Recaps

At the Golden Tripod Awards, Xie Jianyuan publicly said he would marry when Xu Chun did, then Xu Chun’s Best Actor win was first mistakenly announced as Xu Huaizhou’s. The organizers corrected the error and named Xu Chun the winner, leaving the ceremony to show clips from Twin Cities.

• Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan accepted an award for their production team, and Xie Jianyuan told the hosts he would marry when Xu Chun did.
• Xu Chun joked that Xie Jianyuan might have to wait years, and Xie Jianyuan replied that he could afford to wait.
• The hosts announced Xu Huaizhou as Best Actor, and Xu Chun calmly applauded with the other nominees.
• The organizers apologized for a staff error and announced Xu Chun as the Best Actor winner.
• The big screen began showing standout clips from Twin Cities.

Xu Chun won the Golden Tripod Award after an announcement mix-up sparked online arguments with Xu Huaizhou’s fans. He learned that Xie Jianyuan had arranged for Xu Huaizhou to publicly congratulate him, then received an uneasy call from Mother Xu asking him to come home.

• Xu Chun accepted the best actor trophy, thanked Xie Jianyuan, and tactfully acknowledged the filmmakers.
• The award announcement mix-up ignited online debate and tension between Xu Chun’s and Xu Huaizhou’s fans.
• Xu Huaizhou posted congratulations to Xu Chun, calming the dispute.
• Xu Chun learned from Xu Huaizhou that someone had persuaded him to speak up and suspected Xie Jianyuan was behind it.
• Mother Xu asked Xu Chun to come home the next day, and he suggested visiting the day after instead.

Xu Chun agreed to bring Xie Jianyuan home to visit his mother, while Shen Zhu concealed his involvement in an apparent scheme and waited for a call from President Jiang. Later, Xu Chun helped a strange, frail boy retrieve a drink from a vending machine and noticed the boy’s bodyguards watching him.

• Xu Chun told Xie Jianyuan that his mother wanted him to visit, and Xie Jianyuan asked to come along.
• Shen Zhu congratulated Xu Chun at the company, then learned from his assistant that a woman had gone abroad after receiving money and asked to be told if President Jiang called.
• Xu Chun walked through a plaza and helped a boy in a black hoodie retrieve a stuck drink from a vending machine.
• The boy took the drink and told Xu Chun to leave as nearby bodyguards watched him.

Xu Chun returned home to find Xie Jianyuan waiting anxiously for him, then went with him to visit his family, where his mother had arranged a blind date with Zhong Xiu. The visit left Xu Chun sitting with Zhong Xiu and Xie Jianyuan while Mother Xu drew Xie Jianyuan into helping in the kitchen.

• A boy in a hoodie complimented Xu Chun’s eyes before leaving in a black sedan with his bodyguards.
• Xu Chun found Xie Jianyuan sitting in the dark, and Xie Jianyuan said he had worried when Xu Chun came home late and missed his call.
• Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan visited the Xu family home, where they met Zhong Xiu, the woman Mother Xu had invited for Xu Chun.
• Mother Xu told Xu Chun she hoped he would consider Zhong Xiu, a university teacher from a good family, but Xu Chun avoided giving her an answer.
• Xie Jianyuan pretended to watch a muted singing show while Xu Chun was away, then Mother Xu called him to help wash vegetables and sent Xu Jin back to his room.

Xu Chun's mother arranged for him to meet Zhong Xiu, and the two got along well over dinner. Xie Jianyuan left feeling distant and jealous, and their walk home ended with him asking whether Zhong Xiu would stay the night.

• Xu Chun's mother told Xie Jianyuan she hoped Xu Chun would meet someone who cared for him, while Xie Jianyuan questioned whether Xu Chun should have been called home without warning.
• Xu Chun and Zhong Xiu talked comfortably, and Zhong Xiu helped wash the dishes after dinner.
• Xie Jianyuan watched Xu Chun and Zhong Xiu working together, then became distant and said he would leave.
• Xu Chun accompanied Xie Jianyuan through the rain under an umbrella, and Xie Jianyuan asked whether Xu Chun knew why his mother had called him home.
• Xu Chun admitted he knew his mother wanted him to meet Zhong Xiu, and Xie Jianyuan asked whether she would stay overnight.

After Xie Jianyuan kissed Xu Chun and confessed his feelings, Xu Chun struggled with his own happiness, guilt, and worries about their future. He came down with a high fever after getting soaked in the rain.

• Xie Jianyuan kissed Xu Chun, asked whether he still wanted to sleep with Zhong Xiu, and said Xu Chun knew he liked him.
• Xie Jianyuan walked away, leaving Xu Chun rooted in place.
• At home, Zhong Xiu explained that she had only agreed to the blind date to appease her parents, and Xu Chun relaxed.
• Xu Chun considered his feelings for Xie Jianyuan and worried about his parents, career, and the consequences of being together.
• Zhong Xiu guessed that Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan had something going on and wished Xu Chun luck before leaving.
• Xu Chun developed a high fever and struggled out of bed to find medicine.

Xie Jianyuan visited Xu Chun in the hospital after learning he was sick, then admitted he had been frightened by his confession and asked Xu Chun to consider his feelings. He left before Xu Chun could answer, leaving the decision unresolved.

• After hearing Xu Chun was sick, Xie Jianyuan left the set and hurried to the hospital.
• Xie Jianyuan found Xu Chun asleep in his hospital bed and sat beside him until he woke.
• Xie Jianyuan told Xu Chun he could take time to think about the confession and that he would accept it if Xu Chun did not feel the same.
• When Xu Chun's mother returned with breakfast, Xie Jianyuan politely said goodbye and asked her to take care of Xu Chun.

While Xu Chun recovered in the hospital, he told his mother he liked someone and rejected the idea of a relationship with Zhong Xiu. He then encountered a young man named Gu at the nurses’ station, just as President Gu arrived.

• Xie Jianyuan left Xu Chun’s hospital room and overheard Xu Chun’s mother say Zhong Xiu had asked after him.
• Xu Chun told his mother there was no possibility of a relationship with Zhong Xiu because he liked someone, and he eventually stopped her from arranging introductions to girls.
• Su Li publicized Xu Chun’s hospitalization and clarified that he had been treated for a fever; Xu Chun posted a hospital photo himself.
• Xu Chun met Gu at the nurses’ station and learned from the nurse that Gu had been hospitalized after a suicide attempt.
• A breathless man tried to get Gu back to his room before President Gu found out, but President Gu stepped out of the elevator with a dark expression.

Xu Chun accepted Gu Zi’s invitation to a meal after his discharge and returned to filming, where the production reached its final scene. In the scene, Chen Mu defended his father against his stepmother’s accusations, and the chapter ended with her attacking him as Cheng Du watched silently.

• Gu Zi stopped Xu Chun and reminded him about his promised meal, and Xu Chun agreed to meet after his discharge.
• Xie Jianyuan picked up Xu Chun from the hospital, and Xu Chun returned to set to catch up on filming.
• Xu Chun caught up with the production, which moved its wrap date forward by several days.
• In the final scene, Chen Mu’s stepmother slapped and insulted him after accusing him of leading Cheng Du astray.
• Chen Mu corrected his stepmother’s claim about his father, revealing why she had married him, and she responded by attacking him while Cheng Du and the adults watched.

Chen Mu endured escalating abuse after Cheng Du denied liking men, and he jumped from the school rooftop while Cheng Du watched helplessly. The apparent tragedy was revealed as a film scene, after which Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan discussed Cheng Du’s conflicted character.

• Cheng Du denied liking men, and his mother warned Chen Mu’s family to keep him away from her son.
• Chen Mu faced worse bullying at school while Cheng Du stopped attending, and he tore up and swallowed a notebook when a classmate tried to take it.
• After hearing Cheng Du was coming to complete his transfer paperwork, Chen Mu fed a stray cat, listened to piano music, bought lunch, and went to the rooftop with his notebook.
• Cheng Du saw Chen Mu on the rooftop and tried to reach him, but his father and bodyguards held him back as Chen Mu jumped.
• The director called cut, revealing Xu Chun had been acting as Chen Mu, and Xie Jianyuan discussed how Cheng Du hurt Chen Mu because he could not admit his feelings.

Xu Chun struggled with his feelings for Xie Jianyuan after meeting Li Lan, who appeared close to him, then declined Xie’s invitation to the wrap party and went to dinner with Gu Zi. The chapter ended with Gu Zi affirming that Director Zhao genuinely thought highly of Xu Chun.

• Li Lan visited Xie Jianyuan on set and greeted Xu Chun, while Xie Jianyuan showed a softened expression around her.
• Xu Chun left Li Lan and Xie Jianyuan together, then grew quiet when a crew member speculated that they were a well-matched couple.
• Xu Chun declined Xie Jianyuan’s invitation to the wrap party because he had already planned to dine with Gu Zi.
• Xu Chun met Gu Zi at an upscale Japanese restaurant, where Gu Zi said Director Zhao truly thought highly of him.

Xu Chun learned that Gu Zi shared his birthday and orphaned background, then watched Xie Jianyuan arrive with Li Lan and realized he felt jealous of their closeness. As rain fell outside, Xie Jianyuan offered Xu Chun a ride while Li Lan held his arm.

• Xu Chun and Gu Zi discovered they had the same birthday and had both been adopted from orphanages.
• Xie Jianyuan and Li Lan arrived at the restaurant, where Li Lan said she was cooperating in his plan to pursue Xu Chun.
• Xie Jianyuan admitted he was pushing Xu Chun to face his feelings, while Li Lan questioned whether Xu Chun liked him and called herself one of the pieces in his gamble.
• Gu Zi left to visit his younger brother at the hospital, and Xu Chun stayed behind, distressed by Xie Jianyuan's apparent closeness with Li Lan.
• Xu Chun met Xie Jianyuan and Li Lan at the entrance in the rain, and Xie Jianyuan offered him a ride.

After Xie Jianyuan chased Xu Chun into an alley, he pressed him to admit his feelings, and Xu Chun nodded that he liked him. Xie Jianyuan embraced him, but Xu Chun objected when Xie Jianyuan told him to hide behind him, insisting they would face their troubles together.

• Xie Jianyuan followed Xu Chun into a secluded alley and held him against the wall.
• Xie Jianyuan asked whether Xu Chun cared about him, and Xu Chun admitted they had too many things to consider.
• Xie Jianyuan asked Xu Chun to nod or shake his head if he liked him, and Xu Chun gave a small nod.
• Xie Jianyuan hugged Xu Chun tightly, and Xu Chun confessed that he was scared.
• Xie Jianyuan told Xu Chun to stay behind him, but Xu Chun insisted he would not let Xie Jianyuan bear their troubles alone.

Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan grew closer as Xie reassured him that nothing was going on with Li Lan. After rumors accused Xie of being kept by a wealthy heiress, he confirmed to his agent that he was dating someone but kept Xu Chun's identity secret; the next day, Xu Chun appeared with a new wooden charm carved in the likeness of one of his characters.

• Xie Jianyuan apologized to Xu Chun, reassured him that nothing was going on with Li Lan, and kissed his earlobe.
• A marketing account accused Xie Jianyuan of being kept by a wealthy heiress and posted pictures of him with Li Lan as supposed evidence.
• Xie Jianyuan's team moved to suppress the trending search and contact marketing accounts about the rumors.
• Xie Jianyuan's agent asked whether he was secretly dating someone, and Xie confirmed he was dating someone but refused to reveal who.
• Xu Chun attended a film promotion event with a new wooden charm carved as a chibi version of one of his characters.

Xie Jianyuan faced intensifying rumors that he was being kept by a wealthy woman, while Xu Chun publicly supported him and privately became the person Xie Jianyuan said was keeping him. Xie Jianyuan told Xu Chun to let the rumors spread, and a blogger then revealed that Xie Jianyuan was the wealthy heir of the Xie Household.

• Xu Chun reposted his company's statement clearing Xie Jianyuan, drawing support from Xie Jianyuan's fans even as the rumors continued.
• Wei Jiahe visited Xie Jianyuan and joked that nobody could afford to keep him.
• Xu Chun arrived, and Xie Jianyuan told him that he was the person keeping him, leaving Wei Jiahe astonished.
• Xu Chun asked about the online scandal, and Xie Jianyuan said he had a plan and that the worse the rumors became, the better.
• A well-known blogger revealed that Xie Jianyuan was the only son of the Xie Group and had bought the luxury cars and mansions himself.

Xu Chun rejected Jiang Xiuyan’s attempt to stop him, and Xie Jianyuan stepped in to take him away. After Xu Chun openly took Xie Jianyuan’s hand, they discussed whether the revelation of Xie Jianyuan’s family background would affect him.

• Xu Chun saw that Xie Jianyuan’s old friend had clarified their relationship online, confirming his wealthy family background and ending the rumors.
• Jiang Xiuyan stopped Xu Chun in the company corridor, grabbed his arm, and called him A Chun.
• Xie Jianyuan arrived, and Xu Chun freed himself before Xie Jianyuan blocked Jiang Xiuyan’s view and led him away by the hand.
• Xu Chun forgot he had come to see Su Li, so Xiao Qi went upstairs to find her.
• Xu Chun asked Xie Jianyuan whether the public revelation of his family background would cause problems for him.

Xu Chun prepared to star alongside Xie Jianyuan in the web drama "Demon-Subduing Tribulation" despite online criticism and questions about his career choice. At the production banquet, he encountered Gu Zi and Gu Yiluo, and Gu Zi toasted him to a happy collaboration as an investor in the drama.

• Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan flirted as Xu Chun teased him about respecting his elders.
• Xu Chun prepared for "Demon-Subduing Tribulation," where he played sect leader Fan Wu and Xie Jianyuan played his disciple Jiuli.
• The drama's character posters drew discussion, while some questioned why Xu Chun had accepted a web drama after establishing himself in film.
• Xu Chun read online criticism and fan defenses without letting the comments affect his mood.
• Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan attended the production banquet, where Xie Jianyuan fended off toasts from the other guests.
• Gu Zi and Gu Yiluo approached Xu Chun, and Gu Zi toasted him to a happy collaboration, revealing his connection to the production.

At a banquet, Xu Chun spoke with Gu Yiluo and Gu Zi about their adopted siblings, while Xie Jianyuan stayed close to him. Xu Chun later spotted Shen Zhu following Jiang Xiuyan, then checked into the production’s modest hotel before filming began.

• Gu Yiluo asked Xu Chun about his younger brother, and Xu Chun explained that Xu Jin was his adopted brother.
• Xu Chun and Gu Yiluo compared how they had behaved with their brothers as children, prompting Gu Zi to reflect on his relationship with Gu Yiluo.
• After Xu Chun left the banquet hall, Xie Jianyuan followed him and admitted that he could not stop being clingy.
• Xu Chun spotted Shen Zhu hurrying after Jiang Xiuyan and told Xie Jianyuan there was no need to dwell on it.
• Before filming began, Xu Chun checked into the production’s midrange hotel, while an internet celebrity in the cast complained about it.

Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan discussed Xu Chun’s childhood and his feelings about his biological parents before filming began. Xu Chun then acted as Fan Wu in a scene where Fan Wu rescued a child Jiuli from a pack of wolves, ending with Fan Wu asking the boy his name.

• Xu Chun told Xie Jianyuan that the Xu family elders were his only parents and that meeting his biological parents would not change how he felt.
• Xu Chun and the child actor Wu Yan prepared to film the scene of Fan Wu’s first meeting with Jiuli.
• Fan Wu found Jiuli surrounded by a wounded wolf pack and drove the wolves away with the Cold Light Sword.
• Fan Wu approached the bloodied, exhausted boy and asked him his name.

After filming a childhood scene in which Fan Wu named the wary child Jiuli and invited him to come along, Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan returned to the hotel. Xie Jianyuan coaxed Xu Chun into kissing him before they watched Xu Chun’s old art film, which featured Bai Lingling.

• Fan Wu treated the injured child, named him Jiuli, and invited him to come with him; Jiuli accepted his hand.
• After the director called cut, Xie Jianyuan teased Xu Chun on set, making him blush.
• Xie Jianyuan went to Xu Chun’s hotel room with a laptop and asked him to watch a movie.
• Xie Jianyuan pulled Xu Chun onto his lap and persuaded him to initiate a kiss, then deepened it before letting him go.
• Xie Jianyuan’s chosen movie was an art film Xu Chun had made with Bai Lingling, whose characters shared romantic feelings.

Xie Jianyuan showed jealousy over Xu Chun’s intimate scenes and turned away Chen Guo when she came to Xu Chun’s room. As fans fought over billing for Demon-Subduing Tribulation, Xie Jianyuan posted a selfie with Xu Chun on Weibo.

• While watching Xu Chun’s movie, Xie Jianyuan admitted he could not control his jealousy and promised not to do intimate scenes with anyone else.
• Chen Guo brought watermelon to Xu Chun’s room, but Xie Jianyuan answered the door and sent her away, saying Xu Chun did not like watermelon.
• Xie Jianyuan told Xu Chun he wished he could keep him out of sight of others, then claimed he was joking when Xu Chun looked unsettled.
• Fans began fighting over the leads’ billing after changes to Demon-Subduing Tribulation gave Xu Chun more screen time and reduced Xie Jianyuan’s storyline.
• Xie Jianyuan took a selfie with Xu Chun and posted it on Weibo.

Xie Jianyuan's selfie with Xu Chun triggered a wave of fan backlash and online attacks, though he stayed calm while Xu Chun worried that someone was exploiting the controversy. The chapter left Xu Chun learning that Xie Jianyuan's potential scandal had cost him a phone-brand endorsement, which Su Li had put Xu Chun forward to replace him for.

• Xie Jianyuan's selfie with Xu Chun drew angry comments from fans who accused him of ignoring their advice and loyalty.
• Xie Jianyuan's team quietly removed trending searches as rival teams, paid trolls, and marketing accounts amplified the backlash with farewell posts and old airport footage.
• Some fans confronted and cursed Xie Jianyuan at an event, while other fans defended his right to choose his own friends.
• Xu Chun asked Xie Jianyuan whether he had seen the online controversy and warned that someone might be behind it, but Xie Jianyuan remained unconcerned.
• Su Li told Xu Chun that a phone brand was considering another spokesperson because Xie Jianyuan was caught up in a scandal, and that she had recommended Xu Chun for the endorsement.

Xu Chun refused Su Li’s endorsement offer because he did not want to worsen the feud with Xie Jianyuan or exploit him while he was down. On the film set, Xie Jianyuan kissed Xu Chun, who shoved him away in alarm.

• Xu Chun declined the endorsement, explaining that accepting it would inflame the fans’ conflict and add to Xie Jianyuan’s troubles.
• Shen Zhu met Xu Chun and Su Li in the elevator, then privately told his manager to send the media Xu Chun’s phone number and home address and wait for the right moment.
• During a heatwave on set, Xie Jianyuan gave Xu Chun a bottle of cold water and stopped him from pouring it over his head.
• Chen Guo remarked that Xie Jianyuan and Xu Chun seemed close, and Xie Jianyuan later said he found her strange.
• Xie Jianyuan approached Xu Chun and kissed the corner of his lips, and Xu Chun shoved him away in alarm.

Xu Chun reassured Xie Jianyuan that he had chosen to stay with him, and the two discussed their fans’ online support for their relationship. After Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan signed a joint phone endorsement contract, Xie Jianyuan pulled Xu Chun away from their managers and headed down a different route.

• Xie Jianyuan admitted he feared Xu Chun would leave him, and Xu Chun promised he would not go back on his decision to be with him.
• Xu Chun showed Xie Jianyuan the couple’s Super Topic, and Xie Jianyuan revealed he had already browsed it.
• Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan accepted a joint endorsement from a phone brand owned by a subsidiary of the Gu Group.
• Su Li and Xie Jianyuan’s manager finished negotiating the contract and went to call their drivers.
• Xie Jianyuan slipped away from the managers, pulled Xu Chun around a corner, and headed ahead with him.

Xu Chun met Gu Zi and Gu Yiluo, learned Gu Zi had recommended him for an endorsement, and noticed that he and Gu Zi shared pale amber eyes. Filming of Demon-Subduing Tribulation reached a scene where Jiuli found Fan Wu bathing, leaving Jiuli flustered as he checked on his master.

• Gu Yiluo told Gu Zi that their mother had said Gu Zi would die a terrible death, then said people saw him as a plaything.
• Gu Zi stopped Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan and explained that he had recommended Xu Chun for the endorsement through his work with the Xie Household.
• Gu Yiluo pointed out that Xu Chun and Gu Zi had the same pale amber eyes, and Xie Jianyuan later began looking into Gu Zi.
• Xu Chun continued filming Demon-Subduing Tribulation as the production reached the story of Jiuli growing up and developing feelings for Fan Wu.
• During a bathing scene, Jiuli emerged from behind a rockery and told Fan Wu he had come to check on his injuries.