Recaps

Bo Yanqi learned that his nephew Bo Fuyu had helped set up the attack on Ning Jia and had also leaked news about Qi Si’s role in the production. Meanwhile, Qi Si impressed the director with his acting, and he ended the chapter unexpectedly disappointed when Bo Yanqi did not come to pick him up.

• Zhong Li told Bo Yanqi that Ning Jia remained unresponsive and sent him evidence linking Bo Fuyu to Zhao Qiang’s release and Ning Jia’s attack.
• Bo Yanqi learned that Bo Fuyu had also leaked information about Qi Si joining the production, then left to deal with the matter.
• Qi Si and Shen Shuyu performed their scene so well that the director decided to restore Qi Si’s cut scenes and expand his role.
• Bo Yanqi called Qi Si to say he had urgent business at the Bo Household and would not pick him up that night.
• Qi Si returned to the Qi Household, acted sulky and disappointed, and eventually fell asleep after tossing and turning.

Qi Si woke hungry and found Bo Yanqi had returned to make him wontons, then carried him back to bed after revealing what he wanted to eat. The next day, Qi Si received a revised script with many more scenes, and after rumors about the changes spread online, the director said someone would handle the leak.

• Qi Si found Bo Yanqi making wontons in a Rascal Rabbit apron and learned he had returned because he missed him.
• Qi Si ate the wontons and fed one to Bo Yanqi, who carried him back to the bedroom and pinned him to the bed.
• Qi Si arrived late the next day and received a new script with more than twice as many scenes.
• The other actors discovered their added scenes were all opposite Qi Si, and some accused him of using his investment to change the script.
• A burner account leaked the script changes, prompting fierce online criticism and angering the director.
• After taking a phone call, the director calmed down and told the assistant director and screenwriter that someone would handle the matter.

After filming, Qi Si learned that leaked script revisions had sparked online backlash and suspected someone on the production was behind the leak. The trending search disappeared, and Qi Si called Bo Yanqi, who said he was coming to take him home.

• Qi Si checked Weibo after filming and concluded that someone on the production had leaked the script revisions to stir up criticism.
• Qi Si told Xiao Yang he would let people keep insulting him, while she worried that he was not going to respond.
• Xiao Yang noticed Qi Si’s trending search had disappeared, and Qi Si guessed Bo Yanqi or his brother had removed it.
• Qi Si called Bo Yanqi, who said he was on his way to pick him up.
• Xiao Yang returned with milk tea, and Qi Si teased her about buying it despite the agent’s rules.

Hong Jie confronted Qi Si and Xiao Yang about secretly drinking milk tea, then told Qi Si that a rookie actor had leaked production information out of jealousy over losing a role. Qi Si left when Bo Yanqi arrived to pick him up, while Hong Jie suspected someone else had directed the leak.

• Hong Jie caught Qi Si and Xiao Yang drinking milk tea, and Xiao Yang persuaded her not to scold them.
• Hong Jie told Qi Si that the production leak came from a rookie actor who had resented Qi Si for taking a role he wanted.
• Qi Si and Hong Jie suspected the rookie actor had been directed by someone else to leak the information.
• Bo Yanqi called to say he was waiting outside, and Qi Si hurried away to join him.
• Hong Jie and Xiao Yang saw an arm reach from Bo Yanqi's car, wrap around Qi Si's waist, and pull him inside.

Qi Si learned that Bo Fuyu had arranged the production leak, while Bo Yanqi reassured him that he would deal with his nephew. The chapter then traced Bo Fuyu’s recent business troubles and his decision to target Qi Si to unsettle Qi Wang.

• Qi Si asked Bo Yanqi about the trending topic, and Bo Yanqi confirmed that someone Qi Si knew had put Zhao Qiang up to leaking information.
• Qi Si guessed that Bo Fuyu was behind the leak, and Bo Yanqi’s reaction confirmed it.
• Bo Yanqi told Qi Si that he would not spare Bo Fuyu, while Qi Si teased him about his nephew.
• The story shifted to the previous afternoon, when Bo Yanqi returned to the old residence after learning Bo Fuyu had secured Zhao Qiang’s release.
• Bo Fuyu’s partnership with Zhong Nantian had failed, his business was suffering, and he blamed the Qi brothers for his losses.
• Unable to confront Qi Wang directly, Bo Fuyu decided to sabotage Qi Si in hopes of throwing Qi Wang into disarray.

Bo Yanqi confronted Bo Fuyu at the Bo residence and punished him for targeting Qi Si, while revealing that Qi Si owned the largest share of Bo Corporation. Bo Fuyu admitted to paying people to slander Qi Si, but Bo Yanqi said that was not the matter he meant, leaving the real offense unresolved.

• Bo Yanqi returned to the Bo residence and asked the servants where Bo Fuyu was.
• Bo Yanqi kicked Bo Fuyu and confronted him for ignoring his warning not to provoke Qi Si.
• Liu Qin defended Bo Fuyu and claimed that Old Master Bo's shares gave their family control of Bo Corporation.
• Bo Yanqi revealed that Old Master Bo had transferred his shares to him, and that he had transferred them to Qi Si.
• Bo Fuyu admitted to paying people to spread insults about Qi Si online, but Bo Yanqi said he was referring to something else.

Bo Yanqi confronted Bo Fuyu over Zhao Qiang and beat him when he could not remember who Zhao Qiang was. Bo Fuyu eventually recalled arranging for someone to be taken from a place before Bo Yanqi and Qi Si went to G City, while Bo Yanqi remained furious and ordered Bo Yonghao to get out of his way.

• Bo Yanqi accused Bo Fuyu of being involved with Zhao Qiang, then pinned him down and beat him when he claimed not to remember.
• Bo Yonghao intervened and brought Bo Yanqi and Bo Fuyu into the study, where he tried to learn what had happened.
• Bo Fuyu insisted he did not know Zhao Qiang, and Bo Yanqi threw an ashtray at him and warned that hiding behind Bo Yonghao would not protect him.
• Bo Yanqi reminded Bo Fuyu that he had arranged for someone to be taken from a place before Bo Yanqi and Qi Si went to G City.
• Bo Fuyu remembered arranging the removal but denied ordering what happened afterward, and Bo Yanqi ordered Bo Yonghao to get out of his way.

Bo Yanqi crushed Bo Yonghao and Bo Fuyu’s attempts to challenge him, then returned to Qi Si and helped clear the air about a leaked production controversy. The director posted a video of Qi Si’s acting, leaving netizens surprised by his improvement and eager to see more.

• Bo Yanqi beat Bo Fuyu, warned him and Bo Yonghao not to scheme against him, and threatened to destroy the Bo Household if they did.
• Liu Qin confronted Bo Yonghao over the shares he had already given Bo Yanqi, then accused him of misleading her and pursuing the shares for her own benefit.
• Bo Yanqi returned to the Qi Household and made a late-night snack for Qi Si before learning Bo Fuyu had called to explain his connection to the person who posted about the script changes.
• Qi Si decided not to seek further punishment for Bo Fuyu, while Bo Fuyu chose to avoid more trouble so he would not lose his comfortable life.
• The director asked Qi Si how to respond to the backlash over the rewritten script, and Qi Si told him to decide for himself.
• The director posted a video of Qi Si’s performance on the production’s official Weibo, and netizens mocked the announcement before praising Qi Si’s acting.

Qi Si’s improved performance drove the director to push the whole cast through exhausting filming, while Qi Si’s own scenes neared completion. Shen Shuyu shared gossip about Bo Fuyu’s mother and then realized that Qi Si’s relationship with Bo Yanqi made Qi Si her auntie by generation.

• Qi Si’s strong acting quieted criticism and inspired the director to raise his standards, putting the cast through intense filming.
• Shen Shuyu complained to Qi Si about the director’s demands, while Qi Si and Xiao Yang teased her about how soon his scenes would be finished.
• Shen Shuyu told Qi Si that Bo Fuyu’s mother, Liu Qin, had returned to the Liu Household a few days after Bo Yanqi beat Bo Fuyu.
• Qi Si asked whether Liu Qin had divorced Old Second Bo, prompting Shen Shuyu to work out that Qi Si was now her auntie by generation.

Qi Si learned that Bo Fuyu and Liu Qin had failed to obtain the Bo Corporation shares because the shares were already in his hands, then finished filming The Wind Rises. He turned down new scripts to rest, sensing that something was about to happen.

• Shen Shuyu told Qi Si that Bo Fuyu had left the Bo Household after fighting with his mother and the old man, while Liu Qin had also returned to her family.
• Qi Si revealed that the Bo Corporation shares the old man had held were now in his hands, and Shen Shuyu realized Third Master had orchestrated it.
• Qi Si sent Bo Shengan a picture of Shen Shuyu and Xiao Yang, prompting Shen Shuyu to panic when Bo Shengan replied that he had received it.
• Half a month later, Qi Si finished filming his scenes and attended a wrap party that helped improve the production crew's atmosphere.
• After filming The Wind Rises ended, Qi Si declined the scripts Hong Jie showed him and chose to rest because he sensed something was about to happen.

Qi Si spent several intimate days at home with Bo Yanqi, who resumed taking time off after Ning Jia was discharged and moved nearby with his father. That night, Qi Si dreamed of endless darkness and called for someone to come out.

• Bo Yanqi stayed home with Qi Si, and they spent the day together while Qi Wang prepared lunch and later scolded Bo Yanqi for exhausting his brother.
• Bo Yanqi returned to his relaxed work routine after Ning Jia was discharged and Zhong Li arranged an apartment for Ning Jia and his father.
• Qi Si asked whether Ning Jia's father's lover had come too, but Bo Yanqi said he did not know.
• Qi Si dreamed he was trapped in endless darkness and shouted for someone to come out.

A hidden, fading personality asked Qi Si to let him take over for three days to fulfill a few wishes, and Qi Si agreed. He spent the day at an amusement park with Qi Wang, then ran off in tears after asking which version of him his brother liked, leaving Qi Wang to find him crying alone.

• Qi Si met his weak, hidden personality, who asked to trade places with him for a few days, and Qi Si agreed to give him three days.
• Qi Si woke up to find Qi Wang home, invited him to spend the day together, and persuaded him to change out of his formal suit.
• Qi Si and Qi Wang spent the day enjoying rides and activities at an amusement park, and both said they had fun.
• Qi Si asked Qi Wang whether he preferred the smart version of him or the one who caused worry, then fled when Qi Wang did not answer.
• Qi Wang chased after Qi Si and found him crying in an empty corner near the restroom.

Qi Si asked Qi Wang for a final hug and thanked him for the love and care he had received before losing consciousness. Qi Wang rushed him out of the amusement park, and Bo Yanqi hurried home after seeing news that something had happened to Qi Si.

• Qi Si asked Qi Wang why he no longer called him Dun Dun and revealed how deeply he longed to be loved.
• Qi Si asked Qi Wang to hug him, and Qi Wang held him tightly despite being unable to answer whether he wanted him to stay.
• Qi Si thanked Qi Wang, joked about dirtying his clothes, and asked to go home before growing weak and collapsing.
• Qi Si apologized and said he was giving the other personality back to Qi Wang as Qi Wang tried to wake him.
• Qi Wang carried the unconscious Qi Si out of the amusement park with help from men in black suits, and news of the incident spread online.
• Bo Yanqi saw the news about Qi Si and rushed out of the company while calling Qi Wang.

Qi Si’s original-host personality chose to be devoured after saying goodbye, and Qi Si woke in the hospital with Bo Yanqi anxiously waiting for him. After Qi Si recovered and promised the personalities were gone, he realized Qi Wang might be avoiding him while mourning the personality he had sent away.

• Qi Si asked the original-host personality about his wishes, then gently comforted him as he chose to fall asleep and be devoured.
• Qi Si woke in the hospital, and Bo Yanqi embraced him after admitting he had been frightened by the personality switch.
• The doctor confirmed Qi Si was well enough to leave, and Qi Si promised Bo Yanqi that no other personality would take his place again.
• Qi Wang called to check on Qi Si and said he was overseas on business, prompting Qi Si to suspect his brother was avoiding him as he processed the loss of the original-host personality.

Qi Wang returned home and reunited with Qi Si, who worried that his brother was hiding his feelings about losing his other personality. The next morning, Qi Si went back to Cineaste to review scripts and resume work.

• Qi Si found Qi Wang and Bo Yanqi in the kitchen, and Qi Wang reassured him that he was glad he had recovered.
• Qi Si wondered whether Qi Wang had truly accepted that his other personality was gone, and Bo Yanqi told him to let Qi Wang work through it himself.
• Qi Wang and Bo Yanqi joined Qi Si for breakfast, where Bo Yanqi jealously added a fried egg to Qi Si's plate after Qi Wang had done the same.
• Qi Si went with Bo Yanqi to Cineaste, where Hong Jie and Xiao Yang teased him about being dropped off by Third Master.
• Qi Si told Hong Jie his vacation was over and asked to review the available scripts.

After The Wind Rises wrapped filming, Qi Si and Bo Yanqi playfully wrestled over a phone until Qi Wang and Yu Zhen walked in. The group discovered that a trending topic exposed Bo Fuyu and Zhou Linzhe kissing, and Yu Zhen was left wondering whether her intelligence network had missed part of their story.

• Qi Si choked on an egg after Bo Yanqi fed it to him, then the two wrestled over Qi Si’s phone on the sofa.
• Qi Wang pulled Bo Yanqi off Qi Si, but Qi Si explained that they had only been fooling around over the phone.
• Qi Wang, Yu Zhen, and Bo Yanqi saw that the trending topic showed Bo Fuyu and Zhou Linzhe kissing.
• Yu Zhen and netizens recalled Qi Si’s earlier speculation and discussed a timeline suggesting Zhou Linzhe had secretly loved Bo Fuyu for a long time.
• Qi Si recognized that the online timeline was invented, while Yu Zhen wondered whether her intelligence network had overlooked something.

Qi Si learned that Bo Fuyu and Zhou Linzhe had been kicked out by their families after their relationship was exposed, and welcomed the world breaking free of its original plot. Bo Fuyu discovered Zhou Linzhe had kept a real photo of them hidden, beat him, and was expelled alongside him by the Zhou Household.

• Bo Yanqi grew jealous of Qi Si following online gossip and dragged him to the bedroom, where Qi Si was toyed with until the next day.
• Qi Si saw that Bo Fuyu and Zhou Linzhe had been kicked out by their families and concluded the world was now independent of the novel's plot.
• Bo Fuyu confronted Zhou Linzhe about the circulating photo, and Zhou Linzhe's evasive answers revealed he knew about it.
• Bo Fuyu realized the photo was real and that Zhou Linzhe had hidden what happened while Bo Fuyu was drunk, then beat him.
• Zhou He and the Zhou Household intervened, but Zhou Linzhe shielded Bo Fuyu, so the family kicked them both out and severed ties with Zhou Linzhe.

Qi Si spent a month filming four minor supporting roles while Bo Yanqi grew resentful that they rarely saw each other. Hong Jie stopped Qi Si from taking another role so he could rest and promote The Wind Rises, but Qi Si later realized Bo Yanqi had used his influence to keep him home, leaving him reluctant to return to work.

• Qi Si read online gossip about Bo Fuyu and Zhou Linzhe, then stopped paying attention as their story continued to circulate.
• Qi Si filmed four small roles in different locations, and Bo Yanqi grew increasingly resentful over their time apart.
• Hong Jie refused Qi Si’s request to take a fifth role, explaining that he needed to rest and prepare for The Wind Rises promotions.
• Hong Jie sent Qi Si home, and Qi Si eventually realized Bo Yanqi had arranged for him to stay away from work.
• Bo Yanqi pinned Qi Si down and vented his pent-up frustration, after which Qi Si rested at home for several days.
• Hong Jie told Qi Si to prepare for The Wind Rises promotions, and Qi Si felt reluctant to return to work.

Qi Si reluctantly agreed to attend a promotional event for The Wind Rises, which launched amid doubts about its fast production. The drama became an online hit, and Qi Si’s standout performance won him a wave of new fans, leaving him surprised by even the male “mom fans” celebrating him.

• Hong Jie explained that Qi Si needed to attend The Wind Rises promotional event because his role and the drama’s online attention made his presence important, and Qi Si agreed.
• The Wind Rises promoted itself online, drawing excitement and skepticism over its fast production and concerns that its polished trailer might reveal all its best moments.
• The drama launched on television and online, and the production team anxiously watched its performance while Qi Si remained confident it would become a hit.
• The Wind Rises quickly gained popularity, with Qi Si drawing the most attention for his strikingly different performance.
• Qi Si’s fans celebrated his success, and he was surprised when a male fan clarified that he was a “mom fan.”

After The Wind Rises made Qi Si a star, he chose a memorable villain role over lead roles and spent the next year filming constantly. He returned home after finishing another male lead role, while he and Bo Yanqi continued to keep their marriage secret until Qi Si won Best Actor.

• The Wind Rises became the top show, and Qi Si attracted offers from many production teams.
• Qi Si chose a compelling villain role over two lead roles, confident he could play it well, and Hong Jie accepted his decision.
• Xiao Yang questioned Qi Si's choice, but agreed the villain script and its plot were stronger.
• Over the next year, Qi Si spent most of his time filming, while Bo Yanqi's frequent resentful Weibo posts tipped fans off that he was away on set.
• Qi Si and Bo Yanqi had moved out together after secretly registering their marriage, which they planned to reveal after Qi Si won Best Actor.
• After completing another male lead role, Qi Si returned home.

Qi Si returned home unexpectedly after a month apart, and Bo Yanqi stayed awake holding him before they reunited in bed. By evening, Bo Yanqi carried his exhausted husband downstairs, but their teasing turned into another round of intimacy and left Qi Si sobbing in his arms.

• Qi Si rushed home on the last flight and quietly slipped into bed beside Bo Yanqi, who recognized him and held him close without fully waking.
• Bo Yanqi realized Qi Si had returned and watched him sleep until dawn, then held him tighter.
• Bo Yanqi woke Qi Si with an intense reunion that kept them in the bedroom until evening.
• Bo Yanqi carried the sleepy Qi Si downstairs, where Qi Si teased him and asked for his phone.
• Bo Yanqi playfully punished Qi Si for calling him “Uncle” and ended up holding the crying Qi Si after another bout of intimacy.

After Bo Yanqi went to work, Qi Si learned that Zhong Li had taken leave to bring Ning Jia to a hospital follow-up, then sneaked out to visit Qi Wang. Qi Wang suspected Qi Si had argued with Bo Yanqi and invited him to come home.

• Qi Si messaged Zhong Ming and learned Bo Yanqi had gone to the company to chair an important meeting while Zhong Li took Ning Jia for a follow-up examination.
• Qi Si asked about Ning Jia and learned his condition had improved, though he remained clingy with Zhong Li.
• Qi Si left home in disguise before Bo Yanqi returned and went to Qi Wang's company to surprise his brother.
• Qi Wang welcomed Qi Si and suggested he come home to stay after noticing how eagerly he agreed.

Qi Si tried to avoid Bo Yanqi while staying with Qi Wang, but his brother answered Bo Yanqi’s call and told him Qi Si would remain at home for a few days. After shopping for dinner with Qi Wang, Qi Si returned home and found someone waiting in the living room.

• Qi Si asked Qi Wang to cook dinner and planned to stay at his brother’s home for a few days without Bo Yanqi following him.
• When Bo Yanqi called, Qi Si rushed out of the lounge and asked Qi Wang to answer for him in front of a roomful of executives.
• Qi Wang told Bo Yanqi that Qi Si was with him and would stay at home for the next few days, and Bo Yanqi accepted without argument.
• Qi Si messaged Bo Yanqi that he was not home, then went to the supermarket with Qi Wang and bought many ingredients.
• Qi Si and Qi Wang arrived home and saw a figure sitting in the living room.

Qi Si welcomed Yu Zhen back from a case, while Qi Wang and Bo Yanqi prepared a meal together. Yu Zhen asked Qi Si to sign photos for her friends, but he declined, and both of them were chased out of the kitchen.

• Bo Yanqi joined Qi Wang and Qi Si at home, then helped Qi Wang carry groceries and cook.
• Qi Wang sent Qi Si out of the kitchen and told him to check whether Yu Zhen had arrived.
• Qi Si learned that Yu Zhen had returned early from her investigation and ran outside to greet her.
• Yu Zhen showed Qi Si a stack of his photo prints and asked him to sign them for her friends, but Qi Si refused.
• Yu Zhen went to the kitchen for food, and Qi Wang chased her out alongside Qi Si.

Over dinner, Yu Zhen told Qi Si, Qi Wang, and Bo Yanqi about a client who wanted help driving a wealthy man’s wife out of the picture, only for Yu Zhen to uncover that the client was the man’s mistress. The man turned out to be Zhou Yang, and Yu Zhen revealed she had also uncovered a startling secret about Zhou Linzhe’s parentage.

• Yu Zhen explained that her client had offered a large fee to prove her supposed husband was cheating and help her divorce him.
• Yu Zhen revealed that the client was actually the man’s mistress and hoped to replace his legal wife, while the wife knew about the affair and maintained their business marriage.
• Yu Zhen sent the client information about the legal wife without identifying her, intending to let the client confront her own delusions.
• Yu Zhen identified the man as Zhou Yang, Zhou Linzhe’s father, and Qi Wang noted that Zhou Yang’s wife, Xia Mo, was formidable and that Zhou He controlled the Zhou Household.
• Yu Zhen revealed that Zhou Linzhe was not Xia Mo and Zhou Yang’s child, leaving Qi Si stunned by the Zhou Household’s tangled identity scandals.