Recaps

Wang Xiaoliang tried to keep three kidnappers from killing him and Fan Qishan while buying time with lies about Liu Chengde and his relatives. Liu Chengyi and his wife arrived with gifts, but the police stormed the house and the short woman held Fan Qishan at gunpoint.

• Wang Xiaoliang realized the three masked attackers were likely seeking revenge on Liu Chengde for an old kidnapping, and he lied that Liu Xinyu and Liu Chengde would arrive.
• A short woman threatened to kill Wang Xiaoliang if they had not arrived by six, and Wang Xiaoliang hid his distress during a phone call with Hu Yang.
• Wang Xiaoliang offered the attackers money, but one slapped him and made clear they wanted Liu Chengde's life rather than a ransom.
• When a man and woman arrived with gifts, Wang Xiaoliang claimed they were Liu Chengyi and his wife coming for a reunion dinner.
• The woman and man who entered disarmed and subdued two attackers, while police officers rushed in behind them.
• The short woman held Fan Qishan at gunpoint and threatened to shoot him if anyone moved.

Wang Xiaoliang deflected Pei Lu's gunshot, allowing Fan Qishan, Jiang Siya, and the police to subdue the attackers. After the rescue, police revealed that Pei Lu had spent years preparing revenge against the Liu Family for her father's execution.

• Wang Xiaoliang charged Pei Lu and knocked her gun off target before she struck his head with the gunstock.
• Fan Qishan stomped on Pei Lu, Jiang Siya kicked away her gun, and the police arrested the three masked attackers.
• Hu Yang explained that Wang Xiaoliang's unusual phone remarks had alerted him to the danger and prompted him to coordinate a rescue with police.
• Jiang Siya treated Wang Xiaoliang's head wound, and Wang Xiaoliang notified Nuomi, Xiao Mo, Huang Xueli, and Liu Xinyu that they were safe.
• Wang Xiaoliang and Fan Qishan ate New Year's Eve dinner at the criminal investigation unit while giving statements.
• An officer explained that Pei Lu had recruited her father's former accomplices and infiltrated the community to avenge his execution for kidnapping Liu Chengde.

Wang Xiaoliang learned that Fan Qishan’s prophecy explained his three years in Fucheng and the night’s ordeal, and that he could now leave. In the tea room, Hu Yang began telling the story of his past, ending with memories of a happy summer with Shangguan Rui.

• Wang Xiaoliang asked Fan Qishan about the prophecy, and Fan Qishan confirmed that its two ordeals referred to Wang Xiaoliang’s arrival in Fucheng and the danger at the villa.
• Fan Qishan told Wang Xiaoliang he could leave Fucheng and revealed that he had once predicted he would die that day, but the calamity had passed when they stood together at dawn.
• Wang Xiaoliang, Fan Qishan, Hu Yang, and Jiang Siya went to the tea room, where Hu Yang brewed tea and agreed to tell his story.
• Hu Yang recounted how his mother’s death and poor exam results led him to climb out of a classroom window, leaving him injured but alive.
• Hu Yang said Shangguan Rui confessed she had liked him for three years, then described how Little Ding brought them together during his recovery and how they spent a wonderful summer together.

Hu Yang told Wang Xiaoliang how a bank robbery led him to meet Jiang Siya and how he fell in love with Zhang Yujing, known as Nono, before Shangguan Rui confessed to him at a university gala. The story ended with Hu Yang and Jiang Siya stopping the remaining robber and Hu Yang and Shangguan Rui becoming a couple.

• Hu Yang recognized one of the bank robbers while he watched Shangguan Rui’s home, and Shangguan Rui’s father arranged for Jiang Siya to pose as her while police caught the robber and his two sons.
• Hu Yang recounted meeting Zhang Yujing, nicknamed Nono, at an internet cafe and realizing he had fallen in love with her after she walked him back to his dorm in the rain.
• At the university welcome gala, Shangguan Rui confessed her feelings to Hu Yang, but the robber’s wife appeared backstage and took her hostage at gunpoint.
• Hu Yang drew the woman’s attention and revealed he had helped capture her family, while Jiang Siya ambushed her from behind.
• Hu Yang said he and Shangguan Rui became a couple after the incident, and that her nickname was Yaya.

Hu Yang told Wang Xiaoliang how he and Nono overcame her promised marriage to Seventh Master, then recounted the events that led him to become Seventh Master’s godson. He and Nono were finally able to be together, and Fan Qishan affirmed Seventh Master’s belief that Nono’s well-being affected his own.

• Hu Yang explained that Nono had been promised to Seventh Master’s son because the Zhang Family owed Seventh Master a debt for saving three lives.
• Hu Yang and Nono fell in love and began a relationship after she rushed to the hospital, fearing he had been badly hurt.
• A mysterious gunman killed Yaya’s father, so Hu Yang left school at twenty-one to take over Ruiwen Group and move its core operations to Beijing.
• Seventh Master summoned Hu Yang to a remote house in Singapore and offered him money to leave Nono, but Hu Yang refused.
• Seventh Master proposed that Hu Yang become his son so Nono could marry him, and Hu Yang accepted by calling him Dad.
• Fan Qishan agreed with Hu Yang that Seventh Master’s belief about Nono’s fate had some truth to it.

Hu Yang recounted how his family took in Jiang Siya after her injuries, then explained the family conflict and tragedy that followed his father-in-law’s death. He ended by revealing that a wanted fugitive had admitted to killing his father-in-law.

• Hu Yang explained that he found Jiang Siya badly injured after a mission and brought her into his family as a driver and companion.
• Hu Yang said his uncle opposed him taking over the company, treated Xiaohua in ways that drove her away, and later fled after a bridge he built collapsed and killed three drivers.
• Hu Yang described how Xiaohua returned to Ancient City, reunited with her family, and reconciled with his mother at his father’s grave.
• Hu Yang recalled retracing his father’s final steps with his family to Old Ma’s Clear-Broth Lamb Head during a heavy rainstorm.
• A wanted fugitive sat beside Hu Yang, pointed a gun at him, and admitted that he had killed Hu Yang’s father-in-law.

Hu Yang told Wang Xiaoliang how a wanted killer confessed to murdering his father-in-law and tried to force him to choose which woman would die. Xiaohua was shot while saving Hu Yang, and the killer later killed his own brother before police shot him dead.

• The killer recounted details of Hu Yang’s father-in-law’s final morning that had never been made public, confirming he had murdered him.
• Hu Yang argued that the killer’s brother had manipulated him, then betrayed him by tipping off the police about his hideout.
• The killer threatened to kill Hu Yang and one of the four women, but all four claimed to be Hu Yang’s woman.
• As the killer counted down, Xiaohua charged at him; Hu Yang and Xiao Ya attacked, and Xiaohua was shot before the killer fled after his gun jammed.
• Hu Yang took Xiaohua to the hospital, then alerted the police to watch the killer’s brother; the killer shot his brother at their parents’ graves, and police killed the killer in return.

Hu Yang recounted how Jiang Siya saved him after Xiaohua’s father tried to kill him, and how Xiaohua’s vow to never see him again was said to have awakened him from a coma. He then discussed whether the world was real and what gave life meaning, leaving his answer challenged by Fan Qishan’s question.

• Hu Yang explained that Xiaohua’s father deliberately rammed their car, leaving Hu Yang unconscious and Jiang Siya injured on a remote road.
• Jiang Siya carried Hu Yang several kilometers to find help, and he was flown to Beijing for a twelve-hour operation that left him in a coma.
• Hu Yang said Xiaohua vowed at a temple to never see him again if Hu Yang would wake and live, after which Seventh Master arrived and Hu Yang regained consciousness.
• Hu Yang said he had never seen Xiaohua again until the present day, and Fan Qishan said he was satisfied with the story.
• Fan Qishan confirmed that the world was Hu Yang’s world after Hu Yang suggested it felt like a virtual game at certain moments.
• Hu Yang described his mentor’s view that life’s meaning came from animal needs and, through humanity, wisdom, compassion, or tolerance; Fan Qishan replied that Hu Yang already had an answer.

Hu Yang asked Fan Qishan to divine characters for him and Jiang Siya, and Fan Qishan's interpretation led him to summon Yimu Hermit. The jade plaques they exchanged revealed that Yimu Hermit was Hu Yang's father, leaving Hu Yang stunned as Jiang Siya called everyone to breakfast.

• Jiang Siya wrote “华,” and Fan Qishan crossed out its upper portion, leaving “十.”
• Hu Yang wrote “杨,” and Fan Qishan successively wrote and crossed out “楊” and “木易” before leaving “易木” uncrossed.
• Fan Qishan used Wang Xiaoliang's phone to summon Yimu Hermit, who arrived the next morning and studied Hu Yang in silence.
• Yimu Hermit recognized the connection between Hu Yang's surname, his mother Hu Xiangye, and their matching jade plaques, then asked if Hu Yang was his son.
• Yimu Hermit explained that he was born Yang Qingfeng and had long believed divinations that he had no family, while Fan Qishan called him an old fraud for deceiving himself.
• Hu Yang examined both jade plaques in shock as Fan Qishan told him, “This is your world,” and Jiang Siya called everyone to breakfast.

After Hu Yang and the others left, Wang Xiaoliang reunited with Huang Xueli and learned that Zhou Qiang had divorced Li Lanxiang long ago. The two decided not to force Zhou Qiang to meet them, then discussed Huang Xueli’s strained marriage before Wei Zijin rushed into the villa in tears.

• Hu Yang, Jiang Siya, Yimu Hermit, and Fan Qishan left Wang Xiaoliang alone at the villa.
• Huang Xueli arrived after hearing from Liu Xinyu that Wang Xiaoliang had been hurt, and Wang Xiaoliang told him what had happened.
• Huang Xueli revealed that Zhou Qiang and Li Lanxiang had divorced shortly after Guoguo turned a hundred days old.
• Wang Xiaoliang and Huang Xueli concluded that they should leave Zhou Qiang alone until he chose to see them.
• Huang Xueli told Wang Xiaoliang that he and his wife lived more like friends and slept in separate rooms.
• Wei Zijin entered the villa without changing her shoes, saw Wang Xiaoliang on the second floor, and began to cry.

Wang Xiaoliang reunited with Wei Zijin after surviving an armed home invasion, and they celebrated the news that he could come home and that they would both start trying for a baby. Over dinner, Nuomi and Xiao Mo explained how they had recognized that Wang Xiaoliang was in danger and called the police.

• Wei Zijin comforted Wang Xiaoliang over his injuries, and Xiao Mo and Nuomi welcomed him home.
• Wang Xiaoliang told Wei Zijin that Qishan had said he could come home, and they agreed to start trying for a baby.
• The five shared a belated New Year meal, where Nuomi and Wei Zijin declined liquor because they planned to try for a baby.
• Nuomi explained that Wang Xiaoliang's overly polite phone manner and muted responses made her suspect he was being threatened.
• Xiao Mo said he had urged Nuomi to report an armed home invasion so the police would respond quickly, and Huang Xueli praised their teamwork.

Wang Xiaoliang reunited with Liu Xinyu, who offered him a 20 percent stake in Chengyu Group, and Wang agreed on the condition that Liu invest in Xiaosheng Media. The next morning, Wang joined Liu and Yang Qingyu for the reopening of Grandpa Liu’s beef offal shop, where Yang handed Sister Hua responsibility for running it and announced plans to expand.

• Chen Zhifei invited Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin to New Year dinner, and Wei later received Jiangcheng Television Station’s recommendation for the CCTV Host Competition, so Wang told her to return to Jiangcheng ahead of him.
• Wang Xiaoliang welcomed Liu Xinyu, Yang Qingyu, and their daughter Jiaojiao at the airport, then listened as Liu apologized for concealing Qishan’s warning about the danger Wang had faced.
• Liu Xinyu offered Wang Xiaoliang a 20 percent stake in Chengyu Group, and Wang accepted while asking Liu to take a stake in Xiaosheng Media.
• Wang Xiaoliang accompanied Liu Xinyu and Yang Qingyu to the beef offal shop’s reopening, where Yang entrusted Sister Hua with managing the shop and planned to expand to Mendong Night Market.
• Sister Hua distributed reopening lucky-money envelopes to the kitchen staff and raised the roller shutter to open the shop.

Liu Xinyu and Wang Xiaoliang discussed Third Uncle’s ideas about life while driving to collect Luo Bisheng, then reunited with him at the airport. Later, Yang Qingyu arranged to share the shop with Wang Xiaoliang and revealed that Jiahui was her half-sister and had been asked to keep watch on him.

• Wang Xiaoliang told Liu Xinyu that Third Uncle had described life’s meaning as animal nature and human nature, with wisdom, compassion, or tolerance distinguishing people from animals.
• Liu Xinyu and Wang Xiaoliang agreed they would focus on being happy and laughed together.
• Liu Xinyu and Wang Xiaoliang collected Luo Bisheng at the airport, where he mentioned his parents pressuring him to marry and asked whether Wang Xiaoliang had been kidnapped.
• Wang Xiaoliang took Yang Qingyu to inspect the shop, and they agreed to split the rent after she officially opened her business.
• Yang Qingyu apologized to Wang Xiaoliang and revealed that Jiahui was her half-sister and that she had asked Jiahui to report on him.

Yang Qingyu explained why she had kept track of Wang Xiaoliang and shared how Zijin had confided her fears and gratitude to her. She left Wang Xiaoliang knowing how deeply Zijin valued him and how Liu Xinyu had begun opening up to her.

• Yang Qingyu admitted that she had initially watched Wang Xiaoliang at Liu Xinyu’s request, then continued out of curiosity and concern for Zijin.
• Yang Qingyu told Wang Xiaoliang that Zijin had called her daily while he was unconscious and had come to rely on their conversations.
• Yang Qingyu explained that Zijin feared losing Wang Xiaoliang, reconsidered her success as a result of his support, and saw him as her greatest benefactor.
• Yang Qingyu said Zijin had chosen her as a confidante because she could not safely share her worries with Wang Xiaoliang or Sister Nan.
• Wang Xiaoliang thanked Yang Qingyu for supporting Zijin, and Yang Qingyu told him Liu Xinyu had shared the truth about Qishan’s prediction and Singapore.
• Yang Qingyu said Liu Xinyu was becoming more open and told Wang Xiaoliang that Zijin deserved the way he treated her.

Liu Xinyu reorganized the group's leadership and businesses before joining a gathering at the renovated Doorway Starlight Night Market. Wang Xiaoliang watched a video about a young caregiver and received an urgent call from Xiao Mo directing him to another video.

• Yang Qingyu told Wang Xiaoliang that she had encouraged Yi Jiahui to pursue Luo Bisheng, but the match had not worked out.
• Liu Xinyu announced leadership changes, merged Fucheng Chengyou Construction Labor Company into Fucheng Chengyu Property Management Company, and transferred Yi Jiahui to the group's human resources department.
• Yi Jiahui hosted a meal at Doorway Starlight Night Market to welcome Liu Xinyu and Yang Qingyu back.
• Luo Bisheng showed Wang Xiaoliang a video of a young man caring for his mother and working at Li Le's stall, then warned that Ma Yuanyuan risked backlash over such content.
• Yi Jiahui proposed that everyone reunite every Spring Festival, and Liu Xinyu supported the idea.
• Xiao Mo called Wang Xiaoliang and told him to watch a video he had sent and call back afterward.

Wang Xiaoliang learned that a viral street video had exposed Huang Xueli and Zeng Haiyan’s relationship, then called Huang to discuss the fallout. Huang planned to face the consequences but suspected Haiyan might have arranged the video, leaving their future uncertain.

• Wang Xiaoliang watched a viral video of Zeng Haiyan and Huang Xueli holding hands, while Xiao Mo warned that commenters had exposed Huang’s identity and accused Haiyan of seducing a married man.
• Wang Xiaoliang called Huang Xueli, who admitted he felt embarrassed and said he might face disciplinary action or lose his job, while his divorce was now certain.
• Wang Xiaoliang suggested Huang resign and join the Media Company, but Huang said he needed to face the situation and finish what he had started.
• Huang Xueli said he had originally planned to make things official with Zeng Haiyan but now wanted to wait and see whether she had deliberately caused the video to spread.
• Wang Xiaoliang warned Huang that Haiyan might have gambled with his future without consulting him, then reflected that her attempt to push their relationship forward had made the outcome uncertain.

Wang Xiaoliang used the Book of Fate’s advice to identify Huang Xueli’s refusal to divorce as the root of his troubles and devised a plan to present the separation as mutual and peaceful. He called Huang Xueli at dawn, and Huang Xueli agreed to speak with his wife.

• Wang Xiaoliang reflected on the Book of Fate’s instruction to look inward and concluded that Huang Xueli’s decision to remain in a loveless marriage had led to the affair and its exposure.
• Wang Xiaoliang devised a plan for Huang Xueli and his wife to publicly explain that they had already agreed to divorce, with President Xiao clarifying Zeng Haiyan’s relationship with Huang Xueli.
• Wang Xiaoliang waited until five in the morning before calling Huang Xueli with his plan.
• Huang Xueli admitted he had considered a similar approach but had hesitated because he felt he had wronged his wife.
• Wang Xiaoliang argued that appearing calm and reasonable could benefit Huang Xueli’s wife, and Huang Xueli agreed to go talk to her.

Wang Xiaoliang helped Huang Xueli persuade the school to publicly clarify rumors about his marriage and alleged affair. As Xu Zixiong’s overlapping relationships became a major online scandal, Wang prepared to return to Jiangcheng, where Wei Zijin called him in tears, saying she was being framed.

• Wang Xiaoliang advised Huang Xueli to let his wife speak first when they met with school leaders, and Huang later reported that the school would issue a clarification video.
• The school released a statement confirming Huang Xueli’s divorce agreement and denying the affair rumors, and Xiao the Great Chatterbox posted a matching explanation.
• Xiang Yirou and two other women presented evidence of relationships with Xu Zixiong, while an actress also claimed to be his real girlfriend.
• Luo Bisheng filmed Wang Xiaoliang writing calligraphy videos as Wang prepared to return to Jiangcheng and reunite with Wei Zijin.
• Wei Zijin called Wang Xiaoliang crying and said that people were framing her.

Wang Xiaoliang recognized that Xu Zixiong’s press conference was designed to make Wei Zijin’s silence look like an admission, while fabricated implications spread online. After reassuring Zijin that he trusted her, he told her they needed to fight back and proposed reporting the rumors to the police.

• Zhao Nan reassured Wang Xiaoliang that Wei Zijin was innocent and sent him a video of Xu Zixiong’s press conference.
• Xu Zixiong admitted to or denied past relationships, then refused to answer when a reporter asked whether he had dated Wei Zijin.
• Wang Xiaoliang realized Xu Zixiong’s silence was calculated to fuel suspicion, and he urged Luo Bisheng to stay calm.
• Luo Bisheng showed Wang Xiaoliang hotel surveillance images of Wei Zijin and Xu Zixiong arriving at the same hotel on the same day, prompting online accusations.
• Wang Xiaoliang recalled that Wei Zijin had been staying at that hotel with him and recognized the images as a misleading coincidence.
• Wang Xiaoliang told Wei Zijin that he trusted her completely and suggested they report the slander to the police.

Wang Xiaoliang urged Wei Zijin to report the rumors to the police and livestream the process, helping her regain her resolve. As Wei Zijin and Zhao Nan prepared to act, Wang Xiaoliang analyzed Xu Zixiong’s press conference and suspected He Rumeng and her husband had helped frame Wei Zijin, though he had no proof.

• Wang Xiaoliang told Wei Zijin to file a police report in person and livestream it, while Zhao Nan checked the reporting procedures.
• Wei Zijin agreed to face the public herself after Wang Xiaoliang reminded her that hosting was her strength.
• Wang Xiaoliang told Luo Bisheng to wait rather than post a public defense, trusting Wei Zijin to handle the situation.
• Wang Xiaoliang reviewed Xu Zixiong’s press conference and concluded that the reporters’ questions had been staged, while the question about Wei Zijin had disrupted the script.
• Wang Xiaoliang suspected He Rumeng and her husband had leaked the hotel photos to shift attention from Xu Zixiong’s scandal, but he acknowledged he had no evidence.
• Wang Xiaoliang waited for news as he suppressed his anger and resolved to retaliate against whoever was responsible.

Wang Xiaoliang arranged for Wei Zijin to report the fabricated scandal to the police while livestreaming, and she confronted reporters who tried to question her on the way. The stream gained support online as Wei Zijin entered the station to file her report.

• Wang Xiaoliang told Zhao Nan to take Wei Zijin to the police, livestream the process, and let Wei Zijin show her swollen eyes without hiding them.
• Wang Xiaoliang asked Xiao Mo to have fans boost supportive comments and discussed whether He Rumeng and her husband might be behind the attacks.
• Wei Zijin began livestreaming, explained that fabricated rumors had cost her work, and set out for the police station.
• Wei Zijin confronted reporters who questioned her about Xu Zixiong and challenged a female reporter to consider how it felt to be slandered.
• Wei Zijin arrived at the police station and continued the stream as she spoke with officers, while supportive comments overwhelmed the remaining haters.

Zeng Haiyan watched Wei Zijin clear her name and reflected on her own past with Huang Xueli, realizing she had lost him because she had kept their relationship undefined. After reconnecting with him as friends, she invited him to dinner at the Mi Mo Livestreaming base, and their meeting turned intimate again.

• Zeng Haiyan wanted to contact Wei Zijin after seeing her win, but Huang Xueli told her not to bother her.
• Zeng Haiyan recalled falling for Huang Xueli, growing jealous when he went on a blind date, and leaving after he told her he would marry someone else.
• Zeng Haiyan realized she had held back because she thought Huang Xueli was beneath her, and regretted losing him through calculation.
• When a client withheld her payment, Zeng Haiyan followed Huang Xueli's advice and recovered the outstanding balance, then began meeting him regularly as a friend.
• Zeng Haiyan invited Huang Xueli to dinner at the Mi Mo Livestreaming base, and after he joined her in her car, the two did more than eat together.

Zeng Haiyan spent a happy Spring Festival trip in Chengdu with Huang Xueli, then deliberately let their relationship be filmed and exposed online. After his university confirmed his divorce, she hoped they could be together openly, but Huang Xueli distanced himself and ended their relationship by message.

• Zeng Haiyan invited Huang Xueli to Chengdu for the Spring Festival, and he agreed to meet her there after the second day.
• Zeng Haiyan and Huang Xueli spent several happy days together in Chengdu, where she wondered whether she could be part of his future.
• Zeng Haiyan took Huang Xueli to Chunxi Road and held his hand, hoping a street video would force him to acknowledge their relationship.
• After the video sparked online attacks, Huang Xueli's university stated that he had divorced a year earlier, and Xiao Mo helped shift attention to Xu Zixiong's scandal.
• Zeng Haiyan tried to celebrate Huang Xueli's divorce with him, but he declined to meet and later told her to end their relationship.

Zeng Haiyan tried to hide her heartbreak over Huang Xueli’s breakup message by livestreaming, but hostile comments provoked her into insulting a customer who questioned the pan’s price. The clip spread within minutes, and Xiao Mo confirmed that someone was deliberately targeting them.

• Zeng Haiyan read Huang Xueli’s message ending their relationship, then began her livestream and promoted a pan while hiding her distress.
• As viewers mocked her relationship with Huang Xueli, Zeng Haiyan tried to keep selling and told a joke to avoid crying.
• Zeng Haiyan defended her relationship as true love, then snapped at a viewer who said the pan was too expensive and told them to ask why they could not afford it.
• Jin Huaqi told Xiao Mo and Nuomi about Zeng Haiyan’s outburst, and Nuomi showed her a rapidly spreading clip that had been posted by coordinated accounts.
• Xiao Mo called Xiaoliang and said it was confirmed that they were being targeted.

Wei Zijin learned that Zeng Haiyan had been targeted by an organized smear campaign after Huang Xueli broke up with her. Wang Xiaoliang suspected He Rumeng and her associates were retaliating against Mimo, and Wei Zijin agreed to go to Fucheng after the Host Competition to help him.

• Wei Zijin reflected on the legal consequences of online defamation while reading the passage Wang Xiaoliang had copied into her notebook.
• Zhao Nan showed Wei Zijin a trending clip in which Zeng Haiyan appeared to insult fans during a livestream.
• Zeng Haiyan told Wei Zijin that Huang Xueli had broken up with her before the livestream and that coordinated commenters had provoked her into snapping back.
• Wei Zijin called Wang Xiaoliang, who said he, Xiao Mo, and Nuomi suspected He Rumeng and her associates had arranged the attacks on both Zeng Haiyan and Wei Zijin.
• Wang Xiaoliang said Mimo had paused its livestreams and videos, and Wei Zijin agreed to visit him in Fucheng after the Host Competition.