Chapter Summaries

After Song Mingzhou injured his leg, Duan Xun revealed to Director Han that they were in a relationship and asked him to protect Song Mingzhou on set. In the car afterward, Song Mingzhou openly admired Duan Xun and kissed him.

• Song Mingzhou bumped his calf, and Duan Xun fussed over the minor bruise while Director Han and Lin Cheng watched.
• Duan Xun sent Lin Cheng to buy medicine, then let Song Mingzhou leave the room while he spoke privately with Director Han.
• Duan Xun agreed that Song Mingzhou could audition for the male lead and told Director Han they were in a relationship, asking him to keep it secret and look after Song Mingzhou.
• Song Mingzhou received confirmation that the plot point had been repaired, bringing his mission progress to 30/100.
• Song Mingzhou stared at Duan Xun in the car, leaned toward him, and kissed him firmly.

Song Mingzhou grew increasingly aware of his feelings for Duan Xun while Duan Xun cared for him and offered him a chance to audition for a lead role. Song Mingzhou ended the chapter distracted by thoughts of Duan Xun, as the system worried he was falling for him.

• Duan Xun kissed Song Mingzhou in the car, then held him close and gently comforted him.
• Song Mingzhou asked 527 whether Duan Xun had a system, and 527 confirmed that he was the only one with a system in the world.
• Duan Xun took Song Mingzhou home, let him shower alone, and carefully treated a bruise on his leg.
• Duan Xun invited Song Mingzhou to audition for the male lead in his new script, and Song Mingzhou agreed.
• Song Mingzhou watched television without absorbing it, while 527 worried that he was falling for Duan Xun.

Song Mingzhou spent the morning enjoying Duan Xun’s care before facing gossip and conflict on set. He challenged Shen Qing, arranged to release more evidence about Shen Qing and Gu Yanting, and told his manager Lu Fenghai that he would terminate their program contract and no longer needed to curry favor with him.

• Song Mingzhou woke to Duan Xun’s notes and warm breakfast, then messaged him before heading to the set.
• Director Han questioned Song Mingzhou about Duan Xun, and Song Mingzhou claimed they had met on a variety show and fallen in love at first sight.
• Song Mingzhou rebuffed Shen Qing’s insults and taunted him about the rumors linking him with Gu Yanting.
• Song Mingzhou called someone to release another portion of the photographed evidence about Shen Qing and Gu Yanting.
• Song Mingzhou told Lu Fenghai he had the money to break his program contract and warned that he could expose his manager’s actions.
• Lu Fenghai threatened to leak damaging information, but Song Mingzhou invoked the person backing him and said Lu Fenghai would now have to curry favor with him.

Song Mingzhou paid to end his contract with Lu Fenghai and asked Wang Cheng for a chance to change agents if he could secure a film role within three months. He reflected on how his choices had altered the original plot, while 527 wondered why Duan Xun still seemed to like him.

• Lu Fenghai investigated who was backing Song Mingzhou after learning that Song had resisted his pressure.
• Song Mingzhou visited Lu Fenghai, teased him about forgetting their arrangement, and took a photo with an excited intern fan.
• Song Mingzhou asked Wang Cheng for a new agent and promised to find a film role within three months; Wang Cheng agreed to consider it if he succeeded.
• Song Mingzhou and Lu Fenghai met the other party's representative, terminated the contract, and paid the breach penalty.
• Song Mingzhou realized he had avoided the original plot in which he begged Duan Xun for money, and 527 noted that Duan Xun still seemed to like him.

Song Mingzhou checked with Duan Xun about telling his manager that he had someone backing him, and Duan Xun reassured him before arranging to return to the capital. After hearing Duan Xun was back, Song Mingzhou hurried off to see him, while the director warned him not to show up with marks before a shirtless swimming scene.

• Song Mingzhou accidentally hung up after Lin Cheng answered his call to Duan Xun, prompting Duan Xun to call him back.
• Song Mingzhou told Duan Xun about his day and asked whether he had been right to tell his manager he had someone backing him; Duan Xun said he had told the truth.
• Duan Xun told Song Mingzhou he would be back the day after tomorrow, and Lin Cheng began arranging his flight to the capital.
• Song Mingzhou received Lin Cheng's message that Duan Xun was back, packed up with Chen Fei, and left the set to see him.
• The director teased Song Mingzhou about visiting his boyfriend and warned him not to leave marks because he had a shirtless swimming scene the next day.

Song Mingzhou and Duan Xun exchanged affectionate messages before Song Mingzhou went to Duan Xun’s home. Duan Xun prepared some new bedroom items and tenderly offered to dry Song Mingzhou’s hair, leaving Song Mingzhou wary of what he had planned.

• The director teased Song Mingzhou about Duan Xun and asked him not to reveal their conversation, and Song Mingzhou agreed before messaging Duan Xun.
• Duan Xun asked Lin Cheng to buy more condoms and other modest items, then told Song Mingzhou that he missed him.
• Song Mingzhou told Chen Fei that he was dating Duan Xun, repairing a key plot point and raising his task progress to 34/100.
• Song Mingzhou arrived at Duan Xun’s home, avoided hugging him until after showering, and went to wash up.
• Duan Xun picked out two mild items from a box of bedroom products and rewarded Lin Cheng with double pay.
• Duan Xun led the freshly showered Song Mingzhou to a seat and insisted on drying his hair himself.

Song Mingzhou feared Duan Xun was about to punish him, but Duan Xun teased him and kept him in bed so long that he missed filming the next morning. After waking, Song Mingzhou learned Duan Xun had arranged leave for him, then found Lin Cheng waiting in the living room.

• Song Mingzhou worried that Duan Xun's villainous traits had awakened, while Duan Xun teased him during a salon service.
• Duan Xun carried Song Mingzhou to the table and punished him for misunderstanding him and being naughty.
• Song Mingzhou woke at noon, found the director's messages saying Duan Xun had arranged leave, and called Chen Fei to tell him he would rest.
• Song Mingzhou went to the living room and discovered Lin Cheng sitting on the sofa instead of Duan Xun.

Song Mingzhou woke to find Duan Xun gone, then reunited with him and learned they would film a variety show together. After discovering that his actions had changed the original storyline, Song Mingzhou wondered whether Duan Xun’s tragic fate could be avoided, and Duan Xun told him not to leave.

• Song Mingzhou found breakfast and medicine left by Duan Xun, then waited for him to return.
• Duan Xun came home, comforted Song Mingzhou, and promised to take him out for dinner.
• Duan Xun bought lunch for Song Mingzhou and fed him before they read together.
• Duan Xun told Song Mingzhou he would film the final episode of the variety show with him.
• Song Mingzhou learned from 527 that his missions had changed the storyline and realized Duan Xun’s fate might change too.
• Duan Xun told Song Mingzhou not to think about leaving him in this life.

Song Mingzhou and Duan Xun ran into Gu Yanting and Shen Qing while dining out, and the two pairs ended up sharing a table. Song Mingzhou challenged Shen Qing’s assumptions about his relationship with Duan Xun, while Duan Xun said he and Song Mingzhou got along well and would work together on another variety-show episode.

• Song Mingzhou denied that he planned to leave Duan Xun, and Duan Xun praised his acting before they went out for dinner with Lin Cheng.
• The group unexpectedly encountered Gu Yanting and Shen Qing at the restaurant and went to separate private rooms.
• When Gu Yanting and Shen Qing came to visit, Duan Xun had Song Mingzhou sit beside him, and Shen Qing noticed how close they seemed.
• Song Mingzhou questioned Shen Qing about his relationship with Duan Xun and asked whether Gu Yanting knew they were so close.
• Duan Xun said he and Song Mingzhou got along well and revealed that he had added another episode of the variety show, so they had met to get acquainted.
• The four began eating together, and a pair of chopsticks suddenly fell onto the table.

Song Mingzhou left dinner with Gu Yanting, openly declared that he was pursuing Duan Xun, and drove Gu Yanting away with threats and a painful stomp. Song Mingzhou returned to the private room as his plot-repair progress reached 37/100, while Gu Yanting limped back afterward.

• Duan Xun reassured Song Mingzhou that he could leave the private room with Gu Yanting, and Song Mingzhou’s task progress rose to 36/100.
• Gu Yanting demanded to know Song Mingzhou’s relationship with Duan Xun, but Song Mingzhou refused to explain and warned him to stop meddling.
• Song Mingzhou admitted he liked Duan Xun and mocked Gu Yanting about his intimacy with Shen Qing.
• When Gu Yanting insulted Duan Xun, Song Mingzhou threatened him and stomped on his foot, raising his task progress to 37/100.
• Song Mingzhou returned to the private room, and Gu Yanting limped back to find Shen Qing speaking animatedly with Duan Xun.