Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yumiao joined Ning Chunchi at work as his personal assistant, while Yu He handled styling duties for Zion and received a surprising gift. Ning Chunchi then brought Jiang Yumiao to a meeting, where his unusual protective behavior left Jiang Yumiao at the center of attention.

• Ning Chunchi set up Jiang Yumiao at a chair beside his desk, and the two settled into a cozy workday together.
• Yu He worked as Zion's styling assistant on Qin Yuan's photo shoot and took selfies instead of photographing Qin Yuan's hair and makeup.
• Zion sent Yu He a customized bottle of Jade Dragon tea-scented perfume engraved with his initials, and Yu He realized it smelled like Zion's pheromones.
• Ning Chunchi assigned Jiang Yumiao to take minutes at a meeting, and Jiang Yumiao nervously asked for a laptop and instructions.
• Ning Chunchi walked beside Jiang Yumiao and left He Yuan behind them, putting Jiang Yumiao at the center as they entered the conference room.

Jiang Yumiao attended a Jingxing meeting with Ning Chunchi, who praised his notes before kissing him in the empty conference room. Meanwhile, Leng Haiyue followed Yang Qi to a variety-industry conference and sensed that his senior was on guard.

• Ning Chunchi reassured Jiang Yumiao before the executives as Jiang Yumiao took notes during the quarterly meeting.
• Jiang Yumiao winked at Director Qi while he presented, startling him and drawing Ning Chunchi's sharp attention.
• After the meeting, Ning Chunchi reviewed Jiang Yumiao's notes, pulled him onto his lap, and explained the revisions.
• When Ning Chunchi realized Jiang Yumiao had not fully listened, he kissed him in the empty conference room.
• He Yuan stayed at his desk while Ning Chunchi and Jiang Yumiao remained away, and viewers commented on Leng Haiyue's apparent interest in Yang Qi.
• Leng Haiyue followed Yang Qi to the Apple TV Station for a Variety Industry Exchange Conference and noticed Yang Qi seemed tense and wary.

At an industry conference, Leng Haiyue learned that Qiao Fu had once mentored Yang Qi and saw how fiercely Yang Qi resented him. Yang Qi publicly condemned Qiao Fu and challenged his place at the conference, while Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi spent their time kissing.

• Leng Haiyue noticed Yang Qi become tense when Qiao Fu arrived at the conference.
• Qiao Fu praised Yang Qi as a former junior, but Yang Qi refused to acknowledge him.
• Jiang Yumiao asked Ning Chunchi why he still had not learned to breathe while kissing, and Ning Chunchi urged him to keep practicing.
• Li Ming received Director Pang's message that Yang Qi had openly confronted Qiao Fu.
• Yang Qi criticized the conference for admitting morally bankrupt attendees and dismissed Qiao Fu as shameless.
• Qiao Fu said he would leave, making Yang Qi appear unreasonable to the other attendees.

After Qiao Fu was thrown out of the meeting, Yang Qi told Leng Haiyue how Qiao Fu had deceived him years earlier and feared Leng Haiyue would give up on him. Leng Haiyue answered with a kiss, leaving Yang Qi stunned after his first kiss.

• Leng Haiyue rebuked Qiao Fu for his scandals, and Yang Qi joined in before security guards dragged Qiao Fu from the meeting.
• The station director chastised Qiao Fu, then delivered a speech before the host ended the meeting.
• Li Ming checked on the guests' livestreams and worried when Leng Haiyue's feed remained off.
• Yang Qi recounted how Qiao Fu had secretly pursued him and another Omega, then publicly discarded Yang Qi's flowers and denied their relationship.
• Yang Qi asked Leng Haiyue to say so if he had given up on him, but Leng Haiyue kissed him instead.

Jiang Yumiao spent his first day as Ning Chunchi’s assistant at Jingxing, where Ning showed him around the company. The day ended with Ning startled to learn that Jiang had plans with someone after work.

• Ning Chunchi finished reviewing Jiang Yumiao’s revisions and took him on a tour of Jingxing despite his heavy workload.
• Jiang Yumiao and Director Qi repeatedly bowed to each other after mistaking one another’s greeting, until Ning Chunchi stopped them.
• Ning Chunchi toured Jiang Yumiao through the departments, holding his hand by the time they reached research and development.
• Jiang Yumiao asked when they would finish work and explained that he had plans with someone after work, leaving Ning Chunchi shocked and wondering who it was.

Jiang Yumiao arranged piano lessons for a piece he planned to learn for Ning Chunchi, while Yang Qi struggled to process Leng Haiyue’s confession and kiss. After his lesson, Jiang Yumiao met Ning Chunchi, and they went home together.

• Jiang Yumiao reassured Ning Chunchi about his secret meeting, then contacted Director Yang, who gave him the piano teacher’s WeChat contact.
• Yang Qi recalled Leng Haiyue’s rooftop kiss and confession that he had remembered Yang Qi as his senior schoolmate, and reflected on his painful past.
• Ning Chunchi reluctantly let Jiang Yumiao leave work after keeping him close and kissing him in the office.
• Jiang Yumiao met Teacher Chu, learned she had been recommended by Amelia, and practiced piano with her for two hours.
• Ning Chunchi picked Jiang Yumiao up after the lesson, embraced him, and took him home.

Ning Chunchi woke from a nightmare in which Jiang Yumiao had disappeared and the reality show guests had become faceless, then told Jiang Yumiao about strange memories of a planned Lin Xu storyline. Jiang Yumiao connected the memories to the original novel and, after questioning the system, suspected he had arrived in this world earlier than he remembered.

• Ning Chunchi dreamed that he had agreed to pretend to pursue Lin Xu for the show's producers, then found Jiang Yumiao acting like a soulless puppet as everyone around him lost their faces.
• Jiang Yumiao called Ning Chunchi awake, and Ning Chunchi clung to him before explaining the nightmare and its strange memories.
• Jiang Yumiao recognized the memories as events from the original novel and realized the production team had once planned to make Lin Xu the show's darling.
• Jiang Yumiao asked the system how long it had been asleep, and it said it had activated when Ning Chunchi appeared, after calculating a two-hour interval from Jiang Yumiao's arrival.
• Jiang Yumiao recalled meeting Ning Chunchi less than half an hour after waking and suspected that his first day in the world had occurred earlier than he remembered.

Jiang Yumiao comforted Ning Chunchi after his nightmare, then spent a peaceful workday at home with him as his assistant. The day ended with an invitation from Mu Yunzhi to attend his brand’s runway show.

• Jiang Yumiao held Ning Chunchi and promised they would never be separated, then woke to find Ning Chunchi still awake beside him.
• Jiang Yumiao stayed home to work while Ning Chunchi acted as his personal assistant and kept him on a healthy schedule.
• Qin Yuan accompanied Lin Xu to campus, where students crowded around them, and Lin Xu and Qin Yuan shared a rare, warm moment in the library.
• Yang Qi traveled with Leng Haiyue to watch him direct a music video, leaving Li Ming to fill in as chief director.
• Zion accompanied Yu He to practice and sensed his pheromones, while Yu He rehearsed singing and dancing.
• Xiao Wu delivered Mu Yunzhi’s invitation for Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi to attend his runway show that evening.

Jiang Yumiao and the others got styled for Mu Yunzhi’s fashion show and arrived at the venue, where the media gathered to photograph the guests. Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi were called to pose together, leaving their turn at the backdrop next.

• Jiang Yumiao accepted Mu Yunzhi’s invitation and went with Ning Chunchi to Zion’s studio to get styled alongside Yu He.
• Amelia dressed Jiang Yumiao in a refined black outfit, while Tang Zi styled Ning Chunchi and Zion added an earring to Yu He’s look.
• Jiang Yumiao learned that Qin Yuan and Lin Xu would attend, while Leng Haiyue was abroad with Director Yang.
• The group arrived at the futuristic venue and took an alternate entrance to avoid the waiting media.
• Qin Yuan and Lin Xu posed at the brand backdrop, then Yu He took his turn as Zion watched from the side.
• Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi were invited to pose together at the backdrop.

Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi attended Mu Yunzhi’s fashion show, where Mu used the event to publicly introduce An Zhiwan as his beloved muse. Ning Chunchi watched Jiang Yumiao’s delight and began imagining making a similarly romantic declaration of his own.

• Ning Chunchi took Jiang Yumiao onto the photo backdrop together and held him close when the cameras made him nervous.
• Jiang Yumiao met Freya, the fashion magazine editor-in-chief, before the show began.
• Mu Yunzhi described how meeting his muse inspired his designs and presented his warm-toned “Clouds and Clearing Skies” collection.
• An Zhiwan walked the runway in a trench coat designed by Mu Yunzhi, and Mu later led him in a bow while holding his hand.
• Jiang Yumiao enthusiastically applauded Mu Yunzhi and An Zhiwan, while Ning Chunchi imagined making a grand romantic declaration of his own.

Yang Qi and Leng Haiyue grew closer while working abroad, while Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi shared an awkward bath and discussed Ning Chunchi’s approaching rut. The next morning, Yang Qi summoned the Love Mailbox guests for a promising opportunity but had not yet revealed what it was.

• Yang Qi watched the Love Mailbox livestream while Leng Haiyue directed a music video shoot, then asked Leng Haiyue to stop calling him “Senior Schoolmate.”
• Leng Haiyue leaned close and called Yang Qi “A-Qi,” privately thinking he would save a more intimate name for later.
• Jiang Yumiao agreed to share a bath with Ning Chunchi, then grew flustered as Ning Chunchi teased and kissed his palm.
• Jiang Yumiao asked when Ning Chunchi’s rut would begin, and Ning Chunchi said it would probably come the following week.
• Yang Qi called the guests the next morning and told them to get ready for a top-tier opportunity, then asked Jiang Yumiao whether he remembered the pink-haired editor-in-chief.

The cast of Confession Night gathered for an FT fashion spread, with Freya pairing them for the first set of photos. Ning Chunchi finished shooting with Qin Yuan and went to watch Jiang Yumiao and Leng Haiyue pose, where he reacted with jealousy as the photographer urged them closer.

• Director Yang told the guests that Freya had invited them to shoot a fashion spread for FT, including the next month's cover.
• Jiang Yumiao practiced piano before the production team drove him to the suburban studio, where Ning Chunchi arrived late.
• Freya paired Ning Chunchi with Qin Yuan, Mu Yunzhi with Yu He, and Lin Xu with An Zhiwan for the first set of photos.
• Director Yang announced that a later set would feature the couples, and Freya arranged for Ning Chunchi to join Jiang Yumiao for extra shots afterward.
• Ning Chunchi and Qin Yuan completed their shoot quickly, then Ning Chunchi went to watch Jiang Yumiao pose with Leng Haiyue.
• The photographer urged Leng Haiyue to lean closer to Jiang Yumiao, and Ning Chunchi felt a chill as he watched them.

Jiang Yumiao learned that Director Yang had chosen him after meeting him and changing the show’s original plan to make Lin Xu the focus. The system revealed that it had sent him to this world twenty days early by mistake, and that the Administration had blocked his memories of those days; it said it had requested their restoration.

• Ning Chunchi joined Jiang Yumiao’s photoshoot, and their affectionate poses produced a picture Li Ming later compared to a wedding portrait.
• During a styling break, Jiang Yumiao asked Director Yang why he had chosen him for the show, and Yang explained that meeting him had made him scrap the Everyone's Darling project.
• Jiang Yumiao recognized Yang’s story about their noodle-shop meeting and suspected that the person Yang had met was him.
• Jiang Yumiao confronted the system, which admitted it had entered the time gap incorrectly and sent him twenty days before filming instead of 2.0 hours.
• The system explained that the Administration had blocked Jiang Yumiao’s memories of those twenty days as anomalous data and said it had requested that the block be lifted.

Jiang Yumiao forgave the baby system for its mistakes and continued the wedding photo shoot with Ning Chunchi. Their natural affection made the photos a success, and Ning Chunchi considered hiring the photographer again for their wedding photos.

• Jiang Yumiao told the system he would not have it formatted and asked it not to repeat its mistakes with future hosts.
• The system revealed that it was only six months old, and Jiang Yumiao forgave it.
• Ning Chunchi noticed Jiang Yumiao seemed troubled and checked whether he felt well before they began the shoot.
• The photographer had Jiang Yumiao lie on Ning Chunchi, who pulled him close and helped him relax by chatting about dinner.
• Jiang Yumiao and Ning Chunchi took warm, affectionate photos together, and Ning Chunchi considered hiring the photographer for their wedding photos.

The guests completed their magazine shoot, and Director Yang joined Leng Haiyue for a couple photo before the group posed together. That night, Jiang Yumiao dreamed of his first day in the novel world and remembered how he discovered he had transmigrated.

• Freya asked Leng Haiyue and Yu He to add flirtatious poses, but they declined because they each liked someone else.
• Freya styled Director Yang, who then took a couple photo with Leng Haiyue, while Yu He and Zion completed their own shoot.
• The eight guests posed for the FT cover, and Director Yang watched with emotion as the group wrapped up.
• Jiang Yumiao went to bed and dreamed of waking in his old apartment with long hair, then realizing he had entered the novel after finding news about Qin Yuan joining Love Mailbox.
• Jiang Yumiao recalled that the news showed Love Mailbox had not yet begun filming and was still announcing its guests.

Jiang Yumiao remembered how he had joined Love Mailbox and met Ning Chunchi, then woke in Ning Chunchi’s arms overwhelmed by fear that they might never have met. Ning Chunchi comforted him and promised to cherish their present and future together.

• Jiang Yumiao applied to Love Mailbox after realizing the show still needed an Omega guest, and Yang Qi invited him to meet.
• Yang Qi was delighted by Jiang Yumiao’s appearance without his glasses and told him to keep his glasses on for the show, calling him a lucky star.
• Jiang Yumiao joined the show hoping to meet Ning Chunchi, but forgot to pack his gland patches before leaving for filming.
• After regaining his memories in a dream, Jiang Yumiao woke beside Ning Chunchi and began crying because he feared they might never have met.
• Ning Chunchi comforted Jiang Yumiao and reassured him that they had their present and future together.

Jiang Yumiao and Xiao Wu were followed by two people who deliberately rear-ended their car while trying to uncover Jiang Yumiao’s home address. After Jiang Yumiao exposed their apparent role in selling private information, Yang Qi told Ning Chunchi that Jiang Yumiao was at the hospital.

• Jiang Yumiao practiced piano with Teacher Chu before Xiao Wu picked him up for his interview at Fat Duck Media.
• A white car followed Xiao Wu’s car and crashed into it after both vehicles sped up and reached a red light.
• Jiang Yumiao called Director Yang to report the crash while Xiao Wu photographed the scene and contacted the police.
• The pair in the white car claimed to be stalker fans, but Jiang Yumiao challenged their motives and inferred they were paid to spread his home address.
• Ning Chunchi learned from Yang Qi that Jiang Yumiao was at the hospital.

After stalkers caused a car crash, Jiang Yumiao was cleared at the hospital and comforted Ning Chunchi, who had feared losing him. Back at the production office, Jiang Yumiao began his final individual interview for "Love Mailbox" and was asked what he wanted to do with someone if his confession succeeded.

• Jiang Yumiao provoked Baseball Cap Man into talking and sent the recording to the police, who arrested the two men for selling celebrities' information to stalker fans.
• Yang Qi took Jiang Yumiao and Xiao Wu to the hospital for examinations, where the doctor confirmed Jiang Yumiao was unharmed.
• Ning Chunchi arrived at the hospital in terror, and Jiang Yumiao reassured him and explained how he had handled the stalkers.
• The Production Team posted a statement condemning stalker behavior, and Jiang Yumiao replied to concerned guests while Ning Chunchi held his hand.
• Jiang Yumiao attended his delayed final individual interview and said he had become braver because someone would face the world with him.
• When Director Yang asked what he wanted to do with his confession partner, Jiang Yumiao's first thought was an intimate week alone with Ning Chunchi.

The guests reflected on how they had changed and what they wanted after a successful confession, revealing their growing feelings for their partners. Jiang Yumiao later learned that Ning Chunchi had responded to the people who followed his car by helping police break up criminal rings that sold celebrities’ personal information.

• Jiang Yumiao said he hoped to rest and recharge with his partner if his confession succeeded, while Ning Chunchi said he wanted to marry Jiang Yumiao.
• Yu He realized he wanted to confess to Zion and said he hoped Zion would stay with him and do his styling.
• Qin Yuan said he wanted to spend days at home with Lin Xu, and Lin Xu said he wanted to write about his partner in his songs and introduce him to his parents.
• Jiang Yumiao checked his trending searches and posted on Weibo to reassure people that he was safe.
• Jiang Yumiao saw that Jingxing had helped police catch criminal rings selling celebrities’ personal information and received an official commendation, realizing how deeply the incident had upset Ning Chunchi.

The Love Mailbox interviews ended, and Director Yang announced the final dates, with the guests drawing lots to decide who would invite whom. Jiang Yumiao drew the right to invite Ning Chunchi and was tasked by the system with surprising him at A University before their date.

• Leng Haiyue said he wanted a roommate near Fat Duck Media, while Mu Yunzhi said he would support An Zhiwan through his upcoming races.
• An Zhiwan said he wanted to dedicate a Saint Maiki Grand Prix championship trophy to Mu Yunzhi, bringing the season's interviews to a close.
• Director Yang announced that the final dates would take place wherever each guest most wanted to bring the person they liked, and lots would decide who issued invitations among the three mutual pairs.
• Jiang Yumiao, An Zhiwan, and Qin Yuan drew odd-numbered cards and gained the right to invite their partners; Yu He and Leng Haiyue also had invitation rights because their situations were special.
• Jiang Yumiao asked Ning Chunchi when he would be free, learned his A University talk would end around eleven, and received a mission to pick him up there as a surprise.