Chapter Summaries

After the Golden Flower Awards, Shen Lian reassured Chu Yilan about keeping their relationship private and gave Feng Yueshan advice about pursuing someone he loved. Shen Lian then planned a movie date with Chu Yilan, who eagerly agreed.

• Shen Lian complained that people would not believe his claims, and Chu Yilan comforted him while hiding fan edits of Shen Lian's role as Emperor Linxiao.
• Shen Lian met Feng Yueshan after filming a Skyreach International commercial, and Feng asked for advice about a friend whose advances had been rejected.
• Shen Lian told Feng Yueshan to pursue the person patiently, understand their temperament, and offer the kind of care they needed.
• Shen Lian suggested taking Chu Yilan on a date to see Ethereal Immortal Journey, and Chu Yilan agreed.

Shen Lian and Chu Yilan went on a disguised cinema date to watch Chang Qing’s film, but Shen Lian was recognized and the outing spread online. Xu Jingge thanked them for supporting the movie, then called Chu Yilan a monster.

• Shen Lian disguised himself and Chu Yilan before they went to the cinema together.
• During the film, Chu Yilan and Shen Lian held hands and kissed, drawing a disgusted reaction from a viewer behind them.
• After the screening, Shen Lian caught a woman who slipped near the restroom, and she recognized him when his mask came off.
• Shen Lian signed autographs for fans while Chu Yilan waited out of sight, then they met in the underground parking garage.
• Chu Yilan told Xu Jingge they had gone on a date to watch Ethereal Immortal Journey, and Xu Jingge thanked them for buying tickets before calling Chu Yilan a monster.

Shen Lian accepted a supporting role in a star-studded mythological film and traveled to the set, where he reunited with old colleagues and encountered the production's pampered star, Pang Zhe. Pang Zhe arrived late with an entourage and turned the set into his personal playground.

• After seeing online comments about him and Chu Yilan, Shen Lian teased Chu Yilan, who admitted he was jealous.
• Hu Kailan offered Shen Lian a role in a commercial mythological film, and Shen Lian accepted after reviewing the script and pay.
• Shen Lian told Chu Yilan he was going to film in Qu City and promised to spend time with him when his schedule allowed.
• At the set, Shen Lian greeted Su Niansheng, Huang Jiacan, and Lin Fu, then met director Su Mingyuan.
• Pang Zhe arrived late surrounded by assistants and bodyguards, and soon had a game console, treadmill, wardrobe, and large bed brought to his private lounge.

Shen Lian endured a difficult shoot where Pang Zhe mistreated fellow actors, then escaped to spend time with Chu Yilan. Pang Zhe later tried to bring Shen Lian to a gathering, but Su Mingyuan kept him away after warnings from Kuang Chenghai.

• Shen Lian and his friends endured elaborate styling and repeated filming trouble as Pang Zhe delivered lines poorly and refused to work when angered.
• Shen Lian dismissed Chen Cong’s hostility and watched veteran actors struggle with the shoot’s tense atmosphere.
• When he had few scenes, Shen Lian left the set and met Chu Yilan, where he complained about the production before they returned to Hengtai together.
• Lin Fu told Shen Lian that Pang Zhe had struck Cui Zhengsong with a staff during a fight scene, provoking Cui Zhengsong’s anger and requiring Su Mingyuan to intervene.
• Su Mingyuan stopped Pang Zhe from bringing Shen Lian to a gathering after Kuang Chenghai warned him to protect Shen Lian from on-set bullying.

Shen Lian endured a chaotic production alongside Pang Zhe, who treated the cast badly and struggled to deliver his lines. After Huang Jiacan and Lin Fu exposed how much they knew about Shen Lian’s ideal-partner comments, Shen Lian gave up trying to explain that he was dating Chu Yilan.

• Shen Lian returned to the set with roast duck and learned from Lin Fu that Cui Zhengsong had accepted the production’s demands after Pang Zhe injured him.
• Pang Zhe treated Shen Lian carefully during their fight scene, but his hostility toward other male stars remained apparent.
• The cast struggled through Pang Zhe’s stiff delivery in the final battle scenes, exhausting Su Mingyuan and the other actors.
• Su Mingyuan urged Pang Zhe to finish filming without causing more trouble, while Pang Zhe secretly eyed the cast as potential business opportunities.
• Huang Jiacan complained to Shen Lian about Pang Zhe, and Shen Lian defended men like himself and Lin Fu while admitting he was taken.
• Huang Jiacan and Lin Fu repeated Shen Lian’s public description of his ideal partner, and Shen Lian stopped trying to convince them it referred to Chu Yilan.

After recovering from an exhausting stretch of filming, Shen Lian reunited with Chu Yilan, but their evening plans were interrupted when they rescued a drunk Huang Jiacan from a dangerous setup. The chapter ended with Huang Jiacan sobering up enough to see Chu Yilan kiss Shen Lian and realizing who he was.

• Shen Lian returned home after five days on set, greeted Big Orange, and slept while Chu Yilan worked beside him.
• Shen Lian and Chu Yilan headed out to dinner, but Huang Jiacan called Shen Lian for help after escaping a meal where Pang Zhe had tried to make her entertain someone.
• Shen Lian and Chu Yilan found Huang Jiacan in a private room and took her to Ning Sixian, who treated her after finding a small amount of hallucinogen in her system.
• Shen Lian declined Chu Yilan's offer to retaliate against the Pang Family and chose to take Huang Jiacan home first.
• Huang Jiacan regained clarity, saw Chu Yilan kiss Shen Lian, and stared in shock at the man beside him.

After recovering from the incident, Huang Jiacan met Chu Yilan and confirmed that he was Shen Lian’s partner. She returned home determined to hold Su Mingyuan accountable for his role in targeting her.

• Huang Jiacan woke from her daze and realized Shen Lian had been telling the truth about Chu Yilan.
• Ning Sixian examined Huang Jiacan, who said she was hungry and gave him an autograph for his girlfriend.
• Shen Lian and Chu Yilan took Huang Jiacan to dinner, where Chu Yilan introduced himself as Shen Lian’s partner and cared for Shen Lian at the table.
• Huang Jiacan declined a ride to her door, returned Chu Yilan’s coat, and thanked Shen Lian and Chu Yilan.
• After returning home, Huang Jiacan began making calls to ensure Su Mingyuan faced consequences for helping deceive the performers.

Shen Lian saw Huang Jiacan confront Su Mingyuan over his role in Pang Zhe’s scheme against her, then accepted a gift from her after she checked that Chu Yilan would not misunderstand. The tense shoot continued, and Shen Lian ended the day video-calling Chu Yilan.

• Shen Lian found Huang Jiacan confronting Su Mingyuan, who knelt as she rebuked him for failing to stop Pang Zhe from harassing her.
• Huang Jiacan sent Su Mingyuan away and gave Shen Lian a decorative ring, first asking whether Chu Yilan might get the wrong idea.
• Shen Lian noticed Su Mingyuan’s reddened face on set, while Pang Zhe acted as if nothing had happened.
• Huang Jiacan’s arrival made Pang Zhe retreat to his lounge, and Lin Fu complained to Shen Lian about the worsening atmosphere.
• Shen Lian video-called Chu Yilan that evening, and Chu teased him for his shameless flirtation.

After filming wrapped, Shen Lian left the set with Sun Binghe after Sun Binghe stopped Pang Zhe from confronting him. They went out for barbecue, where Shen Lian asked Sun Binghe about the difficult assignment he had just finished.

• Chu Yilan admired the ring Huang Jiacan had given Shen Lian and asked him to bring back another one.
• Huang Jiacan challenged Pang Zhe’s criticism of her acting, and the cast rallied around her as filming picked up pace.
• When the production wrapped, most of the cast left before Pang Zhe’s dinner, and he angrily pointed at Shen Lian.
• Sun Binghe arrived and ordered Pang Zhe to put his hand down, then left with Shen Lian.
• Shen Lian asked Sun Binghe about his assignment as they ate barbecue at a restaurant in Qu City.

Shen Lian and Sun Binghe shared dinner, while Shen Lian later watched the cast of Godslayer spark online speculation by fleeing the set after filming. Chu Yilan returned home late and reunited with Shen Lian, who greeted him with teasing affection.

• Sun Binghe vented to Shen Lian about an incompetent business associate while they ate, and Shen Lian secretly sent Chu Yilan a picture of Sun Binghe's noodles.
• Shen Lian went home, washed up, and found a trending video showing the Godslayer cast leaving the set in a hurry.
• Netizens blamed Pang Zhe for the cast's mass departure, while Cui Zhengsong, Huang Jiacan, and Lin Fu publicly supported the speculation and defended Shen Lian.
• Pang Zhe tried to suppress the trending discussion, which only drew more attention to Godslayer.
• Chu Yilan came home late, and Shen Lian rushed into his arms before joking with him about using eye drops when he chose him.

Shen Lian relaxed at home with Chu Yilan, who revealed that he knew Shen Lian had crossed time and space and asked for his real birthday. Shen Lian later asked Chu Yilan to attend the Lily Awards ceremony on his birthday, and Chu Yilan agreed.

• Shen Lian ignored the backlash against Godslayer and spent the day resting at home until Chu Yilan returned.
• Chu Yilan asked Shen Lian when his birthday was, then told him he knew Shen Lian had crossed time and space to meet him.
• Shen Lian told Chu Yilan that his birthday was June twenty-third, and Chu Yilan promised to remember it.
• Shen Lian told Chu Yilan he had won an award at the Lily Awards ceremony, which fell on his birthday.
• Shen Lian asked Chu Yilan to attend the ceremony and give him a bouquet, and Chu Yilan agreed.

At the Lily Awards, Shen Lian accepted the Best Supporting Actor award and publicly announced that Chu Yilan was his partner. Chu Yilan watched from the balcony with red roses, leaving the stunned audience—and a delighted Huang Jiacan—reacting to the reveal.

• Chu Yilan decided to attend the Lily Awards despite the risk of being photographed, while Shen Lian told Hu Kailan he wanted to live openly and focus on acting.
• Chu Yilan sponsored the awards to secure a VIP seat, and Shen Lian reunited with Lin Fu at the ceremony.
• Shen Lian won Best Supporting Actor for playing Huo Qingshan and told the audience that his partner was there.
• Shen Lian thanked his partner for staying by his side and promised they would share every moment of glory.
• Shen Lian looked up at Chu Yilan, who stood on the balcony holding red roses, and officially announced their relationship.
• The audience was left speechless, while Huang Jiacan laughed at their shocked expressions.

At the awards ceremony, Shen Lian revealed his relationship with Chu Yilan and publicly named him his one and only official partner. They escaped the crowd of reporters, while netizens speculated about Chu Yilan’s identity and discovered that Chang Qing had known about the relationship first.

• Shen Lian hugged Chu Yilan backstage, told him he was his one and only official partner, and received a kiss in return.
• A cameraman tried to photograph the couple, but Chu Yilan shielded Shen Lian as Hu Kailan held off the pursuing reporters.
• Shen Lian and Chu Yilan escaped through the underground garage, while reporters failed to identify Chu Yilan from their car.
• Netizens flooded Shen Lian’s acquaintances with questions, and Lin Fu and others insisted they had not known about the relationship.
• Netizens identified Chang Qing as the first person who knew, and Chang Qing confirmed online that he had kept the secret.

After Shen Lian and Chu Yilan’s relationship announcement shook the internet, they celebrated Shen Lian’s birthday with fireworks and rode out the backlash. By summer’s end, the uproar had faded, and Chang Qing arrived in Qu City asking Shen Lian for compensation for his emotional distress.

• Ning Sixian admitted to himself that he had enjoyed stirring up trouble, while Kuang Chenghai and the assistants worked to handle the online fallout.
• Shen Lian told Chu Yilan about his childhood and how he entered show business, and Chu wished him a happy birthday as they set off fireworks.
• Shen Lian checked the messages about their announcement, replied to friends, and sent Hu Kailan a large cash gift for the trouble he had caused him.
• Fans and the team weathered the backlash, while Lin Fu complained that he had been dragged into the uproar; Shen Lian told him to choose a gift as compensation.
• Near summer’s end, Chang Qing visited Shen Lian in Qu City after Xu Jingge came there on business and asked for compensation for his emotional distress.

Shen Lian met Chang Qing after his training and later joined him and Xu Jingge for dinner, where they ran into Pang Zhe. Xu Jingge had Pang Zhe captured and confronted him in the private room.

• Shen Lian brought Chang Qing a jianbing and caught up with him at a café in Qu City.
• Xu Jingge called Chang Qing, then arrived half an hour later and reunited with him.
• Shen Lian, Chang Qing, and Xu Jingge moved to a private dining room and discussed their relationships.
• Pang Zhe tried to force his way into their room, recognized Xu Jingge, and fled.
• Xu Jingge's bodyguards captured Pang Zhe and brought him back, where Pang Zhe apologized and Xu Jingge reminded him to stay away.

After dealing with Pang Zhe, Shen Lian and Chu Yilan enjoyed a quiet evening together. Chu Yilan refused to visit Chu Changqi after learning he had suffered cardiac arrest, leaving him alive and suffering under medical care.

• Xu Jingge had Pang Zhe dragged away after he asked Shen Lian for help, then complained that he was hungry while waiting for Chu Yilan.
• Chu Yilan arrived for dinner, and Shen Lian explained what Pang Zhe had done; Chu Yilan suggested sending Xu Jingge's bodyguards to learn from Nie Sheng.
• After dinner, Shen Lian and Chu Yilan watched the sunset from a quiet hill, then returned home and watched a movie until Shen Lian fell asleep.
• Chu Yilan returned a missed call and learned that Chu Changqi had suffered cardiac arrest but had been resuscitated; he ordered the staff not to contact him again unless Chu Changqi died.
• Chu Changqi hoped Chu Yilan would visit him before his death, but the staff kept resuscitating him, and he realized Chu Yilan intended to leave him suffering.

After learning Chu Changqi had died, Chu Yilan found closure, while Shen Lian accepted a promising role that would take him to a remote filming location for weeks. The chapter left Chu Yilan reluctantly returning to work as Shen Lian began filming far from him.

• Chu Yilan received news of Chu Changqi's death and calmly arranged for someone to handle the funeral.
• Shen Lian met Chen Mu, who asked whether someone should keep refusing a persistent pursuer; Shen Lian told him to consider whether his friend liked that person.
• Hu Kailan showed Shen Lian a suspenseful tomb-exploration script, and Shen Lian accepted the role of Second Master Ye.
• Chu Yilan objected to Shen Lian leaving for weeks, but Shen Lian persuaded him and refused to bring extra bodyguards.
• Shen Lian traveled deep into the mountains and began filming on location, leaving Chu Yilan at the office missing him.

Shen Lian continued filming in harsh conditions while Chu Yilan worried about him from afar. After Shen Lian’s casual photo calmed Chu Yilan during a work meeting, Chu arranged a hot meal for him and the crew at the remote location.

• Shen Lian safely landed after a cable mishap during filming, and Jiang You rushed over to check on him.
• Shen Lian sent Chu Yilan a cheerful photo from the cave, which softened Chu Yilan’s mood as he reprimanded Kuang Chenghai.
• Sun Binghe asked Shen Lian how he had calmed Chu Yilan, and Chu Yilan caught Sun sharing Shen Lian’s photo and threatened to assign him to the New City development project.
• Shen Lian video-called Chu Yilan from his tent, reassured him about the difficult filming conditions, and mentioned craving Beijing-Style Shredded Pork.
• The next morning, Shen Lian found that Chu Yilan had arranged a spread of hot food to be carried up the mountain for him and the crew.

After finishing his scenes early, Shen Lian returned toward Qu City and arranged to meet his fans at a scenic spot. Chu Yilan arrived to pick him up and, after correcting the fans’ assumption that he was their “sister-in-law,” confirmed that he was Shen Lian’s partner.

• Shen Lian finished filming in twenty days, said goodbye to Director Huang and the crew, and told Chu Yilan he planned to return to Qu City.
• Shen Lian agreed to meet his fans at a scenic spot on the way back, then promised Chu Yilan he would visit him at Hengtai afterward.
• While Shen Lian’s fans discussed his partner, Chu Yilan approached them and said he was not their “sister-in-law.”
• Chu Yilan clarified that he was Shen Lian’s partner, relieving the fans’ fears that their relationship announcement was fake.
• Chu Yilan told the fans he had come to pick Shen Lian up and confirmed that they had a good relationship.

Shen Lian arrived at his fan meet to find Chu Yilan and Sun Binghe already there, charming his fans and answering their questions about their relationship. After the fans left with gifts, Shen Lian and Chu Yilan headed home together, while the fans told Huang Jiacan they finally understood who Big Bro was.

• Shen Lian woke from a dream about Chu Yilan and looked forward to seeing him after the fan meet.
• Jiang You stopped the van when she saw Chu Yilan waiting at the scenic area with Sun Binghe and Shen Lian's fans.
• Chu Yilan told the fans he and Shen Lian would register their marriage and insisted they would never break up.
• Shen Lian joined the fan meet, and he and Chu Yilan sent the fans off with gifts.
• The fans flocked to Huang Jiacan's Weibo to say they understood her, while Shen Lian went into the bedroom with Chu Yilan and missed her calls.