Chapter Summaries

Xue Ci and Lu Xiunan grew closer as Lu Xiunan cared for him, while Zhao Ying remained hospitalized and tried to reach his wife. The chapter ended with Lu Xiunan holding Xue Ci in bed and hinting that he wanted their marriage to become real.

• Fu Yun visited Xue Ci and learned that Xue Ci believed Zhao Ying was his husband, while Lu Xiunan warned Fu Yun not to reveal the truth.
• Xue Ci received a task to make his marriage with Zhao Ying real, while Zhao Ying failed to contact him from the hospital and requested to leave despite his serious injuries.
• Zhao Ying recovered unexpectedly, and Professor Chen recognized his resemblance to Lu Xiunan before noticing the name on his medical records.
• Lu Xiunan brought Xue Ci household goods, snacks, and comics, then promised he could learn painting and silently decided to be his husband.
• Xue Ci completed an intimacy task by pressing his foot against Lu Xiunan in bed, and Lu Xiunan pulled him close and spoke about wanting to kiss and touch him.

Lu Xiunan grew jealous of Xue Ci’s friendship with Zhou Qize, proposed moving to the city, and nearly kissed him before Fu Yun summoned him to meet his long-lost twin, Lu Ximing. Zhao Ying, who looked just like Lu Xiunan and had no memories of his childhood family, left to return to his wife while the family awaited DNA test results.

• Xue Ci provoked Lu Xiunan into an argument to complete a task, then went to Zhou Qize’s house to see his roses and watch television.
• Lu Xiunan grew jealous of Xue Ci’s time with Zhou Qize and A Hui, then confronted Xue Ci at home and proposed they move to the city.
• Lu Xiunan pressed Xue Ci to kiss him, but Fu Yun interrupted to say the Lu family had found Lu Xiunan’s missing older brother.
• Lu Xiunan met Zhao Ying, who looked identical to him, and learned that the family believed he was Lu Ximing, their long-lost son.
• Zhao Ying left the Lu family’s home to return to Xue Ci, while the family awaited test results and Lu Xiunan hurried after him.

Lu Xiunan returned to Zhou Family Village hoping to marry Xue Ci, but Zhao Ying suddenly appeared and revealed himself to be Xue Ci’s real husband. Lu Xiunan realized Zhao Ying was his twin brother and feared Xue Ci would choose him instead.

• Lu Xiunan found the household registration booklet and offered Zhao Ying a ride, but Zhao Ying declined.
• Lu Xiunan returned to Xue Ci, gave him a stuffed cat, and tried to persuade him to move to the city and become intimate with him.
• Xue Ci stalled Lu Xiunan by bathing and then suggesting they search for the key to a locked chest.
• After Lu Xiunan left to borrow tools, Zhao Ying arrived and embraced Xue Ci, who recognized the red cloth on Zhao Ying’s wrist and realized he was her real husband.
• Lu Xiunan returned and discovered Zhao Ying was his identical twin brother; he watched Xue Ci welcome Zhao Ying as her husband and feared being cast aside.

After Zhao Ying returned home, Xue Ci hid the truth about Lu Xiunan while learning that he was Zhao Ying’s twin brother and confronting him about their mistaken relationship. Zhao Ying and Xue Ci reunited, and the chapter ended with Zhao Ying asking whether he could kiss him.

• Zhao Ying returned home with a slight fever, and Xue Ci kept him inside while hiding Lu Xiunan’s presence and belongings.
• 11 revealed that Lu Xiunan was Zhao Ying’s younger twin brother and might be a fragment of the invading virus.
• Lu Xiunan confronted Xue Ci, who explained that he had mistaken him for Zhao Ying and asked him to keep their past encounters secret.
• Lu Xiunan admitted that he had kissed Xue Ci while he slept, then left after Xue Ci kicked him in anger and embarrassment.
• Zhao Ying told Xue Ci that the Lu family had acknowledged him, and Xue Ci said he would go wherever Zhao Ying went.
• Xue Ci completed an intimacy task by sitting on Zhao Ying’s lap, and Zhao Ying asked if he could kiss him.

Xue Ci helped Zhao Ying visit Zhou Qize and A Hui while keeping Lu Xiunan’s identity secret, but Lu Xiunan later crept into the house to press Xue Ci for a relationship. After Lu Xiunan escaped through the window, Zhao Ying kissed Xue Ci passionately, unaware that Lu Xiunan was watching nearby.

• Xue Ci agreed to kiss Zhao Ying, then persuaded him to visit Zhou Qize instead of going to the factory.
• Zhou Qize sensed that Zhao Ying had changed, learned from Xue Ci that he had mistaken Lu Xiunan for his husband, and promised to keep it secret.
• Zhao Ying grew jealous of Xue Ci’s closeness with Zhou Qize and A Hui, then took Xue Ci to thank A Hui for caring for him.
• Lu Xiunan entered Xue Ci’s bedroom, told him his name, and claimed Xue Ci should take responsibility for him; Xue Ci hurried him out through the window when Zhao Ying approached.
• Zhao Ying noticed Xue Ci was wearing his shirt and asked him to kiss him again; Xue Ci gave in, while Lu Xiunan watched them through the window.

Xue Ci tried to keep his marriage with Zhao Ying steady while Lu Xiunan and Zhou Qize continued to pursue his attention. The Lu family arrived with a paternity test to acknowledge Xue Ci, and Lu Xiunan introduced himself as Zhao Ying’s twin brother.

• Zhao Ying kissed Xue Ci roughly, and Xue Ci stopped him before asking for food and checking the window for Lu Xiunan.
• Zhao Ying cared for Xue Ci at home and worried that his limited savings and prospects would not be enough to keep his husband from leaving him.
• Zhou Qize visited with books and ice jelly, but Zhao Ying returned with a television and sent him away; afterward, Zhao Ying became more possessive of Xue Ci.
• Zhao Ying grew busy with a renovation job while he and Xue Ci became more physically intimate, and Zhao Ying later found deep footprints outside their bedroom window.
• The Lu family arrived with a paternity test, and Zhao Ying introduced Xue Ci to them as his spouse and Lu Xiunan’s sister-in-law.
• Lu Xiunan revealed that he was Zhao Ying’s twin brother and greeted Xue Ci with a suggestive compliment.

Zhao Ying reunited with the Lu family, but chose to remain in Zhou Family Village with Xue Ci for now. Lu Xiunan stayed behind too, intent on getting close to Xue Ci, and ended the chapter by hinting that he might be the danger the new security bars were meant to prevent.

• Lu Xiunan made jealous remarks to Xue Ci, who declared his love for Zhao Ying to provoke him.
• After villagers insulted Zhao Ying, the Lu family urged him and Xue Ci to move to the provincial capital, but Zhao Ying said he needed time and would stay in the village.
• Xue Ci showed the Lu family Zhao Ying's wood carvings, and Mother Lu offered to help Xue Ci return to school.
• Lu Xiunan persuaded his parents to let him stay behind, then asked Zhao Ying and Xue Ci for permission to live with them; Xue Ci reluctantly agreed.
• Zhao Ying took Xue Ci to town to buy supplies and had security bars installed on a window because he feared someone might break in.
• Lu Xiunan stood close to Xue Ci and suggested that a wealthy pervert might try to steal a pretty young man.

Lu Xiunan stayed with Zhao Ying and Xue Ci, whose growing closeness to Zhao Ying and accidental mix-ups with the twins drew Lu Xiunan’s attention. After the household settled into a fragile routine, Xue Ci received a new mission requiring him to initiate intimacy with Zhao Ying.

• Zhao Ying kissed Xue Ci in the kitchen, confessed that he liked him, and took him into the bedroom while Lu Xiunan listened outside the door.
• Lu Xiunan told Zhao Ying he had been dumped by someone whose real husband had returned, prompting Zhao Ying to realize his younger brother had fallen for another man’s wife.
• Xue Ci mistook Lu Xiunan for Zhao Ying in the bathroom, and Lu Xiunan teased him after using his toothbrush; Xue Ci later asked Zhao Ying to wear a red strip of cloth so he could distinguish the twins.
• Zhao Ying began wearing the red strip, and Lu Xiunan behaved more cautiously while observing how devoted Zhao Ying was to Xue Ci.
• A refreshed mission told Xue Ci that his relationship with Zhao Ying had grown distant and offered him several choices for initiating intimacy.

Xue Ci completed a mandatory system task by offering Zhao Ying “sweet water,” which led to their first intimate encounter and another the following night. Lu Xiunan grew jealous and secretly stole Xue Ci’s clothing, while Zhou Qize heard that the twins were living with Xue Ci and began imagining joining them.

• The AI gave Xue Ci three mandatory tasks and warned that he would be severely punished if he did not complete one within an hour.
• Xue Ci prompted Zhao Ying to kiss him, then realized the task required him to let Zhao Ying drink sweet water; Zhao Ying eventually completed the task, and Xue Ci asked him to prepare a bath afterward.
• Lu Xiunan watched Zhao Ying carry Xue Ci to the bathroom, then questioned Xue Ci the next morning and followed him while suggesting that he could satisfy him himself.
• Zhao Ying worked and returned home early, while Zhou Qize learned that Lu Xiunan was living with Xue Ci and wondered whether he could join them.
• That night, Zhao Ying persuaded Xue Ci to let him drink sweet water again, then bathed him and changed the sheets while Xue Ci fell asleep.
• After Zhao Ying refused to leave Xue Ci’s clothes for him to wash, Lu Xiunan secretly took a small piece of Xue Ci’s wet clothing and smelled it.

Lu Xiunan grew increasingly jealous of Xue Ci and Zhao Ying, while Zhao Ying noticed his twin brother’s closeness with Xue Ci after returning from the provincial capital. Zhao Ying also discovered that a creditor claimed he had already repaid his debt, leaving him suspicious and unsettled.

• Lu Xiunan warned Xue Ci that Zhao Ying would keep asking to kiss him, then admitted he wanted to kiss Xue Ci himself; Xue Ci pushed him away and fled.
• Zhao Ying finished a wooden carving commission, delivered it to the provincial capital, and visited the Lu Family, where Mother Lu praised how close he and Lu Xiunan had become.
• Zhao Ying went to repay his creditor, but the creditor insisted Zhao Ying had already paid; Zhao Ying asked when the payment had happened and left with the money.
• Zhao Ying returned home to find Lu Xiunan sitting close to Xue Ci, cooking for him and explaining a movie, and felt threatened by how easily his brother could fit into their home.

Xue Ci planned to make Zhao Ying work more by spending money on him, then agreed to go into the city with Lu Xiunan to buy clothes. The two left Zhao Ying a note and set off, while Lu Xiunan continued to mistake Xue Ci’s kindness for romantic interest.

• Zhao Ying held Xue Ci through the night but secretly stayed awake as Xue Ci devised a plan to encourage him to earn more money.
• Xue Ci put flowers in Lu Xiunan’s room, and Lu Xiunan took the gesture as a sign that they might have a future together.
• Lu Xiunan helped with chores, then teased Xue Ci and asked whether Zhao Ying had kissed him the previous night.
• Xue Ci agreed to go into the city with Lu Xiunan to buy new clothes as part of his plan to spend money.
• Xue Ci left Zhao Ying a note saying that he and Lu Xiunan were going into the city and that food was waiting in the pot.

Xue Ci stalled Zhao Ying’s advances by promising to give himself to him on his birthday, while Lu Xiunan grew jealous and urged Xue Ci to prepare the same gift for them both. The chapter ended with Zhao Ying unaware of Lu Xiunan’s private suggestion as the birthday plans approached.

• Xue Ci persuaded Zhao Ying to wait until his birthday before consummating their marriage, then helped him afterward.
• Lu Xiunan saw Zhao Ying caring for Xue Ci after their intimate encounter and grew jealous.
• The next day, Zhao Ying reminded Xue Ci that his birthday was a week away, and Xue Ci fled the kitchen to avoid discussing it.
• Lu Xiunan asked Xue Ci whether he planned to give Zhao Ying his body for his birthday and said he wanted the same gift.
• Zhao Ying told Xue Ci to bring in the clothes and wash his hands, while Lu Xiunan privately suggested preparing two identical gifts and questioned whether Xue Ci could handle it.

Xue Ci planned to exploit the birthday visit and a family money dispute to create distance from Zhao Ying, while Zhao Ying grew increasingly affectionate and insecure. After Lu Xiunan arranged a business opportunity for Zhao Ying and offered to keep Xue Ci company during his trip, Zhao Ying prepared to leave and asked Xue Ci to let him pleasure him before he went.

• Lu Xiunan tried to frighten Xue Ci out of giving Zhao Ying his first time as a birthday present, but Xue Ci insisted that he liked Zhao Ying.
• Xue Ci reviewed the upcoming plot about Sun Xingmei asking for money and planned to use the resulting dispute to start a cold war with Zhao Ying.
• Zhao Ying spent an afternoon receiving Xue Ci's help, then apologized and cared for him when Xue Ci's arm became sore.
• Lu Xiunan introduced Zhao Ying to Fu Yun, who offered to help sell Zhao Ying's furniture, and brought Xue Ci new comic books.
• Zhao Ying asked Xue Ci to accompany him on a business trip, but Xue Ci chose to stay with Lu Xiunan; Zhao Ying left early the next morning and asked Xue Ci to let him pleasure him before departing.

Fu Yun visited Xue Ci and saw how devoted Zhao Ying was to him, while Lu Xiunan struggled with jealousy as other men sought Xue Ci’s attention. Zhao Ying returned from the provincial capital for his birthday, gave Xue Ci gold jewelry, and took him home, leaving Lu Xiunan outside in the rain listening to Xue Ci’s cries.

• Fu Yun arrived early at Zhao Ying’s house and saw Zhao Ying carry sleepy Xue Ci back to their bedroom.
• After Zhao Ying left for the provincial capital, Zhou Qize, A Hui, and other men visited Xue Ci, while Lu Xiunan chased off suitors and grew jealous.
• Xue Ci asked Lu Xiunan and Zhou Qize to weed the cornfield; the men worked while vying to feed him grapes.
• Zhao Ying returned after five days with teddy bears, then took Xue Ci to the Lu family’s birthday celebration, where Lu Xiunan gave Xue Ci a watch.
• After Zhao Ying drank at the celebration, he returned home with Xue Ci, gave him a gold ring and bracelet, and pulled him into bed.
• Lu Xiunan returned to Zhou Family Village and, unable to enter the locked house, heard Xue Ci crying through the window.

Zhao Ying cared for Xue Ci after their first night together while Lu Xiunan stayed nearby, jealous and determined not to give up on Xue Ci. By noon, Xue Ci woke to find the progress bar had moved backward, and 11 was still unavailable as the fragments reacted jealously to his condition.

• Lu Xiunan heard Xue Ci and Zhao Ying together, then stayed the night and concealed his jealousy when Zhao Ying let him in.
• Zhao Ying bathed Xue Ci and carried him to the toilet, while Lu Xiunan waited and overheard sounds from inside.
• In the morning, Lu Xiunan refused Sun Xingmei's request for money and warned Zhao Ying that she might try to approach Xue Ci again.
• Zhou Qize brought Xue Ci a foreign film disc, and Zhao Ying and Lu Xiunan exchanged veiled warnings about anyone trying to come between him and Xue Ci.
• Zhao Ying woke Xue Ci for lunch, and Xue Ci discovered that the progress bar had moved backward; 11 remained unavailable while the fragments made jealous remarks.

Xue Ci tried to provoke Zhao Ying into quarrelling so the progress bar would rise, but Zhao Ying repeatedly responded with patience and affection. After a two-day cold war, the couple reconciled, and Zhao Ying’s growing carpentry business kept him away until he returned home and their intimacy resumed.

• Xue Ci acted spoiled and picked fights with Zhao Ying, but Zhao Ying stayed gentle, making the progress bar slip backward.
• Sun Xingmei came to borrow money for her sick child, and Xue Ci argued with Zhao Ying about whether to help; Zhao Ying explained that she could not say where the child was being treated.
• Xue Ci threw down Zhao Ying’s gold bracelet and said he would wear the watch Lu Xiunan gave him, prompting Zhao Ying to grip his wrist before apologizing.
• Xue Ci shut Zhao Ying out for two days, then forgave him and agreed to share their bedroom again under strict limits on kissing and sleeping arrangements.
• Zhao Ying went to the provincial capital to work, earned his first pot of gold, and returned home after more than half a month.
• Zhao Ying kissed Xue Ci under the quilt while Song Liu visited, and Xue Ci accidentally caused Zhao Ying to ejaculate on his belly.

Xue Ci tried to prompt Zhao Ying to move with him to the city, while Lu Xiunan and Zhou Qize grew more openly jealous of Zhao Ying’s closeness to him. After a day out with Lu Xiunan, Xue Ci returned home and Zhao Ying agreed to move, but his jealousy led him to pull Xue Ci into an intimate embrace.

• Zhao Ying apologized after an awkward incident under the covers, then worried that Xue Ci would judge his performance; Xue Ci reassured him, though he avoided further intimacy.
• Zhao Ying worked and studied for his driver’s license while Lu Xiunan and Zhou Qize competed for Xue Ci’s attention during a rice harvest, leaving Zhao Ying increasingly uneasy.
• Xue Ci asked Lu Xiunan to take him to the city, and Lu Xiunan confessed that he could treat Xue Ci like a husband; Xue Ci still waited to tell Zhao Ying before going.
• Lu Xiunan took Xue Ci around the city, and when a man harassed Xue Ci, Xue Ci called Lu Xiunan his formidable husband to make the man leave; Zhao Ying watched them from a truck.
• Xue Ci told Zhao Ying about the city’s attractions, prompting Zhao Ying to reveal that he had rented a place and planned to open a shop there; he then admitted his jealousy of Lu Xiunan and drew Xue Ci into his arms.

Xue Ci moved to the city with Zhao Ying, but after Lu Xiunan threatened him over Zhao Ying’s business, he signed a divorce agreement and returned to the village. He reunited with A Hui, while Zhao Ying discovered the divorce and attacked Lu Xiunan.

• Zhao Ying and Xue Ci moved to the city, where Zhao Ying established his carpentry business and arranged for Xue Ci to study.
• Lu Xiunan tutored Xue Ci and grew increasingly close to him as Zhao Ying became busy and insecure about their widening differences.
• Sun Xingmei asked Xue Ci for ten thousand yuan, and Lu Xiunan offered to lend it while using Zhao Ying’s business as leverage.
• Xue Ci signed the divorce agreement and accepted Lu Xiunan’s check, completing his divorce task at 90% progress.
• Lu Xiunan took Xue Ci back to Zhou Family Village, where Xue Ci found A Hui caring for his flowers and gave him a flower.
• Zhao Ying confronted Lu Xiunan over the divorce agreement, and the brothers fought until they were bloodied.

Zhao Ying found Xue Ci’s divorce agreement and returned to the village determined to win him back, while Xue Ci tried to settle into life apart from him. After Zhao Ying forcibly kissed him and refused to accept the divorce, he stayed through a storm, and the chapter ended with him feverish and making an intimate suggestion.

• Zhao Ying returned from his business trip, found Xue Ci’s divorce agreement, and accused Lu Xiunan of influencing the divorce before fighting with him.
• Xue Ci settled back into his village home, where A Hui helped him clean and cook, and Song Liu learned that he and Zhao Ying had divorced.
• Zhao Ying arrived with Lu Xiunan and pleaded with Xue Ci to stay married, but Xue Ci refused to remarry him.
• Zhao Ying kissed Xue Ci forcefully in private, and Xue Ci ordered him to leave; the other men then saw how thoroughly he had been kissed.
• Zhao Ying remained outside in the storm, and Xue Ci took him in, gave him dry clothes and fever medicine, and heard him suggest trying something intimate while feverish.

Xue Ci tried to push Zhao Ying toward his career while entertaining the attentions of Zhou Qize and Lu Xiunan, and he helped Sun Xingmei pay for her child’s treatment. After Lu Xiunan was injured stopping Sun Xingmin from stealing, Xue Ci cared for him, and Lu Xiunan hinted that he wanted a kiss.

• Zhao Ying stayed at Xue Ci’s home while sick, then left after Xue Ci urged him to focus on his career, and the progress bar fell during his prolonged visit.
• Zhou Qize offered to pretend to date Xue Ci, and Xue Ci suggested he wanted a fair-skinned, younger partner to make Zhao Ying feel less hopeful about remarriage.
• Lu Xiunan brought renovation workers and a gift to Xue Ci’s home, while Zhao Ying later left after seeing Xue Ci accept Lu Xiunan’s present and communication device.
• Xue Ci accompanied Sun Xingmei to the town clinic and paid for her child’s medicine and hospitalization, bringing the world progress bar to 92%.
• Xue Ci later went to harvest corn with A Hui, and they returned to find Lu Xiunan restraining Sun Xingmin after he broke in with a knife.
• Lu Xiunan was cut during the struggle, so Xue Ci took him to the village doctor; afterward, Lu Xiunan said he wanted to eat “the pink thing.”