Luo Bai and decided to request DNA tests for Luo Bai, Luo Ming, and Liu Fang.
• Luo Beishi asked Huo Cixiao to arrange the tests, and Huo Cixiao agreed while asking him to follow his verified blog account as his wife.
• Luo Beishi changed his blog name and profile picture, followed Huo Cixiao, and kissed him; the system later teased them about making out in the study.

Luo Beishi helped expose the executives and companies behind the smear campaign against Qin Feiyue, who learned the truth and received reassurance from his younger brother. The revelations brought arrests and severe backlash for the companies, while Luo Beishi uncovered how Luo Bai had orchestrated the plot and vowed to make him despair.

• Huo Cixiao brought Luo Beishi milk and reflected on how his husband had helped him recover, while deciding to tell him that he had regained consciousness earlier.
• Qin Feiyue's manager told him that executives from several companies, including his former agency, had coordinated the smear campaign and that Huo Corporation was helping protect him.
• Qin Feiyue read the revelations online, and Luo Beishi messaged him to stay home and avoid harming himself; Qin Feiyue insisted that he was not crying.
• Luo Beishi publicly threatened legal action against people who had continued smearing Qin Feiyue, prompting public outrage and boycotts as implicated executives were arrested and the companies' shares plunged.
• Luo Beishi learned that Luo Bai had manipulated executives into believing Qin Feiyue was a villain and had encouraged them to manufacture evidence against him.

Luo Beishi learned that Luo Bai was not Luo Ming’s biological son and arranged to spread the truth among Luo Ming’s relatives. He used the Beauty Card, which changed his appearance in unexpected ways and left him flustered when Huo Cixiao saw him.

• Luo Ming listened to evidence that Liu Fang had betrayed him and passed out from shock and rage.
• Luo Beishi learned that Luo Bai was Liu Fang’s son but not Luo Ming’s, and that Luo Bai’s biological father remained unknown.
• Luo Beishi decided to spread the news among Luo Ming’s relatives, while the system offered him a free Beauty Card in exchange for a cardiac stimulant and sedative plan.
• Luo Beishi used the Beauty Card and discovered that it had removed his belly fat and changed his skin tone.
• Huo Cixiao entered the washroom, saw Luo Beishi’s altered appearance, and blushed as Luo Beishi teased him and asked for a kiss.

Huo Cixiao carried Luo Beishi back to their room, while Luo Ming suddenly recovered enough to request his lawyer. After the Luo Family accused Luo Bai of not being Luo Ming’s son, they agreed to another DNA test, leaving Liu Fang terrified that her deception would be exposed.

• Huo Cixiao carried the sleeping Luo Beishi to their room and continued their unfinished intimacy while the bodyguards speculated about them.
• Luo Ming woke from his apparent coma, pulled out his IV, and asked a police officer to contact his lawyer.
• The Luo Family confronted Luo Bai at home, accused him of being unrelated to Luo Ming, and called the police; Luo Ming agreed with Luo Bai to take another DNA test.
• Liu Fang panicked when she learned about the test and told her younger brother how she had arranged the baby swap and falsified an earlier DNA report.
• After giving blood for the test, Luo Bai reassured Luo Ming that everything would be fine, while Third Aunt Luo accused him of planning to fake the results.

After the paternity results revealed that Luo Bai was not Luo Ming’s son, Luo Ming disowned him and ordered his household cleared out. Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao learned that Luo Bai was Liu Fang and Xu Qing’s child, while an injured Luo Bai tried to secure Qin Feilin’s support.

• Luo Ming ordered Lawyer Wang to remove Luo Bai from the household register, revise his will, prepare a divorce agreement, and clear the outsiders from his home.
• The younger Luo Family members beat Luo Bai after Luo Ming was taken away by the police.
• Luo Beishi and Huo Cixiao learned that Luo Bai was Liu Fang and Xu Qing’s son, and that Xu Qing had recently been released from prison.
• Huo Cixiao asked Luo Beishi for a kiss, and they began kissing while the system watched.
• Luo Bai called Qin Feilin from the hospital, hoping his injuries would persuade him to take him back into the Qin Family.
• Qin Feilin arrived late with his assistant, and Luo Bai began sobbing that the Luo Family had bullied him because he was not their biological child.

Qin Feilin confronted Luo Bai in the hospital, exposed his manipulations, and arranged to report him over money taken from a psychiatric patient. Luo Beishi then arranged to leak more news about Luo Bai while seeking comfort from Huo Cixiao as school approached.

• Luo Bai confessed his feelings to Qin Feilin, who rejected him and accused him of manipulating the Qin family and framing Luo Beishi.
• Luo Bai stopped pretending and blamed the Qin family for enabling him, but Qin Feilin ordered his assistant to call the police.
• Qin Feilin told Luo Bai that Qu Wanying had been sent to a psychiatric hospital and that Luo Bai had to return the two hundred million she transferred to him.
• Luo Beishi asked Tongtong to leak news about Luo Bai to Xu Qing, intending to take advantage of his downfall.
• Luo Beishi lamented that school was about to start, and Huo Cixiao kissed him to cheer him up.

Luo Bai met Xu Qing, who claimed to be his biological father, while Luo Beishi watched their mutual deception from home and bought knowledge of eight languages. The next day, Luo Beishi continued sleeping through school before driving to the Huo Group to see Huo Cixiao.

• Luo Bai let Xu Qing into his apartment after 250 identified him as Luo Bai’s biological father, and Xu Qing claimed he had recently returned from overseas and wanted to cook for him.
• Luo Beishi laughed at Luo Bai’s meeting with Xu Qing, discussed leaving Huo Cifeng to Huo Cixiao, and bought knowledge of eight languages from the system.
• Luo Beishi discovered that Huo Cixiao had been secretly reading a Russian romance book and teased the system after it called him hard of hearing.
• Luo Beishi settled into his new class by sleeping in a corner, impressed his teachers with full marks and insightful answers, and drove to the Huo Group to see Huo Cixiao.

Luo Beishi confronted Huo Cifeng and Assistant Zhang at Huo Corporation, using a bluff about having evidence to intimidate them while Huo Cixiao supported him. After they left, Luo Beishi admitted to the system that he had no evidence and had used psychological warfare to unsettle them.

• Huo Cixiao met Luo Beishi in the lobby and offered to have milk tea brought up as they went to his office.
• Huo Cifeng and Assistant Zhang arrived, and Luo Beishi taunted Huo Cifeng about Huo Cheng and threatened to expose him with supposed evidence.
• Luo Beishi warned Assistant Zhang not to look at Huo Cixiao, and Huo Cixiao urged Luo Beishi to leave with him.
• After they entered the elevator, Luo Beishi told the system he had no evidence and explained that he had bluffed to make Huo Cifeng and Assistant Zhang panic.

Huo Cixiao brought Luo Beishi to his office and confessed that missing him made work difficult. Their affectionate distractions delayed his work into the evening, while employees discussed their relationship in company chats.

• Huo Cixiao told Luo Beishi that being apart from him made going to work difficult, and Luo Beishi answered with a romantic poem.
• The system told Luo Beishi that it had found Huo Cixiao's report on the consequences of blowing up his school, making him laugh.
• Special Assistant Wen reflected on how Luo Beishi had rescued Huo Corporation and bought Huo Cifeng's shares while Huo Cixiao was unconscious.
• Huo Cixiao showed Luo Beishi the cake sofa he had prepared, and Luo Beishi used his phone to order drinks.
• Employees discussed the earlier elevator-lobby confrontation and Huo Cixiao's affectionate behavior toward Luo Beishi in company WeChat groups.
• Luo Beishi woke in Huo Cixiao's arms that evening and repeatedly kissed him as he worked, prompting Huo Cixiao to stop concentrating and the system to warn Luo Beishi.

Qin Feiyue and Qin Feiyu refused to help Qu Wanying after she was confined to a madhouse, leaving her isolated and helpless. Later, Qin Feiyu came to visit Luo Beishi, who planned to veto Qin Feiyu’s award-nominated project in retaliation for his past cruelty.

• Qin Feiyue ignored Qu Wanying’s desperate call, mistook her for an aunt, and decided he would not help her.
• Qu Wanying called Qin Feiyu, who refused to rescue her and reminded her that she had favored Luo Bai and left him unsupported.
• Qu Wanying tried to call Luo Bai and then Luo Beishi, but her phone died; staff caught her escaping and returned her to her room.
• Qin Feiyu reflected that he owed Luo Beishi an apology, while Luo Beishi rested at home.
• Luo Beishi told A-Niu to let Qin Feiyu approach before telling him he was not home, and revealed he had bought the power to veto Qin Feiyu’s award-nominated project.