Recaps

Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran tried to persuade Shen Cong and Mother Ning to reconcile, but Shen Cong rejected them until a family photograph prompted him to reveal the scandal that had destroyed his career and driven his divorce. Shen Jin learned he had separated from her mother to protect her from public attacks, then questioned why Mother Ning had still left him after the scandal passed.

• Shen Cong rejected Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran’s request to help him and Mother Ning remarry, saying he was too old to endure the past again.
• Yun Xiaoran showed Shen Cong an old family photograph and urged him to reconsider the life they had lost.
• Shen Cong explained that an actress had visited his hotel, paparazzi had misrepresented the encounter as an affair and a demand for sexual favors, and another controversy had ruined his film’s release.
• Yun Xiaoran concluded that Shen Cong had divorced Mother Ning while under attack to shield Shen Jin from public criticism, and Shen Cong reluctantly confirmed it.
• Shen Jin hugged Shen Cong, then asked why Mother Ning had left him even after the scandal had passed.

Yun Xiaoran learned that Shen Cong still loved Ning Xian and decided to visit her to learn why their marriage had ended. He returned to work and confirmed that he would attend VA Station’s Top 100 Creator Awards, prompting Audrey Cat to book a flight to see him.

• Shen Cong admitted that he might still love Ning Xian, but fell silent when Yun Xiaoran suggested trying to win her back.
• Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin left Shen Cong’s home and agreed to visit Ning Xian with gifts to ask what had happened.
• Yun Xiaoran reassured Shen Jin that her father still cared for her mother, and they returned to the company.
• Yun Xiaoran told Audrey Cat that the woman in his latest video was his wife and that he planned to attend the Top 100 Creator Awards.
• Audrey Cat booked a flight to attend the awards and see Yun Xiaoran in person, leaving him worried about her eagerness.

Shen Jin caught Yun Xiaoran chatting with a thirst-trap creator and took him to a lingerie store as punishment. She made him choose lingerie for her, leaving him embarrassed and unable to pick anything.

• Shen Jin caught Yun Xiaoran messaging a woman and demanded that he keep his body by her side, even if his thoughts wandered.
• Shen Jin drove Yun Xiaoran to a lingerie store and told him to choose anything he wanted to see her wear.
• Shen Jin set Yun Xiaoran a goal of choosing at least twenty pieces, but he could not bring himself to select even one.
• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran what he wanted to see her wear, planning to put on a show for him herself.

Yun Xiaoran accompanied Shen Jin to a lingerie shop, where she teased him by having him help choose intimate clothing. The assistant’s explanation of one delicate style flustered Shen Jin, but she bought extra sets anyway, leaving Yun Xiaoran wondering if they were moving too quickly.

• Yun Xiaoran awkwardly looked over the lingerie while Shen Jin teased him and led him farther into the shop by the hand.
• Yun Xiaoran asked why so many pieces had bows, and a shop assistant began recommending styles for Shen Jin.
• Shen Jin selected several pieces, including a delicate style the assistant said could snap during marital intimacy.
• After blushing at the assistant’s warning, Shen Jin ordered two more of that style while Yun Xiaoran worried that it was too early to buy such intimate lingerie.

Shen Jin teased Yun Xiaoran while shopping for lingerie and threatened to reveal that he was the famous Lone Cloud if he refused to wear the underwear she bought. Yun Xiaoran warned that he would seek out his suggestive content creator, leaving Shen Jin uneasy.

• Shen Jin told Yun Xiaoran that spending the night together was an option, then persuaded him to buy lingerie in advance.
• Shen Jin found a section with revealing men's underwear and bought several pairs for Yun Xiaoran despite his objections.
• Shen Jin said she would find a way to make Yun Xiaoran wear the underwear, and he threatened to stop sleeping in her bed.
• Shen Jin hinted that she could reveal Yun Xiaoran's identity as the famous Lone Cloud, and he countered that he could visit his suggestive content creator.

Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin teased each other on the way home, discussed attending the VA Site Top 100 awards ceremony, and argued about sharing a bed. In the parking garage, Shen Jin pulled Yun Xiaoran into a fire escape to kiss him, but he turned the tables and kissed her back.

• Yun Xiaoran threatened to tell their dad how Shen Jin had kissed him in his sleep and pressured him into bed, and Shen Jin admitted she did it because she liked him.
• Yun Xiaoran told Shen Jin the VA Site Top 100 awards ceremony would require another flight, and Shen Jin insisted on accompanying him despite her busy schedule.
• Shen Jin declared that she and Yun Xiaoran would sleep in the same bed, and Yun Xiaoran reluctantly agreed.
• Shen Jin waited for Yun Xiaoran to take her hand in the underground parking garage, then pulled him into a secluded fire escape and kissed him.
• Yun Xiaoran returned Shen Jin's passionate kiss and turned the tables on her.

Yun Xiaoran took control of a passionate kiss with Shen Jin in the dark fire escape, surprising her with his skill. Afterward, Shen Jin was left weak and asked him to carry her home as he guided her toward the elevator.

• Yun Xiaoran held Shen Jin close and kissed her again after she asked him to wait until they got home.
• Yun Xiaoran deepened the kiss, and Shen Jin responded excitedly while he kept the initiative.
• Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin continued kissing for about ten minutes before he pulled away.
• Shen Jin leaned weakly against Yun Xiaoran, and he teased her by asking if she wanted another round.
• Shen Jin shook her head, asked Yun Xiaoran to carry her home, and he supported her toward the elevator.

Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran shared a cozy evening, with Shen Jin asking him to feed her and teasing him about having a child together. Yun Xiaoran tried to sneak away to his room, but Shen Jin caught him and insisted he wear the pajamas she had bought him.

• Yun Xiaoran carried Shen Jin inside and made noodles with her in the kitchen.
• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran to feed her and said he would be feeding their child in the future.
• Yun Xiaoran reassured Shen Jin that he would still love her if she gained weight and offered her his sausage.
• After dinner, Yun Xiaoran tried to escape to his room, but Shen Jin caught him around the waist.
• Shen Jin stopped Yun Xiaoran from shutting his bedroom door, criticized the smell of his pajamas, and told him to wear the pajamas she had bought.

Shen Jin coaxed Yun Xiaoran into her bedroom and prepared to share the night with him, while he resisted wearing the pajamas she had bought. The chapter ended with Shen Jin appearing in a revealing nightdress and becoming bolder around him.

• Yun Xiaoran refused to wear the pajamas Shen Jin had bought, but she took him into her room and told him he would sleep there from now on.
• Yun Xiaoran noticed that Shen Jin had moved his guitar into the room and hung it beside the bed.
• Shen Jin locked the bedroom door, went to shower, and tried on a revealing nightdress Sister Hua had chosen for her.
• While waiting, Yun Xiaoran found a label reading "Yun Xiaoran's pillow" inside his pillow.
• Shen Jin came out wearing a different, sexy nightdress, and Yun Xiaoran was stunned by how boldly she dressed for him.

Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran shared an intimate night as Shen Jin pursued him and he finally asked whether she truly wanted to take their relationship further. Shen Jin affirmed that she loved only him, and Yun Xiaoran comforted her before noticing she was naked beneath the covers.

• Shen Jin gave Yun Xiaoran pajamas and underwear, and he went to shower.
• Shen Jin unbuttoned Yun Xiaoran's pajama shirt after his shower, then cuddled him in bed.
• Shen Jin moved around to embrace Yun Xiaoran from the front and teased him as their closeness stirred their feelings.
• Shen Jin took off her pajamas and kissed Yun Xiaoran, who asked if she truly wanted to give herself to him.
• Shen Jin said Yun Xiaoran was the only person she loved and began crying, so Yun Xiaoran turned on the light and comforted her.
• Yun Xiaoran noticed Shen Jin was naked beneath the covers, and she blushed and pulled them up.

After their first time together, Shen Jin clung to Yun Xiaoran and asked him to promise he would never leave her. Yun Xiaoran comforted her and held her as she fell asleep, still gripping his hand.

• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran to stay with her forever and said she wanted to keep the bloodstained sheet as proof of their love.
• Yun Xiaoran carried the exhausted Shen Jin to the bathroom, bathed with her, and massaged her abdomen to ease her pain.
• Yun Xiaoran joked about doing it again, and Shen Jin began removing her clothes before he stopped her and explained he was only teasing.
• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran to hold her while they slept, and he promised he would not leave.
• Shen Jin fell asleep in Yun Xiaoran's arms while holding tightly to his hand.

After spending the night together, Shen Jin encouraged Yun Xiaoran to start Lone Cloud Studio and pursue the entertainment industry alongside her. The chapter ended with Yun Xiaoran promising to marry her as he carried her into the company.

• Shen Jin woke beside Yun Xiaoran, showered, and joined him for breakfast.
• Yun Xiaoran planned to record Shen Jin's song and prepare for Singer 4202, while Shen Jin urged him to start Lone Cloud Studio.
• Shen Jin told Yun Xiaoran to expand beyond VA Station and enter the entertainment industry, and he agreed to start the studio.
• At the company, Yun Xiaoran carried Shen Jin upstairs because she was walking awkwardly.
• Shen Jin asked if Yun Xiaoran would carry her like that when they married, and he promised he would marry her.

As Wild Rush prepared to begin filming, Shen Jin and Sister Hua discussed the cast and their unsuccessful attempts to invite the novel’s author, Yun Bai. Yun Xiaoran concealed that he was Yun Bai, while Shen Jin also proposed setting up a studio for Lone Cloud under her company.

• Sister Hua told Shen Jin that Wild Rush was about to start filming and showed her the confirmed cast and publicity materials.
• Yun Xiaoran suggested inviting Wild Rush’s original author, but Shen Jin and Sister Hua said Yun Bai had not responded to their invitations.
• Shen Jin resolved to invite Yun Bai again and said she wanted the adaptation to preserve the scenes featuring the boss’s wife.
• Shen Jin said Lone Cloud needed a studio, and Yun Xiaoran joked about having girls fuss over him.
• Shen Jin offered to place Lone Cloud’s studio under her company while letting him keep his copyright, provided his releases debuted on her platform.

Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin agreed that he would join her company, while Sister Hua learned the couple had slept together and worried Shen Jin might become pregnant. As Shen Jin prepared to rehearse for Singer 4202, she and Yun Xiaoran planned to visit her mother and try to mend the rift between her parents.

• Yun Xiaoran agreed that joining Shen Jin's company would give him room to grow, and Sister Hua sent him to collect milk tea.
• Sister Hua asked Shen Jin whether she and Yun Xiaoran had slept together, and Shen Jin admitted they had not used precautions.
• Sister Hua urged Shen Jin to get checked in case she was pregnant, but Shen Jin said she would have the baby if she was.
• Yun Xiaoran returned with the milk tea and noticed that Sister Hua and Shen Jin were acting strangely around him.
• Sister Hua explained that Shen Jin would rehearse at the Singer 4202 venue, where Shen Jin hoped to defeat Li Qingxi.
• Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin planned to visit her mother near the venue, and Yun Xiaoran resolved to help Shen Jin's parents reconcile.

Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran arrived at Singer 4202, where they encountered Li Qingxi, Yun Xiaoran’s ex-girlfriend. When Li Qingxi asked who he was, Yun Xiaoran introduced himself as Shen Jin’s exclusive lyricist and composer, Mr. Lone Cloud.

• Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin arrived at the Singer 4202 venue and spotted Li Qingxi’s car.
• Yun Xiaoran carried bags to pose as Shen Jin’s assistant and avoid drawing attention to their relationship.
• Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran encountered Li Qingxi as she arrived with her assistants.
• Li Qingxi recognized Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin, then asked who Yun Xiaoran was.
• Yun Xiaoran introduced himself as Shen Jin’s exclusive lyricist and composer, Mr. Lone Cloud, which visibly affected Li Qingxi.

Li Qingxi encountered Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin, resolved to defeat Shen Jin on Singer 4202, and planned to beat her with her album as well. Shen Jin’s team prepared for the competition while Li Qingxi’s confidence rested on lyricist Chang Wujiang, though she still worried about Yun Xiaoran’s talent.

• Li Qingxi regretted driving Yun Xiaoran away but told Shen Jin she hoped she would perform well, then vowed to defeat her.
• Shen Jin teased Yun Xiaoran about Li Qingxi, and he insisted he had moved on and urged Shen Jin to win the championship.
• Shen Jin accepted Yun Xiaoran’s reassurance, and he asked her about her mother’s likes in preparation for visiting her home.
• Li Qingxi asked Liu Yi about her album preparations and declared she intended to beat Shen Jin both with the album and on Singer 4202.
• Liu Yi expressed confidence in Chang Wujiang’s songs, while Li Qingxi remained uneasy about what Yun Xiaoran might create for Shen Jin.

Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin went with Sister Hua to visit Ning Yao and persuade her to reconcile with Father Shen. They arrived at Ning Yao’s home, where Yun Xiaoran gently woke Shen Jin.

• Sister Hua reassured Shen Jin that Ning Yao might be willing to reconcile, but Shen Jin worried her mother would refuse.
• Yun Xiaoran promised Shen Jin they would make progress, and she leaned against him and fell asleep during the drive.
• Sister Hua asked Yun Xiaoran if he had a plan, and he admitted he did not know how they would persuade Ning Yao.
• They arrived at Ning Yao’s home, and Yun Xiaoran gently woke Shen Jin.

Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin visited Ning Yao to ask her to reconcile with Shen Cong, but she firmly refused and would not explain the full reason for their divorce. Yun Xiaoran led Shen Jin away, leaving her to ask why they had not stayed.

• Shen Jin, Yun Xiaoran, and Sister Hua visited Ning Yao, who welcomed them and chatted warmly with Shen Jin.
• Yun Xiaoran told Ning Yao that they wanted her and Shen Cong to get back together.
• Ning Yao said she had no feelings for Shen Cong and could not forgive him, despite Shen Jin's tearful pleas.
• Ning Yao admitted the divorce involved more than the things Yun Xiaoran had heard about, but refused to explain and asked them to leave.
• Yun Xiaoran took Shen Jin away from Ning Yao's home, and Shen Jin asked him why they had not stayed.

Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin realized that an unknown hurt had kept Shen Cong and Ning Yao apart, but they could not discover what it was. Meanwhile, Shen Cong failed to reach Ning Yao and called Shen Jin, who lied about having visited her mother; he urged Shen Jin to practice for Singer 4202.

• Yun Xiaoran told Shen Jin and Sister Hua that Shen Cong might have done something that hurt Ning Yao, though none of them knew what had caused the rift.
• Shen Jin, Yun Xiaoran, and Sister Hua left after seeing Ning Yao watching them from her window.
• Shen Cong tried calling Ning Yao, discovered her number was no longer in service, and chose not to delete her contact.
• Shen Cong called Shen Jin and asked where she was, and Shen Jin claimed she had just finished watching Singer 4202 performances.
• Shen Cong told Shen Jin to practice hard because the Singer 4202 contestants were strong foreign singers and top Mainland Entertainment talents.

After Shen Jin's mother refused to reconcile with Shen Cong, Shen Jin received her father's comfort and then learned she would be filming Wild Rush. She invited Yun Bai to advise on the plot, while Yun Xiaoran worried she might discover his hidden account, and the couple shared their birthdays.

• Shen Jin felt comforted by Shen Cong's words after her mother refused to get back together with him.
• Sister Hua told Shen Jin that Wild Rush was about to start filming and fit her schedule.
• Shen Jin messaged Yun Bai to invite him to advise on Wild Rush, while Yun Xiaoran feared she would notice his alternate account.
• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran when his birthday was, and he said it was September thirtieth.
• Shen Jin told Yun Xiaoran that her birthday was June thirtieth.

Yun Xiaoran teased Shen Jin by pretending to be angry, but she became distressed because his jokes about leaving felt real to her. He learned why the jokes upset her, promised not to make them again, and comforted her as Sister Hua drove.

• Sister Hua watched as Yun Xiaoran pretended Shen Jin’s teasing had upset him, and Shen Jin anxiously tried to make amends.
• Yun Xiaoran pressed Shen Jin to explain what she had done wrong, but stopped when her eyes reddened and she looked close to crying.
• Shen Jin told Yun Xiaoran that his jokes about leaving made her feel as though he truly planned to abandon her.
• Yun Xiaoran promised not to make those jokes again and reassured Shen Jin that he would never be annoyed with her for crying.
• Shen Jin threatened to kiss Yun Xiaoran to death, while Sister Hua kept driving and endured their affectionate antics.

Yun Xiaoran stayed home while Shen Jin prepared for her work the next day and cooked him spicy crayfish and fish with pickled mustard greens. He struggled with the extreme heat, and Shen Jin began to suspect her cooking had gone wrong as she prepared to taste the crayfish herself.

• Shen Jin offered to take Yun Xiaoran to work the next day, but he declined and agreed to stay home while she recorded her album and took promotional photos for Wild Rush.
• Yun Xiaoran posted on VA Station that he would share new music the following afternoon, and Shen Jin celebrated by promising to make him another dish.
• Shen Jin served spicy crayfish and fish with pickled mustard greens, and Yun Xiaoran was overwhelmed by the heat after tasting the crayfish.
• Yun Xiaoran drank yogurt to recover and reassured Shen Jin that he simply had trouble eating spicy food.
• Shen Jin picked up a piece of crayfish to taste it, but Yun Xiaoran tried to stop her because it was too spicy.

Shen Jin tried cooking spicy crayfish and fish with pickled mustard greens, but accidental ingredient choices made both dishes nearly inedible. After they ordered takeout, she and Yun Xiaoran ate together and went out for a walk.

• Shen Jin tasted her crayfish and discovered she had used Mexican devil peppers by mistake.
• Yun Xiaoran tried Shen Jin's fish and found it overwhelmingly sour, then learned she had added vinegar instead of pickled mustard greens.
• Yun Xiaoran suggested ordering takeout, and Shen Jin tasted the fish before admitting it was bad too.
• Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran ate the takeout, then Yun Xiaoran invited her for a walk and took her hand.

After dinner, Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran walked together and held hands, while Shen Jin concluded that Yun Bai's novels had encouraged Yun Xiaoran's boldness. She told Yun Xiaoran to stop reading them, and the couple continued their walk with Shen Jin thinking about future adaptations and Yun Xiaoran choosing not to question her further.

• Yun Xiaoran took Shen Jin's hand during their evening walk, and she happily leaned against him.
• Shen Jin wondered whether Yun Bai's steamy Battle the Firmament had influenced Yun Xiaoran's behavior toward her.
• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran if he still read Yun Bai's novels and told him to stop so he would not pick up bad habits.
• Yun Xiaoran agreed to stop reading, and Shen Jin felt relieved while privately connecting his past boldness to the novels.
• Shen Jin considered adapting Yun Bai's books, preferred single-lead romance stories, and thought The Grave Robbers' Chronicles could work as a film.
• Yun Xiaoran wondered why Shen Jin had asked about the novels but decided not to probe or bring up Yun Bai's identity.

After returning home, Shen Jin prepared to share her bedroom with Yun Xiaoran and teased him about the suggestive videos he watched. She asked him for a goodnight kiss, and he kissed her as the night drew to a close.

• Shen Jin had turned Yun Xiaoran's bedroom into a storage room so he would sleep in her bed.
• Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran took turns showering and settled into bed with their phones.
• Shen Jin watched Yun Xiaoran scroll through suggestive videos and teased him when he stopped.
• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran for a goodnight kiss, and he leaned in and kissed her.