Chapter Summaries

Xu Jingge and Chu Yilan joined their friends for dinner, where Zhou Tangsi confronted Xu Jingge over the Port project and learned the Zhou Corporation would not be included. The group later went out together until three in the morning, leaving Chu Yilan pleasantly tipsy.

• Xu Jingge offered Shen Lian his luxury car, and Chu Yilan drove everyone to dinner at the Sky Corridor.
• Xu Jingge's borrowed G-Class hit Feng Yueshan's car, and Xu Jingge promised to pay for the repairs.
• Zhou Tangsi confronted Xu Jingge about a supposed promise to involve the Zhou Corporation in the Port project, but Xu Jingge denied making one and dismissed the company's chances.
• Xu Jingge rebuked Zheng Ge for being promoted as "Little Chang Qing" and warned him not to spread rumors about Chang Qing.
• Feng Yueshan explained that Old Madam Zhou was considering bringing Zhou Tangsi's capable half-brother into the family, and Xu Jingge said he would favor that man over Zhou Tangsi.
• Xu Jingge and the others went singing and played cards until three in the morning, while Chu Yilan drank and enjoyed the rare night out.

After a tender night together, Shen Lian let Chu Yilan sleep in, then discussed delaying his return to acting. At work, Chu Yilan recognized Jin Lei from his past and ordered Sun Binghe to investigate Jin Lei’s network and keep him away from the Blue Sea Project, while wondering whether Chu Changqi might also be alive.

• Shen Lian offered to carry a drunk Chu Yilan home, but Chu Yilan pulled away and wrapped him in his coat as they walked together.
• Shen Lian switched off Chu Yilan’s alarm and slept in with him, then agreed to wait before taking another acting role after Chu Yilan objected.
• Xu Jingge gave Chu Yilan a file on Jin Lei, whose photograph reminded Chu Yilan of his past with Chu Changqi.
• Chu Yilan told Sun Binghe to investigate Jin Lei’s contacts and prevent him from reaching the Blue Sea Project.
• After sending Sun Binghe a detailed list of people to investigate, Chu Yilan wondered whether Chu Changqi had returned to Qu City too.

Jin Lei struggled to reach Shen Lian while his network in Qu City was being dismantled, so he used Yu Ming to lure Shen Lian into a private meeting. Shen Lian refused, and Sun Binghe learned that Yu Ming was working for Jin Lei as the operation against Jin Lei neared its end.

• Jin Lei vented his anger and watched videos of Shen Lian, whom he had been unable to approach safely.
• Shen Lian attended a brand bag shoot with his assistants and bodyguards, behaving politely with the crew.
• Yu Ming demanded that Shen Lian go somewhere alone with him and hinted that he had information about Chu Yilan and his father.
• Shen Lian refused to leave with Yu Ming, and Nie Sheng had him removed and sent a man to follow him.
• Sun Binghe learned that Yu Ming was one of Jin Lei's people and agreed with Yang Bin to finish their operation that night.

Chu Yilan and Shen Lian confronted Jin Lei at the harbor after Jin Lei’s escape route was uncovered. As Jin Lei fled by yacht, Sun Binghe was overwhelmed by memories of abuse at the orphanage and seized the only usable jet ski to pursue him.

• Nie Sheng noticed people watching Shen Lian after the shoot and switched cars, taking him to Hengtai to meet Chu Yilan.
• Chu Yilan embraced Shen Lian, then brought him along when Sun Binghe called and the group headed to the harbor.
• Sun Binghe told Chu Yilan that Jin Lei had sabotaged the equipment and prepared a last-minute escape by yacht.
• Jin Lei taunted Chu Yilan and Sun Binghe before his yacht started, while Sun Binghe relived his abusive childhood at the orphanage.
• After learning the other engines were sabotaged, Sun Binghe took the only usable jet ski to chase Jin Lei.

Sun Binghe chased Jin Lei across the water, leapt from his jet ski onto the yacht, and beat him before escaping into the sea. After Shen Lian and the others hauled him ashore, Sun Binghe warned them not to touch him.

• Sun Binghe ignored Yang Bin’s shout and charged Jin Lei’s yacht on a jet ski after Chu Yilan told him the choice was his.
• Sun Binghe recalled how Yang Bin and Chu Yilan had taught him to keep moving forward, and how he had grown from a frightened teenager into a capable assistant.
• Sun Binghe launched himself onto Jin Lei’s yacht, seized him, and repeatedly slammed his head into the control console.
• Sun Binghe fought off two men, jumped into the sea, and swam until Shen Lian threw him a rope and the others hauled him ashore.
• Sun Binghe declared himself the hero and threatened anyone who tried to lay a hand on him, stopping Yang Bin from slapping him.

Sun Binghe recovered from his near-drowning and received a generous bonus, while Nie Sheng pursued evidence against Jin Lei. Shen Lian visited his new studio and accepted a second male lead role in a police thriller.

• Sun Binghe woke in the hospital, accepted Feng Yueshan's praise, and celebrated a bonus from Chu Yilan.
• Sun Binghe offered to buy Yang Bin new shirts, and Yang Bin told him that Nie Sheng had Jin Lei in custody and was gathering evidence against him.
• Shen Lian enjoyed hot pot with Chu Yilan, then visited the studio Hu Kailan had established for him at Xingkai.
• Kuang Chenghai showed Shen Lian the spacious studio, where Shen met the staff and thanked Kuang Chenghai and Hu Kailan.
• Hu Kailan showed Shen Lian a police thriller script, and Shen agreed to play its second male lead.

Shen Lian brought Chu Yilan roses, a watch, and desserts to persuade him to approve a new acting role, and Chu Yilan agreed on the condition that Sun Binghe watch over him. Shen Lian prepared for an audition while Sun Binghe filled in at the studio, where Kuang Chenghai abruptly turned away after spotting him.

• Shen Lian arrived at Hengtai with roses and a watch, then asked Chu Yilan to let him take a cops-and-criminals script role.
• Shen Lian coaxed Chu Yilan into agreeing to the role, and Chu Yilan required Sun Binghe to keep him safe during filming.
• Sun Binghe happily took over Li Yi's studio duties while Li Yi was away because his father was ill.
• Kuang Chenghai spotted Sun Binghe outside Shen Lian's studio, turned to leave, and hit his nose on the glass door.

Shen Lian auditioned for Liu Zong’s series Daybreak and impressed the director enough to secure the second male lead. After joining the production, he met the award-winning leads and the rest of the cast while Sun Binghe kept watch and began teaching Jiang You to be more observant.

• Jiang You drove Shen Lian to his audition, where Sun Binghe teased her about her low CET-6 score.
• Shen Lian performed several scenes as Huo Qingshan and won Liu Zong’s approval for the second male lead.
• Sun Binghe enjoyed afternoon tea with Shen Lian and Jiang You, then sent Yang Bin a photo of his coffee.
• Chu Yilan brought Shen Lian to the production, and Sun Binghe promised not to bother anyone who left them alone.
• Shen Lian greeted Su Niansheng and Chen Zao, then joined the cast as Liu Zong gathered everyone to get acquainted.
• Sun Binghe noticed Jiang Nong watching Shen Lian and told Jiang You to learn to be more alert and observant.

Jiang Nong openly pursued Shen Lian on set, prompting Sun Binghe to confront him about putting Shen Lian in a difficult position. The chapter left Jiang Nong angry after Sun Binghe’s blunt warning, while Shen Lian watched their clash.

• Jiang You reported that Jiang Nong was singling Shen Lian out with snacks and attention, and Sun Binghe grew suspicious.
• Jiang Nong’s past decision to give up the second male lead after learning Shen Lian was competing for it revealed that he had long been a fan and was smitten with him.
• Su Niansheng pulled Jiang Nong aside, and Jiang Nong and Su Niansheng performed their scene together before Jiang Nong hurried back toward Shen Lian.
• Sun Binghe blocked Jiang Nong and warned him that his flirtatious behavior could put Shen Lian in a difficult position because Shen Lian was not dating.
• Jiang Nong insisted he could help Shen Lian, but Sun Binghe challenged his empty promises and left him glaring angrily.

Jiang Nong continued pursuing Shen Lian despite Shen Lian’s clear distance, while Sun Binghe guarded him and clashed with Jiang Nong and Su Niansheng. After Shen Lian was hurt during a stunt, Su Niansheng tried to use his Xingkai connections against Sun Binghe, but Kuang Chenghai’s panicked reaction revealed that challenging Sun Binghe could bring serious trouble.

• Su Niansheng comforted Jiang Nong after scolding him for his distracted acting, but Jiang Nong insisted he wanted Shen Lian and no one else.
• Jiang Nong watched Shen Lian perform a chase and fight sequence as Sun Binghe prepared to record with Director Liu Zong’s permission.
• Shen Lian scraped his lower back when a stunt went wrong, and Sun Binghe blocked Jiang Nong from helping him while Shen Lian told Jiang Nong to focus on acting.
• Su Niansheng defended Jiang Nong and confronted Sun Binghe, who mocked Jiang Nong for crying until a tear ran down Jiang Nong’s cheek.
• Su Niansheng called an Xingkai vice president, but Kuang Chenghai overheard the call and angrily warned them to leave Sun Binghe alone.

Shen Lian filmed on set while Sun Binghe watched over him and reported to Chu Yilan, who grew jealous of Jiang Nong and came to visit. Chu Yilan treated Shen Lian’s bruise, and Shen Lian decided to stay on set for the next few days.

• Chen Zao praised Shen Lian’s fight scenes and asked whether Sun Binghe was seeing anyone, but Shen Lian warned her off the idea.
• Sun Binghe helped Jiang You study, intimidated Jiang Nong and others, and reported to Chu Yilan that Shen Lian had ignored Jiang Nong.
• Chu Yilan looked up Jiang Nong after a meeting, then went straight to the set, where Jiang Nong watched Shen Lian for attention.
• Shen Lian left the set and met Chu Yilan in his car, where Chu Yilan kissed him and treated his bruise with ointment.
• Shen Lian told Chu Yilan that Sun Binghe had scolded Su Niansheng and made Jiang Nong cry, then said he would sleep on set while Chu Yilan watched their son and the neighborhood stray cat.

Chu Yilan and Shen Lian shared private time while Sun Binghe kept watch and drove off Jiang Nong when he tried to reach the car. Back at the set, Sun Binghe helped Jiang You study and offered her advice on workplace matters.

• Sun Binghe challenged Jiang Nong when he asked to see Shen Lian, then stopped him from opening the car door and frightened him into leaving.
• Chu Yilan and Shen Lian spent another half hour together before Chu Yilan headed home and promised Sun Binghe a bonus for standing guard.
• Sun Binghe brought Shen Lian food at the set, where Shen Lian saw Jiang Nong sitting with Su Niansheng and politely nodded to him.
• The next morning, Sun Binghe graded Jiang You's Level Eight Language A practice paper and pointed out her poor accuracy.
• Jiang You asked whether Sun Binghe had studied workplace skills too, and he explained that he had learned them through experience.

Shen Lian kept Jiang Nong’s romantic fixation from disrupting filming and rejected his mother’s attempt to intervene, telling her he already loved someone. Jiang Nong overheard and confronted Shen Lian, who called out his self-centeredness.

• Su Niansheng reconsidered his prejudice against Shen Lian and apologized for having treated him unfairly.
• Jiang Nong struggled through an office scene with Shen Lian, while Shen Lian and Sun Binghe competed to finish practice papers and both scored perfectly.
• Su Niansheng helped Jiang Nong improve the scene, but Shen Lian ignored Jiang Nong’s hopeful bid for praise.
• During five days of filming, Chu Yilan visited Shen Lian each evening, and Shen Lian fondly recalled him and Chu Piggy at lunch.
• Jiang Nong’s mother spoke to Shen Lian and suggested her family would find Jiang Nong a strong-willed girl to guide him.
• Shen Lian told Jiang Nong’s mother that he loved someone else and that Jiang Nong needed guidance; Jiang Nong overheard, challenged him, and Shen Lian pointed out that he had ignored his mother’s behavior toward Shen Lian.

Jiang Nong recognized that he had overstepped with Shen Lian, apologized, and accepted that Shen Lian loved someone else. When Chu Yilan left for a three-day business trip to Lightsea, Shen Lian stayed behind to film while Chu Yilan was drawn into Xu Jingge’s negotiations and a night of drinking.

• Shen Lian told Jiang Nong he saw him only as a colleague and had someone he liked, prompting Jiang Nong to realize he had crossed boundaries and apologize.
• Jiang Nong asked whether Shen Lian’s loved one was in the industry, and Shen Lian said he was not and praised him as wonderful.
• Shen Lian left with Sun Binghe, while Jiang Nong stopped letting his feelings disrupt his acting.
• Chu Yilan told Shen Lian he was going to Lightsea for three days because Xu Jingge’s actions had upset people there, then left with Yang Bin.
• Xu Jingge brought Chu Yilan to a dinner full of drinking, and Chu Yilan later read Shen Lian’s affectionate messages and kiss stickers.

While Chu Yilan concealed a fever during business negotiations, Shen Lian helped Jiang You study and attended a cast dinner where Su Niansheng apologized and asked about his love life. The gathering ended with someone photographing the group and Sun Binghe sending a bodyguard after them.

• Xu Jingge drunkenly teased Chu Yilan about falling in love before Chu Yilan left him with his assistant.
• Chu Yilan woke late with a fever, told Yang Bin not to inform Shen Lian, and continued to the negotiations.
• Shen Lian praised Jiang You’s improved test results, then arranged for her to spend the evening with a friend instead of attending the dinner.
• At Liu Zong’s cast dinner, Su Niansheng apologized to Shen Lian and asked whether he really liked someone; Shen Lian said Jiang Nong was not his type and asked him not to raise the subject again.
• A camera flashed near the entrance, and Sun Binghe signaled a bodyguard to chase the photographer.

Shen Lian and Sun Binghe dealt with a paparazzo’s leaked photo that sparked a false dating rumor about Shen Lian and Jiang Nong. The rumor upset the sick Chu Yilan, and Shen Lian rushed to leave the set after learning Chu Yilan had a severe cold.

• Sun Binghe protected Shen Lian from drinking at the gathering while one paparazzo escaped with a photo.
• Shen Lian exchanged affectionate messages with Chu Yilan, who hid his worsening cold during a business meeting.
• A leaked photo of Jiang Nong beside Shen Lian fueled the trending hashtag #ShenLianAndJiangNongSoClose# and rumors that they were together.
• Chu Yilan saw the rumor, became upset, canceled his meeting with the Qin Family, and went to bed while Yang Bin told Shen Lian he was seriously ill.
• Shen Lian asked Liu Zong for leave, and Sun Binghe bought plane tickets so Shen Lian could go to Chu Yilan.

Shen Lian confronted Jiang Nong and Su Niansheng over the bought trending story, then returned to Lightsea to care for the feverish Chu Yilan. After Chu Yilan recovered enough to shower, Shen Lian decided to join him.

• Sun Binghe told Shen Lian that the Jiang Family had arranged the trending story.
• Shen Lian slammed Jiang Nong against a doorframe, accused him of crossing a line, and punched Su Niansheng when he defended his brother.
• Shen Lian and Sun Binghe flew to Lightsea, where Yang Bin told them Chu Yilan had a cold and needed rest.
• Shen Lian stayed beside Chu Yilan through the night, caring for him as he called Shen Lian's name while delirious.
• At dawn, Chu Yilan said his fever had passed and went to shower, and Shen Lian got up to join him.

Shen Lian traveled to care for Chu Yilan after he fell ill, and the two reconciled while spending time together at the hotel. They flew back to Qu City the next day, where Shen Lian hurried straight to the set.

• Shen Lian woke beside Chu Yilan, showered with him, and admitted he had rushed over after seeing the trending topic.
• Chu Yilan visited Xu Jingge, who ordered him to get out after Chu Yilan proudly said his wife had come.
• Chu Yilan brought Shen Lian food and medicine, and Shen Lian told him about beating someone on set.
• Shen Lian and Chu Yilan agreed to return to Qu City together and flew there the next day.
• Xu Jingge saw them off, and Shen Lian went straight from the airport to the set.

Shen Lian and Su Niansheng completed their explosive rooftop scene professionally, and Jiang Nong kept his distance after their confrontation. At the wrap, Chu Yilan arrived with roses to take Shen Lian home, where they reunited with Chu Piggy and planned a restful few days.

• Liu Zong advised Su Niansheng to let the conflict with Shen Lian end, and Jiang Nong apologized after Su took Shen Lian’s punch for him.
• Shen Lian caught Su Niansheng when he slipped during the rooftop sequence, and the cast finished the explosion scene in one continuous take.
• Jiang Nong hurried away from Shen Lian and later watched Chu Yilan give Shen Lian roses at the filming wrap.
• Sun Binghe discussed covering Yang Bin’s work while Yang Bin accompanied Xu Jingge on business.
• Shen Lian returned home with Chu Yilan, picked up Chu Piggy, and planned to rest before a follow-up appointment with Ning Sixian.

As the first snow fell, Chu Yilan found warmth in his life with Shen Lian and joined him in preparing for the New Year. After Shen Lian’s hospital tests came back normal and Chu Yilan’s scar had improved, they left the hospital together.

• Chu Yilan woke to the first snow, smiled at the octopus souvenir Shen Lian had brought home, and joined Shen Lian for breakfast.
• Shen Lian and Aunt Fen filled the house with holiday food and decorations, and Chu Yilan shared Aunt Fen’s cooking with Sun Binghe and Yang Bin.
• After the snowfall, Shen Lian built a snowman while Chu Yilan watched nearby and helped him find a carrot for its nose.
• Chu Yilan took Shen Lian to the hospital for his scheduled examinations, where Ning Sixian confirmed Shen Lian’s results were normal and Chu Yilan’s scar had improved enough that he needed no more laser treatment.
• Shen Lian teased Chu Yilan and led him toward the parking lot to buy flowers.