Recaps

Shen Jin grew jealous after hearing Yun Xiaoran take a call from Zhou Yanqi, while Yun Xiaoran brushed off Zhou Yanqi’s advances and cooked dinner for Shen Jin. As they grew more comfortable together, Yun Xiaoran told Shen Jin he would be meeting a friend the day after tomorrow.

• Shen Jin blamed Yun Xiaoran for their awkward situation and told him he could do what he wanted as long as he did not bring anyone home.
• Zhou Yanqi called Yun Xiaoran and suggested meeting to discuss music, but he discouraged her and ended the call without encouraging her advances.
• Shen Jin grew jealous after hearing Zhou Yanqi address Yun Xiaoran affectionately, then demanded Garlic Lobster for dinner.
• Yun Xiaoran cooked for Shen Jin, accommodated her preferences, and served her crayfish he had already peeled.
• Yun Xiaoran told Shen Jin he would meet a friend the day after tomorrow and asked her to have Sister Hua look after her.

After an awkward dinner, Yun Xiaoran focused on writing his popular new novel while Shen Jin and he silently turned the question of who would return his pillow into a contest. The chapter ended with Shen Jin deciding to enter his room to look for Fu Bao.

• Shen Jin ate the crayfish Yun Xiaoran peeled for her, but their conversation about their remaining twenty days together ended with Yun Xiaoran retreating to his room.
• Editor Kong Bai saw that Yun Bai's new novel had reached first place in both bookmarks and tips on the Newcomer Rankings.
• Yun Xiaoran read the readers' enthusiastic comments and resumed writing, determined to produce twenty thousand characters a day.
• Shen Jin noticed Yun Xiaoran's pillow in her room and decided not to return it, treating the situation as a contest over who would enter the other's room.
• Yun Xiaoran noticed his missing pillow but chose not to retrieve it, then went to bed.
• Shen Jin saw that Yun Xiaoran was asleep and decided to enter his room to look for Fu Bao.

Yun Xiaoran learned that Shen Jin had noticed rumors linking Lone Cloud with Audrey Cat, then agreed to write a catchy song for Audrey Cat. He promised to find a singer by the next day, though he had no one in mind yet.

• Shen Jin spotted Lone Cloud's friendly exchanges with Audrey Cat and suspected they were promoting a romance, while Yun Xiaoran hid that he was Lone Cloud.
• Shen Jin grew jealous as she discussed Audrey Cat with Yun Xiaoran, who decided to reveal less about himself online.
• Yun Xiaoran messaged Zhao Ruoxi, who admitted she had helped spread the rumor to get his attention and asked him to write her a song.
• Yun Xiaoran agreed to write a catchy song but realized he had no female friend to sing it, so he promised to find someone by the next day.

Yun Xiaoran arranged for Zhou Yanqi to sing a new dance song and finished writing “Calories,” while Shen Jin sought singing advice from Lone Cloud without realizing he was her husband. Their conversation ended with Yun Xiaoran declining Shen Jin’s offer to join China Star Entertainment.

• Yun Xiaoran asked Zhou Zeyu for Zhou Yanqi’s contact in exchange for writing Zhou Zeyu a love poem and a sad song.
• Yun Xiaoran added Zhou Yanqi on WeChat and wrote the lyrics and melody for “Calories.”
• Shen Jin complained to Sister Hua about her dull days with Yun Xiaoran and wondered whether he was really a stalker fan.
• Shen Jin messaged Lone Cloud for advice on singing the final chorus, and Yun Xiaoran explained how to perform it.
• Shen Jin offered Lone Cloud a lyricist position at China Star Entertainment, but Yun Xiaoran declined because he wanted to remain independent.

Yun Xiaoran arranged to meet Zhou Yanqi so she could sing a song, then wrote lyrics and music for Zhou Zeyu. At dinner, Shen Jin questioned him about his VA Site videos and nearly exposed his secret identity.

• Zhou Yanqi mistook Yun Xiaoran’s invitation to sing his song for romantic interest and agreed to meet him the next day.
• Yun Xiaoran wrote a love letter and chose “Gentleman” as the song for Zhou Zeyu.
• Shen Jin came home for dinner, and Yun Xiaoran cooked for her and Fu Bao.
• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran what kind of videos he posted on VA Site, and he dodged the question.
• Shen Jin recommended that Yun Xiaoran learn from Lone Cloud, unaware that he was hiding his online identity.

Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin went for a walk to help him practice socializing, where a neighbor teased them about having a baby. Yun Xiaoran took Shen Jin’s hand to play along, but she retaliated by pulling him close and pinching his waist as they walked away.

• Yun Xiaoran called Shen Jin “honey” by accident, then escaped to wash the dishes when she watched him with an amused smile.
• Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran went downstairs for a walk, and Yun Xiaoran greeted an older neighbor who asked whether Shen Jin was his girlfriend.
• Shen Jin held the neighbor’s granddaughter, Tiantian, and told the woman they would do their best when she urged the couple to have a baby.
• After the neighbor made a suggestive joke, Yun Xiaoran took Shen Jin’s hand and led her forward, surprising her.
• Shen Jin pulled Yun Xiaoran close, pinched his waist, and trapped his wrist when he tried to get away.
• Zhou Zeyu called Yun Xiaoran twice, but Yun Xiaoran did not answer.

Shen Jin found Yun Xiaoran’s love letter and convinced herself it might be meant for her, leaving her flustered and unsure how to respond. Yun Xiaoran slept on, unaware that she had read it and taken the notebook to her room.

• Shen Jin reflected on her marriage with Yun Xiaoran and insisted that her irritation over his dinner with Zhou Yanqi had not been jealousy.
• Yun Xiaoran copied love poems onto a card, planning to end things with Li Qingxi and record a song with Zhou Yanqi the next day.
• Shen Jin entered Yun Xiaoran’s room to take Fu Bao and noticed the love-letter card and notebook on his desk.
• Shen Jin read the poems and decided Yun Xiaoran might have written them for her, growing excited and embarrassed.
• Shen Jin hurried back to her room with the notebook, panicking over how she would respond if Yun Xiaoran gave her the letter.

Shen Jin confided her worries about Yun Xiaoran to Sister Hua while he met Li Qingxi and later joined Zhou Yanqi at Zhou Zeyu’s recording studio. After agreeing to record a song, Yun Xiaoran planned to shop at the night market and buy Shen Jin a gold bangle.

• Yun Xiaoran left Shen Jin with Sister Hua, who asked what had happened between them, and Shen Jin told her about her worries over his feelings.
• Yun Xiaoran met Li Qingxi at a café and told her that they had moved on and that he had a wife who loved him; Li Qingxi ended the conversation and left with Liu Yi.
• Zhou Yanqi arrived early to meet Yun Xiaoran and went with him to Zhou Zeyu’s home, where Zhou Zeyu praised the lyrics and melody Yun Xiaoran had written for “Gentleman.”
• Zhou Yanqi agreed to record the song on the condition that they visit the night market afterward, and Yun Xiaoran said he would buy food for Shen Jin and Sister Hua.
• Yun Xiaoran said he also wanted to buy Shen Jin a gold bangle to match the expensive one she had bought him.

Yun Xiaoran spent the evening at the night market with Zhou Yanqi, while Shen Jin discovered his love letters were gone and convinced herself she was upset because he had lied, not because she was jealous. As Yun Xiaoran headed home with food for Shen Jin, Zhou Yanqi persuaded him to ride in her car and planned to take him to his front door.

• Yun Xiaoran accompanied Zhou Yanqi around the night market, where she bought them food and he carried a gift box with a gold bracelet and a greeting card.
• Sister Hua teased Shen Jin about her growing closeness with Yun Xiaoran and discussed her acting prospects and signing Lone Cloud.
• Shen Jin found Yun Xiaoran’s love letters missing and concluded that he had taken them to another girl, leaving her upset despite insisting she was not jealous.
• Yun Xiaoran checked his messages, wondered whether Shen Jin had eaten, and told Zhou Yanqi he needed to bring chicken drumsticks home to his wife.
• Zhou Yanqi convinced Yun Xiaoran to ride in her car by warning that the food would get cold, intending to take him all the way to his front door.

Shen Jin feared Yun Xiaoran had spent the evening with another woman and drank while waiting for him. Yun Xiaoran returned with a Gold Bracelet and placed it on her wrist, leaving her to interpret the gift as a romantic gesture.

• Shen Jin received Yun Xiaoran's message about bringing home snacks, grew upset that he was late, and asked Sister Hua for wine.
• Yun Xiaoran read Sister Hua's urgent message and left Zhou Yanqi after dropping her off near a fast-food place.
• Shen Jin drank a second glass and started upstairs, but Yun Xiaoran arrived home with a box in hand.
• Shen Jin mistook the box for a ring and became flustered as Yun Xiaoran approached her.
• Yun Xiaoran opened the box, put the Gold Bracelet on Shen Jin's wrist, and praised how it looked on her.

Shen Jin treasured Yun Xiaoran’s bracelet and handwritten note, then performed exceptionally at I Am a Singer while Li Qingxi discovered evidence of her marriage to him. After Shen Jin left the stage, Li Qingxi confronted Yun Xiaoran backstage.

• Yun Xiaoran gave Shen Jin a gold bracelet and explained that he had enlisted another woman to help with a song, prompting Shen Jin to warn him to ask her to sing next time.
• Shen Jin read Yun Xiaoran’s handwritten wish and realized his recent work had been for a song, then decided to forgive him for the sake of the bracelet and note.
• Zhou Zeyu told Yun Xiaoran their song video had gone viral and invited him out while Shen Jin attended I Am a Singer.
• Liu Yi and Li Qingxi recognized Shen Jin in a hospital photograph with Yun Xiaoran, and Li Qingxi resolved to use the image against them.
• Shen Jin delivered a powerful performance despite her injured ankle, then left the stage feeling exhausted.
• Li Qingxi called out Yun Xiaoran in a hostile voice as Shen Jin and Sister Hua entered the corridor.

Shen Muge performed at I Am a Singer before Li Qingxi confronted her about Yun Xiaoran and lured her into a private dinner. Shen Jin learned that Yun Xiaoran had initially married her to appease his family, but defended their relationship to Li Qingxi, leaving the two women in a tense argument over what love meant.

• Li Qingxi recognized Shen Muge’s hospital disguise and decided to use her photograph to threaten Shen Muge and get back at Yun Xiaoran.
• Shen Muge gave a strong performance at I Am a Singer despite feeling weak, then Li Qingxi confronted her backstage about the hospital photograph.
• Shen Jin offered Li Qingxi five hundred thousand for the photograph, but Li Qingxi refused the money and asked about her relationship with Yun Xiaoran.
• At the Tianhe Hotel, Shen Jin told Li Qingxi that Yun Xiaoran was her husband, and Li Qingxi revealed that he had originally wanted to marry her to appease his family.
• Li Qingxi questioned whether Yun Xiaoran’s care and gifts amounted to love, and Shen Jin defended their bond before accusing Li Qingxi of judging love through sexual experience.

Shen Jin confronted Li Qingxi about her lack of understanding of love, then picked up Yun Xiaoran and learned the truth about his breakup. The chapter ended with Yun Xiaoran carrying Shen Jin into the villa after her sprained foot began to hurt again.

• Shen Jin challenged Li Qingxi's ideas about love and left her alone in the private dining room.
• Shen Jin picked up Yun Xiaoran after interrupting a young woman who was asking for his WeChat.
• Yun Xiaoran told Shen Jin that Li Qingxi had asked to meet him after their breakup two weeks earlier.
• Yun Xiaoran explained that Li Qingxi had left him for her career as a star, and Shen Jin defended women in entertainment.
• Shen Jin's sprained foot hurt again at the villa, so Yun Xiaoran carried her while she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Shen Jin tried to grow closer to Yun Xiaoran by learning what food he liked and urging him to dress better, while Yun Xiaoran continued working on his novel. Later, he met Ning Yao, who asked him to guide her to Building A1 so she could surprise Shen Jin and expose what she believed was a fake marriage.

• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran what dishes he liked, learned that he avoided green peppers, and told him to dress better because he was her husband.
• Yun Xiaoran posted six thousand characters of Wild Rush, then went for a walk near the residential complex's playground.
• Ning Yao, who had come to visit Shen Jin unannounced, asked Yun Xiaoran for directions to Building A1.
• Ning Yao asked Yun Xiaoran to take her there, trusting him while planning to catch Shen Jin in a lie about her marriage.

Yun Xiaoran invited Ning Xian into his home while she waited for her daughter, and they chatted about marriage, cooking, and her daughter’s childhood. Shen Jin came home and revealed that Ning Xian was her mother, leaving Yun Xiaoran stunned after he had called her “sis.”

• Yun Xiaoran escorted Ning Xian to the eighth floor and invited her to wait at his home when she could not find her daughter’s apartment key.
• Ning Xian asked Yun Xiaoran about his marriage, and he told her he and Shen Jin had registered two weeks earlier.
• Ning Xian talked about her daughter’s childhood while Fu Bao settled onto her lap, and Yun Xiaoran described how Shen Jin only ate food he cooked.
• Ning Xian told Yun Xiaoran that Shen Jin likely liked him, but he doubted her interpretation.
• Shen Jin came home, asked Yun Xiaoran to peel an apple, and revealed that Ning Xian was her mother.

Ning Xian discovered that Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran had secretly registered their marriage and accepted Yun Xiaoran as her son-in-law, unaware of the couple’s agreement. Meanwhile, Liu Yi rallied Li Qingxi to challenge Shen Muge and Yun Xiaoran again and planned to smear Lone Cloud.

• Ning Xian scolded Shen Jin for hiding her marriage, while Yun Xiaoran defended her and held her hand.
• Ning Xian praised Yun Xiaoran and concluded that Shen Jin had genuinely found a boyfriend, while Shen Jin privately denied enjoying his attentions.
• Shen Jin took Yun Xiaoran into the kitchen to cook with him, leaving Ning Xian reassured.
• Liu Yi told Li Qingxi to recover from her loss and keep targeting Shen Muge and Yun Xiaoran.
• Liu Yi said the company would hire prominent songwriters for Singer 2402 and that she would pay people on VA Site to smear Lone Cloud.

Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran pretended to be a loving couple while hosting Ning Xian, and Shen Jin realized he still did not know her true identity. After Ning Xian left, Yun Xiaoran called their affectionate behavior an act, angering Shen Jin on the drive home.

• Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran cooked together, and Shen Jin watched him with growing admiration.
• Yun Xiaoran invented a story about meeting Shen Jin online, and Shen Jin played along while signaling to Ning Xian that he did not know her true identity.
• Yun Xiaoran treated Shen Jin attentively at dinner, pleasing Ning Xian and prompting her to tease her daughter about her husband's cooking.
• Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran drove Ning Xian to the airport after dinner, then headed home together.
• Yun Xiaoran said there was no need to keep acting now that Ning Xian had left, and Shen Jin angrily asked him to repeat himself.

Yun Xiaoran was teased by Shen Jin, whose feelings grew complicated when he gave her his bank card for household expenses. As his novel gained popularity and Shen Jin prepared her album, Yun Xiaoran sent Zhao Ruoxi the song he had promised her.

• Shen Jin touched Yun Xiaoran's thigh while driving, then teased him and sent him to buy her water.
• Yun Xiaoran noted that Wild Rush was climbing the New Book Chart and planned to start The Grave Robbers' Chronicles after setting up Lone Cloud's VA Site creator account.
• Shen Jin left for work to handle preparations for her upcoming album, whose announcement had reached third place on Weibo's trending chart.
• Yun Xiaoran gave Shen Jin his bank card for groceries and household wear, and she accepted it with unexpected delight.
• Yun Xiaoran remembered his promise to Audrey Cat, sent her the finished song recorded by Zhou Yanqi, and Zhao Ruoxi played the audio file.

Zhao Ruoxi urged Yun Xiaoran to enter the Huaxia Rongchuang Gu Feng Song Contest, and he agreed to compete for its prize. Meanwhile, Shen Jin reconsidered her feelings after Sister Hua interpreted Yun Xiaoran giving her his salary card as proof that he liked her.

• Zhao Ruoxi told Yun Xiaoran about the traditional-style song contest and its hundred-thousand-yuan first prize, and he decided to enter.
• Zhao Ruoxi logged off to listen to "Calorie" and imagine a dance, while Yun Xiaoran began working on "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion."
• Shen Jin worried about whether to accept her invitation to Singer 2024 amid the ongoing fan rivalry between her fans and Li Qingxi's.
• Sister Hua saw Yun Xiaoran's salary card in Shen Jin's hand and suggested that he had fallen for her, reminding her of the gold bangle he had given her.
• Shen Jin wondered whether Yun Xiaoran truly liked her, and Sister Hua asked what Shen Jin, Yun Xiaoran, and Ning Xian had discussed after Shen Jin's mother visited.

Shen Jin struggled with her growing reluctance to divorce Yun Xiaoran as Sister Hua handed her the prepared agreement. When Yun Xiaoran reminded her he would not get involved with another girl before their divorce, Shen Jin grew jealous and shut herself away to practice singing.

• Sister Hua teased Shen Jin by saying she might pursue Yun Xiaoran after his divorce, and Shen Jin firmly objected.
• Sister Hua gave Shen Jin the divorce agreement and reminded her that she would need Yun Xiaoran to sign a confidentiality agreement and accept money.
• Shen Jin admitted to herself that she wanted to keep living with Yun Xiaoran and could not bear imagining him loving someone else.
• Shen Jin messaged Yun Xiaoran to ask where he was, and he replied that he was at Zhou Zeyu's place practicing with his guitar.
• Yun Xiaoran promised not to get involved with another girl before their divorce, and Shen Jin angrily told him to find someone before muting his messages.
• Shen Jin retreated to the practice room and practiced singing, unable to calm her jealousy.

Yun Xiaoran practiced “Preface to the Orchid Pavilion” with Zhou Zeyu while Shen Jin struggled with her feelings about their approaching divorce. After Sister Hua suggested Shen Jin might be in love with Yun Xiaoran, Shen Jin denied it but began looking forward to hearing from him.

• Yun Xiaoran practiced “Preface to the Orchid Pavilion” with Zhou Zeyu and asked to record it again because he was dissatisfied with his first take.
• Shen Jin felt restless after practice and thought about how her view of Yun Xiaoran had changed during their two weeks together.
• Sister Hua persuaded Shen Jin to eat lunch and listened as Shen Jin explained why she felt unsettled.
• Sister Hua told Shen Jin she might be in love with Yun Xiaoran, and Shen Jin insisted she only liked his meals and support.
• Sister Hua pointed out that Shen Jin had grown used to being Yun Xiaoran's wife and advised her to detach herself during the fifteen days before their divorce.
• Alone in her office, Shen Jin expected Yun Xiaoran to be angry that she had ignored his messages and considered replying.

Shen Jin became upset when Yun Xiaoran stayed away and ignored her call, but a conversation about thirteen-spice seasoning eased her mood. After both went to the supermarket, Yun Xiaoran discovered Shen Jin had lied about being at the office when they ran into each other.

• Shen Jin returned home and found Yun Xiaoran absent, then tried to convince herself she did not care where he was.
• Yun Xiaoran finished recording a song at Zhou Zeyu's place and called Shen Jin after noticing her missed call.
• Shen Jin lied that she was at the office, and Yun Xiaoran asked her to buy thirteen-spice seasoning.
• Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin each went to the supermarket, where they unexpectedly came face to face.

Shen Jin joined Yun Xiaoran on a supermarket trip and grew curious about his everyday life, while Yun Xiaoran said he had hoped they could get along better during their remaining twenty days. The chapter left Shen Jin waiting to see whether he would buy her chocolates.

• Shen Jin made Yun Xiaoran carry her shopping bags and questioned why he planned to shop for groceries alone.
• Yun Xiaoran agreed to shop with Shen Jin after she insisted that shopping together was more fun.
• Shen Jin followed Yun Xiaoran around the supermarket as he carefully chose meat and vegetables.
• Yun Xiaoran said he had thought Shen Jin might have changed and that they could get along better during their remaining twenty days.
• Shen Jin lingered by the chocolates, and after a saleswoman called her Yun Xiaoran's girlfriend, Yun Xiaoran asked what flavor and shape she wanted.

At the supermarket, Shen Jin was delighted when Yun Xiaoran remembered her casual wish for chocolates, then teased him over buying her period underwear and feeding her chocolate in the car. She fed him a chocolate that had touched her lips, leaving him flustered as she enjoyed teasing him.

• Yun Xiaoran bought Shen Jin a large heart-shaped box of chocolates after asking what flavor she liked.
• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran to accompany her to buy sanitary products, and he blushed before suggesting that period underwear was better than sanitary pads.
• On the drive home, Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran to feed her chocolates while she drove.
• Shen Jin took a chocolate from Yun Xiaoran, licked her lips, and pushed half of it into his mouth, watching him become flustered.

Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin shared an awkwardly intimate car ride, and Shen Jin questioned him about ignoring her WeChat message. After they returned home, Yun Xiaoran mistook Shen Jin’s attempt to get his attention for a reminder that she had forgotten her pads, leaving her sulking and asking Sister Hua why he was so clueless.

• Shen Jin fed Yun Xiaoran a chocolate ball while he was driving, then had him wipe the chocolate from her hand.
• Shen Jin asked why Yun Xiaoran had not replied to her WeChat message and whether there had been any women at his rehearsal; he said he had left his phone outside and there had not been.
• Yun Xiaoran told Shen Jin she could message him or check up on him in the future, though she denied that she had been checking up on him.
• Yun Xiaoran carried the groceries home and mentioned that he would not have to carry them for much longer, making Shen Jin sulk.
• When Shen Jin tried to draw Yun Xiaoran’s attention before leaving the couch, he called her back only to return her forgotten pads, and she slammed her bedroom door.
• Shen Jin messaged Sister Hua to ask why Yun Xiaoran was so clueless.