Chapter Summaries

Shen Lian and Aunt Fen saved a half-frozen kitten, while Shen Lian and Chu Yilan grew closer during the night. The next morning, Chu Yilan teased Shen Lian by naming the kitten Three Minutes, and Shen Lian stayed home to watch over it as Aunt Fen took a mysterious call.

• Aunt Fen revived the kitten with warm water and glucose, then kept it warm overnight.
• After Shen Lian showered, he kissed Chu Yilan, who teased him about how long he lasted before helping him clean up and sleep.
• Shen Lian woke, learned the kitten was still alive, and asked Chu Yilan to name it; Chu Yilan called it Three Minutes.
• Shen Lian blushed at the name and stuffed cakes into his mouth while Chu Yilan left for the company, joking that he would starve himself too.
• Shen Lian watched the kitten on the sofa, while Aunt Fen received a call and promised to keep an eye on him.

Shen Lian traveled to Lin City for an Aifur shoot, delayed by heavy rain, and met actor Chang Qing while waiting at the venue. As the shoot remained on hold, Shen Lian learned that Li Yi’s younger sister was a devoted Chang Qing fan.

• Shen Lian told Chu Yilan he would be away in Lin City for two days, and Chu Yilan saw him off with a request to return as soon as possible.
• Heavy rain forced Li Yi to pull over on the drive to Lin City, delaying Shen Lian’s arrival by an hour.
• Shen Lian reached the Aifur venue, where a brand representative escorted him and his assistants to the VIP lounge to wait out the rain.
• Li Yi spotted Chang Qing in the lounge, and Shen Lian recognized the acclaimed actor and exchanged a polite nod with him.
• Shen Lian asked why Li Yi kept looking at Chang Qing, and Li Yi explained that his younger sister was a huge fan of the actor.

Shen Lian helped five drenched fans of Chang Qing get inside from the rain and arranged for them to meet his staff. He left them with Zhu Wen after the fans thanked him for intervening.

• Shen Lian noticed Wang Yueling arrive at the VIP lounge and warned Li Yi and Jiang You to stay away from him.
• Shen Lian went outside for air and challenged a security guard who refused to let five soaked fans enter.
• Shen Lian learned the girls were waiting to photograph Chang Qing and persuaded a supervisor to let them inside.
• Shen Lian ordered the fans hot drinks and asked Chang Qing's staff member whether Chang Qing could see them.
• Shen Lian brought the girls to Zhu Wen, who apologized for leaving them outside, and then returned to the lounge.

Shen Lian helped Chang Qing’s stranded fans, prompting Chang Qing to invite him to dinner, while Shen Lian kept in touch with Chu Yilan during a rain delay. After filming resumed, Chang Qing introduced a fan-site admin who asked Shen Lian for an autograph.

• Shen Lian helped Chang Qing’s fans when they were stranded in the rain outside the filming building.
• After the shoot was canceled, Chang Qing invited Shen Lian to dinner to thank him, and they enjoyed a relaxed meal together.
• Shen Lian spoke warmly on the phone with Chu Yilan, who was unhappy about the prolonged rain delaying Shen Lian’s work.
• When the rain stopped, Shen Lian resumed filming, and Chang Qing arrived nearby after finishing his own commercial shoot.
• Chang Qing introduced one of his fan-site admins, who asked Shen Lian for an autograph, and Shen Lian agreed.

Shen Lian clashed with Wang Yueling over a dressing room after realizing Wang resented his closeness to Chang Qing. Xu Jingge arrived at Aifur’s shoot venue at Chu Yilan’s request and watched as Shen Lian challenged Wang’s backer to prove he could take away Shen’s endorsement.

• Shen Lian and Chang Qing returned to the brand building, where they noticed Wang Yueling’s hostility toward Shen.
• Chu Yilan asked Xu Jingge to look after someone at Aifur’s shoot venue, and Xu Jingge arrived while teasing him about a possible romance.
• Wang Yueling demanded dressing room three, but Shen Lian refused and pointed out that Wang was upset because Chang Qing had ignored him.
• Wang Yueling returned with a man who threatened that Shen had lost his endorsement, and Shen challenged him to make it happen.
• Xu Jingge watched the confrontation and privately wondered about Chu Yilan’s taste in people.

Shen Lian finished filming his commercial despite Wang Yueling’s attempt to threaten his endorsement, and Xu Jingge intervened to stop the dispute. After Shen Lian and Chu Yilan spoke about the incident, a severe flood forced Shen Lian and his companions to evacuate, leaving them stranded in rising water.

• Wang Yueling tried to get Shen Lian removed from his endorsement, but Xu Jingge exposed the dispute to Vice President Zhang, who ordered everyone to leave and discuss it later.
• Xu Jingge told Shen Lian he should thank him, and Shen Lian later realized Chu Yilan had arranged for Xu Jingge to help.
• Shen Lian told Chu Yilan he wanted to go home, and Chu Yilan offered to send someone to pick him up after his work was finished.
• A heavy downpour caused flooding near Shen Lian’s hotel, so he, Li Yi, and Jiang You left after Hu Kailan warned them to evacuate.
• Shen Lian picked up a frightened little girl in the hotel lobby and carried her with them as they tried to drive through the flood.
• When their van stalled on an uphill stretch and began sliding backward, Shen Lian handed out raincoats and told everyone to abandon it and continue on foot.

During Lin City’s torrential flooding, Shen Lian risked his life to rescue a man from the current and reached a temporary shelter. He called Chu Yilan to say he was safe, but Chu Yilan planned to come to Lin City as soon as the roads reopened and angrily threatened him.

• Shen Lian handed the little girl to Li Yi, tied himself to a tire with a rope, and jumped into the flood to help rescue a stranded man.
• Shen Lian and the man were pulled from the current, and Shen Lian continued with Li Yi and Jiang You to the shelter.
• Chu Yilan watched a video of Shen Lian’s rescue and ordered Yang Bin to find a way to clear the blocked routes into Lin City.
• At the shelter, Shen Lian borrowed a phone and called Chu Yilan to tell him he was safe.
• Chu Yilan said he would leave for Lin City once the roads cleared and threatened Shen Lian when Shen Lian told him not to rush.

After rescuing a little girl during the storm, Shen Lian learned that videos of his actions had spread online and realized why Chu Yilan was angry. When Chu Yilan reached the hotel, he found Shen Lian sick and carried him away in a quilt.

• A driver sent by Xu Jingge picked Shen Lian and the others up and took them to a hotel, where Chang Qing came to check on Shen Lian.
• Chang Qing told Shen Lian that videos of his rescue had spread online, and Shen Lian watched them and understood Chu Yilan’s anger.
• Shen Lian sent Chu Yilan a playful sticker, took cold medicine, and fell asleep while rescue teams reached the storm-hit districts without any deaths.
• Chu Yilan arrived in Lin City with supplies, saw Shen Lian’s unanswered sticker, and went to the hotel with Sun Binghe.
• Chu Yilan found Shen Lian sick, bundled him in a quilt, and carried him out while Shen Lian mumbled that Chu Yilan could touch his waist and should stop being angry.

After Shen Lian was rescued and hospitalized, Chu Yilan realized how deeply he loved him and stayed by his side through the night. Shen Lian woke the next day to learn Chu Yilan had gone out, while public opinion rallied behind him for saving someone during the disaster.

• Chu Yilan rushed Shen Lian to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed a mild lung infection and ordered further examinations.
• Chu Yilan stayed beside the unconscious Shen Lian overnight and recognized that he could not bear to lose him.
• Shen Lian woke in the hospital, and Sun Binghe told him Chu Yilan had left after staying with him all night and might still be angry.
• Chu Yilan thanked Xu Jingge for his help, then worried that Xu Jingge's dinner invitation would lead to trouble involving Chang Qing.
• Shen Lian got a new phone, answered Hu Kailan's call, and laughed at comments defending him against Zheng Ge's fans.

Shen Lian recovered in the hospital while Chu Yilan cared for him and restrained himself from punishing his reckless behavior. After Shen Lian’s fans began speaking up and Chang Qing publicly supported him, Chu Yilan took him to a gathering where they met Xu Jingge and Yang Bin.

• Shen Lian pretended to be asleep when Chu Yilan arrived, then suffered a real coughing spell and received treatment for his infection.
• Chu Yilan heard that Zheng Ge wanted help traveling from Qu City to Lin City to avoid paparazzi and ordered Sun Binghe to block him.
• Shen Lian flirted with Chu Yilan after Sun Binghe entered the ward, and Chu Yilan kissed him before stopping because Shen Lian was a patient.
• Shen Lian’s condition stabilized after three days, and Chang Qing approved a fansite operator’s photo of them together, drawing attention from Shen Lian’s growing fanbase.
• Chu Yilan took Shen Lian to a small gathering, where they saw Xu Jingge and the waiting Yang Bin.

Yang Bin learned that Shen Lian was Chu Yilan’s boyfriend, while Shen Lian continued caring for Chu Piggy and kept his relationship private to protect his acting career. At the Silent Words wrap party, Shen Lian saw a visibly haggard Zheng Ge and heard that he had fought with Zhou Tangsi.

• Yang Bin realized Shen Lian was the person Chu Yilan had been looking after, and Chu Yilan introduced Shen Lian as his boyfriend to Xu Jingge.
• Sun Binghe spotted fans shipping Shen Lian with Chang Qing, and Chu Yilan ordered him to clear it out.
• Shen Lian learned that the missing girl’s family had collected her, then spent his extra week off at home caring for Chu Piggy.
• Shen Lian and Chu Yilan agreed to keep their relationship private, and Shen Lian went to the Silent Words wrap party without him.
• Shen Lian saw Zheng Ge looking exhausted and heard that Zheng Ge had fought with Zhou Tangsi, so he decided to keep his distance.

At the wrap party, Shen Lian drew attention while Zheng Ge brooded over Chu Yilan’s rejection and his growing unease about Shen Lian. The principal cast gathered together, where Zheng Ge flaunted his relationship with Zhou Tangsi, and Shen Lian remained unmoved.

• Shen Lian avoided Zheng Ge at the party and joined Director Dai, who praised him to the producers, screenwriters, and investors.
• Secretary Cui told Zheng Ge that Chu Yilan would no longer pass along news or help him, prompting Zheng Ge to dwell on Shen Lian’s success and his own strained relationship with Zhou Tangsi.
• Shen Lian ate with Huang Jiacan, and they prepared a low-alcohol drink that let her handle a toast without getting drunk.
• Wei Fanchen arrived in a sour mood, and Shen Lian told Huang Jiacan that his misery at seeing Shen Lian enjoy himself meant Shen Lian was succeeding.
• At the cast gathering, Wei Fanchen asked Zheng Ge about Chu Yilan, and Zheng Ge said they were no longer in touch because Zhou Tangsi got jealous while Shen Lian quietly drank his tea.

At a gathering, Shen Lian confronted Zheng Ge for insulting Chu Yilan and dragged him aside to force an apology. He returned to drink with Director Dai, still intent on rising in the industry so he could protect Chu Yilan and settle things with Zheng Ge later.

• Zheng Ge insulted Chu Yilan, prompting Shen Lian to challenge him about his past relationship with Chu Yilan and Zhou Tangsi.
• Shen Lian called Zheng Ge out for dating Zhou Tangsi while keeping Chu Yilan emotionally attached, then warned him to stop speaking ill of Chu Yilan.
• When Zheng Ge continued insulting them, Shen Lian grabbed him by the collar and dragged him away from the table.
• Shen Lian pinned Zheng Ge against a sofa, made him admit he was the cheap one, and warned him to watch his mouth.
• Dai Tong interrupted, and Shen Lian returned to drinking with him while thinking that he needed to rise quickly enough to protect Chu Yilan.

After Shen Lian drank at the celebration banquet, Chu Yilan rushed to pick him up and mistakenly assumed he had been mistreated. Shen Lian revealed that he had nearly attacked Zheng Ge, but his drunken sadness came from worrying about Chu Yilan believing Zheng Ge’s lies.

• Shen Lian left the banquet early and called Chu Yilan to come pick him up.
• Chu Yilan arrived at Morning Star with Sun Binghe and assumed Shen Lian had been bullied at the banquet.
• Sun Binghe questioned Li Haicheng and learned that Shen Lian had handled the banquet guests confidently and nearly beaten Zheng Ge.
• Shen Lian admitted he had wanted to hit Zheng Ge because of his filthy mouth, and Chu Yilan took him home.
• In the car, Shen Lian told Chu Yilan he was easy to fool and kissed his neck, revealing his sorrow over Chu Yilan believing Zheng Ge.

After learning why Shen Lian had been hurt by Zheng Ge’s past role in his life, Chu Yilan reassured him and woke up in an unusually generous mood. He took Shen Lian to the hospital for a checkup, leaving Ning Sixian baffled about what had caused the change.

• Shen Lian asked Chu Yilan to believe him, and Chu Yilan agreed before Shen Lian fell asleep holding his hand.
• Sun Binghe sent Chu Yilan the investigation into Zheng Ge’s words, and Chu Yilan realized Zheng Ge had been emotional support rather than a romantic love.
• Chu Yilan sent cash gifts to his executive and friends’ group chats, then teased Feng Yueshan about taking relationships seriously.
• Chu Yilan woke Shen Lian and told him they were going to the hospital for Shen Lian’s full checkup, then kissed him when Shen Lian misunderstood who the examination was for.
• Chu Yilan asked Aunt Fen to give Chu Piggy more goat milk formula and requested roses for his office, while Shen Lian and Ning Sixian wondered why he was so cheerful.

Shen Lian learned that he had a mild congenital heart valve defect, which needed regular monitoring but no immediate treatment. Chu Yilan struggled with fear for Shen Lian’s health, and the chapter ended with him asking to sleep beside him for comfort.

• Shen Lian completed an extensive medical examination, and Ning Sixian found a mild congenital heart valve defect and advised regular cardiac ultrasounds every six months.
• Chu Yilan worried about Shen Lian’s health, but Shen Lian reassured him and promised that they would both live to a hundred.
• Chu Yilan hosted a seafood banquet, where Feng Yueshan tried and failed to learn what the brothers had asked Ning Sixian to investigate, then lost at a gaming table and drank heavily.
• Shen Lian returned home and delighted in Chu Piggy greeting him at the door.
• After they bathed, Chu Yilan told Shen Lian that he wanted to sleep with him because he did not feel at ease, leaving Shen Lian overwhelmed by the intimacy.

Shen Lian and Chu Yilan shared a peaceful night, leaving Chu Yilan to face teasing from Sun Binghe after oversleeping. Shen Lian reviewed two scripts and chose the social drama Blazing Fire, taking the role of a small-town delinquent.

• Shen Lian teased Chu Yilan before they went to sleep together, and they both slept well through the night.
• Chu Yilan woke at eight, found Sun Binghe's worried messages, and later told him to stop imagining things.
• Shen Lian woke at ten, enjoyed Aunt Fen's bone broth noodles, and played with Chu Piggy.
• Hu Kailan sent Shen Lian two scripts, and Shen Lian focused on Blazing Fire and its delinquent character.
• Shen Lian told Hu Kailan that he would take the role in Blazing Fire, and Hu Kailan felt confident he could succeed.

Shen Lian prepared to leave for the remote filming location for Blazing Fire while Chu Yilan secretly secured a huge investment for the production and struggled to let him go. The chapter ended with Shen Lian setting out with an exhausted Zhao Wenshu and the directing team.

• Zhao Wenshu chose Shen Lian to play Lu Xiaokai in Blazing Fire after Dai Tong recommended him.
• Chu Yilan decided to support Shen Lian's career without asking him to give it up, and joked with him about being Chu Piggy's number-one dad.
• Chu Yilan hosted Zhao Wenshu and the Blazing Fire team, invested a huge sum in the production, and asked Zhao Wenshu to take good care of Shen Lian without telling him about the investment.
• Sun Binghe drank with the guests until he was sick, then called Yang Bin to pick him up.
• Shen Lian packed for the remote shoot, shared a tender farewell with Chu Yilan, and left with Zhao Wenshu, who was recovering from the previous night's banquet.

Shen Lian arrived in Small Town with the crew and impressed Director Zhao with his natural performance as Lu Xiaokai. An elderly local woman took a shine to him, leaving him the favorite of the filming site as Lin Fu still had not appeared.

• Shen Lian and the crew reached Small Town, where Lin Fu introduced himself to Shen Lian over dinner.
• Shen Lian settled into his room, called Chu Yilan, and reminded him to take care of himself while they were apart.
• Shen Lian learned that Lin Fu slept late, then rehearsed Lu Xiaokai's first scene and earned Zhao Wenshu's approval.
• An elderly woman interrupted the filming to ask whether Shen Lian was married and later brought him watermelon.
• Zhao Wenshu sighed that the crew was living in an age of judging by looks as the woman favored Shen Lian.

Shen Lian filmed a successful scene with Lin Fu, then protected Jiang You from a local thug who had been following her. That night, the same man broke into Shen Lian’s room, and Shen Lian knocked him down.

• Shen Lian and Lin Fu completed their first scene in one take, earning Zhao Wenshu’s approval.
• During lunch, Shen Lian left a call with Chu Yilan to stop a thug from chasing Jiang You and warned the man to stay away.
• Jiang You told Shen Lian that the man had followed her and asked her to be his wife, and Shen Lian told her to take Li Yi with her when she went out.
• The crew later spotted the thug lingering nearby, while Jiang You stayed close to the filming location.
• At night, the thug picked the lock and entered Shen Lian’s room, but Shen Lian threw a quilt over him and kicked him down.