Chapter Summaries

Wen Feiran spent New Year's Eve with Gu Suian, sharing dinner, wine, and plans to watch fireworks. A video call from Zou Yuxing turned into a familiar squabble with Su Shangting while Gu Suian joined Wen Feiran with strawberries.

• Wen Feiran teased Gu Suian about the headband, and Gu Suian pinched his cheek before they prepared dinner.
• Wen Feiran picked a bottle of wine, and Gu Suian agreed to watch the square's fireworks with him at nine.
• Wen Feiran watched a comedy while Gu Suian washed strawberries, then received a stream of New Year's messages from Zou Yuxing.
• Wen Feiran answered Zou Yuxing's video call, and Zou Yuxing joked about being stuck celebrating with his grandfather.
• Su Shangting appeared on the call and wrestled with Zou Yuxing until Wen Feiran urged them to make peace.
• Gu Suian brought Wen Feiran strawberries and asked who he was talking to.

Wen Feiran proposed to Gu Suian with a ring, and Gu Suian accepted, promising to stay with him forever. Afterward, Wen Feiran dreamed of a puppet-like version of himself and saw familiar people connected to his past, leaving him unsure whether the scene was a dream or a memory.

• Wen Feiran and Gu Suian kissed beneath the fireworks.
• Wen Feiran gave Gu Suian a ring engraved with their initials and asked him to choose a life together.
• Gu Suian let Wen Feiran put the ring on his finger and promised, “Forever.”
• Wen Feiran dreamed of a lifeless version of himself and familiar people from his past.

Wen Feiran relived the three years he had been absent, discovering that his soulless body had proposed to Gu Suian and then repeatedly rejected his attempts at kindness. The memories showed their brief marriage ending in heartbreak, and Wen Feiran was left grieving over the pain Gu Suian had endured.

• Wen Feiran watched memories reveal that his body had become numb and easy for Li Tao to exploit after he left to complete quick transmigration missions.
• After Li Tao discarded him for a sprained ankle, Wen Feiran's body met Gu Suian and unexpectedly proposed marriage.
• Gu Suian agreed to marry Wen Feiran that same day without a marriage agreement, but Wen Feiran's body rebuffed his efforts to help and grow closer.
• Wen Feiran tried to stop his past self from hurting Gu Suian as he watched Gu Suian persist through rejection and threats of suicide.
• After Wen Feiran returned to his body, he and Gu Suian passed each other like strangers, and their marriage became a buried mistake.

After a vivid nightmare and a high fever, Wen Feiran remembered how Gu Suian had kept protecting him despite years of rejection, and guilt overwhelmed him. When he woke, he mistook reality for his dream and affectionately reached for Gu Suian, then noticed how exhausted he looked.

• Wen Feiran woke from a nightmare, clung to Gu Suian, and wept as Gu Suian comforted him and apologized.
• Wen Feiran recalled Gu Suian coming to help him on a commercial shoot and realized Gu Suian had come specifically to find him.
• Wen Feiran recognized how deeply he had hurt Gu Suian and how Gu Suian had continued protecting him without wanting him to blame himself.
• Wen Feiran became overwhelmed by his memories, developed a high fever, and dreamed of a happier second chance with Gu Suian.
• Wen Feiran woke in a daze, affectionately embraced Gu Suian, and noticed his disheveled appearance and exhaustion.

After recovering from a fever, Wen Feiran realized how much Gu Suian had cared for him and how badly he had hurt him over the past three years. He hid the real reason for his fever and resolved to grow up quickly and protect Gu Suian in return.

• Wen Feiran woke and reassured Gu Suian that he had not caused the fever, then claimed he had caught a chill and eaten a popsicle.
• Gu Suian explained that Wen Feiran had been feverish for two days, called the doctor, and brought him medicine.
• Wen Feiran persuaded Gu Suian to eat porridge with him and then lie down to rest beside him.
• After Gu Suian fell asleep, Wen Feiran held him gently and vowed to make up for the harm Gu Suian had suffered.

Wen Feiran decided to keep all his alternate identities and struggled to confess to Gu Suian that he had written fanfiction about him. During the final episode’s tycoon game, Wen Feiran drew the last lot and froze at what it said.

• Wen Feiran contacted his alternate identities and settled the immediate fallout, leaving only his Qiushui identity undiscovered.
• Wen Feiran felt guilty about his fanfiction, and Gu Suian noticed his suspicious behavior and pressed him for an explanation.
• Gu Suian took off his ring before cameras followed him and Wen Feiran into the filming location.
• The production team announced a tycoon game in which one guest would invest in the others’ businesses, then chose the tycoon by random draw.
• Zou Yuxing drew first and complained that he had not become the tycoon, while Wen Feiran unfolded the final slip and froze.

Wen Feiran was repeatedly chosen as the tycoon in a series of games, then drew attention when the cameras spotted a ring on his hand. As the other contestants left to find ventures, Gu Suian stayed with him and suggested learning what the tycoon liked, prompting Wen Feiran to ask what Gu Suian liked.

• Zou Yuxing proposed several alternatives to drawing lots, but Wen Feiran was chosen as the tycoon every time.
• Wen Feiran gathered the scattered labels and returned them to the director, and the cameras focused on the ring on his hand.
• Wen Feiran openly showed the ring as the livestream viewers speculated about his relationship with Gu Suian.
• Su Shangting restrained the excited Zou Yuxing, while the other contestants left to find ventures and give Wen Feiran and Gu Suian space.
• Gu Suian said he would investigate the tycoon’s preferences, and Wen Feiran asked what Gu Suian liked.

Wen Feiran arrived to find Zou Yuxing struggling to milk a cow and Su Shangting picking flowers, while Gu Suian had vanished for half the day. Gu Suian finally appeared by a pond, seated in a chair and gazing toward the mountains.

• Gu Suian hinted that he wanted a chance to win Wen Feiran over, and Wen Feiran refused while following him after he left.
• Zou Yuxing struggled to milk a cow, and he and Su Shangting argued over their projects before wrestling again.
• Wen Feiran arrived and joked that Zou Yuxing's cow would have to stand on its head to kick both of them.
• Wen Feiran passed by Su Shangting, who was still searching for the perfect flower, and continued toward a pond.
• Gu Suian appeared beside the pond, sitting in a bamboo chair and staring at the distant mountains.

Gu Suian cared for Wen Feiran by offering him a blanket and sweet apple water, then helped him fish as Wen Feiran caught fish after fish. Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting found them, and Zou Yuxing considered intervening to protect his chances of winning the project competition.

• Gu Suian covered Wen Feiran's legs with a blanket and gave him warm water boiled with apples.
• Gu Suian prepared a fishing rod and books for Wen Feiran, who teased him before catching his first fish with Gu Suian's help.
• Zou Yuxing searched for Wen Feiran with Su Shangting after they could not find him.
• Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting spotted Wen Feiran fishing with Gu Suian and saw that his fish basket was nearly full.
• Zou Yuxing hurried toward them, worried Wen Feiran would invest in Gu Suian's project, while Su Shangting tried to talk him out of it.

Meng Zizheng explained that he chose shoveling cow dung to support the others’ projects and protect the environment, prompting Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting to offer him help before realizing he was still their competitor. They dragged Wen Feiran along to pitch their projects, and Zou Yuxing tried to impress him with fresh milk.

• Meng Zizheng explained how shoveling cow dung could fertilize Su Shangting’s flowers, support Zou Yuxing’s cow project, and protect the environment.
• Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting offered to help Meng Zizheng, then argued over who Wen Feiran would choose to invest in.
• Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting took Wen Feiran to see their projects, while Gu Suian came along.
• Zou Yuxing pitched milking his cow as a novel experience and offered Wen Feiran freshly squeezed milk.
• Wen Feiran smelled the milk and said it smelled much milkier than the others.

Wen Feiran heard all four project pitches, then chose Meng Zizheng’s cow-dung-shoveling project as the group’s investment. Worried his choice might hurt Gu Suian, Wen Feiran went to speak with him and was left speechless when Gu Suian opened the door wearing his ring.

• Zou Yuxing praised Gu Suian’s experience, unwittingly making him tense as the livestream viewers interpreted the remark romantically.
• Su Shangting pitched his wildflower project to Wen Feiran, and Meng Zizheng revealed that his project was shoveling cow dung.
• The group made dinner with fish from Gu Suian’s project, milk from Zou Yuxing’s project, and flowers arranged by Su Shangting.
• Wen Feiran chose Meng Zizheng’s project, surprising him and relieving Zou Yuxing and Su Shangting.
• Wen Feiran went to Gu Suian’s room to explain his decision, but froze when Gu Suian opened the door with wet hair and a matching ring on his finger.

After Wen Feiran explained why he had not chosen Gu Suian’s project, Gu Suian reassured him that he understood, while Wen Feiran kept his recovered memories to himself. The next day, Wen Feiran went looking for Gu Suian and lost his way on the grassland, leaving them still searching for each other.

• Wen Feiran told Gu Suian he had not rejected his project because it was inferior, and Gu Suian reassured him that he understood.
• Wen Feiran hid his unease about his recovered memories, and he and Gu Suian said good night with unspoken thoughts.
• Zou Yuxing earned startup funds by selling milk and, with Su Shangting, made Wen Feiran try their projects again.
• Wen Feiran asked Zou Yuxing for directions, then set off across the grassland to look for Gu Suian.
• Zou Yuxing found Gu Suian carrying firewood, and Gu Suian said he had not seen Wen Feiran.

After Wen Feiran got lost on the grassland, Gu Suian searched for him and found him exhausted beneath a tree. Gu Suian wrapped him in his coat, and they set off back to the others.

• Zou Yuxing realized he had mistaken south for north and told Gu Suian that Wen Feiran had been gone for at least an hour.
• Gu Suian hurried off to search for Wen Feiran while Zou Yuxing looked around nearby.
• Wen Feiran wandered across the grassland, lost and exhausted, until he reached a tall tree.
• Gu Suian caught Wen Feiran as he began to collapse and wrapped him in his coat.
• Wen Feiran admitted he had been trying to find Gu Suian, and they started back to meet the others.

Wen Feiran tied a red ribbon with his and Gu Suian's names to the Marriage Fate Tree, then discovered an older ribbon bearing their names, knotted as a promise never to separate. The chapter ended with the group preparing to attend a local celebration after Zou Yuxing secured them invitations.

• After Wen Feiran returned to the cabin, Su Shangting scolded Zou Yuxing for leading him astray, and Wen Feiran defended Zou Yuxing.
• A local herdsman explained that lovers tied ribbons to the Marriage Fate Tree and could untie them when their relationship ended.
• Wen Feiran followed a herdsman's map to the tree with a compass and an old dog, intending to tie up his and Gu Suian's ribbon.
• Wen Feiran spotted an older red ribbon with his and Gu Suian's names, written in familiar script and secured with a knot meant never to be undone.
• Zou Yuxing told the group that local herdsmen had invited them to a celebration, and Wen Feiran praised him before asking about its customs.

Zou Yuxing explained the local customs for attending the grand celebration, including finding a Divine Flower and releasing a bird to carry wishes to the heavenly god. After revealing that the god could temporarily bring back the dead, Gu Suian proposed that they search the mountain for flowers the next day.

• Zou Yuxing told Wen Feiran and the others that each person needed to find a Divine Flower on the mountain to qualify for the celebration.
• Zou Yuxing explained that asking someone else to pick a flower was allowed but would invite a year of mockery, prompting Su Shangting and Zou Yuxing to argue over who might need help.
• Zou Yuxing described the custom of releasing a local bird so the heavenly god would grant a person's wish and bless them for a year.
• Zou Yuxing revealed that the heavenly god could bring someone back from the dead for one year if someone made the same wish at the next celebration.
• Wen Feiran urged everyone to respect local beliefs, and Gu Suian suggested they search for Divine Flowers the next day.

Zou Yuxing remembered that he wanted to check whether a flower in a photo was protected, and Wen Feiran confirmed it was not. The next morning, Wen Feiran joined the others in searching the mountain for the rare flower, and they split up after finding none for three hours.

• Zou Yuxing recalled the flower photo and asked Wen Feiran to check whether the plant was protected.
• Wen Feiran searched online and confirmed the flower was not on the protected-plant list.
• Wen Feiran and the others woke early and climbed the mountain together to look for the rare flower.
• Wen Feiran gave Gu Suian a thermos and checked that his hand was warm.
• Zou Yuxing searched through the grass, then slapped himself after Wen Feiran reminded him to be patient.
• The group split up to search the mountain after finding no flowers for three hours.

Zou Yuxing reunited with Wen Feiran, who had found a large field of Divine Flowers, and the group returned to the cabin with bouquets. The local herders thanked Wen Feiran, while Zou Yuxing admitted he had communicated with them through invented words and gestures.

• Zou Yuxing tripped while searching for flowers and encountered Wen Feiran, who had found them.
• Wen Feiran led Zou Yuxing to a large field of Divine Flowers and contacted the others.
• The group returned to the cabin, where local herders brought them the birds known as divine messengers.
• Zou Yuxing gestured and spoke invented words to a herder, who then shook Wen Feiran's hand.
• Zou Yuxing revealed that he could not understand the herders and had made up their conversation.
• Over the next few days, the herders continued visiting and giving gifts to Wen Feiran.

After the celebration, Wen Feiran wished for a peaceful life with Gu Suian and his friends. Months later, their former castmates thrived in their careers while Wen Feiran and Gu Suian stayed out of public view, and rumors about Wen Feiran spread until his manager brought him the news.

• Wen Feiran and the others attended the celebration, watched the rites, and released the Divine Messengers as everyone prayed.
• Zou Yuxing, Su Shangting, and Meng Zizheng advanced their careers after filming "Forward All the Way," while Wen Feiran and Gu Suian disappeared from public view.
• Fans demanded another season of the show and speculated that Wen Feiran was pregnant, causing the rumor to spread online and reach trending searches.
• Wen Feiran devoted himself to studying and research to fulfill his promise to Elder Zeng and the others.
• Gu Suian's manager visited Wen Feiran on his day off and told him the latest news, leaving Wen Feiran shocked.

Wen Feiran’s manager visited after online rumors claimed Wen Feiran was protecting a pregnancy, then discussed a possible special episode and his own career plans. Wen Feiran ushered him out before Gu Suian got home, and Gu Suian met the manager at the elevator and asked after Wen Feiran.

• The manager told Wen Feiran that pregnancy rumors had prompted him to check on Wen Feiran, who angrily pointed out that men could not get pregnant.
• Wen Feiran worried that he had neglected Gu Suian and decided their relationship needed more variety.
• Wen Feiran agreed to consider filming a special episode of Forward All the Way with Zou Yuxing and discussed the arrangements with the manager.
• The manager confessed that he wanted to leave his inactive role as Gu Suian’s manager and seek a job in public relations.
• Wen Feiran got the manager talking about dinner and fitness, then escorted him out before Gu Suian came home.
• Gu Suian met the manager by the elevator, asked several questions about Wen Feiran, and told the manager to rest.

Wen Feiran and Gu Suian reconciled and returned to married life, while Wen Feiran prepared to film a livestream episode with Zou Yuxing. The episode made them swap routines without meeting, and Zou Yuxing began his day in Wen Feiran’s former apartment by trying to read.

• Wen Feiran apologized to Gu Suian, and they resumed their life together as husbands.
• Wen Feiran told Gu Suian about his work plans, and Gu Suian supported him.
• Wen Feiran’s agent arranged a weekend livestream with Zou Yuxing, who hoped to spend time with him afterward.
• The production team revealed that Wen Feiran and Zou Yuxing would live each other’s routines for a day without meeting.
• Zou Yuxing entered Wen Feiran’s former rental apartment and was assigned to read, eventually choosing a Sow Care Manual.