Recaps

Shen Ranxin tried to cheer up the beastified Lu Zhi with seafood congee, but Lu Zhi sulked because he thought Shen Ranxin had gone hunting for him. The Dean explained Lu Zhi saw the food as a sign that he was useless, leaving Shen Ranxin to ask for a book on animal behavior.

• Shen Ranxin brought seafood congee to Lu Zhi, who first clung to him and then became upset when Shen Ranxin mentioned not knowing what food he liked.
• Lu Zhi hid beneath the curtains and silently cried, while Shen Ranxin tried to coax him and messaged the Dean for advice.
• The Dean hung up after Shen Ranxin asked to borrow a book about comforting a boyfriend with a nine-year-old's intelligence.
• The Dean analyzed Lu Zhi's pheromones and told Shen Ranxin that Lu Zhi thought he had gone hunting for him, making the food seem like an accusation of uselessness.
• Shen Ranxin asked the Dean to send him a copy of Animal Behavior and Analysis.

Shen Ranxin’s playful attempt to tease Lu Zhi led to an exhausting encounter, after which he met his father, Shen Ziqing, at the Anomaly Management Center to negotiate Lu Zhi’s survival. Shen Ziqing refused to save Lu Zhi unless the entire Federation was destroyed, leaving Shen Ranxin’s leverage over him uncertain.

• Shen Ranxin slapped Lu Zhi’s butt while he slept, and Lu Zhi retaliated by dragging him into an encounter that left him exhausted.
• Shen Ranxin left to buy food, then shared a taxi back to the Anomaly Management Center with Shen Ziqing.
• Shen Ranxin brought Shen Ziqing into a private room and offered him Wei Huizhi’s genes in exchange for helping Lu Zhi.
• Shen Ziqing demanded that the entire Federation be destroyed and warned that Lu Zhi’s regression would soon kill him without help.
• Shen Ranxin ordered Shen Ziqing to leave, but Shen Ziqing said Wei Huizhi’s genetic sequence could not be destroyed and therefore could not be used to threaten him.

Shen Ziqing revealed that replacing Lu Zhi’s body with a replicant could save his life, but the method raised serious ethical and personal questions. Shen Ranxin was left to decide whether a replicated body would still be Lu Zhi.

• Lu Yeshan arrived at the Anomaly Management Center and learned that Shen Ziqing was speaking with Shen Ranxin.
• Shen Ziqing told Shen Ranxin that he had cultivated human replicants from his own cells and proposed using one as a replacement body for Lu Zhi.
• Shen Ziqing explained that a replicant body could last at most twenty-seven years, and potentially less if Lu Zhi’s gland recovered.
• Lu Yeshan arrested Shen Ziqing as he left the negotiation room.
• Shen Ranxin hesitated to tell Pei Zhao what Shen Ziqing had proposed, and Lu Yeshan warned that the saved Lu Zhi might not truly be Lu Zhi.

Shen Ranxin struggled with whether to use Shen Ziqing's method, knowing it would make Lu Zhi a target of the Federation. Unable to bear breaking his promise to take Lu Zhi out, he broke down beside him, and Lu Zhi woke to taste his tears.

• Shen Ranxin realized that using Shen Ziqing's method would leave Lu Zhi rejected by society and hunted by the Federation.
• Shen Ranxin entered the holding cell, where Lu Zhi comforted him, and asked whether Lu Zhi would blame him.
• After more than ten days in the holding cell, Shen Ranxin asked Sister Zhao for another week away from work.
• Shen Ranxin called Pei Zhao and asked to take Lu Zhi out, offering to let the Anomaly Control Bureau monitor or restrain him.
• Shen Ranxin wept as he told Pei Zhao he had promised Lu Zhi they would leave, and Lu Zhi woke and tasted one of his tears.

Shen Ranxin brought the deteriorating Lu Zhi to their former estate and gave him a handmade jade ring, which broke and led them to uncover Liang Mei’s old recordings. The recordings revealed the history of Shen Ziqing’s research and Liang Mei’s role in it, leaving Shen Ranxin facing evidence about his parents’ past.

• Shen Ranxin took Lu Zhi to the abandoned Shen family estate and showed him places from their shared past.
• Shen Ranxin put a handmade jade ring on Lu Zhi’s finger, but it fell and broke when Lu Zhi pulled away.
• While searching beneath the bed for the missing ring piece, Shen Ranxin found an old smart terminal that began playing Liang Mei’s recordings.
• Liang Mei’s recordings showed her relationship with Shen Ziqing deteriorating as he pursued research on curing anomalous glands and conducted secret human experiments.
• The final recordings revealed that Shen Ziqing killed their mentor, the research project was suspended, and Liang Mei no longer wanted to love him.

Shen Ranxin brought evidence of Liang Mei’s experiment to the Anomaly Management Center, where Pei Zhao concluded Lu Zhi might be saved and began an immediate operation. As Lu Zhi went into surgery, Shen Ranxin learned Shen Ziqing was destined to die and asked whether he could beat him to death.

• Shen Ranxin found half of a jade pendant beneath the basement bed and hurried back to the Anomaly Management Center with Lu Zhi.
• Shen Ranxin showed the experiment video to the director and Lu Yeshan, who connected it to research at the Star Science Institute and Teacher Xiao’s death.
• Pei Zhao said Liang Mei’s research might save Lu Zhi and proposed operating immediately despite the risks.
• Shen Ranxin injected Lu Zhi with anesthetic, and the director had him taken away for surgery.
• Lu Yeshan told Shen Ranxin that Shen Ziqing would die, and Shen Ranxin asked if he could beat him to death.

Shen Ranxin beat Shen Ziqing and destroyed his last hope of reviving Wei Huizhi before waiting seven days for Lu Zhi to wake from surgery. Lu Zhi woke up, but failed to recognize Shen Ranxin.

• Shen Ranxin confronted Shen Ziqing in the detention room, blamed him for ruining his family and harming countless people, and beat him severely.
• Shen Ranxin gave Shen Ziqing a bottle of synthesized genetic material containing Wei Huizhi's sequence among hundreds of billions of others, making revival impossible.
• Shen Ranxin left Shen Ziqing and waited outside the operating room, then went to shower while Lu Zhi's surgery continued.
• After seven days and seven nights, Lu Zhi woke in the medical pod, and Lu Yeshan opened it so Shen Ranxin could speak with him.
• Shen Ranxin greeted Lu Zhi with a hesitant "Good morning," but Lu Zhi asked who he was.

Lu Zhi’s treatment temporarily erased his memories, leaving Shen Ranxin exhausted and furious as he waited for them to return. After Shen Ranxin finally slept, Lu Zhi remembered him and woke him with an affectionate greeting.

• The director explained that the blocking agent had temporarily affected Lu Zhi’s memory and that it should return over the next week.
• Shen Ranxin left to shower and sleep after Lu Zhi failed to recognize him, while Cheng Cheng teased Lu Zhi about winning him back.
• Shen Ranxin slept for a long time, waking only once to eat before returning to bed.
• Lu Zhi approached Shen Ranxin in his sleep and called him his wife, showing that his memories had returned.
• Shen Ranxin kicked Lu Zhi off the bed and scolded him, but Lu Zhi apologized and said he had missed him.

Shen Ranxin reunited with Lu Zhi after eight days apart and teased him before forgiving him for not recognizing him when he woke. Lu Zhi asked about his promised ring, and Shen Ranxin left tooth marks on his finger as a makeshift one before welcoming him home; the author then announced plans for bonus chapters.

• Shen Ranxin woke Lu Zhi at 2:50 a.m. and teased him for forgetting who he was after waking.
• Lu Zhi apologized and said he had missed Shen Ranxin during their eight days apart.
• Lu Zhi asked Shen Ranxin where his repaired ring was, and Shen Ranxin bit a circle of marks around Lu Zhi’s finger as a replacement.
• Lu Zhi said he would get the tooth-mark ring tattooed, and Shen Ranxin kissed his finger and welcomed him home.
• The author announced plans for bonus chapters and invited readers to vote on which everyday romance to read first.

After Lu Zhi was released from detention, Shen Ranxin’s name was cleared and the two continued their long-distance relationship while he worked on a secret production. Lu Zhi rushed to meet Shen Ranxin during a variety-show recording, leaving the show banned and the entertainment industry with a new rule about staying away from him.

• The dean released Lu Zhi after confirming his gland was stable and placed him under three years of observation.
• Shen Ziqing agreed to work for the Federation if it publicly revealed the truth about Wei Huizhi, and Lu Yeshan and Pei Zhao helped secure the Federation’s agreement.
• The Federation cleared Shen Ranxin’s name in the old film-set fire case, and the evidence sparked a major reversal in public opinion.
• Lu Zhi spent his time in the Lu Group office sighing over missing Shen Ranxin and showering Shen Ranxin’s livestream with gifts from two accounts.
• During a variety-show game, Shen Ranxin called Lu Zhi, who pleaded for him to come home and then revealed he was already downstairs.
• Shen Ranxin persuaded the director to give him the afternoon off, and the show was banned after Lu Zhi’s call disrupted the recording.

After the dating show ended, Jiang Ye took care of a drunken Fang Yu, who kissed him and drew him into a passionate night. Fang Yu left the next morning without drinking Jiang Ye’s soup or answering his call, while Jiang Ye still expected him to return.

• Jiang Ye brought Fang Yu home after the dating show ended and helped him wash, change, and take hangover medicine.
• Jiang Ye fought his attraction to the drunk Fang Yu, then made soup for him while waiting in the living room.
• Fang Yu came out barefoot and asked Jiang Ye whether he smelled of alcohol and whether Jiang Ye found him unpleasant.
• Fang Yu took the initiative with Jiang Ye, and they spent a passionate night together.
• Fang Yu left the next morning after turning off the soup, and Jiang Ye found it untouched and got no answer when he called him.

After Jiang Ye was forced to return to the team base, Fang Yu tried to end their relationship because of their age gap and his insecurity, but he kept Jiang Ye’s number and watched for his calls. Near the end of the year, Fang Yu woke in heat and cried when Jiang Ye’s daily call did not come.

• Jiang Ye searched for Fang Yu, bought a villa in his gated community, and camped outside Fang Yu’s door until his coach dragged him back to the base.
• Fang Yu’s manager warned him that his Pheromone Dysregulation Disorder made removing Jiang Ye’s mark dangerous, while Fang Yu explained that he wanted to spare nineteen-year-old Jiang Ye from an age-gap relationship.
• Fang Yu found Jiang Ye’s note with his phone number and base address, threw it into the garden, then searched for it and kept it.
• Jiang Ye gradually reduced his calls to Fang Yu from more than ten a day to once or twice a day.
• Near the end of the year, Fang Yu woke with unbearable heat, sat on his balcony in the winter cold, and cried when Jiang Ye’s phone call did not come.

Fang Yu went to a New Year's dinner where he evaded President Wang's advances and secretly recorded him. Two teenage soldiers recognized Fang Yu as the captain's favorite and decided to tell their captain that they had found him.

• Fang Yu's manager bundled him up, warned him about President Wang, and arranged for his assistants to wait outside the dinner room.
• Fang Yu thought about Jiang Ye and resolved to retire after the busy season so he could remove the mark and recover from his disorder.
• At dinner, President Wang grabbed Fang Yu and demanded that he follow unspoken rules, but Fang Yu toasted him and left for the restroom.
• Fang Yu turned on a recording pen, then passed two teenagers in the hallway as he returned to the private room.
• The teenagers recognized Fang Yu as the captain's favorite and hurried off to tell the captain they had found him.

Fang Yu escaped President Wang’s advances, but Jiang Ye burst in and attacked Wang before taking Fang Yu to the car. There, Jiang Ye confronted Fang Yu for leaving him and begged him not to leave again.

• Fang Yu refused President Wang’s advances and broke his wrist when Wang tried to force him to stay.
• Jiang Ye stormed into the room and punched President Wang after hearing him insult Fang Yu.
• At his teammate’s request, Fang Yu took Jiang Ye away in his van.
• Jiang Ye pinned Fang Yu in the back seat and kissed him repeatedly, then angrily called him by his full name.
• Jiang Ye demanded to know why Fang Yu had left without a word and, crying, begged him not to leave again.

After Fang Yu reunited with Jiang Ye, Jiang Ye clung to him and insisted he would never leave him again. Fang Yu took him home, where Jiang Ye asked for soothing pheromones and marked him once more.

• Jiang Ye hugged Fang Yu tightly, and Fang Yu added Jiang Ye’s team manager on WeChat and sent over a recording of President Wang’s harassment.
• Jiang Ye told Fang Yu he had missed him and wanted to be with him for life, while Fang Yu questioned whether they were right for each other.
• Jiang Ye revealed that he had bought a villa in the neighborhood behind Fang Yu’s house and followed him home.
• Fang Yu changed into pajamas and went to bed, and Jiang Ye changed clothes before joining him.
• Jiang Ye asked Fang Yu for soothing pheromones, then bit his shoulder and called him by name.

Fang Yu woke beside Jiang Ye, who had chained their wrists together and begged him not to leave. After Jiang Ye confessed his love and offered Fang Yu all his assets for life, Fang Yu accepted him but refused to sign the agreement, leaving them time to rebuild their trust.

• Fang Yu woke to find a matching silver bracelet linking his wrist to Jiang Ye’s, and Jiang Ye panicked when Fang Yu tried to leave the bed.
• Jiang Ye took care of Fang Yu’s stomachache by feeding him soup and explained that he understood why Fang Yu had left and wanted time to prove his love.
• Jiang Ye showed Fang Yu an electronic agreement transferring all his assets, past and future, to Fang Yu as a plea for security.
• Fang Yu cried and kissed Jiang Ye, then agreed to take him back for now but refused to sign the agreement.
• The author celebrated finishing the story and asked readers for three love-powered gifts.