Recaps

Tong Zhao returned to the world to help Shi Ruohe’s acting career and unexpectedly reunited with Shu Sizhuo, whose attraction to him was tangled with old hurt and worsening illness. The arc left Tong Zhao and Shi Ruohe at Stone Bay Beach, planning to pray at Wanqi Temple while Tong Zhao kept his own wish secret.

• Tong Zhao met Shu Sizhuo at a dinner, then spent the night with him at his old residence after their car got a flat tire.
• Shu Sizhuo’s growing attachment to Tong Zhao surfaced in intimate encounters, while Tong Zhao remembered their shared past and tried to keep his distance.
• Tong Zhao helped Shi Ruohe regain an acting opportunity after Shu Sizhuo cut them off, and the two joined the production of Falling into My Heart.
• Hua Xiaotang warned Tong Zhao about Shu Sizhuo and revealed that she belonged to a task force assigned to straighten him out.
• Shu Sizhuo rescued Tong Zhao after he and Hua Xiaotang fought off men who harassed them, then applied medicine to Tong Zhao and kissed him.
• Tong Zhao discovered that Shu Sizhuo had been searching for lookalikes and had already found him, while Shu Sizhuo ordered the search stopped.
• Tong Zhao encountered Shu Sizhuo while delivering food, rejected his kiss, and asked why he wanted to keep him, and Shu Sizhuo replied that it did not have to be Tong Zhao.
• Tong Zhao and Shi Ruohe arrived at Stone Bay Beach, then decided to climb to Wanqi Temple and pray for Grandpa’s health and Shi Ruohe’s brother.

Tong Zhao rescued the young Shu Sizhuo from Ode Mountain House, cared for him, and reunited him with Hua Ruolin before leaving when his time in that life ended. Years later, Shu Sizhuo abducted Tong Zhao and kept him chained at Wind House, insisting he stay while Tong Zhao sought a way out.

• Tong Zhao prayed for Shu Sizhuo at Wanqi Temple, gave him a safety talisman, and learned Shu had made a wish before discovering they were staying at the same hotel.
• Shu Sizhuo abducted Tong Zhao from the beach, and Tong woke chained in an unfamiliar room, where Shu threatened and kissed him before Tong’s words made him remember their past.
• Tong Zhao recalled rescuing the injured young Shu Sizhuo from Ode Mountain House and promising to protect him, then fleeing with him as they evaded Shu’s pursuers and struggled to survive.
• Tong Zhao contacted Shu Sizhuo’s uncle Hua Ruolin, who helped expose Uncle Ou and Qin Yan’s crimes, restore Shu’s inheritance, and bring the two back to the Shu Family residence.
• Tong Zhao gave Shu Sizhuo a puppy for his birthday, then left for his own world, and Shu later learned Tang Xu had died and confronted Tong, revealing he had recognized him as Xia Zhen and resented being abandoned.
• Shu Sizhuo imprisoned Tong Zhao at Wind House and agreed to free the people Tong believed he had captive only if Tong took their place, while Tong resisted Shu’s advances and searched for a way out.
• Shu Sizhuo watched Tong through surveillance, brought him meals and a projector, and kept him chained as Tong remained distressed and repeatedly told Shu to leave him alone.
• After Tong Zhao decided to focus on escaping, Shu Sizhuo returned and embraced him, believing he had accepted staying, while Tong noticed a black bandage on Shu’s left forearm and asked what had happened.