Chapter Summaries

Ji Wangyan’s prank exposed Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang’s outing, while Chu Yanzhang resolved to become braver and then followed through on his plan against the Jin Family. The Jin Family faced a public crisis over formaldehyde-contaminated products as Chu Yanzhang watched the fallout.

• Ji Wangyan revealed himself in a ghost mask, frightening Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang and interrupting their outing.
• Ji Wangyan promised to make amends, and Chu Yanzhang called Wu Chang to ask how he could become braver.
• Chu Yanzhang decided to train his courage so he could be a strong support for Xie Zhuzhou.
• News broke that the Jin Family’s home furnishing products contained excessive formaldehyde, prompting an investigation and widespread public concern.
• The Jin Family’s leaders ordered a recall, compensation for consumers, an internal investigation, and a press conference.
• Chu Yanzhang watched the developing scandal at his computer and was satisfied with the timing of the exposure.

The Jin Family’s product scandal triggered a collapse in public trust and a plunge in Jin Group’s shares, while Jin Xun suspected the Ji Family of exploiting the crisis. After Jin Xun confronted Ji Wuqiu, Ji Wuqiu asked Xie Zhuzhou whether he or Chu Yanzhang had caused the Jin Family’s troubles.

• Jin Xun promised a recall, refunds, and compensation at a press conference, but public backlash and terminated partnerships drove down Jin Group’s share price.
• Ji Wangchen told Ji Wuqiu that Chu Yanzhang was likely behind the trouble brewing for the Jin Family.
• Jin Xun learned that an unidentified buyer was secretly acquiring Jin Group shares, and his wife wondered whether the Ji Family was responsible.
• Jin Xun arrived at the Ji Family’s home by helicopter and accused Ji Wuqiu of causing the crisis.
• Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang defended their attack on Jin Renwei, and Ji Wuqiu denied the Ji Family’s involvement in the Jin Group’s troubles.
• After Jin Xun left, Ji Wuqiu asked Xie Zhuzhou whether he had caused the crisis, then asked about Chu Yanzhang; Xie Zhuzhou rejected the suspicion of Chu Yanzhang.

Xie Zhuzhou confronted Chu Yanzhang about striking back at the Jin Family, then went to investigate the person who had been following him. He secretly followed a scarred man to a secluded abandoned factory, where the man headed inside.

• Ji Wuqiu decided the Divine Sea Group's involvement would help the Ji Family's plans against the Jin Family.
• Chu Yanzhang admitted to Xie Zhuzhou that he had retaliated against the Jin Family, and Xie Zhuzhou warned him to be careful.
• After Chu Yanzhang was taken back to work, Xie Zhuzhou went to the alley to catch whoever had been following him.
• Xie Zhuzhou saw a scarred man enter the courtyard and followed him to the little white car, then secretly slipped into its back seat.
• The man drove to a secluded abandoned factory, got out, checked the surroundings, and walked toward the entrance.

Xie Zhuzhou followed Gong Yue to an abandoned factory, escaped from the locked car, and fought him over a suspicious black bag. After discovering Gong Yue was Xie Guanxia’s deputy, Xie Zhuzhou questioned him about the bag and the person who had followed him dressed as a woman.

• Xie Zhuzhou broke a car window to escape and hid near the abandoned factory when he heard footsteps.
• Gong Yue came out carrying a heavy black plastic bag, and Xie Zhuzhou climbed back into the car as Gong Yue tried to leave.
• Xie Zhuzhou fought Gong Yue in the car, used pepper spray and a toy folding knife to knock him down, then got out and approached the trunk.
• Gong Yue revealed he had been pretending to be unconscious, startling Xie Zhuzhou before identifying himself as Xie Guanxia’s deputy.
• Xie Zhuzhou asked what was in the bag, then challenged Gong Yue about following him while dressed as a woman.

Gong Yue failed to persuade Xie Zhuzhou to meet his mysterious boss, so Xie Zhuzhou arranged a guarded meeting at the City A Library and invited Chu Yanzhang. Meanwhile, Xie Zhuzhou began testing whether Ji Wangyun had regained his memories, leaving Ji Wangyun frightened that his little brother had caught on to his act.

• Gong Yue explained that his boss wanted to see Xie Zhuzhou, but Xie Zhuzhou refused to go with him and arranged to choose the meeting place himself.
• Xie Zhuzhou scheduled the meeting for three days later at the City A Library, and Chu Yanzhang agreed to come along.
• After Ji Wangyan asked Xie Zhuzhou to bring Ji Wangyun and Li Yankai home from the hospital, Xie Zhuzhou suspected that Ji Wangyun might have recovered his memories.
• Xie Zhuzhou took Ji Wangyun and Li Yankai out for a meal and brought up an old promise, making Ji Wangyun cough violently.
• Xie Zhuzhou continued teasing Ji Wangyun about his amnesia, and Ji Wangyun hid behind Li Yankai, afraid his little brother had discovered he was pretending.

Xie Zhuzhou teased Ji Wangyun over an embarrassing memory before driving him and Li Yankai away from Jin Family kidnappers. He led the pursuers into a police encirclement, then went to the police station and headed to class as footage of the chase spread online.

• Xie Zhuzhou embarrassed Ji Wangyun by claiming he had once danced in the rain to save the Earth, while Li Yankai laughed and asked about their past.
• Xie Zhuzhou drove Ji Wangyun and Li Yankai home as unidentified vehicles pursued them, then warned them that someone seemed to be targeting Ji Wangyun.
• Chu Yanzhang asked Wu Chang to call the police and sent drone A89 to film the suspicious vehicles.
• Xie Zhuzhou led the Jin Family kidnappers into a police encirclement and explained to Ji Wangyun that the Jin Group's troubles might have prompted the attack.
• Xie Zhuzhou took Ji Wangyun and Li Yankai home, went to the police station, and then drove to school for class.
• A netizen's video of Xie Zhuzhou outmaneuvering the pursuing cars on an overpass began circulating online.

After Xie Zhuzhou’s highway escape went viral, Chu Yanzhang had the news removed and invited him to spend the night at a countryside courtyard. Their affectionate drive and talk of growing old together left Xie Zhuzhou flustered when he found Chu Yanzhang cooking shirtless.

• Xie Zhuzhou’s classmates showed him a viral video of his highway escape, and he learned Chu Yanzhang had arranged for the news to be deleted.
• Xie Zhuzhou thanked Chu Yanzhang and agreed to go fishing and stay overnight at a countryside courtyard.
• Chu Yanzhang picked Xie Zhuzhou up from school and brought clothes and supplies for their trip.
• As they drove, Chu Yanzhang and Xie Zhuzhou imagined growing old together with a flower-filled courtyard, fruit trees, and dogs.
• Chu Yanzhang cooked dinner at the courtyard house, and Xie Zhuzhou found him shirtless in a black apron and got a nosebleed.

Chu Yanzhang’s shirtless cooking made Xie Zhuzhou flustered, and the two went night fishing, where Chu Yanzhang caught a bucket of fish thanks to a secret upstream fish release. They returned to the dark courtyard with almost no phone battery and no idea where the light switch was.

• Chu Yanzhang found Xie Zhuzhou having a nosebleed, cared for him, and explained that he had taken off his shirt because cooking made him hot.
• Xie Zhuzhou struggled to hide his attraction to Chu Yanzhang during dinner and accidentally told him to eat him before correcting himself.
• Chu Yanzhang and Xie Zhuzhou went night fishing, and Chu Yanzhang caught fish after fish while Xie Zhuzhou’s rod was dragged away.
• Wu Chang and the others secretly released hungry fish upstream for double pay, sending them toward Chu Yanzhang’s fishing spot.
• Chu Yanzhang and Xie Zhuzhou returned to the pitch-black courtyard with nearly dead phones, and Xie Zhuzhou asked about Chu Yanzhang’s Little Genius phone watch.

Chu Yanzhang and Xie Zhuzhou struggled with their fear in the dark courtyard and shared a bed for comfort. Chu Yanzhang began telling Xie Zhuzhou a ghost story about a bride who killed her unfaithful groom, leaving the story unfinished.

• Chu Yanzhang clung to Xie Zhuzhou as they searched the dark courtyard for the light switches, and Xie Zhuzhou turned on the lights.
• Chu Yanzhang asked Xie Zhuzhou to sleep beside him and wait outside while he showered, and Xie Zhuzhou agreed.
• Xie Zhuzhou waited outside the bathroom, privately thinking about Chu Yanzhang's physique and imagining getting closer to him.
• Chu Yanzhang and Xie Zhuzhou went to bed in matching cat-paw pajamas, and Chu Yanzhang left a night-light on.
• Chu Yanzhang pointed out the space beneath the bed and the howling wind, then began telling Xie Zhuzhou a horror story about a bride who killed her unfaithful groom.

Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang grew closer after sharing an intimate moment, and Xie decided to take responsibility by asking his father to arrange their marriage sooner. The next morning, Xie disguised himself before leaving for his appointment with a woman.

• Chu Yanzhang told Xie Zhuzhou a legend about a haunted well, and Xie clung to him in fright when the story reached its climax.
• Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang became aroused while lying together, and Chu offered to help Xie before they stopped short of going all the way.
• The next morning, Chu Yanzhang made breakfast for Xie, who decided he would ask his father to arrange their marriage sooner.
• Xie and Chu returned to the Ji Family, where Ji Wangyan worried that his youngest brother might return to his philandering ways.
• Li Yankai left the Ji Family to return to work, while Ji Wangyun stayed home to recover.
• Xie Zhuzhou disguised himself with a high-street outfit and blue hair spray before leaving for his appointment, and Ji Wangchen reminded him to stay safe.

Xie Zhuzhou met Xie Guanxia, who claimed to be his mother and said she had returned to see him, but he left before they could speak further. As he drove away with Chu Yanzhang, he decided to ask Ji Wuqiu whether the woman was really Xie Guanxia.

• Xie Zhuzhou introduced Chu Yanzhang as his boyfriend when they met Xie Guanxia at the library café.
• Xie Guanxia told Xie Zhuzhou that she was his mother and explained that her overseas family had been an excuse to leave for work.
• Xie Zhuzhou ended the meeting and left, while Xie Guanxia watched him go and kept a handmade toy she had hoped to give him.
• Chu Yanzhang asked whether Xie Zhuzhou felt upset about leaving, and Xie Zhuzhou drove away while sensing danger around Xie Guanxia.
• Xie Zhuzhou told Chu Yanzhang he would check with Ji Wuqiu before deciding whether the woman was truly Xie Guanxia.

Xie Zhuzhou asked Ji Wuqiu about the woman he had met, and learned she was his biological mother, Xie Guanxia. Ji Wuqiu revealed that she had a dangerous job maintaining world peace and might retire in a year or two, while warning Xie Zhuzhou to stay safe around her.

• Chu Yanzhang reassured Xie Zhuzhou that he would support him, then arranged for a lit path to be built between their homes.
• Xie Zhuzhou went to Ji Wuqiu’s study to ask about his mother, and Ji Wuqiu offered him a can of Want Want milk.
• Ji Wuqiu confirmed that Xie Guanxia was Xie Zhuzhou’s mother after correcting him for using her full name.
• Xie Zhuzhou asked Ji Wuqiu whom he would save if he and Xie Guanxia fell into water, and Ji Wuqiu said he would save Xie Zhuzhou.
• Ji Wuqiu told Xie Zhuzhou that Xie Guanxia’s work was dangerous and warned him to stay safe around her.

Xie Guanxia secretly climbed onto Xie Zhuzhou’s balcony to visit him and give him a transforming robot, but he brought her to Ji Wuqiu instead. The next day, Xie Zhuzhou tried to teach Chu Yanzhang to swim, but Chu struggled with the lesson.

• Xie Zhuzhou heard someone on his balcony and nearly used a stun gun before recognizing Xie Guanxia and catching her as she almost fell.
• Xie Zhuzhou questioned Xie Guanxia about sneaking in and planting surveillance equipment, then accepted the transforming robot she gave him.
• Xie Zhuzhou took Xie Guanxia to Ji Wuqiu’s bedroom and left them together after Ji Wuqiu recognized her as Teacher Little Xie.
• The next afternoon, Xie Zhuzhou tried to teach Chu Yanzhang to swim, but Chu remained afraid in the shallow end and asked if he was too stupid.

Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang agreed to get engaged after reassuring each other of their love, and Xie Zhuzhou told his brothers the next morning. His announcement that he and Chu Yanzhang had already been physically intimate stunned the family.

• After a swimming lesson, Xie Zhuzhou took Chu Yanzhang for a drive, where Chu asked if they could date with marriage in mind.
• Xie Zhuzhou agreed to get engaged, and Chu Yanzhang admitted he wanted to secure their relationship because he feared rivals might take Xie away.
• Xie Zhuzhou reassured Chu Yanzhang that he loved him and would not look at anyone else, and they shared a tender kiss.
• At home, Xie Zhuzhou decided to arrange a grand engagement banquet and resolved to take the lead on the plans.
• The next morning, Xie Zhuzhou told his brothers he and Chu Yanzhang intended to get engaged, then revealed they had already been physically intimate.

Xie Zhuzhou insisted on pursuing an engagement with Chu Yanzhang despite his brothers’ concerns, and Ji Wangyan agreed to consider it if Chu Yanzhang met the family in person. Chu Yanzhang arrived with gifts for everyone, leaving the brothers unable to confront him easily.

• Xie Zhuzhou told his brothers he wanted to marry Chu Yanzhang, while Ji Wangchen and Ji Wangyan objected to how quickly he was moving.
• Ji Wangyan agreed to meet Chu Yanzhang on the condition that he came to speak with the brothers face-to-face.
• Xie Zhuzhou called Chu Yanzhang and asked him to visit the next morning, reassuring him that his brothers were only worried.
• Chu Yanzhang arrived in a suit with bodyguards carrying gifts for Xie Zhuzhou’s family and the old butler.
• Ji Wangyun emerged to greet Chu Yanzhang, and the brothers realized the gifts made it difficult to challenge him.

Chu Yanzhang faced Xie Zhuzhou’s brothers’ test to prove he was worthy of getting engaged to Xie Zhuzhou. He easily dodged Ji Wangyan’s punches, while Xie Zhuzhou’s brothers changed their attitude after realizing Chu Yanzhang was his wife.

• Ji Wangchen questioned how long Chu Yanzhang had been with Xie Zhuzhou and challenged his swift plans to get engaged.
• Xie Zhuzhou’s brothers decided Chu Yanzhang’s final test would be a fight, and Ji Wangyan entered the octagon to face him.
• Chu Yanzhang dodged Ji Wangyan’s punches with ease and declared that being hit by Xie Zhuzhou would be an honor.
• Xie Zhuzhou called Chu Yanzhang his wife, shocking Ji Wangyun and Ji Wangchen.
• Ji Wangyun and Ji Wangchen stopped finding fault with Chu Yanzhang, and Ji Wangyun warned Xie Zhuzhou not to hurt him.

Ji Wangchen approved Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang’s engagement, and the couple held a small ceremony a month and a half later. They exchanged rings despite the resentment of Xie Zhuzhou’s romantic rivals, who warned Chu Yanzhang that the engagement might not last.

• Ji Wangchen agreed to the engagement and told Xie Zhuzhou to discuss the remaining details with their father, who had been missing for two days.
• Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang chose a small engagement banquet and spent the following weeks preparing for it.
• At the banquet, Ling Zhenyang, Qin Fang, and An Xinian watched resentfully as Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang exchanged rings.
• Ling Zhenyang warned Chu Yanzhang that his engagement did not guarantee a happy future, and Chu Yanzhang said he would accept whatever Xie Zhuzhou chose.
• Chu Yanzhang called the three rivals undeserving of being love-brains and insulted them as unrecyclable dregs.

At Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang’s engagement party, Xie Zhuzhou stood by his fiancé as the Ji Family welcomed him. After the couple thanked Master Elder Ji for his blessing, Chu Yanzhang revealed that he was not biologically related to the Chu Family, leaving Xie Zhuzhou stunned.

• Xie Zhuzhou took Chu Yanzhang away from Ling Zhenyang and An Xinian and told him that Master Elder Ji wanted to see them.
• Xie Zhuzhou reassured Chu Yanzhang that he would defend him if the Ji Family gave him trouble, while Chu Yanzhang encouraged him to relax.
• Master Elder Ji praised Chu Yanzhang and urged Xie Zhuzhou to cherish him and remain devoted to him.
• Xie Zhuzhou told the Ji Family he hoped they would be as open-minded as Master Elder Ji, and the couple thanked the elder for his wishes of happiness.
• Chu Yanzhang pulled Xie Zhuzhou aside and confessed that he was not the Chu Family’s biological child, shocking him.

At Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang’s engagement banquet, the couple shared a tender moment before rejoining the guests. The celebration descended into chaos when the Yuan Family’s rain frogs escaped, leaving Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang perched above the venue while the guests fled.

• Chu Yanzhang apologized to Xie Zhuzhou, who reassured him and kissed him.
• Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang mingled with the guests, and Chu Yanzhang thanked Xie Zhuzhou for making an effort at the banquet.
• Xiao Lin wondered whether Xie Zhuzhou was plotting against him, then panicked as rain frogs began entering the venue.
• Yang Da announced that the Yuan Family’s frogs had escaped, and Xie Zhuzhou carried Chu Yanzhang onto the oversized marriage certificate above the chaos.
• Guests ran from the frogs and took photos, while Ji Wangyun jumped onto Li Yankai’s back and Ji Wangyan tossed a toad onto Ji Wangyun’s shoulder.

Bun frogs disrupted Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang’s engagement banquet, prompting Xie Zhuzhou to carry Chu Yanzhang away from the chaos. The next day, Yuan Dede’s parents begged for forgiveness after learning how powerful Chu Yanzhang was, while Xie Zhuzhou blamed Yuan Dede for ruining the celebration.

• Ji Wangyan startled Ji Wangyun with a bun frog, and guests began tossing frogs at one another until Ji Shanyan threw one at Xie Zhuzhou.
• Xie Zhuzhou carried Chu Yanzhang off the platform and fled the banquet as the guests chased them.
• Once they were safe, Xie Zhuzhou laughed about the chaos, and Chu Yanzhang praised him for protecting him.
• Zhuangzhuang and the other robots caught the remaining frogs while the Yuan Family learned that Yuan Dede had released them near the banquet to ruin it.
• Yuan Dede’s parents visited the next day to beg for mercy, and Xie Zhuzhou confronted Yuan Dede while Chu Yanzhang pretended to have suffered nightmares.