Recaps

Tao Zhiyan used his knowledge of the story and the labels he could see to expose Madam Yuan’s crimes and help Bai Ruan escape Feng Yan’s mistreatment. After Feng Ze helped free Bai Ruan, Tao Zhiyan began planning revenge with Feng Ze’s tacit permission.

• Tao Zhiyan exposed Madam Yuan and Feng Cheng’s affair, and Feng Ze threw them out before a violent episode revealed his trauma and brought Tao closer to him.
• Tao Zhiyan uncovered Madam Yuan’s role in Feng Ze’s father’s murder, and Feng Ze used the Smart Brain footage to have her and her lover taken by the police.
• Feng Cheng gave Tao Zhiyan a USB drive containing his father’s valuable technology, and Tao handed it to Feng Ze before Feng Yan and Bai Ruan returned home.
• Tao Zhiyan suspected Feng Yan was drugging and cheating on Bai Ruan, then helped Bai Ruan catch Feng Yan with Li Luochen and confront him about the affair.
• Bai Ruan broke up with Feng Yan after learning he had treated him as Li Luochen’s replacement and wanted him to donate a kidney.
• Feng Yan locked Bai Ruan in a bedroom, but Feng Ze broke down the door after Tao Zhiyan asked for help.
• Tao Zhiyan freed Bai Ruan and promised to help him get revenge, while Feng Ze agreed to keep quiet and let Tao Zhiyan act as he pleased.

Tao Zhiyan helped Feng Ze and Feng Yiqian through personal crises and public scandals while growing closer to Feng Ze. The arc ended with Tao predicting award results at the Milky Way Awards, fueling suspicions that the ceremony was rigged.

• Bai Ruan and Tao Zhiyan staged Bai Ruan’s accident to end his relationship with Feng Yan, then Bai Ruan left to study at New York University.
• Tao Zhiyan helped Feng Ze through a hallucination, and Feng Ze grew closer to him during a horror escape room outing.
• Tao Zhiyan stood by Feng Yiqian after the festival organizer sabotaged him, then Su Liran exposed the abuse and blackmail behind Feng Yiqian’s industry blacklist.
• Tao Zhiyan fell ill with a high fever, and Feng Ze cared for him before becoming distant over Tao Zhiyan’s connection to Gu Min.
• Tao Zhiyan confronted Tang He about trying to undermine Feng Yiqian, then reconciled with Feng Ze over a cake tied to Feng Ze’s past.
• Tao Zhiyan and Feng Ze resumed sharing personal messages, and Feng Ze posted a photo of their empty cake plates that Tao Zhiyan liked.
• Tao Zhiyan accompanied Feng Yiqian to the Milky Way Awards after Feng Yiqian fasted to look his best.
• Tao Zhiyan predicted several award winners at the ceremony, leading viewers to question how he knew the results and whether the awards were rigged.

Tao Zhiyan helped Feng Yiqian expose Tang He’s abuse of Chu Xi, then returned to a growing closeness with Feng Ze. Gu Min’s demands and the discovery of a listening device shattered Feng Ze’s trust, leaving Tao Zhiyan ordered out of the Feng Family home.

• At the Milky Way Awards, Tao Zhiyan exposed Tang He’s thirteen-million-yuan award and other alleged corruption, then left with Feng Yiqian as Feng Ze said he would return in three days.
• After Feng Ze came home with the Su family, Tao Zhiyan thwarted Young Master Su’s attempt to drug Feng Ze, and Feng Ze and Tao Zhiyan flirted as their mutual attraction grew.
• Tao Zhiyan joined Feng Yiqian’s reality show, recognized that Tang He was abusing Chu Xi, and helped reveal Tang He’s plans to ruin Feng Yiqian.
• During the show, Tao Zhiyan and Feng Yiqian exposed Tang He’s threats and abuse with witness testimony and footage, and the police took Tang He away.
• Feng Ze returned early and gave Tao Zhiyan blue roses, but Tao Zhiyan went to meet Gu Min, who revealed that he was the novel’s male lead and demanded Tao repay his debt.
• Feng Ze arrived as Gu Min pinned Tao Zhiyan against a wall, then confronted Tao in a stairwell, where Tao insisted nothing had happened between them.
• After Assistant Wang reported that the Gu Family had learned of Feng Ze’s proposal, Tao Zhiyan searched Feng Ze’s room for a hidden bug and found a listening device inside a fountain pen he had given him.
• Feng Ze suspected Tao Zhiyan had been using him, paid his wages, and ordered him to leave the Feng Family home, though he said he was disappointed rather than angry.

Tao Zhiyan stayed with the Feng Family, confronted Feng Yan, and helped prevent Gu Shengzhou from giving up on Lin Yimu. As Feng Ze left for the Smart Brain Expo, his confession that he loved someone drove Tao Zhiyan away until Feng Ze admitted he had lied and said he liked him.

• Feng Ze found Tao Zhiyan at the bar, and Tao Zhiyan explained that he had not knowingly betrayed him before Feng Ze kissed him and confessed that he liked him.
• Tao Zhiyan agreed to stay as Butler Tao and help Feng Ze deal with Gu Min, while Feng Ze told him to keep trying to win their bet.
• Feng Yiqian protected Tao Zhiyan from Feng Yan, and Tao Zhiyan confronted Feng Yan about his treatment of Bai Ruan and warned him against trusting Mr. Ren.
• Tao Zhiyan attended Lin Yimu’s birthday party, learned about Gu Shengzhou’s past with Lin, and rushed after Gu Shengzhou when he feared he might kill himself.
• Tao Zhiyan jumped into the river after Gu Shengzhou, and Feng Ze helped bring them both safely to shore.
• Tao Zhiyan accompanied Feng Ze to the airport, and Feng Ze left for the Smart Brain Expo after Tao Zhiyan admitted he would miss him with a nod.
• Tao Zhiyan sent Feng Ze a recording revealing Feng Yan’s plan to destroy the Feng Corporation’s expo exhibit, but withdrew after Feng Ze said he loved someone.
• Feng Ze returned home and learned that Tao Zhiyan was heartbroken over his supposed love for someone else, then admitted he had lied and confessed that he liked Tao Zhiyan.