Chapter Summaries

Xie Zhuzhou comforted Chu Yanzhang and caught his older brothers spying on them, then joined them for training. He began sparring with Ji Wangchen, and their first exchange left the match unresolved.

• Xie Zhuzhou found Chu Yanzhang refusing dinner, asked if he was ill, and persuaded him to eat something later.
• Chu Yanzhang held Xie Zhuzhou's hand to his cheek and said he wanted to go to school with him, while Ji Wangchen, Ji Wangyun, and Ji Wangyan watched from the hallway.
• Xie Zhuzhou caught his older brothers eavesdropping and decided to train with them, while Chu Yanzhang stayed behind to watch.
• Xie Zhuzhou challenged Ji Wangchen in the octagonal ring, and the two exchanged fast strikes before separating and facing each other again.

Xie Zhuzhou showed off his martial arts by fighting Ji Wangchen, then faced Ji Wangyun, who surrendered before they could begin. Ji Wangyan was left to take his turn in the ring.

• Ji Wangyun and Ji Wangyan realized Xie Zhuzhou had exceptional martial arts skill as he fought Ji Wangchen to a standstill.
• Chu Yanzhang recorded the match and cheered for Xie Zhuzhou, while Ji Wangyun suspected Chu had designs on his little brother.
• Xie Zhuzhou landed a heavy punch that Ji Wangchen barely avoided, then ended the match and thanked him.
• Ji Wangyan urged Ji Wangyun to tire Xie Zhuzhou out, but Ji Wangyun raised a white flag and surrendered before their match began.
• Xie Zhuzhou called Ji Wangyan into the ring for his turn.

Xie Zhuzhou defeated Ji Wangyan in a spar and insisted that Chu Yanzhang was too fragile to fight, then used his days off to visit Ji Wangchen’s mother. On the drive, Chu Yanzhang leaned against him, while Xie Zhuzhou privately reflected that his lively, mischievous nature was a disguise he dropped only around Chu.

• Xie Zhuzhou beat Ji Wangyan with a single elbow strike, and Ji Wangyan acknowledged that his younger brother had gone easy on him.
• Ji Wangyan suggested Chu Yanzhang spar with Xie Zhuzhou, but Xie Zhuzhou said Chu was unwell and too fragile to fight.
• Ji Wangchen gave Xie Zhuzhou a three-million reward and told him that all the paintings from his exhibition had sold.
• Xie Zhuzhou asked what Ji Wangchen’s mother liked and invited Chu Yanzhang to accompany him on a visit.
• In the car, Chu Yanzhang leaned against Xie Zhuzhou and said he was sleepy, while Xie Zhuzhou let him rest on his shoulder.

Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang visited an art exhibition, where Chu Yanzhang held his hand and Xie Zhuzhou struggled with his growing attraction. At Exhibition Hall 12, Sheng Wanqing waited for Xie Zhuzhou after all six of his paintings had quickly sold out.

• On the way to the arts center, Chu Yanzhang enjoyed leaning against Xie Zhuzhou and resolved to tell him how he felt.
• In the parking lot, Xie Zhuzhou recalled his past illness and why he had wanted to help Chu Yanzhang, then Chu Yanzhang noticed his reddened eyes and offered to blow on them.
• Xiao Nan interrupted their close moment with a sneeze, and Chu Yanzhang gave him a cold stare while Xie Zhuzhou failed to notice.
• Chu Yanzhang took Xie Zhuzhou's hand to lead him to the exhibition, and Xie Zhuzhou let him hold it.
• At Exhibition Hall 12, Sheng Wanqing waited for Xie Zhuzhou and reflected on how quickly all six of his paintings had sold.

Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang met Sheng Wanqing at her exhibition, where she welcomed them with gifts and showed Xie the buyers of his paintings. Their peaceful visit ended when Yuan Dede insulted Chu and Xie, then suddenly collapsed, and Sheng Wanqing ordered her assistant to remove him.

• Xie Zhuzhou introduced Chu Yanzhang to Sheng Wanqing and gave her an embroidered landscape, while she gave Xie a rare book on Chinese painting and Chu a mechanical music box.
• Sheng Wanqing showed Xie the contracts for his painting buyers, and Xie realized Chu had secretly bought two paintings to support him.
• Xie and Chu toured the exhibition with Sheng Wanqing until Yuan Dede spotted Xie and insulted Chu's family and background.
• Xie rebuked Yuan Dede, who began to accuse him of using a ghost painter before collapsing and turning purple.
• Xie told Sheng Wanqing that Yuan Dede had insulted them, and she ordered her assistant to take him away.

At an art exhibition, Yuan Dede’s attempt to cause trouble ended with him suffering a mysterious stomachache and being driven away, while Xie Zhuzhou wondered what had caused it. Director Wang then invited Xie Zhuzhou to a livestreamed survival competition, and Xie agreed on the condition that someone he introduced replace an investor.

• Yuan Dede collapsed with severe stomach pain after provoking Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang, and the crowd accused him of faking it.
• Yuan Dede’s pain stopped when someone tried to call an ambulance, then returned when the call was abandoned, so he left with his companions to avoid the police.
• Xie Zhuzhou apologized to Sheng Wanqing for the disruption, and she privately decided he and Chu Yanzhang were well-behaved.
• At home, Xie Zhuzhou briefly considered the strange cause of Yuan Dede’s pain before giving up on solving it.
• Director Wang invited Xie Zhuzhou to compete in the two-day, livestreamed Survival Grand Challenge for a five-million prize.
• Xie Zhuzhou agreed to join if someone he introduced replaced an investor and the arrangement remained confidential.

Xie Zhuzhou planned to join a reality show on a distant island and organized a small team to revive Weili'ang Film and Television Company. After Chu Yanzhang brought him strawberry milk and wiped his mouth, Xie Zhuzhou realized he had fallen for him.

• Director Wang secured Xie Zhuzhou's agreement to travel to the island for the show after his internship ended.
• Xie Zhuzhou told Xiao Nan he wanted to revive Weili'ang and approved a four-member financial management studio to oversee the company.
• Xie Zhuzhou told Xiao Nan to hire two assistants, then Xiao Nan left the office as Chu Yanzhang arrived with hot milk.
• Chu Yanzhang gave Xie Zhuzhou strawberry milk, and Xie Zhuzhou finished it while pretending to scold him.
• Chu Yanzhang wiped Xie Zhuzhou's mouth, and Xie Zhuzhou blushed after he left, realizing he had turned gay.

Xie Zhuzhou realized he was falling for Chu Yanzhang and worried about how to pursue him, while his family mistook his vague request for help as a plan to commit a crime. At school, he accidentally elbowed Li Yankai, who tried to retaliate, and Xie Zhuzhou remained unsure how to win Chu Yanzhang over.

• Xie Zhuzhou lost sleep after wondering whether his attraction to Chu Yanzhang was genuine, and Chu Yanzhang was sent to work instead of meeting him that morning.
• At breakfast, Xie Zhuzhou asked Ji Wuqiu for help getting something, and his father and brothers responded with advice about crimes and harming people.
• Ji Wuqiu warned Xie Zhuzhou not to cause trouble at school, then called Xie Guanxia, who refused to return and told him to handle their son himself.
• At school, Xie Zhuzhou accidentally struck Li Yankai with an elbow when Li startled him, and Li later tried to pull down Xie Zhuzhou's trousers.
• Xie Zhuzhou spent the morning thinking about how to pursue Chu Yanzhang and concluded that the original owner's methods had not worked.

Xie Zhuzhou tried to secretly arrange flowers for Chu Yanzhang but got cold feet, while Chu Yanzhang misread his behavior and grew more infatuated. The chapter left Chu Yanzhang embarrassing himself in a shareholder video meeting as Wu Chang concluded his boss was beyond saving.

• Li Yankai and Ji Wangyun secretly planned to find out what was troubling Xie Zhuzhou, but Li Yankai lost him while following him through the school.
• Li Yankai mistook Li Shangfeng's discarded shoes for a sign of his father's hardship, and Li Shangfeng promised to buy him another pair after receiving his bonus.
• Xie Zhuzhou evaded his bodyguards and went to a florist, but decided to wait until Chu Yanzhang's birthday to confess instead of sending flowers.
• Chu Yanzhang returned to the Ji Family home, noticed Xie Zhuzhou had gone to bed early, and spent the night imagining a future with him.
• Chu Yanzhang accidentally appeared on a video meeting with a face mask on, then turned off his camera and continued wearing it while Wu Chang watched in exasperation.

Xie Zhuzhou tried to appear refined around Chu Yanzhang, while Ji Wangyan realized Chu Yanzhang was in love with him and resolved to prevent them from getting together. The chapter ended with Chu Yanzhang driving Xie Zhuzhou to school as Xie Zhuzhou struggled to think of something romantic to say.

• Xie Zhuzhou dressed carefully for breakfast, hoping to impress Chu Yanzhang, while the maids mistook his early rise for a bid to compete for the Ji family fortune.
• At breakfast, Chu Yanzhang offered Xie Zhuzhou an egg, and Ji Wangyan noticed Chu Yanzhang's flushed ears and concluded that he liked Xie Zhuzhou.
• Ji Wangyan decided to stop Chu Yanzhang from confessing, fearing their relationship could entangle the Ji family and limit his younger brother's freedom.
• Chu Yanzhang drove Xie Zhuzhou to school, while Xie Zhuzhou wondered how to use the romantic lines he had found online.

Xie Zhuzhou struggled to express his feelings for Chu Yanzhang, while Chu Yanzhang planned a proper confession of his own. At school, Xie Zhuzhou met with his second aunt Gao Jilan and kept Li Yankai beside him as he faced her.

• Xie Zhuzhou watched Chu Yanzhang's car leave and realized he was afraid to confess because he cherished him too much to risk hurting him.
• Chu Yanzhang complained to Wu Chang that he had been driven away before he could say goodbye, then resolved to prepare a proper confession for Zhouzhou.
• Xie Zhuzhou learned that a relative was waiting for him, and Li Yankai followed him to the school director's office.
• Gao Jilan greeted Xie Zhuzhou and described Ji Shanyan's studies abroad, while Xie Zhuzhou recalled her contemptuous attitude toward him.
• When Gao Jilan asked Li Yankai to leave, Xie Zhuzhou kept him there by assigning him to fetch the school director's tea and calling him his assistant.

Xie Zhuzhou rejected Gao Jilan’s plea to have Aurora Future drop its lawsuit against Gao Weixiao and provoked her into leaving in anger. Later, Ji Wangyan arranged for Li Yankai to walk Aolai, who quickly won his admiration.

• Xie Zhuzhou told Gao Jilan he would not help her persuade his eldest brother to withdraw Aurora Future’s lawsuit against Gao Weixiao.
• Xie Zhuzhou accused Gao Jilan’s family of harming his branch and reminded her that Gao Weixiao had tried to murder him.
• Gao Jilan threw her jade bangle at Xie Zhuzhou, then rushed away after he hinted that Ji Wulin had a mistress.
• Xie Zhuzhou told Li Yankai that Ji Wulin had used Gao Weixiao to try to kill him and planned to eliminate the Gao Family as well.
• Ji Wangyan called Chu Yanzhang to walk Aolai, but Li Yankai arrived instead after being offered a dog-walking job.
• Li Yankai admired Aolai and said he wanted to steal the dog, while Ji Wangyan feared for the Ji Family’s future.

Xie Zhuzhou continued his internship under Ji Wangchen’s supervision while his warning led Gao Jilan to uncover Ji Wulin’s affair and role in her brother’s downfall. The chapter left Gao Jilan attacking Ji Wulin at their home after isolating him and beginning to move their assets.

• Chu Yanzhang hired someone to walk the dog while worrying that Xie Zhuzhou might reject him.
• Ji Wangchen praised Xie Zhuzhou’s work at the company, but Xie Zhuzhou left early without permission.
• Gao Jilan secretly monitored Ji Wulin and discovered that he had a mistress and another family.
• Gao Jilan used Ji Wulin’s fingerprint to open his backup phone and found evidence that he had caused her younger brother’s downfall.
• Gao Jilan blocked Ji Wulin’s communications, began transferring their marital assets, and attacked him after he discovered what she was doing.

Gao Jilan punished Ji Wulin after he insulted her, leaving him hospitalized, while Xie Zhuzhou later learned he could use a tablet to monitor every department at his company. As Chu Yanzhang prepared to confess his feelings to Zhouzhou, Zhouzhou enjoyed listening in on employees gossiping about his masked appearance on a dating show.

• Gao Jilan slapped Ji Wulin and, with help from a burly man, subjected him to an assault that left him hospitalized.
• Ji Wuqiu heard Ji Wulin blame his wife for what happened, concealed his amusement, and shared the gossip with Xie Guanxia.
• Xie Zhuzhou guessed that Ji Wulin had gotten too wild and landed in the hospital, while Chu Yanzhang planned to take Zhouzhou away and confess his feelings.
• Ji Wangchen gave Xie Zhuzhou a tablet that let him monitor every department, and Xie was delighted to discover he could listen in on employees.
• Xie Zhuzhou overheard employees complain that he hid his face on the dating show and reflected that he had persuaded the director to let him wear a mask.

Xie Zhuzhou secretly left work to meet Chu Yanzhang, while Ji Wangchen figured out what was happening and sent people to catch him. The pair rode slowly along back roads as Ji Wangchen’s men questioned Chu Yanzhang’s employees for clues to his whereabouts.

• Xie Zhuzhou overheard employees praising his unseen moments from the recorded version of Love 5 and was unsettled by their fondness for him.
• Chu Yanzhang called Xie Zhuzhou and invited him to skip work, and Xie Zhuzhou lied to Ji Wangchen that he was going downstairs to collect fried chicken.
• Ji Wangchen realized Xie Zhuzhou had left with Chu Yanzhang and ordered Yang Da to help bring him back.
• Xie Zhuzhou met Chu Yanzhang and rode behind him on a motorcycle, urging him to go faster as they took the back roads.
• Ji Wangchen’s men went to Chu Yanzhang’s company and questioned Wu Chang, who agreed to list the addresses he knew.

Chu Yanzhang took Xie Zhuzhou to his mountain house and confessed his deep feelings, listing the ways Xie had cared for him and offering him everything he had. Xie Zhuzhou was overwhelmed by the elaborate confession and Chu Yanzhang's devotion, and the chapter ended with Chu nervously waiting for his answer.

• Chu Yanzhang rode with Xie Zhuzhou to a secluded house near the Ji Family estate, where he had prepared lunch.
• Chu Yanzhang served Xie Zhuzhou his favorite dishes, and Xie urged him to consider his own preferences too.
• After lunch, Chu Yanzhang led Xie Zhuzhou through a balloon-lined path to a courtyard filled with transplanted flowers and a blooming plum tree.
• Chu Yanzhang confessed that he loved Xie Zhuzhou and recalled how Xie had supported him while he was blind and during his time in Country D.
• Chu Yanzhang offered Xie Zhuzhou his money and everything he had, then waited anxiously for Xie's reply.

Xie Zhuzhou agreed to date Chu Yanzhang for two months before making their relationship official, while Chu Yanzhang eagerly accepted. Back at home, Ji Wangchen and his brothers realized Chu Yanzhang had taken their youngest brother and decided to stop searching.

• Xie Zhuzhou examined the cuts on Chu Yanzhang’s hand, and Chu Yanzhang confessed his feelings and asked to be together.
• Xie Zhuzhou said he liked Chu Yanzhang a little and proposed dating for two months before making their relationship official.
• Chu Yanzhang happily accepted the probationary relationship and promised to do whatever Xie Zhuzhou said.
• Ji Wangchen learned that Chu Yanzhang had taken their youngest brother, while Ji Wangyan and Ji Wangyun admitted they had suspected Chu Yanzhang’s interest.
• The three brothers stopped searching and discussed whether Chu Yanzhang and their youngest brother would be all right together.

Ji Wangyan’s brothers worried about the fragility of love while Xie Zhuzhou spent the evening with Chu Yanzhang, who walked him home after their Go game. Chu Yanzhang learned that several of Xie Zhuzhou’s suitors were pursuing a nearby villa and arranged to help its owners before learning that Zhouzhou had arrived home safely.

• Ji Wangyan recalled his parents’ divorce and feared that love could hurt as much as it could comfort.
• Xie Zhuzhou stayed with Chu Yanzhang in the mountain courtyard after dark, then agreed to keep his promise to work the next day and went home with Brother Wen.
• Chu Yanzhang confronted Wu Chang for revealing his secret and threatened to cut his bonus.
• Wu Chang told Chu Yanzhang that several of Xie Zhuzhou’s suitors were interested in the Yu Family’s villa, including Zhang Yin and Xue Lang.
• Chu Yanzhang asked Wu Chang to investigate the Yu Family’s troubles and help them move abroad, then smiled when Xie Zhuzhou messaged that he had arrived home.

Xie Zhuzhou returned home after starting a relationship with Chu Yanzhang, while his brothers tried to figure out what had happened between them. The next morning, Ji Wangchen let Xie Zhuzhou take the day off, and the new couple left together as Chu Yanzhang decided Wangchen was a good man.

• Xie Zhuzhou came home to find Ji Wangchen and his brothers waiting, but they avoided questioning him about Chu Yanzhang.
• Xie Zhuzhou drank his nourishing soup and wondered whether Ji Wangchen expected him to apologize for skipping work.
• The next morning, Chu Yanzhang waited at the Ji Family home and asked Ji Wangchen to let him keep Xie Zhuzhou company.
• Ji Wangchen gave Xie Zhuzhou the day off, and Xie Zhuzhou handed him a stress-relief gift before leaving with Chu Yanzhang.
• Chu Yanzhang was pleased to spend the day alone with Zhouzhou and thought Wangchen really was a good man.

Chu Yanzhang and Xie Zhuzhou fell asleep together while Wen Shuming drove them to the countryside, as Wu Chang secured the Yu Family estate through a business deal. Ling Zhenyang planned to join the Sunset Island game to get time alone with Xie Zhuzhou, and Director Wang called Xie Zhuzhou after a flood of people tried to buy places in the game.

• Chu Yanzhang cuddled with Xie Zhuzhou, who pulled him into his arms, and the two fell asleep together while Wen Shuming drove them to his hometown.
• Wu Chang offered the Yu Family three ways to save its business, and the family chose his offer of a project in exchange for transferring its estate.
• Ling Zhenyang learned the Yu Family had agreed to sell its estate to an unknown buyer, then decided to sign up for the Sunset Island game to speak with Xie Zhuzhou.
• Director Wang received a surge of applications and offers of five million for a spot in the game, then called Xie Zhuzhou to ask what to do.