Chapter Summaries

Bo Yanqi confronted Yang Jiali with the truth that Jiang Honghu had manipulated her and arranged the kidnapping conspirators’ deaths, then told her that her son had died from chemical exposure while making prohibited drugs. He left Yang Jiali devastated and reunited with Qi Si, ending the chapter as they headed to the hospital for a rabies vaccination.

• Bo Yanqi revealed that Jiang Honghu had orchestrated the kidnapping plot and eliminated the people involved, prompting Yang Jiali to realize she had been manipulated into serving as his scapegoat.
• Bo Yanqi rejected Yang Jiali’s attempts to blame Jiang Honghu alone, then told her that her son had died after prolonged exposure to chemicals used in making prohibited drugs.
• Yang Jiali screamed and struggled as Bo Yanqi left the visiting room, leaving her to await official confirmation of her son’s death.
• Bo Yanqi met Qi Si outside, caught him as he leaped into his arms, and joked that they were going to the hospital for a rabies vaccine.

Qi Si returned to A City with Bo Yanqi after revealing how he had terrified Jiang Zhijie before his death. Reunited with Qi Wang and Yu Zhen, the group celebrated Jiang Zhijie’s final end and went to Brocade Deep Pavilion to eat.

• Bo Yanqi asked Qi Si what he had said to Jiang Zhijie, and Qi Si explained that he had claimed to know how to return to another world before telling Jiang Zhijie he could never go.
• Qi Si clarified that he had been lying and that his ashes had been scattered, while Bo Yanqi said it was good that he had done so.
• Qi Wang and Yu Zhen welcomed Qi Si at A City Airport, and Qi Wang hugged his younger brother with relief.
• Qi Si told Qi Wang about the events in G City and confirmed that Jiang Zhijie was dead for good, prompting the brothers to share an emotional moment.
• Bo Yanqi arranged a meal at Brocade Deep Pavilion, where Yu Zhen enjoyed its signature dish and Qi Si praised Qi Wang’s cooking.

Qi Si told Qi Wang that he wanted to return to acting because he still loved it, and Qi Wang agreed on the condition that he come home if trouble arose. Bo Yanqi voiced concerns about Qi Si meeting handsome men in the entertainment industry, but Qi Si reassured him that he would only like him.

• Qi Wang called out Qi Si for flattering him and demanded to know what he wanted.
• Qi Si explained that he had reconsidered his future and wanted to pursue acting because he still loved it.
• Yu Zhen asked whether Qi Si wanted to act because of Lin Weiwei, and Qi Si denied it.
• Qi Wang agreed to let Qi Si act but warned him to return home if trouble or an accident occurred.
• Qi Si flirted with Bo Yanqi and promised he would not fall for anyone else, making Bo Yanqi smile.

Qi Si, Bo Yanqi, Qi Wang, and Yu Zhen investigated a public fight and discovered that Lin Weiwei had become the mistress of Ren Zhigang, a man married into the Xu Household. Yu Zhen explained how Ren Zhigang had married Miss Xu after his father saved her grandfather, leaving Qi Si appalled at how the Xu Household repaid the favor.

• Qi Si and Bo Yanqi went to investigate a commotion at Brocade Deep Pavilion, and Qi Si reassured Bo Yanqi that he only loved him when he recognized Lin Weiwei.
• Qi Si and Yu Zhen learned that Lin Weiwei had become Ren Zhigang's mistress after Bo Fuyu and Zhou Linzhe abandoned her and creditors began demanding repayment.
• Ren Zhigang tried to intervene when his wife attacked Lin Weiwei, but his wife struck him and threatened divorce, leaving him silent.
• Yu Zhen identified Ren Zhigang as an ordinary man who had married into the wealthy Xu Household, and explained that his father had once saved Miss Xu's grandfather.
• Yu Zhen revealed that Ren Zhigang had asked to marry Miss Xu after meeting her, and Qi Si condemned the Xu Household's decision to repay the old favor by giving their daughter in marriage.

Qi Si learned why Xu Xiaohong had married Ren Zhigang and watched her confront Lin Weiwei over his lavish spending on his mistress. When Lin Weiwei lunged at Qi Si, Yu Zhen stopped her, and Qi Si left by declaring Bo Yanqi his boyfriend.

• Yu Zhen explained that Xu Xiaohong had agreed to marry Ren Zhigang in exchange for gaining control of the Xu Household business.
• Qi Si learned Xu Xiaohong had confronted Ren Zhigang and Lin Weiwei because Ren had spent too much money on his mistress.
• Qi Si and the others tried to leave, but Lin Weiwei called out to Qi Si and broke free to rush toward him.
• Yu Zhen kicked Lin Weiwei away, then Xu Xiaohong seized her and apologized to Qi Si and his companions.
• Lin Weiwei begged Qi Si to save her, and Qi Si said he liked Bo Yanqi and warned her not to anger his hard-to-pacify boyfriend.

Qi Si rejected Lin Weiwei, leaving Xu Xiaohong to force her and Ren Zhigang to face the consequences of their actions. He later committed to acting, signed with Bo Yanqi’s entertainment company, and discovered that he owned it.

• Qi Si left Brocade Deep Pavilion without helping Lin Weiwei, and Xu Xiaohong confronted and slapped her while the onlookers stayed out of it.
• Yu Zhen explained that she had kicked Lin Weiwei to protect the men’s reputations, and Qi Si confirmed that he no longer cared for Lin Weiwei.
• Xu Xiaohong demanded repayment from Ren Zhigang and used evidence of his embezzlement to make him choose between repayment, divorce, or prison.
• Ren Zhigang divorced Xu Xiaohong, lost his benefits from the Xu Household, and took out his anger on Lin Weiwei after receiving no compensation.
• Qi Si decided to pursue acting seriously and signed with Bo Yanqi’s entertainment company, only to discover that he had become its owner.

Qi Si insisted on auditioning for an undecided role in The Wind Rises rather than taking the male lead, and Bo Yanqi agreed to follow his wishes. The production announced Shen Shuyu as its female lead, and her recovery selfie sparked speculation about the diamond ring on her hand and who her husband was.

• Bo Yanqi offered Qi Si the male lead role in The Wind Rises, but Qi Si refused and asked to audition for a role that had not been cast.
• Qi Si stopped Bo Yanqi from replacing an actor for him and reminded him that he was now the company boss, so Bo Yanqi agreed to listen.
• The Wind Rises officially announced its male and female leads, with Shen Shuyu playing the female lead.
• Shen Shuyu posted that she had fully recovered and shared a selfie among flowers.
• Netizens spotted a diamond ring on Shen Shuyu's ring finger and wondered whether she was married and who her husband was.

Qi Si learned that Shen Shuyu had married Bo Shengan and discussed why Shen Shuyu might have accepted the marriage despite Bo Shengan being a woman. After teasing Bo Yanqi and oversleeping, Qi Si woke up just in time to refuse taking a day off before joining the production of The Wind Rises.

• Bo Yanqi told Qi Si that Shen Shuyu had married Bo Shengan, and Qi Si was surprised to learn Shen Shuyu knew Bo Shengan was a woman.
• Bo Yanqi said Shen Shuyu and Yang Yi had been shipped online, prompting Qi Si to tease him about shipping couples before Bo Yanqi pounced on him.
• Qi Si reasoned that Shen Shuyu might have married Bo Shengan for protection after losing the Shen Household's support and falling out with Bo Fuyu.
• The next morning, Qi Si sat up while still asleep as Bo Yanqi prepared to ask the production team for leave.
• Qi Si fully woke up, refused to take a day off, and got out of bed to join the production.

Qi Si’s casting in The Wind Rises leaked online, prompting backlash over his acting and accusations that he joined with funding. After Qi Si said he would handle the controversy, the trending topics shifted to Shen Shuyu’s marriage alliance with Bo Shengan, and Qi Si called Bo Yanqi to ask whether he had leaked the news.

• Qi Si quietly joined The Wind Rises as its fourth male lead and behaved so calmly that the director and screenwriter were surprised.
• News of Qi Si’s casting hit the trending searches, and the director suspected someone had leaked it despite the production’s confidentiality agreements.
• Qi Si learned about the online backlash, saw commenters criticize his acting and claim he had joined with funding, and told the director he would handle it.
• The trending topics about Qi Si were suppressed and replaced by news of Shen Shuyu’s marriage alliance with Bo Shengan, including a photo of Bo Shengan in a wheelchair.
• Qi Si called Bo Yanqi and asked whether he had arranged the leak about Shen Shuyu and Bo Shengan.

Qi Si reassured Bo Yanqi after awkwardly asking whether he had caused the trending topic, then rehearsed a scene with Shen Shuyu and discussed her feelings for Bo Shengan and her online friend. Shen Shuyu began reconsidering how her past relationship with Bo Fuyu had shaped her approach to love, while the identity of her online friend remained undisclosed.

• Qi Si apologized for his tone during a phone call with Bo Yanqi, who teased him and said he would pick him up that night.
• Shen Shuyu rehearsed with Qi Si and urged him to take his acting seriously; his performance surprised her by taking the lead in their scene.
• Shen Shuyu told Qi Si she had remembered her childhood and explained that she had mistaken Bo Fuyu for Bo Shengan, the boy she had liked when they were young.
• Shen Shuyu revealed that she had fallen for an online friend who had comforted her after she gave up on Bo Fuyu, and said the friend had confessed to liking her for a long time.
• Qi Si encouraged Shen Shuyu to ask her partner questions instead of treating Bo Fuyu's complaints as normal, and Shen Shuyu reconsidered her fears about showing concern.

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.