Chapter Summaries

Shen Lian and Chu Yilan left Star-Moon Tower after Zhou Tangru mocked Zhou Tangsi and his taste in partners. At home, they discovered that Chu Piggy had fathered seven kittens, and the orange cat who gave birth to them gradually became comfortable around the family.

• Zhou Tangru insulted Zhou Tangsi over dumping Shen Lian for Zheng Ge, and An Jing showed her contempt for Zhou Tangsi.
• Chu Yilan and Shen Lian left Star-Moon Tower, went on a dinner date, and returned home that evening.
• Shen Lian found seven newborn kittens on the rooftop terrace and realized Chu Piggy was their father.
• Aunt Fen settled the kittens into a blanket, and Chu Yilan held one, feeling moved as he recalled the pets he had lost as a child.
• Chu Yilan and Shen Lian left the kittens on the terrace, where Aunt Fen fed them and helped the wary orange mother cat grow accustomed to them.
• After several days of regular feeding, Shen Lian and Chu Yilan saw the orange cat clearly and agreed that Chu Piggy had married up.

Daybreak’s success raised Shen Lian’s popularity, and he began accepting small jobs while recovering at home. At a commercial shoot, he saw Zheng Ge struggling to rent a studio and looking more defeated than ever.

• Daybreak became an off-season hit, and viewers praised Shen Lian’s performance as Huo Qingshan.
• Shen Lian’s growing fame brought him new offers, while Hu Kailan became nervous about calling whenever Chu Yilan was nearby.
• Shen Lian agreed to film small jobs under Chu Yilan’s rules and went to shoot a cosmetics commercial.
• Shen Lian reassured his assistant Jiang You about her future and praised her potential.
• Shen Lian learned that Zheng Ge had been turned down while trying to rent a studio, and noticed that Zheng Ge’s former confidence seemed gone.

After Zheng Ge’s negotiations failed, he saw Shen Lian thriving and fled, remembering how jealousy led him to exploit Shen Lian’s sincere love for Zhou Tangsi. Zheng Ge’s memories ended with the realization that his fortunes had turned after Chu Yilan cornered him and Shen Lian awoke again.

• The man in charge dismissed Zheng Ge, who spotted Shen Lian and left in humiliation rather than confront him.
• Outside in the rain, Zheng Ge recalled how he had envied Shen Lian during their boy-band debut and secretly welcomed his career setbacks.
• Zheng Ge remembered persuading Shen Lian to arrange a meeting with Uncle Li, then meeting Zhou Tangsi and seeing Shen Lian treat him sincerely.
• After Shen Lian left Zhou Tangsi’s room, Zheng Ge approached Zhou Tangsi and began a sexual relationship with him.
• Zhou Tangsi became obsessed with Zheng Ge and told him to keep his distance from Shen Lian, while Shen Lian endured the resulting rejection and ridicule.
• Zheng Ge reflected that his rise ended after Chu Yilan cornered him and Shen Lian opened his eyes again.

Shen Lian enjoyed his growing success and domestic life with Chu Yilan, then met Zhou Yuanlin for dinner. At the restaurant, he discovered Zhou Tangru leaving with An Jing, Zhou Tangsi’s girlfriend, and realized Zhou Tangsi was being betrayed.

• Shen Lian finished filming, went home to feed Big Orange and the kittens, and sent Chu Yilan a selfie.
• Shen Lian reviewed the opportunities Hu Kailan had sent him and later teased Chu Yilan about their restrained intimacy.
• Shen Lian ran into Zhou Yuanlin at an event, and they arranged to have dinner with Chu Yilan.
• Shen Lian encountered Zhou Tangru in the restaurant corridor and saw him leave with An Jing.
• Shen Lian concluded that Zhou Tangsi did not know his girlfriend was with Zhou Tangru.

Shen Lian accepted an invitation to appear as a special guest on All Big Stars and arrived for recording, where the production team dressed him in rainbow hair and a studded biker outfit. Hu Kailan and Jiang You were stunned by how well Shen Lian pulled off the flamboyant look, and Hu Kailan declared they could only work together again.

• Shen Lian told Zhou Yuanlin about Zhou Tangsi, while Chu Yilan said he did not care about either Zhou Tangsi or Zheng Ge.
• Shen Lian accepted Hu Kailan's invitation to appear as a special guest on All Big Stars.
• Hu Kailan accompanied Shen Lian to the recording studio and grew suspicious of the production team's unusually attentive treatment.
• Shen Lian enthusiastically put on a seven-color wig and asked the makeup artist to match his makeup to it.
• Shen Lian changed into a black studded biker outfit, impressing Jiang You and leaving Hu Kailan speechless.

Shen Lian appeared as a rainbow-haired special guest on All Big Stars and defied the production team’s pressure to support Dou Zhengning over Fan Xi. His vote forced a tiebreaker, where Fan Xi won decisively, leaving Dou Zhengning storming off and Xiao Weiran displeased.

• Shen Lian sent Chu Yilan a photo of his rainbow wig, then stepped onstage to loud cheers as All Big Stars’ special guest.
• Shen Lian watched Fan Xi and Dou Zhengning compete in an ethnic dance match and noticed Xiao Weiran criticize Fan Xi while favoring Dou Zhengning.
• Shen Lian ignored the staff’s instructions and voted for Fan Xi, tying the judges’ vote and sending the match to a tiebreaker.
• Fan Xi performed “Red Sun” to enthusiastic cheers and won the audience vote by a wide margin.
• Dou Zhengning stormed off after losing, while Hu Kailan told an embarrassed staff member that the outcome was exactly what the production team wanted.

Shen Lian resisted the show’s attempts to make him look like a villain, helped Fan Xi, and returned home to Chu Yilan. When the episode aired, Shen Lian’s rainbow-haired biker look captivated viewers, and Chu Yilan told Sun Binghe to save the photos.

• Shen Lian voted according to his own judgment, sending several rounds into overtime and preventing the Program Crew from framing him as the one who eliminated popular contestants.
• The director proposed a talent segment between Shen Lian and Xiao Weiran, but Hu Kailan countered by offering to compete against the director instead.
• After filming, Fan Xi thanked Shen Lian, who encouraged him to keep pursuing dance.
• Shen Lian arrived home and teased Chu Yilan after realizing he had liked Shen Lian’s rainbow wig.
• A week later, Shen Lian’s appearance in rainbow hair and studded biker gear drew excited online reactions, and Chu Yilan watched the show at work.
• Chu Yilan confirmed he would attend Feng Yueshan’s birthday banquet with Shen Lian and asked Sun Binghe to save the photos from Super Topic Square.

Chu Yilan brought Shen Lian to Old Master Feng’s birthday banquet, where Shen Lian waited downstairs while Chu Yilan visited his host. Feng Yueshan received a gift from Chen Mu, and Zhou Tangsi arrived with Old Madam Zhou, his gaze turning fierce when he saw Shen Lian.

• Chu Yilan and Shen Lian arrived at the Feng Family estate, and Feng Yueshan greeted them before Shen Lian chose to wait downstairs.
• Feng Yueshan took Shen Lian to see his alpacas, then hurried off when a servant reported a package for him.
• Feng Yueshan opened Chen Mu’s gift and found a budding purple-budded Christmas cactus, then returned to the guests in better spirits.
• Chu Yilan came downstairs with Old Master Feng, and Feng Yueshan told Shen Lian that Zhou Tangsi would attend with Old Madam Zhou.
• Zhou Tangsi saw Chu Yilan and restrained his emotions, but his expression turned fierce when he noticed Shen Lian.

At Feng Chunsheng’s gathering, Shen Lian met with his warm approval while Old Madam Zhou regretted Zhou Tangsi’s choices. Outside the tea room, Zhou Tangsi confessed that he had dreamed of Shen Lian’s death and realized Shen Lian had cared for him on the night he met Zheng Ge, but Shen Lian rejected his excuses and pinned him against a wall.

• Chu Yilan introduced Shen Lian to Feng Chunsheng, who offered him a gift from his collection room.
• Shen Lian brewed tea for Feng Chunsheng and Old Madam Zhou while Chu Yilan showed his affection for him.
• Zhou Tangsi told Shen Lian about his recurring dream in which Shen Lian died and revealed he had dreamed Shen Lian cared for him after he met Zheng Ge.
• Shen Lian confirmed he had cared for Zhou Tangsi that night, then mocked him for treating that care as love at first sight.
• Zhou Tangsi grabbed Shen Lian’s arm and tried to explain himself, but Shen Lian knocked his arm away, pinned him to the wall, and told him the Shen Lian who had loved him was long gone.

Shen Lian rejected Zhou Tangsi and learned that Chu Yilan had helped beat him up after a jealous outburst. The chapter ended with Shen Lian pelting Chu Piggy with a small ball of ice after the first snow.

• Shen Lian told Zhou Tangsi that the Shen Lian who had loved him was dead, leaving Zhou Tangsi overwhelmed by his failures and regret.
• Shen Lian told Chu Yilan about Zhou Tangsi's dream, and Chu Yilan became alarmed when he heard Shen Lian had died in it.
• Zhou Tangru reflected on his hardship and ambition to take control of the Zhou family, while deciding not to provoke Shen Lian or Chu Yilan.
• Ning Sixian told Shen Lian that Zhou Tangsi had been beaten, robbed, and humiliated, and hinted that Chu Yilan had joined the beating.
• Chu Yilan recalled going with Feng Yueshan to beat Zhou Tangsi after hearing him call Shen Lian's name.
• After the first snow, Shen Lian threw a little ice ball at Chu Piggy's forehead.

Shen Lian headed to Feng Yueshan’s ski resort at Floating Green Mountain with Sun Binghe, while Zheng Ge followed them in a battered minivan, consumed by jealousy and resentment. The chapter ended with Zheng Ge pursuing them toward the mountain.

• After a month of lighter work and Qu City’s first major snowfall, Shen Lian agreed to visit Feng Yueshan’s ski resort at Floating Green Mountain.
• Chu Yilan sent Sun Binghe to pick Shen Lian up, and Shen Lian left his kittens behind before they drove out of the city.
• As Shen Lian and Sun Binghe talked on the way, Shen Lian sensed something nearby but did not see Zheng Ge watching from a minivan.
• Zheng Ge recalled seeing Chu Yilan treat Shen Lian tenderly and brooded over his own loss of dignity and his falling-out with Zhou Tangsi.
• Shen Lian spotted a minivan following them on the highway, and Zheng Ge realized they were heading to Floating Green Mountain.

Shen Lian and Sun Binghe survived a van attack and a tunnel collapse, then discovered the attacker had escaped through an opening in the rocks. They began searching for the way out, with Sun Binghe leading and Shen Lian behind him.

• Shen Lian spotted a black van following them and asked Sun Binghe to contact Feng Yueshan for help.
• The van rammed a bodyguard’s car and charged at Shen Lian and Sun Binghe, who swerved into a tunnel as it collapsed around them.
• Shen Lian and Sun Binghe regained consciousness, climbed out through the trunk, and treated Sun Binghe’s injury.
• Shen Lian and Sun Binghe found the van empty and realized its occupant had escaped while they were unconscious.
• Sun Binghe found an opening in the fallen rocks and stepped through first, telling Shen Lian to stay behind him.

After a tunnel collapse stranded Shen Lian and Sun Binghe in a snowstorm, they took shelter, made a fire, and set out once the weather eased. Chu Yilan and Feng Yueshan organized rescue efforts as Shen Lian and Sun Binghe walked toward help.

• Shen Lian and Sun Binghe escaped the collapsed section of tunnel but retreated from the wind and snow to shelter behind a fallen stone block.
• Sun Binghe found that his phone had no signal, and his call to Feng Yueshan did not go through; Feng Yueshan later contacted Chu Yilan after seeing the missed call.
• Chu Yilan felt certain Shen Lian was safe, while Yang Bin and Feng Yueshan coordinated with bodyguards and rescue personnel as snowplows worked toward the tunnel.
• Shen Lian found horned chen wood and used it to start a fire, warming himself and Sun Binghe while they waited for the storm to ease.
• Shen Lian and Sun Binghe left their shelter and walked through the snow, with Sun Binghe covering Shen Lian's face with his scarf.

Shen Lian and Sun Binghe found Zheng Ge injured after he caused the crash, while Chu Yilan and the others searched for them. A helicopter rescued Zheng Ge, and the group reunited safely as Sun Binghe and Shen Lian threw snowballs.

• Feng Yueshan and the search team learned that the tunnel road was blocked, but Chu Yilan insisted Shen Lian and Sun Binghe had escaped and were safe.
• Shen Lian and Sun Binghe found Zheng Ge collapsed in the snow and learned he had survived the crash and crawled away in panic.
• Shen Lian said Zheng Ge’s luck had run out, and he and Sun Binghe called for the Skyreach International helicopter that had arrived overhead.
• Shen Lian sent Zheng Ge back by helicopter to be warmed and treated while he and Sun Binghe continued down the road.
• Chu Yilan, Feng Yueshan, Zhou Yuanlin, and Yang Bin found Shen Lian and Sun Binghe playfully fighting with snowballs, and Sun Binghe hit Zhou Yuanlin with one.

Shen Lian and Chu Yilan returned safely after surviving the tunnel collapse, and Zheng Ge was confronted over his attempt to harm Shen Lian. Zheng Ge’s scandals destroyed his reputation, Zhou Tangsi was removed from his duties, and the story left Shen Lian watching Chu Yilan as their enemies lost their power.

• Shen Lian reunited with Chu Yilan, who reassured him after Sun Binghe revealed he had taken medication once as a precaution.
• Sun Binghe explained that the tunnel had collapsed from neglect and that Zheng Ge had been sent back by helicopter.
• Zheng Ge confronted Chu Yilan at the Big Villa, but Feng Yueshan exposed how little Chu Yilan had cared for him, and Sun Binghe kicked him away.
• Shen Lian recognized that Zhou Tangsi had abandoned Zheng Ge, while Chu Yilan showed Zheng Ge no sympathy.
• Zheng Ge’s scandals broke publicly, including his deliberate attempt to ram someone with his car, and Shen Lian’s involvement was kept secret.
• Zhou Tangsi was temporarily relieved of his duties, Zheng Ge faced blacklisting and lawsuits, and Shen Lian watched Chu Yilan grill lamb by the bonfires.

Shen Lian showed off his skiing skills at Floating Green Mountain before returning to Qu City and keeping busy. On Chu Yilan’s birthday, Shen Lian surprised him with a motorcycle ride, and Chu Yilan eagerly went along.

• Shen Lian stunned Feng Yueshan and Chu Yilan by performing advanced skiing tricks on his first day on the slopes.
• Chu Yilan took Shen Lian away to admonish him, but his attempt to teach Shen Lian a lesson failed when Shen Lian charmed him.
• After four days at Floating Green Mountain, the group returned home, and Shen Lian soon became busy with his own affairs.
• Sun Binghe and Yang Bin wished Chu Yilan a happy birthday, and Chu Yilan thanked them warmly.
• Shen Lian arrived at Hengtai on a motorcycle and invited Chu Yilan to ride with him for his birthday.
• Chu Yilan put on a helmet, climbed onto Shen Lian’s motorcycle, and rode away with him.

Shen Lian surprised Chu Yilan for his birthday with a motorcycle ride, a flight to Cloud City, and a hillside covered in roses. Chu Yilan was deeply moved and declared that he would buy the land.

• Kuang Chenghai escaped a crowd demanding gossip about President Chu while Sun Binghe silenced the curious onlookers.
• Shen Lian took Chu Yilan by motorcycle to a private plane he had bought, and they flew to Cloud City with Nie Sheng.
• Shen Lian brought Chu Yilan to the countryside, where Chu guessed they might retire together someday.
• Shen Lian reminded Chu Yilan of his promise and revealed a hillside planted with red roses for his birthday.
• Chu Yilan walked among the roses and announced that he would buy the land.

Chu Yilan celebrated his birthday with Shen Lian at a rose field, where he bought the property and planned to build a villa before spending the night with Shen Lian. Shen Lian woke the following evening at a hot-spring resort and messaged their friends, insisting he was doing fine.

• Chu Yilan bought the rose-field property and told Shen Lian he planned to build a villa there for retirement.
• Chu Yilan shared a photo of Shen Lian’s roses with his friends, who teased him about how happy he was.
• Shen Lian cooked nine dishes at the cabin, and Chu Yilan spent the evening watching the flowers before they shared dinner.
• Chu Yilan told Shen Lian he wanted him, and they spent the night together among the roses.
• Chu Yilan carried the exhausted Shen Lian to the car and took him to a hot-spring resort, where Shen Lian woke the following evening.
• Shen Lian replied to messages from Hu Kailan, Sun Binghe, Feng Yueshan, and Ning Sixian, boasting that he felt fine before tossing his phone aside.

Shen Lian attended a Xingkai event, reconnected with Chen Mu, and learned that Zhou Tangru planned to sell Zhou Corporation to Chu Yilan rather than take it over. The chapter ended with Shen Lian telling Chu Yilan he had seen Zhou Tangru and reflecting on how the Zhou family’s downfall differed from the book.

• Shen Lian spent a week in Cloud City with Chu Yilan before returning to Qu City and attending the event Hu Kailan had arranged.
• Kuang Chenghai complained to Shen Lian about the trouble caused by his sudden departure, then introduced him to several business leaders.
• Shen Lian spoke with Chen Mu and noticed that he seemed weary after Kuang Chenghai called him over.
• Sun Binghe told Shen Lian that Zhou Tangru had gained control of the Zhou family’s power and was transferring his shares in Zhou Corporation to Chu Yilan.
• Sun Binghe explained that Zhou Tangru intended to sell Zhou Corporation to Chu Yilan and marry into Linchen Technology after his relationship with An Jing turned genuine.
• Shen Lian told Chu Yilan he had seen Zhou Tangru and remarked that the Zhou family’s situation had turned out differently from the book.

Destined Splendor became a major hit, raising Shen Lian’s fame and earning him the Golden Flower Award for Best Actor. At the ceremony, the audience laughed when he thanked the love of his life, because no one believed he was serious about having one.

• Destined Splendor’s ratings and online popularity surged, with viewers especially captivated by Shen Lian’s performance as the down-and-out Seventh Prince.
• Shen Lian and Chu Yilan spent New Year together at home while Feng Yueshan complained about being single.
• Hu Kailan told Shen Lian that Director Zhao expected him to win the Golden Flower Award for Best Actor, and Shen Lian promised to pursue a grand slam.
• Shen Lian won Best Actor at the Golden Flower Awards and thanked the love of his life, prompting laughter from the audience.
• Hu Kailan realized the audience still dismissed Shen Lian’s words about his love life, unaware of his relationship with Chu Yilan.