Chapter Summaries

After Jiang Nan’s first rut, he woke the next afternoon sore and embarrassed, then confronted Fu Jingzhou about their intimacy despite being divorced. Fu Jingzhou confessed that Jiang Nan gave his life value and meaning, leaving Jiang Nan overwhelmed by his feelings.

• Jiang Nan lost consciousness during his first rut after Fu Jingzhou had sex with him.
• Jiang Nan woke the following afternoon, found his expensive white suit wrinkled on the floor, and read the messages he had missed.
• Fu Jingzhou brought Jiang Nan congee, and Jiang Nan bit his collarbone before Fu Jingzhou soothed him.
• Jiang Nan asked why they were still intimate after their divorce, and Fu Jingzhou offered to remarry him.
• Fu Jingzhou told Jiang Nan that he had come to see him as the value and meaning in his life, and Jiang Nan’s heart pounded.

Jiang Nan awkwardly asked Fu Jingzhou to date him, promising to make him happy, and Fu Jingzhou accepted. While Fu Jingzhou continued their intimate encounters during his rut, a blogger accused Jiang Nan of being kept by an older man, and the claim began stirring up controversy online.

• Jiang Nan offered to buy Fu Jingzhou a house and treats and to comfort him, then asked him to date; Fu Jingzhou smiled and agreed.
• After Jiang Nan finished eating, Fu Jingzhou pulled down his pajama pants and reminded him that the rut would last seven days, while Jiang Nan protested and threatened to break up.
• A gossip blogger posted a photo of Jiang Nan pushing a wheelchair and claimed that the rising star was being kept by an old man.
• Netizens questioned the accusation because the photo did not show the wheelchair user's face or prove his age.
• The blogger identified the photo's location as Tangerine Food Chronicle and argued that Jiang Nan could not have afforded the restaurant without a wealthy backer, setting off an online uproar.

After paparazzi photos of Jiang Nan dining with Fu Jingzhou sparked rumors that Jiang Nan was being kept by an older man, Zhu Xia urged him to deny the story by claiming they were grandfather and grandson. Jiang Nan agreed to discuss the plan with Fu Jingzhou, who confronted him about calling him an old man.

• Online commenters accused Jiang Nan of being kept by an older man after photos showed him dining at Tangerine Food Chronicle.
• Zhu Xia told her PR team to monitor the backlash and waited to reach Jiang Nan before issuing a statement.
• Jiang Nan finally answered Zhu Xia's call while he was with Fu Jingzhou and gave excuses for missing her earlier calls.
• Zhu Xia told Jiang Nan the rumors had broken and suggested he claim Fu Jingzhou was his wealthy grandfather.
• Jiang Nan agreed to discuss the story with Fu Jingzhou, who pushed him onto the bed and asked who he had called an old man.

After online rumors portrayed Jiang Nan as a kept boy dating an old man, he was hurt by fans turning against him and sought comfort from Fu Jingzhou. Jiang Nan decided to sue the blogger, then saw Baby Shengsheng panic and suggest claiming Fu Jingzhou was his biological grandfather.

• Jiang Nan read hostile Weibo comments accusing him of being kept by an old man and felt chilled by fans abandoning him over the rumor.
• Jiang Nan told Fu Jingzhou that the accusations and lost fans had hurt him, and Fu Jingzhou comforted him.
• Jiang Nan messaged Zhu Xia that the rumor was false and asked to sue the blogger instead of issuing a statement.
• Jiang Nan showed Fu Jingzhou that he had praised his wife in a chat, then noticed a message from Baby Shengsheng.
• Baby Shengsheng sent exclamation marks and urged Jiang Nan to claim Fu Jingzhou was his biological grandfather and their Tangerine Food Chronicle trip was company-organized.

Jiang Nan saw Jiang Deliang accuse him online of seducing him and ruining his career, sending public opinion against Jiang Nan into a frenzy. Shen Anbai secretly enjoyed the backlash, but his manager warned him not to be involved as Jiang Nan faced renewed attacks.

• Fu Jingzhou teased Jiang Nan about being called old, and Jiang Nan placated him with affection and an explanation.
• Zhu Xia told Jiang Nan that Jiang Deliang had posted on Weibo, where Jiang Deliang claimed Jiang Nan had invited him to his room and then used a powerful figure to destroy his projects.
• Jiang Nan read Jiang Deliang’s post and the comments, growing furious as the accusations spread and fans turned against him.
• Shen Anbai smiled at the mocking comments and liked them using an alternate account.
• Sister Sen called Shen Anbai and warned him to stay out of the situation, while recalling that he had once sabotaged a friend competing with him for a role.

After Shen Anbai kept the role, Sister Sen warned him against scheming and told him Fu Jinchuan was an illegitimate son with little chance of taking over the Fu Group. Shen Anbai grew curious about Fu Jingzhou, the group’s powerful head, even as Fu Jinchuan sent him an affectionate good-night message.

• Sister Sen warned Shen Anbai that the company would deal with him if he kept up his schemes.
• Sister Sen told Shen Anbai that Fu Jingzhou led the Fu Group and was the only son listed in the Fu family register.
• Shen Anbai asked Sister Sen for Fu Jingzhou’s contact information, but she accused him of wanting to hook up with him.
• Shen Anbai wondered what kind of life Fu Jingzhou led and received a loving voice message from Fu Jinchuan.
• Shen Anbai felt validated by Fu Jinchuan’s affection but admitted he was a little curious about Fu Jingzhou.

Jiang Nan challenged the gossip blogger Zhen Xiaosi and Shen Anbai to meet him in court, then posted surveillance footage exposing Shen Anbai secretly photographing him and Fu Jingzhou. The footage toppled the rumor that Jiang Nan was dating an old man, while Shen Anbai became a trending topic as a loser.

• Jiang Nan posted that he would see Entertainment Circle Little Little Eight in court, and Shen Anbai reassured Zhen Xiaosi that the information he had supplied was true.
• Fu Jingzhou showed Jiang Nan surveillance footage from Tangerine Food Chronicle that caught Shen Anbai secretly taking their photo.
• Jiang Nan posted the footage and challenged Shen Anbai to court, prompting netizens to mock Shen Anbai and question his fans’ excuses.
• Netizens recognized that the man in the wheelchair was young and handsome, and the rumor about Jiang Nan dating an old man fell apart.
• Jiang Nan laughed as #Sister Daiyu# and #Shen Anbai loser# climbed into the top five trending topics.

Shen Anbai was dropped by his company after arguing that he had done nothing wrong by photographing Jiang Nan, and he challenged Jiang Nan online. Jiang Nan revealed he had married Fu Jingzhou, leaving netizens celebrating and questioning why his wife looked taller than him.

• Sister Sen told Shen Anbai to come sign a contract termination, and he posted an unapologetic apology to Jiang Nan on Weibo.
• Jiang Nan said he would see Shen Anbai in court next week, while their fans and other netizens argued online.
• Jiang Nan and Fu Jingzhou registered their marriage late at night, and Jiang Nan photographed their marriage certificate.
• Jiang Nan posted the photo with the caption “Me and my beautiful wife,” stunning his critics and prompting fans to joke about Fu Jingzhou’s height and build.
• A prominent Jiang Nan fan tagged Shen Anbai and asked him to respond.

Shen Anbai faced online backlash after Jiang Nan’s marriage was revealed, while Jiang Nan discussed a marriage reality show with Fu Jingzhou. The chapter ended with Jiang Nan publicly attacking Director Jiang Deliang and accusing him of using the casting couch.

• Jiang Nan’s marriage certificate sent his marriage trending, and Shen Anbai panicked as netizens condemned his claims about Jiang Nan being kept.
• Shen Anbai rejected Zhen Xiaosi’s calls and deleted his Weibo posts as the backlash spread.
• Jiang Nan told Zhu Xia that Fu Jingzhou would join a marriage reality show if Jiang Nan went, and Fu Jingzhou agreed.
• Jiang Nan spotted Jiang Deliang’s name online and posted an insult-filled accusation that the director used the casting couch.

Jiang Deliang flew into a rage over Jiang Nan’s online mockery and beat Meng Ran, who later died from his injuries. After Jiang Nan heard the news, he told Fu Jingzhou that Fu Jinchuan had claimed Lin Shen was his man, and Fu Jingzhou asked where Jiang Nan had come from.

• Jiang Deliang saw Jiang Nan’s Weibo post and took out his anger on Meng Ran, beating him until he lay barely breathing.
• Jiang Deliang left without noticing Meng Ran was unable to move or call for help, and Meng Ran died.
• Fu Jingzhou told Jiang Nan that Meng Ran had been found dead in a Fu Group hotel room after Jiang Deliang left.
• Jiang Nan told Fu Jingzhou that Fu Jinchuan had said Lin Shen was his man, and Fu Jingzhou admitted he was jealous and told Jiang Nan not to see Fu Jinchuan again.
• Fu Jingzhou asked Jiang Nan whether he had been reborn or returned to life in someone else’s body, and Jiang Nan said neither.

Jiang Nan told Fu Jingzhou that his world was a novel and worried he might not be able to stay, but reassured him he would not leave. Five days later, Jiang Nan continued to feel guilty about Meng Ran’s death, and Song Zhusheng reminded him that Jiang Deliang alone was responsible for killing him.

• Jiang Nan revealed to Fu Jingzhou that he had come from another world and that Fu Jingzhou’s world was a book he had read.
• Fu Jingzhou asked whether Jiang Nan would leave or suddenly disappear, and Jiang Nan promised he would stay with him.
• Jiang Nan realized Fu Jingzhou was unsurprised by Lin Shen because he suspected Fu Jinchuan was behind the spy operation.
• Jiang Deliang trended on Weibo after being charged with intentional injury, while Jiang Nan and Fu Jingzhou donated money to Meng Ran’s family.
• Jiang Nan wondered whether his Weibo post had contributed to Meng Ran’s death, and Song Zhusheng told him that Jiang Deliang’s violence was not his fault.

Jiang Nan joked with the old man about how to live off someone, then joined Fu Jingzhou for a checkup at Shangguan Feng’s hospital. They arrived to find Shangguan Feng and the staff staging a lavish celebration for their remarriage.

• Song Zhusheng reassured Jiang Nan about Meng Ran’s death, and Jiang Nan said Song would make a great therapist.
• The old man asked Jiang Nan how to find someone to support him in another life, then reluctantly revealed his name was Zhu Zhu before chasing Jiang Nan with a broom.
• Jiang Nan escaped into Fu Jingzhou’s car, where Fu Jingzhou told him they were going to Shangguan Feng’s hospital to check his pheromones.
• Jiang Nan agreed to the checkup after Fu Jingzhou coaxed him, despite his dislike of hospitals.
• Jiang Nan and Fu Jingzhou entered the hospital and were greeted by rose petals, a banner congratulating them on getting married again, and a celebration led by Shangguan Feng.
• Fu Jingzhou told Jiang Nan they should go home, and Jiang Nan immediately agreed.

Jiang Nan and Fu Jingzhou returned to the hospital, where a second-marriage celebration went awkwardly wrong, and learned that Jiang Nan’s pheromones had stabilized without explanation. Later, Jiang Nan visited the Jiang family with Fu Jingzhou, still unable to reveal that he was not their real young master, and bickered with Jiang Qingye.

• Shangguan Feng chased Jiang Nan and Fu Jingzhou into the hospital, where the staff showered them with confetti and wished them a happy second marriage.
• Shangguan Feng found that Jiang Nan’s pheromones had stabilized, asked to study him, and was refused by Fu Jingzhou, who later sent him books about speaking, emotional intelligence, and elegance.
• Jiang Nan spent half a month at home with Fu Jingzhou before taking him to the Jiang family home for dinner after Jiang Qingye repeatedly called.
• Jiang Nan struggled to find a way to tell the family he was not their real young master while Jiang Qingye teased him about getting another marriage certificate.
• Jiang Nan asked how Luo Hang had fallen for Jiang Qingye, then suggested Jiang Qingye might have forced him.

Jiang Qingye recalled how he first met Luo Hang, while Jiang Nan learned more about his brother’s devotion to his boyfriend. The chapter ended with Jiang Nan forcing Little Black Ball to watch his choice of TV show.

• Jiang Qingye said he had met Luo Hang on a production set when Luo Hang had just debuted, and remembered giving him coffee on a cold day.
• Jiang Nan called Fu Jingzhou his wife, and Jiang Qingye teased him about it.
• Father Jiang told Jiang Nan that Jiang Qingye had once turned down a billion-yuan contract to stand up for Luo Hang.
• 771 eagerly joined the conversation after hearing the gossip about Jiang Qingye and Luo Hang.
• Jiang Nan dragged 771 inside to watch TV and made Little Black Ball watch GG Bond instead of SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star.

Jiang Nan and Fu Jingzhou shared a snowy first snowfall, celebrated Lunar New Year together, and spent New Year's Eve watching the Spring Festival Gala before turning to each other. The chapter ended the next morning with Jiang Nan sore and embarrassed after Fu Jingzhou seduced him.

• Jiang Nan spotted the imperial capital's first snowfall and suggested buying roasted sweet potatoes, then recited a poem to Fu Jingzhou.
• Fu Jingzhou asked Jiang Nan for a kiss, and they kissed in the snow instead of buying sweet potatoes.
• On Lunar New Year's Eve, Jiang Nan and Fu Jingzhou had a reunion dinner with Old Master Fu and returned to Jinghe Garden to watch the Spring Festival Gala.
• Jiang Nan put his dumpling coin on the GG Bond snowman, then left 771 behind and went inside with Fu Jingzhou.
• Fu Jingzhou proposed doing something interesting when Jiang Nan grew bored of the gala, and they spent the night together.
• Jiang Nan woke on New Year's Day sore and covered in marks, then complained to Fu Jingzhou before wrapping himself in a quilt to reach the closet.

Jiang Nan received New Year's lucky money and a blessing from Fu Jingzhou, then joined friends for cards at Qin Feng's house. When an unfamiliar, striking young man arrived, Fu Jingzhou covered Jiang Nan's eyes.

• Fu Jingzhou gave Jiang Nan a red envelope and wished him happiness in the new year.
• Jiang Nan and Fu Jingzhou visited Qin Feng's house, where Shangguan Feng, Shen Xingli, and Tan Xu were gathered.
• Jiang Nan played cards against Shangguan Feng, Qin Feng, and Tan Xu, lost money, and then deliberately targeted Shangguan Feng.
• A long-haired young man in a coffee-colored trench coat entered the living room, and Fu Jingzhou covered Jiang Nan's eyes.

Pei Jin interrupted Qin Feng’s gathering after Aunt Qin worried about him, and the others quickly left them alone. Shen Anbai, struggling with his damaged career and finances, snapped at a woman who called to ask for money for his sick father.

• Pei Jin told Qin Feng that Aunt Qin had asked him to check in after Qin Feng missed her calls.
• Shangguan Feng and the others made excuses and left Qin Feng and Pei Jin alone.
• Jiang Nan asked Fu Jingzhou whether the handsome man was Qin Feng’s wife, and Fu Jingzhou showed jealousy.
• Shen Anbai answered a call from a woman who asked whether he was doing well.
• Shen Anbai learned that his father needed hospitalization and offered to transfer two thousand, then argued that he could not afford more.

Shen Anbai struggled with shame and resentment over his impoverished family, while Jiang Nan returned to work after New Year and discovered Song Zhusheng had stopped sharing Douyin videos with him. The chapter ended with Jiang Nan answering a call from an unfamiliar number.

• Shen Anbai’s mother asked him for money because his father was sick, and he agreed to transfer another thousand yuan.
• Shen Anbai remembered his father’s disability, his mother’s low-paying jobs, and the humiliation he felt when his classmates saw her selling fried food outside his school.
• Jiang Nan returned to the company and noticed that Song Zhusheng had not shared Douyin videos with him for days and their streak had ended.
• Jiang Nan teased the old man and reunited with Song Zhusheng, who complained that Jiang Nan had not told him his partner was young and pretty.
• Zhu Xia told Jiang Nan to lose weight before the show began filming in two weeks.
• Jiang Nan answered an unfamiliar phone number after first thinking the call was from Fu Zhouzhou.

Jiang Nan rejected Fu Jinchuan’s attempt to turn him against Fu Jingzhou and marry him instead. The call ended with Fu Jinchuan still convinced Jiang Nan was testing his love.

• Fu Jinchuan called Jiang Nan and revealed that Fu Jingzhou had pretended to be crippled for over a decade.
• Jiang Nan said he already knew and thought Fu Jingzhou was cute, then warned Fu Jinchuan not to insult his wife.
• Fu Jinchuan urged Jiang Nan to divorce Fu Jingzhou and offered to break up with Shen Anbai so he could marry Jiang Nan.
• Jiang Nan told Fu Jinchuan he no longer loved him and mocked his belief that he could have whatever he wanted.
• Fu Jinchuan insisted Jiang Nan was testing him, and Jiang Nan hung up.

Jiang Nan and Fu Jingzhou went to lunch, and Fu Jingzhou revealed that the crash that killed his uncle had been deliberate. He explained that he had pretended to be disabled for years to protect himself from those who wanted him dead, leaving Jiang Nan shaken and grieving for him.

• Jiang Nan changed Fu Jingzhou’s contact name to “Eight-Treasure Porridge” and joined him for lunch.
• Fu Jingzhou asked who had called Jiang Nan, and Jiang Nan said Fu Jinchuan had urged him to divorce Fu Jingzhou and marry him.
• Fu Jingzhou told Jiang Nan to ignore Fu Jinchuan and said their conflict had been a one-sided beating.
• When Jiang Nan asked why Fu Jingzhou had pretended to be disabled, Fu Jingzhou revealed that the car crash years earlier had not been an accident.
• Fu Jingzhou explained that Fu Chi and several illegitimate children had hired a killer, but his uncle had steered the truck’s impact toward himself to save Fu Jingzhou.