Chapter Summaries

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.

Xiao Yan reflected on the careful balance between Zayne and Xavier, then reassured Zayne while discovering that Xavier had made a deal with Rafayel to keep him away from home. The chapter left Xiao Yan realizing Xavier had outmaneuvered her and was treating Rafayel as a rival for her affection.

• Xiao Yan concluded that Zayne and Xavier had established a polite but competitive understanding, and she resolved to maintain the balance between them.
• Zayne told Xiao Yan he thought he had handled the evening well, and she comforted his jealousy by promising him crêpes and a hazelnut latte.
• Xavier admitted that Rafayel had asked him to help fend off Sylus, and said he had barred Rafayel from coming home until Jiang Miao's husband-selection banquet.
• Xavier told Xiao Yan she could still visit Rafayel, while probing how much she wanted to see him.
• Rafayel told Xiao Yan that Xavier had agreed to fend off Sylus and had asked about Rafayel's avatar of her, leaving Xiao Yan to realize Xavier had been testing her and treating Rafayel as a rival.

Zayne made breakfast for Xiao Yan and woke her, while Xiao Jue checked in after seeing news of Xavier’s fugitive mission. Xiao Yan and Xavier reassured her mother, who forgave Xavier and invited the couple to visit, leaving Xavier wondering whether she liked him.

• Zayne prepared breakfast, woke Xiao Yan, and explained that she had sword practice that morning.
• Xiao Yan called Xiao Jue back, and Zayne assured her that Xiao Yan was unharmed after Xavier’s mission.
• Xiao Yan woke Xavier and called Xiao Jue so he could apologize for putting Xiao Yan in danger.
• Xavier acted remorseful and offered to accept punishment, but Xiao Jue told them to be more careful and invited them home for a meal.
• After the call, Xavier worried that Xiao Jue did not like him, and Xiao Yan reassured him.

Xavier wondered whether Xiao Yan and Zayne shared a secret, then confronted Xiao Yan about the inexplicable familiarity he felt with her. He seized her wrist when she tried to explain, leaving their conversation unresolved.

• Xavier thanked Zayne repeatedly for breakfast and promised to check in with Xiao Yan while he was away on a case.
• Zayne said he would hire a caretaker before moving back and proposed that the five men discuss household responsibilities together once everyone had returned.
• Xavier and Zayne discussed Caleb, and Xiao Yan realized Zayne was delaying a decision about the principal husband role until Caleb came home.
• Xiao Yan pleaded silently with Zayne to keep her secret from Xavier, and Zayne reassured her without speaking.
• After sparring, Xavier asked Xiao Yan what secret she shared with Zayne and said he felt an inexplicable familiarity with her.
• Xavier questioned whether Xiao Yan had already known him and Zayne, then seized her wrist when she tried to explain.

Xavier suspected Xiao Yan had deliberately planned how to win him over, and left after she could not explain herself. Xiao Yan tried to stay positive and spent the rest of the day with Zayne, while Sylus messaged that he would not be home for dinner.

• Xavier confronted Xiao Yan about whether she had ulterior motives for their marriage, then left the gym when she could not explain how she knew him so well.
• Xiao Yan tried to stop Xavier, but released him after he accused her of using physical affection to control him, and he walked away.
• Xavier changed and took a bodyguard’s car to the subway station, while Zayne hurried to check on Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan told Zayne she and Xavier had argued while practicing swordplay, and Zayne dried her hair before staying with her.
• Xiao Yan had lunch with Zayne and spent the afternoon organizing the library with him, where he made room for her manga collection.
• Sylus messaged Xiao Yan that he would not come home for dinner so the great artist would not lose his appetite.

Xiao Yan grew closer to Zayne while worrying that Xavier had drifted away, until a news report revealed Xavier had been wounded fighting robbers as Lightseeker. She messaged him to ask whether he was safe.

• Xiao Yan teased Sylus over dinner plans, then reassured Zayne that she found their steady relationship exciting and asked to visit him at the hospital or his home.
• Zayne gave Xiao Yan his home address and advised her not to contact Caleb first, telling her to protect herself and let Caleb think things through.
• After Zayne left, Xiao Yan saw his Moments post featuring her manga covers and a photo of them together, then noticed Xavier had liked it.
• Xiao Yan visited Zayne at his place on Wednesday, where he cooked for her and saw her safely into her car afterward.
• On Friday, Xiao Yan saw news that Lightseeker had helped police capture armed robbers in Lincheng and had been grazed by a bullet in the left arm.
• Xiao Yan messaged Xavier to ask if he had been in danger and whether he was hurt; Xavier read the message while escorting the prisoners home.

Xavier confronted Xiao Yan about whether her efforts to win him over were a calculated strategy, while hiding his secret identity as Lightseeker. Xiao Yan insisted that she genuinely loved him, leaving Xavier to reconsider whether he had mistaken her sincerity.

• After returning to the brigade, Xavier saw Xiao Yan waiting for him and joined her in her car to talk privately.
• Xavier compared himself to Truman, explaining that he feared their relationship had been carefully scripted to make him fall for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan admitted that she had deliberately tried to win Xavier over and challenged him to say whether she was not allowed to hope for his love.
• Xiao Yan threatened to have the Xiao Family doctor examine Xavier, and he stopped her because an examination could expose his identity as Lightseeker.
• Xiao Yan suggested Xavier was jealous of Zayne and feared her feelings for Zayne were genuine while her feelings for him were only a scheme.
• Xiao Yan told Xavier that she liked him and wanted him to like her, making him wonder whether he had misunderstood her sincerity.

Xiao Yan and Xavier reconciled after realizing the source of their misunderstanding, then shared an intimate moment in the car. Xavier developed a fever and grew drowsy, so Xiao Yan took him home, where he said he trusted Dr. Zayne.

• Xiao Yan admitted that Xavier's coldness had hurt her, and Xavier realized he feared she was pursuing him without genuine feelings.
• Xavier took Xiao Yan's hand, and they teased each other about sword practice and paying hush money.
• Xavier kissed Xiao Yan unexpectedly, and she bit his lip; he apologized and they shared a gentler kiss.
• Xiao Yan noticed Xavier was burning with fever and ordered a bodyguard to tell the SWAT team she was sick and needed to go home.
• Xiao Yan had the other bodyguard drive them home while Xavier rested with his head in her lap, and Xavier said he trusted Dr. Zayne.

Zayne treated Xavier and urged him to take responsibility for protecting the family, while Xiao Yan secretly listened and reflected on both men. The next morning, Xavier carried Xiao Yan upstairs, where she unexpectedly saw Xia Yizhou.

• Zayne treated Xavier's infected wound and cold symptoms, then told him how Xiao Yan had struggled while hiding her distress during their five days apart.
• Zayne said he would protect the family's interests but would not clean up after Xavier unless Xavier saw himself as Xiao Yan's husband and family; Xiao Yan heard their conversation while pretending to sleep.
• Xiao Yan reflected on Xavier's orphaned past and wondered whether he would care for and protect their family as Zayne did.
• Jiang Miao called Xiao Yan and asked her to come early that night because she was nervous about meeting someone.
• Xavier greeted Xiao Yan as his partner, let her check that his fever had passed, and carried her upstairs to wash up.
• Xiao Yan spotted Xia Yizhou at the foot of the stairs.

Xiao Yan got ready for the day while Xavier fussed over her and Rafayel joined them, then the group gathered for breakfast. Sylus and Caleb noticed Xiao Yan looked pale, and Caleb went to get help for her low blood sugar.

• Xiao Yan told Jiang Miao she would visit that evening, then let Xavier care for her as he helped with her washing and skincare.
• Xiao Yan finished her makeup while Xavier and Rafayel chatted; Rafayel said he had come upstairs to avoid Sylus.
• Rafayel asked about the tension between Zayne and Caleb, but Xiao Yan and Xavier both said they did not know what was behind it.
• Xiao Yan led Xavier and Rafayel to breakfast, where Sylus and Caleb were discussing something.
• Sylus and Rafayel noticed Xiao Yan looked pale, and she said she only had low blood sugar.
• Caleb left to make Xiao Yan a strong sugar solution and ask Zayne to examine her.

Xiao Yan discussed choosing a principal husband with her five husbands, but their reluctance and Zayne’s confrontation with Caleb turned breakfast into an argument. She appointed Caleb to the role and left with Zayne for a walk and more food.

• Zayne comforted Xiao Yan and helped her through breakfast while Xavier made her a sandwich.
• Xiao Yan said they needed to choose a principal husband before the Xiao Family interfered, and Xavier, Rafayel, and Sylus each declined the role.
• Xiao Yan addressed Caleb as “Brother,” prompting surprise from the others, and Caleb argued that Zayne was better suited to managing the household.
• Zayne accused Caleb of seeking the title without its responsibilities, and the two traded sharp remarks about the role.
• Xiao Yan named Caleb principal husband, then left the dining room with Zayne, who offered to take her to the food street.

Xiao Yan and Zayne went out together while the other husbands discussed how to take responsibility as the principal husband. They agreed on a monthly rotation and an order for representing the family outside, leaving Xiao Yan moved by their efforts.

• Zayne took Xiao Yan to a food street, shared rice noodles with her, and encouraged her to give the other husbands time to change.
• Zayne brought Xiao Yan to the recreation room, where they overheard Xavier explain that he had prompted the discussion because the others had hurt Xiao Yan by refusing the role.
• Sylus and Rafayel admitted their earlier responses had been inconsiderate, while Caleb agreed to cooperate with the rotation and spend more time at home.
• Xavier set a monthly principal-husband rotation beginning with Caleb, followed by Zayne, Xavier, Sylus, and Rafayel.
• The husbands agreed Caleb would represent the family at outside events, followed by Zayne, Xavier, and Sylus if those ahead of them were unavailable.
• Xiao Yan became emotional, and Zayne reassured her that the husbands’ willingness to share responsibility showed progress.

Xiao Yan returned to the recreation room, where Xavier helped her reassert authority and Rafayel playfully sought her attention. Caleb then presented the husbands’ agreed-upon thirty-day rotation, leaving Xiao Yan to decide whether to accept their arrangements.

• Xavier pretended to apologize and accept punishment, and Xiao Yan forgave him without making him kneel.
• Xiao Yan teased Rafayel into acting cute, and he protested when she seemed to favor Xavier.
• Caleb told Xiao Yan that the husbands unanimously supported a rotation, while leaving the final decision to her.
• Caleb said he could take marriage leave and accompany Xiao Yan to Jiang Miao’s husband-selection banquet as her primary husband.
• Zayne assigned Caleb responsibility for Xiao Yan’s needs during his thirty-day turn, and Caleb proposed that she speak privately with the others before the banquet.

Xiao Yan took Rafayel to her room to confront him about neglecting her, but his anxious apologies and affectionate teasing softened her frustration. Rafayel promised to do better, and they settled on calling each other “Miss Baby” and “Baby Little Fish.”

• Xiao Yan led Rafayel to her room after accepting Caleb’s arrangements for the husbands’ rotation.
• Rafayel nervously asked Xiao Yan not to punish or hit him, then tried to explain that he had not known what she wanted from him.
• Xiao Yan told Rafayel that he had done nothing to make her happy, and he apologized, asking how she wanted him to make amends.
• Rafayel realized Xavier had exaggerated the story about Xiao Yan punishing him and understood that Xiao Yan had been carrying her frustrations alone.
• Rafayel apologized warmly and promised not to neglect Xiao Yan again, and she embraced him.
• Rafayel suggested private nicknames, and he called Xiao Yan “Miss Baby” while calling himself her “Baby Little Fish.”

Xiao Yan and Rafayel grew closer as they teased each other about jealousy, dreams, and her weak spot. Rafayel fled to cook lunch after Xiao Yan showed him that he was her weakness.

• Rafayel and Xiao Yan finished choosing special nicknames after embracing, and Xiao Yan decided to respect his boundaries.
• Rafayel complained that Xiao Yan found Sylus amusing and admitted he had dreamed about her.
• Rafayel described dreaming that Xiao Yan mistook his fish tail for fresh sashimi, then denied that he had dreamed of her because he missed her.
• Rafayel asked Xiao Yan to reveal her weak spot, and she tapped his nose to show that he was it.
• Rafayel blushed, hurried off to cook seafood, and Xiao Yan laughed as he fled.

Xiao Yan changed into a backless gown while Sylus helped dress and style her, and the two flirted as he carefully restrained himself. He finished her look with cat-themed jewelry before she went to speak with Sylus and Xavier separately.

• Xiao Yan invited Sylus into her room and asked him to help choose a gown that would match Caleb's outfit.
• Sylus helped Xiao Yan put on the backless dress, and she teased him while he arranged its lacing.
• Sylus warned Xiao Yan not to test his self-control so rashly, then helped her choose jewelry and style her hair in an elegant updo.
• Sylus placed a little cat necklace in Xiao Yan's hair and kissed the top of her head.
• Sylus fastened a diamond cat-head brooch to the back of Xiao Yan's gown, completing her outfit.