Recaps

Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin grew closer after sharing an intimate night, then talked about their feelings and past relationships. Shen Jin revealed that Yun Xiaoran was her first love, and they fell asleep holding each other.

• Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin kissed and cuddled, teasing each other about their past and their sham marriage.
• Shen Jin told Yun Xiaoran she loved his care and cooking, and admitted she felt uneasy that he had dated two people before her.
• Yun Xiaoran reassured Shen Jin that their past relationships mattered less than their life together now.
• Shen Jin revealed she had never dated anyone and that Yun Xiaoran was her first love.
• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran to move so she could hold him while they slept, and he let her embrace him.

Shen Jin woke up beside Yun Xiaoran and joined Sister Hua for breakfast before revealing that they had been sleeping together. Sister Hua discovered Yun Xiaoran was no longer using the spare room, and Shen Jin said she slept better with him.

• Shen Jin woke up first, kissed the sleeping Yun Xiaoran, and left him to rest.
• Sister Hua scolded Shen Jin for arriving late, and Shen Jin ate the breakfast she had brought.
• Shen Jin told Sister Hua that Yun Xiaoran was sleeping in her room, but Sister Hua doubted her.
• Sister Hua checked the spare room and found it empty except for stored belongings and a neatly made bed.
• Shen Jin confirmed Yun Xiaoran slept with her and said she no longer lay awake at night.

Shen Jin prepared for the first-day performances of Singer 4202 while ignoring online attacks and trusting the songs Yun Xiaoran had written for her. She arrived at the rehearsal venue ready to face Li Qingxi, her rival.

• Sister Hua promoted Shen Jin’s upcoming album, and fans began arguing online as Shen Jin and Li Qingxi’s releases drew comparisons.
• Shen Jin dismissed predictions that she would lose and decided to let the album prove its worth instead of responding to critics.
• Shen Jin and Sister Hua discussed saving Lone Cloud’s public announcement for the album’s final promotional push.
• Sister Hua gave Shen Jin the Singer 4202 set list, which included Daughter Kingdom, a song Shen Jin had previously sung with Yun Xiaoran.
• Shen Jin and Sister Hua traveled to the rehearsal venue, where Shen Jin’s striking appearance drew attention from the other performers waiting outside.

Shen Muge and Li Qingxi exchanged a tense but polite greeting before heading to rehearse for the competition. Liu Yi urged Li Qingxi to focus on defeating Shen Muge and winning the crown, and Li Qingxi resolved that she had to win.

• Li Qingxi arrived at the venue and greeted everyone except Shen Muge, drawing attention from the gathered artists.
• Li Qingxi approached Shen Muge and greeted her, and Shen Muge politely returned the greeting.
• Liu Yi urged everyone to go rehearse, and Shen Jin followed Sister Hua to the backstage dressing rooms.
• Liu Yi told Li Qingxi to focus on defeating Shen Muge and winning the crown rather than seeking love or friendship.
• Li Qingxi reflected on her losses, composed herself, and agreed that she had to win.

Yun Xiaoran continued writing The Grave Robbers' Chronicles and Battle the Firmament before discovering a rap video whose lyrics mocked migrant workers. Angered by the rapper’s defenders, he agreed to Audrey Cat’s request to answer them with a rap song.

• Yun Xiaoran ignored readers who wanted him to repeat his earlier styles and wrote more chapters of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles.
• He continued updating Battle the Firmament, whose steamy scenes and growing popularity pushed it to the top of End Point’s rankings.
• Yun Xiaoran opened VA Site and listened to a rap video that included a lyric mocking migrant workers.
• He read viewers’ criticism and rappers’ defenses of the lyric, then resolved to clean up the rap scene himself.
• Audrey Cat asked Yun Xiaoran to help take on the rappers, and he agreed.

Yun Xiaoran wrote and recorded “Compendium of Materia Medica,” a rap song celebrating Huaxia culture and challenging the rap scene’s profanity-heavy style. He uploaded it under the title “This Is Real Rap,” declaring his intention to redefine the scene.

• After reading Audrey Cat’s message, Yun Xiaoran agreed to enter the rap scene.
• Yun Xiaoran went to Shen Jin’s practice room and wrote lyrics for “Compendium of Materia Medica” in two hours.
• Yun Xiaoran added instrumental accompaniment and recorded the song, singing about Huaxia medicine and pride.
• Yun Xiaoran listened to the recording and judged it strong, though not quite as good as the original singer’s version.
• Yun Xiaoran uploaded the song as “This Is Real Rap” and set out to challenge the rap scene.

Yun Xiaoran released “Compendium of Materia Medica,” using traditional medicinal names and pointed lyrics to answer a controversial rapper, and the song quickly went viral. As public figures joined the backlash, Yun Xiaoran continued writing The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, while Sister Hua discovered his new rap.

• Zhao Ruoxi found Lone Cloud’s new video and realized he had made a rap song from traditional medicinal ingredients.
• Lone Cloud’s song surged to the top of VA Station’s trending searches, and Yun Xiaoran shared it on Weibo with a sarcastic challenge to the rapper.
• Rappers began speaking out under the Weibo topic, saying rap should not produce songs that went against the public.
• Yun Xiaoran continued writing The Grave Robbers' Chronicles as readers praised its realism and it entered the New Book Chart.
• Sister Hua listened to “Compendium of Materia Medica” and recognized that Yun Xiaoran had made a rap song.

Shen Jin and Sister Hua were astonished when Yun Xiaoran released a widely praised rap based on the Compendium of Materia Medica. Sister Hua discovered that the song topped Weibo’s trending list and that the singer whose inappropriate lyrics had provoked Yun Xiaoran had apologized.

• Sister Hua told Shen Jin that Yun Xiaoran had released a rap, and Shen asked to see the video.
• Shen Jin listened to Yun Xiaoran’s song and learned from the comments that he had made it in response to another singer’s inappropriate lyrics.
• Sister Hua saw that Yun Xiaoran had written, composed, and engineered the song alone, while Shen Jin celebrated her husband’s success.
• Sister Hua checked Weibo and found Yun Xiaoran and the song at the top of the trending list as rappers praised him.
• Sister Hua showed Shen Jin the offending singer’s profile and explained that his lyrics likely inspired Yun Xiaoran to rap.

Shen Jin heard that Lone Cloud had made a rapper apologize with a song and planned to invite Yun Xiaoran to visit her set. Sister Hua limited his visit to the van, and her teasing left Shen Jin blushing.

• Shen Jin agreed with Lone Cloud’s response after Sister Hua told her how he had roasted the singer into apologizing.
• Shen Jin planned to invite Yun Xiaoran to the set so he could watch her work.
• Sister Hua warned that the crowded set could expose them to unwanted attention and said Yun Xiaoran should stay in the van.
• Shen Jin agreed to the plan, while privately worrying that another woman might approach Yun Xiaoran.
• Sister Hua teased Shen Jin about rappers being good with their tongues, and Shen Jin blushed and told her to get lost.

After Yun Xiaoran's rap video went viral, Shen Jin tried to learn the password to his computer so she could find his novel and support him. She failed to unlock it, but Yun Xiaoran's father called to invite them home, and Shen Jin eagerly agreed to go.

• Yun Xiaoran watched his rap video's views surge to five hundred thousand in a few hours.
• Shen Jin decided to find Yun Xiaoran's computer password so she could discover his novel and tip him.
• Shen Jin tried several passwords, including their birthdays and her name, but failed and had to stop after too many attempts.
• Yun Xiaoran's father, Yun Xiang, called and invited Yun Xiaoran to bring Shen Jin home so he could meet her.
• Shen Jin agreed to visit Yun Xiaoran's family and said she would dress beautifully.

Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin agreed to visit his parents, but Shen Jin grew nervous about meeting them and prepared by watching advice videos. The chapter ended with Yun Xiaoran reassuring her as she rehearsed possible answers, while admitting he had not told his parents that she was Shen Mu.

• Yun Xiang happily promised to cook for Shen Jin when she and Yun Xiaoran came back to visit.
• Shen Jin scolded Yun Xiaoran for questioning their relationship and threatened to make him kneel on a washboard.
• Yun Xiaoran asked Shen Jin when they should visit his parents, and she became anxious about the meeting.
• Shen Jin watched videos about meeting a partner's parents and asked Yun Xiaoran whether he had told them she was Shen Mu.
• Yun Xiaoran admitted he probably had not told them, then reassured Shen Jin as she nestled against him and prepared answers.

Shen Jin pressed Yun Xiaoran to reveal the title of his novel because she wanted to know him better, while he kept his novelist identity secret. After Yun Xiaoran warned that couples could lose interest if they had no mystery, Shen Jin feared he would grow tired of her, and he reassured her that he would not.

• Shen Jin wondered whether Yun Xiaoran was writing smut or fan fiction about her and decided to ask him for his novel's title.
• Yun Xiaoran dodged Shen Jin's questions, and she insisted she would keep hugging him until he told her.
• Shen Jin explained that she wanted to understand Yun Xiaoran's life better, while he said couples did not need to reveal everything at once.
• Yun Xiaoran's comment about couples losing interest without mystery made Shen Jin worry that he would tire of her.
• Yun Xiaoran called Shen Jin his treasure and promised he would not get tired of her.

Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin were about to sleep when Shen Jin’s period began, staining the bed. Yun Xiaoran comforted her and carried her to the bathroom to help clean up, leaving Shen Jin feeling embarrassed but deeply touched by his care.

• Yun Xiaoran noticed a damp patch on the bed and asked Shen Jin if she had spilled tea.
• Shen Jin stopped Yun Xiaoran from turning on the light, then told him her period had started.
• Yun Xiaoran reassured Shen Jin that he did not blame her and that they could clean the sheets.
• Yun Xiaoran carried Shen Jin to the bathroom, and she held on to him, feeling sweetly moved by his care.
• Yun Xiaoran kissed Shen Jin and teased that helping clean her up was payment for letting him do it.

After an embarrassing incident, Yun Xiaoran comforted Shen Jin and put off worrying about how to reveal his Yun Bai alias. Shen Jin had nightmares that he would leave her, but he reassured her, and the next morning they excitedly discussed what kind of wedding they might have.

• After their shower, Shen Jin promised she would not think less of Yun Xiaoran if he had an embarrassing moment, while he privately worried about revealing his Yun Bai alias.
• Yun Xiaoran teased Shen Jin about ghosts on the Ghost Festival, then held her as they fell asleep together.
• Shen Jin woke Yun Xiaoran in the night, crying because she had dreamed he no longer wanted her, and he comforted her until she fell asleep again.
• The next morning, Yun Xiaoran checked on Shen Jin, who woke and told him she had dreamed they got married.
• Yun Xiaoran asked whether Shen Jin would prefer a Chinese-style or Western-style wedding, and she excitedly began planning with him.

Shen Jin began her competition on Singer 4202 with Yun Xiaoran accompanying her in secret as a driver and backstage support. At the venue, Yun Xiaoran spotted Li Qingxi, while the singers prepared to draw lots for their first elimination matchups.

• Shen Jin persuaded Yun Xiaoran to accompany her to Singer 4202, and Sister Hua agreed that his presence would help her perform.
• Shen Jin and Sister Hua entered the venue while Yun Xiaoran stayed in the car to avoid being seen.
• Yun Xiaoran spotted Li Qingxi arriving, but she sensed someone watching only briefly before Liu Yi urged her inside.
• The competition rules required singers to draw opponents, with the lower-scoring singer eliminated and the winner advancing.

Shen Jin prepared to perform while worrying she might face Yun Xiaoran’s ex-girlfriend, Li Qingxi. Her older brother Shen Yi arrived to meet her husband, but he and Yun Xiaoran crossed paths at a supermarket without recognizing each other, leaving Shen Yi suspicious that Yun Xiaoran’s van belonged to his sister.

• Sister Hua reassured Shen Jin that she could beat Li Qingxi, helping ease Shen Jin’s nerves before the performance.
• Shen Yi arrived at the Singer 2024 building to pick up Shen Jin and assess her new husband, Yun Xiaoran.
• Yun Xiaoran and Shen Yi independently went to the same supermarket to buy snacks and both asked for the same roast duck.
• Yun Xiaoran accepted the roast duck after Shen Yi offered it, irritating Shen Yi, who had expected him to politely refuse.
• Outside the supermarket, Yun Xiaoran avoided Shen Yi and returned to his van, which Shen Yi suspected was Shen Jin’s.
• Shen Yi decided to park beside the van and inspect it more closely.

Shen Jin drew a foreign singer as her opponent and trusted that Lone Cloud would help her prepare, while Li Qingxi drew an easier domestic rival. As Shen Yi waited to greet his sister after the card draw, the man who had fought him over roast duck suddenly approached her.

• The singers drew their match cards, and Shen Muge and Li Qingxi were not paired against each other.
• Li Qingxi drew a domestic singer with less popularity, while Shen Jin drew a question mark card and learned she would face a foreign singer later.
• Sister Hua worried about Shen Jin's foreign opponent, but Shen Jin said she had Lone Cloud to rely on.
• The group left the Singer 2024 venue after the card-drawing episode.
• Shen Yi spotted Shen Jin and saw the man who had fought him over roast duck run up beside her.

Shen Yi met his sister Shen Jin and her husband, Yun Xiaoran, after discovering that the man he had fought over roast duck was his brother-in-law. He agreed to take a walk with them and asked Shen Jin to explain how she and Yun Xiaoran met, leaving her planning to tell a slightly polished version over a meal.

• Shen Yi called Shen Jin from the parking lot and waited outside while she and Yun Xiaoran discussed his arrival.
• Yun Xiaoran reassured Shen Jin that he would get along with her brother, and the couple went out to greet Shen Yi.
• Shen Yi saw that Shen Jin looked healthier and introduced himself to Yun Xiaoran, though the two greeted each other reluctantly.
• Shen Yi suggested they take a walk and asked Shen Jin to tell him how she and Yun Xiaoran had met.
• Shen Jin agreed to explain over a meal and decided to make their unusual romance sound more presentable.

Shen Yi questioned Yun Xiaoran about his work and musical knowledge during the car ride, unaware that Yun Xiaoran was Lone Cloud. The chapter ended with Shen Yi asking Yun Xiaoran to perform one of his own songs.

• Shen Yi asked Yun Xiaoran what he did for work, and Yun Xiaoran said he was an online singer on VA Station.
• Shen Yi praised Lone Cloud’s song “My Sky” and asked Yun Xiaoran if he knew the singer.
• Yun Xiaoran discussed Lone Cloud’s music and pointed out that many of the songs would benefit from more instruments, while Shen Yi mistook his comments for empty arrogance.
• Shen Yi asked Yun Xiaoran to perform one of his own songs, and Yun Xiaoran fell silent.

Yun Xiaoran tried to keep his identity as Lone Cloud hidden from Shen Yi, who questioned him about streaming income. Yun Xiaoran played his unreleased song “Rain All Night Long,” and its instrumental interlude left Shen Yi suspecting it sounded like Lone Cloud’s work.

• Yun Xiaoran resisted singing because he feared Shen Yi would discover he was Lone Cloud, while Shen Yi grew wary of his claims about being a small-time streamer.
• Shen Yi cited Lone Cloud’s reported fee of two hundred thousand yuan for a forty-second advertisement as a benchmark for Yun Xiaoran’s earnings.
• Shen Jin and Sister Hua understood Yun Xiaoran’s predicament, but Shen Yi remained unaware of his secret identity.
• Yun Xiaoran played his unreleased song “Rain All Night Long” for everyone in the car.
• Shen Yi recognized that the song’s beautiful instrumental interlude sounded much like Lone Cloud’s style.

Shen Yi discovered that his future brother-in-law, Yun Xiaoran, was the famous musician Lone Cloud, and his attempt to question Yun Xiaoran about a rumored romance instead left him further outmaneuvered. When Shen Yi asked about Shen Jin’s purchase of Yun Bai’s novel rights, Yun Xiaoran casually named the exact price despite Shen Jin never telling him.

• Shen Jin revealed that Yun Xiaoran was Lone Cloud, leaving Shen Yi stunned and embarrassed after he had praised the musician and suspected Yun Xiaoran of copying him.
• Shen Yi asked Yun Xiaoran about his past romantic pairing with Audrey Cat, and Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran explained that he had helped her through a difficult time.
• Shen Yi changed the subject to Shen Jin’s upcoming adaptation of Wild Rush and asked whether Yun Xiaoran had spoken with its author, Yun Bai.
• Shen Yi asked Shen Jin how much she had paid for Yun Bai’s novel rights, but Yun Xiaoran mistakenly answered that the price was a little over two hundred thousand.
• Shen Jin told Shen Yi that she had never shared the novel’s purchase details or price with Yun Xiaoran.

Yun Xiaoran revealed to Shen Jin and Shen Yi that he was the novelist Yun Bai after accidentally guessing how much Shen Jin had paid for Yun Bai's book rights. Shen Jin was shocked that her husband had hidden his identity, while Shen Yi and Sister Hua also reacted with disbelief.

• Yun Xiaoran guessed that Shen Jin had spent two or three hundred thousand yuan on Yun Bai's novel rights, making Shen Jin wonder how he knew the amount.
• Shen Jin pressed Yun Xiaoran for an explanation, and he admitted he had been lying to her.
• Yun Xiaoran revealed that he was Yun Bai, stunning Shen Jin, Shen Yi, and Sister Hua.
• Yun Xiaoran apologized for keeping his identity secret, and Shen Jin asked why he had not told her sooner.
• Shen Jin recalled that Yun Xiaoran had claimed to be Lone Cloud and realized he was also the author she had criticized in front of him.

Shen Yi learned that his brother-in-law Yun Xiaoran was both Lone Cloud and Yun Bai, and saw how close he was with Shen Jin. After dinner and drinks, Yun Xiaoran stepped out to the restroom, leaving Shen Yi to tell his sister he was glad she had found a husband who treated her well.

• Shen Yi and Sister Hua were stunned to discover that Yun Xiaoran was Yun Bai as well as Lone Cloud.
• Yun Xiaoran asked Shen Jin about filming Wild Rush, and Shen Yi listened as his embarrassment grew.
• At the restaurant, Shen Jin held Yun Xiaoran’s hand and reproached him for keeping his identities secret, while he apologized and comforted her.
• Shen Yi decided to get Yun Xiaoran drunk, and they drank several rounds as Shen Jin watched her husband affectionately.
• Yun Xiaoran left to use the restroom, and Shen Yi told Shen Jin he was glad she had found a talented husband who treated her well.

Shen Yi warned Shen Jin that Yun Xiaoran’s rising fame would bring temptations and urged her to protect their relationship. Shen Jin took his warning seriously, and the idea of having a child with Yun Xiaoran briefly took root in her mind.

• Shen Yi warned Shen Jin that other women might pursue Yun Xiaoran as his status rose and told her to make sure he loved her.
• Shen Jin asked whether Yun Xiaoran would face such temptations often, and Shen Yi confirmed he would.
• Shen Yi reminded Shen Jin of their parents’ separation, and Sister Hua silently agreed that scandals and breakups were common in the entertainment industry.
• Shen Jin briefly considered having a child with Yun Xiaoran but kept the thought to herself.
• Shen Yi urged Shen Jin not to let her emotions make Yun Xiaoran sick of her, and Shen Jin said she understood.

Shen Jin asked Shen Yi to help reunite their parents, believing their father had been wrongly framed, and he agreed to help. After returning home with Yun Xiaoran, she confronted him about secretly being the famous writer Yun Bai, then shared her fears about his growing success and reaffirmed their love.

• Shen Jin told Shen Yi she wanted their parents to get back together because their father had been framed, and Shen Yi agreed to help.
• Shen Jin said Yun Xiaoran would help her reunite their parents, while Shen Yi would assist at the right moments.
• Yun Xiaoran took Shen Jin home, where she hugged him and questioned how he could be Yun Bai after she had spent so long wondering about the writer.
• Shen Jin admitted she feared Yun Xiaoran's success might attract another woman, and he reassured her that he loved her and would remain himself.
• Shen Jin insisted Yun Xiaoran would always be hers, and he carried her off to bathe before they kissed and he suggested they bathe together.