Chapter Summaries

Sun Binghe welcomed Yang Bin back from a two-week assignment, and their reunion reaffirmed their relationship. At home, Yang Bin treated Sun Binghe’s cut and then drew him close, beginning to teach him how to kiss.

• Sun Binghe met Yang Bin at the airport, took his suitcase, and Yang Bin held his hand as they left together.
• During the drive and dinner, Sun Binghe told Yang Bin about work while Yang Bin listened and promised to treat him to something he chose.
• At home, Sun Binghe accidentally cut his finger while unpacking the celadon tea set, and Yang Bin found the medical kit and bandaged it.
• Yang Bin worked on his report while Sun Binghe sat beside him, and Yang Bin invited him onto his lap.
• Yang Bin told Sun Binghe that he had stood out to him at the orphanage, then guided him through their first kiss.

Sun Binghe and Yang Bin grew closer after sharing a kiss, then kept their new relationship quiet at work while showing affection in private. Their moment together was interrupted when Chu Yilan walked in and promptly collided with the glass door.

• Sun Binghe and Yang Bin kissed during a rainy evening, then spent the night apart and enjoyed a quiet breakfast together the next morning.
• Yang Bin wrapped a scarf around Sun Binghe before they left for work, and the two held hands on the way to the company.
• Yang Bin told a department head that Sun Binghe was dating men and described standards that made her abandon her matchmaking plans.
• Yang Bin checked Sun Binghe's injured finger, replaced its bandage, and kissed his fingertip before sharing a candy with him.
• Chu Yilan arrived as Sun Binghe and Yang Bin were close together, walked into the glass door, and watched Yang Bin instinctively shield Sun Binghe.

Chu Yilan discovered that Yang Bin and Sun Binghe were together and asked Shen Lian to help him process the surprise. The couple let their friends find out naturally, and Zhou Yuanlin arrived just in time to see them confirm the news.

• Chu Yilan called Shen Lian after discovering Yang Bin and Sun Binghe kissing, and Shen Lian hurried to Hengtai.
• Shen Lian told Chu Yilan that he did not disapprove of the relationship, and Chu Yilan decided to give the couple a wedding gift.
• Chu Yilan transferred four million to Sun Binghe, including Yang Bin's share, and Sun Binghe promised to keep working for him with Yang Bin.
• Yang Bin and Sun Binghe attended dinner with their friends, where their affectionate behavior revealed their relationship.
• Zhou Yuanlin joked that Yang Bin and Sun Binghe might be together, then saw them lace their fingers together and was called a clown by Xu Jingge.

At dinner, Yang Bin made his relationship with Sun Binghe clear to their friends, leaving Zhou Yuanlin to depart in disappointment. Later, Yang Bin and Sun Binghe acted on their feelings at home, and Sun Binghe said the Bodhisattva had heard his prayers.

• Shen Lian broke the tense silence at dinner, while Feng Yueshan loudly reacted to Xu Jingge and Chu Yilan's relationship.
• Yang Bin prepared crab roe rice for Sun Binghe, and their friends teased them about their affection.
• Zhou Yuanlin left dinner without finishing, and Xu Jingge worried that he might hold a grudge.
• Yang Bin drove Sun Binghe home and admitted he was happy that their relationship was settled.
• Sun Binghe opened the bathroom door for Yang Bin, and they became intimate.
• Sun Binghe told Yang Bin that the Bodhisattva had heard him, and Yang Bin replied that he had too.

After becoming a Film Emperor, Shen Lian slowed his acting schedule and began pursuing behind-the-scenes work, but boredom led him to volunteer for Xingkai’s new dating show, “Destined.” He proposed bringing Chu Yilan and their celebrity friends and partners onto the show, leaving Xu Jingge ready to show off.

• Shen Lian became a Film Emperor after years of demanding work, then eased up on filming while Chen Mu and Chang Qing each announced relationships.
• When Chang Qing faced backlash for dating, Shen Lian fiercely defended him online, and Chang Qing stood by his relationship.
• Kuang Chenghai panicked over casting “Destined” until Shen Lian offered to join with Chu Yilan.
• Shen Lian proposed inviting Chang Qing, Chen Mu, Noble Consort Huang, Xu Jingge, and Feng Yueshan, with the private partners’ identities concealed.
• After Shen Lian called Xu Jingge about the show, Xu Jingge opened his wardrobe, and Chu Yilan predicted he would show off like a peacock.

The live premiere of the dating show “Destined” introduced Shen Lian, Chu Yilan, Chen Mu, Feng Yueshan, Chang Qing, and Xu Jingge to a huge audience. Xu Jingge’s dazzling entrance ended with him challenging the haters directly.

• Shen Lian and the other guests promoted “Destined,” drawing attention and hostile comments before the premiere.
• The show went live from a resort island, where Shen Lian appeared with Chu Yilan, who casually straightened his collar.
• Chen Mu introduced Feng Yueshan as his partner, and Feng revealed that he had pursued Chen Mu thirty-three times.
• Chang Qing introduced Xu Jingge, whose striking looks and extravagant diamond necklace surprised the audience.
• Xu Jingge approached the camera and told the haters to get on the mic.

Xu Jingge’s furious livestream rant made the dating show a sensation, while the guests’ supposedly ordinary jobs and backgrounds proved far from ordinary. The arrivals culminated in Shao Zhen, whose presence left Kuang Chenghai insisting he had no idea who the show had booked.

• Xu Jingge read out his list of online haters on camera, sending the livestream’s popularity and the #Kill List# trend soaring.
• Chang Qing restrained Xu Jingge, and Xu Jingge told Brother Mai that he ran a car company and owned a fishing ship.
• Huang Jiacan arrived alone after meeting her partner, and Shen Lian recognized her confidence from a past incident on the Godslayer set.
• Shao Zhen appeared, surprising Xu Jingge and Feng Yueshan, and claimed he had gone bankrupt despite his expensive clothes.
• Sun Binghe questioned Kuang Chenghai, who frantically denied knowing Shao Zhen was a guest.

Destined’s guests began a challenge with little money, and Feng Yueshan quickly found a loophole by borrowing cash from a friend. He and Chen Mu continued down the coast with enough money for lunch, while Shen Lian and Chu Yilan started their own route.

• The production team canceled a planned compatibility test after Kuang Chenghai intervened, and Yang Bin reassured Sun Binghe before the challenge began.
• The four guest pairs drew routes and received fifty yuan each, then set off toward a finish line roughly eighty kilometers away.
• Shen Lian assured Chu Yilan that he would handle their route, while Chen Mu took Feng Yueshan to a breakfast shop, where Feng ate three bowls of soy milk and five fried dough sticks.
• Feng Yueshan spotted his friend Qin Shuang in a Mercedes, borrowed a thousand yuan for the challenge, and returned the unused cash.
• Feng Yueshan rejoined Chen Mu and proposed buying them lunch as they continued along the road.

Xu Jingge and Chang Qing turned Chang Qing’s copper charm into cash during the dating-show task, then joined Feng Yueshan and Chen Mu for a meal. Meanwhile, Shen Lian and Chu Yilan kept solving the task’s puzzles and gathered two hundred yuan.

• Xu Jingge pawned Chang Qing’s copper coin charm for thirty-eight hundred yuan and handed the money to Chang Qing.
• Chang Qing explained that he wore the coin because he had worried it would get lost, and Xu Jingge said he owned several complete sets at home.
• Xu Jingge and Chang Qing met Feng Yueshan and Chen Mu at a restaurant, where the group ordered food for the crew as well.
• The director compared Xu Jingge’s pawnshop success with Shen Lian’s puzzle-solving and NPC-spotting skills.
• Shen Lian and Chu Yilan worked together to solve problems and saved up two hundred yuan.

Shen Lian and Chu Yilan joined Huang Jiacan and Shao Zhen for a leisurely bike ride before reuniting with their friends for a barbecue. As everyone celebrated together, Shen Lian reflected on the life and relationships he had found, and they raised their drinks to enduring happiness.

• Shen Lian and Chu Yilan found Huang Jiacan dancing while Shao Zhen played violin, and learned the pair had earned money performing for passersby.
• Huang Jiacan joined Shen Lian, Chu Yilan, and Shao Zhen, then taught Shao Zhen to ride a shared bike before the four continued on together.
• Shen Lian and the others arrived at the barbecue, where Feng Yueshan revealed that his group had borrowed money and taken a ride-hailing car.
• After the show ended, the group ate and joked together, and Sun Binghe arrived with Yang Bin to join them.
• Shen Lian reflected on his safe, happy life with Chu Yilan and his friends, then proposed a toast to them all enduring.

Two years after the main story, Sun Binghe bought New Year couplets and went home with Yang Bin, who warned off a sales assistant interested in him. Over hot pot, Sun Binghe discussed his busy year-end workload while the group chat revealed Shen Lian was recovering at home after a hospital stay.

• Sun Binghe bought Spring Festival couplets at a new gift shop, and the sales assistant tried to get his attention.
• Yang Bin picked Sun Binghe up, took his hand, and made the sales assistant realize they were together.
• Sun Binghe teased Yang Bin about acting possessive, then kissed him at home before asking for hot and sour hot pot broth.
• Sun Binghe chatted with Shen Lian, Chu Yilan, and Ning Sixian, learning Shen Lian had little to do while recovering at home.
• Yang Bin prepared hot pot for Sun Binghe, who complained about the year-end workload and the minor problems colleagues brought to him.

Shen Lian spent a quiet day at home while Chu Yilan worked through the year-end rush, and the couple reunited for a warm evening together. Chu Yilan promised to take Shen Lian to a get-together after his busy days ended.

• Shen Lian woke to find Chu Yilan already at work, ate Aunt Fen's porridge, and joked with her about Chu Piggy and Big Orange.
• Shen Lian's agent, Brother Hu, praised his appearance and discussed an acting offer he had declined for him.
• Shen Lian offered luxury watches to his friends in a group chat, prompting teasing between Feng Yueshan and Zhou Yuanlin.
• Shen Lian read and fell asleep on the balcony before Chu Yilan returned and brought him warm water.
• Chu Yilan promised to take Shen Lian to a get-together after work eased, and they shared dinner at home.

Shen Lian and Chu Yilan joined their friends for a New Year gathering, where Feng Yueshan recounted how Chen Mu had cared for him during a stormy mountain shoot. Chen Mu woke and joined the games as the evening continued.

• Shen Lian and Chu Yilan arrived to find Zhou Yuanlin and Feng Yueshan drinking while Chen Mu slept in a chair.
• Feng Yueshan told the group how he had driven through a flood to reach Chen Mu, then spent five days stranded with him in the mountain village.
• Feng Yueshan fondly described Chen Mu sheltering, feeding, and sharing a bed with him during the storm, while the others reacted with exasperation.
• Feng Yueshan and Zhou Yuanlin resumed their drinking contest as the group discussed their New Year plans.
• Chen Mu woke up, greeted everyone, and eagerly joined the games despite repeatedly losing.

Chu Yilan spent Valentine’s Day among the keepsakes he had collected from Shen Lian, believing Shen Lian would be away until the next day. Shen Lian returned early, and they reunited before joking with their friends in a group chat.

• Chu Yilan spent the evening in his basement, looking through flowers and mementos Shen Lian had given him.
• Shen Lian came home early and found Chu Yilan surrounded by their keepsakes.
• Chu Yilan told Shen Lian he would miss him until the day he died, and Shen Lian said he felt the same.
• Shen Lian and Chu Yilan celebrated Valentine’s Day together in the basement.
• Shen Lian read Xu Jingge’s message inviting him over for wine, teased him about Chang Qing, and made Xu Jingge leave the group chat.
• Feng Yueshan shared photos of his holiday with Chen Mu, and Zhou Yuanlin joked that he would eventually leave the group too.

Shen Lian’s dreams of a successful superstar helped him gain confidence and land a role, until he was forced to face Chu Yilan and experienced a car crash that swapped his soul with his dream self. He awoke in the original world, where people were tormenting the young man whose body he had taken.

• Shen Lian dreamed of becoming a famous superstar and used his dream self’s confidence to win the role of a debauched young heir.
• As filming neared its end, Shen Lian resolved to leave the entertainment industry, but Zheng Ge’s group cornered him with Chu Yilan and pressured him to drink.
• Shen Lian’s heart pain brought on another dream, where he saw his superstar self crash on a rainy highway.
• Shen Lian pulled the unconscious superstar’s soul from the wreck, then was shoved into the other man’s body as their souls passed each other.
• Shen Lian woke in the original world to people mocking and threatening him.

Shen Lian discovered that he and the original Shen Lian had switched bodies and met through dreams after nine years apart. They agreed to keep their lives as they were, and Shen Lian continued helping him with acting before waking beside Chu Yilan.

• Shen Lian watched the original Shen Lian work hard to build his acting skills and realized they had switched bodies.
• Shen Lian revealed himself to the original Shen Lian, who apologized for taking his body, and they learned they had each taken the other's place.
• Shen Lian told the original Shen Lian that he and Chu Yilan had defeated Zhou Tangsi and the others and were now in love.
• The original Shen Lian worried that he had taken Shen Lian's life, but Shen Lian reassured him that they were both doing well and they agreed not to switch back.
• Shen Lian coached the original Shen Lian on set, then woke to Chu Yilan returning home early and asking for his affection.