Yan Heqing broke away from the Yan family and Lu Muchi while trying to reconnect with his biological younger brother, Lin Fengzhi. Lin Fengzhi learned that he had been adopted, confirmed Yan Heqing’s claim, and invited him to the Lin home, where the family welcomed him uneasily.
Yan Heqing crossed paths with Lu Lin while juggling work, exams, and old family ties, and Lin Fengzhi grew closer to him. The stretch ended with Yan Heqing confronting Lu Muchi over his feelings for Lin Fengzhi while Lin Fengyi remained unsure whether his secret was safe.
Yan Heqing volunteered at Rainbow Bridge Welfare Home, arranged Lu Muchi’s discovery of Lin Fengzhi’s feelings for Lu Lin, and grew closer to Lu Lin. The arc ended with Lu Lin inviting Yan Heqing to see whales at sea next summer and telling his mother a story about a wounded whale.
Yan Heqing drew Lu Muchi’s attention to Xu Qiaoyin, suffered an attack, and took temporary shelter with Lu Lin. After rejecting Lu Muchi’s attempt to start over, Yan Heqing suspected him of hiding Xu Qiaoyin and headed to the cemetery for New Year.
Yan Heqing spent the New Year with Lu Lin and the Lin family while building new connections and preparing to confront Lu Muchi. The stretch ended with Yan Heqing disguised as a kitchen worker at Lu Changcheng’s banquet, where Lu Muchi’s engagement was to be announced.
Yan Heqing grew closer to Lu Lin through driving lessons, the orphanage outing, and a voyage at sea, while confronting Lu Muchi about his feelings and helping Xu Qiaoyin consider leaving her confinement. The stretch ended with Yan Heqing accepting a box of palmiers from Lu Muchi and saving the rest for next weekend.
Yan Heqing helped Xu Qiaoyin escape, then joined a field trip where Lu Lin found him injured and carried him back. Yan Heqing agreed to date Lu Lin for two months, while Lu Muchi’s fixation on him deepened and Lu Lin confronted Lu Muchi at a boxing gym.
Yan Heqing and Lu Lin grew closer through an ice hockey game and a quiet trip to Twenty Bridges, while Yan Heqing faced Lu Muchi and Cheng Jian’s business conflict. The arc ended with Lin Fengzhi misreading footage of Lu Muchi’s fight and deciding he still had a chance with Lu Lin.
Yan Heqing and Lu Lin grew closer as they confronted old debts, family interference, and Lin Fengzhi’s fixation on Lu Lin. They agreed to marry but kept the decision secret, and hurried toward Yan Heqing’s childhood home after Lin Fengzhi threatened to jump.
Yan Heqing cut ties with Lin Fengzhi, exposed Zhao Weifang, and rejected Lu Muchi as he committed himself to Lu Lin. After Lu Lin proposed and confronted Lu Muchi, Yan Heqing visited his adoptive family and found Zhao Huilin abused and the family demanding money.
Yan Heqing and Lu Lin married, faced the fallout from Yan Shengbing’s attack on Lu Muchi, and prepared for their wedding while Lu Lin pursued Cheng Jian and found Lin Fengzhi. The stretch ended with the newlyweds celebrating at Oxygen with Chu Ziyu and the bar regulars.
Yan Heqing and Lu Lin married, celebrated Yan Heqing’s nineteenth birthday, and strengthened their life together as Chu Ziyu and Shen Huaiyu confronted their long, painful history and reunited. The arc ended with Yan Heqing and Lu Lin promising to watch the sunrise together on March 4, with Lu Lin arranging a special trip.
No recap yet. An arc gets one once it has 25 chapters.