Chapter Summaries

Xie Jinghui and Shen Shuangjian left a cinema holding hands, and paparazzi photos of their intimacy sent their relationship to the top of the trending searches. As fans argued online, Yu Sheng Studio announced that Yu Sheng was permanently suspending his work, and Yu Sheng confirmed the statement without explanation.

• Xie Jinghui noticed Shen Shuangjian was bored and led him out of the theater, wrapping him in his scarf and coat as they decided to have dinner at home.
• Paparazzi photographed Xie Jinghui and Shen Shuangjian holding hands, talking closely, and leaning together as they left the cinema.
• The photos sent Shen Shuangjian’s relationship and the pairing tag to the top of the trending searches, where fans argued about the couple and discussed Yu Sheng.
• Yu Sheng Studio announced that Yu Sheng would permanently suspend all work and activities and showed that his contracts had been terminated.
• Yu Sheng reposted the announcement and said that everything in it was true.

Online debate over Yu Sheng leaving the industry gave way to Shen Shuangjian falling dangerously ill with a high fever that worsened his heart condition. As Shen Shuangjian was taken into the resuscitation room, Xie Jinghui revealed he had already decided to stay with him forever.

• Online commenters argued over Yu Sheng's unrequited love, his departure from the industry, and how his feelings compared with Xie Jinghui's.
• Shen Shuangjian became listless and developed a high fever despite taking medicine and receiving hospital treatment.
• A doctor warned Shen Sixian that the persistent fever could worsen Shen Shuangjian's heart condition and trigger a cardiac episode.
• After the fever strained Shen Shuangjian's heart, he was taken unconscious into the resuscitation room, leaving Shen Sixian and Xie Jinghui waiting outside.
• Shen Sixian berated Xie Jinghui for sitting motionless, and Xie Jinghui said he had long decided to stay with Shen Shuangjian forever.

After Shen Shuangjian’s fever broke, the doctor reassured Shen Sixian and Xie Jinghui that he was out of immediate danger and criticized them for keeping him too sedentary. Alone beside Shen Shuangjian’s hospital bed, Shen Sixian wrestled with helplessness and begged the gods to spare his younger brother.

• Shen Shuangjian’s fever broke after a night of treatment, and the doctor said he should recover barring complications.
• Xie Jinghui and Shen Sixian described how carefully they had restricted Shen Shuangjian’s activities at home.
• The doctor told them their overprotective care had weakened Shen Shuangjian and advised light exercise, good nutrition, and a regular routine.
• The doctor said Shen Shuangjian could move to a regular ward that afternoon.
• Shen Sixian held Shen Shuangjian’s hand and pleaded with Heaven to spare him from further suffering.

After recovering from a serious illness, Shen Shuangjian attended a charity auction with Xie Jinghui and Shen Sixian, and footage of the three together went viral. The chapter ends with fans joking about their wealthy-family image and comparing Shen Shuangjian to a cat who can tame wild beasts.

• Xie Jinghui collapsed from exhaustion just as Shen Shuangjian woke, while Shen Sixian also became too dizzy to stand.
• Shen Shuangjian stayed under hospital observation for half a month, then spent three months recovering at the Shen Residence.
• Xie Jinghui and Shen Sixian took Shen Shuangjian to a charity auction for his first outing since his illness.
• Fans found Shen Shuangjian on the auction guest list, and the live broadcast drew a flood of viewers.
• Clips and edited images of Xie Jinghui, Shen Sixian, and Shen Shuangjian spread online, prompting fans to compare the two men to predators and Shen Shuangjian to a cat or animal tamer.

After recovering from a serious illness, Shen Shuangjian traveled to a seaside city with Shen Sixian and Xie Jinghui. There, Yu Sheng ran his shop and answered a customer’s question with a precise recipe that recalled an intimate memory.

• Shen Sixian and Xie Jinghui took Shen Shuangjian to a seaside city after months of recovery at home.
• Shen Shuangjian enjoyed the breeze from the car window as they passed Yu Sheng’s shop.
• Yu Sheng noticed the passing car and heard someone call his name, but he set aside the strange feeling and went to speak with customers.
• A customer asked Yu Sheng why he had opened the shop, and he said it was probably out of love.
• Yu Sheng described the recipe for love as fresh milk with almonds microwaved for forty-three seconds.

Yu Sheng explained that the limit of love was the forty-three seconds he spent heating milk for Shen Shuangjian, then accepted that his unrequited love had ended. On a moonlit trip, Xie Jinghui teased and cherished Shen Shuangjian, who fell asleep in his lap as Xie Jinghui reflected on his devotion.

• A girl asked Yu Sheng how much he loved someone, and he said the limit of love was the forty-three seconds it took to heat a glass of milk just right.
• Yu Sheng told the girl he and Shen Shuangjian were not together and that he had failed to win him over.
• Yu Sheng decided his love had ended because Shen Shuangjian's love had begun, and he let his memories remain with the sea.
• At the seaside house, Xie Jinghui teased Shen Shuangjian beneath a blanket and said that Zhizhi had lost the ring again.
• Shen Shuangjian fell asleep with his head on Xie Jinghui's knees, and Xie Jinghui thought that he would always favor and embrace him.

Xie Jinghui secretly married Shen Shuangjian in the Netherlands, but Shen Sixian found out and dragged Shen Shuangjian away. Seeing Shen Shuangjian’s distress, Shen Sixian relented and brought him back to Xie Jinghui.

• Xie Jinghui took Shen Shuangjian to the Netherlands and persuaded him to register their marriage, then posted a photo of their rings and marriage certificate to both their Moments.
• Shen Sixian returned from London, confronted Xie Jinghui, and took Shen Shuangjian away while threatening to make them divorce.
• Shen Shuangjian stayed silent as Shen Sixian cursed Xie Jinghui, but his tears and reluctance to leave made Shen Sixian turn the car around.
• Shen Sixian brought Shen Shuangjian back to Xie Jinghui, who welcomed him with tenderness.

Xie Jinghui announced his marriage to Shen Shuangjian by posting a photo of their marriage certificates and joined hands, prompting fans to celebrate and revisit their relationship. The thread ended with fans joking that Xie Jinghui fell in love with Shen Shuangjian in episode one.

• Xie Jinghui posted a photo of two marriage certificates and their clasped hands, captioned, “Please alight here for me, and stay a lifetime.”
• Fans recognized Xie Jinghui and Shen Shuangjian from their rings and celebrated their marriage announcement.
• Fans recalled Xie Jinghui’s long pursuit of Shen Shuangjian and discussed the quiet signs of Shen Shuangjian’s love.
• Fans praised a fanfic about the couple and debated which portrayals best matched Xie Jinghui and Shen Shuangjian.
• A new fan asked when Xie Jinghui fell in love with Shen Shuangjian, and another fan answered, “Episode one.”

Xie Yun recalled how Xie Jinghui mourned his wife, Shen Shuangjian, by tending a pear tree that his wife had claimed would bloom. The tree blossomed the morning Xie Jinghui died, and Xie Yun later understood the meaning of his final letter to his wife.

• Xie Yun described how Xie Jinghui grieved for Shen Shuangjian and watched over the pear tree planted after his death.
• Xie Jinghui wrote a letter recalling their love, shared life, and Shen Shuangjian’s illness and final request to see the tree bloom.
• Xie Jinghui stopped writing and said he was sleepy, leaving the letter unfinished.
• Xie Yun found the pear tree covered in blossoms the next morning and discovered that Xie Jinghui had died.
• Xie Yun later saw the tree bloom again and understood the final lines of Xie Jinghui’s letter.

Shen Shuangjian met Xie Jinghui for the first time at the Shen Residence and was immediately drawn to him, while Shen Sixian grew wary and tried to keep them apart. Shen Sixian refused Shen Shuangjian’s request to invite Xie over, leaving their budding connection unresolved.

• After Shen Sixian brought Shen Shuangjian back from Los Angeles, he continued to dote on and protect his younger brother.
• Shen Shuangjian opened a window and exchanged a long gaze with Xie Jinghui, whom he met for the first time.
• Shen Shuangjian hurried to the garden to meet Xie Jinghui, while Shen Sixian left his guest to warn him about going outside without a coat.
• Shen Shuangjian introduced himself to Xie Jinghui, and Xie watched him leave with a love poem open in his book.
• Shen Shuangjian asked Shen Sixian to invite Xie Jinghui to afternoon tea, but Shen Sixian firmly refused and stayed to tell him a story as he fell asleep.

After meeting philanthropist Xie Jinghui, Shen Shuangjian wondered whether he had fallen in love at first sight and sought advice online about pursuing him. He arranged to meet Xie and dressed up for the occasion, while his brother Shen Sixian tried to find out where he was going.

• Shen Shuangjian searched online about love at first sight and posted on a forum asking how to pursue a man he liked.
• Shen Shuangjian accepted Xie Jinghui’s friend request, exchanged morning greetings with him, and asked to meet that day.
• Xie Jinghui agreed, and Shen Shuangjian hurried to shower and choose an outfit so he could try to seduce him.
• Shen Sixian helped Shen Shuangjian pick a hair tie and tied up his hair while praising how lovely he looked.
• Shen Shuangjian said he was heading out and told Shen Sixian to stay out of it, leaving his brother surprised and curious about his plans.

Shen Shuangjian met Xie Jinghui outside the Shen Residence and, after an awkward misunderstanding, confessed that he wanted to marry him. Xie Jinghui asked whether Shen Shuangjian would date him with marriage in mind, leaving his answer unknown.

• Shen Shuangjian snuck out to meet Xie Jinghui, and they drove away from the Shen Residence together.
• When Xie Jinghui asked where he wanted to go, Shen Shuangjian mistook the question and blurted out that they could get married.
• Shen Shuangjian gathered his courage, asked Xie Jinghui to marry him, and gave him a brief kiss.
• Xie Jinghui asked why Shen Shuangjian wanted to marry him, and Shen Shuangjian said he liked his gentle manner and good looks.
• Xie Jinghui asked Shen Shuangjian to date him with marriage in mind, starting then.

Shen Shuangjian told Shen Sixian he was in a relationship with Xie Jinghui and wanted to move out, then moved into the house Xie Jinghui had prepared. After doubting Xie Jinghui's feelings and trying to seduce him, Shen Shuangjian tried to leave, but Xie Jinghui pulled him back and kissed him.

• Shen Shuangjian announced he wanted to move out to live with his boyfriend, and Shen Sixian eventually agreed on the condition that he return home three days a week.
• Shen Shuangjian moved into Xie Jinghui's new house and, less than two days later, they ended up in bed together.
• After reading online advice, Shen Shuangjian decided Xie Jinghui's restraint meant he did not like him and confronted him while sitting in his lap.
• Shen Shuangjian tried to kiss Xie Jinghui, gave up, and started to get off his lap.
• Xie Jinghui held Shen Shuangjian in place and leaned in to kiss him.

Shen Shuangjian and Xie Jinghui reunited in an intimate encounter, where Xie Jinghui confessed that he had fallen in love with Shen Shuangjian at first sight two years earlier. The chapter ended with Xie Jinghui reflecting on the long wait that had ended when Shen Shuangjian returned to his life.

• Shen Shuangjian initiated a kiss with Xie Jinghui, then cried and protested when Xie Jinghui kissed him back.
• Xie Jinghui continued kissing and coaxing Shen Shuangjian until Shen Shuangjian was exhausted and complained that he had been bullied.
• Xie Jinghui held Shen Shuangjian and told him that he liked him more, prompting them to argue over who had fallen in love first.
• Xie Jinghui recalled seeing Shen Shuangjian crying at a funeral two years earlier and realizing he had fallen in love with him at first sight.
• Xie Jinghui told Shen Shuangjian about that first meeting and confessed that he had loved him for more than seven hundred days while waiting for him to return.

A viral video showed Shen Shuangjian and Xie Jinghui sharing an intimate moment, prompting fans to debate their relationship. In private, Shen Shuangjian told Xie Jinghui that he liked him, then repeated it by name.

• An anonymous video of Xie Jinghui carrying Shen Shuangjian inside after kissing him went viral, and viewers recognized them from their profiles and Shen Shuangjian's ring.
• Fans praised Xie Jinghui's tenderness and discussed how Shen Shuangjian trusted him, while others argued over Xie Jinghui's restraint.
• Shen Shuangjian sat on Xie Jinghui's lap as Xie Jinghui gently kissed him and asked whether he liked it.
• Xie Jinghui asked Shen Shuangjian what he thought of him, and Shen Shuangjian kissed his cheek and said, "I like you."
• Xie Jinghui asked him to say it again, and Shen Shuangjian repeated, "Shen Shuangjian likes Xie Jinghui."

Shen Sixian reflected on how his guarded life led him to love and protect Shen Shuangjian, then rejected Chris’s plan to replace Xie Jinghui as Shen Shuangjian’s partner. After Shen Shuangjian returned to Xie Jinghui, Shen Sixian visited him and admitted that he missed him.

• Shen Sixian recalled how he took control of the Shen Family and gradually grew attached to fragile, distant Shen Shuangjian.
• Chris asked Shen Sixian to help end Shen Shuangjian and Xie Jinghui’s marriage so Chris could be with Shen Shuangjian, but Shen Sixian refused and told Chris to stay away.
• Shen Shuangjian confessed that he had treated Xie Jinghui unfairly, and Shen Sixian encouraged him to go to Xie Jinghui and promised to help if he needed it.
• After Shen Shuangjian stayed away from the Shen Residence for sixteen days, Shen Sixian visited him and told him, “I missed you.”