Chapter Summaries

Xie Zhuzhou returned from the island livestream and learned that Ji Wangyun still had not recovered his memory. Ji Wangyun then provoked Ji Wangyan by pretending to mistake his room and clothes, leaving the brothers scrambling to keep their earlier lie about Li Yaokun from being exposed.

• Xie Zhuzhou defeated Ling Zhenyang in the final match, and the livestream ended after Xie Zhuzhou said goodbye.
• On the flight back to City A, Chu Yanzhang fell asleep against Xie Zhuzhou, who carefully settled him into his seat and covered him with a blanket.
• Xie Zhuzhou learned that Li Yankai had left for an exchange program and later told Ji Wangyun the truth about the fabricated Li Yaokun incident.
• Ji Wangyun said he had entered Ji Wangyan's room by mistake and asked whether Ji Wangyan was a girl disguised as a boy, prompting Xie Zhuzhou to mistake his third brother for his third sister.
• At dinner, Ji Wangyun asked Ji Wangchen to take him to Li Yaokun's grave, while Xie Zhuzhou encouraged him to visit Li Yaokun's family, leaving Ji Wangchen and Ji Wangyan unable to explain their lie.
• Ji Wangyan tried to pass the problem to Xie Zhuzhou, but Xie Zhuzhou refused, saying he got lost easily.

Ji Wangyan claimed that Li Yaokun was a dog who died saving Ji Wangyun, prompting Ji Wangyun to drag all four brothers to a hastily arranged grave. Ji Wangyun secretly kept up his act while making his brothers endure a memorial visit and teasing Ji Wangyan with Xie Zhuzhou.

• Xie Zhuzhou pressed Ji Wangyan for Li Yaokun's address, and Ji Wangyan claimed that Li Yaokun was a dog who had died saving Ji Wangyun.
• Ji Wangyun insisted that all four brothers dress formally and bring flowers to a pet cemetery, where Ji Wangyan had hastily arranged a stand-in grave.
• Chu Yanzhang deleted footage of himself on the island and began learning to make ice cream cake and strawberry cookies.
• Ji Wangyun performed a tearful memorial while Ji Wangyan improvised a tribute to the dog and nearly made Ji Wangyun break character.
• Ji Wangchen suggested another visit after Ji Wangyun regained his memories, and Ji Wangyun and Xie Zhuzhou teased Ji Wangyan by calling him Third Sister-Brother.

Xie Zhuzhou told Ji Wangchen he suspected Second Aunt might be using Second Uncle’s reported illness to take control of the overseas company, though they agreed not to interfere. Meanwhile, Li Yankai discovered that his wealthy parents had lied to him about the family’s finances and left after confronting them.

• Ji Wangchen told Xie Zhuzhou that Youngest Uncle had been kidnapped and forced to grow bananas, while Second Uncle had reportedly been hospitalized with an incurable illness.
• Xie Zhuzhou told Ji Wangchen about his encounter with Gao Jilan and suggested Second Aunt might have invented or exaggerated Second Uncle’s illness to gain control of the overseas company.
• Ji Wangchen and Xie Zhuzhou agreed to let Second Uncle and Second Aunt handle their own affairs, while Xie Zhuzhou privately resolved to make Ji Wulin pay for his past actions.
• Li Yankai returned home early after becoming ill on a trip and overheard his parents discussing the truth about their family’s wealth.
• Li Yankai confronted Li Shangfeng and Madam Li for lying about the family’s finances and left to return to school despite their attempts to explain.

Li Yankai told Xie Zhuzhou that his parents had deceived him about their wealth, and Xie comforted him with money and a place to stay. Chu Yanzhang became jealous after seeing them embrace, but reconciled with Xie and agreed to spend his birthday with him before learning that Xie's brothers might join them for dinner.

• Li Yankai spent the night at an internet café after discovering his parents had lied about their designer clothes and missing curfew at school.
• Li Yankai told Xie Zhuzhou what had happened, and Xie offered him five thousand yuan and access to an apartment near school.
• Chu Yanzhang saw Li Yankai hugging Xie Zhuzhou and appeared jealous on the ride home.
• Xie Zhuzhou explained Li Yankai's situation, and Chu Yanzhang became more affectionate as they made up.
• Chu Yanzhang asked to spend his birthday with Xie Zhuzhou, who agreed and mentioned that his brothers wanted to celebrate with them over dinner.

Xie Zhuzhou celebrated Chu Yanzhang’s birthday with an arcade date and accepted his extravagant gifts, while their growing closeness changed Xie Zhuzhou’s mind about keeping their relationship secret. At Chu Yanzhang’s birthday feast, Ji Wangyan realized Chu Yanzhang had moved in next door and felt that Xie Zhuzhou had stolen his little brother away.

• Chu Yanzhang took Xie Zhuzhou to an arcade he had bought and invited him to choose machines to take home as a birthday present.
• Xie Zhuzhou objected to Chu Yanzhang giving him gifts on his own birthday, then kissed him to stop his embarrassing declaration of love.
• Xie Zhuzhou beat Chu Yanzhang at a racing game, and Chu Yanzhang asked him to teach him in their soon-to-be-finished recreation room.
• Xie Zhuzhou made Chu Yanzhang promise to accept a future condition, and Chu Yanzhang agreed.
• Xie Zhuzhou went to Chu Yanzhang’s home for the birthday feast, where Ji Wangyan realized Chu Yanzhang lived next door and accused Xie Zhuzhou of treating his older brother cruelly.

At Chu Yanzhang’s birthday dinner, Xie Zhuzhou gave him matching tracking wristbands, and Chu Yanzhang kissed him in an unexpected rush. The next morning, Li Yankai was kidnapped, and Ji Wangyun followed the kidnappers while Xie Zhuzhou called for help.

• Xie Zhuzhou told Ji Wangyan that he and Chu Yanzhang were together, and Ji Wangchen confirmed that the family had already accepted their relationship.
• Chu Yanzhang celebrated his birthday with the Ji brothers and Xie Zhuzhou, wishing for Zhouzhou’s safety and happiness.
• Xie Zhuzhou gave Chu Yanzhang a pair of tracking wristbands, and Chu Yanzhang put them on before lifting and kissing him.
• Several men dragged Li Yankai into a black sedan as he headed to work, and Ji Wangyun witnessed the abduction and followed their car.
• Ji Wangyun sent Xie Zhuzhou a voice message asking for backup, and Xie Zhuzhou told Aolai that Uncle Little Li had been kidnapped before calling Yang Da.

Ji Wangyun and Xie Zhuzhou tracked Li Yankai to an abandoned factory, where Li Yankai distracted his kidnappers by telling them about his miserable life. Xie Zhuzhou listened from a window and felt guilty for not realizing Li Yankai had struggled so much.

• Yang Da gathered his team and called the police after Xie Zhuzhou asked for help.
• Ji Wangyun followed the kidnappers’ sedan to an abandoned factory, where they took Li Yankai into a warehouse.
• Li Yankai dodged a kidnapper’s kick and spun a tale about Li Shangfeng’s neglect, persuading the kidnappers to sympathize with him.
• The kidnappers’ leader questioned Li Yankai’s claims, and Li Yankai added that he had hidden his poor grades and debts from his parents.
• Xie Zhuzhou listened from a second-floor window, realized Li Yankai had endured hardship, and vowed not to bully him again.

Ji Wangyun and Xie Zhuzhou rescued Li Yankai from the kidnappers, but Ji Wangyun fainted from exhaustion and his old head injury. After confirming that both Ji Wangyun and Li Yankai were stable, Xie Zhuzhou turned his anger toward Li Shangfeng for showing no response to his son’s kidnapping.

• Li Yankai passed out after the kidnappers’ leader told him how Li Shangfeng’s actions had ruined their company.
• Ji Wangyun silently entered the warehouse and struck the kidnappers’ leader, then fought the other kidnappers despite his weakness.
• Xie Zhuzhou and Aolai joined Ji Wangyun, and together they subdued the remaining kidnappers.
• Ji Wangyun fainted after learning Li Yankai was only asleep, and Xie Zhuzhou used his bracelet to confirm Ji Wangyun needed rest.
• Xie Zhuzhou checked on Li Yankai, left Aolai to guard him and Ji Wangyun, and went to wake the kidnappers’ leader, angry that Li Shangfeng had not responded to his son’s abduction.

After Li Yankai woke in the hospital, Xie Zhuzhou’s embellished stories made Li Shangfeng believe his son had endured years of hardship and sacrifice, though Li Yankai knew much of it was made up. Li Shangfeng apologized and left to give him space, while Li Yankai finally laughed with Ji Wangyun beside him.

• Li Yankai woke to find Li Shangfeng crying at his bedside, while Xie Zhuzhou accused Li Shangfeng of neglecting him.
• Li Yankai silently recalled that his stories about buying clothes, lacking money, and working several jobs were lies, though he pretended to be asleep.
• Li Shangfeng believed Xie Zhuzhou’s claims, regretted lying to his son, and apologized to the apparently sleeping Li Yankai.
• Ji Wangyun arrived and persuaded Li Shangfeng and Madam Li to leave Li Yankai alone for a while.
• Li Yankai opened his eyes, thanked Ji Wangyun for intervening, and hid beneath the covers to laugh as Ji Wangyun offered to help him.

Xie Zhuzhou ran into Jin Renwei at the hospital and traded insults with him, then watched Chu Yanzhang violently defend him when Jin Renwei attacked. Jin Renwei was taken away by police, and Xie Zhuzhou took Chu Yanzhang to treat his injured hand.

• Xie Zhuzhou insulted Jin Renwei at the hospital and walked away, leaving Jin Renwei furious and plotting revenge.
• Xie Zhuzhou waited in a quiet corner of the hospital garden, where Jin Renwei tried to punch him.
• Chu Yanzhang rushed in, kicked and beat Jin Renwei, then called the police while Xie Zhuzhou stared in surprise.
• The police took Jin Renwei away, and Xie Zhuzhou noticed Chu Yanzhang had injured his hand during the fight.
• Chu Yanzhang asked Xie Zhuzhou if he had been amazing, and Xie Zhuzhou took him to get medicine.

After Chu Yanzhang sulked over Xie Zhuzhou not recognizing his fighting ability, Xie Zhuzhou coaxed him and praised his abs. At home, Xie Zhuzhou told Ji Wuqiu that his second brother had gone to the hospital after intervening in a kidnapping, and Ji Wuqiu learned that the Li Family’s son was involved again.

• Xie Zhuzhou complimented Chu Yanzhang and worried that his injured hand might scar, so Chu Yanzhang pressed his head against his abs to prove he was strong.
• Xie Zhuzhou returned home and found Ji Wuqiu back from his trip.
• Ji Wuqiu questioned Xie Zhuzhou about his second brother, and Xie Zhuzhou admitted that he had gone to the hospital after following kidnappers to help a classmate.
• Ji Wuqiu called his assistant, learned the fuller details, and recognized that the Li Family’s son was involved again.
• Ji Wuqiu told Xie Zhuzhou to stay out of the Jin Family’s affairs and focus on school, but Xie Zhuzhou privately dismissed the idea of taking school seriously.

Ji Wuqiu arranged for Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang to learn to swim together, while Xie Zhuzhou started working with his new assistant, Xiao Lin. At the pool, Chu Yanzhang confronted Xiao Lin over his hostility toward Zhouzhou, just as Ji Wangyan arrived to supervise.

• Ji Wuqiu told Xie Zhuzhou to learn to swim with Chu Yanzhang, and Ji Wangyan realized his father was treating Chu as a prospective son-in-law.
• Ji Wangchen assigned Xiao Lin, who claimed to be Xie Zhuzhou’s fan, as his assistant, but Xiao Lin admitted he had been forced into the job and disliked him.
• Xie Zhuzhou threatened to dock Xiao Lin’s pay if he kept making snide remarks, then told him to handle whatever work he did not want to do.
• Xie Zhuzhou brought Xiao Lin to the pool, where Chu Yanzhang called him an anti-fan and Xiao Lin admitted he had long had a problem with Xie Zhuzhou.
• Chu Yanzhang’s expression darkened as he prepared to respond, and Ji Wangyan arrived to supervise their swimming lesson.

Xie Zhuzhou hired Xiao Lin as his assistant despite Xiao Lin being an anti-fan, then struggled with desire and embarrassment after dreaming about Chu Yanzhang. The next morning, Chu Yanzhang worried that Xie Zhuzhou was becoming distant, while Xiao Lin began his new job convinced he could handle Xie Zhuzhou.

• Xie Zhuzhou warned Xiao Lin to speak openly about complaints and respect his decisions, and Xiao Lin agreed to do his best while defending his professional opinions.
• Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang attended a swimming lesson, where Xie Zhuzhou became flustered by Chu Yanzhang in his swimsuit.
• Xie Zhuzhou dreamed of an intimate encounter with Chu Yanzhang, woke embarrassed, and rushed to wash his face.
• Chu Yanzhang noticed Xie Zhuzhou acting awkwardly the next morning and worried he had become too clingy, but Xie Zhuzhou kissed and reassured him.
• Xiao Nan explained to Xiao Lin that Xie Zhuzhou avoided tasks whenever he did not feel like doing them, but Xiao Lin remained confident he could manage the job.

Xie Zhuzhou gave Xiao Lin a string of odd errands, from walking Aolai to ordering flowers, before asking him to spread exaggerated rumors about himself at school. Xiao Lin agreed, while Xie Zhuzhou hoped the rumors would drive away the students who kept bothering him.

• Xie Zhuzhou stayed away from work and the hospital, then asked Xiao Lin to walk Aolai after deciding against sending the dog to school.
• Xie Zhuzhou ordered Xiao Lin to buy 999 potted flowers for the Chu Family, but rejected them for not being rare or expensive enough and had them taken away.
• Xie Zhuzhou summoned Xiao Lin to school and asked him to spread wildly exaggerated rumors about Xie Zhuzhou.
• Xiao Lin questioned the request because he thought he was supposed to clear Xie Zhuzhou's name, but accepted the task despite warning it could damage Xie Zhuzhou's image.
• Xie Zhuzhou explained that he wanted to discourage the girls who called him “Rabbit Zhou,” the people confessing to him, and the elementary school children treating him like a boss.

Xiao Lin tried to spread rumors about Xie Zhuzhou at school but was beaten and failed, while Xie kept him on as an assistant. Chu Yanzhang ordered his assistants to proceed with a scheme against Jin Renwei and the Jin Family, and they began making a project sound highly desirable in a neighboring private room.

• Xiao Lin tried to spread rumors about Xie Zhuzhou in the cafeteria, but a girl who supported Xie kicked him and called him an anti-fan.
• Xiao Lin told Xie Zhuzhou that students had injured him and asked to resign, but Xie instructed him to seek work-injury compensation and return after treatment.
• Chu Yanzhang told Wu Chang and the other assistant to carry out his earlier plan once Jin Renwei was released from the police station.
• A few days later, Wu Chang, Wen Shuming, and the others posed as extras in a private room beside Jin Renwei's and loudly negotiated to make their project sound sought-after.

Jin Renwei’s assistant tried to steal information about Wu Chang’s light energy project, unaware Wu Chang had anticipated his move. Meanwhile, Chu Yanzhang rushed to Xie Zhuzhou’s home after Xie pretended to have twisted his ankle, and began checking the injury as Xie struggled to maintain the lie.

• Jin Renwei sent his men to investigate Wu Chang’s light energy project after hearing about it, while Wu Chang and Wen Shuming planted misleading weaknesses to draw him in.
• Jin Renwei’s assistant, Assistant Yu, visited Wu Chang’s temporary office to discuss the project and secretly photographed key documents while Wu Chang took a call.
• Xie Zhuzhou told Chu Yanzhang that his woodcarving assignment about mothers had left him uninspired, and Chu Yanzhang offered to come help him.
• Chu Yanzhang hurried through the dark to the Ji Family’s home after Xie claimed he had twisted his ankle, and Dais remarked on his eagerness while Wu Chang witnessed it.
• Chu Yanzhang found bandages wrapped around Xie Zhuzhou’s ankle and crouched to inspect them, while Xie blushed and resolved to keep up his false story.

Xie Zhuzhou told Chu Yanzhang he did not miss his mother and encouraged him to live in the present, prompting Chu Yanzhang to reassure him that he would be there for him. After Xie Zhuzhou warned him about escaped animals near the path, Chu Yanzhang took Aolai home as a bodyguard, and Aolai killed a snake along the way.

• Chu Yanzhang suggested that Xie Zhuzhou ask for a photo of his mother, but Xie Zhuzhou said he did not miss her and explained that he preferred to live in the present.
• Chu Yanzhang hugged Xie Zhuzhou and told him he would have him from then on.
• Xie Zhuzhou warned Chu Yanzhang about escaped snakes and spiders near the path, so Chu Yanzhang took Aolai with him as a bodyguard.
• Aolai killed a snake that darted out of the grass, and Chu Yanzhang praised him before continuing home.
• Chu Yanzhang arrived safely and told Dais to settle Aolai in, have a doctor check him, and let him choose treats.

After failing to carve an emotionally convincing sculpture of a mother and child, Xie Zhuzhou went out to observe people, dealt with Xiao Lin and a crowd of children, and then brought Chu Yanzhang milk tea and cake. He arrived at Chu Yanzhang’s office as Chu Yanzhang sat absorbed in thought.

• Chu Yanzhang checked encrypted emails about the Jin Family’s movements and told his contact to keep monitoring Jin Renwei.
• Xie Zhuzhou completed a mother-and-infant wood carving but judged it lifeless and covered it up.
• Xie Zhuzhou asked Xiao Lin to bring him coffee, then drove to a nearby street to observe people for inspiration.
• A group of elementary school children recognized Xie Zhuzhou and crowded around his car, so he drove away and noticed an unknown car following him.
• Xie Zhuzhou bought milk tea and strawberry cake for Chu Yanzhang, went to his company, and entered the office to find Chu Yanzhang deep in thought.

Xie Zhuzhou visited Chu Yanzhang at work, then chased a white car that had been following him but failed to catch its driver. He learned the car was rented and asked his team to investigate, while Zhang Yin revealed that fans had seen the chase.

• Xie Zhuzhou brought Chu Yanzhang milk tea and cake, shared lunch with him, and left so Chu Yanzhang could focus on work.
• Xie Zhuzhou noticed a white car following him and chased it through the streets, but it escaped into an alley.
• Xie Guanxia revealed she had been driving the white car to tease her son, Xie Zhuzhou, and then left with her deputy for business.
• Xie Zhuzhou called Yang Da to identify the white car, and the team's technical expert found it belonged to a rental company.
• Xie Zhuzhou asked Yang Da to trace the renter, then Zhang Yin called and said his fans had seen the chase.

Xie Zhuzhou searched an abandoned warehouse for the car that had followed him and discovered it in an underground garage, where he mistook a woman for a ghost. Chu Yanzhang rushed to find him, but the two were confronted by the woman and screamed.

• Xie Zhuzhou learned from Zhang Yin that witnesses had seen a woman wearing sunglasses in the driver's seat.
• Xie Zhuzhou returned at night to search the area where the car had disappeared and suspected an abandoned warehouse.
• Xie Zhuzhou found tire marks and a concealed entrance to an underground garage, where he discovered the white sedan.
• Xie Zhuzhou mistook a figure in white for a female ghost and hid from her as Chu Yanzhang hurried to his location after a wristband alert.
• Chu Yanzhang found Xie Zhuzhou, but the figure turned toward them and the two screamed that they had seen a ghost.