Chapter Summaries

Xie Zhuzhou tried to keep his distance from the dating show's drama while preparing for threats from the Ji Family. Ji Wangchen confronted him with a choice between returning to the family home and being forced into an arranged marriage.

• Xie Zhuzhou accepted Ji Wangyun's friend request, then drove away from people following him and returned to the dating show.
• Wen Ruohuai accused Xie Zhuzhou of finding him disgusting, while Wen Nan blushed and avoided looking at him.
• The director required Xie Zhuzhou to send an attraction text, so he sent Yu Wei the message, "Nice weather."
• Xie Zhuzhou prepared concealed weapons in his room, wary of the powerful Ji Family.
• Ji Wuqiu told Ji Wangchen to bring Xie Zhuzhou home, and Ji Wangchen warned that returning could be dangerous around Ji Wangyun and Ji Wangyan.
• On Friday, Ji Wangchen drove Xie Zhuzhou and offered him a choice between coming home and being dragged into an arranged marriage by Grandfather.

Xie Zhuzhou struggled with Ji Wangchen’s demand that he return to the Ji Family and reluctantly considered accepting the family’s attention. Meanwhile, Zhang Yin grew distracted by Xie Zhuzhou’s connection to Ji Wangchen, and the others prepared for the weekend dating battle.

• Ji Wangchen told Xie Zhuzhou that their grandfather was arranging a marriage for him, and Xie Zhuzhou rejected the idea of returning home before jokingly choosing to kill the old man.
• Ji Wangchen told Xie Zhuzhou to decide by the next day, then asked his assistant to investigate Zhang Yin after seeing him with Xie Zhuzhou.
• Xie Zhuzhou ate the meal Ji Wangchen had brought and worried that his family was monitoring him, while carving a carrot artwork to send to his teacher.
• Zhang Yin wondered about Xie Zhuzhou’s connection to Ji Wangchen, cut his hand while distracted, and let Wang Zhengxiao bandage it.
• Director Wang and the assistant director discussed a weekend dating battle after seeing Xuelai and Yu Wei relaxing together.
• On Saturday, Xie Zhuzhou slept in and faced the need to give Ji Wangchen his answer.

Xie Zhuzhou joined a three-person dating-show outing with Yu Wei and Xuelai, escaped the crowd at the mall, and was picked up by Ji Wangchen. Ji Wangchen took him to live with the Ji Family, leaving Xie Zhuzhou resigned to settling in and returning to school.

• Director Wang arranged for Xie Zhuzhou to join Yu Wei and Xuelai on a three-person date in exchange for time off.
• When fans surrounded Yu Wei and Xuelai at the mall, Xie Zhuzhou slipped away and tried to hail a taxi.
• Ji Wangchen appeared with bodyguards and took Xie Zhuzhou to the family home, explaining that it would be Xie Zhuzhou's home too.
• Xie Zhuzhou called Director Wang, confirmed the two women were safe, and arranged to use his three days off.
• Ji Wangchen told Xie Zhuzhou to settle in, attend school, and not worry about the two unusual people waiting at home.

After Xie Zhuzhou fainted upon meeting Ji Wuqiu, the original owner appeared in a dream, thanked him for fulfilling his wish, and left him to live the rest of his life. Xie Zhuzhou woke in the Ji Family villa, met his relatives, and joined them for an awkward first lunch.

• Xie Zhuzhou arrived at the Ji Family estate with Ji Wangchen and fainted when he saw Ji Wuqiu.
• In a dream, the original owner thanked Xie Zhuzhou for letting him see his father and told him to live the rest of his life well.
• Xie Zhuzhou woke after Ji Wangyun joked that Ji Wangchen might have poisoned him, and Ji Wuqiu checked on him.
• Ji Wangyun explained that he had found Xie Zhuzhou while investigating, with Aolai helping identify him.
• Ji Wangchen showed Xie Zhuzhou his room, and Xie Zhuzhou asked Aolai questions while petting him.
• Xie Zhuzhou joined the Ji Family for lunch and realized they had prepared his recent favorite dishes while everyone watched him.

After joining Ji Wuqiu’s household, Xie Zhuzhou cautiously settled in and was shown around the manor by Ji Wangyan. Old Master Ji’s attempt to retrieve him came too late, and he discussed using Xie Zhuzhou for a marriage alliance as the main branch struggled to recover its fortunes.

• Xie Zhuzhou surprised Ji Wuqiu and his sons with his refined table manners, then retreated to his room and resolved to stay wary and earn his own money.
• Ji Wuqiu ordered the butler to provide Xie Zhuzhou with the same treatment as the other sons and asked Ji Wangyan to show him around the manor.
• Ji Wangyan took Xie Zhuzhou and Aolai on a tour, and the butler welcomed Xie Zhuzhou home with new clothes and daily necessities.
• Old Master Ji’s men searched for Xie Zhuzhou at the production team, school, and villa but found he had already left.
• Old Master Ji argued with a relative over his plan to use Xie Zhuzhou in a marriage alliance while the Ji Family’s main branch faced financial losses.

Xie Zhuzhou settled into life with the Ji Family and was brought by Ji Wuqiu and his brothers to meet Old Master Ji at the ancestral residence. He accepted the family dinner and Old Master Ji’s welcome, leaving the old man wary of his cold demeanor.

• Xie Zhuzhou accepted the maids’ attentive service and startled Ji Wangyun by teasing him in the elevator until Ji Wangyun fled.
• Xie Zhuzhou asked Ji Wuqiu to let him skip the family dinner, but Ji Wuqiu insisted he attend and collect the gifts prepared by relatives.
• Xie Zhuzhou traveled with Ji Wuqiu and his three older brothers to the Ji Family ancestral residence.
• Xie Zhuzhou greeted Old Master Ji without smiling, prompting the old man to wonder whether the boy had been turned against him.
• Old Master Ji welcomed Xie Zhuzhou into the family and offered him a first-meeting gift.

At his first meeting with the Ji family, Xie Zhuzhou rejected the idea of kowtowing for a riding stable and ended up receiving gifts worth over a billion. As his father and he stayed at the old residence overnight, his brothers worried about what Old Master Ji might do next and whether Xie Zhuzhou would object to the accommodations.

• Old Master Ji gave Xie Zhuzhou a suburban riding stable, but Xie Zhuzhou only bowed and thanked him.
• Ji Wuwei scolded Xie Zhuzhou for not kowtowing, and Xie Zhuzhou said he would rather refuse the gift than kneel for it.
• Old Master Ji added an antique worth ten million, while Xie Zhuzhou's other relatives gave him checks totaling tens of millions more.
• Xie Zhuzhou's temporary assistant carried away gifts valued at over a billion as the relatives sat through dinner in resentment.
• Ji Wangchen, Ji Wangyun, and Ji Wangyan left for home, and Ji Wangchen worried that Old Master Ji might cause trouble while Xie Zhuzhou stayed at the old residence with Ji Wuqiu.

Xie Zhuzhou endured Old Master Ji’s attempt to turn him against Ji Wuqiu, then returned to school and decided to give his inheritance to his father. After making a secret plan to find easy loot, he avoided An Xinian, who appeared to be waiting for him at the school gate.

• Xie Zhuzhou bluntly challenged Old Master Ji’s efforts to sow distrust between him and Ji Wuqiu and complained about his damp room.
• Old Master Ji fell ill the next morning, and Ji Wuqiu took Xie Zhuzhou back to school without visiting him.
• Xie Zhuzhou gave the belongings he had received to Ji Wuqiu, surprising Ji Wuqiu and improving Ji Wangchen’s opinion of him.
• Xie Zhuzhou began secretly searching for places where loot would drop easily.
• Xie Zhuzhou spotted An Xinian waiting near the main gate and took a secluded path across campus to avoid him.

Xie Zhuzhou rescued Chu Yanzhang from two men harassing him, then learned Chu had come to return his clothes and thank him. Xie took Chu home and decided to inspect his family situation, while warning his assistant Xiao Nan not to report back to his eldest brother.

• Xie Zhuzhou knocked down one of the men threatening the blind Chu Yanzhang and scared the other into fleeing.
• Xie Zhuzhou retrieved Chu Yanzhang's cane and learned Chu had come to find him to return his clothes and thank him.
• Xie Zhuzhou took Chu Yanzhang home with assistant Xiao Nan and added him on WeChat.
• Xie Zhuzhou asked to visit Chu Yanzhang's home to judge whether his family was reliable.
• Xie Zhuzhou questioned Xiao Nan about whether he would share information with Xie Zhuzhou's eldest brother.

Xie Zhuzhou visited Chu Yanzhang and shared dinner with him, while the Ji Family learned more about his actions and the wealthy social circle spread damaging rumors about him. The rumors left Xie Zhuzhou with a savage reputation before most people had even met him.

• Xiao Nan drove Xie Zhuzhou to Chu Yanzhang's home, where Wen Shuming welcomed him and invited him to stay for dinner.
• Wen Shuming served dinner before an unexpected call kept him from eating with Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang, so Xie Zhuzhou served Chu Yanzhang himself.
• At the Ji Family home, Ji Wuqiu learned that Xie Zhuzhou was having dinner with a friend, while Ji Wangyan reflected on how Xie Zhuzhou had stood up to Grandfather Ji.
• News spread that Ji Wuqiu's youngest son had returned to the family, prompting prominent families to ask the Ji Family about Xie Zhuzhou.
• Xie Zhuzhou's uncles and aunts spread hostile stories about him, and rumors quickly portrayed him as greedy, vicious, and disrespectful.

Xie Zhuzhou learned that rumors had cast him as a violent man, but welcomed the reputation because it might keep people away and spare him work and marriage. His brothers worried over his lack of ambition, then began discussing his romantic interests in bewildering terms.

• Xie Zhuzhou returned home and found Ji Wangchen and Ji Wangyun waiting to warn him about the rumors spreading about him.
• Ji Wangyun described the rumors, but Xie Zhuzhou was pleased that people might avoid approaching him at future banquets.
• Xie Zhuzhou told his brothers he did not want to marry or inherit anything and planned to leave the rumors alone rather than give their grandfather a chance to pressure him.
• After Xie Zhuzhou went upstairs, Ji Wangchen and Ji Wangyun speculated that his difficult childhood had left him without ambition.
• Ji Wangyan brought up Xie Zhuzhou's interest in men, and Ji Wangyun suggested bringing back all the men he liked, prompting Ji Wangchen to question whether that would cause trouble.

Xie Zhuzhou enjoyed the fearsome reputation he gained at school, even as rumors shifted from bullying to mistreating An Xinian. An Xinian confronted him by dragging him out of his dorm, leaving Xie Zhuzhou wondering why his eldest brother’s bodyguards had not intervened.

• Xie Zhuzhou planned to visit Chu Yanzhang, but Xiao Nan reminded him that his leave from the dating show had ended, so Xie Zhuzhou arranged to have Chu Yanzhang’s broken phone repaired instead.
• Xie Zhuzhou’s classmates spread rumors that he had brutally beaten someone, and he was pleased that they saw him as a school bully.
• The school cleared Xie Zhuzhou of the rumors, punished the two students who spread them, and left Li Yankai convinced that Xie Zhuzhou’s family had great influence.
• Students began speculating that Xie Zhuzhou had mistreated An Xinian, and Li Yankai asked whether he had acted like a scumbag.
• An Xinian stormed into Xie Zhuzhou’s dorm and dragged him away by the arm.

After confronting An Xinian about their relationship, Xie Zhuzhou returned to the dating show and met new guest Qin Fang. He cut his finger while working in the kitchen, but continued preparing food after Qin Fang fetched the first-aid kit.

• Xie Zhuzhou told An Xinian that he had only liked his face and challenged him to take responsibility for his actions before leaving the rooftop.
• Xie Zhuzhou returned to the dating show, where Director Wang put him to work in the kitchen for the cooking-themed week.
• Director Wang introduced Qin Fang as a new guest after Wen Nan had to leave for work commitments.
• After filming ended, Qin Fang followed Xie Zhuzhou around, and Xie Zhuzhou cut his finger while slicing winter melon.
• Qin Fang fetched the first-aid kit, while Wang Zhengxiao told Xie Zhuzhou to rest; Xie Zhuzhou cleaned his wound and continued preparing vegetables.

Qin Fang joined the show hoping to reconnect with Xie Zhuzhou, but Xie Zhuzhou treated him like a stranger and left the set with his assistant. Qin Fang grew resentful and possessive, while Xie Zhuzhou called Chu Yanzhang to ask whether he could visit.

• Qin Fang arrived at the set and was stunned by Xie Zhuzhou’s handsome face and distant manner, which contrasted with their warm late-night chats.
• Xie Zhuzhou ate dinner, skipped dish duty, and left for home; Qin Fang followed him, but Xie Zhuzhou said his assistant was coming to get him.
• Wen Ruohuai considered using Qin Fang’s arrival to gather dirt on Xie Zhuzhou and ruin him, despite the lack of evidence behind the rumors already spread online.
• Xie Zhuzhou got into Xiao Nan’s Bentley, leaving Qin Fang hurt and wondering whether Xie Zhuzhou was angry about the online attacks or his silence.
• Xiao Nan asked Xie Zhuzhou about Qin Fang’s family, and Xie Zhuzhou called Chu Yanzhang to see whether he could visit instead of going home.

Xie Zhuzhou visited Chu Yanzhang after learning Qin Fang was from a prominent family that the Ji Family had considered for his marriage, then took Chu out to eat when a power outage left him unable to cook. Meanwhile, the Ji brothers noticed Qin Fang on the dating show, and Xie bought books and prepared to try traditional Chinese painting as a way to make money.

• Xiao Nan told Xie Zhuzhou that Qin Fang belonged to a prominent family Old Master Ji had considered for his marriage, but Xie decided he had no reason to cater to Qin Fang.
• Xie arrived at Chu Yanzhang's dark, messy apartment and found him soaked after the faucet broke; he asked Xiao Nan to look at the faucet and took Chu out to eat.
• Ji Wangyun watched the dating show's replay and complained that Xie had barely appeared, then noticed Qin Fang on the show with Ji Wangyan.
• Ji Wangyan recognized Qin Fang and thought the Ji Family could help Xie get him if Xie liked him, while Ji Wangchen stayed busy with company work and ignored Xie's affairs.
• Xie bought books on history and antiques and prepared a studio so he could try traditional Chinese painting over the weekend.

Xie Zhuzhou continued visiting blind Chu Yanzhang while keeping busy with classes and a production-team job, then reconnected with his father and brother at home. Ji Wangchen invited him to Old Master Sheng’s birthday banquet, and Xie Zhuzhou agreed after learning the gathering would be low-key.

• Xie Zhuzhou asked Chu Yanzhang to call him Rongxuan and arranged regular meal deliveries until Chu’s cousin returned.
• Xie Zhuzhou spent the next half month visiting Chu Yanzhang and working on his other commitments.
• Ji Wuqiu waited up for Xie Zhuzhou, asked about his life, and transferred him five million as spending money.
• Ji Wangchen also gave Xie Zhuzhou five million and encouraged him to date, but Xie Zhuzhou said he was not dating.
• Ji Wangchen invited Xie Zhuzhou to Old Master Sheng’s birthday banquet, and Xie Zhuzhou accepted after being reassured that few people would recognize him.

Xie Zhuzhou attended the Sheng Family patriarch’s birthday banquet with Ji Wangchen, then ran into An Xinian and Ling Zhenyang on the terrace. After Xie Zhuzhou left, Ling Zhenyang warned An Xinian to stay away from him.

• Ji Wangchen brought Xie Zhuzhou to the banquet and introduced him as his younger brother, warning others that Xie Zhuzhou was not someone they could offend.
• Xie Zhuzhou messaged Chu Yanzhang, who asked Wu Chang for advice on choosing a practical gift for him.
• An Xinian confronted Xie Zhuzhou about their friendship and pressed him about his family.
• Ling Zhenyang arrived, and Xie Zhuzhou left the terrace to get away from both men.
• Ling Zhenyang told An Xinian that he and Xie Zhuzhou were closer than friends, then warned him to stay away from Xie Zhuzhou.

Xie Zhuzhou accompanied Ji Wangchen to Elder Sheng’s birthday gathering, where Elder An and Elder Ling made veiled insults about him. He fell asleep at the table, and Ji Wangchen covered him with a blanket before someone asked about his artistic skills.

• Ji Wangchen brought Xie Zhuzhou to greet Elder Sheng and present birthday gifts.
• Elder An and Elder Ling steered the conversation toward the supposed faults of young people, indirectly criticizing Xie Zhuzhou.
• Xie Zhuzhou ignored the remarks and fell asleep at the table.
• Ji Wangchen had a blanket brought for Xie Zhuzhou and told Elder Sheng to keep his voice down, saying Xie Zhuzhou was still a child.
• Elder An asked about Xie Zhuzhou’s painting skills, displeasing Ji Wangchen and Elder Sheng.

At Elder Sheng’s birthday gathering, Xie Zhuzhou challenged Master Elder An after being provoked, then stunned the guests by painting a superb ink-wash landscape. He left with Ji Wangchen and Elder Sheng’s jade prayer beads, while Elder An was left furious.

• Xie Zhuzhou woke beside Ji Wangchen and retorted to Master Elder An’s remarks by questioning his skills as a clothing businessman.
• Xie Zhuzhou offered to paint an ink-wash landscape as Elder Sheng’s birthday gift, and the guests moved to the study to watch.
• Xie Zhuzhou painted for over twenty minutes, impressing the guests and earning praise from Old Master Sheng.
• Master Elder An complained that Xie Zhuzhou was acting superior, but Xie Zhuzhou challenged him and refused to back down.
• Ji Wangchen led Xie Zhuzhou home after he accepted Elder Sheng’s jade Buddhist prayer beads, and Old Master Sheng scolded Elder An for provoking him.

Xie Zhuzhou faced fresh rumors after humiliating Elder An, while his brothers supported him and Qin Fang waited at the dating show hoping to confront him. After treasure hunting on Antique Street, Xie Zhuzhou headed to the production site, where a group activity might bring him and Qin Fang together.

• Ji Wangchen asked whether Xie Zhuzhou was dating someone, and Xie Zhuzhou said he was only chatting with a new friend.
• Rumors spread that Xie Zhuzhou had bullied Elder An, but Xie Zhuzhou refused Ji Wangchen’s offer to deal with them, and Ji Wangyun praised him for standing up to the old man.
• Qin Fang waited at the dating-show production site, and Zhang Yin suggested asking the director to arrange a group activity so Qin Fang could see Xie Zhuzhou.
• Xie Zhuzhou visited Antique Street with Xiao Nan and bought porcelain, calligraphy, snuff bottles, and copper coins to study later.
• Xie Zhuzhou went to the production site after his treasure hunt, where he had grown more comfortable with life on the dating show.