Chapter Summaries

Yan Heqing escaped Lu Muchi’s proposal with help from the Ecology and Environment Bureau, while Lu Lin followed him and prepared to expose Zhao Weifang. The next morning, an anonymous post accused Luopu Winery of sex trafficking and shared footage identifying Zhao Weifang, triggering a rapid online backlash.

• Yan Heqing expected Lu Lin to arrive, but Ecology and Environment Bureau staff intervened and stopped Lu Muchi from following him.
• A Bureau driver gave Yan Heqing a ride down the mountain as Lu Lin followed in his Land Rover.
• Lu Lin learned Yan Heqing was heading to his Beijing University faculty-housing residence and ordered his assistant to amplify any news about the university that others tried to suppress.
• Lu Muchi tore down the proposal decorations, threw his ring into the darkness, and ordered someone to investigate Yan Heqing’s recent whereabouts.
• An anonymous Weibo account posted footage accusing Luopu Winery of sex trafficking and identifying Zhao Weifang, sending the story trending and prompting calls for an investigation.

Yan Heqing exposed Zhao Weifang as the person behind the video that ruined his chances of graduating, then anticipated that Zhao Weifang might use Cheng Jian to retaliate. While Yan Heqing went to move his books and waited for Lu Lin to pick him up, Lu Muchi confronted him at his rental building and threatened him.

• The video spread through Beijing University, and the university said it would expel Zhao Weifang once the facts were verified.
• Zhao Weifang called Yan Heqing for help, but Yan Heqing revealed that he had filmed the video as payback for Zhao Weifang's treatment of him at school.
• Yan Heqing left Zhao Weifang's number unblocked because he expected Zhao Weifang might turn to Cheng Jian for revenge.
• Yan Heqing spoke with Lu Lin, who said he would pick him up later for a date, and went to his rental to collect his books.
• Lu Muchi waited outside Yan Heqing's door, accused him of cheating, and threatened the person he believed was Yan Heqing's lover.
• Lu Muchi left after receiving a call, warning Yan Heqing that he would regret it if he dared to marry.

Lu Lin and Yan Heqing spent the day together after Yan Heqing moved his belongings back to his home, growing closer as Lu Lin called him his fiancé. They ended the day at the beef noodle shop Yan Heqing had visited before, where the girl recognized him.

• Lu Muchi told Lu Lin that Yan Heqing had refused his proposal because he had a fiancé, and asked how to win him back.
• Yan Heqing moved his books, his mother's photograph, and the Cube of Light back to the Beijing University faculty housing complex, where Lu Lin helped him carry everything upstairs.
• Lu Lin took Yan Heqing shopping and bought him clothes, calling him his fiancé; when Lu Han entered the store, Lu Lin and Yan Heqing hid in a fitting room.
• Yan Heqing began to tell Lu Lin they no longer needed to avoid anyone, but Lu Lin kissed him before he could finish.
• Yan Heqing suggested they eat beef noodles, and the girl at the shop remembered him when he returned.

Yan Heqing confessed that he had deliberately approached Lu Lin, and Lu Lin accepted his reasons without blaming him. Yan Heqing broke down in Lu Lin’s arms, then woke after a long sleep in a hotel room while Lu Lin sat reading nearby.

• Yan Heqing took Lu Lin to the noodle shop where he had first eaten hot noodles the previous winter.
• On an arched bridge, Yan Heqing admitted that he had approached Lu Lin on purpose and had deceived him.
• Lu Lin told Yan Heqing he understood that he had been alone and had no other choice, then followed him as he walked.
• Yan Heqing began crying, and Lu Lin embraced and comforted him until he fell asleep.
• Lu Lin carried Yan Heqing to a hotel rather than taking him home, and Yan Heqing later woke during a thunderstorm and found Lu Lin reading in the outer room.

After Yan Heqing confessed that he liked Lu Lin, they spent the night together. The next evening, Yan Heqing explained how he planned to use Zhao Weifang and Cheng Jian’s hostility to draw danger toward his adoptive family, while Lu Lin asked him to rely on him too.

• Lu Lin prepared Yan Heqing a late-night congee hot pot, and Yan Heqing told him, “I like you.”
• Lu Lin carried Yan Heqing to the bedroom, where they kissed and spent the night together.
• Yan Heqing woke the following evening and read Lu Lin’s mystery novel until Lu Lin woke and joined him.
• Yan Heqing explained that Zhao Weifang would seek revenge after being fired and might enlist Cheng Jian, who resented Lu Muchi.
• Yan Heqing said he planned to direct Cheng Jian toward his adoptive family, and Lu Lin teased him about the creditors not knowing he existed.
• Lu Lin asked Yan Heqing to lean on him and promised to take him to watch the sunrise the next day.

Yan Heqing woke to an overcast morning, only to discover that Lu Lin had arranged a fireworks display to resemble a sunrise. Lu Lin proposed marriage and placed a wedding ring on Yan Heqing’s finger.

• Yan Heqing checked the weather and saw that heavy mist and clouds made a sunrise impossible.
• Lu Muchi learned that Yan Heqing had spent several nights at Twenty Bridges and the hot springs, then ordered his man to identify Yan Heqing’s lover within a day.
• Yan Heqing read Beijing University's notice confirming that Zhao had been expelled for violating university regulations.
• Lu Lin served Yan Heqing breakfast on the terrace as fireworks rose above the river and formed a scene resembling a sunrise.
• Lu Lin showed Yan Heqing a wedding ring, asked him to marry next month, and put the ring on his finger.

Yan Heqing and Lu Lin exchanged wedding rings and agreed to make their relationship public, while Yan Heqing let Lu Lin follow him in secret as his plan advanced. Lu Muchi drove drunk to Yan Heqing’s apartment, where a crash sounded as Yan Heqing showered.

• Yan Heqing put Lu Lin’s plum-blossom ring on his finger, and they watched the fireworks together.
• Lu Lin invited Yan Heqing to the Lu family gathering and asked if he could go out that day; Yan Heqing agreed to both.
• Lu Lin agreed to follow Yan Heqing secretly, and Yan Heqing asked him to stay by his side throughout the vacation.
• After hearing that Yan Heqing was heading home, Lu Muchi drove away drunk while Lu family bodyguards followed him.
• Lu Lin and Yan Heqing returned to Yan Heqing’s apartment, and a crash and screeching brakes sounded downstairs while Yan Heqing showered.

Lu Muchi discovered Lu Lin and Yan Heqing together and was forced to acknowledge Yan Heqing as his elder and future uncle. After Lu Lin reported Lu Muchi’s drunk driving, Lu Muchi realized Lu Lin’s earlier actions had all been for Yan Heqing.

• Lu Muchi saw a light in Yan Heqing’s apartment, rushed upstairs, and kicked at the door.
• Lu Lin opened the door, admitted he was having an affair with Yan Heqing, and told Lu Muchi that they would marry next month.
• Lu Lin made Lu Muchi call Yan Heqing “Uncle Yan” and took his phone to report his drunk driving to the traffic police.
• Lu Lin dried Yan Heqing’s hair and watched Lu Muchi wait downstairs as security dealt with his crashed car.
• Lu Muchi struggled to light a cigarette and realized Lu Lin’s actions at the club and hospital had been for Yan Heqing.

Lu Muchi was taken away after driving drunk, while Lu Lin told Lu Changcheng that he and Yan Heqing would marry next month. Yan Heqing then set out to visit his adoptive family, aware that Cheng Jian’s men were following him.

• Lu Muchi resisted the traffic police until they dragged him from his car, then was taken away after his blood alcohol level measured 280 ml.
• Lu Han told Lu Changcheng that Lu Lin had contacted the police, and Lu Changcheng called Lu Lin to berate him.
• Lu Lin told Lu Changcheng that Yan Heqing was his fiancé and that they would marry next month, despite Lu Changcheng’s refusal to approve.
• Lu Lin told Yan Heqing that Cheng Jian’s men were downstairs, and Yan Heqing said he was going to visit the family that had adopted him.
• Yan Heqing bought the bread rolls Zhao Huilin had once given him, photographed two men following him, and boarded a bus toward his former home.

Yan Heqing returned to the home of his adoptive family and found Zhao Huilin injured and the household in desperate condition. Yan Shengbing welcomed him as a source of money and begged him for five million yuan.

• Yan Heqing reached the residential complex after Lu Lin sent him a photo showing that someone was following him.
• Yan Heqing found Zhao Huilin bruised and crying, learned Yan Shengbing had been beating her, and comforted her by washing her hair and cleaning the apartment.
• Yan Heqing gave Zhao Huilin water and bread before Yan Shengbing and Yan Feng returned home.
• Yan Shengbing eagerly greeted Yan Heqing, then knelt and begged him to lend the family five million yuan.

Yan Heqing repeatedly visited the Yan Family while letting Yan Shengbing believe he might obtain five million yuan, as Lu Lin’s people secretly tracked the family. The day before the Lu Family banquet, Yan Heqing told Yan Shengbing he would not visit the next day, leaving his father eager to secure the promised money.

• Yan Heqing let Yan Shengbing follow him home, then returned safely to his apartment, where Lu Lin arrived and said his people had followed Yan Shengbing; Lu Lin said forty-one relatives would attend the banquet.
• Cheng Jian received photographs of Yan Heqing with Zhao Huilin and Yan Shengbing, learned his appeal could bring a sentence exceeding twelve years, and ordered his men to investigate the Yan Family.
• Yan Heqing visited the Yan Family home daily, and Zhao Huilin and Yan Shengbing prepared a meal and drinks in hopes of persuading him to get money from Lu Lin.
• Yan Shengbing urged Yan Heqing to drink, while Zhao Huilin backed him up; Yan Heqing said he would not visit the next day.
• Yan Shengbing, already light-headed from drinking, encouraged Yan Heqing to visit Young Master Lu and keep him happy, hoping to obtain the five million yuan.

Yan Heqing cut ties with Yan Shengbing and Zhao Huilin, while Cheng Jian plotted to use Yan Heqing’s family against Lu Muchi. Lu Lin took Yan Heqing to the mall to buy gifts for his nieces, leaving them on their way to meet the Lu family.

• Yan Heqing told Yan Shengbing he had repaid his debt and would no longer visit, then refused to give him five million to sever ties.
• Zhao Qiang stopped Yan Shengbing and Zhao Huilin from grabbing Yan Heqing, who left the residential complex as Zhao Qiang restrained the couple.
• After Yan Heqing left, Yan Shengbing beat Zhao Huilin while Yan Feng watched in terror, and a man filmed the violence for Cheng Jian.
• Cheng Jian recognized Zhao Qiang as Lu Muchi’s bodyguard and decided to turn Yan Heqing’s family against Lu Muchi.
• Lu Lin checked that Yan Heqing was unharmed, then took him to the mall to choose gifts for his nieces.

Yan Heqing and Lu Lin bought a dress and shoes for Lu Sui'an’s daughter, then shared a kiss before heading to a spa. After Yan Heqing relaxed and fell asleep during his first massage, Lu Lin carried him to the changing room, where Yan Heqing woke feeling much better.

• Yan Heqing teased Lu Lin that he had always smiled only at him, and Lu Lin drove them out to eat before taking him to a spa.
• Yan Heqing and Lu Lin received massages in separate beds divided by a sheer curtain, and Yan Heqing gradually stopped noticing the pain while meeting Lu Lin’s gaze.
• Yan Heqing fell asleep after the massage, and Lu Lin carried him to the changing room when he woke to the sound of rain.
• Yan Heqing said his body felt much looser and much better after the massage.

Cheng Jian and Zhao Weifang paid Yan Shengbing five million to stage a drunk-driving accident against Lu Muchi, and Yan Heqing learned that Yan Shengbing had bought a car. The next morning, Yan Heqing prepared gifts for Lu Lin’s nieces before they headed to meet the Lu Family, while Lu Ruchan warmly welcomed him.

• Cheng Jian offered Yan Shengbing five million to target Lu Muchi, and Zhao Weifang persuaded him that he would face little punishment for a staged drunk-driving accident.
• Yan Shengbing accepted the bank card after Zhao Weifang reminded him that Lu Muchi had ruined his life.
• Lu Lin told Yan Heqing that Yan Shengbing had bought a used car, and Yan Heqing suggested they go for congee hot pot to change the subject.
• Yan Heqing wrapped personalized presents for Lu Lin’s nieces in their downtown apartment the next morning.
• Lu Ruchan called Lu Lin with advice for the Lu Family dinner, then reassured Yan Heqing that he could call her Mom whenever he felt ready.

Lu Lin and Yan Heqing arrived together at the Lu family banquet, where they unexpectedly encountered Lu Muchi. Their arrival drew attention from Lu Lin’s relatives, and the chapter ended with Lu Sui'an introducing himself to Yan Heqing.

• Lu Lin dressed Yan Heqing in a matching black suit and added silver-rimmed glasses before they left for the banquet.
• Lin Fengxian reviewed surveillance footage, discovered Lin Fengzhi had left the compound, and failed to reach Lu Muchi when he called for help.
• Lu Han brought Lu Muchi from the detention center to the banquet venue, where Lu Muchi saw Lu Lin and Yan Heqing arrive together.
• Lu Muchi greeted Yan Heqing as Uncle Yan, and Yan Heqing responded as if they were meeting for the first time.
• Lu Lin carried the gifts into the hotel with Yan Heqing, where Lu Sui'an greeted them and introduced himself to Yan Heqing.

Yan Heqing attended the Lu family banquet with Lu Lin, who announced their engagement and upcoming wedding. The family congratulated them while Lu Muchi grew jealous and Lu Changcheng struggled to hide his anger; the chapter ended with Yan Heqing agreeing to take Lu Changcheng downstairs.

• Yan Heqing introduced himself to Lu Lin's relatives as Lu Lin's partner, and Lu Lin announced that they would marry next month.
• Lu Changcheng confronted Lu Muchi, but Yan Heqing introduced himself to the family as Lu Lin's partner, and Lu Lin confirmed their engagement.
• Yan Heqing handed out gifts prepared by Lu Lin, including one to Lu Muchi, who drank glass after glass of liquor while watching the couple.
• Yan Heqing warmly confirmed to Lu Sui'an's daughter that he would marry her uncle, and the family shared a meal.
• Lu Changcheng asked Yan Heqing to take him downstairs, and Yan Heqing agreed while Lu Lin remained seated.

Yan Heqing confronted Lu Changcheng and recorded Lu Muchi kissing Lin Fengzhi while calling him Qingqing. At the family banquet, Yan Heqing and Lu Lin agreed to register their marriage the day after tomorrow.

• Yan Heqing reminded Lu Changcheng of his promised favor and told him to keep quiet about his marriage to Lu Lin.
• Lu Muchi drunkenly taunted Yan Heqing, while Lin Fengzhi followed him outside after learning Yan Heqing and Lu Lin were marrying.
• Lu Muchi kissed Lin Fengzhi and called him Qingqing; Lin Fengzhi shoved him away and fled, and Yan Heqing saved a video of the incident.
• Yan Heqing returned to the banquet, where Lu Sui'an asked whether he and Lu Lin would register their marriage or hold a wedding first.
• Yan Heqing asked Lu Lin what he wanted, and they agreed to register their marriage the day after tomorrow.
• Yan Heqing taught the children to fold napkin swans and let Lu Sui'an's daughter kiss his cheek goodbye.

Yan Heqing and Lu Lin visited Yan Heqing’s parents’ graves ahead of their marriage registration, and Yan Heqing decided to adopt another dog. At the rescue center, a staff member told them they had recently found an abandoned Chinese village dog.

• Yan Heqing told Lu Lin that he had spoken with Lu Changcheng and invited him to visit his parents’ graves the next day.
• Yan Heqing sent Lu Muchi an edited video of him kissing Lin Fengzhi, then switched off his phone until the following evening.
• Yan Heqing and Lu Lin bought flowers and visited Yan Heqing’s father’s grave, where Yan Heqing shared what little he remembered about him.
• Yan Heqing introduced Lu Lin to his mother, Yan Qiushuang, and said they would register their marriage the next day.
• Yan Heqing asked Lu Lin if he could raise another 50 Hertz, then drove him to a rescue center to adopt a Chinese village dog.
• A staff member told Yan Heqing and Lu Lin that the center had rescued one puppy from a litter abandoned in a cardboard box.

Yan Heqing adopted a puppy with Lu Lin and suggested using Lu Lin’s childhood home as their marital home, while preparing to register their marriage the next morning. After Lu Muchi called, Yan Heqing told him to contact him once he got out, then searched for a gay website.

• Yan Heqing adopted an orange-haired puppy, and Lu Lin donated two hundred thousand to the rescue shelter.
• Lu Lin took Yan Heqing and the puppy to the old residence, where the puppy played with 51 Hertz.
• Yan Heqing suggested making the old residence their marital home, and Lu Lin clasped his hand at a red light.
• Lu Lin kissed Yan Heqing at the apartment, but Yan Heqing refused to spend the night together before their marriage registration and locked his door.
• Yan Heqing answered Lu Muchi’s call and told him to contact him once he got out of the Lu Family residence.
• Yan Heqing put down his phone and searched for a gay website on his laptop.

Yan Heqing and Lu Lin registered their marriage, and Yan Heqing spent the day preparing a surprise for Lu Lin at their apartment. Lu Lin arrived that evening and found Yan Heqing waiting in a candlelit bath; after they became intimate, he carried Yan Heqing to the bedroom as dawn approached.

• Yan Heqing and Lu Lin went to the Civil Affairs Bureau and received their marriage certificates.
• Yan Heqing asked Lu Lin to go home without him, then called him that evening to come to the apartment in the family housing compound.
• Lu Lin arrived to find the apartment dark and followed the sound of dripping water to the bathroom.
• Yan Heqing surfaced from a rose-petal-filled bathtub in a soaked shirt and pulled Lu Lin close.
• Lu Lin joined Yan Heqing in the tub, where Yan Heqing revealed a red cord with silver bells around his ankle.
• When the bathwater turned cold, Lu Lin carried Yan Heqing to the bedroom, where Yan Heqing caught him again as he started to fetch pajamas.