Recaps

At the film party for Twin Cities, Xu Chun encountered Lu Xian and saw Xie Jianyuan reunite with his mother and sister. Jiang Xiuyan, drunk and mistaking Xu Chun for Xie Jianyuan, confessed his feelings before Xie Jianyuan pulled Xu Chun close; Xu Chun then coldly called Jiang Xiuyan disgusting.

• Xu Chun attended the Twin Cities party and learned from Chu Xi that Lu Xian had secured a role by bringing funding into the production.
• Jiang Xiuyan introduced Xie Jianyuan to Mother Xie and Xie Qianqian, then stepped away after hearing Mother Xie criticize the entertainment industry and actors.
• Jiang Xiuyan found Xu Chun on the balcony, mistook him for Xie Jianyuan, and confessed that he had liked him for a long time.
• Xie Jianyuan pulled Xu Chun close and glared at Jiang Xiuyan.
• Xu Chun stepped out from behind Xie Jianyuan and told Jiang Xiuyan that blaming his behavior on drunkenness was disgusting.

Xie Jianyuan warned Jiang Xiuyan not to pursue Xu Chun, then brought Xu Chun into an awkward conversation with his family at the banquet. In early March, filming began for Twin Cities, with Xu Chun and the cast starting on the orphanage scenes in a mountain town.

• Xie Jianyuan asked Jiang Xiuyan whether he liked Xu Chun, and Jiang denied it because he had been drunk.
• Xie Jianyuan warned Jiang Xiuyan not to develop feelings for Xu Chun, then left him alone.
• Xie Jianyuan found Xu Chun in the hall and realized he was aroused by him.
• Xie Jianyuan introduced Xu Chun to his mother as a senior who had guided his acting, and Mother Xie questioned Xu Chun about women pursuing her son.
• In early March, Xu Chun returned to a film set as Twin Cities began filming its orphanage scenes in a mountain town.

Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan arrived at a cold mountain inn for filming, where Xie Jianyuan kissed Xu Chun during a blackout. Xie Jianyuan apologized, and Xu Chun accepted his explanation, though the incident left him embarrassed and uncertain.

• Xu Chun shivered in the mountain cold, and Xie Jianyuan lent him a hot water bottle and offered to lend him thicker clothes.
• Xu Chun went to Xie Jianyuan's room late at night to ask for another hot water bottle because his bed was too cold.
• When the power went out, Xie Jianyuan pulled Xu Chun onto the bed and kissed him before Xu Chun could react.
• Xu Chun pushed Xie Jianyuan away, and the lights came back on after a crew member reported that the inn's wiring had been fixed.
• Xie Jianyuan apologized and claimed he had slipped, and Xu Chun decided not to stay angry with him.

Xu Chun filmed an intense orphanage abuse scene as Song Ye, while Xie Jianyuan worried over his safety. Song Han watched from the darkness and hurt himself as he witnessed Song Ye suffer, and the director praised the completed scene.

• Xu Chun began filming as Song Ye after losing weight for the role, and the director approved of his appearance.
• Xie Jianyuan worried that Xu Chun's costume and the cold water would make him sick, but Xu Chun insisted he could handle the scene.
• Xu Chun and the veteran actor struggled through repeated takes of Song Ye being beaten, while Xie Jianyuan stayed nearby.
• During the scene, Song Ye told Song Han not to come out, even as the orphanage director repeatedly forced his head underwater.
• Song Han clawed his hand bloody and dug into the wound as he watched Song Ye suffer.
• The director called cut and reviewed the scene, satisfied with the actors' performances.

While filming in the mountains, Xu Chun spent his birthday away from his family and avoided telling his adoptive parents that he liked men. After finding him following his phone call, Xie Jianyuan told him that Su Li was calling him over.

• Xie Jianyuan dried Xu Chun's wet hair and noticed a red mole on his neck, which he touched before calling it pretty.
• The crew continued filming in the mountains until around April, and Xu Chun spent his birthday there instead of with his family.
• Xu Chun called his adoptive parents and joked with his mother about Xu Jin changing girlfriends.
• Mother Xu asked when Xu Chun would bring a girlfriend home, and Xu Chun said he was too busy with work to date.
• After ending the call, Xu Chun was startled to find Xie Jianyuan behind him, who said Su Li wanted him to come over.
• Xu Chun walked with Xie Jianyuan toward Su Li, wearing Xie Jianyuan's oversized coat against the mountain wind.

On Xu Chun’s birthday, Xie Jianyuan publicly wished him well and gave him a treasured tea set, while the crew celebrated finishing the orphanage scenes. After filming ended, Xu Chun faced a choice between two variety shows, recalling that in his previous life Lu Xian had taken the talent-show opportunity and become an overnight sensation.

• Su Li encouraged Xu Chun to share a birthday post and group photo, and he was moved by his fans’ warm wishes and charity work in his name.
• Netizens argued over Xu Chun wearing Xie Jianyuan’s clothes, so Xie Jianyuan tagged him in a birthday post and shared a photo of him making a wish.
• Xu Chun thanked Xie Jianyuan for a valuable limited-edition tea set that suited his tastes.
• In early April, the crew wrapped the orphanage filming and left the mountains, while Chu Xi complained about the harsh conditions and Lu Xian’s reduced scenes.
• Su Li presented Xu Chun with invitations to a romance show and a talent competition, and he remembered that Lu Xian had chosen the talent show in his previous life and gained fame.

Xu Chun chose to join a talent show, resolved to take revenge on Shen Zhu, and reunited with Xie Jianyuan as a fellow support guest. At the contestants’ meeting, he discovered Xu Jin was competing and demanded to know why he had abandoned his band.

• Xu Chun chose the talent show over a pretend-romance reality show and decided he would no longer let others take his opportunities.
• Su Li told Xu Chun that Shen Zhu would soon return to the country, and Xu Chun resolved to expose him and reclaim what he had lost.
• Xu Chun asked about Jiang Xiuyan and thought Jiang and Shen Zhu were suited to each other, while he did not want Xie Jianyuan involved with Jiang.
• Xu Chun met Xie Jianyuan at the talent show, where they were support guests leading opposing contestant groups.
• Xu Chun spotted Xu Jin among the sixty contestants, pulled him into a corridor, and learned that Xu Jin's band had broken up.

Xu Chun tried to protect his younger brother Xu Jin from rushing into show business and objected to the production team's plan to promote Xu Jin through romance rumors. Meanwhile, Lu Xian learned that Xu Chun had received the talent-show opportunity and was asked to return Xu Chun's assistant, leaving Lu Xian resentful as filming began.

• Xu Chun urged Xu Jin to go home and tell their parents about his decision, but Xu Jin refused; Xie Jianyuan warned Xu Jin not to anger his brother.
• Su Li told Lu Xian that Xu Chun would take the talent-show opportunity and asked Lu Xian to return Xu Chun's assistant.
• Lu Xian agreed obediently to Su Li's requests, then privately blamed Xu Chun and vowed not to let him get away with taking what was his.
• Xu Chun objected to the director's plan to promote Xu Jin and another boy as a romantic pairing, but the director said it would attract fans and promised Xu Jin a place in the top ten.
• Xie Jianyuan comforted Xu Chun, draped an arm around his shoulders, and walked him back; Xu Chun wondered if Xie Jianyuan was becoming too clingy.

Xu Chun's tearful reaction to Xu Jin's performance became a trending topic, prompting backlash and concern from their parents. As Xu Chun left the company to consider how to advise his brother about entering entertainment, Luo Yao called to him beside a black sedan whose passenger was just stepping out.

• The talent show's debut episode drew strong ratings, and Xu Chun's apparent tears while watching Xu Jin perform became a trending topic.
• Online commenters praised Xu Jin and speculated that Xie Jianyuan resembled Xu Chun more, while others criticized the show for promoting the brothers.
• Xu Chun reassured his parents and explained to himself that his watery eye during filming had been caused by something in his contact lens.
• Xu Chun decided to explain the difficulties of the entertainment industry to Xu Jin and support him if he still wanted to pursue it afterward.
• As Xu Chun left the company, Luo Yao called to him while someone began stepping out of a black sedan.

Xu Chun confronted Jiang Xiuyan about repeatedly pursuing him and told him to stop, accusing him of using Xu Chun as a substitute for Xie Jianyuan. The chapter ended with Wei Jiahe’s friends gossiping about Xie Jianyuan’s changed social life while Xie denied their speculation.

• Jiang Xiuyan approached Xu Chun to apologize and invite him to eat, but Xu Chun agreed to talk only to put an end to his harassment.
• Xu Chun rode with Jiang Xiuyan to a high-end club, where Jiang joked about kidnapping him and Xu Chun mocked his character.
• Xu Chun told Jiang to stop bothering him and said Jiang was mistaken about his own feelings.
• Xu Chun accused Jiang of being drawn to his resemblance to Xie Jianyuan and suggested Shen Zhu as a better match for him.
• Wei Jiahe’s friends speculated that Xie Jianyuan had fallen for an actress, and Xie laughed off their claims.

Xie Jianyuan interrupted Xu Chun and Jiang Xiuyan’s private conversation, then followed Xu Chun home after learning he was making dinner. At Xu Chun’s messy apartment, Xie Jianyuan agreed to share tomato and egg noodles.

• Xie Jianyuan hit a golf ball into the café’s glass wall while watching Xu Chun and Jiang Xiuyan talk, then used the mishap to approach them.
• Xie Jianyuan asked what Xu Chun and Jiang Xiuyan had discussed, and Xu Chun mistakenly concluded that Xie Jianyuan was jealous because he had feelings for Jiang Xiuyan.
• Xu Chun said he needed to leave, and Xie Jianyuan claimed he had come alone and offered to go with him.
• Xie Jianyuan saw tomatoes in Xu Chun’s bag and eagerly accepted Xu Chun’s invitation to eat tomato and egg noodles.
• Xu Chun brought Xie Jianyuan to his cluttered apartment and awkwardly tried to explain the mess.

Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan spent a domestic evening together, while Xu Chun wondered about Xie Jianyuan’s feelings toward Jiang Xiuyan. After a paparazzi scandal and an online fan war, Xie Jianyuan publicly praised Xu Chun, and Su Li confronted Xu Chun about their closeness.

• Xie Jianyuan helped Xu Chun tidy his messy home, then ate Xu Chun’s salty noodles and washed the dishes with him.
• Xu Chun cautiously asked Xie Jianyuan what he thought of Jiang Xiuyan, but Xie Jianyuan questioned why he had brought him up.
• A paparazzo posted suggestive photos of Xu Chun getting into a company CEO’s car, and Xu Chun suspected Lu Xian had arranged the leak.
• As Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan’s fans fought over a post comparing their looks, Xie Jianyuan reposted it and vouched that Xu Chun was good-looking.
• Su Li told Xu Chun that Xie Jianyuan’s intervention had reignited online attention and said his manager had glared at her at the company.

Xu Chun warned Su Li about her fiancé’s suspected infidelity, then continued growing closer to Xie Jianyuan while the company’s clarification quieted rumors about him. After Lu Xian stirred up trouble against Xu Chun, Xu Chun retaliated by exposing a video of Lu Xian being beaten after an affair.

• Xu Chun told Su Li he had seen her fiancé shopping with a woman he called his younger sister, prompting Su Li to investigate and later thank Xu Chun after ending the relationship.
• Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan chatted warmly in an elevator, and Xu Chun thanked Xie Jianyuan for defending him on Weibo.
• The company’s clarification caused the rumors about Xu Chun having a sugar daddy to fade, and Xu Chun decided to retaliate against Lu Xian for his dirty tricks.
• A video spread online showing Lu Xian being beaten by hired thugs while a wealthy middle-aged woman shouted that he had seduced her husband; Sina later blocked the video.

Xu Chun’s plan to expose Lu Xian’s affair succeeded, and he watched the scandal unfold while having dinner at Xie Jianyuan’s home. After an awkwardly intimate moment over an orange, Xu Chun teased Xie Jianyuan about his opinion of Lu Xian, and the chapter ended with Xu Chun recognizing how much he owed Xie Jianyuan.

• Xu Chun learned that news of Lu Xian’s scandal was airing and reflected on how he had arranged for intimate photos to reach the executive’s wife and for Xiao Qi to post a video.
• Xie Jianyuan fed Xu Chun an orange segment, and Xu Chun became flustered when Xie Jianyuan’s tongue brushed his fingertips.
• Xie Jianyuan recognized Lu Xian on television and said he did not seem like the kind of person involved in the scandal.
• Xu Chun asked Xie Jianyuan what kind of person he seemed like, and Xie Jianyuan told him that he was the best.
• Xie Jianyuan noticed Xu Chun had lost weight, touched his arm, and let go when Xu Chun frowned.
• Xu Chun joked that he owed Xie Jianyuan many favors, and Xie Jianyuan responded with an unreadable smile.

Xu Chun received information from Bai Lingling about Director Chu’s new film and considered pursuing a role, while paparazzi rumors falsely linked the two romantically. After Xu Chun reassured Xie Jianyuan that he and Bai Lingling were not together, Xie Jianyuan discovered something online that made him furious.

• Xu Chun learned that Zora was female, and Xie Jianyuan carried her away while thinking Xu Chun should eat more meat.
• Bai Lingling met Xu Chun and gave him information about Director Chu’s upcoming film, including the script details and prospective cast list.
• Xu Chun and Bai Lingling were photographed meeting, and online rumors claimed they were in a relationship.
• Xu Chun denied the rumors to Su Li, his parents, Xu Jin, and Xie Jianyuan, explaining that the photos did not show his face.
• Xie Jianyuan’s mood brightened after Xu Chun denied dating Bai Lingling, but Wei Jiahe then showed him something online that made him grow hostile.

Xu Chun woke up at Xie Jianyuan’s home after being drugged and learned that his female assistant had been arrested for sneaking into his apartment. Xie Jianyuan said he had found her hiding under Xu Chun’s bed.

• Xu Chun woke up in Xie Jianyuan’s room with a headache and remembered fleeing to him for help.
• Xie Jianyuan told Xu Chun to stay in bed because the drug had not worn off.
• Xu Chun wondered how someone had entered his home without his noticing.
• Xie Jianyuan said the police had taken Xu Chun’s female assistant away.
• Xie Jianyuan told Xu Chun that he had found the assistant lying under the bed.

After an obsessive fan was found hiding under Xu Chun's bed, Xie Jianyuan arranged for him to stay at his home and showed how fiercely protective he was. Su Li contained the public story, and Xu Chun later appeared in his official fan group as fans reacted to the news.

• Xu Chun learned the woman had been taken away, agreed to stay at Xie Jianyuan's home, and asked whether the media knew about the incident.
• Xie Jianyuan told Wei Jiahe that he would ensure the assistant never got out, then left to buy groceries and cook for Xu Chun.
• Su Li disclosed that an obsessive fan had broken into Xu Chun's home while concealing that the intruder was his assistant and had intended more than harassment.
• Xu Chun posted a panda-head meme in his official Weibo fan group, prompting the fan leader and other fans to shout excitedly.

Xu Chun met with Director Chu to pursue a role in his new film, Unexpected Joy, and accepted its explicit intimate scenes. Director Chu selected him for the part outright, leaving Xu Chun relieved and reflecting on how much his circumstances had changed.

• Xu Chun reassured his fans, while online users argued over whether his and Xie Jianyuan’s new profile pictures looked like matching couple icons.
• Xu Chun considered Director Chu’s new film as Twin Cities prepared to resume filming after Lu Xian’s scandal forced the production to seek a replacement.
• Xu Chun met Director Chu at a banquet, praised his work, and built rapport by discussing films and actors.
• Director Chu explained that Unexpected Joy dealt with a gay subject and contained explicit intimate scenes, and Xu Chun agreed to take the role.
• Director Chu had Xu Chun perform a short scene and gave him the part without a formal audition.

Xu Chun worried about filming an intimate scene with Xie Jianyuan, his friend, but decided against giving up the role. After Xu Jin got into a fight with another trainee over insults about Xu Chun, Xu Chun promised to handle the matter behind the scenes.

• Xu Chun noticed that he and Xie Jianyuan had identical scripts for Unexpected Joy and worried about their upcoming scene between two men.
• Xu Chun asked whether Xie Jianyuan minded the intimate scenes, and Xie Jianyuan said he did not if Xu Chun did not.
• The talent show's production team told Xu Chun that Xu Jin had fought with another trainee, and Xu Chun apologized and agreed to the team's request to cut the incident.
• Xu Chun asked Xu Jin why he had hit the trainee, and Xu Jin explained that the trainee had accused him of advancing through Xu Chun's connections.
• Xu Chun told Xu Jin not to act impulsively again and said he would show the trainee what real behind-the-scenes manipulation looked like.

Xu Chun joined the Unexpected Joy filming crew and encountered An Huiru, an actress known for her strained marriage. The chapter ended as he recognized her after she angrily rebuked someone who had bumped into him.

• Xu Chun began filming Unexpected Joy after the talent show aired.
• Xu Chun settled in with the crew and chatted with a crew member while recovering from a cold.
• A woman bumped into Xu Chun and sharply rebuked the person responsible.
• Xu Chun turned and recognized the woman as An Huiru, an actress whose public marriage differed from her private life.

Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan prepared to film an intimate bed scene after Xu Chun’s cold cleared. During the take, Xu Chun gradually relaxed, but Xie Jianyuan’s close, in-character touch left him tense and overwhelmed.

• An Huiru mistook the masked Xu Chun for a crew member and angrily told him to get lost, then learned who he was.
• Xie Jianyuan joined Xu Chun and confronted An Huiru, but Xu Chun’s sneeze broke the tense moment.
• After Xu Chun’s cold cleared, Director Chu scheduled the bed scene, and Xu Chun nervously prepared by eating a mint.
• Director Chu advised Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan to relax and practice before starting the take.
• Xie Jianyuan touched Xu Chun’s cheek, throat, and lips during the scene, while Xu Chun tried to stay in character and fight his discomfort.

During an intimate scene, Xu Chun realized Xie Jianyuan had become aroused, leaving him rattled, while Director Chu praised Xie Jianyuan’s acting. Later, Xie Jianyuan confronted An Huiru for mistreating a crew member, and Xu Chun arrived as she fell silent.

• Xu Chun noticed Xie Jianyuan’s physical reaction during their bed scene and finished filming in a daze.
• Director Chu praised Xie Jianyuan’s performance and told Xu Chun to regain his focus.
• Xu Chun called Xu Jin, advised him to be cautious in the industry, and heard An Huiru shouting nearby.
• Xu Chun entered the location tent and saw An Huiru confronting Xie Jianyuan, who had rebuked her for taking out her temper on the crew.
• Xu Chun asked what was happening, An Huiru stopped arguing, and Xie Jianyuan greeted him warmly as Brother Chun.

Xu Chun defended Xie Jianyuan on set, then learned Shen Zhu had returned and continued juggling filming with his work as a talent-show mentor. After Xu Chun eliminated the trainee who had targeted Xu Jin, the trainee accused him of favoritism, and the episode’s broadcast sparked an online backlash.

• Xu Chun told An Huiru to rein in her temper, then walked away with Xie Jianyuan, who asked whether Xu Chun had been helping him.
• Su Li called Xu Chun and told him Shen Zhu was back, prompting Xu Chun to reflect on their long-lost connection.
• Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan traded awkward threats on the talent show before the judges decided which trainees would be eliminated.
• Xu Chun announced the final results and eliminated the trainee who had been antagonizing Xu Jin.
• The eliminated trainee accused Xu Chun of favoring Xu Jin in a backstage interview, and viewers argued over the accusation after the episode aired.

Xu Chun agreed to attend Xie Jianyuan’s birthday dinner and met the Xie family at a garden restaurant. The gathering began with Jiang Xiuyan arriving late and surprised to see Xu Chun there.

• Online arguments over the talent show contestant’s elimination continued, but Xu Chun dismissed them while Su Li urged him to be careful about his public image.
• Xu Chun felt lonely when other actors’ families visited the set, as his parents and Xu Jin could not come.
• Xie Jianyuan invited Xu Chun to dinner for his birthday, and Xu Chun accepted after considering how much Xie Jianyuan had helped him.
• Xie Qianqian recognized Xu Chun and praised his old drama before Xu Chun joined the Xie family dinner.
• Mrs. Xie asked why Jiang Xiuyan had not arrived, and Jiang Xiuyan eventually came in, explaining that traffic had delayed him.

At dinner with Xie Jianyuan’s family, Xu Chun backed Mother Xie’s wish for her son to start dating, upsetting Xie Jianyuan. On the quiet drive home, Xie Jianyuan asked Xu Chun what kind of girl he liked.

• Mother Xie asked Xu Chun about his show with Xie Jianyuan and whether Bai Lingling was his girlfriend, and Xu Chun denied the rumor.
• Mother Xie urged Xie Jianyuan to date and have a child, and Xu Chun agreed that she had a point.
• Xie Qianqian and Father Xie interrupted the matchmaking talk, and Mother Xie dropped the subject.
• Xie Jianyuan reminded Mother Xie that Xu Chun did not eat spicy food and ordered mild dishes, while Jiang Xiuyan watched them with a complicated expression.
• Xie Jianyuan drove Xu Chun home in silence and asked what kind of girl Xu Chun liked.