Recaps

Shen Yi teased Fu Yuhe about their earlier kiss, then bit his neck and left him flustered. After returning from Fu Cheng's house on Sunday, Shen Yi received a call from an unknown number asking for Mr. Shen.

• Shen Yi challenged Fu Yuhe to remember how he felt while sober and leaned in to kiss him.
• Shen Yi bit Fu Yuhe's neck, then said fairness no longer mattered; Fu Yuhe called him a dog and walked away with his neck covered.
• Shen Yi returned to the room, where Fu Cheng continued studying, while Fu Yuhe went to the dressing room and hid the bite mark under his buttoned collar.
• On Sunday evening, Shen Yi returned from Fu Cheng's house and received a call from an unknown young man asking whether he was Mr. Shen.

Shen Yi arranged to view an apartment and brought Fu Cheng along, while Fu Yuhe wrestled with his feelings about Shen Yi and decided he could never agree to date him. On Friday, Shen Yi and Fu Cheng toured the apartment, where Shen Yi went out onto the balcony.

• Shen Yi arranged to contact a man about viewing an apartment the following Friday, then messaged Fu Yuhe to come home early.
• Fu Yuhe saw Shen Yi's message but did not reply until he left work, when he curtly said he was busy.
• Fu Yuhe concluded that Shen Yi was interested in him, but decided he could never accept a request to date him.
• After school on Friday, Shen Yi told Fu Cheng he was meeting someone and offered to take him along.
• Shen Yi and Fu Cheng viewed a furnished apartment, and Shen Yi went out onto the balcony as Fu Cheng followed and called his name.

Shen Yi rented an apartment near the Fu family villa, then visited Fu Cheng and spotted Fu Yuhe working in the back garden. He teased Fu Yuhe by watching him through a telescope and messaging him, while Fu Yuhe eventually left to escape his attention.

• Shen Yi decided to rent the apartment after viewing it with Fu Cheng.
• Shen Yi went with Fu Cheng to the Fu family villa and learned that Fu Yuhe had come home early.
• Shen Yi found a telescope in Fu Cheng's room and used it to watch Fu Yuhe in the back garden.
• Fu Yuhe noticed Shen Yi watching and texted him to stop, but Shen Yi said he wanted to look at him.
• Fu Yuhe ignored Shen Yi's flirtatious message, closed his laptop, and left the garden.

Shen Yi moved into his new apartment and celebrated with Fu Cheng by grilling barbecue, where Fu Cheng drunkenly revealed his troubled past with Fu Yuhe. After Fu Cheng went to the bathroom, Shen Yi kissed Fu Yuhe.

• Shen Yi signed the lease and moved his belongings into the apartment during the holiday, with Fu Cheng helping him clean and arrange his books.
• Shen Yi and Fu Cheng bought food and held a barbecue at Fu Cheng’s home, where Fu Cheng drank too much.
• Fu Cheng told Shen Yi that he had misunderstood Fu Yuhe after being bullied and had hurt his brother during a rebellious phase.
• Fu Yuhe came home and ordered Fu Cheng to go upstairs to bed, while Shen Yi tried to defend him.
• After Fu Cheng went to throw up, Shen Yi told Fu Yuhe he was drunk and kissed him.

Shen Yi kissed Fu Yuhe and asked him to respond as he had on the night of his birthday. Fu Yuhe held back because he feared the consequences of starting a relationship, while Shen Yi simply wanted to kiss him again.

• Shen Yi kissed Fu Yuhe, but Fu Yuhe remained still despite feeling flustered and drawn to him.
• Shen Yi paused, asked why Fu Yuhe was not moving, and reminded him to respond next time like he had on his birthday.
• Fu Yuhe considered whether desire and fleeting feelings were enough to risk a relationship with Shen Yi.
• Fu Yuhe claimed Shen Yi was bad at kissing and that he had felt nothing.
• Shen Yi admitted he was a beginner, and Fu Yuhe noticed the fruit wine on the table.

After Fu Cheng went to bed, Shen Yi and Fu Yuhe shared food and drinks while Shen Yi teased him with flirtatious remarks. Their conversation turned into repeated kisses, and the chapter ended with Shen Yi pinning Fu Yuhe down to kiss him again.

• Fu Cheng came out of the bathroom after throwing up, and Fu Yuhe caught him when he nearly fell on the stairs before putting him to bed.
• Shen Yi offered Fu Yuhe food and flirted with him while they ate, but Fu Yuhe tried to deflect his advances.
• Shen Yi told Fu Yuhe he would kiss him well, and their evening conversation eventually turned into kissing.
• Fu Yuhe called Shen Yi's kisses terrible, so Shen Yi pinned his hand to the sofa and kissed him again.

After a night of kissing, Fu Yuhe told Shen Yi to keep their relationship secret from Fu Cheng until after the college entrance exam. The next morning, Shen Yi recalled how he had deliberately arranged for the kiss, while Fu Yuhe wondered what his growing desire for Shen Yi meant.

• Fu Yuhe and Shen Yi kissed passionately, but Fu Yuhe still wanted to take their relationship slowly.
• Fu Yuhe woke first on the sofa and told Shen Yi to shower, then warned him to hide what had happened from Fu Cheng until after the college entrance exam.
• Shen Yi remembered that he had deliberately asked Fu Yuhe to exchange a kiss for an answer and had seen the kiss as a chance to practice.
• Fu Yuhe smoked on the balcony and considered his attraction to Shen Yi, realizing he was not averse to it and felt an urgent desire to act.

Shen Yi visited Fu Yuhe more often after moving nearby, and the two maintained a subtle relationship while Fu Cheng remained unaware. After school, a girl called out to Fu Cheng at the school gates.

• Fu Cheng caught Shen Yi leaving Fu Yuhe's room, and Shen Yi explained that he had borrowed a hair dryer and clothes after getting dirty.
• Shen Yi began visiting the Fu family almost every day and watched Fu Yuhe in the back garden through a telescope.
• Fu Yuhe started replying more to Shen Yi's messages, while mistakenly believing Shen Yi was pursuing him.
• Fu Cheng invited Shen Yi to a cat café, and Shen Yi agreed while hiding his messages from him.
• As Shen Yi and Fu Cheng left school, a ponytailed girl ran up and greeted Fu Cheng.

Fu Yuhe returned from his business trip and found a love letter in Fu Cheng’s room, only to learn that it was addressed to Shen Yi. His question about Fu Cheng’s schoolwork left the implications of the letter unresolved.

• Fu Cheng introduced Shen Yi to his former middle school classmate Shen Meiyue, and Shen Yi teased Fu Cheng about not noticing they shared a surname.
• Fu Yuhe went on a business trip to City B, while Shen Yi stopped messaging him because he felt ignored.
• Fu Yuhe noticed Shen Yi’s silence but waited for him to reach out; Shen Yi sent no messages during the trip.
• After returning on Friday, Fu Yuhe visited Fu Cheng and spotted a pink love letter beneath a test paper.
• Fu Cheng explained that the letter was for Shen Yi, and Fu Yuhe asked whether Fu Cheng’s schoolwork was demanding.

Fu Yuhe took Fu Cheng’s love letter to Shen Yi, then realized his excuses for keeping it did not convince even himself. The next morning, he found Shen Yi waiting outside the villa and said he had something to give him.

• Fu Yuhe warned Fu Cheng not to let the letter distract him from his final year of high school, then took it away.
• Fu Yuhe hid the letter in his study but admitted to himself that his reason for keeping it was far-fetched.
• Shen Yi waited outside the villa for Fu Cheng and was surprised when Fu Yuhe’s car arrived.
• Fu Yuhe noticed Shen Yi calling him “Brother Fu” instead of “Brother” and sensed that they had grown distant.
• Fu Yuhe told Shen Yi he had something to give him, and they went inside to talk.

Fu Yuhe gave Shen Yi a love letter and pressed him about how he felt and why he had changed his attitude. Shen Yi deflected his questions, leaving Fu Yuhe frustrated and the tension between them unresolved.

• Shen Yi entered Fu Yuhe's home with Fu Cheng and followed Fu Yuhe to the study.
• Fu Yuhe handed Shen Yi an unopened love letter addressed to him, and Shen Yi said he would read it alone.
• Fu Yuhe asked what Shen Yi would do after reading the letter, and Shen Yi said he would decide after reading it.
• Fu Yuhe asked why Shen Yi had not replied to his message, and Shen Yi said he had fallen asleep and thought there was nothing urgent to discuss.
• Fu Yuhe confronted Shen Yi about his sudden change in attitude, but Shen Yi said he did not understand unless Fu Yuhe explained himself clearly.

After Fu Yuhe angrily confronted Shen Yi over the love letter, Shen Yi was left puzzled by Fu Yuhe’s reaction. Fu Yuhe stayed in a foul mood at work and waited at home for Fu Cheng, who finally returned as night fell.

• Fu Yuhe accused Shen Yi of underestimating him, then stormed out of the study; Shen Yi realized Fu Yuhe was angry but could not understand why he felt unhappy too.
• At the office, Fu Yuhe remained tense and irritable, dismissed Special Assistant Wang’s offer to remake his bitter coffee, and told him to handle Fu Cheng’s visit request himself.
• After work, Fu Yuhe went home with pastries and found Fu Cheng missing; when his call went unanswered, he waited and smoked on the sofa.
• Fu Cheng returned after dark and jumped when he heard Fu Yuhe greet him from the sofa.

Fu Yuhe spotted Shen Yi talking with Shen Meiyue and took Shen Yi away from the milk tea shop, saying he needed him alone. He brought Shen Yi to his car, leaving Fu Cheng behind at the shop.

• Fu Cheng avoided telling Fu Yuhe where he had been, and he continued coming home late for several days.
• At the milk tea shop, Shen Meiyue noticed Shen Yi had been distracted, and he claimed he was thinking about a difficult problem.
• Fu Yuhe watched Shen Yi and Shen Meiyue talking from a car across the street.
• Fu Yuhe entered the shop, saw Fu Cheng waiting to order, and stepped back outside.
• Shen Yi answered a phone call and found Fu Yuhe waiting nearby; Fu Yuhe told him to bring his things and come along alone.
• Fu Yuhe led Shen Yi to his car, where Shen Yi greeted the driver before Fu Yuhe told him to move over.

Fu Yuhe brought Shen Yi to the Fu family villa and led him into his bedroom, where he confronted him about believing he could keep threatening him. The chapter ended with Fu Yuhe holding Shen Yi by the neck and ordering him to call him “Brother.”

• Fu Yuhe picked Shen Yi up and asked whether a girl had written him a love letter, but Shen Yi did not answer.
• Shen Yi agreed to keep Fu Yuhe's business from Fu Cheng in exchange for terms he could name.
• Fu Yuhe brought Shen Yi to the Fu family villa and took him to his bedroom.
• Fu Yuhe shut the bedroom door, touched Shen Yi's neck, and challenged his confidence in threatening him.
• Fu Yuhe told Shen Yi to call him “Brother” and warned him to obey.

Fu Yuhe confronted Shen Yi over his earlier threats, but their kiss turned mutual and left Shen Yi wanting more. Fu Yuhe pulled Shen Yi to the bed and began making good on his threat to turn the threatened encounter into reality.

• Fu Yuhe accused Shen Yi of touching someone he shouldn't and kissed him as punishment.
• Shen Yi enthusiastically returned Fu Yuhe's kiss, and Fu Yuhe was caught off guard by his response.
• Shen Yi reminded Fu Yuhe that he owed him two conditions, and Fu Yuhe dragged him to the bedside.
• Fu Yuhe said he would make Shen Yi's threat of being forced come true and began undoing his belt.
• Fu Yuhe pushed Shen Yi onto the bed and questioned whether their first kiss had been a lie; Shen Yi insisted he had never lied.
• Fu Yuhe kissed Shen Yi, but Shen Yi soon took control of the kiss while welcoming his advances.

Shen Yi and Fu Yuhe reconciled through an intense kiss that escalated into intimacy, with Shen Yi taking the lead and Fu Yuhe giving in. Afterward, Shen Yi returned from the bathroom and asked whether Fu Yuhe was going to shower.

• Shen Yi pinned Fu Yuhe down and insisted they should both take off their clothes, despite Fu Yuhe's protests.
• Shen Yi nuzzled Fu Yuhe affectionately, and Fu Yuhe pulled him back into a fierce kiss.
• Their kissing escalated into intimacy, with Shen Yi asking Fu Yuhe to teach him what to do.
• After showering and changing, Shen Yi returned to find Fu Yuhe smoking in bed and asked if he was going to take a shower.

Fu Yuhe and Shen Yi flirted after their intimate encounter, and Fu Yuhe realized he could not bear seeing Shen Yi with another girl. Later, Fu Cheng told Fu Yuhe that their second aunt wanted to see him, leaving Fu Yuhe to respond to her message.

• Fu Yuhe questioned Shen Yi about whether he had a girlfriend and whether he had returned the love letter, and Shen Yi said he had no girlfriend and had given the letter back.
• Shen Yi reminded Fu Yuhe that he had promised him two conditions, which he wanted to save for things he truly looked forward to.
• Fu Yuhe reflected after bathing that he could not stand seeing Shen Yi with another girl.
• Fu Cheng showed Fu Yuhe a message from their second aunt asking to see him and said he had not replied because he did not know what she wanted.

Fu Yuhe treated Shen Yi’s bite wound after Fu Cheng returned, then let Shen Yi spend the night in his bed. Shen Yi left before Fu Yuhe woke, and Fu Yuhe replied that they would meet again soon, thinking he would kiss Shen Yi back next time.

• Fu Yuhe warned Shen Yi not to let Fu Cheng see him and brought a first-aid kit to treat the bite wound on his shoulder.
• Shen Yi teased Fu Yuhe about his scent, and Fu Yuhe told him not to smile so beautifully at women or men.
• Shen Yi stayed in Fu Yuhe’s bed, held him while they slept, and Fu Yuhe eventually relaxed against him.
• Shen Yi left early the next morning after secretly kissing Fu Yuhe’s forehead and messaging him.
• Fu Yuhe replied that they would meet again soon and thought about kissing Shen Yi back next time.

Fu Yuhe and Shen Yi continued their secret affair while keeping up appearances around Fu Cheng. Later, as winter arrived, Shen Yi received Christmas Eve gifts from admirers and joked with Fu Cheng about keeping quiet.

• Fu Yuhe visited Fu Cheng's room, then waited in the study for Shen Yi to come to him.
• Shen Yi kissed Fu Yuhe in the study, and they shared an intense moment before Shen Yi returned to Fu Cheng's room.
• Fu Cheng noticed Shen Yi's red ears, but Shen Yi blamed the cold and kept their relationship secret.
• In December, Shen Yi found several apples and cards from admirers in his desk on Christmas Eve.
• Shen Yi gave Fu Cheng an apple and joked that it was hush money, while Fu Cheng teased him about being popular.

Shen Yi took Fu Cheng to an internet café, where he searched for something privately while waiting for Fu Yuhe to finish work. After yellow-haired thugs followed them outside, Fu Yuhe picked them up, and Shen Yi reassured him that he felt safe with him.

• Shen Yi asked Fu Cheng to keep his secret, then took him to a private room at an internet café and messaged Fu Yuhe about mango pancakes.
• Shen Yi searched through web addresses while Fu Cheng watched TV, then closed the pages and played a mini-game.
• After leaving the café, Shen Yi and Fu Cheng noticed yellow-haired thugs following them and hurried to Fu Yuhe's car.
• Fu Yuhe noticed Fu Cheng gripping Shen Yi's wrist and saw the thugs watching from a distance.
• Shen Yi told Fu Yuhe he felt reassured because nothing would happen while Fu Yuhe was there, unsettling Fu Yuhe.

Fu Yuhe drove Shen Yi and Fu Cheng home, where Shen Yi flirted with Fu Yuhe and invited him over, then kissed the corner of his mouth. Fu Yuhe covered Shen Yi’s mouth to stop him from revealing their past intimacy, leaving them alone in a charged moment.

• Fu Yuhe questioned Fu Cheng about the internet café, and Shen Yi defended going there as normal for people their age.
• Fu Yuhe drove Shen Yi and Fu Cheng to the Fu family villa, and Shen Yi invited Fu Yuhe to visit his home.
• Fu Yuhe warned Shen Yi not to say such things in front of Fu Cheng, and Shen Yi teased him with a kiss on the corner of his mouth.
• Shen Yi suggested they could do something interesting at his place, and Fu Yuhe covered his mouth when Shen Yi began to mention that they had slept together before.

Shen Yi and Fu Yuhe spoke privately about their desire for each other before rejoining Fu Cheng. As Shen Yi chatted with Fu Cheng, he learned more about Fu Yuhe’s past and temper.

• Shen Yi teased Fu Yuhe about feeling guilty, and Fu Yuhe stopped him from discussing their intimate past where Fu Cheng might hear.
• Fu Cheng asked why Shen Yi had taken so long, and Shen Yi blamed his backpack zipper for the mark on his face.
• Fu Cheng reminisced that Fu Yuhe had recently started bringing him desserts and reminded him of their life before their parents died.
• Shen Yi agreed that Fu Yuhe was good to Fu Cheng, privately thinking that Fu Yuhe looked cute when angry.
• Fu Cheng told Shen Yi that Fu Yuhe had once fought fiercely and used to have a bad temper.

Shen Yi borrowed Fu Yuhe’s computer to study, but the two shared an intense kiss before Fu Yuhe told him about an upcoming business trip. The chapter ended with Fu Yuhe catching Shen Yi watching suggestive material and challenging him to explain what he had learned.

• Shen Yi left Fu Cheng studying and went to Fu Yuhe’s bedroom to borrow a phone charger and computer.
• After noticing Fu Yuhe had smoked, Shen Yi kissed him deeply, and Fu Yuhe pulled him closer to prolong the kiss.
• Fu Yuhe told Shen Yi he would leave on a business trip for about half a month, and Shen Yi explained that he had been frustrated when Fu Yuhe left without telling him last time.
• Shen Yi opened Fu Yuhe’s computer to study, but Fu Yuhe returned from the bathroom and found him watching suggestive material.
• Fu Yuhe closed the computer and told Shen Yi to study hard and report everything he learned.

While Fu Yuhe was away on a business trip, he and Shen Yi shared a warm New Year's Eve call as they watched snow fall in different places. Fu Yuhe had bought matching watches for them and wondered whether Shen Yi liked him or only their physical relationship.

• Shen Yi teased Fu Yuhe while watching an adult movie, and Fu Yuhe left the room flustered.
• Fu Yuhe gave Shen Yi apples before leaving on a business trip that would keep him away for more than half a month.
• On New Year's Eve, Fu Yuhe called Shen Yi, and they talked about the snow and how much they missed each other.
• Earlier that day, Fu Yuhe bought a watch for Fu Cheng and two matching watches for himself and Shen Yi.
• Fu Yuhe sat alone with the watches and wondered when Shen Yi would confess that he liked him.

Shen Yi missed Fu Yuhe while they were apart, then discovered that four young men were following him after his exams. He confronted them alone at an abandoned basketball court and asked why they wanted him.

• Shen Yi told Fu Yuhe he missed him and wished he could hug him.
• Fu Cheng noticed four dyed-haired young men following him and Shen Yi after their exams, but Shen Yi evaded them with Fu Cheng.
• Shen Yi recognized the men from an internet café and realized they were targeting him.
• After the next exam, Shen Yi sent Fu Cheng away and led the four men to an abandoned basketball court.
• Shen Yi confronted the blond leader and asked what the men wanted, saying he did not know them.