Chapter Summaries

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.

Qi Si learned that Zhou Linzhe was Zhou Yang’s son with his mistress, then watched the Zhou family’s scandals help Zhou He consolidate control of the company. After teasing Bo Yanqi about calling him stupid, Qi Si returned to work as his dramas became hits and he drove meddling investors out of their productions.

• Yu Zhen explained that Zhou Linzhe was the son of Zhou Yang’s mistress, then leaked information about Xia Mo to the woman and left clues for Xia Mo to uncover her actions.
• Zhou Yang left the Zhou family after divorcing Xia Mo, and a gossip account exposed Zhou Linzhe as unrelated to Xia Mo; the Zhou family later released paternity tests confirming Zhou He was Xia Mo and Zhou Yang’s biological son.
• Bo Yanqi told Qi Si that Zhou He had used the family’s crisis to remove Zhou Yang’s allies from the board, and Qi Si challenged Bo Yanqi for implying he was stupid.
• Qi Si returned to an intense work schedule as his dramas aired and won high ratings, while he rejected investors’ attempts to interfere with his productions.

Qi Si, remembered as a force who once protected the entertainment industry from abusive capital, struggled to cast a young undercover agent in his new film. Shen Shuyu suggested he seek cooperation from the authorities so Qing Yaole could play the role, and Qi Si rushed off to contact them.

• The narration described how Qi Si's influence had once curbed exploitative practices in the entertainment industry and how audiences missed him after he retired.
• Qi Si struggled to find an actor for a young undercover agent in his new film because the actors he knew were too old for the role.
• Shen Shuyu volunteered for the part, then read the script and suggested Qing Yaole, who had retired after his undercover identity was exposed.
• Shen Shuyu proposed that Qi Si approach the authorities about collaborating on the film so Qing Yaole might agree to act.
• Qi Si decided to contact the authorities and hurried away, promising to treat Shen Shuyu to a meal later.

After nearly two years away from the entertainment industry, Qing Yaole agreed to act in Qi Si's film Dawn, with approval from his superiors. When the film's promotion revealed his involvement, Qing Yaole reposted the announcement on Weibo, leaving fans to interpret his brief response.

• Fans worried when Qing Yaole disappeared after announcing his departure, and the police reassured those who reported him missing without revealing his true work.
• Qing Yaole occasionally appeared in paparazzi footage to show that he was safe, while his fans continued to support him.
• Qi Si asked Qing Yaole to play a police undercover agent in Dawn, and Qing Yaole agreed after checking with his superior.
• The crew completed Dawn and submitted it for review half a year later, then began promoting the film without initially confirming Qing Yaole's role.
• After the crew announced Qing Yaole's participation, fans argued online until Qing Yaole reposted the promotional post on Weibo without comment.

Qing Yaole’s fans watched Dawn and discovered that his role as undercover officer A Liang included a farewell to them at the film’s end. After the movie and its creators explained the scene was added as a gift, the fans said goodbye to Qing Yaole and stopped waiting for his return; he secretly read their messages.

• Qing Yaole’s repost led his fans to support Qi Si’s movie, Dawn, and tickets for the premiere sold out immediately.
• The film followed detective Hua Xing’s investigation and revealed A Liang, played by Qing Yaole, as an undercover officer who died helping the police arrest a criminal organization’s leader.
• At the film’s end, A Liang appeared in uniform to say goodbye to fans, and Qing Yaole’s fans posted their own goodbyes after watching.
• Qi Si and the director explained that they had added the farewell scene as a gift to Qing Yaole’s fans, who said they would no longer wait for him.
• Qing Yaole secretly read every message from his fans after they had said goodbye to him.

Qi Si became a celebrated Best Actor, transformed the people who worked with him, and remained devoted to Bo Yanqi throughout their lives. After disappearing from public view, he looked back on his journey and felt he had no regrets.

• Dawn became the year's box office champion and earned Qi Si the Best Actor award, launching a run of yearly wins.
• Qi Si's colleagues described how his relentless work and talent pushed everyone around him to improve, while newcomers learned how difficult he was to match.
• Qi Si and Bo Yanqi stayed together despite years of separation during filming, public doubts, and Qi Si's eventual retirement.
• Many years later, Qi Si vanished from public view but left an indelible mark on film history.
• Qi Si looked back at his former self and said he had no regrets in this life.