Recaps

Lu Xiaoxiao left Chen Xiwan behind after rejecting her pleas, and Chen Xiwan was stopped from following. When she learned she had to pay her hospital bill herself, she collapsed and lost consciousness while reconsidering her past with Chen Haiqing and Lu Xunli.

• Lu Xiaoxiao walked out, and Qian Annie hurried after her before turning back to taunt Chen Xiwan.
• Chen Xiwan chased after them and demanded that Lu Xunli come see her, but a caregiver stopped her.
• The caregiver told Chen Xiwan she had to pay for her private room, reminding her that she had refused a standard room.
• Chen Xiwan realized she could not afford the bill and collapsed, striking her head on the floor.
• As Chen Xiwan lost consciousness, she recalled her dependence on Chen Haiqing and convinced herself Lu Xunli had never truly loved her.

The Lu family gathered for a meeting while Lu Xiaoxiao was out, and the siblings chatted as they waited. Lu Yuan began by asking whether everyone could hear Xiaoxiao’s thoughts.

• Song Zhilan and Lu Yuan gathered every family member except Lu Xiaoxiao in the living room for a family meeting.
• Lu Shiyan told Lu Xunli that he and Sangning were together and credited Lu Xiaoxiao with helping them confess their feelings.
• Lu Xunli decided he would let Lu Xiaoxiao meet any girl he liked in the future.
• Lu Jiaoyue brought the excited Lu Bochen downstairs, and he insisted that he cared about everyone in the family equally.
• Lu Yuan dragged the sleepy Lu Yubai downstairs, then asked the family whether they could all hear Lu Xiaoxiao’s thoughts.

The Lu family discovered that all of them could hear Lu Xiaoxiao’s thoughts and agreed to keep the ability secret from outsiders. Lu Jiaoyue then questioned whether they should tell Xiaoxiao, worried that their mind-reading had violated her privacy and might make her hate them.

• Lu Yubai learned that the others could hear Lu Xiaoxiao’s thoughts too and lamented that he was not the only chosen one.
• Lu Yuan confirmed that the family could hear Xiaoxiao’s thoughts and asked whether anyone had told outsiders.
• Lu Jiaoyue and Lu Bochen defended Xiaoxiao after Lu Yubai complained about her thoughts.
• Song Zhilan explained that Lu Shiyan had first recognized the ability and urged everyone to keep it secret to protect Xiaoxiao.
• Lu Jiaoyue asked whether they should tell Xiaoxiao, fearing she would be upset that they had been hearing her private thoughts.

The Lu Family worried that Lu Xiaoxiao might feel betrayed if she learned they could hear her thoughts, but Lu Shiyan reassured them that she had helped bring the family closer together. As they agreed to act normally around her and keep Mind Reading secret, Song Zhilan raised a new concern: Xiaoxiao seemed to have changed dramatically and might need to see a psychologist.

• Lu Jiaoyue worried that Lu Xiaoxiao would grow distant if she discovered the family could hear her thoughts, and Song Zhilan and Lu Yuan shared her concern.
• Lu Shiyan comforted Lu Jiaoyue and reminded the family how Lu Xiaoxiao had helped improve their relationships and circumstances.
• Lu Xunli, Lu Yubai, and Lu Bochen discussed how to handle Mind Reading, while Lu Yuan ordered everyone to treat Xiaoxiao normally and keep their ability secret.
• Song Zhilan told Lu Yuan and the children that Xiaoxiao seemed livelier and more temperamental than before, and wondered whether she might have a psychological condition requiring professional help.

The Lu family covered up their discussion of Lu Xiaoxiao’s changed behavior by pretending they were criticizing Lu Yubai for refusing a tutor. After Lu Jiaoyue led Xiaoxiao upstairs, Lu Yuan and Lu Shiyan reassured Song Zhilan, who set aside her suspicions and agreed she preferred Xiaoxiao’s cheerful personality now.

• Lu Shiyan told Lu Xiaoxiao that the family was criticizing Lu Yubai for placing last on a quiz and refusing a tutor.
• Lu Xiaoxiao suggested that the family take turns beating Lu Yubai and said she would find him a teacher, prompting Lu Jiaoyue to pull her upstairs with a change of subject.
• Lu Yubai protested to Lu Shiyan that he had been used as a cover story, while Lu Yuan insisted he needed help improving his grades.
• Lu Yuan and Lu Shiyan reassured Song Zhilan that she might be overthinking Xiaoxiao’s behavior and asked which version of her she preferred.
• Song Zhilan said she preferred Xiaoxiao’s lively and cheerful self now, then agreed to rest.

Lu Jiaoyue told Lu Xiaoxiao that Gu Sipei had invited her to his home, and Lu Xiaoxiao encouraged her to go so their romance could progress. Lu Jiaoyue noticed that Lu Xiaoxiao’s thoughts contradicted her words and asked whether she wanted her to date Gu Sipei.

• Lu Jiaoyue asked Lu Xiaoxiao what she had wanted to tell her and recalled that Gu Sipei had invited her over.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked 037 whether Gu Sipei was still angry that Lu Jiaoyue had previously stood him up.
• 037 said Gu Sipei was probably angry but would not harm Lu Jiaoyue, and confirmed that their romance could move forward.
• Lu Xiaoxiao urged Lu Jiaoyue to visit Gu Sipei and take pictures, though she privately thought Ji Yunhuai’s home was just as impressive.
• Lu Jiaoyue asked Lu Xiaoxiao what she really thought of Gu Sipei and whether she wanted her to date him.

Lu Xiaoxiao urged Lu Jiaoyue to consider dating Gu Sipei slowly, while privately believing their relationship could save the world. Later, she invited Ji Yunhuai to her costume photo shoot and planned a playful historical rescue scene with him.

• Lu Xiaoxiao told Lu Jiaoyue that Gu Sipei seemed worth dating but advised her to assess him carefully and not rush.
• Lu Jiaoyue agreed to visit Gu Sipei and report back, while Lu Xiaoxiao treated her decision like an important mission.
• After midnight, Lu Xiaoxiao invited Ji Yunhuai to see her costume photo shoot the next day, and he said he had already planned to visit her.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked Ji Yunhuai to wear historical clothes and act out a scene with her as a swordswoman rescuing him.
• Ji Yunhuai agreed to the idea and asked what situation she planned to rescue him from, so Lu Xiaoxiao imagined thugs harassing him because he was beautiful.

Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai traded teasing messages before she went to sleep. She woke in a strange, dark space where she could not contact 037, and she cautiously addressed a figure that had suddenly appeared.

• Lu Xiaoxiao warned Ji Yunhuai to be polite to her second brother, and he teased her about worrying over him.
• Ji Yunhuai offered to read Lu Xiaoxiao Ji Corporation's quarterly financial report to help her sleep, and she ended their chat.
• Lu Xiaoxiao fell asleep and found herself lucid in a pitch-black space with damp ground.
• Lu Xiaoxiao called for 037 but received no answer, so she suspected she might be in a bugged space.
• A distant figure appeared, and Lu Xiaoxiao cautiously asked who it was.

Lu Xiaoxiao encountered a silent figure in a strange space, then woke in her bedroom and learned from 037 that it might have been an incarnation of the world's consciousness or a soul. She revealed that the figure's face looked very much like Lu Xiaoxiao's.

• Lu Xiaoxiao tried to question the figure and chased after it, but it vanished and a force knocked her out of the strange space.
• Lu Xiaoxiao woke in her bedroom with dampness on her fingertips, confirming that the experience had been real.
• Lu Xiaoxiao confronted 037 for not answering her in the strange space, and 037 said it had not heard her.
• 037 explained that collapsed worlds could have bug-induced rifts and that it could not interfere with them.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked what happened to people after death, then said the figure's face looked very much like Lu Xiaoxiao's.

An Tingxue arrived at the Lu Family villa to meet Lu Bochen as his live-in psychological counselor. When he was missing from his room, she learned he might be hiding in a storage-room cabinet and asked Lu Xiaoxiao for permission to approach him.

• An Tingxue called Lu Xiaoxiao twice, then waited outside the villa until Lu Xiaoxiao hurried out to greet her.
• Lu Xiaoxiao welcomed An Tingxue inside and led her upstairs, asking about her naturally white hair along the way.
• Lu Xiaoxiao and An Tingxue found Lu Bochen’s room empty, and Lu Xiaoxiao worried that he was hiding because of his previous psychologist.
• An Tingxue calmly explained that hiding could be a normal response to trauma and asked to look for Lu Bochen in the storage room.
• An Tingxue promised to leave if Lu Bochen resisted and asked Lu Xiaoxiao to trust her and let her try to make contact.

Lu Xiaoxiao explained why she wanted to wait for the Original Host to contact her again and hoped to learn more about her past. As An Tingxue spoke with Lu Bochen in the storage room, Lu Xiaoxiao decided to ask the Lu Family about the Original Host, starting with Lu Yubai.

• 037 worried that Lu Xiaoxiao was doing nothing about the Original Host, but Lu Xiaoxiao said she would wait for her to return.
• Lu Xiaoxiao recalled that she had forbidden 037 from reporting the Original Host to its superior, reasoning that the girl likely wanted to talk rather than cause harm.
• Lu Xiaoxiao told 037 that she sympathized with the Original Host's difficult childhood and would listen if she wanted to explain herself.
• Lu Xiaoxiao decided to ask the Lu Family about the Original Host, and Lu Yubai came downstairs as she considered him the easiest person to question.

Lu Xiaoxiao questioned Lu Yubai about how he had treated her over the years, and he finally explained that he had blamed her for Jiaoyue’s disappearance. He admitted he had been wrong and apologized to Lu Xiaoxiao.

• Lu Yubai woke to Lu Xiaoxiao calling him over and nervously tried to guess what trouble he was in.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked Lu Yubai what he had thought of her all along and why he had picked fights with her.
• Lu Yubai admitted that as a child he blamed Lu Xiaoxiao for taking Jiaoyue’s place after Jiaoyue disappeared.
• Lu Yubai explained that he gradually changed after Jiaoyue was found and Lu Xiaoxiao stood up for him despite his past behavior.
• Lu Yubai bowed deeply and apologized to Lu Xiaoxiao.

Lu Xiaoxiao accepted Lu Yubai’s apology without claiming she could forgive him for the past, then made him agree to tutoring. After counselor An Tingxue left, Lu Bochen emerged from the storage room and joined his sister, while silently hearing her thoughts with his Mind Reading.

• Lu Xiaoxiao told Lu Yubai they could turn a new page, but corrected his promise of “filial devotion” and arranged a Chinese tutor for him.
• Lu Yubai objected to Chinese tutoring, then reluctantly agreed when Lu Xiaoxiao suggested a math tutor instead.
• An Tingxue told Lu Xiaoxiao that Lu Bochen was doing well and would soon come out to eat, then left the house.
• Lu Bochen emerged from the storage room, accepted slippers from Lu Xiaoxiao, and followed her to the sofa.
• Lu Bochen told Lu Xiaoxiao he had not spoken to An Tingxue while hearing his sister’s curious thoughts through his Mind Reading.

Lu Bochen told Lu Xiaoxiao how An Tingxue had communicated with him while he hid in a cabinet, and she tried to reassure him about meeting the psychological counselor. At the film set, Lu Xiaoxiao discovered that Ji Yunhuai had bought iced drinks for the crew and taken credit in her name, just as he appeared beside her.

• Lu Bochen told Lu Xiaoxiao that An Tingxue had asked him to knock once on the cabinet door if he could join everyone for a meal.
• Lu Xiaoxiao explained that An Tingxue was a psychological counselor and urged Lu Bochen to seek help, but he remained too frightened to promise anything.
• Lu Bochen changed the subject and told Lu Xiaoxiao he would watch her drama, Spirit Abyss Chronicle, because she was in it.
• Lu Xiaoxiao and Lu Shiyan arrived at the film set, where crew members thanked Lu Xiaoxiao for the iced milk tea that Ji Yunhuai had provided.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked where Ji Yunhuai was, and he called out that he had spotted her as soon as she arrived.

Ji Yunhuai visited the drama set to see Lu Xiaoxiao and had arranged milk tea for the crew in her name. After a crew member announced she shipped Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai, Lu Xiaoxiao feared Lu Shiyan would react badly, and Wei Yun arrived before the tension could escalate.

• Lu Xiaoxiao saw Ji Yunhuai at the set and realized he had arranged milk tea for the crew on her behalf.
• Ji Yunhuai and Lu Shiyan exchanged pointed remarks over whether Ji Yunhuai could call him Second Brother.
• A logistics worker revealed she shipped Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai after watching Desert Island Survival, then hurried away.
• Lu Xiaoxiao worried that Lu Shiyan would fight with Ji Yunhuai, while Lu Shiyan grew angrier at her thoughts.
• Wei Yun arrived, greeted the cast and Ji Yunhuai, and commented on his unusually bright outfit.

Lu Xiaoxiao teased Ji Yunhuai about his bright outfit and promised to turn him into a period-drama heartthrob while the group prepared for costume photos. Ji Yunhuai agreed to try a spare costume, and Lu Xiaoxiao went to hair and makeup, leaving him to wait for her.

• Ji Yunhuai teased Lu Xiaoxiao about finding him handsome, and she compared his outfit to her little brother's before joking that she wanted to smack him.
• Lu Xiaoxiao secretly hoped Ji Yunhuai would call her “big sis,” making Lu Shiyan and Lu Jiaoyue jealous and uneasy.
• Lu Shiyan redirected Wei Yun toward starting hair and makeup after she heard the crack of his clenched hand.
• Ji Yunhuai offered to arrange an indoor set at Ji Family buildings, but Lu Xiaoxiao and Wei Yun declined the offer.
• Lu Jiaoyue followed Lu Shiyan, while Lu Xiaoxiao asked Wei Yun for a spare men's costume for Ji Yunhuai.
• Lu Xiaoxiao went to get her hair and makeup done and told Ji Yunhuai to change into a costume and wait for her.

Lu Xiaoxiao got ready for the Costume Photos shoot in her new swordswoman costume and learned that Jiang Ci would play Song Qingyun. The chapter left Lu Xiaoxiao wary and asking 037 whether Jiang Ci had any significance in the original novel.

• Wei Yun teased Lu Xiaoxiao about whether she and Ji Yunhuai were still just friends, then left her to change.
• Lu Xiaoxiao changed into Xiao Lingyun’s sharper, gray-and-white swordswoman look and admired the outfit with Lu Jiaoyue.
• Lu Xiaoxiao and Lu Jiaoyue took selfies together while Lu Shiyan waited for them.
• Lu Shiyan told his sisters that Jiang Ci would play Song Qingyun and warned them that she could be difficult to get along with.
• Lu Xiaoxiao watched Jiang Ci studying her script and asked 037 whether the actress had anything special about her in the original novel.

Lu Xiaoxiao learned that Jiang Ci was destined to be killed by a stalker, but decided to approach her anyway and offer a warning. When she and Lu Jiaoyue greeted Jiang Ci, the actress unexpectedly treated their meeting like a scene from the drama.

• 037 told Lu Xiaoxiao that Jiang Ci was fated to be killed by an extreme stalker fan, but warned her against interfering in events outside the main plot.
• Lu Xiaoxiao argued that other people mattered too, then decided to approach Jiang Ci despite telling 037 she might not intervene.
• Lu Xiaoxiao pulled Lu Jiaoyue over to greet Jiang Ci after Lu Shiyan allowed them to go.
• Jiang Ci turned around in costume, impressing Lu Xiaoxiao with how perfectly she embodied Song Qingyun.
• Jiang Ci looked at Lu Jiaoyue and delivered Song Qingyun's line asking whether she came from the village ahead, leaving Lu Jiaoyue confused.

Lu Xiaoxiao and Lu Jiaoyue met Jiang Ci, who coached Lu Jiaoyue through a scene and gave her blunt acting advice. Jiang Ci declined Lu Xiaoxiao’s request to rehearse, and the sisters left for the filming location with Lu Jiaoyue admiring her sister’s ease with people.

• Lu Xiaoxiao’s inner thoughts prompted Lu Jiaoyue to deliver her memorized lines, and Jiang Ci joined her in the scene as Song Qingyun.
• Jiang Ci stopped the rehearsal, told Lu Jiaoyue her body language looked forced, and advised her to avoid trying too hard when acting.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked Jiang Ci to rehearse a scene with her, but Jiang Ci declined because she had not studied their scenes yet.
• Lu Xiaoxiao introduced herself and Lu Jiaoyue, then accepted Jiang Ci’s dislike of small talk and left with her sister.
• Lu Jiaoyue praised Lu Xiaoxiao for handling Jiang Ci’s cold manner, and Lu Xiaoxiao reassured her that Jiang Ci was dedicated and not unkind.

Lu Xiaoxiao learned why Jiang Ci had lost her popularity and how a stalker had killed her in the original plot, then decided she would prevent any tragedy she could. While Ji Yunhuai waited for her during the costume shoot, Qian Annie called with news that Ji Cheng had invited Cui Anhe to his house.

• Lu Xiaoxiao asked 037 for information about Jiang Ci and offered to spend points to get it.
• 037 explained that Jiang Ci had once been popular but was sidelined by her exploitative agency after refusing to ingratiate herself with powerful people.
• 037 told Lu Xiaoxiao that a longtime stalker had killed Jiang Ci in the original plot, but her current filming schedule likely prevented the same circumstances from occurring.
• Lu Xiaoxiao decided she would stop any tragedy she could prevent and returned her attention to the costume photoshoot.
• Ji Yunhuai waited in costume in Wei Yun's director's chair while Lu Xiaoxiao finished her photos.
• Qian Annie called Ji Yunhuai and reported that Ji Cheng had invited Cui Anhe to his house.

Ji Yunhuai heard that Ji Cheng had arranged for Cui Anhe to meet Fang Youcheng, but decided to keep watching rather than intervene. Later, Lu Xiaoxiao teased him about his outfit and proposed calling him Fire Cloud.

• Qian Annie told Ji Yunhuai that Ji Cheng had brought Fang Youcheng to meet Cui Anhe, possibly to set them up or pressure Ji Yunhuai.
• Ji Yunhuai considered Ji Cheng's motives, then told Qian Annie to keep watching discreetly and not interfere for now.
• Ji Yunhuai said Cui Anhe would not fall for Fang Youcheng because she had been in love with him for years, prompting Qian Annie to call him full of himself.
• Ji Yunhuai ended the call when Lu Xiaoxiao approached and posed in his outfit, hoping she would compliment him.
• Lu Xiaoxiao praised Ji Yunhuai's revealing outfit, then suggested the nickname Fire Cloud; Ji Yunhuai said she could call him whatever she liked but dismissed the idea that it would strengthen their friendship.

Lu Xiaoxiao took a selfie with Ji Yunhuai in period costume, then Wei Yun asked him to teach Lu Yunhuai sword moves for a scene. Ji Yunhuai demonstrated a dazzling series of flourishes, leaving Lu Xiaoxiao stunned by his showmanship.

• Lu Xiaoxiao took a selfie with Ji Yunhuai, who secretly played with a strand of her hair as the photo was taken.
• Wei Yun arrived, and Ji Yunhuai explained that he had given up her chair because Lu Xiaoxiao had scolded him for taking it.
• Wei Yun praised their costumes, and Lu Xiaoxiao joked that Ji Yunhuai was better off running the family business than joining the entertainment industry.
• Wei Yun asked whether Lu Xiaoxiao could use a sword, then invited Ji Yunhuai to teach her because the action choreographer was absent.
• Ji Yunhuai took Lu Xiaoxiao's sword and performed several flashy flourishes, leaving her speechless.

Ji Yunhuai taught Lu Xiaoxiao how to spin a sword, and she gradually mastered the move under his guidance. Just as Lu Xiaoxiao teased him with the sword, Lu Shiyan arrived and caught them playing.

• Wei Yun directed Ji Yunhuai and Lu Xiaoxiao to an empty patch of ground so they could practice.
• Lu Xiaoxiao tried Ji Yunhuai’s first demonstration, but the sword flew toward him and he dodged it.
• Ji Yunhuai patiently showed Lu Xiaoxiao how to loosen her grip and turn her wrist, guiding her hand until she completed the flourish.
• Lu Xiaoxiao practiced again and performed a faster, steadier sword flourish after following Ji Yunhuai’s reminder.
• Lu Xiaoxiao playfully held the sword to Ji Yunhuai’s chin and pretended to threaten him, when Lu Shiyan arrived and asked what they were doing.

Lu Shiyan interrupted Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai, and after he left, the two teased each other about her embarrassing remarks. Ji Yunhuai then brought up Cui Anhe, saying he had something to tell Lu Xiaoxiao.

• Lu Shiyan told Lu Xiaoxiao to remove her makeup and invited her and Ji Yunhuai to join him in role-playing, but Lu Xiaoxiao declined.
• Ji Yunhuai praised Lu Shiyan and gave him a graceful excuse to leave; Lu Shiyan went to find Jiaoyue and inform Director Wei.
• After Lu Shiyan left, Lu Xiaoxiao accused Ji Yunhuai of messing with her, and he reassured her that her brother would probably blame him instead.
• Ji Yunhuai explained that he wanted Lu Shiyan to see how much he cared about Lu Xiaoxiao, then said he had something to tell her about Cui Anhe.

Ji Cheng invited Cui Anhe to the Ji Residence and drew out her complaints about Ji Yunhuai and Lu Xiaoxiao. After Cui Anhe broke down over Ji Yunhuai’s treatment of her, Ji Cheng comforted her while seeing an opportunity to exploit their falling-out.

• Ji Cheng offered Cui Anhe her favorite desserts and asked about her disagreement with Ji Yunhuai.
• Cui Anhe complained that Ji Yunhuai had ignored her, scolded her over Lu Xiaoxiao, and failed to spend her birthday with her.
• Cui Anhe described Lu Xiaoxiao as poor and a terrible cook, but also praised her as shameless and good-tempered.
• Cui Anhe admitted she had kidnapped Lu Xiaoxiao to scare her and paid her to avoid Ji Yunhuai, then cried that Ji Yunhuai had treated her unfairly.
• Ji Cheng comforted Cui Anhe and privately welcomed her decision to stop liking Ji Yunhuai, hoping to use their estrangement for his plans.
• Ji Cheng offered to have Youcheng take Cui Anhe home and pay for anything she wanted along the way.