Chapter Summaries

Yun Xiaoran and Zhao Ruoxi publicly announced a relationship to redirect the backlash over Wu Poyun’s sexual rumors and bet scandal. Their announcement eased the abuse directed at Zhao Ruoxi, while Wu Poyun’s main VA Station account was banned for 3,650 days.

• Yun Xiaoran and Zhao Ruoxi agreed to announce they were dating, hoping the fake relationship would quiet the rumors and hostile comments.
• Lone Cloud and Audrey Cat posted a joint relationship announcement that quickly gained attention and shifted the trending conversation toward Wu Poyun’s misconduct.
• Yun Xiaoran told Zhao Ruoxi they could break up after a week or two, then showed her his marriage certificate when she questioned why he wanted to end things.
• Zhao Ruoxi learned Lone Cloud was married, went offline, and listened to his song while Yun Xiaoran chose not to address her feelings.
• Wu Poyun tried to access his main account to attack Lone Cloud but discovered VA Station had banned it for 3,650 days.

Shen Jin treasured a pair of custom hair ties for Yun Xiaoran but struggled to find a way to give them to him. She also learned that Yun Bai had refused to sell her the adaptation rights to his novel and decided to pursue the script anyway, while Sister Hua suggested using drinks to get Yun Xiaoran to wear the hair tie.

• Shen Jin opened the Couple Hair Ties, which revealed a hidden “I love you” message when wet, and explained that she wanted to begin her gifts to Yun Xiaoran with something simple.
• Sister Hua warned Shen Jin that Yun Xiaoran remained hostile toward the entertainment industry, leaving Shen Jin unsure how to give him the hair ties.
• Sister Hua received a message saying Yun Bai had refused Shen Jin’s offer for his novel’s adaptation rights, and Shen Jin asked her to find out why and negotiate again.
• Sister Hua suggested inviting Yun Xiaoran for drinks, and Shen Jin decided to use the alcohol in her dining room cabinet to get a hair tie onto his wrist.

Shen Jin planned a movie date with Yun Xiaoran so she could get him tipsy and put a hair tie on his wrist. After Yun Xiaoran accepted, Shen Jin prepared a strong drink and dressed up for their meeting.

• Shen Jin planned to get Yun Xiaoran drunk with strong wine and use the chance to put a hair tie on his wrist.
• Shen Jin booked a secluded movie date at Wanda Plaza and changed Yun Xiaoran's contact name to [Hubby].
• Shen Jin invited Yun Xiaoran to watch a movie, and Yun Xiaoran agreed.
• Shen Jin asked Sister Hua to make a deceptively mild but potent drink and prepared iced black tea mixed with whiskey for Yun Xiaoran.
• Shen Jin dressed in a strapless gradient gown and headed to meet Yun Xiaoran, hoping he would find her outfit attractive.

Yun Xiaoran met Shen Jin at Wanda Plaza, where her unusually affectionate behavior made him wonder what had changed. They watched a romance movie holding hands, and Shen Jin considered whether to use the spiked water Sister Hua had mentioned.

• Yun Xiaoran waited for Shen Jin outside the movie theater at Wanda Plaza.
• Shen Jin arrived in a new hairstyle, teased Yun Xiaoran, and pulled him toward the theater while calling him her husband.
• After they sat down, Shen Jin held Yun Xiaoran’s hand and accepted his suggestion that the theater was cold.
• During the romance film, Yun Xiaoran blushed at the kissing scenes while Shen Jin watched his reaction and smiled.
• Shen Jin wondered whether to use the bottle of spiked water Sister Hua had mentioned.

Shen Jin accidentally drank Sister Hua’s alcohol-laced iced tea while Yun Xiaoran drank the ordinary bottle, and she became drunk during the movie. She grew affectionate toward Yun Xiaoran, who comforted her and let her cling to him.

• Shen Jin nervously gave Yun Xiaoran the bottle containing ordinary iced tea, then drank Sister Hua’s spiked bottle herself.
• Sister Hua’s potent mixture gradually intoxicated Shen Jin, who began stroking Yun Xiaoran’s hand and confessed that she wished she had been his first love.
• Shen Jin tested whether Yun Xiaoran would remember her, and he reassured her that she was first in his heart.
• Shen Jin rested against Yun Xiaoran, clung to his arm, and stroked his face while he indulged her affectionately.

Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin grew physically affectionate during a movie, with Shen Jin's drunkenness making her cling to him and ask to continue at home. The movie neared its end as Yun Xiaoran noticed her drinking and kept touching her face.

• Shen Jin held Yun Xiaoran's hand tightly and asked if he liked her.
• Yun Xiaoran pinched and stroked Shen Jin's cheek, and she closed her eyes and enjoyed his touch.
• Shen Jin pulled Yun Xiaoran close, touched her forehead to his, and asked whether they could wait until they got home.
• Yun Xiaoran told Shen Jin to watch the movie properly and turned his attention back to the screen.
• Shen Jin crouched beside Yun Xiaoran and pressed his hand to her cheek so he could touch it, and Yun Xiaoran noticed the smell of alcohol.
• Shen Jin denied drinking as Yun Xiaoran continued to play with her face.

Yun Xiaoran discovered that Shen Jin had meant to get him drunk with the iced black tea, but she had become drunk herself. At the theater, she gave him a matching hair tie and put one on each of their wrists, delighted that they looked like a young couple.

• Yun Xiaoran realized Shen Jin's iced black tea bottle contained alcohol, and she admitted it had been meant for him.
• Shen Jin gave Yun Xiaoran a matching hair tie, but became tearful and jealous when he joked about giving it to other women.
• Yun Xiaoran soothed Shen Jin by saying the hair tie would look pretty on her, and she warned him not to seek out other women.
• Shen Jin carefully put one hair tie on Yun Xiaoran's wrist and the other on her own while they waited for the movie audience to leave.
• Shen Jin held their wrists together and told Yun Xiaoran they looked like a young couple.

On the ride home, Yun Xiaoran cared for a sleeping, exhausted Shen Jin, who murmured for him and clung to him after he helped her drink water. The couple remained close and affectionate as the car continued home.

• Yun Xiaoran admired the hair tie Shen Jin had given him, then told her it was time to go home and called her his wife.
• Shen Jin fell asleep in the back seat on the way home, nestled between Yun Xiaoran's legs.
• Shen Jin murmured for Yun Xiaoran, and he reassured her that he was there while gently stroking her back.
• Shen Jin said she was thirsty, so Yun Xiaoran helped her sit up and brought water to her lips.
• Shen Jin drank eagerly, wiped her mouth on Yun Xiaoran's sleeve, and wrapped her arms and legs around him.

Yun Xiaoran brought a sleeping Shen Jin home and struggled to free himself when she clung to him in bed. After he replaced his hand with an old pillow, he saw Sister Hua’s messages to Shen Jin and began wondering whether she had planned the afternoon’s drinks and movie to seduce him.

• Yun Xiaoran carried the sleeping Shen Jin home on his back, then took her to her room and laid her on the bed.
• Shen Jin woke briefly, grabbed Yun Xiaoran’s wrist, and held on while he tried unsuccessfully to escape.
• Yun Xiaoran placed his old pillow beside Shen Jin, and she let go of him to hug it instead.
• Yun Xiaoran read Sister Hua’s messages asking Shen Jin whether she had “got him” and wanted details.
• Yun Xiaoran recalled Shen Jin’s behavior during their movie session and wondered if she had prepared the alcohol as part of a plan.

Yun Xiaoran reflected on his growing success online and in writing while reaffirming that he intended to divorce Shen Jin. The next morning, Shen Jin woke with fragments of her drunken night returning and found Yun Xiaoran asleep on the sofa.

• Yun Xiaoran saw that his song had reached second place in the contest and that his books were earning strong rankings and income.
• Yun Xiaoran decided that divorce was certain because he wanted a normal relationship rather than an unequal sham marriage.
• Shen Jin woke up clutching a pillow that smelled of Yun Xiaoran and remembered that he had brought her back after she blacked out.
• Shen Jin checked her phone, found no sign that Yun Xiaoran had unlocked it, and saw that he had slept on the sofa.
• Shen Jin watched Yun Xiaoran sleep and decided to do something instead of returning to bed.

While Yun Xiaoran slept on the sofa, Shen Jin secretly touched his face and imagined being close to him. She dressed in a sexy nightdress hoping to catch his attention after a shower, but he stayed asleep, so she read his novel instead.

• Shen Jin watched Yun Xiaoran sleep, then stroked and pinched his cheek while imagining hugging him.
• Yun Xiaoran's fluttering eyelashes startled Shen Jin, who decided to shower and dress in a nightdress to surprise him.
• Shen Jin made noise around the sofa to wake Yun Xiaoran, then took a long shower and changed into her nightdress.
• Shen Jin returned from the bathroom and found Yun Xiaoran still sleeping, so she sat beside him and read his novel.

Shen Jin tried to show Yun Xiaoran her revealing nightdress, while he pretended to be asleep to avoid an awkward encounter. After he accidentally revealed that he had been awake, they settled down to share takeout, still embarrassed by their closeness.

• Shen Jin reread Yun Bai's novel and wondered about the special feeling described in it.
• Yun Xiaoran woke and pretended to sleep when he noticed Shen Jin in a revealing nightdress.
• Shen Jin stayed beside Yun Xiaoran and ordered takeout rather than leaving or cooking.
• When Shen Jin went to collect the food, Yun Xiaoran sat up and complained that she had finally left.
• Shen Jin returned with the takeout and heard Yun Xiaoran, revealing that he had been awake all along.
• Yun Xiaoran changed the subject, and Shen Jin sat beside him as they prepared to eat together.

Shen Jin and Yun Xiaoran awkwardly shared a meal, and Shen Jin tried to defend Shen Muge and change Yun Xiaoran's opinion of her. The conversation ended with Shen Jin offering to help Yun Xiaoran get a job at her company, but he declined because his current work paid well.

• Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin ate the takeout together, and he pointed out that she had put a hair tie on his wrist the night before.
• Yun Xiaoran asked Shen Jin what Shen Muge was like, and Shen Jin described her as kind to her staff and said she rarely went out for karaoke or drinks.
• Yun Xiaoran's brief replies made Shen Jin worry that she had upset him and failed to change his prejudice against Shen Muge.
• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran what he had studied and offered to use her influence to get him a job at her company.
• Yun Xiaoran declined the offer, saying his current job earned him a steady thousand a day, and Shen Jin asked if he did not want to join.

Yun Xiaoran turned down Shen Jin’s offer to help his career, insisting he wanted to succeed on his own. Shen Jin misread his awkward response to her revealing nightdress as dislike, changed clothes, and decided to keep trying new ways to win him over.

• Yun Xiaoran declined Shen Jin’s offer and said he wanted to make it on his own.
• Shen Jin waited for Yun Xiaoran to react to her nightdress, but he stayed silent because he did not want to stir up trouble before he left in about thirteen days.
• Shen Jin asked Yun Xiaoran what he thought of her outfit, and he hesitantly said it was pretty good.
• Shen Jin took his faint praise as a sign that he disliked the outfit and resolved to try different clothes until she found something he liked.
• Shen Jin changed into her usual black skirt and stockings, then sat on the couch and planned to message Sister Hua about her next attempt to win Yun Xiaoran over.

Shen Jin told Sister Hua about her progress with Yun Xiaoran, then tried to build closeness by messaging him that work would keep her away for several days. Meanwhile, Yun Xiaoran narrowly advanced past Li Qingxi in the Original Gu Feng preliminary round and considered releasing an inspirational song.

• Shen Jin told Sister Hua that she had worn the black nightdress for Yun Xiaoran and asked how to bring their relationship closer before their divorce.
• Sister Hua advised Shen Jin to communicate steadily and suggested chatting with Yun Xiaoran on WeChat while pretending work kept her from going home.
• Shen Jin messaged Yun Xiaoran that she would be busy for two or three days, and he replied briefly that he hoped work went well.
• Yun Xiaoran narrowly defeated Li Qingxi in the Original Gu Feng preliminary round, winning 159,632 votes to her 159,084.
• Audrey Cat congratulated Yun Xiaoran and urged him to celebrate by releasing new songs, prompting him to consider the inspirational song "My Sky."

Yun Xiaoran recruited Zhou Zeyu to record an upbeat song for exam takers and planned to release it that night. Meanwhile, Li Qingxi remained convinced she would win the traditional-style song competition and prepared for a Babao Road advertising shoot.

• Yun Xiaoran visited Zhou Zeyu to record his new song with several singers and instruments.
• Zhou Zeyu praised the lyrics, learned the song, and agreed to sing without an appearance fee in exchange for a future song.
• Yun Xiaoran finished recording at Zhou Zeyu's home and said he would polish the audio and upload it to music platforms and VA Station.
• Liu Yi read Weibo comments mocking Li Qingxi after she lost to Lone Cloud in the traditional-style song competition.
• Li Qingxi insisted the final judges would favor her influence and planned to impress Babao Road's representatives at the next day's advertising shoot.

Yun Xiaoran uploaded an exam-season song that quickly became a hit on VA Station, while Shen Jin waited anxiously for him to message her. Shen Jin and Li Qingxi then arrived separately for a Burberry advertising opportunity.

• Yun Xiaoran uploaded his adjusted version of "My Sky" to VA Station and NetEase Cloud Music, then returned to writing.
• Lone Cloud's new song topped VA Station's trending chart, drew thirty thousand concurrent viewers, and strengthened his growing following.
• Shen Jin and Sister Hua watched the song, discussed its exam-season theme, and talked about Shen Jin's unanswered hopes for a message from Yun Xiaoran.
• Sister Hua told Shen Jin that Burberry's Linshun City representative would be arriving to arrange an advertisement.
• Li Qingxi traveled with Liu Yi to Burberry's distributor for a collaboration, hoping the opportunity could lead to a brand-friend or spokesperson role.
• Shen Jin and Sister Hua arrived at the distributor and saw Li Qingxi waiting anxiously.

Shen Muge received deferential treatment during a commercial shoot while Li Qingxi felt ignored and resentful. Meanwhile, Lone Cloud’s exam-themed song went viral, and his writing and music were earning him substantial income.

• Lu Haoyu welcomed Shen Muge respectfully and explained that she was the brand’s ambassador while Li Qingxi was only a brand friend for lower-end products.
• Lu Haoyu arranged an indoor shoot and promised Shen Muge it would take about half an hour, leaving Li Qingxi feeling slighted by the difference in treatment.
• Lone Cloud’s “My Sky” climbed to third on Weibo’s trending searches and drew a peak of ninety thousand simultaneous viewers as exam-related accounts used it.
• Zhao Ruoxi refreshed Lone Cloud’s song page and felt genuinely happy that his music had become popular.
• Lone Cloud continued writing while his books and Cool Cat brought in tens of thousands a day.
• Li Qingxi grew increasingly angry during the shoot as Lu Haoyu catered to Shen Muge and Shen Muge ignored her.

Shen Jin worried about Yun Xiaoran’s opinion of her while his newly posted song became an online hit and Zhao Ruoxi invited him to dinner. At a Burberry shoot, Li Qingxi overheard staff disparaging her and was left missing Yun Xiaoran as she faced another setback.

• Shen Jin secretly looked to Li Qingxi’s style for clues about Yun Xiaoran’s tastes, then felt dejected that he had not messaged her.
• Yun Xiaoran watched his song’s video soar to six million views in five hours as official media used its audio in exam-related videos.
• Zhao Ruoxi invited Yun Xiaoran to dinner, but he declined because he was busy and did not want to deepen their relationship; she took his promise to treat her later as a hopeful sign.
• Shen Jin impressed the Burberry crew with her effortless presence, while Li Qingxi struggled through the commercial shoot under Lu Haoyu’s direction.
• Li Qingxi overheard Burberry staff call her a nobody and, remembering how she had cut ties with Yun Xiaoran and their friends, fought back tears.

Yun Xiaoran agreed to an interview with Entertainment News about his hit song “My Sky,” on the condition that he hide his identity. As Lone Cloud’s popularity surged, Shen Jin planned to use the livestream to uncover who he was and pursue his songs and cover rights.

• Yun Xiaoran received interview requests from numerous media outlets after “My Sky” became a hit and accepted Entertainment News’s offer while insisting he would not reveal his name or face.
• Li Qingxi watched Shen Muge leave the ad shoot and wondered whether abandoning Yun Xiaoran had been worth it before Liu Yi urged her to finish filming.
• Shen Jin discovered that Lone Cloud’s song dominated VA Station’s trending lists and recognized how effectively it had connected with college entrance exam candidates.
• Shen Jin learned that Lone Cloud would livestream an interview with Entertainment News and told Sister Hua to capture a screenshot if he showed his face.
• Shen Jin hoped to identify Lone Cloud through the livestream so she could pursue his songs and cover rights.