Recaps

After rejecting several candidates at her husband-selection banquet, Xiao Yan recognized Xavier as a male lead from a romance game she had played in her original world and chose him. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan calling for their marriage to be registered despite Xavier warning that his work kept him away from home.

• Xiao Yan, still recovering from a car accident and memory loss, attended the banquet where she was expected to choose a husband.
• Xiao Yan rejected the human and beastman candidates who introduced themselves one by one.
• Xiao Yan recognized Xavier as a character from a romance game and asked him to tell her more about himself.
• Xavier introduced himself as a twenty-three-year-old fox beastman working in the city's special police unit.
• Xiao Yan chose Xavier, accepted his warning that he might be away for months, and called for the marriage registrar.

Xiao Yan married five game male leads after they arrived as beastmen with no memories of their past, then waited over a month for any of them to return to their marital home. Xavier finally came back to have her sign an occupational risk form, and she gave him a bank card for his wages.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Jue registered Xavier, Zayne, Rafayel, Sylus, and Caleb as Xiao Yan's five husbands, and each man accepted a red envelope and called Xiao Jue Mother.
• Xiao Yan realized the five men seemed to have no memories of their former lives, even though their beastman traits matched their game characters.
• Xiao Yan's marriage made the city's headlines, but the five men stayed away from her villa for over a month after their initial gathering.
• Xavier returned to the villa and asked Xiao Yan to sign an occupational risk acknowledgment form required by his work as a city SWAT officer.
• Xiao Yan signed the form and gave Xavier a bank card in her name so his income could be deposited into the account, telling him he could use it freely.

Xavier and Xiao Yan cautiously grew closer after she let him keep his income and prepared him a meal, while their coworkers and classmates asked about their marriage. The chapter ended with Xavier sharing Xiao Yan’s chibi portrait of him on Moments and agreeing to smile next time.

• Xiao Yan told Xavier he could spend his income himself and offered him a hot meal, but he dodged her attempt to touch his arm.
• Xiao Yan left to meet classmates at a café, while Xavier ate the meal she had arranged and later returned to the urban SWAT office.
• Bai Yang praised Xiao Yan for respecting Xavier and discussed how strictly his own wife treated him; Xavier offered his coworkers milk tea.
• Xavier asked Uncle Sang for Xiao Yan’s V ID, and the couple began messaging each other with photos of their drinks and her chibi drawing of him.
• Xavier saved the portrait and posted it on Moments, where his captain assumed Xiao Yan had drawn it to make peace after a tiff; Xiao Yan told Xavier to smile next time, and he agreed.

Xiao Yan arranged for Zayne to meet her family and reassured him that she did not want to claim his apartment or assets. After dinner, Zayne agreed to visit Xiao Jue with her and said he would stay overnight the following weekend.

• Xiao Yan learned from Xavier’s Moments replies that he wanted his social circle to know he was married, then received Uncle Sang’s message that Zayne wanted her V ID.
• Zayne asked Xiao Yan to review a form transferring his income to her and to help transfer his apartment; she told him to have a lawyer draft an agreement leaving the apartment in his name.
• Xiao Yan invited Zayne to dinner, and he came to her home that evening after she asked Uncle Sang to prepare a meal.
• At dinner, Xiao Yan explained that Xiao Jue wanted to meet Zayne, and Zayne agreed to pick her up the next afternoon to visit her mother.
• Zayne said he would come stay the following Saturday night, and Xiao Yan eagerly told him she would have Uncle Sang prepare his room.

Xiao Yan and Zayne discussed their marriage, finances, and expectations, then staged a selfie to reassure Zayne’s director. The chapter left Zayne flustered after Xiao Yan teased him about being hungry, sitting in his car without starting it.

• Xiao Yan signed Zayne’s income confirmation and explained that she did not want to control his earnings or end their marriage.
• Zayne told Xiao Yan that he had joined her husband-selection event at random because his director had pressured him to settle his marriage.
• Xiao Yan and Zayne agreed to take their relationship slowly, and Zayne said he had a good impression of her.
• Zayne took a selfie with Xiao Yan and posted it on Moments to satisfy his director, prompting a risqué reply from Director Zhao.
• Xiao Yan teased Zayne by suggesting she really was hungry, then asked Uncle Sang for more snow fungus soup.
• Zayne hurried to his car, but sat in the courtyard for a long time without starting it.

Xiao Yan welcomed Sylus home and signed an agreement giving up any claim to his existing assets and future income. She then asked him to practice boxing with her, hoping to conceal that she lacked the martial arts skills her family expected her to have.

• Xiao Yan read Zayne’s replies to her Moments post and wondered how she might make progress with Rafayel, Sylus, and Caleb.
• Uncle Sang told Xiao Yan that her bodyguards were waiting for her martial arts training, and she worried they would discover she could not perform the skills she was supposed to know.
• When Uncle Sang reported that Sylus had returned, Xiao Yan told him to give all five men VIP access to the house.
• Sylus joined Xiao Yan for breakfast and presented agreements about transferring his assets or relinquishing her claim to them.
• Xiao Yan signed the agreement relinquishing claims to Sylus’s assets and future income, then asked him to practice boxing with her before he could eat breakfast.

Xiao Yan sparred with Sylus, drew his attention, and later got him to stay with her after a clumsy headbutt. Sylus tended to her minor injury and dried and combed her hair.

• Xiao Yan discovered she could fight instinctively, but Sylus soon pinned her in the ring and teased her about their sparring.
• Xiao Yan left the gym in a huff, while Sylus called her Little Tabby and invited her to eat with him.
• Sylus sent Xiao Yan a friend request and posted photos of their boxing gloves, joking in the comments about his skilled wife.
• Sylus brought food to Xiao Yan's room, then slipped inside when she opened the door and accidentally saw her robe slip from her shoulder.
• Xiao Yan headbutted Sylus and pretended her forehead hurt, so he carried her to bed, brought her an ice pack, and dried and combed her hair.

Sylus stayed in Xiao Yan’s bed while she left with Zayne to visit the main residence, and she arranged for Xavier to stay at home the following Saturday. Zayne worried he might be intruding, but Xiao Yan insisted he come and he promised to arrive early for breakfast.

• Sylus stayed beside Xiao Yan until she left, then smiled after she called him “My Little Dragon.”
• Zayne picked Xiao Yan up and asked whether Sylus would join them at the main residence, but Xiao Yan said he was asleep in her room.
• Xavier video-called Xiao Yan to ask if he could stay at the house next Saturday, and she welcomed him and offered to prepare his room and clothes.
• Zayne asked whether he should stay away while Xavier was there, and Xiao Yan accused him of not wanting to come home.
• Zayne apologized and promised to return first thing Saturday morning so he could have breakfast with Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and Zayne agreed to act naturally affectionate in front of her family, and their warm arrival at the Xiao Family's residence reassured her parents. Zayne began assessing Xiao Yan's fathers as they welcomed him, while Yu Xiang tested his grip during their handshake.

• Xiao Yan reassured Zayne that she looked forward to seeing him and suggested they act closer around her family.
• Xiao Yan jumped into Zayne's arms, and he said the embrace felt familiar, as if they should have done it long ago.
• Xiao Yan got Zayne to give her his jacket, then walked arm in arm with him toward the family waiting at the mansion entrance.
• Xiao Yan hugged her parents, Xiao Jue and Cheng Yuyun, while Zayne saw that Cheng Yuyun appeared to approve of him.
• Chen Qian enthusiastically urged Zayne to treat Xiao Yan well, and Yu Xiang took Zayne's hand and covertly squeezed it.

At dinner with Xiao Yan’s family, Zayne said he wanted to keep practicing medicine rather than join the family business and assured Xiao Jue that his devotion to Xiao Yan was genuine. Xiao Jue accepted his sincerity, while Xiao Yan remained aware that his feelings still had to grow.

• Xiao Yan brought Zayne inside and introduced him to her family, and he promised to put his wife first and care for her.
• At dinner, Xiao Yan praised Zayne and the other men, while Zayne noticed her strained smile and felt uneasy about her situation.
• When Xiao Jue asked about merging their assets and joining the family business, Zayne said he wanted to continue practicing medicine.
• Xiao Jue warned Zayne not to take advantage of Xiao Yan’s youth, and he said he cherished her and would not exploit her kindness.
• Zayne told Xiao Yan’s family that his love and respect for Xiao Yan would transcend the world’s social rules, and Xiao Jue approved of his answer.

After dinner with Xiao Jue, Zayne struggled to understand whether Xiao Yan might ever love him, while Xiao Yan continued to treat their marriage as a formal arrangement. He left after asking her not to make assumptions about their future, and Xiao Yan was interrupted at her doorway by an unexpected voice.

• Xiao Jue apologized to Zayne for overstepping, and Zayne reassured her that a mother never needed to apologize for loving her child.
• Xiao Yan refused alcohol and an overnight stay for Zayne because he had a major operation the next morning, so Xiao Jue gave him a gold scalpel and saw the couple off.
• In the car, Xiao Yan called Zayne's words at dinner calculated lines, leaving him uncertain whether she understood that they might fall in love.
• At Xiao Yan's villa, Zayne lifted her and asked her not to assume anything about their relationship, then mentioned her love of jasmine and left abruptly.
• As Xiao Yan tried to convince herself she did not feel bad for Zayne, a sweet voice spoke from the doorway, startling her.

Rafayel came to see Xiao Yan after more than a month apart, arguing with her about neglect and asking her to add him on VV and sign two documents. Xiao Yan tried to keep him at the house, but after she went upstairs to bathe, Rafayel left, and she learned he had already been driven down the mountain.

• Rafayel confronted Xiao Yan about not contacting him and complained that he had seen her with Sylus and Zayne.
• Rafayel followed Xiao Yan inside, covered her with a blanket, and criticized the house and its decorations.
• Rafayel asked Xiao Yan to add him on VV and sign two documents, but she told Uncle Sang to prepare him a late-night snack while she bathed.
• Xiao Yan returned downstairs in pajamas and learned Rafayel’s car had been towed for repairs and that he had asked to go home.
• Uncle Sang told Xiao Yan he had arranged for a bodyguard to drive Rafayel down the mountain.

Xiao Yan reviewed Rafayel’s asset documents and decided to protect him from the rules governing husbands’ finances. At school, she learned that Xavier had been chosen at a husband-selection ceremony before the Lightseeker’s merit badge saved him, while Jiang Miao began plotting to invite Xiao Yan’s husbands to her own ceremony.

• Xiao Yan read Rafayel’s transfer documents, then sent him a waiver for his existing assets and a fish-tail-patterned bank card for his future income.
• Xiao Yan heard that Second Miss Tang and Eldest Miss Fang were associated with classmates who had clashed with her friends, and suspected their conflict might target her.
• Jiang Miao told Xiao Yan that Xavier had refused Eldest Miss Fang after she chose him, but a mysterious senior’s merit badge had settled the matter.
• Xiao Yan recognized the mysterious senior as the Lightseeker and learned Rafayel had refused to attend Eldest Miss Fang’s ceremony.
• Jiang Miao asked Xiao Yan to bring all five of her husbands to her upcoming husband-selection banquet, then secretly plotted to provoke Second Miss Tang and Eldest Miss Fang.

Xiao Yan swam, chatted with Zayne and Rafayel, and made progress in her new marriage with Rafayel while worrying about how to approach Caleb. On Friday, she came home to find Caleb newly promoted to fleet commander, asking for her signature on his confirmation document.

• Xiao Yan swam, ate dinner, and exchanged playful messages with Zayne about stickers for his work schedule.
• Rafayel accepted Xiao Yan’s call, questioned her about the bank card PIN, changed his profile picture to her selfie, and agreed to attend Jiang Miao’s husband-selection banquet with her.
• Xiao Yan reflected that Caleb’s black wolf traits and lack of an established sibling bond made him the hardest man to approach.
• Xiao Yan arrived home on Friday and found Caleb in his fleet commander's uniform, asking her to sign his promotion confirmation document.

Xiao Yan pressured Caleb into becoming her primary husband and sleeping with her, despite his clear reluctance. Caleb agreed to cooperate in name, and the chapter ended with Xiao Yan kissing him in her bedroom.

• Caleb brought Xiao Yan marriage-related forms, and she signed them and gave him a bank card with his birthday as its PIN.
• Xiao Yan called Caleb “Brother” and asked him to become her primary husband, arguing that he was best suited to manage the household.
• When Caleb resisted, Xiao Yan used his military paperwork and her family's influence to pressure him into agreeing.
• Caleb carried Xiao Yan to her bedroom and said they would discuss the primary-husband arrangement after his patrol mission.
• As Caleb warned Xiao Yan about their relationship, she kissed him.

After Caleb left Xiao Yan following their intimacy, he worried that she seemed upset and asked Zayne to keep her company. Xiao Yan invited Zayne to visit, then cried during a call with him, while Caleb learned she was crying and turned his car around; Zayne reached the villa first.

• Caleb left Xiao Yan after telling her Uncle Sang had prepared food, then told Zayne that she seemed unwell and urged him to check on her.
• Xiao Yan ate congee and custard buns, exchanged playful messages with Zayne, and was surprised when he said he would come over that night.
• Xiao Yan called Zayne and began crying, though she denied that anything had happened; Zayne reassured her and set off for the villa.
• Zayne told Caleb that Xiao Yan was crying, and Caleb pulled into a roadside parking space and considered returning to the villa.
• Zayne arrived at the villa after driving for over an hour and hurried inside.

Zayne comforted Xiao Yan after Caleb left and tried to understand why she had forced her way through Caleb’s defenses. Xiao Yan feared Zayne blamed her, but he reassured her and admitted he was jealous of Caleb.

• Zayne brought Xiao Yan jasmine, called her Little Jasmine, and comforted her when he found her crying on the terrace.
• Zayne noticed signs that Caleb had been in Xiao Yan’s room and offered to ask him to return, but Xiao Yan declined.
• Zayne asked about Xiao Yan’s relationship with Caleb, and she said she wanted love and happiness before refusing to explain her unusual request.
• Xiao Yan accused Zayne of taking Caleb’s side, then admitted she had used force to break through Caleb’s psychological defenses.
• Zayne told Xiao Yan he was neither disillusioned nor disappointed, acknowledged how hard she worked to navigate her husbands, and admitted he was jealous of Caleb.

Xiao Yan and Zayne comforted each other after admitting their jealousy and vulnerabilities, and Zayne agreed to move back in with her. As they talked about her relationships with the other men, Xiao Yan decided to build new shared experiences rather than press Zayne to remember their past.

• Zayne told Xiao Yan that his jealousy showed he had become emotionally invested, and asked whether she would be disappointed in him.
• Xiao Yan reassured Zayne, and they embraced and agreed they liked the affectionate names Sweet Pear and Little Jasmine.
• Zayne returned to the room with Xiao Yan, and she asked Uncle Sang to prepare his room because he was moving back in.
• Xiao Yan told Zayne about her school, Jiang Miao's upcoming banquet, and how she planned to approach Xavier, Rafayel, and Sylus.
• Xiao Yan described Zayne as principled and perceptive, and he wondered whether they had met before.
• Xiao Yan decided to leave the past unspoken and build new experiences with the men to awaken their feelings.

Zayne reflected on how Xiao Yan’s affection had drawn him into their marriage and strengthened his feelings for her, then quietly cared for her as she slept. The next morning, Xiao Yan prepared to visit Jiang Miao while Zayne returned to the hospital for an emergency, and he asked for her stickers to decorate his car.

• Zayne traced how his relationship with Xiao Yan had grown from a formal marriage into love and decided her open affection had drawn him closer.
• When Caleb asked how Xiao Yan was, Zayne sent him a photo of her sleeping peacefully in his arms, then put his phone on Do Not Disturb and held her through the night.
• Xiao Yan woke in Zayne’s arms, and the two teased each other before washing up and eating breakfast.
• Zayne received a call about an emergency surgery, and Xiao Yan offered to ride with him into the city so she could visit Jiang Miao.
• Xiao Yan gave Zayne the stickers she had prepared, and he asked whether they could decorate the inside of his car.

Xiao Yan accompanied Zayne to Central Hospital, charmed his colleagues, and then went shopping with Jiang Miao and two friends. They spotted Xavier at Bright Moonlight Mall just as he and his colleagues moved to arrest two men.

• Xiao Yan decorated Zayne's glasses with a tiny snowflake and offered to visit the hospital with him, where he welcomed her idea.
• Xiao Yan met Zayne's colleagues and superiors at Central Hospital, introduced herself warmly, and won them over.
• Xiao Yan left Zayne to work and arranged to meet Jiang Miao after apologizing for canceling their earlier shopping plans.
• Jiang Miao told Xiao Yan that she had seen Xavier in plainclothes with several men, so Xiao Yan hurried to Boluo Lane to find him.
• Xiao Yan, Jiang Miao, Tang Qi, and Xing Xiaowan spotted Xavier outside a men's clothing store at Bright Moonlight Mall.
• Xavier and a colleague approached two men leaving the store and caught them in chokeholds.

Xiao Yan helped Xavier and the SWAT team subdue an armed fugitive at the mall, then went with Xavier and her friends to a board game café. The chapter left Xavier and Xiao Yan sharing hot cocoa as he shyly introduced himself to her friends.

• Xiao Yan shoved Jiang Miao, Tang Qi, and Xing Xiaowan out of danger, then disarmed and subdued the fugitive who charged at them with a gun.
• Xavier calmed Xiao Yan and took the gun from her, while the SWAT officers secured the mall and helped her friends up.
• Bai Yang recognized Xiao Yan, and Xavier embraced her protectively before telling Bai Yang to write the operation report and self-criticism.
• Xavier joined Xiao Yan and her friends at a board game café, where they ordered snacks and drinks and introduced themselves.
• Xavier shyly introduced himself to Jiang Miao, Tang Qi, and Xing Xiaowan, but hesitated when he reached the part about his relationship with Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and Xavier grew closer after capturing a fugitive, spending the day together, and sharing affectionate moments on the ride home. Zayne returned to find them working on a journal with Xiao Yan, and he noticed Xavier’s displeasure when he kissed Xiao Yan’s head.

• Xiao Yan called Xavier her best partner, and he agreed as they played board games with Jiang Miao, Tang Qi, and Xing Xiaowan.
• Xiao Yan and Xavier exchanged phone straps, and Xavier posted a nine-photo grid of their day to his Moments.
• Xavier rested his head on Xiao Yan’s shoulder in the taxi while she told Zayne she was on her way home with Xavier.
• Zayne learned that Xiao Yan and Xavier had caught a fugitive together and hoped they would get along, despite feeling a little jealous.
• Xiao Yan hugged Zayne when he got home, and Zayne kissed the crown of her head before noticing Xavier’s furrowed brow.

Xiao Yan reassured Xavier that she wanted to grow closer to him and was not neglecting him for Zayne. Xavier revealed his fox ears and let her stroke them, but Zayne came downstairs to find them together.

• Xiao Yan noticed Zayne and Xavier sizing each other up, then told Xavier that Zayne would soon move back in.
• Xavier voiced his hurt that Xiao Yan seemed busy building relationships with others, and she explained that she had gone out of her way to see him.
• Xavier asked whether Xiao Yan still thought he would resist her advances, and she admitted she could not tell what he was thinking.
• Xavier revealed his white fox ears and invited Xiao Yan to touch them so she could sense his feelings.
• Xiao Yan stroked Xavier's sensitive ears, and Zayne came downstairs to find her unable to keep her hands off them.

Xiao Yan hosted Zayne and Xavier for dinner, where their conversation turned teasing before they planned to attend Jiang Miao’s husband selection banquet. The three created a family group chat and invited Rafayel, Sylus, and Caleb, but Caleb stayed silent.

• Xiao Yan introduced Zayne and Xavier at dinner, and the two men exchanged polite greetings while she tried to ease the tension.
• Xiao Yan teased Xavier about attending many husband selection events, then challenged Zayne about whether he would have accepted another wife; Zayne and Xavier helped smooth things over.
• Xiao Yan discussed attending Jiang Miao’s husband selection banquet with Zayne and Xavier, and Zayne noted Caleb might be away on patrol.
• Zayne suggested a family group chat, and Xiao Yan invited Rafayel and Sylus while Zayne added Caleb; all three joined.
• Rafayel and Sylus exchanged messages about their charity gala and auction, while Xavier shared a photo of dinner and Rafayel asked for seafood the next day.
• Caleb remained silent in the group chat as Xiao Yan continued eating.

Xiao Yan enjoyed an evening of games with Xavier and Zayne while following Rafayel and Sylus’s quarrel in the family chat. She arranged for Rafayel to seek Xavier’s help, and the chapter ended with Xavier asking Xiao Yan to wake him the next morning.

• Xavier and Zayne comforted Xiao Yan, then played golf and pool with her in the recreation room.
• Xiao Yan read Rafayel and Sylus arguing about a commission and invited them to support Jiang Miao at her husband-selection banquet; Sylus agreed to attend.
• Caleb said the patrol mission might let him return early, then sent Xiao Yan a friend request without explaining himself.
• Rafayel privately told Xiao Yan he would skip dinner with Sylus, and Xiao Yan suggested he ask Xavier for help avoiding Sylus.
• Xiao Yan hugged Zayne good night, and Xavier asked her to wake him before breakfast if he was still asleep.