Recaps

After recovering, Ye Nanxun arranged to return to Dream Star Academy as a professor of microbiology and learned more about Jiang Ying, one of the men connected to Xu Wenyan. At a café near the Academy of Sciences, he was surprised when Yan Beiyou arrived and asked whether he had been waiting long.

• Ye Nanxun received Yan Beiyou's late-night reply after waking from a nightmare about losing his sight.
• Ye Nanxun declined Jiang Yuenian's offer to pursue music and said he planned to return to Dream Star Academy in the spring.
• Ye Nanxun's appointment as a professor of microbiology at Dream Star Academy became known among the staff.
• Ye Nanxun recalled Jiang Ying's talent and his troubling connection to Xu Wenyan while waiting at a café.
• Yan Beiyou entered the café, approached Ye Nanxun, and asked if he had been waiting long.

Ye Nanxun met Yan Beiyou, who took him to his apartment and cooked while they prepared to discuss the egg. The egg reacted to Ye Nanxun’s presence, leaving him startled as Yan Beiyou reassured him it was sturdy.

• Ye Nanxun waited at a café, where Yan Beiyou arrived in a changed appearance and asked if he had eaten.
• Yan Beiyou pushed Ye Nanxun’s wheelchair through the snow and drove him in an AI-operated hovercar to a comfortable apartment.
• Yan Beiyou offered Ye Nanxun slippers and crutches, then said he would cook and handed him the egg to get acquainted with.
• Ye Nanxun watched Yan Beiyou cook and was surprised when the egg bounced in his hands.
• Yan Beiyou explained that the egg was happy to sense Ye Nanxun and reassured him that it was sturdy.

Yan Beiyou explained the Mushroom Egg’s uncertain origins and arranged for Ye Nanxun to take turns caring for it. He gave Ye Nanxun protective gear and sent him home with the egg and his pheromones, while promising to adapt the disguise earring for an unpierced ear.

• Ye Nanxun ate a meal Yan Beiyou had cooked while the Mushroom Egg rolled and spun across the table.
• Yan Beiyou explained that the Mushroom Egg might hatch within a year and proposed that he and Ye Nanxun take turns keeping it, exchanging it every seven days.
• Ye Nanxun asked what to do if someone tried to steal the egg or harmed him, and Yan Beiyou gave him a wooden box containing disguise technology and a bottle of 3S-level pheromones.
• Yan Beiyou explained that opening the pheromone bottle would immobilize nearby people and let him track Ye Nanxun.
• After learning Ye Nanxun had no pierced ears, Yan Beiyou said he would arrange an ear clip and told him to take the Mushroom Egg and pheromone necklace home.

Ye Nanxun stayed with Yan Beiyou during a sleet storm, and Yan later escorted him safely home. As New Year’s Eve approached, Ye Nanxun agreed to attend the Imperial Palace with Yan and was picked up by Song Ren.

• Yan Beiyou sheltered Ye Nanxun from the storm and took him home, where Ye Nanxun’s parents met the alpha.
• Ye Nanxun told his parents that he and Yan Beiyou were ordinary friends, then kept the Mushroom Egg and pheromone necklace in his room.
• After his ankle healed, Ye Nanxun returned to the school and declined an invitation to the department’s New Year’s dinner.
• Ye Nanxun learned that Yan Beiyou had arranged for him to visit the Imperial Palace on New Year’s Eve and agreed to go.
• Song Ren arrived at Ye Nanxun’s home in a hovercar to pick him up for Yan Beiyou.

Ye Nanxun arrived at the Imperial Palace and met Yan Beiyou in his formal capacity, reflecting on the contrast between the emperor’s public authority and private gentleness. Their reunion in Yan Beiyou’s study ended with the Little Yellow Dog bounding excitedly at Ye Nanxun.

• Song Ren brought Ye Nanxun through the Imperial Palace and invited him to stay for the New Year’s Eve festivities.
• Ye Nanxun told Song Ren that he thought Yan Beiyou was gentle, and Song Ren said that only he and Yan Beiyou knew about Ye Nanxun’s pheromones.
• Song Ren left Ye Nanxun outside Yan Beiyou’s study, where Yan Beiyou opened the door and told him to call him “Your Majesty” in the palace and “Mr. Yan” outside it.
• Yan Beiyou offered Ye Nanxun a drink, and Ye Nanxun asked for warm water while looking around the comfortable study.
• The Little Yellow Dog tugged at Ye Nanxun’s pants and leapt toward him, startling him as Yan Beiyou watched.

Ye Nanxun returned the Mushroom Egg to Yan Beiyou, who gave him a high-tech Emerald Earring and attached it with his pheromones after receiving his consent. As Ye Nanxun prepared to leave for the New Year's Eve banquet with Song Ren, Yan Beiyou said he would find him there and implied Song Ren already had other plans.

• Ye Nanxun gave Yan Beiyou the Mushroom Egg, but it rolled back toward Ye Nanxun until Yan Beiyou caught it and put it in his pocket.
• Yan Beiyou showed Ye Nanxun a customized Emerald Earring that could scan and replicate faces, and Ye Nanxun agreed to let him attach it with pheromones.
• Yan Beiyou affixed the Emerald Earring to Ye Nanxun's earlobe, leaving the omega's ear red and warm.
• Yan Beiyou invited Ye Nanxun to stay for the New Year's Eve banquet, and Ye Nanxun said Song Ren had offered to show him around.
• Ye Nanxun explained that he was nineteen and would begin research at the Scientific Research Institute after the New Year; Yan Beiyou praised him and said he would find him during the banquet.
• When Ye Nanxun mentioned Song Ren's plans for the banquet, Yan Beiyou rubbed his wrist and said Song Ren had plans tonight.

Ye Nanxun spent the afternoon with Song Ren before preparing for the New Year's Eve banquet in a disguise Yan Beiyou had arranged. After Song Ren left him alone in the Royal Library, Yan Beiyou found him and noticed the silver chain holding a vial of alpha pheromones beneath his collar.

• Song Ren gave Ye Nanxun black formalwear chosen by Yan Beiyou, and Ye Nanxun changed into it while disguised with aqua-blue eyes.
• Song Ren introduced Ye Nanxun to Ji Yunqi, who reacted with displeasure as Ye Nanxun called Song Ren "Brother Song."
• Ye Nanxun saw Xu Wenyan arrive with Young Master Zhou and learned that Xu Wenyan hoped to use the connection to meet Yan Beiyou at the banquet.
• Song Ren took Ye Nanxun to the Royal Library, then left when messages called him away, saying Yan Beiyou would arrive in about an hour.
• Yan Beiyou found Ye Nanxun reading in the library and noticed the silver chain and pheromone vial hidden beneath his collar.

Ye Nanxun told Yan Beiyou about his research into medicines for alpha susceptible periods and omega heats, and Yan Beiyou gave him access to the Royal Library. At the Palace Square, Xu Wenyan saw Yan Beiyou’s statue and resolved that he would become the emperor’s omega.

• Ye Nanxun explained that he had spent years researching microbial medicines and regretted leaving his work unfinished in his previous life.
• Yan Beiyou added Ye Nanxun to the Royal Library’s access system and told him he could borrow books.
• Xu Wenyan tried to sow doubt in Zhou Zhixia about Ji Yunqi, but Zhou Zhixia defended the general.
• Xu Wenyan stared intensely at Yan Beiyou’s statue and decided that he alone could be the emperor’s future omega.

Ye Nanxun discovered Yan Beiyou had chosen him as his partner for the New Year's banquet opening dance. Though anxious about dancing in public, Ye Nanxun agreed, and Yan Beiyou reassured him that it was his first time too.

• Ye Nanxun used a Mushroom Spore to eavesdrop on Xu Wenyan and Zhou Zhixia while Yan Beiyou spoke with staff nearby.
• Yan Beiyou asked Ye Nanxun whether he could dance, then told a subordinate to make arrangements.
• Yan Beiyou explained that he had agreed to dance the opening dance and had chosen Ye Nanxun as his partner.
• Ye Nanxun felt nervous about dancing before a huge audience but admitted he might not perform well.
• Yan Beiyou comforted Ye Nanxun and said it was his first time dancing in public too.

At the Imperial Palace’s New Year’s Eve gala, Yan Beiyou and Ye Nanxun danced together before the gathered guests. After the dance, Ye Nanxun rested in a palace room while Yan Beiyou returned to the banquet.

• Zhu Shixin teased Ye Zhineng about being alone and planned to find Xu Wenyan, while He Yiming said he would spend the new year with Professor Jiang.
• The gala began as the crowd cheered the illuminated statue of the Galactic Emperor.
• He Yiming moved toward the front rows and obeyed his father’s order to sit properly.
• Yan Beiyou took Ye Nanxun’s hand and guided him onto the stage, where they danced before the guests.
• Yan Beiyou brought the dazed Ye Nanxun to a palace room, told him to rest, and returned to the banquet as Ye Nanxun fell asleep.

Ye Nanxun woke just in time to celebrate the New Year with Yan Beiyou, then returned home with Little Dragon to care for him for a week. After exchanging good-night messages with Yan Beiyou, he saw a headline revealing that the Galactic Emperor had danced with a mysterious omega—and recognized himself in the photo.

• Ye Nanxun woke as the New Year bells rang and watched fireworks with Yan Beiyou, who wished him a happy New Year.
• Ye Nanxun said he needed to go home, and Yan Beiyou drove him there.
• Yan Beiyou gave Ye Nanxun Little Dragon to look after for a week and asked whether his shoulder had healed.
• Ye Nanxun brought Little Dragon inside, where Chen Mingzhu asked about the dog and the handsome alpha who had brought him home.
• Ye Nanxun exchanged good-night messages with Yan Beiyou, then saw a headline and photo showing him dancing with the Galactic Emperor.

Ye Nanxun spent the New Year holiday working in the laboratory and taking care of Little Dragon, while students speculated about the omega who had danced with His Majesty. During a dog walk, he met a pale omega who fed Little Dragon and learned that he was a master's student.

• Ye Nanxun woke on New Year's Day beside Little Dragon and continued visiting the laboratory during the university holiday.
• At a convenience store, Ye Nanxun overheard students discussing His Majesty's dance with a beautiful, tall omega and speculating about their relationship.
• Ye Nanxun bought lunch, walked Little Dragon, and sent Yan Beiyou the dog's photo as he did each day.
• A pale omega met Ye Nanxun at the pavilion, gave Little Dragon a pet sausage, and asked whether Ye Nanxun would bring the dog again the next day.
• The omega told Ye Nanxun that he was doing his master's and asked whether Ye Nanxun was a student too.

Ye Nanxun encountered Cao Xi and Jiang Ying at the research institute, then continued his quiet routine with Cao Xi while recalling Jiang Ying’s past crimes. He agreed to attend He Lanxue’s birthday and arranged to meet Yan Beiyou afterward, but the chapter left him on his way to the He Household with a plan to poison someone still at risk of exposure.

• Ye Nanxun met Cao Xi and Jiang Ying at the institute and recognized Jiang Ying as one of the people who had experimented on him in his previous life.
• Ye Nanxun spent several days sharing quiet lunches with Cao Xi, who brought treats and watched Little Dragon.
• Ye Nanxun agreed to attend He Lanxue’s birthday and ignored Ye Zhineng’s message asking whether he would come.
• Ye Nanxun told Yan Beiyou he would attend a birthday banquet, and Yan Beiyou offered to pick him up afterward.
• Ye Nanxun wondered whether Yan Beiyou would save him if his plan to poison someone were exposed.
• The following afternoon, Ye Nanxun drove to the He Household with a birthday gift.

Ye Nanxun attended He Lanxue’s birthday banquet, where he reunited with his cousin Ye Zhineng and encountered Cao Xi in the company of Jiang Ying. The chapter ended as Cao Xi nervously faced Ye Nanxun and the alphas gathered in the corridor.

• Ye Nanxun arrived at the He Household for He Lanxue’s birthday banquet, and He Lanxue welcomed him and led him to a room with her omega friends.
• After He Lanxue left, Ye Nanxun chatted with the guests, who warned him to avoid the room where her brothers and other alphas were gathered.
• Ye Zhineng called Ye Nanxun outside, questioned why he had ignored his messages, and scoffed when Ye Nanxun said he was conducting experiments.
• Ye Nanxun spotted Cao Xi near a room and went over to speak with him, while Ye Zhineng recalled that Jiang Ying had brought Cao Xi to entertain the guests.
• Jiang Ying emerged and explained that Cao Xi had come with him to get some fresh air, then greeted Ye Nanxun politely.

At Lan Xue’s birthday banquet, Ye Nanxun encountered Jiang Ying and Cao Xi, whose presence brought back memories of his previous life. After Ye Zhineng protected him from Zhu Shixin, he left Ye Nanxun with William, though the decision dampened his satisfaction at securing a business opportunity.

• Ye Nanxun remembered that Cao Xi had once been imprisoned with him in the He Household’s basement.
• Ye Zhineng blocked Jiang Ying from approaching Ye Nanxun and warned his cousin to be cautious around him.
• Ye Zhineng brought Ye Nanxun into the room full of alphas, where Zhu Shixin tried to grab him before He Yiming stopped him.
• William apologized to Ye Nanxun for the art exhibition incident and offered to show him around.
• Ye Zhineng left Ye Nanxun with William to pursue a business connection, but felt less pleased than he expected.

Ye Nanxun jumped into He Yiming’s pool to rescue Cao Xi, who was being abused by a group of alphas. After releasing Poison Mushroom pheromones into the water, Ye Nanxun confronted He Yiming, who demanded that he trade himself for Cao Xi.

• William escorted Ye Nanxun through the banquet as other alphas tried to approach him.
• Ye Nanxun and William found Cao Xi being thrown into the pool, and William tried to stop Ye Nanxun from intervening because Cao Xi belonged to He Yiming.
• Ye Nanxun broke free of William and jumped into the pool, releasing Poison Mushroom pheromones into the water.
• Ye Nanxun rescued Cao Xi from the alphas holding him underwater and tried to bring him to shore.
• Ye Nanxun asked He Yiming to let Cao Xi leave, and He Yiming agreed only if Ye Nanxun traded himself for Cao Xi.

Ye Nanxun rescued Cao Xi from the poisoned pool at He Lanxue's birthday banquet and took him to a hospital for treatment. After Yan Beiyou found him waiting outside Cao Xi's ward, he reassured the exhausted Ye Nanxun.

• Ye Nanxun kicked away an alpha who approached him and Cao Xi in the pool, while the poison caused people nearby to vomit and become ill.
• Ye Nanxun found Cao Xi amid the chaos, comforted him as he vomited up the drugged wine, and helped him leave with the medical staff.
• He Yiming ordered the sick guests removed, while Zhu Shixin went to greet his cousin Zhu Yucheng after General Zhu arrived.
• Ye Nanxun took Cao Xi to another hospital, settled his treatment, and waited outside his ward.
• Yan Beiyou crouched beside Ye Nanxun and told him it was all right.

After Yan Beiyou rescued Ye Nanxun from the He Household, he took him to his apartment, where Ye Nanxun warmed up, ate, and stayed for the night. The chapter ended with Ye Nanxun rereading Yan Beiyou’s message saying he was there to pick him up.

• Yan Beiyou assured Ye Nanxun that someone was looking after his friend and brought him to his apartment.
• Yan Beiyou gave Ye Nanxun a hot bath, clean pajamas, and food, then led him to the guest room.
• Yan Beiyou left Mushroom Egg with Ye Nanxun for the night and noticed that he was feverish.
• Ye Nanxun apologized for forgetting to call Yan Beiyou, and Yan Beiyou told him he had already come to pick him up.
• Ye Nanxun called Chen Mingzhu to say he was staying with a friend, then read Yan Beiyou’s earlier message.

Ye Nanxun visited Cao Xi in the hospital and offered to help him escape Jiang Ying by changing advisors, while Yan Beiyou arranged for Cao Xi’s care. Afterward, Ye Nanxun wondered whether Yan Beiyou’s presence had changed events from his previous life and found himself thinking about the alpha.

• Ye Nanxun found Yan Beiyou’s breakfast and note, then messaged him before asking to visit Cao Xi.
• Ye Nanxun drove Yan Beiyou’s hovercar to the hospital, where he reassured Cao Xi and offered to help him change advisors.
• Cao Xi feared involving Ye Nanxun further and said Jiang Ying would not agree to a change of advisor.
• Ye Nanxun confirmed Yan Beiyou had arranged a caregiver for Cao Xi and gave her his number in case of trouble.
• Ye Nanxun parked in a nearby park and wondered whether Yan Beiyou’s presence had altered events from his previous life.

Ye Nanxun reassured his worried parents, cared for Yan Beiyou’s Little Dragon, and learned that He Yiming had been confined while Jiang Ying had left the planet. As Cao Xi prepared to tell him what he knew, Zhu Shixin headed to the Scientific Research Institute, unable to stop thinking about Ye Nanxun.

• Ye Nanxun returned home and told Ye Xiangsong and Chen Mingzhu that he and Yan Beiyou were not romantically involved.
• Ye Nanxun apologized to Little Dragon, sent Yan Beiyou photos of the dog with Mushroom Egg, and agreed to keep looking after it.
• Four days later, Ye Nanxun took Cao Xi home from the hospital and explained that He Yiming was confined and Jiang Ying had gone on a business trip off-planet.
• Cao Xi told Ye Nanxun he would share everything he knew about what had happened at He Lanxue’s birthday banquet.
• Zhu Shixin slipped away from school and ordered his lackey to drive him to the Scientific Research Institute while thinking about Ye Nanxun.

Zhu Shixin waited at Ye Nanxun’s school but failed to find him, while Ye Nanxun spent another day studying at the Royal Library under a disguise. After a palace meeting, Yan Beiyou went out alone in the rain and found Ye Nanxun sitting with Little Dragon in a garden pavilion.

• Zhu Shixin dressed carefully and waited outside Ye Nanxun’s school, but Ye Nanxun never appeared.
• Ye Nanxun studied at the Royal Library, then walked Little Dragon in the garden while carrying the Mushroom Egg for his upcoming exchange with Yan Beiyou.
• Rain trapped Ye Nanxun in a pavilion, where he photographed Little Dragon and sent the picture to Yan Beiyou.
• Yan Beiyou assigned General He to a distant ceasefire mission, and Zhu Yucheng and Ji Yunqi wondered why he was warning the He Household.
• Yan Beiyou left the palace alone with an umbrella and found Ye Nanxun sitting in the pavilion with Little Dragon.

Ye Nanxun and Yan Beiyou shared a quiet conversation in a pavilion as they watched the rain and discussed Little Dragon and their work. After learning more about Yan Beiyou's Black Dragon form, Ye Nanxun later dreamed of the alpha's dragon tail wrapping around a mushroom.

• Ye Nanxun noticed Yan Beiyou when Little Dragon barked, and the two watched the rain together.
• Ye Nanxun asked whether Yan Beiyou would attend their exchange the next day, and Yan Beiyou said they would meet at the apartment in the evening.
• Yan Beiyou told Ye Nanxun to keep Little Dragon, then asked about his independent laboratory and praised his work as the youngest professor.
• Ye Nanxun explained that his Poison Mushroom pheromones and Companion Beast helped his research, and Yan Beiyou said using one's abilities well was not cheating.
• Ye Nanxun remembered rumors about Yan Beiyou's partial beastification and wondered whether the alpha's dragon form would resemble the one in his dream.

Ye Nanxun was confronted by Zhu Shixin outside the laboratory building, then met Li Suihuan, who warned him that Zhu Shixin was still waiting outside. He returned to his laboratory, where he noticed Mushroom Egg seemed to have grown, and stayed inside rather than risk another encounter.

• Zhu Shixin blocked Ye Nanxun in the rain and insisted he had waited for him, but Ye Nanxun rejected him and went into the laboratory building.
• Zhu Shixin failed to follow Ye Nanxun inside and angrily struck the closed doors, prompting staff to contact security.
• Li Suihuan introduced herself to Ye Nanxun and accompanied him to his laboratory.
• Ye Nanxun released Little Dragon, worked while watching Mushroom Egg, and decided not to walk the dog in the rain.
• Li Suihuan warned Ye Nanxun that Zhu Shixin's car remained outside, and Ye Nanxun bought biscuits before returning to his laboratory.

Ye Nanxun recalled Zhu Shixin’s history with Xu Wenyan, then encountered Zhu Shixin waiting outside the laboratory and refused to trust him after he got his clothes dirty. Ye Nanxun drove to Yan Beiyou’s apartment, where he found the place prepared for his arrival, but Yan Beiyou was absent.

• Ye Nanxun considered Zhu Shixin’s past behavior and wondered why he had come looking for him.
• Zhu Shixin’s car splashed dirty water onto Ye Nanxun, and Zhu Shixin apologized while trying to get him into the car.
• Ye Nanxun refused Zhu Shixin’s offer and drove away after Little Yellow Dog startled Zhu Shixin into freezing.
• Ye Nanxun messaged Yan Beiyou that he had arrived at the apartment and entered with his pets.
• Ye Nanxun found matching slippers and new bath products in the apartment, while Yan Beiyou was not there.

Ye Nanxun chased Mushroom Egg through Yan Beiyou’s home and twice fell into the alpha’s arms, leaving them both flustered before they laughed off the awkwardness. Yan Beiyou offered to discipline Mushroom Egg, which tried to escape behind the sofa as Little Dragon charged after it.

• Mushroom Egg rolled out of the bedroom, and Ye Nanxun chased it with a towel.
• Mushroom Egg sprang into the air, and Yan Beiyou caught it as Ye Nanxun fell against his chest.
• Yan Beiyou released Ye Nanxun’s waist, but Mushroom Egg rolled beneath his bare foot and caused him to fall again.
• Yan Beiyou caught Ye Nanxun and guided him down to sit on the floor, and they laughed together.
• Yan Beiyou said he would teach Mushroom Egg a lesson, and Little Dragon ran after it as it tried to hide behind the sofa.