Chapter Summaries

Bo Yanqi reassured Jiang Nantian that he was committed to Qi Si and returned to A City, where Qi Si was still struggling with severe psychological problems and brief periods of lucidity. Qi Si asked when Bo Yanqi would arrive, but feared his current lucid period would end before they could meet.

• Jiang Nantian warned Bo Yanqi about committing to Qi Si, and Bo Yanqi insisted he would not regret it.
• Jiang Nantian explained why he had never married, and Bo Yanqi encouraged him to pursue someone if he found the right person.
• Bo Yanqi left G City for A City, assuring Jiang Nantian that he believed Qi Si would recover and would stay by him.
• Qi Wang recounted how Qi Si had spent a day crouching in a corner while imagining himself as a stone communicating with another world.
• During a brief lucid period, Qi Si told Qi Wang his condition would continue for a while and asked when Bo Yanqi would return; Qi Wang said Bo Yanqi was expected that afternoon.

Qi Si waited to see Bo Yanqi but fell asleep before he returned. Bo Yanqi arrived at the Qi Household, carried Qi Si to bed, and went to rest while Qi Wang watched over them.

• Qi Wang distracted disappointed Qi Si by making his favorite crispy little fish, and Qi Si explained that Youlemei meant milk tea.
• Qi Si stayed awake hoping to see Bo Yanqi, but eventually fell asleep on the sofa.
• Bo Yanqi arrived with Zhong Li and learned from Qi Wang that Qi Si had waited for him.
• Bo Yanqi carried Qi Si upstairs and tucked him into bed while Qi Wang brought up his suitcase.
• Bo Yanqi told Qi Wang that his uncle was handling the remaining work in G City, then went to rest and asked to be called when Qi Si woke.

Bo Yanqi returned to A City and watched Qi Si sleep, afraid of how Qi Si might react when he woke. In a dark, unreal place, Qi Si met another version of himself, who offered to help him escape if he obeyed his demands.

• Bo Yanqi woke after two hours of sleep, returned to A City, and quietly entered Qi Si's room to watch him sleep.
• Qi Si wandered through endless darkness while sensing an unseen gaze and eventually saw a distant light.
• The darkness began to consume Qi Si, but a lookalike rescued him and claimed to be the true owner of Qi Si's body.
• The other Qi Si demanded that Qi Si listen to Qi Wang and stay away from Lin Weiwei and her group in exchange for escape.
• When the other Qi Si started to leave and the black mist closed in, Qi Si agreed to obey and begged for help.

Qi Si escaped the black mist after agreeing to the other Qi Si’s demands, including staying away from Lin Weiwei and not falling for Bo Yanqi. He woke in his room to find Bo Yanqi and Qi Wang, who realized that this Qi Si was not the one they knew.

• The other Qi Si rescued Qi Si from the black mist and made him promise to obey Qi Wang and stay away from Lin Weiwei.
• The other Qi Si forbade Qi Si from falling for Bo Yanqi, letting Bo Yanqi touch him, or touching Bo Yanqi, then struck him and sent him back.
• Qi Si woke in his room, mistook Bo Yanqi for a threat, and punched at him, but Bo Yanqi caught his wrist.
• Qi Wang rushed in and found Qi Si with Bo Yanqi, while Bo Yanqi recognized that Qi Si was not his Qi Si.
• Qi Si asked Qi Wang whether Bo Yanqi was the Third Master of the Bo Household, and Qi Wang realized what had happened.

Qi Si woke with no memory of Bo Yanqi and learned that his alternate personality had been dating him and living with him. Qi Wang explained how their relationship began, leaving Qi Si horrified that Bo Yanqi had taken an interest in him.

• Qi Wang confirmed that the awake Qi Si was an alternate personality who had lost the memories of the time before he woke.
• Bo Yanqi left the room, and Qi Si told Qi Wang that he did not recognize him.
• Qi Si recalled a dream in which another version of himself warned him not to fall for Bo Yanqi or touch him.
• Qi Wang revealed that Qi Si and Bo Yanqi had been dating and that Bo Yanqi was staying next door.
• Qi Si panicked about the relationship, and Qi Wang told him that Bo Yanqi had pursued him.

Qi Wang and Bo Yanqi discussed the possibility that Qi Si’s current personality might remain, and Qi Wang confessed his conflicting feelings about wanting his original brother back while caring for the other personality. Bo Yanqi warned that wanting both brothers came from human greed and would come at a price.

• Qi Wang joined Bo Yanqi on the balcony and explained that Qi Si had once been attracted to beautiful people before becoming fixated on Lin Weiwei.
• Qi Wang worried that Qi Si’s personality that loved Lin Weiwei might still be unable to let her go.
• Qi Wang told Bo Yanqi he feared the other personalities might never return, yet also wished one might replace the current personality.
• Qi Wang admitted he could not fully accept the current personality and had often wished for the original Qi Si to return.
• Qi Wang confessed he wished both personalities could be his brothers, and Bo Yanqi replied that human greed always came at a price.

Qi Si asked Qi Wang to make noodles and watched him interact comfortably with Bo Yanqi, while struggling with his suspicions about their relationship. After a sleepless night, Qi Si woke relieved that he was still himself, but panicked and slammed the door when he saw Bo Yanqi waiting outside.

• Qi Si asked Qi Wang for noodles, and Qi Wang prepared a bowl with a fried egg while reassuring him that he mattered more than work.
• Bo Yanqi joined them for noodles, and Qi Si watched the pair's familiar interactions while privately wondering whether they were truly a couple.
• Qi Si left the table early because he felt uncomfortable around Bo Yanqi, and Bo Yanqi said he hoped Qi Si would not wake as the same personality.
• Qi Wang and Bo Yanqi stayed awake worrying about Qi Si, while Qi Si feared he would disappear if he fell asleep.
• Qi Si eventually slept and woke in his own room, relieved that he had not disappeared.
• Bo Yanqi waited outside Qi Si's door in the morning, but Qi Si saw him, panicked, and slammed the door shut.

Qi Si struggled with his supposed relationship with Bo Yanqi, who refused to accept the idea of breaking up. After Bo Yanqi left, Qi Wang pressed Qi Si about his feelings for Lin Weiwei.

• Qi Si complained to Qi Wang that Bo Yanqi had frightened him by waiting silently outside his room.
• Qi Wang reminded Qi Si that Bo Yanqi was his boyfriend, and Qi Si began asking whether they could break up.
• Bo Yanqi overheard Qi Si and declared that their relationship could end only in widowhood before leaving the Qi residence.
• Qi Si told Qi Wang that he did not like men and asked if they could really not break up.
• Qi Wang asked why Qi Si had liked Lin Weiwei, leaving Qi Si sweating and afraid he would reveal too much.

Qi Si realized his feelings for Lin Weiwei might have been implanted like a preset program, and he decided to test that suspicion by seeing her in person. Meanwhile, Lin Weiwei’s entanglement with Bo Fuyu and Zhou Linzhe continued to sour into a messy alliance against the Bo and Qi households.

• Qi Si questioned why he loved Lin Weiwei and realized his feelings seemed to activate like a preset program placed there by someone else.
• Qi Si refused Qi Wang’s offer to take him to the hospital, retreated to his room, and tried unsuccessfully to contact his other self or fall asleep.
• Qi Si decided to test his doubts about Lin Weiwei by confronting her in person.
• After Lin Weiwei’s career collapsed, Bo Fuyu gave her financial help, and she confirmed her relationship with him.
• Zhou Linzhe confronted Lin Weiwei after learning about her relationship with Bo Fuyu, then later reconciled with her and joined her alliance with Bo Fuyu against the Bo and Qi households.

Qi Si prepared to meet Lin Weiwei and accepted Xiao Chou’s invitation to a gathering, hoping she might attend so he could test his feelings. Qi Wang initially forbade him from going, but Bo Yanqi agreed to accompany him, leaving Qi Si worried that his presence would intimidate everyone there.

• Qi Si failed to meet his other self in a dream and set reminders telling himself that Lin Weiwei was under a gu spell and that he did not like her.
• Qi Si accepted Xiao Chou’s invitation to a gathering after learning that Bo Fuyu might attend and asking whether Lin Weiwei would be there.
• Qi Wang forbade Qi Si from going, but Bo Yanqi persuaded him to allow it and offered to accompany Qi Si.
• Qi Si was shocked that Bo Yanqi would come and worried that bringing him would turn the gathering into a display of power.

Qi Si went to the gathering with Bo Yanqi, who asked him to use his referral spot to introduce him, then left Qi Si at the entrance. As Qi Si entered with Xiao Chou and learned that Bo Fuyu had brought Lin Weiwei, he clutched his phone and relied on a timed distress signal to summon Bo Yanqi if needed.

• Qi Si agreed to attend the gathering and rode there with Bo Yanqi, who told him to sit in the front instead of treating him like a driver.
• Bo Yanqi asked Qi Si about the gathering’s referral system and jokingly asked him to introduce him.
• Bo Yanqi drove away after watching Qi Si meet Xiao Chou at the entrance.
• Qi Si noticed that Xiao Chou looked more confident and polished than he remembered from before losing consciousness.
• Xiao Chou told Qi Si that Bo Fuyu had brought Lin Weiwei, and Qi Si gripped his phone, trusting his timed distress signal to alert Bo Yanqi if needed.

Qi Si attended a gathering where Bo Fuyu and Xiao Chou had risen in status, while Lin Weiwei's presence triggered an inexplicable reaction in him. After Qi Si lost consciousness and another personality took over, he exposed Lin Weiwei's planned excuses to Bo Fuyu and Zhou Linzhe, leaving her caught between them.

• Qi Si confronted one of Bo Fuyu's followers and exchanged cold words with Bo Fuyu, while Lin Weiwei's greeting caused his heartbeat to race.
• Qi Si learned that Xiao Chou had taken control of the Xiao Household, then left the gathering to clear his head.
• Lin Weiwei approached Qi Si outside the restroom, but he saw someone familiar, recalled bizarre images, and lost consciousness.
• The other Qi Si took over and prompted Lin Weiwei to admit that she claimed she had been forced to hurt him and did not love Bo Fuyu or Zhou Linzhe.
• Qi Si revealed that Bo Fuyu and Zhou Linzhe had overheard Lin Weiwei, and Lin Weiwei turned pale as both men stared at her.

Qi Si left the gathering after trading barbs with Zhou Linzhe and hurried toward the person waiting outside. Behind him, Bo Fuyu rejected Lin Weiwei and pushed her toward Zhou Linzhe, who then pushed her away.

• Lin Weiwei tried to explain herself to Bo Fuyu, but he dodged her and left her on the floor.
• Zhou Linzhe questioned Qi Si about his brother and Qi Corporation, and Qi Si warned him to worry about his own family.
• Xiao Chou arrived and noticed that Qi Si seemed different, but Qi Si ignored him and announced he was leaving.
• Bo Fuyu pushed Lin Weiwei toward Zhou Linzhe, saying he was giving her to him, but Zhou Linzhe gently pushed her away.
• Qi Si hurried toward the entrance, collided with a server, and ended up pressed against a familiar broad chest.

Qi Si and Bo Yanqi grew closer after Qi Si collided with him, and their flirtation left the people around them stunned. After Bo Yanqi paid a waiter for the spilled drinks, he warned Qi Si not to disappear for so long again.

• Qi Si collided with Bo Yanqi, who pushed him away and angrily warned him about watching where he was going.
• Qi Si teased Bo Yanqi about whether he would feel bad if Qi Si's brother hit him, and Bo Yanqi pulled him into an embrace.
• A waiter asked Qi Si to compensate him for the spilled drinks, and Bo Yanqi glared at him when Qi Si called him good-looking.
• Qi Si teased Bo Yanqi about going home together, and Bo Yanqi paid the waiter with a black card.
• Bo Yanqi licked Qi Si's hand and warned him that he would act even more perverted if Qi Si disappeared again.

Qi Si confronted Xiao Chou over betraying him after Xiao Chou regained control of the Xiao Household. As Qi Si left with Bo Yanqi, Xiao Chou grabbed his wrist, and Bo Yanqi kicked Xiao Chou across the lobby.

• Xiao Chou found Qi Si and Bo Yanqi in the chaotic lobby and questioned who Bo Yanqi was.
• Qi Si accused Xiao Chou of using him and selling him out for personal gain, while Xiao Chou admitted he had used Qi Si to reclaim the Xiao Household.
• Qi Si explained that he had treated Xiao Chou as a friend and was angry that Xiao Chou had betrayed him when he was in trouble.
• Qi Si warned Xiao Chou to enjoy his final revelry and tried to leave, but Xiao Chou grabbed his wrist and demanded to know what he planned to do.
• Bo Yanqi kicked Xiao Chou away, then checked the red marks on Qi Si's wrist as Qi Si dismissed his injury.

Qi Si confronted Xiao Chou over his betrayal, while Bo Yanqi protected him and warned Xiao Chou that his power would not last. Xiao Chou learned that the man who had kicked him was Third Master Bo as Qi Si and Bo Yanqi left the club.

• Bo Yanqi kicked Xiao Chou after he shouted at Qi Si, then stayed calm as attendants helped Xiao Chou up.
• Qi Si asked Xiao Chou whether he had deliberately introduced Yu Zhen, and Xiao Chou admitted he had done so to gain help reclaiming the Xiao Household.
• Xiao Chou insisted he had done nothing wrong, but Bo Yanqi told Qi Si not to listen to his bullshit and warned Xiao Chou that no one remained king forever.
• Bo Yanqi took the black card from an attendant, put it in Qi Si's pocket, and left the club with him, telling the staff to seek compensation from Xiao Chou's boss.
• An attendant handed Xiao Chou an invoice for the damage he had caused, and Xiao Chou learned that Bo Yanqi was Third Master Bo.

Bo Yanqi and Qi Si went to a hotel instead of going home and gave in to their desire in the presidential suite. Afterward, Bo Yanqi found a flood of missed calls on both their phones and realized they had a problem to deal with.

• Bo Yanqi kissed Qi Si in the car, then drove him to a hotel because he doubted they could get anything done at home.
• The receptionist recognized Bo Yanqi and Qi Si when she checked their IDs, but completed their check-in without letting on.
• Bo Yanqi pulled Qi Si into the top-floor suite, and the two gave in to their desire.
• Afterward, Bo Yanqi found many missed calls on Qi Si's phone and even more on his own, and worried about the consequences of ignoring them.

Qi Si woke after spending the night with Bo Yanqi and learned that his brother Qi Wang had repeatedly called. During their phone conversation, Qi Si returned to his primary personality and confronted Qi Wang and Bo Yanqi for looking down on his alternate personality, ending with Bo Yanqi teasing him and Qi Si telling him to shut up.

• Bo Yanqi woke Qi Si to tell him that Qi Wang had called many times, and Qi Si struggled up despite his aching waist.
• Qi Si called Qi Wang back, who questioned why he was at a hotel with Bo Yanqi.
• Bo Yanqi told Qi Wang they had stayed at a hotel to avoid disturbing him, provoking an argument about Qi Si’s alternate personality.
• Qi Si’s primary personality returned and asked Qi Wang and Bo Yanqi why they disliked his alternate personality.
• Bo Yanqi teased Qi Si that he was not much easier to deal with, and Qi Si told him to shut up.

Bo Yanqi and Qi Si spent the day together after Bo Yanqi feared Qi Si might have changed personalities again. While watching a movie, Qi Si recognized Shen Shuyu and remembered the IP Bo Yanqi owned, leaving him about to explain what he recalled.

• After Qi Wang ended his call with them, Bo Yanqi and Qi Si relaxed, and Bo Yanqi lost control while they were together.
• The next morning, Bo Yanqi explained that he had feared Qi Si would wake up as someone else again and had left before he woke.
• Bo Yanqi massaged Qi Si's sore waist, ordered food, and stayed with him instead of working.
• Qi Si and Bo Yanqi chose to watch a movie in the suite's home theater rather than go out or return home.
• Qi Si recognized Shen Shuyu in the movie and learned that her agent had asked Bo Yanqi to let her participate in his IP, The Wind Rises.
• Qi Si suddenly remembered something about The Wind Rises, and Bo Yanqi asked what he had recalled.

Qi Si recalled how Lin Weiwei had ruined Shen Shuyu’s role in the original story and urged Bo Yanqi to keep her out of The Wind Rises. Bo Yanqi agreed to consider Shen Shuyu for the cast, then reassured Qi Si that he did not have to reveal his secrets, leaving Qi Si wondering what Bo Yanqi was hiding from him.

• Qi Si remembered how Lin Weiwei had taken the female lead role in the original adaptation of The Wind Rises and caused Shen Shuyu to suffer.
• Qi Si anxiously asked whether Lin Weiwei was in Bo Yanqi’s cast, and Bo Yanqi promised not to let her participate.
• Qi Si suggested Shen Shuyu as a good choice for the role, and Bo Yanqi teased him about liking her.
• Bo Yanqi noticed Qi Si’s reaction to the IP but chose not to press him about his secrets.
• Qi Si asked whether Bo Yanqi minded his secrets, and Bo Yanqi said everyone had a right to keep secrets.
• Qi Si asked whether Bo Yanqi had little secrets hidden from him, leaving Bo Yanqi speechless.