Recaps

Tang Shiba learned that Director Zhang’s leaked photos had left him distracted, while Si Wuyu moved to have him removed from the drama. Tang Xiao arrived with Tang Xueqing, but Tang Shiba’s thoughts made him suspect Gu Qingcheng had betrayed him, and he rushed off to confront her.

• Zhou Dan threatened Gu Qingcheng with compensation after their fight, then ordered Jiang Na to appease Director Zhang; Jiang Na blamed Zhou Dan and vowed revenge.
• Tang Shiba, Fang Cheng, and Si Wuyu went to find Director Zhang and learned he had taken the day off.
• Tang Shiba discovered that Director Zhang’s repaired computer had exposed his photos and that someone was blackmailing him.
• Si Wuyu called his company and threatened to withdraw its investment unless Director Zhang was replaced.
• Tang Xueqing brought Tang Xiao to see Tang Shiba, but Tang Shiba’s thoughts about Gu Qingcheng and Director Zhang made Tang Xiao leave in anger to confront Gu Qingcheng.

Tang Xueqing tried to shame Tang Shiba, but Si Wuyu and Fang Cheng revealed that Si Wuyu had spent the night in Tang Shiba’s room. After Tang Shiba left, Tang Xiao attacked Gu Qingcheng over rumors that she had been with another man, while Tang Shiba learned the system sold a video relay card.

• Tang Xueqing accused Tang Shiba of refusing to apologize, but Tang Shiba denied pushing her and mocked her for framing people.
• Si Wuyu claimed he had visited Tang Shiba’s room the previous night, and Fang Cheng revealed that he had only faked going there before climbing back out over the balcony.
• Tang Xueqing left in distress, and Fang Cheng warned her to put in a good word for Tang Shiba with their second brother.
• The Anti-Fans reported that Si Wuyu was pursuing Tang Shiba and spread a rumor that Zhou Dan and Gu Qingcheng had fought over Director Zhang.
• Tang Xiao confronted Gu Qingcheng in her room, accused her of seeing another man, and attacked her until she passed out.
• Tang Shiba heard that the system’s video relay card cost 1,000 points and called the system trash.

Director Li made Tang Shiba stand in for Gu Qingcheng, and she impressed the set while Tang Xueqing struggled to act alongside her. A leak exposing celebrities’ bed photos then erupted online, wrecking Director Zhang’s reputation, disrupting filming, and leaving Gu Qingcheng facing a public boycott.

• With the female lead and Director Zhang absent, Director Li ordered Tang Shiba to stand in for Gu Qingcheng, including in kissing and bed scenes.
• Tang Shiba performed the lead’s scenes smoothly, while Tang Xueqing repeatedly missed her lines and movements.
• After the system announced that gossip had exploded online, the actresses checked Weibo and learned that leaked photos were exposing celebrities and damaging Director Zhang’s reputation.
• Director Li stopped filming as actresses fled in distress, and he moved the scenes to the afternoon while recasting some roles.
• Netizens began boycotting the exposed celebrities, and Gu Qingcheng also faced abuse and lost followers because of her connection to Director Zhang’s video.

Tang Xiao demanded that Gu Qingcheng give Tang Xueqing the female lead role, but Gu Qingcheng refused. Tang Shiba arrived with a group to inspect Gu Qingcheng’s room for a supposed rat, while Tang Xiao hid under the bed.

• Tang Xiao accused Gu Qingcheng of betraying him and ordered her to give the female lead role to Tang Xueqing.
• Tang Xueqing visited Gu Qingcheng and tried to persuade her to surrender the role, but Gu Qingcheng refused.
• Tang Shiba arrived with Si Wuyu, Fang Cheng, and others, then teased Tang Xueqing and began searching Gu Qingcheng’s room for a rat.
• Gu Qingcheng tried to stop the group from searching, while Tang Xiao remained hidden under the bed.

Tang Shiba found Tang Xiao hiding under Gu Qingcheng’s bed but kept his secret after making him transfer her money. Tang Xiao pressured Gu Qingcheng to give up the female lead role, while Tang Xueqing’s interest in replacing her became public.

• Tang Shiba found Tang Xiao under Gu Qingcheng’s bed and secretly demanded a total of eighty thousand from him to keep quiet.
• Tang Shiba told the others there was no one under the bed, then left as the group went to eat.
• Gu Qingcheng and Tang Xiao collided as he crawled out from under the bed, and he threatened to withhold money for her parents’ treatment unless she gave up the role.
• Gu Qingcheng refused to change roles, and Tang Xiao left by climbing over the balcony.
• Tang Shiba’s thoughts revealed that Tang Xueqing wanted Gu Qingcheng’s role, prompting the onlookers to discuss the casting and Tang Xueqing to resolve to claim it.

Tang Shiba took Gu Qingcheng's place as the stand-in for the kissing and bed scenes, which she filmed with Si Wuyu. The shoot ended with Tang Shiba falling asleep on the bed while everyone watched.

• Tang Xueqing tried to persuade Gu Qingcheng to give up her leading role, claiming that online backlash would hurt her career.
• Gu Qingcheng asked for a stand-in for the intimate scenes, and Tang Shiba was called to take her place.
• Tang Shiba nervously kissed Si Wuyu, whose performance grew intense as they filmed the scene.
• Si Wuyu pinned Tang Shiba to the bed and bit her shoulder during the bed scene, while she complained about the pain in her thoughts.
• After filming ended, Tang Shiba fell asleep on the bed and waved to reassure the director that she was only napping.

Tang Shiba kissed Si Wuyu to provoke Tang Xueqing, while Tang Xiao arrived on set claiming to be an investor and challenged Director Li. The chapter ended with Tang Xueqing crying in Tang Xiao’s arms as she wondered why the director was scolding her even more harshly.

• Tang Shiba volunteered to practice kissing with Si Wuyu and kissed him in front of Tang Xueqing.
• The crew’s Anti-Fans began shipping Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu online after she announced she would practice kissing with him.
• Director Li scolded Tang Xueqing for losing focus, and Tang Xiao arrived on set to defend her and claimed he was visiting as an investor.
• Tang Shiba’s thoughts revealed that Tang Xiao could not scrape together a hundred thousand yuan and wanted to borrow her bank card to invest.
• Director Li continued criticizing Tang Xueqing, who eventually threw herself into Tang Xiao’s arms and wondered why his arrival had made things worse.

Tang Shiba provoked Tang Xueqing and Tang Xiao until a fight broke out on the film set, then beat them both. Gu Qingcheng watched without intervening, and her resentment toward Tang Shiba deepened.

• Tang Xiao confronted Tang Shiba for not helping Tang Xueqing, and Tang Shiba accused Tang Xueqing of smearing Gu Qingcheng and arranging for her to be handed over to Director Zhang.
• Tang Shiba taunted Tang Xueqing about Tang Xiao and Si Wuyu, then kissed Si Wuyu in front of her.
• Tang Xueqing charged at Tang Shiba, who grabbed her hair and slapped her twice; when Tang Xiao tried to intervene, Tang Shiba threw him down and beat him.
• Tang Xueqing tried to attack Tang Shiba again but was tripped, while Si Wuyu held Fang Cheng back from joining the fight.
• Tang Shiba stopped when Tang Xiao escaped her reach, and Gu Qingcheng watched as Tang Xueqing cried on the floor and the studio laughed.

Tang Shiba beat Tang Xueqing and Tang Xiao after Tang Xueqing attacked her, and Fang Cheng confirmed that Tang Xueqing had tried to hit her with a rock. The crew resumed filming while Director Li decided to keep Tang Shiba, considering her as a possible replacement for Gu Qingcheng.

• Tang Xiao and Tang Xueqing accused Tang Shiba of wrongdoing, but Fang Cheng testified that Tang Xueqing struck first and had picked up a rock.
• Si Wuyu thanked Fang Cheng for protecting Tang Shiba and resolved to watch out for Tang Xueqing and Zhou Dan.
• Tang Xiao took Tang Xueqing away for treatment, while Tang Shiba's Anti-Fans posted a video of the fight on Weibo.
• Tang Shiba sent Fang Cheng an illustrated medical book as a secret fighting manual, and Fang Cheng and Si Wuyu admitted they could not understand it.
• Director Li rejected calls to remove Tang Shiba and considered casting her as the female lead if Gu Qingcheng could not continue.

Tang Xiao, Tang Xueqing, and Gu Qingcheng went to Director Li to request a role swap after Tang Xueqing’s fight with Tang Shiba went viral. Director Li called Tang Shiba into the room to decide whether the swap should happen.

• Tang Cheng and Song Jia watched the viral video, while Tang Eldest Brother and Tang Third Brother called to defend Tang Xueqing and condemn Tang Shiba.
• Tang Xiao urged Gu Qingcheng to ask Director Li for a role swap, and Tang Xueqing blamed her for failing to intervene during the fight.
• Tang Shiba and the cast’s gossip lovers gathered outside Director Li’s room to listen as Gu Qingcheng and Tang Xueqing proposed switching roles.
• Tang Xiao argued that Gu Qingcheng’s conduct had cost her the female lead’s support, while Tang Xueqing offered to take the role.
• Director Li called Tang Shiba inside and asked her whether Gu Qingcheng and Tang Xueqing should swap roles.

Tang Shiba let Gu Qingcheng keep the female lead role, then kissed Si Wuyu in front of Tang Xiao before discovering the system had uncovered dirt on Tang Xueqing. A video of Fang Cheng rescuing Gu Qingcheng went public, boosting Gu Qingcheng’s reputation and leaving Tang Xueqing worried about how to answer to the person pressuring her to get the role.

• Tang Shiba made Tang Xueqing and Gu Qingcheng settle the casting dispute with Rock-Paper-Scissors, then gave Gu Qingcheng the female lead role despite Tang Xueqing losing.
• Tang Shiba kissed Si Wuyu in front of Tang Xiao and left, while others blamed her behavior on Desensitization Therapy.
• The system told Tang Shiba it had found dirt on Tang Xueqing but needed a costly upgrade to investigate the person Tang Xueqing had been contacting.
• The Anti-Fans shared a video of Fang Cheng rescuing Gu Qingcheng, and the clip reversed public opinion and raised Gu Qingcheng’s profile.
• Tang Xueqing and Zhou Dan were alarmed by Gu Qingcheng’s renewed popularity, and Tang Xueqing worried about explaining her failure to secure the role to the person pressuring her.

Tang Xueqing tried to poison Gu Qingcheng during filming, but the director repeatedly changed the drinks and thwarted her. Tang Shiba hinted that Tang Xueqing still had another plan as she prepared to film their next scene.

• After being ordered to kill Gu Qingcheng, Tang Xueqing deleted the threatening message and decided she did not want to die.
• Tang Xueqing made Tang Xiao suspicious of Fang Cheng, while Fang Cheng asked Tang Shiba whether he should keep his distance from Gu Qingcheng.
• Tang Shiba's thoughts revealed that Tang Xueqing had swapped fake drugs for Itch Powder to use against Gu Qingcheng, and the gossip crowd learned that Zhou Dan had supplied drugs.
• The director repeatedly changed the drink in the scene, preventing Tang Xueqing from secretly adding the Itch Powder.
• The gossip crowd discovered that they could communicate by quacking, while Tang Shiba stopped sharing her thoughts to film a scene with Tang Xueqing.

Tang Xueqing tried to poison Tang Shiba with cake, but Tang Shiba secretly gave her a laxative instead, leaving Xueqing humiliated and blaming her. Xueqing persuaded Tang Xiao to make Gu Qingcheng film without a double, while Tang Shiba’s suggestion about Gu’s kissing scene was rejected.

• Tang Xueqing brought Tang Shiba a cake laced with Itch Powder, but Tang Shiba avoided eating it and made Xueqing take a bite instead.
• Tang Xueqing developed stomach pain and diarrhea, and Tang Xiao comforted her while she accused Tang Shiba of drugging the cake.
• Tang Xueqing asked Tang Xiao to make Gu Qingcheng film her own scenes without a double, and he agreed to speak to her.
• Tang Shiba tried to suggest that Gu Qingcheng perform her kissing scene with Si Wuyu, but Si Wuyu and Fang Cheng stopped her.
• The director rejected Tang Shiba’s idea and told her to continue her desensitization therapy.

Tang Xiao tried to stop Gu Qingcheng and Tang Shiba from filming kissing scenes, but Tang Shiba’s thoughts exposed his secrets and left him unable to control her. He finally asked her to lend him money, and she refused, offering him punches instead.

• Tang Xiao summoned Gu Qingcheng and told her not to use a double, then interrupted her kissing scene with Si Wuyu before reluctantly allowing it to continue.
• Tang Shiba’s thoughts revealed Tang Xiao’s past behavior with Gu Qingcheng and his habit of looking at photos of female artists, while the onlookers delighted in the gossip.
• Tang Xiao messaged Tang Dad and Mom to complain that Tang Shiba was filming kissing scenes, but they told him she was undergoing desensitization therapy.
• After the scene, Tang Xiao pulled Tang Shiba aside, but Si Wuyu stepped in to protect her.
• Tang Xiao failed to ask Tang Shiba to stop exposing gossip about him and instead asked to borrow money; Tang Shiba refused and offered him punches.

Tang Xiao fired Zhou Dan after confronting her about the dangerous prop, while Zhou Dan vowed to damage his company in revenge. Si Wuyu asked Tang Shiba to practice kissing with him, but she rushed off before their lips met after hearing that Zhou Dan was fighting someone.

• Tang Shiba refused to lend Tang Xiao money, and he left with Zhou Dan.
• Tang Xiao warned Zhou Dan about her schemes with Tang Xueqing and ordered her to resign; Zhou Dan decided to expose dirt on the company’s artists.
• Fang Cheng left with Gu Qingcheng to discuss the script while Si Wuyu sent away the gossip lovers.
• Si Wuyu asked Tang Shiba to help him practice kissing, and she agreed on the condition that he made it quick.
• Before Si Wuyu could kiss her, Tang Shiba heard that Zhou Dan was fighting and hurried off to watch.

Zhou Dan and Jiang Na fought after Zhou Dan threatened to expose Jiang Na, and Tang Shiba learned that Zhou Dan planned to use compromising information to force Tang Xiao to sleep with her. Jiang Na enlisted Tang Shiba to help steal Zhou Dan’s phone that night, leaving the bystanders mistakenly convinced Tang Shiba planned to steal Emperor Si.

• Zhou Dan and Jiang Na traded spit and blows until Director Li arrived and ordered them to stop.
• The crowd learned through Tang Shiba’s thoughts that Zhou Dan had threatened Jiang Na and planned to blackmail Tang Xiao with damaging information.
• After Zhou Dan left, Jiang Na asked Tang Shiba to help steal Zhou Dan’s phone that night, and Tang Shiba agreed.
• The spectators misinterpreted their plan as an attempt to steal Emperor Si and decided they should guard him.

Tang Shiba and Jiang Na secretly watched Zhou Dan threaten Tang Xiao with compromising material, then planned to steal Zhou Dan’s laptop after Tang Xiao smashed her phone. The chapter ended with Jiang Na offering Tang Shiba fifty thousand yuan for her help.

• Tang Shiba learned that Tang Xueqing was considering killing Gu Qingcheng and asked the system to keep watch on her.
• Tang Shiba and Jiang Na climbed to Tang Xiao’s balcony, where Zhou Dan threatened to expose the company’s artists unless Tang Xiao let her into his room.
• Tang Xiao let Zhou Dan in to inspect her evidence, while Tang Shiba took photos and learned Zhou Dan had backed up the material on a laptop.
• Tang Xiao smashed Zhou Dan’s phone, but Zhou Dan claimed she had backups, so Tang Shiba and Jiang Na left to steal her laptop.
• Jiang Na told Tang Shiba she could offer only fifty thousand yuan, leaving Tang Shiba surprised by how little money she had.

Tang Shiba and Jiang Na broke into Tang Xueqing’s room, beat her under the quilt, and stole Zhou Dan’s locked suitcase to destroy the incriminating files on her laptop. Tang Xiao kicked Zhou Dan out, and the villa erupted in anger at daybreak.

• Tang Shiba and Jiang Na climbed into Tang Xueqing’s room, where Tang Shiba found Zhou Dan’s suitcase and threw it from the balcony to Jiang Na.
• Tang Shiba pinned Tang Xueqing beneath her quilt and beat her before escaping down a pipe, leaving Tang Xueqing terrified and convinced a ghost had attacked her.
• Tang Shiba and Jiang Na smashed open Zhou Dan’s suitcase in the Woods, unlocked the laptop with Tang Shiba’s second brother’s birthday, and found a trove of disturbing videos and photos.
• Tang Shiba deleted the laptop’s files, restored it to factory settings, and told Jiang Na to fill it with TV dramas before passing it to a student working as an extra.
• Tang Shiba accepted two thousand from Jiang Na and returned to sleep, while Tang Xiao kicked Zhou Dan out and an enraged roar sounded from the villa at daybreak.

Tang Shiba provoked Zhou Dan and exposed her abuse of artists, while Zhou Dan’s computer was destroyed and she was later found beaten, stripped, and tied to a tree. Zhou Dan was taken away, and the director and cast discussed how her conduct had made her a menace on the production.

• Tang Shiba confronted Zhou Dan at her door, taunted her, and revealed that Zhou Dan had exploited artists by handing them over to executives.
• Zhou Dan gave Tang Shiba a perfunctory apology and hurried off to search for her suitcase; several gossip buddies followed her toward the production team.
• Tang Xueqing accused Tang Shiba of beating her, but Tang Shiba denied it and suggested one of Tang Xueqing’s own people had attacked her.
• The system told Tang Shiba that Zhou Dan had been stripped, and Tang Shiba and the spectators found Zhou Dan beaten unconscious, tied to a tree, and without her clothes.
• Zhou Dan was taken away, and the director and gossip buddies complained about the trouble she had caused on the production.

Tang Shiba unexpectedly received six hundred thousand from Tang Xiao and Si Wuyu, then passed Si Wuyu’s four hundred thousand to Fang Cheng. The group ran into Tang Xueqing and Gu Qingcheng, and Tang Xueqing confronted Tang Shiba about the money.

• Tang Shiba ignored the system’s gossip about Zhou Dan and rejected Tang Xiao’s attempt to talk, prompting him to offer her money instead.
• Si Wuyu transferred Tang Shiba two hundred thousand, and Tang Xiao matched the payment before Si Wuyu sent another two hundred thousand to provoke him.
• Tang Shiba returned Si Wuyu’s money by transferring four hundred thousand to Fang Cheng, who celebrated his unexpected windfall.
• Fang Cheng invited Tang Xueqing and Gu Qingcheng to join the group for lunch and told Tang Xueqing about Zhou Dan and the money transfers.
• Tang Xueqing criticized Tang Shiba for giving money to Fang Cheng, and Tang Shiba warned her to stay away.

Tang Shiba learned that Tang Xueqing had deliberately caused a classmate’s death as a child and planned to harm Gu Qingcheng during a water scene. Tang Xiao recognized Tang Xueqing’s past lies and grew convinced she had tried to kill Gu Qingcheng, though he still did not know why.

• Tang Xueqing tried to win Si Wuyu’s support, but he refused her food and Tang Xiao accepted it instead.
• Tang Shiba revealed that Tang Xueqing had punctured a poor classmate’s swimming ring and watched him drown when they were children.
• Tang Xiao recalled how Tang Xueqing had lied about the boy drowning and realized she had knowingly prevented anyone from rescuing him.
• During filming, Tang Xueqing grabbed Gu Qingcheng and pushed her underwater, leaving Gu Qingcheng barely conscious before the crew stopped the scene.
• Tang Xiao pushed Tang Xueqing away and gave his jacket to Gu Qingcheng, suspecting Tang Xueqing had deliberately tried to kill her.

Tang Shiba frightened Tang Xueqing underwater during a filmed scene, leaving her unconscious and driving a wedge between her and Tang Xiao. Afterward, Tang Xiao told Gu Qingcheng to stop associating with Tang Xueqing, and Gu Qingcheng struggled between her love for him and her remaining connection to Tang Xueqing.

• Tang Xueqing lost strength in the pool after Tang Shiba secretly pricked her, and Tang Shiba pulled her out while denying she had caused it.
• Tang Shiba kicked Tang Xueqing underwater and terrified her by pretending to be a ghost, until Tang Xueqing passed out and the director called for doubles.
• Tang Xueqing accused Tang Shiba of hurting and frightening her, but Tang Xiao stayed silent and soon left with Gu Qingcheng.
• Tang Xiao kissed Gu Qingcheng and then ordered her to stop associating with Tang Xueqing, threatening to cut off contact if she refused.
• Gu Qingcheng pleaded with Tang Xiao not to leave her, though she still faced a choice about Tang Xueqing.

Tang Shiba exposed Tang Xueqing’s past and foiled her attempt to seduce Si Wuyu, while Fang Cheng helped embarrass her in front of the crew. Later, Tang Xueqing learned Tang Xiao had told Gu Qingcheng to avoid her and called her brothers for an explanation, but she remained suspicious of the change in Tang Xiao.

• Tang Xueqing confronted Tang Shiba, who claimed a little boy had possessed her and targeted Tang Xueqing.
• An Anti-Fan heard gossip that Tang Xueqing had killed a classmate as a child by puncturing his swim ring, then shared the allegation with the Has-Been Celebrity Group and posted about Tang Shiba’s near-drowning.
• Tang Xueqing complained to Si Wuyu and tried to throw herself into his arms, but he dodged and opened the changing-room door, revealing her to the onlookers.
• Tang Shiba mocked Tang Xueqing for entering the men’s changing room, and Fang Cheng loudly called out her attempt to throw herself at Si Wuyu.
• Tang Xueqing told Gu Qingcheng that everyone was avoiding her, and Gu Qingcheng revealed that Tang Xiao had warned her away from the friendship.
• Tang Xueqing called Tang Eldest Brother and Tang Xiao, learned Tang Xiao had discouraged Gu Qingcheng because he thought she wanted money, and privately felt that her brother had changed.

Tang Xueqing failed to stop Gu Qingcheng from moving in with Tang Shiba, while Tang Shiba’s gossip exposed a celebrity selling hair-loss shampoo on a livestream. The stream was overwhelmed by viewers and shut down, and filming resumed afterward.

• Tang Xueqing questioned the director about Gu Qingcheng moving rooms and learned that Tang Xiao had requested it.
• Tang Xiao refused to reverse the decision, and Tang Xueqing ran off crying after threatening to expose his relationship with Gu Qingcheng.
• Gu Qingcheng moved into Tang Shiba’s room, while Tang Shiba overheard gossip that the director and his family had lost their hair after using hair-loss shampoo.
• Tang Shiba opened a popular livestream and spammed messages accusing the celebrity endorser of wearing a wig and selling harmful shampoo.
• Tang Shiba’s anti-fans joined the livestream chat, flooded it with accusations of fake products, and forced the hosts to shut it down.
• The director returned from a phone call, scolded everyone for using their phones, and restarted filming.

Tang Shiba refused Tang Xueqing’s requests to switch rooms, then discovered Tang Xiao and Gu Qingcheng in her room and demanded a new one. She took over Tang Xiao’s room in the men’s quarters and made him agree to clean it before she would leave.

• Tang Xueqing asked Tang Shiba to let Gu Qingcheng stay with her and later begged to switch rooms, but Tang Shiba refused and mocked her.
• Fang Cheng showed Tang Shiba news about another celebrity being investigated, then invited her to watch Tang Xueqing, but Tang Shiba chose to nap instead.
• The system warned Tang Shiba that a man and woman were in her room, so she demanded a room change from the director.
• Tang Shiba went to the men’s quarters, threw Tang Xiao’s belongings into the hallway, and announced that she would take his room.
• Tang Xiao confronted Tang Shiba, who demanded either a hundred thousand or that he clean her room; he agreed to clean it.